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…
The Adelaide Omonia Cobras Football Club (FC) in Australia has congratulated Solomon Islands new coach Josh Smith. Smith works a Technical Advisor for the club until his appointment as the country’s new coach to look after the national going into the World Cup qualifier. In a statement on Monday, the club said, “Adelaide Omonia Cobras…
Solomon Islands has three Paralympians – Cosmol Maefolia, James Gegeu and Junita Tonowane participating at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. These athletes received support from the Australian Government through PacificAus Sports, in partnership with the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) and Oceania Paralympic Committee (OPC). Additionally, the Australian Government funded a further 11 Solomon Islands para-athletes, coaches and support…
SOLOMON Islands Football Federation (SIFF) is rushing to put together a team to make up the National Bilikiki Beach soccer Team with trials set to begin today. SIFF in a public announcement over the weekend has called on close to 30 players to join the Beach Soccer trial this week OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup…