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Spain football kiss 'tainted' World Cup win, court hears
4 Feb 2025The former football federation boss is accused of sexual assault and then attempting to coerce Hermoso into declaring that the kiss had been consensual.
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Super Bowl: Chiefs v Eagles playoff history
4 Feb 2025The Kansas City Chiefs are chasing an unprecedented third consecutive Super Bowl crown, while the Philadelphia Eagles are eyeing a second title overall in the NFL's championship game on 10 February…
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Rugby Australia set to extend broadcast deal with Nine
4 Feb 2025Rugby Australia is poised to sign a five-year extension to its broadcast rights agreement with Nine Entertainment in a deal worth NZ$232 million.
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Zyon Maiu'u signs with Bulldogs
4 Feb 2025The 21-year-old Warriors front-rower said it was a tough decision, but it was "time to give back" to his parents.
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Meet the NZ schoolboy carving a footballing career in Argentina
3 Feb 2025Joaquin Reinoso might just be New Zealand's top teenage sporting talent that you've never heard of.
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Savea brings much-needed world class aspect to Moana Pasifika
3 Feb 2025"I think it's more than a rugby game for us," the new Moana Pasifika captain said.
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Tennis: US firebrand delivers on Australian Open promise of 'five star vacay'
3 Feb 2025American tennis firebrand Danielle Collins delivered on her pledge to take a vacation in the Bahamas with her Australian Open prize money in a final shot at fans who booed her at the Grand Slam.
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Xavi Taele excelling on and off the field
3 Feb 2025Xavi Taele is one of the new Blues faces in 2025.
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'It's God's purpose': Savea to lead Moana Pasifika
3 Feb 2025Ardie Savea will lead Moana Pasifika into a new era, named as captain for the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season.
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Val Smith calls time on 20 years plus of international bowls
3 Feb 2025Val Smith, one of New Zealand's most successful lawn bowls athletes is calling time on her career after more than 20-years at the top level.
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Football Ferns to test 'inexperienced' players against Costa Rica
3 Feb 2025Three debutants have been called up for the Football Ferns' first games of the year.
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Lydia Ko finishes sixth at first event of year
3 Feb 2025Dame Lydia Ko has finished sixth at the LPGA tour's Tournament of Champions in Florida, her first event of the year.
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Football round-up: All Whites old guard show age is just a number
3 Feb 2025Instead of going gently into the good night of retirement, a couple of international players both appear set to rage, writes Mathew Nash.
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Sadowski-Synnott continues stunning form with World Cup win
3 Feb 2025The New Zealander came back from injury to win the FIS Snowboard Slopestyle World Cup in Aspen.
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'I am sick': Sports world stunned by blockbuster NBA trade
3 Feb 2025It was just after midnight local time when the social media post from ESPN nearly broke the Internet. Audio
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NZ road cycling pair share WorldTour podium
3 Feb 2025Kiwi riders Aaron Gate and Laurence Pithie finished second and third respectively in a sprint finish of the men's race in Geelong, near Melbourne.
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'Sense of injustice' after Phoenix women's one-goal loss
3 Feb 2025It was Wellington Phoenix women's sixth one-goal defeat of the A-League season.
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Arsenal crush Manchester City to stay firmly in title hunt
3 Feb 2025Arsenal delivered a statement of intent in the Premier League title race with a 5-1 hammering of champions Manchester City to close the gap at the top to six points on Monday.
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Duelling fitness competitions draw thousands
3 Feb 2025More than 6000 people gathered across two days to compete in Hyrox and CrossFit competitions - but why are so many amped to test their fitness?
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Central Stags beat Canterbury Kings to claim Super Smash men's crown
2 Feb 2025The Central Stags have won the Super Smash men's crown, beating the Canterbury Kings by six wickets in the final at Wellington's Basin Reserve on Sunday.
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Australian crowds show their boorish side at tennis open
25 Jan 2025Analysis - It's local supporters at the Australian Open who have been the worst behaved, with actions like booing Novak Djokovic after his shock injury retirement, says tennis writer Dave Worlsey.
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Super Smash as it happened: Central Districts v Canterbury
2 Feb 2025The Central Stags have won the Super Smash men's cricket title.
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Wellington Blaze win Super Smash women's T20 final over Otago
2 Feb 2025The Wellington Blaze have swept up the Super Smash women's title, proving too strong for the Otago Sparks in the final.
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