New Zealand women sevens crush KenyaDAVID ROGERS / GETTY IMAGESThe New Zealand women have showed off their class by smashing Kenya 52-0 at the Deodoro Stadium as the Olympics welcomed rugby sevens into the fold. * Sign up here for the Rio Olympics: Going for Gold newsletter- AAP While two-thirds of tickets have been sold across the six days of rugby sevens action, the open-air 15,000-seat Deodoro Stadium was not even a quarter-full when the Kiwis took the field. * Rowers capsize in Rio* First Rio gold claimedThe New Zealanders took a 21-0 lead into the break and the second started like the first when Woodman scored again from the kickoff. Top-ranked Australia, the world series champions, start their Rio campaign on Saturday afternoon with a pool match against minnows Colombia.

Source: Stuff August 06, 2016 15:45 UTC