Stories by Ravinder Hunia

The Black Ferns hold regular haka waiata sessions maintaining their cultural practices are just as crucial as rugby training ahead of inaugural test match against USA.

Sports Call - It wasn't the fairy tale ending to the Constellation Cup series for the Silver Ferns but that was never the plan, writes Ravinder Hunia.

Australian Diamonds coach Lisa Alexander will meet with umpires today ahead of the final Constellation Cup match tomorrow night with concerns over inconsistent penalty calls.

Kiwi's winger Jordan Rapana's younger sister Tazmin Gray will debut for the Australian Jillaroos in this weekend's historic trans-Tasman triple-header.

Despite improvement by the Silver Ferns, Australia ran away with a 56 to 47 win in game two of the Constellation Cup in Townsville.

Netball matriarch Dame Lois Muir believes once the younger Silver Fern players sharpen up their game smarts the results will come.

The Australian Diamonds are targeting young Silver Fern defender Michaela Sokolich-Beatson after an impressive performance at the Quad series.

High school student Te Mania Shelford is aiming to become the first woman to win a medal in boxing for New Zealand at the Youth Olympic Games.

Kiwi Ferns coach Kelvin Wright has high expectations for his squad who all took part in this year's inaugural women's NRL competition.

The Silver Ferns may have lost 60 to 55 to Australia in the Netball Quad Series but have proven they are back on track.

The Silver Ferns aren't intimidated by world number ones Australia who they will face tomorrow to close out the 2018 Netball Quad Series.

Former Silver Ferns coach Yvonne Willering believes the focus needs to be on improvement, not a win, when the Silver Ferns face world number ones Australia on Sunday.

The netball world received a glimpse of Noeline Taurua's international coaching potential after the Silver Ferns 61 to 37 win over South Africa.

Noeline Taurua has notched up her first win as Silver Ferns coach with a 61-37 Quad series victory over South Africa in front of a sold out home crowd in Tauranga.

Sportscall - The lack of international competition during the regular netball season was reflected in the Silver Ferns 52 to 39 record loss to England.

Silver Ferns coach Noeline Taurua knows who her starting seven will be, with strategy for Saturday shifting to combat England.

After 48 hours in office head coach Noeline Taurua has already made significant improvements ahead of this weekend's netball Quad Series match against England.

A top Silver Ferns netball has added her voice to the call for the teaching of te reo Māori to be made compulsory in schools.

New Silver Ferns assistant coach Debbie Fuller is glad to see everyone at the highest level on the same page as the organisation moves into a new coaching era.

New Zealand pole-vaulter Eliza McCartney's European season has been cut short after sustaining a heel injury in a Diamond League accident.

The women's Warriors preparations are all but complete ahead of round one of the inaugural NRLW Premiership where they'll face the Sydney Roosters on Saturday.

Bolton Equities chairman Murray Bolton says he didn't want to sell his shares with the Blues Super rugby franchise and is not to blame for the club's poor results.

He hasn't left yet, but the tributes are already flowing for departing Warriors great Simon Mannering.

Netball New Zealand are unveiling the 11th Silver Ferns head coach in Auckland, with Noeline Taurua set to assume the role.

Sportscall - Netball New Zealand is about to bite the bullet and finally appoint Noeline Taurua as the Silver Ferns coach, writes Ravinder Hunia.