Day: March 16, 2021
Madse bag K1,200 in soccer comp
MADSE beat Nabasa 5-2 in the Madang Rooke’s Marine pre-season football grand final last weekend. The Madang Soccer Association kicks off its season in two weeks’ time after a successful […]
Defensive efforts of Vipers teams impresses coach
THE Port Moresby Vipers sides beat Gulf Isou sides in trial matches at Sir John Guise Stadium on Sunday. Vipers Team One shut out Isou Team One 18-0 and Vipers […]
Students mark women’s day
By LARRY ANDREW FEMALE students from two Lae schools took part in a Papua New Guinea National Rugby League (PNGNRL) programme to celebrate International Women’s Day at the Lae Rugby […]
Association hopes to scout talents
By ROBINSON LEKA THE Pepsi Motu-Koita West Netball Association is hoping to promote talent identification and player development following a restructure by Netball Papua New Guinea. Association president Kori Toua-Navuru […]
Organiser postpone rugby sevens tourney over Covid-19
THE Sports Tok Sevens rugby union tournament has been deferred from April 3-4 to June 12-13 due to the recent surge in Covid-19 cases in the nation’s capital. Twenty-four teams […]
Tarum backs Karana
By PARKER TAMBUA PORT Moresby Vipers coach Leonard Tarum believes he has found a playmaker to fill the void left by Ase Boas and a partner to complement halfback Karis […]
POMRFL to host annual meeting
THE Port Moresby Rugby Football League (POMRFL) will hold its annual general meeting (AGM) on Saturday at the Oil Search National Football Stadium. League administrator Meke Maino told The National […]
Two-day tourney ends
By PATRICIA KEAMO DIVINE Word University ended its two-day Unity Rugby League (URL) nines tournament at the Madang campus on Sunday. Ten teams competed in the round-robin matches on Saturday […]
Rugby league board appoints interim executives
FOLLOWING its establishment in January, New Ireland’s rugby league board has appointed interim executives to oversee the governing body’s operations in the province. Board chairman Benjamin Wakip said appointments were […]
Covid-19 vaccination in the country will be voluntary, says Wong
COVID-19 vaccination in the country will be conducted on a voluntary basis, says Minister for Health and HIV/AIDS Jelta Wong. The Government is expecting the first supply of the AstraZeneca […]