The SWIRE pikinini program will continue during this school holiday. HFA General Secretary Leonard Paia confirmed this to Sunday Sports last Saturday. “Despite the school holiday the pikinini program will continue,’’ he said. Paia said so far the program has significantly improved. “Since the program was introduced, basic understanding of football has been very obvious…
A senior teacher and sport master of Namoia Community High School (NCHS) along Kwaibaita Valley, east Malaita, says lack of support from leaders is the main hindrance to sport development in the area. Wilson Jr Wanofafia told Sunday Star yesterday. “We have a lot of talented youths here but the problem is we lack support…
The national hockey squads jet out to Fiji last Saturday for the Hockey World League Round One, set to kick off from the 28th June to 3rd July. The squads comprised of 18 players for both men and women’s team, with six officials. Hockey President Nihal Senevirantne told Sunday Sports prior to their departure that…
THE race for the U19 top spots continues as top contender Real Kakamora FC edged its way closer to leaders Marist FC. Kakamora reduced the gap yesterday following their default victory over Western United. The much needed win gave them 34 points but still remain 4 points behind the current league leaders Marist FC who…
THE Solomon Islands national hockey squads are receiving overwhelming support from business houses in the country ahead of their departure for Suva, Fiji this weekend to compete in the Hockey World Round League One. Heritage Park Hotel was the latest company to support the squads this round. The Hotel’s General Manager Sanjay Bhargava handed over…
The Honiara Football Association (HFA) has deferred all their matches for July 25th 2016. HFA confirmed this to Star Sports last night. “All our matches for premier division and division 1 and 2 will resume on the 25th of July 2016,’’ HFA said. “This is to allow Solomon Games to use the fields that…
The Malaita Eagle Futsal team on Wednesday received a new set of uniforms ahead of the 2016 Solomon Games. A big thanks to the visiting futsal team form Honiara Matax and Design Rights for donating the new set of uniforms. The team’s assistance coach Danny Belo told Star Sports in Auki that the Malaita Eagle…
ONLY 10 spaces are available for men and women who wish to become national volleyball umpires. President of the Solomon Islands Volleyball Federation (SIVF) Morris Maitaki confirmed this to Star Sports in a statement yesterday. “A reminder to those that are interested to attend the volleyball course that there are only 10 spaces available,’’…
Chung Wah A is this year’s U10 netball champions of the U-10 Honiara Netball Association (HNA) school league. They bagged gold during an impressive 8-7 victory against St Nicholas in the grand final play off at the Lawson Tama netball court, Tuesday. Chung Wah had it all worked out after came from behind to snatch…
The Low Price Enterprise Company has braced our hockey national squads with sporting gears yesterday ahead of their departure for Suva, Fiji this weekend. The Hockey World Round One League will be staged in Suva, Fiji from June 28th to 3rd July and Solomon Islands will be represented by both men and women’s teams. Low…