An inspired attacking performance from Mexico has proved difficult for New Zealand to contain at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, Gareth Turnbull’s side beginning their campaign with a 5-0 defeat on Saturday morning (NZT).

Day 2 of the New Zealand Junior Nationals has seen some exciting matches between players and there have been some interesting results with only one more round of quarter finals left to be completed before the Semi-Finals kick off tomorrow (Saturday).

New Zealand Football is pleased to confirm the National Youth League Draw for the 2016 season and revised draws for the Stirling Sports Premiership and National Women’s League.

A New Zealand Invitational Baseball team stacked full of teen age talent is heading to Arizona to compete in the top showcase tournament in the United States in front of hundreds of college and professional scouts.

A group of promising youngsters from New Zealand are about to play in the biggest match of their short footballing lives but coach Gareth Turnbull is confident they will not let the sense of occasion overwhelm them.

One of the number one college basketball coaches in the United States is in New Zealand spending time at the SAS Secondary Schools National Basketball Championship, being held in Palmerston North this week, scouting for Kiwi talent.

New All Blacks prop Kane Hames and fast-paced winger Toni Pulu will continue their exciting rising rugby careers in Gallagher Chiefs colours, after committing to the two-time Investec Super Rugby champions.

Canterbury will play their third game in eight days this Sunday afternoon, when they take on Taranaki at New Plymouth’s Yarrow Stadium.

They’re the 40 minutes Rod Ratu and his Counties Manukau Stingrays probably wish they had back.

University of Canterbury (UC) researcher Dr Blake Bennett’s original doctoral study investigated both New Zealand and Japanese secondary-school rugby environments to examine the influences and intentions of their coaching.