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Cricket: White Ferns lose last match at World Cup
27 Oct 2025The White Ferns' Cricket World Cup ends with emphatic loss to England.
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Silver Ferns topple Australia to stay in Constellation Cup series
26 Oct 2025The NZ women still trail their archrivals 2-1, and must win the final encounter and an extra-time tiebreaker to retain the trophy.
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Phoenix snatch dramatic late victory over Roar
26 Oct 2025The A-League rivals entered added time level, but Carlo Armiento had one last piece of late-game heroics.
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Kiwi Andrews wins bronze at track cycling world championships
26 Oct 2025The double Olympic champion finished on the podium in the 1000m time trial in Chile.
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Kiwi Parker's world boxing title dreams shattered
26 Oct 2025The heavyweight hope has been stopped in the 11th round by English fighter Fabio Wardley.
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Liverpool slump continues with another English Premier League loss
26 Oct 2025Wins for Manchester United, Sunderland, Newcastle and Brentford in EPL action.
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Aspinall, Gane declared no contest after eye poke
26 Oct 2025The much anticipated heavyweight title fight ended in anticlimactic fashion after the champion was unable to continue after an eye poke.
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Kiwi tennis ace Sun on cusp of biggest career win
26 Oct 2025Lulu Sun has progressed to her second career WTA final, after a solid semi-final win at the Guangzhou Open.
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Big Wembley day falls flat for England and fans
26 Oct 2025Australia dominate first league test against England, with Broncos star player of the match.
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Japan can compete with world's best, says Jones after narrow Australia loss
26 Oct 2025Australia win 19-15, as Ross debuts to become latest to play for both the All Blacks and Wallabies.
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Netball NZ confirms Taurua return as Silver Ferns coach
25 Oct 2025The veteran coach will return to her role next year, ending a bruising saga that has divided the sport.
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Black Caps star Williamson eyes 2027 World Cup
25 Oct 2025The former NZ captain returns to his national team for the three-match, one-day series against England.
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Randall goal propels Auckland FC to victory over Wanderers
25 Oct 2025Goalkeeper Michael Woud kept another clean sheet, as the Black Knights rose to the top of the A-League table.
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Canterbury add to NPC legacy with victory over Otago
25 Oct 2025The red-and-blacks have now won 10 titles, since the competition was revamped in 2006.
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Old coach, old wounds: Wallabies eye win over Eddie Jones in Japan
25 Oct 2025Two years after Eddie Jones walked out, the Wallabies line up against the man who led them to World Cup ignominy.
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Embracing superstars, villains - Savea on rugby's marketing challenges
25 Oct 2025Watch: While the team-first marketing strategy has worked for the All Blacks, there is a mood for change writes Jamie Wall.
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Kiwi Lawson outside top 10 at Mexico GG practice
25 Oct 2025The Racing Bull driver headed teammate Isack Hadjar and championship leader Oscar Piastri.
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UFC 321: What you need to know
25 Oct 2025Etihad Arena hosts a UFC gold double-header with the heavyweight and women's strawweight belts on the line.
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Australia's surprise skipper ready to step up against Japan
24 Oct 2025He only has 72 minutes of test experience but Nick Champion de Crespigny is the 92nd Wallabies captain.
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Parker v Wardley: What you need to know
24 Oct 2025Parker puts his WBO interim heavyweight title on the line this Sunday. Audio
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Football Ferns edged by Mexico at Mexico City
24 Oct 2025The home side have beaten the Football Ferns in the first of two international friendly matches.
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Kiwi pursuit team win world bronze, Olympic champ Andrews eliminated
24 Oct 2025The New Zealand quartet of Nick Kergozou, Tom Sexton, Keegan Hornblow and Marshall Erwood beat USA for the podium.
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What we know about 'mind-boggling' NBA rigging and poker fraud cases
24 Oct 2025The allegations involve NBA luminaries, multiple New York mafia families, millions in cash and even an x-ray poker table that can read cards face down.
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Sporting banter or disrespect? Is it ever ok to boo the haka?
24 Oct 2025Māori and Sāmoan voices say there's a clear line between sporting rivalry and cultural disrespect.
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