2024 Sports Flashback 

JANUARY SOL2023 Pacific Games will go down the history of our country as the first-ever premier sporting regional competition to be hosted in Honiara, Solomon Islands. The event was first hosted in Suva, Fiji in 1963, about sixty years ago. Solomon Islands only managed to host the mini-games, but not like the scale that was…

West Kwaio X-mas tourney a success

THE week-long West Kwaio Constituency Christmas Soccer Tournament concluded successfully with a prize presentation at Faubaba school playing ground last week. A total of 21 soccer teams from three wards within the constituency participated in the tournament. West Kwaio Constituency Development Officer, Bobby Siarana, expressed his gratitude to all participating teams and supporters for demonstrating…

SIGNIFICANT SPORTS MILESTONE CELEBRATED

PRIME Minister and Minister for the 2023 Pacific Games, Jeremiah Manele officially handed over the ‘Sports Legacy Haus’ to the National Olympic Committee of Solomon Islands (NOCSI), marking a significant milestone for sports development in the country. The event, held on Friday 20 December, was attended by Government Ministers, Permanent Secretaries, representatives from the National…

$20 for all remaining clashes

The Local Organising Committee (LOC) has announced an entry ticket fee of $20 to watch the remaining exciting matches of MSG Prime Minister’s Cup at the National Stadium this week. Tickets can be bought before match days at the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) Academy at KGVI and the National Sports Council (NSC) Office at…

15 nations ready to compete in OR7s

A TOTAL of 15 nations, including Solomon Islands, will be competing in this year’s Oceania Rugby 7s (QR7) tournament in Honiara. The competition will be staged on a weekend on Saturday 7th December and Sunday 8th December. The 15 nations are; Fiji, Tuvalu, Nauru, Australia, Vanuatu, American Samoa, Japan, Samoa, Cook Islands, Kiribati, New Caledonia,…

DJ Graphics backs 7s teams

THE Solomon Islands Rugby Union Federation (SIRUF) Rugby 7s Teams have received a timely support from the DJ Graphics as they gear up for the Oceania Sevens Championship next month in Honiara. DJ Graphics sponsored shirts for the SIRUF Rugby 7s Squads for their training for the tournament scheduled for December 7 and 8. Solomon…