A Brazilian court has sentenced football legend Pele’s son Edinho to 33 years in prison for laundering money for drug traffickers, media reports said Saturday. Edson Cholbi Nascimento, nicknamed Edinho, denies the charges in the case, which dates from 2005, and will be allowed to remain free pending appeal, said CBN radio and news site…
AFLPNG’s junior development program started in Kerema in 2013. Like other provinces where junior footy is being played, there is a growing interest from school-aged children to participate in AFLPNG’s junior development program in the sleepy town of Kerema. Resource, equipment and funding to enhance this program has been a major hindrance in reaching out…
Fiji bagged themselves Oceania’s qualifying berth at the FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 after they defeated Solomon Islands 2-1 in Suva Saturday night. Victory handed Fiji its first ever appearance at a FIFA world event and ended a 40 year wait to claim the OFC U-20 Championship title. Fiji coach Ravinesh Kumar says…
THE PNG Darts Federation is now preparing to host its inaugural National Club championships to be staged from June 6-9 in Lae, Morobe province. President of PNGDF Nigel Kiaka said every association must submit their expression of interest to the national darts federation. Kiaka said each club or team wishing to take part must come…
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…