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Crusaders: Robertson hails ‘unique’ Eden Park win again

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Canterbury Crusaders mentor Scott Robertson said he identified with Auckland Blues’ Leon MacDonald subsequent to finishing his side’s 15-game series of wins to guarantee the Super Rugby title at Eden Park on Saturday. “All through the week we dove profound into the stuff to bring home a title and a great deal of different groups … Read more

Robertson says Scotland fans right to boo after Ireland rout

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Troy Parrott, Michael Obafemi and Alan Browne scored twice each for Stephen Kenny’s side who are ranked fourth in the Six Nations table. The loss comes days after Scotland’s expectations of arriving at Qatar were finished off by a 3-1 World Cup season finisher rout to Ukraine. Robertson said allies were on whole correct to … Read more

Australia’s Robertson makes 147 break at World Championship

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During his World Snooker Championship match against Jack Lisowski on Monday, Australia’s Neil Robertson made a 147 maximum break. As he tried to escape a second-round exit at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, Robertson scored only the 12th 147 in tournament history. Robertson’s 147 was the sixth of his career and his first at the … Read more

New Zealanders queue for petrol as price hikes

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WELLINGTON – Cars, boats and gallon bottles, New Zealanders were filling every tank with fuel before another big price hike tipped at the weekend. Petrol prices have already jumped up dramatically over the past month, which saw national average price of 91 petrol increase 11.8 percent to 2.94 New Zealand dollars per litre, and 23.1 … Read more

New Zealand relents on woman offered refuge by Taliban

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WELLINGTON – An unmarried, pregnant journalist from New Zealand was offered refuge in Afghanistan when she was denied re-entry to her home country to give birth due to strict Covid-19 regulations, however, now, she has been offered a place by the government in her country. Reporter Charlotte Bellis on February 1 said she would return … Read more