Auckland City’s defence of their OFC Men’s Champions League title is still alive after a semi-final victory over New Caledonia’s AS Magenta at Stade Pater in Tahiti.

Four Fijians are in the top eight of the Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific stats for defenders beaten after 13 rounds.

Rewa FC will spare no effort in their pursuit of its first OFC Men’s Champions League title win in Tahiti.

Heavyweight boxer Semi Dauloloma will be seeking revenge when he next faces champion James Singh next month in Suva.

Crusaders coach Rob Penney has apologised for referring to a journalist as a “c**t” after a media session in Christchurch on Wednesday.

Two national basketball reps and women’s coach Earl Hughes are currently attached with Geelong Association’s NBL1 teams in Victoria, Australia.

Rewa FC is aware their OFC Men’s Champions League semifinal opponent today, AS Pirae, is a good side.

Ademola Lookman scored a stunning hat-trick as Atalanta beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in the Europa League final this morning to win just the second major trophy in their 117-year history and end the German champions’ remarkable unbeaten streak.

The Highlanders will welcome back two of their key players in their Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific clash with the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua in Dunedin this weekend.

Fiji Airways Kaiviti Silktails head coach Wes Naiqama says the team continues to put pressure on themselves as they approach the halfway mark of the Jersey Flegg Cup competition.

Bath’s South African forwards GJ van Velze and Chris Cloete will retire from rugby at the end of the season.

England’s first T20 against Pakistan at Headingley was abandoned without a ball being bowled because of rain.