Gold Coast have lived up to big expectations with a dominating 56-point win over Geelong at Carrara to kick off their season.The Friday night marquee match at Carrara pitted the Suns against last year’s losing grand finalists, and they were much too strong, running out winners by 19.11 (125) to 10.9 (69).The Suns put together two seven-goal quarters and looked on target for a 100-point victory before the Cats hit back in the final term when the game was gone.Ben King and Bailey Humphrey finished with four goals apiece, but the real star was star recruit Christian Petracca, who kicked…
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Pakistan secured the dramatic victory thanks to goalkeeper Ali Raza, who made a crucial save. The Pakistan men’s national field hockey team has qualified for the Hockey World Cup after eight years by defeating Japan men’s national field hockey team 4–3 in a thrilling semifinal of the qualifiers being played in Egypt. Pakistan secured the dramatic victory thanks to goalkeeper Ali Raza, who made a crucial save by stopping a penalty stroke late in the match. Japan was awarded the penalty stroke just four minutes before the end of the match, but Ali Raza’s decisive save helped Pakistan hold on…
A group of 30 England women’s players will head to South Africa to begin making their cases for selection ahead of a home T20 World Cup later this year, after plans to travel to Abu Dhabi had to be hastily rearranged because of the ongoing conflict in the region.The players will be split into two 15-strong squads to play a five-game intra-squad series in Pretoria between March 10 and 27. The squads will be known as Team Brittin and Team Heyhoe-Flint, after former England stars Jan Brittin and Rachael Heyhoe-Flint, who both lifted a World Cup trophy on home soil.Nat…
Arguably the most incendiary issue Benedict faced upon becoming pope was the ongoing fallout from the sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests, as well as accusations of a cover-up effort on the part of church administration.When Benedict became pope in 2005, the Catholic Church was in the midst of a very public reckoning with its history of sex abuse — a crisis about which he was very well informed. In 2001, John Paul II empowered the CDF to centralize all investigations into abuse allegations, removing that power from local dioceses after it became clear that they often failed to…
This International Women’s Day, singer Abhijeet Ghoshal, known for his journey in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, shares his new song ‘Wo Hai Maa, a tribute to mothers and every woman who nurtures, protects, and inspires those around her. “Mother is the one who makes a house a home,” says Abhijeet Ghoshal, who hails from Prayagraj. “But beyond our own mothers, every woman carries that same care, strength, and love. I wanted to write a song that felt simple and close to life, something everyone could relate to.” ‘Wo Hai Maa’ is inspired by his mother Jharna and many other…
CM Punk is set to defend the World Heavyweight Championship against Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 42. The OTC won the 2026 Men’s Royal Rumble Match and chose to challenge The Second City Saint at The Showcase of the Immortals. The rivalry began on a personal note, with Reigns claiming he hated Punk. However, The Best in the World took things to a whole new level on this week’s RAW by stating that he would bury the OTC next to his father. Thanks for the submission! Punk’s controversial comments could lead to Reigns’ family stepping in to teach him a lesson.…
2024 Australian Cotton Conference | Photo suppliedRegistrations have opened for the 2026 Australian Cotton Conference, with the industry set to gather on the Gold Coast from 4 to 6 August 2026.Registrations opened on 1 March for the flagship event, which will bring together growers, researchers, agronomists, supply chain partners and industry leaders from across Australia and overseas.The three-day conference will run under the theme Future Fit Cotton. The theme focuses on how Australian cotton can adapt, innovate and remain competitive in a changing production, market and policy environment while continuing to lead globally as a sustainable and high-quality fibre.Conference Chair…
German media group Axel Springer said on Friday it had agreed to buy Britain’s Telegraph Media Group for 575 million pounds ($766.3 million) in cash, bringing to an end a prolonged period of uncertainty over the newspaper’s ownership. The deal gatecrashed Daily Mail owner DMGT’s attempt to buy its broadsheet rival, which had been facing regulatory probes in Britain amid concerns about media plurality. Axel Springer said it would preserve the Telegraph’s legacy while providing a platform for expansion, including in the US, and reaffirmed its commitment to “high-quality, independent journalism” and media plurality in Britain. After buying Politico in…
Sanju Samson‘s dream run in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 continues to grab headlines, not just for his explosive batting but also for his refreshing honesty off the field. After delivering two sensational knocks that powered India into the final, the wicketkeeper-batter produced a humorous yet thoughtful response during the post-match press conference when a reporter asked him about narrowly missing out on two centuries in the tournament.Sanju Samson’s dazzling knock in the Super 8 clash against West IndiesSamson first lit up the tournament during India’s high-pressure Super 8 encounter against West Indies on March 1 at Eden…
Alison Sargent is pleased to welcome James J. Townsend Jr, the Atlantic Council’s Senior Advisor in the Scowcroft Center’s Transatlantic Security Initiative. He asserts that European military involvement in the widening Middle Eastern conflict should not be interpreted as entry into the war itself, but rather as a reluctant defensive response to the conflict’s spillover effects across the entire region. European governments did not seek participation in the military operations initiated by Israel and the United States, yet the regional expansion of the war has placed European citizens, economic interests, and diplomatic partners at risk. Keywords for this article https://www.france24.com/en/purely-defensive-posture-europe-s-reluctant-role-in-an-expanding-middle-east-conflict