DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF MIDDAY WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. A CLAIM THAT A QUARTER OF WORLD SPORT IS CONTROLLED BY CRIMINALS. A DRAMATIC SHOOTOUT BETWEEN U.S. POLICE AND A FUGITIVE FORMER COP ON THE RUN. AND THE BLACKCAPS STAGE A REMARKABLE TURNAROUND TO LEVEL THE T20 SERIES WITH ENGLAND. THE NZER WHO HEADS THE WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY HAS MADE A SHOCK CLAIM TODAY. HE RECKONS THAT AT LEAST 25% OF WORLD SPORT IS CONTROLLED BY THE CRIMINAL UNDERWORLD. DAVID HOWMAN SAYS THE BAD GUYS ARE PUSHING DRUGS AND LAUNDERING MONEY THROUGH BETTING, AND HE WANTS AN INDEPENDENT COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE. THE FORMER WELLINGTON LAWYER IS IN NO DOUBT THAT SPORT HAS A MAJOR CRISIS ON ITS HANDS. I THINK ABOUT 25% OF WORLD SPORT IS NOW CONTROLLED TO ONE DEGREE OR ANOTHER BY THE UNDERWORLD. AND I'M MAKING THAT STATEMENT BASED ON INFORMATION I'VE RECEIVED ` THIS IS NOT A GUESS. IT'S PROBABLY EVEN HIGHER. AND AS WE GO ON, I THINK YOU'LL SEE THAT INCREASE. SO THE AUTHORITIES HAVE TO THINK LIKE THE BAD GUYS. SO THEREFORE, YOU'VE GOTTA BE SMARTER. AND TO BE SMARTER, YOU'VE GOTTA THINK LIKE THE BAD GUYS AND ANTICIPATE WHAT'S GOING ON. THAT SOMETIMES IS QUITE DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE WITH GOOD VALUES AND BACKGROUND. I CAN THINK LIKE THAT, AND I'M TRYING TO TRAIN MY TEAM TO THINK THAT WAY. AND IN LIGHT OF WHAT'S ALLEGED ABOUT SPORT IN AUSTRALIA, DAVID HOWMAN WANTS A MAJOR WORLDWIDE INQUIRY. FOLLOWING THE CODE, GRANTING APPROPRIATE QUALIFIED IMMUNITY TO THOSE WHO WOULD COME FORWARD ` WOULDN'T RISK THEIR EMPLOYMENT OR WOULDN'T RISK BEING SUED AND ALL THAT SORT OF THING. THAT COULD BE DONE. IT WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE BY A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO ARE TOTALLY INDEPENDENT. HOWMAN SAYS THERE IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH A LACK OF DRUG TESTING IN TEAM SPORT. HE SAYS OTHER CODES SHOULD FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL WHERE ALL CONTRACTED PLAYERS ARE TESTED FIVE TIMES A YEAR. THE ISSUE OF DRUGS ALSO CLOUDED THE CONTROVERSIAL SONNY BILL WILLIAMS-FRANCOIS BOTHA BOXING MATCH IN BRISBANE THE OTHER NIGHT. AND NOW BOTHA IS CLAIMING HE WAS OFFERED A BRIBE TO THROW THE FIGHT. THE SOUTH AFRICAN SAYS FOLLOWING HIS MEDICAL TESTS HE WAS TAKEN TO A BRISBANE PARK TO MEET FIGHT PROMOTER KHODER NASSER. HIS CELL PHONE WAS CONFISCATED AND AN OFFER WAS MADE. THE OFFER WAS MADE IN THE SUM OF $150,000 ON TOP OF THE MONEY THAT I RECEIVED TO THROW THE FIGHT. JUST TO BE CLEAR ` YOU WERE OFFERED $150,000 ON TOP OF YOUR FIGHT FEE TO THROW THE FIGHT BY KHODER NASSER? THAT'S CORRECT. BOTHA SAYS HE TURNED IT DOWN. HE'S PREPARED TO TAKE A LIE-DETECTOR TEST AND SAYS HE'S MEETING WITH THE WORLD BOXING ASSOCIATION TOMORROW TO REQUEST THE FIGHT BE DEEMED A NO CONTEST. BOTHA IS ALSO CLAIMING HE'S HAD ANOTHER DRUG TEST COMPLETED IN SOUTH AFRICA WHICH HAS COME BACK CLEAN. THE PAPERWORK IS YET TO BE SEEN BY ONE NEWS. NZ FIRST MP RICHARD PROSSER HAS APOLOGISED FOR THE CONTROVERSIAL COMMENTS HE MADE ABOUT MUSLIMS. SPEAKING OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE HE SAID THAT ALL MUSLIM MEN SHOULD BE BANNED FROM FLYING ON WESTERN AIRLINES, MR PROSSER ADMITS THE ARTICLE WAS UNBALANCED. DANIELLE STANBURY REPORTS. HE DIDN'T GO AS FAR AS TAKING BACK WHAT HE SAID, BUT RICHARD PROSSER HAS SAID SORRY. I REALISE THAT'S CAUSED OFFENCE TO THOSE PEOPLE ` UNJUSTIFIABLY UNNECESSARY, AND I'M APOLOGISING UNRESERVEDLY TO THEM. THE NZ FIRST MP ADMITS LABELLING ALL MUSLIMS AS... ...WAS UNBALANCED. I REALISE THAT I DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE NEAR FAR ENOUGH IN THE ARTICLE TO GIVE ANY KIND OF BALANCE AND TO MAKE ANY SEPARATION BETWEEN THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEACEFUL OR ABIDING MUSLIMS WHO AREN'T INVOLVED IN TERRORISM AND THE TINY LITTLE MINORITY WHO ARE. THERE WAS BACKLASH FROM OTHER POLITICIANS AND THOSE WITHIN THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY AFTER HE WROTE... WHEN I READ IT, I THOUGHT, 'THIS IS SO IGNORANT, IT'S SO INACCURATE AND IT'S SO BIGOTED.' MR PROSSER DENIES CLAIMS HE'S RACIST. ARE YOU A RACIST? > NO. HELL, NO. NO. NO, LOOK, ISLAM'S A RELIGION; IT'S NOT ABOUT RACE. RICHARD PROSSER SAYS HE'S OPTIMISTIC SOMETHING GOOD COULD STILL COME FROM THE ARTICLE. IF IT RAISED THE ISSUE THAT WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH AIRLINE SECURITY AND WE GET TALKING ABOUT THAT AND WE FIND SOME POSITIVE SOLUTIONS, THEN THAT'S A GOOD THING. HE'S NOW CONSIDERING GIVING UP HIS COLUMN IN INVESTIGATE MAGAZINE. THE THINGS THAT I'VE SAID OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS, PRIOR TO COMING INTO PARLIAMENT, AS A SORT OF SHOCK JOCK WITH A PEN AREN'T REALLY APPROPRIATE NOW FOR AN MP. BUT RICHARD PROSSER SAYS HE HAS NO PLANS TO LEAVE NZ FIRST OR PARLIAMENT OVER HIS CONTROVERSIAL COMMENTS. DANIELLE STANBURY, ONE NEWS. TWO US OFFICERS ARE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN WOUNDED IN A SHOOT-OUT WITH A WANTED FORMER POLICE OFFICER NEAR LOS ANGELES. FUGITIVE CHRISTOPHER DORNER HAS BEEN ON THE RUN FOR MORE THAN A WEEK. IT'S BELIEVED HE'S NOW HOLED UP IN A CABIN IN THE WOODLAND AREA OF BIG BEAR IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. RUTH WYNN-WILLIAMS REPORTS. MAN: WE'RE GETTING REPORTS THAT ONE TO TWO OFFICERS MAY BE DOWN. OF COURSE, IT MAY NOT BE THIS AREA. HE MAY HAVE FLED TO THIS AREA. IN DENSE BUSH AND SNOW, LIVE REPORTS SHOW LOS ANGELES POLICE CLOSING IN. THE DESPERATE MANHUNT FOR FORMER POLICE OFFICER CHRISTOPHER DORNER HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MORE THAN A WEEK. NOW UNDERCOVER OFFICERS, THE FBI AND UNIFORMED MEMBERS OF THE LAPD HAVE SWARMED THIS WOODLAND AREA, AND GUNSHOTS HAVE BEEN HEARD. WOMAN: FROM WHAT WE UNDERSTAND, THEY'RE SENDING PLENTY OF UNITS UP TO THE AREA AS WE SPEAK. THE TWO INJURED OFFICERS WILL SHORTLY BE AIRLIFTED OUT. MAN: WE SEE SMOKE ON THE GROUND. THERE'S SMOKE THERE. THE 33-YEAR-OLD'S KILLING SPREE BEGAN WHEN HE KILLED A YOUNG BASKETBALL COAH AND HIS FIANCEE IN THEIR CAR. MONICA QUAN WAS THE DAUGHTER OF DORNER'S FORMER POLICE CHIEF, THE KILLING REVENGE FOR BEING FIRED FROM THE FORCE IN 2009. HE WENT ON TO TARGET POLICE ON THE BEAT, SHOOTING AT OFFICERS IN SEPARATE INCIDENTS JUST HALF AN HOUR APART, KILLING ONE, AND PUBLISHING AN ONLINE MANIFESTO DETAILING HIS INTENTION TO KILL MORE. THE GUNMAN IS BELIEVED TO BE NEAR THIS CABIN IN THE SKI RESORT BIG BEAR AFTER TYING UP THE TWO WOMEN WHO WERE AT HOME INSIDE. WOMAN: APPARENTLY, THEY DO NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL MEDICAL ATTENTION, SO THAT IS REALLY GOOD NEWS. SO THOSE WOMEN ARE OK. THE SITUATION IS CRITICAL. HE'S WELL PREPARED TO SURVIVE. MAN: EVEN THOUGH IT APPEARS HE CAN'T GO ANYWHERE, THIS THING COULD STILL ERUPT. AND WITH THE WEAPONRY HE'S CAPABLE OF HAVING AND THE SKILLS HE'S CAPABLE OF HAVING, A NUMBER OF PEOPLE COULD STILL BE HURT AND KILLED. THE DANGER IS FAR FROM OVER AS POLICE CLOSE IN. RUTH WYNN-WILLIAMS, ONE NEWS. THERE'S INTENSE SPECULATION AMONG THE WORLD'S CATHOLICS OVER WHO WILL REPLACE POPE BENEDICT XVI. THERE ARE SUGGESTIONS THE NEW PONTIFF SHOULD COME FROM OUTSIDE EUROPE. BUT IT WILL BE UP TO THE CONCLAVE OF CARDINALS TO MAKE THE DECISION, EXPECTED TO BE FINALISED BEFORE EASTER. THE BBC'S GAVIN HEWITT REPORTS. THE CROWDS WERE QUEUING IN ST PETER'S SQUARE TODAY AS THE VATICAN LOOSENED ITS CULTURE OF SECRECY. IT GAVE MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE POPE'S HEALTH AND WHAT HIS ROLE WILL BE WHEN HE RESIGNS IN TWO WEEKS' TIME. YESTERDAY THE POPE REVEALED HE HAD NEITHER THE MENTAL OR PHYSICAL ENERGY TO CONTINUE. TODAY THE VATICAN SAID THAT HE HAD BEEN WEARING A PACEMAKER FOR SOME TIME. (SPEAKS ITALIAN) TRANSLATOR: SOMEBODY TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT HE HAD HAD A PACEMAKER A FEW MONTHS AGO. THAT'S CORRECT. THERE WAS SIMPLY A ROUTINE REPLACEMENT OF THE BATTERIES IN THE PACEMAKER THAT HE'S HAD FOR A LONG TIME. WHEN HE STANDS DOWN, THE POPE WILL REMAIN IN ROME TO STUDY. HE WILL BE LIVING IN A MONASTERY. THERE WON'T BE TWO POPES, ALTHOUGH IT IS STILL UNCLEAR WHAT BENEDICT'S TITLE WILL BE. ALL: # AMEN. # ALREADY CATHOLICS ARE DEBATING WHAT THE FUTURE OF THE CHURCH SHOULD BE AND WHAT KIND OF FIGURE SHOULD LEAD IT. HE'S PROBABLY GONNA BE A LITTLE MORE LIBERAL, BUT I THINK THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IS PROBABLY HEADED TOWARD MORE LIBERALISM, SO IT'D BE OK. THE QUALITIES I'D LIKE TO SEE IN A NEW POPE WOULD BE THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE WELL, ESPECIALLY WITH THE YOUNG PEOPLE, LIKE JOHN PAUL II. IN MARCH THE CARDINALS WILL CHOOSE A NEW POPE. SOME ARE ALREADY SUGGESTING THAT THE NEW PONTIFF SHOULD COME FROM AFRICA OR SOUTH AMERICA, WHERE THE CHURCH IS GROWING STRONGLY. ONE OF THE FAVOURITES IS CARDINAL PETER TURKSON FROM GHANA. SEVERAL OTHER NAMES ARE GAINING PROMINENCE. ARCHBISHOP SCOLA FROM MILAN WILL HAVE STRONG SUPPORT FROM ITALIAN CARDINALS. OTHERS ARE SPEAKING OF ARCHBISHOP SCHERER FROM SAO PAULO IN BRAZIL. THEN SOME ARE TALKING UP CARDINAL DOLAN FROM NEW YORK, A STRONG COMMUNICATOR. NORTH KOREA'S DECLARED ITS LATEST UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TEST WAS CONDUCTED IN WHAT IT TERMS A SAFE AND PERFECT MANNER. BUT IT'S BROUGHT CONDEMNATION FROM THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND EVEN DISAPPROVAL FROM ITS CLOSEST ALLY, CHINA. HERE'S THE BBC'S DAMIAN GRAMMATICAS. IN AN ISOLATED, PARANOID NATION, THIS NUCLEAR EXPLOSION WAS HAILED AS A MOMENT OF NATIONAL PRIDE. 'THIS PROVES HOW GREAT OUR MILITARY IS. 'EVEN IF MILLIONS OF ENEMIES ATTACK US, WE WILL WIN,' THIS MAN TOLD NORTH KOREAN TV. THE TEST AT A HIDDEN UNDERGROUND SITE WAS OF A DEVICE ABOUT HALF AS POWERFUL AS THE ATOM BOMBS AMERICA DROPPED ON JAPAN TO END THE SECOND WORLD WAR. IT TRIGGERED A TREMOR DETECTED FAR WAY. LAST DECEMBER, NORTH KOREA PUT A SATELLITE INTO ORBIT. THAT TOO WAS IN DEFIANCE OF UN RESOLUTIONS AND MARKED A MAJOR STEP IN ITS ROCKET TECHNOLOGY. NOW THE NORTH SAYS IT HAS MADE A NUCLEAR BOMB THAT MAY BE SMALL ENOUGH TO MOUNT ON A ROCKET. NORTH KOREA'S YOUNG DICTATOR, KIM JONG-UN, IS BARELY 30 YEARS OLD. HE ASSUMED POWER AFTER HIS FATHER'S DEATH A YEAR AGO. SOME THOUGHT HE MIGHT BRING CHANGE TO THIS POOR, HALF-STARVED COUNTRY, BUT HE SEEMS TO HAVE DECIDED NUCLEAR BOMBS, NOT ECONOMIC REFORMS, ARE WHAT WILL GUARANTEE HIS REGIME'S SURVIVAL. IN NEW YORK, THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL, AFTER URGENT TALKS, SAID THE TEST WAS A SERIOUS VIOLATION AND PROMISE SIGNIFICANT ACTION. THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL MUST AND WILL DELIVER A SWIFT, CREDIBLE AND STRONG RESPONSE BY WAY OF A SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION THAT FURTHER IMPEDES THE GROWTH OF DPRK'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND BALLISTIC-MISSILE PROGRAMMES AND ITS ABILITY TO ENGAGE IN PROLIFERATION ACTIVITIES. FOR KIM JONG-UN, HIS FINGER ON THE NUCLEAR TRIGGER, MAY NOW FIND HIMSELF MORE ISOLATED AND MORE THREATENED, NOT MORE SECURE. BRITISH POLICE AND FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS AUTHORITIES HAVE RAIDED TWO BRITISH ABATTOIRS THIS MORNING AS PART OF AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE MISLABELLING OF MEAT PRODUCTS. THE TWO SITES ARE SUSPECTED OF PASSING OFF HORSE MEAT AS BEEF, AND AUTHORITIES ARE TRACING THE MEAT'S SUPPLY CHAIN. OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN STOPPED AT BOTH PLANTS. THE DEVELOPMENT IS A FURTHER BLOW TO THE UK PROCESSED MEAT MARKET FOLLOWING REVELATIONS THAT IMPORTED BEEF PRODUCTS SOLD IN SUPERMARKETS CONTAINED HORSE MEAT. SCOTLAND YARD SAYS A DNA SAMPLE TAKEN IN NZ DOES NOT COME FROM MISSING BRITISH GIRL MADELEINE MCCANN. NZ POLICE HAD ALREADY SAID THEY WERE CONFIDENT A CHILD SEEN IN QUEENSTOWN LATE LAST YEAR WAS NOT MADELEINE, BUT SCOTLAND YARD REQUESTED A SAMPLE TO FORMALLY ELIMINATE THE GIRL, WHO HAS A STRONG RESEMBLANCE TO THE MISSING CHILD. MADELEINE MCCANN WAS 4 YEARS OLD WHEN SHE DISAPPEARED WHILE ON HOLIDAY IN PORTUGAL ALMOST SIX YEARS AGO AND IS THE SUBJECT OF AN ONGOING GLOBAL SEARCH. A 27-YEAR-OLD MAN HAS APPEARED IN THE OAMARU DISTRICT COURT TODAY FACING A RAFT OF CHILD SEX CHARGES. THE MAN IS YET TO PLEAD ON EIGHT CHARGES OF INDECENT ASSAULT ON A CHILD UNDER 12 AND THREE CHARGES OF UNLAWFUL SEXUAL CONNECTION. HE ALSO FACES 10 CHARGES EACH OF MAKING COPIES OF AN OBJECTIONABLE PUBLICATION, POSSESSING OBJECTIONABLE MATERIAL AND DISTRIBUTING OBJECTIONABLE MATERIAL. HE'S BEEN REMANDED ON BAIL TO REAPPEAR ON APRIL 17TH. A 'SHE'LL BE RIGHT' ATTITUDE BY NZERS HAS BEEN BLAMED FOR A LACK OF SOCIAL PROGRESS WHICH IS LEAVING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN HARDSHIP. THE SALVATION ARMY HAS CALLED FOR A NEW STYLE OF POLITICAL LEADERSHIP TO CONFRONT GROWING PROBLEMS OF INADEQUATE HOUSING, CHILD POVERTY AND RISING YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT. IN ITS ANNUAL STATE OF THE NATION REPORT, IT SUGGESTS NZ'S LEADERS ARE FAILING TO DELIVER ADEQUATE SOLUTIONS FOR THE COUNTRY'S MOST PRESSING SOCIAL ISSUES. THE SALVATION ARMY'S WARNED THAT INCIDENTS OF SOCIAL HARDSHIP WILL BECOME THE NEW NORM IF A COMPLACENT 'SHE'LL BE RIGHT' ATTITUDE BECOMES INGRAINED IN THE PUBLIC VIEW. CHRISTCHURCH SCHOOLCHILDREN WILL RECEIVE MORE HELP THANKS TO THE NZ RED CROSS. THE HUMANITARIAN ORGANISATION HAVE SET UP A NEW GRANT TO HELP PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN DEAL WITH EARTHQUAKE-RELATED ANXIETY, STRESS OR BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS, WHICH LOCAL TEACHERS SAY THEY HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN. $9.3M HAS BEEN ALLOCATED TO BE USED FOR THINGS LIKE COUNSELLING, SCHOOL CAMPS AND LIFE SKILLS PROGRAMMES. A PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN STORY BY FAMED NZ AUTHOR KATHERINE MANSFIELD HAS BEEN UNCOVERED IN WHAT'S BEING DESCRIBED AS A SPECIAL AND MARVELLOUS DISCOVERY. 'SUMURUN, AN IMPRESSION OF LEOPOLDINE KONSTANTIN' WAS FOUND IN DOCUMENTS RECENTLY ACQUIRED BY THE ALEXANDER TURNBULL LIBRARY FROM THE ESTATE OF MANSFIELD'S HUSBAND. DATED BETWEEN LATE 1910 AND EARLY 1911, THE VIGNETTE GIVES AN INSIGHT TO A PERIOD OF THE AUTHOR'S LIFE WHICH HISTORIANS KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT. THESE DAYS WERE VERY DARK. SHE DESTROYED VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING FROM THIS TIME ` ALL HER PERONAL PAPERS, THERE ARE HARDLY ANY DIARY ENTRIES FROM THIS TIME. AT LEAST 13 POEMS WERE ALSO FOUND IN THE DOCUMENTS, ALL OF WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE NATIONAL LIBRARY. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` THE SHAREMARKET AND BUSINESS NEWS, INCLUDING SKYCITY'S HALF-YEAR RESULT. AND IN SPORT ` A FULL REPORT ON THE NZ CRICKET TEAM'S BIG WIN IN HAMILTON. S WITH ME NOW IS GRETCHEN WILLIAMSON FROM CRAIGS INVESTMENT PARTNERS. THIS ITEM WILL BE CAPTIONED LIVE. FOR MORE, GO TO ONENEWS.CO.NZ AND CLICK ON 'BUSINESS'. SKYCITY WITH A HALF-YEAR RESULT THIS MORNING ` HOW DID THEY GO? If you strip out the fact that we are comparing to the rugby World Cup period, it's not too bad. The outlook commentary wasn't that positive. They have been looking at expanding some of their operations, doing some visits to the Philippines, and pursuing interest in Queenstown. The stock has come off a little bit this morning. Some big report in Australia as well. AND NEW GUIDANCE FROM RAKON ` WHY ARE THEY DOWNGRADING PROFIT? The stock continues to disappoint. They have downgraded to the $5-$7 million range. That feeling a lot of pressure from the purchasers of their product, and that doesn't seem to be going away. THANK YOU, GRETCHEN WILLIAMSON FROM CRAIGS INVESTMENT PARTNERS. They are not in breach of confidence. MIDDAY SPORT. THE T20 CRICKET SERIES BETWEEN NZ AND ENGLAND WILL NOW BE DECIDED IN WELLINGTON ON FRIDAY NIGHT. THAT'S AFTER A REMARKABLE TURNAROUND BY THE BLACKCAPS. SKIPPER BRENDON MCCULLUM LED HIS SIDE TO A CONVINCING VICTORY IN HAMILTON LAST NIGHT TO LEVEL THE SERIES. KIMBERLEE DOWNS REPORTS. AFTER SATURDAY'S DRUBBING, BRENDON MCCULLUM NEEDED TO MAKE A STATEMENT. HE DID IT THE BEST WAY HE KNOWS. MAGNIFICENT. MCCULLUM HAS 50. THE FIRST OF THE SERIES. HE WASN'T FINISHED THERE. CAPTAIN UP AGAINST CAPTAIN ` BAZ BLASTING STUART BROAD AWAY. OHHH, HE'LL LIKE THAT. 22 RUNS CAME OFF THE PENULTIMATE OVER. MCCULLUM'S 74 OFF 38 BALLS LED NZ TO AN IMPOSING 192. IT'S NICE TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION, WHETHER YOU'RE CAPTAIN OR WHETHER YOU'RE NOT CAPTAIN. SO IT'S OBVIOUSLY GOOD TO PLAY A HAND TODAY, BUT THERE WERE MANY OTHER GUYS IN THE TEAM THAT PLAYED A HAND AS WELL, SO I JUST HAPPENED TO BE ONE OF THEM. THOSE OTHERS INCLUDE OPENERS MARTIN GUPTILL AND HAMISH RUTHERFORD, WHO PUT ON 75 RUNS FOR THE FIRST WICKET. THE REST OF THE BATTING ORDER WAS UNDERWHELMING, ROSS TAYLOR STILL STRUGGLING IN HIS RETURN TO INTERNATIONAL CRICKET. ROSS TAYLOR. THAT GO-TO SHOT OF HIS NOT WORKING FOR HIM AT THE MOMENT. BUT, HEY, YOU DON'T NEED EVERY BATSMAN TO FIRE WHEN YOUR BOWLERS ARE GOING LIKE THIS. BOWLED HIM. BEAUTY, ABSOLUTE BEAUTY. IN THE AIR. GONE! FIRST BALL! MCCLENAGHAN'S ON A HAT-TRICK; GUPTILL TAKES THE CATCH! MITCHELL MCCLENAGHAN CONTINUED HIS RUN FOR NEWCOMER OF THE SEASON WITH CRUCIAL EARLY WICKETS BEFORE AN OLD-TIMER STEPPED UP. OFF THE GLOVES. SHOULD BE OUT, WILL BE OUT. IAN BUTLER, BACK IN THE NATIONAL SIDE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2010, RETURNING REMARKABLE FIGURES OF 2/9. NOT THAT THE BLACKCAPS' PERFORMANCE WAS PERFECT. NO. TIMING. THIS COULD BE OUT. IT IS, IT IS. NO! OH! GOLLY GOSH! DEAR, OH DEAR. JUST AS WE WERE PUMPING UP THE NZ FIELDING EFFORT. STILL, IT WAS AN IMPRESSIVE TURNAROUND. ENGLAND NEVER LOOKED CLOSE TO CHASING DOWN THE TOTAL, ALL OUT FOR 137. SO 1-1 HEADING INTO FRIDAY NIGHT'S SERIES DECIDER IN WELLINGTON. KIMBERLEE DOWNS, ONE NEWS. TO FOOTBALL. CELTIC FACES A HUGE TASK TO REACH THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUARTER-FINALS AFTER A 3-0 HOME DEFEAT TO ITALIAN GIANTS JUVENTUS. THE SCOTTISH CHAMPIONS' CHANCES OF STAYING IN THE COMPETITION ARE LOOKING SLIM. THE BBC'S PATRICK GEARY REPORTS. IT'S EASY TO BE OVERAWED AT CELTIC PARK ON NIGHTS LIKE THIS. THE NOISE CAN PUT OFF THE BEST OF OPPONENTS. BUT WITHIN THREE MINUTES IT WAS THE HOME SIDE WHO SEEMED DISTRACTED. THE FIRST TIME JUVENTUS TESTED THEM, CELTIC BUCKLED. MATRI'S EFFORT WAS IN, BUT MARCHISIO MADE DOUBLY SURE. HAVING CEDED THE DREADED AWAY GOAL, THE HOOPS REGROUPED, PUSHING JUVE WITHOUT MANOEUVRING THEMSELVES A CLEAR OPENING. EVEN THE MOST WELL-KNOWN VOICES WERE GETTING A LITTLE QUIET. YET CELTIC THREATENED A SUDDEN KEY CHANGE. AMBROSE MIGHT HAVE TURNED THE TIDE. IN THIS STAGE OF THIS COMPETITION, IT WAS A CHANCE THAT HAD TO BE TAKEN. AND THE CONSEQUENCES WERE ABOUT TO BE MADE TRULY CLEAR. THIS ONE WAS DEFINITELY MARCHISIO'S GOAL. FOR THE FIRST TIME, CELTIC HEADS DROPPED. THEY LOST CONCENTRATION AND CONCEDED A THIRD, VICINIC THE MAN WHO ALMOST CERTAINLY FINISHES THEIR ADVENTURE. FOR THE SCOTTISH CHAMPIONS IT'S A DEFLATING END TO AN UPLIFTING OCCASION. WORLD WRESTLING IS IN A STATE OF SHOCK AFTER A SURPRISE RECOMMENDATION BY THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE TO DROP THE SPORT FROM THE 2020 GAMES. WRESTLING WAS PART OF THE ANCIENT GAMES IN OLYMPIA AND WAS CONTESTED IN THE FIRST MODERN OLYMPICS IN 1896. BUT NOW IT WILL JOIN SEVEN OTHER SPORTS BATTLING FOR JUST ONE SPOT IN A REVAMPED OLYMPIC PROGRAMME. AND INFORMED SOURCES ARE TIPPING IT'S UNLIKELY TO GET A REPRIEVE WHEN THE IOC VOTES ON THE RECOMMENDATION IN SEPTEMBER. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` I'LL BE BACK WITH THE AFTERNOON WEATHER. NOW TO THE WEATHER. TWO WEAK, COLD FRONTS TRAVEL UP THE COUNTRY. BUT IN THE TASMAN ANOTHER HIGH MEANS MORE GOOD WEATHER ON THE WAY. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ TO THE TOP STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE. TWO POLICE OFFICERS HAVE REPORTEDLY BEEN SHOT IN A GUN BATTLE WITH A FUGITIVE EX-POLICE OFFICER AND FEDERAL AUTHORITIES IN A RECREATIONAL AREA NEAR LOS ANGELES. NZ FIRST MP RICHARD PROSSER HAS APOLOGISED OVER HIS COMMENTS THAT YOUNG MUSLIM MEN FROM 'WOGISTAN' SHOULD BE BANNED FROM TRAVELLING ON WESTERN AIRLINES. AND SOUTH AFRICAN BOXER FRANCOIS BOTHA HAS CLAIMED HE WAS OFFERED A BRIBE TO THROW HIS FIGHT WITH SONNY BILL WILLIAMS. THANKS FOR JOINING US. THE ONE NEWS HOUR WILL BE HERE AT 6. GOOD AFTERNOON. CAPTIONS BY FAITH HAMBLYN AND TRACEY DAWSON. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR.