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Auckland City FC will return to defend their OFC Champions League title this year after seeing off Wellington Olympic in an entertaining national playoff.

Jacko Gill has inflicted defeat on Tom Walsh for a second straight national championships in another memorable clash of the shot put powerhouses.

The dogged Blues held on to beat the Wararatahs 12-10 in Sydney and clamber inside the top four on the Super Rugby Pacific standings.

The Hurricanes Poua did not perform a haka against the Blues' women's rugby team this afternoon, after recent controversy.

The Silver Ferns will host a three-test series against England and play four tests against Australia to cap Netball New Zealand's centenary celebrations.

The New Zealand women's endurance team pursuit have powered to gold at the UCI Nations Cup track cycling meet in Hong Kong.

James Preston delivered a statement win at the national championships which leaves him ranked behind only the legendary Sir Peter Snell over 800m.

Sophie Devine will line up in the WPL Twenty20 league final after her Royal Challengers Bangalore team scraped past the Mumbai Indians.

Leading Swiss tennis player Lulu Sun has switched national allegiance and will represent her native New Zealand.

Ryan Fox said he was chuffed to have recorded a rare feat in golf, hitting a hole in one.

The team will wear electric blue - building on Auckland's traditional royal blue.

The schedule for the Black Caps tour of Pakistan next month has been confirmed with the two sides to play five T20 internationals.

Black Cap Rachin Ravindra and White Fern Melie Kerr have been recognised as New Zealand's outstanding male and female cricketers.

Canoe slalom paddler Luuka Jones will join a select group of New Zealand athletes, having been selected to compete her fifth Olympics.

Ruby Tui and Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu stood motionless while their teammates laid down the challenge to their Blues counterparts.

Munster has announced that they will play the All Blacks XV this year.

A setback for the New Zealand track cycling team ahead of the Paris Olympics with Regan Gough announcing his retirement.

The All Whites will return to an iconic sporting venue with the possibility of another huge crowd.

You can forgive the wry smile Blues Women loose forward Charmaine McMenamin gives when injuries are mentioned. She's unfortunately a bit of an old hand at them, with the latest...

The Black Caps have come to the defence of their team mate Daryl Mitchell after he suggested cricket wasn't about winning.

New Zealand Cricket's longest serving scorer Helen Simpson is being honoured for her service.

Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang will almost certainly meet again, after the Chinese fighter's management indicated they were keen they want to initiate his rematch clause. Video

A heroic spell by debutant fast bowler Ben Sears got the Black Caps close - but Australia survived to win the second cricket test in Christchurch by three wickets and take the series 2-0.

All Whites coach Darren Bazeley would have been happy to see the return of skipper Chris Wood to action.

The Black Caps have their sights on a first home test win over Australia in 31 years after claiming four wickets late on day three of the second test in Christchurch.