RNZ Sport

After months of negotiations, New Zealand Netball has secured a broadcast partner for next year's ANZ Premiership - and it will be free to air.

Captain James Fisher-Harris, hooker Wayde Egan and five-eighth Chanel Harris-Tavita are all sidelined this week.

New Zealand's elite netball players may face pay cuts next season as the broadcast deal for the domestic competition remains uncertain.

Kiwis halfback Jahrome Hughes has re-signed with the Melbourne Storm until 2030 in a deal Australian media is reporting is worth over $4 million.

The Warriors will play next year's Anzac Day NRL match in Wellington.

Michael Bracewell has played just eight tests, with his last being against Sri Lanka in early 2023.

Former All Whites and Wellington Phoenix player Marco Rojas has announced his retirement from professional football.

There is mixed news on the All Black injury front ahead of the Rugby Championship.

"They'll certainly be a better team," Rob Walter says, as the Black Caps prepare for the two-Test series.

New Zealand boxer Lani Daniels has fallen short in her bid to become the undisputed women's world heavyweight champion.

Wellington Phoenix progressed to the last 16 of the Australia Cup in a match interrupted for more than half an hour due to lightning.

She was scrubbed for breaking at the start, after qualifying sixth through heats.

The southerners had lost their two previous visits to the grand final.

Lani Daniels is seeking to become the undisputed world women's heavyweight boxing champion.

A "frustrated" Liam Lawson has qualified 11th fastest for the Belgian Grand Prix for Racing Bulls.

Allrounder Michael Bracewell to stay with Black Caps as injury cover for first Test against Zimbabwe.

Ruby Tui misses the cut for the tournament, veteran Brazier to play fourth World Cup.

He has a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Senior British Open at Sunningdale in Berkshire.

The Black Caps will now take on South Africa in the final on Saturday night.

The Mercedes team boss has shut down rumours of Verstappen switching teams.

The 26-year-old Kiwi explains his training approach in the lead up to the World Aquatics Championships.

The All Blacks prop will stay with NZ Rugby and the Crusaders to after the 2027 World Cup.

New Zealand qualified by winning the Nations Cup but the governing body said the Pro League format was "misaligned with New Zealand's high-performance goals".

This week Netball New Zealand announced it had updated the Silver Ferns' eligibility criteria, paving the way for greater flexibility for athletes who wish to play overseas.

The veteran All Blacks midfielder Anton Lienert-Brown will miss Super Rugby next year as part of a sabbatical to play in Japan.