Sea Eagles Turbo-charged for elimination final

A GUIDE TO THE NRL QUALIFYING FINAL BETWEEN CANTERBURY AND MANLY: * When: Sunday, 4:05pm AEST * Where: Accor Stadium, Sydney * The form: Canterbury (home-and-away season: sixth, 14 wins, 10 losses): Winners in seven of their past 10 matches. Manly (home-and-away season: seventh, 13 wins, 10 losses, 1 draw): Winners in six of their … Read more

Comoros president injured in knife attack: spokeswoman

Comoros President Azali Assoumani has been slightly injured in a knife attack, the archipelago country’s government spokeswoman says, adding that the attacker has been taken into custody. The incident occurred about 2pm in Salimani Itsandra, a town just north of the capital Moroni, a local source told Reuters. “President Azali Assoumani was slightly injured with … Read more

Perth Football League: Trinity-Aquinas up for another crack at grand final glory against Kingsway

Trinity-Aquinas coach Adam Pickering says he doesn’t need to use last year’s grand final heartbreak to motivate his players ahead of another crack at a decider. The Boomers face Kingsway in Saturday’s Perth Football League grand final, a year after they were run down in the final quarter by Curtin Uni-Wesley. They edged a strong … Read more

‘Pretty bizarre’ tactics at third day of anti-war and weapons protest

An anti-weapons protester is having her concrete-encased hand detached from a car by police and an angle grinder as another protester reportedly smashed several vehicles in the central business district. After 42 protesters were arrested on Wednesday and police were hit with balloons and bottles filled with acid and vomit thrown from the crowd of … Read more