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Chess arch-rivals to finally square off after cheating spat
Chess great Magnus Carlsen will play Hans Niemann in their first meeting since the former world champion suggested the American had cheated.
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Ugandan athlete dies after boyfriend set her on fire
9:25 am todayUganda's minister of state for sports said Kenyan authorities were investigating the killing, which has shone a light on violence experienced by women in the…
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Scott Robertson rolls the dice for must-win clash
10:10 am todayAnalysis: Will we have to get used to reactionary All Black selections?
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Search starts for new NZ Rugby board as governance reform kicks off
12:57 pm todayThe governance reform saga at New Zealand Rugby is over with the search for a new board now set to begin.
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Revealed: Rassie Erasmus and Sam Cane’s special bond
10:21 am todayThe Springbok coach and All Black hard man have a history of mutual respect, leading to an extraordinary gesture.
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Pollard, Le Roux return for Springboks against NZ
5:53 am todayThe Springboks have made seven changes to their starting line-up for this weekend's Rugby Championship test against the All Blacks in Cape Town.
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Record number of teens succumbing to golf 'addiction'
9:46 am todayThe Lydia Ko effect is in full swing this week as the country's top junior golfers take to the links. Audio
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America's Cup: Alinghi remains in the hunt, Team NZ wins
7:13 am todaySwiss entry Alinghi has improved its chances of making the America's Cup challenger series semi-finals after a vital win over American Magic.
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Trans woman to compete in third cycling event
8:49 am todayCyclist Anna Skinner says competing in the Hunter Civil six-hour mountain biking event in November is "of huge significance" after doing a lot of self-advocacy to compete. Audio
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Twice World Cup winner Alex Morgan announces retirement
7:59 am todayAlex Morgan, a two-time World Cup winner and one of the greatest goal scorers in US women's national team history, announced her retirement from professional football.
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Tsukigawa joins NZ Cricket as women's selector
8:42 am todayFormer White Ferns and Otago Sparks all-rounder Sarah Tsukigawa is New Zealand Cricket's new women's national selector.
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New Zealand has big hopes for coastal rowing
6:43 am todayRowing New Zealand is hoping the introduction of coastal rowing as an Olympic sport will open up a whole new group of athletes to the sport.
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NZ unable to drug test every Olympian
5 Sep 2024The new head of New Zealand's anti-doping agency says it's "not realistic" to drug test every Olympian.
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All Black shakeup: Sititi and Ratima to start, big names to the bench
5 Sep 2024Is Scott Robertson forming an All Black bomb squad for the second test against the Springboks?
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The last-minute replacement signed to fight David Nyika
5 Sep 2024Fight organisers have rushed in American Tommy Karpency as a late replacement to fight David Nyika in a cruiserweight world title challenge.
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Paralympics medal tally: What has NZ won so far?
5 Sep 2024New Zealand's list of medals at the Paris Paralympics continues to grow.
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Tennis players make footwear statement at US Open
5 Sep 2024Jack Draper honoured Andre Agassi via post-match footwear after his quarter-final win, but do not expect him to don those kicks on court in the semis.
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Springboks taking no chances against All Blacks
5 Sep 2024Springboks winger Cheslin Kolbe says you can never write off the All Blacks and expects Sunday's game to be 'tougher, more intense'.
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Six charts that show how much faster Olympians are today
Zoe Hobbs runs fast enough to come first at every Olympics until 1964. A gold medal time in the 100m freestyle in 1996 wouldn't get you out of the heats now. Here's how much things have changed.
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'Why didn't the NZ crew go at the gun?': Woeful Kiwis get sympathy cheers in Paris
7 Aug 2024The confusion was almost immediate. Foreign media were puzzled. Why were the Kiwis so bad?
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From player to referee: 'I don't know life without rugby'
5 Sep 2024Warwick Lahmert can't stay away from rugby.
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All Black on being a new dad and touring rugby player
5 Sep 2024In an exclusive interview, Tamaiti Williams opens up about his new family and the challenges of touring.
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Golf NZ to revive Women's Open on the back of Lydia Ko's success
5 Sep 2024The national body hopes the momentum generated by Ko's wins will help double the number of women and girls participating in golf over the next five years.
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Paralympics: Danielle Aitchison picks up second silver medal
5 Sep 2024The Hamilton sprinter recorded a time of 13.43 seconds in the women's 100m T36 final.
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Black Cap Josh Clarkson heading to Caribbean Premier League
5 Sep 2024Josh Clarkson will play for the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots.
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Tennis: The Big Three are gone - what's next?
5 Sep 2024For the first year since 2002, there will not be the name of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic on a Grand Slam winning trophy.
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Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo miss out on nomination for Ballon d'Or
5 Sep 2024It is the first time since 2003 neither Cristiano Ronaldo nor Lionel Messi have been nominated.
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US Open: Players learning to play ball with media
5 Sep 2024Daniil Medvedev is intelligent on and off the tennis court - despite the occasional run-in with officials and obliterated racquets.
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