Stories by Barry Guy

Following in her mother's footsteps is going to be extra special for Auckland runner Anneke Grogan this weekend.

This year Blues loose forward Shannon Leota will get to split her time between work and rugby and she's delighted.

Picking up a professional contract has helped Maddy Green develop her game and she's ready to put that on show in the T20 World Cup.

Less than a year into her 400m career, Rosie Elliott has her sights set on breaking New Zealand's longest standing women's national record.

White Ferns all-rounder Amelia Kerr has some mixed emotions about the wickets she's played on since arriving in South Africa for the T20 World Cup.

Pole-vaulter Eliza McCartney has her sights set on the World Championships this year after battling back from injuries that forced her to change the way she ran.

High jump champion Hamish Kerr heads to Europe this weekend a few kilograms heavier than normal, but it has nothing to do with overindulging during the festive season.

The international career of Black Cap Michael Bracewell continues to flourish, with his latest outing likely to have attracted plenty of interest in India.

Football Ferns coach Jitka Klimkova says they got eveything they wanted out of their first game against the USA.

The Football Ferns have only ever beaten the USA once and the chances of that happening again over the next couple of days are remote.

Wellington Phoenix captain Lily Alfeld is sure there are a few fans that are keen to see her leave the stands and get back on the pitch.

Winning was good, but New Zealand sprinter Zoe Hobbs admits a trip away with family and friends was the best part of competing at the Colgate Games.

It's that of time of the year - the RNZ Sports crew look back of the sporting highlights, lowlights, and oddities of the sporting year that was.

Chiefs coach Clayton McMillan is hoping a decision to delay the start to their preseason will help them in next year's Super Rugby Pacific competition.

Weightlifting in New Zealand is enjoying a surge in popularity and in part it's due to the increased involvement of Māori and Pasifika athletes.

Rowing great Mahe Drysdale is spearheading an employment case that could have major implications for the New Zealand sports system.

Olympic rowing champion Emma Twigg can be forgiven for having a feeling of dējā vu going into this week's World Championships in the Czech Republic.

Rotorua runner Michael Voss takes a low key approach into competition and isn't getting fazed about the possibility of making history this weekend.

The two most successful teams in the history of the women's provincial rugby competition will meet in the final of the Farah Palmer Cup tomorrow.

The All Whites will have to wait another four years for the opportunity to play at the Fifa World Cup finals after a heart-breaking loss in their final qualification game.

New Zealand paddler Alicia Hoskin is hoping to form a lasting combination with legend Dame Lisa Carrington.

The Canterbury Rowing Club will this weekend celebrate its 160th anniversary after surviving some tough times.

After spending the last five months based in Australia the Wellington Phoenix return home this weekend.

The first of three World Cups New Zealand will host over an 18 month period will come to an end this weekend as Australia play England in the final of the women's Cricket World Cup.

Logan van Beek will turn out for the Netherlands against the Black Caps but still holds ambitions of one day playing for New Zealand.