Articles by Michael Burgess
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Sport
‘Time to move on’: All Blacks legends back Eden Park exit
Monday, 27 January 2025, 2:40pmSir John Kirwan believes it is time to move on from Eden Park. It will surprise some people because the rugby legend enjoyed...
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Sport
Corica's delight as Auckland FC bounce back, Mata takes chance
Monday, 20 January 2025, 12:15pmAuckland FC coach Steve Corica believes his team have got their mojo back. After a flat period – with the nadir being the...
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Sport
'It’s about attitude': Auckland FC coach on team's recent struggles
Friday, 17 January 2025, 2:30pmAuckland FC coach Steve Corica admits the litmus test is coming for his team – and how they respond will define their campaign. After...
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Sport
‘Stars are aligning’: Tennis Auckland’s plans for $15m covered stadium
Monday, 13 January 2025, 12:55pmThe 2027 ASB Classic will be played under a roof inside a redeveloped, larger stadium. That’s the ambitious vision of tournament organisers,...
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Sport
ASB Classic: Early shocks, record crowds and star power define 2025
Monday, 13 January 2025, 12:03pmIn the end, pure star power elevated the 2025 ASB Classic to a new level. That will be the overriding conclusion, when people...
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Sport
19 year-old world No 138 stuns defending champion at ASB Classic
Wednesday, 8 January 2025, 4:06pmEvery so often at the ASB Classic, you get the sense you are witnessing the start of something special. That was the case...
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Sport
‘She was crying, I wanted to cry’: ASB Classic champion on Osaka’s shock withdrawal
Monday, 6 January 2025, 10:10amAs Naomi Osaka walked towards her, Clara Tauson didn’t know what to say. The Japanese tennis star had just been forced out...
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Sport
‘Fight for everything’: Osaka hoping Auckland success can enhance legacy
Sunday, 5 January 2025, 10:25amOn Sunday morning at her Auckland hotel, Naomi Osaka will sit down to a familiar breakfast. Ahead of the 2025 ASB Classic...
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Sport
‘She was the better player’: Tauson's great escape to book ASB Classic final
Sunday, 5 January 2025, 10:19amFrom the brink of an early exit - to her first WTA final in more than three years. That’s been the rollercoaster journey...
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Sport
Game, set, (love) match: Why being married to coach is working for Madison Keys
Friday, 3 January 2025, 11:51amWhen Madison Keys needs some advice ahead of a match, the first person she speaks to is her husband. Her spouse, Bjorn Fratangelo,...
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Sport
ASB Classic top seed shows why she’ll be hard to beat
Thursday, 2 January 2025, 4:42pmIf anyone is going to stop Madison Keys from taking the 2025 ASB Classic title, they will have to be at their very best. The...
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Sport
‘Massive name’: Tournament director on Raducanu’s ASB exit
Wednesday, 1 January 2025, 11:28amASB Classic tournament director Nicolas Lamperin admits that the withdrawal of Emma Raducanu is a big blow for the event...
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Sport
Osaka makes positive start at ASB Classic
Tuesday, 31 December 2024, 2:11pmNaomi Osaka was pleased to get through her first match in Auckland – and showed enough to indicate there could be a lot more...
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Sport
'Humbled' Osaka hopes ASB Classic is her route back to the top
Monday, 30 December 2024, 12:49pmNaomi Osaka is back in love with tennis – and believes she can return to the top of the sport. The Japanese superstar, who...
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Sport
ASB Classic: Big guns receive favourable draws for women’s event
Sunday, 29 December 2024, 4:49pmFor once, fortune favoured the ASB Classic tournament organisers when the draw was made for the women’s event on Saturday. All...
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Sport
'It was emotional’: Kiwi takes career-best ASB Classic qualifying victory
Sunday, 29 December 2024, 4:45pmWhen Kiwi Monique Barry steps on the court for the final round of ASB Classic qualifying on Sunday, she will have a simple...
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Sport
Order restored - Auckland FC bounce back with emphatic win
Sunday, 29 December 2024, 9:55amAuckland FC 4 Central Coast 1 Auckland FC are back on track. They have managed an impressive 4-1 win over the Central Coast...
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Sport
Blip on the radar? Something more? AFC’s response vital after humiliation
Saturday, 28 December 2024, 10:23amAuckland FC will face a novel situation on Saturday against the Central Coast Mariners. After an extraordinary beginning...
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Sport
‘He needs to show more respect’: Auckland FC boss' swipe at Phoenix rival
Sunday, 8 December 2024, 3:58pmAuckland FC coach Steve Corica has accused his Wellington Phoenix counterpart Giancarlo Italiano of being “disrespectful”...
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Sport
‘Best of life’: How move from South America paying off for Auckland FC striker
Tuesday, 26 November 2024, 1:41pmWhen Uruguayan striker Guillermo May was considering a contract offer from Auckland FC, one of the first phone calls he made...
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Sport
How the All Whites will reset for 2026 World Cup, after big win over Samoa
Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 4:24pmTwo more wins – and then a slice of New Zealand football history. That’s the challenge that All Whites coach Darren Bazeley...
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Sport
Exclusive: Olympic legend plots to bring World Indoor Athletics championships to NZ
Tuesday, 1 October 2024, 3:08pmEXCLUSIVE On the penultimate day of the Paris Olympics, Minister of Sport Chris Bishop walked into an exclusive VIP room...
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Sport
'You don't just stop': Carrington determined to continue after golden Paris haul
Thursday, 26 September 2024, 3:58pmDame Lisa Carrington is not ready to put a full stop on her career. It had been widely assumed – within media and public...
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Olympic Games
The untold story of New Zealand’s latest gold medal hero
Wednesday, 7 August 2024, 1:05pmBy Michael Burgess in Paris Finn Butcher was three years old when he first sat in a kayak. It was early but also inevitable,...
