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Newcastle v Liverpool Live TV – Global channel listings to watch on Wednesday
Around the world, here are the channels you can watch Newcastle v Liverpool Live TV. The global TV listings are featured below for local (to you) coverage on Wednesday (7.30pm (UK) kick-off). For this match (and Aston Villa at home on Boxing Day),...

Guam's baseball team advances to gold medal game at Pacific Mini Games
Guam’s men’s baseball team is back in the gold medal game at the Pacific Mini Games after handling the Federated States of Micronesia, 10-6, Saturday afternoon in Palau. Guam's medal tally as of Sunday noon was nine, including two gold, three...

Brentford v Newcastle Live TV – Global channel listings to watch on Saturday
Around the world, here are the channels you can watch Brentford 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 build...

Crystal Palace v Newcastle Live TV – Global channel listings to watch on Saturday
Around the world, here are the channels you can watch Crystal Palace 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...

Newcastle v West Ham Live TV – Global channel listings to watch on Monday
Around the world, here are the channels you can watch Newcastle v West Ham 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 hoping to follow...

Think tank says Australia’s aid attached to security control in Nauru
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Nauru President David Adeang signed a treaty securing the financial future of the Pacific nation. Photo courtesy of Lowy Institute. By Pacific Island Times News Staff A Fiji-based think tank accused...

Deals establish Australian neo-colonial control over Nauru, PNG security policy
In two pacts struck this week, the Australian Labor government has sought to establish control over the security and foreign policy decision making of Nauru and Papua New Guinea. The deals underscore the role of Australian imperialism, as a...

New treaty ties Nauru to Australia via banks, security and telecommunications
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced an historic treaty with Nauru President David Adeang, securing the financial future of the Pacific nation – or at least for the next five years. Similar to the November 2023 Australia-Tuvalu...

An ounce of prevention: Nauru deal puts defence spending in a different light
Sydney Morning Herald national security correspondent Matthew Knott paired two unlikely stories yesterday. The headline to his piece reads: “Australia fires Tomahawk missile for first time, spends $140m to China-proof Nauru”. These two...

Nottingham Forest v Newcastle Live TV – Global channel listings to watch on Sunday
Around the world, here are the channels you can watch Nottingham Forest v Newcastle Live TV. The global TV listings are featured below for local (to you) coverage on Sunday (2pm (UK) kick-off). Eddie Howe and his Newcastle United players hoping to...

Newcastle v Arsenal Live TV – Global channel listings to watch on Saturday
Around the world, here are the channels you can watch Newcastle v Arsenal 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 hoping to...

Oceania 7s on FBC Sports
[Source: Fiji Rugby/ Facebook] Fans can watch the Fiji 7s and Fijana 7s Development sides at the Oceania 7s in Honiara, Solomon Islands this weekend live on FBC Sports. The Fijian Broadcasting Corporation will air both days of action on its sports...
On sports diplomacy in the Pacific
By Sam Risdon* Fans make their way into Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland ahead of Tonga's victory over New Zealand in the Pacific Championship. Photo: Ileini Taloa As eager global audiences tune in to watch the latest and shiniest sporting event, it...

Chelsea v Newcastle Live TV – Global channel listings to watch on Sunday
Around the world, here are the channels you can watch Chelsea v Newcastle Live TV. The global TV listings are featured below for local (to you) coverage on Sunday (2pm (UK) kick-off). Eddie Howe and his Newcastle United players hoping to hit...

Opinion: Passports for sale – Lessons for Nauru and Solomon Islands from Vanuatu’s EU rebuke
International rugby sevens returned to thrill the huge crowds at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai as Fiji men and Australia women ran out winners to take an early lead in the HSBC SVNS standings. Fiji beat Spain 19-5 to lift the men’s trophy and claim...
Nauru confirmed as host of 2026 Micronesian Games
The Micronesian Games Council (MGC) confirmed Nauru will host the 2026 Micronesian Games during a virtual meeting held Saturday, 23 July. The MGC voted unanimously on the Nauru National Olympic Committee (NOC) Micronesian Games Association’s (MGA)...

Team Marianas starts Mini Games campaign today
(Northern Marianas Sports Association) — Team Marianas will begin its quest for medals in the 2025 Pacific Mini Games today, Monday, as swimming, fast-pitch softball, indoor volleyball, wrestling, va’a and baseball competitions kick off in Palau....
Mozzies crush Nauru
PAPUA New Guinea Mosquitos halted the Nauru Chiefs’ impressive winning streak, emerging victorious and securing their undefeated status with a 62–27 win in their third and final match at the 2024 Australian Football League (AFL) Pacific Cup...

Everton v Newcastle Live TV – Global channel listings to watch on Saturday
Around the world, here are the channels you can watch Everton v Newcastle Live TV. The global TV listings are featured below for local (to you) coverage on Saturday (5.30pm (UK) kick-off). Eddie Howe and his Newcastle United players hoping to...

Newcastle United v Manchester City Live TV – Global channel listings to watch on Saturday
Around the world, here are the channels you can watch Newcastle United v Manchester City 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...