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    Chris Wood's 11th goal of the English Premier League football season has helped Nottingham Forest beat Everton 2-nil

    Chris Wood's 11th goal of the English Premier League football season has helped Nottingham Forest beat Everton 2-nil


    He struck in the 16th minute, chipping over keeper Jordan Pickford.

    The win takes Nottingham Forest to a tentative second on the table with 37 points, five adrift of Liverpool who have two games in hand.



    Pace bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen turned batting heroes with a 51-run partnership to help South Africa beat Pakistan by two wickets to win the first cricket test at Centurion.

    The victory guarantees the Proteas a place in June's world championship final at Lord's.



    The other finalist will come from Australia and India.

    Australia were 228 for nine at stumps on the fourth day of the fourth test against India in Melbourne, a lead of 333.

    The five-match series is locked at 1-all.



    Celestial V70 has toasted overall victory in the Sydney-to-Hobart yacht race.

    Skipper Sam Haynes and his crewmates have been presented with the Tattersall Cup as provisional winners of the handicap competition.

    The 79th edition of the 628-nautical mile event endured tragedy on the opening night when two competitors died at sea in rough weather across Bass Strait.



    The women's ASB Tennis Classic starts today at Stanley Street.

    Local Lulu Sun features as the fourth seed mid-afternoon.

    Four-time grand slam champion Naomi Osaka plays last in the day session.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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