AS the hosting of the 2023 Pacific Games is within the next seven years, calls for the country to gear up its preparation is intensifying. The latest was the revival of the annual sports carnival for schools throughout the country. Honiara resident Ben Didiomea said there is a need to revive the games to prepare…
Malaita athletes living in Honiara has left the capital on Thursday for Auki. Reports reaching Star Sports says the players and officials who represented Malaita province during the recent Solomon Games boarded MV Kosco to Auki Thursday evening to attend their closing ceremony. The closing ceremony will be hosted today in Auki Town to officially…
Sports men and women in Central Marovo, Western province have acknowledged My Magazine Director Dekon Koung and his associate sponsors for hosting the Marovo Open Challenge. Marovo Open Challenge featured soccer seven a-side, netball and volleyball which was staged at Busuana village in Central Marovo, Western province. Reports reaching Star Sports stressed the competition was…
More than 120 children from six 6 different communities within Asimeuri South Seas Evangelical Church (SSEC) association took part in the Asimeuri SSEC Association children’s ministry Gudnius club 2016 soccer league. The opening event of the league was held at Roone Village, Small Malaita on Thursday 30th June 2016. Association secretary Pr. Laban Lole, Roone…
THE Isabel Frigates football team has written a new chapter in their football history at the recent Solomon Games staged in Honiara. Frigates head coach Richard Aosine echoed this sentiment to Star Sports in an interview. “To reach this stage in national football competition is a breakthrough achievement for Isabel football association. “I think in…
WESTERN United football club has been instructed to refrain from wearing any outfit being donated by Our Telekom’s business competitor during any match. The clarification came following criticisms being raised in the social media after Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) advised Western United against wearing uniforms donated by its competitor – Bemobile/Vodafone after a friendly…
Now that the Solomon Games is over, the DCCG Government with its line ministry responsible for sports should have a clear image to run the next Solomon Games without repeating their mistakes in the 2016 Solomon Games. This was the very words a provincial contingent member to the recent Solomon Games uttered to Star Sports.…
ISABEL national and provincial government leaders have acknowledged and congratulated the Isabel contingent that participated in the recent Solomon Games in Honiara. As part of showing their appreciation the leaders hosted a dinner for the team at the Heritage Park Hotel over the weekend. The highlight for Team Isabel is the result from Isabel Frigates…
THE Southern region inter-secondary school sport championship in Malaita province has completed successfully at Rokera PSS from 22nd-25th June. Seven schools namely Rokera PSS, Maroupaina CHS, Masupa CHS, Hunanawa CHS, Sarawasi CHS, Ote CHS and U’hu CHS participated in the competition. They took part in 11-aside soccer, netball, volleyball and track event (100m). Furthermore, there…
OFC: The road to regional dominance will not be easy for the eight nations taking part in next year’s OFC U-17 Championship with the official draw revealing the journey ahead for each of the teams. The 2017 edition of the OFC U-17 Championship will be held in Papeete, Tahiti in February 2017 with preliminary stage…