A prominent Vanuatu football club is forced to wind up over a massive FIFA fine. Fiji loses its grip on the Pacific Nations Cup and Tonga in good shape for the rugby World Cup.

A prominent Vanuatu football club is forced to wind up over a massive FIFA fine. Fiji loses its grip on the Pacific Nations Cup and Tonga in good shape for the rugby World Cup.

The Solomons U17 continues to prepare for World Cup despite court action; The final round of rugby's Pacific Nations Cup take place in Fiji; The Australian Rules community in the Pacific Islands mourns the death of the man who grew the sport in Samoa and PNG; Rugby's Black Ferns team up with UNICEF for a new disaster response programme.

The Solomons U17 continues to prepare for World Cup despite court action; The final round of rugby's Pacific Nations Cup take place in Fiji; The Australian Rules community in the Pacific Islands mourns the death of the man who grew the sport in Samoa and PNG; Rugby's Black Ferns team up with UNICEF for a new disaster response programme.

The Samoa government is accelerating plans to build a new national rugby stadium following criticism of the playing field at Apia Park, mixed results for Fiji, Samoa and Tonga in the opening round of the Pacific Nations Cup and it's sink or swim for Pita Taufatofua in his bid to compete at the Canoe Sprint World Championships.

The Samoa government is accelerating plans to build a new national rugby stadium following criticism of the playing field at Apia Park, mixed results for Fiji, Samoa and Tonga in the opening round of the Pacific Nations Cup and it's sink or swim for Pita Taufatofua in his bid to compete at the Canoe Sprint World Championships.

World in Sport for 24 July 2019.

World in Sport for 24 July 2019.

This week the Pacific Games are now in full swing in Samoa; the emotional return of number eight Nasi Manu headlines Tonga's 31-man squad for the Pacific Nations Cup rugby competition; and the Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League opens up a Bank Account to assist PNG LNG Kumul player Kurt Baptiste.

This week the Pacific Games are now in full swing in Samoa; the emotional return of number eight Nasi Manu headlines Tonga's 31-man squad for the Pacific Nations Cup rugby competition; and the Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League opens up a Bank Account to assist PNG LNG Kumul player Kurt Baptiste.