Call to activate sports in Ulawa

A call has been made to activate sports on the Island of Ulawa in the Makira Ulawa Province. Roxely Tara, a prominent member of the Makira Team in the recent Solomon Games made the call saying whilst there have been talks of the impressive sports performance in the recent Games there should be ongoing league…

Reviving Athletics

City Athletics Association to be revived AFTER years of inactivity, plans are currently underway for the revival of the Honiara Athletics Association. With that, a meeting is being scheduled to take place this Saturday 23rd July, at the Multi-purpose hall conference room from 10am to 12pm. The proposer of the meeting was former Solomon Islands…

School sports carnival call

AS the hosting of the 2023 Pacific Games is within the next seven years, calls for the country to gear up its preparation is intensifying. The latest was the revival of the annual sports carnival for schools throughout the country. Honiara resident Ben Didiomea said there is a need to revive the games to prepare…

Team Malaita to celebrate in Auki

Malaita athletes living in Honiara has left the capital on Thursday for Auki. Reports reaching Star Sports says the players and officials who represented Malaita province during the recent Solomon Games boarded MV Kosco to Auki Thursday evening to attend their closing ceremony. The closing ceremony will be hosted today in Auki Town to officially…

My Magazine’s support acknowledged

Sports men and women in Central Marovo, Western province have acknowledged My Magazine Director Dekon Koung and his associate sponsors for hosting the Marovo Open Challenge. Marovo Open Challenge featured soccer seven a-side, netball and volleyball which was staged at Busuana village in Central Marovo, Western province. Reports reaching Star Sports stressed the competition was…

Church organise soccer league for kids

More than 120 children from six 6 different communities within Asimeuri South Seas Evangelical Church (SSEC) association took part in the Asimeuri SSEC Association children’s ministry Gudnius club 2016 soccer league. The opening event of the league was held at Roone Village, Small Malaita on Thursday 30th June 2016. Association secretary Pr. Laban Lole, Roone…

Frigates’ historic journey

THE Isabel Frigates football team has written a new chapter in their football history at the recent Solomon Games staged in Honiara. Frigates head coach Richard Aosine echoed this sentiment to Star Sports in an interview. “To reach this stage in national football competition is a breakthrough achievement for Isabel football association. “I think in…

United under spotlight over outfit

WESTERN United football club has been instructed to refrain from wearing any outfit being donated by Our Telekom’s business competitor during any match. The clarification came following criticisms being raised in the social media after Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) advised Western United against wearing uniforms donated by its competitor – Bemobile/Vodafone after a friendly…

‘Learn from this games’

Now that the Solomon Games is over, the DCCG Government with its line ministry responsible for sports should have a clear image to run the next Solomon Games without repeating their mistakes in the 2016 Solomon Games. This was the very words a provincial contingent member to the recent Solomon Games uttered to Star Sports.…