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The New Zealand men's and women's basketball teams have lost their inaugural Trans-Tasman Throwdown series after being blitzed on the Sunshine Coast

The New Zealand men's and women's basketball teams have lost their inaugural Trans-Tasman Throwdown series after being blitzed on the Sunshine Coast

10 May 2025

The Australian Boomers and Opals clinched the series with their second wins on the trot, but Boomers captain Mitch Norton told Sky Sport he's expecting a tougher showdown in tomorrow's final match-up in Hamilton.

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Cricket:
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