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April 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Oscar Goodman playing for the Michigan Wolverines PATRICK SMITH New Zealand teenager Oscar Goodman’s Michigan Wolverines have won the NCAA basketball title after a 37-year drought. The Wolverines defeated the Connecticut Huskies 69-63 to claim the coveted college basketball championship for the second time. The 19-year-old freshman played limited ... <a title="Another NCAA title for a New Zealand basketballer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/another-ncaa-title-for-a-new-zealand-basketballer/" aria-label="Read more about Another NCAA title for a New Zealand basketballer">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand golfer Ryan Fox plays a shot during a practice round ahead of the 2026 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia on April 6, 2026. AFP New Zealand golfer Ryan Fox feels he is close to top form as he prepares to tackle the Masters after recovering ... <a title="Ryan Fox ‘pretty close’ to top form after kidney stone drama" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/ryan-fox-pretty-close-to-top-form-after-kidney-stone-drama/" aria-label="Read more about Ryan Fox ‘pretty close’ to top form after kidney stone drama">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand and UCLA Bruins basketballer Charlisse Leger-Walker reacts after a three-pointer against South Carolina during the third quarter of the NCAA Championship match in Phoenix on April 6th 2026. SARAH STIER Today will surely go down as one of the great days in New Zealand basketball, with Charlisse Leger-Walker becoming ... <a title="Charlisse Leger-Walker wins NCAA basketball title" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/charlisse-leger-walker-wins-ncaa-basketball-title/" aria-label="Read more about Charlisse Leger-Walker wins NCAA basketball title">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand picture id=”4JQLYGA_r8woov2hwfsvnavwskc6_jfif” crop=”16×10″ layout=”full”]New Zealand and Australia, winners of the 2026 3X3 Asia Cup in Singapore, on April 5th 2026 [Source: fiba3x3.basketball]. The New Zealand men’s 3×3 basketball team have won the Asia Cup for the first time. Te Tuhi Lewis, Christian Martin, Aidan Tonge and Josh Book were dominant on ... <a title="Basketball: NZ win the men’s Asia Cup for the first time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/basketball-nz-win-the-mens-asia-cup-for-the-first-time/" aria-label="Read more about Basketball: NZ win the men’s Asia Cup for the first time">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad is helped off the field against Cronulla Sharks. Photosport Analysis: Back-to-back defeats have set NZ Warriors squarely on the back foot and their three-game winning start to the 2026 NRL season seems a long time ago now. Their 36-22 defeat to Cronulla Sharks featured many of the worrying signs ... <a title="NRL: What we learnt from Warriors loss to Cronulla Sharks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/nrl-what-we-learnt-from-warriors-loss-to-cronulla-sharks/" aria-label="Read more about NRL: What we learnt from Warriors loss to Cronulla Sharks">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sander Kartum of the Phoenix (centre) celebrates scoring a goal with teammates during the A-League Men’s Round 23 match between Melbourne Victory and the Wellington Phoenix. AAP / Photosport The Wellington Phoenix men have recorded their third successive win in the men’s A-League with a late goal sealing the points against ... <a title="Third straight win for Wellington Phoenix men in A-League under coach Chris Greenacre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/05/third-straight-win-for-wellington-phoenix-men-in-a-league-under-coach-chris-greenacre/" aria-label="Read more about Third straight win for Wellington Phoenix men in A-League under coach Chris Greenacre">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dallin Watene-Zelezniak scores for the Warriors during the match against Cronulla-Sutherland at Ocean Protect Stadium www.photosport.nz / Izhar Khan Wing Dallin Watene-Zelezniak has scored a hattrick of tries, but could not prevent his NZ Warriors suffering back-to-back defeats, falling 36-22 to Cronulla Sharks at Sydney’s Ocean Protect Stadium. After crashing to ... <a title="NRL: NZ Warriors v Cronulla Sharks at Sydney’s Ocean Protect Stadium" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/05/nrl-nz-warriors-v-cronulla-sharks-at-sydneys-ocean-protect-stadium/" aria-label="Read more about NRL: NZ Warriors v Cronulla Sharks at Sydney’s Ocean Protect Stadium">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Oscar Goodman reacts with teammates after defeating the Arizona Wildcats in the 2026 NCAA men’s basketball tournament. PATRICK SMITH Kiwi forward Oscar Goodman’s Michigan Wolverines has beaten Arizona 91-73 to advance to the final of the NCAA men’s basketball championship. Goodman, 19, is in line to become just the second New ... <a title="Taranaki-born forward to feature in NCAA men’s championship decider" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/05/taranaki-born-forward-to-feature-in-ncaa-mens-championship-decider/" aria-label="Read more about Taranaki-born forward to feature in NCAA men’s championship decider">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the NRL action as NZ Warriors take on Cronulla Sharks at Ocean Protect Stadium in Sydney. Kickoff is at 4pm. Team lists Warriors: 1. Taine Tuaupiki, 2. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, 3. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, 4. Adam Pompey, 5. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, 6. Luke Metcalf, 7. Tanah Boyd, 8. James Fisher-Harris, 9. Wayde ... <a title="Live NRL: NZ Warriors v Cronulla Sharks at Sydney’s Ocean Protect Stadium" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/05/live-nrl-nz-warriors-v-cronulla-sharks-at-sydneys-ocean-protect-stadium/" aria-label="Read more about Live NRL: NZ Warriors v Cronulla Sharks at Sydney’s Ocean Protect Stadium">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand In 2022, South African Ine-Mari Venter (left) played against the Silver Ferns. Simon West/Photosport South Africa’s Ine-Mari Venter will line up in her fourth international league, when she steps onto court for the start of the ANZ Premiership this month, underlining the global path of her career. The experienced shooter is ... <a title="Netball: ANZ Premiership players, teams take advantage of increased import quota" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/05/netball-anz-premiership-players-teams-take-advantage-of-increased-import-quota/" aria-label="Read more about Netball: ANZ Premiership players, teams take advantage of increased import quota">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Roger Tuivasa-Sheck and family celebrate his 150th Warriors outing against Canberra Raiders. Andrew Cornaga/Photosport Erin Clark heard NZ Warriors teammate Roger Tuivasa-Sheck was leaving from his distraught wife. The news surely didn’t come as a shock to Clark, who had watched from across the locker room, as the veteran wing fended ... <a title="NRL: Roger Tuivasa-Sheck’s departure affects NZ Warriors in different ways" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/05/nrl-roger-tuivasa-shecks-departure-affects-nz-warriors-in-different-ways/" aria-label="Read more about NRL: Roger Tuivasa-Sheck’s departure affects NZ Warriors in different ways">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Maddy Green has scored an unbeaten 141 runs to guide the White Ferns home by 66 runs in the deciding one-day international against South Africa at the Basin Reserve. Green hit a career-best 141 off 128 balls, despite cramping late in her innings, marking her third ODI century. Brooke Halliday also ... <a title="Cricket: White Ferns v South Africa Women – third and final ODI" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/04/cricket-white-ferns-v-south-africa-women-third-and-final-odi/" aria-label="Read more about Cricket: White Ferns v South Africa Women – third and final ODI">Read more</a>
