Harley Smith-Shields is ready to make his NRL return 18 months since he last stepped onto the field – and this time a piece of his brother will be running out with him. The 22-year-old was told he needed to find someone with a healthy hamstring if he wanted to ever run at top speed again after rupturing his ACL during pre-season training in February this year. Having played just nine NRL games or the Green Machine, the rookie outside back turned to his older brother Jese to ask for the ultimate favour. “The doctors needed a good hamstring muscle…
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Emotional crowds bid Brazil soccer legend Pele a final farewell, lining the streets of Santos to watch his coffin taken to its final resting place from the city’s stadium where 230,000 mourners had filed past his open casket. Young and old embraced as the funeral procession wound its way through the costal city’s streets for hours, with some fans in tears and others cheering and drumming for a national hero who rose from barefoot poverty to become one of the greatest and best-known athletes in modern history. “It’s an irreparable loss for Brazil,” said Brazil’s newly sworn-in President Luiz Inacio…
The authorities in Malawi have suspended primary and secondary schools opening in two major cities following a cholera outbreak that has so far killed 595 people. Schools in the capital, Lilongwe, and the commercial hub, Blantyre, will remain closed for at least two more weeks after the Christmas holidays. The cholera outbreak began in March 2022 but has become acute lately. Nineteen people died on New Year’s Eve alone. Cholera is contracted by eating food or drinking water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. It can affect children and adults, causing severe diarrhoea, and can kill within hours if left…
Cristiano Ronaldo will pocket a whopping £177 million a year (more than K500 million) salary at Al Nassr and become the highest-paid athlete in history. The 37-year-old’s move to the Saudi Arabian side was confirmed last Friday with the Portuguese superstar penning a deal until 2025. The former Manchester United forward says he is thrilled about the new experience in a different league and a different country. Ronaldo says he is excited to join his teammates and help his team to achieve more success. Ronaldo will earn more than boxing world champions Canelo [£74m] and Tyson Fury [£51m] combined. Other…
Venus Williams won her first tour-level singles match in a year and a half on Monday, defeating fellow American Katie Volynets 7-6(4) 6-2 in the opening round of the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand. The 42-year-old Williams, who won the ASB Classic in 2015 and gained a wild card entry for this year’s tournament, came back from a break down in the first set against Volynets to set up a meeting with China’s Lin Zhu in the next round. In a close first set, Volynets was serving to take an early lead in the match at 5-4, but Williams hit…
Jeremy Renner is in critical but stable condition in the hospital after becoming injured while plowing snow outside his Lake Tahoe home. The 51-year-old Marvel star was airlifted to hospital on Sunday after police were called to his rural mansion Lake Tahoe. The circumstances surrounding the accident remain unclear but police described it as a ‘weather-related’ incident involving a snow plow. A winter storm in the area left 35,000 people without power amid heavy snow fall and winds. Renner was alone at the time. ‘We can confirm Jeremy is in critical but stable condition with injuries suffered after experiencing a…
The Western Pacific University management announces that our 2023 tuition fees are K12,000.00 for all students. In order to be registered for the 2023 academic year and during registration week, both self-sponsored students (continuing and new in-takes)and TESAS students (continuing and new intakes) are required to pay 75 % of the 2023 annual fee for semester one under each respective student category they fall under during registration week in February 2023. Please refer to the fee structure in the table below. Acceptance letters have already been emailed to successful applicants, with relevant information including our account details. Should you have…
Melbourne fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen will join Sea Eagles ace Tom Trbojevic in the United States over the pre-season as they look to recover from ongoing knee and hamstring injuries. Both Papenhuyzen and Trbojevic will follow the path of Latrell Mitchell in heading to Philadelphia to work with reconditioning specialist Bill Knowles, who helped the Rabbitohs star get back on the field after his own hamstring setbacks earlier in 2022. Trbojevic suffered a Grade 2 hamstring strain at training in December with a two-month recovery period expected. The star fullback was otherwise progressing well from shoulder surgery that cut his 2022 season short and remains…
Some parts of Western Division are flooded as heavy rain has continued from the weekend. National Disaster Management Office says access along the Kings Highway is currently limited due to flooding of several main access routes. The Ba Main Street and bus stand area is flooded. Western Division Command Centre confirms Varadoli Cemetery Road, Toge Bridge and Manitawa Bridge are flooded. The Yaladro and Balata flats and Qalela Bridge in Tavua are also flooded. Fiji Roads Authority says Navula Road in Lautoka is flooded and currently closed to all traffic. They say parts of Rakiraki including Katudrau Crossing, Drana Crossing,…
Youths of Rakival ward on the island LLG of Watom in Rabaul District of East New Britain surrendered six sets of homebrew equipment to police during the special operations currently being conducted in the district. Team leader for Watom festive operations, Francis Tatau said on Monday, January 2nd that he is very happy with the change of mind shown by youths, for a better life. He said social problems witnessed in the communities were a result of homebrew consumption. “This is the way forward as people are supporting the special operations supported by the Rabaul District Administration and Watom LLG…