One look from Richie McCaw was all it took to ensure no members of his forward pack would be spotted wearing pink at All Black training today.
All Black forwards Andrew Hore and Kieran Read know the men wearing the small numbers on their backs will get the biggest workout against Argentina on Saturday.
On paper, when it comes to test cricket, New Zealand and India couldn't be further apart in terms of individual player statistics and pedigree.
Wellington Phoenix coach Ricki Herbert has his sights set on converting winger Leo Bertos in to a right back for this season's A-League campaign.
TAB bookmaker Mark Stafford says the decision to pay out on bets made on Valerie Adams to win shot put gold at the London Olympics is a one-off, rather than the norm.
India's turning pitches and Daniel Vettori's injured groin have thrown off-spinner Jeetan Patel an unlikely international recall.
New Zealand skipper Ross Taylor didn't dance around the fact his side needs to be better with the bat in the upcoming cricket tour to India but believes the challenge is more mental than technical.
New Zealand need to reproduce the magic they showed in Hobart in December if they want to beat the West Indies in the final cricket test in Jamaica.
New Zealand skipper Ross Taylor has hinted a personnel shake-up might be on the way for the second and final test against the West Indies, beginning in Jamaica on Friday (NZ time).
New Zealand have lost their first cricket test against the West Indies by nine wickets in Antigua this morning (NZT) after they failed to bat out the day in search of a draw.
If the honours were split on day one, the West Indies made sure they took the ascendancy on day two of their first cricket test against New Zealand in Antigua overnight.
New Zealand lost two wickets late in the third session, which took the gloss off a promising first-innings batting effort on day one of the first cricket test against the West Indies in Antigua today.
Getting on top of spinner Sunil Narine will be pivotal to New Zealand's chances in their two-test series against the West Indies and Kane Williamson is confident the Black Caps can combat the right-armer in the longer form of the game.
Even as the Hurricanes were going through their darkest days as a franchise last year, Conrad Smith never thought about leaving.
New Zealand cricket's stand-in captain Kane Williamson hopes momentum has shifted in the series against the West Indies and is calling for more runs from his batting lineup to ensure that is the case.
New Zealand have claimed their first victory of their tour of the West Indies and United States with an 88-run victory in this morning's third one-day international.
It's a testament to the depth of the Chiefs' squad that coach Dave Rennie can drop the incumbent All Black No 7 to the bench for a crunch game.
With his side facing a must-win game against the table-topping Chiefs in Wellington on Friday night, Hurricanes' loose forward Victor Vito has few fond memories of his last outing against the Super Rugby front-runners.
With his side down 2-0 and facing a must-win encounter in Thursday's one-dayer against the West Indies, New Zealand cricket coach John Wright doesn't want to gamble on rushing Brendon McCullum back in to action.
Wellington Phoenix coach Ricki Herbert believes his new recruit Benjamin Totori could be a starter for his side when the A-League kicks off in early October.