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    Pole vaulter Eliza McCartney has ruled out a crack at the Commonwealth Games and world championships but is determined to compete at the Paris Olympics

    Pole vaulter Eliza McCartney has ruled out a crack at the Commonwealth Games and world championships but is determined to compete at the Paris Olympics


    The 25 year old has endured an injury-prone career since securing bronze as a teenager at the Rio Games in 2016.

    Persistent achilles tendon problems and complications have led to McCartney doing things differently.

    Greg Norman has found himself in the rough as he launches his Saudi Arabian-backed golf circuit to rival the PGA Tour.

    He was asked about the country's human rights record, including the 2018 state-sponsored murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

    Norman issued a "we've all made mistakes" defence as media interviewed him at the Centurion Club near London, host of next month's maiden tournament.

    His comments are now likely to intensify the accusations of "sportswashing".

    Manchester City are on the cusp of a fourth Premier League football title in five years.

    The champions have moved three points clear of Liverpool and with a superior goal difference after a 5-1 drubbing of Wolverhampton.

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     Other Athletics News
     06 Mar: Toby Gualter has run down triathlon ace Hayden Wilde, to win the men's 5000-metres race at the Track and Field Nationals at Trusts Stadium, Waitakere
     05 Mar: An injury withdrawal for Sam Tanner means Sam Ruthe won't have to battle his training partner in Saturday's men's 1500 metre final at the national track and field champs in Auckland
     23 Feb: Sam Ruthe has completed the set
     23 Feb: Tricky decision looms for Athletics NZ as to which female pole vaulters they select for world indoor championships in Poland
     21 Feb: Tiaan Whelpton's made a resounding statement at the International Track Meet in Christchurch
     21 Feb: Some of the country's best track and field talent will be on show in Christchurch this afternoon as the city hosts it's annual International Track Meet
     20 Feb: Pole vaulter Imogen Ayris' continues to leap the highest in her career, this time at an indoor athletics meet in France
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