PM Marape expresses optimism toward establishing PNG NRL team
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has expressed his optimism about the progress toward establishing a PNG rugby league team in the Australian NRL competition. Following a series of high-level discussions in
Palau prepares to host 2025 Pacific Mini Games
Palau is making preparations to host the 2025 Pacific Mini Games, scheduled from 30 June to 09 July 2025. In an interview, Frank Kyota, President of the Palau National Olympic Committee (PNOC), outlined the country’s
Manu Samoa Head Coach suspended following criminal charges
Lakapi Samoa has suspended Manu Samoa Head Coach – Mase Mahonri Schwalger, effective
Tonga to host 2031 Pacific Games
Tonga has agreed to host the 2031 Pacific Games, the announcement coming seven years after pulling out of hosting the 2019
Beu tops Pacific, PNG athletes feature in regional rankings
Papua New Guinea has dominated the top 10 Pacific Islands men’s and women’s World Athletics rankings with Olympian Leonie
Fijian Drua to face Brumbies in 2025 season opener
The Fijian Drua will kick off their Super Rugby Pacific 2025 season with a clash against the Brumbies on 15 February in
Manu Samoa head coach faces sexual and indecent assault allegations
Manu Samoa head coach Mase Mahonri Schwalger faces sexually related charges after two complainants filed allegations against
PNG NRL bid still in process
The PNG NRL Bid is still ongoing, and there is no official confirmation of PNG’s inclusion as the 18th NRL
Samoa to be home to weightlifting institute
It is a dream come true for the Samoa Weightlifting Federation after they were given the green light to build the Oceania Weightlifting Institute in Samoa this
Different agendas at play, NRL researcher says
Different agendas are at play with Australia’s support of Papua New Guinea’s push to have a team in the National Rugby
Samoa weightlifters make history
Samoa’s weightlifting team won eight gold medals, one silver and one bronze and broke four Commonwealth and four Oceania records as they created history at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship in Suva,
Oceania Rugby suspends PNG Rugby
The Oceania Rugby Executive Board has issued a Notice of Determination to PNG Rugby Union after several failings by the governing body to comply with orders imposed by the Regional Association of World Rugby. The
John Strange to coach Tonga women as new dawn begins for Pacific nation
NRLW premiership winning coach John Strange will take charge of Tonga women in the upcoming Pacific Championships and 2026 Rugby League World Cup qualifying matches. Strange, who coaches Sydney Roosters, guided the club
Another lay day called for WSL’s Fiji Pro
The race to lock away a World Surf League finals berth will have to wait a little bit longer after the Fiji Pro was put on hold for a second consecutive day. Poor conditions convinced organisers to call a lay day for
39 runs scored from one over as Samoa batter breaks international record
History was created at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub Regional East Asia-Pacific Qualifier A event on Tuesday as Samoan batter Darius Visser helped break the record for most runs from one over of a men’s
Australian partnership to strengthen Pacific football
A new partnership will see Australian and Pacific national teams play regular international matches. The Australian Government and Football Australia have signed a new four-year investment through the PacificAus Sports
Chair of PNG NRL bid hoping for announcement by end of 2024
Papua New Guinea’s bid to have a team in Australia’s National Rugby League will “hopefully” be confirmed by the end of this year, bid chairman Wapu Sonk has told the 2024 Business Advantage PNG Investment
Vanuatu to bid for 2031 Pacific Games
Vanuatu plans to bid to host the 2031 Pacific Games in Port Vila, with a proposal expected by the end of the year. A high-profile government delegation is expected to travel to Palau to formally submit the bid, aiming
Fiji reinstated to World Rugby Council after governance overhaul
World Rugby has reinstated Fiji to the World Rugby Council, effective immediately. This decision comes after the Executive Board approved the recommendation from the Fiji Oversight Committee, following the adoption of a
Weightlifter Cikamatana in tears after finishing fourth
Eileen Cikamatana was in tears and her coach Paul Coffa is reconsidering retirement after she fell short of their lofty Olympic weightlifting goals. Coffa had confidently predicted the 24-year-old would win a medal, but
Tasi’s love for the water
Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Olympic swimmer Tasi Limtiaco’s love for the pool is no surprise, given his island upbringing. “Tasi” means ocean or the sea in the indigenous languages of Guam and the
Family fuels Micah’s Olympic drive
Family support is what drives Team American Samoa’s Micah Masei to excel in every competition. Masei’s family has been his biggest supporters since he started swimming competitively at 10 years old. His sister
Samoa boxing coach Lionel Elika Fatupaito passes away at Paris Olympics
The International Boxing Association has released a statement mourning the death of 60-year-old Samoan boxing coach Lionel Elika Fatupaito. The coach reportedly passed away on Friday morning in the Olympic Village