Powered by the fastest crew on the planet, Justin Kripps piloted his Canadian four-man bobsleigh to the silver medal on Sunday at the final World Cup before the holiday break in Igls, Austria.

Alex Harvey completed his final tune-up for the prestigious Tour de Ski with a ninth-place finish in the World Cup cross-country classic-ski pursuit race in Toblach, Italy.

Justin Kripps and Jesse Lumsden reunited in the Canadian two-man bobsleigh where they won a silver medal at the World Cup in Igls, Austria on Saturday. 

Alex Harvey skied just two seconds short of his first World Cup podium of the season where he finished fourth on Saturday in Toblach, Italy.

A 12 man squad has been named for the New Zealand XI side to play West Indies in a 50 over warm-up match in Whangarei on Saturday. It will be the West Indies first while ball match of the tour, with their first ODI against the BLACKCAPS to be played on the 20th in Whangarei. 

Australian Diamonds defender Sharni Layton has not received medical clearance, and will be withdrawn from the January Netball Quad Series.  Emily Mannix has been elevated to the touring squad of 14, from which a final 12 athletes will be named 24 hours prior to each test. 

NSW Metro have won the 2017-18 CA Under 19 National Championships title, defeating the Cricket Australia XI by 120 runs in a day-night final at Hobart’s Blundstone Arena. Skipper Param Uppal won the toss and NSW Metro elected to bat first.

Canada’s Elisabeth Vathje and Mirela Rahneva made a statement sliding into the holiday break with a silver and bronze medal performance at a World Cup in Igls, Austria on Friday. 

Tristan Walker and Justin Snith put together the doubles race they had been dreaming about for three years, winning the bronze medal at the Luge World Cup in Lake Placid, New York on Friday.

In what’s believed to be a New Zealand first, two sets of twins have been selected in the same Central Districts representative team gearing up for this season’s NZC National Women’s Under-21 Cricket Tournament that starts in Auckland this Friday.