A Black Caps batter has tested positive for Covid-19.
Tim Seifert, a Black Caps batsman, tested positive for Covid-19 and will not be returning to New Zealand on the charter flight with the rest...
Roberto Perez of the Cleveland Indians had finger surgery and will be out for several months.
Roberto Perez, the Cleveland Indians' catcher and two-time Gold Glove Award winner, will be suspended for at least two months after having surgery Friday to...
Vaccines will be donated to Olympic athletes by Pfizer and BioNTech.
The International Olympic Committee announced Thursday that Pfizer and its German affiliate BioNTech would donate doses of their COVID-19 vaccine to athletes and delegations competing...
Paul Campbell, a Marlins rookie pitcher, has been suspended for 80 games due to drug use.
The Major League Baseball suspended Miami Marlins right-hander Paul Campbell for 80 games on Monday after he tested positive for an anabolic steroid. The ban,...
Steve McKean, a famous basketball coach, has passed away.
Steve McKean, the former Tall Blacks basketball coach, died following a brief battle with cancer. McKean was the Tall Blacks' coach from 1972 to 1981,...
Protesting Manchester United fans storm the pitch ahead of the Liverpool match.
A group of Manchester United supporters raided the Old Trafford pitch ahead of Sunday's Premier League game against Liverpool, condemning the Glazer family's control of...
Medina Spirit wins the Kentucky Derby, setting a new milestone for trainer Bob Baffert.
Medina Spirit took the lead early and never looked back, winning the Kentucky Derby and earning his handler, Bob Baffert, a record seventh victory in...
Olympia Dukakis, the Oscar-winning Moonstruck star, has died at the age of 89.
Olympia Dukakis, who won an Oscar for her role in the 1987 romantic comedy Moonstruck as a sardonic, middle-aged mother who advises her headstrong daughter...
Opinion – Rugby’s overdue revolution is at hand
Who knows if New Zealand Rugby's proposed deal with American private equity firm Silver Lake will come to fruition. To an extent, it doesn't even...
The Stars defeated the Pulse in the Premiership opener.
The Northern Stars began their national netball premiership campaign with a 57-53 victory over the Central Pulse in Palmerston North. The Stars won thanks to...
As president, Biden plays his first game of golf.
Joe Biden will enjoy his first game of golf as president on Saturday at Wilmington Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware. According to a pool post,...
Lydia Ko scores her first LPGA title in three years.
Lydia Ko won the Lotte Championship in Hawaii by seven shots. It was Ko's 16th career LPGA win, but her first in three years. Ko...
Opinion: Olympic mixed messages with safe sex from a distance
So can someone please explain the 150,000 condoms? Rightly or wrongly, the Tokyo Olympic Games are nearly upon us. I mention 'rightly' merely for a...
Real Madrid has risen to the top of La Liga after defeating Barcelona 2-1 in the ‘Clasico.’
Real Madrid topped La Liga by defeating rivals Barcelona 2-1 at home in a rain-soaked 'Clasico' on Saturday. Karim Benzema's lovely backheel in the 14th...
French company chases All Blacks jersey deal
French building supplies company Altrad is in line to replace American insurance giant AIG as the All Blacks jersey sponsor according to French media reports....
Ko back in record-breaking form
Lydia Ko has put together what's been described as one of the greatest final rounds in major golf history, but it hasn't been enough to...
Super Rugby: The intriguing battle is off the field
Opinion - Two in a row, now that's something that the Chiefs would have been singing about all over Hamilton last night. Caleb Clarke from...
Wales win Six Nations as Scotland claim memorable win
Wales claimed their second Six Nations title in three years after France lost 27-23 to Scotland in the last game of the championship as the...
America’s Cup brings out strange qualities in Kiwis – Bidwell
Opinion - The America's Cup can be a very isolating experience. Fans watching the America's Cup from Takapuna Beach. Photo: RNZ / Simon Rogers If...
America’s Cup: World reaction to Team NZ win
Dominant was the buzz word used to describe Team New Zealand's America's Cup victory by the world media. Team New Zealand hold up the national...
Boxing legend Marvelous Marvin Hagler dies age 66
He is widely regarded as one of the best of all time, and arguably the best middleweight of all time. Former boxing world champion Marvin...
Joseph Parker revealed as high-profile sportsman who lost two-year name suppression fight
International boxing star Joseph Parker can now be named as the high-profile sportsman allegedly connected to a global drug syndicate. Photo: PhotoSport / Andrew Cornaga...
Ronaldo silenced as Porto knock Juventus out of Champions League
Cristiano Ronaldo's Juventus crashed out of the Champions League last 16 for the second year running on Tuesday, losing to 10-man Porto on away goals...
Cavani unhappy in England, eyes South America return – father
Manchester United's Uruguay international striker Edinson Cavani is unhappy in England and wants to finish his career in South America, his father told media in...
Ten obscure America’s Cup facts
Four years after decisively winning the 35th edition of the America's Cup in Bermuda, Team New Zealand will begin the defence of the oldest sporting...
Luna Rossa sense edge over Team NZ
Luna Rossa skipper Max Sirena is hoping indications that America's Cup holders Team New Zealand are trialling the twin-helmsman system used on his boat might...
Tiger Woods badly hurt in car crash, expected to survive
Golfing champion Tiger Woods was hospitalized in Los Angeles on Tuesday with multiple injuries suffered when his car veered off a road and rolled down...
Parker and Fa’s camps try to create hype in build up to fight
What do you do when, a few days from what has been described (probably rightly) by the promoter and main protagonists as New Zealand's biggest...
Game, set and match for Budge
ASB Classic tournament director Karl Budge has confirmed that he will be stepping down from his current role at the end of March. ASB Classic...
Tom Brady gets seventh ring in Super Bowl LV win
Tom Brady claimed his seventh Super Bowl ring, passing for 201 yards and three touchdowns as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers throttled the Kansas City Chiefs...
Coach takes blame for England’s Six Nations loss
There were echoes of the 2019 World Cup final as England coach Eddie Jones and captain Owen Farrell appeared totally perplexed by how their team...
All Blacks rising star staying focussed on future
As his selfless New Year celebrations will attest, Caleb Clarke's feet remain firmly on the ground. All Blacks wing Caleb Clarke had a superb 2020...
Yankee Stadium makes debut as big-league vaccination hub
Friday was a different sort of Opening Day at Yankee Stadium, the legendary home of baseball’s “Bronx Bombers,” as New York ramped up its drive...
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck code switch right for him, wrong for NZ Rugby – Bidwell
Opinion - You can see the logic from Roger Tuivasa-Sheck's perspective. Warriors captain Roger Tuivasa-Sheck is switching to rugby union after the upcoming NRL season....
Israeli wrestler beats Canadian at elite event in Pennsylvania
The Israeli team wrestling member Mitchell Finesilver defeated his Canadian opponent by criteria on Friday at the Pennsylvania Olympic Regional Training Center. The Pennsylvania RTC...
Merv Hughes inducted into Australian Cricket Hall of Fame
The former fast bowler Merv Hughes has been inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame. Australian cricketer Merv Hughes has a drink at the...
Black Ferns to open World Cup campaign against Australia at Eden Park
The defending champion Black Ferns will meet Australia at Eden Park in their opening game of the Rugby World Cup in September. Photo: PHOTOSPORT The...
Patriot back on the water after capsize
American Magic's boat Patriot is back in the water for the first time since capsizing in its America's Cup challenger series race against Luna Rossa...
Dry ice, containers and overworked doctors: the hurdles for Japan’s vaccine roll-out
Japan’s vaccination roll-out faces logistical hurdles that could further delay the slow-moving campaign, experts and officials say, complicating plans to deliver widescale coronavirus inoculations in...
‘It’s a big ask’: Odds stacked against American Magic – expert
American Magic has the leadership and resources to recover from its disastrous capsize but it's an uphill battle to be competitive again, says a sailing...
Conor McGregor keeping close eye on Kiwi counterpart
The biggest name in combat sports admits he has one eye on a no-nonsense New Zealander ahead of UFC 257. Photo: PHOTOSPORT Auckland lightweight Dan...
Olympics nothing more than a money making machine – Bidwell
The late American television sports executive Don Ohlmeyer was fond of a phrase that's applicable to these times. The opening ceremony of the 2016 Rio...
Probe into claim that Blatter paid for Warner’s jet is dropped
Swiss prosecutors said Thursday they had dropped an investigation into ailing former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, accused of defrauding world football's governing body by paying...
Popular Soviet War Ballad May Come To The Defense Of The Motherland As Russia’s Olympic ‘Anthem’
Olympic ice hockey players from Russia wear their gold medals under the Olympic flag during the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. As Russian athletes prepare...
Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury’s heavyweight bout deal locked in
Eddie Hearn, the promoter of the Heavyweight World Champion, Anthony Joshua, said that his client’s contract to fight WBC Champion Tyson Fury in this year’s...
American Magic will ‘live to fight another day’ after capsizing
America's Cup team American Magic has spoken publicly after their boat Patriot capsized when on its way to their first win of the Challenger Selection...
EPL: Man United draw Liverpool to stay top
Manchester United maintained their three-point advantage over Liverpool at the top of the Premier League but were denied a famous win at Anfield by Alisson...
EPL: Guardiola uninterested in Liverpool vs Man Utd clash
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has claimed he is more interested in beating Crystal Palace than the Liverpool vs Manchester United clash on Sunday. City...
Serie A: Ronaldo rated low ahead of Inter Milan vs Juventus
Juventus icon, Roberto Boninsegna has rated low the club’s superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of the Old Lady clash with Inter Milan on Sunday. Boninsegna said...
Mesut Ozil confirms new shirt number
Mesut Ozil’s imminent transfer to Fenerbahce is getting closer, with the player already appearing to have confirmed his new shirt number, the UK Metro reports....