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Liverpool poised for Premier League coronation
18 Apr 2025Thirteen points clear at the top of the table with six games to go, the club could win its 20th English league title this weekend.
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Crusaders v Blues: what you need to know
18 Apr 2025Team lists, stats and news about tonight's Super Rugby Pacific clash in Christchurch.
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French Open plans grand opening day tribute for retired Nadal
18 Apr 2025"Rafa made history at Roland Garros and his 14 titles will perhaps remain unequalled," the tournament's boss says.
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'We can beat anyone, anywhere': Moana out for redemption
18 Apr 2025But they will be without their inspirational skipper against the Brumbies Saturday as Ardie Savea is sidelined with a neck strain. Audio
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Sexton to join Lions coaching staff before taking Ireland role
18 Apr 2025The retired Irish star will become the Lions' sixth assistant coach.
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Indian team joins New Zealand women's hockey tournament for first time
18 Apr 2025The Punjab Warriors team is the first women's team from India to take part in the annual Easter Event.
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Blues women create more history
17 Apr 2025The back-to-back Aupiki champs have become the inaugural winners of the trans-Tasman champions final, defeating the Waratahs in atrocious conditions in Albany.
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Unwanted coach Paul Temple leaving Wellington Phoenix
17 Apr 2025Paul Temple is finishing after two seasons as Wellington Phoenix women's coach after the club didn't offer him a new contract.
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New initiatives on the way forward for women’s rugby
17 Apr 2025Tonight's trans-Tasman clash and the Next Ferns programme are steps forward in a big year for the women's game.
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How does the A-League salary cap work - and is it 'fit for purpose'?
17 Apr 2025Under the current rules, expansion clubs like Auckland FC have been allowed to spend more than the cap for two seasons.
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Commonwealth jackpot as seven nations battle for future Games
17 Apr 2025New Zealand is among seven nations across four continents in the mix to host future editions of the Commonwealth Games.
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Arsenal snuff out Real Madrid comeback hopes with 2-1 Champions League win
17 Apr 2025Arsenal snuffed out any chance of a famous Real Madrid comeback to reach the Champions League semi-finals.
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Exiled Afghan women welcome cricket funding with hope and tears
17 Apr 2025A funding pledge from the ICC has given Afghanistan's exiled women cricketers a chance to play on the international stage.
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Ruthless Newcastle climb to third in EPL with 5-0 Palace thrashing
17 Apr 2025Newcastle United thump Crystal Palace 5-0 to go third in the Premier League with a sixth consecutive win.
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Australia pins hopes on Lions, World Cup revenues after $40m loss
17 Apr 2025Rugby Australia reports a $NZ40 million loss for 2024 after a costly programme to integrate loss-making Super Rugby teams
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Rieko Ioane to take up six month contract at Irish club Leinster
17 Apr 2025It comes after Jordie Barrett - the other half of New Zealand's first-choice midfield in recent seasons - joined Leinster last November on a short-term deal.
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Super Rugby champion commits to Warriors
16 Apr 2025Black Fern and Super Rugby Aupiki champion Patricia Maliepo joins Warriors women.
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Super Rugby Pacific team namings: Love to 10, Proctor and Higgins back
16 Apr 2025All the lists for the Easter weekend round of games.
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Blues: 'We just need points'
16 Apr 2025Last week's win over their cross-city brothers has reinstalled belief in the Blues.
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Beaten tennis player sorry for saying opponent 'smells really bad'
16 Apr 2025Harriet Dart was captured on a broadcast asking the umpire to tell her French opponent to use deodorant.
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Day of monster discus throws condemned as 'weather doping'
16 Apr 2025Some observers are suspicious about a slew of records at a meet in the United States.
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Suaalii creating Wallabies selection headache for Lions series
16 Apr 2025Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has a dilemma - where to play match-winner Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii against the Lions?
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Battered Warriors overhauled to face Brisbane Broncos
16 Apr 2025Injuries and a ban for Rocco Berry have forced the Warriors to overhaul to their team to face the Brisbane Broncos.
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Barcelona and PSG lose but advance in Champions League
16 Apr 2025European powerhouses Paris St Germain and Barcelona advanced to Champions League semi-finals despite losses.
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