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May sports highlights: What's coming up
1 May 2024Everything you need to know about the upcoming month's action.
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Football round-up: Party at Chiefy’s? Phoenix sweating on final A-League fixture
1 May 2024Analysis - We're on the brink of the biggest game in their history - but not a single 'Nix player will kick a ball in anger, Mathew Nash writes. Video
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Vinicius double leaves Real Madrid and Bayern Munich all square
1 May 2024Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr scored twice to snatch a 2-2 draw at Bayern Munich in their Champions League semi-final, first leg.
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NRL: Capewell, Afoa named for Warriors clash with Knights
30 Apr 2024Injured duo to bolster line up as the 12th-placed Warriors head to Newcastle.
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Black Caps to play Afghanistan despite Australia's human rights move
30 Apr 2024NZ Cricket has decided against following Australia, which has called off a series against Afghanistan citing a deteriorating human rights situation.
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World champions Fairweather and Clareburt set to make splash in Paris
30 Apr 2024World champions Erika Fairweather and Lewis Clareburt head a nine-strong New Zealand swim team for the Paris Olympics.
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Paralympics trailblazer posthumously recognised for service
30 Apr 2024Eve Rimmer found freedom in sport, initially in swimming and kayaking, but it was in field athletics that she excelled.
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Former player flies plane over ground to mock relegation
30 Apr 2024A former player at struggling English football club Port Vale has taken his grudge against the club to new heights.
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Mike Tyson's bout with YouTuber will be sanctioned, pro fight
30 Apr 2024The heavyweight match-up in July will be contested over eight, two-minute rounds.
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Netball round-up: Tactix flip the script on Mystics
30 Apr 2024The Tactix completely turned the tables on the Mystics in the second half to upset the ANZ Premiership defending champions 62-59 in Auckland last night.
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Premier League clubs vote to move towards spending cap
30 Apr 2024The cap would limit how much clubs can spend in a bid to prevent the super-rich teams from dominating the league amid concerns over a growing gulf between the haves and have-nots.
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England rugby star Vunipola fined for assault
30 Apr 2024England rugby international Billy Vunipola has been fined for assault and battery after being arrested by police in Mallorca, Spain, following an incident at a pub.
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Dame Sophie Pascoe withdraws from 2024 Paralympics
29 Apr 2024The move comes just weeks after the birth of the swimming star's first child.
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Andrew Webster's blunt assessment after the Warriors' loss to the Titans
29 Apr 2024It's one game at a time for Webster's men on the hard road leading to the NRL Magic Round.
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Cricket: Tim Southee chosen for his seventh T20 World Cup
29 Apr 2024Veteran Black Caps pace bowler Tim Southee has been named for his seventh T20 World Cup in a squad with the accent on experience.
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Kiwi Scott McLaughlin rebounds emphatically with Indycar win
29 Apr 2024McLaughlin has put a tough week behind him by winning in Alabama.
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Tickets, schedules and times: What you need to know about the Olympics
29 Apr 2024When are the Olympics, how much do tickets cost and where can I watch? We've got all the answers to these questions - and more - here.
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Fringe Black Caps increase their stocks ahead of World Cup naming
29 Apr 2024New Zealand coach Gary Stead says he is proud of the way his inexperienced side bounced back to draw their Twenty20 series with Pakistan, even if it is unlikely that many of the tourists will make his…
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Manchester City keep pressure on Arsenal with 2-0 win over Forest
29 Apr 2024Manchester City took another step in their bid to win a fourth consecutive Premier League title with a 2-0 victory over relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest Monday morning (NZT), with Josko…
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ANZ Premiership Netball: Silver Fern Maddy Gordon injured as Pulse overcome Southern Steel
29 Apr 2024The Central Pulse withstood a Southern Steel onslaught to prevail 54-46 in their ANZ Premiership Netball match in Wellington.
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Every Dawg has his day: Blues and Reds turn it on in Super Rugby classic
28 Apr 2024Analysis: The win by the Blues came down to the final play, featuring arguably the best hat trick since the days of Jonah Lomu and Christian Cullen. Video
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Hamish Kerr eclipses leading high jump rivals at Diamond League
28 Apr 2024New Zealand high jumper Hamish Kerr has delivered another impressive performance three months out from the Paris Olympics.
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Series squared after Black Caps lose fifth T20 in Pakistan
28 Apr 2024The Black Caps have gone down by nine runs in the fifth and final Twenty20 in Pakistan to leave the series squared 2-2.
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Blues make it six straight wins after thriller in Brisbane
28 Apr 2024The Blues have pulled off a memorable win over the Reds to climb within a point of the Super Rugby Pacific lead.
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