Day: April 19, 2022
Northern zone win AFL Easter Cup title
By PARKER TAMBUA PORT Moresby Australian Football League (POMAFL) Easter Cup Challenge ended on Sunday with team Northern crowned champions after a 35-28 win over the Highlands at Colts Oval. […]
Rigo wins gold in soccer at Papua youth games in Alotau
RIGO MP Lekwa Gure’s stand on winning gold in soccer became a reality at the end of the inaugural Papua Youth Games in Alotau, Milne Bay, over the weekend. Rigo […]
POMRFL 9s set to start
THE Port Moresby Rugby Football League (POMRFL) pre-season nines tournament is set to start on Friday with 44 teams expected to participate across men’s and women’s divisions. POMRFL administrator Meke […]
United Brothers win Easter Cup title
UNITED Brothers were crowned champions after defeating PNG Power in the inaugural Port Moresby Men’s Softball Association’s Easter Cup Challenge on Sunday. Despite the humid conditions at the Bisini diamonds, […]
Hekari continues perfect start
By PATRICIA KEAMO HEKARI United continued their perfect start to the Women’s National Soccer League season, remaining at the top of the Southern Conference ladder after thrashing Bernice 13-1 in […]
More than 100 children attend two-day mini basketball tourney
MORE than 100 children within Madang town and nearby villages attended a two-day mini basketball tournament hosted by the Madang Town Basketball Association last week with support from the Basketball […]
Duo claim Dragons’ player of the year medal
PAPUA New Guinea prop Elsie Albert and fullback Emma Tonegato have been named as winners of the St George Illawarra Dragons’ National Rugby League Women’s (NRLW) player of the year […]
Coach keen to steer Hela Wigmen to finals this season
By SULI SULI COACH Seth Rip says he is keen to steer the Hela Wigmen club to finals in this year’s Digicel Cup. The 52-year-old told The National last week […]
Party plans to create jobs, business opportunities
By REBECCA KUKU THE People’s National Congress (PNC) plans to build an economy that creates opportunities for businesses and jobs for the people, says party leader Peter O’Neill. Closing the […]
Country belongs to all, not one party: Marape
PRIME Minister James Marape says the country does not belong to one person or one party but to the 800 tribes of the land. Marape attended the United Resources Party […]