Support hailed

The management of national U12 and 14 futsal teams have praised the support rendered by the Prime Ministers Office (PMO) which enabled the youngsters to participate in the Australian State Championships. The boys jetted out of the country on Friday ahead of the competition which sets to kick off today. In a statement, the management…

Hockey training squad

The Solomon Islands Hockey Federation (SIHF) has released the names of players selected for the U23 national hockey training squad. SIHF president Nihal Seneviratne revealed this to Star Sports yesterday. “The selection of players was done by SIHF officials and the players were selected from recently completed Hockey School league and current club league in…

Frigates crowned champ

Frigates netball club was crowned the 2015 Auki netball league (ANL) champion after beating Rarasu 1 in the A division grand final over the weekend. The finale was staged at the Aligegeo netball court. The Auki netball league known as the “wakeup league” has ended its season with a knockout playoff for both A and…

Honiara High hockey champs

Honiara High School hockey team has once again proved their supremacy in sports competitions in the national capital. This came after their men’s hockey team added another title to their records for this year’s competitions. Honiara High finished top of the men’s High School hockey league with 17 points which is two clear points away…

Victory looms

Warriors coach confident of fourth victory Victory is just around the corner for Solomon Warriors FC and they need only two more wins to seal victory in the fifth Telekom S-league season. They now registered 31 points, 10 points clear from their runner up Malaita Kingz FC who sits on second place with 21 points…

Tight security for boxing

Security will be beefed up for the fortnightly boxing bouts organized by the Honiara Amateur Boxing Association (HABA). According to the HABA executive they will be engaging the Honiara City Council (HCC) law enforcement officers to provide security during the bouts. The plan to step up security is due to complaints from spectators saying that…

Boxing bouts set for this evening

THE Honiara Amateur Boxing Association (HABA) round two bouts has been set for this evening at the Multipurpose Hall. A spokesperson for the organising committee confirmed this to Star Sports in an interview yesterday. “We are expecting more exciting bouts tonight with more clubs expressing their interest to join the competition,’’ the spokesperson said. He…

Women’s football set for tomorrow

SOLOMON Islands Football Federation (SIFF) Women’s Football League will continue with their round two matches tomorrow at the SIFF Academy. Women’s team new inclusion West Honiara will take on Hana at 2pm to be followed by KOSSA and Koloale at 4pm. Both West Honiara and Hana lost their first matches since the league kicked off…