The Northern Marianas Sports Association remain hopeful of hosting the 2021 Pacific Mini Games, Vanuatu Volleyball is recognised as a world leader for promoting female participation in sport, Papua New Guinea's cricketers move closer to a debut World Cup appearance and a Solomon Islands football team have their passports stolen.

The Northern Marianas Sports Association remain hopeful of hosting the 2021 Pacific Mini Games, Vanuatu Volleyball is recognised as a world leader for promoting female participation in sport, Papua New Guinea's cricketers move closer to a debut World Cup appearance and a Solomon Islands football team have their passports stolen.

The Pacific Games Council remains hopeful the Northern Marianas can still host the 2021 Mini Games depsite the Government indicating it will pull out, Manu Samoa lock in a rematch against the Wallabies, Tonga's new netball coach looks long-term and the Papua New Guinea Hunters find themselves in an early-season crisis.

The Pacific Games Council remains hopeful the Northern Marianas can still host the 2021 Mini Games depsite the Government indicating it will pull out, Manu Samoa lock in a rematch against the Wallabies, Tonga's new netball coach looks long-term and the Papua New Guinea Hunters find themselves in an early-season crisis.

An Olympic rowing champion ponders switching allegiance to Fiji and Cook Islands rugby league seek more involvement in the international game.

An Olympic rowing champion ponders switching allegiance to Fiji and Cook Islands rugby league seek more involvement in the international game.

World Rugby is denying that Pacific nations are going to be excluded from a proposed World League competition, Samoa is given the tick of approval by Pacific Games organisers, the Samoa sevens surprise in Las Vegas and a new-look PNG Hunters prepare to kick off another Intrust Super Cup rugby league campaign.

World Rugby is denying that Pacific nations are going to be excluded from a proposed World League competition, Samoa is given the tick of approval by Pacific Games organisers, the Samoa sevens surprise in Las Vegas and a new-look PNG Hunters prepare to kick off another Intrust Super Cup rugby league campaign.

Fijian weightlifter Eileen Cikamatana has been awarded permament residency in Australia and intends to represent her new country at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Fiji sevens captain Kalione Nasoko makes a public apology, Tahiti welcomes Pacific Games return as Samoa's government shrugs off criticism over accommodation options for the July event.

Fijian weightlifter Eileen Cikamatana has been awarded permament residency in Australia and intends to represent her new country at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Fiji sevens captain Kalione Nasoko makes a public apology, Tahiti welcomes Pacific Games return as Samoa's government shrugs off criticism over accommodation options for the July event.