Wales rugby coach Wayne Pivac's painted a bleak picture of the game in their precinct if this weekend's test against the All Blacks didn't exist in Cardiff

The out-of-window fixture has copped criticism with English-based players not released and a host of injuries for the home side.

Pivac says financial strife would loom if the sold-out signs hadn't gone up for Sunday morning.

Canterbury's cricketers are set to head to Wellington for the second round of the Plunket Shield starting Sunday.

Their travel plans went upstairs to the DRS after two positive cases of Covid-19 in Christchurch.

Coach Peter Fulton admits he thought the circumstances would mean a red light rather than the benefit of the doubt.

New Zealand golfer Danny Lee is handily placed after his opening round at the PGA Tour's Bermuda Open.

He's carded a four-under 67 to be tied for fourth, two shots off the lead.