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Rugby: Injury-hit Black Ferns Sevens outlast Australia in Vancouver thriller
45+ min ago (361+ words) An injury-depleted Black Ferns Sevens side pulled off a hard fought victory over Australia in the Vancouver Sevens final on Monday. Reduced to just three players on their reserves bench with Braxton Sorensen-McGee, Jazmin Felix-Hotham and Manaia Nuku unavailable, the…...
India hold nerve to book T20 World Cup final against Black Caps
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (517+ words) Defending champions India staved off Jacob Bethell's brilliant hundred to beat England by seven runs in a thrilling Twenty20 World Cup semi-final. India will face the Black Caps in Monday morning's final in Ahmedabad as they aim to secure an unprecedented…...
Was it really a rubbish summer? What the numbers say
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (88+ words) Was it really a rubbish summer? What the numbers say'RNZ Navigation for News Categories In Case You Missed It - Was it really a rubbish summer? What the numbers say Get the RNZ app for ad-free news and current affairs - Health…...
The calmness factor: Finn Allen's attitude change pays off for Black Caps
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (511+ words) Black Caps hero Finn Allen has developed a calmness about his role as an opener that is paying dividends at the T20 World Cup, the team's batting coach Luke Ronchi says. Allen turned New Zealand's semifinal today into a fireworks display,…...
South Africa juggernaut faces knockout test against Black Caps
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (548+ words) South Africa have hardly put a foot wrong in their march to the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals, but complacency can have no place against a New Zealand side famed for punching above their weight when the teams meet at Eden Gardens....
South Africa and New Zealand not viable Rugby World Cup hosts, SA boss says
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (480+ words) Rugby's two most successful countries can hold out little hope of hosting a Rugby World Cup for the foreseeable future, South Africa Rugby Chief Executive Officer Rian Oberholzer says. South Africa have won four and New Zealand three of the…...
Cricket: South Africa beat Zimbabwe to set up semi-final clash with Black Caps
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (589+ words) South Africa thumped Zimbabwe by five wickets in a Super Eights dead rubber to maintain their unbeaten run and set up a semi-final clash against New Zealand at the Twenty20 World Cup. The Black Caps will take on South Africa on…...
Former Fiji prime minister and ex-police commissioner on bail in inciting mutiny case
2+ week, 4+ day ago (486+ words) Fiji's former Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama and ex-police commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho are out on bail after appearing in court, charged with inciting mutiny. The pair appeared for a first call before the Suva Magistrates Court on Thursday and were granted…...
Papua New Guinea one step away from being blacklisted, global money laundering watchdog warns
2+ week, 5+ day ago (869+ words) Papua New Guinea is under a close watch for money laundering, running a risk of being abandoned by global investors. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has placed PNG on its "grey list" due to "strategic deficiencies" in government oversight....
Auckland's Eden Park to host State of Origin match in 2027
3+ week, 11+ hour ago (755+ words) Watch above: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown and Tourism Minister Louise Upston announce the deal. A State of Origin match will be played in Eden Park in Auckland in 2027 following three years of high-level talks with the…...