RNZI: The Solomon Islands Government is yet to secure a site in Honiara, to build the national stadium for the 2023 Pacific Games. The government had earmarked two potential sites, one near Henderson Airport, which the Pacific Games Council had rejected because it’s too far from the city centre. The second site at Burns Creek…
The Honiara Football Association (HFA) league continues today with two mid-week matches lined up for this afternoon. Premier division match will feature Marist FC and Makuru FC go head to head at the KGVI south field. The second match this afternoon will see division 1 final round nine matches of between Blue Boys FC and…
The Temotu contingent for Solomon Games has left Lata on Tuesday for Honiara on board LC Grace. President of the Temotu Football Association (TPA) Luke Lapoe confirmed this to Star Sports from Lata last night. “Despite the bad weather experienced over this side, our contingent left on Tuesday night for Honiara,’’ he said. “Our contingent…
PORT MORESBY, (POST COURIER) – 193 ranked Papua New Guinea sent shock-waves into Malaysian Football. The PNG Kapuls just coming off a positive OFC Nations Cup surprised the Malaysian national team 2-0 in one-off friendly at the Sir John Guise Stadium on Friday afternoon. Malaysia ranked 173 in FIFA world rankings are on a three…
Lawson Tama netball court is set come alive today with the semi-finals and the grand finals of the Honiara Netball Association (HNA) 2016 U10 school netball league. HNA president Shalom Akao said today’s semi-finals playoffs will feature St Nicholas and Bishop Epalle as first semi-final and Chung Wah up against St Johns for the second…
OFC: The long road to the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Korea Republic begins in Tonga on Tuesday when four of the region’s emerging football nations vie for a place at the OFC U-20 Championship later this year. Only the winner of the OFC Championship Preliminary tournament, which includes Tonga, Cook Islands, Samoa and…
SUVA, ( FIJI TIMES) – Two out of the three swimmers from the Federate States of Micronesia participating in the Oceania Swimming Championships which starts tomorrow will use the championship to get qualifying times for the Rio Olympic Games. Swimmers Dionisio Augustine and Debra Daniel will need to clock 23 minutes to get a spot…
SUVA, (INSIDE THE GAMES) – Papua New Guinea’s former Commonwealth Games champion Ryan Pini will be among top swimmers competing at the Oceania Championships due to open in Fijian capital Suva this week. The biennial event, first held in 1993, will return to Fiji for the first time since 2004. Action will begin with open…
SUVA, (WORLD RUGBY) – Fiji come from behind to beat Samoa 26-16 and be crowned World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup 2016 champions. Fiji secured the World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup 2016 title and remain on track to qualify for Rugby World Cup 2019 after a 26-16 victory over Samoa in Suva on Saturday. Fiji had…
The Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) national U19 League has entered its round 16 yesterday with interesting results. In the opening match, Real Kakamora FC narrowly edged Malaita Kingz 3-2 while KOSSA FC defeated West Honiara 2-1. The wins gave both teams much needed points as the league heads towards its final stages. Following their…