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Basketball: Breakers roster change not coach's call
27 Nov 2024The Breakers' "A-grade" season faces unexpected challenges with management's desire to shake-up the roster.
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Coe pleased with India's 2036 Olympic Games interest but warns of hurdles
27 Nov 2024The World Athletics president is delighted with India's interest in hosting the Games but cautioned organising an Olympics was one of the world's most complex projects.
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Half of players 'don't trust' the A-League
26 Nov 2024Players are concerned management of the league has become adrift of any discernible strategy, guiding principles, or effective accountability.
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Keep politics out of sport? All Blacks history says otherwise
26 Nov 2024Analysis - Despite the warcry calling for rugby and politics to be kept apart, they have been linked since the All Black's earliest years.
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Football: The A in A-League stands for Aotearoa
26 Nov 2024Analysis - Auckland FC and the Phoenix currently occupy first and second place and things couldn't be better as their derby draws near, writes Mathew Nash.
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Minister orders independent review into Sport NZ
26 Nov 2024The review will focus on how the Sport NZ Group allocates public funds, with one insider saying there is an impression the organisation's strategy has become "a cash free-for-all".
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'I'm very grateful': IPL surprise for uncapped Kiwi
26 Nov 2024"I woke up this morning with the big surprise, it was awesome to see," Bevon-John Jacobs says. Audio
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Chess challenger zeroes in on world champ's lack of 'fighting spirit'
26 Nov 2024Dommaraju Gukesh, an 18-year-old Grandmaster from India, is the hot favourite as he takes on world champ Ding Liren in the World Chess Championship in Singapore. Audio
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Cricket: Crowe-Thorpe Trophy to recognise batting giants
26 Nov 2024New Zealand and England will honour the late Martin Crowe and Graham Thorpe with a trophy named in the pair's honour, when the three test series starts in Christchurch on Thursday.
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Basketball: Tacko Fall gets two-season Breakers deal
26 Nov 2024How did an injured former bit part NBA player end up on the Breakers' roster halfway through the NBL season?
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Cricket: Williamson rejoins Black Caps for England tests
26 Nov 2024Coach Gary Stead said the former skipper would be ushered back into the lineup at the expense of one of the batters who helped the Black Caps to a stunning 3-0 series sweep in India at the start of…
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Huge pay rise for CEO as England Rugby post record loss
26 Nov 2024Bill Sweeney received a pay rise of over $NZ860,000 even though the English governing body announced a record operating loss of $81.5 million.
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Tall Blacks bounce back to seal Asia Cup spot
26 Nov 2024The victory against Chinese Taipei moves the Tall Blacks to three wins and one defeat and assures New Zealand of a place in next year's tournament in Saudi Arabia.
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'This year has shattered my mindset' - Olympic gold medallist Hamish Kerr
26 Nov 20242024 was a career-best year for Olympic high jump champion Hamish Kerr, but a new year brings new challenges.
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Podmore's mood test showed 'really concerning scores' inquest hears
25 Nov 2024Olivia Podmore was never referred for a detailed psychological assessment after she scored poorly on a mood test that indicated she found life meaningless and did not believe in her own self-worth.
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Test timeline: Black Caps vs England
26 Nov 2024It may not quite have the rich history and traditions of the Ashes but New Zealand and England have almost a century of strong test rivalry.
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Brilliant Bumrah leads India to thumping win over Australia in first test
26 Nov 2024India overcame an unpromising start to thrash Australia by 295 runs in Perth, laying down the gauntlet for the rest of the series.
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Jordan v Jonah head to head: Who is the greater try scorer?
25 Nov 2024How do Will Jordan's 38 test tries stack up against the legendary Jonah Lomu? Video
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All Blacks' Wallace Sititi caps stellar year with World Rugby award
25 Nov 2024Springboks flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit was named World Rugby's men's player of the year, with Wallace Sititi taking out the men's breakthrough player award.
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Lydia Ko comes up just short in LPGA Tour's richest tournament
25 Nov 2024The Kiwi golfer turned in the round of the day but it wasn't quite enough.
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Sinner leads Italy to Davis Cup glory
25 Nov 2024Italian Jannik Sinner has completed a remarkable season by sealing his country a second successive Davis Cup title with a 2-0 victory over Netherlands.
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Robertson renews call to change overseas-based player ban
25 Nov 2024The All Blacks coach made the call after his side's unimpressive win over Italy, which came a week after their narrow defeat to France.
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Trent Boult goes for $2.5m in IPL auction
25 Nov 2024Two other New Zealanders went on the opening day with the Stephen Fleming-coached Chennai Super Kings picking up Devon Conway for $1.27m and Rachin Ravindra for $813,000.
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Mary Fowler pulls out of Matildas friendlies due to physical and mental health reasons
25 Nov 2024Matildas star Mary Fowler has pulled out of Australia's friendlies against Brazil and Chinese Taipei to focus on her mental and physical health.
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