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What binds nations together at the Island Games?
BBC
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Douglas FraserBusiness/economy editor, Scotland ShareSave Orkney is hosting the 2025 Island Games It's not obvious why islanders feel the urge to compete with each other. But they do. The 20th Island Games being held in Orkney brings people...
Coldstream rugger, Canada drop test match to Belgium
Eagle Valley News
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July 16, 2025
The young, rebuilding Canadian men's 15s rugby squad fell 25-18 to Belgium in a test match played Saturday, July 12, in Edmonton. Lavington's Isaac Olson was among the starting backs for new Canadian head coach Stephen Meehan, but did not find the...
A sweet golden treat
The Fiji Times
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July 16, 2025
Two gold medals in Koror have rewritten the map for Fijian basketball and the journey has only just begun. When the buzzer sounded on 9 July 2025, a siren that usually marks the end of a game instead opened two new chapters for Basketball in Fiji....
ICC’s AGM: Test’s Future, Expanded T20 World Cup And USA Cricket Scrutiny
Forbes
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India are the defending T20 World Cup champions (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)Getty Images The International Cricket Council’s series of meetings starts on Thursday in Singapore, the affluent city-state keen to re-emerge as a major cricket...
Lions call up Scottish trio to cover First Nations tie
RTE Ireland
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July 14, 2025
The British and Irish Lions have called up Scotland trio Rory Sutherland, Ewan Ashman and Darcy Graham ahead of their series against Australia. The Lions' squad has swelled to 44 players with the latest additions, who are being brought in to...
Ireland wing Mack Hansen a big doubt for first Lions Test due to foot injury
The Journal
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July 15, 2025
The 42 Reports from Brisbane IRELAND WING MACK Hansen has emerged as a big doubt for the Lions’ first Test against the Wallabies on Saturday in Brisbane. The Connacht man sat out training today after suffering a foot injury during last Saturday’s...
Hawke’s Bay Magpies squad for NPC announced
Hawke's Bay Today
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July 15, 2025
James says he’s “really excited to have some great continuity” in the squad. The group was training in Central Hawke’s Bay on Tuesday, preparing for a 5.30pm pre-NPC hit-out against the Manawatu Turbos at Napier’s McLean Park on Friday. The...
A lot can change in a week – Horne on Scotland’s latest Lions call-ups
STV News
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July 14, 2025
Scotland assistant coach Pete Horne believes their latest Lions call-ups have given the touring squad a timely reminder on how fortunes can quickly turn around in sport. Winger Darcy Graham has already joined eight other Scots in the British and...
This is the Lions team Andy Farrell must pick for first Test - and why the most crucial player isn't who you might think: CHRIS FOY
Daily Mail
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July 13, 2025
Andy Farrell has been emphasising for weeks that nationality is not a factor when it comes to his Lions selection thinking, but it makes sense to capitalise on the benefit of established combinations. Midfield has become a primary area of intrigue...
ICC Asia-EAP Final in Oman to decide three 2026 T20 World Cup berths
Muscat Daily
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July 12, 2025
Muscat – Oman will take centre stage this October as it plays host to the Asia-East Asia Pacific (EAP) Final 2025, a major qualifier in the road to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, at the Oman Cricket Academy twin-grounds in Al Amerat. The...
Origin story: How did an Australian state rugby league competition come to have such a grip on New Zealand?
RNZ
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July 8, 2025
Blues fans are seen during State of Origin 2023 Photo: PHOTOSPORT State of Origin Game III Kick-off: 10pm, Wednesday 9 July Accor Stadium, Sydney Live blog updates on RNZ For more than four decades Raelene Castle's ritual has remained the same....
Sharks didn’t rebound—so Mark Erdmann is putting them back
Mongabay
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July 13, 2025
For over 30 years, Mark Erdmann has combined scientific discovery with grassroots conservation in Indonesia, helping communities protect their reefs from destructive practices and documenting more than 220 new species. As a leader behind Raja...
Ancient Greeks in the Pacific? The Theory of Greek-Polynesian Linguistic Ties
Greek Reporter
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July 11, 2025
Exploring the curious theories and historical truths behind the supposed connections between the Ancient Greek and Polynesian languages—from ancient myths to missionary influences. Credit: Greek Reporter archive When you think of the Greek...
Flying Fijians thump Scotland 29-14 in Suva
Samoa Global News
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July 13, 2025
Source: Talei Matairakula Fiji Times. AFTER eight long years, the Flying Fijians celebrated their third win over Scotland before 10,000 plus fans on home soil at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva. Flying Fijians Kalaveti Ravouvou performs the ‘cibi’...
Athletes at the heart
I News Cayman
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July 9, 2025
09 July 2025 – After the Olympic Agenda reforms pledged to put athletes front and centre, we explore how the past decade has empowered athletes across the Olympic Movement. Let’s start with a quick history lesson… In September 1981, at the XI...
PNG RED CROSS’S ‘WALKING DICTONARY’ RETIRES AFTER 32 YEARS OF SERVICE
PNG Haus Bung
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July 11, 2025
Today the 11th of July 2025 is the day Janet Philemon will close her office door at the Papua New Guinea Red Cross for the last time. It will mark the end of a 32-year journey through some of the toughest times in PNG Red Cross Society’s history,...
Burke earns debut as Scotland make 14 changes for Fiji Test
The Times
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Gregor Townsend has hailed Fergus Burke’s physicality and defensive work after naming the Saracens fly-half in the Scotland squad to play Fiji in Suva on Saturday. The 25-year-old’s Test debut comes at the end of a seven-month involvement with the...
MANA: Spirit of the Pacific Coming to Auckland
TP+
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July 11, 2025
Photo: Discover Auckland MANA: Spirit of the Pacific, a new Polynesian dinner and dance show is heading to Auckland next month. Auckland is known as the largest Polynesian city in the world but tourists in search of authentic cultural experiences...
World Cup winner buzzing about ‘revolution’ of OFC Pro League
Football in Oceania
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July 12, 2025
Christian Karembeu, the most successful footballer from Oceania, says the new OFC Pro League will be the vital next step to close the gap with the rest of the world. BY: Coen Lammers Karembeu says Auckland City’s extraordinary performance against...
Pacific Police Bands to unite for historic Tattoo in PNG
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 9, 2025
The Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC), with vital support from the Australian Federal Police (AFP), is set to host the inaugural Pacific Police Band Tattoo in Port Moresby on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. This landmark event will bring...