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 They are home. They have won. The footy gods were smiling down on the Santos National Football Stadium on Saturday afternoon as the SP PNG Hunters pulled off a fairy-tale finish in their homecoming match with the Mackay Cutters in Round 20 of the Hostplus Cup. SP PNG Hunters celebrate Homecoming with Win over Mackay Cutters 30 – 28 [PNG Hunters photo] Trailing by four points with seconds remaining, the Hunters produced a miracle play with their final possession to beat the Cutters in front of a joyous crowd in Port Moresby to round out their 2022 season. The 78 minutes prior was a seesawing affair as both sides struggled with their ball security in the humid conditions. The Cutters were first to trouble the scoreboard when prop Jayden Morgan barged his way over in the 16th minute thanks to a clever switch play from behind the ruck. Mackay then went over again just three minutes later when Kyle Krisanski-Kennedy took possession out the back of a decoy line to score down the Cutter...

Travel was essentially shut down for a good part of this year – and things will remain the same for what’s left of 2020. Many countries maintain travel restrictions, lockdowns, and have similar measures in place. But, things are starting to look better for 2021 already, with vaccinations underway in several countries. With promising developments like this filling the news, this seems like the best time to start planning next year’s trips. Here are a few destinations that you may want to consider visiting in 2021. Venice, Italy Venice is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, especially in the Carnival season. But it may not stay like that forever – it is under threat by the waters. Scientists predict that this unique city may totally submerge in less than 100 years if the effects of global warming are not curbed. But there are more imminent threats to the many sights to see in the city – this December, an unusually high tide has flooded the city aft...