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    Some of the world's best track and field athletes will ascend on West Auckland next month

    Some of the world's best track and field athletes will ascend on West Auckland next month


    Brittany Crew of Canada, the 2018 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist, will join Dame Valerie Adams and 2018 world junior Championship gold medallist Maddison-Lee Wesche in the women's shot put at the Sir Graeme Douglas International on February 23rd.

    Gold Coast Comm Games silver medallist Henry Frayne of Australia and 2019 Australian national champion Henry Smith will feature in the men's long jump.

    Seven-times Australian Champion Damian Birkinhead will join Kiwi Tom Walsh in the senior men's shot put.

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     Today's News

    International:
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    Rugby:
    The Chiefs are refusing to underestimate a wounded Crusaders side ahead of tonight's Super Rugby grand final rematch in Hamilton 21:57

    Auckland:
    Four people have been injured - one seriously - when a van rolled in the Auckland suburb of Wiri 21:17

    Law and Order:
    The Armed Offenders Squad has been working in Auckland's Papakura today, after a man was shot this morning 18:57

    Rugby:
    The Blues are pointing to territory and preventing set piece penalties as keys to victory against the Brumbies tonight in Canberra 18:37

    International:
    Crown prince Reza Pahlavi on US military intervention in Iran and how a post Islamic Republic 'transition' would work 18:17

    Politics:
    Bill Clinton tells congressional committee he had 'no idea' about Jeffrey Epstein's crimes 18:07

    Soccer:
    Auckland FC attacking weapon Jesse Randall is stoked with how the club is tracking heading towards the final stretch of the A-League's regular season 18:07

    Boxing:
    Kiwi Carlos Ulberg will fight for the vacant UFC light heavyweight title at UFC 327 in Miami on April 12 17:27

    Rugby:
    Crusaders utility back Leicester Fainga'anuku's comfortable being deployed in a third different role in as many weeks on his Super Rugby Pacific return 16:57


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