Rugby: Trailblazer referee Maggie Cogger-Orr calls for more women at rugby's elite level
While the number of women playing rugby in New Zealand continues to rise, the same can't be said for...
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Netball: Shooter Grace Nweke's return timely as champions Northern Mystics scramble for ANZ Premiership playoffs
After sitting on the sidelines for most of the ANZ Premiership season, one of the country's best pla...
Netball: Ellie Bird helps Tactix soar with career-best form after ending retirement
Athlete done't often come out from retirement to play better than they did before, but that's exactl...
Super Rugby Pacific: Resurgent Chiefs bank on semi-final experience against tabletopping Hurricanes
After a dominating performance last week, many believe the Chiefs can go all the way to the Super Ru...
Super Rugby Pacific: Hurting Hurricanes eye return atop competition table against Chiefs at Hamilton
The Hurricanes will have a chance to return atop the Super Rugby Pacific table, when they take on th...
Rugby: Black Ferns' shock defeat to Canada exposes shortcomings with World Cup defence looming
Effort, discipline and accountability - those are the three things the Black Ferns know they have to...
Football: Nervous times for Welington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano on eve of historic A-League semi-final decider
Giancarlo Italiano is a man on edge. "I'd be lying if I said I've had a good week's sleep," said the...
Netball: Aussie great Vicki Wilson drops in to help unbeaten Central Pulse in ANZ Premiership
Central Pulse are lapping up the advice of one of Australia's best, as they prepare for their ANZ Pr...
Paris Olympics: Shared pain of personal loss powers Kiwi surfers for Paris Games
The pain of personal loss will provide all the motivation needed for two Kiwi athletes named on Tues...
Football: Wellington Phoenix put A-League premiership disappointment behind in pursuit of bigger target
Wellington Phoenix are moving on from the disappointment of missing out the A-League Premiers Plate....
Netball: Northern Stars reeling under defections, injuries, maternity leave early in ANZ Premiership
The new ANZ Premiership season is barely two weeks old, but Northern Stars are in the midst of an pe...
Netball: Unbeaten Northern Mystics, Mainland Tactix still adjusting to new contact rules in ANZ Premiership
Defending champions Northern Mystics are preparing for their first home game of the ANZ Premiership ...
Sailing: Emirates Team New Zealand officially launch new boat Taihoro for 2024 America's Cup defence
Emirates Team New Zealand have officially launched their boat for this year's America's Cup, a brand...
Netball: Silver Ferns captain Ameliaranne Ekanasio calls for change, as new ANZ Premiership season approaches
Silver Ferns captain Ameliaranne Ekensaio has led calls for big changes to New Zealand's domestic co...
Netball: Dame Noeline Taurua expects changes this time round as Silver Ferns head coach
After almost two months of searching for the next Silver Ferns coach, Netball NZ has ended up where ...
Super Rugby Aupiki: Sisters Linda, Aldora Itunu bring love, laughter to Blues championship hopes
The Blues women have never won a Super Rugby Aupiki crown yet, but this year, they have a secret wea...
Super Rugby Aupiki: Return to rugby daunting proposition for new mum, former Black Fern Chelsea Semple
New Zealand is full of female athletes who return to professional sport after having children, but o...
Cricket: White Ferns, England grapple with absence of stars, after clash with Indian WPL
The White Ferns are preparing for a Twenty20 and one-day series against England, but they'll have to...
Beach volleyball: Kiwis Shaunna Polley, Alice Zeimann eye historic selection for Paris Olympics
The beaches of Mt Maunganui are a long way from Paris, but for a Kiwi volleyball duo, they are a lau...
Cricket: NZ Cricket players' association eager to develop Super Smash talent for next generation of White Ferns
"You can't improve, unless you play." That's the call from the Cricket Players association, who are ...
Netball: ANZ Premiership coaches push for two-point shot as part of major competition overhaul
The ANZ Premiership as we know it could look very different in the years to come. Newshub has learne...
Tennis: More work still needed to improve on 'nearly perfect' ASB Classic tournaments
The 2024 ASB Classic is officially done and dusted for another year, with Chilean qualifier Alejandr...
Tennis: Naomi Osaka to Auckland? Organisers aim high after recordbreaking ASB Classic
Coco Gauff's ASB Classic win was the best cast scenario for tournament bosses, who are already incre...
Tennis: Relaxed Coco Gauff writes off 2023 success in preparation of ASB Classic title defence
Despite being the current ASB Classic champion, Coco Gauff is acting as if last season's victory did...
Tennis: New WTA restrictions leave ASB Classic's ability to attract star players in serious doubt
The ASB Classic will have a stellar start, with two of the biggest names drawn to face each other in...
Netball: Silver Ferns taking forward-thinking approach to motherhood as senior players put family first
When the Silver Ferns head to next month's Netball Nations Cup in England, they'll be without severa...
Surfing: Kiwi Billy Stairmand prepares to brave notorious Tahitian break in bid for Olympic glory
Billy Stairmand's set to represent New Zealand for the second time at the Olympics next year, when h...
Blackcaps v Bangladesh: Newcomers eye NZ debuts with veterans rested for home white-ball series
Bangladesh have never won a one-day international in New Zealand, but that may very well change, whe...