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Super Bowl LX: Everything you need to know
6 Feb 2026The biggest event on the US sporting calendar is almost here.
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'Good for the game': Players give their verdict on Super Rugby Pacific law changes
5 Feb 2026Watch: Several new changes are coming in, designed to make for a better viewing experience for fans.
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Triathlete Wilde impresses among NZ cycling elite
5 Feb 2026Finn Fisher-Black went back to back in the men's 44.2km event at the Elite Road National Championships in Cambridge.
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What you need to know about Milano Cortina Winter Olympics
5 Feb 2026New Zealand has a team of 17 athletes competing in snowboarding, freestyle skiing and alpine skiing over the next two weeks.
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Auckland FC expand search to end goalkeeper shortage
5 Feb 2026Auckland FC are on a worldwide search to replace their injured goalkeeper.
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Kiwi Alice Robinson sets sights on super-G gold
5 Feb 2026Alice Robinson has changed her mind about the Milano Cortina Olympics and is feeling fired up and ready to go for gold in the women's super-G.
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'Best week ever' for Nix teen and newly named Football Fern
5 Feb 2026Pia Vlok was still on a high after becoming the first Phoenix women's player to score an A-League hat-trick, when she received a phone call from the national coach.
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Is pushing on with a ruptured ACL a good idea?
5 Feb 2026American skier Lindsey Vonn will try and race despite a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament, but an expert warns this isn't an idea anyone should replicate.
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State of Origin coming to NZ - reports
5 Feb 2026A $5 million deal has been finalised which would bring game two of the series betwen NSW and QLD to Eden Park, according to reports out of Australia.
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Winter Olympics like world champs 'on crack' - snowboarder
5 Feb 2026New Zealand snowboarder Dane Menzies admits the hype at the Winter Olympics is something special. Audio
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Super Rugby Pacific preview: Highlanders
5 Feb 2026Super Rugby Pacific is back next weekend, so we're having a look at how all the NZ teams are tracking.
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Rugby: Wallaby weighs in on World Cup opener
5 Feb 2026World Cup organisers have opted to save the All Blacks vs Australia clash for week two in Sydney.
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'Pretty impressive': Black Foils on track for home SailGP event
4 Feb 2026Parts have arrived to fix their boat Amokura, after a collision with the Swiss at Perth last month.
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Breakers stars miss training as injury concerns grow
4 Feb 2026Key players sat out the Breakers' sole training session ahead of a must-win game in Auckland.
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Savea scapegoating 'totally unfair': All Blacks speak out on Razor-gate
4 Feb 2026Senior team mates have closed ranks after the superstar bore backlash over Scott Robertson's sacking.
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Proposed kick-off rule change a no-go for NRL 2026
4 Feb 2026The commission has decided not to proceed with a proposed kick-off rule change but fans will notice other on-field rule changes this upcoming season.
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Dane Coles confirmed as missing piece in All Black coach appointment panel
4 Feb 2026NZR has confirmed that Dane Coles is the recently retired player on its appointments panel.
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Football Ferns bring in new faces for World Cup qualifiers
4 Feb 2026Two A-League stars have been called up to the Football Ferns for World Cup qualifiers.
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Making the Winter Olympics is a victory for two NZ debutants
4 Feb 2026The freeskiers aged 17 and 21 will represent New Zealand at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, which is taking place over the next few weeks.
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World Rugby defends Australia-Hong Kong World Cup opener
4 Feb 2026The opener looms as a major mismatch between the host nation and the Asian debutants - crushing fans' hopes of a Wallabies showdown with the All Blacks.
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Black Caps have full squad to pick from as T20 World Cup approaches
4 Feb 2026The Black Caps are set to have a full contingent to choose from as they wrap up final preparations for the T20 World Cup in India.
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Top-10 finishers in LIV events to receive word ranking points in 2026
4 Feb 2026Golf's ranking body said its board had decided to allocate points only to the top-10 finishers because LIV Golf did not meet all its requirements.
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'I'm going to do it': Olympics dream alive despite ruptured ACL
4 Feb 2026The US Alpine ski great Lindsay Vonn will try and race the women's downhill at the Milano Cortina Games despite a ruptured ACL.
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Jack Doohan appointed Haas F1 reserve driver
4 Feb 2026The Australian will be a reserve driver for the Haas Formula One team this season after his split from Renault-owned Alpine.
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