Midwest, Auki league champ

Midwest Football Club (FC) has emerged as the champions of the Malaita Football Association (MFA) Auki Capital League (ACL).  The team from West Kwara’ae claimed the top spot, receiving a trophy, 28 gold medals, and a cash prize of $8,500. Led by the formidable Junior Zimry, a former Malaita Eagles sensation, Midwest showcased exceptional skill…

TOUGH TASK

Still no head coach, time runs out as major competitions approach DELAY in appointing a new football head coach for the national senior men’s side to prepare for upcoming major competitions is one of the challenges facing Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF). This was highlighted by the SIFF President Donald Marahare during an interview with…

DRAMATIC DRAW

Central Coast, Solomon Warriors share point in a dramatic nil all thriller The Telekom Super League (TSL) defending champion Solomon Warriors and the TSL current table leader Central Coast FC have shared points in a nil all dramatic thriller during the mid-week catch up matches on Wednesday. The exciting match was played at the Lawson…

New Western Cup champ

GIZO United has been crowned the 2024 Western Cup champion after beating the young West Marovo side by a goal in the grand final played Tuesday at the Western provincial capital of Gizo. They walked away with $15, 000 cash, gold medals and the main trophy. West Marovo received $10, 000 cash, silver and a…

MEDALIST AWARDED

After confusion was sorted out eight months on following PG23 A FEMALE Judo athlete finally receives her cash incentive for winning silver medal at last year’s Pacific Games (PG23) in Honiara. It has been about eight months of waiting for Elizabeth Tengai as sporting bodies worked hard to sort out a confusion. On Monday, she…

Netball registration extended

REGISTRATION for the Honiara Netball Association (HNA) 2024 proper league has been extended. It was supposed to close yesterday, Monday 29th July. However, its now being extended to Friday 2nd August 2024. Ruth Aihunu a representative from the HNA executive confirmed to Star Sport yesterday. “All registration now extended to this Friday to allow teams…

Iro: a giveaway game

Gordon Iro, the 19-year-old central defender from the Solomon Islands, has been a standout player for Real Kakamora in the Telekom S-League (TSL) and recently represented his country in the OFC Men’s U19 Championship. Despite his team’s valiant effort, Solomon Islands fell just short of qualifying for the FIFA U20 World Cup in Chile in…

WORLD CUP TICKET DENIED:

Solomon Islands narrow defeat to New Caledonia in the OFC U-19 Men’s Championship 2024 deny them a ticket to the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2025 OFC SOLOMON Islands were denied qualification for the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2025 in Chile after their narrow defeat of 3-2 to New Caledonia yesterday in the first semi-final match…