■ Rugby
Touring Wallabies punished
Wallaby reserve scrum-half Matt Henjak will be sent home and teammates Lote Tuqiri, Wendell Sailor and Matt Dunning are to be fined after a nightclub incident in South Africa, the Australian Rugby Union said on Monday. Henjak admitted throwing the contents of a drink in The Pulse nightclub in Cape Town in the early hours of last Thursday, according to press reports. He also received a two-match suspended sentence and was fined A$500 (US$380). Wingers Tuqiri and Sailor received a two-year, two-match suspended sentence and were fined A$500 each. Prop forward Dunning was found to have breached team rules by "being out inappropriately late at night" and was also fined A$500. "I was just being a little bit silly -- I had a few drinks and was acting inappropriately as a Wallaby and I've put the team under more pressure than they needed to be and I've let the team down and I've realized that and I've got to gain their trust back," Henjak told the Australian Associated Press (AAP).
■ Cricket
NZC commits to tour
New Zealand's controversial tour of Zimbabwe appears certain to go ahead, despite the passing of a resolution by Parliament yesterday calling on the International Cricket Council (ICC) and New Zealand Cricket (NZC) to cancel the trip. New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark proposed the resolution, that was carried 110-10, asking the ICC and NZC to cancel next month's tour due to concerns over human rights abuses under Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. However, NZC chief executive Martin Snedden said the resolution did not change their obligations under the ICC's Future Tours program and they would still be liable for a fine of at least US$2 million should they withdraw.
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