Firisua competed in the 100 metres sprint at the Paris Olympics. Photo: NOCSI
Rugby
Two Fijian Drua players, earlier stood down because of domestic violence allegations, remain employees of the franchise.
Iosefo Masi and Peni Matawalu were taken off the team's match-day lists in the last three weeks.
The Fijian Drua said in a statement on Thursday afternoon, it has concluded its investigation into both incidents, and both players remain club employees.
The club will not make any further statements, as both cases are going through legal processes.
League
The PNG Hunters have set their sights on getting a second consecutive win at home in round eight of the Hostplus Cup rugby league competition.
The Hunters will host the Manly Seagulls on Sunday at the Santos National Football Stadium.
Last weekend they beat the Burleigh Bears 22-14.
Head coach Paul Aiton has given prop Jacob Lot a chance to debut for the side, in one of the changes he has made to his lineup.
The Hunters are currently sitting at sixth spot in the competition after three wins so far, while the Seagulls are three spots ahead of them.
Sevens
Los Angeles is set to host an exciting climax to the international sevens season when the LA Sevens kicks off on Sunday morning NZ time.
The top eight men's and women's teams compete in the sevens World Championship, and there is also a playoff for promotion and relegation.
The two Fijian men and women's teams are in the main competition, while Samoa's men's team will be playing to win promotion into the main series for next season.
Mini Games
Athletics Vanuatu says they still need a lot of money to be able to send 24 athletes to the Pacific Mini Games in Palau, which starts at the end of June.
The Vanuatu Dailly Post reported the athletics team needs 1.2 million vatu - around US$10,000.
Secretary General David Benjamin said they have not been able to secure any funding, and are reliant on government stepping in at the moment.
Running
Solomon Islands' long-distance runner Sharon Firisua has officially announced her retirement from competitive athletics.
SIBC reported Firisua has switched to coaching.
Firisua said it is time for her to give back to the sport that had given her so much.
She has recently been in Melbourne to earn two coaching certificates in athletics.
Beach football
Tahiti's beach football team will meet Chile in their opening match at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Seychelles, on Friday night New Zealand time.
The Oceania champions are in group C alongside Chile, Senegal, and Spain.
Tahiti has previously finished as World Cup runners-up, when the Tiki Toa finished second at the 2015 and 2017 tournaments.
They meet Senegal on Sunday night and Spain in their last match next Tuesday night.
