The Matildas were too good for an improved Football Ferns in the second international in Adelaide PHOTO: MATILDAS The Football Ferns delivered an improved showing in their final game of 2025, but still lost to the Australian Matildas 2-0. New Zealand head coach Michael Mayne made six changes to the side that started the first match for the second clash at Adelaide’s Coopers Stadium. LATEST HEADLINES: Casper Ruud to ASB Classic Lawson in Racing Bull seat Windies dominate Blac

Football Ferns star Annalie Longo has confired she will retire from international football after the second match against Australia’s Matildas at Coopers Stadium in Adelaide.

New Zealand U20 international Zoe Benson scored the wining goal as Auckland United sealed a third consecutive National League Championship women's title.

Queenstown's Alice Robinson (Queenstown has won the Copper Mountain FIS Giant Slalom World Cup race, marking her career fifth World Cup victory and a brilliant start to her 2025/26 season.

The Football Ferns have been well-beaten in the first match of their two-game series against Australia’s Matildas at polytec Stadium in Gosford, New South Wales.

New Zealand's Lydia Ko has again struggled late in her round to eventually card an even-par final round 72 to sit at six-under overall in a tie for 41st.

The Phoenix women have moved up to fifth on the A-League table thanks to a 38th-minute goal from teenage star Pia Vlok.

New Zealand golfer Dame Lydia Ko has slipped into a share of 36th at the LPGA's Tour Championship in Florida.

Lydia Ko remains in the hunt after the second round of the LPGA's season-end tournament CME Group Tour Championship. in Florida

The Silver Ferns are top seed in Pool B alongside 2022 silver medallist Jamaica for netballs appearance at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games next year.

The Wellington Phoenix will be without Tessel Middag and Alyssa Whinham for the remainder of the 2025-26 A-League as both midfielders have suffered season-ending knee injuries.

New Zealand's Grace O'Hanlon has been named FIH Women's Goalkeeper of the Year after a remarkable 2024-25 season between the posts for New Zealand Women’s hockey team.

The Silver Ferns have claimed the Netball International Series against England 2-1 following a grinding 55-49 win in the decider in Manchester.

New Zealand 's Lydia Ko makes a much-anticipated return to the LPGA Tour this week when she tees it up at the CME Group Tour Championship.

Two of the world’s top ranked WTA tennis stars have confirmed their return to Auckland for the ASB Classic.

New Zealand rugby legend Dame Farah Palmer has been appointed to the World Rugby Council as the country's third representative. A former Black Ferns captain and three-time Rugby World Cup champion, Dame Farah has extensive governance and rugby experience. She was a New Zealand Rugby Board member between 2016 and 2024 and a member of the New Zealand Māori Rugby Board for 17 years. Dame Farah replaces Dr Deb Robinson, a former All Blacks and Black Ferns doctor, who has served

In a reversal of 24 hours earlier the Silver Ferns have lost the second netball test against England in London beaten by the same score from the previous test 61-58

New Zealand has lost its Billie Jean King Cup Play-off tie against Romania 3–0, but was close to securing two of the matches.

The Silver Ferns have won the opening gmae of the three-Test series against England with a 61-58 victory in London.

The New Zealand Billie Jean King Cup team has been beaten 3-0 by the home nation in Gorzow, Poland.