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Black Foils spoil party in Portsmouth
21 Jul 2025The win has nudged the Kiwis ahead of Australia to the top of the SailGP championship leaderboard.
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Supreme Scheffler a class apart as he romps to first Open title
21 Jul 2025The world number one has now completed three legs of his career Grand Slam and just needs a US Open crown to complete the set.
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New 'mindset' sees Tactix get a crack at elusive title
21 Jul 2025The Tactix earnt themselves their first grand final berth since 2021 after beating the Pulse 57-52 in last night's elimination final in Christchurch.
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Halasima's last-ditch try lifts Warriors to incredible win over Knights
20 Jul 2025With time up, the second-rower recovered a charged-down field goal attempt and rumbled 40 metres for the gamewinner.
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Basketball: Welington Saints player dedicates NBL victory to late coach
20 Jul 2025The Wellington Saints have clinched their 13th National Basketball League title after narrowly defeating the Southland Sharks by five points.
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ANZ Premiership live updates: Tactix v Pulse
20 Jul 2025The Tactix will meet the Mystics in netball's ANZ Premiership grand final after beating the Pulse 57-52 in Christchurch.
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Takimoana creates Warriors history in courageous loss to NRLW powerhouse Newcastle
20 Jul 2025The winger became the first woman to score a hattrick of tries for the Auckland club.
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What you need to know about Warriors v Knights
20 Jul 2025The Auckland NRL side have already accounted for their rivals in Christchurch this season.
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'I didn't expect to be here': Special debut for Wallaroos young gun
20 Jul 2025In a clash with the Black Ferns last weekend, Waiaria Ellis became the second-youngest debutant in Wallaroos history at 17 years and 305 days.
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'To play any game for All Blacks is special' - Du'Plessis Kirifi
20 Jul 2025After his first All Blacks start, Kirifi is looking to add to legacy of the No.7 jersey.
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Kiwi wins pole vault at London Diamond League meeting
20 Jul 2025Olivia McTaggart won the star-studded event ahead of two world champions.
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Usyk defeats Dubois, Joseph Parker named as next opponent
20 Jul 2025The Kiwi fighter was named by promoter Frank Warren as the next man on the now two-time undisputed champion's sights.
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Red card, ill-discipline ruin NZ U20s' World Championship hopes
20 Jul 2025The young NZ side has gone down to South Africa in the final in Rovigo, Italy.
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Tour de France: Arensman buoys Ineos-Grenadiers with 14th stage win
20 Jul 2025Tadej Pogacar retains the overall leader's yellow jersey, taking second place on the day by beating chief rival Jonas Vingegaard in a two-man sprint finish.
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Sail GP: Rollercoaster for NZ while British shine at Portsmouth
20 Jul 2025In their best race of Race Day 1, the Black Foils finished first, but in their worst, eleventh was all they could muster.
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'We found a way': Robertson praises ABs' effort in series sweep
20 Jul 2025Scott Robertson is pleased with the way his side overcame injuries and a gallant French side in the victory in Hamilton.
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Basketball: Tall Ferns 5th at Asia Cup after beating Philippines
20 Jul 2025New Zealand found another gear just when they needed to, coming back from a seven-point deficit at the start of the fourth quarter.
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Scrappy Springboks overwhelm Georgia in Mbombela
20 Jul 2025However, South Africa was far too good for Georgia, winning 55-10.
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'Big learning curve': Warriors rookie Puketapu choses league pathway over softball
19 Jul 2025Maarire Puketapu can probably thank the Covid pandemic for diverting her sporting career towards the NZ Warriors NRLW programme. As a teenager, she represented New Zealand as a softball…
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Depleted All Blacks complete series sweep against France
19 Jul 2025The All Blacks have come from behind to beat France 29-19 in the third and final test in Hamilton, completing a 3-0 series sweep for the hosts.
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Phoenix youngsters impress Wrexham manager Parkinson in pre-season win
19 Jul 2025The Hollywood-backed Welsh club were upset by the Kiwi A-League side in the final game of their southern hemisphere tour.
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Phoenix shock Welsh glamour side Wrexham in pre-season upset
19 Jul 2025The Wellington club's academy players manufactured the winning goal just after halftime.
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British & Irish Lions best Australia in Brisbane
20 Jul 2025Australia have lost to the Lions, in front of a big Brisbane crowd, in the first of three tests.
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'It's on in the Tron': All Blacks talk up Hamilton before tonight's France test
19 Jul 2025France snubbed Hamilton in their build-up, but the home team have been warmly received.
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