Super Rugby Pacific's opening fixture could be in doubt with the Blues and Moana Pasifika forced into isolation at their Queenstown hotels

Members of their teams have been exposed to a confirmed Covid case.

New Zealand Rugby is awaiting the results of PCR tests before deciding the next course of action.



The Wellington Phoenix have moved to within a point of the men's A-League football top-six after posting their first clean sheet of the season.

The 1-nil win over Melbourne Victory came courtesy of a 74th-minute Reno Piscopo goal for a third straight win.



The International Olympic Committee is blaming "legal issues" for a two-day delay in awarding the medals for the women's team figure skating at the Beijing Games.

The problem's understood to revolve around an anti-doping test taken by 15-year-old Kamila Valieva - a member of the champion Russian team - before the event.



Petra Vlhova has won the women's slalom, Slovakia's first medal in alpine skiing.

Her biggest rival, two-time Games champion Mikaela Shiffrin, skidded out of control about five seconds into her first run.



Italy has beaten Norway to win the mixed doubles curling gold medal and cap a near-perfect campaign with 11 consecutive victories.

They won the final 8-5 for their first Olympic medal in the sport.



Lando Norris will remain a McLaren Formula One driver until at least 2025 after committing to a new four-year deal, estimated to be worth 100 million dollars.



Another potential obstacle to overcome for Coast-to-Coast competitors 48 hours from the longest day multisport event.

Organisers are expected to make a decision today on whether a course change is required due to unsafe river levels after recent rain.



West Ham footballer Kurt Zouma's two cats have been taken into the care of the animal welfare charity RSPCA, and the defender has been fined an estimated 250 thousand pounds after slapping, kicking and chasing one of the pets on video.

Yet he still played against Watford in the Premier League yesterday as condemnation brewed.



Start limbering up with your console and your hard drive, e-sports will be included as a pilot event at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this year.