Sports
Sports ask: Touch or contact?
Friday 1 May 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Touch Rugby
Gyms have reopened, golf, sailing and cycling are back on-track, and there are hopes the big team sports can resume playing again soon.
NFL star wants 'to do better than his dad'
Tuesday 28 April 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Other Sports
Shouts of joy came from the Anae homestead in Hawaii at the weekend as Bradlee Anae was drafted to the prestigious National Football League in the USA.
Football 'unhappy' at cancellation
Tuesday 21 April 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Football
A regional football tournament to be held on Rarotonga is now cancelled.
Benefit for league players
Tuesday 31 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in League
Expats contracted by local rugby league clubs are eligible to apply for unemployment benefit. Players from Fiji, Samoa and Papua New Guinea are left stranded on Rarotonga after the cancellation of the domestic league competition.
Golf postpones 2020 season a week after opener
Friday 20 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Other Sports
The Rarotonga Golf Club has postponed all its club and sponsored events from today, due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Tough battle for top awards
Thursday 19 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Other Sports
Eleven awards will be given out at the annual Cook Islands Sports Awards to be held later in the year.
Netball comp postponed until May 1
Thursday 19 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Netball
The 2020 Rarotonga Netball Competition has been postponed. Mii Maui, Netball Cook Islands president, said the executives and its members/clubs have made a collective decision to postpone the competition until May 1.
Rugby league last code to agree to suspend competition
Wednesday 18 March 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Other Sports
The country’s major team sports have called off all their games – but rugby league refused to go down without a fight.
Cooks will produce an Olympics boxer
Wednesday 18 March 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Other Sports
It started with just two boys. David Tangaroa was approached by a friend, Taneao Ngamata, who was keen for boxing to begin in their village, for his two sons.
Annual sports awards postponed
Tuesday 17 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Other Sports
Sporting federations are being asked to cancel or postponed their upcoming competitions due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Marathon runner's dream on hold
Tuesday 17 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Other Sports
Lichu Sloan’s dream of running her first marathon in the Cook Islands will have to wait, atleast for a year.
League considers cancelling games
Monday 16 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in League
Government is discouraging gathering of groups of more than 50 people, involving sporting events.
Top Touch teams maintain winning run
Monday 16 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Touch Rugby
Round four of Vodafone Mixed Touch competition kicked off in much cooler conditions with competition leader ICI Transformers playing the young Team ATT.
Top of the table clash
Saturday 14 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Netball
Avatiu will be bracing for a tough challenge when it takes Arorangi in round two of the Netball Domestic Season 2020 today.
Tennis elects new president
Saturday 14 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Other Sports
Davina Hosking-Ashford has become the new president of Tennis Cook Islands.
Bocky wins Aitutaki Open Marlin comp
Saturday 14 March 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Other Sports
Pictured is Mii Raela (third from left) with crew and weigh master Ian Hauser (right) with the winning 76.6 kg blue marlin.
Unbeaten Eels takes on Bears
Saturday 14 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in League
Avatiu Eels’ unbeaten run is at stake in the weekly rugby league competition.
Cook Islanders gather for annual Touch meet in Australia
Friday 13 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Touch Rugby
Mangaia won the overall prize in the Cook Islands Annual Touch Tournament held in Victoria, Australia.
Triathlete Henderson breaks the 15 hour mark.
Thursday 12 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Other Sports
Injuries fail to deter local triathlete from achieving his target.
Tag team wins bronze medal at Oceania Junior Cup
Thursday 12 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Other Sports
Cook Islands claimed bronze medal at the 2020 Oceania Junior Cup tag tournament held at Bruce Pullman Park Takanini from March 6 to 8.
« Previous 1 … 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 … 489 Next »