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Paul Rudd lied about playing Hamlet "in a production directed by Sir Ben Kingsley" at the beginning of his career

Appearing on The Graham Norton Show, Rudd revealed: "When I first got a manager, I had no credits to put on my CV, but I'd once done an afternoon masterclass with Sir Ben Kingsley when I was in school ...
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Purse strings appear to be tight this Christmas Eve - as last minute-shoppers hit the stores

Today's once again taken the title as the year's busiest shopping day - but peak hour transactions are still lagging behind previous years. More than 563-thousand transactions went through between ...
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The Coastguard's expecting a busy summer on the water, and urges people to prioritise key safety steps before heading out

Last summer Coastguard volunteers responded to 1269 incidents, with life-threatening incidents rising by 26 percent. It's reminding Kiwis to wear lifejacket's at all times and carry two forms of ...
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Anthony Joshua believes his boxing career has suffered because he has been "distracted" by things outside of the sport in recent years

The British fighter will return to the ring for the first time in over a year when he takes on YouTuber Jake Paul on Friday (19.12.25) and has stressed that he is fully committed to the sport again ...
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Following in Hayden Paddon's tyre tracks on the World Rally Championship is the end goal for New Zealand-born Japanese rally driver Zeal Jones

The 21-year-old's secured a factory seat next season with Toyota Gazoo Racing. Jones has been part of Paddon's Junior Driver Programme and credits his mentorship. Jones will move to Finland in ...
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James Van Der Beek's gaunt appearance during the Dawson's Creek reunion was due to a stomach virus - and not related to his cancer battle

The 48-year-old actor - who has stage 3 colorectal cancer - shocked fans of the teen drama at the Richard Rodgers Theater in New York City on September 22 when he made a virtual appearance at the ...
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An unexpected farewell from his French legion of fans was a special moment to Pita Ahki

The 33-year-old Ahki has spent seven seasons in France with Toulouse winning five French Top 14 and two European titles in his time for the Les Rouge et Noir (The Red and Blacks). Ahki is excited to ...
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The local T20 Super Smash has begun in Hamilton, where the Auckland Aces made 201 for eight before rain delayed the Northern Brave's run chase ... and the match was declared a ...

It's a doubleheader, with the Northern Brave women hosting the Auckland Hearts from 6.20pm ... weather permitting.
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The series may be gone but the England cricketers seemingly don't care, as they ripped through the Australian batters before tea in the Boxing Day test

A record crowd for the MCG of 93,442 watched as the Aussies were skittled for just 152 in the 43rd over of the dead rubber. Josh Tongue grabbed a five-wicket bag as the hosts never got going, bowler ...
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Tom Brady would be ready to play if he made a second comeback to the NFL

The New England Patriots and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback retired from the sport in February 2023 - after announcing his retirement in February 2022, but deciding 40 days later to play another ...
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Blues recruit Pita Ahki is wiser and more experienced for his time in the Northern Hemisphere

Ahki returns to New Zealand shores after eight seasons in Europe, the last seven with Toulouse , winning five French titles and two European Cups. The 33-year-old wants to help his teammates excel on ...
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Macaulay Culkin ensures he regularly tells his children he is "proud" of them - because he "never got the 'p' word" growing up

Speaking on YouTube show Mythical Kitchen, Macaulay - who pointed out a generational trauma can "haunt" someone - said: "There's a word that I use in my household because it's something that I didn't ...