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Gregor Paul: NZ rugby's 30 most influential power-brokers

OPINION: Gregor Paul looks at the real movers and shakers in the national game.

South Africa dominate White Ferns in second T20 at Hamilton

The visitors have levelled the tally at 1-1 in the best-of-five series.

Winners & Losers: Can Warriors keep up fast start?

OPINION: Christopher Reive runs through the best and worst from the sporting weekend.

Olympic champ’s brave bid to save her paddling career

Alicia Hoskin had surgery three weeks ago to remove a rare extra rib in her neck.

Gregor Paul: NZ rugby's 30 most influential power-brokers

OPINION: Gregor Paul looks at the real movers and shakers in the national game.

How Robbie Deans could link up with Scott Robertson in English club rugby

Deans won five Super Rugby titles with the Crusaders between 2000 and 2008.

All Blacks watch: The possible bolter in the new Rennie era

OPINION: While the ABs are loaded at lock, the situation is not so rosy at blindside.

Winners & Losers: Can Warriors keep up fast start?

OPINION: Christopher Reive runs through the best and worst from the sporting weekend.

'Means a lot to me': Meet the Warriors' new playmaker Luke Hanson

Hanson has been named to make his NRL debut for the Warriors against the Knights.

V promises poncho colour rethink after giveaway had Warriors fans seeing Raiders green

Fans were handed green ponchos during the Warriors' clash with the Raiders.

Winners & Losers: Can Warriors keep up fast start?

OPINION: Christopher Reive runs through the best and worst from the sporting weekend.

'Pandemonium': Warriors fan on joining Aussie PM in NRL pitch invasion

Kiwi Joel Harrison joined Australian PM Anthony Albanese on Allianz Stadium's turf.

Long-term plan decides next mission for Omega Boy

Omega Boy jumps from a Tauranga Group 2 win to 2100m in the Awapuni Gold Cup.

'He always tries so hard': Ten-year-old Butterfield defies age again

Butterfield has now won six of his 52 starts, earning nearly $230,000.

Platinum Pantheon on top at Tauranga

Awapuni visitor Platinum Pantheon enhanced his reputation as a horse going places.

Harness racing’s superstars come out to play at Alexandra Park

Tonight's Alexandra Park meeting starts a huge two months for northern harness racing.

England netball coach steps down months before Commonwealth Games

Thirlby won World Cup silver in 2023 despite her father dying before the event.

Alice Soper: What netball's talent 'leak' tells rugby about loyalty and money

From July 2025, Silver Ferns can seek case-by-case exemptions to play offshore.

How much the Dame Noeline Taurua-Silver Ferns saga cost the taxpayer

The HPSNZ review into the Silver Ferns ran from late June to the end of September.

Who will step into netball’s toughest jobs as crisis-hit code resets?

Four of Netball NZ's seven directors, including chair Matt Whineray, are bowing out.

Missing package worth $25,000 returned to Napier rowing-boat builders

Napier rowing-boat builder SL Racing is relieved to have found the package.

Medal rush: The young scullers who shone ahead of Maadi Cup

Marlborough Boys' College rowers secured nine medals, including three gold.

Watch live: 2026 North Island Secondary School Rowing Championships

North Island schools go head-to-head across 52 rowing events, all chasing bragging rights.

Watch live: Sunday - 2026 South Island Secondary School Rowing Championships

South Island schools go head-to-head across 52 rowing events, all chasing bragging rights.

Winners & Losers: Can Warriors keep up fast start?

OPINION: Christopher Reive runs through the best and worst from the sporting weekend.

Alex Powell: Is there an English media bias against Liam Lawson?

OPINION: What we learned from the Chinese Grand Prix.

Lawson finishes in the points at Chinese Grand Prix

All the action as Liam Lawson finished seventh in China.

Lawson takes seventh in Chinese Grand Prix, completes double points weekend

The Kiwi took top-10 finishes in both the sprint and grand prix in Shanghai.

‘Our own identity’: Black Caps break rank to back NZ20 over Big Bash

NZ Cricket’s board met on Monday to discuss T20’s future, but no decision has been made.

Black Caps level T20 series after bowlers blow South Africa away

A weakened New Zealand had too much for the tourists in Hamilton.

South Africa dominate White Ferns in second T20 at Hamilton

The visitors have levelled the tally at 1-1 in the best-of-five series.

Indirectly funds 'deaths of Indian soldiers': Black Caps great caught in crossfire over Pakistan signing

Coach Dan Vettori defends the Abrar Abrar move as based purely on cricket grounds.

Women could play five-set matches at Australian Open under new plan

CEO ideas: Drones delivering drinks, futuristic players' chairs, play on if it's a 'net'.

‘God knows what happens’: Djokovic hints at Australian Open farewell

The 38-year-old remains tied with Margaret Court on 24 major titles.

Sport Headlines | Monday, February 2, 2026

Sport Headlines | Monday, February 2, 2026. Video / NZ Herald

Alcaraz beats Djokovic to win maiden Australian Open title

Alcaraz, 22, is now the youngest man to win all four Grand Slams.

Gregor Paul: NZ rugby's 30 most influential power-brokers

OPINION: Gregor Paul looks at the real movers and shakers in the national game.

How Robbie Deans could link up with Scott Robertson in English club rugby

Deans won five Super Rugby titles with the Crusaders between 2000 and 2008.

All Blacks watch: The possible bolter in the new Rennie era

OPINION: While the ABs are loaded at lock, the situation is not so rosy at blindside.

Winners & Losers: Can Warriors keep up fast start?

OPINION: Christopher Reive runs through the best and worst from the sporting weekend.

Swans apologise after Jewish references cut from Bondi attack tribute

The AFL club says they changed the script to use 'inclusive' language.

Indirectly funds 'deaths of Indian soldiers': Black Caps great caught in crossfire over Pakistan signing

Coach Dan Vettori defends the Abrar Abrar move as based purely on cricket grounds.

All Blacks watch: The possible bolter in the new Rennie era

OPINION: While the ABs are loaded at lock, the situation is not so rosy at blindside.

Winners & Losers: Can Warriors keep up fast start?

OPINION: Christopher Reive runs through the best and worst from the sporting weekend.

Sport Headlines | Thursday, March 17, 2026

Tall Blacks basketball coach, Judd Flavell appears bound for Japan, Chelsea football club have received a suspended one-year transfer ban and fined 23 million dollars.

'Pandemonium': Warriors fan on joining Aussie PM in NRL pitch invasion

Kiwi Joel Harrison joined Australian PM Anthony Albanese on Allianz Stadium's turf.

All Whites missing several big names for Fifa World Cup home farewell matches

The All Whites are without seven injured players, including captain Chris Wood.

Herald Hat-trick sports quiz: March 17

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