Trent Boult led an inspired bowling display to help New Zealand down Sri Lanka by five wickets on Thursday and move to the brink of the World Cup semi-finals. Chasing a modest 172 for victory, New Zealand rode on an opening stand between Devon Conway (45) and Rachin Ravindra (42) to achieve the target with...
Quinton de Kock hit his fourth century of the World Cup while Rassie van der Dussen cracked his second as South Africa thrashed New Zealand by 190 runs on Wednesday to take a step closer to the semi-finals. The Proteas’ commanding 357-4 was built on De Kock’s 114 and Van der Dussen’s 133. New Zealand,...
Key quotes after South Africa’s 12-11 win over New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup final at the Stade de France on Saturday: “The last few games were quite tough. Each one was a final, each one was one point. We’re quite happy with the win. I guess as a team we like drama. “We’ve...
Handre Pollard kicked four penalties to help South Africa to a nail-biting 12-11 victory over 14-man New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup final on Saturday to claim a record fourth title. As is so often the case with finals, the match proved to be a tight, edgy encounter at a rain-soaked Stade de France...
Rugby World Cup fever is building in New Zealand with a former All Blacks captain predicting a “cracking” final against South Africa in Paris this weekend while tickets are being snapped up for a stadium screening at the country’s home of rugby, Eden Park. The All Blacks face the Springboks at the Stade de France...
All Blacks fans will gather to watch the World Cup final against the Springboks on Saturday, but there was a time when their rugby team’s links to apartheid-era South Africa bitterly divided New Zealanders. The Springboks’ 1981 tour of New Zealand was blighted by violent protests. The rugby-mad host nation was split by New Zealand...
Virat Kohli hit 95 to lead India to a four-wicket victory over New Zealand and a fifth win in five matches at the World Cup on Sunday although the superstar batsman just missed equalling Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 49 one-day international centuries. Fast bowler Mohammed Shami returned figures of 5-54 to help bowl out New...
After South Africa edged England to set up a historic Rugby World Cup final with New Zealand, Jacques Nienaber’s coaching staff and players have plenty to think about before the battle for a record fourth title. The Springboks’ poor start to the semi-final victory almost cost them before they rallied to win 16-15 on Saturday. The...
Will Jordan scored a hat-trick of tries as New Zealand outclassed Argentina 44-6 on Friday to set up a Rugby World Cup final against the winner of the second semi-final between England and defending champions South Africa. The result at a rainy Stade de France saw the All Blacks become the first team to reach...
New Zealand handed giant-killing Afghanistan a brutal reality check on Wednesday when they exploited a disastrous fielding performance to romp to a 149-run victory at the Cricket World Cup. Glenn Phillips, Tom Latham and Will Young all scored half centuries and benefitted from dropped catches to score a fighting 288-6. The Black Caps then ran...