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Three Pacific Championships tests to be held in NZ
23 Aug 2024League fans are in luck, with both the men's and women's teams facing off for matches in Aotearoa this spring.
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10 highlights of retiring Warrior Shaun Johnson's career
23 Aug 2024From humble beginnings to NRL stardom, Shaun Johnson's journey is a true rugby league fairytale. Here are some of his best moments. Video
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New Silver Fern Claire O'Brien: 'I just couldn't really believe it '
23 Aug 2024After struggling for years to get regular court time at a domestic level, Claire O'Brien is pinching herself to have been named in the Silver Ferns.
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All Blacks in turmoil: What Leon MacDonald’s departure means
22 Aug 2024Analysis - The All Blacks assistant's exit has come completely out of the blue, leaving us to read between the lines, Jamie Wall writes.
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Shooters needed: More players could push their way into Silver Ferns
22 Aug 2024Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua is leaving the door open for more shooters to push their way into the Silver Ferns squad later this year - and she will need them to.
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Watch: 'Sometimes things don't just click': Robertson's assistant coach suddenly quits
22 Aug 2024"As coaches we have differing views and both agreed it wasn't working," All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson says after Leon MacDonald's resignation.
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Kiwi runner shatters almost 40-year-old record
22 Aug 2024Middle distance runner Maia Ramsden has shattered the New Zealand women's mile record which has stood for 37 years.
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Aussie product and young gun defender new faces in Silver Ferns
22 Aug 2024Australian product Claire O'Brien and Pulse defender Parris Mason have been named in the Silver Ferns for the first time, while another two former Ferns have earned a recall.
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America's Cup 2024: Regatta a chance to get ready to race, Peter Burling says
22 Aug 2024It's a curtain-raiser for the America's Cup but Peter Burling says this week's preliminary regatta off Barcelona will be invaluable for Team New Zealand.
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Prospect of retirement "scary" for Lydia Ko
22 Aug 2024On the eve of her latest stab at women's golf major title, Lydia Ko describes the prospect of retirement as "scary".
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Lulu Sun named as feature player at ASB Classic
22 Aug 2024Sun has been rewarded for her rise in the world rankings - fuelled by reaching the last eight at Wimbledon last month.
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Plummer, Lord stay with All Blacks squad for South Africa tour
22 Aug 2024Promoted pair Josh Lord and Harry Plummer remain in the All Blacks squad for their two tests in South Africa, with Patrick Tuipulotu and Stephen Perofeta ruled out.
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Australia wants non-compete period enforced for Olympic medallist defector
22 Aug 2024Australian officials expect the global governing body to enforce the two-year ban after Matt Richardson switched his allegiance to Britain.
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Rugby league: Ron Coote named Australia's 14th 'Immortal'
22 Aug 2024Souths and Easts NRL premiership-winning player Ron Coote has been announced as the 14th rugby league Immortal.
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The day a resplendent Simone Biles returned to full noise
29 Jul 2024History's most-decorated gymnast is back at the Olympics, rebuilt and renewed - and RNZ's Dana Johanssen was among the enraptured crowd.
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Raheem Sterling, Ben Chilwell not training with Chelsea first team
22 Aug 2024England internationals Raheem Sterling and Ben Chilwell are training apart from Chelsea's first team, amid reports they'll leave the Premier League club.
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Canadian football players speak out against coach
21 Aug 2024Players say they re-discovered their value after coach Bev Priestman's suspension following a spying scandal at the Olympics.
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Wheels stop turning on New Zealand Cycle Classic
21 Aug 2024The New Zealand Cycle Classic is ending after almost four decades.
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Stars sign Queensland netball defender Remi Kamo
21 Aug 2024Brisbane-born Kamo (Ngāti Mutunga) is eligible to represent New Zealand and will bring two seasons of experience in Australia's Super Netball with her.
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Tennis star Nick Kyrgios slams decision to absolve Jannik Sinner after failed dope tests
21 Aug 2024Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios has slammed an independent tribunal's decision to clear men's world number one Jannik Sinner of wrongdoing after he failed two doping tests earlier this year.
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Springboks get fitness boost ahead of All Blacks tests
21 Aug 2024South Africa have beefed up their squad with several World Cup winners for the two Rugby Championship home tests against the All Blacks.
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Women's T20 World Cup moves to UAE from strife-torn Bangladesh
21 Aug 2024The Women's T20 World Cup scheduled for October has been moved to the United Arab Emirates from Bangladesh.
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Costs mount for sports clubs as compliance deadline looms
21 Aug 2024Volunteer-run sports clubs around the country have until April 2026 to re-register under the new legislation, or face involuntary dissolution.
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World tennis No1 Sinner cleared of wrongdoing after failed drug tests
21 Aug 2024World men's number one Jannik Sinner has been cleared of any wrongdoing by an independent tribunal after failing two drug tests.
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