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Paul Coll (left) and Egyptian Mostafa Asal in the final of the Tournament of Champions title in New York. Photo: PSA The world number one has denied New Zealand squash star Paul Coll a maiden Tournament of Champions title in New York. Egyptian Mostafa Asal dominated the final of the platinum level tournament 3-0. Coll,…

Auckland Hearts Molly Penfold celebrates a wicket. Photo: Kerry Marshall/www.photosport.nz The Auckland Hearts have booked a place in tomorrow’s Super Smash T20 women’s final after a convincing eight wicket win over the Northern Brave. The Northern Brave won the toss and elected to bat first in the elimination final in Christchurch. Nensi Patel anchored the…

Alofiano Khan-Pereira brings a whole new level of speed to the Warriors roster. Photo: Andrew Cornaga/Photosport Andrew Webster knows there’s one thing even he can’t coach and he’s added to his stocks of this precious commodity for the upcoming NRL season. Pure, unadulterated speed. Last season, before his untimely knee injury, halfback Luke Metcalf reportedly…

Jordi Viljoen of the Hurricanes scores a try during the Super Rugby Pacific Round 1 match between the Western Force and the Hurricanes at HBF Park in Perth, Friday, February 23, 2024. (AAP Image/Richard Wainwright / www.photosport.nz) Photo: RICHARD WAINWRIGHT While he is set to share halfback duties with one of the top number nines…

Steven Adams posts from hospital. Photo: Steven Adams / Instagram New Zealand basketballer Steven Adams will sit out the rest of the NBA season after the Houston Rockets centre had ankle surgery. Adams injured his left ankle late in the game against the New Orleans Pelicans on 19 January while attempting to block a layup….

Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix won’t be part of Australia Cup in the future. Photo: Photosport Pre-season for A-League clubs Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix will look different after Football Australia move to kick them out of the Australia Cup competition. The Australia Cup is a domestic knockout competition pitting amateur club sides against A-League…

Mumbai Indians’ Nat Sciver-Brunt Photo: INDRANIL MUKHERJEE / AFP England all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt has made history by scoring the first ever century in the Women’s Premier League in India. Sciver-Brunt’s unbeaten ton helped the Mumbai Indians to a 15 run win over the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. After being put into bat Mumbai scored 199/4 with…

As far as announcements of announcements go, NZ Rugby’s (NZR) press conference regarding the hiring process for the next All Black coach was a bit more interesting than first thought. It’s probably not what interim CEO Steve Lancaster thought he’d be having to do when he agreed to bridge the gap between Mark Robinson and…

Blues coach Vern Cotter. Photo: Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz Vern Cotter will leave the Blues at the end of the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season. He confirmed a move to the Queensland Reds from 2027, therefore ruling himself out of the current search for a new All Black coach. Cotter was an outside chance to replace Scott…

Visa Cash App Racing Bulls unveil their 2026 Formula One liveries Photo: JOE GALL / AFP New Zealand driver Liam Lawson admits to a cautious start to pre-season Formula One testing. The first day of the behind closed doors Barcelona Shakedown has been completed with a number of drivers having their first outings in their…