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…
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…