Mito Pereira’s final-hole collapse cost him the PGA Championship title last May and while it was enough to earn him an invite to this week’s Masters, the Chilean said on Monday he is under no illusion that he could slip into a Green Jacket.

Top Australian women cricketers could earn more than A$1 million ($666,600) a year with increases from a new pay deal topped up by cash earned in India’s Women’s Premier League and The Hundred in England, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Monday.

Kyiv scorned Russian claims to have captured eastern Bakhmut on Monday, saying its foes had raised a victory flag over “some kind of toilet” and that Ukrainian forces had repelled nearly 20 attacks along the city’s front line in the last 24 hours.

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Professor Biman Prasad, revealed that the Ministry of Land and Mineral Resources had received an average of $25 million per year over the last six years, totaling approximately $155 million in budget.

U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration said on Monday it could not confirm reports that China was able to collect real-time data from a spy balloon as it flew over sensitive military sites earlier this year, saying analysis was still ongoing.

Some teachers were issued with five-year contracts, and this is being rectified by the Education Ministry.

The Pacific Island University Research Network (PIURN) Board Members will gather for the first time in two years, with a meeting hosted by the University of the South Pacific today.

The Forestry Ministry is working on undertaking consultation before a Sandalwood Growers and Buyers Association is formalized.

The sandalwood commodity is undergoing a rebranding process for the overseas market.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad has stressed the importance of maintaining fiscal space in the government’s budget to prepare for emergencies.

As one of LIV Golf’s poster boys, Cameron Smith wasn’t sure what kind of reception he would receive when he arrived at Augusta National on Monday for his first Masters practice session -whether it would be the cold shoulder or warm embrace.

Ethiopia’s Abeje Ayana won the men’s race at the Paris Marathon on Sunday in his first competitive run over the distance and Kenya’s Helah Kiprop claimed the women’s title.