A sweet start to the under-20 world cup for New Zealand's men's footballers

They've trounced Honduras 5-nil, led by a double to Ben Waine.



The Chiefs have produced a herculean defensive effort to hold out the Reds 19-13 in their Super Rugby match in Hamilton.

The Chiefs were forced to make a whopping 242 tackles to the Reds' 85, while the Queensland side enjoyed 69 percent of overall possession.

The Brumbies have beaten the Bulls 22-10.



The Sydney Roosters have been delivered a reality check in their bid for back to back NRL titles, thrashed 38-12 by the Knights in Newcastle.

The Gold Coast Titans have beaten Manly 36-18 in the other match.



Afghanistan's tuned up for the Cricket World Cup with a three-wicket upset of Pakistan in their warm-up game in Bristol.

Sri Lanka's been thumped by 87 runs at the hands of South Africa in Cardiff.

Teams are allowed to use 15 players per game in warm-ups.



A win and a loss for the two Kiwis in the quarter-finals of the prestigious British Squash Open in Hull this morning.

Paul Coll's seen off Egyptian Mazen Hesham in a five game 74-minute thriller.

Joelle King has bowed out in the women's draw, beaten by world number three Nour El Tayeb.