New Zealand

New Zealand said it will continue a ban on sporting contacts with Fiji until the troubled island makes enough progress towards restoring a constitutional and democratic government to warrant a change.

Freeskiing and snowboard event the World Heli Challenge, is looking for title sponsor for next summer?s event at Mt Aspiring National Park in New Zealand.

England's top rugby union players, who have gone on strike over pay, are among the best paid in the world despite financial problems in the domestic game.

HOK Sport has won the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA) International Building of the Year Award.

The eight quarter-finalists from the 1999 World Cup will be granted automatic qualification for the 2003 tournament in Australia and New Zealand, the International Rugby Board said on Friday.

AIM-listed sports media advisory firm Media Content is to open a new office in Hong Kong.

Australian architectural practice Bligh Voller Nield, whose designs were integral to the 2000 Olympic Games, has received the International Award in this year?s Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA) National Awards for the WestpacTrust Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand.

Northern hemisphere rugby union will enter a new era during Saturday's test between Scotland and Australia when conversations between the referee, touch judges, players and a video official will be available to fans for the first time in an international in Europe.

Sunday's world heavyweight boxing match between New Zealand boxer David Tua and Britain's Lennox Lewis looks set to become the biggest event in New Zealand's sports betting history.

New Zealand Cricket says it has appointed a three-man team to look into allegations that former captain Martin Crowe took money from an Indian bookmaker.

Welsh rugby has landed a new sponsorship deal with British telecommunications firm Redstone Telecom plc. The four year deal means that the Redstone logo will appear on the red shirts of all Welsh international sides, including the A team and Sevens teams.

Wellington Rugby Football Union in New Zealand has reported an outstanding year for the new WestpacTrust Stadium constructed on Wellington's waterfront.

BMCMedia has been appointed by the Walt Disney Internet Group to represent football web site Soccernet, in all major markets in the Asia Pacific region, including Australia, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, Peoples Republic of China, India, Malaysia, Taiwan, Indonesia and New Zealand.

Former Australian batsman Dean Jones and ex-New Zealand captain Martin Crowe have denied any involvement in match-fixing after being named in an Indian police report into corruption in the game.

The 1999-2000 America's Cup Regatta generated an additional NZ$640m ($254m) of economic activity for New Zealand, according to a government-commissioned report.

India will host a 16-nation soccer tournament from January 10 to 25 next year, the president of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has said.