Best of sport 2023: Cricket thrillers and an All Blacks coaching drama
Looking back on the biggest sports stories of the year.
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Dame Lisa Carrington’s Christmas Day challenge
Dame Lisa Carrington and her colleagues will be training as normal on Christmas Day
Simone Biles’ husband claims he is ‘the catch’ in their marriage
Despite major backlash to his comments, Jonathan claimed he was 'unbothered'.
What global sports event will New Zealand host next?
The calendar is bare but the new sports minister is promising to deliver major events.
Tahiti Olympic protests: Ocean tower at surf venue angers locals
The proposed judging and camera tower is criticised as an environmental risk.
Broadcaster Oriini Kaipara leaving TV3 to take up Olympic role
I can be the Māori I was raised to be - Kaipara.
Watch: Kiwis name easiest Olympic sport to qualify in
Rowing, walking or equestrian? We investigate the easiest route to Olympic qualification.
Oriini Kaipara – the reluctant athlete weaving our Olympic team together
TV star goes from kapa haka to Olympic role.
Why Tom Walsh's man cave will remain empty next year
Walsh is taking a significantly different approach to 2024, ahead of the Paris Olympics.
Kiwi Olympic medal hopeful to join rivals in Paris buildup
Lewis Clareburt is at the world-renowned aquatic programme at Arizona State University.
How the Black Sticks women can qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics
The team reveals the positives that come with pulling out of the Hockey Pro League.
'Cannot believe it': Kiwi pair become first ever climbers to qualify for Olympics
The Tauranga pair made history in Melbourne.
Phil Gifford: The most important rugby case of the 21st century
OPINION: What’s decided could see the reputation of rugby severely damaged.
Revealed: Kayaking star’s bold gamble to make 2024 Olympics
Aimee Fisher will have one shot next February and success could be career-defining.
Q&A with kayak icon Luuka Jones and the new and exciting Olympic event
Luuka Jones is planning to go out with a bang, literally.
'Insanely excited': BMX World Cup athletes keen to compete on home turf
'We wanted to get a World Cup here and we’ve done it.'
Kiwi Olympic hopefuls needed a home. A retirement community stepped up
NYT: NZ's curling team wanted to train in Canada. A group of seniors came to the rescue.
Paul Lewis: Clareburt move sad reflection of underfunded country
Opinion: If Kiwi swimmer gets among medals, he will have done so by beating bureaucracy.
'Hate to do the flag an injustice': No Olympic regrets as Nyika returns to pro ring
David Nyika's career plan already changed once. He wasn't prepared to change it again.
'Tough life lesson': Coach’s emotional farewell to departing Clareburt
Lewis Clareburt’s longtime swimming coach Gary Hollywood has bid an emotional farewell.
Comm Games swimming champion ditches capital for Auckland
Lewis Clareburt is tired of council pool headaches as he prepares for Paris Olympics.
‘So scary’: Top NZ gymnast chasing Olympic spot forced to deal with mum's cancer diagnosis
Reece Cobb learned of the devastating news just before she headed overseas to compete.
Chris Rattue's watchlist: Ranking the best sport to watch this weekend
The top sporting events to watch over the next few days.
What's in, what's out: New Olympic sports revealed
Cricket is an Olympic sport again. Flag football gets in for the first time.
Russian athletes won't be barred from the Paris Olympics despite their country's suspension
'We do not punish or sanction athletes for the acts of their officials or government.'
Paralympian Cameron Leslie helps launch campaign to change disability narrative
Leslie hopes to normalise impairment and what is possible.
Cricket set to return to the Olympics in 2028
After a 128-year wait, cricket is set to return to the Olympics.
On tour with Andrew Alderson: Ranking the best press box meals I ever ate
Well-travelled sports journalist Andrew Alderson has the world on his plate.
‘A big oversight on my end’: Why boxer David Nyika is withdrawing from the 2024 Olympics
David Nyika admits balancing professional and amateur boxing was a mistake.
Women’s marathon world record shattered by more than two minutes at Berlin Marathon
The winner was nearly six minutes clear of any other runner.
Discover the birthplace of the Olympics on a luxury cruise
Docked near Olympia, Holland America's Oosterdam offers time-travelling experiences.
OlyWhites: Chris Wood eyes another Olympics ahead of qualifier final
Wood has been in regular contact with the OlyWhites throughout the past fortnight.
Match report: Oly Whites move on to next stage of Olympic qualifiers
It was a decent performance, though the team missed several good chances.
Simone Biles wins a record US gymnastics title a decade after her first
Oldest woman to win national title since USA Gymnastics began organising event in 1963.
