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Olympian lashed for love-cheat admission, apologises
12 Feb 2026The Norwegian biathlete apologised to his gold medal-winning teammate after stealing the spotlight by admitting to cheating on his girlfriend.
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Lando Norris fastest in F1 testing as Liam Lawson watches on
12 Feb 2026Norris lapped the Sakhir circuit in a time of one minute 34.669 seconds in the new MCL40.
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All Whites to take on England
12 Feb 2026The All Whites will play England as a part of their final preparations for this year's FIFA World Cup.
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Proteas need super over to win, while Windies topple England
12 Feb 2026South Africa survived Kagiso Rabada's final-over meltdown against Afghanistan and then a double Super Over drama before prevailing at the Twenty20 World Cup.
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Tottenham Hotspur sack manager with relegation dogfight looming
12 Feb 2026Spurs will have to dust themselves down quickly as they are set to soon play a derby against North London rivals, and league leaders, Arsenal.
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Super Rugby Pacific preview: The Crusaders
12 Feb 2026Watch: Super Rugby Pacific is back this weekend, so we're having a look at how all the NZ teams are tracking.
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Golf: Hope that Asia-Pacific tournament will inspire girls to take on the world
12 Feb 2026Golf New Zealand believes this week's Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific championship has the opportunity to leave a lasting legacy for the game here.
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Are Moana Pasifika getting a raw deal?
11 Feb 2026Watch: Moana Pasifika are mandated to only host five games in Auckland per season, due to their licensing agreement.
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F1: Everything to know as the season starts
11 Feb 2026This year will feature some of the biggest technical changes in the history of the sport.
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Super Rugby Pacific team namings: Highlanders and Blues to start promising loosies
11 Feb 2026All the Super Rugby Pacific team lists for this weekend's opening round.
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Māori jersey 'the pinnacle' for Kennedy Cherrington
11 Feb 2026The Māori jersey connects Kennedy Cherrington to something far bigger than the game.
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Auckland FC fitness coach exits
11 Feb 2026Auckland FC have parted ways with their inaugural head of performance midway through the A-League season.
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Tearful Olympic medallist confesses to cheating on girlfriend
11 Feb 2026Norway's Sturla Holm Laegreid followed up his bronze medal with an extraordinary confession.
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Watch: Luca Harrington's medal-winning run
11 Feb 2026The 21-year-old managed to clean up in the freeski slopestyle after a shaky start and earn NZ's second medal.
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What's NZ rugby got to do with the war in Ukraine?
11 Feb 2026Two Ukrainians are ensuring rugby stays alive in their home through the war, and giving young players a path to safety.
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'It whacked my snowboard': Olympian Zoi Sadowski-Synnott's medal breaks
11 Feb 2026New Zealand snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has joined an elite club of Olympians - those who will be bringing home broken medals. Audio
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Ukrainian banned from wearing 'helmet of remembrance' at Games
11 Feb 2026Vladyslav Heraskevych wanted to wear the helmet in the skeleton competition in honour of those killed in the war with Russia in the skeleton competition at the Winter Olympics.
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Black Caps' record-breaking win over UAE
11 Feb 2026A stunning Men's T20 World Cup record 175-run opening stand between Finn Allen and Tim Seifert led New Zealand to victory.
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Black Caps spinner Michael Bracewell ruled out of World Cup
11 Feb 2026Bracewell is ruled out with an injury expected to need about three weeks recovery.
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Olympics finds fix for faulty medals
11 Feb 2026Athletes can return broken medals so they can be "promptly repaired," local organisers said.
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‘I’ll keep that to myself’: Dalton Papali’i on Razor feedback
11 Feb 2026The 37-test flanker opened up about his All Black omission, future plans and praise for All Black coaching hopeful Jamie Joseph.
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After the carnage of Fremantle, all eyes are on Auckland for more SailGP thrills
11 Feb 2026The Kiwi city could become a victim of Sail GP's success, with harbour cities around the world bidding for hosting chances.
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Super Rugby Pacific preview: The Chiefs
11 Feb 2026Watch: Super Rugby Pacific is back this weekend, so we're having a look at how all the NZ teams are tracking.
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Warriors mix experience, youth for first pre-season hit-out against Manly
10 Feb 2026Coach Andrew Webster had had to cover the absence of seven players on Māori-Indigenous All Stars duty, plus some injury niggles.
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