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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Lyon Farrell competing in 2019 in Atlanta. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images/AFP With an average age of 20 in the NZ Winter Olympic team, Lyon Farrell is probably considered over the hill in snowboarding years for a first Winter Olympics. At 27, Farrell is three year’s older than the next oldest members ... <a title="Oldest member of NZ Winter Olympic team thought dream had passed him by" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/oldest-member-of-nz-winter-olympic-team-thought-dream-had-passed-him-by/" aria-label="Read more about Oldest member of NZ Winter Olympic team thought dream had passed him by">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Black Caps coach Rob Walter said the players all feel for pace bowler Adam Milne, who has been ruled out of the T20 World Cup because of a torn hamstring. Milne suffered the injury while bowling in South Africa’s SA20 league on Sunday, with scans later revealing it was bad enough ... <a title="Black Caps bowler Adam Milne ruled out of T20 World Cup with injury" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/black-caps-bowler-adam-milne-ruled-out-of-t20-world-cup-with-injury/" aria-label="Read more about Black Caps bowler Adam Milne ruled out of T20 World Cup with injury">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Phoenix captain CJ Bott Marty Melville / PHOTOSPORT Wellington Phoenix captain CJ Bott will sit out the remainder of the women’s A-League season after announcing her pregnancy. Bott and her fiancé have announced they’re expecting their first child in July. “It’s crazy,” she said. “I’m still wrapping my head around it ... <a title="Phoenix captain CJ Bott announces pregnancy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/phoenix-captain-cj-bott-announces-pregnancy/" aria-label="Read more about Phoenix captain CJ Bott announces pregnancy">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Silver medallist Lucia Georgalli celebrates on the podium following the Snowboard Women’s Slopestyle at the Welli Hilli Park Ski Resort on 24 January, 2024. ANOC Olympic / Jonathan Nackstrand for OIS/IOC Seventeen athletes have been confirmed for next month’s Milano Cortina Winter Olympics – the biggest snow sports contingent that New ... <a title="Seventeen NZ athletes confirmed for Milano Cortina Winter Olympics 2026" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/seventeen-nz-athletes-confirmed-for-milano-cortina-winter-olympics-2026/" aria-label="Read more about Seventeen NZ athletes confirmed for Milano Cortina Winter Olympics 2026">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand France head coach Fabien Galthié. Brett Phibbs / www.photosport.nz French coach Fabien Galthié has fired a shot a NZ Rugby after the sacking of Scott Robertson as All Black coach. Galthié, who named his side for the upcoming Six Nations tournament yesterday, said he was “perplexed” at the decision making around ... <a title="‘Does not help their national team’: French coach fires shot at NZ Rugby" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/does-not-help-their-national-team-french-coach-fires-shot-at-nz-rugby/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Does not help their national team’: French coach fires shot at NZ Rugby">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand M&T Bank Stadium during the AFC Championship Game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Kansas City Chiefs. Aaron M. Sprecher/Getty Images The All Blacks and Springboks will play the fourth test of this year’s Greatest Rivalry series in Baltimore, with the match to be held at the 70,000 seat M&T Bank ... <a title="Down to The Wire? New US test venue confirmed for All Blacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/down-to-the-wire-new-us-test-venue-confirmed-for-all-blacks/" aria-label="Read more about Down to The Wire? New US test venue confirmed for All Blacks">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The future of the ANZ Premiership is uncertain from 2027. Photosport A big drop in broadcast rights revenue has inevitably led to player pay cuts for the domestic netball league and another year of uncertainty beckons for New Zealand’s top netballers. In July last year, Netball New Zealand finally secured a ... <a title="Pay cuts confirmed as ANZ Premiership players face another uneasy year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/pay-cuts-confirmed-as-anz-premiership-players-face-another-uneasy-year/" aria-label="Read more about Pay cuts confirmed as ANZ Premiership players face another uneasy year">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland FC have had Jake Brimmer, Hiroki Sakai and Francis de Vries all take the captain’s armband this season. Photosport The captain’s armband has been on high rotation at Auckland FC this season. Hiroki Sakai, Jake Brimmer and Francis de Vries have been captain at kick-off in different A-League matches. The ... <a title="Auckland FC call on several captains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/auckland-fc-call-on-several-captains/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland FC call on several captains">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Justin Marshall. © Photosport Ltd 2019 www.photosport.nz Former All Black halfback Justin Marshall thinks that a number of All Blacks will have a point to prove during this year’s Super Rugby Pacific season. The Sky Sport commentator said that the dramatic axing of Scott Robertson should force a mindset change among ... <a title="‘Complacency in their systems’ : Justin Marshall predicts pressure for incumbent All Blacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/complacency-in-their-systems-justin-marshall-predicts-pressure-for-incumbent-all-blacks/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Complacency in their systems’ : Justin Marshall predicts pressure for incumbent All Blacks">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Justin Marshall. © Photosport Ltd 2019 www.photosport.nz Former All Black halfback Justin Marshall thinks that a number of All Blacks will have a point to prove during this year’s Super Rugby Pacific season. The Sky Sport commentator said that the dramatic axing of Scott Robertson should force a mindset change among ... <a title="‘Complacency in their systems’ : Marshall predicts pressure for incumbent All Blacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/complacency-in-their-systems-marshall-predicts-pressure-for-incumbent-all-blacks/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Complacency in their systems’ : Marshall predicts pressure for incumbent All Blacks">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Brandon Smith says is sobriety is the “best investment in my life I have ever made”. Will Palmer / www.photosport.nz Kiwi rugby league player Brandon Smith says he has spent a month in rehab addressing his addictions to alcohol and gambling. Speaking on The Bye Round podcast on Thursday, Smith said ... <a title="My ‘party boy’ days are over, says Kiwi league star Brandon Smith" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/my-party-boy-days-are-over-says-kiwi-league-star-brandon-smith/" aria-label="Read more about My ‘party boy’ days are over, says Kiwi league star Brandon Smith">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand rally driver Hayden Paddon Supplied / Hayden Paddon New Zealand driver Hayden Paddon thought his World Rally Championship days were over, but he returns to the top level of motor rallying on Thursday. Paddon will drive for Hyundai Motorsport in the season opening Rally of Monte Carlo. He returns ... <a title="Hayden Paddon admits to nerves ahead of World Rally Championship return" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/hayden-paddon-admits-to-nerves-ahead-of-world-rally-championship-return/" aria-label="Read more about Hayden Paddon admits to nerves ahead of World Rally Championship return">Read more</a>
