WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) Fast-scoring Harry Brook led England’s fightback Friday after New Zealand took three wickets in the first hour of the second cricket test at the Basin Reserve. New Zealand captain Tim Southee won the toss and combined with Matt Henry on a greenish pitch to have England 21-3 in the seventh over.
FRISCO, Texas (AP) Japan snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-0 victory over Canada on Wednesday in the SheBelieves Cup. Japan had not scored in four straight matches, including two SheBelieves games, until Kiko Seike put her team in front with a goal in the 26th minute.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) Super Rugby Pacific begins on Friday, carrying more importance in a World Cup year in which it will be part of the limited preparation of the national teams. The tournament may be more important still for returning Wallabies head coach Eddie Jones, whose relatively short lead-in to the World Cup kicking off in September means the Super Rugby season will be his first chance to accurately map the Australian rugby landscape.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) Haiti and Portugal qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup finals for the first time after winning playoff matches Wednesday in New Zealand on Wednesday. Carole Costa scored a 94th-minute clincher in Portugal's 2-1 win over the Cameroon “Lionesses” who have reached the round of 16 at the last two World Cups.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) West Indies kept alive its slim hopes of making the semifinals at the Women's T20 World Cup with a last-over win over Pakistan on Sunday, while Sri Lanka went from the brink of the knockouts to out of the tournament.