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	Biles calls Gaines 'sick' in trans rights row BBCWorld - 7 Jun (BBCWorld) Olympic champion Simone Biles calls former US swimmer and activist Riley Gaines `sick` over online comments about a transgender woman softball player. Read... Newslink ©2025 to BBCWorld Sport



	The softball club normalising te ao Maori on the diamond RadioNZ - 21 Mar (RadioNZ) Te Aroha Softball Club did something never seen before at the tournament - taking the diamond not just with gloves and bats, but with haka. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ Sport



	NZ province signs top Australian pitcher in bid to win first softball title Stuff.co.nz - 20 Feb (Stuff.co.nz) Hawke’s Bay have snared Australian Olympian Kaia Parnaby while two top Black Sox pitchers are missing from the men’s national tournament. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz Sport



	Sat, 14 Dec 2024: Marlborough’s softball numbers soar Stuff.co.nz - 14 Dec (Stuff.co.nz) The number of junior teams has more than quadrupled over the last few seasons, and there’s also more adults stepping up to bat. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz Sport



	Sat, 7 Dec 2024: Softball coach whacked stabber with bat to stop frenzied attack on neighbour Stuff.co.nz - 7 Dec (Stuff.co.nz) A Wellington man says an assailant who repearedly stabbed his mother had empty eyes: “It was like there was nothing there.” Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz Sport



	Sat, 7 Dec 2024: Softball coach whacked stabber with bat to stop frenzied attack on neighbour RadioNZ - 7 Dec (RadioNZ) A Wellington man says an assailant who repeatedly stabbed his mother had empty eyes: `It was like there was nothing there.` Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ Sport