Commonwealth Games gold medallist and red-hot favourite Ryan Pini of Papua New Guinea secured a gold

Teiki Dupont of Tahiti, who set the tone for an excellent evening for his team with silver, while New

ahead of both Matelita Buadromo of Fiji and compatriot Lou Pujol.She was then part of the victorious New

a late burst that gave him victory in 1:02.95 and Schulte held off Teriipia-Rentier for silver.The New

Zealand-born 25-year old’s performance saw him reign triumph despite the lack of swimming facilities

in the men’s 200m freestyle with a time of 1:51.87, beating Hugo Lambert to gold.The bronze went to New

New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) secretary general Kereyn Smith has been made a Member

of The New Zealand Order of Merit for services to sports governance a day later in the Queen's Birthday

held a number of other top roles in sport in her country, including being an advisory member of the New

Zealand Rugby Union and chair of Netball New Zealand.She replaced Barry Maister as secretary general

 Kereyn Smith is the first woman to lead the New Zealand Olympic Committee ©Getty Images"The Olympics

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Weightlifter Douglas Sekone-Fraser has withdrawn from the New Zealand team at the Pacific Games after

he posted pictures of local people dressed in traditional Papua New Guinean clothing with the hashtag

Sekone-Fraser, part of the 35-strong New Zealand weightlifting contingent and who was due to compete

“The New Zealand Olympic Committee was deeply disappointed to see the inappropriate social media posts

made by a member of the New Zealand team at the Pacific Games in Papua New Guinea,” an NZOC statement

“The comments do not in any way reflect the thoughts of the wider New Zealand Pacific Games Team who

of Port Moresby 2015 VillageJuly 2014: Australia and New Zealand to take part in 2015 Pacific Games

Fiji hammered the Federated States of Micronesia 38-0 here today in the Pacific Games football competition, surpassing the biggest international win on record.

next Pacific Games and win.”Tahiti overcame Vanuatu 2-1 in the other Pool A match, while in Pool B, New

Zealand narrowly beat hosts Papua New Guinea 1-0 to clinch their second straight win,.New Caledonia

they face Vanuatu in their final Pool match on Tuesday (July 7), while Fiji take on Tahiti next.New Zealand

100 per cent start to the Olympic qualifying football tournament with a slender 1-0 win over Papua New

In women's Pool A, Guam beat Nauru 116-25 before Tahiti defeated Papua New Guinea 90-57, while in Pool

Erika Yamasaki became Australia’s first-ever Pacific Games gold medallist as she claimed two 53 kilograms titles on the opening day of the weightlifting event at the PNG Power Dome here today.

failing to finish in the top-three finish in either the snatch or clean and jerk,Both Australia and New

Zealand are making their Pacific Games debut here and they will compete in three other sports, rugby

sevens, sailing and taekwondo.Papua New Guinea's Thelma Mea Toua received her three Pacific Games gold

Zealand will be "pushed all the way" at Pacific Games, predicts Oceania National Olympic Committees

PresidentJuly 2014: Australia and New Zealand to take part in 2015 Pacific Games

Olympic champions The Netherlands were able to overcome a defensively minded South Korean team to win the women’s final at the World Hockey League semi-final in Antwerp, Belgium.

favourites going into the final against a South Korean side who had required a shoot-out to defeat New

Zealand in their last four match.South Korea opted for a defensive approach to try to combat the threat

Zealand in the third place playoff ©AFP/Getty ImagesAs Australia were ranked second in the world they

were assured on their place regardless of their result against New Zealand in the third and fourth

Zealand revival with goals from Stacey Michelesen and captain Anita Punt, a fourth Australian goal

Olympic 200 metres breaststroke gold medallist David Wilkie has opened a street art swimming pool in Glasgow’s city centre ahead of this month's International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships at Tollcross International Swimming Centre.

absolutely crucial" in big year for Paralympic sport, IPC President saysApril 2015: Pascoe set to head New

Zealand challenge at IPC Swimming World Championships

Everywhere you went in the build-up to the glittering Pacific Games Opening Ceremony here, the mention of the visit of British Royal Prince Andrew was never far away.

On the streets of the Papua New Guinean capital, you simply couldn’t escape the fact that the Duke of

ensured every single member of the vociferous crowd went home happy.Packed full of traditional Papua New

emerge from the four main towers surrounding the stage - The Momase Tower, the Southern Tower, The New

Guinea” in local language Tok Pisin, but special ovations went to Australia and New Zealand, who are

Zealand are part of the event.It is fair to say it has been a long time coming.The Sir John Guise Stadium

The Duke of York Prince Andrew officially declared the 2015 Pacific Games open amid a mesmerising Ceremony here this evening.

The British Royal did so before Papua New Guinea’s Commonwealth weightlifting champion Dika Toua took

trade, which is a central pivot of the culture, ceremonial and trade life of Motuan people.The Papua New

The Ceremony shortly moved onto the “Call to Nation” segment with the four regions of Papua New Guinea

ovation as expected ©Port Moresby 2015Led by New Caledonia, the 24 nations represented at the Games

Zealand will be "pushed all the way" at Pacific Games, predicts Oceania National Olympic Committees

ITV are to broadcast the BT World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge (WWRC), due to be held in October at the Copper Box Arena on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, it was announced today.

The line-up is completed by hosts Great Britain along with New Zealand, South Africa, Japan and France.As

"ITV's commitment to viewer experience and its ability to reach out and inspire new audiences will be

ITV’s director of sport Niall Sloane, said: "We’re excited to be the broadcaster of this important new

Tahiti recorded the highest-ever football score in Pacific Games history as they hammered debutants the Federated States of Micronesia 30-0 in the opening Pool A match at the Bisini Sports Grounds today.

react when losing the ball and to score a lot of goals,” Tahiti coach Patrice Flaccadori said.New Zealand

Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, where the finals of the football competition are due to be played.New Zealand

’s touch football wins to get their pursuit of the gold medal off to the best possible start.Papua New

A.The first matches in the women’s team table tennis at the Caritas Technical Secondary School saw New

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The Oil Search Pacific Games Relay officially came to a close here today with the arrival of the Baton at the Sir Hubert Murray Stadium ahead of the Opening Ceremony tomorrow.

The journey has taken 100 days and has seen the Baton travel to all 22 provinces in Papua New Guinea.The

Pacific Games draws closer.The Baton entered the arena and was greeted by local traditional Papua New

, followed by children carrying the flags of all 24 participating nations, including Australia and New

Zealand for the first time.Over 1,000 children sung a rendition of John Lennon's Imagine at the event

awareness of the importance of children’s rights,” Baba Danbappa, the UNICEF representative in Papua New

Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) President Robin Mitchell warned newcomers Australia and New

Zealand they will be “pushed all the way” by their rival nations during the 15th edition of the Pacific

The Pacific Games Council (PGC) rubber-stamped a proposal to allow Australia and New Zealand to take

Zealand.

Zealand, [both of whom] don’t have the competition.

“It will be interesting to hear the feedback from both Australia and New Zealand at the end of these

Zealand football team's criticism of Port Moresby 2015 VillageJuly 2014: Australia and New Zealand to

Australian women’s rugby sevens captain Nicole Beck will be the flagbearer for her nation at the Opening Ceremony of the Pacific Games, it has been announced, as  her country prepares to make its inaugural appearance at the event here.

Australian team that finished third in the Women’s Rugby Sevens Series, behind Canada and winners New

Zealand, taking part in the Papua New Guinean capital.The sport is one of four that both Australia

and New Zealand will compete in at the Pacific Games, along with weightlifting, taekwondo and sailing

“I was just very happy to be selected in the team to go to Papua New Guinea and to also captain that

Zealand to take part in 2015 Pacific Games

The Closing Ceremony of the Pacific Games here will be held at the Sir John Guise Stadium after Bisini Sports Grounds and the Sir Hubert Murray Stadium were not deemed to be ready to stage the event, Pacific Games Council executive director Andrew Minogue told insidethegames.

host preliminary football matches, as well as cricket, softball and lawn bowls.The venue, which Papua New

raised in the build-up to the event that the grass is not suitable, prompting complaints from the New

Zealand team, who will compete in the Olympic qualifying tournament here.The proposal to have the main

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