NZ Herald reporter Ben Francis spoke to Hamish McKay from the World Darts Championship in London to give updates on the most promising players, and the rise in popularity darts is experiencing.  

"The amount of people that are starting to play darts now is amazing. Darts, if you look at  some of the numbers at Sky Sports, and this is in the UK for example, it's the 2nd most-watched sport behind the Premier League football," he said. 

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Wellington Firebirds all-rounder Logan van Beek joined Hamish McKay to chat about being 11 wickets away from becoming the all-time Super Smash wicket taker ahead of today's 4:25pm game between Wellington and Central Districts. 

The record is currently held by ex-Cricket player Andrew Ellis who retired from his 18-year career in 2020.

"I'll be giving him a message if I do overtake him because he was, he was my, you know, my mentor back in the Canterbury days," van Beek said.

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It's been an exciting match of test cricket so far at the Bay Oval between the Black Caps and the West Indies.

After going into bat first the Black Caps put a mammoth score on the table of 575/8 before declaring spare headed by a 323 opening run partnership between Devon Conway and Tom Latham that nearly lasted the entire first day. 

Conway top scored with 227, followed by Latham with 137 and finally Rachin Ravindra put on an unbeaten 72 to keep the score board pressure rolling. 

After being put into bat to end the second day the West Indies fought back with a good batting performance ending on 110/0 heading into day three later today. 

Mark Richardson is a former Black Cap and broadcaster with TVNZ commentating the game and he joined D'Arcy to look ahead to the days play. 

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The PDC World Darts Championship got underway last week and will continue through to the start of January 2026.

Colin Lloyd is a former professional darts player who spent nearly two years ranked number 1 in the world. He joined D'Arcy to give a tournament update as it enters week two. 

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The North v South T20 series is currently underway in Nelson. The competition is a best of three series contested between the top domestic talent in women's cricket across the North Island and South Island regions.

The South Island women won the first game on Thursday by 5 wickets, but the North Island side won the second by two runs in a rain affected match.

It sets up an exciting conclusion that is set to get underway at 11am today.

Polly Inglis is a White Fern and representative of the South Island, she joined D'Arcy to chat about the series.

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The fifth round of the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield gets underway today. 

The Auckland Hearts are set to take on the Northern Brave in a top of the table clash that also serves as the first of two matches taking place this weekend.  

Prue Catton is a player for the Hearts, and she joined D'Arcy for a chat about the clash. 

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It’s the opening weekend for Open Wheelers at Waikaraka Speedway.  

Midgets, Sprintcars, TQs, and ¼ Midgets are on the cards in what’s set to be an exciting night of racing. 

Michael Pickens is a long-time speedway driver and joined D'Arcy to discuss the event. 

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After a long season, we’ve finally reached the business end of the National League. 

Auckland City FC and Wellington Olympic are set to clash this afternoon in the finals in Wellington, in what promises to be an exciting game.  

Mario Ilich is the captain of Auckland City, and he joined D'Arcy to preview the match. 

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Two familiar foes are facing off in this weekend’s finals for the Premier Hockey League. 

The Tridents and the Falcons are set to clash this afternoon in a rematch of last year’s final, in which the Falcons came away victorious.  

Ella Hyatt Brown plays for the Tridents and joined D’Arcy to preview the game.  

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It's finals weekend in the Tauihi Basketball competition with the Tauranga Whai travelling down to Christchurch to take on the Mainland Pouākai.  

The Whai made it through with their 82-76 victory over the Tokomanawa Queens while the Pouākai claimed their spot by defeating the Southern Hoiho 99-92.  

Tane Bennett is the head coach of the Whai, and he joined D'Arcy to preview the game and reflect on their season to date. 

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