Warriors player Simon Mannering talks about his return to the team after a mouth injury, and discusses the coming came against the Raiders.

Warriors player Issac Luke speaks about going back home when the Warriors play the Raiders in Taranaki.

Andrew McFadden speaks on the Warriors loss to Panthers, and looks ahead to the Raiders game.

Warriors coach Andrew McFadden talks on his team selection ahead of Raiders game.

Source: TNT This crazy block-filled play during the playoffs match ended with Steven Adams netting one for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Leicester City celebrate their English Premier League title.

Yachting New Zealand’s Volvo Sailing…Have a Go! schools programme recently wrapped up its 10th season. Check out the Volvo Sailing… Have a Go! video which follows Northern Region Instructor Reuben Corbett on a typical day in the office.

Apart from the basketballers, Auckland's professional sports teams are basket cases - Chris Rattue

There is nothing more demoralising in the world of a diehard sports fan than their team failing to live up to their potential. For Michael Jenkins, the elimination of his beloved Washington Capitals from the Stanley Cup play-offs was just too much to handle, news.com.au reported.

Video credit: Jeremy Griffin - insidethunder.com Ben Stanley sat down with Kiwi NBA star Steven Adams to talk about how his career has grown in the past few years.

Tall Ferns Kalani Purcell and Micaela Cocks join basketball commentator Brenton Vannisselroy in studio to discuss their build-up to the qualifying campaign for the Rio Olympics.

Kiwi triathlete Ryan Sissons leads the team for a gentle bike ride through Tokyo as they prepare for this weekend's ITU World Series event in Yokohama.

Kiwis winger Jason Nightingale has produced one of the best try assists of the NRL season setting up Dragons teammate Tim Lafai for a try against the Raiders last night.

Kamal Reddy who killed his ex-partner and her three-year-old daughter and buried their bodies under an Akoranga bus station bridge was jailed for at least 21 years. Video / NZME

WARNING: Graphic content. Viewer discretion advised. Source: MLS/CSN Vancouver Whitecaps player Masato Kudo has had a bad collision with Chicago Fire goalkeeper Matt Lampson, with the Japanese striker suffering a concussion and a broken jaw.

Sky Sports via AAP Steven Adams has produced another double-double to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the San Antonio Spurs 95-91 and pull ahead 3-2 in their NBA play-off series. Adams scored 12 points and pulled in 11 rebounds during his 35 minutes on court as OKC closed to within one win of taking out the Western Conference semi-final. It was the third time in the series that the New Zealand centre had reached double figures in both points and rebounds.

A referee's assistant in the Czech Synot Liga was sent away after being deemed unfit to continue, due to alleged drunkenness.

Kiwi Mackenzie Smith talks about trying to make it big in professional video gaming.

She's Got Game reporter Dana Johannsen is joined by basketball commentator Brenton Vannisselroy as they look at the Tall Ferns' build-up to their Rio Olympics qualifying campaign.

All Blacks Julian Savea, Cory Jane and Victor Vito are among five players dropped from the Hurricanes side to play the Reds on Saturday for breaching team protocol. The trio, as well as Ardie Savea and reserve prop Chris Eves, were not considered for selection against the Reds after breaking the team's self-imposed curfew. The five players were late back to the team hotel on the Tuesday night before the side played the Sharks and have been stood down for one match.

Warriors winger Manu Vatuvei has broken his silence about his involvement in the prescription pills and energy drinks scandal that has rocked the club over the past fortnight.

On this week's episode of She's Got Game, NZ Rugby chairman Brent Impey fronts for the first time to explain why rugby must promote women in governance roles.

The final spot in the NZ track cycling sprint team is a tight tussle between mates Simon van Velthooven and Matt Archibald.

New Zealand have three gymnasts going to the Rio Olympics, artistic athletes 17-year-old Courtney McGregor of Christchurch and North Shore's Misha Koudinov, and Auckland trampolinist Dylan Schmidt.

The number of players alleged to have broken the curfew is unknown - it has been suggested there could be five - and it's possible that some could miss the next match against the Reds at Westpac Stadium on Saturday. Source: TVNZ

Anthony Griffin, head coach of the Penrith Panthers, talks to media upon the team's arrival to Christchurch.

The Italian Open had only just begun for Venus Williams and Coco Vandeweghe when their round one contest was dramatically interrupted.

Joseph Parker and Carlos Takam were in the studio ahead of their IBF title contendership bout at Manukau's Vodafone Events Centre a week on Saturday.