The vice president of the National Olympic Committee of Solomon Islands (NOSCI) Nihal Senevirantne will leave for Vanuatu this afternoon to attend the chef de mission meeting for the 2017 Mini Games. The meeting is set for Port Villa, Vanuatu on the 17th and 18th of August 2017. Seneviratne said the chef de mission meeting…
The recent news of Solomon Islands inspirational national futsal team captain, Elliot Ragomo has delighted a lot of Solomon Islanders, especially futsal fans. From a humble beginning to being a professional, the journey of Ragomo is simply inspirational for many young upcoming Solomon Islands futsal players. The small island nation of Solomon Islands has continued…
Marist men’s basketball and Sunrise women’s basketball teams are the winners of the first 3×3 basketball series. Marist defeated Ebola boys 10-5 in the men’s final showdown at the Multipurpose Hall court. For the women, Sunrise edged their way past a determined El Divas side to win the first series 8-6. It was an equally…
NJSC: Hand in your training squad list The National Olympic Committee of Solomon Islands (NOCSI) has strongly urged all national sports federations to hand in their training squad list by today. This call goes out to the 13 Sports Federations who will form Team Solomon for the Pacific Games in Vanuatu. A statement from the…
Sunday’s High School Basketball league saw two matches end with a draw and another two with wins. The opening match of the day saw Mbua Valley boys and Bishop Epalle boys drew 24-24. Don Bosco boys registered the first win of the day defeating White River High School 31-19. The third match was a tough…
A DEVELOPMENT Planning Course for rugby was held at Tanoa International in Nadi, Fiji over the weekend. It was attended by Oceania rugby union development managers and chief executive officers (CEOs). Over 130 participants, presenters and educators from around the Oceania Region and 16 Member Unions attended the training in Nadi, Fiji for the 2017…
The High School Hockey league semi finals is set to kick off tomorrow at the King George Sixth Hockey pitch. King George Sixth girls will take on Koloale girls for the first women’s semi finals at 3pm. This will be followed by King George boys and Don Bosco boys at 3:30 pm. The second semi…
THE much-anticipated Honiara Inter Company futsal competition is set to kick off this afternoon at the Multi-purpose Hall. Chairperson of the organizing committee, George Capps and Secretary John Dick Tome confirmed this to Star Sports last night. Tome said the competition is purposely organised to give company employees time out from their work stations to…
21 selected, four omitted NATIONAL football team head coach Felipe Vega-Arango has named his final 21 players for the home and away FIFA World Cup qualifiers against New Zealand next month. Speaking exclusively to Star Sports yesterday, the Spaniard said he has decided to make the final cut after weeks of rigorous training. “I am…
DEFENDING Telekom S-League champions Marist FC are dogged to retain their title in the new season. Marist head coach Juliano Schmelling said his lads are prepared to defend their title come next week. “I think it will be difficult for us but we will be ready for the new campaign,” Schmelling said. “Going into the…