Hawke s Bay United goalie s debut to remember helps keep playoff dream alive
14 Feb, 2021 08:50 PM
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Hawke s Bay United goalkeeper Oscar Mason made his debut for the home side in the absence of Scott Morris. Photo / Paul Taylor
Hawke s Bay United goalkeeper Oscar Mason made his debut for the home side in the absence of Scott Morris. Photo / Paul Taylor
Hawke s Bay United debutant goalkeeper Oscar Mason says he ll never forget his first match for the club after helping keep United s playoff hopes alive in a 3-2 victory over Wellington Phoenix Reserves. Coming from behind to beat the Phoenix Reserves in Napier on Sunday, United moved within two points of the fourth and final playoff spot in the ISPS Men s Handa Premiership table.
Covid-19 Coronavirus: New cases missing match hugely significant
15 Feb, 2021 04:40 AM
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PM Jacinda Ardern and director general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield this afternoon gave an update on the three Valentine s Day cases, all of which are within one family.
PM Jacinda Ardern and director general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield this afternoon gave an update on the three Valentine s Day cases, all of which are within one family.
A virologist says it s hugely significant that there s no genomic match between the new cases and any in MIQ - potentially pointing to a missing link in the community or a leak from elsewhere at the border.
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Naomi Osaka saved two match points as she battled back from the brink to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open with a 4-6 6-4 7-5 victory over in-form Garbine Muguruza on Sunday.
The Japanese third seed was chasing the match from the start on Rod Laver Arena and looked defeat square in the face in the third set when the Spanish 14th seed had two opportunities to win the match with a break of serve.
Hawke s Bay secondary school players get 10-week ban for abusive remarks
12 Feb, 2021 08:08 PM
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Hawkes Bay Today
Two Hawke s Bay players at the centre of a complaint that alleged racist, homophobic and sexist comments were made in a secondary school cricket match have been banned for the season.
The players are sons of Hawke s Bay Cricket chief executive Craig Findlay and Mike Pawson, Napier Tech s club manager.
The ban takes into account that the players have been stood down for three weeks already, and totals 10 weeks.
The two players had turned out for a Napier Technical Old Boys Year 11 to 13 side against a Western Districts Auckland Blue XI in a Twenty20 game on January 21.