Micaela Cocks has called time on her international basketball career - the 37-year-old guard is the most-experienced Tall Fern with 145 caps

French tennis player Arthur Cazaux has fainted in more than 30-degree heat during qualifying at the Miami Open - the 21-year-old exited in a wheelchair after lying prone on the court.



Triple road race world champion Peter Sagan requires heart surgery which could endanger his bid to qualify for the mountain biking at the Paris Olympics.



All Whites Chris Wood, Tim Payne and Joe Bell have been ruled out of the football friendlies in Egypt this month with injury - Wellington Phoenix skipper Alex Rufer has been called in ahead of Saturday's first match against the hosts in Cairo.



Midfielder Betsy Hassett is expecting her first child and will take a break from the Football Ferns - the 24-player squad to play Thailand next month in Christchurch features 15 members of the World Cup squad.