James O'Connor's relishing the prospect of writing his own chapter into the storied legacy of players to wear the Crusaders 10 jersey

The former Wallabies playmaker's set to battle it out with Taha Kemara and Rivez Reihana for minutes at first five next season.

Andrew Mehrtens, Dan Carter and Richie Mo'unga all guided the Crusaders to Super Rugby success.

O'Connor says it's special to follow in their footsteps.





The Football Ferns are formulating a plan of action for the next World Cup cycle, which they'll begin in February without a new head coach.

Interim manager Michael Mayne will guide the New Zealand women through two fixtures in Costa Rica.

A recruitment process to officially replace Jitka Klimkova will start early next year.

Mayne says it's a perfect opportunity to play tough opposition.





New Zealand UFC fighter Carlos Ulberg has been locked in to fight former light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz in London on March 23.

The Polish mixed martial artist was the first to beat Kiwi Israel Adesanya back in 2021.



The Oklahoma City Thunder are through to the western conference semifinals of basketball's NBA Cup.

They've cruised past the Dallas Mavericks 118-104 in the quarterfinals, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander putting up 39 points.

Earlier the Milwaukee Bucks qualified for the eastern conference semis after beating the Magic 114-109.