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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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Last dance? Warriors stars RTS, Capewell coy on Warriors futures
10 Feb 2026The NRL veterans are entering the final year of their contracts at Mt Smart, but aren't letting that distract them during the pre-season.
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Watch: Haka in the snow for Zoi Sadowski-Synnott
10 Feb 2026"It was really special and meant a lot to me," the snowboard says of a haka by team mates after her medal win.
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Watch: Sadowski-Synnott's medal-winning big air run
10 Feb 2026"I've never been so nervous," the snowboarder says after claiming New Zealand's first medal of the Winter Games. Audio
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Ski great Vonn says no regrets after Olympic bid ends in crash
10 Feb 2026Ski great Lindsey Vonn said she suffered a complex leg fracture in Sunday's downhill race at the Milano Cortina Olympics that will require multiple surgical operations.
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US athletes say they have right to speak up as Trump brands skier a 'loser'
10 Feb 2026Hunter Hess earlier said it was "a little hard" to wear US colours this year.
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McLaren says Piastri on similar trajectory to F1 champion Norris
10 Feb 2026Oscar Piastri is on a similar career trajectory to Formula One world champion team-mate Lando Norris and should have a shot at the title this season, McLaren boss Zak Brown says.
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Former Silver Ferns' assistant Deb Fuller to coach Malawi Queens
10 Feb 2026Dame Noeline Taurua's coaching bench will have a new look to it at the Commonwealth Games with Fuller to coach the Malawi Queens.
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Cause of Māori All Black's sudden death in bed revealed
10 Feb 202625-year-old Connor Garden-Bachop was found in bed while staying with family.
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Mystery of breaking medals baffles Olympic organisers
10 Feb 2026Whether gold, silver or bronze, there is one thing Winter Olympics medals have in common: they can break.
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All Blacks Leroy Carter and Simon Parker commit to NZ after World Cup
10 Feb 2026The winger and loose forward, who play for Bay of Plenty and Northland respectively, have re-committed to the end of 2028.
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Super Rugby Pacific preview: The Hurricanes
10 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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Seahawks defence suffocates Patriots to win Super Bowl LX
9 Feb 2026Seattle have won their first Vince Lombardi Trophy since 2014 after a dominant performance against New England in California.
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Breakers bring in new CEO after 11 months
9 Feb 2026The CEO role has been vacant since the basketball club brought in new owners last March.
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'Stoked': Zoi Sadowski-Synnott first in Olympic Big Air qualifying
9 Feb 2026The New Zealand Olympic great tops the qualifying field for the Winter Olympics Snowboard Big Air in a statement of intent. Audio
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Black Ferns star signs with Hurricanes for Super Rugby Aupiki
9 Feb 2026The Hurricanes Poua have signed Black Ferns fullback Renee Holmes from the Chiefs Manawa.
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The shape of the game: Mark Robinson’s challenge to create new rugby fans
9 Feb 2026In the second part of a look at rugby's marketing plans, the former NZ Rugby boss talks to Jamie Wall about his grand brief to kick the world's biggest conversion.
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Graham Parks named NZ Cricket interim boss
9 Feb 2026Parks will be a stopgap in the sport's top job, two months after the resignation of Scott Weenink.
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Patriots and Seahawks defy odds for Super Bowl showdown
9 Feb 2026The New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks, two teams that started the NFL season as massive underdogs will square off in the Super Bowl.
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Manchester City snatch chaotic win at Liverpool to stay on Arsenal's heels
9 Feb 2026Manchester City's Erling Haaland converts a late penalty to hand his side a 2-1 victory at Anfield.
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Black Ferns Sevens outclass Australia in Perth Sevens final
9 Feb 2026Kelsey Teneti bagged a brilliant double as New Zealand romped to victory, while the All Blacks Sevens are fourth.
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Ski legend Lindsey Vonn stable in hospital after downhill crash
9 Feb 2026US ski great Lindsey Vonn was flown off the Olympic course after her audacious bid to win a downhill gold ends in a horror crash.
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Super Rugby Pacific preview: The Blues
9 Feb 2026Watch: Super Rugby Pacific is back next weekend, so we're having a look at how all the NZ teams are tracking.
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