THE Australian Government has gifted bibs, hockey sticks and balls for both turf and beach hockey to support the Solomon Islands Hockey Federation’s ‘Hookin4Health’ program. Second Secretary at the Australian High Commission, Samuel Cox handed over the sports equipment to the Hookin4Health Coordinator Joachim Rade in a ceremony at the Solomon Islands National Institute of Sport (SINIS) on…
THE much-anticipated OFC Beach Soccer Nations’ Cup 2024 is set to kick off in Honiara this afternoon (Tuesday) at the SIFF Beach Court, East Honiara. OFC said the tournament is a week-long tournament that will conclude on Saturday 26October and it will see four nations – Solomon Islands, Fiji, Tahiti and Papua New Guinea –…
GOVERNMENT through the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Guadalcanal Province (GP) have progressed their discussion on the proposed sports facility earmarked for the province. On Friday 11 October, officials from the respective offices met to further the discussion about the proposed site and other initial but key project management stages for this proposed project. …
The reigning Oceania Beach Soccer Champions, Tahiti is the first team to arrive this afternoon for the OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup 2024 in Honiara next week. Two more countries, Fiji and Papua New Guinea are expected to arrive for the showdown. The Tiki Toa reached two consecutive FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup finals respectively…
SINU Panthers is the current table leader of the Solomon Islands Floor-ball League (SIFL) after round two of competition on Sunday early this week. SINU Panthers sits at the top of the table with 6 points after two straight in two matches played. USPSI team is not far behind and settled on the second place…
Honiara Table Tennis Association (HTTA) is currently conducting a training camp in preparation for an upcoming championship. The weekend training is being held from 10am to 12pm each Saturday at the Multipurpose Hall. Young children aged between Under 12 and Under-15 are part of the training. The training camp commenced last month ahead of the…
THE HONIARA-based Ughele soccer players who recently formed a team have voted ‘Kaiza United’ as the official team name to participate in upcoming football competitions. The name aims to reflect the people of Ughele in South Rendova of Western Province. Kaiza United was voted for by the majority of players during a brief election on…
In an exciting display of rugby, Our National Women’s 7s had a series of thrilling friendly matches over the weekend with the visitors New South Wales (NSW), Sydney-based rugby club, the Briars Women’s Rugby. The friendlies were held at Town Ground Rugby Stadium on Saturday. With the series of friendly matches, the Solomon Islands National women’s 7s team has…
High Commissioner encourages team to ‘build on’ from loss during farewell lunch MEMBERS of the Solomon Islands National Mens Football Squad were hosted to a farewell lunch in Suva, Fiji over the weekend to acknowledge their effort in the opening clash of the World Cup qualifier. Solomon Islands High Commissioner to Fiji based in Suva…
A FIRSTEVER football league is underway on Simbo, Western Province following its official launch on Tuesday. The football tournament is promised to boost the development of football and local raw talented players on the island.Western Provincial (WP) Tourism Culture and Sports Minister Eric Hitu, Western Football Association (WFA) Vice President and Western Province Sports Coordinator…