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  •   Home > News > Sports > Skiing

    Back to back X-Games gold for Nico Porteous

    Back to back X-Games gold for Nico Porteous


    The 20-year-old Kiwi has defended his men's ski superpipe title in Aspen.

    Porteous was sitting in the bronze medal position for most of the event, but an impressive fourth and final run pushed him into the top spot.



    American Danielle Collins has fought back from a set down to advance to the Australian tennis Open quarter finals.

    She's beaten Belgium's Elise Mertens 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in their fourth round clash.

    Collins will meet either 14th seed Simona Halep or French veteran Alize Cornet in the quarter final.



    The Kansas City Chiefs have advanced to the NFL's AFC conference final in dramatic fashion after toppling the Buffalo Bills 42-36 in an overtime classic.



    The Northern Brave require 168 runs to win in their final round robin Super Smash match against Wellington in the capital.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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