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Top seed Swiatek dumped out of Wimbledon by Putintseva
7 Jul 2024Iga Swiatek's Wimbledon hopes went up in flames as the world number one disintegrated under huge pressure from fiery Kazakh Yulia Putintseva who battled back superbly to win their third-round clash…
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Rugby: Rusty South Africa hold off Ireland to edge first test
7 Jul 2024South Africa battled to a fortunate 27-20 victory over Ireland in the first test, playing for only the second time since October's World Cup triumph and struggling to shrug off the rust.
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Recap: Japan XV trounce Māori All Blacks
6 Jul 2024History has been made as Japan XV scored a first-ever win over the Māori All Blacks.
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All Blacks score razor-thin win over England
6 Jul 2024Scott Robertson's tenure with the All Blacks has started with a narrow win in dramatic circumstances at Forsyth Barr Stadium.
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Burton breaks brave Warriors' hearts in Sydney stunner
6 Jul 2024Matt Burton's golden point field goal saw his side home in what will go down as one of the best games of the year.
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New Zealand's first Olympic gold recovered 112 years later
6 Jul 2024The medal was won by swimmer Malcolm Champion at the 1912 Stockholm Games.
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Recap: All Blacks scrape out win over England
6 Jul 2024The All Blacks have made a winning start to new coach Scott Robertson's tenure - but only just.
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Bulldogs defeat Warriors in extra time blowout
6 Jul 2024The Warriors were beaten in extra time by the Bulldogs in a tense match in Sydney.
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Kiwi Lulu Sun shines again at Wimbledon
6 Jul 2024Lulu Sun's memorable Wimbledon debut continues after she beat a Chinese opponent to advance to the fourth round.
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All Blacks v England: What you need to know
6 Jul 2024Scott Robertson's All Blacks face a stern test against England in Dunedin, here's all the information for the game.
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New Zealand start OFC campaign with comfortable victory
6 Jul 2024The Kiwis have proved too strong for New Caledonia in Apia.
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France find redemption from penalty spot to dump Portugal out of Euros
6 Jul 2024With the clock ticking towards 120 minutes against Portugal, France must have been dreading another shootout.
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Basketball: NZ U17 men stun Lithuania
6 Jul 2024The squad rallied in the second spell to beat the global heavyweights 73-65 in the quarter-finals of the FIBA U17 World Cup in Turkey. Audio
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Netball NZ's free-to-air TV experiment pays off
6 Jul 2024Over three-quarters of a million New Zealanders have tuned in to watch the weekly free-to-air ANZ Premiership games.
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NRL Warriors v Bulldogs: What you need to know
6 Jul 2024The Warriors need a win to give themselves a chance of knocking on the door of the top eight.
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Dani Olmo carries Spain past Euro hosts Germany
6 Jul 2024The substitute was not supposed to play almost 120 minutes in their quarter-final win over Germany - yet the winger bagged a goal and an assist.
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All Blacks v England: how will the English respond to the haka?
6 Jul 2024Captains Scott Barrett and Jamie George have had their say before Saturday's test match.
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All Blacks v England: Drama aplenty the last time they met
5 Jul 2024The 25-all draw at Twickenham turned out to be a far-reaching result for both teams, Jamie Wall writes. Video
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Euro 2024: Spain and Germany go into battle, again
5 Jul 2024The two most successful European Championship nations come face to face in the quarter-finals overnight.
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Which All Black coach made the best start?
5 Jul 2024RNZ looks back at the first and last tests of All Blacks coaches for the past 40 years.
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Cup-throwing football fans cop fines
5 Jul 2024The throwing of plastic beer cups onto the pitch during Euro 2024 has become a regular feature of the tournament, despite fans paying hefty fines.
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Māori All Blacks chase clean sweep in Japan
5 Jul 2024Rameka Poihipi will captain the Māori for the first time.
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Gloves off for next round of Lando Norris v Max Verstappen at Silverstone
5 Jul 2024The race this weekend comes after McLaren's Lando Norris and Red Bull's triple world champion Max Verstappen collided while battling for the lead in Austria.
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Baby Blacks win amid TMO controversy at U20 world champs
5 Jul 2024The Baby Blacks squeaked past France with a thrilling win at the U20 world rugby champs, only confirmed after TMO rules on a last-minute kick.
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