Early Sports Chat for 23 June 2025
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All Whites look to reclaim Soccer Ashes Trophy
Nando Pijnaker of New Zealand is challenged by Mitchell Duke of Australia. Photo: Photosport The Soccer Ashes trophy will be contested over two games in September, with the All Whites and Socceroos to square off in Canberra and Auckland. Holders Australia will host the first match at Canberra's GIO Stadium on September 5, followed four days later by a clash at Auckland's Go Media Stadium. All Whites head coach Darren Bazeley said his team would be determined to restore some trans-Tasman pride, as well as continue their buildup for next year's FIFA World Cup. New Zealand head coach Darren Bazeley and striker Chris Wood. Photo: PHOTOSPORT "Any opportunity to play Australia is special and this series is something I know the team are really excited about," Bazeley said. "To play for a historic trophy and national pride brings an extra element to these games, but it is also ideal preparation for the FIFA World Cup with both teams now confirmed to be at the tournament next year. "After their breakout A-League men season, it is also great to be playing the New Zealand game at Go Media Stadium, the home of Auckland FC, and we hope to see all of the fans there to support the team and bring the trophy home." The All Whites will come into the series in good form having finished second at the recent Canadian Shield tournament in Toronto where they defeated African champions Côte d'Ivoire, the highest ranked side they have beaten in over 10 years. The Soccer Ashes concept was revived two years ago, having not been contested between the trans-Tasman rivals since 1954 after once-lost trophy was rediscovered. Australia won the one-off match 2-0 in London to retain the silverware, scoring goals through Mitchell Duke and Jackson Irvine. Australian captain Mat Ryan with the Soccer Ashes Trophy. Photo: Photosport The Soccer Ashes trophy contains the ashes of cigars smoked by Australian captain Alex Gibb and New Zealand captain George Campbell following the first match between the two nations in Australia in June 1923. Built by New Zealand trophy maker Harry Mayer in 1923 using a combination of rewarewa and Australian maple, the Soccer Ashes are held in a silver-plated razor case that was carried by Queensland Football Association Secretary Private William Fisher at the 1915 landing of Gallipoli during World War One. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
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Leader Palou grabs sixth Indycar win, Dixon gamble backfires
Photo: PHOTOSPORT Series leader Alex Palou clings on to notch a sixth Indycars season win in Wisconsin while New Zealand's Scott Dixon just falls short after employing a bold fuel strategy. After starting 25th on the grid at the Grand Prix of Road America, veteran Chip Ganassi Racind driver Dixon led for a race-high 27 laps out of 55 laps, courtesy of an early pit stop and some good luck with a safety car stoppage. Having looked like he could hold on to land his first win of the season, Dixon's fuel bottomed out and he was forced to pit again with two laps to go, to ultimately finish ninth. Photo: PHOTOSPORT Palou led for only six laps but squeezed out the win on low fuel, having drafted behind team-mate Dixon over the closing stages to ensure he'd reach the chequered flag. The Spaniard notched his sixth win in nine rounds but his first since the Indianapolis 500 to extend his dominant lead in the championship standings to 93 points over American Kyle Kirkwood. Sweden's Felix Rosenqvist took second, and Santino Ferrucci continued a hot stretch of his own by placing third, while Kirkwood was fourth and New Zealand's Marcus Armstrong fifth. The third Kiwi in the field, Scott McLaughlin, was 12th after leading on the opening lap of a topsy-turvy street race. "It was a crazy race," Palou said. "I had moments I thought we were losing a ton [more] position than we were making. "It was a tough race for everybody, but kudos to the team for the amazing strategy, and Honda, man. HRC being able to give us the fuel mileage we needed at the end to make it." Palou became the first IndyCar driver since A.J. Foyt in 1975 to win six of the first nine races in a campaign. He will be hard to catch over the final eight rounds. Dixon is fifth overall, with McLaughlin eighth and Armstrong 10th. - Reuters/RNZ
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Sports Chat for 23 June 2025
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