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Adesanya vs Imavov - All you need to know
1 Feb 2025Everything to know ahead of the 'Last Stylebender's' next UFC bout.
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The humble family-like Auckland gym behind UFC greats
1 Feb 2025NZ is making its mark on the global stage with the growth in MMA talent, a top trainer says.
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Duffy gets late call-up to Black Caps for tri-series in Pakistan
31 Jan 2025Otago fast bowler Jacob Duffy is a late addition to the Black Caps one day squad for the upcoming tri-series involving Pakistan and South Africa.
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Dame Lydia Ko strikes bogey trouble late in first round
31 Jan 2025New Zealand golfer Dame Lydia Ko has finished her the opening round of the LPGA Tournament of Champions eight shots off the lead in Orlando, Florida.
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Canoe Racing relaxed on Dame Lisa Carrington's pre-Olympics schedule
31 Jan 2025Canoe Racing New Zealand will allow Dame Lisa Carrington to decide her own competitive programme for the next four years.
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Ex-Football Ferns goalie Jenny Bindon returns as assistant coach
31 Jan 2025Former Football Ferns goalkeeper Jenny Bindon is returning to the team as an assistant coach.
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Afghan refugees bat for recognition and women's rights
31 Jan 2025A group of Afghan refugee cricketers play their first match as a team since fleeing Taliban rule.
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Rugby Australia wants Joe Schmidt's signature within two weeks
31 Jan 2025Rugby Australia wants Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt's signature on a contract extension by the start of the Super Rugby competition on 14 February.
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Olympics: From Games on 5 continents to digital change, IOC candidates unveil plans
31 Jan 2025The seven candidates for the world's most powerful job in global sport have unveiled their plans and vision.
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Super Smash: Northern Brave, Canterbury Kings grab last play-off sports
31 Jan 2025Both teams confirmed their places in the Super Smash T20 play-offs after no play was possible on the final day of the regular season in Wellington.
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Australia take control after Khawaja and Inglis pummel Sri Lanka
31 Jan 2025Usman Khawaja hit a maiden double hundred as Australia took command in the opening test against Sri Lanka.
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Who is making the most of home advantage in the A-League?
30 Jan 2025Auckland FC's home record will be tested by one of the competition's best road teams.
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Motherhood major reason for Pascoe's retirement
30 Jan 2025The outgoing Dame Sophie Pascoe is the country's most decorated Paralympian, and says her desire to be a devoted mother is a major reason she has called time on her glittering career. Audio
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NZ's greatest Olympian prepares for 2028 Games
31 Jan 2025The Olympic champion says she still has "big dreams" as she paddles towards her fifth Olympic Games.
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Sprinter finishes 0.02 seconds off 400m record
30 Jan 2025The Auckland sprinter finished two-hundredths of a second outside the national mark set in 1998.
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Paralympian Dame Sophie Pascoe retires
30 Jan 2025New Zealand's greatest Paralympian has announced her retirement from competitive swimming at age 32.
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Sydney set to host 2027 Rugby World Cup final - report
30 Jan 2025Despite rumours of the sport's showpiece being held in Melbourne, it will return to Stadium Australia for a second time.
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'Ya'll must've forgot': Israel Adesanya on his coming UFC fight
30 Jan 2025Adesanya is set for his first non pay-per-view fight in the UFC in seven years.
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Professional tennis body launches legal aid for players accused of doping
30 Jan 2025The professional tennis players association is launching a pro-bono legal defence programme for players facing allegations of doping.
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Absent champions, fresh venues in focus as surfing's world tour begins
30 Jan 2025Surfing's world tour is set to get underway in the sport's spiritual homeland of Hawaii this week, but without its reigning men's champion and some other big names.
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Lewis Hamilton crashes Ferrari at Barcelona track
30 Jan 2025Lewis Hamilton crashed on the second day of testing a 2023 Ferrari Formula One car.
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Lydia Ko eyeing major titles at career grand slam
30 Jan 2025Dame Lydia Ko has given herself a hefty golf schedule in 2025 - but two tournaments in June stand above all others.
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Manchester City survive scare to progress in Champions League
30 Jan 2025Manchester City came from behind to beat Club Brugge 3-1 and secure their place in the Champions League playoffs.
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McLaren boss calls for permanent F1 stewards after Johnny Herbert axed
30 Jan 2025Zak Brown called for permanent Formula One stewards after the FIA dropped media pundit Johnny Herbert.
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