THREE Solomon Islands national football players are being earmarked by Fiji’s Nadi Football Club a statement from Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) confirmed. Real Kakamora striker Jaygray Sipakana, Central Coast defender William Komasi and Solomon Warriors winger Alvin Hou are the three national players. The three players are already named in the Nadi FC squad…
THE community transmission of COVID-19 in Honiara has caused disruption to one of the very important preparations for the country’s men’s football, the World Cup Qualifiers. The Oceania World Cup Qualifiers is set for March. Preparations for the country’s men’s football squad has been progressing well since last year but was forced to stop last…
ATHLETES are strongly urged to be serious and follow COVID-19 safety measures during the current COVID-19 outbreak the country is facing. The call was made by the National Olympics Committee of Solomon Islands (NOCSI) president, Martin Rara. Rara said health plays a very important role in athletes’ sports careers. “I call on all sports athletes…
The Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) has responded to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s appeal to support Government efforts with two buses for logistics to contain the community transmission of COVID-19 in the capital Honiara. SIFF will support the government with two buses, a 26 seat bus and a mini van with two drivers for the…
THE election for the Solomon Islands Athletes Commission (SIAC) new executive has been cancelled and postponed for a later date. This was confirmed by the current SIAC chairman, Francis Manioru in a statement yesterday. The cancellation and postponement is due to the current Covid-19 situation the country is facing at the moment. “Due to the…
Players currently in the national team training camp will boost the three TSL clubs and two provincial teams in the inaugural SIFF President’s Cup 2022 set to kick-off at Lawson Tama Stadium on Tuesday 1st February 2022 in Honiara. This will give game time for the national players and the coaching staff to pick the…
SOLOMON Islands Paralympic Committee (SIPC) signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Solomon Islands National Institute of Sport (SINIS) High – Performance programme on Friday 14th January A statement from SI National Institute of Sport (SINIS) yesterday said the MOU will pave way for para-athletes and para-coaches to access programs and services offered at…
Climate Change takes toll on festive season tourney near Auki THE Sea Level rise as a result on the impacts of Climate Change has reportedly affected the recent Ward 30 Football tournament, held at Lalana community of the Aoke Langalanga electorate in Malaita Province. The disaster has obviously caused disturbance to the flow of the…
Volleyball Federation is first to sign MoU with SINIS THE Solomon Islands Volleyball Federation (SIVF) is the first national sports federation to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Solomon Islands National Institute of Sports (SINIS) yesterday. The signing was done at the SINIS Conference room between the SIVF president Morris Tangoeha Hakapauhenua, SINIS Director…
THE Yun’s Taekwondo Academy Solomon Islands is now open for both new and old interested fighters to register if they’re interested to join the club. Yun’s instructor Joses Duddley told Star Sport yesterday, their registration is still open till Friday the 14th of January 2022. He said for those interested, the registration fee is $150.…