Day: March 23, 2020
Promoter suspends Kauko’s title bout
OCEANIA Fight Promotions (OFP) has suspended next month’s professional boxing event in response to the coronavirus pandemic that has affected travel and the gathering of large crowds. The suspension covers […]
Two athletes return from US due to virus threat
Athletics Papua New Guinea (APNG) has reached out to its overseas-based athletes to pass on relevant information and to stress the importance of communication amid the coronavirus pandemic. Two United […]
Moresby AFL suspends pre-season over coronavirus
By ROBINSON LEKA Port Moresby AFL (POMAFL) has joined other sporting bodies in suspending their competitions and activities for a month amid the coronavirus pandemic. POMAFL president Douglas Lai told […]
Page eyes Warriors
PAPUA New Guinea Kumuls prop and Burleigh Bears captain Luke Page has put up his hand to help the New Zealand Warriors if they need reinforcements. The 29-year-old, who skippered […]
Wallen quits as president of rugby league club Magani
AFTER 42 years, Laipen Wallen is calling it quits as patron and president of Port Moresby Rugby Football League (POMRFL) club Magani. Wallen, who was the president for Magani for […]
BFPNG set for annual meeting
By JACK AMI THE Basketball Federation Papua New Guinea (BFPNG) is set to hold its annual general meeting (AGM) at the Taurama Aquatic and Indoor Centre in Port Moresby on […]
Moresby South Rugby League denies claim
Moresby South Rugby League (MSRL) chairman Brown Murema has denied claims that the league owes K32,000 to Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League (PNGRFL). He said the league had been […]
Man rearrested on attempted murder charge
By AILEEN KWARAGU A 47-YEAR-OLD man who was rearrested last year for an attempted murder case in 2016 appeared before Waigani Committal Court Magistrate Tracy Ganaii on Friday. Redmond Godara […]
Case of man charged with rape adjourned
A MAN charged with raping a minor had his case adjourned on Friday by the Waigani Committal Court Magistrate Tracy Ganaii. The 37-year-old from Grompau village in Mul-Baiyer, Western Highlands, […]
Basil directs registry to halt programme
By BRADLEY MARIORI THE National Identification Programme (NID) registration in Lae was put on hold on Thursday indefinitely, National Planning and Monitoring Minister Sam Basil says. Basil gave the direction […]