VODAFONE national 7s skipper Osea Kolinisau said the team did not play its natural game resulting in their semi-final loss in Wellington last weekend. He said the boys finally got their rhythm and later bounced back to beat England for the third spot. Kolinisau said defence was also another area that let his team down…
FOOTBALL fans in Papua New Guinea will watch the 2014 FIFA World Cup live on local television – thanks to Click Pacific Limited. In accordance with its sub-license to broadcast the greatest show on earth, Click Pacific has begun to further sub-license the 64-match tournament to television stations in PNG and across the Pacific region.…
Huge interest in the 2014 OFC U-19 Championship is building around Oceania as the region’s Pacific Island nations hope to join New Zealand in the world’s premier youth tournament. The winner of this event will qualify for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and with New Zealand hosting next year’s edition the Kiwis absence is…
A HAT-TRICK by Jamal Seeto propelled Morobe United to a 4-0 thrashing of Lae in the opening round of the Telikom National Soccer League. The Gigira Laitepo-sponsored outfit lead the league after draws were recorded in the other two fixtures of the first round on Saturday. Defending champions Hekari United were held to a 1-1…
The Fiji Rugby Union’s XVs provincial competition will be known as the Vodafone Cup this year, Rugby House confirms. The competition which was won last year by Nadroga will start on the first week of April. Rugby House is currently in talks with sponsors on the naming right of six other competitions sanctioned…
Vanuatu’s first National Futsal Competition has been labelled a resounding success after over 8000 fans packed the stands to watch the nation’s top futsal players in action. Aveck Futsal Club crushed Port Vila Sharks 9-5 in a thrills and spills finals to take the top honours in the inaugural competition in front of a 2000-strong…
A total of forty – seven women intending candidates and women leaders from 8 provinces in the Solomon Islands are currently taking part in the Solomon Islands Mock Parliament for women at the National Parliament House in Honiara. The highlight of the four days program will be the Mock women’s Parliament where these forty –…
The University of the South Pacific’s Alafua Campus Director Leatuaolevao Ruby Va’a was recently named Samoa’s Educator of the Year. Va’a was named in the Newsline’s honour list published on 29 December 2013. Va’a has been very successful in setting new achievements for the regional campus and by doing so, it has given the University’s…
The head coach of the national Futsal team, Dickson Kadau says trainings for the Kurukuru team should start early. Speaking to Star Sports yesterday Kadau said the start of an early preparation, the better because it will help build and prepare the team well before any competitions both in country and abroad. He said the…
It is 11 years since 9/11 and here is a wonderful story about that terrible day. It is an amazingly true story from a flight attendant on Delta Flight 15, written following 9-11 disaster. On the morning of Tuesday, September 11, we were about 5 hours out of Frankfurt, flying over the North Atlantic. All…