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Ian Foster has been made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

Former New Zealand cricketer Grant Bradburn has been sacked by Glamorgan following a recent charge of misconduct.

All-rounder Amelia Kerr has been shortlisted for the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year award.

Sam Whitelock has been honoured, alongside a Paralympics administrator and a horse racing legend.

The Black Caps have clinched the T20 cricket series against Sri Lanka with a game to spare.

Australian cricket star Ellyse Perry will play for the Wellington Blaze in the Super Smash T20 competition.

The big Kiwi hope for this year's tournament unfortunately went the way of all the others in previous years.

Alice Robinson has produced two strong runs at the World Cup giant slalom event in Austria to secure her second podium finish of the season.

Wellington Phoenix have had their unbeaten run in the women's A-League ended by Melbourne City following a 2-1 defeat.

The new-look Black Caps have scored an unlikely win over Sri Lanka in the first T20 international in Mount Maunganui.

Breakers point guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright was charged with grabbing, pushing or mishandling an official after an altercation.

Auckland FC have extended their A-League men's competition lead after a comprehensive 4-1 victory over the Central Coast Mariners in Gosford.

The Wellington Phoenix have had a welcome return to form with a 2-1 A-League men's win over the Newcastle Jets in Wellington.

The Breakers guard could face sanctions after Christmas Day push of referee.

It is the second time she has been awarded the title.

The Breakers have crashed to an eighth straight loss in the NBL, beaten 97-82 by the Tasmania Jackjumpers in their Christmas Day game in Hobart.

Ezra Mam was charged after crashing his ute into an Uber carrying a woman and her young daughter, who needed hospital treatment.

Australia won the third and final ODI in Wellington by 75 runs to claim a 2-nil series win.

Jacobs has completed a memorable month with his inclusion in the 13-man squad for the three-match series against Sri Lanka.

Their heaviest defeat of the season was also their third in a row, allowing Western Sydney to leapfrog the struggling New Zealand side.

Olympics triathlon silver medallist Hayden Wilde has split with his coach for the past eight years, Craig Kirkwood.

Tauranga Whai have proved stormed to their first Tauihi national women's basketball crown with an emphatic 90-71 win over Wellington's Tokomanawa Queens in Tauranga.

He suggested their seven-match unbeaten streak had gone to the players' heads.

Wellington Phoenix's surge up the A-League women's standings continues with a 2-0 home win over Sydney FC.

Auckland FC have tasted defeat for the first time in their history after suffering a 4-0 shock loss to Western United at Go Media Stadium in Auckland.