11+ hour, 21+ min ago   (1270+ words) NZ Warriors may be ruing the decision to repeatedly kick for goal, after squandering a golden NRL playoffs opportunity against the Dolphins. After falling just short of the minor premiership, but still securing post-season home advantage, the Warriors seemed poised…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (688+ words) Rotorua will host the 2026 Oceania Rugby 7s Cup tournament next month. Oceania Rugby and New Zealand Rugby have partnered with the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union to host the event, which will be the only international rugby sevens tournament in New…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (306+ words) Super Rugby Pacific's Super Round will return to Christchurch for the second year running in 2027. The Super Round - in which all ten teams in the competition play at the same venue over three days - was a big success at the…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (559+ words) Warriors back Adam Pompey was grateful for his coach's support when the keyboard warriors turned against him this season, but his days at the Auckland NRL club could be numbered. Pompey has been named on the interchange for Saturday's qualifying…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (629+ words) Fiji and Samoa are set to fly the Pacific flag at the 2026 WXV Global Series Challenger in Hong Kong, with both teams aiming to build momentum towards their future Rugby World Cup campaigns. WXV Global Series Challenger is part of…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (396+ words) South Africa No 8 Jasper Wiese is relishing the physical contest against old foes New Zealand in unfamiliar surroundings in Baltimore on Sunday morning as the battered and bruised sides meet for the fourth weekend in a row. The Springboks lead…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (615+ words) The infrastructure minister says a law change is imminent that will address council concerns over development contributions for out-of-sequence projects. It follows concerns from Auckland Council over unanticipated development, and the infrastructure bill the council faces. The council has started…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (179+ words) New Zealand tennis player Erin Routliffe and her partner have been beaten in the quarter-finals of the doubles at the US Open in New York. Routliffe and Aldila Sutjiadi of Indonesia, the ninth seeds, were beaten in straight sets by…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (722+ words) Northern Mariana Islands tennis standout Carol Lee says her biggest takeaway from her US Open main-draw debut is knowing she can compete at Grand Slam level after pushing world No. 62 Katie Boulter of Great Britain to three sets. "It was…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (500+ words) More than 100,000 people have signed a complaint demanding that FIFA investigate President Gianni Infantino for alleged breaches of the world soccer governing body's code of ethics related to his connections with US President Donald Trump, human rights organisation FairSquare says....