Stories by Clay Wilson

Silver Ferns coach Noeline Taurua says their matches in Auckland this week are ideal preparation for next month's Netball World Cup.

Black Caps coach Gary Stead is not providing any hints about potential team changes for their Cricket World Cup match against Pakistan.

When is a "home" game - not entirely a home game? For the New Zealand men's and women's rugby league teams, Saturday's matches fit firmly into that category.

If first impressions are anything to go by, the New Zealand Rugby League team have made an encouraging start to their preparations for Saturday's Test against Tonga, writes Clay Wilson.

Veteran Warriors forward Adam Blair is set to join an exclusive club of rugby league players on Friday night.

Sonny Bill Williams isn't reading too much into praise from All Blacks coach Steve Hansen ahead of this year's Rugby World Cup.

New Zealand will debut their ninth Test cricket venue and host the sport's three most powerful nations around the country next summer.

Scott Dixon specialises in making split second predictions at high speed. But even he didn't see this one coming. South Auckland-raised racing driver Dixon was awarded the Companion of the...

The Cricket World Cup has returned to the home of the sport for its 12th edition.

The 2019 Cricket World Cup promises to provide plenty of entertainment, Clay Wilson looks at who has the potential to set the tournament alight.

RNZ cricket reporter Clay Wilson breaks down the 10 teams vying for supremacy at the 12th edition of the World Cup in England.

Black Caps coach Gary Stead says Tom Blundell's performance in their opening Cricket World Cup warm-up match shows why he deserved his place in the New Zealand squad for the tournament.

Joseph Parker's promoter says the start of June is too soon for the New Zealand heavyweight boxer to jump into a rematch with British world title holder Anthony Joshua.

Forget breaks. All Blacks wing Rieko Ioane prefers the gas anyway.

Analysis - The selection of Ish Sodhi in the Black Caps squad for the looming Cricket World Cup is a victory for common sense, writes Clay Wilson.

Blues first five Otere Black says New Zealand rugby fans can expect more leading players from this country to head overseas to ply their trade.

New Zealand Rugby chief executive Steve Tew believes it's too early to say the proposed Nations Championship won't go ahead because of concerns in the Northern Hemisphere.

Hockey New Zealand says setting the standards for the environment within the national women's squad is an ongoing process which will include the team's new coach.

As the Black Caps aim to go one better than their memorable effort in 2015, RNZ Sport turns the spotlight on the 2019 Cricket World Cup.

The chief executive of the Pacific Rugby Players is encouraged by what he says is a massive turnaround by officials about the proposed new World League.

The fallout over the review into the environment within the New Zealand women's hockey team has taken another twist with the national body back-tracking on statements it made when it unveiled its…

Sports Call - Don't be surprised if longtime coach Mark Hager isn't, eventually, the only casualty of the review into the environment within the New Zealand women's hockey squad, writes Clay Wilson.

In a scene more reminiscent to the build-up to an All Blacks test, camera operators and journalists clamoured for position at Blues training on Tuesday. Video

Another experienced Black Sticks player has expressed her disappointment at the departure of the longtime coach of the New Zealand women's hockey team.

A great innings from Doug Bracewell and debutant Scott Kuggeleijn have helped New Zealand recover from a poor start to win their one-off T20 match against Sri Lanka.