Rugby: Seven from franchise in Maori ABs
Rugby: Seven from franchise in Maori ABs
Seven Highlanders have been picked in the Maori All Black squad to play Fiji and the New Zealand Barbarians this month.
Robert van Royen
Netball: Kopua, Latu first picked for Silver Ferns
Netball: Kopua, Latu first picked for Silver Ferns
Thirty players have assembled in Auckland in a bid to make Silver Ferns coach Waimarama Taumaunu's squad for the World Cup in Sydney in August. While the 12-strong squad will not be named until Thursday, netball writer Robert van Royen has chosen his team.
Athletics: Chignell adds chapter to record book
Athletics: Chignell adds chapter to record book
Oli Chignell became the youngest runner in almost 100 years to win the Edmond Cup on Saturday.
Basketball: Falcons A pounce as Saints miss Ross, Ingham
Basketball: Falcons A pounce as Saints miss Ross, Ingham
Falcons A (6-3) handed the short handed St Kilda Saints (8-2) their first on court loss of the season on Saturday.
Athletics: Chignell top chance in Edmond Cup
Athletics: Chignell top chance in Edmond Cup
Oli Chignell will go into today's Edmond Cup steeplechase at Wingatui Racecourse as one of the favourites to win the individual open men's title.
Netball: Signing on for Steel 'easiest decision' for Francois
Netball: Signing on for Steel 'easiest decision' for Francois
Southern Steel midcourter Shannon Francois has signed on for a fifth season.
Netball: Not much scope for surprises
Netball: Not much scope for surprises
The 14th Netball World Cup starts in Sydney in just 41 days. With the Australian Diamonds naming a formidable squad earlier this week, there appears to be little chance of the Silver Ferns closing the gap between the sides. Netball writer Robert van Royen takes a sneak peak at what lies ahead for the Silver Ferns.
Boxing: Bout last chance: Tupou
Boxing: Bout last chance: Tupou
Bowie Tupou knows his boxing career could be over if he does not beat Joseph Parker in Invercargill on August 1.
Sydney trip great timing for Highlanders fans
Sydney trip great timing for Highlanders fans
Rebecca Allnutt's 21st birthday present could not have been better timed.
Ice hockey: No holding back in derby
Ice hockey: No holding back in derby
As far as ice hockey derbies go in New Zealand, it does not get any bigger than the Dunedin Thunder and Southern Stampede rivalry. Sport reporter Robert van Royen asked Thunder captain Paris Heyd and Stampede captain Bert Haines four questions ahead of the two games between the sides in Queenstown this weekend.
Netball: NNZ planning national league
Netball: NNZ planning national league
A ''glaring gap'' in Netball New Zealand's competition structure is behind the proposed launch of a national league next year.
Netball: Karaka, Francois top of wish list
Netball: Karaka, Francois top of wish list
With less than two weeks until ANZ Championship franchises can approach players from outside their 2015 roster, the clock is ticking for the Southern Steel to re-sign players to join shooter Jhaniele Fowler-Reid and captain Wendy Frew for next year. While Netball South chief executive Lana Winders is busy negotiating contracts, netball writer Robert van Royen came up with a wish list.
Rugby: Women's competition to feature semifinals
Rugby: Women's competition to feature semifinals
The women's national championship has been given an overdue revamp before the 2015 competition.
Football: Hungary shot down by own goal
Football: Hungary shot down by own goal
Cruel brutal or unlucky. All three words sum up Hungary's extra-time loss to Serbia at Otago Stadium yesterday afternoon.
Athletics: Chignell exceeds expectations with close fourth
Athletics: Chignell exceeds expectations with close fourth
Oli Chignell exceeded even his own expectations to finish fourth in the senior boys race at the national secondary schools cross country championships on Saturday.
Athletics: Fifth place a surprise
Athletics: Fifth place a surprise
She is only 15, but Samantha Burke belied her age to finish fifth in the senior girls race at the national secondary schools cross country championships on Saturday.
Basketball: Robinson shooting sets up Bombers
Basketball: Robinson shooting sets up Bombers
The Bombers (4-5) snared a crucial 88-79 win over Magic A (5-4) in the men's A grade competition on Saturday.
Athletics: Pair wanting chilly day
Athletics: Pair wanting chilly day
It might sound strange, but Oli Chignell and Jessie Murphy hope the weather is as cold as possible for the national secondary schools cross-country championships today.
Netball: Firebirds favourites heading into final
Netball: Firebirds favourites heading into final
The ANZ Championship reaches its climax when the Queensland Firebirds and New South Wales Swifts meet in the decider tomorrow afternoon. Netball writer Robert van Royen takes a look at the fourth and most important match between the two Australian heavyweights this season.
Ice hockey: Season over in five minutes after bad fall
Ice hockey: Season over in five minutes after bad fall
Five minutes. That is how long Connor Harrison's third season with the Dunedin Thunder lasted.