Nick Kyrgios has been issued a 16-week ban, along with a $25000 fine for his aggravated behaviour, and is subjected to a six month probationary period. The Australian smashed two Racquets in an outburst of anger at the Cincinnati Masters after he lost to Karen Khachanov in August earlier this ….
Russia could potentially see a ban from all major sporting events due to discrepancies in a lab databases, as warned by the World Anti-Doping Agency. The country has been given a limit of three weeks to explain the many inconsistencies in their database or face being excluded from the Olympics ….
New Zealand launched its World Cup title defence with an exciting 23-13 victory over South Africa that gave plenty of proof as to why the All Blacks are the favourite of many pundits to beat Japan 2019. South Africa had the best of opening rounds and led 3-0 through a ….
South African Mickey Arthur has recently landed a new coaching job with the Central Stags in New Zealand. Arthur will be coaching the stags for the upcoming Super Smash T20 competition. It’s the first coaching gig for the 51 year old since he worked as a coach in Pakistan, and ….
New Zealand and Samoan athletes taking part in the Rugby World Cup will be covering the tattoos on their arms and legs while visiting the country. This is being done as a nod of cultural respect, as tattoos within the country are often associated with organised crime syndicates. Tattooed people ….
For a record Ninth consecutive time, six-time Olympic champion Allyson Felix was chosen for the World Athletics Championships in the U.S. squad. Felix, 33, only returned to competitive riding at last week’s Great North City Games, just 10 months after she gave birth to her first child, which required an ….
Despite it being 25C in central Tokyo, snow was falling at the venue for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The snow wasn’t result of freak weather, but rather the latest innovation tested by organisers of the 2020 event, who are hoping to try and keep the extreme heat at ….
Rory McIlroy defeated Brooks Koepka to earn his fifth PGA Tour Player of the Year award. Voting for the prize was available to teams competing in the 2018-19 season and at least fifteen formal FedEx Cup events. While the Tour did not publish total votes and announced McIlroy’s victor over ….
Top amateur golfer, Daniel Hillier, from New Zealand, has turned professional and will compete alongside a compatriot and major winner in his first paid ranks competition. Hillier will join the 2005 U.S. Open Champion and Wellingtonian colleague Michael Campbell in the field for the $3.38 million KLM Open European Tour ….
The America’s Cup competition is now more than just simulations and plans, with Team New Zealand launching the world’s first AC75 ship. The Kiwi defenders put the first of their two full-scale race boats on the water, bringing plans, designs and modifications to fruition. The ship, dubbed Te Aihe, is ….
