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 The SP PNG Hunters will travel north to BMD Kougari Oval, Brisbane on Saturday 7th July to take on the Wynnum-Manly Seagulls in Round 14 of the QRL Hostplus Cup.  Saturday’s match is a good opportunity to bounce back for the Hunters, who were ambushed by a lively Ipswich Jets outfit at home last weekend. The Jets played to the slippery conditions expertly while the Hunters were off their game and will be looking for a response in Round 14 against last year’s grand finalists.  SP PNG Hunters  team for Round 14 match against  Wynnum-Manly Seagulls [Photo  SP PNG Hunters] The positive from that game against the Jets was the successful return from injury for Ila Alu, who again settles for a bench role this week as he works his way back into the side. With a forward pack capable of matching anyone on their day and plenty of speed out wide, Alu’s ability to act as a link man between the ruck and the edges is invaluable for the Hunters as they look to post their fourth win of the season on S...

 The host nation England and Samoa head on in a sudden death semi-final match of the Rugby League World Cup tonight (12:30 am)  PNG time.  The winner of this match will meet Australia in the grand final, after the Kangaroos fought hard to win 16 – 14 over New Zealand. Full-Time : Samoa 27 England 26  Half-Time :  Samoa  10   England 6  Below is the livestream of this match. 2022 RLWC SEMI FINAL: SAMOA v ENGLAND Sat 12 November. The Emirates Stadium, London. 14:30 (GMT) Sun 13 Nov 3:30am – SAMOA Sun 13 Nov 3:30am – New Zealand Sun 13 Nov 12:30am – Brisbane Sun 13 Nov 1:30am – Sydney, Melbourne This livestream ended! Next :  PNG’s Airline Air Niugini resumes Flights

Children of Dust: A Memoir of Pakistan by Ali Eteraz Harper Collins, 352pp, Isbn-978-0061567087 Synopsis – Ali Eteraz’s Children of Dust is a spellbinding portrayal of a life that few Americans can imagine. From his schooling in a madrassa in Pakistan to his teenage years as a Muslim American in the Bible Belt, and back to Pakistan to find a pious Muslim wife, this lyrical, penetrating saga from a brilliant new literary voice captures the heart of our universal quest for identity. Astonishingly honest, darkly comic, and beautifully told, Children of Dust is an extraordinary adventure that reveals the diversity of Islamic beliefs, the vastness of the Pakistani diaspora, and the very human search for home. Chapter One My mother, Ammi, had just returned from Koh-e-Qaf, where women went when they were annoyed with their husbands. It was far up in the heavens, far beyond the world of men, above the astral planes of the jinns, and hidden even from the angels. Upon reaching Koh-e-Q...