HE is one of the lads despised by villagers because of his daily involvement in anti-social behaviour, the illegal brewing of kwaso, drunkenness, burglary and disturbances within his village. This lad also has scars on his body as proof of his once “rambo-style” nature. He is 18-year-old Leeroy Alulu. In his village at Loina, North…
SOLOMON Islands People with Disability family have lost one of their para-athletes, Francis Farage who was called to rest at his home in Honiara, Wednesday. Farage is a para-table tennis athlete who has been an active member of the People with Disability in the country. Casper Fa’asala of the People with Disability SI in Honiara…
SOLOMON Islands Tennis Federation (SITF) members have received a donation of tennis equipment from North West Sydney Tennis over the weekend. North West Sydney Tennis is based in Pennat Hills in Sydney, Australia. An advisor with the Australian Federal Police in Solomon Islands Charmaine Li reached out to them to donate some tennis balls. However,…
THE Honiara Rugby Union Association (HRUA) has signed a new sponsorship agreement of $145K with the Solrice Company yesterday. The sponsorship will cater for the prize awards for the winners of the Solrice Grand Premier Rugby Competition 2022. This is part of the continuous support from Solrice. The Solrice Grand Premier Rugby Competition is proposed…
SOLOMON Islands tennis player, Junior Benjamin has missed out on winning his fifth tennis title for this year, the Tattslotto Fiji Open Tennis Championship title. Benjamin went down 6-3, 7-6 to Australian, Ben Pechan in the grand final of the Tattslotto Fiji Open Tennis Championship, held at the Denarau Golf and Racquet Club in Nadi,…
THE Solomon Island National Athletics championship 2022 competition successfully kicked off at the KG VI new running track, Thursday. Day one of the three day’s competition started off with both the track and field events. Thursday started off with the field events held at the Lawson Tama and followed by the track events later in…
SOLOMON Warriors football club and Central Coast FC have stepped up their training in preparations for the OFC championship playoff next month in Honiara. Warriors started training last week and are now conducting training sessions at the Lawson tama stadium. The playoff between the top two teams in the previous Telekom S-league (TSL) season Central…
SOLOMON Islands tennis player, Junior Benjamin is eyeing his fifth tennis title for this year as he enters the Tattslotto Fiji Open Tennis Championship title which is currently underway at the Denarau Golf and Racquet Club in Nadi, Fiji. A statement from Fiji Times confirmed Junior Benjamin is the top seed in the men’s open…
TEAM Makira for the upcoming Athletics Championship has called on all Makirans living in and around Honiara to support the athletes with proper running shoes. Speaking to Star Sports yesterday, team coach Primo Higa who is also a former national long distance champion said the athletes are in dire need for proper running shoes. The…
THE Solomon Islands Rugby Union Federation (SIRUF) made sure rugby players understand the functions and importance of the High Performance program at the Solomon Islands National Institute of Sports (SINIS) A statement from SINIS confirmed rugby athletes were briefed on the importance of individual contribution to the union’s goals and objectives at the elite/international level…