Sophie Devine
White Ferns win T20 Cricket World Cup in Dubai for 1st time
The White Ferns beat South Africa by 32 runs, after scoring 158 for five in their 20 overs, with Melie Kerr top scoring with 43. The team went into the tournament having lost ten T20 games in a row… Audio
Sophie Devine: Cricket, competition and crises
White Ferns captain Sophie Devine tells Anika about life at the top of her game and living with Type 1 diabetes. Video, Audio
Midday Sports News for 14 February 2023
The White Ferns captain Sophie Devine has labelled this heavy defeat to hosts South Africa at the T20 Cricket World Cup as "embarrassing". Audio
Sports News for 8 December 2022
White Ferns captain Sophie Devine says their series sweep of Bangladesh shows they're tracking well towards the T20 World Cup, but she concedes their top order batters still need to fire. Audio
Sports News for Thursday 6 October 2022
Captain Sophie Devine started and ended the super over with sixes as the White Ferns beat the West Indies in the fourth T20 in Antigua to seal a 3-1 series win. Audio
White Ferns player salaries get a boost
The captain of the national women's cricket team, the White Ferns, is hailing a new pay agreement announced yesterday which sees equal match payments for women and men.
While the total player… Audio
Sophie Devine on near-perfect performance
Sophie Devine had a near-perfect performance which saw Wellington Blaze take cricket's Super Smash Twenty20 title in Hamilton at the weekend.
The White Ferns skipper cracked 92 from 62 balls which… Audio
Sophie Devine encourages athletes to take care, avoid burn-out
The White Ferns captain Sophie Devine is encouraging athletes to think about themselves first and sport second after taking a break from top level cricket.
Having missed the New Zealand team's last… Audio
White Ferns struggles taking a toll on captain
The New Zealand women's cricket team's struggles this summer appear to have taken their toll on captain Sophie Devine.
While the Black Caps have romped to a ninth straight series victory at home, the… Audio
NZ women's cricket team returning to action
The New Zealand women's cricket team are returning to action for the first time this summer today.
The White Ferns are taking on England in the first of three one-day internationals at Hagley Oval in… Audio
Auckland teen gets call up for White Ferns
Auckland teenager Fran Jonas was doing typically teenage things when she got a rather untypical phone call this week. The 16-year-old spin bowler was yesterday named for the first time in the New… Audio
Sports News for 2 March 2020
The New Zealand men's sevens team will play either South Africa or hosts the United States in the semi-finals of the Los Angeles leg of the World Series later this morning after overcoming an early… Audio
Sports News for 14 February 2020
A busy night for Dame Noeline Taurua at the Halberg Sports Awards. Audio
Sports News for 3 February 2020
The Black Caps have ended their 5-match Twenty20 series against India without a win, collapsing to lose the final match by seven runs at Bay Oval. Audio
The year of a Ferns fairytale, football and fair pay
From the Silver Ferns’ stunning World Cup victory, to the fight for equal pay, it’s been a big year for women in sport. Fair Play’s Zoë George looks back at what 2019 had to offer both on and off the… Audio
Devine innings secures Strikers win
New Zealand all-rounder Sophie Devine has produced another player-of-the-match performance, guiding her Adelaide Strikers team to an eight-wicket win over the Perth Scorchers in the Australian women's…
Who will win the 2019 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup?
They’re predicting the 2019 ICC Men’s World Cup to be the closest World Cup ever. The 10 best cricket teams in the world duke it out over six weeks to find a winner. Who will win? Audio
Toilets for all… not almost all
Public toilets around the country, including at the Basin Reserve cricket ground, should be for all, not just for some according to an accessibility toilet advocate. Video, Audio
Devine's divine WBBL heroics down Stars
New Zealand all-rounder Sophie Devine has produced a magical all-round display to steer the Adelaide Strikers to a 19-run WBBL victory over the Melbourne Stars.
Women's T20 cricket takes significant step
The women's T20 cricket world cup takes a significant step with the event, which starts tomorrow, now a stand alone tournament. The previous five tournaments have all been held in conjunction with the… Audio