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Departing All Blacks assistant Jason Holland returns to Hurricanes
11 Dec 2025During his initial stint with the Hurricanes, Holland was part of the coaching group that delivered the club its sole Super Rugby title in 2016.
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All Black Sevu Reece heading to France at end of 2026
11 Dec 2025All Blacks' wing Sevu Reece has signed with French club Perpignan and will leave the Crusaders at the end of the next Super Rugby season after eight seasons with the side.
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Eben Etzebeth insists eye-gouge not intentional
11 Dec 2025Etzebeth will be out of action until April after an independent disciplinary committee handed down a ban, with some suggesting he got off lightly.
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Sabalenka says Kyrgios match will not harm women's tennis reputation
11 Dec 2025The world No 1 says she is not concerned that losing to Nick Kyrgios in this month's 'Battle of the Sexes' exhibition could damage the reputation of women's tennis.
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Liverpool great's 'hasty' comments criticised by former captain
11 Dec 2025Steven Gerrard has sympathy for Mohamed Salah after his public outburst against the club but believes his comments about being "thrown under the bus" went too far.
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Black Caps in the box seat at the Basin
10 Dec 2025Seamer Blair Tickner was forced from the field with a shoulder injury after attempting to save a boundary.
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Inclusion at the heart of Special Olympics
10 Dec 2025The games were officially set in motion during Wednesday's opening ceremony at Wolfbrook Arena. Audio
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The unofficial NZ Rugby awards for 2025
10 Dec 2025Recognition for a tighthead, mascot treachery and Hamilton being compared to the USSR - it's all in Jamie Wall's annual rugby awards.
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Svitolina to Boulter: The ASB Classic women's tennis field
10 Dec 2025A seven-time Grand Slam champion, an Olympic medallist and the Philippines' first top 50 player will take the court in Auckland in the new year.
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'Devastated' Parker vows to fight again after failed dope test
10 Dec 2025In his first interview since a positive test, the heavyweight says he believes his name will be cleared.
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How one extraordinary interview caused a Liverpool great to fall out with the club
10 Dec 2025Mohamed Salah's relationship with the English Premier League champions now looks somewhat unsalvageable.
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Highly anticipated return of Special Olympics
10 Dec 2025The official start of the 2025 National Summer Games will be marked by Wednesday's opening ceremony at Wolfbrook Arena in Christchurch.
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Depleted Black Caps to meet upbeat West Indies in Wellington
10 Dec 2025New Zealand will pin their hopes on a rookie attack and field a new wicketkeeper against the West Indies in the second test.
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Pace pair Josh Hazlewood and Mark Wood ruled out of Ashes
10 Dec 2025Australia and England will both be without their pace spearheads for the final three tests of the series.
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'We need to prepare better', says Auckland FC coach after penalty misses
9 Dec 2025It took Auckland FC 35 games in the A-League to be awarded a kick from the penalty spot. Then they had two failed attempts in the space of eight minutes.
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Black Caps captain backs proposed T20 franchise league
9 Dec 2025Tom Latham says a proposed T20 league in New Zealand would boost the standard of cricket in Aotearoa.
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All Blacks to start 2026 in Christchurch as test venues confirmed
9 Dec 2025The All Blacks will kick off the 2026 test season against France at Christchurch's new Te Kaha Stadium.
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NZ Cricket chief 'on leave' as spat escalates
9 Dec 2025Scott Weenink is said to be in a "state of purgatory" with former greats dismayed over a "campaign to see the CEO removed". Audio
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Slot has 'no clue' if Salah will play for Liverpool again
9 Dec 2025The 33-year-old was omitted from the travelling party for the Inter clash after he said he had been "thrown under the bus" by the club.
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F1: Advisor Helmut Marko to leave Red Bull
9 Dec 2025The 82-year-old has been with the outfit since they joined Formula 1 in 2005.
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Norris knows life will change after becoming F1 champion
9 Dec 2025Lando Norris recognised life would change as Formula One world champion and an immediate sign was the decision to race with the number one on his McLaren next season.
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New Black Cap thought the chance of playing Test cricket may have gone
9 Dec 2025Canterbury bowler Michael Rae admits he thought the opportunity to play for the Black Caps may have passed him by.
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Football World Cup matches to have mandatory hydration breaks in each half
9 Dec 2025World Cup matches at the 2026 tournament will have three-minute hydration breaks midway through each half regardless of the weather conditions.
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Sam Ruthe explains how he smashed the 1500m school record
8 Dec 2025The ease at which he smashed the long-standing record took teenage runner Sam Ruthe by surprise. Audio
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