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  •   Home > News > Sports

    The end to an on-water sailing chapter for Australian great Jimmy Spithill

    The end to an on-water sailing chapter for Australian great Jimmy Spithill


    New Zealand has beaten Australia in a photo finish at the Sail GP event off the coast of Dubai - denying the three-time defending champions a first victory of the fourth season.

    Spithill had subbed in with compatriot Tom Slingsby on paternity leave.

    The 44-year-old has a new focus for the competition's fifth season.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     01 Jan: Auckland FC goalkeeper Michael Woud is on guard for the Newcastle Jets attack ahead of this afternoon's New Year's Day A-League clash in Auckland
     01 Jan: A chance for Auckland FC to exact revenge in this afternoon's A-League contest against the Newcastle Jets at Mt Smart
     01 Jan: Former England prop Dan Cole is ending an 18-year association with rugby's Leicester Tigers
     01 Jan: The countdown has just ramped up to the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics with the ticking over of the new year
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     Today's News

    Cricket:
    Left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann is the surprise inclusion in the Australian squad for the T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka and India 15:27

    Soccer:
    Auckland FC goalkeeper Michael Woud is on guard for the Newcastle Jets attack ahead of this afternoon's New Year's Day A-League clash in Auckland 15:27

    Environment:
    MetService is forecasting strong weather to hit the South Island's north-western regions today 14:57

    International:
    Queen Camilla recalls being 'furious' after being indecently assaulted by man on train as a teenager 14:47

    Politics:
    (CCN - INCLUDES AUCKLAND IN THE TOP LINE) 14:47

    Law and Order:
    A Search and Rescue operation is underway in Dunedin's mountainside, following a missing person's cry for help 14:07

    Politics:
    The government's calling for transparency in the wake of a cyber security breach - that could put patients' medical data at risk 13:37

    Accident and Emergency:
    Five people have been injured after a three-vehicle crash east of Queenstown 13:27

    Soccer:
    A chance for Auckland FC to exact revenge in this afternoon's A-League contest against the Newcastle Jets at Mt Smart 13:17

    Entertainment:
    If you get lost in the bush, can you really survive by drinking your own pee? 13:07


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