The final straw for United

‘We are going for the three points’  says Western United assistant coach WESTERN United Football Club and Suva FC have already been ruled out from the race in Group B for a semi-final place, therefore their last battle this afternoon will be more about avoiding the bottom place. Although neither side can advance from the…

First female swimmers to Pacific Games

THE Solomon Islands Swimming Federations will for the first time send female swimmers to the Pacific Games. This was confirmed by the Swimming team Coach Seancute Sanga. For the coming Games the SISF will send a total of eight swimming athletes. Swimming Coach, Seancute Sanga said among the eight were three females. Sanga said actually…

Rugby 7s courses in progress

Fourteen people have successfully completed the Level 1 rugby 7s course yesterday at the CYP centre, Panatina. The course was co-delivered by Eddie Waqa (former Fiji 7s coach) and Osea (World Rugby trainer) from Fiji. The Participants will today move onto the rugby 7s level 2 course with the inclusion of other participants who have…

IOC President to hear ONOC

 FIJI TIMES – International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach will be present in Fiji during the Oceania National Olympic Committee (ONOC) general assembly in May. Bach will be in Suva to hear the views of the ONOC and National Olympic Committees of the Oceania region. The build-up to the general assembly starts with the…

Gold medal haul for Team Samoa

APIA, (SAMOA OBSERVER) —-The Samoa Weightlifting team return to Samoa Wednesday with a large haul of gold medals after a successful Mainland Open Weightlifting Tournament in Christchurch New Zealand, last week. The medal haul includes nine gold medals – not including bronze and silver. And as icing on the cake, Mary Opeloge was declared the…