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• Kiwis star Dylan Brown misses out on Golden Boot in baffling decision

  Sport

  13 Dec 2025

  

  Analysis: Dylan Brown was a strong favourite to win rugby league's Golden Boot, but in a shock decision, the award went to Australia's Harry Grant.

  Kiwis star Dylan Brown misses out on Golden Boot in baffling decision

• Australia offers cash incentives for Olympian mums

  Sport

  12 Dec 2025

  

  When sprint kayaker Alyce Wood was pregnant with her first child, she always had an eye on returning for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

  Australian Olympic Committee offers cash incentives for Olympian mums

• Mitch Hay stars with bat, but Tom Blundell could be back for third test

  Sport

  12 Dec 2025

  

  Black Caps all-rounder Daryl Mitchell has hinted the regular wicketkeeper will return for the next test against the West Indies.

  Mitch Hay stars with bat, but Tom Blundell could be back for third test

• Former US captain dismisses Socceroos' World Cup threat

  Sport

  12 Dec 2025

  

  A former US football captain has told the "smug" Socceroos coach: "You can get back on the Qantas airplane and head back home, pal."

  Former US captain dismisses Socceroos' World Cup threat

• Ardie Savea reigns supreme at rugby awards

  Sport

  11 Dec 2025

  

  Ardie Savea has been named Player of the Year at the New Zealand Rugby Awards.

  Ardie Savea reigns supreme at New Zealand Rugby Awards

• Test in balance at the Basin

  Wellington Region

  11 Dec 2025

  

  Follow all the cricket action from Cello Basin Reserve in Wellington.

  Black Caps v West Indies second test - day two

• Do the All Blacks need more coaches, or fewer?

  Sport

  11 Dec 2025

  

  The general NZ view is that too many cooks spoil the broth, but a look overseas proves otherwise, writes Jamie Wall.

  Do the All Blacks need more coaches, or fewer?

• In-form Breakers target top four at NBL mid-point

  Sport

  11 Dec 2025

  

  At the mid-season mark in the Australian NBL, the NZ Breakers are on the up but "can't fool ourselves that we are better than we are".

  In-form Breakers target top four at NBL mid-point

• White Ferns spinner Eden Carson to miss World Cup title defence

  Sport

  11 Dec 2025

  

  Carson sustained a partial ligament rupture in her elbow during the team's training camp in Dubai.

  White Ferns spinner Eden Carson to miss World Cup title defence

• Hayden Wilde's coach: 'He was just like a total machine'

  Sport

  11 Dec 2025

  

  A renowned coach, who has mentored British greats Paula Radcliffe and Sir Mo Farah, says the Kiwi triathlete still has a lot of untapped potential.

  Hayden Wilde's coach: 'He was just like a total machine'

• Departing All Blacks assistant Jason Holland returns to Hurricanes

  Sport

  11 Dec 2025

  

  During his initial stint with the Hurricanes, Holland was part of the coaching group that delivered the club its sole Super Rugby title in 2016.

  Departing All Blacks assistant Jason Holland returns to Hurricanes

• All Black Sevu Reece heading to France at end of 2026

  Sport

  11 Dec 2025

  

  All Blacks' wing Sevu Reece has signed with French club Perpignan and will leave the Crusaders at the end of the next Super Rugby season after eight seasons with the side.

  All Black Sevu Reece heading to France at end of 2026