Iliesa Tora

Lord Fakafanua, 40, a member of Tonga's royal family, was elected as Tonga's youngest-ever prime minister on Monday. Audio

The lack of facilities not meeting FIFA standards has worked against Vanuatu Football Federation, local media report.

While the Micronesian Island nation's rugby development has been hindered by the unavailability of grass fields, the Nauru Rugby Union is working to turn their fortunes.

Sixteen-year-old Manoa Tarroux has created history at the International Surfing Association World Junior Championships in Peru by winning his heat on Sunday.

Opinion - Secure the best players, get them tested through the different competitions and get everyone to be 101 percent in every aspect of the preparation, writes Iliesa Tora.

It was the second consecutive week the Fijians had finished third and beaten France, doing that earlier in Dubai last weekend.

Fiji defeated New Zealand 35-5 in their final pool game at the Cape Town 7s tournament

Fiji's agricultural product exports will need to be of the best quality to compete against products from other nations when entering the New Zealand market, the country's agriculture minister says.

The Rugby World Cup, to be played across Australia from October 2027, will feature 24 teams, drawn into six pools of four teams each.

Kipling Doringa was sentenced to three years in jail in Jersey after he was found guilty of robbing a woman while on tour with the Barramundis for their 2027 Cricket World Cup qualifiers.

The Fiji sevens teams both made the semifinals at the Dubai Sevens.

The Fiji sevens rugby teams have qualified for the Dubai 7s tournament, to be played on Sunday night.

Both the Fiji men's and women's sevens teams are focused on their opening matches at this weekend's opening round of the HSBC SVNS in the UAE.

Solomons Islands, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu were winners at two different football competitions across the Pacific over the weekend.

Ill-discipline got the better of the 'Ikale Tahi, who were thrashed in their only Autumn Internationals test match at Murrayfield early Monday morning.

Having lost two earlier matches to England and France, the Fijians were glad of the win to end their three-match European tour.

Tonga's head coach believes despite their recent losses to Argentina and the All Blacks, Scotland will be tough to beat at home.

The Pew Charitable Trust believes the Pacific Tuna Commission needs to do more on port side measures in order to reduce illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in the region.

Samoa has claimed its ticket to Australia after a hard fought 13-13 draw against Belgium in Dubai.

Manu Samoa have made six changes to their lineup that beat Namibia ahead of Wednesday morning's winner-take-all Final Qualification Tournament clash against Belgium in Dubai.

France seal decisive victory against Fiji in home soil rugby test, handing the island-nation its second loss of a three-match European tour.

The Samoans defeated Namibia 26-8 in Dubai early on Friday morning, recording their second victory in the Final Qualification Tournament.

Flying Fijians hitman Josua Tuisova says playing against the Les Bleus will be "tough", but he is looking forward to clashing with his French Top14 teammates on Sunday.

Tonga Rugby League president says they have been closely monitoring the NRL star's condition.

Manu Samoa's campaign to secure a spot at the 2027 Rugby World Cup has been bolstered by the inclusion of the former Australian international.