Sport's most overrated World Cup is nearly upon us. Can't wait for the good bits though.

In 2015 it is still considered acceptable to define women by their relationship with men, writes Dana Johannsen.

Kyle Mills made an observation yesterday which tallies with the fervour beginning to sweep the country with the Cricket World Cup 11 days away.

Gargantuan, gigantic, giant, Goliath, Gulliver. Mohammad Irfan must tire of the "G" words; not that they translate that way into his native Urdu, writes Andrew Alderson.

New Zealand's five Super Rugby teams will officially launch their season in Auckland this morning.

It's time to apply some rugby terminology to the cricket World Cup preparations, like thinking in terms of a first XV rather than first XI.

One sub-plot to the Cricket World Cup story arc is that it could double as Daniel Vettori's valedictory tour.

Amid a brace of political resignations, Gerry Brownlee took a cricket bat to a Cabinet colleague today - to celebrate new-look Hagley Oval.

Travellers with no intention of attending Cricket World Cup games are taking advantage of a transtasman arrangement allowing visa-free entry to NZ.

Confusion over the use of cricket's Decision Review System means Martin Guptill has 22 bonus runs in his one-day international career.

Afghanistan came from nowhere to qualify for the World Cup. In their case that might be more than a pat phrase.

An entourage featuring models, actresses and athletes is set to accompany some of cricket's biggest names to New Zealand for next month's World Cup.

The Black Caps have won the fourth ODI against Sri Lanka in Nelson today, chasing down the visitors total of 276 with four wickets to spare.

The Black Caps will each pocket close to $350k if they win this year's CWC. That dwarfs the $100k bonus the ABs scooped for winning the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

Daniel Vettori has spent a lot of time and energy on trying to get to the World Cup but he's now emphasising the need to put Cup discussions aside and focus on performing strongly.

Cricket World Cup organisers are ready to change security plans after the terrorist attacks in France, NZ's head of the tournament Therese Walsh says.

NZ cricket stars are at risk of "honey traps" laid by sophisticated match-fixing syndicates, betting chiefs and the players association are warning.

With four weeks to go before the start of the Cricket World Cup, we list the stories that have defined the tournament.

A few weeks ago, when out for a walk, Kyle Mills bumped into Martin Crowe. Here's a surprise - the talk turned to cricket.

As the World Cup looms, one of the toughest tasks falls to the video analysts charged with identifying chinks in Kane Williamson's batting armour.

At its best, Kolkata's Eden Gardens is a seething hotbed of cricketing passion.