Sophie Devine’s record cricket contract can’t disguise a stubborn pay gap in NZ women’s sport

Analysis - For most elite women athletes, professional sport still doesn't pay enough to make a living. But strategic ...
National Rugby League

'Connection to home': Mato set for switch to Kiwi Ferns at RLWC2026

The birth of son Charnze-Pati has given Shannon Mato a deeper connection with New Zealand and led to the star prop putting ...

South Africa beats Fiji to win rugby sevens world series. New Zealand wins women’s title

South Africa has won the 2026 men’s World Rugby sevens series, holding out a late rally from Fiji to win the final at the ...
SunLive

Te Puna Rugby Club upgrades its clubrooms

It’s game on for Te Puna Rugby Club with upgraded clubrooms on the horizon. Te Puna Rugby Club is home to about 400 members ...

New Zealand women clinch the World Rugby Sevens Series title in New Jersey

The New Zealand women’s team has won the 2026 World Rugby Sevens Series season title even before the final of the last ...
The Hill

Trump: US will give Iran women’s soccer team asylum if Australia won’t

President Trump is vowing to protect members of the Iranian national women’s soccer team who participated in a silent protest of their country’s regime during a recent international match as the ...

South Africa men, New Zealand women win at the Vancouver Sevens

South Africa has joined Fiji atop the World Rugby Sevens Series men’s standings after beating Spain 38-12 in the final of the ...