Weekend Sport with Jason Pine
Weekend Sport with Jason Pine on Newstalk ZB brings you all the action and reaction to the sporting weekend.
Episodes
A bumper edition as Piney and Bonnie review wins for both the Phoenix men's and women's sides in Auckland, the Football Ferns' upcoming matches against Colombia and kiwis playing overseas.
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Arsenal has shot to the top of football's English Premier League and now leads Manchester City by a point, with Liverpool a further point back in third.
Elsewhere there were wins for Newcastle, Brighton and West Ham in the top half of the table - and rare wins for Luton Town and Bournemouth in the bottom half.
Football broadcaster Tom Rennie recaps the ongoing season.
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The Warriors are surprise favourites to sign Queensland State of Origin second-rower Kurt Capewell.
The Broncos forward - who won a premiership with the Panthers in 2021 - is reportedly touring the club's facilities at Mt Smart.
NRL.com senior reporter Brad Walter joined Elliott Smith to discuss what we know so far.
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The Crowd Goes Wild commentator James McOnie weighs in on a full week in the world of sport with Elliott Smith.
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The Black Caps are determined to move forward following their recent World Cup disappointment.
The team are set to go up against Bangladesh in a two-test series beginning Tuesday.
All-rounder Daryl Mitchell joined Elliott Smith to discuss,
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Shane van Gisbergen has missed out on the top ten shootout in his final Supercars qualifying session at the Adelaide 500.
Up and coming Kiwi Matthew Payne has taken provisional pole for Penrite Racing by a third of a second over Cam Waters.
NZ Herald motorsport writer Eric Thompson joined Elliott Smith to discuss.
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Bill Foley seems to be the extra push an Auckland-based professional football club needs.
The American billionaire has been confirmed as the bidder for this new venture, with more details set to be revealed ahead of the 2024 season.
A-Leagues Commissioner Nick Garcia joined Elliott Smith to discuss what this means for Auckland.
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The teenage son of Kiwi champion boxer Mea Motu has taken a unique path to sporting success.
Davey Motu was recently named Junior Māori Sportsman of the Year at the 2023 Māori Sports Awards- for his prowess in lawn bowling.
Mea Motu joined Elliott Smith to discuss her son's victory.
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The Wellington Phoenix have come to Auckland.
Elliott catches up with Goalie Rylee Foster to discuss her season, and wild journey that's led her to the Phoenix.
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In a rare turn of events for Weekend Sport, politics joins the show as Elliott catches up with Chris Bishop, the new minister for Sport and Recreation.
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Bill Foley has announced he would like to build a waterfront stadium in Auckland for the new A League team.
Elliott catches up with Outgoing Sky Stadium Boss Shane Harmon to discuss what goes into making a good stadium and a good experience for fans who attend.
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Elliott chats to the CEO of New Zealand Rugby League to discuss why Michael Maguire has stepped down as coach of the Kiwis and where the national team goes from here.
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Bonnie and New Zealand Herald football writer Michael Burgess wrap The Wellington Phoenix Women's loss, the All Whites, and the latest Football Ferns squad.
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Chaos on day one at Formula 1's brand new Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Practice one was abandoned less than nine minutes after Carlos Sainz ran over a loose manhole cover, badly damaging his Ferrari.
Practice two was then delayed by two and and half hours, with fans forced to leave to leave in order to comply with local laws.
Las Vegas reporter Mick Akers joined Elliott Smith to recap the chaotic start to the event.
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Steven Alker’s one shot win at the end-of-season Charles Schwab Cup Championship secured him a $1.7 million cheque just in time for the Kiwi summer.
The 52-year-old held off former World No 1 Ernie Els and Canadian Stephen Ames to win the final event of the PGA Tour Champions season.
Steven Alker joined Elliott Smith to recap his victory.
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James McOnie from The Crowd Goes Wild joined Elliott Smith to recap the week's biggest sports news stories.
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The NZ Herald's resident combat sport expert, Chris Reive, joins Elliott Smith to recap the biggest boxing stories of the week.
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The Breakers will be hoping to build on some much-needed momentum against the Illawarra Hawks.
Last season's runners-up have endured an inconsistent start to the new season, and sit eighth on the table after Thursday's road win over the Tasmanian Jackjumpers.
Breakers star Tom Abercrombie joins Elliott Smith ahead of the match.
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Everton have been docked ten points by an independent commission after being found to have breached English Premier League financial rules.
The league referred the Toffees to the commission in March for an alleged breach of its profit and sustainability rules during the 2021-22 season.
It puts them second to last on the ladder on four points, ahead of only Burnley on goal difference.
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Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan has been given an ultimatum to resign as the union seemingly enters civil war.
Six of the state's unions have sent a letter to McLennan demanding he exit the role after overseeing the disastrous tenure of Wallabies coach Eddie Jones.
Australian rugby writer Christy Doran joins Elliott Smith to discuss the ongoing conflict.
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