THE USP Touch Association will host two more competitions following the successful business house competition last month. The business house competition ended on April 2 at Albert Park where USP won. Competition organiser Tevita Mau said the interest in the competition had grown and they wanted to capitalise on it. “USPTA will be running a…
Samoa is not a country generally recognised for its soccer prowess, but the country’s top football official is not letting that stand in the way of her goal to see the so-called world game become Samoa’s top game, too. The chief executive of Football Federation Samoa, Sarai Bareman, has taken on the job of raising…
Melbourne’s Samoan community has held a tournament for their own unique version of cricket, known as kilikiti. Kilikiti is based on the well known game of cricket, which originated in England and was brought to Samoa by missionaries and seafarers in the 19th century, but the Samoans took this ‘palagi’ style of cricket and changed…
HEKARI United missed the semi-finals of the 2014 OFC Champions League after they drew with host Ba 1-1 at Govind Park on Sunday. With two draws and a loss, Hekari go back to the drawing board to prepare for next season provided they top the standings at the end of the National Soccer League. After…
It’s the last day of the group stage today and Group A rounds out the action at Churchill Park in Lautoka as AS Pirae and Waitakere United seek semi-final glory. Kiwi and Solomon Warriors are out of playoff contention after consecutive losses in the first two rounds of matches. The Samoans had an admirable run…
His Royal Highness, the Duke of Cambridge has formally handed over the IRB Junior World Championship trophy to hosts New Zealand yesterday, marking 50 days to the kick-off of Junior World Championship 2014 on Monday 2 June. Prince William, representing current JWC champions England, presented the trophy to All Blacks captain Richie McCaw at the…
One goal was all it took for Amicale FC to edge defending champions Auckland City FC out of the top spot in the the Match Day 8 marquee encounter which followed AS Dragon’s 5-0 drubbing of hosts Nadi FC earlier yesterday afternoon. It was a thriller from start to finish as 2013 semi-finalists Amicale FC…
Dear Editor – Following the April 3rd flash flood, the old Mataniko bridge was cut off. The disappearance of the bridge had forced many people to walk far distance and inorder to get into Point Cruz area or China Town. However, at the moment two raft boats are ferrying people to cross the Mataniko river…
Dear Editor – I wish to respond to certain points you raised about the accident. Firstly, thank you for raising the matter in the paper but there are certain points that were far from any truth. The driver at that time of the accident was me and there was no officer in the car with…
Dear Editor – Thank you for including the following article in your column. There must be a ‘silver lining’ in the ‘dark clouds’ which shrouded Honiara in the recent deadly flash floods and the heart breaks and misery they brought to Honiara and the nation. It is a golden opportunity for national and Honiara Town…