Top Stories: The Melbourne Tigers have claimed an overtime Australian National Basketball League win over the 36ers in Adelaide.The Tigers have won 87-84 after the scores were level at 77-all at fulltime.Meanwhile... NZ City Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:59:54 -0500Australian golfers Adam Scott and Stuart Appleby are the only golfers with a shot of winning the Australian Open in today's final round in Sydney.Scott is at 15 under par, with Appleby two shots back ... NZ City Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:59:53 -0500Sydney FC has returned to form with a 4-1 thrashing at home to the North Queensland Fury in their A-League football fixture.Meanwhile, Gold Coast United has beaten the Central Coast Mariners 2-1 at Sk... NZ City Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:59:51 -0500Send us an event report All I want for Christmas is... Word has it that the dozen sailors that will comprise the Team GBR for the 40th Contender Worlds, scheduled to he held in Brisbane in a few... Yachts And Yachting Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:57:55 -05002009 ISAF Match Racing World Champion crowned - 05 Dec 2009The 2009 ISAF Match Racing World Championship was at stake on morning four of the Monsoon Cup, the final round of the World Match Racing Tour... Yachts And Yachting Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:57:51 -0500Send us an event report Spirit of Australia achieve a quick fix with their steering Crunch time for the skippers is fast approaching as they will soon need to decide when to start heading north ... Yachts And Yachting Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:57:50 -0500Parents need not worry about spending big bucks on kids this Christmas.Jeremy Kirk-Smith from toy retailer Planet Fun in Auckland says there are some cool toys at bargain prices.He says people are spe... NZ City Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:34:46 -0500All Blacks coach Graham Henry is insisting this morning's 25-18 loss to the Barbarians has not soured the end of year tour.The All Blacks led 14-10 at halftime.Following an impressive win over France ... NZ City Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:34:43 -0500Victims of domestic violence are being encouraged to seek help as the number of cases increases.Two women have been killed in the last fortnight, in what police believe to be incidents of abuse in the... NZ City Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:34:42 -0500Rathbun Makes Semis Thanks to 16 Year Old Chris Brockbank on Bow at the Carlos Aguilar Match Race By Lynn Fitzpatrick of World Regattas Dec 5, 2009, 15:58 PST Photography by Lynn Fitzpatrick of Wor... Caribbean Racing Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:17:13 -0500New Zealand have bounced back from a horror last season to win the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens title.They have beaten Samoa 24-12 in the final.They finished fourth in the series last season an... NZ City Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:10:25 -0500An Auckland woman is cold but safe and well after spending the night in the bush.The 26-year-old was reported missing from a bridal party on Kilgour Terrace in West Auckland early this morningShe had ... NZ City Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:10:24 -0500Heavy rain around the Coromandel Peninsula yesterday caused flooding and massive traffic delays.Thames-Coromandel District Mayor Philippa Barriball says although there is a lot of mud and debris on th... NZ City Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:46:14 -0500There has been a fatal car crash between Dannevirke and Palmerston North overnight.A small saloon was travelling west on State Highway Two when it lost control around a bend.It crashed into the side b... NZ City Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:46:11 -0500The Blackcaps will end their test series against Pakistan missing two of their key seam bowlers.Shane Bond is out with injury and Iain O'Brien has announced his international retirement to spend more ... NZ City Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:46:10 -0500Web TV coverage of the 2009 Monsoon Cup has set standards at a time when sailing is at a crossroads, and desperately needs to find a viable New Media platform to reach around the major TV sports, and ... Sailing News Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:37:31 -0500Dick Cawse and his crew have continued their dominance of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's Ocean Pointscore series with the Lyons/Cawse 60 Vanguard scoring another line honours victory today. Co... Sailing News Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:43:37 -0500Police in Wellington are trying to find a BMW coupe after it was stolen from an address in Newlands this evening.They say the woman owner was seriously assaulted before her car was taken.The white 200... NZ City Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:24:57 -0500New Zealand is through to a semifinal showdown against Fiji at the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens.Gordon Tietjens' side has scored a last minute try through Ben Souness to beat Kenya 17-14 in the quart... NZ City Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:24:56 -0500PRWEB ) December 5, 2009 -- Aqualand Marina won the award for Best Marina in Lake Lanier for the first time in the survey’s three year history. In the 3rd Annual Lake Lanier Survey, locals voted... PR Web Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:04:23 -0500Ring in the New Year on the island of Bimini in the Bahamas. Bimini Sands Resort & Marina offers fun-filled getaway packages featuring luxury accommodations, fireworks, live music, beach party and... Earth Times Sat, 05 Dec 2009 03:33:58 -0500Send us an event report Just 16 minutes separate the first two arrivals After a course distance of 2,700 nautical miles and almost twelve days at sea just 16 minutes and 5 seconds separated the ... Yachts And Yachting Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:09:59 -0500Police have named a young man killed in a road smash on Glenbrook Road at Patumahoe.He was 18-year-old Dylan Shane Campbell, of Waiuku. He was ejected from the cabin of his Mitsubishi Galant onto the ... NZ City Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:46:22 -0500Bay of Plenty have won the men's golf Interprovincials at the Manawatu Golf Club.They have beaten Canterbury 3½ to 1½ to claim their sixth victory in eight years.Bay of Plenty were the only team to ... NZ City Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:46:22 -0500Send us an event report Demanding weather conditions for the opening racing day; rough sea and northerly winds up to 24 knots on both the 420 and Byte CII sailing areas, a few showers with the fleet ... Yachts And Yachting Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:49:55 -0500Send us an event report Lovell takes the lead Reigning U.S. Melges 32 National Champion Andy Lovell aboard Rougarou assumes the lead at the 2009 Melges 32 Gold Cup after three races. The firs... Yachts And Yachting Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:49:48 -0500Beatrice Faumuina has thrown 56.09 metres in her first discus outing for the summer at a meeting on Auckland's North Shore.The throw betters the discus performance standard for next year's Commonwealt... NZ City Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:26:09 -0500Court staff are warning of more industrial action over pay.The Ministry of Justice is abandoning pay talks saying despite best efforts bargaining is at an end.However Public Service Association spokes... NZ City Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:26:08 -0500The third round of the Australia Golf Open is just getting underway in Sydney with Stuart Appleby holding a two stroke lead at 12 under par.The second round has been completed after yesterday's wind d... NZ City Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:04:56 -0500There are concerns for the safety of an Australian tourist, reported missing by his travelling companion.45-year-old Michael Craig and his friend were having a drink at the Lyttelton Hotel and Mr Crai... NZ City Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:04:55 -0500The Justice Minister is keen to hear the public's reaction to proposals aimed at dealing with the issues facing victims of crime.The recommendations are in a new consultation document on victims' righ... NZ City Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:40:37 -0500A nutritionist says alcohol is a leading factor in New Zealand's obesity rates.A new report from the World Health Organisation says 62.7 percent of New Zealanders are overweight or obese. That puts us... NZ City Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:40:36 -0500The Black Caps have made just one breakthrough during the opening session on day three of the second cricket test against Pakistan in Wellington.Misbah-ul-Haq has been caught behind for 33 from the bo... NZ City Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:40:34 -0500Today, December 4 in New York is likely to be a key date in the 33rd America's Cup, being the time set by Judge Shirley Kornreich for the Challenger and Defender to have come to Mutual Consent on the ... Sailing News Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:20:28 -0500All Blacks training is over for another year with just tomorrow morning's Barbarians match at Twickenham to complete the gruelling international season.Captain Richie McCaw says he has been delighted ... NZ City Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:00:47 -0500Some nightclubs and bars are resisting Invercargill City Council's move to close them down earlier.At the moment the night spots can stay open till 4.30am and some of the the licenses with that closin... NZ City Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:00:46 -0500Qualifying for race one of this afternoon's final round of the V8 Supercar Championship gets underway in Sydney at midday.Team Vodafone's Jamie Whincup needs only 20 points from both 250 kilometre rac... NZ City Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:00:44 -0500 | 
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