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A state of emergency has been declared in Christchurch following a massive earthquake this morning.A quake with magnitude 7.4 struck just 30km from the city at 4.30am.Residents have been left with no ...

A commanding victory for Australian Samantha Stosur in the third round of the US Tennis Open in New York.The fifth seed has crushed Italian Sara Errani 6-2 6-3.Russian Elena Dementieva is also through...

New Zealand have named a strong squad to race against the odds at the October's UCI World Road Cycling Championships in Melbourne.Pro Tour riders Julian Dean, Hayden Roulston and Greg Henderson make u...

Sonny Bill Williams hasn't been able to resist a dig at the NRL after an impressive debut for Canterbury in the ITM Cup.The red and blacks scored three tries to none to defeat Bay of Plenty 28-9 in Ch...

Investors pushed U.S. stocks up for the fourth day in a row Friday, sailing into the long weekend on a high note as an encouraging jobs report sent stocks to their best pre-Labor Day week in two decad...

New Zealand's Caroline Powell has made a brilliant start to the prestigious Burghley Horse Trials in the UK.Powell and her horse Lenamore are in second place after scoring 38.7 points in the dressage ...

The three Pakistan cricket players suspended over betting scam allegations face an uphill battle to clear their names.The International Cricket Council's anti corruption chief Ronnie Flanagan says Sal...

Gold Coast has all but shut the door on the Warriors hopes of a top four finish to the NRL's regular season.The Titans have beaten West Tigers 21-18 at Skilled Park, to seal home advantage in the firs...

A mixed day for the New Zealand sailors at the Laser World Championships in England.Andrew Murdoch has picked up a 20th and a fifth in the day's two races to move up to second overall.However, fellow ...

As summer vacation comes to a close, thousands of students prepare to head back to city schools. While many students will have fond memories of hitting the arcades or amusement parks, Kayanna Johnson ...

Finn Gold Cup at San Francisco day 4 Wright and Trujillo battle for supremacy After another two windy races, the top five at the Finn Gold Cup in San Francisco maintain their relative positions bu...

Police found a hand-rolled cigarette, believed to be a joint, in Paris Hilton's vehicle following her arrest last Friday (27.08.10) for cocaine possession.

Lake Geneva with the yachting harbour and the fountain Jet d'Eau with a rainbow in Geneva, Switzerland. Geneva is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva, located at the Rhine River and Lake ...

LUDINGTON, Mich. (AP) - The company that owns the SS Badger says the car ferry won't be sailing due to heavy winds and high waves on Lake Michigan. The Badger runs between Ludington and Manitowoc, Wi...

M arina Diamandis is Marina & the Diamonds, which is her stage name, not the name of a band. The 24-year-old took Britain by storm earlier this year and has notched two U.S. hits, “Hollywood&rd...

Josie Phillips arrives back in Ipswich

The High Court has ruled that the Department of Marine and Natural Resources acted outside its powers and imposed unreasonable conditions on the owners of a Donegal Marina. In an action taken by the ...

The final race of the Friday Harbor Sailing Club racing season Saturday, 28 August, ended without the bang with which it started. With a good turnout of nine boats and a nice light breeze, the flee...

Following on from their Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta documentary a fortnight ago, part two of the BBC’s two programmes on Olympic Classes sailing will air this weekend. There was no downtime for B...

ng to Rosie O'Grady's pub.Hartlepool Magistrates' Court heard an argument broke out between the party before Verity's wife and Mr Huntley's partner went to the ladies' toilets.Mr Huntley followed them...