"Inexperienced fast bowler Matt Henry may make his Cricket World Cup debut in the semifinals after a heel injury ruled speedster Adam Milne out of New Zealand's lineup against South Africa. Milne felt pain from a heel injury after Saturday's quarterfinal win over the West Indies, and scans showed significant swelling, forcing New Zealand on Monday to rule him out for the remainder of the tournament.
Ambrose and fellow pace-bowling great Richard Hadlee held court in Wellington today and discussed a range of cricket-related topics. The West Indies will go in to Saturday's knockout match as underdogs but Ambrose said their opening bowlers Holder and Taylor could cause problems for New Zealand's batting order.
Herald cricket scribes Andrew Alderson and Daniel Richardson are at th Black Caps practice and give thier expert opinion and analysis as the West Indies face Nz at Westpac stadium.
The West Indies are a tricky opponent for New Zealand given the inconsistent nature of their performances and when they click they have a range of players who can cause problems. The Black Caps have completed their scouting on the West Indies and Elliott said they had to rely on what had worked for them at the World Cup. "The danger in these knockout stages is you can get too result-driven," Elliott said. "Obviously the result is the most important thing but it's about the processes."
For the first time ever, the world’s finest watermen will come together in New Zealand to compete in 6 different surfing disciplines over eight days.
Oklahoma Thunder centre Steven Adams has brought Kiwi slang into the homes of millions of Americans with his latest promotional spot. Video / YouTube - BancFirst Oklahoma
Benfica kid's 'panenka' goes horribly wrong as keeper has time to dive wrong way, get back up and save it. Video / YouTube - SG1975
This player will think twice before berating match officials. Video / YouTube - WebTV40
All Blacks stars Richie McCaw and Dan Carter get to grips with the Musto grinding challenge with Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing in the Volvo Ocean Race Auckland Race Village. Footage: Volvo Ocean Race/YouTube
Black Caps star batsman Kane Williamson thinks the West Indies are going to be tough with a lot of match winners in the side. They are focusing on Chris Gayle as a danger man.
The 23-year-old rookie clinched a one shot victory over Victorian David Bransdon, with a stunning shot into the final hole in perfect conditions at The Hills. Needing a birdie at 18 to avoid a playoff, Zunic hit a superb approach shot to just two feet, calmly tapping in the putt to finish at 21-under 266. That was enough to relegate Bransdon to outright second at 20-under the card, a bogey at the last proving costly while fellow Victorian Kristopher Mueck was third at 18-under the card.
David Bransdon has held steady at the BMW New Zealand Open and continues to lead after the second round played cross The Hills and Millbrook Resort in Queenstown. West Australian Matt Jager fired the round of the day. A 9-under 63 at The Hills has him tied second with Aaron Pike on 10-under the card. Rounding out the top-5 on the leaderboard at 10-under the card is Won Joon Lee, who co-led overnight with Bransdon. Tied with him are Jordan Zunic and Anthony Houston who had second rounds at The Hills of 6-under 66 and 5-under 67 respectively.
New Zealand Herald rugby scribes Gregor Paul and Patrick McKendry discuss Dan Carter and the future of John Kirwan
Watch Tyrese Johnson-Fisher, rugby's newest 15-year-old sensation. Video / Youtube: England Rugby
Salford Red Devils Kiwi star Kevin Locke may have to explain to club bosses why he appeared topless on Instagram dancing in the streets of Barcelona. Video / YouTube: Qs Sports and Entertainment Bar
David Bransdon and Won Joon Lee have different stories to tell but are part of a very familiar theme at the $1 million New Zealand Open: the Australians want the title. Victorian journeyman Bransdon and Korean-born New South Welshman Lee each fired sparkling 9-under-par 63s yesterday to lead the Open by two shots after the first round.
Kumar Sangakkara scored an unprecedented fourth consecutive century to set Sri Lanka on course for a 148-run victory over Scotland at the Cricket World Cup on Wednesday.
India beat Ireland by eight wickets to remain unbeaten, a dramatic change after it entered the World Cup without a win in a competitive match in the previous two months on Australian soil
Sri Lanka has beaten Scotland by 148 runs in a Cricket World Cup Pool A match Wednesday at Bellerive Oval.
An exhibition game at Madison Square Garden took an interesting turn when Roger Federer and Grigor Dimitrov decided to let a young boy play a point. Video / YouTube - Crystal Odom
A 95-year-old man has smashed the world 200m sprint record. No, not that one – the world’s over-95s 200m record. Video / YouTube: SilverGreySportsClub
The England cricket team are out of the Cricket World Cup 2015 after suffering a humiliating defeat to Bangladesh in Adelaide last night. It was the side's fourth defeat in five games with the only win coming against Scotland. It means England have failed to make the semifinals of the World Cup every tournament since 1992.
New Zealand accomplished some of the goals they had set for their match against Afghanistan, although perhaps not in the order they would have wanted. Then again, according to senior player Dan Vettori, forget talk of specific objectives to be taken from games; all New Zealand are focused on is winning: "You guys are the ones who want boxes ticked," he said last night.
Captain Ab De Villiers faces loss, has "nothing good to say about the team at the moment."
Pakistan coach Waqar Younis "thrilled" with victory against South Africa,but focused on quarter finals.
New Zealand will field the same XI for the fifth straight World Cup game when they face Afghanistan at McLean Park tomorrow. Captain Brendon McCullum revealed there would be no change as New Zealand press on in search of completing a 100 percent winning record in group A of the tournament. There is now the real possibility that the other four players in the squad, Kyle Mills, Tom Latham, Mitchell McClenaghan and Nathan McCullum will not get a game in the cup, with New Zealand wedded to the same XI.
Kristopher Mueck has fired a course record at Remuera Golf Club to lead the Holden NZ PGA Championship. Playing in the second group out on course in the morning field Mueck took advantage of the conditions to fire an 8-under 64. “The last seven holes I managed to make a few birdies and sneak an eagle in there so it was nice to finish in that fashion,” said Mueck, who is doubtful his course record will stand for long.
Craig Stanaway from Duco Events spoke to Teina Pora after he met Heavyweight boxer Joeseph Parker before tonights fight. Pora said It’s like every chain that has been bound around a man’s leg – it’s been gone – I can just be happy and be myself Footage: Duco Events
Former St George Illawarra playmaker Rangi Chase has the rugby league world in raptures over his sensational try assist from the weekend. Video / YouTube: Super League TV
NZ Herald cricket scribes Andrew Alderson and David Leggat discuss the upcoming Black Caps vs Afghanistan match.
Gregor Paul and Pat McKendry discuss how Rene Ranger is needed back at the Blues, now and in 2016.
Dozens of surfers took to St Clair Beach yesterday to mark the centenary of Duke Kahanamoku's visit to Dunedin. Organiser Shay Dewey said the event was a celebration of Duke Kahanamoku's ''gift''. 'What we are celebrating is his gift of surfing that he gave to the rest of the world,'' Mr Dewey said.
The five-hour trip had a few glitches for Lydia Ko before her journey past huge galleries to an 18th hole coronation at the NZ Open. The world women's golf No1 survived a few mid-round tremors to steady and add a second national crown (by four shots) to her success last week at the Australian Open.
Michael Clarke on Saturday night savaged his team's batting as "horrendous" but hailed the performance of Mitchell Starc as genius after the left-arm quick almost pulled off an extraordinary comeback win against New Zealand.