New Zealand lead swells after Nicholls hundred
WELLINGTON : Henry Nicholls struck 105 as New Zealand amassed 356-7 by tea on the second day to tighten their control over the opening test against South Africa at Christchurch's Hagley Oval on Friday.
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NZ build strong lead against Proteas
Henry Nicholls reached his 13th half century and Neil Wagner made 49 as nightwatchman as New Zealand built a 140-run lead over South Africa at lunch on the second day of the first cricket Test.
Kelly Slater tees off after bizarre penalty knocks himself out of back-to-back bid
World No.1 Kelly Slater and two-time world champion John John Florence have made shock round-three exits at the World Surfing League event at Sunset Beach in Hawaii.
Super Rugby turns to Pacific for much-needed shot in the arm in 2022 season
Super Rugby has set its sights on the vast, blue horizon of the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to reinvent and re-energise the elite southern hemisphere competition and for the first time in its 26-year history the competition will feature two Pacific Island teams – the Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika – along with sides from Australia and New Zealand.
Harmanpreet Singh Scores Four Goals In India's 10-2 Demolition Of South Africa In FIH Pro League Hockey
Drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh scored four goals to help India demolish South Africa 10-2 and bounce back from their last outing defeat in style in the men's FIH Pro League hockey in Potchefstroom on Sunday. After an evenly contested first quarter when the scores were tied 1-1, India completely dominated in the remaining three periods, pumping in nine goals against the hapless South Africans to notch up their third win in four matches. Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist India, who were stunned by lower-ranked France on Saturday, won by the same margin in their first-leg match against South Africa.
Improved performance by SA men's hockey in defeat to Germany
While they might have lost 1-6 to Germany in their FIH Hockey League clash on Thursday, South Africa put in a much-improved performance.
Faf leaves IPL champs Chennai after 11 years, eyes elusive title with Bangalore
Former Proteas skipper Faf du Plessis will be donning red at this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) after being bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in last week's auction.
The mysterious letter sent to Wales' head coach after 'cocky' English train conversation
To this day, it remains a curious episode.