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Cricket: Australia beat India by six wickets to win series 3-1
5 Jan 2025Australia have reclaimed the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in a decade after beating India in the fifth test in Sydney.
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World Cup win a 'dream come true' for Wānaka freeskier Luca Harrington
5 Jan 2025Wānaka's Luca Harrington has been crowned champion at the FIS Freeski Big Air World Cup in Klagenfurt, Austria.
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Live updates: Black Caps take first ODI
5 Jan 2025The Blackcaps have had a big win in the first of the three ODI match series against Sri Lanka, being played at the Basin Reserve in Wellington.
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Premier League: Arsenal and Chelsea both drop points
5 Jan 2025Arsenal squandered the chance to exert some pressure on Premier League leaders Liverpool when they drew 1-1 away, while Chelsea's challenge continued to falter as they also dropped points.
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Another World Cup podium for NZ skier Alice Robinson
5 Jan 2025Queenstown skier Alice Robinson has started 2025 on a positive note with a third-place finish in the giant slalom at the latest World Cup event in Slovenia.
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'Getting soft': Outcry as chess stars allowed to share world title
5 Jan 2025The players say it's a "reasonable solution", but opponents say it's "unconscionable".
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Sabalenka returns to Brisbane final with win over Andreeva
5 Jan 2025Aryna Sabalenka powered into the Brisbane International final with victory over teenager Mirra Andreeva, taking a step closer to a first trophy of the year.
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Osaka, Tauson set for showdown in ASB Classic final
4 Jan 2025Japan's Naomi Osaka will meet Denmark's Clara Tauson in the final of the ASB Classic in Auckland after an action-packed day.
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Cricket: I'm not retiring, India's Rohit says
5 Jan 2025The test skipper says critics won't decide when he walks away from the sport.
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Football: Phoenix women move into top five after victory
4 Jan 2025The Wellington Phoenix women's footballers have started 2025 in fine style, with a two-nil win over Perth in their A-League encounter in Porirua this afternoon.
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Darts: Littler downs Van Gerwen to become youngest champ
4 Jan 2025Seventeen-year-old sensation Luke 'The Nuke' Littler thrashed Michael van Gerwen 7-3 to become the youngest ever PDC darts world champion.
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Football: Phoenix fail to break Mellbourne hoodoo
4 Jan 2025Wellington Phoenix were unable to fight back against Melbourne City in their first A-League match of 2025.
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Watch: 'Pretty rad' - California surfer rides 'world's largest wave'
4 Jan 2025Santa Cruz surfer Alessandro "Alo" Slebir surfed a monster 33m tall wave at Mavericks near Half Moon Bay that could propel him into the record books. Video
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India crumble in fifth test against Australia
4 Jan 2025India's batting woes continue as they were dismissed for 185 on the opening day of the fifth and final test.
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Simone Biles says competing at 2028 Olympics would be 'greedy'
4 Jan 2025"I'm at a point in my career where I'm humble enough to know when to be done."
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Tennis: Osaka outlasts Baptiste, makes it through to ASB Classic semi-finals
3 Jan 2025Naomi Osaka did it the hard way, and just in time as Auckland's inclement weather closed in.
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A-League live updates: Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne City FC
3 Jan 2025The Wellington Phoenix have lost their big game against the fifth-placed Melbourne City by 2-0.
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Cricket: India drop Rohit, but batting struggles continue against Australia
3 Jan 2025India dropped skipper Rohit Sharma but their top order batting woes continued as they struggled to 107-4 at tea on the opening day of the fifth and final test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket…
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Cricket: Top run scorer keeps his eye on the ball
3 Jan 2025The country's top run scorer in first-class cricket this season says he is beginning to hone in on "the formula he wants" following a dominant start to the summer with the bat.
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Red Bull options 'remain open' for Carlos Sainz
3 Jan 2025Despite rejecting Carlos Sainz in favour of promoting Liam Lawson for the 2025 season, Red Bull team boss Christian Horner is not ruling out potentially signing the former Ferrari driver down the…
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Rangers stun Celtic in Old Firm derby
3 Jan 2025Rangers swept aside Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic as Ianis Hagi's superb strike inspired a 3-0 win over their Old Firm rivals.
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Sainz Sr. chases fifth Dakar win with different car manufacturers
3 Jan 2025Spaniard Carlos Sainz Sr. can extend his record as the Dakar Rally's oldest champion by becoming the first to win with five different car manufacturers in the two-week marathon.
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World's oldest living Olympic gold medalist dies
3 Jan 2025Agnes Keleti, the world's oldest living Olympic gold medallist and a Holocaust survivor, has died at the age of 103.
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Djokovic continues Monfils dominance to reach Brisbane quarters
3 Jan 2025Novak Djokovic's bid for a 100th ATP Tour title gained momentum as the Serb thumped fellow veteran Gael Monfils 6-3 6-3 to reach the Brisbane International quarter-finals.
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