Schools receive $10K vouchers PRIME MINISTER Manasseh Sogavare has acted on the $10K pledge for sports equipment for schools he made during last year’s National Secondary School Games. Prime Minister Sogavare handed the vouchers to the 43 schools that participated in last year’s school Games on Friday after his brief visit to the Pacific Games…
THE name of the 2023 Pacific Games mascot is Solo. This was announced by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare during the inauguration ceremony to name the country’s official Pacific Games 2023 mascot on Wednesday night. In his nationwide address on Friday, Mr Sogavare said the name of the mascot is simply Solo. He said this name…
SOLOMON Islands young tennis team returned home following a successful West Pacific Regional Championship campaign in Fiji in the past two weeks. Team Solomon competed against Team Fiji, Vanuatu and PNG in the U12, U14, U16 category. The team in overall competed well in all age categories despite being the first time for most of…
THE country’s national women’s football team has secured a spot in the quarter finals of the OFC Women’s Nations Cup. This followed their 2-2 draw with New Caledonia at the ANZ Stadium in Suva, Fiji last night. The draw gives the women’s team two points, sitting on second place in group C behind hosts at…
Body Building’s Miss Solomons prepares to represent SI at Games SOLOMON Islands only female bodybuilder Corina Dettke is now in training to represent Solomon Islands in the Pacific Games 2023. Ms Dettke, who is currently living and working in Brisbane, Australia, said she will be doing her preparations for the games in Australia. “I have…
TWELVE franchise football clubs played their opening matches to mark the start of the Telekom S-league (TSL) 2022/2023 season at the Lawson Tama Stadium over the weekend. Solomon Warriors FC was the first to register the first three points of the season, defeating Honiara City FC 4-2. The season’s second match saw Henderson Eels FC…
THE Western Football Association (WFA) has thanked the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) and Solomon Power for the handing over of the Just Play Equipment in Gizo, Western Province. The handing over ceremony was held at the JFK Stadium on Thursday. WFA Vice President, Adrian Masa said, they are so happy and pleased with these…
THE overall winners of the Solomon Islands National Bodybuilding Federation Championship (SINBBF) held in Honiara over the weekend are Barnabas Waqa and Junior Billy Oge. Waqa took the Mr Solomon Islands Bodybuilding title and Junior Oge the Mr Solomon Islands Physique title. More than 50 bodybuilders from Honiara and Auki, Malaita Province participated in the…
THE Solomon Islands National Bodybuilding Federation (SINBBF) will be hosting its national championship on Saturday 16th July in Honiara. The event will be held at the Solomon Islands National Institute of Sports (SINIS) High Performance Centre. According to SINBBF president Paul Fanasia Junior, the event is an opportunity for current and new bodybuilding athletes to…
THE first 3×3 basketball competition for this year, the TOSS Tech 3×3 Independence Challenge ended successfully at the Multipurpose Hall outdoor courts on Thursday. Phila finished top of the men’s category after edging their way past Jelly Fam 10-9 in the men’s grand final match and Gunnerz men’s team finished on third place. Sunrise women’s…