Live blog updates on RNZ Sport. The verbal warfare is intensifying. The newest sporting rivalry in Aotearoa writes its second chapter this weekend, when the Wellington Phoenix come north in an attempt to conquer the current A-League kings.
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The crew of Emirates Team New Zealand celebrate winning the Louis Vuitton 37th America's Cup Match against Britain's Ineos Britannia (not seen), off the coast of Barcelona on October 19, 2024.
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Auckland FC fought to a draw with Melbourne City FC, ending their winning run. The team had a near flawless introduction into the A-League.
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Rowing remains the sport with the most funding with $6m each year. Cycling's five track medals at the Paris Olympics helped the sport get the biggest increase in funding from the previous cycle. Cycling will now get $5.25m a year an increase of $770 thousand annually.
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Australian cricket teen sensation Sam Konstas had the crowd in the palm of his hand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as he smashed India spearhead Jasprit Bumrah around the park, and got under the visitors' skins with a half-century on debut in the fourth test between the sides. In front of a huge ...
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Auckland FC have beaten Wellington Phoenix 2-1 in a frenetic clash in the all-New Zealand A-League derby at Mount Smart Stadium. Auckland led 1-0 at halftime after a Phoenix own goal, but had to withstand a late Phoenix rally to seal the win. Auckland are now unbeaten after six matches. Mt Smart saw ...
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The Sport Integrity Commission has launched an investigation into Yachting NZ following a raft of cultural, athlete welfare and conduct complaints. The commission, Te Kahu Raunui, informed complainants on Friday that it was satisfied that there"appears to be a threat to integrity, and that opening an investigation is in the public interest".
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Race favourites Master Lock Comanche and LawConnect took the early lead in the 79th running of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, as the supermaxis led the 104 boats out into the South Pacific.
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Sport NZ invests a further $70m each year into national sporting bodies, regional trusts, community groups, and recreational bodies, with the goal of getting all New Zealanders active. However, one sports official with knowledge of the review said there were concerns that Sport NZ's funding strategy had become a"cash free-for-all".
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Sport 30 Dec 2024 Chess great Magnus Carlsen will return to the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York after initially quitting following a decision to bar him from a round for wearing jeans.
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