Articles by Alex Powell
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Formula One: Liam Lawson in frame for Red Bull return if Max Verstappen cops race ban
Monday, 9 June 2025, 1:00pmLiam Lawson is in the frame for a return to Red Bull Racing, should world champion Max Verstappen earn a suspension from...
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New Black caps coach named as ex-South Africa boss
Friday, 6 June 2025, 10:48amThe Black Caps have appointed the successor of arguably the most successful coach in New Zealand history. Former South Africa,...
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'Very happy': Lawson claims career-best result in Monaco
Monday, 26 May 2025, 7:02amLiam Lawson played the ultimate team game and claimed his best result in Formula One as his Racing Bulls team masterminded...
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'Tough one to swallow': Lawson robbed by red flag, qualifies 16th in Imola
Sunday, 18 May 2025, 8:38amRed flags cost Liam Lawson any chance of progressing from the first qualifying session of Formula One‘s Emilia Romagna Grand...
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Kiwis can choose to return to India as IPL restart confirmed amid Pakistan conflict
Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 1:39pmThe New Zealanders who departed the Indian Premier League (IPL) amid rising tensions with Pakistan will be free to choose...
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Lawson stripped of first F1 points of 2025, loses seventh-place sprint finish
Sunday, 4 May 2025, 8:21amLiam Lawson has been handed a five-second time penalty, and therefore lost his points finish from Formula One‘s Miami Grand...
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‘That was so bad’: Lawson beaten by teammate, to start 14th in Miami sprint
Saturday, 3 May 2025, 9:26amLiam Lawson will start 14th in Sunday’s Formula One Miami Grand Prix sprint race, and lamented his car’s performance after...
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Lawson achieves best qualifying position of 2025, beats teammate in Saudi
Sunday, 20 April 2025, 8:41amLiam Lawson has achieved his best qualifying mark of 2025 so far, and will start Formula One’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 12th...
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Liam Lawson avoids stewards’ punishment, logs solid day in Saudi practice
Saturday, 19 April 2025, 8:17amLiam Lawson has completed a solid day of practice for Formula One’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, completing 39 laps on the difficult...
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‘Nothing really changed’: Lawson shrugs off ruthless Red Bull axing
Friday, 18 April 2025, 10:01amBeing dropped two races into his career with Red Bull’s senior team hasn’t impacted Liam Lawson’s confidence, the Kiwi driver...
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'Just a shame': Penalties ruin Lawson’s race in Bahrain GP
Monday, 14 April 2025, 6:59amLiam Lawson may have crossed the finish line in 13th, but the Kiwi was forced to settle for last on track after two separate...
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Stead's Black Caps future to be revealed this week
Monday, 7 April 2025, 1:38pmAn announcement over the future of Gary Stead will be made this week, Tuesday at the earliest, as the Black Caps coach’s...
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‘I’m really sorry’: Lawson qualifies last for Chinese Grand Prix sprint race
Saturday, 22 March 2025, 8:46amFor the second Formula One qualifying in a row, Liam Lawson failed to progress from the opening session and will start Saturday’s...
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Lawson, Verstappen, Red Bull off pace in Chinese Grand Prix practice
Friday, 21 March 2025, 5:52pmNew Zealand’s Liam Lawson clocked the 18th fastest time in free practice for Formula One’s Chinese Grand Prix, as the Kiwi...
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Watch: Lawson grazes wall, slowest Red Bull driver in first Melbourne practice
Friday, 14 March 2025, 4:27pmLiam Lawson recorded the 16th fastest time in an interrupted first practice session of Formula One’s Melbourne Grand Prix. Preparing...
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‘Jumped the gun’: All Blacks utility responds to French giant’s interest
Friday, 14 March 2025, 2:46pmAll Blacks and Crusaders utility Braydon Ennor says there has been no contact from French giants Perpignan, after reports...
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‘Not something I’m proud of’: Savea’s frustration at Moana’s slow start
Saturday, 1 March 2025, 1:14pmThis wasn’t how things were supposed to go for Moana Pasifika. Having gone through their most significant off-season to date,...
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‘We’ve got a headache’: Does Tuaupiki answer Warriors' biggest question?
Monday, 17 February 2025, 1:31pmTaine Tuaupiki’s entire Warriors career has so far been built on being in the right place at the right time. And with two...
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‘No appetite’: NZ Rugby won't budge on All Blacks eligibility after failed Mo’unga swoop
Monday, 17 February 2025, 11:54amFollowing an unsuccessful attempt to bring Richie Mo’unga home, New Zealand Rugby chief executive Mark Robinson is adamant...
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‘Significant interest’: More All Blacks want to join Savea at Moana Pasifika
Tuesday, 4 February 2025, 4:14pmMore All Blacks could follow Ardie Savea’s example and trade their respective Super Rugby Pacific sides for Moana Pasifika,...
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‘This is our year’: Moana Pasifika CEO on the Ardie effect and 2025 ambitions
Friday, 31 January 2025, 3:04pmAs Super Rugby 2025 ticks closer, the rugby world waits with bated breath to see what Moana Pasifika achieve, after the club’s...
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'Focus on my strengths': Warriors newbie not trying to replace Shaun Johnson
Tuesday, 28 January 2025, 12:21pmNow settling into Auckland and a new life at the Warriors, halfback Tanah Boyd asserts he doesn’t need to be the new Shaun...
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‘I was young and arrogant’: Warriors new recruit eager to right early career wrongs
Sunday, 26 January 2025, 2:48pmBy his own admission, Erin Clark was too ‘arrogant’ to truly make the grade in his first stint with the Warriors. But eight...
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'He was a beautiful soul': Jackson Garden-Bachop remembers brother Connor
Wednesday, 15 January 2025, 2:10pmNearly seven months after the death of his younger brother Connor, and embracing a new challenge he’s undertaking at Moana...
