Sport

Eight years after winning the WBO heavyweight boxing title the New Zealand boxer could be set to get a crack at the IBF crown.

Plans to turn a hill of grass into a multisport skatepark are rolling forward with concept designs on the way.

There's no room for Will Young, the player of the series in New Zealand's historic series win over India, for the first test against England.

While the club is riding high the players are ready for any lows in the A-League.

The changing of the guard for the Black Caps bowling attack will be completed after the Test series against England which starts in Christchurch on Thursday.

Australia's National Basketball League (NBL) has banned one fan for life and another for 10-years after they were involved in a fight with players.

The World Athletics president is delighted with India's interest in hosting the Games but cautioned organising an Olympics was one of the world's most complex projects.

The practitioner agrees an "old boys" network existed among Cycling NZ coaches and support staff, but denies he was part of it.

Players are concerned management of the league has become adrift of any discernible strategy, guiding principles, or effective accountability.

Analysis - Despite the warcry calling for rugby and politics to be kept apart, they have been linked since the All Black's earliest years.

The review will focus on how the Sport NZ Group allocates public funds, with one insider saying there is an impression the organisation's strategy has become "a cash free-for-all".

Dommaraju Gukesh, an 18-year-old Grandmaster from India, is the hot favourite as he takes on world champ Ding Liren in the World Chess Championship in Singapore. Audio