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Liam Lawson finishes fifth at Monaco for New Zealand’s best result there since 1973
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- Liam Lawson has produced the best Monaco Grand Prix result by a New Zealander in more than half a century, fighting through a chaotic and crash-strewn race to finish fifth for Racing Bulls. It is the highest placing by a Kiwi at the famous street circuit since Denny Hulme stood on the podium in third […]
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Misha Koudinov set for a sixth Commonwealth Games as New Zealand names its Glasgow gymnastics team
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- Misha Koudinov has spent close to twenty years turning up for New Zealand on the gymnastics floor, and he is not finished yet. The 35 year old has been named in the team for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, a selection that will make him only the third New Zealander in history to compete at […]
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The All Whites chase a first ever World Cup win as the 2026 tournament begins
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- The biggest football tournament the world has ever staged gets under way this week, and for the first time in sixteen years New Zealand will be part of it. The 2026 FIFA World Cup has expanded to 48 teams across the United States, Canada and Mexico, opening with hosts Mexico at the Estadio Azteca, and […]
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All Blacks Sevens coach Tomasi Cama steps down after a season that slipped away
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- Tomasi Cama, one of the most decorated figures in New Zealand sevens history, has confirmed he will step aside as head coach of the All Blacks Sevens at the end of the 2025/26 World Series, closing a chapter that stretched across more than two decades in the black jersey. The decision was announced on Monday, […]
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Jane Watson retires after 66 tests and a World Cup with the Silver Ferns
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- One of the most respected defenders New Zealand netball has produced has played her last competitive season. Jane Watson confirmed on Tuesday that she will retire at the end of the current Suncorp Super Netball campaign, drawing a line under 15 seasons at the top of the game and a Silver Ferns career that took […]
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All four Super Rugby semifinalists are New Zealand teams for the first time
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- For the first time in the history of Super Rugby Pacific, every team left standing in the semifinals comes from New Zealand. The Chiefs, Crusaders, Hurricanes and Blues all booked their places over a one-sided qualifying weekend, leaving the Australian and Pacific sides watching the business end of the season from the sideline. It is […]
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Paul Coll wins a third British Open squash title in Birmingham, his first in four years
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- West Coaster Paul Coll has added a third British Open squash title to his record, beating world number one Mostafa Asal of Egypt in the final in Birmingham to claim the sport’s oldest and most prestigious crown for the first time in four years. The Greymouth-born 34-year-old came through the men’s final 3-1, losing a […]
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All Whites push England close in a 1-0 loss before their World Cup opener
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- The All Whites lost 1-0 to England in Tampa, but the manner of the defeat will give Darren Bazeley far more comfort than the scoreline, with New Zealand pushing one of the World Cup favourites all the way in their final tune-up before the tournament begins. The only goal came right on halftime at Raymond […]
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Mystics stun champion Tactix in extra time to tighten grip on the ANZ Premiership
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- The Northern Mystics have pulled off one of the great escapes of the netball season, clawing back from five goals down in the final quarter to beat the defending champion Mainland Tactix 53-51 after extra time in Christchurch on Saturday night. It was the Mystics’ second extra-time win in as many weeks and it tightened […]
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Black Caps need a small miracle at Lord’s chasing 254 against England
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- The Black Caps go into the third day of the first test against England at Lord’s needing a small miracle, sitting at 36 for three in pursuit of 254 after a wicket-laden second day that swung one way and then the other before England regained the upper hand. It has been a low-scoring, fast-moving match […]
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Ben Oliver wins the Tour de Wallonie for New Zealand after surviving a final-bend crash
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- New Zealand cyclist Ben Oliver has pulled off the biggest result of his career, snatching the overall title at the Tour de Wallonie in Belgium after winning a chaotic final stage that ended with most of the leading group sprawled across the road. The 29 year old from Christchurch, who rides for the American outfit […]
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Tom Walsh misses a Diamond League podium in Rome by a single centimetre
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- Tom Walsh has shown he is still throwing close to his best, finishing fourth at the Rome Diamond League with a season-best heave that left him agonisingly short of the podium. The Canterbury shot putter unloaded 21.49 metres with his final attempt at the Pietro Mennea Golden Gala, missing third place by a single centimetre […]
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Ellesse Andrews to lead a 19-strong New Zealand cycling team at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games
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- Olympic champion Ellesse Andrews will spearhead a 19-strong New Zealand track cycling team at next month’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with the squad named this week ahead of racing that begins on 23 July at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome. Andrews, from Christchurch, arrives in Scotland as one of the most decorated athletes in the […]
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Super Rugby Pacific finals kick off tonight with three New Zealand teams chasing the title
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- The business end of Super Rugby Pacific arrives tonight, with three New Zealand sides earning the right to host qualifying finals and the defending champion Crusaders preparing to throw the first big punch of the playoffs at home in Christchurch. After 14 rounds of regular season rugby, the table has settled in a way that […]
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All Blacks prop Tyrel Lomax stays in New Zealand through 2029 after turning down overseas offers
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- Tyrel Lomax has decided his immediate future lies in New Zealand. The All Blacks tighthead prop has signed a fresh three-year deal with New Zealand Rugby that keeps him in the country through to the end of 2029, tying him to the Hurricanes and to Tasman in the provincial game and, just as importantly, keeping […]
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All Whites thrashed 4-0 by Haiti in a sobering start to their World Cup build-up
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- The All Whites have been brought sharply back to earth less than two weeks before their first FIFA World Cup match in 16 years, going down 4-0 to Haiti in a warm-up friendly at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It was New Zealand’s heaviest defeat in nine years and a far from ideal way […]
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Kiwi great Kieran Foran lands the Manly head coaching job on a three year deal
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- One of New Zealand rugby league’s most decorated sons has been handed one of the biggest jobs in the game. The Manly Sea Eagles have confirmed former Kiwis five-eighth Kieran Foran as their permanent head coach on a three year deal that runs through to the end of the 2029 season, rewarding a turnaround that […]
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Black Caps open their England series at Lord’s tomorrow with a full pace attack and the new Crowe-Thorpe Trophy on the line
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- The Black Caps begin their three test tour of England at Lord’s tomorrow, and for the first time the two sides will be playing for the Crowe-Thorpe Trophy, a new prize named after two of the most admired batsmen the countries have produced. The opening test at the home of cricket runs from Thursday 4 […]
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White Ferns name farewell-tour squad to defend their T20 World Cup title in England
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- The White Ferns will defend their Twenty20 World Cup crown in England next week with a 15-strong squad that blends the players who delivered New Zealand’s first global cricket title in 2024 with two fresh faces and a farewell tour for three of the country’s most decorated cricketers. New Zealand Cricket has named off-spinning all-rounder […]
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New Zealand rowers open the World Cup season with gold and bronze in Seville
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- New Zealand’s rowers have opened their international season with a statement, claiming a gold and a bronze medal on the final day of the first World Cup regatta of the year on the Guadalquivir River in Seville. The standout result came in the men’s pair, where Ben Taylor and Oli Welch powered clear of a […]
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Imogen Ayris wins career-best Diamond League silver in the pole vault in Rabat
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- New Zealand pole vaulter Imogen Ayris has produced the best Diamond League result of her career, clearing 4.70 metres to take silver behind Olympic champion Nina Kennedy at the Meeting International Mohammed VI d’Athletisme in Rabat, Morocco. It was Ayris’ first podium finish on the Diamond League circuit, the sport’s premier global series, and a […]
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Mystics edge Steel in extra time in Invercargill to share top spot with two rounds left
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- The Northern Mystics produced the kind of finish that wins titles, clawing back from the brink in Invercargill on Sunday to beat the Southern Steel 61-53 after extra time and move into a share of top spot in the ANZ Premiership with two rounds of the regular season to play. For most of the afternoon […]
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Black Foils to return to SailGP racing at Halifax four months after their Auckland crash
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- New Zealand’s SailGP team will finally race again next month, ending an enforced absence that stretched across most of the season after a violent crash on home water in February. The Black Foils have confirmed they will return at the Halifax event in Canada on 20 and 21 June, four months after a collision with […]
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Black Caps thrash Ireland in Belfast by an innings and 79 runs as Tom Blundell hits 186 and Nathan Smith takes six wickets
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- The Black Caps have wrapped up a comprehensive innings and 79 run victory over Ireland at Stormont in Belfast, with batter Tom Blundell scoring 186 and bowler Nathan Smith claiming six wickets for 40 in the one off test. The result gives Tom Latham’s side a hefty dose of confidence before they head to Lord’s […]
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Moana Pasifika beat the Brumbies 21-19 in Canberra as the franchise faces a fight for survival
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- Moana Pasifika ended the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season with a stirring 21-19 win over the ACT Brumbies in Canberra on Saturday night, holding on for the closing minutes with only fourteen men while their franchise sits in the hands of liquidators back home. The result, played out at GIO Stadium, sent the Brumbies into […]
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Chiefs hammer Blues 59-34 in Hamilton to send the defending champions to a Christchurch quarter-final
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- The Chiefs ran in nine tries to five in a stunning 59-34 victory over the Blues at FMG Stadium Waikato in Hamilton on Saturday night, ending any chance the defending champions had of a home quarter-final and locking them into a long trip south to face the Crusaders in Christchurch next weekend. Wallace Sititi captained […]
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Warriors rest Origin stars Mitch Barnett and Kurt Capewell for top of the table clash with Penrith
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- The New Zealand Warriors will chase a seventh straight win on Sunday night when they meet competition leaders Penrith in a top of the table clash, but they will do it without two of their most experienced forwards after coach Andrew Webster chose to rest his State of Origin pair. Prop Mitch Barnett, who played […]
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Crusaders hammer Hurricanes 47-14 in Christchurch to climb into third before the Super Rugby playoffs
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- The Crusaders produced the kind of statement performance that finals rugby is built on, running in seven tries to thrash competition leaders the Hurricanes 47-14 at One New Zealand Stadium in Christchurch on Friday night and climbing into third place on the Super Rugby Pacific table just as the playoffs come into view. In the […]
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Tim Payne gains more than a million followers in days after an Argentine influencer makes the All Whites defender the World Cup’s unlikely star
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- Tim Payne has spent more than a decade as one of New Zealand football’s quiet professionals, the kind of defender who does the unglamorous work and rarely trends anywhere. In the space of roughly 48 hours that changed completely. The Wellington Phoenix and All Whites defender has gone from fewer than 5,000 Instagram followers to […]
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All Whites gather for first World Cup in 16 years with Chris Wood leading New Zealand into Group G against Belgium, Egypt and Iran
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- For the first time since 2010 the All Whites are about to walk out at a men’s football World Cup, and the countdown has now narrowed to days rather than months. New Zealand’s 26 players are gathering in Florida for the final stage of their preparation, with two warm-up matches against Haiti standing between them […]
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