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Mini Games
Fiji needs at least FJ$3.5 million (US$1.5 million) to send their contingent to the Pacific Mini Games in Palau.
FBC reported the majority of the needed funds will go towards payment of athletes' Games levies, which is FJ$3,000 per athlete.
Chef de Mission Josaia Tuinamata said they have launched a lottery fundraiser aimed at raising the required funds.
Fiji is set to compete in 12 of the 14 sports at the Mini Games.
The Games begin on 29 June.
Sevens
Fiji and Samoa will be the Pacific representatives at this weekend's Los Angeles sevens tournament.
The Fijians will have their men's and women's teams compete in the World Championship, as part of the top eight finishers from the 2025 series.
The Samoa men's sevens will compete in the series playoff, as a top-four finisher from the second-tier Challenger Series.
They will be fighting to win back their top-tier spot.
Samoa was demoted to the challenger series last year.
Football
The Samoa under-17 women's football team has become the first Pacific side to reach the semi-finals of the prestigious Dallas Cup in the United States.
The team topped their pool to reach the semi-finals but were defeated 5-0 by FC Dallas who advanced to the final.
The Dallas Cup appearance was part of Samoa's preparation for the FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco in October.
Head Coach Juan Chang Urrea said they are incredibly proud of how far the girls have come.
Athletics
South Pacific Games champion, Yeshnil Karan of Fiji, has broken a 54-year-old national 10,000 metres record.
FBC reported Karan set a new time of 30 minutes and 19.92 seconds at the UniSport Australia Nationals Athletics Championships, at the Gold Coast Performance Centre.
The old record, of 31 minutes 32 seconds, was set by the late Fijian marathon runner, Usaia Sotutu in Provo, USA, in 1971.
League
Papua New Guinea league international Emmanuel Waine has moved to the London Broncos in the UK Super League on loan.
Waine has been named in the squad for the London Broncos' away game at Championship leaders Halifax Panthers.
The Post-Courier reported Waine came from the Broncos to join the Bradford Bulls on a two-year deal ahead of the 2025 campaign.
He also played a loan game for Hunslet in March.
Beach volleyball
The Vanuatu women's beach volleyball team is in Asia for international tournaments.
Sherrysyn Toko and Majabelle Lawac finished 9th equal overall in the Phu Yen Open in Vietnam.
They are competing in the FIV-B Pro Tour Futures event from 1-5 May in the Philippines.
Three more tournaments in China will follow.
Triathlon
Six triathletes will represent the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games which is set to take place in Palau next month.
The six were selected by the Triathlon Association of the CNMI over three trials.
The Marianas Variety reported association president Robyn Spaeth saying the athletes have demonstrated exceptional endurance, discipline, and determination through rigorous training and outstanding performances.
The Games' triathlon competition will have a race course that includes a 750-metre open-water swim, a 20-kilometre bike leg, and a 5km run.
