On July 28, 2021, champion cyclist Rohan Dennis stood on a podium in Tokyo. Today, he is home in Adelaide, charged with killing his wife. RPT

(Reuters) -Warner Bros Discovery and its sports division, Turner Broadcasting System, filed a lawsuit on Friday against the National Basketball Association in New York over the league’s rejection of its matching bid for media rights. The media company accused the NBA’s refusal to honor its right to match offers from a third party violates its agreement with Turner. “We strongly believe this is not just our contractual right, but also in the best interest of fans who want to keep watching our industry-leading NBA content,” TNT Sports said in a statement. NBA spokesman Mike Bass said Warner Bros Discovery’s claims are “without merit.” The NBA announced on Wednesday that it had awarded Walt Disney’s ESPN, Comcast-owned NBCUniversal and Amazon.com rights to carry NBA games in an 11-year deal valued at $77 billion. The NBA rejected a last-minute offer from TNT Sports, which it said fell short of Amazon’s proposal, ending...

Jesus answered and said to her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.’” Jesus spoke these words to a Samaritan woman in the town of Sychar in Samaria. John 4:10. Phil McKay / GoodSalt.com/24072507 All things natural are free but aren’t cheap – Te au mea natura ravarai mea oronga ua ia mai tereira, e akatarauanga ngao ra te tiki, writes Bishop Tutai Pere of the Apostolic Church. Scriptural text: Luke 12:48, “For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required; and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more”. Creator God and Procreator Humanity in partnership  The Bible in Genesis 1:1, Psalm 24:1; 8:5-8 and Genesis 1: 27-28 declares that, God in the beginning of...

Australia’s number one* digital news brand, news.com.au, today launched its first investigative podcast, The Missing $49 Million. Hosted by award-winning finance and investigative reporter, Alex Turner-Cohen, and executive produced by senior audio producer, Nina Young, the eight-part podcast tells the story of Alan Metcalfe, an eccentric Queensland businessman who convinced investors he had found the secret to artificial intelligence […] The post news.com.au launches its first investigative podcast: The Missing $49 Million appeared first on NewsCorp Australia. RPT

Nimbyism (not in my backyard) is officially cancelled, with new research warning the only way to reach the Prime Minister’s new homes target is more units in more backyards. RPT

On March 20, 1990, a Rakiraki student was washed away by strong currents as floods hit the district, cutting off roads, halting traffic and forcing the early closure of schools and shops. The Fiji Times reported on the following day that, Saimoni Nakacia, 17, of Vatukacevaceva Village was swimming in a river near the village when he went missing. Villagers were out in force near the scene as well as further downstream near Naqoro, carrying out a search. Police were unable to reach the scene because of extensive flooding but said that according to information received, Saimoni’s friends raised the alarm after he went missing. The friends looked for him but when they could not find him, they went to the village and raised the alarm, leading to a full-scale search. Saimoni, a Form Six student at a high school in Vaileka, was reported to have gotten caught in a...

Wesley Roberts is the first Cook Islander to set a Pacific Games record (two swimming records at the 2023 Pacific Games). 24072220 Team Cook Islands’ hopes of adding swimmer Wesley Tikiariki Roberts as the third athlete to compete at the Paris Olympic Games has been dashed after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) declined their request. Earlier this month, Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) and Cook Islands Aquatics Federation filed a request for arbitration to allow Roberts to compete under the universality quota. Cook Islands had requested for an universality place for the swimmer and were denied by World Aquatics on July 19. The Aquatics Federation and CISNOC requested that the CAS annul the contested decision and order Worlds Aquatics to award Roberts a universal slot to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games to be held from July 26 to August 11. In a...

The Growth Distillery today released new research into how younger fans are engaging in Australia’s sporting landscape and its implications for brands. ‘Sporting Nation 2024: Next Generation’ found reaching fans under the age of 40 through traditional methods is becoming increasingly challenging for brands, as they turn to digital and interactive platforms that go beyond simply watching […] The post When brands and fans unite: how to reach under 40 sports fans appeared first on NewsCorp Australia. RPT

A series of popular frozen products have been recalled because of potential chemical contamination fears. RPT

(Reuters) -OpenAI is venturing into a territory long dominated by Google with the selective launch of SearchGPT, an AI-powered search engine with real-time access to information from the internet. The move, announced on Thursday, also places the AI giant in competition with its largest backer Microsoft’s Bing search and emerging services such as Perplexity — a search-focused AI chatbot firm backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and semiconductor giant Nvidia. Shares of Google’s parent company Alphabet ended 3% lower on Thursday, after OpenAI’s announcement. OpenAI said it has opened sign-ups for the new tool, which is currently in the prototype stage and is being tested with a small group of users and publishers. The company plans to integrate the best features from the search tool into ChatGPT in the future. “AI-powered search tools from OpenAI and Perplexity re-affirm search as a content engagement model but pressure Google to be better...