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Nancy Kerrigan assault a soap-operatic story that overshadowed the 1994 Winter Olympics

6 January 2026

The gentile and sequined world of figure skating had its dark side exposed in a drama worthy of a soap opera in 1994, as Nancy Kerrigan was the victim of a dastardly plot to eliminate her from the Winter Olympics.

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Another manager bites the dust in football's Premier League
	6 Jan: Another manager bites the dust in football's Premier League... more

Two of the more high profile American players at the ASB Tennis Classic have suffered first round exits
	6 Jan: Two of the more high profile American players at the ASB Tennis Classic have suffered first round exits... more

A second high profile manager has been dismissed in the space of a week in football's Premier League
	6 Jan: A second high profile manager has been dismissed in the space of a week in football's Premier League... more

Youth is out-gunning experience in the first round of doubles at the ASB Tennis Classic in Auckland
	5 Jan: Youth is out-gunning experience in the first round of doubles at the ASB Tennis Classic in Auckland... more

Table-topping Auckland FC's eager to overcome frustrations at last week's A-League defeat to ten-man Newcastle at home
	5 Jan: Table-topping Auckland FC's eager to overcome frustrations at last week's A-League defeat to ten-man Newcastle at home... more

Australia's made a strong start in reply to England's first innings 384 in the final Ashes cricket test in Sydney
	5 Jan: Australia's made a strong start in reply to England's first innings 384 in the final Ashes cricket test in Sydney... more

Cantabrian Rohan Ware has beaten the best of Australia to win the men's singles title at the National Bowls Champs on home turf in Christchurch
	5 Jan: Cantabrian Rohan Ware has beaten the best of Australia to win the men's singles title at the National Bowls Champs on home turf in Christchurch... more

A moment to cling on to for Chelsea fans after a tumultuous week in football's Premier League
	5 Jan: A moment to cling on to for Chelsea fans after a tumultuous week in football's Premier League... more

Australian bowling coach Dan Vettori believes the omission of a specialist spinner for the fifth Ashes test at Sydney is an outlier, not the new norm
	5 Jan: Australian bowling coach Dan Vettori believes the omission of a specialist spinner for the fifth Ashes test at Sydney is an outlier, not the new norm... more

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