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Sports
Nikao, Tupapa last football battle
At the CIFA Complex, Nikao Sokattak FC will square off against Tupapa-Maraerenga FC in the 2024 Rarotonga Round Cup, while across town at Teimurimotia Park, Titikaveka FC will host Avatiu FC.
Ngakau Toa juniors in open Round Raro
Ngakau Toa’s J19 girls will be the only junior crew racing in the Round Rarotonga changes race on Friday.
Piira off to World Champs
Cook Islands will be represented by a lone athlete at the World Athletics Championships to be held in Eugene, Oregon, United States from July 15–24.
Cook Islands ready for OFC Women’s Nations Cup
The OFC Women’s Nations Cup 2022 kicked off last night in Fiji with Samoa taking on Tonga in the opening match at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva.
Cook Islands Netball head to Fiji for World Cup Qualifiers
The Cook Islands netball side will depart Rarotonga this Thursday for the World Cup Qualifiers to be held in Suva, Fiji.
Black Pearls ready for Qualifiers
The Rarotonga Netball Club competition is heading into the knockouts this week after an intense competition in the preliminary rounds.
Floating like a butterfly, stinging like a bee
Stinging like a bee, Cook Islander Tiana Baker-Echegaray is making her mark in Australia’s amateur boxing circle.
Hash run kicks off in Arorangi
The hash run today will be set by Deepthroat and be from his villa at The Edgewater Resort & Spa.
Tupapa Panthers back on track
The reigning four-time championship winners Tupapa Panthers are back on track with another solid team performance over the weekend.
Tonga rise to No.2 in rankings
Mate Ma’a Tonga coach Kristian Woolf and his players aren’t satisfied with their rise to No.2 in the IRL World Rankings – they are aiming to win the World Cup in England at the end of the season.
Tupapa Panthers out for vengeance
Defending champions Tupapa Panthers will be going all out for win when they take on Arorangi Bears in the final round of the Rarotonga Club 15s competition this afternoon.
Tennis youngsters ready to compete
The national junior tennis team is in Auckland to compete at the Junior Tennis- East Pacific Regional Qualifiers 2022, starting this Sunday (Cook Islands time).
Women’s team off to Oceania Football Nations Cup
Players from Tupapa Maraerenga FC dominate the 20-member national women’s squad heading to Fiji for the 2022 OFC Women’s Nations Cup.
Race for the top four finish in Rarotonga Netball Club competition
The Rarotonga Netball Club competition will hold its final round of matches this Saturday before the knockouts.
CIFA completes ‘successful’ coaches’ course
Fourteen participants from clubs in Rarotonga and three from the Pa Enua attended the Cook Islands Football Association (CIFA) OFC Senior C License Coaching course which came to an end over the weekend on July 2.
Bowlers off to Commonwealth Games
Eighteen athletes will represent the Cook Islands at the XXII Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England which will be held from July 28 to August 8, 2022.
From reluctant coach to inspiring leader
The funny thing is Aaron Mauger never considered himself the right man to lead Moana Pasifika on their version of Mission Impossible.
Pasifika communities shattered at NRL’s axing of mid-season representative round
The Pacific Islander community feel let down by the NRL’s decision to scrap the mid-season round of international matches, saying it was their time to shine and represent their cultural heritage.
Eels notch comeback win
Avatiu Nikao Eels scored a late try to secure a close 28-25 win against Arorangi Bears at home at The Swamp on Saturday.
Cook Islands want eligibility rules for league expanded
The Cook Islands Rugby League president Charles Carlson says birthright eligibility rules should be expanded in order to improve the quality of the sport in smaller island countries.
Eels face tough battle
Avatiu Nikao Eels are in for a tough fight in game five of the Rarotonga Club 15s competition this afternoon.
Nikao Sokattak in tough pool
The eight teams who will battle for continental glory, and with it the chance to represent Oceania at the FIFA Club World Cup 2022™, have learned their group stage opposition following the draw for the OFC Champions League 2022.
