The Ausport-SIRUF National Rugby 7s Championship is set to commence in Honiara on Tuesday evening, 17th Sept 2024, with the opening ceremony and matches to be played from Wednesday 18th to Friday 20th September 2024. Bellona will be participating in both the men’s and women’s competitions this year, and they are putting in strong teams,…
President of the Solomon Islands National Paralympics Committee (SINPC) and Chef de Mission for Team Solomon at the recent Paris Paralympics, Nihal Seneviratne, has come under heavy criticism for alleged misconduct during the event. According to reports, Seneviratne, who was allegedly intoxicated, used abusive language and displayed aggressive behaviour towards Team Solomon athletes at their…
Floor-ball Federation Solomon Islands (FFSI) and the Solomon Islands National Floor-ball team, Basiotos, is optimistic ahead of their two international friendly matches against New Zealand and Singapore. Both matches will take place in Honiara on 17th and 18th September. They will coincide with the first ever men’s U19 Floor-ball championship 2025 Asia Oceania qualification to be held at…
A new collaboration between Oceania region’s national Olympic body and Queensland universities has been launched to elevate Pacific Island athletes high performance, with an eye on Brisbane 2032. The Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) announced the formal collaboration called the ‘Queensland Cohort of a new University Alliance’, which includes Olympic and Paralympic sports across the…
The future of football in the region hinges on the development of young players. That’s according to Western Football Association (WFA) President John Smith Pitabelama. Speaking with Star Sports recently, Pitabelama emphasized the crucial role of nurturing young girls and boys in football, underscoring that these players are the future assets for the sport. Pitabelama…
Solomon Islands Women’s U16 National team will take on New Caledonia tomorrow in their second leg match in Group B of the OFC U16 Women’s Championship in Suva, Fiji. The match will be played at 2pm local time. This came after the local girls outclassed the Tahiti side with a two goal victory on Monday.…
AN awesome start for the Solomon Islands Women’s Under-16 national team after they beat the Tahiti side 2-0 in Suva, Fiji yesterday. The girls led the match five minutes into the match thanks to forward Gracester Kini after scoring their first goal. After the breather, the girls returned for the second half later scored their second goal in…
The SIFF Super Futsal League (SSFL) 2024 season newly debutants Kukstaon FC has outclassed Futsal G.C in a 13 goal match thriller last Saturday at the Friendship hall. Kukstaon FC defeated Futsal G.C with a 8-5 fulltime score. It was an entertaining encounter giving the Kukstaon FC the maximum 3 points to maintain on the…
The Telekom Super League (TSL) defending champion’s Solomon Warriors are back at the top of the TSL table match week 19 over the weekend. Warriors back at the top of the table after thrashing FC Juniper Tree 7-1 fulltime score to go top of the table with 37 points with a goal difference +40 over…
Solomon Islands National Institute of Sport (SINIS) staff successfully held a ‘Team Building’ session on Friday. The session was purposely to reflect on daily challenges and successes within the High Performance Centre and its programs. During the team building session, SINIS Staff had the opportunity to reflect on the high-performance program and conducted a further…