SUVA, (FIJI TV) – Athletes taking part in this week’s Oceania Weightlifting Championship will be selected for anti-doping tests during the competition. Organisers feel every athlete deserves the opportunity to compete in a level playing field. Athletes from the Oceania region will go through anti-doping tests to provide a level playing field to ensure the…
The Honiara Netball Association (HNA) School League will kick off today at the Multipurpose Hall outdoor court. Six matches have been confirmed to mark the start of the competition. These matches are from the U10 and U14 category. First up for the U10 girls will be Chung Wah School girls and HIPS at 3pm followed…
Central Roviana football team has been crowned the 2016 Western cup football tournament champions after facing off and winning 2-0 to a very strong Southeast Vella team on Thursday at Gizo’s John. F. Kennedy stadium. Wearing their newly received uniform in black and gold they stormed the field against an all red Vella securing their…
PORT VILA, (ONOC) – Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) president Moses Stevens is the chairman of the newly formed Vanuatu Sports Journalists’ Association. Oceania National Olympic Committee (ONOC) and Vanuatu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (VASANOC) organised a media workshop which culminated with the election of office bearers for the new association at…
The 2016 PAC Sevens Rugby Tournament will take place this Saturday 21st May at DC Park Rugby Field, Henderson. Pool Games kick-off at 9:30am and finals will start around 2:00pm on Saturday. The event is hosted by HammerHeads Rugby Club and is the 3rd rugby event for the year. The major sponsor of this event…
Lawson Tama Stadium is set to come alive tomorrow morning as Bulk Shop Futsal League will officially kick off their league matches. Michael Bate’e of the Solomon Islands Sports Coalition (SISC) confirmed this to Star Sports on Thursday. “We would like to urge all parents, guardians and teachers’ to come and support the kids during…
The Solomon Islands national men’s football team has settled down well in Sydney, Australia yesterday ahead of their journey for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Nations Cup. Teaming up with the squad was the newly signed Technical Advisor Ramon Tribulietx the head coach of Auckland City. The national men’s team coach Moses Toata confirmed to…
Western Cup defending champions Central Ranogga has failed to defend their title after being narrowly edge out in the first semi-finals of the competition at the JFK Stadium in Gizo yesterday. Central Roviana led by Western Turtle veteran defender Alec Wickham denied the defending champions in stunning battle that ended with a 3-2 victory. Central…
THE GOVERNOR of Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) has congratulated the country’s bidding team, for a successful effort to host the Pacific Games in 2023. Mr Rarawa made the credit, when speaking at the CBSI’s 2015 Annual Report launch event in Honiara yesterday. “Just last week, the Solomon Islands delegation led by the Honourable…
The Honiara City Council (HCC) executive has congratulated the bidding team for the successive bid to host the 2023 Pacific Games here in the country. At the same promised to support preparation work towards the important event. Deputy Mayor Eddie Ngava, who was part of the bidding team that traveled to Vanuatu, presented a brief…