England's Ben Stokes, centre, gestures to teammate Brydon Carse, right, during play on the last day of the fifth and final Ashes cricket test between England and Australia in Sydney.

Cricket

England faces performance review after lopsided Ashes loss

England Wales Cricket Board CEO Richard Gould vowed to "implement the necessary changes" following the 4-1 Ashes series defeat in Australia.

3:15pm

Tennis.

Tennis

Wildcard tennis fault – player's performance goes viral

Tennis Kenya acknowledged it erred in granting an Egyptian player entry to a professional tournament after video of her dismal performance that included 20 double faults circulated on social media.

2:51pm

Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina celebrates winning her singles match at the 2026 ASB Classic Women’s Tennis Tournament.

Tennis

'Refreshed and hungry' Svitolina into final eight in Auckland

Top-seeded Elina Svitolina has again relied on her "fighting spirit", beating wild-card entry Katie Boulter 7-5, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals of the WTA tournament in Auckland last night.

8:18am

England's Harry Brook reacts after he was dismissed during play on day four of the fifth and final Ashes cricket test between England and Australia in Sydney.

Cricket

Harry Brook apologises for NZ nightclub incident before Ashes

Brook, the England white-ball captain, was hit by a bouncer after being denied entry to the club in Wellington on October 31.

6:38am

Former NRL player Nelson Asofa-Solomona during a boxing announcement in Sydney.

Sport

Big Nelson Asofa-Solomona planning to get nasty in boxing debut

Former Kiwi Test prop promises fans will see a different beast when he makes his debut next week.

Thursday 6:50pm

Rugby

John Mitchell is set to become the head coach of England's women's team.

Former All Blacks coach named in UK honours

John Mitchell coached the All Blacks between 2001 and 2003 and has been England women's coach since 2023.

December 30, 2025

League

Charlie Raass at the NZ Warriors trial match against the Melbourne Storm at Rotorua International Stadium in 2018.

Rotorua dreams of Warriors return after seven-year absence

Once a regular pre-season pit-stop, the last time Rotorua fans got to see the Wahs in action was in a trial game against Wests Tigers in 2020.

December 28, 2025

Wests Tigers coach Benji Marshall.

Fresh Benji Marshall twist adds to drama at Wests Tigers

Already contracted until the end of 2027, the Tigers on Friday announced a new deal that will keep the club legend at the helm for the next five seasons.

December 12, 2025

Tongan league star suffers seizure after head knocks

Tongan league star suffers seizure after head knocks

November 3, 2025

Brandon Smith of the Rabbitohs runs the ball during the round 25 NRL match between South Sydney Rabbitohs and Dolphins at Accor Stadium, on August 21, 2025, in Sydney, Australia.

Kiwi NRL star charged with drug dealing and betting offences

August 25, 2025

James Fisher-Harris.

Experienced Warriors trio ruled out for Dolphins match

July 29, 2025

Cricket

Damien Martyn.

'Almost a miracle' as Aus cricket great Martyn returns home

Cricket legend Damien Martyn has returned home from hospital after awakening from an induced coma.

Thursday 1:38pm

Football

Bill Tuiloma plays for the All Whites in 2025

Phoenix land Kiwi international Bill Tuiloma

Tuiloma, 30, returns to play in New Zealand for the first time since joining Olympique Marseille, where he went on to become the first Kiwi to play in Ligue 1 as a teenager in 2013.

Thursday 2:13pm

Ifeanyi Eze celebrates after scoring for the Wellington Phoenix against the Brisbane Roar.

Wellington Phoenix men overcome odds to crush Brisbane 3-0

"That's probably the best victory I've ever had as a coach. We've had it very hard," head coach Giancarlo Italiano said, close to tears at one point in the press conference.

Sun, Jan 4

Chelsea's head coach Enzo Maresca sits on a bench ahead of the Champions League opening phase football match between Qarabag and Chelsea in Baku, Azerbaijan, on November 5, 2025.

Chelsea manager leaves after reported clash with ownership

Fri, Jan 2

Newcastle Jets Will Dobson celebrates his goal against Auckland FC, 2026.

Auckland FC beaten by 10-man Newcastle

Thu, Jan 1

The 34-year-old striker for Nottingham Forest had been sidelined since mid-October with a knee injury and confirmed the setback in a social media post shared from his hospital bed.

All Whites captain Chris Wood faces lengthy sideline spell after surgery

December 28, 2025

Netball

Netball NZ chief executive Jennie Wyllie.

Netball NZ boss Jennie Wyllie resigns

Wyllie was under scrutiny after the standing down and reinstatement of Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua this year.

December 18, 2025

Other Sport

England's Luke Littler lifts the trophy after winning the World Darts Championships final match against Gian van Veen of the Netherlands at Alexandra Palace in London, Saturday, January 3 (local time), 2026.

Littler wins back-to-back world darts titles at 18

Such is Littler’s talent that many are already wondering whether he can challenge the 16 world titles collected by Phil Taylor, darts’ greatest ever player.

Sun, Jan 4

Basketball

Breakers guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright during the Breakers v Wildcats NBL Basketball match at Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand.

Perth Wildcats grind out gutsy road win over Breakers in Auckland

The Wildcats reinforced their reputation as the NBL's road warriors and consolidated fifth position on the ladder with a 99-91 win over the Breakers.

Mon, Jan 5

Brisbane Bullets centre Tyrell Harrison.

Time to stop the blame game: Breakers stuck in a funk

Beaten by the Brisbane Bullets on Monday night, the New Zealand Breakers have now lost three straight games.

December 23, 2025

Jack McVeigh of the Taipans reacts during the round 13 NBL match between New Zealand Breakers and Cairns Taipans at Cairns Convention Centre.

Cairns Taipans star Jake McVeigh enters 'dad mode' to beat Breakers

December 20, 2025

Parker Jackson-Cartwright.

Breakers' run ends after they fall to Phoenix

December 14, 2025

Tacko Fall reacts during the round 14 NBL match between Cairns Taipans and New Zealand Breakers at Cairns Convention Centre in Cairns, Australia.

Breakers part ways with tallest player in NBL history

July 22, 2025

Golf

'Smiling too much': Aussie comedian Andy Lee shoots hole in one at Tara Iti

'Smiling too much': Aussie comedian Andy Lee shoots hole in one at Tara Iti

The comedian celebrated the achievement on Instagram, boasting that even his partner "pretended to be excited for me when I called her".

December 4, 2025

Motorsport

Sergio Perez of Mexico and Oracle Red Bull Racing and Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing look on prior to the F1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi.

Perez says being Verstappen's teammate was 'the worst job in F1'

Pérez was beside Verstappen for four years at Red Bull before being dropped at the end of 2024 with two years left in his contract.

Tue, Jan 6

Red Bull racing adviser Helmut Marko retires at the age of 82

Red Bull racing adviser Helmut Marko retires at the age of 82

Marko's departure leaves Red Bull without the two main guiding personalities from its 2005 entry into F1 after longtime team principal Christian Horner was ousted in July.

December 10, 2025

F1: Lando Norris' steady rise culminates in maiden world title

F1: Lando Norris' steady rise culminates in maiden world title

December 8, 2025

Liam Lawson of the Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team participates in race day at Lusail International Circuit in Qatar on November 30, 2025. (

Lawson has potential to be 'very good F1 driver' - Racing Bulls boss

December 6, 2025

Liam Lawson arrives at the Las Vegas Grand Prix

Lawson speaks of 'relief' after return to F1 in 2026 is confirmed

December 5, 2025

Tennis

A Croatian tennis fan was made to turn his shirt inside out by security staff at the ASB Classic.

Tennis fan bats away explanation for Croatian shirt incident

Spectator says multiple fans from different countries were told to cover national shirts, disputing organisers’ account of one overzealous security guard.

Thursday 4:32pm

Boxing

In a separate post from what appeared to be a hospital room, he added "thanks for all the support I’m OK."

Jake Paul reports 'double broken jaw' from KO loss to Anthony Joshua

Joshua scored a sixth-round knockout victory over Paul, who later posted an X-ray showing a jaw broken in two spots.

December 21, 2025

Jake Paul in action against Anthony Joshua

Jake Paul knocked out by brutal Anthony Joshua right hand

The result was widely expected, with the YouTuber a massive underdog going in.

December 20, 2025

Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua face off during a news conference promoting their upcoming heavyweight boxing match.

Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua have a lot to lose in Netflix bout

December 20, 2025

David Nyika.

Nyika pays tribute to fiancée after emotional victory

December 13, 2025

Joseph Parker enters the ring prior to the Heavyweight fight between Joseph Parker and Fabio Wardley on the "All or Nothing" Fight Night.

'A real surprise to me': Joseph Parker responds after failing drug test

November 15, 2025