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Father-son NRL double on the cards with Warriors new signing
21 Aug 2025Promising winger Haizyn Mellars has the chance to complete the first father-son NRL double in the New Zealand Warriors' history.
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Netball: Pulse suffer another blow after Stars poach top shooter
21 Aug 2025The Stars have gone big by securing Silver Ferns shooter Amelia Walmsley for the 2026 ANZ Premiership to kick off what should be a fascinating signing period.
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Boxing: Jake Paul to fight WBA lightweight champion Davis
21 Aug 2025Gervonta Davis has been the WBA lightweight champion since Devin Haney vacated the belt in 2023, but the American's title will not be on the line against YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul due to the size…
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Sense of failure sees girls call time on sport
21 Aug 2025By age 14, girls are dropping out of sport at twice the rate of boys, a new study has found.
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Black Ferns wary of Spanish side playing for something bigger than rugby
21 Aug 2025The Black Ferns are expected to open their World Cup title defence with a win, though they're taking nothing for granted.
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Hot favourites England burning to make up for 2022 heartache
21 Aug 2025One decision not to kick for goal, one stolen lineout, one more lost final - England are preparing to win Women's Rugby World Cup again.
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A-League draw 'chaos' if Western United lose appeal
21 Aug 2025If Western United are out of the A-League, Auckland FC's season changes drastically.
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'Wounds still weeping': Warriors bear scars of recent setbacks against Titans
21 Aug 2025The Auckland NRL side have lost six of their last seven against the competition cellar-dwellars.
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Phoenix sign Canadian defender for next A-League season
21 Aug 2025Centre back Manjrekar James is the team's fifth and final visa player for the upcoming season.
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Athletics: Walsh pipped for podium in Switzerland
21 Aug 2025New Zealand shot putter Tom Walsh has finished fourth at the latest Diamond League meeting in Lausanne, missing the podium by just two centimetres.
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NZ boxers to undergo gender tests ahead of World Champs
21 Aug 2025Mandatory testing to determine the eligibility of male and female athletes is being introduced in time for next month's World Championships.
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All Blacks: main selection talking points
21 Aug 2025What adjustments does Scott Robertson make to his side for this weekend, asks Jamie Wall.
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Nervous start for Dame Lisa Carrington at World Champs
21 Aug 2025Dame Lisa Carrington was called up to the elite squad as an injury replacement and helped the K4 win their heat.
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Black Ferns pioneer: 'We had to start somewhere'
20 Aug 2025Anna Richards recalls the first Women's Rugby World Cup in 1991.
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Oli Sail moves to third A-League club after Europe hopes dashed
20 Aug 2025Goalkeeper Oli Sail is back in Auckland sooner than expected after "difficult" two years in football.
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All Blacks confident improvements are on the way
20 Aug 2025Players admit 'there's going to be moments in a game we lose'.
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Canoe Sprint team won't take any 'swagger' into world champs
20 Aug 2025A year on from their most successful Olympics, Canoe Sprint New Zealand is using this week's world champs as a chance to build and evolve.
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'Pinnacle': Black Ferns soak up Rugby World Cup buzz
20 Aug 2025The rookies knew a Rugby World Cup would be like nothing else and their first few days in England have made that clear.
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Is the Tactix latest loss also netball's loss?
20 Aug 2025The Tactix have now lost half of their title-winning team, with up-and-coming wing defence Paris Lokotui the latest to announce her departure.
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Who'll win the Rugby World Cup? We ran 10,000 simulations
20 Aug 2025Analysis: So where does that leave the defending champions, the Black Ferns?
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Afros and moustaches: 20 years since the first T20 international
20 Aug 2025This year marks two decades since the first international T20 cricket match, which featured the Black Caps and Australia at Eden Park. Audio
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Chris Wood named in Premier League Team of the Year
20 Aug 2025All Whites striker Chris Wood has been named in the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) team of the year.
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Liam Lawson has 'spring back in his step' - Racing Bulls boss
20 Aug 2025Racing Bulls new team principal praised the way Lawson responded to a difficult start to the 2025 Formula 1 championship.
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Women's Rugby World Cup hails huge ticket sales
20 Aug 2025Organisers say ticket sales have totally dwarfed previous tournaments, including an 82,000 Twickenham sellout for the final.
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