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NZ boosts defence budget to upgrade equipment and pay

NZ boosts defence budget to upgrade equipment and pay

Defence equipment will be upgraded and salaries for personnel improved when the New Zealand government boosts its defence spending by half a billion dollars.

Injury piles on Warriors' woes amid winless run

Injury piles on Warriors' woes amid winless run

Injury piles on Warriors' woes amid winless run

Injury piles on Warriors' woes amid winless run

Second-rower Kurt Capewell is set to miss three high-pressure fixtures for the Warriors, who hope to break a four-game winless run against the in-form Roosters.

Phoenix coach eyes 'fairytale' Sydney FC grand final

Phoenix coach eyes 'fairytale' Sydney FC grand final

Phoenix coach eyes 'fairytale' Sydney FC grand final

Phoenix coach eyes 'fairytale' Sydney FC grand final

Giancarlo Italiano is daring to dream as his Wellington Phoenix tackle Melbourne Victory and an away-ground hoodoo for a place in the A-League Men grand final.

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Defence budget boost as New Zealand looks to 'step up'

Defence budget boost as New Zealand looks to 'step up'

Foreign affairs and defence will get a funding boost in the first budget of New Zealand's new government despite campaign pledges to shrink the public service.

Chiefs serve up Super thrashing to poor Western Force

Chiefs serve up Super thrashing to poor Western Force

The Western Force's tough Super Rugby Pacific season took another hit as they were flogged 56-7 by the Chiefs.

Reds hold off Crusaders to end 25-year Super drought

Reds hold off Crusaders to end 25-year Super drought

The Queensland Reds have won in Christchurch for the first time since 1999, defying the hosts' late surge to pip the Crusaders 33-28.

'Just do your job': AOB's message to Hetherington

'Just do your job': AOB's message to Hetherington

Jack Hetherington returns from suspension this weekend but Newcastle coach Adam O'Brien isn't putting extra pressure on the prop to repay the Knights.

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Waratahs thumped again as Super Rugby finals hopes fade

Waratahs thumped again as Super Rugby finals hopes fade

Waratahs thumped again as Super Rugby finals hopes fade

Waratahs thumped again as Super Rugby finals hopes fade

The table-topping Hurricanes have exposed the NSW Waratahs as title pretenders with a 41-12 Super Rugby Pacific thrashing in Wellington.

Hurting Force determined to climb off the canvass

Hurting Force determined to climb off the canvass

Hurting Force determined to climb off the canvass

Hurting Force determined to climb off the canvass

The Western Force sit last on the Super Rugby Pacific table with just two wins to their name, but they are still in the finals mix with five rounds to go.

Crusaders blood a Lion as Reds eye 25-year first

Crusaders blood a Lion as Reds eye 25-year first

Crusaders blood a Lion as Reds eye 25-year first

Crusaders blood a Lion as Reds eye 25-year first

Former British and Irish Lions fullback Leigh Halfpenny will make his Crusaders debut as they look to continue a 25-year Christchurch stranglehold on the Reds.

Table-topping Hurricanes wary of Waratahs ambush

Table-topping Hurricanes wary of Waratahs ambush

Table-topping Hurricanes wary of Waratahs ambush

Table-topping Hurricanes wary of Waratahs ambush

The top-of-the-table Hurricanes are wary of the lowly NSW Waratahs' prospect of ambushing the Super Rugby Pacific pacesetters in Wellington.

Bob Carr to sue Winston Peters over China claim

Bob Carr to sue Winston Peters over China claim

Bob Carr to sue Winston Peters over China claim

Bob Carr to sue Winston Peters over China claim

New Zealand opposition leader Chris Hipkins has called on Winston Peters to be stood down as foreign minister after a potentially defamatory swipe at Bob Carr.

Henry back in Black Caps frame for T20 World Cup

Henry back in Black Caps frame for T20 World Cup

Henry back in Black Caps frame for T20 World Cup

Henry back in Black Caps frame for T20 World Cup

Matt Henry is off to his first Twenty20 World Cup at the age of 32, after working "exceptionally hard" to impress New Zealand's selectors.

Wellington's 'weird' A-League Men title wait goes on

Wellington's 'weird' A-League Men title wait goes on

Wellington's 'weird' A-League Men title wait goes on

Wellington's 'weird' A-League Men title wait goes on

Giancarlo Italiano plans to spend Wednesday night "with a nice vino" while waiting to learn whether Wellington are crowned A-League Men premiers.

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Phoenix fly into ALM finals with 3-0 rout of Macarthur

Kosta Barbarouses, Tom Payne and Oskar Zawada scored goals in Wellington Phoenix's 3-0 A-League Men last-round defeat of Macarthur.

Force fall to Highlanders in Super Rugby arm-wrestle

The Western Force were left to rue plenty of missed opportunities in a frustrating 7-6 loss to the Highlanders in their Super Rugby Pacific clash in Dunedin.

Rebels reeling after Crusaders hand out 39-0 thumping

The Crusaders have produced their best display of the Super Rugby Pacific season to beat the Melbourne Rebels 39-0 in Christchurch on Friday night.

Reds set for challenge of Super Rugby big guns

While satisfied with their shut-out win over the Highlanders, Reds co-captain Liam Wright says the Blues present the biggest challenge in Super Rugby Pacific.

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Extra sleep-ins for Force in bid to end away hoodoo

Western Force players have been afforded some extra sleep-ins ahead of Saturday's Super Rugby Pacific clash with the Highlanders in Dunedin.

Brumbies look for Alaalatoa to spark Super response

Former Wallabies captain Allan Alaalatoa returns against the Hurricanes as the Brumbies bid to respond from their round-nine Super Rugby hammering by the Blues.

Souths' personnel crisis worsens as Milne banned

Struggling South Sydney have lost yet another player with Taane Milne copping a ban for his mindless tackle on Melbourne five-eighth Cameron Munster.

Doubters fuelling Phoenix bid for A-League Men trophy

A-League Men title-chasers Wellington Phoenix and Central Coast share Saturday kick-off times, when the Kiwi club could win a first-ever trophy.

Roosters' Walker back on top after 'loss of confidence'

Sam Walker lost self-belief after falling out of the Sydney Roosters' NRL side in 2023 but says he's fresh and firing on the back of his Anzac Day masterclass.

Flanagan fires first salvo ahead of Cronulla return

Shane Flanagan says he has been looking forward to his return to Shark Park with St George Illawarra.

Des drought over as Titans stun Warriors on Anzac Day

Des Hasler has scored his first win in charge of Gold Coast, whose fullback AJ Brimson inspired a stunning comeback defeat of the Warriors in Auckland.

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