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  •   Home > News > Sports > Basketball

    A morale-boosting result for basketball's Tall Blacks in their qualifying campaign for next year's World Cup

    A morale-boosting result for basketball's Tall Blacks in their qualifying campaign for next year's World Cup


    They've eked out a 69-66 win over the Philippines in Manila.

    New Zealand lost their last game to Australia courtesy of a three-point bank shot on the buzzer in December.

    Coach Judd Flavell welcomed being on the right side of a close contest.



    The Tall Blacks face Guam next on Sunday.

    BASKETBALL COVERAGE WITH BK'S TROPICAL WHOPPER. PINEAPPLE IN A BURGER. THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL WHOPPER YET

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Basketball News
     26 Feb: The Tall Ferns have named three uncapped players for their Basketball World Cup qualifiers in Puerto Rico next month
     26 Feb: Tall Blacks coach Judd Flavell is trying to progress Parker Jackson-Cartwright's basketball ambitions
     24 Feb: Breakers president of basketball operations Dillon Boucher is preparing for a free agency battle
     24 Feb: To the ANBL basketball awards..
     22 Feb: Parker Jackson-Cartwright and the entire New Zealand Breakers organisation want to put their name on the first ever Ignite Cup, but know the task ahead of them is a difficult one
     19 Feb: Breakers forward Reuben Te Rangi is imploring his side to close out their Australian NBL regular season with a win
     18 Feb: Bittersweet injury news for the Breakers ahead of their final regular season Australian basketball league game
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     Today's News

    Auckland:
    A police operation is underway in Auckland's Papakura, with one person taken to hospital in a moderate condition 13:47

    Soccer:
    Aston Villa's Champions League hopes have taken a hit after a two-nil English Premier League loss to lowly Wolverhampton 13:27

    Motoring:
    Kiwi driver Scott McLaughlin's made a bright start to the new IndyCar season in Florida 13:17

    Motorsports:
    New season, new engineer, new attitude 12:27

    Law and Order:
    A person has been seriously injured, and another arrested, following an incident on Auckland's Great North Road in Glen Eden 12:27

    Accident and Emergency:
    One person's died in a single vehicle crash, in Te Kopuru, south of Northland's Dargaville this morning 11:57

    Politics:
    Bill Clinton tells congressional committee he had 'no idea' about Jeffrey Epstein's crimes 11:27

    Cricket:
    There will be more on the line than the Black Caps would've liked when Sri Lanka and Pakistan meet at the T20 World Cup overnight 11:17

    Law and Order:
    A knife has been found at the scene of a serious late night assault in Auckland's CBD, which left two people injured 10:47

    Business:
    The average Auckland ratepayer will be paying an average of 320 dollars more a year, if the council's annual plan passes 10:47


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