Mitch Marsh has delivered on the biggest stage, with a tremendous 77 not out to help Australia to a maiden men’s Twenty20 World Cup title. Australia claimed an eight-wicket victory over New Zealand in Dubai as Marsh, who came in with his side at 1-15, joined David Warner to take apart the New Zealand attack in the biggest successful run chase in a World Cup final. Australia chased down the 173 runs needed with 7 balls to spare as Glenn Maxwell hit the winning runs with a reverse sweep and Australia erased the memories of their 2010 final loss to England. Often-maligned…
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Britney Spears’ conservatorship was terminated by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny on Friday. Spears had been subject to a conservatorship for more than 13 years. “She will wake up tomorrow as a free woman,” Spears’ attorney, former federal prosecutor Mathew Rosengart, told ABC News’ Kaylee Hartung. Both Rosengart and Spears’ father and former conservator, Jamie Spears, had filed to end the conservatorship prior to Friday’s hearing. “Good God I love my fans so much it’s crazy!!!” Spears tweeted. “I think I’m gonna cry the rest of the day !!!! Best day ever … praise the Lord … can I get an Amen????…
Ireland are being congratulated on a job well done against the All Blacks, beating them for the third time in five years. First it was their shootout win in Chicago, then the Aviva arm wrestle in 2018, but this morning was different. Ian Foster even admitted post match that this was the “best Irish performance in my time” and it’s pretty hard to disagree. The 29-20 result really could have been a greater margin, given the overwhelming amount of possession and territory the home side had, but it’s unlikely anyone currently celebrating in Temple Bar cares one bit. This was a…
Students of Situm Primary School in Morobe Province can now enjoy safe handwashing following the construction of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities in the school. The new hand washing stations and water tanks were put in place by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) PNG through the Papua New Guinea-Australia Partnership. In addition to the handwashing facilities, COVID-19 awareness sessions were held for staff and students to be better informed about COVID-19 and measures to keep safe during the pandemic. School Principal John Gemotang said it was vital that students and staff are continuously reminded of COVID-safe practices,…
Athletics PNG is pressing ahead with plans to stage the PNG Air Grand Prix and National Championships in Kimbe starting on 26 November, following the receipt of approval from the Provincial Administration in Kimbe. Sports Director Conrad Golumu is now liaising with Athletics PNG for the conduct of the event through the Venue Management team led by Nolene Pidik. Port Moresby based athletes were able to resume training at the Sir John Guise stadium on 1st November and whilst some have opted to skip the Grand Prix and focus on the championships, there will still be a few athletes from…
A Myanmar military court has sentenced US journalist Danny Fenster to 11 years in jail. Fenster was found guilty of breaching immigration law, unlawful association and encouraging dissent against the military. He was earlier this week slapped with two additional charges of sedition and terrorism, which carry a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. His trial on the new charges will begin on 16 November. Fenster, 37, who was the managing editor of online site Frontier Myanmar, was detained at Yangon international airport in May. He is one of dozens of local journalists that have been detained since a military coup…
With urgent support required by Port Moresby General Hospital to combat the Delta Variant Covid-19 crisis in the city, BSP Financial Group Limited (BSP) is pleased to donate K100,000 to assist the country’s major hospital. In presenting the K100,000 donation today to Port Moresby General Hospital Chief Executive Officer, Dr Paki Molumi and his staff, BSP Group CEO Robin Fleming said; “BSP understands the plight the hospital is facing in this uncertain times, especially the COVID-19 Delta Variant Crisis.” “The continuous surge in the number of Covid-19 Delta Variant cases not only poses a threat to PNG’s economy, it is…
Power outages in the National Capital District will continue on into next week as PNG Power teams carry out load shedding exercise on its feeders across the city. PNG Power call centre confirmed that the load shedding exercise was undertaken as a result of power shortfall from Rouna. It said water generation from Rouna is not enough at this time to supplement electricity therefore PPL had to do load shedding. Power outages in the city began early this week with various areas being affected. Meanwhile, PPL is yet to issue the load shedding schedule for different areas within the Nation’s…
Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML) has announced that applications for its 2022 Apprenticeship Training and Graduate Development Scheme (GDS) programs are now open. School leavers from universities and technical institutions around the country are encouraged to apply. OTML Managing Director and CEO, Musje Werror, said with the mine life extended to 2032 and potentially beyond, there is an exciting career path with OTML after the training programs are completed. Mr Werror is a product of the GDS Program which he attended in 1988 and has worked his way up to become the first national managing director of the mine. “We…
Air Niugini has resumed its Fokker jet services to Wewak starting today following the completion of runway repairs by the National Airports Corporation (NAC). Since the works on the airport runway commenced early this year, Link PNG has been operating to Wewak airport using smaller Dash-8 aircraft, but with passenger numbers restricted to as few as 20 at times because of the shortened runway. Air Niugini General Manager Commercial Dominic Kaumu said the last months of restrictions at Wewak has been inconvenient for both the customers and the airline. “However, we understand runways must be maintained to the highest standard…