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10 Jan: The Wellington Phoenix women's side will have to create history if they are to get a result in this afternoon's A-League football clash in Porirua

10 Jan: Hosts Morocco have advanced to the semi-finals of football's Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-nil defeat of Cameroon

10 Jan: A massive fortnight is on the cards for the Phoenix women - as they prepare to face the top two teams in the A-League

10 Jan: The threat of a cyclone in Far North Queensland has forced the postponement of Cairns Taipans Australian basketball league game against rivals Brisbane today

10 Jan: A first goal in Wrexham colours for Libby Cacace

10 Jan: Snowboarder Cam Melville Ives has finished down in 12th in the halfpipe at the latest World Cup event in Aspen

10 Jan: Former Manchester United player and manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is set to talk to the club about returning in a caretaker role until the end of the Premier League football season

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Soccer:
The Wellington Phoenix women's side will have to create history if they are to get a result in this afternoon's A-League football clash in Porirua 15:26

Entertainment:
Amanda Seyfried was puzzled by Timothee Chalamet's message to his partner Kylie Jenner at the Critics Choice Awards 15:23

Soccer:
Hosts Morocco have advanced to the semi-finals of football's Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-nil defeat of Cameroon 14:56

Entertainment:
Jennifer Lopez wants her next partner to "accept" her for all that she is 14:53

Entertainment:
Michael B. Jordan needed therapy after starring in Black Panther 14:23

Soccer:
A massive fortnight is on the cards for the Phoenix women - as they prepare to face the top two teams in the A-League 14:06

Entertainment:
KISS rocker Peter Criss believes beating cancer was a "miracle" 13:53

Politics:
Costly change of plans for some holiday makers, stuck on the wrong side of the Cook Strait 13:46

Rugby League:
The threat of a cyclone in Far North Queensland has forced the postponement of Cairns Taipans Australian basketball league game against rivals Brisbane today 13:27

Entertainment:
Jelly Roll lied to his daughter about his face tattoos 13:23

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