Michael Boxall saves a goal for DSC #MNUFC

Jackson Ball - New Zealand’s top 2008-born player and 2027 NBA Draft prospect - has signed with the Illawarra Hawks as a development player for the upcoming NBL season, sources told ESPN. The 17-year-old has already committed to the University of Wisconsin for the 2026-27 season.

The Tall Ferns went to the Asia Cup and finished fifth. Along the way they flexed a few nice tactical ideas under their new coach, found a couple more contributors, and progressed in World Cup qualifying. Sweet as. theniche-cache.com/americansports…

Some pretty excellent penalties from the Wellington Phoenix last night given the stormy conditions All six academy grads who took one scored, with several of them converting to prevent elimination

All you can eat Blackcaps yarns... T20 tri-series debrief: theniche-cache.com/gentlemanly/20… Zimbabwe Test series preview: theniche-cache.com/gentlemanly/20…

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We're now down to the final four teams in the Chatham Cup... and we're not so far away from being able to crown some regional league champions either, with a couple of clubs already having qualified for their National League excursions theniche-cache.com/football/2025/…

The mighty Tall Blacks 🇳🇿🏀👍 ranked #22 in the world take down #16 Montenegro 🇲🇪 89 - 82 We were up 81 - 80 with 2.14 left... then Flynn was like 'this is my time' scoring our last 8 pts! Winning second half 44 - 32! Flynn had 22 pts, including five 3 ptrs! 17 in 2nd half

Portland Timbers defender Finn Surman is the player with the most clearances (162) in MLS this season. #MLS | #MLSisBack | #RCTID

Monday newsletter goes hard as always Free section: Warriors nuggets, Kiwis & Kiwi Ferns notes, Blackcaps Test stats, Tall Blacks, Joseph Parker Paid section: Phoenix in Aussie Cup, Rachin Ravindra spotlight, Kiwis/Kiwi Ferns on the rise, kiwis in NBL thenichecache.substack.com/p/hawks-to-haw…

Taine Tuaupiki (Ngaruawahia) 2 tries for NZ Warriors in NSW Cup #KiwiNRL

Samuel Healey try for NZ Warriors in NSW Cup #UpTheWahs

Kayliss Fatialofa (Otara) try for NZ Warriors in NSW Cup #KiwiNRL

Moala Graham-Taufa (Marist) try for NZ Warriors in NSW Cup #KiwiNRL

Kalani Going (Mid-Northern) try for NZ Warriors in NSW Cup #KiwiNRL

Last three weeks of local football break downs for the hearty July 14: theniche-cache.com/football/2025/… July 21: theniche-cache.com/football/2025/… July 28: theniche-cache.com/football/2025/…

Aotearoa basketball is 🔥🔥 U19 lads: theniche-cache.com/americansports… Tall Ferns at Asia cup: theniche-cache.com/americansports…

New Zealand won the T20 tri-series in Zimbabwe and is winning lots of T20Is since they missed the T20 World Cup semi-finals last year theniche-cache.com/gentlemanly/20…