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Flanagan denied by NRL bunker
Kyle Flanagan scored late in the first half only to be denied by the bunker.

Sonny Bill sees learning opportunity for Suaalii ahead of code switch
Former cross-code star, who became the first All Black to be sent off in 50 years, empathises with Joseph Suaalii but believes the Origin rookie will come back stronger in rugby.

Zverev downs Ruud to make final
Alexander Zverev is a win away from his first Grand Slam title after defeating Casper Ruud

UFC megastar trains in Sydney
UFC champion Alex Pereira was put through his paces in an exclusive training session in Sydney.

Zverev settles domestic violence case, reaches Roland-Garros final on same day
Hours before the tennis star’s semi-final began, word emerged from Berlin that a district court there ended a trial stemming from an ex-girlfriend’s accusation of assault during a 2020 argument.

T20 World Cup: Afghanistan beat Black Caps by 84 runs
New Zealand have been defeated by Afghanistan by 84 runs in their opening T20 World Cup match.

C. Zukey creates music from grief on new album Stonefruut
After C. Zukey's wife Lydia sustained a severe brain injury, he ran the gamut of emotions. "I just wanted to write it all down," he says.

Recap: Black Caps stunned by Afghanistan at T20 World Cup
The Black Caps lost to Afghanistan by 84 runs in their opening match at the T20 World Cup in Guyana.

Wet and wild weather ahead with ‘burst of heavy rain’
Keep the wet weather gear ready as heavy rain is expected to fall around the country on Sunday.

World Choir Games brings 11,000 singers to Auckland
Christine Argyle of the New Zealand Choral Federation talks to Susie Ferguson about the choral competition coming to Auckland in July.

Rugby’s Qatar option would be a cynical, soulless money grab
If rugby bosses are going to accept vast sums to take the Nations Championship finals to Qatar, they must at least be honest about their motives.

‘It’s risky now’: Holding-the-ball changes a threat to the ball carrier, says Beveridge
The Brisbane Lions injected life into their inconsistent AFL campaign but Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge was concerned by the AFL’s ongoing tweaking of holding the ball.

‘We hate Aussies’: US swim great's bold Paris prediction
Australia is poised to beat the USA in an Olympic swimming competition for the first time since Melbourne 1956, according to America’s leading swim commentator.

Spanish walker celebrates too early
Spanish race walker Laura García-Caro celebrated too early at the end of the 20-kilometre race and ended up losing her place.

Thousands protest Fast-track Approvals Bill in central Auckland
Rallies have been held around the country to oppose the bill, which gives three ministers the final say over major infrastructure and development projects.

Saturday Subculture: 30 years of Glasgow club night
After 30 years, subculture at the Sub Club is the world’s longest-running weekly house and techno night

Rusty Black Caps embarrassed by Afghanistan in T20 World Cup opener
The Black Caps’ Twenty20 World Cup campaign got off to the worst possible start as they turned in an error-ridden display in Guyana.

Hundreds march for nature in Nelson and Tasman
'Save Freddie': protesters raise their voices against a fast-track bill that would bring ‘devastation and destruction’.

‘Delish and Naughty’: Gwyneth Paltrow cooks dinner with her Kiwi ‘chef crush’ Josh Emett
Hollywood actor has Kiwi Josh Emett over for dinner in LA, cooking a “perfect dinner” with him.