Sports Huddle: America's Cup, Shaun Johnson, Rafael Nadal - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Newstalk ZB Sports News Director Clay Wilson and NZ Herald Sports Editor Alex Powell joined The Huddle to discuss the week's sports news.

The 37th America's Cup is set to get underway this weekend, with Team New Zealand defending its title against INEOS Britannia in Barcelona.

Shaun Johnson has come out of retirement to rejoin the Kiwis for the upcoming international window amid a halfback shortage, with Melbourne's Jahrome Hughes forced to withdraw due to injury.

Meanwhile, the Bathurst 1000 is due to get underway this weekend, and Rafael Nadal has announced his retirement from tennis at the Davis Cup in Malaga.

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