Wellington, New Zealand — A 19-year-old New Zealand man has died after taking part in a new tackling game that's trending on social media in which competitors run at each other and collide while ...

Alice Soper is a sports columnist for the Herald on Sunday. A former provincial rugby player and current club coach, she has a particular interest in telling stories of the emerging world of women's ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Sport. Followed categories will be added to My News. RUNIT Championship League touts itself as the world’s newest combat sport, and has racked up tens of millions ...

Auckland, New Zealand – Professor Patria Hume, internationally recognised sports scientist and injury prevention expert at Auckland University of Technology (AUT), has issued a strong warning against ...

A New Zealand coroner yesterday condemned a “perilous” sport in which competitors sprint and crash into each other without protective gear. “Runit” competitors line up 20m apart and run directly at ...