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Pretorius inspires Spirit to win over rivals MI London

London Spirit win their first match in the 2026 men's Hundred competition as they beat MI London by seven-wickets in the London derby at The Oval.

Poultry farmers concerned about local bird flu spread

Poultry farmers and coastal communities are on alert after confirmation of the local spread of H5 bird flu in South Australia.

'Total conflict': Infantino sets deadline for controversial FIFA scheme

FIFA boss Gianni Infantino tells member federations they have until September 19 to decide on his controversial private investor scheme with Joshua Kushner.

PGA Tour suspends Mullinax for six months over anti-doping violation

Mother and daughter debut together for country footy club

A central Queensland mother and daughter who debuted for the same rugby league club this season have their sight set on the grand final.

Real Madrid confident of Rodri deal - Thursday's gossip

Real Madrid confident in securing a deal for Manchester City's Rodri, Inter Milan could rekindle move for Liverpool's Curtis Jones, Aston Villa have bid for Palmeiras forward Allan rejected, plus more.

As it happened: Basketball bronze highlights day six at Glasgow Commonwealth Games

A case of so close, but so far for Kiwi athletes with a string of fourths across the sports.

Jacks hits 65 to become all-time Hundred top scorer

Will Jacks makes 65 off 44 balls against London Spirit at The Oval as he becomes The Hundreds leading run scorer.

Double injury blow sours Silver Ferns win at Commonwealth Games

Playing their fourth game in five days, the Ferns remained unbeaten at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, outclassing Wales 65-37.

Murali Sreeshankar bags Silver in thrilling long jump final, misses Gold by 6 cm

Murali Sreeshankar secured the silver medal in the men's long jump event. He achieved a best leap of 8.09m in the fiercely contested final. Jamaica's Tajay Gayle won gold with a jump of 8.15m in the fourth round. Scotland's Stephen…

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Major injury concern for Silver Ferns with Catherine Hall wheelchaired off in Wales win

Defender Catherine Hall had to leave the court in a wheelchair in the final few minutes of New Zealand's 65-37 win at the Commonwealth Games.