Rugby Plus programme set to roll

The Rugby Plus group is currently in the country led by the former Wallaby Illi Tabua to run rugby promotion programmes. The programmes will include morning workshops for the general public starting at 9am to 12:30pm. After the workshops the group will carry out school visits to various schools in Honiara and later in the…

Taiwan to donate soccer balls to SIFF

Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) will receive a timely donation of footballs from Taiwan this week. Taiwanese embassy in Honiara confirmed this to Sunday Sport.  This comes as Taiwan’s navy squadron grace our shores tomorrow with loads of OA furniture and footballs to be donated to SIFF.  “As a gesture for goodwill and continued commitments…

G-camp aims to retain position

Honiara Football Association (HFA) division 2 runners up, G-Camp, aims to maintain their current position as second round of the soccer competition sets to kick off. The boys from Gilbert Camp in east Honiara are closely behind league leaders Sokamora FC from Makira. The competition has been running since last year. Coach John Winnian said…

The final straw for United

‘We are going for the three points’  says Western United assistant coach WESTERN United Football Club and Suva FC have already been ruled out from the race in Group B for a semi-final place, therefore their last battle this afternoon will be more about avoiding the bottom place. Although neither side can advance from the…

First female swimmers to Pacific Games

THE Solomon Islands Swimming Federations will for the first time send female swimmers to the Pacific Games. This was confirmed by the Swimming team Coach Seancute Sanga. For the coming Games the SISF will send a total of eight swimming athletes. Swimming Coach, Seancute Sanga said among the eight were three females. Sanga said actually…

Rugby 7s courses in progress

Fourteen people have successfully completed the Level 1 rugby 7s course yesterday at the CYP centre, Panatina. The course was co-delivered by Eddie Waqa (former Fiji 7s coach) and Osea (World Rugby trainer) from Fiji. The Participants will today move onto the rugby 7s level 2 course with the inclusion of other participants who have…

Triathlon squad

The Solomon Islands triathlon federation yesterday announced its final squad for the Pacific Games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. A total of seven athletes have been selected to make up squad after a series of tests. A majority of them are new comers to represent the country at this top regional event. The successful…