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  •   Home > News > Sports > Basketball

    The Breakers have indicated they're unlikely to return home this Australian Basketball League season

    The Breakers have indicated they're unlikely to return home this Australian Basketball League season


    The club says with borders closed until the end of February, and the likelihood of opponents needing to quarantine, planning's begun to play all 14 home games in Australia.



    Kai Kara-France's diligence away from the octagon has him already primed two months out from for his next challenge.

    The Kiwi UFC fighter has announced his next bout - a clash with number two-ranked flyweight Askar Askarov on March 26 in Ohio.

    Kara-France says he's kept his foot on the pedal since his breakthrough first-round knockout of Cody Garbrandt late last year.





    Ross Taylor retires from test cricket after 112 matches on the back of New Zealand's innings and 117-run victory over Bangladesh in Christchurch, which squared the series 1-all.

    He took a wicket with his 99th and last delivery in the format, getting Ebadot Hossain - a number 11 averaging 0.88 - to sky a catch to captain Tom Latham.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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