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Tongan Tala secure 'four-peat' after overpowering Fiji
Head coach Jaqua Pori-Makea-Simpson predicted her team would be competitive before the competition rolled off in Brisbane on 10 June.
Pasifika Sipoti wrap - results from the weekend
A round-up of results from weekend sports, including OFC Men's Nations Cup fixtures, Super Rugby Pacific semifinals, Micronesian Games, T20 Cricket
Pasifika Sipoti previews
A preview of the OFC Nations Cup and Vanuatu women's beach volleyball team's attempt to qualify for the Paris Olympics.
Super Rugby Pacific: Semifinalists feature Pasifika heritage players
All four teams playing in this weekend's 2024 Super Rugby Pacific semifinals - Blues, Brumbies, Chiefs and the Hurricanes - will feature players who have links to the islands.
Micronesia Games back on track
The Micronesia Games returns this month in the Marshall Islands after a series of postponments due to the Covid pandemic and construction of a new stadium.
Pasifika Sipoti wrap
A round-up of results from weekend sports, including Super Rugby Pacific, rugby league, soccer
Pasifika Sipoti
This week's updates include Super Rugby Pacific, Moana Pasifika awards, PNG crikcet at T20 World Cup, PNG Hunters, and Pacific netball series
Time for redemption for the Fijian Drua
While the club has made improvement on their standing following the regular season, there are still some strong opinions voiced by rugby critics back home.
Pacific Netball Series: Fiji Pearls focus on 'one game at a time'
Captain Alesi Waqa said while they have prepared well, they respect their opponents at the week-long event in Brisbane starting next Monday.
Pasifika Sipoti - results from the weekend
A round-up of results from weekend sports, including rugby, rugby league, cricket
Pasifika finally recognised at rugby's board level
Co-chair Pauline Luyten said it was a massive victory to get Pasifika representation on the NZR Board.
Pasifika Sipoti - preview of weekend sports
A round-up of sports action this weekend, including Super Rugby Pacific, Oceania women's chmapionship and rugby sevens
Netball: Tonga names youthful side for Pacific series
The Talas netball team that will defend the Pacific Netball Series 2024 title in Brisbane next weekend will include eight under-21 players.
Cricket: Boost for Samoa, while PNG prepares for West Indies
Samoa Crciket believes the game will be boosted after under-19 women's qualified for the World Cup, while PNG Barramundis land in the West Indies for the ICC T20 World Cup.
Pasifika Sipoti - results from the weekend
A round-up of results from weekend sports, including rugby, rugby league, soccer, boxing
AS Pirae, Auckland City to face off in OFC Champions League final
Auckland City will be chasing their 12th title after overcoming AS Magenta, while AS Pirae qualified for their first final after discarding Fiji's Rewa FC in the second semifinal.
Drua coaching post not advertised - 'You make some phone calls'
On Monday, the Fijian franchise announced former Chiefs flyhalf and an international referee Glen Jackson - who has been involved with the Drua coaching staff for the past three years - as head coach.
Vanuatu cricketers-cum-seasonal workers pick fruits during the week, improve their craft in the weekend
Vanuatu Cricket is on the rise thanks to a first-ever partnership signed between the federation and Brisbane-based labour hire company, Icomply.
Pasifika Sipoti wrap - action from the weekend
A wrap of weekend's sport results featuring Pacific athletes in action, including Super Rugby Pacific, women's rugby, Oceania soccer, boxing, volleyball and cricket
Na Waqa Drua: A Fijian project to link the past and the present
The Na Waqa Drua is an exciting story that had been retold over the years, especially amongst our Pacific Islanders.
Pasifika Sipoti
A round-up of previews of all the Super Rugby Pacific action this weekend, as well as soccer, rugby 7s, cricket and volleyball competitions. Audio
'Running straight into the defence': Fijian Drua 'too predictable' says Boivert
A former Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) coaching director Frank Boivert believes the Fijian Drua team has become too predictable. A former Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) coaching director Frank Boivert believes...
'Expensive': Moana Pasifika face 'cold economic reality' moving base and games to the islands
Moana Pasifika will continue to work with all partners in taking games to their home islands of Samoa and Tonga.
Super Rugby Pacific: D-Day matches for Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika
The Cultural Round is the telling round for both teams as far as their hopes of making it into the knockout stages is concerned. Losing will ruin their plans.
Cricket: Barramundis 'feeling good' ahead of Men's T20 World Cup
Papua New Guinea Barramundis captain, Assadollah Vala, is confident the team will perform to expectations at the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup