The Black Sticks men hockey side have won their series against Japan after a 4-3 victory in the third and deciding game.

Near misses for two of New Zealand's best golfers in the Middle East and United States as Daniel Hillier and Lydia Ko finish fourth in their respective events.

The Black Ferns have taken the outright lead in the World Sevens Series after winning the Singapore tournament title

New Zealand cyclist Ally Wollaston has powered to victory at the Great Ocean Race in Victoria, defending her title in style.

The Wellington Phoenix women have celebrated a number of firsts against Newcastle in the A-League.

Sixth position and the last finals position was on the line at MyState Bank Arena and it proved to be a hrilling contest between the JackJumpers and NZ Breakers with the home side winning 91-89

South Island United and South Melbourne FC shared six goals in an epic 3-3 draw on match day two of Round 2 at the OFC Pro League in Port Moresby.

New Zealand's Lydia Ko has stayed at eight-under at the LPGA season-opener in Florida but saw the lead slip away after the majority of her third round of the Tournament of Champions.

New Zealand driver Mitch Evans has survived a wet track to win the Formula E round in Miami, however fellow-Kiwi driver Nick Cassidy finished out of the points.

the Black Caps have found themselves on the wrong end of a 46 run result to India in the fifth and final T20 with the World Cup starting this week.

A loss and injuries have marred Auckland FC's 2-1 away loss to Perth Glory. The result means the New Zealand side drop from first to third on the points table.

The most dominant New Zealand T20 team of the last decade, the Wellington Blaze did it again at Hagley Oval, defeating the Auckland Hearts by five wickets to lift the trophy for the seventh time in the last nine seasons.

Auckland FC scored twice in stoppage time to break PNG Hekari FC hearts and maintain their 100% record in the OFC Pro League.

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New Zealand's Lydia Ko shot a 5-under 67 in her second round for a share of the lead with England's Lottie Woad in the LPGA Tour's season-opening Tournament of Champions in Orlando, Florida.

Karim Lopez scored 14 of his 32 points in the last five minutes to deliver the New Zealand Breakers a crucial home win over Melbourne United in their latest NBL clash.

A dramatic late penalty save from Patrick Beach has seen Melbourne City salvage a draw at Sky Stadium in Wellington’s 500th Isuzu A-League match.

New Zealand’s Paul Coll has been beaten for the title at the Tournament of Champions in New York by rival and world No 1 Mostafa Asal of Egypt.

The New Zealand doubles pair of Finn Reynolds and James Watt are through to the semifinals of the Better Buzz San Diego Open.

Pace-bowler Ben Sears will join the Black Caps as a travelling reserve for the ICC T20 World Cup in India, starting shortly.