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    The Festive Season hasn't been so merry for the Breakers
     4 January 2026
    The Festive Season hasn't been so merry for the Breakers
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    The Northern Brave have beaten the Sparks - formerly the Otago Sparks - by 24 runs in their women's Super Smash T20 game in Mount Maunganui
    4 Jan: The Northern Brave have beaten the Sparks - formerly the Otago Sparks - by 24 runs in their women's Super Smash T20 game in Mount Maunganui... more
    The Seattle Seahawks have locked up top seed in American football's NFC with a 13-3 win over the San Francisco 49ers
    4 Jan: The Seattle Seahawks have locked up top seed in American football's NFC with a 13-3 win over the San Francisco 49ers... more
    Luke Littler is motivated to keep collecting titles, after clinching a second world darts championship while in his teens
    4 Jan: Luke Littler is motivated to keep collecting titles, after clinching a second world darts championship while in his teens... more
    Venus Williams has lifted the lid on why she is still playing tennis after all these years
    4 Jan: Venus Williams has lifted the lid on why she is still playing tennis after all these years... more
    The Breakers are keen to swarm the Perth Wildcats in their NBL basketball clash in Auckland this afternoon
    4 Jan: The Breakers are keen to swarm the Perth Wildcats in their NBL basketball clash in Auckland this afternoon... more
    England's top three are all back in the pavilion within the opening 90 minutes of the fifth and final Ashes test in Sydney
    4 Jan: England's top three are all back in the pavilion within the opening 90 minutes of the fifth and final Ashes test in Sydney... more
    Summer swimmers are urged to brush up on water safety, as the holiday drowning toll hits five
    4 Jan: Summer swimmers are urged to brush up on water safety, as the holiday drowning toll hits five... more
    Defending champ Luke Littler has become just the fourth dartist in history to win back-to-back World Darts Championship titles
    4 Jan: Defending champ Luke Littler has become just the fourth dartist in history to win back-to-back World Darts Championship titles... more
    Teenage freestyle skier Finley Melville Ives has claimed his second World Cup podium of the season with a standout second-place finish at the third stop of the F.I.S Halfpipe World Cup Tour in Calgary
    4 Jan: Teenage freestyle skier Finley Melville Ives has claimed his second World Cup podium of the season with a standout second-place finish at the third stop of the F.I.S Halfpipe World Cup Tour in Calgary... more

     Most Popular Recent Sports News
     17 Dec: An Otago University student and rising rugby talent is recovering after a near-fatal fall from a Dunedin rooftop in September ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
     19 Dec: Australian curlers Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt miss out on spot at 2026 Winter Olympic Games ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
     22 Dec: Kane Williamson insists he's made no call around retirement - as the third cricket test against the West Indies gets set to enter it's final day in Mt Maunganui +++++++++++++++++++++++
     19 Dec: The University of Philippines' dragon boat athletes are unpaid, but driven by community pride +++++++++++++++++++++
     14 Dec: The Tauranga Whai have defended their Tauihi national women's basketball league title with a resounding 93-66 win over the Mainland Pouakai in the final in Christchurch ++++++++++++++
     09 Dec: A realistic reflection of the modern cricket calendar for Black Caps coach Rob Walter as he deals with a raft of injuries +++++++++++++
     13 Dec: Kiwi boxer David Nyika's cruiserweight bout against Wuzhati Nuerlang tonight is far from his main focus +++++++++++++

     Sports NewsLinks
      4 Jan: 'haunted nancy detached from reality as celtic's lights go out' (BBCWorld)
      4 Jan: Other sports have dead rubbers. cricket has test matches (Sydney Morning Herald)
      2 Jan: Government suspends gabon team, bans aubameyang and sacks coach (BBCWorld)
      31 Dec: Wed, 31 Dec 2025: Black caps star and running greats among sports ny honours gongs (Stuff.co.nz)
      31 Dec: Wed, 31 Dec 2025: Gymnastics australia slammed for ‘sloppy’ bullying investigation of olympic coach (Sydney Morning Herald)
      30 Dec: Tue, 30 Dec 2025: Controversies, comebacks and suspensions: the biggest kiwi sporting stories of 2025 (RadioNZ)
      27 Dec: Sat, 27 Dec 2025: How a rush of recent success points to a record kiwi winter olympics medal haul (Stuff.co.nz)
      26 Dec: Fri, 26 Dec 2025: Rory, duplantis and india’s women cricketers: in 2025, it was a wide world of sports (Sydney Morning Herald)
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     Today's News

    International:
    Venezuelan diaspora divided over US capturing of leader Maduro 21:57

    Law and Order:
    Police are carrying out a large search for a tramper missing near Mount Huxley in the Southern Alps 21:57

    International:
    Australia's Venezuelan diaspora gathers after US captures president Nicolás Maduro in military strike 21:27

    Accident and Emergency:
    A four-car crash on State Highway 8 west of Tekapo has left three people with serious injuries and another with moderate injuries 21:17

    International:
    Australian teen loses friend, says two remain missing, after Crans-Montana bar fire 21:07

    International:
    Bangladeshi Hindus on edge as Islamic extremists target minority community 19:37

    Motoring:
    All lanes on State Highway One in South Auckland's Takanini are open again after a truck, carrying a small house collided with an overbridge 18:57

    Living & Travel:
    The Festive Season hasn't been so merry for the Breakers 18:37

    Cricket:
    The Northern Brave have beaten the Sparks - formerly the Otago Sparks - by 24 runs in their women's Super Smash T20 game in Mount Maunganui 18:07

    Rugby:
    The Seattle Seahawks have locked up top seed in American football's NFC with a 13-3 win over the San Francisco 49ers 17:27

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