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An international Chess Grandmaster, Nigel Short and Vice President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) will visit Tonga this week, to hold a Chess Simultaneous Exhibition and promote the sport of chess. The chess exhibition will be held at Hotel Nuku'alofa on Wednesday, 16 November.

The 'Ikale Tahi squad to play Chile in their second match of the 2022 Northern Hemisphere tour, was announced today by the Tonga Rugby Union. They are scheduled to play against Chile at the National Rugby Stadium in Bucharest, Romania, tomorrow 12 November.

The 2022 Oceania Rugby Sevens Challenge will be held on 19-20 November at the Hugh Courtney Oval in Brisbane, Australia, with Tonga competing.

The ‘Ikale Tahi team to play Spain at the Ciudad De Malaga Stadium, Malaga on Saturday, 5 November (6:30am Sunday Tonga time) was named by the Tonga Rugby Union. This is their first game of their Northern Hemisphere tour 2022.

Tonga’s first national women’s basketball team is competing in the FIBA Polynesian Cup 2022 at the PunaOra Stadium in Kaitaia, New Zealand from 1-5 November. The top two teams at the Poly Cup will qualify for the 2023 Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands.

There is jubilation in Nuku'alofa, as Mate Ma'a Tonga bagged their second pool victory against a defiant Welsh team in St Helens, England, this morning (Tonga time). MMT were made to work hard by desperate Welsh tacklers throughout the match but moments of individual brilliance were a reminder the team has the capacity to contend for the World Cup final.

Tonga’s National Netball Team, the Tala, has won the 2022 PacificAus Sports Netball Series held last week on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. Head Coach, Jaqua Pori-Makea-Simpson told Matangi Tonga today that having an undefeated year and getting a second series win is just a remarkable and proud moment.

Mate Ma’a Tonga looks likely to make the quarter-finals of the Rugby League World, having narrowly defeated Papua New Guinea’s Kumuls by 24 to 18 in their first match.

The Mate Ma'a Tonga playing squad has been announced for their first match in the Rugby League World Cup against Papua New Guinea on 18 October in England, (Wednesday 7:30am Tonga time).