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The Canterbury Super Rugby franchise is going to look into changing it's name due to the Crusaders' historic links with the Christian and Muslim wars in the 11th and 13th centuries. Photo/Photosport

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SBW walking the talk with Christchurch visit

21 Mar, 2019 6:00am
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Chuck in religion, politics and cold cash into sport and, voila, you have lethal cocktail.

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Coach Heinrich Malan says CD bonds even stronger now

20 Mar, 2019 6:10pm
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It's safe to say the CD Stags are unlikely to forget the 2018-19 Plunket Shield campaign.

Hawkes Bay United coach Brett Angell was sent off for boorish behaviour at Westpac Stadium, Wellington, on Sunday, January 22, in 2017. Photo / Photosport

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My sending off culmination of rulings, says Brett Angell

19 Mar, 2019 4:37pm
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Hawke's Bay United coach Brett Angell says after seeing video footage he's none the wiser.

Lindisfarne College 1st XI captain Harry Mowat with his troops before competing at the Central Districts-qualifying tournament from tomorrow. Photo/Paul Taylor

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Lindisfarne coach Colin Schaw helps chisel sharp minds

19 Mar, 2019 3:43pm
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Lindisfarne 1st XI boys' cricket team set sights on qualifying for Gillette Cup nationals.

Hawke's Bay United coach Brett Angell is not shy to cross examine officials on the sideline when refereeing decisions tend to baffle him. On Sunday he was rope-able. Photo/file

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HB United close their campaign on losing note to Wee Nix

18 Mar, 2019 6:14pm
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Hawke's Bay Utd coach Brett Angell still can't get his head around "strange" ref rulings.

Retired international and representative cricketer Mathew Sinclair contributed with the bat and the ball for his Napier Old Boys' Marist team on Saturday. Photo / File

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Taradale, NOBM claim victories but too little, too late

18 Mar, 2019 3:52pm
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Taradale and NOBM roll the dice for the last time for wins but playoff contenders safe.

Brook Macdonald in typically aggressive form on his way to victory in the elite men's downhill at the National Championship in Rotorua. Photo/Cameron McKenzie Photography

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Hiatus fails to break HB rider Brook Macdonald's stride

18 Mar, 2019 3:27pm
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It was Brook Macdonald's first competition in a while but he certainly hasn't lost touch.

The 2019 Olympic Cup queen Emily Hayward and Belischi HM acknowledge the crowd in the premier arena at the Hawke's Bay Showgrounds in Hastings today. Photo/Libby Law Photography, Photosport

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Emily Hayward nails Olympic Cup on Belischi in Hastings

17 Mar, 2019 8:27pm
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Teenager sheds tears of joy after claiming maiden Olympic Cup in Hastings today.

Christian Leopard shows his consistency with another major knock in the second innings for Hawke's Bay but it wasn't enough as they lost the Hawke Cup. Photo/Paul Taylor

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Hamilton cricketers drive off with Hawke Cup from Napier

17 Mar, 2019 7:42pm
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A flat first-innings performance comes back to bite Hawke's Bay in Hawke Cup defence today

Ajaz Patel and his CD Stags teammates will play their season-ending Plunket Shield match against the ND Knights in Hamilton from today because of its therapeutic values. Photo/Photosport

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CD support Ajaz Patel, Ryan McCone after mosque attacks

17 Mar, 2019 7:12am
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Sports psychologist Gary Hermansson in Hamilton to support CD Stags after mosque shooting.

Anurag Verma showed his first-class cricket skills when he took six wickets and also top scored in the second innings for Hamilton in challenging for the Hawke Cup in Napier today. Photo / Photosport

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Hamilton seamer Anurag Verma stifles Hawke's Bay batsmen

17 Mar, 2019 7:05am
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Big batting collapse may have signalled the end of Hawke's Bay's hold on the Hawke Cup.

Logan Massie with Intellect will be hoping to make the top three in the Olympic Cup in Hastings tomorrow. PHOTO / PAUL TAYLOR

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Logan Massie says Intellect can tame Olympic Cup course

16 Mar, 2019 11:00am
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Dannevirke equestrian Logan Massie happy to control the controllables on board Intellect.

Stags Seth Rance is always happy to mix business with pleasure because he feels walking off the park after a hard day with a smile means they have played with heart. Photo/Photosport

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Malan, Young deserve plaudits, says CD seamer Seth Rance

16 Mar, 2019 10:00am
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Stags' 15-point buffer didn't come by chance as they prepare to reload against ND Knights.

Hawke's Bay opening seamer Ben Stoyanoff got kudos for taking three wickets from 23 overs on day one of the Hawke Cup defence in Napier today. Photo/file

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Eclipsing Hawke Cup total priority for Hawke's Bay men

15 Mar, 2019 7:25pm
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Hawke's Bay are hoping to occupy the crease as long as it takes, says coach Dave Castle.

James Field will be wearing the tribal colours of Hamilton when they challenge Hawke's Bay senior men for the Hawke Cup at Nelson Park, Napier, from today. Photo/Paul Taylor

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Hawke's Bay defend Hawke Cup first time against Hamilton

15 Mar, 2019 7:00am
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Hawke's Bay men have the wood at Nelson Park but there's nothing friendly about tomorrow.

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Clean under-17 drawing board doesn't faze Leon Birnie

14 Mar, 2019 9:00am
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National age-group football coach Leon Birnie intends to raise stakes at end of new tenure

Ngani Laumape would have caught the All Blacks selectors' eye for the Rugby World Cup but the picture tells a lie on referee Damon Murphy out of focus in the background. Photo/Photosport

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Murphy's Law kills Super clash amid nauseating diplomacy

14 Mar, 2019 6:30am
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Diplomacy within the ranks simply doesn't cut it when officialdom robs game of its sheen.

Rotorua rider Oliver Croucher's beaming smile says it all as he lifts the Norwood Gold Cup after riding Waitangi Surf to victory in the premier arena today. Photo/Libby Law Photography, Photosport

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Oliver Croucher's grey mare 'jumps insane' at HOY Show

13 Mar, 2019 6:46pm
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Expectant HOY Show crowd fuels Oliver Croucher and Waitangi Surf to Norwood Gold Cup glory

Simon Wilson, of Waipukurau, savoured Olympic Cup victory on Vita Power Swinger at the HB Showgrounds in Hastings in 2004. Photo / File

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Waipukurau's Simon, Claire Wilson relish HOY

12 Mar, 2019 12:28pm
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The Wilson farming family from Waipukurau find a common denominator at HOY in Hastings.

Seamer Ryan McCone (left) was the toast of the Stags' do after claiming his third, but maiden CD, five-wicket bag in the Plunket Shield win over the Knights in Napier today. Photo/Photosport

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Stags defy ND Black Caps tweakers for emphatic victory

11 Mar, 2019 6:54pm
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It was nail-biting stuff but the Central Districts Stags have got home by a single wicket.

CD night watchman Ajaz Patel watches, with ND bowler Mitchell Santner and wicketkeeper Tim Seifert, as Scott Kuggeleijn (not in frame) snaffles his ballooned shot. Photo/Duncan Brown

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ND Knights hanging tough but time is on CD Stags' side

10 Mar, 2019 6:52pm
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Temperamental McLean Park wicket dictates pace, intensity of Plunket Shield proceedings.

Central Districts Stags cricketer Willem Ludick arrived in Hastings and made an immediate impact on debut for Cornwall Cricket Club on Saturday. Photo/Photosport

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Willem Ludick makes immediate impact for Cornwall

10 Mar, 2019 4:54pm
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You somehow get the impression the Texans will have enjoyed the litmus test from Cornwall.

Southern United's Danny Ledwith (left) applies pressure on Maxime Oliveri in Napier in December but the French midfielder scored a goal in Sunnyvale, Dunedin, today. Photo/Photosport

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Ref sends off Cameron Lindsay early for colourful lingo

10 Mar, 2019 2:58pm
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Hawke's Bay United salvage point from their penultimate game at Sunnyvale, Dunedin, today.

The Central Districts Hinds team celebrate winning the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield after beating the Auckland Hearts at Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, today. Photo/Photosport

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CD Hinds 2018-19 one-day domestic cricket champions

9 Mar, 2019 10:03pm
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Central Districts Hinds win Hallyburton Johnstone Shield at Pukekura Park, New Plymouth.

The smiles on the faces of Ajaz Patel (left) and wicketkeeper Dane Cleaver says it all for CD after Joe Carter lost his wicket to a Blair Tickner delivery in Napier today. Photo/Duncan Brown

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CD bowlers stifle ND in Plunket Shield but still need to bat

9 Mar, 2019 4:14pm
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With rain threatening to cut game short, the Central Districts Stags didn't waste time.

Hawke's Bay United coach Brett Angell says identifying potential solutions, after losing three key defenders this summer, have failed. Photo/Photosport

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Hawke's Bay United 'never found right defensive formula'

9 Mar, 2019 10:12am
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Southern Utd will see Hawke's Bay Utd as only good for two goals so that'll have to change

Captain Greg Hay (left) and fellow opening batsman George Worker had a dream start for the Central Districts Stags at McLean Park, Napier, in the last round. Photo/file

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CD Stags can't afford to trip against ND Knights

9 Mar, 2019 9:00am
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Central Districts Stags can't afford to trip up against ND Knights at McLean Park, Napier.

Non-striking Australia batsman Eric Higgins backs up as New Zealand player Gordon Kuggeleijn rolls his arm at Clifton Country Cricket Park in Te Awanga yesterday. Photo/Duncan Brown

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'Chirpy' Ockers make short work of Kiwis in Hastings

7 Mar, 2019 1:21pm
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Clifton Cricket Club ground offered Aussie cricketers opportunity to make some adjustments

Dale Long, with pet dog Hector, hopes to swim Bare Island as a

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Captivating Bare Island offers Dale Long new challenge

7 Mar, 2019 8:00am
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HB Ocean Series organiser Dale Long hopes to be much wiser after the Bare Island swim.

Agustin Pichot (left), RWC official Fujio Mitarai and Steve Hansen pose with the William Webb Ellis Cup but the stakes are higher much higher now in Japan this year. Photo / Photosport

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NZ Rugby, ARU silence on Pacific Island rugby deafening

7 Mar, 2019 6:00am
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NZ Rugby looks more and more like Damien McKenzie overcooking a kick off on 'World League'

Napier Technical Old Boys premier men's team have claimed the overall Hawke's Bay competition bragging rights with two matches remaining in the 50-over competition. Photo/supplied

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Texans etch name on seventh overall cricket title in a row

6 Mar, 2019 4:09pm
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Napier Technical Old Boys just keep on building on last year's history-creating summer.

Kim Whittington, like all national teammates bar stand-in skipper Rod Smith, has never played at Clifton CC ground. Photo/file

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Clifton CC ground jewel in HB crown for NZ cricketers

5 Mar, 2019 7:00am
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The New Zealand Over-60s men's team won't have home-ground advantage but they're teed up.

CD Stags spinner Ajaz Patel grinds away as Otago Volts batsman Nathan Smith stays tuned to remain unbeaten on 75 runs, despite losing the match in Napier. Photo/Paul Taylor

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Patel puts in mammoth shift for CD

4 Mar, 2019 6:42pm
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It took a best part of four days but Central Districts Stags took spark out of Otago Volts

Hawke's Bay United golden-boot prospect Sam Mason-Smith scored two goals but watched helplessly as Tasman United claimed just as many at the the other end today. Photo/Photosport

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Leaky Bay United defence let Tasman walk away with point

3 Mar, 2019 9:11pm
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The stage was set for final home appearance but Hawke's Bay United stuck to the same plot.

Volts batsman Natahn Smith feels the heat as wicket keeper Dane Cleaver, bat/pad Kieran Noema-Barnett as well as silly mid-on close in on an Ajaz Patel ball. Photo/Paul Taylor

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Stags need nine more wickets on final day against Volts

3 Mar, 2019 7:46pm
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More delays are expected in CD Stags' highway project as Otago Volts dig in toes in Napier

Happiness is Hawke's Bay senior men's representative cricketers savouring the taste of success from the Hawke Cup today after a champagne three days in Nelson. Photo/supplied

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Cricket's Hawke Cup bound for Napier airport tomorrow

3 Mar, 2019 4:49pm
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It wasn't a matter of if but when Hawke's Bay senior men were going to lift the Hawke Cup

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William Young carves up seventh milestone century for CD

2 Mar, 2019 10:12pm
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The ball, according to prolific run scorer William Young, is in the court of CD bowlers.

Angus Schaw says his maiden century for Hawke's Bay senior men was a long time coming and it was a matter of sooner rather than later after he expected to do that last summer. Photo / File

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Angus Schaw joins Matt Edmondson to lay rigid platform

2 Mar, 2019 8:14pm
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Hawke's Bay coach Dave Castle says record-smashing Matt Edmondson showed a lot of maturity

Hawke's Bay United Sam Mason-Smith celebrates a goal but he wishes he was also celebrating making the Premiership playoffs with the collective this summer. Photo / Photosport

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Golden-boot leader Sam Mason-Smith analyses other end

2 Mar, 2019 11:00am
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Hawke's Bay United golden-boot front runner Sam Mason-Smith chews on bitter-sweet summer.

Hawke's Bay batsman Matt Edmondson is on track to create history at Saxton Oval, Nelson, as the first senior men's representative to carve up two double centuries. Photo/file

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NTOB batsman Matt Edmondson approaching HB milestone

1 Mar, 2019 8:42pm
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Hawke's Bay senior men's representative cricketer Matt Edmondson provides ideal platform.

CD opening George Worker carved up his eighth Plunket Shield century against the Otago Volts in day one of the round six match at McLean Park, Napier, today. Photo/Photosport

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CD Stags heaping more misery on Otago Volts in Napier

1 Mar, 2019 8:06pm
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The Central Districts Stags have two centuries in the bank and more on the way in Napier.

CD Stags test bowler Ajaz Patel says it's a waiting game for spinners seeking friendly wickets but it also is simply the reality of playing in New Zealand. Photo/Photosport

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Ajaz Patel parks personal milestones to promote CD cause

1 Mar, 2019 8:00am
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CD Stags spinner Ajaz Patel rules out any complacency against win-less Otago Volts today.

CD Stags Dean Foxcroft (left) and Willem Ludick were club mates in South Africa but they will be foes in the Hawke Cup game at Saxton Oval, Nelson, in the next three days. Photo/supplied

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Dean Foxcroft rates Hawke Cup up there with the CD Stags

1 Mar, 2019 7:00am
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Bay senior men approach cup challenge like they have played all summer says Dean Foxcroft.

Haumoana surfer Dale Cromhout shows his class in the final of the Oceanbridge-presented Billabong Grom Series at Piha beach, Auckland, at the weekend. Photo/PhotoCPL

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HB surfer Dale Cromhout fifth in maiden Billabong series

28 Feb, 2019 8:00am
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Hastings youngster Dale Cromhout is riding the waves of success with dreams of pro-league.

Clockwise, from left: John Mitchell, Milton Haig, Wayne Pivac, John McKee, Joe Schmidt, Warren Gatland and Jamie Joseph are Kiwi coaches adding value around the world. Photos/Photosport

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IRB needs to do what's right for the Rugby World Cup

28 Feb, 2019 7:00am
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Despite forecast of doom and gloom in rugby, New Zealand are playing pivotal global role.

Hawks coach Zico Coronel will, no doubt, embrace the challenge of gauging his troop's worth early in the New Zealand National basketball League season this year. Photo / Photosport

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Hawks v Tasmania Huskies second game at PG Arena

26 Feb, 2019 11:00am
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The Hawks will feel the brunt of the NZNBL in their opening two matches in April this year

Joey Field has a hectic two-month representative cricket schedule ahead of him. Photo/Paul Taylor

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Joey Field takes Bangladesh tour in stride with university

26 Feb, 2019 7:00am
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Hawke Cup is just one of many exciting challenges awaiting Hastings cricketer Joey Field.

Hawke's Bay United French import midfielder Maxime Oliveri got in a tangle against Waitakere United in Napier early this summer and today was no different. Photo/file

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Bay United coach Brett Angell filthy as troops gift goals

24 Feb, 2019 6:47pm
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Waitakere Utd overwhelm Hawke's Bay Utd in national summer league dead rubber in Auckland.

Happiness is, although you wouldn't guess it in this shot, Napier Technical Old Boys adding another piece of silverware to their trophy cabinet today. Photo/supplied

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Texans show why they are best premier men's club in NZ

24 Feb, 2019 5:30pm
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Napier Technical Old Boys claim the Murray McKearney Memorial Cup after T20 final today.

Left-arm seamer Ryan McCone celebrates his career-best 4-25 for the CD Stags today but lamented the agony of coming so close to beating the Canterbury Kings. Photo/Photosport

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CD Stags come agonisingly shy of beating Canterbury Kings

23 Feb, 2019 8:48pm
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Central Districts Stags are undergoing a debrief and then soldiering on after loss today.

Cornwall Cricket Club Year 5 team members Lincoln Paton (left) and Daniel Niblett were on fire in Palmerston North last Sunday. Photo/supplied

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Sherenden schoolboys excite cricket stalwart Ray Mettrick

23 Feb, 2019 10:05am
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Sherenden School cricketers Lincoln Paton and Daniel Niblett make the most of bat and ball

NZ Under-17 girls' football coach, Leon Birnie, with partner Michelle Gillespie during the 56th ISPS Handa Halberg Awards ceremony at Spark Arena, Auckland, on Thursday. Photo/Photosport

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Team gong among three slips but Birnie's girls still rejoice

23 Feb, 2019 9:30am
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Coach Leon Birnie says it'll be nice if the Halberg Awards isn't a one-off for the girls.

Defender Bill Robertson is delighted to be back competing in the higher echelons of Premiership football after breaking his arm with Waitakere United just before Christmas. Photo/file

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Bill Robertson signs deals with Team Wellington, Rovers

23 Feb, 2019 8:53am
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Bill Robertson indebted to Waitakere United for releasing him to play for Team Wellington.

CD seamer Seth Rance was finding some prodigious swing in claiming four wickets in helping the Stags skittle the Canterbury Kings on day two in Rangiora today. Photo/Photosport

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Will rain play a hand in CD v Kings first-class match?

22 Feb, 2019 7:26pm
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CD bowlers do their job but now the Stags batsmen need to hang tough if weather lets them.

Tom Bruce may well have been in the twenty20 mode but his knock today will define the CD Stags' first innings in how they end the Plunket Shield match against Canterbury in Rangiora. Photo / Photosport

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Tom Bruce, Dane Cleaver partnership adds respect to total

21 Feb, 2019 5:59pm
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The Central Districts Stags won the toss but they have their work cut out to win the game.

Brendon Vesty celebrates winning the age-group gold medal at the Aqua Bike National Championship discipline of the Challenge Wanaka on Saturday. Photo / Marathon-photo.com

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Brendon Vesty banks half cost of world champs to Spain

21 Feb, 2019 2:23pm
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Former Hastings professional rider Brendon Vesty wants to be a world champion in something

Kirsty McCallum basks in the golden glow after making huge statements at the Bev May Women's Tour in Morrinsville at the weekend. Photo/Kerri-anne Page

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McCallum claims queen of mountain crown

20 Feb, 2019 4:32pm
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Kirsty McCallum is figuring out tactically how much to exert and how much to hold back.

Daniel Pearce with wife Sarah and their children, Lola, 2, and 18-week-old Frankie, at their home in Hastings. Photo/Anendra Singh

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Second-time dad Daniel Pearce also teeing up his family

20 Feb, 2019 7:00am
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Hastings professional Daniel Pearce has played in bigger tourneys but NZ Open is special.

CD Stags coach Heinrich Malan (centre) celebrates with vice-captain Seth Rance (left) and skipper Tom Bruce in the changing rooms. Photo/Photosport

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Malan: CD T20 blueprint was simple

19 Feb, 2019 7:00am
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Heinrich Malan says it is pleasing to see the Stags get it together on the T20 stage.

Hawke's Bay senior men celebrate in the changing room after winning the Furlong Cup on Sunday to earn the right to challenge Nelson for the Hawke Cup in a fortnight. Photos/supplied

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Hawke's Bay senior men cricketers lift Furlong Cup

18 Feb, 2019 5:13pm
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Hawke's Bay senior men cricketers earn the right to challenge Nelson for the Hawke Cup.

Jubilant members of the Green Army are fizzing after posting an emphatic victory over the ND Knights in the T20 Super Smash grand final in Hamilton tonight. Photo/Photosport

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CD Stags bowlers, Dean Foxcroft mastermind T20 title

17 Feb, 2019 8:50pm
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Central Districts Stags exorcised three-year-old demons when they beat ND Knights tonight.

William Clark contributed with the ball and the bat in ensuring the Havelock North CC premier men's club side remained unbeaten in the twenty20 competition on Friday. Photo/file

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Havelock North undefeated in premier men's club T20

17 Feb, 2019 2:35pm
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The demarcation between the qualifiers and non-qualifers is a yawning one in premier club.