News | Softball

29 Aug 2025 9:34

NZCity News

Make Home

Home > News > Sports > Softball

The Black Sox admit mistakes have cost them an eighth Softball World Cup title in Canada

14 July 2025

New Zealand have gone down 3-nil to Venezuela in the final.

Coach Thomas Makea says they got plenty of runners on base.

>> More Softball News

Other Softball News

14 Jul: The Black Sox will face Venezuela in the men's softball World Cup final in Canada, after beating Japan 8-3 in the Super Round

12 Jul: The Black Sox are still in with a shout of adding to their record seven world titles at softball's World Cup

25 Apr: Warriors chief executive Cameron George has praised former Wallabies coach Dave Rennie for helping turn the NRL club's team culture around

18 Nov: The New Zealand Under-18 men's softball side have suffered their first loss at the World Cup in Mexico

24 Dec: Mark Sorensen is reflecting on the peaks and troughs which have come with a decade at the helm of the Black Sox

24 Dec: Mark Sorensen has called time on his coaching career with the Black Sox

05 Dec: Coach Mark Sorensen is pleading for more international competition following the Black Sox' worst ever result at a World Cup

Top Stories

RUGBY
A coup for New Zealand Rugby and the Crusaders with prop Tamaiti Williams re-signing through until the end of 2029 More...

BUSINESS
Canterbury's pushing ahead of Wellington, when it comes to rising insurance premiums More...

Today's News

Entertainment:
Austin Butler once had a shard of glass stuck in his foot for eight months 9:28

Living & Travel:
Travelling around New Zealand could be about to get even more expensive 9:27

Law and Order:
CCTV footage of a shop burglary in Waikato's Piopio could be the latest sighting of Marokopa fugitive Tom Phillips, and one of his children 9:07

Entertainment:
Dennis Rodman stopped Hulk Hogan's casket from wobbling and potentially toppling over at the wrestling legend's funeral 8:58

Entertainment:
Travis Kelce cannot stop dancing around the house to fiancee Taylor Swift's unreleased album The Life of a Showgirl 8:28

Business:
Canterbury's pushing ahead of Wellington, when it comes to rising insurance premiums 8:07

Entertainment:
Chris Columbus has separated "the artist from the art" when it comes to Harry Potter as he doesn't agree with author J.K. Rowling's views on the trans community 7:58

Rugby:
A coup for New Zealand Rugby and the Crusaders with prop Tamaiti Williams re-signing through until the end of 2029 7:57

Soccer:
Holders Paris St Germain have been given a tough start to the defence of their Champions League crown, with group play games against Bayern Munich and Barcelona 7:37

Entertainment:
Austin Butler's personal trainer put him through a gruelling workout regime and nutrition plan to take his body to the "next level" 7:28

News Search

Power Search