Crusaders assistant coach Jason Ryan welcomes a New Zealand Rugby review into player management protocols

The minutes restrictions placed upon All Blacks in the opening rounds has already drawn criticism from Highlanders assistant Tony Brown and Chiefs coach Warren Gatland.

Ryan says people want to see elite players in Super Rugby.



White Ferns cricket captain Sophie Devine continues to lead by example in the Twenty20 format.

Devine scored 105 off 65 balls in New Zealand's 69-run series-clinching win over South Africa at her home ground, Wellington's Basin Reserve.

The White Ferns posted 171 for two.

Devine's fifth successive T20 international half-century is a world record across either gender.



New Zealand cricket captain Kane Williamson will undergo more tests this morning to prove his fitness for today's third and final one-day international against India at Mount Maunganui.

A shoulder injury has kept Williamson out of the series so far, but he passed yesterday's fitness tests.



The International Tennis Federation opposes on-court coaching outside team competitions, but the world governing body will use data from a women's WTA tour trial this year to revisit the issue.

There are no plans to extend the experiment to the grand slams or the men's ATP tour.



The LPGA has cancelled two events in Asia this month due to concerns around coronavirus.

The Thailand leg and the world championship set down for the following week in Singapore have both been curtailed.



Rory McIlroy has returned to the top of the world golf rankings for the first time since September 2015, taking over from American Brooks Koepka.



Curtis Scott's chances of playing for the Canberra Raiders in round one of league's NRL have received a boost after getting permission to show officials footage from his Australia Day arrest.

There were concerns Scott would fail to deliver police bodycam footage from his arrest by close of business yesterday, and subsequently be stood down.

NRL boss Todd Greenberg will view the footage, before deciding whether to sideline Scott under the no-fault stand-down policy.



The fitness of Jarrad Weeks continues to concern the Breakers.

The point guard has been battling a shoulder injury for a month, while continuing to play in the Australian Basketball League.

Captain Tom Abercrombie says it's touch-and-go to see if Weeks will play the South East Melbourne Phoenix on Friday, a game the Breakers must win to guarantee a play-offs spot.



LeBron James is considering a return to the Olympics.

James - a two-time gold medallist and three-time Olympian - is among 44 players announced by USA Basketball as finalists for the team that will play in the Tokyo Games this summer.



In a potential chicken-and-egg scenario... Lewis Hamilton's understood to be prepared to stay with Mercedes if Formula One's dominant team can continue to provide him with the quickest car.

Hamilton's 80 million dollar per season contract is up for renewal at the end of the year - he has been linked with a move to Ferrari.



Strong winds have seen sailing called off on the opening day of the world 49er, 49erFX and Nacra championships in Geelong.

The 25 to 30 knot gales forced crews back on shore to indulge in a spot of cards and pool.



79-year-old Brazilian football great Pele is depressed over his health and reluctant to leave the house because he can't walk unaided due to hip trouble.