The All Sport Breakfast

Black Foils skipper Peter Burling has returned to the wheel ahead of the SailGP Grand Final. 

He's been cleared to return having missed the second training session in Abu Dhabi after cutting his finger while investigating an equipment issue. 

Burling reclaimed the helm and took a full part in practice racing held overnight. 

Strategist for the team, Liv Mackay joined D’Arcy to preview the final race of the year. ...

GODZONE. Peak Kiwi madness.  

Currently Chapter 12 of the most berserk race is unfolding in the Marlborough region. This iconic adventure beggars belief.   

This year's edition, over 615 kilometres, encompasses many disciplines, not a great deal of sleep, and the tyranny of navigation for the four member teams competing, all operating under the intense stress of fatigue and sleep deprivation.  

They mountain bik...

Auckland FC are back in action tomorrow afternoon, taking on the Newcastle Jets at Mt Smart Stadium.  

They're looking to put on a stronger performance this week after stumbling to a 1-1 draw against Brisbane, and keep their undefeated start to the season alive. 

Dan Hall is a defender for Auckland FC, and he caught up with D'Arcy to preview the match. 

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One of the toughest adventure races is currently underway in Marlborough – the GODZONE event. 

It’s the 12th chapter of the GODZONE race, which began at 5pm Thursday night, and the first racers aren’t expected to reach the finish line until Tuesday. 

Adam Fairmaid is the director of the event, and he joined D'Arcy to get everyone up to speed on what's been happening in the race. 

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We’re heading towards the business end of the National League Championship, and every game counts in the race to the final.  

Auckland City are taking on the Wellington Phoenix Reserves this afternoon, in a must win match if they’re to stand a chance in making it to the final taking place in three weeks’ time.  

Mario Illich is the captain of Auckland City and joined D'Arcy to preview the game. 

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The Black Caps have secured their eleventh straight home ODI series win. 

In a thrilling ending, they claimed victory over the West Indies in Napier by five wickets. 

There’s just one more game to go in the series, the Black Caps looking to sweep their opponents and keep the momentum rolling into their next series, beginning in early December.

Nathan Smith is a seam bowling all rounder for the Black Caps, and he caught up...

Auckland FC return to action this weekend after the international break. 

They made quite the statement in their last clash, the NZ derby against the Wellington Phoenix, winning 2-1 despite only having nine players on the field.  

This weekend will see them take on the Brisbane Roar, looking to cement their place at the top of the A-League ladder. 

Auckland FC Coach Steve Corica joined D’Arcy to look back at the derb...

A revamped All Blacks side have been tasked with ending the year on a high. 

After a disappointing showing at Twickenham, they’re looking to maintain an almost 72-year unbeaten legacy against Wales on Sunday morning in Cardiff. 

Elliott Smith caught up with All Blacks loose forward Wallace Sititi to recap the previous clashes and look ahead to the final clash of the season. 

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Tomorrow morning the All Black 2025 season will be extinguished.  

Although that is a generous term as the season hardly caught fire. From time to time there was a spark that threatened to ignite the team, bringing forth hell fire, engulfing the opposition, sucking their oxygen, charring them beyond recognition, blazing a trail to victory. But not this year. Nor last year.  

Any sniff of their former fire starter glory wa...

The All Blacks are facing the next hurdle in their journey towards a Grand Slam, this weekend at Twickenham.  

England have struggled against the All Blacks recently, not having defeated them since their 19-7 win at the 2019 World Cup semifinal in Yokohama. Their run against the All Blacks at Twickenham is even worse, with their last home victory occurring in 2012.  

Chris Ashton is a former English winger who was a try s...

The Auckland Hearts are set to get their season of domestic cricket underway with the first round of the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield kicking off today.  

They’re set to take on Otago in the first of ten one day fixtures – a rematch of last year’s final.  

Maddy Green, White Fern and member of the Auckland Hearts will be playing her 100th Hallyburton Johnstone Shield match, and caught up with D’Arcy for a chat about the c...

Runners in Queenstown are hitting the road this weekend, preparing for the pinnacle running event – the Queenstown Marathon.  

This year is set to be the biggest rendition of the event to date, with more than 13,000 registered participants across five distances, and nearly 4,000 runners competing in the full-length marathon.  

One of those competitors is Olympic canoeist Max Brown, who is running as part of a fundraiser f...

This third clash of the All Blacks Northern Tour is kicking off tomorrow morning – arguably the biggest test so far. 

They’re taking on England at their home ground of Twickenham, in front of what’s set to be a loud, passionate crowd of over 80,000 fans.  

The All Blacks will be looking to continue their dominant streak, not having lost to the home side at Twickenham since 2012.  

Simon Parker is starting at blindsid...

Yardstick. Barometer. Criterion. Whatever you call it, tomorrow’s test match against the most irritating team in world rugby will determine how Scott Robertson’s tenure to date will be judged.

With no respect whatsoever to the Welsh, the Twickenham bunfight will seal the Grand Slam or leave another dirty smudge in Razor’s copybook, which has already attracted a fair amount of filth this year. The phenomenal melt down in Wellington ...