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Three Britons can win at Silverstone but Oscar Piastri has his own script
4 Jul 2025Three British winners have their sights on a home grand prix victory this weekend but Oscar Piastri could rain on that particular parade.
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'Sad day for football': Liverpool's Portuguese forward Jota dies in car crash
4 Jul 2025Diogo Jota played 182 games for Liverpool and helped them to the English Premier League crown this season.
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Wimbledon over for Lulu Sun with doubles exit
4 Jul 2025The New Zealander's Wimbledon has ended early, with her elimination from the doubles in the first round.
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Cutting his teeth – Christian Lio-Willie’s rapid rise to the All Blacks
4 Jul 2025The qualified dentist will make his test debut on Saturday night in the All Blacks' starting side.
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'Pretty hectic': Warriors wahine juggle real-life challenges with footy dreams
4 Jul 2025Most of the squad returning to the NRLW this weekend also have full-time jobs and families to tend to away from the field. Audio
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'Test footy's a big man's game': Robertson explains AB selections
3 Jul 2025Watch: There's some surprising calls in the first All Black team of the year, but a common theme throughout.
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Ferns v friends - No love lost as Women's World Cup selection looms
3 Jul 2025With just two matches remaining before the squad is named, the Black Ferns training has gone up a notch in intensity.
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NZ-raised Norrie stuns Frances Tiafoe at Wimbledon
3 Jul 2025New Zealand-raised British tennis star Cameron Norrie returned to his favourite patch of Wimbledon turf to stun American 12th seed Frances Tiafoe and reach the third round with a 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-5 win…
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Four players to make All Black debuts against France
3 Jul 2025There's plenty to talk about in Scott Robertson's first All Black side of the year.
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Black Sox lean on brotherhood in World Cup campaign
3 Jul 2025The Black Sox are the most decorated in men's softball history, winning seven world titles and totalling 13 medals.
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Adam Hall set for record sixth Winter Paralympics
3 Jul 2025The gold medal-winning paralympian has been selected for the 2026 Paralympic Winter Games in March.
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Basketball: NZ advance to first U19 World Cup quarter-finals
3 Jul 2025New Zealand made history at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2025 by reaching the quarter-finals for the first time.
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Albert-Jones blazes own Warriors pathway despite royal lineage
3 Jul 2025The Kiwi Ferns star shares a name - and now a club - with a rugby league legend.
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NZ's Laurence Pithie to make Tour de France debut
3 Jul 2025Christchurch rider Laurence Pithie will cycle in his first Tour de France next week in support of one of the sport's biggest names.
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Kiwi teen has another crack at sub-four-minute mile
2 Jul 2025Sam Ruthe aims to be the youngest ever to break four minutes on US soil.
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Squash star Paul Coll back to headline national championships
2 Jul 2025World number three Paul Coll is returning home to chase his eighth national squash title.
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Liam Lawson has a new look for Silverstone
2 Jul 2025Fresh off his best ever result in Formula 1 the New Zealand driver has got a new livery on his car.
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Sinner ice cool as Gauff, Pegula and Zverev join bonfire of seeds
2 Jul 2025Jannik Sinner moved into the Wimbledon second round but it was a second day of upsets as seeded players crashed and burned.
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Wimbledon's AI judges receive mixed reviews
2 Jul 2025One spectator says she misses the "uproar" that can sometimes accompany a player's review of a call.
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'I'm stoked': Ethan Blackadder extends Crusaders contract
2 Jul 2025"There's no other team I'd rather be playing for," the former All Black says.
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All Blacks countdown: The French Connection
2 Jul 2025Will Fabien Galthié's side be a threat or classic French Farce? Jamie Wall finds out about what France is bringing this weekend.
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Sevens star named for Warriors debut in NRLW return
3 Jul 2025Only six of those selected against the champion Roosters have appeared in the competition before.
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'The Lord's team' - Savea weighs in on Moana situation
1 Jul 2025Watch: The Super Rugby Pacific player of the year says that the competition needs Moana Pasifika in it. Audio
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Warriors star Metcalf to miss remainder of NRL season with knee injury
1 Jul 2025Fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad has avoided the same fate, after also suffering a knee injury against the Broncos.
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