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04 February 2012 - 4:15 pm NZ time
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- NZ sevens team wins quarter-final against France
- The New Zealand rugby sevens side has beaten France 22-7 in their quarter-final at the Wellington leg of the IRB series. New Zealand scored 4 tries to 1 and led...
- Win for NZ women's hockey team
- The New Zealand women's hockey team has scored its first victory at the Championship Trophy in Argentina, beating China 3-2. The result puts the Black Sticks into the play-off for...
- Gopperth staying at Newcastle
- The former Hurricanes and Blues first five Jimmy Gopperth has signed a new 3-year contract extension with English Premiership rugby club Newcastle. 28-year-old Gopperth, who has scooped the Premiership Golden...
- Prosecutors drop case against Armstrong
- US prosecutors have dropped their investigation into seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong and other cyclists without bringing criminal charges. The probe has reportedly included a grand jury sitting...
- Phoenix in dreamland after fourth straight win
- The Wellington Phoenix footballers have beaten Adelaide United 2-1 away to extend their club-record winning streak to four A-League games, including three straight road victories. Phoenix midfielders Tim Brown and...
- India end their losing streak, square T20 series
- India has beaten Australia by eight wickets in the second Twenty20 cricket international at the MCG, to square the two-match series one-all. Australia suffered four run-outs in their total of...
- Terry axed as England captain
- John Terry has been dumped as captain of the England football team as he faces charges of racial abuse. But the English Football Association has confirmed Terry will still be...
- White Ferns lose last T20
- The Australian women's cricketers have completed an emphatic 4-1 Twenty20 series victory over New Zealand with a comprehensive 20-run win over in the final match at the MCG on Friday.
- Wins for Italy and Dutch in 470 worlds
- Two Italians have won the men's division of the 2012 470 junior world sailing championships off Auckland's Takapuna Beach. Simon Sivitz Kosuta and Jas Farneti won convincingly, 26 points ahead...
- Easy win in the end for Black Caps over Zimbabwe
- The New Zealand cricketers have convincingly beaten Zimbabwe by 90 runs in the opening one day international in Dunedin. Zimbabwe bowled the Black Caps out for 248 with eight balls...
- Wins for Crusaders and Highlanders in pre-season
- The Crusaders have thrashed the Highlanders 47-19 in a Super Rugby pre-season game in Greymouth. Midfielder Ryan Crotty got a hat-trick as the Crusaders ran in seven tries to three...
- England just ahead as 16 wickets tumble
- England has a slender five-run lead over Pakistan after 16 wickets fell during an extraordinary opening day of of the third and final cricket Test at Dubai. Routed for a...
- Nelsen could play against Liverpool on Tuesday
- Ryan Nelsen has completed a free transfer to Tottenham after Blackburn cancelled his contract. The 31-year-old New Zealand defender has played only once since April due to a knee injury...
- White hints Wright will stay on as Blacks Caps coach
- The new head of New Zealand Cricket, David White, says resolving the future of Black Caps coach John Wright is high on his agenda and hinted Wright will stay on...
- Belgian speedster to compete in Taupo Ironman
- The fastest Ironman in the world is set to provide the toughest test for Cameron Brown's 10-year reign at the New Zealand Ironman in Taupo next month. Belgium's Marino Vanhoenacker...
- Michelsen named young hockey player of the year
- The New Zealand hockey player Stacey Michelsen has been named the women's FIH young player of the year. The skilful midfielder was presented with the award at the Champions Trophy...
- Carswell to work at UCI headquarters
- BikeNZ national coach Tim Carswell is to take up a new position after the London Olympics based in Switzerland at the home of the sport's ruling body, the UCI. Carswell...
- Defending champions cruise into Cup quarters in Wellington
- The New Zealand rugby sevens side rounded out the first day of the Wellington IRB tournament with a convincing 21-7 win over Samoa to top their pool and book a...
- Lee 10 behind in Arizona, Cambo near bottom in Qatar
- New Zealand golf number one Danny Lee's back in the pack after a three over par first round at the latest PGA Tour event in Arizona. Lee's 74 puts him...
- Some things for Black Sticks to work on
- The New Zealand women's hockey coach Mark Hager says he won't be changing his Olympic preparations too much following what he describes as a disappointing Champions Trophy tournament in Argentina.
- Breakers' win over Wildcats means nothing: Lemanis
- The New Zealand Breakers coach Andrej Lemanis says he's happy with their 83-77 win over the Perth Wildcats, but as far as he's concerned the victory over the other top...
- Ko makes the cut at Aussie Masters
- The 14-year-old Auckland amateur golfer Lydia Ko's made the cut at the Australian Ladies Masters on the Gold Coast. Ko's moved up to a clubhouse tie for 18th after a...
- Still close in Volvo Ocean Race
- After two weeks and over 2500 nautical miles of sailing on the second stage of leg three of the Volvo Ocean Race from the Maldives to Sanya in China, the...
- Legendary boxing trainer Dundee dies aged 90
- The family of the celebrated boxing trainer Andelo Dundee say while he still had much to do, even at the age of 90, he was very pleased he got to...
- Breakers beat Wildcats
- The New Zealand Breakers have beaten the Perth Wildcats 83-77 at the North Shore Events Centre in a battle befitting the two best teams in the ANBL basketball Championship. In...
- Frost to play in New Zealand
- The 10-time US PGA tour winner South African golfer David Frost has confirmed he will compete in the New Zealand PGA championship at the Hills in Queenstown in March. Frost...
- NZ women's hockey team beaten
- The New Zealand women's hockey team has been beaten 3-0 by the Netherlands in their quarter-final at the Champions Trophy tournament in Argentina. In a even contest, the defending champions...
- New disciplinary rules introduced for Super Rugby
- New disciplinary rules are to be trialed during this year's Super Rugby competition. SANZAR chief executive Greg Peters says the changes follow a cross-country working group involving representatives from New...
- Newcastle close in on top four
- Newcastle United closed in on the top four of the English Premier Football League with a 2-0 victory at Blackburn Rovers, while Arsenal slipped to seventh after a goalless draw...
- Ghana and Mali qualify for African Nations Cup quarter-finals
- Ghana and Mali have qualified from their group for the quarter-finals of football's African Nations Cup. In their last group matches Ghana drew 1-1 with Guinea, while Mali beat Botswana...
- English clubs rein in spending
- English Premier League football clubs spent about $115 million in the January transfer window, down 70 percent on last year as new rules to curb excessive losses put a damper...
- Final men's basketball Olympic qualifying tournament details out
- The New Zealand men's basketball team has been drawn alongside Angola and Macedonia in their group for the final Olympic qualifying tournament in Venezuela in July. The top two from...
- FI driver brands Hamilton a coward
- The German Formula One driver Adrian Sutil has called fellow racer Lewis Hamilton a "coward", saying he no longer regards him as a friend for failing to appear as a...
- Styris to play for Sussex
- The former Black Cap Scott Styris has signed to play for Sussex in the English County cricket Twenty20 competition. Sussex is the fourth English side for the 36-year-old, who has...
- Wozniacki drops coach
- The former women's tennis world number one Caroline Wozniacki has parted company with her Spanish coach Ricardo Sanchez after only two months of collaboration. The decision, announced by Wozniacki's father...
- McClennan says he's still getting to know his team
- The Warriors coach Brian McClennan is still settling into role as he prepares the side for its first National Rugby League pre-season trial against the Gold Coast Titans at North...
- Bans for South Korean dopers
- The South Korean sprinter Lim Hee-Nam and Portugal's European 5,000 metres bronze medallist Sara Moreira have received six-month bans from the International Association of Athletics Federations for doping. Both athletes...
- ICC board to consider vice president
- A two-day high-powered meeting of cricket's governing body has begun in Dubai where the ICC's Executive Board will consider the nomination of its next vice-president who will take over in...
- Duo called into France squad ahead of Six Nations opener
- The Clermont duo Vincent Debaty and Wesley Fofana have been called up by new France rugby coach Philippe Saint Andre for the World Cup finalists' Six Nations opener against Italy...
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