By Sam Worthington with AP Jet heeled winger Corey Toole starred again as the ACT Brumbies snapped an 11 year drought by upsetting the Highlanders 27-21 in Super Rugby Pacific. The comeback win was the Canberra club’s first in Dunedin since 2013 and lifted them to fifth on the ladder …
Read More »Star admits to Aussie ‘love affair’ as title drought ends
Second-seeded Grigor Dimitrov has beaten top-seeded Holger Rune 7-6 (5), 6-4 in a tightly fought men’s Brisbane International final for his first tour title in six years. It was 14th-ranked Dimitrov’s ninth career title and his first since the ATP finals in 2017, the same year he won his first …
Read More »‘He’s ready’: Sign De Minaur may break Aussie drought
A deep run into the Australian Open is on offer for Alex de Minaur reckons former tennis pro Wally Masur. The Sydneysider is ranked 12th in the world heading into the Australian summer of tennis, just one place below his all-time high 11th he achieved a month ago. The 24-year-old …
Read More »Manchester United goal drought stretches to over SIX HOURS in West Ham defeat
Manchester United‘s problems in front of goal continued in a disappointing 2-0 defeat at West Ham in the Premier League on Sunday. Second-half goals from Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Kudus condemned Erik ten Hag’s side to an eighth loss in the competition this season – already just one fewer than …
Read More »Bridging troubled waters amid deluge, drought in the US
A global approach to tackle the ongoing water crisis is needed as vulnerable communities in the United States face historic deluge and drought – issues very much in the spotlight at the forthcoming UN-supported World Water Week. Traditional totems tower over the coastal village of Taholah in Washington state, home …
Read More »‘Perennial bridesmaids’: Swedish major drought continues
Spain has hands down dominated this clash. Possession is 62-38 in their favour, and since Paralluelo came on they’ve been injected with a fresh agression. They just had their best chance of the match – the cross came in but it couldn’t be controlled. But the ball bounced around and …
Read More »Drought and conflict are hurting Kenyan forests. Can the army fix things?
Nyeri, Kenya – This March, rains returned to the Horn of Africa after 1,000 days of one of its most punishing droughts in four decades. In Nyeri, just west of the Mount Kenya region, once expansive forests are drinking up the rains as fog hugs the high-altitude landscape like a …
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Read More »Combating drought, one garden at a time
The unpaved road to the village is bumpy and sandy. For people living here, however, the path and the intense heat are part of daily life. High temperatures have not stopped Foureyratou Saidou, a single mother of four and recent widow, from tending to the community garden next to the …
Read More »Force finally break extraordinary 10-year drought
The Western Force have ended a decade-long winless streak against the Highlanders at home dating back to 2013, sending an adoring Perth crowd into raptures. It was an 80-minute contest littered with yellow cards in which six were dished out – four going the way of the visitors. The Force …
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