All Black McKenzie eyes run at fly-half in Japan

Tokyo, Dec 21 (AFP/APP):New Zealand’s Damian McKenzie said Tuesday he wants to play fly-half at Japanese side Suntory Sungoliath Tokyo, and is “confident” of making the All Blacks’ 2023 Rugby World Cup squad. The 26-year-old McKenzie, who has played at both fly-half and full-back in […]

New republic Barbados names ‘Diamond’ Rihanna national hero

Bridgetown, Barbados, Nov 30 (AFP/APP):As Barbados became the world’s newest republic, its prime minister’s first act was to officially declare the island’s most famous citizen, Rihanna, a national hero. Barbados had already conferred the title of ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary on the billionaire multiple Grammy-winning […]

Russia’s Prichal module docks at ISS

Moscow, Nov 26 (AFP/APP):Russia’s new docking module Prichal on Friday successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS), the Russian space agency Roscosmos said. The new addition to the ISS completed an automated docking with the nadir (Earth-facing) port of Russia’s Nauka lab module at […]

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