Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
Wallaroos sweating over fitness of leading stars
ESPN India
·
July 16, 2025
Two of the Wallaroos' biggest stars are in doubt for the Rugby World Cup with sevens convert Charlotte Caslick undergoing ankle surgery and skipper Siokapesi Palu in danger of suffering a similar fate. The pair both suffered injuries during...
All Blacks midfielder Anton Lienert-Brown ruled out of season-opening NPC clash with shoulder injury
The New Zealand Herald
·
July 29, 2025
The third test against the French was the only game the 85-test All Black featured in for the series, after sustaining a broken collarbone during Super Rugby Pacific in late April, requiring surgery. It comes after Lienert-Brown last week...
From surviving Samoa's tsunami to hosting a king: Tuatagaloa gives life lessons in perseverance
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
·
July 13, 2025
When Samoa was devastated by a tsunami in 2009, Tuatagaloa Joe Annandale lost his wife, Tui. Nine people from his village of Poutasi on Upolu's south-east coast died that day, and the area was destroyed. Out of this personal disaster, Tuatagaloa...
Samoa’s nbs Weightlifting Golden Girl Wins 3 Gold for Samoa, Sets New Oceania and Pacific Games Records
Samoa Global News
·
July 4, 2025
GOLD & SILVER for Samoa in the Women’s 77kg Weightlifting at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau. Samoa’s Golden Girl in Weightlifting, Seine Stowers, has won 3 GOLD medals for Samoa in the Women’s 77kg Weightlifting while Avatu Opeloge secured 3...
RPNGC TO HOST FIRST EVER MUSICAL BAND TATTOO COMPETITION
PNG Haus Bung
·
July 13, 2025
The Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) will host a Police-Band parade and first ever musical band Tattoo competition in honor of the nation’s 50th Independence Anniversary, the event to take place on Tuesday July 22nd in Port Moresby...
Scottish Rugby tests on Premier Sports
Advanced Television
·
July 10, 2025
Scottish rugby fans can watch full live coverage of Scotland’s two remaining tests on their summer Pacific tour on Premier Sports – with a big fixture against Fiji in the early hours on July 12th (Premier Sports 2 from 3.55am UK – repeated at...
Lakapi Samoa Launches New Kit Partnership with Dynasty Sport
Talamua
·
July 11, 2025
Apia, Samoa – 11 July 2025 – Lakapi Samoa has signed a three-year partnership with Dynasty Sport, that is now the official apparel partner for Manu Samoa from 2025 to 2027. The landmark agreement will see Dynasty supply high-performance on-field...
Fiji’s Heleina Young and Samoa’s John Tafi named Outstanding Athletes at 2025 Pacific Mini Games closing ceremony
Island Times
·
July 11, 2025
Koror, Palau | July 9, 2025— The 2025 Pacific Mini Games officially concluded on Tuesday evening at the Palau National Track, where athletes, officials, and fans gathered for the closing ceremony — a celebration of athletic excellence, cultural...
“I want to make my family proud”: The motivation behind Payton Tarau’s rugby league rise
Zero Tackle
·
July 28, 2025
One of the many talented playmakers coming through the South Sydney Rabbitohs system, Payton Tarau has opened up on his rugby league journey and future aspirations after a stellar past 12 months in both league and union. The South Sydney Rabbitohs...
Women’s Sevens tournament underway
Samoa Observer
·
The Women’s 7’s tournament kicked off yesterday at the Samoa Rugby Union field in Tuanaimato. Six teams had registered but one team pulled out just before the tournament started yesterday morning, according to the Women’s Development Officer, Avii...
‘True sportsmanship’: Chef de mission Short praises Team Cook Islands
Cook Island News
·
July 9, 2025
Samasoni Mose Hewitt won gold in the Open Men High Jump at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau. ACI/25070813 As the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau ended yesterday, Chef de Mission Mark Short says he was extremely proud of the athletes that...
6 Surprising Reality TV Bombshells From Survivor's Parvati Shallow's Gripping Memoir
Screen Rant
·
July 8, 2025
Parvati Shallow, Survivor legend and reality TV competitor, has pulled back the curtain on her life in the spotlight, sharing some incredible behind-the-scenes secrets about her appearances on screen in her new book, Nice Girls Don't Win....
World News | Here's What to Know About Tsunami Warnings Fading After One of Largest Earthquakes Ever Recorded
Latestly
·
July 31, 2025
Honolulu, Jul 31 (AP) One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded sent a tsunami crashing into a Russian port and smaller waves barrelling across the Pacific to the Americas and south to New Zealand. The danger had largely passed more than...
Major celebration in Manurewa marks restoration of Sāmoa citizenship rights
Pacific Media Network
·
A community gathering in Manurewa this week marked a significant moment of long-awaited justice for Sāmoans who lost their New Zealand citizenship in 1982 and have now had it restored. The Citizenship (Western Sāmoa) (Restoration) Amendment Act...
Analysis: Rugby's NPC — an irrelevance or cherished institution?
1News
·
1News rugby experts Scotty Stevenson and Patrick McKendry on an evocative domestic competition that once reigned supreme and can still surprise. PM: Scotty, the NPC starts tonight. Once a competition that was the envy of the rugby world, it has...
How to watch rugby in the USA — streaming details, TV channels and upcoming events
Tom's Guide
·
July 8, 2025
It's Christmas time for rugby fans — of both codes. In rugby league, we're approaching the business end of the Super League and 2025 NRL season, while New South Wales could complete a first State of Origin clean sweep since 2000. In rugby union,...
BE OPEN Art: the winners of the Oceania regional competition revealed
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
·
LUGANO, Switzerland, July 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- BE OPEN Art, an online non-profit gallery set up by Elena Baturina's humanitarian think-tank BE OPEN, announces the winners of the 2nd stage in this year's BE OPEN Regional Art, the competition for...
Black Ferns call-up: Laura Bayfield’s journey from Army to rugby elite
The New Zealand Herald
·
July 28, 2025
“After a bit of small talk, he congratulated me and I just couldn’t really compute it. I got off the phone and burst into tears. I was speechless. “Mum and Dad were about to get on a flight back to Auckland and I’m pretty sure they took my call...
NBS Samoa Weightlifting Team earn 28 of Samoa’s 59 Total Medals in Palau
Samoa Global News
·
July 5, 2025
The NBS Samoa Weightlifting team have ended the Pacific Mini Games 2025 in Palau with another epic performance. Tha National Bank of Samoa Weightlifters earned 28 of Samoa’s 59 total medal tally at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau which is the best...
The word they dare not print
Daily Trust
·
It is not because the media lacks the courage to print the obvious word that describes Tinubu’s government, but it is because caution has become necessary. People have to watch their backs, and rightly so—speaking bluntly now comes at a price....