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Lydia Ko third heading into final round of LPGA Tournament
2 Feb 2025The kiwi golfer is ranked number two in the world off the back of a stunning 2024, which included the Olympics gold medal, which earned her a place in golf's Hall of Fame and the British Open title.
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Rachin Ravindra: How Black Caps star keeps his cool
2 Feb 2025Black Caps' batting star Rachin Ravindra opens up to discuss how meditation helps keep him calm on and off the field and why he's grateful his dad is his toughest critic. Audio
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Women's Super Smash as it happened: Wellington v Otago
2 Feb 2025The Wellington Blaze have swept up the Super Smash women's title.
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NZ level with Jamaica in Davis Cup tie
2 Feb 2025New Zealand and Jamaica are level after the first day of their Davis Cup tennis tie in the West Indies.
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Kiwi teen runner best for his age world-wide
2 Feb 2025Teenager Sam Ruthe has produced another extraordinary run to become the youngest man to win a national senior athletics title.
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Adesanya knocked out at UFC Fight Night Saudi Arabia
2 Feb 2025The former middleweight champion fell to his third straight defeat at the hands of Nassourdine Imavov.
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Ireland recover to secure bonus point win over England
2 Feb 2025The game swung Ireland's way early in the second half with a powerful Bundee Aki try and Sam Prendergast penalty.
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Wood hat-trick helps Forest thrash Brighton
2 Feb 2025The 33-year-old lifted his tally for the Premier League season to 17 goals.
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Breakers take the win over Cairns Taipans
2 Feb 2025The Breakers won their lower-table NBL game 99-92 in Auckland, making it their 10th win over a modest campaign.
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NZ cyclist Wollaston powers to maiden World Tour win
2 Feb 2025New Zealand cyclist Ally Wollaston sprinted clear of a powerful field to clinch a first WorldTour title, at the Cadel Evans Road Race.
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Brilliant Salah helps Liverpool go nine points clear
2 Feb 2025Liverpool's Mohamed Salah scored twice in a 2-0 win at Bournemouth that put them nine points clear atop the Premier League.
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Australia sweep Women's Ashes after innings defeat of England
2 Feb 2025Australia completed a 16-0 clean sweep in the Women's Ashes after crushing England in the one-off test in Melbourne.
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UFC Fight Night: Adesanya falls to TKO defeat - as it happened
2 Feb 2025The former world champion suffered his third straight loss at the hands of Nassourdine Imavov in Saudi Arabia.
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Ireland fight back to beat England - as it happened
2 Feb 2025England led at halftime but could not hang on in Dublin.
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Football: Auckland leave it late to beat Macarthur
1 Feb 2025Auckland FC have extended their lead at the top of the men's A-League ladder to five points with a 2-1 win over Macarthur Bulls at Mt Smart Stadium.
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Kuhnemann and Lyon bowl Australia to innings victory against Sri Lanka
2 Feb 2025Australia's biggest win in Asia has ensured they will retain the Warne-Muralitharan Trophy - regardless of the outcome of the second test nex week.
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Kings trounce Brave, eye Stags in Super Smash final
1 Feb 2025In an extraordinary match, the Kings took full advantage of a fresh, grassy wicket to have the Brave top order in knots early, as they couldn't handle the speed and guile from opening bowlers Matt…
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Blaze beat Brave to go to Super Smash final
1 Feb 2025A brilliant bowling performance from skipper Melie Kerr has propelled the Wellington Blaze into tomorrow's Super Smash final after beating the Northern Brave in Wellington today.
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Super Smash live updates: Northern Districts v Canterbury
1 Feb 2025Follow all the action from the Basin Reserve, Wellington.
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A-League as it happened: Auckland FC 2, Macarthur 1
1 Feb 2025Auckland FC beat back MacArthur FC 2-1 to stay top of the table in A-League.
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'Refreshing' training camp gives Silver Ferns much-needed exposure
1 Feb 2025At this time of year the Silver Ferns are usually in the grips of the Northern Hemisphere winter playing Australia, South Africa, and hosts England - instead they are in the grips of the Australian…
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Wellington through to Women's Super Smash final
1 Feb 2025The Wellington Blaze have made the Super Smash women's cricket final.
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France crushes Wales 43-0 in Six Nations opener
1 Feb 2025Antoine Dupont lived up to expectations as the mercurial halfback made his Six Nations comeback in style to lead France to a 43-0 crushing of Wales in this year's curtain riser.
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Dame Lydia Ko races up leaderboard at LPGA Tournament of Champions
1 Feb 2025Dame Lydia Ko has raced back into contention at the halfway mark of the LPGA Tournament of Champions in Orlando, Florida.
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