A round-up of sports news from around the region, including Peter V`landys praising the rise of rugby league talent in PNG. Read...

A teenage Taranaki club rugby player has been handed a 36-match ban after he deliberately shoulder charged a referee in a premier match. Read...

The owners of Moana Pasifika deny any public funding has gone into the Super Rugby side and is welcoming scrutiny of its funding processes. Read...

Ruby Tui was once more a notable absentee from their line-up to face Australia, weeks out from naming their final Rugby World Cup squad. Read...

New Zealand got a brutal taste of how tough it will be to win the World Rugby under-20 Championship for the first time since 2017. Read...

Sports injury expert says former Kiwis rugby league player`s seizure shows he sustained a severe concussion. Read...

Sport and politics aren’t strange bedfellows when it comes to the NRL. Read...

Retired NRL veteran and Kiwis test rugby league forward Kevin Proctor was knocked out in a collision at the RUNIT 02 in Dubai on Sunday. Read...

The PGA Tour`s youngest player and biggest hitter is going into the final round of the Rocket Classic with a two-shot lead. Read...

Follow live coverage of the British and Irish Lions’ first tour game in Australia, against the Western Force in Perth. Read...