Brazilian state prosecutors charged 16 people, including seven professional soccer players, with alleged match-fixing, in what threatens to be one of the largest such scandals since Brazil legalized sports gambling in 2018.

The Pacific Tourism Organisation Board of Directors has elected Adela Issachar-Aru as the new Deputy Chair.

Former world number three Stan Wawrinka shone following a rain delay at the Italian Open as the oldest player in the men’s draw powered past Ilya Ivashka 6-2 6-4 to book his place in the second round.

A Nadi-based company, Paradise Lightings PTE Limited, has started exporting to New Zealand after formalizing a deal with Bazaar Limited.

Tiger Woods was not on the full field list for next week’s PGA Championship, the golf major’s organisers said, as the 15-times major champion continues to recover from ankle surgery.

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland’s father Alfie says he was escorted from his seat inside the Bernabeu Stadium after apparently taunting Real Madrid fans following City’s equaliser in the Champions League semi-final.

Senior Customs Officer Joana Duabaubau has graduated as the first female Narcotic Detector Dog handler in the Pacific.

Morgan Wallen is delaying his current “One Night at a Time” world tour per doctor’s orders after the country singer reinjured his vocal cords.

The world’s largest economies grouped in the G20 will hold their annual heads of state or government summit next year in Rio de Janeiro, state Governor Claudio Castro said.

It’s been five years since Meek Mill was released from prison after a sentence for a probation violation that sparked controversy and spurred the #FreeMeekMill movement.

Suva football’s two warm-up games with Ba have helped the side ahead of their OFC Champions League opening match this weekend.

A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed today to assist in the selection criteria for those in rural settings to work under the Pacific Labour Mobility Scheme.