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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ruled Iran with defiance and brutality for 36 years. For many Iranians, he will not be revered

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader for 36 years, has been killed in US and Israeli airstrikes on his country, ...
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A local victory at the New Zealand golf Open for the first time since 2017

Daniel Hillier has claimed the title, shooting a final round four-under 67 to stand alone on 22-under, two clear of Australian Lucas Herbert. Fellow New Zealander Kerry Mountcastle finished in a share ...
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Kalyn Ponga has steered the Newcastle Knights to a 28-18 NRL win over the Cowboys in the season opener in Las Vegas

The Queensland fullback - who had been out since July with a foot injury - took the load off high profile recruit Dylan Brown by laying on two tries. The Knights crashed to the wooden spoon in 2025 ...
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A Bali birthday and a mistaken murder: How shooting death of Melbourne father played out in court

In the middle of a Saturday night last June, Melbourne father Zivan Radmanovic was shot dead in a Bali villa, while his wife Jazmyn Gourdeas hid in fear. In another room of the villa a second man, ...
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Newcastle are heading for a victory in the opening round of the NRL is Las Vegas

The Knights lead the Cowboys 28-18 inside the final 10 minutes.
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A two-shot final round lead at the turn for Daniel Hillier as he chases his first New Zealand golf Open crown at Millbrook Resort

Birdies at the seventh and ninth have moved Hillier to 20-under for the tournament, two clear of Lucas Herbert who has a two shot lead in turn on Kerry Mountcastle. NRL COVERAGE WITH PIT STOP. YOUR ...
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Motor racing royalty Sir Scott Dixon has suffered another blow ahead of tomorrow's opening IndyCar race in Florida

A day after a nasty head-on collision with a concrete barrier, Dixon has failed to make the second round of qualifying for the St Petersburg street race. Dixon told Sky Sport his rear end had no grip.
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One person has now died following a crash last week in Middlemarch, north of Dunedin

Emergency services were called to a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 87, with one person taken to hospital in a critical condition. Police confirm that person's now died from their injuries. The ...
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'More than 100 children' dead in US and Israel strike on Iranian school, Iran says

More than 100 children in Iran have been killed by US and Israeli air strikes on a school, according to Iranian authorities. Vision has emerged of crowds of people searching through the rubble of a ...
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Shane van Gisbergen has dominated the closing stages of NASCAR's second division series race at the Circuit of the Americas

It's his third pole at the race - and on Sky Sport he says it's the perfect start after a disappointing year last year. MOTORSPORT WITH THE NEW CRC CERAMIC ARMOUR. FOR THAT SHOWROOM FINISH.
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A search is underway for a man swept off the rocks at Union Bay, in Auckland's West Coast, today

Emergency Services were called to the area after a man fishing on the rocks, was swept out to sea. Police have been deployed, along with Coastguard and Surf Lifesaving. The man hasn't been found yet, ...
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US President Donald Trump says 'evil' Iranian leader is dead after US-Israeli air strikes

US President Donald Trump says Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed in air strikes by the United States and Israel. On Truth Social, President Trump wrote: "Khamenei, one of ...