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Hurricanes lose Riley Higgins to broken leg for Super Rugby season
The team have revealed the midfielder played with the injury during the win over the Highlanders.
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Indian Panthers withdraw from National Basketball League
2:53 pm todayThe franchise acknowledges it is not in a position to meet the requirements of the league to complete the season.
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More events promised after two men knocked out, despite criticism
1:44 pm todayTwo men retired due to knocks to the head at last night's event, one slumping to the ground and appearing to have a seizure.
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Enhanced Games to debut in Las Vegas in 2026
1:26 pm todayThe Enhanced Games will have swimming, athletics and weightlifting on the agenda for athletes using substances banned in official competitions.
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A-League: Keeper v keeper as former teammates face off
12:27 pm todayAuckland FC goalkeeper Alex Paulsen and Melbourne Victory's shotstopper Jack Duncan spent last season in the same side - now they want to outdo each other.
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McCullum wants England to show a bit more humility
12:27 pm todayEngland head coach Brendon McCullum said his players must try to show a bit more humility and remember that they are still being judged by how they act away from the cricket field.
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Crusaders 'rapt' to have Barrett back, Drummond set for milestone
10:06 am todayScott Barrett is back for the Crusaders as they brace to take on a Highlanders side with nothing to lose.
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Video: Man appears to have seizure in collision sport event
11:08 am todayOne of the men was able to be helped away on his feet, another slumped to the ground during the 'Run It Straight' event. Audio
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Five changes to All Whites squad for next matches
11:45 am todayThere are five changes from the squad that qualified for the World Cup for next month's internationals against Cote d'Ivoire and Ukraine.
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Sevens stars to feature in Black Ferns' PAC4 decider
11:06 am todayFour debutantes, including two sevens stars, have been named in the Black Ferns line-up for their last Pacific Four game against the US in Albany on Saturday.
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All Blacks watch: who makes the first squad of the year
9:33 am todayJamie Wall runs his eye over the shoo-ins, bolters, those with points to prove and no hopers.
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Spurs beat Man U in scrappy Europa League final
9:52 am todayTottenham secured a 1-0 win to salvage their season and earn a berth in next year's Champions League - thanks to Brennan Johnson's bundled first-half goal.
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NZ's Sammie Maxwell carries top seeding as MTB World Series heads to Europe
9:04 am todayThe next World Cup round is at the famed course in Nové Mĕsto na Moravé.
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David Havili signs on for another two years with Crusaders
9:02 am todayHe is closing in on 150 games for the Crusaders.
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Fairweather wins stunning 800 freestyle final to qualify for World Champs
7:32 am todayOlympians Erika Fairweather, Eve Thomas and Caitlin Deans have all recorded World Championship qualifying times in an impressive 800m Freestyle final on the opening day of the New Zealand Swimming…
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Five guilty of hate crime for racist abuse of Vinicius Jr
8:31 am todayFive people were handed prison sentences for racially abusing Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr during a match in a landmark first ruling in Spain.
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Liverpool to unveil new Heysel memorial marking 40th anniversary of disaster
8:24 am todayLiverpool will unveil a new memorial at Anfield to mark the 40th anniversary of the Heysel Stadium disaster where 39 supporters were killed, the Premier League club says.
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Calls for law changes to cover unregulated combat sports
21 May 2025It comes after MMA fighter Dan Hooker began recruiting for a combat tournament with no weight limits. Audio
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NZ Warriors secure young forwards Leka Halasima, Jacob Laban through 2029
21 May 2025The new deals make the promising second-rowers the longest-contracted players on the Warriors roster.
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F1's Doohan appeals for end to family harassment after fake post
21 May 2025Australian driver Jack Doohan has appealed for an end to the harassment of his family after a fake social media post purported to be from his father was shared widely online.
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'We got away with one': Warriors happy to benefit from blown call
21 May 2025They achieved their fifth straight win, after scoring a try from an obvious knockon against the Dolphins.
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Super Rugby team namings: round 15
21 May 2025All the latest team news for the penultimate round of the regular season.
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'It is not over yet': Former F1 driver expects Lawson to rescue career
21 May 2025The under-pressure Kiwi is yet to pick up any points in seven rounds of the 2025 season.
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NRL star Reece Walsh says punching friend in face 'not a good look'
21 May 2025A video shows Walsh taking a swing at a friend while wearing a boxing glove, knocking him to the ground.
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Auckland FC's heads up play stands out
21 May 2025Players are physically reaching new heights over their A-League semi-final opponents.
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Acting Wales rugby coach stays on for Japan tour
21 May 2025The former coach left in February amid a record-breaking run of losses.
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US centre Alev Kelter receives three-match ban for stamping on head
21 May 2025She was sent off for stamping on the head of Australia's Georgina Friedrichs during Saturday's Pacific Four Series clash in Canberra.
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Donnell Wallam: From country netball to Australian Diamond in four years
21 May 2025Donnell Wallam's rapid rise up the netball ranks must be one of the quickest in the history of the sport.
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