PACNEWS SPORTS, Friday 28 August 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC GAMES — Former PM Sogavare accepts blame for Pacific Games Audit failures2. SURFING — Aussie surfing trio fall in Fiji Pro second round3. RUGBY — New Zealand presses World
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PACNEWS SPORTS, Thursday 27 August 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC GAMES — TSI demands answers over Pacific Games expenditure and procurement2. RUGBY LEAGUE — Silktails and Storm to contest in inaugural Tui Kamikamica Bowl3. RUGBY LEAGUE —
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
French Polynesian Kauli Vaast win gold at Paris Olympics Teahupo’o surfing
A day etched into Tahitian history thanks to the will and drive of 22-year-old, Kauli Vaast. No longer just a local hero – but as of now, an Olympic surfing champion. The hometown boy carried the dreams of the
French surfer Fierro crowned in Tahiti Surf Event ahead of Paris 2024
French Olympic surfer, Vahine Fierro, became the first Frenchwoman to win the women’s Tahiti Pro on the waves of Teahupo’o on Wednesday, just two months before the Olympic surfing events to be held on the French
A virtual solution to the environmental controversy of surfing in Tahiti
The International Surfing Association (ISA) has proposed Olympic events without a physical judge tower but with remote judges for the upcoming Olympic Games, aiming to appease local ecological resistance. Back and
