Fijian Fereti Verebula is the new head coach of the PNG Special Export Lager rugby sevens team. His assistant is popular Kimbe Rebels mentor Freddie Mathies with Danny Kaiser as manager. The announcements were made by PNG Rugby Football Union chief Richard Sapias at a media conference in Port Moresby Monday. Sapias said…
Football fans who get in early to purchase venue packs for next year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup will be rewarded with a chance to witness the spotlight shine on football’s future superstars from less than $20 per match. Ticket prices for FIFA’s second largest men’s global tournament were unveiled today at the conclusion of a…
The team of six Fiji athletes who competed in the Australian Junior Championship in Sydney failed to qualify for the Youth Olympic Games to be held in China in August. The event in Australia was a wildcard opportunity for Fiji to make the cut for the games. Personal bests were achieved by some, while…
THE Fiji Hockey Federation (FHF) is over the moon that the national under-18 girls team has qualified for the Youth Olympic Games to be held in Nanjing, China, in August. FHF president Dr Robin Mitchell said their performance at the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) qualification tournament in Port Vila, Vanuatu last week was very good.…
The 2015 Pacific Games mascot, “ Tura the Kokomo” last week visited the children at the Ela Murray International School kindergarten. The students were delighted to have Tura visit their school and prepared the school with paintings and drawings and even made a nest for Tura. The school visit was part the organisers’ strategy…
National Vodafone 7s mentor Ben Ryan has issued a stern warning to his troops to play well in this weekend’s Japan 7s otherwise they will be axed from the team to play in the Hong Kong 7s. Ryan challenged his players to deliver quality performances this weekend in order to maintain their spot for Hong…
THE Port Moresby Rugby League has no venue to stage its 2014 competition. According to competition’s secretary Dr James Naipao, the PRL has become the unlucky victim of progress and development after the old Lloyd robson Oval and club house and stands were demolished to make way for the new National Football Stadium. Naipao and…
Kangaroo great Ian Roberts has revealed he is brain-damaged from his rugby league playing days. In a gripping interview on Channel Seven’s Sunday Night programme, Roberts exposes the shocking after-effects of a career for Australia, New South Wales, South Sydney and Manly. In his own words, the now 48-year-old says: “I have brain damage. I’ve…
New Zealand’s Valerie Adams has won her third world indoor athletics championship title after cruising to victory in the women’s shot put in Poland yesterday. Adams’ fifth attempt of 20.67m was easily enough to win the event, with the next closest competitor more than 70cm behind. Adams ended the competition with all five successful throws…
Two women are helping to open the doors to a world of footballing fun for a number of young special unit students in the Auckland region. Auckland Football Federation football development officer Angela Wallbank and Special Olympics Regional Sports Coordinator Mel Giles recently joined forces to help bring a Special Olympics Football Festival to life…