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....
Disaster strikes as American Magic capsizes
American Magic were sailing towards their first win of the America's Cup Challenger Selection Series when disaster struck on the Hauraki Gulf. American Magic were...
Rio Ferdinand reacts to Wayne Rooney’s retirement from football
Former Manchester United defender, Rio Ferdinand, has reacted to the retirement of former teammate, Wayne Rooney, from football. Rooney hung up his boots following his...
Tennis-COVID cases on player flights leave Australian Open buildup in disarray
The build-up to next month’s Australian Open was thrown into disarray on Saturday when 47 players were forced into two weeks of strict hotel quarantine...
Bruno Fernandes breaks all-time Premier League record
Manchester United midfielder, Bruno Fernandes, has become the first player ever to clinch the Premier League Player of the Month award four times in the...
Surf’s Up: Saffi Vette wins NZ women’s open for first time
After a tough semi final, Saffi Vette was in sync with the waves yesterday when she took out the Women's Open for the first time. NZ Womens...
Players unable to practice before season-opening grand slam
Forty-seven players have been forced into two weeks of hotel quarantine in Melbourne after three coronavirus infections were reported on two chartered flights carrying them...
America’s Cup: Behind the scenes of the biggest show in town
The Prada Cup challenger series starts today. Suzanne McFadden goes behind the scenes of the world's only live yachting regatta to see what's in store...
Transfer: Manchester United star, Fosu-Mensah leaves Old Trafford for Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen and Manchester United have agreed a deal for the transfer of defender, Timothy Fosu-Mensah to the German Bundesliga outfit. The prayer will be...
Simeone wins Coach of the Decade ahead of Guardiola, Zidane, Mourinho, Klopp (See Top 10)
Atletico Madrid manager, Diego Simeone, has been declared Coach of the Decade. Simeone saw off competition from Real Madrid’s Zinedine Zidane, Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola,...
NZR must keep full control of All Blacks brand – Mains
Former All Blacks coach Laurie Mains says the national team's brand is sacrosanct and must be kept under New Zealand Rugby's control. Laurie Mains says...
World record for Devine in Dunedin
Sophie Devine has celebrated good news for the New Zealand women's cricket team with a history-making performance. Photo: PHOTOSPORT The White Ferns captain thumped the...
Murder: court martial sentences soldier to death by firing squad
The court-martial sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State capital has sentenced Trooper Azunna Maduabuchi to death by firing squad for killing the adjutant of his unit,...
Transfer: Mourinho attacks Ozil for rejecting Tottenham deal
Tottenham Hotspur manager, Jose Mourinho, has hit back at Mesut Ozil after the Arsenal midfielder said he would rather retire than play for Spurs. Ozil...
Transfer: Man Utd to offer Sergio Ramos two-year deal
Manchester United is open to the idea of offering Sergio Ramos a mega two-year deal, according to Calciomercato. Ramos is yet to agree on a...
Eto’o names player that will replace Messi at Barcelona
Former Cameroon striker, Samuel Eto’o, has said Ansu Fati is the player capable of filling the void Lionel Messi will leave when he eventually leaves...
FA Cup fourth round draw completed (See full fixtures)
The draw for the fourth round of the FA Cup have been conducted on Monday night. The pick of the bunch is Manchester United hosting...
90 teams gather on the sand for Cook Islands beach games
More than 90 teams are set to participate in the Cook Island Beach Games, a two week tournament which kicks off today on Rarotonga. Beach...
FA Cup: Lampard confirms player that will leave Chelsea
Chelsea boss, Frank Lampard, has confirmed that defender, Fikayo Tomori, will leave the club on loan this January transfer window. Lampard said this on Sunday...
Super yachts absent for America’s Cup due to Covid-19
With just days to go until the start of yachting's Prada Cup, the number of super yachts visiting New Zealand is still well down on...
Transfer: Solskjaer confirms players to leave Man United
Manchester United boss, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has confirmed that Sergio Romero and Marcos Rojo could both leave Manchester United this January transfer window. Solskjaer said...
UFC 259: Adesanya to fight Błachowicz, a light heavyweight champion, on 6th March.
Nigeria’s Israel Adesanya has been moved up to the light heavyweight division and will challenge Jan Blachowicz of Poland for the belt at UFC 259....
‘Impossible’: Tokyo residents concerned about hosting Games
As Tokyo woke up to its second state of emergency on Friday, many people believe it would be difficult, perhaps impossible, to host the Olympic...
EPL: Arsenal want two defenders out of Emirates
Arsenal have opened the door for the exit of Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Shkodran Mustafi during the January transfer window. Sokratis, however, looks likely to be...
English FA says Cavani’s post not racist
The English Football Association has admitted that the Instagram post by Manchester United striker, Edinson Cavani, which earned him a three-match ban is not racist....
Transfer: Man United goalkeeper bids farewell to teammates, club staff
Manchester United goalkeeper, Sergio Romero, has said goodbye to his teammates and the club staff ahead of a January transfer exit. Romero’s contract with Man...
EPL: Chelsea shortlist four managers to take over from Lampard
Chelsea has shortlisted four managers to take over from Frank Lampard if the Blues coach is unable to improve the club’s results. According to the...