The debate over the level of physicality in netball is once again a big talking point.

As a Hindu, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar knows the universe is a complex place, that actions taken in this world have consequences in the next.

This is the summer of Kane Williamson. Well, I hope it is ... it needs to be, in fact I think it definitely is time.

The axing of Tohu Harris a day after his selection, for sport's No 1 narcissist Sonny Bill Williams, is disgusting, writes Chris Rattue.

You have to feel for Tohu Harris but one day he might understand the NZRL did the right thing by replacing him with Sonny Bill Williams in the Kiwis World Cup squad.

The Rugby Championship trophy is about to be locked away once again following the victory in Johannesburg, but several other issues are less cut-and-dried for the selectors, writes Patrick McKendry.

As former teammates Ma'a Nonu and Sonny Bill Williams strode into footy finals yesterday, the All Black made an emphatic statement about his future.

Who knows if we've just witnessed the best rugby test ever, as some are apparently claiming, but I reckon Kieran Read is our finest No 8, period, writes Chris Rattue.

The Sydney media has wanted a grand final containing two local teams; but more specifically they desired the involvement of the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

In a game of unrelenting physical inquisition where hard minds had to deliver the horsepower, Cane delivered a performance to admire, writes Wynne Gray.

Demise of Australia emphasises lack of class attacks - and neglect of Pacific nations, writes Chris Rattue.

Investing in the America's Cup is a bona fide vote winner and can be justified as an investment in economic development, writes Andrew Alderson.

Dylan Cleaver places little or no stock on Grant Dalton's weary resignation that he does not have another America's Cup campaign left in him.

The coming days, possibly weeks, will provide a good test of the maturity of New Zealand the sporting nation.

Argentina have not won a Rugby Championship test and were belted 54-15 at home last year by the All Blacks.

My daughters sang this when they were small and "it just goes on and on, my friends", just like the 34th America's Cup.

Variations on the "Are they racing?" inquiry infested my household at the weekend.

If it was a tacking duel for the sporting public's affections, Dean Barker has, until the past two days, picked all the right shifts while Ma'a Nonu is still adrift on a sea of indifference.

Backgammon is a game of chance and a game of strategy. The rugby scrum has become the same, writes Scotty Stevenson.