Results for Sports

Primary school students from several Government Middle Schools (GMS) across Tongatapu were introduced to the basics of table tennis during a school festival, organised by the Tonga Table Tennis Federation, held at Queen Salote Memorial Hall in Nuku’alofa today.

The Tonga Under-12 football tournament for boys and girls teams competing in grassroots matches, a sporting initiative aimed at early skills development for the players, was held at Veitongo on Saturday 23 May 2026.

The Government Middle School 9’s rugby league competition has officially kicked off across Tonga, with young players displaying determination and emerging talent during opening matches on Friday, 22 May 2026.

Tonga's young track and field athletes continued their strong showing at the 2026 Oceania Athletics Championships in Darwin, with several medal-winning performances across sprint, hurdles and field events, day four. Eighteen-year-old athlete 'Ofa Tuifua broke the Tongan Open Record in the women’s 400m hurdles, clocking 1 minute 6.39 seconds to claim silver in the under-20 final.

Tonga's teen athletes are stepping up at the Oceania Athletics Championships in Darwin, producing strong performances in field events against some of the region's best this week.Tonga's young teen athletes are stepping up at the Oceania Athletics Championships in Darwin, producing strong performances in field events against some of the region's best this week.

Tongan Olympic officials are attending the LA28 Oceania Forum in Auckland, this week, aimed at strengthening regional preparations for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, USA.

Gold Coast centre Jojo Fifita (23) has thrived under the tutelage of coach Josh Hannay as he enters the frame for a Queensland debut in State of Origin. With Melbourne winger Xavier Coates injured and Maroons regular Valentine Holmes out of form for St George Illawarra, an opportunity has emerged for Fifita ahead of the Origin series opener in Sydney, Australia, on May 27.

NSW Blues star, Tiana Penitani Gray has played centre, wing and five-eighth for her state, NSW, Australia, but made her back-row debut in the Women's State of Origin series opener in Newcastle on Thursday night, in front of 20,179 at McDonald Jones Stadium. The Cronulla NRLW star has previously played centre and wing for her state, as well as halfback for Tonga.

Once compared to Jonah Lomu, Heamasi Makasini has been dropped by Wests Tigers (Sydney) from Thursday's team. Coach Benji Marshall has revealed he dropped Makasini to aid his long-term development as the Wests Tigers coach backed the teen prodigy to overcome his "confidence issues".