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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Emirates Team New Zealand’s new AC75 sailing on Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf James Somerset Team New Zealand’s boat Taihoro is officially out of the shed and ready to hit the water ahead of next year’s America’s Cup. The team relaunched their AC75 at their Wynyard Point base in Auckland on Monday, a ... <a title="Taihoro reborn: Team NZ launches upgraded AC75 ahead of America’s Cup defence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/taihoro-reborn-team-nz-launches-upgraded-ac75-ahead-of-americas-cup-defence/" aria-label="Read more about Taihoro reborn: Team NZ launches upgraded AC75 ahead of America’s Cup defence">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Central Stags paceman Brett Randell captured global headlines after becoming the first player to claim a triple hat-trick in the 254-year history of first class cricket. www.photosport.nz After taking his fifth wicket in five balls, a perplexed Brett Randell looked to his teammates for an explanation. “What was going on? I ... <a title="‘What’s going on?’: Kiwi cricketer Brett Randell on the five-ball blitz that created history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/whats-going-on-kiwi-cricketer-brett-randell-on-the-five-ball-blitz-that-created-history/" aria-label="Read more about ‘What’s going on?’: Kiwi cricketer Brett Randell on the five-ball blitz that created history">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Blues winger Caleb Clarke scores a second half try during the Super Rugby Pacific – Blues v Crusaders at Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand. Photosport Prior to the weekend, an uncomfortable question had started to form in the Blues camp. An increasingly one-sided rivalry against the Crusaders had the Blues begin ... <a title="Super Rugby Pacific: Crusaders win a ‘turning point’ for Blues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/super-rugby-pacific-crusaders-win-a-turning-point-for-blues/" aria-label="Read more about Super Rugby Pacific: Crusaders win a ‘turning point’ for Blues">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand . PHOTOSPORT Medical experts are warning sporting organisations need to do more to manage the risks of heat illness in football, after recent tournaments in the Pacific were played in extreme conditions. During a recent World Cup qualifier, three Samoan players were struck down by heatstroke in temperatures nearing 40C, while ... <a title="How hot is too hot for football in the Pacific?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/how-hot-is-too-hot-for-football-in-the-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about How hot is too hot for football in the Pacific?">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Black Cap Finn Allen during the T20 World Cup grand final. www.photosport.nz The Black Caps are rueing poor performances in both powerplays in their Twenty20 World Cup loss to India – prolonging their wait for a maiden white-ball World Cup title. Defending champions India thumped New Zealand by 96 runs in ... <a title="Cricket: Black Caps lost World Cup final in the powerplays – Santner" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/cricket-black-caps-lost-world-cup-final-in-the-powerplays-santner/" aria-label="Read more about Cricket: Black Caps lost World Cup final in the powerplays – Santner">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Alice Robinson competes in the Women’s Super G event. FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP New Zealand skier Alice Robinson has to finish at least second in the final race of the season to have any chance of claiming the overall super-G title, after placing fourth in the penultimate round in Val di ... <a title="NZ skier Alice Robinson in two-way battle for super-G title" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/nz-skier-alice-robinson-in-two-way-battle-for-super-g-title/" aria-label="Read more about NZ skier Alice Robinson in two-way battle for super-G title">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Paul Coll in action at the New Zealand Open in Christchurch. photosport Squash star Paul Coll defended his New Zealand Open title in Christchurch on Sunday, with a dominant 11-7, 11-2, 11-5 victory over Egyptian teenager Mohamad Zakaria in the final. It’s the Kiwi’s third successive New Zealand Open triumph. Zakaria ... <a title="Kiwi Paul Coll wins third NZ Squash Open title" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/kiwi-paul-coll-wins-third-nz-squash-open-title/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwi Paul Coll wins third NZ Squash Open title">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand XIV Commonwealth games opening ceremony, Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand, 24 January 1990. Photosport Despite its dominance of last month’s Halberg Awards, athletics looms as a possible weak link in a bid to host the 2034 Commonwealth Games. Track and field holds pride of place in past New Zealand success ... <a title="Concern over suitable athletics venue for 2034 NZ Commonwealth Games hosting bid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/concern-over-suitable-athletics-venue-for-2034-nz-commonwealth-games-hosting-bid/" aria-label="Read more about Concern over suitable athletics venue for 2034 NZ Commonwealth Games hosting bid">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ishan Kishan of India celebrates his fifty runs ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Grand Final. www.photosport.nz Defending champions India have thumped the Black Caps by 96 runs in this morning’s T20 World Cup final in Ahmedabad. Batting first, the co-hosts posted a big total of 255 for 5 and despite a ... <a title="Black Caps suffer heavy defeat as defending champions India win T20 World Cup" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/black-caps-suffer-heavy-defeat-as-defending-champions-india-win-t20-world-cup/" aria-label="Read more about Black Caps suffer heavy defeat as defending champions India win T20 World Cup">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the T20 World Cup final action as the Black Caps take on India at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The Black Caps are coming off the back of a stunning win over South Africa, in which Finn Allen hit the fastest century in T20 World Cup history. Meanwhile, defending ... <a title="Live cricket: Black Caps v India T20 World Cup final" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/live-cricket-black-caps-v-india-t20-world-cup-final/" aria-label="Read more about Live cricket: Black Caps v India T20 World Cup final">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Brent Randell, who has taken five wickets in five balls, known as a triple hat-trick. www.photosport.nz Central Stags pace bowler Brett Randell has achieved a cricketing rarity, taking five wickets in consecutive balls, which has been described a “triple hat-trick”. New Zealand Cricket statistician Francis Payne said Randell becomes the first ... <a title="Five wickets in five balls: Central Stags bowler achieves a world first" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/08/five-wickets-in-five-balls-central-stags-bowler-achieves-a-world-first/" aria-label="Read more about Five wickets in five balls: Central Stags bowler achieves a world first">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Kiwi Liam Lawson trails Mexican Sergio Perez during the Australian Grand Prix. AFP Kiwi driver Liam Lawson has finished 13th in Formula One’s Australian Grand Prix, after a disastrous start in a race, won by Briton George Russell. Italian Kimi Antonelli completed a Mercedes quinella in the F1 season-opener, while Charles ... <a title="F1: Brit George Russell wins Australian Grand Prix, Kiwi Liam Lawson 13th" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/08/f1-brit-george-russell-wins-australian-grand-prix-kiwi-liam-lawson-13th/" aria-label="Read more about F1: Brit George Russell wins Australian Grand Prix, Kiwi Liam Lawson 13th">Read more</a>
