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Auckland mayoral rivals Wayne Brown, Kerrin Leoni square off at Grey Power North Shore event
Challenger Kerrin Leoni claimed incumbent Wayne Brown had not been accessible enough in the role.

Piastri suffers another setback
Oscar Piastri suffers yet another setback at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after he crashes into the wall during qualifying.

'We are all feeling it': Aussie women's relay team reacts to disaster
Ella Connolly, Bree Rizzo, Kristie Edwards and Torrie Lewis speak to Nine's David Culbert after a disastrous heat in the women's 4x100m relay.

Welch unpacks where it went wrong for Canberra
Melbourne Storm gun Christian Welch unpacks where it all went wrong for the Canberra Raiders in the finals.

Only get respect with a premiership: Mulitalo says one way to silence Sharks doubters
After several years of finals failure, Cronulla are in form and flying. But winger Ronaldo Mulitalo says doubts about the Sharks’ title credentials won’t go away until they win the competition.

Rugby Championship to be turfed under massive SANZAAR tours shake-up
The annual tournament between the Wallabies, All Blacks, Springboks and Pumas won’t be sighted again, in full, until 2029.

Matthew Lloyd's early premiership prediction
He's tipping one team to win easily next Saturday.

North Harbour v Northland – NPC round eight
Follow live coverage as North Harbour host Northland at North Harbour Stadium in round eight of the National Provincial Championship.

Ardern documentary co-director defends it against criticism
Prime Minister received a standing ovation when it premiered at Sundance, but some critics say there are glaring oversights.

Humpback whale dies after becoming stuck on sand bank in Otago
Project Jonah said it received reports the whale was stuck at the mouth of the Waitati River, north of Dunedin, on Saturday. It was found dead on Sunday morning.

Postecoglou clocks first point at Forest, United beat Chelsea in chaotic match
Nottingham Forest coach Ange Postecoglou said his team were improving despite the Australian’s winless return to Premier League management continuing at Burnley.

Duo left seeing red
Manchester United's Casemiro and Chelsea's Robert Sanchez are both shown the red card by the referee in their Premier League clash on Sunday.

Lions’ young core inspires grand final hat-trick – and they just gained another member
Brisbane’s youth brigade was central to last year’s premiership. Now, they have a seventh member to help drive their title defence.

‘A dedicated window’: How Indian Premier League owners would seek to transform Australian cricket
One of India’s top franchise moguls has provided a major reality check for plans to sell off the Big Bash League, declaring any overlap between Test cricket and the T20 tournament would be a red line for potential investors.

Star Magpies the club should move on from according to Lloyd
Matthew Lloyd's big call as Collingwood face key list decisions.

Australian slams 57-ball ton against India as records tumble in crazy runfest
The match was one of the craziest in women’s ODI history - if anything Australia left some runs out there after failing to bat out their 50 overs.

The $100 million refurb bill to keep hospitals running
Health Minister Simeon Brown says says the money will deliver “modern hospitals”. In at least one case, it will also keep the lights on.

Stranded humpback whale dies north of Dunedin
The whale, estimated to be around eight to 10 metres long, was first spotted at the mouth of the Waitati River around midday Saturday.