The Black Sticks Women have named a 20-player squad for the next month's 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup in Belgium and the Netherlands.

The Warriors then showcased why many expect them to content for the premiership with a dominant 32-10 victory over the Bulldogs in Hamilton.

Six new players have been named for possible club debuts, when NZ Warriors host Canterbury Bulldogs in their NRLW season-opener in Hamilton on Sunday.

Eliza McCartney was the best of the three New Zealand Commonwealth Games-bound pole vaulters who all finished in the top eight finishes at the Diamond League meet in Paris.

A disappointing exit out of the T20 World Cup for the White Ferns as defending champions, trounced by England by nine wickets and not making it out of their Group.

The Mystics have won netball's ANZ Premiership title with a 56-46 in the 2026 Grand Final against the Southern Steel in Auckland,

A blemish free third round for Dame Lydia Ko at the golf Major, the Women's PGA Championship at Minnesota.

Silver Fern Gina Crampton has announced her retirement from professional netball, just days after playing her final ANZ Premiership game.

Dame Lydia Ko's at risk of missing the cut at a third straight golfing major after a disasterous first round.

New Zealand will face Australia in four tests across 10 days in October to contest netball's Constellation Cup

Lulu Sun’s Wimbledon qualifying ended in a second round 7-6(10) 7-6(5) loss to France’s Oceane Dodin, with a delay of over an hour due to an electronic line-calling malfunction.

The Wellington Phoenix have farewelled five members of the women’s record-breaking 2025-26 squad.

The Black Ferns are set to play England for the first time in nearly two years as part of the WXV Global Series.

New Zealand’s Lulu Sun battled the heat and her Polish opponent for her 7-6(3) 7-5 in just over two houres for victory in the first round of Wimbledon qualifying first round.

For the second consecutive WSF World Teams Squash Championship a women's team from New Zealand will be missing.

New Zealand have beaten Scotland by six wickets in their penultimate Women's T20 World Cup group game to keep their semifinal hopes alive.

New Zealand have finished runner-up to India at the 2026 FIH Women's Nations Cup, beaten 2-0

The Steel have won through to their first netball Premiership Grand Final in eight years after a 60-54 win over the Tactix in the Elimination Final in Invercargill.

The White Ferns kept their ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 title defence alive with a thrilling four-run win over Ireland at the Hampshire Bowl

An experienced 12-strong Silver Ferns netball squads have been named to represent the New Zealand Team at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.