Sports
Football boss fined and banned
Monday 23 August 2021 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Football, Sports
Cook Islands Football Association president Lee Harmon has been banned and fined a hefty sum by the Oceania Football Confederation..
Football to kick off 2021 season
Saturday 21 August 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports
Despite Alert Level 2, the opening round of the Rarotonga football competition with go ahead today with health requirements in place to ensure the welfare and safety of the players and spectators.
B’ball receives exemption to hold games
Friday 20 August 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Basketball, Sports
The Avaiki Basketball Tournament held eight matches on Wednesday after the organising committee was granted permission from Te Marae Ora (TMO) Ministry of Health.
Midweek football matches postponed
Thursday 19 August 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports
Due to Te Marae Ora’s advisory on current events surrounding the alert Level 2 announcement made on Tuesday, the grassroot midweek football games scheduled for August 18-20 have been postponed.
Basketball players find their rhythm
Wednesday 18 August 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Basketball, Sports
Week one of the Avaiki Development Basketball Tournament took place on Wednesday last week at the Papaaroa Hall with a slamming start to the season. The tournament is set to run over seven weeks.
Aitutaki wins Gary Parlour and Goldie Goldie Fishing comps
Wednesday 18 August 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Other Sports, Sports
Aitutaki anglers took out the 24th Gary Parlour Wahoo/Paara and fourth Goldie Goldie Mahi mahi fishing tournaments that were on the island over the weekend.
Sport on hold for three days as Covid-19 investigations underway
Wednesday 18 August 2021 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Other Sports, Sports
Sports federations have been asked to suspend all activities for three days to give Te Marae Ora Ministry of Health time to assess and conduct tests determining Covid-19 status in the country.
Inspiring local footballers
Tuesday 17 August 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Football, Sports
Two Cook Islands football teams achieved a major milestone during a week-long tour of Aotearoa last month.
Cricket prepares for 2021 season
Tuesday 17 August 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Other Sports, Sports
Eight men’s and six women’s teams are expected to compete in this year’s Rarotonga Cricket Club competition.
Bears end Panthers’ unbeaten run
Monday 16 August 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Rugby Union, Sports
Table toppers Tupapa Panthers suffered their first loss in the 2021 Rarotonga Club 15s competition against Arorangi Bears on Saturday.
Olympians give winners’ posters a special treat
Saturday 14 August 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Other Sports, Sports
The six athletes who represented the Cook Islands at Tokyo 2020 each posed with hand-drawn posters at Olympic venues to give the winners of a National Olympic Committee competition a unique prize.
Sailors set for Raro Sunburst Champs
Friday 13 August 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Other Sports, Sports
The Rarotonga Sailing Club (RSC) Sunburst Championships will be held tomorrow at Muri Beach lagoon, adjacent to the club premises.
Focus shifts on athletics
Thursday 12 August 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Other Sports, Sports
A programme focused on introducing age related skill activities to nudge young ones in the right direction to develop future athletic skills will take place with the beginning of the new school term this week.
Basketball tournament gets underway
Wednesday 11 August 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Basketball, Sports
The second annual basketball tournament set up to encourage and expand the sport in Rarotonga will take place today at the Papaaroa Hall. Alana Musselle reports.
Six clubs confirmed for football season kick off
Wednesday 11 August 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Football, Sports
Rarotonga’s 2021 football competition is about to kick off with a diverse age group set to hit the field.
Raro swim team makes a splash at NZ competition
Wednesday 11 August 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Other Sports, Sports
Twelve swimmers from the Puaikura Aquatics Club leapt into a much bigger pond than they were used to at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Swimming Championships - and in doing so beat each of their personal bests.
More action and more fixtures
Tuesday 10 August 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Rugby Union, Sports
New Cook Islands Rugby Union president, Ashleigh Wihongi-Willis, has big ambitions for rugby in the country.
Pickleball comes to Rarotonga
Monday 9 August 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Other Sports, Sports
On 16 July, visiting Kiwi vacationer Jeff Parke (pictured playing the sport in 2019) helped three Rarotongans play what seems to be the first game of Pickleball ever in the Cook Islands.
Rugby returns to Raro
Monday 9 August 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Rugby Union, Sports
After a quiet last week, rugby union is back in action this week with 7s coaching clinic and player recruitment drive, culminating with the Rarotonga Club 15s competition this Saturday at Raemaru Park in Arorangi.
Cook Islands Rugby League welcomes World Cup decision
Friday 6 August 2021 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby league, Sports
Cook Islands Rugby League has welcomed the decision from the Rugby League World Cup 2021 organisers to postpone the event until 2022.
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