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The Wellington based Tokomanawa Queens have pulled off another massive coup for the national women's basketball league. Last month the Queens announced Charlisse Ledger Walker would be playing in New… Audio

Dozens of teams made up of hundreds of young women rugby players are in Taupo this weekend for the Global Games NZ Junior Girls Rugby Festival. It's this week's regional spotlight, event founder… Audio

Warriors coach Andrew Webster has lashed out at internet trolls attacking his players. Webster said the online abuse bears almost on resemblance to the support they encounter in the real world. Sports… Audio

Playwright Dave Armstrong describes his new Circa Theatre show, Local Library as a love letter to libraries and the people who work in them, inspired by a real-life incident involving a man who was… Audio

Question marks continue to hang over the future of Netball's ANZ Premiership. It is the third straight year players have entered the season without certainty over the competition's future, with… Audio

Africa correspondent Nabil Ahmed Rufai has the latest from the region Audio

United States correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about President Trump calling FIFA's boss over a US player's suspension, which has some critics and fans seeing red. Audio

The rare decision to suspend a one-match ban for an American player at the Football World Cup has divided opinion. While the USA coach said he had no role in FIFA's decision, reports out of America… Audio

It's a big weekend for the top three Pacific Island rugby teams, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, RNZ Pacific's senior sports journalist Iliesa Tora previews the upcoming games for Pacific sports teams. Audio

Six underwater hockey players from Nelson are representing New Zealand at the age group world championships in Turkey later this month. The minority sport has always had a strong following at the top… Audio

Eleven year-old Aquila Peleseuma, who is of Samoan heritage, is excited about the opportunity he has been given through a football contract with top French football club Paris FC. Audio

Canterbury Rams basketball player Tamenang Choh has always been in his element on the court, but in the water he was out of his depth. The American import has now decided to take the plunge and learn… Audio

Chiefs lock Seuseu Naitoa Ah Kuoi joins First Up ahead of a sold out Super Rugby Pacific finals against the Hurricanes this weekend. Audio

The 'less polished version' of Winston Peters could be the next Prime Minister of Australia, with One Nation topping the polls Audio

Commentator and broadcaster Dave Worsley tells First Up what the unusualy hot conditions mean for the competition. Audio

A handful of ex-military, some fitness instructors, a few long-haul truck drivers and even two qualified bee-keepers are joining the ranks of the New Zealand police today. One of them is Wellington… Audio

The inaugural season of the OFC Pro League has been a tough learning curve for PNG Hekari FC, but despite finishing at the bottom of the rankings, the team says the competition has offered valuable… Audio

Sony AI has unveiled a robot called Ace that can outplay elite table tennis players. It can handle wicked spins and react to shots from all over the table, using complex machinery and hundreds of… Audio

There's a new format for lawn bowls and it's hoped it will attract new players. Five in 25 is a faster version of the game - so what would have taken hours is condensed into 25 minutes. Here to share… Audio

First Dave Rennie hinted at changes to the selection rule book, and now incoming defence coach Tana Umaga has admitted to changing his tune on the issue. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen.

The month of March has seen many events across Aotearoa dedicated to celebrating Pacific peoples and this continued over the weekend at Auckland's Go Media Stadium with the One NZ Warriors taking on… Audio

Nelson Rugby football club is scrapping registration fees for under 18's in a bid to entice more young players into the game. Subs are normally $100 for the young players adding up to $8000 a year… Audio

England is set to follow the Indian Premier League by introducing a player auction to its Twenty-Twenty franchise cricket competition. The Hundred - as the English league is known - will hold the… Audio