There’s no sign of “Messi mania” abating anytime soon. Ticket prices for this Sunday’s match between Inter Miami and Los Angeles FC are the most expensive for a Major League Soccer game ever, according to TickPick, an online marketplace. Average prices are around $690 — a 527% increase over the average ticket price of an MLS game, which used to cost $110 before soccer superstar Leo Messi joined the league. Currently, just days from the game, the cheapest ticket to see Messi take on last year’s MLS Cup winners will cost $785. Without Messi, prices fall sharply, with the cheapest…
Author: Paula David
Netball PNG aims to deliver a successful training camp for our PNG Pepes scheduled for this weekend. The team is expecting 13 Australian based and 11 PNG based players to trial out for 15 available spots. It is going to be a tough task for our national selectors as we aim to select the top and most skilled players to represent PNG in the upcoming Singapore Series in October 2023 and Pacific Games in November 2023. The 24 players have been invited to trial out this weekend and are expected to move into camp on Friday, 1st September 2023. Assistant…
The Sea Eagles ensured fan favourite Jake Trbojevic celebrated his 200th NRL game in style with a dominant 54-12 victory over the Wests Tigers on Friday night. Despite a disappointing end to the season, having fallen out of finals contention, Anthony Seibold’s side gave their home fans something to cheer about in the final round with young guns Tolutau Koula and Haumole Olakau’atu running riot and making a big statement for the 2024 season. Trbojevic made it a milestone match to remember when he went over in the 57th minute for his first try since Round 22 last season, thanks…
In their bid to end tuberculosis (TB) and HIV, Businesses for Health (B4H) is focused on promoting local languages ‘Tok Peles’ to raise awareness and prevent TB. By utilising ‘tok peles’ as a medium to communicate vital health information, the B4H project aims to bridge linguistic gaps and improve communication with families and communities. In every workplace training group, they encounter a rich mix of languages spoken at home by our trainees. While their new TB wardens are equipped with sophisticated awareness, prevention, and better workplace management of TB in English and Tok Pisin, B4H recognise that engaging families in…
A total of 37 students attending the University of Goroka who were displaced due to accommodation problems will be relieved with the funding support from Nawaeb District Development Authority (NNDA). Nawaeb MP Hon Theo Pelgen highlighted the importance for supporting the human resource of the district. MP Pelgen said, the district was made aware of the situation of the students when they raised awareness of their dilemma this academic year. “The students had been displaced from accommodation privileges due to the earthquake last year in Goroka which led to them living off-campus.” NDDA CEO Buds Botikie on behalf of NDDA…
As a lead up for the proposed Women’s Digicel-ExxonMobil Cup to run in 2025-2026 and in preparation for the 2026 Rugby League World Cup, the 2023 National Women’s Championship has embarked on a new format and stand-alone tournament. The two-week tournament is part of a long-term plan to establish a National Competition for women in the country and is driven by the PNGRFL’s High Performance unit and the PNG National Rugby League Competition and began on Sunday 20 August, with participants arriving in Port Moresby, from the four (4) regions. The rugby league tournament for women, has been showcasing the…
The Port Moresby General Hospital’s Special Care Nursery at the Labour Ward received 96 bags of necessities for babies, donated by the final year Tourism and Hospitality Management students of the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) recently. The 23 students visited 2 main nursery rooms and gifted each mother and her baby a plastic bag filled with diapers, powder, oil and more. Among the goods donated were two bags of clothes for the mothers. Student in-charge, Diandra Neil, said that the visit was an outreach program that was part of their academic assessment as well as community service to…
The Broncos and Storm have led a chorus of players being rested in Round 27 with the finals on the horizon and the potential for both clubs to meet again in Week 1 of the play-offs. Despite chasing their first minor premiership in 23 years on Thursday night the Broncos will be without more than 10 NRL regulars including stars Reece Walsh and Payne Haas when they meet the Storm at Suncorp Stadium. The pair will join Herbie Farnworth, Billy Walters and Ezra Mam on the sidelines while Adam Reynolds (calf) and Patrick Carrigan (foot) will be given another week.…
The Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee (PNGOC) is urging all sports teams who will participate in the upcoming November 2023 Solomon Islands Pacific Games to meet their requirements by the September 6th deadline. While many athletes and teams have already received provisional endorsements and are undergoing training, attending national championships, and participating in international events, they must still adhere to the Justification Committee’s benchmark requirements. This ensures their preparedness and potential performance levels are up to standard for selection onto Team PNG. All athletes, officials, coaches, and team managers are reminded to complete three obligatory online courses this month on…
The Information and Communications Technology Minister Timothy Masiu was pleased with the outcome of the Pacific ICT Ministers Dialogue (PICTMD) which had a total of 11 ministers from the Pacific region fly into the capital for the inaugural event. “I am so happy to that all the pacific island nations are represented during this meeting. So far, as the minister responsible for hosting this important dialogue, I am happy and positive at the way things are going.” “There are also very good comment and feedback from the Ministers and this is an avenue that Ministers in the Pacific can share…