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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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Seifert and Phillips fire New Zealand past Afghanistan in T20
8 Feb 2026New Zealand pulled off a steep chase against Afghanistan's spin-heavy attack to begin their Twenty20 World Cup campaign with a five-wicket victory in a group D match in Chennai.
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Tennis: NZ secures remarkable victory to advance in Davis Cup
8 Feb 2026On tournament debut, Anton Shepp won the deciding match to give New Zealand victory in the first round tie over Bosnia and Herzegovina in Whangārei.
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Speedsters Hobbs, Whelpton qualify for world indoors at Douglas International
8 Feb 2026New Zealand's fastest took advantage of fickle winds to show their fine form in Auckland.
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T20 World Cup: Black Caps take the win over Afghanistan
8 Feb 2026Follow all the cricket action from MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
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‘Rugby's not done enough’: New Blues CEO on how to fill stadiums again
8 Feb 2026In the first of a two part series on the game's marketing and engagement plans, Jamie Wall talks to new Blues CEO Karl Budge.
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Italy edge Scotland, England thump Wales in Six Nations openers
8 Feb 2026Italy scored a rare win over Scotland, while England thumped Wales in the Six Nations openers.
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Winter Olympics: Kiwi snowboarder Menzies misses Big Air medals
8 Feb 2026Eyeing a bronze into the final round, the first-time Olympian slipped off the podium, as those around him improved.
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Winter Olympics: Barclay, Harrington qualify for men's freeski slopestyle final
8 Feb 2026Two New Zealanders have advanced in qualifying to keep their dreams alive at Milano Cortina 2026.
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Auckland FC hold on for defiant win over Sydney FC
7 Feb 2026Auckland FC have regained the men's A-League competition with a gutsy 1-0 win over Sydney FC.
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Winter Olympics: Carey launches Milano Cortina, Israel and Vance jeered
7 Feb 2026Carey performed the 1950s Italian song 'Nel blu, dipinto di blu' ('In the blue, painted in blue') with its famous "Volare" ("To fly") refrain.
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'Can't just walk out, swap sides': Schmidt on why he turned down All Blacks
7 Feb 2026The Wallabies coach says loyalty to his players saw him push back, when approached about the All Blacks job.
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Gutsy solo attack wins George Bennett the national road cycling title
7 Feb 2026Veteran George Bennett pulls out gutsy solo attack to win the men's national road cycling championship near Cambridge.
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Teenager's record 175 guides India to U19 World Cup cricket crown
7 Feb 2026Fourteen-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi unleashed a ferocious 175 off just 80 balls, as India claimed their sixth title.
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Captains tip 300-run barrier to fall at Twenty20 World Cup
7 Feb 2026Two leading captains expect 300 runs to be exceeded by teams for the first time at the tournament.
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NZ flagbearers for 2026 Olympic Winter Games announced
7 Feb 2026Snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott and freeski athlete Ben Barclay were formally announced during a special team gathering.
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F1: Piastri expects 'fair shot' from McLaren again in 2026
7 Feb 2026After losing out to teammate Lando Norris, the Australian driver expects to contend for Formula 1 title this year.
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'We made some silly errors': Phoenix coach annoyed after loss to Melbourne Victory
7 Feb 2026Wellington remain 10th on the standings and four points outside the top six.
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