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Thistle's late surge sinks gritty Boys' High
Ten-man United share honours with Maycenvale in Hastings

Snooker 'icon' remembered on Cossie tables
Local champion a fitting way to honour NZ Masters Snooker co-founder Rex Kennedy.

Roach, Smith's 65.08 best score of bridge club comps
Results from the Gisborne bridge club's competitions June 6-12.

This one's for Ronnie: Whāngārā derby fitting homage for much-loved coach
'This will be a special tribute to their coach, friend and mentor.'

Gone in 28 seconds: Tapuae's Manuel stuns OBM with quickfire try
High School Old Boys are up into third after their Carmichael Cup win over Ngātapa.

Bay, Coast club rugby games for Saturday
It's top versus bottom in Ngāti Porou East Coast club rugby this weekend.

The power of many: Underdog Pirates ready to take the fight to Premier leaders
Tapuae to face OBM in Gisborne, Ngatapa hosting HSOB at Patutahi

Bounceback wins in Thistle, United sights
Gisborne football teams looking for away victories to get title challenge back on track

Fifteen 180s scored in Gisborne Club Darts
Wins to Gunz, Mayhem, Kennel, Souljaz, Roseland, Vikings, Spandangles, Spoilers, Stallions
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'I blacked out for a little bit': Meet the five new All Blacks
All you need to know about the five new faces in the All Blacks squad to face France.

Robertson names five new All Blacks for first squad of 2025
The All Blacks host France next month to begin their season.

Kiwi Alker pipped of major championship in playoff
Two playoff holes were needed to decide the event, with Alker settling for second.
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Horsfield throws 24 tons, White hits perfection twice
Two matches in weekly darts competition ended in 9-8 team scores

Thursday effort by Hintz and Francks best of club members
Gordon Hintz and Stephen Francks recorded a score of 66.67 in Thursday bridge play

Memorial trophy extra incentive for Super 8 success
Gisborne hosting Rotorua Boys' High in round 3 of Super 8 secondary school competition.

End of the roll: Old lion of the greens lifted local level
Jefferson won 57 Gisborne-East Coast centre titles, 10 in Fiji and a NZ crown.

Two entertaining games in store on the turf
A target is on the back of ace student striker Ollie Egan in the feature hockey clash.

Super 8, Poverty Bay and East Coast club competition games on Saturday
Gisborne Boys' High hosting Rotorua in Super 8 clashes