Solomon Islands young news reporter, Ernest Pongi Ta’asi has been selected for the Young Reporters Programme which will be held during the Nanjing 2014Youth Olympic Games in China this year. Young Ta’asi was confirmed following nominations made through the NOCSI office in Honiara. According to the list released by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) last…
Solomon Islands female weightlifter, Jenly Wini Tegu has gained the support from all the sporting’s national federations in the country as she prepares to take part in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow this year. Star Sports sited emails to the National Olympic Committee of the Solomon Islands (NOCSI) where most federations sent their congratulatory messages…
Malaita Kingz FC has moved two places up the Telekom S-league ladder from the sixth to the fourth spot after edging second place KOSSA FC 2-1 yesterday at the Lawson Tama Stadium. Kingz got lucky four minutes from kick off when a failed goal attempt found KOSSA’s defender on the wrong foot and accidently bounced…
Rugby league’s biggest names, including Greg Inglis, are set to commit to next year’s NRL Nines after the stunning success of the inaugural event. Due to the late season finish of last year’s World Cup a number of NRL superstars were rested from this year’s Auckland tournament. But players will have plenty more time…
The ACT Brumbies are to bring Wallabies centre Tevita Kuridrani straight into the starting line-up for their Super Rugby season opener after the end of his five-game ban for a dangerous tackle. And Andrew Smith may make a rare appearance at inside centre for Saturday’s clash against the Queensland Reds at Canberra Stadium. Kuridrani…
Papua New Guinea is building up to the defence of the gold medal they won at last year’s Mini Pacific Games in Wallis and Futuna. Amoa, dubbed the giant killers, after that performance has announced a strong 30-men training squad to immediately start preparations. The PNG Volleyball Federation has its sights set on the…
The planned HFA coaches and administrators workshop in Partnership with Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) that should kick start yesterday at the SIFF Academy Conference room has been postponed to a later date. This was due to low turn out from club members. Organisers said the workshop has been deferred for a later date and…
Five schools in Honiara have been earmarked to undergo the pilot program of the Chess in Schools (CiS) program for this year. This was confirmed by the Solomon Islands Chess Federation (SICF) secretary general, Michael Qwanafia yesterday. The five schools are Chung Wah School, Woodford International, Perch primary school, King George secondary school, Tenaru secondary…
Parisisi village in North Guadalcanal constituency is currently hosting seven-a-side soccer knock out without any registration fee. The hosting of the game is part of a program by the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency Martin Sophage’ to engage youths participate in games and to stop them from engaging in unlawful activities during weekends.…
Solomon Warriors FC may have been held to a disappointing 1-1 draw to Malaita Kingz FC over the weekend but that does not wash away the fact they are way out of reach for any other contestant to challenge the TSL title for this season. The defending champions are currently leading with 28 points with…