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Woodman-Wickliffe hits 50 as Black Ferns overwhelm Japan
1 Sep 2025Portia Woodman-Wickliffe became NZ's highest outright try-scorer in test rugby as the Black Ferns cast aside Japan 62-19 at the Rugby World Cup. Audio
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Explainer: why this weekend’s All Black test is the biggest of the year
1 Sep 2025The All Blacks and Springboks head to Eden Park with so much on the line it's being compared to a World Cup final.
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Szoboszlai sizzler gives Liverpool 1-0 win over Arsenal
1 Sep 2025Liverpool's Dominik Szoboszlai struck the first telling blow in the Premier League title race with a dazzling free kick in a 1-0 win over Arsenal.
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The silent killer of Kiwi sport
1 Sep 2025There is a silent epidemic in our national game, and it is leaving a trail of tragedy here and overseas.
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Stag-tastic: Southland upset Waikato and win Ranfurly Shield
31 Aug 2025Southland put in massive challenge and the Log O' Wood finds a new home after only one week in Hamilton.
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Kiwi ultra runner makes history
31 Aug 2025Ruth Croft has become the first woman to win all three UTMB world series races. Video
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Springboks call de Klerk in to face All Blacks
31 Aug 2025Faf De Klerk comes in as halfback cover, joining Grant Williams, Cobus Reinach and Morne van den Berg.
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Tennis: Ostapenko apologises for 'no education' comments to Townsend
31 Aug 2025Jelena Ostapenko apologised for some of the words she used in a tense altercation with American Taylor Townsend at the US Open that led to a backlash, with the Latvian stating on Sunday that English…
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The issues with an apology to Māori rugby players
31 Aug 2025Saying sorry for apartheid-era exclusion is all well and good, but there's more to it, writes Jamie Wall.
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NPC rugby: Wellington consign miserable Auckland to yet another loss
31 Aug 2025Auckland's now embarrassingly winless NPC campaign continued with a defeat in rain-soaked Porirua.
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First NZ woman to play at Wimbledon dies aged 101
31 Aug 2025Evelyn Webster competed at Wimbledon under her maiden name Attwood in the middle of last century.
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England reach Women's Rugby World Cup quarters with record rout
31 Aug 2025England, Canada and Scotland booked their places in the Women's Rugby World Cup quarter-finals with victories as the hosts posted their record win in the tournament with a 92-3 thumping of Samoa.
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Liam Lawson qualifies eighth for Dutch Grand Prix
31 Aug 2025Lando Norris suggested it would take some magic, or strong strategy, to stop McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri stretching his Formula 1 lead from pole position at the Dutch Grand Prix.
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South Africa Rugby to apologise to Māori players excluded by apartheid
30 Aug 2025President Mark Alexander says the historical exclusion was 'a stain on our history and it is long overdue that we confront it'.
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Djokovic beats back issue to blast past Norrie at US Open
30 Aug 2025Djokovic overcomes back problem to beat Norrie at US Open.
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Socceroos call up teen star to take on All Whites
30 Aug 2025Australia's teenage winger Nestory Irankunda has been recalled to the Socceroos for the first time in nearly a year.
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Australasia's largest junior sporting event kicks off in Tauranga
30 Aug 2025Over 14,000 young people are expected to take part in this year's games.
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Norris fastest at Dutch GP practice; Lawson 'comfortable'
30 Aug 2025McLaren's Lando Norris sounded a warning to teammate Oscar Piastri while Liam Lawson was solid at practice for the Formula One Dutch Grand Prix.
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NRL: Webster speaks on Warriors late bunker drama
30 Aug 2025Andrew Webster said that his side 'should not be in that position' for match-defining call against Eels.
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Warriors women slump to third straight defeat
30 Aug 2025The result is particularly disappointing as the St George-Illawarra Dragons sit five places below them on the NRLW ladder.
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Warriors rookie Wetere shows she's a fast learner in NRLW baptism
30 Aug 2025Enlisted to replace pregnant sevens star Michaela Brake, the specialist halfback is hitting her straps in an unfamiliar role.
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All Blacks: Former Boks coach says one win will ‘be a really good result’
30 Aug 2025Nick Mallett reckons 'there's no way the Springboks are miles better than any team in the world'.
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Kennedy Tukuafu returns for Black Ferns against Japan
29 Aug 2025New Zealand have named their side to play Japan in their second Women's Rugby World Cup match at Exeter on Monday morning.
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Warriors' top four hopes slip with dramatic loss to Eels
29 Aug 2025The result hung on one big call by the bunker and consigns the Warriors to a likely sudden death playoff game.
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