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Breakers basketball coach Petteri Koponen is pointing to decision-making as the key to fixing his side's offensive woes in tonight's NBL contest against the defending champion Illawarra Hawks in Auckland

8 October 2025

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A world's first for Auckland United - kicking off football's inaugural FIFA Women's Champions Cup against Wuhan Jiangda , in China tonight
	8 Oct: A world's first for Auckland United - kicking off football's inaugural FIFA Women's Champions Cup against Wuhan Jiangda , in China tonight... more

Supercars driver Ryan Wood is taking in the lessons from his first Bathurst 1000 ahead of his return to Mount Panorama this afternoon
	8 Oct: Supercars driver Ryan Wood is taking in the lessons from his first Bathurst 1000 ahead of his return to Mount Panorama this afternoon... more

Kiwi Ferns rugby league coach Ricki Henry is stoked promising players with dual eligibility are choosing to play for New Zealand rather than the Pacific Islands
	8 Oct: Kiwi Ferns rugby league coach Ricki Henry is stoked promising players with dual eligibility are choosing to play for New Zealand rather than the Pacific Islands... more

An intriguing dynamic for Wellington Phoenix captain Alex Rufer to address ahead of the A-League season starting next month
	8 Oct: An intriguing dynamic for Wellington Phoenix captain Alex Rufer to address ahead of the A-League season starting next month... more

Seven All Blacks squad members are free for the NPC quarter-finals
	8 Oct: Seven All Blacks squad members are free for the NPC quarter-finals... more

Players concerned over Shanghai heat as Novak Djokovic collapses on court
	8 Oct: Holger Rune says "there is always a limit" as soaring temperatures and humidity in Shanghai and Wuhan tennis events cause player distress.... more

A reprieve for former Kiwis enforcer Jared Waerea-Hargreaves ahead of Sunday's Super League final between Hull Kingston Rovers and Wigan
	8 Oct: A reprieve for former Kiwis enforcer Jared Waerea-Hargreaves ahead of Sunday's Super League final between Hull Kingston Rovers and Wigan... more

Kiwis league coach Stacey Jones has revealed his difficulty leaving out two NRL finalists from his squad
	8 Oct: Kiwis league coach Stacey Jones has revealed his difficulty leaving out two NRL finalists from his squad... more

Australian basketball hall-of-famer Andrew Gaze is pin-pointing what he feels is going wrong for the Breakers in basketball's NBL
	7 Oct: Australian basketball hall-of-famer Andrew Gaze is pin-pointing what he feels is going wrong for the Breakers in basketball's NBL... more

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