Sport

Papua New Guinea women’s national cricket team, Lewas, made history yesterday by defeating Zimbabwe for the first time.

Finance Minister Rainbo Paita kicked off the UPNG SRC Easter 9s finals today at VC Oval.

The Black Orchids from the Autonomous Region of Bougainville have claimed the 2024 Sports Tok Rugby Sevens tournament cup following a convincing 22-7 win over the city boys, the Gerehu Natives.

National teams from the Oceania Football Confederation have embraced the opportunity to compete against strong teams from around the globe in the FIFA Series over the past 10 days.

The SP PNG Hunters has extended its partnership with Hastings Deering as the team heads into round 4 of the Queensland Rugby League’s Hostplus Cup.

The SP PNG Hunters have claimed their second win of the 2024 QRL Hostplus Cup season, putting away the Sunshine Coast Falcons 22-10 with an emphatic defensive display on Saturday.

PNG International and West Tigers Centre Justin Olam is named in the Round 3 match against Cronulla Sharks this Saturday 6:35pm at Leichhardt Oval in Sydney.

Papua New Guinea international Zac Laybutt has retained his center position in Cowboys unchanged lineup for NRL round 2 against Newcastle Knights after an impressive game last week.

Women’s rugby league in Papua New Guinea will receive a major boost from the Australian Government, through PacificAus Sports, and Queensland Rugby League (QRL) which will partner to deliver a four-year $9.7 million (about K24m) investment to support high performance Rugby League in PNG.

Kumuls skipper Kyle Laybutt wants to play for a PNG-based NRL side coached by Wayne Bennett.