Tonga’s Hulita Veve (centre) and Uneeq Palavi in the course of the Netball World Cup pool A match between Tonga and Zimbabwe
Photo: Shaun Roy/Gallo Images/Netball World Cup 2023

Netball – World Cup

The Tonga Tala have gotten again on the successful path within the Netball World Cup in South Africa by beating lower-ranked Scotland 55-47.

The Tala slumped to a 72-46 defeat to one of many title favourites England of their first match of the second stage of pool play.

Unique Palavi had one other sturdy recreation, taking pictures 41 targets from 43 makes an attempt.

She has 186 targets thus far, two behind Australia’s Sophie Garbin.

Fiji in the meantime, misplaced 89-28 to England in Cape Town.

Both groups have a relaxation day on Wednesday native time.

Rugby – Vanuatu

Vanuatu’s Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau has informed the nation’s rugby gamers to keep away from consuming an excessive amount of kava.

Kalsakau made the feedback throughout a speech on the finish of the nation’s home rugby competitors on Monday.

He informed the rugby gamers to boost the usual of Vanuatu rugby.

Vanuatu is at present ranked 108th in accordance with World Rugby.

Rugby – Samoa

The Australia Pacific Training Coalition has joined forces with the Samoa Rugby Union to assist with life after rugby for the nation’s elite gamers.

The coaching settlement goals to assist gamers and personnel safe a commerce to assist them and their households throughout and after their rugby careers.

Faleomavaega Vincent Fepulea’i, the CEO of the union mentioned the settlement highlights a lacking hole that they had anticipated for these enrolled within the efficiency academy and for employees.

Futsal – Oceania Cup

Reigning champions New Zealand have been drawn towards Vanuatu, Fiji and Tonga in Group A of the boys’s Oceania Futsal Nations Cup

Group B incorporates Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Tahiti and Samoa

The competitors, which can be performed in Auckland from October 1-7, will see eight nations compete, with the winner qualifying for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup, to be performed in Uzbekistan.

Football – Olympic qualifiers

American Samoa has withdrawn from the Oceania males’s soccer Olympic qualifier.

The event will happen from August 27 to September 9, in Auckland.

American Samoa had initially been drawn in Group A, alongside New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Fiji – this group will now comprise three groups.

Pacific Games – Aotearoa

Double Olympian Nin Roberts has been appointed Chef de Mission of the New Zealand staff for the Solomon Islands 2023 Pacific Games.

Roberts, who earned 145 caps for the New Zealand girls’s hockey aspect, will lead a staff of round 40 athletes from sports activities together with archery, athletics, boxing, karate, para desk tennis, rugby league nines, and weightlifting.

Youth Games – Niue

Niue has a four-member staff travelling to the seventh Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago from August 4-11.

The 4 athletes are Gadiel Tukuitoga, McFitu Makaniue, Hikuleo Lui-Ikiua and Ramsi Edwards.