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…
Matches in the Our Telekom sponsored soccer league in Auki, Malaita, were cancelled yesterday due to poor field condition. Caretaker grounds manager and referee Jerold Oiaka made the decision just before the kick-off of the first match. Oiaka said the field condition was too wet after Friday’s heavy downpour. He said if the situation improves,…
‘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…
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…
Port Vila, 17 April 2015 – UNICEF and the Vanuatu Football Federation (VFF) through the Just Play programme, are collaborating to use existing networks and sport to assist with emergency relief activities in Vanuatu following the category 5 Tropical Cyclone Pam that struck Vanuatu four weeks ago. “The work we are doing through this partnership…
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…
THE national rugby 7s squad for the South Pacific Games in PNG is currently undergoing intensive training with two top 7s coaches from Fiji. Eddie Waqa and Osea Umuumulovo of Fiji are here to help prepare the team for the SPG and at the same time deliver rugby 7s level 1 and 2 courses. A…
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…
The deadline for National Sports Federations (NFs) has passed and Solomon Islands Rugby League is the only sport that has yet to submit its final list after the deadline for submission on March 31. This was confirmed by the administration officer/chairperson, Solomon Islands Athlete Commission National Olympic Committee of Solomon Islands (NOCSI), Francis Manioru. He…
The announcement for the final volleyball squad for the Pacific Games will be announced this weekend. Walter Tesuatai, the vice president of Solomon Islands volleyball federation told Star Sports yesterday the announcement will be made during the presentation of prizes for the Easter national volleyball championship. The presentation of awards will be held at the…