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A medical expert has warned that countries in the Pacific region should be on the alert over possible links between the zika virus and foetal malformation in babies.

The woman who helped her convicted murderer and child sex-offender brother escape from New Zealand has been sentenced to home detention.

An investigation in French Polynesia into whether an increased number of malformed babies can be linked to the zika virus, is being done by the Ministry of Health.

The police detention of the partner of a former Guardian journalist at Heathrow Airport in 2013 was lawful, the Court of Appeal has decided.

The grandstands for watching rowing and beach volleyball at the Rio Olympics are to be reduced in size to cut spending as Brazil's economic crisis hits home.

Ten sporting highlights from 2015 have been nominated for the Sporting Moment of the Year Award, the only category voted for by the public at the Halberg Awards.

FIFA says it has fired Secretary General Jerome Valcke, a move that comes amid alleged corruption involving World Cup ticket sales and a number of swirling scandals.

The Fiji Under 23 football team depart for a six-match tour of Spain today as the team steps up preparations for this year's Olympic Games.

The Solomon Islands will rely on a core of experienced players as they attempt to win a fourth straight Oceania Futsal Championship title next month.

The Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi has won football's top award, the Ballon d'Or, recognising him as the world player of the year.

Argentina and neighbouring Uruguay will bid to co-host the 2030 football World Cup.

FIFA's ethics watchdog has extended Secretary General Jerome Valcke's suspension from world football as it prepares a ruling over accusations of corruption involving the sale of World Cup tickets.

A global drop in coffee prices will not affect how much New Zealanders pay for a flat white, a Wellington coffee roaster says. Audio

The pools have been confirmed for next year's Olympic hockey programme, with the New Zealand women seeded second in their pool.

Fiji's Olympic football hopefuls will get the chance to press their case for selection next month on an extended tour of Spain.

A judge in Brazil has blocked the assets of mining giants BHP Billiton and Vale over the deadly collapse of a dam.

Answers are being sought over how a serial child rapist was able to obtain a New Zealand passport and travel to Thailand, where it is believed he has offended again.

Discussions are underway to allow coach Dick Tonks to keep working with Olympic rowing champion Mahe Drysdale in the run up to next year's Olympic Games in Brazil. Audio