The Focus Taekwondo club has successfully held the first grading for its student for this year over the weekend. The grading was held at Multipurpose Hall conference room and attended by students, families and friends. There were 38 students being graded which comprised of both boys and girls. Beginners graded for yellow and some for…
The Avaiki rugby club is appealing to all members both old and new to take the first step of preparing for this year’s rugby league by attending their first meeting scheduled to take place today. The venue for the meet will be at the White River sports field at 5pm. The agenda of the meeting…
The Solomon Islands National U19 squad might not have won the Oceania U20 Championship but they did brought back some pride returning home with two top awards, the OFC Best and Fair Play Award and the Golden Boot Award. The tournament’s Golden Ball was won by Solomon Islands midfielder Atkin Kaua who bagged five goals…
The Solomon Islands Swimming Federation (SISF) is set to start trainings for interested swimmers here in the capital Honiara. The SISF president Sade Belo said training is scheduled to start next week and it is an initiative towards breeding young swimmers for future regional and international competitions. Belo revealed the program also includes awareness programs.…
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…