Defending champion Black Ferns are facing a midfield injury crisis five days out from their World Cup semi-final against Canada, with an unnamed player flying to England as cover.
New Zealand has secured its Davis Cup world group II tie against Georgia, with James Watt clinching the winning point in the fourth rubber in Palmerston North yesterday.
Outstanding 23-year-old Sammie Maxwell fought her way to the silver medal in the elite women’s cross-country race at the UCI world championships in Switzerland yesterday.