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Sadowski-Synnott becomes world's most decorated Olympic snowboarder
19 Feb 2026The 24-year-old Kiwi has powered to another silver medal. Audio
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Liam Lawson shows improvement in latest F1 test
19 Feb 2026Liam Lawson got through 61 laps on the opening day of the second Formula 1 pre-season test in Bahrain.
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Retired star Shaun Johnson ruled out as Warriors halves fall
19 Feb 2026The Auckland NRL outfit is already managing its inside backs through a series of pre-season injuries.
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Dominant Shiffrin strikes gold, ends medal drought
19 Feb 2026The US great won her first Olympic medal since 2018, with a dominant performance in the final Alpine ski race of the Winter Olympics.
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Pakistan last side to qualify for T20 Super Eight stage
19 Feb 2026Sahibzada Farhan's maiden international century powered them to a thumping 102-run victory over Namibia in Colombo.
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High-speed crash sidelines NZ and France from SailGP event
19 Feb 2026New Zealand and France will miss next weekend's Sydney SailGP event.
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'Future so bright': Silver linings for Warriors despite big pre-season defeat
18 Feb 2026The Auckland NRL club will seek a big improvement in their second hitout against the Dolphins on Friday.
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Outgoing Netball NZ chairperson denies pressure to step down
18 Feb 2026The national body confirmed on Tuesday night the chairperson and three board members were stepping down.
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Super Rugby Preview: Seven Moana debutants, Barrett back, duel derbies await
18 Feb 2026Week two of Super Rugby Pacific will see two local derbies in Aotearoa.
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'I'm so honoured to be here': Luca Harrington finishes sixth in Olympics big air final
18 Feb 2026New Zealand's Luca Harrington has finished sixth in the men's big air final at the Milan Winter Olympics.
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Russia and Belarus get a combined 10 spots for Milan Paralympics
18 Feb 2026Both countries were previously banned from Paralympic competitions after Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
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Ex-Kiwis league star's son may have been target of drive-by shooting
18 Feb 2026The ABC understands Matt Utai's son Iziah is an associate of a warring Sydney crime family.
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Cricket: Black Caps reach Super Eight at T20 World Cup
18 Feb 2026Canada opener Yuvraj Samra smashed a hundred but New Zealand prevailed by eight wickets to book their place in the Super Eight stage of the Twenty20 World Cup.
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Zoi Sadowski-Synnott's bid for another Olympic medal put on hold
18 Feb 2026Heavy snow has scrambled the Winter Olympics schedule in the Italian town of Livigno, as organisers postponed the women's snowboard slopestyle finals.
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Australia out of T20 World Cup as Zimbabwe through to Super Eight after washout
18 Feb 2026Former champions Australia were eliminated after the match between Zimbabwe and Ireland was abandoned due to persistent rain in Pallekele.
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Rousey to make MMA return after a decade to fight Carano
18 Feb 2026The featherweight bout between the two Americans at 145 pounds will take place at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles on May 16.
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Multiple Netball NZ board members step down after 'challenging' year
17 Feb 2026The board chair and three board members are all moving on from the sporting body.
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T20 World Cup: Black Caps beat Canada by eight wickets
17 Feb 2026The Black Caps have comfortably chased down Canda's total in their T20 World Cup clash.
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Broken leg sidelines Warriors star for start of NRL
17 Feb 2026Utility Te Maire Martin will miss about three months, after suffering the injury in the Māori v Indigenous pre-season fixture.
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Olympics: Figure skating pair clinch Japan's first pairs title
17 Feb 2026The duo climbed back from an early setback to win Japan's first Olympic pairs gold with a powerful, Gladiator-themed free skate.
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'World Rugby needs to help more' - Umaga on Moana resources
17 Feb 2026Tana Umaga says it is critical for Polynesian players to be visible.
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Black Foils open up on 'traumatic' crash
17 Feb 2026The New Zealand SailGP team have broken their silence on the high-speed crash with Team France.
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Blues captain Dalton Papali'i to leave New Zealand rugby
17 Feb 2026Papali'i said the decision was extremely tough to make, but the timing felt right.
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Hamish Kerr sets sights on world record
17 Feb 2026The Supreme Halberg Award winner has set himself some lofty goals to achieve over the next few years. Audio
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