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Country champion takes step in the right direction after freak setback
Know Thyself proved he was back on track from a luckless setback, and ready for The Lakes, when he won at Randwick on Saturday.

Too good, mate: Stokes’ nod to Lyon, Cummins and Australia’s mastery
Thanks to Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon, Australia will retain the Ashes at some point on day five – their 11-day victory second only to a feat achieved 104 years ago.

MSF urges Israel to let critical aid into Gaza as children freeze to death

Authorities agree: Getting a German driver's license is too expensive

Voices from the Arab press: The collapse of the Muslim Brotherhood

Sandwiched Between France And Spain, A Hidden Gem Hike Tours One Of Europe's Smallest Countries

French culture boss accused of mass drinks spiking to humiliate women

UN’s top court to hold Myanmar genocide hearings in January

Australian state plans to ban intifada chants after Bondi shooting

8 dead and dozens wounded in Russian strike on Ukraine's Odesa port

Three car pileup closes SH1 south of Dunsandel
The highway has since been reopened.

‘Fans didn’t pay to see this crap’: The moments that sum up the Joshua vs Paul sham
Referee Christopher Young spoke for many when he delivered a brutal rebuke to Jake Paul for continually dropping to the canvas in his fight with Anthony Joshua, saying: “The fans did not pay to see this crap.”

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Christmas is sorted for this lucky Lotto player who just won $6.2 million
The big prize was won by a single ticket.

Four injured in Canterbury crash
Three cars were involved in the crash on SH1 in Dunsandel.

Three men charged after stealing van full of Christmas packages
The men have been charged with theft and unlawful taking of a motor vehicle.

Anthony Joshua knocks out Jake Paul in 6th round to win heavyweight fight
The two-time heavyweight champion displayed why he is one of the sport’s elite punchers when he dropped the fading Paul twice in the fifth round.

Australia have obliterated Bazball in just 10 days, and England know it
England opener Zak Crawley, who two months ago declared that Bazball “winds up” Australia, has conceded Pat Cummins’ men have totally outplayed the tourists.

‘He’ll have a long career for Australia’: Meet the future of the Baggy Green
As the leader of one of Australia’s most successful underage sides, Hugh Weibgen saw the makings of Sam Konstas, and a side of him not often seen publicly.

Imran Khan and wife given further jail terms after state gift fraud case

Watch: Sam Tanner beats Hayden Wilde and teen sensation Sam Ruthe in 5000m showdown
The Olympic middle distance runner powered home to beat his young training partner.

‘I never wanted to remember that’: Two-goal hero banishes demons in Phoenix’s record 7-0 rout
Grace Jale was able to celebrate this record Wellington Phoenix victory. She was on the receiving end last time.

Hundreds of lightning strikes lash Canterbury
About 300-400 lightning strikes hit the region, MetService meteorologist Devlin Linden says.

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Hamilton crash closes State Highway 3, person seriously injured
The route is shut near Mount View Road in southern Hamilton.

Pedestrian seriously injured in Mount Eden crash
The Serious Crash Unit has been notified.

‘Hosing down’: Canterbury hit by thunderstorm
Parts of Canterbury were hit by a burst of thunderstorms on Saturday.