[ad_1] Chinese President Xi Jinping “threatened war” with the Philippines this week. Photo / AP China is “threatening war” after it authorized its warships to open fire on fishermen sailing in traditional waters, the Philippines warns. Now Washington says it has the back of Manila. Beijing passed legislation calling on …
Read More »Jaushua Sotirio strikes late to give Wellington Phoenix their first win
[ad_1] PHOTOSPORT Phoenix forward Jaushua Sotirio, right, is overrun by his teammates after scoring a last-gasp win against the Mariners. Substitute Jaushua Sotirio responded from his bench to hand Wellington Phoenix their first A-League win of the season. The forward, abandoned by coach Ufuk Talay after a futile performance last …
Read More »Porteous wins gold at the X Games
[ad_1] New Zealand teenager Nico Porteous won gold in the freeski superpipe at the X Games in Aspen, Colorado. Nico Porteous Photo: ESPN Images Porteous made history when he became the first freeskier to land both his 1620 right double and the combination of a 1620 right double on a …
Read More »Police search for car that left victim with ‘horrible’ injuries in Wellington hit and run
[ad_1] Google maps Police are investigating the serious accident that occurred Saturday on High St in Taita. Police investigating a hit-and-run in Lower Hutt that left a woman with “horrible” injuries are searching for a gray Mitsubishi Diamante. Police first received a report of the accident, which involved a car …
Read More »Wests Tigers Kiwi AJ Kepaoa arrested and fined after Sydney pub incident
[ad_1] Will Russell / Getty Images Asu ‘AJ’ Kepaoa runs with the ball for the Roosters, his former club, at the NRL Nines in Perth last year. The Wests Tigers duo, AJ Kepaoa and Zane Musgrove, were arrested after allegedly abusing police outside a pub in Sydney’s eastern suburbs in …
Read More »Officials explain why the dying man’s MIQ decision was reversed
[ad_1] The Government encourages Kiwis who need to return home to take advantage of a screening system for Urgently Managed Quarantine and Isolation (MIQ) locations. This follows a U-turn on a request for an emergency MIQ location for Trev Ponting, 46, based in Japan, who has brain cancer only months …
Read More »Mitch Marsh is fined $ 5,000 for dissenting while calling louden to introduce DRS into Big Bash
[ad_1] Mark Kolbe / Getty Images The Sydney Sixers ‘Josh Philippe successfully appealed to the Perth Scorchers’ Mitch Marsh’s wicket during the BBL Qualifier in Canberra on Saturday night. Australian all-rounder Mitch Marsh has been fined AU $ 5,000 but is eligible to play the Perth Scorchers Big Bash League …
Read More »Patrick Reed rejects latest ‘cheating’ claims, Australian Adam Scott remains on PGA hunt
[ad_1] Katelyn Mulcahy / Getty Images Patrick Reed said, “We felt we did the right thing and the rules officer said we did it absolutely perfectly.” Australian Adam Scott has positioned himself for a “shot” to become the second Australian in two years to win the PGA Tour event at …
Read More »Covid-19: Australia reopens the travel bubble without quarantine
[ad_1] Australia has reopened the door to Kiwi travelers after suspending outbound travel without quarantine on Monday. The six-day suspension to the travel bubble was made by Australian officials immediately after the Covid-19 case was confirmed in the Northland community. The pause in quarantine-free travel was initially just 72 hours, …
Read More »Why did Meghan Markle remove her name from Archie’s birth certificate?
[ad_1] COMMENTARY: Meghan Markle appears to have quietly altered her son Archie’s birth certificate to remove his first and middle names, but why? According to British tabloid Sun, which posted a photo of a document saying it was Archie’s birth certificate, a modification changed the mother’s name from “Rachel Meghan …
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