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Blaze beat Brave to go to Super Smash final
1 Feb 2025A brilliant bowling performance from skipper Melie Kerr has propelled the Wellington Blaze into tomorrow's Super Smash final after beating the Northern Brave in Wellington today.
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Super Smash live updates: Northern Districts v Canterbury
1 Feb 2025Follow all the action from the Basin Reserve, Wellington.
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A-League as it happened: Auckland FC 2, Macarthur 1
1 Feb 2025Auckland FC beat back MacArthur FC 2-1 to stay top of the table in A-League.
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'Refreshing' training camp gives Silver Ferns much-needed exposure
1 Feb 2025At this time of year the Silver Ferns are usually in the grips of the Northern Hemisphere winter playing Australia, South Africa, and hosts England - instead they are in the grips of the Australian…
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Wellington through to Women's Super Smash final
1 Feb 2025The Wellington Blaze have made the Super Smash women's cricket final.
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France crushes Wales 43-0 in Six Nations opener
1 Feb 2025Antoine Dupont lived up to expectations as the mercurial halfback made his Six Nations comeback in style to lead France to a 43-0 crushing of Wales in this year's curtain riser.
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Dame Lydia Ko races up leaderboard at LPGA Tournament of Champions
1 Feb 2025Dame Lydia Ko has raced back into contention at the halfway mark of the LPGA Tournament of Champions in Orlando, Florida.
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Adesanya vs Imavov - All you need to know
1 Feb 2025Everything to know ahead of the 'Last Stylebender's' next UFC bout.
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The humble family-like Auckland gym behind UFC greats
1 Feb 2025NZ is making its mark on the global stage with the growth in MMA talent, a top trainer says.
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Duffy gets late call-up to Black Caps for tri-series in Pakistan
31 Jan 2025Otago fast bowler Jacob Duffy is a late addition to the Black Caps one day squad for the upcoming tri-series involving Pakistan and South Africa.
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Dame Lydia Ko strikes bogey trouble late in first round
31 Jan 2025New Zealand golfer Dame Lydia Ko has finished her the opening round of the LPGA Tournament of Champions eight shots off the lead in Orlando, Florida.
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Canoe Racing relaxed on Dame Lisa Carrington's pre-Olympics schedule
31 Jan 2025Canoe Racing New Zealand will allow Dame Lisa Carrington to decide her own competitive programme for the next four years.
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Ex-Football Ferns goalie Jenny Bindon returns as assistant coach
31 Jan 2025Former Football Ferns goalkeeper Jenny Bindon is returning to the team as an assistant coach.
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Afghan refugees bat for recognition and women's rights
31 Jan 2025A group of Afghan refugee cricketers play their first match as a team since fleeing Taliban rule.
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Rugby Australia wants Joe Schmidt's signature within two weeks
31 Jan 2025Rugby Australia wants Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt's signature on a contract extension by the start of the Super Rugby competition on 14 February.
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Olympics: From Games on 5 continents to digital change, IOC candidates unveil plans
31 Jan 2025The seven candidates for the world's most powerful job in global sport have unveiled their plans and vision.
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Super Smash: Northern Brave, Canterbury Kings grab last play-off sports
31 Jan 2025Both teams confirmed their places in the Super Smash T20 play-offs after no play was possible on the final day of the regular season in Wellington.
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Australia take control after Khawaja and Inglis pummel Sri Lanka
31 Jan 2025Usman Khawaja hit a maiden double hundred as Australia took command in the opening test against Sri Lanka.
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Who is making the most of home advantage in the A-League?
30 Jan 2025Auckland FC's home record will be tested by one of the competition's best road teams.
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Motherhood major reason for Pascoe's retirement
30 Jan 2025The outgoing Dame Sophie Pascoe is the country's most decorated Paralympian, and says her desire to be a devoted mother is a major reason she has called time on her glittering career. Audio
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NZ's greatest Olympian prepares for 2028 Games
31 Jan 2025The Olympic champion says she still has "big dreams" as she paddles towards her fifth Olympic Games.
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Sprinter finishes 0.02 seconds off 400m record
30 Jan 2025The Auckland sprinter finished two-hundredths of a second outside the national mark set in 1998.
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Paralympian Dame Sophie Pascoe retires
30 Jan 2025New Zealand's greatest Paralympian has announced her retirement from competitive swimming at age 32.
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Sydney set to host 2027 Rugby World Cup final - report
30 Jan 2025Despite rumours of the sport's showpiece being held in Melbourne, it will return to Stadium Australia for a second time.
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