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All Whites coach yet to be convinced on player transfers
"Unusual" number of off-season player movements gives All Whites coaching staff plenty to ponder ahead of next month's international friendlies.
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Can the Pumas derail this All Black season before it even really starts?
3:05 pm todayLooking for their first win on Argentine soil, the Pumas can certainly draw on some recent success.
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Cricket Australia boss says tests could send nations 'bankrupt'
about 1 hour agoThe sport may be better off with fewer five-day matches, Todd Greenberg says. Audio
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Man Utd in 'no man's land', says exiled forward
3:09 pm todayMarcus Rashford has delivered a scathing assessment of the side's struggles, saying the club remains stuck due to constantly changing coaches with different…
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Lydia Ko adds support to 'save' Takapuna Golf Course
12:52 pm todayAuckland Council plans to convert half of the course into flood storage, rejecting the community proposal.
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Maddy Gordon to leave the Pulse and play in Australia
12:11 pm todayAnother Silver Fern is heading across the Tasman to play their netball.
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Kiwi motorcyclist Cormac Buchanan sets big goal
7:16 am todayThe 18-year-old is in his rookie season in Moto3, the entry level to the motorbike world championship.
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Football: Poland join list of All Whites' top-ranked opponents
5:01 am todayThe All Whites get another friendly against top-40 ranked opponent on the road to next year's FIFA World Cup.
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PSG beat Spurs on penalties to become first French side to win Super Cup
11:39 am todayParis St Germain fought back from 2-0 down with five minutes left to beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 on penalties in a dramatic UEFA Super Cup.
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Venus Williams receives US Open wildcard
8:56 am todayThe two-time US Open singles champion has received a wildcard entry as the 45-year-old American continues her age-defying return to the court.
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Centenary season of Plunket Shield to be celebrated
6:23 am today"It's a significant milestone for the game in this country and one worth celebrating," NZ Cricket's statistician says.
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All Blacks compared to Argentina's World Cup winning football team
6:23 am todayArgentina loose forward Marcos Kremer reckons this weekend's opponents are rugby's equivalent of his country's World Cup-winning football team.
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'Very hard done-by': Warriors turn to jilted halfback Boyd against Dragons
5:49 am todayCoach Andrew Webster had little choice, after losing Tanah Boyd's replacement to concussion.
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'Be brave': Final Ferns farewell before World Cup defence
13 Aug 2025The Black Ferns have officially departed for their Rugby World Cup defence in England.
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Warriors star Capewell suffers delayed concussion
13 Aug 2025The Origin second-rower passed his head injury assessment, but later presented symptoms and won't play against the Dragons.
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Nine-year-old becomes Waikato's youngest indoor bowls champ
13 Aug 2025Pixie Blake has become the youngest person to ever win a title in Waikato, as part of a trio. Audio
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'Massive challenge': All Blacks braced for Argentine onslaught
13 Aug 2025Looking for their first win on Argentine soil, the Pumas can certainly draw on some recent success.
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'So tough': Hayden Wilde's doctor on his remarkable comeback
13 Aug 2025Three months after being hit by a truck, the New Zealand triathlete returned with a remarkable victory. Audio
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Duplantis 'incredible for the sport' says NZ pole vaulter Olivia McTaggart
13 Aug 2025Having a front row seat to one of athletics biggest super stars has been inspirational, McTaggart says.
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McTaggart and Walsh runners up at latest World Athletics event
13 Aug 2025New Zealand pole vaulter Olivia McTaggart finished second at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold series event in Budapest.
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Snoop Dogg to perform AFL Grand Final
13 Aug 2025The rapper, record producer and actor joins a list of international artists to feature on frand final day, including Katy Perry, Robbie Williams and The Killers.
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'Strong candidate' India upbeat about 2030 Commonwealth Games bid
13 Aug 2025India is bidding for the 2030 Games in Ahmedabad to boost its bigger dream of hosting the 2036 Olympic Games at the western Indian city.
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The Rugby Championship preview: Everything you need to know
13 Aug 2025For the first time in a long time, the All Blacks head in trying to win the title back.
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Origin star Capewell out, Boyd returns for Warriors against Dragons
12 Aug 2025Halfback Tanah Boyd was a last-minute drop for last week's loss to Canterbury Bulldogs.
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Big changes for future of America's Cup in new rules
12 Aug 2025America's Cup to become bi-annual event as new protocol is a "move to modernise the oldest sporting trophy in the world".
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Mixed news on All Blacks injuries for Rugby Championship opener
12 Aug 2025Scott Robertson confirmed that a couple of big names will be missing for this weekend's test against the Pumas.
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Silver Fern Kelly Jackson first of three Kiwi signings at Aussie club
12 Aug 2025Jackson will play in the Australian netball competition next year under New Zealand coach Kiri Wills at the Queensland Firebirds.
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Chris Wood has big ambitions for new Premier League season
12 Aug 2025Days out from the English Premier League football season Nottingham Forest's New Zealand striker Chris Wood is setting new goals.
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