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The Black Caps are currently playing their seventh test of 2013 and it's fair to say 'batting collapses' have been in fashion…
Super Rugby: Who's hot
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Cricket: Collapse conundrum continues
After a solid test series against England at home, New Zealand's latest two batting efforts have placed their progress under…
All Blacks: Slim pickings for France
No Ali Williams, and now no Sam Whitelock for next month's three tests against France - New Zealand's locking stocks are…
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For David Beckham the footballer, this really was the very end. Now begins the rest of his already very famous life. At…
Cricket legend faces greatest test
Former New Zealand cricket captain Martin Crowe has opened up about his battle with cancer as his friends in the sporting…
Kiwi Brown wins Fiji triathlon
New Zealander Cameron Brown has dominated the inaugural Fiji International Triathlon at the weekend. Brown, who is building…
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Rugby: Hartley banned for 11 weeks
Hooker Dylan Hartley will miss the British and Irish Lions tour of Australia after being banned for…
Rugby: Passionless Blues cop flak after poor effort
The "Better Never Stops" hoardings are plastered around Blues headquarters.
Motorsport: Dixon 14th at Indy 500
New Zealand's Scott Dixon has finished in 14th place at the Indianapolis 500 won by Tony Kanaan under caution. It is Kanaan's…
Tennis: Fast start for Serena while Venus falls
Grimacing after some poor shots, leaning over with hands on knees while catching her breath after others, Venus Williams…
Rugby: Toomaga-Allen ruled out for season
Hurricanes prop Jeffery Toomaga-Allen has been ruled out for the rest of the season following a knee…
Motorsport: Rosberg wins crash-marred Monaco GP
Even though he emulated his father in winning the Monaco Grand Prix, Nico Rosberg thinks he is some way from being able…
Warriors find spring in step
Call it the bounce-back effect but the Warriors won a crucial match that lifted them off the bottom of the NRL table yesterday…
Cricket: NZ batsmen fail again
New Zealand's batting is sometimes like watching the opening credits to the cartoon Danger Mouse. A fuse is lit on a big…
NRL: Maloney gets the Origin nod ahead of Carney
New South Wales coach Laurie Daley has named three debutants in his State of Origin team for the series opener in Sydney…
Rugby: Mentor blames Reds' loss on key execution errors
Resolute mentor Ewen McKenzie has denied the Reds must overhaul their spluttering attack after ending…
Rugby: Failure to do basics lets Brumbies take it
Weather warnings had been on the money and as conditions closed in on Eden Park, tactics looked straightforward.
Tennis: Nadal chases 8th crown in Paris
Rafael Nadal already owns a record seven French Open titles. He broke a tie with Bjorn Borg by winning last year and is…
Motorsport: Van Gisbergen's caution pays off in wet
The third round of the V8 SuperTourers at Pukekohe yesterday belonged to V8 Supercars driver Shane van Gisbergen.
Cricket: Not a bad day's work for McCullum after snaring five
Beyond concerns about New Zealand's struggle to dismiss England in the second test at Headingley lies the wicketkeeping…
Cycling: Nibali takes Giro title, Cavendish wins last stage
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Vincenzo Nibali coasted to the Giro d'Italia title in the final stage of the three-week classic Sunday…
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Motorsport: Back to back Monaco podiums for Evans
Mitch Evans has scored back-to-back podium finishes on the streets of Monaco. In last night's closely-fought GP2 race…
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Golf: Manassero wins BMW PGA Championship
Italy's Matteo Manassero rewrote the history books when he became the youngest ever winner of the European PGA Championship…
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It wasn't just the unshiftable bad case of flu which has hounded Roger James for a couple of weeks.
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