Weekend Sport with Jason Pine

The national bowls championship is on in Auckland, with men's pairs and women's singles into post-selection play today, with finals tomorrow.  Men's singles and women's pairs will follow.  The defending champions in the men's pairs, Mt Albert duo Gary Lawson and Tony Grantham, are looking for a three-peat. While women's singles defending champion Leanne Poulson is looking to be the first...

Day one of Australia v India at the SCG saw the Aussies get one step closer to reclaiming the Border-Gavaskar trophy, bagging four wickets to bowl out India for 185.  Fiery scenes followed Jasprit Bumrah's last-ball strike on day one and set the tone heading into day two.  Plus, Novak Djokovic has crashed out in the quarter finals of the Brisbane International in a surprise defeat to Rei...

The All Whites continue their Oceania World Cup qualifying.  The team face two more matches in their efforts to gain direct entry into the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with Oceania gaining a direct qualification slot for the first time.  All Whites Head Coach Darren Bazeley joins Piney to discuss the excitement of what lies ahead in the first few months of 2025.  LISTEN ABOVE.  See omn...

Former New Zealand Davis Cup representative Sebastian Lavie joins Weekend Sport to discuss the ASB Classic women's tournament so far.  Lavie provides expert analysis of the tournament for Sky Sport and offers his assessment of the performances that have seen some of the top names and high seeds drop from the competition.  LISTEN ABOVE.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...

The Black Caps failed in their bid to make it 3 from 3 against Sri Lanka, falling short by just 7 runs at Saxton Oval. Jacob Duffy was named Player of the Series and was the only New Zealand bowler to avoid damage in Sri Lanka's batting onslaught. The Otago veteran will now compete for the new ball alongside O'Rourke and Matt Henry.  LISTEN ABOVE.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

The New Zealand Warriors are flying high in the NRL – coming within one game of the Grand Final in 2023. They’ve continued their form this season sitting firmly in the top eight – and getting plaudits on both sides of the Tasman. So, what’s behind their recent success? How far can this club go? Will this be the Warriors' golden era? The club’s CEO Cameron George joined Weekend Sport’s Jason Pine i...

Listen to the Weekend Sport with Jason Pine Full Show Podcast for Sunday 29 December. Get the Weekend Sport with Jason Pine Full Show Podcast every Saturday and Sunday afternoon on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The World Darts Championships are well underway through till next week.  Host of the Kiwi Darts podcast Ben Francis joins the show.  "Oh jeez, Jason, where to start, it's just been absolutely incredible..." LISTEN ABOVE.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fresh face Corban Piper made his starting debut for the Men's Wellington Phoenix last week.  The 22-year-old combative midfielder joined the Phoenix from Birkenhead United.  The Wellington Phoenix will host the Newcastle Jets at Sky Stadium in Wellington at 5pm this afternoon as they hope to snap a three game loosing streak.  LISTEN ABOVE.  See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

Wellington Phoenix take on A-League Women leaders Melbourne City today.  The team look to maintain a winning streak after beating two-time defending A-League Women champions Sydney FC last week.  Phoenix Captain Annalie Longo   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australian Correspondent Adam Peacock gives an update on all things Aussie sport.  The mood is sombre in Hobart after the Sydney to Hobart race has come to an end off the back of two shocking fatalities yesterday.  Adam shares what has come to light over the past 12 hours.  LISTEN ABOVE.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the 1999 Boxing Day test against the West Indies at the Basin Reserve, Matthew Sinclair scored 214 on test debut. Still the highest score by a New Zealande batter on their test debut, it helped New Zealand to an innings victory over the West Indies.  LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen to the Weekend Sport with Jason Pine Full Show Podcast for Saturday 28 December. Get the Weekend Sport with Jason Pine Full Show Podcast every Saturday and Sunday afternoon on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stand-in captain Max Chu lead his team to a 10-run win against the Canterbury Kings yesterday at Molyneux Park. The Otago Volts made 165-9 from their 20 overs.  Chu joins the show to discuss the teams win.  LISTEN ABOVE.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The ASB Classic is back on our shores bringing back major names in tennis.  Naomi Osaka, Madison Keys, Emma Raducanu and kiwi Lulu Sun are among the women returning to the court.  Qualifying for the women's tournament has begun today and will continue tomorrow. ASB Classic Tournament Director Nicolas Lamperin joins the show to discuss how the event is shaping up ahead of its first day on...

 The Black Caps face Sri Lanka tonight in the first of 3 T20 internationals, then 3 one-day internationals. Will home conditions favour New Zealand when they meet Sri Lanka again in Mt Maunganui?  Home conditions are not always the advantage they used to be, Michael Bracewell said, making for a "tightly contested" series.   What is Bracewell's T20 bowling strategy?  All th...

A promise to protect rugby's match officials from online abuse. It comes after a World Rugby report found referees were the fourth most targeted group at last year's Rugby World Cup. Prominent official Wayne Barnes picked up a third of vitriol aimed at individuals by the end of the 2023 event. World Rugby boss Alan Gilpin says protecting match officials from online abuse is crucial towards keeping...

Listen to the Weekend Sport with Jason Pine Full Show Podcast for Sunday 22 December. Get the Weekend Sport with Jason Pine Full Show Podcast every Saturday and Sunday afternoon on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James McOnie from The Crowd Goes Wild joins Jason Pine to announce the winners of the 'Piney' awards - wrapping a fantastic year of sport for 2024. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oleksandr Usyk won his heavyweight championship rematch against Tyson Fury by unanimous decision to stay unbeaten across two divisions and cement his place among the greats.  NZ Herald combat sports expert Christopher Reive tells Jason Pine Usyk was the favourite going into the rematch.  The fight went the distance, with all 12 rounds being played and Reive says Usyk was never in danger...

The White Ferns have lost a rain-hit second women’s one-day international against Australia.  Despite the loss, bowler Molly Penfold was a star with career-best figures of four for 42.  Molly tells Jason Pine the team knew they were coming up against the world’s best and unfortunately couldn’t get across the line.  LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

After a brilliant start to the season, Auckland FC have come crashing down with their first ever defeat.  The Black Knights went down 4-0 to Western United in Mt Smart on Saturday, with three goals coming inside the first 34 minutes.  Former Wellington Phoenix and All Whites goalkeeper and Sky Sports analyst Jacob Spoonley tells Jason Pine not many people would have seen this coming.&nbs...

Dave McCalman is a three-time Paralympic medalist for New Zealand. In 1980 he misjudged the depth of the water when hejumpedinto a water hole and sustained serious spinal injuries. Following his disability, he moved into able-bodied basketball coaching, leading teams to national titles before later taking up para-athletics. In Barcelona in 1992 he made his paralympic debut entering in the javelin,...

Listen to the Weekend Sport with Jason Pine Full Show Podcast for Saturday 21 December. Get the Weekend Sport with Jason Pine Full Show Podcast every Saturday and Sunday afternoon on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a four-year hiatus the Christmas Carnival returns to Ellerslie Racecourse this summer, the Boxing Day and New Year's Day races. Major highlights on the racing calendar, and one of the country's richest annual sporting events.  SkyCity is the naming rights sponsor for both Boxing Day and New Year's Day.  CEO of Auckland Thoroughbred Racing Paul Wilcox said the two events are very si...