The Breakers have blown a big chance to secure their first win of the Australian NBL basketball season.
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Playing the Adelaide 36ers, the New Zealand club led by 19 points during the second quarter before Adelaide stormed back and went on to wrap up a 98-85 victory.
It all went wrong for the Breakers in the second half, particularly on defence, as they were outscored 54-26.
Guards William McDowell-White and Hugo Besson were in top form, scoring 27 and 25 points respectively, while centre Yanni Wetzell scored 20.
Captain Tom Abercrombie, and imports Jeremiah Martin and Peyton Siva all missed the game with injury.
The loss sees the Breakers remain on the bottom of the ladder with an 0-3 record.
Big win for Kiwi UFC star
New Zealand fighter Kai Kara-France has put himself firmly in the conversation for a shot at the UFC flyweight world title.
Out of Auckland's City Kickboxing gym, the 28-year-old scored an impressive first round technical knockout win over American Cody Garbrandt at UFC 269 in Las Vegas on Sunday.
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It was a second straight first round knockout victory for Kara-France, who came into the fight ranked sixth, and the biggest win of his career given Garbrandt is a former UFC champion in the bantamweight division.
The stunning result was one of several on the ight, with Julianna Pena pulling off one of the biggest upsets in mixed martial arts history.
The Venezuelan-American claimed a second-round submission win over dominant Brazilian champion Amanda Nunes to win the UFC bantamweight title.
In the main event, Brazil's Charles Oliveira retained the lightweight title with a third round submission victory over American challenger Dustin Poirier.
Career best for alpine ski star Alice Robinson
New Zealand alpine ski racer Alice Robinson has secured a career-best result in Super-G after finishing fourth at the World Cup event in Switzerland.
The youngest racer in the field, Robinson finished just 0.09 seconds off the podium in the resort location of St Moritz.
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Robinson had her very first run on the slope on day one of the event, finishing in 24th place, three seconds behind race winner and world champion Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland.
On day two Robinson put the previous day's lessons to good use, crossing the line just 0.52 seconds behind Italian race winner Federica Brignone.
Robinson had a previous best result in the Super-G discipline of 10th in Italy in February this year, and last season had two World Cup wins and a second-place in her favoured discipline of Giant Slalom.
Robinson has been selected to represent New Zealand at the 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games.
Victories for Volts and Sparks
Otago's cricket teams have had a great weekend in the T20 Super Smash, with both the Sparks and the Volts securing victories over the Northern Brave on Sunday.
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The Sparks' four wicket win in the womens competition keeps them at the top of the table, with three wins from three games.
In the mens game, the Volts beat the Braves by three wickets.
Former New Zealand international Neil Broom top scored for Otago with 62 from 53 balls.
The win was Otago's first of the campaign, and moves them into second place on the table behind the Central Stags.
Injury worry for Aussie cricketers
Australia pace bowler Josh Hazlewood is doubtful for the second test against England with a side strain and has returned home.
The 30-year-old flew to Sydney after sustaining the injury during their nine-wicket victory in the opening test in Brisbane, though he has not been officially ruled out of the day-night match in Adelaide.
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Should he miss the game, which starts on Thursday, Jhye Richardson is expected to take his place in the team.
Hazlewood underwent a scan on Friday but bowled on Saturday when Australia cruised to comprehensive victory to go 1-0 up in the five-match series.
Captain Pat Cummins said after the match that Hazlewood's injury was nothing too serious.
According to local media reports, opener David Warner also returned home with bruised ribs sustained during his knock of 94 in the first innings at the Gabba.
Although Cummins was confident the left-hander would be fit for the pink-ball test, the injury could give Usman Khawaja the chance to play his first test since being dropped during the 2019 Ashes series.
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West Ham held by Burnley
Fourth-placed West Ham United have been held to a 0-0 draw at lowly Burnley in the English Premier League, with home keeper Nick Pope earning his side a point.
Pope produced a fine reflex save to keep out a first-half header from Issa Diop and again after the break to stop another header from Said Benrahma.
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West Ham were the more dangerous side throughout and Declan Rice went close with a fierce strike and although Burnley exerted late pressure, they failed to trouble visiting keeper Lukasz Fabianski.
David Moyes' side have 28 points, one more than fifth-placed Manchester United but eight points behind third-placed Chelsea.
Meanwhile, Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans scored twice as Leicester City thrashed Newcastle United 4-0.
Leicester found the net either side of halftime through a penalty from Tielemans and a tap-in from Zambian forward Patson Daka. Tielemans and James Maddison scored late on to condemn Newcastle to their eighth defeat of the season.
Leicester climbed to eighth, with Newcastle are in 19th and only kept off the bottom thanks to Norwich City's worse goal difference.
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