The behaviour of sevens fans at Wellington's Westpac Stadium has been praised, but police in the city had a busy night as people partied in the streets.
South Sydney's Greg Inglis expects to miss the start of the NRL season with an ankle injury, but the news was worse for Jacob Lillyman and Jordan Kahu.
Matthew Wade's 67 earnt him the man of the match award as Australia easily beat India by 65 runs in their one-day cricket match.
Jarmila Gajdosova has handed Australia a match-winning lead with a hard-fought victory over Switzerland's Amra Sadikovic in the Fed Cup in Fribourg
Southern Steel chief executive Julie Paterson will be at the helm of the Northern Mystics when next year's trans-Tasman league kicks off in late March.
Australia's chances of making the Olympic football tournament have dived further with a 2-0 loss to group leaders Uzbekistan in Tashkent.
Scottish golfer Paul Lawrie wins the EPGA's Qatar Masters with a score of 15 under par, four strokes clear of Australian Jason Day and Swede Peter Hanson.