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West Australian
3 days ago
- Sport
- West Australian
Youthful Raiders overpower Roosters in NRL win
Canberra's generation next have stood tall in a come-from-behind 26-24 win over the Sydney Roosters that has further strengthened the Raiders' claims as genuine premiership contenders. Without first-choice hooker Tom Starling (suspension) and Manly-bound halfback Jamal Fogarty (groin), the Raiders' youthful spine showed calmness and composure to run the Roosters down at Allianz Stadium on Sunday. Debutant halfback Ethan Sanders didn't look out of place in his first game for the Raiders, while Owen Pattie kicked a 40/20 and set up a try with a clever grubber kick in what was arguably his finest NRL game to date. Fullback Kaeo Weekes, who was the most senior member of the Raiders spine with just 42 NRL games to his name, then set up lively five-eighth Ethan Strange for the match-winning try with a bust from inside Canberra's half. The win leaves the Raiders second with an 10-3 record while the Roosters, who led by 10 points with 25 minutes left, were made to rue a game where they failed to turn the screw. Trent Robinson's side looked set to pick up from where they left off last week when Sandon Smith found winger Mark Nawaqanitawase with a bomb after just four minutes. There was some concern as to whether Nawaqanitawase cleanly grounded the ball but bunker official Chris Butler stuck with the on-field awarding of a try. Without Fogarty, Canberra's attack was cumbersome for much of the first half and it took the Raiders 35 play-the-balls in the Roosters 20m zone before they found a way over the line. Winger Xavier Savage struck for the Green Machine in the 31st minute and the Raiders looked to have nabbed another just before halftime when Simi Sasagi started and finished a brilliant flowing move. But hooker Pattie was deemed to have been offside in the build-up, allowing the Roosters to go up the other end and finish the first half with a James Tedesco try and a 12-4 halftime lead. Pattie kicked a 40/20 that allowed Sasagi to score early in the second half before Daniel Tupou helped the Roosters re-establish a 10-point buffer with a 55th minute try. But just as it looked as if the game might slip from the Raiders' grasp they pulled two tries out of nowhere in the space of four minutes. First, rookie winger Savelio Tamale tiptoed the sideline and flung a speculative offload back infield for a supporting Hudson Young to crash over. Then Pattie stabbed a grubber kick to the in-goal and captain Joe Tapine pounced on the loose ball. Strange finished Weekes's 73rd minute break to open some breathing space for Canberra before Rob Toia nabbed a consolation try for the Roosters.
Perth Now
3 days ago
- Sport
- Perth Now
Youthful Raiders overpower Roosters in NRL win
Canberra's generation next have stood tall in a come-from-behind 26-24 win over the Sydney Roosters that has further strengthened the Raiders' claims as genuine premiership contenders. Without first-choice hooker Tom Starling (suspension) and Manly-bound halfback Jamal Fogarty (groin), the Raiders' youthful spine showed calmness and composure to run the Roosters down at Allianz Stadium on Sunday. Debutant halfback Ethan Sanders didn't look out of place in his first game for the Raiders, while Owen Pattie kicked a 40/20 and set up a try with a clever grubber kick in what was arguably his finest NRL game to date. Fullback Kaeo Weekes, who was the most senior member of the Raiders spine with just 42 NRL games to his name, then set up lively five-eighth Ethan Strange for the match-winning try with a bust from inside Canberra's half. The win leaves the Raiders second with an 10-3 record while the Roosters, who led by 10 points with 25 minutes left, were made to rue a game where they failed to turn the screw. Trent Robinson's side looked set to pick up from where they left off last week when Sandon Smith found winger Mark Nawaqanitawase with a bomb after just four minutes. There was some concern as to whether Nawaqanitawase cleanly grounded the ball but bunker official Chris Butler stuck with the on-field awarding of a try. Without Fogarty, Canberra's attack was cumbersome for much of the first half and it took the Raiders 35 play-the-balls in the Roosters 20m zone before they found a way over the line. Winger Xavier Savage struck for the Green Machine in the 31st minute and the Raiders looked to have nabbed another just before halftime when Simi Sasagi started and finished a brilliant flowing move. But hooker Pattie was deemed to have been offside in the build-up, allowing the Roosters to go up the other end and finish the first half with a James Tedesco try and a 12-4 halftime lead. Pattie kicked a 40/20 that allowed Sasagi to score early in the second half before Daniel Tupou helped the Roosters re-establish a 10-point buffer with a 55th minute try. But just as it looked as if the game might slip from the Raiders' grasp they pulled two tries out of nowhere in the space of four minutes. First, rookie winger Savelio Tamale tiptoed the sideline and flung a speculative offload back infield for a supporting Hudson Young to crash over. Then Pattie stabbed a grubber kick to the in-goal and captain Joe Tapine pounced on the loose ball. Strange finished Weekes's 73rd minute break to open some breathing space for Canberra before Rob Toia nabbed a consolation try for the Roosters.
New Paper
24-05-2025
- New Paper
Former S'pore basketball coach's wife, missing for 2 years, confirmed dead in Japan
After more than two years since she was last seen leaving a Nara guesthouse for a hiking trail in Japan, Ms Patricia Wu-Murad, wife of a former Singapore women's basketball coach, has been confirmed dead by her family. Her family received confirmation of her death on May 9, said her husband Kirk Murad. Pattie, as the Taiwanese-American woman was known to those close to her, was reported missing on April 10, 2023 after not showing up at another inn she had reserved. She had planned to stay there after her estimated seven- to eight-hour hike along the ancient Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route in Japan's southern Kansai region. A search for the 60-year-old retiree had involved dozens of search and rescue professionals from the US and Japan, local police, embassy officials and a personal intervention from US Senator for Connecticut Richard Blumenthal for local authorities to restart the search after initial efforts proved futile. Over the past two years, there were a couple of incremental discoveries, one of which led to a conclusive finding. Ms Wu-Murad's backpack and a hiking shoe were found by a local fisherman in a stream near another hiking trail in September 2024. In April 2025, a rescuer hired by the family found several of her personal items and what appeared to be a femur, or thigh bone, in the area where the backpack was found. Ms Patricia Wu-Murad's backpack was found by a person fishing in Totsukawa village near a stream in September 2024, around 18 months after she went missing. FACEBOOK/Help Find Pattie Checks compared the remains to their daughter's DNA and proved a match, said Mr Murad. "(The discovery) offers a measure of closure, but many questions remain unanswered, including the exact circumstances and cause of Pattie's death," wrote Mr Murad, who had led the Singapore basketball team at the 2017 SEA Games and was also a visiting lecturer at Ngee Ann Polytechnic from 2000 to 2003, on Facebook. "We finally have time to grieve because we never really grieved her passing," he said. "It was just... always hoping that 0.1 per cent chance that she might still be alive." Now based in the United States, he thanked search and rescue team members who did not accept payment beyond their expenses. Initial search operations for Ms Wu-Murad in 2023 were conducted by their daughter Murphy Murad. The family raised more than US$200,000 (S$260,000) for the search. Based in Singapore, Ms Murad had been the family member living closest to Japan. After the latest of her mother's remains were found, she also returned to the Kansai region to tie up loose ends with the local authorities and rescuers. "Returning to Japan was equally nostalgic and heartbreaking," she wrote on Facebook. "Having the American SAR expert guide me through the terrain in which my mother's remains were found was empowering and helped paint a better picture of where it all went wrong." Ms Murad is general manager of Fastbreak Basketball Club, which conducts private training programmes in Singapore. She has also won the Women's National Basketball League playing for Siglap Basketball Club.
The Star
22-05-2025
- The Star
Missing for two years, wife of former Singapore basketball coach confirmed dead in Japan
Patricia Wu-Murad was confirmed dead on May 9, more than two years after she went missing during a solo hike in Japan. - HELP FIND PATTIE/FACEBOOK SINGAPORE: After more than two years since she was last seen leaving a Nara guesthouse for a hiking trail in Japan, Patricia Wu-Murad, wife of a former Singapore women's basketball coach, has been confirmed dead by her family. Her family received confirmation of her death on May 9, said her husband Kirk Murad. Pattie, as the Taiwanese-American woman was known to those close to her, was reported missing on April 10, 2023 after not showing up at another inn she had reserved. She had planned to stay there after her estimated seven- to eight-hour hike along the ancient Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route in Japan's southern Kansai region. A search for the 60-year-old retiree had involved dozens of search and rescue professionals from the US and Japan, local police, embassy officials and a personal intervention from US Senator for Connecticut Richard Blumenthal for local authorities to restart the search after initial efforts proved futile. Over the past two years, there were a couple of incremental discoveries, one of which led to a conclusive finding. Wu-Murad's backpack and a hiking shoe were found by a local fisherman in a stream near another hiking trail in September 2024. In April 2025, a rescuer hired by the family found several of her personal items and what appeared to be a femur, or thigh bone, in the area where the backpack was found. Checks compared the remains to their daughter's DNA and proved a match, said Murad. '(The discovery) offers a measure of closure, but many questions remain unanswered, including the exact circumstances and cause of Pattie's death,' wrote Murad, who had led the Singapore basketball team at the 2017 SEA Games and was also a visiting lecturer at Ngee Ann Polytechnic from 2000 to 2003, on Facebook. 'We finally have time to grieve because we never really grieved her passing,' he said. 'It was just... always hoping that 0.1 per cent chance that she might still be alive.' Now based in the United States, he thanked search and rescue team members who did not accept payment beyond their expenses. Initial search operations for Wu-Murad in 2023 were conducted by their daughter Murphy Murad. The family raised more than US$200,000 for the search. Based in Singapore, Murphy had been the family member living closest to Japan. After the latest of her mother's remains were found, she also returned to the Kansai region to tie up loose ends with the local authorities and rescuers. 'Returning to Japan was equally nostalgic and heartbreaking,' she wrote on Facebook. 'Having the American SAR expert guide me through the terrain in which my mother's remains were found was empowering and helped paint a better picture of where it all went wrong.' Murphy is general manager of Fastbreak Basketball Club, which conducts private training programmes in Singapore. She has also won the Women's National Basketball League playing for Siglap Basketball Club. - The Straits Times/ANN
Straits Times
22-05-2025
- Straits Times
Missing for 2 years, wife of former S'pore basketball coach confirmed dead in Japan
Ms Patricia Wu-Murad was confirmed dead on May 9, more than two years after she went missing during a solo hike in Japan. PHOTO: HELP FIND PATTIE/FACEBOOK Missing for 2 years, wife of former S'pore basketball coach confirmed dead in Japan SINGAPORE - After more than two years since she was last seen leaving a Nara guesthouse for a hiking trail in Japan, Ms Patricia Wu-Murad, wife of a former Singapore women's basketball coach, has been confirmed dead by her family. Her family received confirmation of her death on May 9 , said her husband Kirk Murad. Pattie, as the Taiwanese-American woman was known to those close to her, was reported missing on April 10, 2023 after not showing up at another inn she had reserved. She had planned to stay there after her estimated seven- to eight-hour hike along the ancient Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route in Japan's southern Kansai region. A search for the 60-year-old retiree had involved dozens of search and rescue professionals from the US and Japan, local police, embassy officials and a personal intervention from US Senator for Connecticut Richard Blumenthal for local authorities to restart the search after initial efforts proved futile. Over the past two years, there were a couple of incremental discoveries, one of which led to a conclusive finding. Ms Wu-Murad's backpack and a hiking shoe were found by a local fisherman in a stream near another hiking trail in September 2024. In April 2025, a rescuer hired by the family found several of her personal items and what appeared to be a femur, or thigh bone, in the area where the backpack was found. Ms Patricia Wu-Murad's backpack was found by a person fishing in Totsukawa village near a stream in September 2024, around 18 months after she went missing. FACEBOOK/Help Find Pattie Checks compared the remains to their daughter's DNA and proved a match, said Mr Murad. '(The discovery) offers a measure of closure, but many questions remain unanswered, including the exact circumstances and cause of Pattie's death,' wrote Mr Murad, who had led the Singapore basketball team at the 2017 SEA Games and was also a visiting lecturer at Ngee Ann Polytechnic from 2000 to 2003, on Facebook. 'We finally have time to grieve because we never really grieved her passing,' he said. 'It was just... always hoping that 0.1 per cent chance that she might still be alive.' Now based in the United States, he thanked search and rescue team members who did not accept payment beyond their expenses. Initial search operations for Ms Wu-Murad in 2023 were conducted by their daughter Murphy Murad. The family raised more than US$200,000 (S$260,000) for the search. Based in Singapore, Ms Murad had been the family member living closest to Japan. After the latest of her mother's remains were found, she also returned to the Kansai region to tie up loose ends with the local authorities and rescuers. 'Returning to Japan was equally nostalgic and heartbreaking,' she wrote on Facebook. 'Having the American SAR expert guide me through the terrain in which my mother's remains were found was empowering and helped paint a better picture of where it all went wrong.' Ms Murad is general manager of Fastbreak Basketball Club, which conducts private training programmes in Singapore. She has also won the Women's National Basketball League playing for Siglap Basketball Club. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
