New Zealand

America’s Cup organisers have stated they are committed to staging the 2021 edition of the historic sailing match in Auckland, but only if the New Zealand city can develop the infrastructure needed to host the regatta.

Australian NRL rugby league club the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles has reached an agreement to stage a regular-season game in New Zealand for at least the next two years.

Softball New Zealand (SNZ) has entered a bid to host the 2021 men’s World Championship as it seeks to bring the national team event back to the country.

The 36th America’s Cup appears set to be hosted in Auckland, New Zealand after the organisers of the sailing event outlined their initial plans.

Australian rugby league competition the NRL has opted to suspend the 2018 edition of its Nines competition to allow players more time to recuperate following this year’s World Cup national team tournament, and has suggested that the pre-season event will not be staged in New Zealand when it returns.

The New Zealand government has reached an agreement to invest NZ$5m (€3.2m/$3.6m) in Emirates Team New Zealand, the recently-crowned champion of the America’s Cup sailing event.

New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) chief executive Steve Tew has expressed his confidence that the British and Irish Lions will continue to tour the southern hemisphere but states the duration of such trips are likely to be shorter in the future.

Golf’s Asian Tour has been named as a co-sanctioning partner of the New Zealand Open tournament, while it has been announced that this year’s edition of the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa has been cancelled.

Netball New Zealand has announced that it will host an international Super Club competition in the city of Nelson next month.

Andy Fry investigates the commercial appeal of the British & Irish Lions rugby union team, which will tour New Zealand this year.

Hamilton has replaced Wellington as the host of New Zealand’s leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series for 2017-18, World Rugby has announced.

The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) and South African Rugby are considering their options after Sanzaar confirmed that the Super Rugby club competition will be cut from 18 to 15 franchises for its 2018 season.

The International Canoe Federation (ICF) has announced that Lake Bagsvaerd in Denmark will host its Canoe Sprint World Championships in 2021, while the Slovakian capital of Bratislava is to stage its Canoe Slalom World Championships in the same year.

Rob Ridley finds out why there are high hopes that the 2017 World Masters Games will set a new benchmark for the event and its host city.

US golf equipment manufacturer PXG has agreed endorsement deals with world No.1 Lydia Ko and three other leading Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour players as it steps up its investment in the women’s game.

The New Zealand Rugby (NZR) national governing body and the New Zealand Rugby Players Association (NZRPA) have signed a new collective employment agreement that will result in players receiving a major pay rise.