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    Australian cricket coach Andrew McDonald looks poised to pick off spinner Todd Murphy for the fifth and final Ashes test starting January 4 in Sydney
     30 December 2025
    Australian cricket coach Andrew McDonald looks poised to pick off spinner Todd Murphy for the fifth and final Ashes test starting January 4 in Sydney
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    Tor the world darts championships round-of-16 at London's Alexandra Palace on Sky Sport..
    30 Dec: Tor the world darts championships round-of-16 at London's Alexandra Palace on Sky Sport..... more
    The glory of crossing the line first in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race might have been celebrated in the bars beyond Constitution Dock, but the contest for the Tattersall Cup to crown the overall handicap winner remains on the water
    30 Dec: The glory of crossing the line first in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race might have been celebrated in the bars beyond Constitution Dock, but the contest for the Tattersall Cup to crown the overall handicap winner remains on the water... more
    Auckland have beaten the wet weather and Wellington in men's Super Smash T20 cricket after a five-wicket win at the Basin Reserve
    30 Dec: Auckland have beaten the wet weather and Wellington in men's Super Smash T20 cricket after a five-wicket win at the Basin Reserve... more
    Brydon Carse is England's last out-and-out speedster standing, after fellow bowler Gus Atkinson was officially ruled out of the Ashes finale with a hamstring injury
    29 Dec: Brydon Carse is England's last out-and-out speedster standing, after fellow bowler Gus Atkinson was officially ruled out of the Ashes finale with a hamstring injury... more
    Football Ferns midfielder Emma Pijnenburg wants to get on the ball and lead her new side, the Wellington Phoenix
    29 Dec: Football Ferns midfielder Emma Pijnenburg wants to get on the ball and lead her new side, the Wellington Phoenix... more
    Brett Lee has been inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame
    29 Dec: Brett Lee has been inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame... more
    Coach Bev Priestman has revealed another Wellington Phoenix women's player announcement is imminent
    29 Dec: Coach Bev Priestman has revealed another Wellington Phoenix women's player announcement is imminent... more
    The Wellington Phoenix women are wary of taking their next A-League opponents lightly, following that breakout 7-nil home victory over Sydney FC
    29 Dec: The Wellington Phoenix women are wary of taking their next A-League opponents lightly, following that breakout 7-nil home victory over Sydney FC... more
    Wellington Phoenix forward Carlo Armiento is wary of an in-form Melbourne Victory in tonight's A-League men's clash across the Ditch
    29 Dec: Wellington Phoenix forward Carlo Armiento is wary of an in-form Melbourne Victory in tonight's A-League men's clash across the Ditch... more

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     17 Dec: An Otago University student and rising rugby talent is recovering after a near-fatal fall from a Dunedin rooftop in September +++++++++++++++++++
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     14 Dec: The Tauranga Whai have defended their Tauihi national women's basketball league title with a resounding 93-66 win over the Mainland Pouakai in the final in Christchurch +++++++++++++
     09 Dec: A realistic reflection of the modern cricket calendar for Black Caps coach Rob Walter as he deals with a raft of injuries +++++++++++++

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