The world is still coming to terms with the recent announcement of the ICC World Test Championship. The winners are set to take home $2.24 million while the runner-up is set to receive $1.12 million. This is a lot less than what other major trophy winners receive and has led ….
It is with great sadness that we announce the official retirement of Sydney Roosters player Boyd Cordner. He made the emotional announcement on Monday following months of repeated concussions. Cordner’s retirement will be effective immediately, with his last official game in the professional rugby league during last year’s State of ….
Warriors prop, Bunty Afoa, has resigned with the Warriors until the 2023 NRL season ends. The two-year contract extension will see the 24-year-old on track to make 100 appearances for the club since his debut in 2016. The team is excited to have Bunty stay on for the next two ….
It’s a classic case of if the shoe fits.. and the latest drama has a surprising focus – that of footwear. When Max Verstappen’s racing boots had not arrived in time for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix last weekend, New Zealand F2 racer Liam Lawson lent a pair of boots to ….
Kiwi surfer and Tokyo hopeful Paige Hareb had to be rushed to a hospital this past long weekend after losing her conscience for a few minutes in El Salvador at the World Surfing Games. Hareb has now declared herself in possession of a clean bill of health after she passed ….
F1 champion this week had a strong stream of criticism for those who have voiced their approval of Naomi Osaka’s withdrawal from the French Open. Speaking before the weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Hamilton praised Osaka for her bravery in sticking to her guns while criticising the organisers of Roland Garros ….
The Olympic Games plot thickened this week as a Japanese City cancelled a Kenyan pre-Tokyo training camp over a marked and sudden spike in infections, while describing the situation currently prevailing in the city as “critical”. The city, Kurume, which is situated in the Fukuoka Prefecture, confirmed on Wednesday that ….
Kiwi diver Anton Down-Jenkins says he’s looking forward to proudly flying the rainbow flag alongside New Zealand’s at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The 21-year-old is the first male diver to represent NZ at an Olympic event in 37 years. Down-Jenkins says he’s a vocal activist for the LGBTQI+ community ….
New Zealand thoroughbred trainer Allan Sharrock (57), one of the top trainers in the current season, has been cleared of all charges related to traces of methamphetamine discovered in the blood of two racehorses who recently tested positive for the drug at the Awapuni racecourse in Palmerston North. Reliable Miss ….
Phil Mickelson has credited New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko as his inspiration for winning last weekend’s PGA Championship. The big win saw the 50-year-old interrupt a two-year drought on the PGA Tour. He’s also now the oldest player ever to have won a golf major. His stellar victory came off ….