Luna Rossa should sew up their place in the Louis Vuitton final against Emirates Team New Zealand tomorrow after another comfortable victory over Artemis this morning.

Brad Shields has been given a job description and he understands what is required.

The mark of the best players is not how well they play, it's how often they do it and it's something Warriors halfback Shaun Johnson is coming to grips with.

Artemis Racing's participation in the Louis Vuitton Cup looks set to last less than a week after Luna Rossa again made light work of the Swedish team in race two of the semifinals.

With a year until the Commonwealth Games, what will the event will mean for New Zealand athletes?

Tipped for stardom as a teenager, Otaki's Katarina Cooper all but disappeared from the netballing landscape eight years ago.