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Racing: Reputation breaker wins another group one
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:30:00 +1200
Underrated Manawatu galloper Vosne Romanee became a million dollar earner after winning his second group one race of the season at Ellerslie.Vosne Romanee took advantage of a good draw and a quality ride from Matt Cameron to race...
Cricket: Victoria call in Taylor for Big Bash
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:10:00 +1200
MELBOURNE- Victoria have recruited leading New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor as a last-minute replacement for the domestic cricket Twenty20 tournament.The Bushrangers signed Taylor on Christmas Eve after Pakistan's Sohail Tanvir...
Cricket: Australia in command at close of Day 1
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:26:00 +1200
MELBOURNE- Openers Shane Watson and Simon Katich fell agonisingly short of centuries, but Australia are in a commanding position against Pakistan in the first Test at the MCG.Australia were 3-305 at stumps on the first day after...
Sydney to Hobart: Alfa Romeo takes early lead
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:10:08 +1200
Alfa Romeo, the 2002 line honours winner, was first out of Sydney Harbour today at the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, just ahead of four-time defending champion Wild Oats XI.Alfa Romeo, skippered by Sydney-based New...
'Amazing' field lining up for yacht race
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:27:41 +1200
The best race ever is what some people in yachting circles are predicting for the 65th Sydney to Hobart yacht race, starting this afternoonWatch captain on board New Zealand maxi Investec Loyal, Ross Field, says the field is amazing....
Yachting: Rivalries put aside
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:45:00 +1200
Majestic maxis Wild Oats XI and Alfa Romeo are enemies on the water but that enmity dissipates once they are on dry land.The camaraderie among the high-powered end of this year's Sydney to Hobart fleet became evident when Victorian...
Cricket: Injured Ponting confident
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:45:00 +1200
Doug Bollinger and Peter Siddle with the new ball is not the sight to make for a comfortable Christmas Day.But Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting believes a full-scale hitout against his two quicks has readied him to play...
10 predictions for the sporting year ahead
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:00:10 +1200
Herald sport columnist Chris Rattue makes his predictions for sport in 2010. 1: Phil Mickelson returns as America's golden boy of golf Meets all the requirements - Big Phil has a lovely wife who he loyally stood by when...
The decade's best All Black XV
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:00:08 +1200
In the words of Graham Henry: there will be no bolters.Indeed, several positions in the All Black team of the decade to face the World XV of the decade in a hypothetical match-up pick themselves.That is both a blessing and...
NZ soccer's 10 big moments of 2009
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:00:06 +1200
At the end of a bumper year for New Zealand soccer, Terry Maddaford counts down 10 of the biggest moments. 1: The 1-0 win over Bahrain in the World Cup qualifier When Rory Fallon rose to head home Leo Bertos' right wing...
Swimming: Ingram reflects on time's cost
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:00:04 +1200
How much does time cost? For Melissa Ingram, that question moved out of the abstract and into a ghastly reality.Half a second - just 0.5s over 400m, eight gruelling lengths - cost her thousands of dollars worth of Sparc funding;...
Racing: Glamour jockey Brown here for first time
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:00:02 +1200
Fashions In The Field and the young set won't be the only glam at Ellerslie this afternoon.Australia's glamour jockey Corey Brown will be at Ellerslie for the first time to ride A$1.5 million ($1.9 million) Victoria Derby winner...

nzherald.co.nz - Soccer

NZ soccer's 10 big moments of 2009
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:00:06 +1200
At the end of a bumper year for New Zealand soccer, Terry Maddaford counts down 10 of the biggest moments. 1: The 1-0 win over Bahrain in the World Cup qualifier When Rory Fallon rose to head home Leo Bertos' right wing...
Soccer: Gatecrashing the exclusive party
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:00:00 +1200
From the moment Burnley celebrated their return to the top flight of English soccer with a shock 1-0 victory over Manchester United on a warm August evening, the Premier League has gone slightly crazy.That result set the tone...
My life in sport: Chad Coombes
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:00:00 +1200
Two goals stand out from the 2009 soccer season: the first, and most important, came via Rory Fallon's head against Bahrain, taking the All Whites to South Africa.The second was a stunner, from the left foot of Auckland City's...

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