Felicity Reid
Midday Sports News for 25 January 2023
Midday sports News for 25 January 2023 Australian Tennis Open semi-finalist Victoria Azarenka says she feels sympathy for Novak Djokovic and pleaded for players not to be treated as "villains". Audio
Tennis: Djokovic faces Rublev at Australian Open quarterfinals
Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic is the only player left in the men's draw at the Australian Open to have won a grand slam.
The nine-time champion will face fifth seed Andrey Rublev tomorrow in… Video, Audio
Netball: Australia beat Silver Ferns by two goals
The Silver Ferns were pipped by two goals by Australia this morning in their second Quad Series game in South Africa.
The series between New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and England is a warm up… Audio
ASB Classic's new director pushing for improvements in 2024
The return of international tennis to Auckland after a two year hiatus, has been given a pass mark by those in charge of the men's and women's tournaments, but the local organisers are pushing for… Audio
Midday Sports News for 14 December 2022
Midday sports News for 14 December 2022. A dazzling performance from Lionel Messi led Argentina to their sixth Football World Cup final with a 3-nil victory over Croatia in Qatar. Audio
Women's Football World Cup NZ training locations revealed
Seven different regions in New Zealand will see the spin-off of co-hosting next year's Women's Football World Cup.
Sixteen teams will be based here for the biggest sporting event held in Aotearoa and… Video, Audio
Midday Sports News for 12 December 2022
Midday sports News for 12 December 2022 New Zealand thumped Australia 31-14 in this morning's final in Cape Town - avenging the defeat they suffered to their trans Tasman rivals at the opening World… Audio
Midday Sports News for 9 December 2022
Midday Sports News for 9 December 2022. Netherlands forward Memphis Depay has defended his coach on the eve of their World Cup quarter-final against Argentina. Audio
Midday Sports News for 7 December 2022
Portugal cruised into the quarter-finals of the World Cup with a 6-1 victory over Switzerland in Qatar. Audio
Midday Sports News for 6 December 2022
Brazil showed why they are ranked as the best team in the world with a 4-1 win over South Korea in their Football World Cup round of 16 game in Qatar.
Felicity Reid has sport. Audio
World Rugby Sevens abandons NZ for more 'iconic' venues
After more than 20 years the World Sevens Series is abandoning New Zealand in favour of more "iconic" destinations. New Zealand Rugby has confirmed the event in Hamilton in January next year will be… Video, Audio
Midday Sports News for 5 December 2022
England overcame a slow start to claim a comfortable 3-0 victory over Senegal in the Football World Cup.
Felicity Reid has sport. Audio
Black Caps vs India ODI series starts in Auckland
The Black Caps and India have begun the one day international cricket series in Auckland. Following on from a rain-interrupted T20 series the two sides will play three ODIs as they look towards next… Video, Audio
Softball World Cup to kick off in Auckland
The Black Sox have won the Softball World Cup every time the tournanment has been hosted in New Zealand. Over two weeks at the Rosedale Park diamond on Auckland's North Shore the team will be trying… Audio
Top athlete's employment case against High Performance Sport
Athletes from two of the country's most successful Olympic sports have launched landmark employment proceedings against High Performance Sport NZ.
The group includes more than 60 rowers and cyclists… Video, Audio
Cricket: Martin Guptill released for T20 contracts
A third senior Black Cap has been released from his New Zealand Cricket contract to pursue lucrative T20 contracts around the world.
After 14 years in the national team Martin Guptill has taken his… Video, Audio
FIFA threatens football players who wear OneLove armband
Football's world governing body, FIFA, has threatened to sanction any captain who wears the OneLove armband during the World Cup.
The multi-coloured armband supports diversity and inclusion -… Video, Audio
Black Ferns to celebrate win at Parliament in December
The world champion Black Ferns will keep the celebations going for a few weeks yet.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern annouced this afternoon the government will be backing an event next month that will… Audio
NZ champ golfer Lydia Ko claims top prize in women's game
Lydia Ko has claimed the largest first place prize in the history of the women's sport.
The 25-year-old won the season-ending LPGA Tour Championship event in Naples Florida by two shots which also… Audio
