More time on the sideline for Crusaders prop Joe Moody

Moody's been suspended for two matches after pleading guilty to striking Waratahs second five Kurtley Beale with his arm in his side's Super Rugby comeback win in Christchurch on Saturday.

The SANZAAR Foul Play Committee has deemed the incident merited a four week penalty but with Moody's excellent judicial record, good character and early guilty plea, they reduced the suspension to two weeks.



Kiwi cyclist George Bennett has improved three places to seventh after finishing seventh on stage nine of the Giro d'Italia.

The The Lotto NL Jumbo rider has finished 12 seconds behind Britain's Simon Yates who has maintained his grip on the leader's pink jersey.



Kiwi surfer Paige Hareb has been dumped out in the second round of the latest World Surf League event in Brazil.

She's lost to American Caroline Marks in the fifth heat of the round.