Sports
Titikaveka reign supreme
Monday 1 August 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Netball, Sports
Titikaveka retained the Rarotonga Netball Club premier grade title after an intense battle with Avatiu in the showdown over the weekend.
Swimmers off to great start
Saturday 30 July 2022 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Commonwealth Games, Sports
Team Cook Islands made an excellent start to their 2022 Commonwealth Games campaign early yesterday (Cook Islands time).
Titikaveka hoping to maintain unbeaten run in finals showdown
Saturday 30 July 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Netball, Sports
Arch rivals Titikaveka will take on Avatiu in the Rarotonga Netball Club competition premier final this afternoon.
Commonwealth Games off to a spectacular start
Friday 29 July 2022 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Commonwealth Games, Sports
A Commonwealth Games that once appeared doomed exploded into life with a dazzling opening ceremony that put a modern spin on a sporting event often seen as a relic of the British Empire’s colonial past.
Netball gears up for showdown
Thursday 28 July 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Netball, Sports
In the repeat of last year’s final, Titikaveka will take on Avatiu in the 2022 Rarotonga Netball Club competition premier final this Saturday.
Ready for the Games!
Thursday 28 July 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Commonwealth Games, Sports
Team Cook Islands is all excited and looking forward to the much-anticipated official opening ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games this morning.
Thrills and spills at rugby final
Tuesday 26 July 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby Union, Sports
Tupapa Panthers’ four year in a row win in the Rarotonga Club 15s competition came to an end on Saturday.
Cook Islands receive warm welcome from Frampton on Severn Bowls Club
Tuesday 26 July 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Bowling, Sports
An international bowls team has been preparing to compete in the Commonwealth Games by training at a village club in Gloucestershire.
Bowling pair named Team Cook Islands’ flagbearers
Tuesday 26 July 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Commonwealth Games, Sports
National bowlers Aidan Zittersteijn and Nooroa Mataio have been announced as Team Cook Islands’ co-flagbearers for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Avatiu Eels dethrone Panthers
Monday 25 July 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby Union, Sports
In a thrilling Rarotonga Club 15s final decided in extra time play, Avatiu Nikao Eels dethroned four-time champions Tupapa Panthers at Victoria Park on Saturday.
Cooks bow out of OFC Women’s Nations Cup
Monday 25 July 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports
Host nation Fiji are through to the semi-finals of the OFC Women’s Nations Cup 2022 after overcoming a stubborn Cook Islands side at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva, Fiji.
Calm before the storm
Saturday 23 July 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby Union, Sports
Defending champions Tupapa Panthers are eyeing a rare five in a row win when they take on arch-rivals Avatiu Nikao Eels in the Rarotonga Club 15s final this afternoon at Victoria Park.
Cooks out of World Cup
Saturday 23 July 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Netball, Sports
Cook Islands netball team will not be featuring in the Netball World Cup 2023 after failing to make the top two cut at the Qualifiers in Suva, Fiji.
TKV through to Opens finals
Friday 22 July 2022 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Netball, Sports
The Rarotonga Netball Club competition open 1 and 2 semi-finals played on Wednesday.
Cooks to battle Fiji in quarters
Friday 22 July 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Football, Sports
Cook Islands will take on giants Fiji in the OFC Women’s Nations Cup quarter-finals on Saturday at 6pm (Cook Islands time) in Suva.
Cooks lose to Samoa
Friday 22 July 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Netball, Sports
The Cook Islands netball side played the undefeated Tonga in the do or die match at the World Cup last night.
Iro signs on at the Sharks until 2024
Thursday 21 July 2022 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Rugby league, Sports
A standout with the Newtown Jets this season in their climb into first position on the KOE NSW Cup ladder, young outside back Cook Islander Kayal Iro has signed a new contract with the Sharks, one that ties him to the Cronulla Club through until the end of the 2024 season.
Debutantes impress in World Cup opener
Thursday 21 July 2022 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Netball, Sports
Cook Islands netball coach Joy Bates was impressed with the performance of debutantes who featured in the national team’s opening World Cup Qualifiers match on Tuesday night in Suva, Fiji.
Cooks through to quarters
Wednesday 20 July 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports
The Cook Islands women’s football side is through to the quarter-finals despite losing their final pool match on Monday night.
Cook Islands outclass Papua New Guinea in World Cup Qualifiers
Wednesday 20 July 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Netball, Sports
Cook Islands thumped Papua New Guinea Pepes 66-48 in its opening World Cup Qualifiers match in Suva, Fiji, last night.
