Midday Report Essentials for Monday 21 October 2024

In today's episode, The White Ferns have won the T20 cricket world champions; New Zealand driver Liam Lawson has finished ninth in the US Grand Prix in Austin, Texas - a huge boost for the RB racing team's 22-year old; the grueling 2024 Backyard Ultra is currently underway, with New Zealand's team competing in Otematata, and RNZ's sports reporter Jamie Wall asks, has this been the best weekend of sport ever?