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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand England captain Harry Kane Pressinphoto / PHOTOSPORT The All Whites will play England as a part of their final preparations for this year’s FIFA World Cup. The two sides will meet in Florida on 6 June, five days out from the start of the tournament. England, who went through World Cup ... <a title="All Whites to take on England" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/all-whites-to-take-on-england/" aria-label="Read more about All Whites to take on England">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand golfer Eunseo Choi at the 2025 Augusta National Women’s Amateur. DAVID CANNON / AFP Golf New Zealand believes this week’s Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific championship has the opportunity to leave a lasting legacy for the game here. Eighty-four players from 25 countries will take part in the tournament at Royal ... <a title="Golf: Hope that Asia-Pacific tournament will inspire girls to take on the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/golf-hope-that-asia-pacific-tournament-will-inspire-girls-to-take-on-the-world/" aria-label="Read more about Golf: Hope that Asia-Pacific tournament will inspire girls to take on the world">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Scott Weenink. Photosport / RNZ composite The insiders dubbed it ‘Project Underground’. In February last year, a group of senior cricket figures, private investors and sports marketing experts gathered around the boardroom table within the bunker-like office of the New Zealand Cricket Players’ Association (CPA) underneath Eden Park’s eastern stand. The ... <a title="A CEO ousted, a board divided: What went wrong at New Zealand Cricket?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/a-ceo-ousted-a-board-divided-what-went-wrong-at-new-zealand-cricket/" aria-label="Read more about A CEO ousted, a board divided: What went wrong at New Zealand Cricket?">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Super Rugby Pacific is back after a real return to form last year, with the competition kicking off in Dunedin on 13 February. As usual, each team has gone through an eventful off season, so today we’re checking in on the defending champion Crusaders. Read: Highlanders preview Read: Moana Pasifika preview ... <a title="Super Rugby Pacific preview: The Crusaders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/super-rugby-pacific-preview-the-crusaders/" aria-label="Read more about Super Rugby Pacific preview: The Crusaders">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fijian Drua v Moana Pasifika Kick-off: 4:35pm Saturday 14 February Churchill Park, Lautoka Live blog updates on RNZ Are Moana Pasifika getting a raw deal when it comes to home matches? Under their current licensing agreement, they can only host five games in Auckland per season, due to fears it would ... <a title="Super Rugby Pacific: Are Moana Pasifika getting a raw deal?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/super-rugby-pacific-are-moana-pasifika-getting-a-raw-deal/" aria-label="Read more about Super Rugby Pacific: Are Moana Pasifika getting a raw deal?">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Boom Otago rookie Lucas Casey has been handed a start for the Highlanders for Friday night’s opening clash with the Crusaders. The 22-year-old will run out at number eight, with Sean Withy and TK Howden with him in the loose forwards. The home side has already been rocked by the serious ... <a title="Super Rugby Pacific team namings: Highlanders and Blues to start promising loosies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/super-rugby-pacific-team-namings-highlanders-and-blues-to-start-promising-loosies/" aria-label="Read more about Super Rugby Pacific team namings: Highlanders and Blues to start promising loosies">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Kennedy Cherrington says the Maori jersey stands above them all. Instagram For Kennedy Cherrington, nothing in rugby league carries more weight than the Māori jersey. Despite playing at a World Cup, in State of Origins, and an NRLW grand final, Cherrington said the Māori jersey sits above them all. She said ... <a title="Rugby league: Māori jersey ‘the pinnacle’ for Kennedy Cherrington" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/rugby-league-maori-jersey-the-pinnacle-for-kennedy-cherrington/" aria-label="Read more about Rugby league: Māori jersey ‘the pinnacle’ for Kennedy Cherrington">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland FC move on from fitness coach with months left in A-League season. www.ofcproleague.com Auckland FC have parted ways with their inaugural head of performance midway through the A-League season. Australian Elias Boukarim was credited with establishing a high-performance unit and running pre-season training sessions that players described as “hardest I’ve ... <a title="Auckland FC fitness coach Elias Boukarim exits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/auckland-fc-fitness-coach-elias-boukarim-exits/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland FC fitness coach Elias Boukarim exits">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Anton Shashero with Sir Graham Henry. Sarah Gloyer Waiheke Gulf News While the country has been dragged into a devastating war, two Ukranians are ensuring that rugby stays alive in their home, and that young players have a potential path to safety. Anton Shashero is coach of Ukraine’s national under-16 side, ... <a title="How rugby and NZ are giving hope in war-torn Ukraine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/how-rugby-and-nz-are-giving-hope-in-war-torn-ukraine/" aria-label="Read more about How rugby and NZ are giving hope in war-torn Ukraine">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Luca Harrington has claimed New Zealand’s second medal at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy, taking bronze at the men’s freestyle skiing slopestyle event. Norway’s Birk Ruud took gold, while silver went to American Alex Hall. Harrington – one of the youngest competitors at 21 – was fourth on course, ... <a title="Watch: Luca Harrington claims bronze in men’s freeski slopestyle at Winter Olympics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/watch-luca-harrington-claims-bronze-in-mens-freeski-slopestyle-at-winter-olympics/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: Luca Harrington claims bronze in men’s freeski slopestyle at Winter Olympics">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Silver medallist New Zealand’s Zoi Sadowski Synnott poses on the podium after the snowboard women’s big air final during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games. AFP/KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV New Zealand snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has joined an elite club of Olympians – those who will be bringing home broken medals. After a ... <a title="‘It whacked my snowboard’: Olympian Zoi Sadowski-Synnott’s medal breaks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/it-whacked-my-snowboard-olympian-zoi-sadowski-synnotts-medal-breaks/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It whacked my snowboard’: Olympian Zoi Sadowski-Synnott’s medal breaks">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Michael Bracewell celebrates after taking a Bangladesh wicket, Champions Trophy, 2025. AFP Black Caps spinner Michael Bracewell won’t play any part of the T20 World Cup after being ruled out with injury. Bracewell suffered a calf injury during the ODI series against India last month and while he had ... <a title="Black Caps spinner Michael Bracewell ruled out of World Cup" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/black-caps-spinner-michael-bracewell-ruled-out-of-world-cup/" aria-label="Read more about Black Caps spinner Michael Bracewell ruled out of World Cup">Read more</a>
