ABC/AAP: The Diamonds are starting to assemble a game plan for Saturday’s Netball World Cup semi-final, fully aware that Jamaica is shaping as the likely opponent. Australia’s 66-31 ravaging of South Africa in Sydney on Wednesday night guaranteed the defending world champions a top-two finish in their qualification pool, after having also beaten England. With…
After five years of waiting a date has been announced for the opening of the JFK Football Stadium in Gizo, Western Province. The Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) has set the date December 8 for the opening of the stadium which will coincide with the Western Province Second Appointed Day. It will be marked with…
THE Honiara Netball Association league mid-week matches continued, Wednesday at the Lawson Tama netball courts with two entertaining games. The main match of the day saw Souvania netball team worked home with a successful victory against NG BEES for Premier Reserve battle. Souvania thrashed their opponent in a thrilling battle with a 61-41 score line.…
GUADALCANAL and Central Provinces have booked their spot for semi-final matches of the SIFF womens U16 Invitational championship currently taking place at the SIFF Academy. According to SIFF Women Development Officer Diana Justus, Guadalcanal earned their spot after defeating Koloale FC 3-0, Marist FC 1-0 and draw their final pool game 0-0 against Hana FC,…
Solomon Island will send a men’s and women’s 3×3 basketball squad to compete at the ever first ever FIBA Oceania 3×3 Open Zone Championship in Southport, Gold Coast, Australia. The competition will start on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th September12 and 13. This is an Oceania event and will see teams from all over the…
With the AFL season coming to a close, Solomon Islands AFL (SIAFL) has begun preparations for its annual ‘Big Meat Pie’ which will be hosted at Tenaru secondary school on Saturday the 26th of September 2015. A statement from SIAFL said that…. “Returning to its traditional home, the SIAFL is looking to expand the roots…
Western netball association (WNA) is planning to organise a netball competition next month to select a squad for the upcoming end year national netball championship in Noro. Rose Simbe, president of the netball association for the province in a statement yesterday announced the date for the event as from the 28th September to 2nd October…
Suva (Fiji Times) – Champions Rewa has not only won the 2015 Inkk Mobile Battle of the Giants but the side has also booked a spot in the 2015 Pacific Cup which will be played in New Zealand this year. Rewa gained the maximum points after four tournaments. Delta Tigers has 12 points after the…
Former Telekom S-league champions have regrouped with their latest signed players to prepare for the fifth season of the TSL competition. Four of its members led by Vanuatu’s star defender Brian Kaltack and long time Warriors flanker Gibson Daudau arrived from Vanuatu yesterday to join up with the team. Kaltack and the players wasted no…
The Malaita second appointed day celebration has kicked off peacefully in Auki with sporting activities this week. The event brought together all teams from 32 wards around the province including the Malaita Outter islands of Ontong java. The matches kicked off early this week following the opening program on Sunday at the Auki primary school…