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FIFA Under-17 World Cups to become annual events
The FIFA Under-17 World Cup will be held annually instead of biennially, with the next five editions from 2025 to take place in Qatar.
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Netball NZ eyes up potential 2031 World Cup bid
Netball New Zealand is investigating a potential bid to host the 2031 World Cup.
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Up the (insert name here)! What will Auckland’s new A-League team be called?
Analysis -'Mathew Nash lists all the potential options for Auckland's football side, from the predictable to the 'Ninja Knights'. Video
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Pasifika Sipoti: Moana Pasifika chase second win,
Pasifika Sipoti - a preview of weekend sports in the region. Moana Pasifika starting things off in Hamilton v Melbourne Rebels in the third round of Super Rugby Pacific tonight.
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Football roundup: Wellington Phoenix’s enforced pre-season gamble paying off
Splashing out on big Aussie names or bringing in more foreign talent would have been justifiable, but the 'Nix made the right choice, Mathew Nash writes.
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Labour must settle on 'a clear fiscal plan' - Edmonds
Its new finance spokesperson says she will weigh up tax reform, such as a wealth tax, in coming months. Audio
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Gap between NZ and Solomons women's soccer teams too big - Batram Suri
Solomons 11-1 drubbing by NZ at OFC Women's Olympic Qualifier final reveals the "gap is too big" between the Football Ferns and other teams in the region, the former Solomons star says.
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Taylor Swift at Eden Park? 93% of locals say yes
More than 93 percent of Eden Park's neighbours want the Auckland stadium to host at least one Taylor Swift concert, a survey shows.
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When should young prodigious sport talent be released on international stage?
Prodigious teenage talents can burst onto the international sporting stage but national sporting organisations are increasingly cautious about letting them loose too soon.
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Women's sport booming among UK TV viewers
A record 46.7 million viewers in Britain tuned in to watch women's sport on TV in 2023, eclipsing previous marks.
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Rubiales' appeal of three-year ban dismissed by FIFA
FIFA's appeal committee confirmed its three-year ban on Luis Rubiales after dismissing an appeal by the former head of Spanish football.
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Messi clinches Fifa player of the year gong
Argentine Lionel Messi has retained the FIFA men's player of the year award, heading off Norwegian striker Erling Haaland France's Kylian Mbappe.
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Chelsea's Kerr latest women's player to suffer ACL injury
Chelsea's Australian forward Sam Kerr has suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury at the side's warm weather training camp.
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Hermoso testifies about the unwanted kiss
Spanish football star Jenni Hermoso testified in Madrid High Court over the kiss she said football federation chief Luis Rubiales planted on her lips without her consent.
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Downtown police station would 'change the dial' for central Auckland
A greater police presence in the central city and a stronger pipeline for events are among the things Heart of the City's chief executive wants to see in 2024.
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Focus on high-spending tourists paying off - Tourism NZ
New Zealand will have to work harder to attract tourists as travellers tighten their purse strings, a tourism leader says.
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Dame Sarai Bareman honoured for services to football
Football has dominated the sports recognised in the New Year's Honours.
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Samoan FIFA figure makes her mark with damehood
Sarai Bareman, who oversaw the delivery of the women's world cup, says it's important to show that women with a Pacific background can achieve great things at a global scale.
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Club World Cup set for 2025
The new Club World Cup will be spread across 29 days by FIFA in the summer of 2025.
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The Panel with Ed McKnight and Sarah Sparks (Part 1)
Audio 15 Dec 2023Today on the panel, Wallace and panellists Ed McKnight and Sarah Sparks discuss Kelvin Davis leaving politics behind and Parliament repealing the Clean Car Discount. Also, the numbers are in from the… Audio
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$100 million return from FIFA Women's World Cup, MBIE says
Audio 15 Dec 2023The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment released an impact evaluation report on Friday which says the FIFA Women's World Cup was an economic success. It valued the economic net benefit for… Audio
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Spanish players shorlisted for FIFA Women's player awards
Two of Spain's World Cup winning team have been shortlisted for the FIFA 2023 Best Women's Player award.
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FIFA Women's World Cup economic, social impact 'exceeded expectations'
A report by MBIE has declared this year's FIFA Women's World Cup "hugely successful across all key measures", with a $109.5 million return for New Zealand's economy.
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OFC says pro-league focus in 2024
The Oceania Football Confederation has revealed that the new OFC Professional League competition will be a focus area in the new year.
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Fiji, Vanuatu work on pro-league set up
At least two island nations have revealed they are now working on having teams and the local systems are set up to support the new Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Professional League.