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Ruby Tui again misses Black Ferns selection
30 Jun 2025Ruby Tui a star of the Black Ferns 2022 World Cup win, appears on the outer when it comes to selection for this year's World Cup in England.
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Moana Pasifika owners deny public funding has gone into Super Rugby team
30 Jun 2025Te Puni Kōkiri has launched an independent review into allegations of inappropriate use of public funding allocated for Whānau Ora commissioning services.
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'Worked out perfectly': Lawson on best F1 result ever
30 Jun 2025Kiwi racer Liam Lawson finally has something to smile about.
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NZ edge Italy in opening match at World Rugby under-20 Championship
30 Jun 2025New Zealand has hung on to win their opening match at the men's World Rugby under-20 Championship beating hosts Italy 14-5 in stifling heat in Calvisano, northern Italy.
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Olympic champion Finn Butcher finally wins a World Cup event
30 Jun 2025New Zealand paddler Finn Butcher has won the Kayak Cross gold medal at the World Cup event in the Czech Republic.
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Lawson scores best F1 result after near miss on first lap
30 Jun 2025Lawson just managed to escape a crash that forced Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli and Red Bull's Max Verstappen out of the Austrian Grand Prix race.
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Kiwi rower scores shock win in Switzerland
30 Jun 2025Four New Zealand crews picked up medals, and Logan Ullrich scoring his maiden single sculls win.
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Netball: ‘This is the Pulse we know’
30 Jun 2025Pulse captain Kelly Jackson says her team knows how to pull out a big game when they need it, after a must-win 59-50 victory over the table-topping Tactix.
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UFC 317: Kai Kara-France submits in title shot
29 Jun 2025Kiwi Kai Kara France has fallen short in his bid for UFC flyweight gold, submitted by rear naked choke by the hands of champion Alexandre Pantoja in round three.
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Lions tour: Pollock relishing 'big occasions'
29 Jun 2025British & Irish Lions forward Henry Pollock said he is relishing the competition for places in Andy Farrell's line-up after a stand-out performance in the 54-7 win over the Western Force in Perth.
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ANZ Premiership live updates: Pulse v Tactix
29 Jun 2025Follow all the action from TSB Arena, Wellington.
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Liti and Patolo named flagbearers for the NZ team at Pacific Mini Games
29 Jun 2025Weightlifters David Liti and Tui-Alofa Patolo have been named flagbearers for the New Zealand team at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau.
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Warriors licking wounds after season-altering defeat to Broncos
29 Jun 2025Analysis - The Auckland NRL club has a lot to address during their final bye week of the 2025 season.
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Liam Lawson delivers in Austrian Grand Prix qualifying
29 Jun 2025He will start sixth on the grid for Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix, one place behind his career-best performance, which was fifth in Singapore last year.
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Sinner plays down split with trainer and physio ahead of Wimbledon
29 Jun 2025More personnel changes have been made in the world number one's camp ahead of the grass court Grand Slam.
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Upbeat Djokovic still hunts milestones with 20th Wimbledon looming
29 Jun 2025The 24-time Grand Slam champion is hoping Wimbledon 2025 won't be his last.
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Toulouse edge out Bordeaux to secure third-straight Top 14 crown
29 Jun 2025The French domestic rugby final went down to the wire.
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Rugby: Māori All Blacks beat Japan XV
29 Jun 2025While the Māori All Blacks were behind at halftime they ended up victorious.
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Warriors suffer back-to-back defeats with loss to Brisbane Broncos
28 Jun 2025The Auckland club also suffered key injuries to star half Luke Metcalf and fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
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Southern Steel take the Magic out of Waikato BoP
28 Jun 2025Southern Steel's three game winning streak moves them in third place on the ANZ Premiership.
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Rugby: British & Irish Lions win against Force
28 Jun 2025The Lions had a comfortable win at Optus Stadium in Perth.
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New documentary explores one of the most turbulent periods in All Black history
28 Jun 2025This week marks the 30th anniversary of the most iconic and transcendent game of rugby ever played. Unfortunately for the All Blacks, it was one they lost.
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What you need to know about Warriors v Broncos
28 Jun 2025The Warriors have not suffered back-to-back defeats so far this NRL season.
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Australia crush West Indies in Barbados
28 Jun 2025Australia ruthlessly completed a 159-run victory over West Indies in the first test.
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