Sportstalk with D'Arcy Waldegrave

Sportstalk's D'Arcy Waldegrave always loves having the chance to chat to Sarah Gregorius Sarah retired after playing 100 games for the Football Ferns, now works for FIFPRO, and is back in town for the FIFA World Cup. She joined D’Arcy to chat about the cup, the Ferns' chances, and how viable women's football can ever be as a major sport both around the world, and in Aotearoa. LISTEN ABOVE See omny...

ZB's D'Arcy Waldegrave returns to weigh in on the latest in the world of sport! Highlights for tonight include:  Sky Sport rugby commentator Tony Johnson on the opening Bledisloe test. Talkback - Is the Bledisloe Cup still relevant? Football Fern Betsy Hassett on the must-win match against Switzerland. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The All Blacks have now held the Bledisloe Cup for an unbroken 21 years. If the Wallabies want it back, they have to win this Saturday in Melbourne. Veteran sky sport commentator Tony Johnson spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk about whether the Aussies have any chance. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do-or-die time for the Football Ferns this weekend! Well, nobody's actually going to die, but if New Zealand want to stay in the World Cup, they have to beat Switzerland on Sunday. Midfielder Betsy Hassett spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk about how they're gonna do it. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Piney and Bonnie break down day seven action at the World Cup, with the first sides now confirmed in the knockout rounds. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's one year until the Paris summer Olympics. Obviously, it's crept up pretty fast for most of us since the Tokyo Games got bumped forward a year. D'Arcy Waldegrave spoke to New Zealand's chef de mission Nigel Avery about our preparations and all the new weird sports that are gonna be there. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There were a lot of reasons to be upset about the Football Ferns' performance last night. VAR was definitely a big one - with the Ferns' only goal disallowed by a contentious offside decision. So is this technology making the game better?  Sir Ian Taylor of Animation Research has been introducing tech to sport for decades, he spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.co...

D'Arcy Waldegrave is back to weigh in on a full day of sports updates! Highlights for tonight include:  Sir Ian Taylor of Animation Research on whether technology like VAR is ruining sport. Tech talkback. Paris Olympics NZ chef de mission Nigel Avery on there being one year to go til the event. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"We had enough opportunities in the first thirty minutes to kill the game. And we didn't" That's former All White Sam Malcolmson's read on the Football Ferns' disappointing loss to the Philippines in the World Cup. He spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Football Ferns have come crashing down to Earth. After an upset win over Norway to open the tournament, they've lost to the much lower-ranked Philippines. Football reporter Bonnie Jansen jumped into the Sportstalk studio right after full time for a word with D'Arcy Waldegrave. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kiwi sports fans, we hope you like World Cups because there's a few on this year. There's the FIIFA World Cup on at the moment and we still have to look forward to Cups for netball, cricket, rugby- and basketball! Tall Blacks head coach Pero Cameron is getting ready to make his final squad selections for the Basketball World Cup, and he spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE See om...

Sportstalk's D'Arcy Waldegrave is back to recap a full day in the world of sports! Highlights for tonight include:  Tall Blacks head coach ahead of the Basketball World Cup team naming and training camp. NZ Herald/Newstalk ZB football reporter Bonnie Jansen on the Football Ferns' loss to the Philippines. Former All White Sam Malcolmson on the Football Ferns. Talkback - Football Ferns. See omnystud...

It's a new week and Jason Pine's weighing on the latest in the world of sport! Highlights for tonight include:  Erika Fairweather on winning bronze in the 400m freestyle at the World Aquatics Champs. Former Football Fern Katie Duncan previews the team's match against the Philippines tomorrow. World Cup talkback. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"They've set the bar bloody high". That's how former Football Fern Katie Duncan sees the team's position after acing their opening game against Norway and now facing what should be an easier win against the Philippines. She spoke to Jason Pine on Sportstalk about whether there's any danger that complacency has set in. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Warriors are looking forward to another opportunity to perform in front of their home fans. If they beat the Raiders at Go Media Stadium Mt Smart tonight they'll be even closer to a Top 4 finish for the season. Centre Marcelo Montoya joined D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk to chat about it. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The opening match of the FIFA World Cup went better than most kiwi football fans had even dared to hope. Eden Park sold out, and the Football Ferns were not only competitive with Norway, they beat them 1-0 in an upset win. NZ Herald and Newstalk ZB football reporter Bonnie Jansen was there, she spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

Our premier local basketball competition has hit the business end. The NZ NBL is down to the final six, with Canterbury, Hawke's Bay, Franklin, Wellington, Auckland and Otago vying for the title. Former Tall Black Casey Frank ran D'Arcy through the playoff picture on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a wild idea. An idea so wild, some sports fans probably don't realise it actually already happened once. Just as in 1989, in 2025, a combined New Zealand and Australian rugby XV will play the Lions as part of their tour of Aus. The Roar rugby editor Christy Doran spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on sportstalk about whether this is completely nuts. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...

Sportstalk's D'Arcy Waldegrave is back to weigh on tonight's sports news! Highlights include: Roar rugby editor Christy Doran on whether the idea of a combined ANZAC XV playing the Lions is completely nuts or not. Talkback - Is it completely nuts? Former Tall Black Casey Frank on the NBL final six. LISTEN ABOVE       See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ZB's D'Arcy Waldegrave is back to weigh in on the latest news in the world of sport! Highlight include: Senior writer at The Athletic, Meg Linehan, on the FIFA Women's World Cup. Takback - Have you got your tickets?     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All the big names have come down under for the FIFA World Cup - and it's not just the footballers. Meg Linehan is a senior writer at The Athletic, and right after she sat down with FIFA big cheese Gianni Infantino, she popped over to the ZB studios for a chat with D'Arcy Waldegrave on sportstalk. Listen in for her thoughts on New Zealand, the Cup, whether all the games will sell out and how hard i...

The Warriors are riding high at the moment. They're sitting in fifth on the NRL table and rearing up to play the Raiders on Friday. Assistant coach Rich Agar spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk about the team that's been named for the match. LISTEN ABOVE     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has pulled the rug out from under the news cycle today. He's announced that Victoria will no longer be holding the 2026 Commonwealth Games. Is this the beginning of the end for the tournament? NZOC CEO Nicki Nicol doesn't think so - she made her case to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

D'Arcy Waldegrave returns to weigh in on a full day of sports updates! Highlights for tonight include: NZOC CEO Nicki Nicol on the Commonwealth Games cancellation. Talkback on that very subject. Warriors assistant coach Rich Agar on the team that's been named to play the Raiders. LISTEN ABOVE     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Pine returns with all the latest sports updates! Highlights for tonight include:  Talkback - Are the Warriors the real deal? Team New Zealand flight controller Andy Maloney ahead of round 2 of SailGP. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.