PRIME Minister Rear Admiral (Ret) Voreqe Bainimarama is the new president of the Fiji Rugby Union. He was elected unopposed at the Fiji Rugby Union annual general meeting in Nadi on Saturday. The media was not allowed during the meeting. FRU chairman Filimone Waqabaca said the meeting was exclusive to the council. “Some sensitive issues…
THE Fiji Rugby Union recorded a profit of $63,716 for its financial period which ended 31 December 2013. This is a major turnaround after posting a huge deficit of $606, 647 for the same period in 2012. The income totalled $6,633,301 while the expenses were $6,569,585. The major revenue was through sponsorships and International Rugby…
SILENT tears were shed as he bade his wife a final farewell.Pio Tuwai cut a solemn figure, watching the last mound of earth hurled over her casket. His late wife’s cousin shared the towering lock would have difficult days ahead, coping in a life without Irinieta Sadria. Opeti Naio said Tuwai still can’t believe that…
OFC: An All Whites head coach will be appointed by the end of this month – and the new man may not necessarily be based in this country. New Zealand Football have received more than 100 applications for the position, with interest from all corners of the globe. It’s a challenging but also appealing role.…
AUKI Futsal champions, the Auki Eels along with Honiara’s Parramatta Kings have been invited to attend and participate in the Fiji Futsal championships next month. The invitation from the Fiji Futsal association requested that Parramatta Kings and another club from the Solomon Islands can take part in the lucrative Futsal champs. Recently being crowned champions…
The Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) has rejected claims that the selection of players for the national U19 squad was done only for Honiara based players. This was in response to criticisms from members of the public who blamed SIFF for conducting a one-sided selection process targeting only Honiara based players which resulted in the…
Solomon Islands national U19 team has registered their first win of the Oceania U20 Championship by defeating American Samoa 5-0 yesterday. The win gave them four points from four matches played. Two first half goals and three in the second half was enough for the Mamulas to bring back some pride after they failed to…
Physical education (PE) teachers from more than ten schools and rural training centres operated by the South Seas Evangelical Church (SSEC) have undergone a training to improve their skills and learn about first aid. The training was held at Maoro community high school. Reports said most of the schools which have participated in the training…
A rugby league match between two Honiara select sides will kick off this afternoon. The match will be staged at Panatina oval starting at 4pm. All interested players, officials and supporters of the code have been invited to come out in numbers to watch the match. Solomon Islands Rugby League which is organising the event…
Alako and Fiu futsal clubs will be representing Malaita province in the upcoming Russell islands futsal championship in the Central Islands province. This tournament will take place on the 23rd to 27 June 2014. This was confirmed by the president of Auki futsal association Terry Oiaka yesterday. Mr Oiaka said, the competition is being organized…