2015 Pacific Games is pleased to announce two domestic television broadcasters who will provide coverage of the Games. They are EMTV and Click Pacific Limited who have signed on as non exclusive domestic right holders for the 2015 Pacific Games. EMTV will be PNG’s Lead Broadcaster of the 2015 Pacific Games. In this capacity they…
IRB – For the first time in the tournament’s history, the All Black Sevens are set to compete in Oceania’s regional Sevens competition. The Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions (FORU) has announced that the 2014 Oceania Sevens will be played on 3-4 October, alongside the Noosa International Sevens on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. One week before…
Football in Vanuatu has received a major fillip with an upgrade of the Sokka City Stadium in Luganville, Santo Province. Sokka City Stadium played host to the OFC U-17 Championship two years ago and attracted average crowds of 6,000. FIFA Development Officer Glenn Turner outlined the vision for the Northern region of Vanuatu’s football community.…
FIJI TIMES – Several former sevens reps are making their return to the Fiji sevens training camp next week. Vodafone Fiji sevens coach Ben Ryan has named his extended squad to prepare for the upcoming 2014/15 HSBC Sevens World Series. He has included players such as Nasoni Roko, Jasa Veramalua, Sitiveni Waqa, Jone Vota, Emosi…
ABC/AAP: Israel Folau can not recall a try-scoring drought quite like it and he certainly has not faced a challenge as big as that which awaits him at Eden Park on Saturday. After ending 2013 with the equal most tries in a calendar year by a Wallaby and opening 2014 with a spectacular hat-trick in…
Two renowned local futsal clubs, Paramartyr Kingz and Auki Eels Futsal clubs will participate in Vanuatu’s Shefa futsal league this weekend. For Paramartyr Kingz, this is in preparations for their participation for the Craig Foster Futsal Challenge which will be held in Cold Coast, Australia next year while it is mainly exposure for the boys…
THE planned Extra Ordinary Annual General Meeting (AGM) for NOCSI has been further postponed. International Olympic Committee (IOC) instructed that in order for NOCSI to meet all the deadlines and requirements of the NOCSI constitution. An email sighted by Star Sports sent by the Head of Institutional Relations and Governance of the International Olympic Committee…
Ricki Herbert is the new head coach of Indian Super League club North East United FC. Herbert managed New Zealand for eight years from 2005-2013 and represented his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup as a player. North East United co-owner John Abraham is delighted to secure Herbert’s services for the forthcoming season. “Ricki…
Fiji Times – Replacement Filipe Nasilasila touched down the winning try to gift the Fiji under-18 rugby 7s team a bronze medal at the Youth Olympic Games in China. The Ratu Kadavulevu School U18 inside centre stepped past three Kenyan defenders and raced away 30 yards to score the try in the corner as Fiji…
‘New management of Western United has authority’ The founders of the Western United FC club finally speak out after war of words by critics and the current Western United FC management and franchise owner over the past weeks. The founders made clarifications following criticisms over the inclusion of players from other provinces into the Western…