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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Sports articles  Sports
    The Festive Season hasn't been so merry for the Breakers
     4 January 2026
    The Festive Season hasn't been so merry for the Breakers
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    The Northern Brave have beaten the Sparks - formerly the Otago Sparks - by 24 runs in their women's Super Smash T20 game in Mount Maunganui
    4 Jan: The Northern Brave have beaten the Sparks - formerly the Otago Sparks - by 24 runs in their women's Super Smash T20 game in Mount Maunganui... more
    The Seattle Seahawks have locked up top seed in American football's NFC with a 13-3 win over the San Francisco 49ers
    4 Jan: The Seattle Seahawks have locked up top seed in American football's NFC with a 13-3 win over the San Francisco 49ers... more
    Luke Littler is motivated to keep collecting titles, after clinching a second world darts championship while in his teens
    4 Jan: Luke Littler is motivated to keep collecting titles, after clinching a second world darts championship while in his teens... more
    Venus Williams has lifted the lid on why she is still playing tennis after all these years
    4 Jan: Venus Williams has lifted the lid on why she is still playing tennis after all these years... more
    The Breakers are keen to swarm the Perth Wildcats in their NBL basketball clash in Auckland this afternoon
    4 Jan: The Breakers are keen to swarm the Perth Wildcats in their NBL basketball clash in Auckland this afternoon... more
    England's top three are all back in the pavilion within the opening 90 minutes of the fifth and final Ashes test in Sydney
    4 Jan: England's top three are all back in the pavilion within the opening 90 minutes of the fifth and final Ashes test in Sydney... more
    Summer swimmers are urged to brush up on water safety, as the holiday drowning toll hits five
    4 Jan: Summer swimmers are urged to brush up on water safety, as the holiday drowning toll hits five... more
    Defending champ Luke Littler has become just the fourth dartist in history to win back-to-back World Darts Championship titles
    4 Jan: Defending champ Luke Littler has become just the fourth dartist in history to win back-to-back World Darts Championship titles... more
    Teenage freestyle skier Finley Melville Ives has claimed his second World Cup podium of the season with a standout second-place finish at the third stop of the F.I.S Halfpipe World Cup Tour in Calgary
    4 Jan: Teenage freestyle skier Finley Melville Ives has claimed his second World Cup podium of the season with a standout second-place finish at the third stop of the F.I.S Halfpipe World Cup Tour in Calgary... more

     Most Popular Recent Sports News
     17 Dec: An Otago University student and rising rugby talent is recovering after a near-fatal fall from a Dunedin rooftop in September ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
     19 Dec: The University of Philippines' dragon boat athletes are unpaid, but driven by community pride ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
     19 Dec: Australian curlers Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt miss out on spot at 2026 Winter Olympic Games ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
     22 Dec: Kane Williamson insists he's made no call around retirement - as the third cricket test against the West Indies gets set to enter it's final day in Mt Maunganui +++++++++++++++++++++++
     28 Dec: Ashes 2025: How the internet reacted to England winning the Boxing Day Test in two days ++++++++++++++++
     26 Dec: Retailers have their last push of the year - as Kiwis hit the shops for Boxing Day sales ++++++++++++++
     14 Dec: The Tauranga Whai have defended their Tauihi national women's basketball league title with a resounding 93-66 win over the Mainland Pouakai in the final in Christchurch ++++++++++++++

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      7 Jan: Why your sports club may not realise it’s about to be dissolved (Stuff.co.nz)
      7 Jan: Minisforum’s ferocious new mini pcs feature oculink, usb4, and high-end cpus (PC World)
      6 Jan: Peacock embraces dolby vision hdr and atmos for live sports (PC World)
      6 Jan: Samsung goes all in on micro rgb tvs at ces 2026 (PC World)
      5 Jan: Lg’s evo w6 wallpaper tv is thin and wireless to win (PC World)
      4 Jan: 'haunted nancy detached from reality as celtic's lights go out' (BBCWorld)
      4 Jan: Other sports have dead rubbers. cricket has test matches (Sydney Morning Herald)
      2 Jan: Government suspends gabon team, bans aubameyang and sacks coach (BBCWorld)
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     Today's News

    Law and Order:
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    Entertainment:
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    Politics:
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    General:
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    Entertainment:
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    Living & Travel:
    The Sydney Kings will be without former league MVP Xavier Cooks for their Australian basketball league visit to the Breakers in Auckland tonight 14:07

    Entertainment:
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    Rugby League:
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