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Man United in complete disarray
Manchester United are in complete disarray as Craig Foster and Tommy Oar take a look at the famed club's woes.

Lippy, annoying and with star potential: The ‘next Tom Papley’ set to shake up the AFL
Arki Butler is a small forward agitator in the Tom Papley mould and looks certain to be a top-10 pick in next month’s AFL draft.

The Ballon d’Or is everything football shouldn’t be. Thank goodness for Harry Kane
Barack Obama recently described Donald Trump’s White House renovations as “looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory”. What would he make of the Ballon d’Or ceremony?

Rightful homes for more than 200 stolen garden gnomes sought by police
The 200 or so garden ornaments were stolen from the Wairarapa region over the past year.

Auckland FC striker banned after ‘f… you off’ outburst at Stuff reporter
Sam Cosgrove is set to miss Friday night’s round three match away to Brisbane Roar.

NZ First announces $4b 'Commonsense Express' plan for rail
Winston Peters says his party is the "Commonsense Express" and has always backed rail.

Gap narrows between National and Labour in new poll
Opportunity remains the power broker between the right and left blocs.

Child hurt in ‘appalling’ Myers Park attack stable, police say
A woman who witnessed the alleged attack told Stuff that a young girl who looked to be no older than 5 was struck in the head.

Twilio evolves from APIs to conversational trust
As AI agents proliferate, Twilio is focusing on trusted, governed communications infrastructure rather than the apps that sit on top of it.

'He's dead': Teen's boast before filming bloody video following stabbing of Kaea Karauria
A teenager is on trial for the murder of 15-year-old Kaea Karauria in Napier.

AMD & Intel join forces on PyTorch AI optimisations
Developers will get a single route for PyTorch CPU tuning across both chip rivals, reducing fragmentation as AI workloads move onto x86 systems.

First look at the Melbourne Cup form – we rate the top 24 horses
It’s still a number of days until the Melbourne Cup field will be finalised. But the search for winner has already started.

‘We don’t forget our people’: Tonga welcome Manase Fainu into camp on day release from jail
The former Manly hooker, who has served nearly four years in prison for stabbing a Mormon church leader in 2019, is due to be released on parole on Friday and attended Tonga training wearing an ankle monitor.

One is the race that stops a nation. The other will make you an instant $30 million
Master trainer Chris Waller has his eye on a seventh Coolmore Stud Stakes and a monster pay-off for connections.

‘Outrageous absurdity’ - couple living in apartment’s fears over waterfront Ferris wheel
Tataki Auckland Unlimited is exploring activities along Quay Street Promenade this summer, as part of a wider plan to open the Central Wharves to the public for the first time.

‘Well and truly caught the reno fever’ - the company that transformed a damaged Kainga Ora property
When Kainga Ora walked away from developing a large inner city site, an accommodation provider saw past the overgrown foliage, the squatters and the 86 panes of glass needing replacement.

Injured Kiwis left to 'fall off the cliff' as approval of ACC claims becomes harder
While claimants are up against it, a Wellington lawyer says GPs also face increasing pressure and have less time to help patients meet the increasingly rigourous requirements.

New central Hamilton station and hourly trains to Auckland in Te Huia revamp proposal
The overhaul would include new stations, new trains and a new central Hamilton terminus.

Sensible Sentencing Trust removes images of politicians from attack advertisement
Sensible Sentencing Trust national director Louise Parsons says the advertisements were "satire" and they stood by their message.

Meghan to co-host Junior MasterChef Australia
The Duchess of Sussex says she "can't wait" to take part in the programme, which will air next year.