Cook Islands Residents came from behind to stun the defending champions Cook Islands Australia (Ozzies) in the Tri-Series rugby league opener on Saturday at the BCI Stadium in Nikao.

It will be a clash of the titans affair today when top of the table (men’s) teams, Nikao and Matavera, go head to head in the Rarotonga club competition.

Avatiu Dragonflies will head into today’s Rising Stars Netball Championship premier final at the Avatiu court as the favourites.

Defending champions Ozzie Cooks are eyeing exposure more than triumph in the biennial rugby league Tri-Series that starts today at the BCI Stadium in Nikao.

The local sporting community will gather tomorrow night at the Edgewater Resort and Spa for the annual CISNOC National Sports Awards.

There was silence when the post credits for the movie A Star is Born started rolling on the screen.

Outgoing New Zealand high commissioner to the Cook Islands Peter Marshall will be one of the guest speakers at tonight’s MPA#1 exhibition at the Bergman Gallery.

Cultural Development minister George Maggie is part of a Cook Islands delegation visiting Perth, Australia, for the 10th Te Maeva Nui celebration this weekend.

A total prize pool of $22,000 will be up for grabs in next month’s Raro Rugby Sevens tournament.

The parents of children who qualify for the increase in the age of child-benefit scheme will need to apply in order to benefit from the initiative.