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Spate of football coach abuse against referees 'will not be tolerated'
Three Southern Premiere League club football coaches have been disciplined for bad behaviour after being red carded for allegedly abusing referees at the weekend.
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Emotional 24 hours: Becoming an Olympian but losing a grandfather
9 May 2024She lost her granddad the day of her selection - but NZ's newest Para equestrian was able to share the news with him before he died.
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How SailGP media technology gives 'context to a complex sport'
9 May 2024Bermuda provided an ideal setting for SailGP to introduce a technology aimed at attracting new fans and potentially being adopted by other sports.
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Paralympic champion Cameron Leslie headlines swim team for Paris
9 May 2024Three-time Paralympic champion and world record holder Cameron Leslie leads a formidable team of five swimmers who have been selected for the Paris Paralympics.
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Sotutu signs on for two more seasons
9 May 2024The current Super Rugby Pacific top try-scorer has inked a deal to extend his career in New Zealand Rugby.
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Warriors coach backs ref after sexist online abuse
9 May 2024NRL referee Kasey Badger has been subjected to sexist attacks following her performance in a match last weekend.
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Uncapped trio named for Black Ferns side to play US
9 May 2024Three debutants have been named in the Black Ferns matchday 23 to play the US in Saturday's Pacific Four series test.
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Former Spanish football boss to stand trial over World Cup kiss
9 May 2024The former head of the Spanish football federation, Luis Rubiales, will stand trial for sexual assault over his unsolicited kiss to Women's World Cup player, Jenni Hermoso.
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Former Australian gymnast selected in New Zealand Olympic team
9 May 2024Women's artistic gymnast Georgia-Rose Brown has been named to the New Zealand Olympic Team for Paris 2024.
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Super Rugby Pacific: Saturday night's demolition derbies
9 May 2024All the team lists, kick-off times and news for round 12 of Super Rugby Pacific. Video
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Real Madrid stun Bayern with late fightback to reach Champions League final
9 May 2024Real Madrid showed they remain Europe's comeback kings as they came back from the brink of elimination to reach the Champions League final with a 2-1 win over Bayern Munich.
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Olympic Boxing faces its 'worst nightmare'
9 May 2024World Boxing will need more countries to join the new international body if the sport is to be a part of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
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'Not where we want to be' - Warriors enter big period across Tasman
8 May 2024Andrew Webster is urging the Warriors to focus on themselves as they prepare for this weekend's match against the Roosters.
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Stirling Moss hailed as true racer at memorial service
9 May 2024Stirling Moss was hailed as a true racer and all-time Formula One great at a memorial service in London's Westminster Abbey on Wednesday for a man who remains a byword for speed and sportsmanship.
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NZ's male paddlers out to impress at World Cup regatta
9 May 2024The national body has held off the Olympics team selection for the men to give the squad enough time to prove themselves.
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FIA's first CEO Robyn to leave after 18 months
9 May 2024Natalie Robyn is leaving Formula One's governing body after serving just 18 months as its first chief executive.
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Olympic flame arrives in Marseille amid tight security
9 May 2024Around 6000 law enforcement officers, police canine units and elite forces' snipers have been deployed.
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NZR back down and side with Governance Review, board to potentially reapply
8 May 2024After originally fighting for a modified version of the review findings, NZR have indicated they intend to adopt them in full.
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New combination ride into New Zealand Paralympic team
8 May 2024Podium finishes in Australia have secured a Paralympic Games berth for equestrian rider Louise Duncan.
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Kiwi Olympian to take on 'one of the scariest waves in the world'
8 May 2024Billy Stairmand is heading to Tahiti as part of the two-athlete NZ team.
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Carlos Ulberg finally back in the octagon to fight Alonzo Menifield
8 May 2024Kiwi UFC star Carlos Ulberg returns to the octagon this Sunday, after a string of cancellations.
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Scott McLauglin's IndyCar team suspends four in cheating scandal
8 May 2024Four officials have been punished for the rules violation that resulted in Scott McLaughlin's disqualification from the IndyCar season opener.
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Hamish Kerr to compete in star-studded Doha high jump event
8 May 2024Kerr has been invited along with 11 other of the world's finest high jumpers including the reigning world and Olympic champions.
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Big stars to headline World Series of Darts in New Zealand
8 May 2024World Champion Luke Humphries and teenage superstar Luke Littler will headline a star-studded line-up when the World Series of Darts returns to New Zealand in August.
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NZ golfer Kazuma Kobori gets special invite to PGA Championship
8 May 2024The invitation from the PGA of America was extended due to Kobori's victory on the season-long points list in Australasia.
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Maradona's Golden Ball trophy goes to auction
8 May 2024Diego Maradona's Golden Ball trophy for being named the best player at the 1986 World Cup will be auctioned in France in June.
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'Happy to be back' – Cameron Suafoa’s remarkable recovery from cancer
7 May 2024The Blues lock has returned to the rugby field after being diagnosed last November.
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Former All Black found guilty of domestic violence in Paris - French media
According to reports, the court found Byron Kelleher attacked a woman while under the influence of alcohol.
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