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    Melbourne and Penrith have staged a golden point thriller to open round 24 of the NRL league season - Storm hooker Harry Grant's turned Harry Houdini with a dummy in front of the posts to score the try which won the match 22-18
     15 August 2025
    Melbourne and Penrith have staged a golden point thriller to open round 24 of the NRL league season - Storm hooker Harry Grant's turned Harry Houdini with a dummy in front of the posts to score the try which won the match 22-18
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    James O'Connor will assume the playmaking duties for the Wallabies as they seek to build on their third-test win over the Lions with a victory away against the Springboks to start the Rugby Championship
    15 Aug: James O'Connor will assume the playmaking duties for the Wallabies as they seek to build on their third-test win over the Lions with a victory away against the Springboks to start the Rugby Championship... more
    Jimmy Kimmel has obtained Italian citizenship
    15 Aug: The 57-year-old presenter - who has Katie, 33, and Kevin, 31, with ex-wife Gina Maddy and Jane, 11, and Billy, eight, with spouse Molly McNearney - has Italian heritage on his mother's side so sought to obtain official links to Europe because he is so unhappy with the state of the US under the presidency of Donald Trump... more
    Military, MAGA and 'anti-government extremist' links behind shadowy Gaza aid agency GHF
    15 Aug: A security contractor held a senior role in what a US legal service says is an "anti-government extremist group" linked to the hard right. Now he works on an Israel- and US-backed humanitarian aid project in Gaza.... more
    Dolly Parton has urged Kelly Clarkson to "remember the very best" of her time with Brandon Blackstock
    15 Aug: The 79-year-old music icon has offered some advice to her friends Kelly and Reba McEntire following the death of Blackstock - who was Kelly's ex-husband and Reba's stepson - and touched on her own experiences with grief after her husband Carl Thomas Dean died earlier this year aged 82... more
    Vince McMahon says Hulk Hogan "said some racist things" but "wasn't a racist"
    15 Aug: The former WWE boss - who has given his first interview since resigning from the wrestling promotion's parent company TKO amid a lawsuit accusing him of sex trafficking and sexual assault - has reflected on the late world champion's 2015 scandal when he was heard using racist language in a leaked tape... more
    Manny Jacinto has advised all couples to get therapy
    15 Aug: The Freakier Friday actor tied the knot with Grey's Anatomy actress Dianne Doan and revealed the best piece of advice he was given prior to marriage, was to go to couples therapy "before you need it"... more
    A person's been arrested after an altercation in the Bay of Plenty left someone with critical injuries
    14 Aug: A person's been arrested after an altercation in the Bay of Plenty left someone with critical injuries... more
    Reba McEntire has paid tribute to her former stepson Brandon Blackstock following his death
    14 Aug: Brandon, 48, passed away last week after a secret three-year battle with melanoma and Reba - who was married to Brandon's father Narvel Blackstock from 1989 to 2015 - shared her grief in a comment on her son Shelby Blackstock's Instagram post... more
    A central North Island secondary school's retracted a policy to close the girls' bathrooms during school hours, and have a teacher check after students finished
    14 Aug: A central North Island secondary school's retracted a policy to close the girls' bathrooms during school hours, and have a teacher check after students finished... more

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     10 Aug: Brandon Smith has celebrated his 150th NRL match with an enthralling 20-18 victory for his Rabbitohs over the Titans on the Gold Coast ++++++++++++
     10 Aug: The Warriors are determined to fight their way back into the NRL's top four after three losses on the trot +++++++++++
     10 Aug: AFLW is celebrating 10 seasons, these photographs tell its story +++++++++++
     13 Aug: Belief lessons can be learnt after two Canterbury mental health patients murdered members of the public ++++++++++
     11 Aug: Te Maire Martin is set to stay with the Warriors +++++++++
     10 Aug: A hint of rust from triathlete Hayden Wilde during his victorious return at the latest T100 race in London +++++++++
     10 Aug: Bay of Plenty have survived a double yellow card to overcome Counties Manukau 39-22 in their NPC match in Pukekohe +++++++++

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    An air traffic control "technical fault" has caused disruptions to air sector services tonight, closing Oceania airspace and forcing trans-Tasman flights to circle off the New Zealand coast 21:56

    Cricket:
    Australian cricket legends pay tribute to Bob Simpson as a "giant" of the game 21:26

    Environment:
    Thousands of people today felt one of the strongest earthquakes to hit Australia amid warnings of aftershocks 21:16

    Netball:
    The second-tier status of netball's ANZ Premiership ... compared to Australian Super Netball ... has been alluded to by former Northern Stars coach Kiri Wills 18:57

    Rugby:
    A half-century for Taranaki in rugby's NPC as the Bulls roared home with the points over Auckland, at a sodden Eden Park ... on Gold Sport 18:57

    Rugby:
    All Blacks second five Jordie Barrett believes Billy Proctor is ready to take the mantle as the preferred centre 18:37

    Law and Order:
    An incident at Waikato's Springhill Prison has ended after going into lockdown 18:27

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    Hiker found dead after brown bear attack on trail in northern Japan, officials say 18:17

    Law and Order:
    Emergency services are standing down after an incident unfolding at Waikato's Springhill Prison 18:07

    Rugby League:
    The Warriors women have a vision of achievement that extends well beyond results on the field 18:07

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