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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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