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Newcastle v Fulham Live TV – Global channel listings on Saturday
Around the world, here are the channels you can watch Newcastle v Fulham Live TV. The global TV listings are featured below for local (to you) coverage on Saturday (3pm (UK) kick-off). Eddie Howe and his Newcastle United players looking to make it...
Australian government uses Nauru as a neo-colonial prison for immigration detainees
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Labor government announced last Sunday that it had struck a deal with the tiny remote Pacific country of Nauru, initially to take three immigration detainees. Accommodation in the Nauru offshore processing...
Nauru-Australia Treaty: Strategic gain or 'corrupt arrangement'?
The Nauru-Australia Treaty signed by Nauru's President David Adeang, left, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra. 9 December 2024. Photo: Facebook / Anthony Albanese Refugee advocates and academics are weighing in on...

Certified Stinker: The Leonardo da Vinci Musical Financed by Guano
Nauru, a raised coral atoll in southeastern Micronesia, measures roughly 8 square miles and is home to some 13,000 people. In the mid-20th century, the island nation briefly boasted the world’s highest GDP per capita thanks mostly to guano...

Southampton v Newcastle Live TV – Global channel listings on Saturday
Around the world, here are the channels you can watch Southampton v Newcastle Live TV. The global TV listings are featured below for local (to you) coverage on Saturday (3pm (UK) kick-off). Eddie Howe and his Newcastle United players looking to...

Newcastle v Bournemouth Live TV – Global channel listings on Saturday
Around the world, here are the channels you can watch Newcastle v Bournemouth Live TV. The global TV listings are featured below for local (to you) coverage on Saturday (12.30pm (UK) kick-off). Eddie Howe and his Newcastle United players looking...
Sports diplomacy in the Pacific
As eager global audiences tune in to watch the latest and shiniest sporting event, it is becoming increasingly difficult to discern how important the sport on display actually is, writes SAM RISDON. MAJOR sporting events bestow on the hosting...
Pacific-Australia ‘commonality’ important in uncertain times
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has hailed the importance of personal relationships with Pacific nations at a time when other powers are seeking to increase their influence. The prime minister, who hosted Fijian counterpart Sitiveni...

Nauru Assembly of God visit Rarotonga
Parishioners from the Nauru Assembly of God ministry are visiting Rarotonga for two weeks. MELINA ETCHES/24111926 Thirty-five members of the Assembly of God youth ministry from Nauru are visiting Rarotonga for two weeks. The worship delegation...

Newcastle v Wolves Live TV – Global channel listings for Wednesday
Around the world, here are the channels you can watch Newcastle v Wolves Live TV. The global TV listings are featured below for local (to you) coverage on Wednesday (7.30pm (UK) kick-off). Eddie Howe and his Newcastle United players looking to...

Newcastle v Bromley Live TV – Global channel listings for Sunday
Around the world, here are the channels you can watch Newcastle v Bromley Live TV. The global TV listings are featured below for local (to you) coverage on Sunday (3pm (UK) kick-off). Eddie Howe and his Newcastle United players looking to make it...

Spurs v Newcastle Live TV – Global channel listings for Saturday
Around the world, here are the channels you can watch Spurs v Newcastle Live TV. The global TV listings are featured below for local (to you) coverage on Saturday (12.30pm (UK) kick-off). Eddie Howe and his Newcastle United players looking to make...

Soccer in Nauru – One Year On
When Nauru launched its ambitious soccer program in 2024, it seemed like a bold step for the tiny island nation. By Gareth Johnson The year began with a media frenzy, driven by the appointment of former Premier League star Dave Kitson as a key...
What Cristiano Ronaldo could afford to buy after £492m deal
2 July 2025, 14:07 | Updated: 2 July 2025, 14:18 Al Hilal v Al Nassr - Saudi Pro League. Picture: Getty Cristiano Ronaldo has cemented himself as the highest-paid person in sport with an annual contract exceeding the GDP of several small countries...

Newcastle v Aston Villa Live TV – Global channel listings to watch today
Around the world, here are the channels you can watch Newcastle v Aston Villa Live TV. The global TV listings are featured below for local (to you) coverage on Thursday (3pm (UK) kick-off). For this Newcastle v Aston Villa game at home on Boxing...

Manchester United v Newcastle United Live TV – Global channel listings for Monday
Around the world, here are the channels you can watch Manchester United v Newcastle United Live TV. The global TV listings are featured below for local (to you) coverage on Monday (8pm (UK) kick-off). Eddie Howe and his Newcastle United players...
Two silver, and a bronze
PAPUA New Guinea has won two silver medals and a bronze so far at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games after two days of competitions. The first medal came from the sport of Va’a in the final of the V12 mixed 500m race, while the second silver medal came...

Ipswich v Newcastle Live TV – Global channel listings to watch on Saturday
Around the world, here are the channels you can watch Ipswich v Newcastle Live TV. The global TV listings are featured below for local (to you) coverage on Saturday (3pm (UK) kick-off). Eddie Howe and his Newcastle United players hoping to follow...

Newcastle v Leicester Live TV – Global channel listings to watch on Saturday
Around the world, here are the channels you can watch Newcastle v Leicester Live TV. The global TV listings are featured below for local (to you) coverage on Saturday (3pm (UK) kick-off). Eddie Howe and his Newcastle United players hoping to...

On sports diplomacy in the Pacific
As eager global audiences tune in to watch the latest and shiniest sporting event, it is becoming increasingly difficult to discern how important the sport on display actually is. Major sporting events bestow on the hosting nation the opportunity...