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Royals keen to prevent early goals
ANOTHER big task awaits the Dunedin City Royals tomorrow.
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Hard-fought shield match likely
THIS weekend marks the end of the first round in the Southern Region club competition with numerous sides jostling for positions on the ladder before points are awarded.
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Zingari-Richmond flying high
THERE is something in the air up at Montecillo.
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Startoapplylessonslearned
THE feature game in round four of the Southland premier club competition tomorrow is between Woodlands and Star.
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Excelsior seeking revenge
EXCELSIOR would love nothing more than to exact revenge for last year’s final.
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Majestic Man enters retirement
A SOUTHERN hero has run his last race.
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Colours keep momentum
Some bits
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Champions League enacts its own Brexit
MANCHESTER: Manchester City’s dreams of retaining the Champions League have been shattered after a dramatic penalty shoot-out loss to Real Madrid.
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Excitement ahead of China F1
SHANGHAI: Formula One returns to China for the first time since 2019 with even world champion Max Verstappen facing a new challenge at a circuit that provided his Red Bull team’s first grand prix victory 15 years ago.
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MATT HENRY
HOW many times has Matt Henry carried the drinks?
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Merry hangs up her stick
WELLINGTON: One of the Black Sticks’ most enduring players, Olivia Merry, has announced her international retirement, saying she ‘‘poured her heart and soul into the black shirt’’.
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ZOE HOBBS
HOW many of us truly appreciate the greatness that is Zoe Hobbs?
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Nuggets suffer first loss
WHEN it’s not your night, it’s not your night.
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Back with Wallabies
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Arscottkeentograbrarechance
‘‘WHISKY’’ Arscott hopes the Highlanders can produce a vintage performance tonight.
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Colours keep good times rolling
The wrap
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CHRIS WOOD
YOU know you have reached an elite level when you start to get ignored.
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Taking time off the field with a trip to the green
Five questions for Arrowtown captain Ryan Egerton .
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Royals look for win at Tahuna Park
THE Dunedin City Royals will be keen to get their season at Tahuna Park off on the right foot.
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DalgetyhasfullfaithinForever Dream
THE proven and the unknown will clash in the inaugural running of the group 2 Entain Two-Year-Old Fillies Stakes at Winton tomorrow.
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Semifinal contenders become clearer in fourth week
THE Southern Region season heads into its fourth week and already four teams are considered semifinal contenders.
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Olympics a ‘dream come true’
WELLINGTON: Tayla Ford will become the first New Zealand woman to wrestle at the Olympics after winning selection for this year’s Games in Paris.
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Olympicchampstoearn$US50K
LONDON: Athletics has become the first sport to offer prize money to Olympic champions, after the announcement on Wednesday that the 48 gold medallists in Paris this year will earn $US50,000 ($NZ83,000) each to end a 128-year tradition.
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Kaikorai expect test
KAIKORAI and Harbour had contrasting weekends.
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Atletico, Barcelona take 1st legs
MADRID: Atletico Madrid struck twice in a dominant first half but had to survive a late fightback from Borussia Dortmund before earning a 2-1 win in their Champions League quarterfinal first leg yesterday.
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Bigdayaheadat GoreShowgrounds
A CLUB rugby extravaganza is scheduled for the Gore Showgrounds tomorrow, with eight senior teams in action throughout the afternoon, including the round three premier game between the Eastern Northern Barbarians and Star.
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Lanky lock lack problem solved
WHEN selectors and coaches are creating rugby teams, one of the most important components is the lanky lock who can guarantee lineout possession.
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Driving pairs take their marks
THE biggest talking point of the Otago Rally may be the absence of 10-time winner Hayden Paddon, but there are other major changes afoot.
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Five horses well worth a look at Winton tomorrow
Harness racing fans will get to enjoy a bigger and better than ever Winton Cup Day tomorrow. Racing journalist Jonny Turner has selected five horses that are set to star at Central Southland Raceway.
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Draws put transtasman trotting raiders in box seat
CHRISTCHURCH: Greg Sugars knows the enormity of the task ahead for his champion trotter Just Believe.