Exciting three-year-old Scorpz will be tested over 2000m for the first time at Ellerslie on Sunday in preparation for the Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) in February.

Friday the 13th will be lucky for some as Dream 11 Super Smash begins for the 2019/20 holiday summer.

There will be no shortage of firepower for the Admark Print Wellington Blaze when they begin their Dream11 Super Smash title-defence in Lincoln tomorrow.

The Auckland HEARTS hit the road for three Dream11 Super Smash matches this weekend.

All six Domestic teams will meet in Christchurch to kickstart the T20 competition, where the HEARTS play the Magicians on Friday before twice taking on the Sparks.

The SBS Bank Otago Sparks will be able to call on two of their best talents when the Dream11 Super Smash women’s central round gets underway tomorrow.

An ambitious resurfacing project for a Tauranga tennis club has received a significant boost from NZCT. The community funder has approved a grant of $85,000 towards resurfacing eight courts at the Otumoetai Tennis Club.

Trainer Nigel Tiley couldn’t be happier with talented three-year-old Riodini after his win in the Gr.3 Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie last weekend.

The Proisir gelding remains unbeaten in his four-starts to date and poses a major threat to his Classic rivals.

The Mount Festival has attracted a large international field to it’s 2020 event which takes place on Saturday, 11 January

The Halberg Foundation has announced 70 nominations have been received for six categories at the 57th ISPS Handa Halberg Awards - New Zealand’s pre-eminent event to celebrate and honour sporting achievements from 2019.

Please see details below for the New Zealand Under-19 men’s squad announcement ahead of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa early next year.

What: NZ men’s Under-19 squad announcement

Where: NZC High Performance Centre, Lincoln