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Rarotonga to host OFC Qualifiers

The Cook Islands Football Association (CIFA) is gearing up to host one of the most exciting football events of the year – the 2025 OFC Men’s Champions League Qualifying Stage.

Sports

Tennis Cook Islands squad ready to serve at East Pacific Regional Championships

A determined squad of 13 players from Tennis Cook Islands departed for Apia, Samoa, yesterday to compete in the highly anticipated East Pacific Regional Championships (EPRC).

Cook Islands Aitu youngsters rated

Two Cook Islands youngsters have been earmarked as players to look out for ahead of the 2023 Pacific Championships which kicks off this weekend.

League


Youngest athlete in athletics team eyes top 8 finish at Pacific Games

The youngest member in Athletics Cook Islands to the Pacific Games in Honiara, Solomon Islands next month, is looking forward to the challenge.

Athletics


Ariki Adventures Raro Challenge: ‘Not for the faint hearted’

The Cook Islands Triathlon Association is gearing up for its mammoth Ariki Adventures Raro Challenge multisport event which will be held this Saturday.

Other Sports


Nikao dominates Saturday football match

Nikao Sokattak Football team dominated Saturday’s match after winning all their games against Puaikura.

Football


Cook Islands set to play in new World Series

Cook Islands are set to play in the inaugural IRL World Series in 2025 to determine the final men’s berths in the 2026 World Cup to be played in the Southern Hemisphere.

League


Young players shine at Raro 7s

Cook Islands Rugby Union development manager Ben Koteka was pleased with the performance of young players at the Raro Rugby 7s tournament over the weekend.

Rugby Union


Hunt named new Kuki coach

Having been robbed of the chance to represent his Cook Island heritage on the playing field two years ago, Karmichael Hunt is relishing his new role as the country’s head coach.

Rugby league


Cricket World Cup: Clinical Black Caps win again

Google tells me that Interstate 80 in Utah, United States, is the flattest straight road in the world. Before the start of the Black Caps versus the Netherlands match on Sunday, the Hyderabad pitch looked like Interstate 80. Hard, flat, and full of runs, writes Rahul Patil.

Cricket


Panthers, Burraneer Rays claim 7s titles

Tupapa Panthers retained the Raro Rugby 7s men’s title while Sydney’s Burraneer Rays were crowned the new women’s champions at the National Stadium in Nikao over the weekend.

Rugby Union


Manatoa undefeated

The Cook Islands national squad to the Pacific Games made an impressive start on day one of the Raro International 7s tournament at the National Stadium in Nikao yesterday.

Rugby Union


Matavera set to battle Titikaveka

The two country clubs, Matavera and Titikaveka, are bracing for a stimulating but no doubt exciting clashes scheduled to kick off at 11.15am with the Under-15 boy’s category at the Takitumu School grounds.

Football

Tolosa calls for community support

Seeing Cook Islands youths do well and shine in their individual event during sporting tournaments is rewarding, says national sprint/middle-distance coach Michael Tolosa.

Athletics


Panthers claim Social Mixed Netball Tournament title

Netball Cook Islands’ Social Mixed Netball Tournament ended this week with Panthers claiming the top prize.

Netball


Cook Islands Rugby Union: ‘Unruly sideline behaviour will not be tolerated’

The Cook Islands Rugby Union (CIRU) is sending a clear message to all rugby fans: Unruly sideline behaviour will not be tolerated. This message is not only for the Raro 7s tournament which starts this afternoon, but for all future rugby events.

Rugby league


Cricket World Cup: Black Caps make a statement

When Tom Latham won the toss and elected to field first in 34 degrees and 43 per cent humidity at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, I raised an eyebrow, writes Rahul Patil.

Cricket


Cook Islander boxer eyes Olympic qualification at Pacific Games

The Australian super heavyweight boxing champion, Cook Islander Teremoana Samson Teremoana Junior, is all set to square off in the Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands from November 1 to 14.

Boxing


Sword-Tua set to make international rugby league debut for Cook Islands

Tupapa Panthers’ Kiana Sword-Tua is the lone Rarotonga-based player named in the Cook Islands Vaine Moana team for the inaugural Pacific Championships which kicks off next week.

Rugby league


Visiting NZ club eyes 7s success

Visiting teams from New Zealand, Te Tai Tokerau U16 men’s and U18 women’s teams, are looking forward to another successful outing this weekend at the Raro 7s tournament.

Rugby Union


Five teams to battle for men’s title

The 34th Raro Rugby 7s International Tournament will feature only five teams in the much-anticipated men’s competition.

Rugby Union


Burra Rays women’s team looks to connect with Pacific heritage at Raro 7s

The Sydney-based Burra Rays Women’s 7s team is in Rarotonga with one goal in mind: to take the Raro 7s title back to Australia.

Rugby Union


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