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Jitka Klimková will miss the upcoming June international friendlies due to what NZ Football has described as an 'employment matter'.

Brazil will be the first South American country to hold the tournament.

A preview of weekend sport, including OFC Men's Champions League, rugby league, Super Rugby and beach volleyball.

The former head of the Spanish football federation, Luis Rubiales, will stand trial for sexual assault over his unsolicited kiss to Women's World Cup player, Jenni Hermoso.

Papua New Guinea football champions Hekari United have taken on two Brazilian players for the OFC Men's Champions League in Tahiti, which kicks off on Saturday.

NZR boss doesn't confirm but certainly doesn't deny a potential trip to cash in on the Middle East's expanding sporting investment. Audio

Analysis - We're on the brink of the biggest game in their history - but not a single 'Nix player will kick a ball in anger, Mathew Nash writes. Video

The Wellington Phoenix are losing one of their brightest stars, with Macey Fraser signing up with the Utah Royals on a three-year pro contract.

It is alleged Hermoso, her friends and family were being harassed and intimidated by some of the most powerful men in Spanish football.

Football Ferns captain Ali Riley has reminded her teammates that Olympic selection is at stake when they play a second international against Thailand.

A preview of the weekend's sport, including the return of former Wallaby and Moana Pasifika captain Sekope Kepu for the Super Rugby Pacific clash against the Chiefs, and more.

The Drua franchise recorded wins in both Super Rugby Pacific and Super W in Lautoka, while Moana Pasifika were punished heavily by the Blues in Auckland.

The headed goal is something of a lost art form, but the New Zealand international had purists purring at the weekend. Video

Netball used to be the envy of most women's sport in New Zealand but as the national body gets ready to mark 100 years, Bridget Tunnicliffe looks at the sport's new battleground.

The FIFA Under-17 World Cup will be held annually instead of biennially, with the next five editions from 2025 to take place in Qatar.

Netball New Zealand is investigating a potential bid to host the 2031 World Cup.

Analysis -'Mathew Nash lists all the potential options for Auckland's football side, from the predictable to the 'Ninja Knights'. Video

Pasifika Sipoti - a preview of weekend sports in the region. Moana Pasifika starting things off in Hamilton v Melbourne Rebels in the third round of Super Rugby Pacific tonight.

Splashing out on big Aussie names or bringing in more foreign talent would have been justifiable, but the 'Nix made the right choice, Mathew Nash writes.

Its new finance spokesperson says she will weigh up tax reform, such as a wealth tax, in coming months. Audio

Solomons 11-1 drubbing by NZ at OFC Women's Olympic Qualifier final reveals the "gap is too big" between the Football Ferns and other teams in the region, the former Solomons star says.

More than 93 percent of Eden Park's neighbours want the Auckland stadium to host at least one Taylor Swift concert, a survey shows.

Prodigious teenage talents can burst onto the international sporting stage but national sporting organisations are increasingly cautious about letting them loose too soon.

A record 46.7 million viewers in Britain tuned in to watch women's sport on TV in 2023, eclipsing previous marks.