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Che Clark finds new home in 15's
13 Dec 2024After having the door closed on his Olympic dream, Che Clark has only been motivated to dream even bigger.
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Cricket: Stokes wary of Ashes distractions as England chase clean sweep
13 Dec 2024The England cricket captain is keen that the tourists stay in the "here and now" so they can wrap up the test series against New Zealand, 3-0, in Hamilton.
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Formula E boss pays out $430,000 bet despite winning it
13 Dec 2024Jeff Dodds promised in February to pay the sum should Max Verstappen fail to win the title
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Cycling proposes ban of riders inhaling carbon monoxide
13 Dec 2024Cycling's governing body the UCI is proposing to ban the use of carbon monoxide gas by teams ahead of the new season.
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Darts hits bullseye as Luke Littler mania scales new heights
13 Dec 2024He's only 17, but Luke Littler is causing an unprecedented surge in popularity for darts.
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Body found in search for missing former England rugby player
13 Dec 2024A body has been found in the search for former England rugby player Tom Voyce.
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Auckland FC: 'We are not the champions yet'
13 Dec 2024The newest addition to the A-League franchise know they have a long road ahead as they chase a seventh successive win this Sunday.
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18-year-old becomes youngest chess world champion
13 Dec 2024Gukesh Dommaraju is four years younger than Garry Kasparov, who had been the youngest world champ since 1985.
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Black Caps keen to give Southee winning farewell
13 Dec 2024Black Caps set to farewell Southee, but explosive Harry Brook could spoil the party.
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Australia players union slams FIFA over 2034 Saudi World Cup
13 Dec 2024Australia's professional soccer players union has condemned the awarding of the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia, saying significant human rights risks are attached to the tournament.
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Review at Gymnastics NZ leads to training changes
13 Dec 2024Investigation forces cultural change as Gymnastics NZ looks to implement restrictions on age and how much athletes are able to train.
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Breakers slip down NBL standings following fifth straight defeat
13 Dec 2024The Breakers were thumped 100-76 by the Tasmania JackJumpers in their NBL basketball clash last night in Auckland.
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Rugby: Black Ferns Sevens win big at national awards
12 Dec 2024Olympic gold medal winning Black Ferns Sevens dominate New Zealand Rugby Awards.
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PNG side is most ambitious and complex move in NRL's history
12 Dec 2024Analysis - The most ambitious, complex and expensive expansion play in rugby league history officially came to life today, Nick Campton writes.
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Cricket: Pragmatic Young finally gets opportunity to take on England
12 Dec 2024If the Black Caps batter feels aggrieved at not having got a crack in the first two tests of the series he's not showing it.
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PNG to enter NRL under long-awaited deal with Australia
12 Dec 2024Papua New Guinea will join the NRL in 2028 and will become the competition's 18th or 19th team, depending on other franchise bids to come.
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Criticism as Saudi Arabia confirmed as 2034 World Cup host
12 Dec 2024FIFA also confirmed the 2030 edition would be held in Spain, Portugal and Morocco, with one-off matches in three South American countries.
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Former Wallabies star James O'Connor says NZ blessed for talent at first-five
12 Dec 2024Former Wallabies first-five James O'Connor is loving being back in New Zealand and he believes criticism of the country's depth at first-five is "harsh".
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Taupō finally gets to host Ironman 70.3 World Champs
12 Dec 2024For one athlete a lot has changed since she was meant to compete in the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Taupō.
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Tennis: The young guns to watch at the ASB classic
11 Dec 2024Tournament director Nicolas Lamperin talks about the changing of the guard.
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Football Ferns book first games since Olympics
11 Dec 2024They will start building towards the FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 with two games against the Costa Rica in February.
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Liam Lawson logs most laps at F1 testing
11 Dec 2024New Zealand driver Liam Lawson had a busy day at the Formula 1 post season test in Abu Dhabi.
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Former England rugby player feared dead following floods
11 Dec 2024Former England rugby international Tom Voyce is believed by police to have died after going missing in a flood-affected area during Storm Darragh.
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Australian professional cyclist pleads guilty after Olympian wife's death
11 Dec 2024Former Australian professional cyclist Rohan Dennis has pleaded guilty over an incident which resulted in the death of his Olympian wife Melissa Hoskins last December. On Tuesday, Dennis entered a...
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