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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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Diving NZ's Olympic hopes boosted by world-class facility
4 Feb 2026Since the opening of the long-awaited Parakiore Recreation and Sport Centre in December, Christchurch now boasts New Zealand's largest indoor aquatic and sport facility.
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Winter Olympic veteran Zoi Sadowski-Synnott - it's a 'privilege'
4 Feb 2026Wānaka snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott is about to compete in her third Olympics at the age of just 24.
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'A boys club': Allegations of sexism, bullying and favouritism at NZ Boxing
3 Feb 2026Commonwealth Games medalist Tasmyn Benny says the culture killed her love for the sport.
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Breakers' mask maker wants player to keep wearing 'bad ass' design
3 Feb 2026Masked Max Darling is back on the basketball court thanks to a local design company.
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The big issue with Super Rugby Pacific's new laws
3 Feb 2026Analysis - They're designed to speed up the game, but will it have a knock on effect for the All Blacks?
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All Blacks to kick off 2027 Rugby World Cup against Chile
3 Feb 2026The All Blacks have never played Chile or Hong Kong China in a test.
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Mercedes blasts rivals over F1 engine loophole claims
3 Feb 2026Mercedes Formula One boss Toto Wolff blasted rivals for casting doubt on the legality of his team's new engine through secret meetings and letters.
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Spin remains the focus for Black Caps ahead of World Cup
3 Feb 2026Coming off a 4-1 loss to India in the recent T20 series, the New Zealand team moved to Navi Mumbai to continue their build-up for their World Cup clash with Afghanistan.
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Qualifying procedure for Olympic squash unveiled
3 Feb 2026Greymouth's Paul Coll is number two in the men's ranking while there is no New Zealand woman in the top 50.
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Black Sticks clinch series against Japan
3 Feb 2026The Black Sticks men have won their series against Japan after a 4-3 victory in the third and deciding game.
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