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    A morale-boosting result for basketball's Tall Blacks in their qualifying campaign for next year's World Cup

    A morale-boosting result for basketball's Tall Blacks in their qualifying campaign for next year's World Cup


    They've eked out a 69-66 win over the Philippines in Manila.

    New Zealand lost their last game to Australia courtesy of a three-point bank shot on the buzzer in December.

    Coach Judd Flavell welcomed being on the right side of a close contest.



    The Tall Blacks face Guam next on Sunday.

    BASKETBALL COVERAGE WITH BK'S TROPICAL WHOPPER. PINEAPPLE IN A BURGER. THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL WHOPPER YET

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Sports News
     27 Feb: All Whites captain Chris Wood is expected to return from injury by April
     27 Feb: Portia Woodman-Wickcliffe has retired from rugby for a second time, aged 34
     26 Feb: Tyrel Lomax is closing in on a return to top level rugby after five months sidelined
     26 Feb: Kazuma Kobori is the leading Kiwi midway through the opening round of the New Zealand Golf Open at Millbrook
     26 Feb: Warriors fullback Taine Tuaupiki has re-signed with the club through until the end of the 2028 NRL season
     26 Feb: US women's ice hockey captain Hilary Knight disappointed by men's team's call with Donald Trump
     26 Feb: Scott McLaughlin is confident he can put last year's poor IndyCar results in the rear-view mirror
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    Portia Woodman-Wickcliffe has retired from rugby for a second time, aged 34 More...

    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    The figures showing the number of people crossing the Tasman may look worse than they actually are More...


     Today's News

    		 National:
    Ukraine: after four years of war, exhaustion on both sides is the main hope for peace 10:27

     Accident and Emergency:
    Police are scaling back their search for a man missing in Palmerston North's Manawatu River 10:27

     Entertainment:
    Kristin Cavallari recently attended a "sketchy" and "secretive" party in Los Angeles 10:21

     Business:
    The figures showing the number of people crossing the Tasman may look worse than they actually are 10:17

     Soccer:
    All Whites captain Chris Wood is expected to return from injury by April 10:17

     National:
    Anthropic v the US military: what this public feud says about the use of AI in warfare 10:17

     National:
    Deeper ocean ecosystems are unique – and uniquely vulnerable without better protection 10:07

     International:
    Hillary Clinton slams Epstein committee for grilling her instead of Donald Trump 10:07

     Law and Order:
    The two dogs involved in the attack that left three people injured in Christchurch's Bryndwr at the weekend, have been euthanised 10:07

     Entertainment:
    Lisa Rinna believes marriage takes "a lot of work" 9:51

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