SOLOMON Islands striker Jaygray Sipakana will not be part of the Telekom S-league’s champion, Solomon Warriors FC’s line-up for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Champions League. This was recently confirmed by the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF). Sipakana was set to be included in Solomon Warriors line-up for the OFC Champions League. However shortly the…
SOLOMON Islands Futsal National Team, Kurukuru, has a new head coach. He is Englishman Damon Shaw. A statement from Solomon Islands Football Federation said Shaw applied for the job and was given the role by the SIFF executive committee after a successful zoom interview earlier this year. SIFF said Shaw is a professional coach and…
A NEW form of martial art called Tong-IL-Moo-Do has started in Honiara with hopes to demonstrate the art in the upcoming 2023 Pacific Games. Tong-IL-Moo-Do (TMD) Oceania chief instructor and adviser Master Seti Suafa told Star Sports that TMD is a unified martial art that is centered on the Unification Church philosophy and ideology (unification…
Solomon Islands’ Kurukuru squad has been further trimmed from a 34 provisional list to a 23-man training squad. In a statement this afternoon SIFF revealed that Australia-based players Micah Lea’alafa, Jack Witney, and James Egeta are drafted into the squad alongside 20 home-based players. “The players will sign a contract with SIFF leading up to…
SIXTY-THREE athletes from Solomon Islands are now in Australia to train and participate in the country’s competitions as part of preparations for the 2023 Pacific Games. A statement from Solomon Islands National Institute of Sports (SINIS) performance manager Jackie Travertz said the 63 athletes represent three sporting federations – athletics, triathlon and swimming. Travertz said…
THE 2023 President’s Cup futsal tournament which was initially proposed to kick off last week has been rescheduled for March 13th. The Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) competition department confirmed the duration of the tournament to start at March 13th and end at March 17th at the Friendship Hall. This was agreed upon in a…
THREE on three basketball has completed their first competition for this year at the Solomon Islands National Institute of Sports (SINIS) yesterday. It was a one day competition which includes nine teams, five men’s teams and four women’s teams. Legend Team won the men’s competition and Nice Ballers won the women’s category. “Congratulations to Legend…
THE 2023 Pacific Games Organizing Committee (GOC) today officially launched the Sol2023 Games Ambassadors Programme. Part of GOC’s Community Engagement Strategy, the Programme is aimed at informing communities around the country about Sol2023, and inspiring young Solomon Islanders to participate and be part of sports. The Programme also provides sports awareness and advocacy of the…
THE Safe and Green Games has been officially launched in Honiara, Friday. More than a thousand people took part in the day’s event hosted at the Lawson Tama Stadium. The initiative was officially launched by the Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in the presence of the City Mayor Eddie Siapu. Prime Minister Sogavare in his speech…
THE country’s table tennis double gold medallist in the recent 2020 National School Games, Shannon Sogavare aims to compete in the upcoming Pacific Games in November. Shannon aims to compete to the best of her ability in the Pacific Games. Over the weekend Ms. Sogavare’s home coach and the president of the Honiara table tennis…