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Incredible debut from Preston inspires Crusaders to victory
14 Feb 2025The replacement halfback scored three tries in the win over the Hurricanes.
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Black Caps fast bowler Ben Sears ruled out of Champions Trophy
14 Feb 2025Ben Sears' Champions Trophy is over before it starts, with the Black Caps fast bowler ruled out with a hamstring injury.
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Motor racing ace's Chevrolet involved in crash
14 Feb 2025Shane van Gisbergen is likely to need a back-up car for Daytona 500 after his Chevrolet got dinged in a lead-up race smash.
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Revisiting the Black Caps' Champions Trophy triumph
14 Feb 2025One of the bravest knocks in New Zealand's white ball history set up the win 25 years ago. RNZ looks back at the Kiwis' success.
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Shoulders, knees and toes: Super Rugby's long injury list
14 Feb 2025Squads are already banged up as the season begins - and the entertainment factor could be to blame.
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What's in store as Super Rugby season kicks off tonight
14 Feb 2025Can the Crusaders return to the top of the pile and will the Blues can go back to back?
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Injured Black Caps opener Ravindra ruled out of Tri-Nations
14 Feb 2025Coach Gary Stead said Ravindra has "had a headache for a few days" since suffering a nasty blow last week.
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Kiwi skier races to historic world championships medal
14 Feb 2025A "proud" Alice Robinson has won New Zealand's first alpine ski world championships medal, securing silver in the giant slalom in Austria.
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Super Rugby Pacific Crusaders v Hurricanes: what you need to know
14 Feb 2025The opening round of Super Rugby Pacific 2025 is upon us, here's the key information for the first fixture. Video
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No women among 100 best paid athletes list topped by Cristiano Ronaldo
14 Feb 2025Cristiano Ronaldo has again topped the list of the world's highest-paid athletes but there were no women in the top 100.
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Super Rugby Pacific team preview: the Blues
14 Feb 2025We're counting down to the season starting tonight, today Jamie Wall looks at the defending champion Blues.
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No alcohol at 2034 World Cup, LGBTQ fans welcome, Saudi ambassador says
14 Feb 2025Saudi Arabia will uphold its current ban on alcohol during the 2034 World Cup.
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Lando Norris ready for 'elbows out' Formula One battle with Verstappen
14 Feb 2025McLaren's Lando Norris says he's ready to take the fight to Max Verstappen after driving his new Formula One car for the first time.
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Pakistan hopeful Champions Trophy will bring more big events
14 Feb 2025Long-shunned Pakistan hopes a successful Champions Trophy will bring a flood of other such events.
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Phoenix's Alex Rufer closer to comeback
14 Feb 2025Wellington Phoenix's captain is back training after long illness.
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Warriors co-captains 'like yin and yang'- Webster
13 Feb 2025There is no fear of a power struggle at the NRL club as co-skippers get set to lead their side in 2025.
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Warriors star Watene-Zelezniak sidelined at least six weeks
13 Feb 2025The highflying winger could be out for up to three months with a wrist injury.
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Chaotic finish to old-school game perfect derby finale at Goodison Park
13 Feb 2025A chaotic end to the Merseyside derby, featuring a last-gasp goal and a raft of red cards, provided the perfect conclusion to an old-fashioned tussle between Everton and Liverpool, the last at…
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'Mind blowing' few weeks for Kiwi snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott
13 Feb 2025Grounded by a troubling ankle injury for much of 2024, New Zealand's first Winter Olympic champion Zoi Sadowski-Synnott is now back on top of the snowboarding world after a "mind-blowing" few weeks in…
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Super Rugby Pacific: new boss on where the competition heads from here
13 Feb 2025Former A-League and Bulldogs executive Jack Mesley has taken over as CEO, he talked to Jamie Wall about his ambitions for the competition.
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Former NZ Rugby chair plays down impact of INEOS stoush
13 Feb 2025Dame Patsy Reddy says New Zealand Rugby first became aware of INEOS' intentions to pull out of their sponsorship agreement last year. Audio
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Erice van Leuven awaits clearance to travel home after massive crash
13 Feb 2025The Hutt Valley mountain biker broke her neck, back and wrist at an event in Tasmania.
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Kiwi sets track cycling world record
13 Feb 2025The Paris Olympic medallist was the fastest qualifier early on day two of the Oceania track cycling championships.
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Olympic boxing champion fights back as IBA files lawsuit in gender row
13 Feb 2025Imane Khelif has slammed the International Boxing Association after the federation launched legal action against the IOC.
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