Samoa’s version of cricket, kilikiti

Melbourne’s Samoan community has held a tournament for their own unique version of cricket, known as kilikiti.  Kilikiti is based on the well known game of cricket, which originated in England and was brought to Samoa by missionaries and seafarers in the 19th century, but the Samoans took this ‘palagi’ style of cricket and changed…

Hekari draw, miss out

HEKARI United missed the semi-finals of the 2014 OFC Champions League after they drew with host Ba 1-1 at Govind Park on Sunday. With two draws and a loss, Hekari go back to the drawing board to prepare for next season provided they top the standings at the end of the National Soccer League. After…

Warriors last encounter

It’s the last day of the group stage today and Group A rounds out the action at Churchill Park in Lautoka as AS Pirae and Waitakere United seek semi-final glory. Kiwi and Solomon Warriors are out of playoff contention after consecutive losses in the first two rounds of matches. The Samoans had an admirable run…

Prince William presents JWC trophy to NZ

His Royal Highness, the Duke of Cambridge has formally handed over the IRB Junior World Championship trophy to hosts New Zealand yesterday, marking 50 days to the kick-off of Junior World Championship 2014 on Monday 2 June. Prince William, representing current JWC champions England, presented the trophy to All Blacks captain Richie McCaw at the…

A need for bridge

Dear Editor – Following the April 3rd flash flood, the old Mataniko bridge was cut off. The disappearance of the bridge had forced many people to walk far distance and inorder to get into Point Cruz area or China Town. However, at the moment two raft boats are ferrying people to cross the Mataniko river…

Vehicle collusion

Dear Editor – I wish to respond to certain points you raised about the accident. Firstly, thank you for raising the matter in the paper but there are certain points that were far from any truth. The driver at that time of the accident was me and there was no officer in the car with…

Developments in Honiara

Dear Editor – Thank you for including the following article in your column. There must be a ‘silver lining’ in the ‘dark clouds’ which shrouded Honiara in the recent deadly flash floods and the heart breaks and misery they brought to Honiara and the nation. It is a golden opportunity for national and Honiara Town…

HFA pre-season starts

Honiara Football Association (HFA) has kicked off its pre-season tournament over the weekend which featured matches. The competition kicked off at King George Sixth School North Ground with four clubs who had paid in their registration fees before the due date last week. The four clubs include Ghaobata Gwale FC from Guadalcanal province, San Jorge…