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All Whites of historic 1982 team talk about tonight's qualifier

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:41:00 +1200

Ricki Herbert was part of the 1982 team which made it to the world cup.

Flynn talks about returning to the starting lineup

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:27:00 +1200

The All Whites aren't the only big game on tonight; the All Blacks are also in action against Italy.

All Whites coach talks strategy for Bahrain game

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:51:00 +1200

At 8pm this evening New Zealand and Bahrain will kickoff for a place in the 2010 Fifa World Cup finals.

Woods struggles on day three of Australian Masters

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:48:00 +1200

Tiger Woods has come under pressure on day three at the Australian Masters.

Bike NZ boosted by new sprint coach

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:40:00 +1200

Bike NZ has added a full time sprint coach to its team, in a bid to emulate the success of its track endurance programme.

White out in the capital, as Wellington prepares for tonight's match

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:33:00 +1200

In just over an hour the All Whites take on Bahrain's football team hoping to earn a trip to the Fifa World Cup for the first time in 27 years.

Pakistan winTwenty20 series by seven runs

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:19:00 +1200

The Black Caps have lost the Twenty20 series two nil, after Pakistan won the second match in Dubai.

British crew inflict first defeat on Team NZ

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:03:00 +1200

Team New Zealand fell to their first defeat in the Louis Vuitton Trophy yachting regatta in the south of France today, beaten by Britain's Team Origin in a much-anticipated duel.

McCullum praises fighting spirit as NZ comes close

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:57:00 +1200

Stand-in skipper Brendon McCullum praised the spirit amongst his players as the Black Caps fell eight runs short of drawing their Twenty20 cricket series with Pakistan today.

Pakistan sweep Twenty20 series

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:59:00 +1200

World champion Pakistan won a record-equalling seventh successive Twenty20 match when it beat New Zealand by seven runs and swept the two-match series at Dubai Sports City Stadium on Friday.

All Whites look to avoid limelight before Bahrain showdown

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:40:00 +1200

The All Whites are hoping for a quiet day out of the limelight going into tonight's must win World Cup soccer qualifier, coach Ricki Herbert says.

Plays of the Week: November 13, 2009

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:02:00 +1200

The best in sporting action, Sports Tonight counts down the Top 10 sporting moments in Plays of the Week.

Cardrona air bag lets snow sport lovers go hard

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:59:00 +1200

A massive inflatable bag has ensured no tempers have blown up at a special training session in Cardrona.

All Whites countdown to World Cup showdown

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:56:00 +1200

Football fever has hit Wellington, with the All Whites and Bahrain going through their final preparations ahead of tomorrow night's World Cup showdown.

All Whites, Bahrain gear up for the big game

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:55:00 +1200

The All Whites and Bahrain are going through their final preparations ahead of tomorrow night's World Cup showdown in Wellington.

Tiger Woods on top in Melbourne

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:20:00 +1200

Tiger Woods continues to dominate both the attention and the scoreboard at the Australian Masters in Melbourne.

New Olympic cycling proposals could hurt Kiwi medal chances

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:01:00 +1200

Proposals by cycling's world body could hurt New Zealand's medal chances at the 2012 Olympics.

Smith and Ellis keen to impress

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:59:00 +1200

Two All Blacks are keen to impress in Sunday's test against Italy.

'Away Goal' rule gives Bahrain one-up

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:30:00 +1200

The chances of a penalty shootout in tomorrow night’s World Cup qualifier are fairly slim, especially because of Bahrain's advantage with the ‘away goals’ rule.

Ben Smith looking forward to exciting All Blacks debut test match

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:39:00 +1200

New All Blacks wing Ben Smith is focusing on doing the things that earned him his first start in the black jersey ahead of this weekend’s test against Italy.

Football fever painting the capital white

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:40:00 +1200

The windy city is morphing into the white city in the lead up to tomorrow night’s FIFA World Cup football qualifier between New Zealand and Bahrain at Westpac Stadium.

Win over Oracle leaves Team NZ as only unbeaten crew

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:37:00 +1200

Team New Zealand remained unbeaten at the Louis Vuitton Trophy yachting regatta in the south of France today after downing American rivals Oracle.

Axing sides will divide rugby ahead of world cup, petition says

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:33:00 +1200

Axing teams from the Air New Zealand Cup will divide rugby fans just when a united front is needed for the World Cup, says the organiser of petition to be presented to the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) today.

Black Caps lose opening Twenty20 match to Pakistan

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:32:00 +1200

New Zealand have lost this morning's (NZtime) first Twenty20 cricket match against Pakistan at Dubai by 49 runs.

White noise raring to go for All Whites world cup qualfier

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:40:00 +1200

The countdown is on to tomorrow night’s big soccer match between the All Whites and Bahrain.

Ferguson fined and banned for two matches

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:54:00 +1200

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson was banned for four games and fined US$32,000 Thursday for criticizing the fitness of a referee after a Premier League game.

Melbourne crowd packs in to see Tiger Woods

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:10:00 +1200

Tiger Woods lived up to eight months of anticipation in Australia by running off three straight birdies late in his round of a 6-under 66 that put him atop the leaderboard in the Australian Masters on Thursday.

Lucky fan documents All Blacks on tour

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:36:00 +1200

Scott McLaren is an average Kiwi punter on an exciting mission. Scott was chosen by Telecom to travel with the All Blacks in Europe...

Starting line-up gets shake-up for All Blacks Vs Italy

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:47:00 +1200

Mike Delany, Ben Smith and Tamati Ellison will make their test debuts this weekend for the All Blacks against Italy.

All Whites benefit from FIFA rule change in battle against Bahrain

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:37:00 +1200

The All Whites will hope to cap off four years of hard work on Saturday night when they face Bahrain for a place in the World Cup finals.