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Five key moments that cost the Phoenix their first ever trophy
Opinion - It seems preposterous to take a negative look at the Phoenix's season so far, but it's hard not to consider some pivotal moments, Mathew Nash writes.
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Phoenix fired up after dramatic end to regular season
6:32 am todaySam Sutton looms as a key figure in the Phoenix's finals run.
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Largest ever refugee team to compete at Paris Olympics
9:06 am todayThe International Olympic Committee has unveiled its largest refugee Olympic team to date for the Paris 2024 Games, with 36 athletes from 11 different…
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Milestone for New Zealand cyclist on world stage
6:33 am todayAuckland professional rider Dion Smith becomes just the eighth New Zealander to compete in all three cycling Grand Tours when the Giro d'Italia begins in Turin…
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Newest Mystics defender learning from the best
5:31 am todayThe Mystics newest defender Catherine Hall says she's in a good place to be learning on and off the court as she juggles a fledgling netball career with a degree in medicine.
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Black Ferns and England to meet at Twickenham
2 May 2024A potential record crowd for a women's rugby international awaits the Black Ferns in a World Cup final rematch.
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Board, provincial unions to go head-to-head over NZ Rugby reform
2 May 2024A vote on what has been labelled a generational change to the governance structure of New Zealand Rugby will take place at the end of the month.
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Inaugural Rotorua Marathon winner takes home a suitcase and a barometer
2 May 2024Dave Heine will return to the Rotorua marathon this weekend with the event a far cry from when he won the inaugural race in 1965.
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Bailley Unahi’s Paralympic goals: 'I couldn't ask for a better lifestyle'
2 May 2024She has just returned from three months in Europe, honing her talent in the paraskiing sit-ski discipline. Audio
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Farm life helps shape new Black Fern
2 May 2024Hannah King is one of three new faces in the Black Ferns squad for 2024.
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The answer to the Crusaders problems? Get Razor to pick their 10
2 May 2024Analysis - All the team lists, kick-off times and news for round 11 of Super Rugby Pacific. Video
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Cancer can't keep Blues forward down
2 May 2024After a break to complete radiation therapy, Cameron Suafoa makes a return to the Blues for their clash with the Rebels in Melbourne.
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Phoenix fear no one in A-League play-offs
2 May 2024Wellington Phoenix's David Dome says his side fears no one going into the A-League men's play-offs.
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Faster men's doubles format trialled at Madrid Open
2 May 2024New Zealand tennis player Michael Venus has been involved in one of the first doubles matches trialling a new format at the Madrid Open.
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Hurricanes hooking stocks thin as team's defence in the spotlight
2 May 2024Coach Clark Laidlaw is demanding his team responds after last week's "poor performance".
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World champion Clareburt hopes China doping case won't dominate Paris
2 May 2024Lewis Clareburt hopes his second Olympics will be remembered for the action in the pool rather than rancour over a Chinese doping case.
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Football: Phoenix miss out on Premiers Plate as Mariners beat Adelaide
1 May 2024The Phoenix have finished in second place in the A-league minor premiership, after the Central Coast Mariners beat Adelaide United 2-0 tonight.
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Flawless Rublev knocks out champion Alcaraz to move into Madrid semis
2 May 2024Carlos Alcaraz's hopes of becoming the first player to win three-straight Madrid Open titles came undone at the hands of Russian seventh seed Andrey Rublev.
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Newey confirms 2025 exit in blow to Red Bull
2 May 2024Formula One's most sought after designer Adrian Newey will leave Red Bull in the first quarter of 2025, after 19 years at the F1 team.
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New Zealand cheerleaders bounce to gold medal
1 May 2024A New Zealand team has taken home gold at the Cheerleading World Championships in the US. Audio
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Steve Smith dropped from Aussie T20 World Cup squad
1 May 2024With more than 16,000 runs in international cricket, Steve Smith has been one of Australia's finest all-format servants.
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Call from All Blacks coach prompts Crusaders backline reshuffle
1 May 2024All Blacks coach Scott Robertson is considering midfielder David Havili as a back up first five, urging the Crusaders to play him there.
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Three uncapped players in Black Ferns squad to contest Pacific Four Series
1 May 2024Two rising halves are among three uncapped players named in the Black Ferns squad to contest the Pacific Four Series.
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'Up the Bars': Warriors look to name new pub
1 May 2024The team are thirsty for a name for their new bar - and the fans are here for it.
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'It's my happy place' - Dan Carter kicking goals for kids
1 May 2024The All Black legend and now UNICEF ambassador launches the Beat Dan Carter kicking challenge.
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Former Tall Black joins basketball's Hall of Fame
1 May 2024Former Tall Black Kirk Penney is to be inducted in to the FIBA Hall of Fame.
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F1's darkest weekend: The legacy of the 1994 San Marino GP
1 May 2024Formula One suffered a catastrophe 30 years ago when the sport lost two drivers on the same race weekend.
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Barbarouses, Barry sweep Phoenix season awards
1 May 2024Mackenzie Barry and Kosta Barbarouses have claimed the supreme honours at the Wellington Phoenix awards.
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