Judo acknowledges JOC assistance

PRESIDENT of the Solomon Islands Judo Federation says the recent donation of 50 sets of uniforms from the Japanese Embassy through the Japanese Olympic Committee is a milestone achievement for the Judo Federation in the country. Eddie Cooper told Star Sports that the much needed assistance will certainly boost judo’s preparations for the upcoming  Regional…

No offer to Ifunaoa

CLUB Champions Western United has apologized to Solomon Warriors management about an Island Sun article which stated that United has an offer for Warriors striker Dennis Ifunaoa to lure him to the club. Ifunaoa who plays for Hekari in last season’s OFC Champions League is the centre of a complication between the two TSL powerhouse…

Japan helps NOCSI

The Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) through the Japanese Embassy in Honiara has donated 50 judo uniforms to the National Olympic Committee of Solomon Islands (NOCSI) at the Japanese Embassy Head office in Honiara yesterday. Ambassador Kenichi Kimiya said, he was very pleased to hand over the sets of judo uniform to NOCSI under the Japanese…

HFA season ends

THE 2014/15 Honiara Football Association (HFA) league has successfully completed. Wednesday’s match between Makuru FC and Marist FC concluded the HFA’s 2014/2015 league yesterday at the Lawson Tama Stadium. HFA general secretary Leonard Paia on behalf of the HFA executive thanked all the participating football clubs for their support and hard work during the season.…

Warriors boosts lineup

Former defending Telekom S-league champions, Solomon Warriors FC is taking in more players to boost its already star studded side for the fifth TSL season. The season is scheduled to kick off on August 15 which is less than two weeks away. Head coach, Moses Toata revealed to Star Sports early this week the club…

Four teams fail to settle fee

FOLLOWING the deadline on Wednesday issued by Honiara Football Association (HFA) for teams to pay up their subscription fees only four clubs have yet to pay theirs. This was confirmed by HFA that out of the 15 outstanding teams, four of them are yet to pay their fees. HFA management revealed that with the deadline…

SIAFL commences training in school

AS the term three (3) of schooling commences few weeks ago, the Solomon Islands AFL is kicking off its school outreach programmes ahead of the week-long competition at the end of the school term. Reports received from the sporting body confirmed that secondary schools in the greater Honiara region, including King George, Tenaru, St Nicholas,…

Women’s U16 comp set for weekend

The Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) national women’s under-16 invitational championship will kick off this weekend at the SIFF Academy field in Honiara. The competition will start from Saturday August 8 and will run for one week. It comprises of 11 clubs namely Hana, Koloale, KOSSA, Malaita Kingz, Marist, Real Kakamora, Solomon Warriors, Western United,…

HNA to host school competition

The Honiara Netball Association (HNA) will be hosting a schools netball competition soon. The competition is planned to start in September and complete in October 2015. The categories for the Schools competition will be as follows:- –        Under10 –        Under 14 –        Under 16 –        Under 20 HNA President Shalom Akao Waita stated, “HNA sees…