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World Cup success for teenage mountainbiker
6 Oct 2024In her last race as a junior, Hutt Valley mountain biker Erice Van Leuven claimed the overall World Cup downhill title with victory in the final race in Canada.
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NRL grand final - Storm v Panthers: What you need to know
6 Oct 2024All the information for Sunday night's big decider in Sydney. Storm v Panthers Kickoff: 9:30pm, Sunday 6th September Accor Stadium, Sydney Live blog updates on RNZ Sport In what's tipped...
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Australia and England open World Cup with wins
6 Oct 2024Australia have started the defence of their women's T20 World Cup title with a strong performance against Sri Lanka.
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Football: Slot happy with record start, but sterner tests await Liverpool
6 Oct 2024Arne Slot allowed himself a smile at his record-breaking start to life at Liverpool after a hard-fought 1-0 win at Crystal Palace on Saturday, but insists it is far too early to draw conclusions about…
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America's Cup regatta head forecasts feisty British fight with Kiwis
6 Oct 2024New Zealand will face a formidable challenge from Britain's battle-hardened skipper Ben Ainslie when they face off in the America's Cup, regatta director Iain Murray says.
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Former All Black dies at 78
5 Oct 2024The fullback and second five-eighth made 19 appearances in the black jersey between 1967 and 1970.
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'Sorry about my ugly tears but I don't care' - Waikato scoop title in Farah Cup Final
5 Oct 2024Waikato have beaten Canterbury 27-25 to win the 2024 FPC.
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Sophie Devine proud of White Ferns win after 'copping stuff from all over the place'
5 Oct 2024The White Ferns have broken a 10-game losing streak in the shorter format to win their opening game of the T20 Women's World Cup against India in Dubai.
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Black Ferns make changes for England match after Ireland loss
5 Oct 2024Black Ferns Director of Rugby has opted to keep the team who lost to England at Twickenham in September unchanged for their next match against the world number one side.
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Rising Chilean tennis star will be back to defend ASB Classic title
5 Oct 2024The 2024 ASB Men's Classic champion Alejandro Tabilo will return to defend his tennis title in Auckland, a title that sparked a remarkable 2024 season for the up-and-comer.
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Team NZ to face Britannia in America's Cup
5 Oct 2024Britannia have defeated Luna Rossa 7-4 to win the Louis Vuitton Cup and secure their place in the 37th America's Cup Match, where they will face the defender Team New Zealand.
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No Black Ferns, no worries as Canterbury contest 8th straight Farah Palmer Cup final
5 Oct 2024Captain Laura Bayfield says the team's rookies have stepped up to keep the run alive.
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'I thought it was only a game for girls' - 40 years of men's netball
4 Oct 2024'No one' was playing men's netball when Kruze Tangira started playing, but now, 40 years later, the sport is firmly established and growing all the time.
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Dame Patsy follows through with threat to step down
4 Oct 2024Chair Dame Patsy Reddy will not to seek re-appointment to the New Zealand Rugby Board.
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Black Fern abruptly retires, citing brain injury
4 Oct 2024Grace Steinmetz has been told it would be unsafe to continue playing rugby.
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Adesanya's rival to defend light heavyweight title
4 Oct 2024UFC 307 sees Alex Poatan Pereira take on Khalil Rountree Jr
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Former Wallabies star joins Crusaders for next Super Rugby season
4 Oct 2024Former Wallabies first-five James O'Connor has signed with the Crusaders for the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season.
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Black Ferns adamant they're not a fading force: 'You've got to sit with that pain'
4 Oct 2024The Black Ferns insist they're evolving and have the a game plan capable of winning next year's World Cup.
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Sophie Devine leads White Ferns into her ninth T20 World Cup
4 Oct 2024As she heads into her ninth T20 World Cup, the White Ferns captain has allowed herself a brief moment of reflection - and admits to a "little bit of emotion".
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NZ surprised by France player exclusion for All Blacks tests
4 Oct 2024New Zealand's rugby union is seeking more information following France's decision to exclude some national squad players from next year's test series against the All Blacks.
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Three Kiwi Olympians take part in Women's America's Cup
4 Oct 2024The Women's America's Cup field will include 17 Olympic medallists, including three of the New Zealand crew.
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The top NRL grand final moments
4 Oct 2024Try-saving tackles, buzzer-beaters and moments of sheer heartbreak: These are some of the best grand final moments of the NRL era. Video
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Sri Lankan cricketer banned for one year on corruption charges
4 Oct 2024Sri Lanka spinner banned for failing to report an approach to fix matches.
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AFL NZ names first ever women's side, men back in action
3 Oct 2024For the first time since Covid hit, New Zealand's men's Australian Rules team will be playing in international competition, as well as the first women's side.
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