Athletics gear up

HCAA preparing for upcoming competitions   HONIARA City Athletics Associations (HCAA) is preparing for the upcoming athletics competitions earmarked for this year. A statement from the HCAA yesterday highlighted two competitions, the inter-secondary school, and the national athletics championship to be hosted by the Solomon Islands Athletics Federation (SIAF). The HCAA team is back on…

Coast eyes positive start

CENTRAL Coast FC aims for a positive start to their Telekom S-league (TSL) campaign, Wednesday. Coast will take on Southern United FC at 4 pm at Lawson Tama for their first match following the resumption of matches last month. They sit at fourth place with 25 points with seven matches left. A win for them…

‘MAN UP’ CHALLENGE IS BACK

Date set for popular Rugby contest   ORGANIZERS of the popular annual Man Up Rugby Challenge has confirmed the kick-off date for this year’s edition. According to a statement from the organizers, the Henderson Hammerheads (HHH) Rugby Club the competition is confirmed to kick-off on Saturday March 6th 2021. The Man Up Challenge is an…

Warriors maintains second spot

DEFENDING champions Solomon Warriors FC maintains the second spot of the Telekom S-league (TSL) with 31 points. Gagame Feni and Alwin Hou scored a brace each while  Dennis Ifunaoa and Jerry Donga scored a goal each to give Warriors another three points. Isabel United managed to get three goals against the defending champions with two…

Former U17 player dies

FORMER national U17 football player Chris Satu has died at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) on Sunday following a short illness. The right flanker was part of the team that created history for the Solomon Islands by qualifying for the FIFA U17 World Cup. Former teammates paid their respects to the young player who made…

SIFF pays tribute 

THE Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) has paid tribute to one of the young aspiring footballers, former national U17 player Christ Satu who passed away in Honiara over the weekend following a short illness. In a statement, SIFF said: “On behalf of the president of the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF), Provincial member associations, the…

KOSSA up one spot

KOSSA FC moved a spot up the Telekom S-league (TSL) after thrashing Malaita Kingz FC 7-1 at Lawson Tama, Wednesday. It was anticipated to be an equally fought match however KOSSA proved too strong for the young Kingz side. KOSSA led the first half with a comfortable 4-1 lead before extending their lead with another…

GAMES FUNDING

Ninety percent of funding secured   AROUND 90 percent of funding has been secured for facilities for the Pacific Games 2023. This was revealed by the Chairman of the National Hosting Authority (NHA) for the Pacific Games 2023, Dr. Jimmie Rodgers. “We have secured about 90 percent funding for the Pacific Games 2023 Sporting Facilities.…