The eldest son of Dame Susan Devoy is finding his legs in America - beating an Olympic silver medallist and running a mile in under four minutes for the first time.

There is nothing like watching the first horse you have raced go past the winning post well clear of the opposition.

NZ Sevens coach Sir Gordon Tietjens has pulled out of a public speaking event after criticism of a sexual violation joke he made at a sports awards dinner.

New Zealand Sevens great Sir Gordon Tietjens has apologised for joking about non-consensual contact with a woman in a speech.