Tonight’s the night. The biggest match in Australian football history: the Matildas against England for the right to face Spain in the World Cup final. Australia have reached the semi-finals for the first time in history, while England lost in the semi-final stage at the last two Women’s World Cups. But the Matildas have recent history against England, ending a 30-game unbeaten run for the Lionesses with an impressive 2-0 win in a friendly in April. The match begins at 8pm AEST at Stadium Australia in Sydney. The Matildas claimed a stunning win over France in the quarter final. Now…
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The Australian Rugby League Commission has announced details of a Pacific Championships involving international men’s and women’s matches in October and November this year. The Commission has also announced a partnership with the Australian Government in order to promote and develop Rugby League in the Pacific through the Championships. The Albanese Government will partner with the NRL to ensure Pacific Championships matches can be played in the Pacific, enabling players to play in front of their loyal local fans. Six men’s teams and seven women’s teams will take part in the 2023 tournament across two pools, which will begin on…
PNG FM Limited on Tuesday 15th August, donated IT equipment to the Don Bosco Technical Institute (DBTI) in Port Moresby to help support the school’s IT department in carrying out more practical work. Don Bosco Technical Institute IT Department-Area Coordinator, Mr. Noel Kibai said they do not have a lot of equipment on hand at this time and with such donations, this will surly assist with a lot of practical work. “With the equipment’s donated, these will really help us to carry our more practical work for the students, especially hands on work now. ” He also mentioned that apart…
Penrith winger Brian To’o fell short of declaring the Broncos as the team that were the most threatening to their chances of a three-peat but said he “looked forward” to a potential finals showdown. The Panthers and Broncos are locked in a battle for the minor premiership with both level on 38 competition points. A bye this weekend gives the Broncos a guaranteed two more with To’o’s side set for a final away clash against the Titans. Penrith have won two minor premierships in the past three years – losing out to the Storm on for and against in 2021…
Yangoru Saussia District in the East Sepik province has stood out as the top performing district in the Grade 8 national Examinations Data Report for the year 2022, followed by Maprik and Wewak. Yangoru-Saussia MP, Hon. Richard Maru said this was the result of Yangoru-Saussia Development Authority’s investment in education in the last ten years and now into the 11th year under their policy of ‘God First and Education Second’. “It has always been my vision since I became the Member of Yangoru-Saussia for my district to be number one and have the most educated population in the East Sepik…
Canberra Raiders Captain Jarrod Croker has announced he will retire from the NRL at the end of the 2023 season after 15 seasons and over 300 matches for the club. He informed his teammates of his decision late last week. Croker made his debut for the Raiders in 2009 against the Roosters at GIO Stadium Canberra and has achieved several significant club and NRL milestones in a wonderful career. He holds the records for the Raiders in points scored (2358) and tries scored (135) while also sitting third on the list of all-time NRL point scorers behind Cameron Smith and…
Ryan Papenhuyzen is looming as Melbourne Storm’s finals wildcard with the star fullback a real “chance” to return in two weeks’ time after starring in the Queensland Cup on Saturday. The 2020 Clive Churchill Medallist hasn’t played first grade in over a year after suffering a sickening knee injury in last year’s Magic Round. Although, the explosive Papenhuyzen took a big step towards what would be an emotional return to the NRL with an eye-catching 80-minute display for the Sunshine Coast Falcons on Saturday. He finished with a try, two line break assists, two try assists and 127 run metres…
Little old Leigh: front and center of the rugby league universe. The decades spent in the wilderness, the countless financial crises, the days playing in front of tiny crowds; they have all just been consigned to the annals of history with one decisive swing of Lachlan Lam’s left boot. It is difficult to remember a rugby league story quite like this. This time last year, Leigh were celebrating winning the 1895 Cup, the competition for non-Super League clubs to enjoy a day out alongside the Challenge Cup final. Now, the town with a population barely exceeding 40,000 has their hands…
Recent attendees of the Saint John Ambulance (SJA) Basic emergency first aid training course have expressed much satisfaction with the outcome of the training. Sil Namora, a third-year Political Science student, and Geita Taviri, a fourth-year Biological Science student studying at the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG), were both among recent attendees of this vital lifesaving training. Geita commended the trainer and the intensity of the program. He said, “I learned how to use first aid equipment and not just that, but I properly learned how to perform CPR and use the voice prompt defibrillator.” Geita feels that the…
A total of 40 young and vibrant youth leaders from the Bougainville Youth Federation (BYF) in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, will be attending a forthcoming Civic Engagement Camp as part of this year’s International Youth Day celebrations. The youths will be able to do this all thanks to a grant of K2.1 million given to the Bougainville Youth Federation (BYF) by the Australian government aimed at strengthening organizational capacity and develop regional youth networks in Bougainville, that will help assist the young leaders between the ages of 16 and 35. The grant agreement was signed by representatives from BYF,…