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ASB Classic: The lone Kiwi puts up a valiant fight
6 Jan 2025Isaac Becroft got a taste of the ATP tour on Monday, at Stanley Street, putting up a brave effort against Zizou Bergs.
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Black Caps bowlers working well as a pack
6 Jan 2025Black Caps bowling coach Jacob Oram is delighted with the way his bowlers have worked together in the series against Sri Lanka.
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NFL wild-card schedule includes Steelers-Ravens showdown
6 Jan 2025The NFL finalised its schedule for the wild-card round of the playoffs after results from the late-afternoon window put most of the final puzzle pieces into place.
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Injured Osaka 'very optimistic' about Australian Open
6 Jan 2025Naomi Osaka will undergo a scan on the injury that forced her to pull out of the Auckland Classic final but remains optimistic about playing at the Australian Open.
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'A bit weird' - ASB Classic winner on a confusing final fizzer
6 Jan 2025"You never want to walk away from any match at all, but especially not a final where you won the first set," says Clara Tauson after Naomi Osaka pulled out. Video
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The big stories to watch in sport this year
6 Jan 2025From Liam Lawson's turn in the brutal world of Formula One, to how the Black Ferns might repeat their heroics of 2022 - we look at 2025's intriguing storylines.
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Tennis: Naomi Osaka in shock withdrawal at ASB Classic
5 Jan 2025Former world number one Naomi Osaka has sensationally withdrawn from the ASB Classic women's singles when a set ahead.
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Diallo earns Manchester United deserved draw at Liverpool
6 Jan 2025Manchester United made a mockery of their recent form to hold Premier League leaders Liverpool to a thrilling 2-2 draw at Anfield.
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Cricket: Pat Cummins delighted as Australia beat India to win 'everything'
6 Jan 2025Australia now hold all the bilateral titles they play for in the longest format as well as the WTC crown they won by beating India in 2023.
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Unstoppable Aryna Sabalenka rallies past Polina Kudermetova for Brisbane title
6 Jan 2025The Australian Open champion geared up for her title defence by winning the final of the Brisbane International.
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Black Caps cruise to nine-wicket ODI win over Sri Lanka
5 Jan 2025New Zealand have produced a dominant performance to comprehensively beat Sri Lanka in the first of three one-day internationals a chilly Basin Reserve in Wellington.
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What the Wellington Phoenix must do to rise again
6 Jan 2025Analysis - Once again, the best laid plans of the Phoenix went awry, writes Mathew Nash.
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Cricket: Australia beat India by six wickets to win series 3-1
5 Jan 2025Australia have reclaimed the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in a decade after beating India in the fifth test in Sydney.
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World Cup win a 'dream come true' for Wānaka freeskier Luca Harrington
5 Jan 2025Wānaka's Luca Harrington has been crowned champion at the FIS Freeski Big Air World Cup in Klagenfurt, Austria.
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Live updates: Black Caps take first ODI
5 Jan 2025The Blackcaps have had a big win in the first of the three ODI match series against Sri Lanka, being played at the Basin Reserve in Wellington.
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Premier League: Arsenal and Chelsea both drop points
5 Jan 2025Arsenal squandered the chance to exert some pressure on Premier League leaders Liverpool when they drew 1-1 away, while Chelsea's challenge continued to falter as they also dropped points.
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Another World Cup podium for NZ skier Alice Robinson
5 Jan 2025Queenstown skier Alice Robinson has started 2025 on a positive note with a third-place finish in the giant slalom at the latest World Cup event in Slovenia.
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'Getting soft': Outcry as chess stars allowed to share world title
5 Jan 2025The players say it's a "reasonable solution", but opponents say it's "unconscionable".
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Sabalenka returns to Brisbane final with win over Andreeva
5 Jan 2025Aryna Sabalenka powered into the Brisbane International final with victory over teenager Mirra Andreeva, taking a step closer to a first trophy of the year.
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Osaka, Tauson set for showdown in ASB Classic final
4 Jan 2025Japan's Naomi Osaka will meet Denmark's Clara Tauson in the final of the ASB Classic in Auckland after an action-packed day.
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Cricket: I'm not retiring, India's Rohit says
5 Jan 2025The test skipper says critics won't decide when he walks away from the sport.
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Football: Phoenix women move into top five after victory
4 Jan 2025The Wellington Phoenix women's footballers have started 2025 in fine style, with a two-nil win over Perth in their A-League encounter in Porirua this afternoon.
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Darts: Littler downs Van Gerwen to become youngest champ
4 Jan 2025Seventeen-year-old sensation Luke 'The Nuke' Littler thrashed Michael van Gerwen 7-3 to become the youngest ever PDC darts world champion.
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