D’Arcy Waldegrave returned to wrap this week's sporting news. Highlights for tonight include:

Mitch McCarron - NZ Breaker Co-Captain 

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Mitchell Santner - Blackcaps new white ball captain 

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New Black Caps white-ball captain Mitchell Santner has issued a mission statement on how he intends to lead the team.

The 32-year-old's been anointed as Kane Williamson's successor and is keen to to bring a similarly calm dressing room presence. 

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No panic from the Breakers amid a six-game losing streak in the NBL, heading into tomorrow night's game against the Sydney Kings at Spark Arena.

The New Zealand club have suffered double-digit margin defeats in their current stretch, which has seen them fall from the top of the table to second-to-last.

Guard Mitch McCarron says the Breakers remain calm.

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D’Arcy Waldegrave returned to wrap this week's sporting news. Highlights for tonight include: 

New Zealand Esports CEO Jonathan Jansen calls out HPSNZ for leaving them out of funding boost.

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Michaela Blyde on making the switch to the Warriors for the next NRLW season.

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League convert Michaela Blyde has revealed her switch involved intense discussions with New Zealand Rugby.

Blyde is committed to the Black Ferns Sevens until May, when she'll join the Warriors for next year's NRL-W season.

She joined D'Arcy Waldegrave to discuss the big move.

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Esports New Zealand is challenging High Performance Sport's decision to leave them out of additional funding.

HPSNZ will invest over $160 million into various Kiwi sporting organisations over the next four years - and esports has been left out.

 New Zealand Esports CEO joined D'Arcy Waldegrave to discuss.

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D’Arcy Waldegrave returned to wrap this week's sporting news. Highlights for tonight include: 

Gary Stead - Blackcaps Head Coach 

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James O'Connor - Crusaders First Five 

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A return to a Kiwi Christmas of sorts for new Crusader James O'Connor.

The former Wallabies playmaker has called Christchurch home for a month since his Super Rugby move from the Queensland Reds.

O'Connor's parents are from Rotorua and Cambridge - he grew up in Te Atatu in Auckland's west before moving across the ditch.

O'Connor says he's looking forward to a bit of down time at a well known Canterbury holiday spot.

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New Zealand have farewelled Tim Southee with a 423-run win over England in the third and final cricket test at Hamilton, despite losing the series 2-1.

The 36-year-old pace bowler has completed a 16-year 107-test career in which he took 391 wickets at an average of 30.26, including two in this fixture.

Mitchell Santner's return to the XI on his Seddon Park home ground saw him earn player-of-the-match for notching 125 runs with the bat and delivering figures of seven for 92 with the ball.

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Jason Pine returns to recap a full day in the world of sport! Highlights for tonight include:

Andrew Alderson with a live cross from the final six overs of Day 3 at the cricket.

Talkback - why didn't the Black Caps declare?

Hayden Wilde - Olympic silver medallist triathlete on finishing second at the Taupo IronMan 70.3.

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