Category: Sports

New Zealand’s Grace Wisnewski in action during the OFC U-19 Women’s Championship 2019. Photo: Photosport After time out of the game with serious injury and to focus on her mental health, Grace Wisnewski is falling back in love with football. The Football Fern has just returned to Australia as the Kiwis prepare to take on…

New Zealand golfer Ryan Fox. Photo: Matthew Harris / PHOTOSPORT The holiday is over for Ryan Fox and the Kiwi golfer is gearing up for what he hopes will be an even better 2026. Fox completed his second full season on the PGA Tour with two victories and a top 40 finish in the 2025…

Sabitra Bhandari of the Phoenix Photo: Masanori Udagawa / PHOTOSPORT While expectations are always high, the Phoenix women would be delighted with the position they find themselves in the A-League. Bev Priestman’s side scored their first win of the season on Sunday, beating Melbourne Victory for the first time with a 1-0 triumph in Porirua….

Grant Arkell, pictured in 2020. Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook The man who first trained former world heavyweight champion Joseph Parker among other boxing greats, Grant Arkell, has passed away aged 77. Arkell was one of the most respected boxing trainers in New Zealand and opened the Papatoetoe Boxing Gym in 1990, which during its…

Silver Fern Kate Heffernan. Photo: PHOTOSPORT Analysis – The Silver Ferns will be able to look back on a season like no other, feeling confident they are on the right path ahead of two big years. An international window that started with the shock suspension of coach Dame Noeline Taurua, came to an end on…

Du’Plessis Kirifi celebrates with Ruben Love. Photo: Brett Phibbs / www.photosport.nz Wales v All Blacks Kick-off: 4:10am Sunday 23 November Principality Stadium, Cardiff Live blog updates on RNZ Scott Robertson has made 13 changes for the final All Black test of the year, against Wales in Cardiff. Scott Barrett and Simon Parker are the only…

Silver Ferns Photo: Jeremy Ward/ Photosport The Silver Ferns have beaten Scotland 80-48 in the second and final test against the Thistles in Glasgow. Grace Nweke, who sat out the first Test, started at GS and finished with 34 goals from her 30 minutes on court. Maddy Gordon’s feeds into Nweke were almost unstoppable. Gordon…

Samipeni Finau in action against France. Photo: Brett Phibbs / www.photosport.nz England v All Blacks Kick-off: 4:10am Sunday 16 November Allianz Stadium (Twickenham), London Live blog updates on RNZ The All Blacks have been dealt a blow ahead of this weekend’s test against England at Twickenham with two loose forwards heading home. Samipeni Finau is…

Black Cap Glenn Phillips. Photo: Photosport Injured Black Caps allrounder Glenn Phillips says he can not put a date on his return to cricket after eight months on the sideline, placing him in doubt for February’s T20 World Cup. Phillips has not played for New Zealand in any format since the loss to India in…

Lyn Parry, a member of Downes Crediton Golf Club, has made three holes-in-one in a month. Photo: Downes Crediton Golf Club / Facebook A 74-year-old woman from Devon, England, has achieved a golfing feat that most players can only dream of – sinking three holes-in-one in a month. According to England Golf, Lyn Parry, a…