BY ROMULUS HUTA FEMALE national distance runner Sharon Firisua is having doubts she might not perform to her best in next month’s Commonwealth Games given she started very late in her training. Firisua is one of the four athletes that…
BY ROMULUS HUTA THE national women’s senior soccer team will represent the country in the preliminary qualifiers for this year’s OFC Women’s Nations Cup. Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) Women’s development officer Diane Justus confirmed yesterday. In the preliminary qualifiers…
Rugby 7s squad leaves for Fiji By Taromane Martin FOR 18 year olds Elvis Made and Steward Iro, the opportunity to play for the Solomon Islands national rugby 7s team is a chance to get new experience while competing against…
BY ROMULUS HUTA FIVE members of the Honiara-based Islanders Brothers rugby left the country yesterday for Fiji to participate in the upcoming Soltuna 7s and the Marist 7s in Suva. The five players will team up with the remaining 10…
Boxers call for assistance to aid his C’wealth Games preparation By Taromane Martin BOXER Henry Kia says he needs more assistance in his preparation to represent the country at next month’s Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. Kia has been…
BY ROMULUS HUTA TEAM Wellington head coach Jose Manuel Figuiera says the quality of club football across Oceania region is increasing. Figuiera was in Honiara last week accompanying his club’s participation in the Oceania Club Champions League Group D competition.…
BY ROMULUS HUTA THE problem-plagued Honiara Football Association (HFA) league is highly likely to kick off next month, according to President Baddley Alaha. According to a post by president Alaha via the Honiara Football Association (HFA) facebook page yesterday, an…
BY ROMULUS HUTA KOSSA coach Eddie Marahare says the absence of former captain and veteran striker James Naka will not affect them heading into this weekend’s Telekom S-League (TSL) Championship Series kick off. Marahare made this assurance ahead of this…
By Taromane Martin SOLOMON Islands national under 17-futsal team is awaiting confirmation from the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) to have international friendly matches in June. The national U-17 squad, dubbed junior Kurukurus, will represent the country at the 2018…
It’s on again By Taromane Martin THE Honiara Amateur Boxing Association (HABA) fortnightly bouts will return this Saturday at the Multipurpose Hall. HABA confirmed in a statement yesterday the bouts will return after a long break and are expecting fighters…
