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It is the second time she has been awarded the title.

The Breakers have crashed to an eighth straight loss in the NBL, beaten 97-82 by the Tasmania Jackjumpers in their Christmas Day game in Hobart.

Ezra Mam was charged after crashing his ute into an Uber carrying a woman and her young daughter, who needed hospital treatment.

Australia won the third and final ODI in Wellington by 75 runs to claim a 2-nil series win.

Jacobs has completed a memorable month with his inclusion in the 13-man squad for the three-match series against Sri Lanka.

Their heaviest defeat of the season was also their third in a row, allowing Western Sydney to leapfrog the struggling New Zealand side.

Olympics triathlon silver medallist Hayden Wilde has split with his coach for the past eight years, Craig Kirkwood.

Tauranga Whai have proved stormed to their first Tauihi national women's basketball crown with an emphatic 90-71 win over Wellington's Tokomanawa Queens in Tauranga.

He suggested their seven-match unbeaten streak had gone to the players' heads.

Wellington Phoenix's surge up the A-League women's standings continues with a 2-0 home win over Sydney FC.

Auckland FC have tasted defeat for the first time in their history after suffering a 4-0 shock loss to Western United at Go Media Stadium in Auckland.

Australia have retained the Rose Bowl trophy after having the White Ferns on the ropes when a thunderstorm cut the second One Day International short in Wellington.

The Breakers suffered late jitters against the Sydney Kings to crash to a seventh-straight NBL defeat.

Rain washed out game one, now the White Ferns must beat the world's best side twice in a row to secure a special piece of silverware.

The RNZ Sport team looks back at some of the sporting highlights of 2024, with the Paris Olympics the centrepiece.

It also found perceived favouritism within the organisation.

A new champion will be crowned in NZ's elite women's basketball championship.

The contest for the Supreme Halberg award, the country's top sport award, appears to be race between Olympic champions Lydia Ko, Ellesse Andrews and Dame Lisa Carrington.

Black Ferns Sevens player Tysha Ikenasio has followed teammate Michaela Blyde in signing with the Warriors for their return to the NRLW next year.

Despite being on enforced leave following the All Blacks Northern Tour, Savea called up coach Tana Umaga this week, and asked if he could spend a day with his new side.

A setback for the Wellington Phoenix with forward Stefan Colakovski suffering a season-ending injury.

Inglis earned 266 caps for the Black Sticks, establishing himself as one of the nation's most formidable attackers

The Hurricanes have been dealt a blow with All Blacks back Ruben Love ruled out for up to half of the next Super Rugby season.

Two-time Grand Slam champion, Simona Halep, who recently returned to the tennis courts after a 15 month doping ban, has been granted a wildcard entry to the ASB Classic in Auckland.

The White Ferns are back in the spotlight confident they're all primed for a good crack at a trophy that's eluded them for a quarter of a century.