Ary Borges scored a hat-trick on her Women’s World Cup debut to help Brazil thrash debutants Panama 4-0 at the Hindmarsh stadium on Monday and get their campaign off to a winning start.

Talismanic captain Alexandra Popp scored a brace as Germany launched their bid for a third Women’s World Cup title with a 6-0 demolition of debutants Morocco on Monday.

Substitute Cristiana Girelli’s 87th-minute header gave Italy a 1-0 win over Argentina in their Women’s World Cup opener at Eden Park on Monday, denying the South Americans a first win at the global soccer showpiece.

At least 11 people are now known to have died after the roof of a school gymnasium collapsed under heavy rain in north-east China, state media reports.

Russia’s defence ministry accused Ukraine of a “terrorist” drone attack on Moscow on Monday, after the city’s mayor said that two buildings were hit and media reported that debris was found not far from the defence ministry’s buildings.

The mayor of the Ecuadorian Pacific port city of Manta, Agustin Intriago, was assassinated on Sunday, authorities said, in a brazen attack that stunned the political establishment.

As he headlines the Latitude Festival, George Ezra offers some redundant instructions.

A Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s southern port of Odesa early on Sunday killed one, injured 20 and severely damaged an Orthodox cathedral in the city centre, a UNESCO world heritage site, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.

The Fiji Water Flying Fijians have many options in the midfield and one was tested over the weekend against Tonga in the Punjas Pacific Battle.

The International Labour Organization says it is ready to provide technical input and other training in carrying out surveys.

Fiji Airports has paid an interim dividend of $10m to the government for the financial year ending December 31st, 2022.

Rewa’s search for a first win of the second round continues, and their head coach Rodeck Singh knows they must work harder.