Dear Editor – True to his word the PNG coach is now smiling after beating our boys 2-1 at Lawson Tama. It was revenge that PNG was looking for. I watched the final friendly and PNG deserve to win the match because they have played hard and well with good speed throughout the entire match.…
Dear Editor – I learn with great interest on issues pertaining to SIPA especially its reform programme. Initially, I first confused and questioned because of my scarce knowledge of the reform program. My traditional knowledge of SIPA which commonly known as ‘Ports Authority’- a gate way for export and import of goods challenges me to…
Eight secondary schools have been confirmed for the 2016 Our Telekom Kakamora inter-secondary schools Athletics carnival to be held at Waimapuru National Secondary Athletics track from 11th April – 15th April. They are Santa Ana CHS, Namuga CHS, Waimasi CHS, FMC CHS, Pawa PSS, Ramah CHS and Waimapuru National Secondary School. Waimapuru will host this…
THE 2016 3×3 Basketball Series, Game 1 has made a great start on Easter Monday, with Marist team 1 registering their determination to take out this whole three game series by beating Pinoy Slashers in the grand final, with a nail biting 21 – 18 finish. Marist A fielded their highly experienced team which comprised…
The annual High Schools Easter Rugby 7s Championship 2016 got underway in Honiara on Monday 28th March with a good turnout. A total of sixteen teams representing eight schools registered and competed in the tournament that was held at Panatina oval on Easter Monday. Nine teams (St. Joseph, White River 1 & White River 2,…
The Honiara Football Association (HFA) pre-season league has entered its round three matches. After the round three of the competition Breeze Land United and Sa’a United has topped the league with two impressive wins also with six points each. K. United FC are on third spot with a single win and two losses while Honiara…
Suva (Fiji Times) – THE Fiji Football Association will give breaks to the teams to cater for the other domestic and international representations. The Vodafone Premier League starts this weekend with two matches scheduled between Rewa and Ba while Lautoka will play Nadroga. Fiji FA competitions manager Amitesh Pal said they had a busy calendar…
Port Moresby (The National) – THE Pukpuks Sevens train-on squad played their final trial matches over the Easter weekend during round 3 of Capital Rugby Union matches at Bava Park. The 20-man squad was divided into two teams, Red and White and played each other over three games. The games were played on Saturday. From…
Suva (Fiji Times) – IT’S Hong Kong Sevens, the mother of all the sevens tournaments and the most exciting of them all. Most of Fiji’s famous rugby victories were on Hong Kong dirt and who would forget that controversial semi-final loss to Australia in the inaugural 1976 tourney and first victory in 1977 coached/managed by…
Port Moresby (The National) – PAPUA New Guinea weightlifter Morea Baru won the best male lifter of the Australian International Open in Brisbane. Baru was among the 12 lifters (10 men and two women) from the Oceania Weightlifting Institute residing in Mont Dore, New Caledonia, who competed in the event from March 18-20. In the…