Last Saturday 29th November, Guadalcanal Plains Palm Oil Limited (GPPOL) Tetere Community successfully staged a rugby festival for students and children in that community and students from Ngalimbiu Community High School, Marara Community High School and Selwyn College from the far north west of Guadalcanal. The tournament was part of the Pacific in Union rugby…
Matches in the Under 20 netball tournament continued on Wednesday. Results have seen Honiara and Makira wining two of their matches. In the first match Honiara beat Malaita 19-5 and agfain in the second match it beat Guadalcanal 15-13. In another match Makira also won two of its match by beat Guadalcanal with 15-13 and…
Doubts over whether to host the annual inter-tertiary Games for local students studying at tertiary institutes in and out of the country have now been cleared and the Games are all set to kick off mid-next week. This was made possible by the financial support rendered by the Member of Parliament for West Honiara, Honourable…
The Solomon Islands National Sports Council (NSC) is mourning the death of its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), David Firisua who died in the capital Honiara on Tuesday. The National Olympic Committee of Solomon Islands (NOCSI), the Ministry of Home Affairs Sports department and national sports federations (NFs) shared their condolences with Firisua’s family. Speaking to…
HONIARA Golf Club came alive on Tuesday with the celebration of the Melbourne Cup. The day is celebrated annually in Australia and many Australians in Solomon Islands also marked the day in style at Golf Club, Tuesday. More than a hundred locals and expats with their families converged into Golf Club to watch the race…
REAL Kakamora ladies out-powered Western United yesterday in the 2014 women’s league competition with a two-nil victory. The match was played at SIFF academy, King George Sixth School area, East Honiara. The league which kicked off few last is now into its fifth round. It was a show of class by both teams after kick…
OFC: New Zealand may have beaten Papua New Guinea to deny them a shot at the FIFA Women’s World Cup next year, but for goalkeeper Fidelma Watpore the 2014 edition of the OFC Women’s Nations Cup will live long in her memory. The 26-year-old’s last memory of playing the 19th ranked side in the world…
Fiji Times – THE four district teams will spice up the Pacific Cup which starts in Sydney, Australia on November 26. Defending champions Nadi, Fiji Sun/Skipper Tuna National Football League and Courts Inter District Championship winner Suva, Inkk Mobile Battle of the Giants champion Rewa and Pillay Garments Champion versus Champion winner Ba will battle…
WESTERN United girls yesterday thrashed Hana in the 2014 womens league. The match was played at the SIFF academy, King George, East Honiara. It was a tough kick off as both teams were determined to open the scorelines. But as the match continued United ladies managed to take control of the match and slotted in…
The Matson-Silentworld inter-island rugby competition which kicked off over the weekend is into its pool games this week with teams battling it out for top position. Tuesday’s first match was a very close game with Malaita Outer Islands defeating Eastern Outer Islands by 3 points. The second game featured Malaita Subi up against Guadalcanal Malaghai.…