USA's Kristen Thomas was all set to score the try that could have seen her team defeat New Zealand when this happened. Video / Youtube: World Rugby.

News from England captain Eoin Morgan. Morgan’s team face the West Indies and Pakistan in pre-tournament friendlies ahead of their game against Australia on February 14.

News from Australia as they prepare to co-host the upcoming tournament. They begin their campaign against England on February 13.

The ICC has stated that they intend the 2015 Cricket World Cup to be free of cheating and betting problems.

They came for the costumes, the crowds and the carnival-like atmosphere - but not all, it seems, came to watch the rugby. An informal survey of revellers leaving Westpac Stadium after New Zealand's second match of the Wellington Sevens yesterday found very few people actually knew the score.

The South African captain says his team is ready for the Cricket World Cup.

Nicolas Mahut serves a ball into his teammate Pierre-Hugues Herbert's head during their Final at the 2015 Australian Open. Video: YouTube - Australian Open TV

The mighty Deportivo Thurrock score the most Sunday League goal of all time. Video / YouTube: Project Babb.

In a recent Victorian Premier League match between Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club and Footscray-Edgewater Cricket Club in Australia, three players looked to be injured after a hilarious sequence of events. Video / YouTube.

Prior to the Oklahoma City Thunder's 109-102 win over the Washington Wizards last week, Thunder bigs Steven Adams and Nick Collison shared the sort of passionate handshake greeting reserved for land deals and formal introductions between elected officials. Video / Youtube: CR7 beast

Post match reaction from coach Ramon Tribulietx and a number of players following Auckland City FC's remarkable 3rd place achievement at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup.

A picture montage of some Auckland City behind the scenes activity followed by a personal message from captain Ivan Vicelich and the team.

Prime Minister John Key chats to Andrew Mulligan and Mark Richardson on the Crowd Goes Wild Breakfast to wrap up the year, talk about his sporting highlight of 2014 as well as his golf handicap.

Cricket writers Andrew Alderson and David Leggat give their opinion and analysis on current Black Cap series and the challenges ahead.

Young rugby sevens sensation Tyler Nathan-Wong on how she got introduced to the oval ball and what drives her.

You may think Cristiano Ronaldo is the best free-kick taker in the world. You'd be wrong. Video / Youtube: vvbasvv

Newstalk ZB's Tony Veitch hosts 'The Vent' joining him is Michael Guerin and Eric Young as they give out awards for the winners and losers of 2014.

Cricket writers Andrew Alderson and Dylan Cleaver discuss the pros and cons of New Zealand selections with the World Cup 65 days away.

Newstalk ZB's Tony Veitch hosts 'The Vent', which talks all the sporting issues, wrapping the latest news, with plenty of opinion and humour. Joining him today is Michael Guerin and Eric Young.

English golfer got close-up to a baboon during the second round at the Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa.

Joseph Parker secured the most impressive victory of his professional career last night when knocking out Irineu Beato Costa Junior with a stunning right hand in the fourth-round which the Brazilian never saw coming.Millie Elder-Holmes enjoyed a resounding victory in her Fight for Life bout against Frankie Adams last night. Elder-Holmes, boxing on the under-card of the Joseph Parker v Irineu Beato Costa Junior main event, won the three-round fight by unanimous decision. The judges awarded her every round.

Joseph Parker secured the most impressive victory of his professional career last night when knocking out Irineu Beato Costa Junior with a stunning right hand in the fourth-round which the Brazilian never saw coming.Millie Elder-Holmes enjoyed a resounding victory in her Fight for Life bout against Frankie Adams last night. Elder-Holmes, boxing on the under-card of the Joseph Parker v Irineu Beato Costa Junior main event, won the three-round fight by unanimous decision. The judges awarded her every round.

After attempting to pummel the human equivalent of a cannonball in Sherman Williams' last time out, Joseph Parker and his camp are quietly looking forward to fighting a big man in Irineu Beato Costa Junior tonight.

Interviews and match footage from Auckland's friendly match against Uzbekistan Thursday 4th December 2014. Video / Youtube:PhototekNZ

Millie Elder-Holmes has spoken of the pressure she feels ahead of her Fight for Life bout in Hamilton on Saturday. Speaking at a press conference today ahead of her fight against Shortland Street actor Frankie Adams, Elder-Holmes said the attention from the media was the toughest aspect of preparing to get into the ring for the first time.

NZ heavyweight champ Joseph Parker will fight his biggest threat to date when he takes on Irineu Beato Costa Junior at Claudelands Arena December 6th.

A New Zealand man has failed in his attempt to break the world record freedive challenge. William Trubridge, world champion and double world record-holding freediver, is the world's best free immersion diver, and also holds the record for the "constant weight without fins" discipline. The 34-year-old attempted to dive 102m into a cavern off the Bahamas this morning. Trubridge looked comfortable as he attempted the 102m dive today, reaching the marker at two minutes, but shortly before the surface, the diver grabbed a safety line and was helped to top by two divers.

The next America’s Cup will be raced in Bermuda in June of 2017. The host venue was confirmed at a press conference in New York on Tuesday by Harvey Schiller, the Commercial Commissioner for the America’s Cup.

Stephanie Roche has spoken of her pride after being nominated alongside two of the world's most high-profile players for Fifa's goal of the year. Video / Youtube: RTENewsnow

Team Vestas Wind crew were rescued in the small hours of Sunday morning after the Danish team's Volvo Ocean Race boat was grounded on a reef in the Indian Ocean, forcing them to abandon it. Team Vestas Wind's rival race crew, Team Alvimedica (Charlie Enright/USA), diverted to assist in a rescue mission if necessary but were eventually cleared to continue racing north after it was apparent that the Vestas crew were no longer in danger.