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Nat Hurst has dropped the interim tag to be appointed Tall Ferns head coach. PHOTO: ADELAIDE LIGHTNING Former Adelaide Lightning coach Nat Hurst has been appointed as the Tall Ferns' new head coach. Basketball New Zealand (BBNZ) confirmed the Tall Ferns coaching staff on Saturday, bringing together decades of expertise and leadership, with celebrated former Australian Opal Hurst taking charge. LATEST HEADLINES: Chiefs almost blow lead vs Moana Pasifika Kerr earns silver at World Athletics indoors NZ Warriors beat Roosters for two in a row Bulls, Nuggets top Panthers, Hawks in NBL Sadowski-Synnott a world champion again Eden Park disappointment for Caps, Ferns All Whites beat Fiji, to face New Caledonia A playing career that saw her represent Australia, alongside winning seven WNBL titles with Canberra, and a professional stint in Europe has set her up perfectly for this next chapter of her coaching career.     Hurst moved into coaching in 2020, serving as an assistant coach under Chris Lucas with the Adelaide Lightning set up, before succeeding Lucas as the team’s head coach, a position she held until December, 2024.     Hurst was announced as the interim Tall Ferns head coach in July last year, taking the team on a tour of Japan before leading them into the 2026 FIBA Women's World Cup Pre-Aualifiers in August.  “I am both humbled and excited to be named the head coach of the Tall Ferns.  This is a significant opportunity to contribute to the growth of women’s basketball in New Zealand," Hurst said. "I’m eager to work with such a talented group of athletes who are passionate about the game and committed to excellence. Additionally, I look forward to collaborating closely with the management team and support staff to ensure we create an environment that fosters development, unity, and success.     "My focus will be on supporting the players, building on the team’s legacy, and driving the Tall Ferns toward new achievements in the upcoming qualifying period and beyond.” Joining Hurst will be assistant coaches Mel Bennett and Kerryn Mitchell.      Bennett has dedicated her career to growing the game in New Zealand, serving as head coach of the Tauranga Whai during the first two Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa seasons before making the move south to assist Tania Tupu at the Tokomanawa Queens in 2024. Bennett was also head coach of the Junior Tall Ferns from 2021-2024 and was recently named Auckland Basketball’s community officer, reflecting her deep commitment to basketball development both on and off the court.  Mitchell also joins the Tall Ferns coaching roster with valuable experience in NBL1 and international basketball.    Most recently, she was head coach of the Sandringham Sabres and has previously served as an assistant coach with the Southside Flyers.     Mitchell also contributed to the Tall Ferns programme as an assistant coach during the FIBA Women's World Cup Pre-Qualifiers in Mexico last year.  The new coaching staff's first test will be the three-game Trans-Tasman Throwdown series against the Opals from May 7-11, with game three in Hamilton.

A dominant first half has delivered the Chiefs a 50-35 win over Moana Pasifika in Round 6 of Super Rugby Pacific in Pukekohe. It was all the Chiefs in the opening 40 minutes as they blitzed their opposition before having to endure some unexpected nervy moments in the second half on Friday night at Navigation Homes Stadium. LATEST HEADLINES: Kerr earns silver at World Athletics indoors NZ Warriors beat Roosters for two in a row Bulls, Nuggets top Panthers, Hawks in NBL Sadowski-Synnott a world champion again Eden Park disappointment for Caps, Ferns All Whites beat Fiji, to face New Caledonia The Chiefs began with four unanswered tries as hooker Bradley Slater nabbed the opener after some nice hands from Damian McKenzie and Shaun Stevenson. The pair combined for the next try when Stevenson sliced through the defence for his first try since his return from Japan. It gave the Chiefs a 17-0 lead, and they were far from done. Tries to halfback Xavier Roe and wing Leroy Carter extended the lead as Moana Pasifika captain Tom Savage could only watch from the bench after a yellow card. Despite the numbers disadvantage, Moana Pasifika hit back after 32 minutes when Pepesana Patafilo burst through the line, setting up William Havili to slide over the line. Shaun Stevenson scored one of the Chiefs' seven tries against Moana Pasifika. PHOTO: CHIEFS But the first half was all the Chiefs as McKenzie and Manaaki Selby-Rickit crossed for a 43-7 half time lead. Moana Pasifika unleashed their bench at the break and paid remarkable dividends. Replacements Sama Malolo and Tuna Tuitama both scored as the hosts started to gain belief. They scored 28 unanswered points as the Chiefs were caught napping after their fast start. Havili’s second try, thanks to an intercept, suddenly had Chiefs fans nervous as the margin reduced to eight points with six minutes remaining. Ultimately, it was too much to overcome, with Samisoni Taukei’aho’s rolling maul try with two minutes to go sealing the win, without a bonus point. Regardless, the Chiefs will go into the bye in first place, eight points clear of the second-placed Crusaders. Last-placed Moana Pasifika face a trip to Christchurch next weekend to take on the Crusaders. Chiefs 50 (Bradley Slater, Shaun Stevenson, Xavier Roe, Leroy Carter, Manaaki Selby-Rickit, Damian McKenzie, Samisoni Taukei’aho tries; Damian McKenzie 6 con, pen) Moana Pasifika 35 (William Havili 2, Abraham Pole, Sama Malolo, Tuna Tuitama tries; Patrick Pellegrini 5 con). HT: 43-7

A silver for high jumper Hamish Kerr at the World Athletics Indoor Championships PHOTO: ATHLETICS NZ New Zealand high jumper Hamish Kerr has lost his title at the World Indoor Athletics Championships after collecting silver in Nanjing. Paris Olympic gold medallist Kerr managed a best clearance of 2.28m to finish three centimetres behind South Korean Wood Sang-hyeok. LATEST HEADLINES: Warriors beat Roosters for two in a row Bulls, Nuggets beat Panthers, Hawks NBL Sadowski-Synnott snowboard champion Eden Park disappointment for NZ cricket All Whites beat Fiji face New Caledonia Kerr had three misses at 2.31m, but finished second overall on a countback ahead of three other jumpers who had cleared 2.28m. Bronze went to Jamaican Raymond Richards. It was the first global event contested by 28-year-old Kerr since he soared to Olympic gold with a best of 2.36m eight months ago. Meanwhile Maddi Wesche and debutant Kaia Tupu-South were 15th and 16th in the women's shot put. It was a disappointing outcome for Olympic silver medallist Wesche, who was eliminated at the end of the third round with a lone recorded throw of 16.52m, having registered fouls in her two other attempts. Maia Ramsden failed to advance in the women's 1500m, finishing sixth in heat in a time of 4min 14.89s, well short of the top three finish needed to automatically advance. Laura Nagel was eighth in her heat. Tiaan Whelpton advanced from the 60m heats to the semi-final but went no further, placing last in the latter race in 6.70s. Britain's Jeremiah Azu later won the gold medal, edging out Australian Lachlan Kennedy in a photo finish. Alison Andrews-Paul was fifth in her 800m heat and failed to advance.

Zoi Sadowski-Synnott in action at the World Championships PHOTO: FIS PARK & PIPE. Wanaka's Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has been crowned the 2025 FIS Snowboard Slopestyle World Champion in Corvatsch, Switzerland. Sadowski-Synnott finished on the podium at every Slopestyle World Championships she dropped into during her decorated career, with her fifth consecutive Snowboard Slopestyle World Championships podium. LATEST HEADLINES: Eden Park disappointment for NZ cricket All Whites beat Fiji face New Caledonia Hong Kong Sevens on line for NZers Sun out of Miami Open first round Fox makes strong start on PGA Tour It was also her third Snowboard Slopestyle World Champion title, a record setting achievement. The 24-year-old was stunned by her success. “I can’t really believe it; I didn’t really think about it coming into this week. I was just feeling incredibly grateful for this whole winter after my injury last year and really thankful for the support from my sponsors, my team, my friends and my family.” Despite cloudy conditions causing flat light, the 12 riders came out firing in the first run of today’s finals, with the five women who dropped right before Sadowski-Synnott lacing top to bottom runs on the technical course. After an uncharacteristic bobble on her third jump, Sadowski-Synnott was sitting in sixth place after the first run with just one run left to go to determine the World Championship title. Echoing her Beijing 2022 Olympic Slopestyle Gold, Sadowski-Synnott was the final athlete to drop into the course, with it all on the line for the top spot. Showing her experience, she dug deep, remained composed and stomped one of her trademark technical runs, executing a full pull and leap frogging into the top spot with the only score of the competition in the 90’s. “That was crazy, I messed up my first run and put so much pressure on myself coming into the last run, all the girls were riding so good, and I was stoked to watch everyone’s runs - it just vibed me up to land that run. I have never done that [run combination] in contest before so I am super stoked!” Sadowski-Synnott’s winning run included a cab 270 on, 270 off on the top rail and a backside double corked 1260 melon grab on the third jump, but it was her entire top to bottom technical run, executed flawlessly, that put her in the top spot, over three points clear of her nearest competitor. Japanese riders Kokomo Murase and Reira Iwabuchi rounded out the podium in second and third. Sadowski-Synnott’s teammates Tiarn Collins and Dane Menzies both competed in the men’s finals finishing in 12th and 15th respectively, unable to put down full runs but both landings some impressive tricks. In the Freeski Slopestyle World Championships finals. Ruby Star Andrews and Luca Harrington both secured career best Slopestyle World Championships results finishing in fifth (Andrews) and sixth (Harrington). Teammate Ben Barclay finished in 16th place. The Snowboard Park & Pipe Team will next be in action Saturday 29 of March.

Two in a row for the Warriors in the NRL PHOTO: NRL The winning Warriors travel to Campbelltown to face Wests Tigers in the next round of NRL but are set to be without Roger Tuivasa-Sheck. The former Dally M winner shrugged off a hamstring injury to stop Dominic Young scoring in the corner in the 56th minute, forcing the Roosters player into touch. He then left the field with his injury. LATEST HEADLINES: Bulls, Nuggets beat Panthers, Hawks NBL Sadowski-Synnott snowboard champion Eden Park disappointment for NZ cricket All Whites beat Fiji face New Caledonia Hong Kong Sevens on line for NZers In front of 23,219 at Mt Smart the Warriors make it back-to-back home wins with a hard-fought 14-6 triumph after trailing 6-4 with 15 minutes to play. Fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad produces 30 runs for 314 metres to go with two try assists and seven tackle breaks to assist with the victory. Props James Fisher-Harris and Mitch Barnett were equally solid combining for 29 runs and 287 metres The Warriors finished the game when Ali Leiataua surged into a hole from close range and dotted down for his second try as Luke Metcalf added the extras to make it 14-6. A few minutes earlier a slicing run by Taine Tuaupiki put the Warriors in the Red Zone and Chanel Harris-Tavita came up with a great solo try when he put up a chip kick and flew high to bring it down and score. Luke Metcalf hit the upright to leave the score at 8-6 in their favour. The first half try also went to Leiataua after he eased through a Mark Nawaqanitawase tackle to score to have the home team on the scoreboard at 4-6. .

Lulu Sun was beaten in the first round at the Miami Open PHOTO: NZSW New Zealand tennis player Lulu Sun has been beaten in the first round of the big Miami Open in three sets. Sun ranked 44th lost to the 67th ranked Egyptian Mayar Sherif 5-7, 6-1, 4-6 in two hours 18 minutes after a hard-fought comeback. LATEST HEADLINES: Fox makes strong start on PGA Tour Auckland City make winning start to season Bruce, Le'afa guide Saints home in Nelson Warriors assistant Agar issued breach notice Jake Meenhorst takes Charles Tour opener Sun had plenty of break point opportunities converting four of her 12 chances while her opponent was successful with three of her nine break points. Overall Sun 104 points to Sherif's 97 points in total in the match Fellow New Zealander Erin Routliffe and Canadian Gaby Dabrowski are the women's doubles second seeds and face the Chinese pair of Xinyu Wang and Saisai Zheng in the first round. At the Merida Challengr, Yucatan Open in Mexico New Zealand doubles specialist Finn Reynolds is through to the semifinals of the US$100,000 event. Seeded third Reynolds and Australian Patrick Harper won their first match over an American pair in three sets before being given a walkover against an alternate team.

Ryan Fox is just three shots off the early lead at the PGA Tour's Valspar Championship. PHOTO: PGA TOUR New Zealand golfer Ryan Fox is inside the top-10 early in the first round at the PGA Tour's Valspar Championship. Fox made four birdies and a bogey at the Innisbrook Resort - Copperhead Course in Palm Harbor, Florida on Thursday (Friday NZ Time), to sit second at three-under, one shot back the clubhouse lead as the afternoon wave hit the course. LATEST HEADLINES: Auckland City make winning start to season Bruce, Le'afa guide Saints home in Nelson Warriors assistant Agar issued breach notice Jake Meenhorst takes Charles Tour opener Aumua re-signs with Hurricanes, NZ Rugby The 37-year-old Aucklander started his round with seven straight pairs, before a birdie at the par-three eighth. He made back-to-back birdies at the par-four 12th and par-three 13th, and another at the par-four 16th, before his lone blemish, a dropped shot at the par-four closing hole, after three-putting from 16 feet, including missing a four-footer for par. Fox will tee off his second round on Friday at 1.07pm local time (6.07am Saturday NZT). On the Asian Tour, Kiwi Nick Voke is tied for 12th at four-under after the opening day at the International Series Macau tournament. Voke rolled in six birdie putts and made two bogeys at the Macau Golf and Country Club on Thursday, to sit three strokes behind the leader, Masters-winning American LIV Golf star Patrick Reed. Compatriot Denzel Ieremia had a colourful round, with just six pars. He made seven birdies and five bogeys in a two-under 68 to be tied for 35th. At the WPGA Tour Australasia's Women's NSW Open, Kiwis Amelia Garvey and Hanee Song made equally strong starts on Thursday. Garvey sits tied for fourth after a four-under 67, featuring five birdies and a bogey, in the opening round at the Wollongong Golf Club, while Song is in a share of 11th after a three-under 68, with four birdies and a bogey. Wenyung Keh and Momoka Kobori (T37, even-par) are currently just above the projected cut-line, while Munchin Keh (T122, seven-over) has plenty of work to do. Six NZ golfers are above the cut-line at the PGA Tour of Australasia's Heritage Classic after the first round on Thursday. Tyler Hodge leads the way in a tie for 13th after a four-under 68 that included seven birdies and three bogeys, five shots off the lead, while Jimmy Zheng is in a share of 21st at three-under, making four birdies and a bogey. Michael Hendry and Sungjin Yeo (T44, one-under), and James Hydes and Kerry Mountcastle (T62, even-par) made solid beginnings, but Tyler Wood (T89, two-over) and Josh Geary (T114, six-over) have a lot of work to do. At the HotelPlanner (formerly Challenge) Tour's Delhi Challenge in India, Sam Jones sits in a share of 49th on a congested leaderboard after the first round. The Taranaki left-hander started slow, with two bogeys on the front-nine, before four birdies on the back side, finishing with a two-under 70 to be just five shots behind the five-way tie for the lead. Meanwhile, at the DP World Tour's Singapore Classic - featuring Kiwis Daniel Hillier and Kazuma Kobori - rain cancelled play on Thursday. The first round will now be played on Friday and second round on Saturday.

Auckland City FC have opened the Northern League season with two victories in the space of four days. The Navy Blues defeated Tauranga City 2-1 on Saturday despite being reduced to nine men, before beating West Coast Rangers by the same scoreline on Tuesday night, claiming their familiar spot at the top of the league. LATEST HEADLINES: Bruce, Le'afa guide Saints home in Nelson Warriors assistant Agar issued breach notice Jake Meenhorst takes Charles Tour opener Aumua re-signs with Hurricanes, NZ Rugby Ruthe the youngest sub-four-minute runner Both match-winners came late for the three-time defending Northern League champions and last year’s New Zealand Football (NZF) National League winners. Former All White Myer Bevan scored in the eighth minute of stoppage-time against Tauranga City at Kiwitea Street, after Adam Mitchell and Tong Zhou earned straight red cards in the second half. Liam Molloy put the visitors up in the second minute, with Mario Ilich netting the equaliser in the 59th minute. Futsal Whites captain Dylan Manickum banged in the winner in the 79th minute against Rangers at the Croatian Cultural Club in Te Atatu, after Ignacio Machuca Maturena and debutant Jeremy Foo scored late-first half goals. Myer Bevan scored the match-winner in Auckland City's Northern League opener. PHOTO: AUCKLAND CITY With a schedule congested by the Oceania Champions League next month and the expanded FIFA Club World Cup in June, ACFC were forced to play two matches before the official Round 1 this weekend. Paul Posa's side are back in action on Sunday, away to Manurewa AFC at War Memorial Park (kick-off 3pm). Auckland FC Reserves make their domestic football debut, away to Fencibles United at Riverhills Park on Saturday (kick-off 7pm). The eight-team Northern Region Football League's (NRFL) Women's Premier competition also gets underway this weekend, with two-time defending champions Auckland United hosting new club, Tauranga Moana, on Saturday (kick-off 1.45pm). The 10-team Central and Southern Leagues, which complete the NZF National League's regional phase, kick-off the following weekend.

The new-look Wellington Saints are on the board in the 2025 National Basketball League (NBL) season. All five Mills Albert Saints starters scored in double-digits as the 12-time champions held on for a 94-86 road victory over the NBS Nelson Giants at the Trafalgar Centre in Thursday night Sal's NBL action. LATEST HEADLINES: Warriors assistant Agar issued breach notice Jake Meenhorst takes Charles Tour opener Aumua re-signs with Hurricanes, NZ Rugby International mountain biking at Coronet Peak Whai pull away from Nuggets for NBL victory Ruthe the youngest sub-four-minute runner Australian guard Shaun Bruce starred in his first appearance for the Saints this year and first NBL game since 2018, scoring 23 points (7/13 FG, 3/6 3pt, 6/6 FT) to go with four rebounds and five assists. Tall Blacks guard Izayah Le'afa put up 22 points (6/15 FG, 3/10 3pt, 7/9 FT), seven assists and two steals, while national teammate Hyrum Harris added 17 points (7/13 FG, 2/5 3pt) and eight boards. American centre Nick Muszynski chimed in with 17 points (7/13 FG), seven rebounds and two blocks, with Australian forward Nick Marshall accounting for 12 points (3/8 FG, 5/6 FT) and five boards. American centre Nick Muszynski had 17 points and seven rebounds for the Wellington Saints. PHOTO: SAINTS For the Giants, American forward Brice Johnson finished with a game-high 25 points (10/22 FG, 4/7 3pt) and 11 rebounds, supported by 19 points (7/8 FG, 4/5 3pt) and five boards from Kiwi forward Liam Judd. After taking the lead for good midway through the second period, the Saints were able to keep Nelson at arms-length. The Giants closed within three with 1:23 remaining but a Marshall dunk and Bruce free-throws sealed the deal. Both teams finished with similar shooting stats from the floor but there was a big foul-shot discrepancy, with the Saints going 25-of-30 at the line and the Giants just 5-of-12. The Saints (1-1) host the Southland Sharks (1-0) on Wednesday night (tip-off 7pm), while the Giants (0-2) will search for their first win against the Franklin Bulls (2-0) at home next Friday (tip-off 7.30pm). In the earlier Sky Broadband Rapid League game, the Giants came from five points down after three quarters to win 36-34 on Aston Inwood’s game-winning layup with four seconds to play. Wellington Saints 94 (Shaun Bruce 23, Izayah Le’afa 22, Hyrum Harris 17, Nick Muszynski 17, Nick Marshall 12) Nelson Giants 86 (Brice Johnson 25, Liam Judd 19, Sam Dempster 11, Callum Dalton 11). 1Q: 27-24, HT: 54-46, 3Q: 70-62

NZ Warriors assistant coach Richard Agar is facing a hefty fine and three-match NRL suspension. PHOTO: SKY SPORTS The National Rugby League (NRL) has issued NZ Warriors assistant coach Richard Agar with a breach notice. The NRL alleged on Monday a breach of the NRL Code of Conduct following an altercation with an accredited media member during Round 1 of the 2025 NRL Premiership in Las Vegas. LATEST HEADLINES: Jake Meenhorst takes Charles Tour opener Aumua re-signs with Hurricanes, NZ Rugby International mountain biking at Coronet Peak Whai pull away from Nuggets for NBL victory Ruthe the youngest sub-four-minute runner The breach notice proposes a fine for Agar of A$10,000 (half suspended), a suspension of three NRL matches and a requirement for Agar to undertake appropriate education and training. The suspension prohibits Agar from performing any duties as assistant coach of the Warriors on the days the matches are scheduled. Further, Agar is prohibited from travelling to any away match scheduled for the Warriors during the period of the suspension.   Agar has five business days to respond to the breach notice. According to the reporter in question, UK-based Australian John Davidson, Agar confronted him at halftime in the bowels of Allegiant Stadium, where the Warriors lost 30-8 to the Canberra Raiders in the first game of the season. Agar and the reporter are believed to have known each other from the coach's time working in England, where the 53-year-old served as head coach at Hull FC, Wakefield Trinity and Leeds Rhinos in the Super League. The Englishman joined the Warriors in August 2022 on a two-year deal, having previously coached under Warriors head coach Andrew Webster with Toa Samoa.

All Whites head coach Darren Bazeley has the side facing Cote d'Ivoire and Ukraine in June. PHOTO:  DAVE LINTOTT PHOTOGRAPHY The All Whites have set their next international fixtures with matches in the new Canadian Shield tournament, taking place in Toronto, Canada in June. New Zealand will face world No 46 Côte d'Ivoire on Saturday, June 7 at 7pm local time (Sunday, June 8, 11am NZ Time), followed by world No 25 Ukraine on Tuesday, June 11 at 5pm local time (Wednesday, June 11, 9am NZT). LATEST HEADLINES: Ruthe becomes youngest sub-4 runner Blues v Crusaders, Chiefs still strong Black Ferns legend no to World Cup Webster pilots Jets to NBL win over Airs Warriors stick with winning combination Both matches will take place at BMO Field, the home of Toronto FC, which will also host contests during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The tournament will award three points for a win, one point for a draw and an additional point for a shootout win. All matches will have a winner and games will go directly to penalties after 90 minutes (plus stoppage-time). Should the All Whites win the upcoming FIFA World Cup Oceania Qualifiers, taking place this month, the matches will form part of the crucial build-up programme, as well as providing a taste of playing in a tournament in one of the 2026 host cities. New Zealand faces Fiji in the semifinal of the Oceania Qualifiers on Friday (kick-off 7pm) at Wellington's Sky Stadium, with the winner qualifying for the final, against the winner of the New Caledonia vs Tahiti semifinal, on Monday, March 24 (kick-off 7pm) at Auckland's Eden Park. Should they win, it will see New Zealand represented at the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 16 years. All Whites head coach Darren Bazeley was looking forward to the prospect of facing two challenging teams at the Canadian Shield tournament: “We have looked to put in place a programme of games so that should we qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2026 we will have faced a range of opponents in the build-up, and both Côte d'Ivoire and Ukraine will provide a real test for us, which is exactly what we want. “It will also be a great opportunity to be part of a tournament played in another one of the host countries to give us a taste of what we could face in 2026, if we win our qualification games this month.”

Thames Valley celebrate their Meads Cup win in the Heartland Championship. PHOTO: NZ RUGBY Provincial bragging rights are back up for grabs when the Heartland Championship kicks off for 10 weeks of exciting competition in August. The 2024 season saw Thames Valley end South Canterbury’s three-year reign in winning the Meads Cup, a dramatic extra-time thriller in the Lochore Cup Final and the Bill Osborne Taonga change hands six times. LATEST HEADLINES: NZ All Whites confirm June fixtures Ruthe becomes youngest sub-4 runner Blues v Crusaders, Chiefs still strong Black Ferns legend no to World Cup Webster pilots Jets to NBL win over Airs Excitement is guaranteed from the moment the competition kicks off with a repeat of the Meads Cup Final in round one when Thames Valley host Mid Canterbury. The Bill Osborne Taonga will go on the line in round two when holders King Country host Poverty Bay in Taupō. Both Thames Valley and King Country will have the chance to add to their trophy cabinets in pre-season with confirmed Ranfurly Shield Challenges against Taranaki. New Zealand Rugby’s Head of Community Rugby Steve Lancaster said the Heartland Championship is a great example of rugby being at the heart of communities. “Rugby in our Heartland Unions is thriving, we saw more players than ever before take the field in the community game across these Unions in 2024 and that was followed by a truly entertaining Heartland Championship. “There is something special about seeing seasoned campaigners alongside emerging talent, fuelled by provincial pride, it always produces exciting and entertaining rugby,” said Lancaster. The competition sees an eight-week round robin before the top eight teams play off for the Meads Cup and Lochore Cup. The Finals will be played the following weekend. One Heartland Championship match will be broadcast live on Sky each week. Check out the full schedule here