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Auckland FC are Mount Smarting after a second home football loss to Newcastle

2 January 2026

Auckland FC are Mount Smarting after a second home football loss to Newcastle

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Manager Pep Guardiola will be relying on a core group when Manchester City tackles Sunderland away in Premier League football from 9am
	2 Jan: Manager Pep Guardiola will be relying on a core group when Manchester City tackles Sunderland away in Premier League football from 9am... more

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	2 Jan: Four matches remain before the first half of the Premier League football season is over with 19 of the 38 rounds complete... more

What we know about the deadly fire at a Swiss ski resort
	2 Jan: Authorities say around 40 people are dead after a blaze ripped through a New Year's Eve event at a popular bar in Crans-Montana.... more

Auckland FC have slumped to their second loss of the men's A-League season - and once again it's at the hands of the lowly Newcastle Jets
	1 Jan: Auckland FC have slumped to their second loss of the men's A-League season - and once again it's at the hands of the lowly Newcastle Jets... more

The Wellington Blaze aren't fearful about life without star all-rounder Melie Kerr
	1 Jan: The Wellington Blaze aren't fearful about life without star all-rounder Melie Kerr... more

Wellington Blaze coach Jonny Bassett-Graham is certain Georgia Plimmer can maintain her great form...even without opening partner Amelia Kerr
	1 Jan: Wellington Blaze coach Jonny Bassett-Graham is certain Georgia Plimmer can maintain her great form...even without opening partner Amelia Kerr... more

10-man Newcastle lead Auckland FC after a chaotic start to their A-League match at Auckland's Mount Smart Stadium
	1 Jan: 10-man Newcastle lead Auckland FC after a chaotic start to their A-League match at Auckland's Mount Smart Stadium... more

Sadness Kiwi cricket's startling new opening partnership has been broken after just three matches
	1 Jan: Sadness Kiwi cricket's startling new opening partnership has been broken after just three matches... more

Play's just underway at Mount Smart Stadium between men's A-League leaders Auckland FC and Newcastle
	1 Jan: Play's just underway at Mount Smart Stadium between men's A-League leaders Auckland FC and Newcastle... more

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