Stephen Hewson
Midday Sports News for 21 December 2012
The World and Olympic single sculls champion Mahe Drysdale has announced he wants to compete at the Rio Olympics in four years time. Audio
Midday Sports News for 19 December 2012
All five new players got some game time for the New Zealand cricket team as they opened their tour of South Africa with a win over their A side in a warmup Twenty20 match in Pietermaritzburg. Audio
Poorly handled ousting of Balckcap captain
The head of New Zealand Cricket concedes it's handled the ousting of Ross Taylor as captain of the Black Caps poorly but David White says he needed to go to improve the side's performance. Audio
Extra Time for 7 December 2012
In Extra Time this week New Zealand Cricket CEO David White tells us why Ross Taylor had to go. London Olympic gold medal winners Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie confirm they'll be back on the water in Rio… Audio
Ross Taylor and Brendan McCullum to share captaincy
The New Zealand cricket squad for this month's tour of South Africa will be named at midday and the team's captain, Ross Taylor, is expected to keep his job -- though he will have to share it with… Audio