Fiji eyes 7s event

Suva (Fiji Times) – PRIME Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says Fiji would like to host one of the tournaments of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Speaking at a private dinner for the World Rugby delegates at the Sofitel Fiji Resort & Spa in Nadi on Monday evening, Bainimrama who is the Fiji Rugby Union president…

Kurukuru confident of making difference

Solomon Islands national futsal team, Kurukuru is confident it can make a difference in the upcoming 2016 FIFA Futsal World. Speaking to local media on their arrival from Australia on Wednesday, head coach, Juliano Schmeling said the team had stepped up preparations during their month long training camp in Australia. He said with the stage…

Malaita Futsal

Friendlies set The Malaita Futsal team for the up coming Solomon Games will be hosting a Honiara based Futsal club call Matox in two friendly matches scheduled for this coming weekend. The two friendlies will be staged at the Aligegeo stadium in Auki tomorrow and on Saturday respectively. This was confirmed to Star Sports in…

Confidence in ladies hockey

Despite Solomon Islands women’s hockey team will make the first debut in international hockey competition Bently Donga is confident that our national side will be competitive. Head coach Donga stressed this to Star Sports in an interview. “This will be our first time to have our women’s team representing the country in any international competition,’’…

Gender Parity comp heads into finals

The Gender Parity Basketball competition enters the finals four following tough semi finals played last Sunday at the Multipurpose Hall. The day’s opening match saw Sunrise women’s basketball team led by the experienced Basia sisters Sunrise proved too strong for the young D-fenders side securing the first spot for the women’s category grand final following…

Hockey squad named

Erick Fa’asuia and Bently Donga has named their final hockey squads that will represent Solomon Islands in the upcoming World League Round One set to be staged in Suva, Fiji from June 27th – 3rd July 2017. The national side’s men’s head coach Fa’asuia and Women’s team head coach Donga named their squads yesterday following…