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Annual Auckland-based WTA 250 tournament, the ASB Classic, is set to take place on January 5th to January 11th with players like Venus Williams, Elina Svitolina, and Emma Navarro taking to the court. 

ASB Classic Tournament director Nico Lamperin joined Jason Pine to chat ahead of the tournament's start on Monday.

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Former New Zealand middle and long-distance runner Rod Dixon was made an officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) in the New Year 2026 Honours for services to athletics.

Dixon is a four-time Olympian, winning the bronze medal in the 1500 metres at the 1972 Olympics in Munich.

He won the New York City Marathon in 1983 making him the only athlete in history to have won the New York Marathon and medalled in the Olympic 1500m.

Dixon joined Jason Pine to chat about his introduction into running, the 1972 Munich Olympics, and being recognised in the New Year 2026 Honours.

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Andrew Webster: The Warriors are 'scrambling for each other' 

It hasn't been an easy start to the seasons for the Warriors, after losing to the Raiders in their opening match in Las Vegas, but the team have won their last two games against Manly and the Roosters. 

Warriors head coach Andrew Webster talks to Piney about what went wrong in Vegas, Ivan Cleary's influence, how Luke Metcalf's stepped into Shaun Johnson's shoes, and more. 

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Listen to the Weekend Sport with Jason Pine Full Show Podcast for Sunday 28 December.
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English striker Sam Cosgrove was announced to have been signed by Auckland FC in August.

He was brought on with the hope he could boost head coach Steve Corica’s attacking options.

Cosgrove joined Jason Pine to chat about the decision to move to New Zealand, and the differences to playing football in England and NZ including the summer heat and trans-Tasman travel. 

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American sports analyst Leon Busby joined Jason Pine to chat about the latest in US sport from the NFL, NBA, and NCAA Football.

As 'Black Monday' approaches a high turnover rate is increasingly expected.

"There's a lot of rumours going on and as, as per ESPN's Adam Schefter, he's a senior NFL insider for the network. He's projected there'll be anywhere between 7 and 9 openings as the regular season comes to a close.

"At this time, there are already 2 vacancies, and Monday, January 5th will be the day of reckoning, commonly referred to as Black Monday," Busby said.

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Listen to the Weekend Sport with Jason Pine Full Show Podcast for Saturday 27 December.
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The NZ Breakers are set to honour four-time ANBL champion Tom Abercrombie.

They will retire the iconic number 10 singlet Abercrombie famously wore throughout his 429-game career.

Abercrombie caught up with Jason Pine to chat about the achievement. 

"Obviously it's an incredible honour, and a great chance to reminisce on some great memories once again, and remember all the awesome people that were along that journey with me," he said.

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