The French are busy this weekend, with the Tour de France kicking off tonight in Lille.

21 stages, 3,338 kilometres, it’s a gruelling test of endurance.

Christchurch’s Laurence Pithie has been selected to compete by German team Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe – competing for the first time.

The 22 year old is set to become just the 19th New Zealander to compete since the event began in 1903, and he joined Nick Bewley for a chat ahead of the race.

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It's been nearly five years, but the wait is almost over for the Warriors women who will return to the NRL-W tomorrow afternoon.

Their opening match is against the defending champions the Sydney Roosters, with kick off at 1.50pm.

Their first home game is next weekend in Hamilton.

Starting halfback Emily Curtain joined Nick Bewley ahead of her club debut for a chat about the upcoming season.

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Tonight sees the All Blacks face off against France in the first test of the 2025 Season.

Hooker Samisoni Taukei’aho has been named as a reserve, and sat down for a one on one with Elliott Smith ahead of the action.

They chatted about an injury forcing Taukei’aho out of the game for 2024, and how the birth of his first child impacted his perspective in life.

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New Zealand has surged to an historic quarter-final win against Switzerland at basketball's Under-19 World Cup in Lausanne.

Down by six points at halftime, the junior Tall Blacks won 84-70 - the first time they've made the semi-finals of the global event in this age group.

The team joins the 2002 Tall Blacks, who came fourth at the world championships, and the 2024 U17 side, as the one of the few teams to make it this far at the Basketball World Cup.

Former Tall Black Casey Frank joined Nick Bewley to unpack the team’s success.

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An international rugby double header is kicking off this afternoon in Whangarei.

The Black Ferns are taking on the Black Ferns XV from 1:05, followed by the Māori All Blacks clash against Scotland from 3:35.

Antonio Shalfoon is set to make his debut for the Māori side, and joined Nick Bewley for a chat about playing for the team and his unreal 2025 season so far.

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This week’s panel features Rugby Writer Jamie Wall and Newstalk ZB Sports Journalist Dean McLachlan. On the agenda this weekend:

• Are Moana Pasifika in big trouble?
• Violence and abuse on the sidelines
• Kai Kara-France, our next superstar?

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The Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic intend to shut down the Southern Steel's tried and tested connections in this afternoon's crucial ANZ Premiership matchup in Invercargill.

The hosts have former Tactix teammates Aliyah Dunn and Kimiora Poi, plus Kate and Georgia Heffernan.

Both sides are competing for the third playoff spot, with just three rounds to go in the regular season.

Captain Ameliaranne Ekenasio joined D'Arcy Waldegrave to preview the clash.

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The Warriors believe they're striking the Broncos just as the NRL giants are getting their mojo back.

The 4th placed Wahs are in Brisbane to tackle the Broncos from five o'clock this evening, knowing the home side has jumped to 7th on the ladder after two much-needed wins.

Warriors assistant coach Richard Agar says the six-time premiers are a hard team to scout.

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