It's become a painful business watching the season play out for the Blues, writes Gregor Paul.

Join us here for tonight's live blog of the Super Rugby showdown between the Chiefs and the Blues from Waikato Stadium in Hamilton.

Herald columnist Justin Marshall identifies the three big match-ups that will determine tonight’s northern derby.

The Black Caps named their test and one-day international squads for the upcoming tour of England this morning.

NRL head of football Todd Greenberg has promised to ban for life Canterbury fans who threw projectiles at match officials on Friday as they exited ANZ Stadium.

Four of the six teams who voted in favour of reducing the boat size for the 2017 America's Cup have issued a statement criticising Team New Zealand.

Charles Piutau yesterday spoke publicly for the first time since signing with Irish club Ulster rather than the Blues.

Ailing cricket legend Martin Crowe gave a heart-wrenching speech at last night's NZ cricket awards that left retiring spinner Daniel Vettori teary-eyed.

Returning Warriors centre Ngani Laumape says he went to a "dark place" when it was feared he had suffered a season-ending knee injury in mid-February.

The Warriors will take their games to Wellington and elsewhere around New Zealand rather than Albany's QBE Stadium, says club chairman Bill Wavish.

Picture of a seemingly hungover Australia team emerges as Brad Haddin regrets drunken interview, but not sledging the Black Caps.

The All Whites have been beaten but far from disgraced against Korea Republic, going down 1-0 in Seoul in the early hours of Wednesday morning (NZT).

Warriors back-rower Ben Henry has suffered a season-ending injury for the second time in less than two years after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.