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    The quarter-finals are set at the world darts championship - and for the first time in a non-Covid year since 2012 Michael van Gerwen won't be there
     31 December 2025
    The quarter-finals are set at the world darts championship - and for the first time in a non-Covid year since 2012 Michael van Gerwen won't be there
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    Bowls great Val Smith is struggling to come to terms with her second major award in three months
    31 Dec 2025: Bowls great Val Smith is struggling to come to terms with her second major award in three months... more
    Nick Kyrgios has blitzed Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 across what has been coined their battle-of-the-sexes tennis match in Dubai
    29 Dec 2025: Nick Kyrgios has blitzed Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 across what has been coined their battle-of-the-sexes tennis match in Dubai... more
    Ex-Wallabies and Chiefs coach Dave Rennie has continued his dominance of former All Blacks mentors Sir Steve Hansen and Ian Foster in Japan Rugby League One
    29 Dec 2025: Ex-Wallabies and Chiefs coach Dave Rennie has continued his dominance of former All Blacks mentors Sir Steve Hansen and Ian Foster in Japan Rugby League One... more
    Reigning world champion Luke Littler has fired a warning to his rivals after a dominant display in the third round of the world darts championship in London
    28 Dec 2025: Reigning world champion Luke Littler has fired a warning to his rivals after a dominant display in the third round of the world darts championship in London... more
    To the darts world championships at London's Alexandra Palace, on Sky Sport..
    28 Dec 2025: To the darts world championships at London's Alexandra Palace, on Sky Sport..... more
    Blues recruit Pita Ahki feels he's wiser and more experienced for his time in the Northern Hemisphere
    26 Dec 2025: Blues recruit Pita Ahki feels he's wiser and more experienced for his time in the Northern Hemisphere... more
    An unexpected farewell from his French legion of fans was a special moment to Pita Ahki
    26 Dec 2025: An unexpected farewell from his French legion of fans was a special moment to Pita Ahki ... more
    A return to the Blues after 11 seasons for Pita Ahki was made possible thanks to Reiko Ioane
    26 Dec 2025: A return to the Blues after 11 seasons for Pita Ahki was made possible thanks to Reiko Ioane ... more
    Crusaders coach Rob Penney's revealed what's on his 'Dear Santa' wish list as he plots their Super Rugby title defence in 2026
    25 Dec 2025: Crusaders coach Rob Penney's revealed what's on his 'Dear Santa' wish list as he plots their Super Rugby title defence in 2026... more

     Most Popular Recent Rugby News
     17 Dec: An Otago University student and rising rugby talent is recovering after a near-fatal fall from a Dunedin rooftop in September +++++++++++++++++++++
     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 +++++++++++++
     09 Dec: New Zealand Rugby are open to early kickoff times and other initiatives to get fans through the gate +++++++++++
     03 Dec: Striving to compete with a specialist American medley training squad is the reason behind two-time Olympian Lewis Clareburt making the move to Australia +++++++++
     09 Dec: New Zealand Rugby are happy to acknowledge their reasons for giving Eden Park half of the All Blacks' home tests in 2026 +++++++++
     03 Dec: Izayah Le'afa unknowingly played through a stress fractured foot in the Tall Blacks basketball World Cup qualifier loss to Australia in Wellington +++++++++
     07 Dec: The Black Ferns Sevens are moving on quickly from a perfect start in Cape Town as they eye another finals run +++++++++

     Rugby NewsLinks
      31 Dec: Pacific sport year in review: the highs and lows of 2025 (RadioNZ)
      30 Dec: ‘love doesn’t end’: former all black announces baby news in bittersweet post (Stuff.co.nz)
      30 Dec: Five rookie signings who could take super rugby by storm (Stuff.co.nz)
      29 Dec: Less may be more as zac lomax prepares to chase a dream, not money (Sydney Morning Herald)
      29 Dec: Mon, 29 Dec 2025: How the hurricanes pulled off the 'biggest' signing of the super rugby season (Stuff.co.nz)
      27 Dec: Sat, 27 Dec 2025: Blues recruit rugby's wannabe helicopter pilot — and it’s not richie mccaw (Stuff.co.nz)
      25 Dec: Thu, 25 Dec 2025: Nz rugby’s teams in black have big problems. what happens next? (Stuff.co.nz)
      24 Dec: Wed, 24 Dec 2025: Can rugby star's stolen caps be found after 40 years? (BBCWorld)
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