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New Zealander Sam Ruthe becomes youngest to break 4-minute mile

20 March 2025

Sam Ruthe, a 15-year-old New Zealander, has become the youngest athlete ever to run a mile in under 4 minutes.

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Australian cricket opener Usman Khawaja is at the centre of a dispute with Queensland over a decision not to play in the side's most recent Sheffield Shield match against South Australia in Adelaide
	20 Mar: Australian cricket opener Usman Khawaja is at the centre of a dispute with Queensland over a decision not to play in the side's most recent Sheffield Shield match against South Australia in Adelaide... more

Chiefs coach Clayton McMillan confirms lock Tupou Vaa'i is fit for tomorrow's Super Rugby match against Moana Pasifika in Pukekohe after he played through a knee-knock against the Blues
	20 Mar: Chiefs coach Clayton McMillan confirms lock Tupou Vaa'i is fit for tomorrow's Super Rugby match against Moana Pasifika in Pukekohe after he played through a knee-knock against the Blues... more

A select group will make the code-switch from sevens to 15s early in the Black Ferns build-up to this year's World Cup defence
	20 Mar: A select group will make the code-switch from sevens to 15s early in the Black Ferns build-up to this year's World Cup defence... more

A group of high-profile New Zealanders, including NBA star Steven Adams and former All Blacks lock Ali Williams, have proposed a new 12,500-seat stadium at Auckland's Western Springs
	19 Mar: A group of high-profile New Zealanders, including NBA star Steven Adams and former All Blacks lock Ali Williams, have proposed a new 12,500-seat stadium at Auckland's Western Springs... more

Turning the right to disconnect from principle to practice in your working life
	19 Mar: Most working Australians now have the "right to disconnect" under the Fair Work Act, but experts warn "it's not all black and white".... more

A couple of All Blacks will sit out Moana Pasifika's home game against the Chiefs in Pukekohe on Friday night with minor injuries
	19 Mar: A couple of All Blacks will sit out Moana Pasifika's home game against the Chiefs in Pukekohe on Friday night with minor injuries... more

Teenager Sam Ruthe will attempt to become the youngest person to break the four-minute mile shortly at Mount Smart Stadium
	19 Mar: Teenager Sam Ruthe will attempt to become the youngest person to break the four-minute mile shortly at Mount Smart Stadium... more

From a dead heat finish at the nationals to a record-breaking mile attempt at Mt Smart
	19 Mar: From a dead heat finish at the nationals to a record-breaking mile attempt at Mt Smart... more

White Ferns captain Sophie Devine's spoken for the first time about why she took a break from cricket - for a second time
	19 Mar: White Ferns captain Sophie Devine's spoken for the first time about why she took a break from cricket - for a second time... more

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