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Football Ferns Photo: www.photosport.nz Follow all the semi-final action, as NZ Football Ferns take on Fiji in the Fifa World Cup Oceania qualifiers. The winner progresses to Wednesday’s final in Auckland, with a place at next year’s World Cup on the line. Kickoff is at 4pm.

Damian McKenzie became the Chiefs’ highest-ever try scorer in his side’s dominant 62-17 win over Moana Pasifika at Rotorua International Stadium. The result sees the Chiefs go to the top of the Super Rugby Pacific table, pending the top of the table clash between the Hurricanes and the Blues on Saturday night. McKenzie clocked up…

All White Francis de Vries adds to Auckland’s injury woes. Photo: www.photosport.nz Auckland FC are on the brink of a rare double – but their biggest opponent right now might be their own injury list. The club could claim both the A-League Premiers Plate and the OFC Pro League in its first seasons across the…

New Zealand coach Michael Mayne. Photo: www.photosport.nz The Oceania Women’s World Cup qualifying tournament has been thrown into sudden disruption, with key semi-final matches in Hamilton rescheduled due to the looming threat of Cyclone Vaianu. Tournament organisers have brought Sunday’s fixtures forward by 24 hours as severe weather warnings blanket the North Island, with heavy…

Frizell will return with the Highlanders in 2027 and will link back up with the Tasman Mako later this year. Photo: Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz Shannon Frizell is coming home. Frizell will return with the Highlanders for the 2027 Super Rugby season and the club has also confirmed he will link back up with the Tasman Mako…

Chanel Harris-Tavita scored a try double against Sydney Roosters in his only full game this season. Photo: Andrew Cornaga/Photosport NRL: NZ Warriors v Melbourne Storm Kickoff 9.30pm, Saturday, 11 April AAMI Stadium, Melbourne Live blog updates on RNZ website Five-eighth Chanel Harris-Tavita will return to the NZ Warriors line-up to face Melbourne Storm on Saturday….

New Zealand and Australia, winners of the 2026 3X3 Asia Cup in Singapore, on 5 April 2026. Photo: FIBA 3×3 Website The New Zealand men’s 3×3 basketball team have won the Asia Cup for the first time. Te Tuhi Lewis, Christian Martin, Aidan Tonge and Josh Book were dominant on the final day of the…

New Zealand and UCLA Bruins basketballer Charlisse Leger-Walker reacts after a three-pointer against South Carolina during the third quarter of the NCAA Championship match in Phoenix on April 6th 2026. Photo: SARAH STIER Today will surely go down as one of the great days in New Zealand basketball, with Charlisse Leger-Walker becoming the first woman…

Parkrun’s philosophy is to create a healthier community with free volunteer-led, 5km runs or walks in open spaces every weekend around the world. Photo: Simon Watts / PHOTOSPORT It may have started out as a small group enjoying a jog, but Parkrun has now got people around the world buzzing. Every Saturday morning more than…

Maddy Green has scored an unbeaten 141 runs to guide the White Ferns home by 66 runs in the deciding one-day international against South Africa at the Basin Reserve. Green hit a career-best 141 off 128 balls, despite cramping late in her innings, marking her third ODI century. Brooke Halliday also made an impressive contribution…