Australian pace bowler Pat Cummins has picked up the biggest Indian Premier League cheque handed to an overseas player

Kolkata Knight Riders have signed him for $3.3 million, eclipsing the fee Rajasthan Royals forked out for England's Ben Stokes in 2017.

Jimmy Neesham has sold to Kings XI Punjab for $106,000.

He joins fellow New Zealanders Kane Williamson, Lockie Ferguson, Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult and Mitchell McClenaghan who had already signed.



The Twenty20 Super Smash match between Otago and Auckland has been washed out in Dunedin.

The split points mean Otago move to the top of the table, while Auckland are fourth.



Hurricanes CEO Avan Lee always had a contingency plan.

Assistant coach Jason Holland has been promoted to the head role after John Plumtree was confirmed as an assistant to All Blacks coach Ian Foster.

Lee says they started putting a succession plan in place as soon as it became a possibility Plumtree could leave.



Ardie Savea could return from knee surgery earlier than first thought.

New Zealand Rugby's player of the year was expected to be out for up to six months, but could be back within four.



Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw has retired from international rugby.

The 34-year-old played 76 tests, scoring 714 points - the second-most by a Scotsman, behind Chris Paterson.



Russia plans to appeal against its ban from all major sporting events for four years.

The World Anti-Doping Agency's executive committee made the unanimous decision to impose the ban at a meeting in Lausanne last week.

A letter to Wada will be prepared on behalf of president Vladimir Putin in the next 10-15 days.

It comes after their doping agency Rusada was declared non-compliant for manipulating laboratory data handed over to investigators in January.



The Warriors have been unable to lure one of rugby league's brightest prospects to Auckland.

Storm forward Tino Fa'asuamaleaui has signed with the Titans from the 2021 NRL season on a three-year deal.



Bronco David Fifita will not face any further disciplinary action for the incident in Bali which left the 19-year-old inside a police cell for three days last month.

He was locked up after an alleged assault of a security guard outside a nightclub.



Sailor Josh Junior continues to lead after the third day of the Finn Gold Cup in Melbourne.

He has 13-point advantage after securing two second placings and a fifth across the day.

Compatriot Andy Maloney's dropped to fifth.



The Tuatara have claimed their fourth straight Australian Baseball League win with a 6-2 triumph over the Sydney Blue Sox at home.

The win means the Auckland club have won six of their last seven games and improve to an eight-win, nine-loss record.



Ryan Chisnall is the best placed New Zealander after the opening round of the Australian PGA Championship on the Gold Coast.

He shares third, after carding a four-under par round of 68, a shot off the lead.