SUVA, (FIJI TIMES) – Fiji rugby’s Olympic dream is just 10 points away and the Vodafone Fiji 7s team has two tournaments to rake up the points. Coach Ben Ryan does not just want a place in the Olympics, this season, Fiji is the closest behind leaders after a long time and there are real…
NOUMEA, ( NZ HERALD) —Moira de Villiers and Jason Koster have taken out the women’s and men’s titles at Oceania judo championships in New Caledonia as they continue an impressive start to 2015. It was de Villiers’ sixth consecutive title and Koster’s third in a row as the Christchurch couple both focus on qualifying for…
SOLOMON Islands has continued its drop in the FIFA ranking once more, hitting its lowest ranking ever since 1993. In the previous FIFA Ranking released in March, Solomon Islands moved a spot down from 183 to 184, now it has dropped by eights spots to settle on 192th place making it the worst rank the…
WESTERN United FC made a dull start to their Oceania Club Champions League campaign, losing their opening match 0-1 to Vanuatu’s Amicale FC last Saturday in Fiji. The chances of advancing to the second round of the competition are slim, putting them in a much tougher position. United are now in a position where they…
KETTLE Base soccer team won the Kobito 1 Easter seven-a-side soccer knock-out in east Honiara. The tournament started on Easter Monday and ended on Thursday. One of the organisers, Silas Suali said Kettle Base beat Ulahu 3-1 in a penalty shoot-out to claim the top prize of $1,000 and a live pig. Ulahu settled for…
Western United vows to regroup and fight back after going down 0-1 to Amicale FC of Vanuatu in their opening OFC champions League match in Suva, Fiji, Saturday night. Coach Ricardo De Vivo declared after the game: “It’s not over yet. “We will regroup to compete in our remaining two matches.” United will meet Auckland…
The head coach for Western United FC, the Solomon Islands representative club to the Oceania Club Champions League, Commins Menapi says United is prepared for their opening match against Vanuatu’s Amicale FC tomorrow. In an email on Thursday Menapi said, the players are happy and are looking forward for this first match and vowed that…
Fiji Airways OFC Champions league is the biggest club competition in Oceania, playing with a home base club this season is something special says Western United sneaky star Jack Whitney in Suva. O-League as it known to many football fanatics around the Oceania is not something new to Whitney. Whitney featured in past seasons with…
HONIARA Football Association (HFA) soccer league will kick off in a fortnight. In a recent HFA executive meeting last week, it was agreed that the HFA 2014/2015 league will resume on 25th April 2015. The HFA executive is therefore calling on all HFA affiliated clubs to start preparing their teams for the kick-off date. An…
THE country’s OFC O’League representative Western United is rallying support ahead of their crucial opening match this Saturday. Yesterday, the team visited Rawaqa Primary School in Fiji – a gesture visit to boost students’ moral in the sport. Students came out in numbers hoisting the Solomon Islands flag in support of the visit. The school…