Momentum from a maiden PGA Tour golf victory has propelled Ryan Fox into a share of fourth, after the first round of the year's second men's major

The Auckland golfer's three shots off the lead after carding a four-under-par 67 at the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow.



Forbes magazine has issued its annual estimate of how much cash is landing in the wallets of the world's highest paid sportspeople.

40-year-old footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has topped the list for a third consecutive year and the fifth time in his career with a haul of around 468 million dollars.

Golden State Warriors basketballer Steph Curry has dunked second, netting 266 million.



And a peloton pile-up has seen Kiwi rider Dion Smith exit cycling's Giro d'Italia on the sixth stage ... with his bike shorts torn to shreds.