Warriors, Marist win opening matches By CARLOS ARUAFU Oceania Champions League representatives Solomon Warriors FC and Marist FC made positive starts to their Telekom S-league (TSL) Championship campaign on Saturday at Lawson Tama. Both teams registered a win each in their opening matches. Warriors kicked off the day’s action with an impressive 5-0 win over…
NOCSI names C’Wealth Games team of 14 athletes and 11 officials By RONALD TOITO’ONA THE National Olympic Committee of Solomon Islands (NOCSI) has released the Commonwealth Games 2018 contingent, which will be representing the country in Gold Coast, Australia. A total of 14 athletes have been selected and will compete in six sports at…
The Tip Off Basketball Challenge men’s finals are set to kick off at the Multipurpose Hall on Sunday. This year’s men’s grand final will again feature last year’s finalists, Marist and Gunnerz men’s basketball club. These two teams made their way through following two weekends of tough group matches. Gunnerz Basketball team were crowned the champions…
A Solomon Islands footballer in Spain could be the future of the national team. The future of Solomon Islands football could be a talented young 16-year-old attacker called Marcus Chan, whose CV already shows Real Madrid and Valencia-affiliated academies. Chan currently plays for the Valencia CF Cracks football academy – and is fast becoming a…
THE head coach of KOSSA FC, Eddie Marahe has released the names of 25 players for KOSSA’s line up for the TSL Championship. The list of names was released yesterday and comprises of three goal keepers, nine defenders, four midfielders, and nine forwards. KOSSA’s aim for the TSl Championship is to better their placement after…
THE 2018 TSL Championship Series is set to kick-off today with two exciting matches involving our two OFC Champions League representatives at Lawsom Tama this afternoon. It was initially scheduled to be held a week before the OFC Champions League last month but the TSL board with the advice of Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF)…
A source within the Ministry of Home Affairs said the Pacific Games Taskforce have until October this year to carry out its mandated role. This is after a member of the PG Taskforce made a statement in the Island Sun the government should give them time until June for the commencement and implementation of…
THE Blue boys football club management and coaches are calling on both new and old players for pre-season training next week. Coach Lesley Leo is expecting all available players to turn up for their first training session on Monday. Known in the 90s as Laugu, the Blue boys are determined to do well in the…
MARIST FC coach Jerry Allen insists the quarter-finals draw for the OFC Champions League sets a good pathway for his team in the Oceania international premier club competition. OFC made the draw at their Auckland headquarter on Monday as Marist was tied up to take on debutants Nalkutan FC away in Port Vila, Vanuatu. Speaking…
Football fans and supporters in the country are hopeful for the return of the Oceania Champions League action. Fans flooded to social media Facebook Solomon Islands football page congratulating Warriors and Marist for their quarter finals, expressing their confidence for Warriors and Marist. Their confidence was derived from the recent performances by Warriors and Marist…