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The Black Caps accept they were well beaten in the first one-day cricket international against India in Napier.New Zealand batted first and struggled to maintain wickets, eventually being dismissed for just 157.India made light work of the chase, despite being stopped for dinner and sun glare while they batted, to reach their target with eight wickets and 15 overs to spare.Black Caps allrounder Doug Bracewell says they were simply outplayed."Disappointing loss, obviously. I guess you've got to give India credit, they bowled pretty well. A little bit disappointing with the bat, but it's a big series so we've got a few days to tune a few things and go again at the Mount."LISTEN TO DOUG BRACEWELL TALK WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Black Caps are gearing up for a “cracking series” against India.The ODI series kicks off in Napier tomorrow, which will be the first time the northern city has hosted an international since February 2017 due to poor drainage which caused embarrassing scenes when an ODI against Australia was called off after hours of sunshine failed to dry the outfield.Amongst the Indian side is Virat Kohli, widely regarded as one of the sport’s best batsmen.Black Caps skipper Kane Williamson isn't expecting New Zealand fans to emulate their Aussie contemporaries when Kohli asks for middle and leg in their tour of India."Someone like Virat is certainly a player I admire and enjoy to watch and he's pushing the boundaries of the game so that's brilliant," said Williamson in Napier today before the 3pm ODI series opener at McLean Park from 3pm.He said Kohli was a passionate cricketer and felt that was the gist of what the bolshy batsman and leader was about."He's a respectful guy and I've known him for a very long time but as

LISTEN TO GRAEME AGARS TALK WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVEStefanos Tsitsipas has sensationally downed Roberto Bautista Agut in a fourth set triumph, advancing to his first Open semi-final."It feels like a fairytale," he said. "I'm living the dream."Bautista Agut served up a double fault to hand Tsitsipas a match point opportunity late in the fourth set, but the Spaniard scraped his way through with a thundering forehand winner to send it to a tiebreak.But from there, the Greek youngster ran away with it, blasting Bautista Agut 7-2 in the break before falling to the deck in awe of his achievement.At 20 years and 168 days, Tsitsipas is the youngest player to reach an Australian Open semi final since Andy Roddick in 2003. He is also the first Greek player in history to reach a grand slam semi.Tsitsipas was slow out of the blocks in his quarterfinal against Roberto Bautista Agut, dropping serve in the opening game of the match and being forced to really fight not to go behind a double break.Tsitspas managed to hold

LISTEN TO GRAEME AGARS TALK WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVE World No. 4 Alex Zverev completely lost the plot in an extraordinary outburst following his early brain snaps against Milos Raonic.The rising superstar dropped the first set to Raonic after a weird start to the match saw each player's serve broken within the first 10 minutes.A particularly silky Raonic pulled away and capitalised on a number of errors from the 21-year-old and stole the set 6-1. Cleary filthy at his series of errors and failures to find his way into the match, Zverev finally snapped when he went down 5-1 in the second set.The German star smashed his racquet into the ground nine times during a change of ends, an outburst that's already being labelled one of the ugliest in recent years."That's crazy. That's like twilight zone stuff," Tennis legend John McEnroe said.The American champion said Zverev's stroppy demeanor on court would have been a sports psychologists dream."Right now he is not exuding positive energy. He's moping a little bit,

Warriors coach Steve Kearney joins D'Arcy and Goran to discuss how the Warriors pre-season training is going, what he did in the United States over the break, and who is looking likely to partner Blake Green in the halves. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

LISTEN TO GRAEMA AGARS TALK WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVEIvo Karlovic miraculously took his match against Kei Nishikori into a decider after losing the first two sets but suffered a heartbreaking blow when he was toppled in a fifth set tiebreak.The 39-year-old — the oldest man in the draw — produced a vintage serving display and won the fourth set with four consecutive aces to take his total up to 47 for the match.The game before he iced the set, Karlovic broke No. 8 seed Nishikori to love for the second time as the tennis world reacted with shock to the incredible comeback.Tennis coach and ESPN analyst Brad Gilbert was among those to express their admiration for Karlovic, tweeting: "Are you kidding?"Nishikori then staged a remarkable recovery of his down. Serving at 4-4 in the fifth set, the Japanese star was down 0-40 but clawed his way back to win the game before Karlovic held serve to make it 5-5.Both players held their next service games and the deciding set went to a tiebreak.Drama struck when Karlovic wa

LISTEN TO GRAEME AGARS TALK WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVE Bernard Tomic's beaming smile as he walked out of his Monday night press conference perfectly summed up the toxic state of Australian tennis.He delighted in the chaos he'd just unleashed. He relished the scrutiny he'd just put on Lleyton Hewitt's performance as Davis Cup captain with his explosive allegations of preferential treatment."Have fun with that guys," he said to reporters as he walked out of the room after dropping his nuclear bomb on Hewitt.His unprovoked attack shows even when they are out of the spotlight, the Tomic-Hewitt relationship is a sick, twisted, hateful mess.That mess has now swallowed fellow Aussie stars Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis.Here's how it reached breaking point.TOMIC AND HEWITT GO FROM ALLIES TO ENEMIESThree years ago Hewitt and Tomic couldn't have spoken more glowingly about each other and their relationship.As Hewitt made his last outing at Wimbledon, Tomic honoured the retiring great and forecast the role he coul

The New Zealand Cricket and Rugby Players Associations are set to be the big winners of the Black Clash, with the two to get a share of a six-figure donation.The organisations were guaranteed to receive a minimum of $50,000 each from the event, while Cystic Fibrosis New Zealand will also benefit from an in-ground collection and programme sales.The event, which pits a team of elite cricketers against a team of top-level rugby players in a game of T20 cricket, has been two years in the making, and Duco Events director David Higgins said the sums donated to the NZCPA and NZRPA would be allocated to various player welfare needs.The teams will be playing for the Lomu-Crowe trophy, which was unveiled on Wednesday, amed in honour of late Kiwi sporting legends Jonah Lomu and Martin Crowe.While there had been some media backlash over the trophy, Higgins said he believed it was a fitting tribute to the iconic talents."Both Martin and Jonah were men whose achievements transcended the sports field," he said. "So to be ab

Wellington Phoenix captain Andrew Durante says the team are finding new ways to win.The team is on a record-setting unbeaten run, having gone eight games without a loss. The latest victory was against the Mariners this weekend.It was a doubly victorious game for Durante, who celebrated his 300th match.He told D'Arcy and Goran that they were determined to win, despite a bad first half."We went in at half time and said, boys, we're going to win this game. And we went out there and steamrollered them."LISTEN TO ANDREW DURANTE TALK WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

LISTEN TO GRAEME AGARS TALK WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN Men's tennis could be facing a player revolt, with a war over player power and pay brewing behind the scenes at the Australian Open.In a dramatic move which could see major changes made to the tour, players council president and world No. 1, Novak Djokovic, on Saturday reportedly voted against extending the tenure of ATP chief executive Chris Kermode at a meeting in Melbourne, AAP reported.The ATP board will vote on the organisation's new leadership at the conclusion of the Open, starting today.Tennis Australia and Australian Open boss, Craig Tiley, is widely tipped to take the top job if Kermode is demoted.Djokovic, however, wouldn't confirm his vote due to the meeting's confidentially."The decision hasn't been made on the president," Djokovic said."Whether there's a renewal or not, it's going to be decided in the next period."Although Djokovic hailed Tennis Australia for boosting Open prizemoney by 14 per cent to a whopping $62.5million, he insisted that mor

LISTEN TO MARG FOSTER TALK WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVEOnce again, not nearly good enough from the Silver Ferns.Their quest to turn the page in 2019 displayed early signs of promise. At this level, though, meritorious ultimately counts for little.For the first half of this match at least, the Ferns went toe-to-toe with England in Liverpool to open the northern Quad Series.As the contest wore on, though, the experienced hosts comfortably pulled away; their dominant 54-41 victory confirming their favouritism to claim this tournament for the first time.Noeline Taurua used all 12 squad members and handed test debuts to defender Erena Mikaere, who replaced Jane Watson in the third quarter, and 21-year-old midcourter Kimiora Poi, injected just before half time.But having set a target of two wins from three in this series, which comes six months out from the Netball World Cup at this same venue, much work remains for Taurua over the next six days before facing Australia in London.That is now a must win scenario to su

D'Arcy and Goran have been on the sporting airwaves for over a dozen years.Although the drive show is most known for its hard hitting interviews with the big names in sport, sometimes the program can go off the rails and result in some good quality Kiwi banter!Listen to their highlights package of the funniest moments on Radio Sport throughout the year 2018.LISTEN TO THE AUDIO ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

D'Arcy and Goran have been on the sporting airwaves for over a dozen years.Although the drive show is most known for its hard hitting interviews with the big names in sport, sometimes the program can go off the rails and result in some good quality Kiwi banter!Listen to their highlights package of the funniest moments on the show from throughout the year 2018.LISTEN TO THE AUDIO ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen to the funniest moments from Radio Sport and Newstalk ZB host Martin Devlin throughout the year 2018.From his famous on air meltdowns, to his excitable and passionate rants, this highlights package created by D'Arcy and Goran will have you in stitches!LISTEN TO THE AUDIO ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Black Caps chance at scoring a huge win were scarpered yesterday by rain.The first test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka ended in a draw, despite a promising start earlier in the week.Ross Taylor told D'Arcy and Goran that that's how test cricket goes, and gives credit to Sri Lanka for surviving under the pressure. LISTEN TO ROSS TAYLOR TALK WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Wellington Phoenix hope taking a home game to Sydney will boost their important crowd metrics.Their February 23 A-League game against Sydney FC will be played at Campbelltown Stadium, across town from their opposition's usual home ground.The Phoenix were told to boost their crowds by A-League bosses if they wanted a licence extension.General manager David Dome says with consecutive home games being played away, it's a chance to boost their crowd tally."We're still yet to see the crowd come back to Wellington in big numbers, so Auckland have become very important in that regard. We're hoping the fans turn out in Sydney."But Dome insists they will still take games to smaller New Zealand centres.He says more New Zealand venues were investigated with Westpac Stadium unavailable, but a mix of financial issues and timings couldn't be sorted.Dome says they will absolutely look at taking games to the likes of Christchurch."They are a good outfit to work with down there, it just wasn't good time for them. We'd lik

The Black Caps' hopes of reaching unprecedented heights have been washed away.Only 12 overs of play were possible on the final day of the first test against Sri Lanka at the Basin Reserve in Wellington, with persistent rain seeing the match called a draw at 3.52pm.A 2-0 series victory would have seen the Black Caps leap to second on the test world rankings – it's understood that would be an all-time high – but Sri Lanka's fightback scuppered that opportunity, and means the two-test series will be decided in Christchurch, starting on Boxing Day.In the end, the draw was probably a fair result, despite the Black Caps having built a 296-run first innings lead. The pitch proved so docile on the final two days that they probably could have played until 2019 without getting a result, with Kusal Mendis (141 not out) and Angelo Mathews (120 not out) having remarkably few problems in their unbeaten stand of 274, and Sri Lanka finishing at 287-3.Sri Lankan captain Dinesh Chandimal – padded up for over seven hours during

LISTEN ABOVE AS RUGBY LEAGUE CORRESPONDENT PETER LUSTED SPEAKS WITH D'ARCY AND GORANCronulla's prospects for the 2019 NRL season have taken a massive hit, with the confirmation on Wednesday that coach Shane Flanagan has been deregistered by the governing body.It means that the Sharks are without a head coach just a few months out from the start of the season, and will throw their plans into disarray.Though the decision is provisional — and Flanagan has until the end of January to respond to the notice — it seems unlikely that the NRL will backtrack.It's also a significant blow for Shaun Johnson.The Kiwis halfback was recruited by Flanagan, but now will have to work under a new mentor.Shaun Johnson. Photo / GettyThe instability at the southern Sydney club comes at the worst time for Johnson, who has a considerable adjustment to make after almost a decade at the Warriors.The NRL confirmed Flanagan's sanction on Wednesday, after an investigation into his dealings with the club during the 2014 season, when he was

LISTEN TO ANDY BOYENS TALK WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVEThe Football Ferns could have an unprecedented buildup for next year Women's World Cup, with confirmation they will compete in the inaugural Cup of Nations in Australia next year.The New Zealand side already have a pre-World Cup fixture against the USA locked in for 2019 and the tournament across the Tasman will offer three more highly competitive fixtures.The World No. 19 Ferns will take on Australia, Argentina and Korea Republic from 28 February to 6 March, with three matches spread across three cities and seven days.Ferns coach Tom Sermanni sees the event as ideal preparation for the World Cup in France, where they will face Canada, the Netherlands and Cameroon."We are really looking forward to this tournament," said Sermanni. "To be able to play three world-class sides over seven days in three different locations will be great preparation for what we will face in France at the World Cup."We only have six months until the tournament begins so to have se

For two straight days the Black Caps have re-written the record books – but today, they were on the wrong side of history.For the first time in the history of cricket tests played in New Zealand, a full day went by without a wicket falling, as the Sri Lankan pair of Kusal Mendis and Angelo Mathews put on a batting masterclass at the Basin Reserve.It came at a superb time for the visitors - the Black Caps were marching towards victory in the first test, but now, an incredible fightback and a bleak weather forecast looks to have rained on their parade.After all of the twists, turns and incredible comebacks of the Pakistan series, it looked like the Black Caps' return home would produce far more formulaic tests, but Sri Lanka had other ideas.A 246-run partnership between Mendis [116*] and Mathews [117*] lasted the entire day – it was also the first wicketless day in any test since 2008 - allowing Sri Lanka to get to stumps at 259-3, and surely denying New Zealand an expected victory.Sure, Sri Lanka are still 37