West Indies coach Daren Sammy said Sunday his side had plans to counter Zimbabwe's giant quick bowler Blessing Muzarabani, while admitting the 2.03m (6ft 8in) beanpole had the "X-factor".

New York's Jalen Brunson scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half and the Knicks erased an 18-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Houston Rockets 108-106 at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.

Son Heung-min bested Lionel Messi in the battle of Major League Soccer's global superstars, spearheading a comfortable 3-0 win for Los Angeles FC over Inter Miami on the US league's opening weekend.

All Black Jordie Barrett says he's "gutted" Wellington Hurricanes teammate Brett Cameron faces another lengthy injury layoff, leaving them with a gaping hole at fly-half.

The Milan-Cortina Games end on Sunday after nearly three weeks of action held over a vast area of northern Italy, with organisers and athletes hailing the most spread-out Winter Olympics in history as a success.