The PNG men, in yellow, taking on Solomon Islands during the Melanesian Basketball Cup in Port Moresby. Photo: RNZI/Melvin Levongo
Drua humble the Rebels in pre-season game
The Fijian Drua has opened their Super Rugby pre-season campaign with a 24-0 drubbing of the Melbourne Rebels in Nadi.
The match was played over four quarters at a busy Prince Charles Park.
The Fijian Drua finally broke the deadlock in the third quarter and then stretched their lead to 12 points.
Heavy rain then started to fall, further impacting the ball handling, while the coaches used the trial to test different combinations.
Former Fiji Sevens player Iosefo Masi and Joseva Tamani both scored tries in the final quarter.
Basketball director confident of 'high quality' PacGames
International Basketball Federation Oceania director Amanda Jenkins has predicted that the basketball and 3x3 competitions at the 2023 Pacific Games in Solomon Islands will provide "very high quality and the very best event possible".
Jenkins will serve as basketball's technical delegate during the Games, scheduled to take place between November 19 and December 2, with responsibility for both formats of the sport.
She has just visited Honiara to meet local officials and view the projected venues to be used during the Games.
Jenkins said there are some really good venues which will provide a good base for the sport in the future.
The venue for 3x3 has not yet been finalised, but Jenkins was able to inspect venues that organisers are considering.
Hakena wins Australian junior tennis event
A Papua New Guinea prospect has won an under-14s tennis competition in Australia.
The National reports Coco Hakena succeeded in the Victorian Junior Grasscourt Championship, beating local girl Charo Brown.
Hakena, who mostly competed in the Under-12 division last year, is part of the Oceania Tennis Federation's junior team touring Australia this year.
Her mum Dianne Hasavi told The National that Coco was progressing well in the tour, following an impressive 2022 season in junior tournaments in Australia, and topping the Under-12 division at the Oceania junior tournament in New Caledonia.
Pacific women graduating from tennis leaders programme
Eight women have been in Melbourne to graduate from the Pacific Women Leaders in Tennis programme.
The programme, called Tennis Australia's Pacific Women in Tennis - Emerging on to the World Stage is supported by the Australian Government's elite sports pathways programme, PacificAus Sports.
It has the goal of increasing the pipeline of female Pacific administrators in tennis through professional development and networking opportunities.
