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F1: Sauber sign Brazilian Bortoleto to complete lineup
7 Nov 2024Formula One will have a full-time Brazilian driver for the first time since 2017 after Sauber announced 20-year-old Gabriel Bortoleto for 2025 and 2026.
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All Whites coach wants pro players only
6 Nov 2024All Whites who aren't first team regulars could miss out on national team honours as competition for places heats up.
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Trailblazing NZ athlete Marise Chamberlain dies
6 Nov 2024The only New Zealand woman to have won an Olympic track medal has died. Video
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Six years on from 'Sandpaper-gate', Warner to captain BBL team
6 Nov 2024David Warner's life ban from leadership roles in Australian cricket was lifted last month.
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'The way we could make real change was to buy the team'
6 Nov 2024Pushing for pay parity is one way that Aotearoa's first all-female owned and coached basketball team is trying to change the narrative of women's sport.
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FIFA World Cup qualifiers: Auckland FC forward named in experienced All Whites squad
6 Nov 2024Auckland FC forward Liam Gillion is the only newcomer in an experienced All Whites squad for this month's World Cup qualifiers.
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Fan favourite Cam Norrie coming back to ASB Classic
6 Nov 2024New Zealand-raised tennis star Cameron Norrie is hoping a return to the ASB Classic will help reignite his career.
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Manchester United's manager in waiting scores big win over City
6 Nov 2024Sporting marked the final home game of coach Ruben Amorim's reign in stunning fashion as the Portugese thrashed Manchester City 4-1 in the Champions League.
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Singing jockey hits the high notes at Melbourne Cup
6 Nov 2024Irish jockey Robbie Dolan is set to give his vocal chords their biggest workout since "The Voice" after delivering a pitch-perfect ride on Knight's Choice in the Melbourne Cup.
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Djokovic withdraws from ATP Finals due to injury
6 Nov 2024Defending ATP Finals champion Novak Djokovic has pulled out of the season-ending event in Turin through injury.
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Activists want to halt the race that stops two nations
5 Nov 2024There is divided opinion over whether the Melbourne Cup - and all other horse racing - should be cancelled. Audio
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Who do All Black fans love to hate?
5 Nov 2024Meet the international players who garner the most heat from the New Zealand rugby public.
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Cup winner Knight's Choice trained by Kiwi
5 Nov 2024Twenty-three years ago Sheila Laxon was the first female trainer to win the Melbourne Cup when Ethereal won the Caulfield-Melbourne Cup double.
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Kiwi Ferns name side for final, Kiwis unchanged for relegation match
5 Nov 2024Both the Kiwi Ferns and Kiwis will be in action in Sydney this weekend.
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Asafo Aumua braced for All Blacks litmus test against Ireland
5 Nov 2024All Blacks hooker Asafo Aumua is adamant he's ready for arguably the biggest test of his career.
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New Zealand's most successful women's rower to retire
5 Nov 2024The country's most successful female rower, Kerri Williams, has announced her retirement from the sport.
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Will NZ cricket pitches turn this summer?
5 Nov 2024New Zealand will never be a spinners paradise - but could cricket pitches in Aotearoa be more spin-friendly?
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Dressing up as Osama bin Laden earns umpire one-week ban
5 Nov 2024Australian Rules umpire Leigh Haussen has been banned from officiating in the opening round of next season because he wore an Osama bin Laden costume at a function.
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Women jockeys look to emulate Payne's Melbourne Cup success
5 Nov 2024Nine years after trailblazer Michelle Payne became the first woman to ride a Melbourne Cup winner, a record contingent of four female jockeys will attempt to become the second.
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No Test cricket ahead for White Ferns
5 Nov 2024There is no test cricket on the horizon for the White Ferns.
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Melbourne Cup the TAB's biggest day: Fans to bet $30m
5 Nov 2024The TAB says the Melbourne Cup is the biggest day for the New Zealand TAB by quite some margin, with Kiwi horse racing fans expected to spend up to $30 million betting. Audio
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Melbourne Cup: The horse, the prep, and the race itself
5 Nov 2024If you want to talk to someone who knows about riding the winner of the Melbourne Cup, Kerrin McEvoy is not a bad place to start.
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Football round-up: Phoenix must back ‘keeper after derby disaster
4 Nov 2024Analysis - His captain chucked him under the bus post-match but the 'Nix need to rally around Josh Oluwayemi, writes Mathew Nash. Video
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Melbourne Cup: What you need to know
5 Nov 2024The three New Zealand horses in the Melbourne Cup are all at long odds.
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