Results for Sports

Junior Fa will fight Daniel Tai for the vacant New Zealand Professional Boxing Association heavyweight title, tommorrow evening March 18, at the ABA stadium in Auckland.

Former All Black, Andrew Mehrtens, has called for the Super Rugby competition to include Tonga, Fiji and Samoa. He ridiculed the current Super Rugby format, calling it "Stupid", and stated that South African and Argentine teams should be dropped from the format.

The Fiji Warriors defeated Tonga A yesterday 38 - 30 in Suva, surviving a thrilling comeback by Tonga A who were down 31 to 9 in the 56th minute of the game.

The 2017 World Rugby Pacific Challenge tournament will kick-off this Friday in Suva, Fiji. Tonga A will play the hosts, the Fiji Warriors. Junior Japan will take on Samoa A on the same day.

Tongan-born prop Siate Tokolahi (24) will debut for the Otago Highlanders tonight against the Waikato Chiefs in Dunedin. He has played in the Super Rugby competition since 2014.

The construction of the Teufaiva Outdoor Stadium is expected to officially start after a contract is signed between the Government of Tonga and New Zealand contractor sometime this week.

Sione Lauaki was buried at the Waikumete Cemetery in West Auckland on Saturday February 18 after a an emotional funeral service attended by over 1000 mourners, who included Sir Graham Henry, and All Blacks players Jerome Kaino and Liam Messam.

The Tonga government yesterday rushed a Bill through parliament to attract investment in Tonga, as government prepares to host the 2019 Pacific Games. Under the Act large tourism investors may apply for tax exemption on millions of pa'anga of their income - if they can win the approval of the Minister of Revenue and Customs and consent of Cabinet, while sponsors who make donations similarly may apply for large income tax exemptions. From the House by Pesi Fonua.

Samoa will host its first Investec Super Rugby Championship, a match between the Auckland Blues and Queensland Reds on 2 June at Apia Park Stadium.