CAPITAL DISTRICTS U-19 FOOTBALL A WINNER

PORT MORESBY – Gordons Secondary School has won the National Capital District (NCD) U-19 football title after downing Badihagwa 1-0. The NCD U-19 tournament encompasses secondary schools from all over Port Moresby. Striker Joseph Itana scored a second-half goal that was enough to guide his school to victory in an exciting final match. Badihagwa had…

NADI – Nadi has gone back to its historical relationship with Solomon Islands football to help boost its Inter-District Cup hopes. International players Stanley Waita, Godwin Bebeu (pictured) and George Lui will play for Nadi in the IDC to add depth to the Ravuama Madigi-coached side. The players are no strangers to the local scene;…

PORT MORESBY – Port Moresby football fans are bracing themselves for the annual Papua New Guinea’s National Soccer Sevens tournament in the nation’s capital in just under three weeks time. Over 250 players, 24 teams and club entries from Australia and Solomon Islands are expected to make the Mineral Resources Development Corporation (MRDC) sponsored event…

AUCKLAND – New Zealand may have home advantage for the inaugural FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup later this month, but it’s been no easy ride for the final squad named today by head coach Paul Temple. While 18 of the 21 strong squad for the October 28 – November 16 tournament have been drawn from…

BRAZIL -Solomon Islands coach Victor Wai’ia will ask his players to show resolve as they prepare for a daunting FIFA Futsal World Cup showdown with mighty Brazil tonight. Solomon Islands lost its opening match in Group A 10-2 to CONCACAF heavyweights Cuba on Tuesday but Wai’ia was philosophical about the defeat. "The Cuba match was…

AUCKLAND – New Zealand referee Peter O’Leary got more than he bargained for on a fact finding trip to Saturday’s English Premier League tie between Aston Villa and Sunderland, drafted in to officiate the second half. At the match – won 2-1 by Villa – as a guest of English referee Steve Bennett, O’Leary had…

PORT VILA -Tupuji Imere will try to put its poor start to the season behind it with a victory over Seveners United in the Port Vila Premier League at Port Vila Municipal Stadium tonight. Tupuji – who lost the PVFA TVL Premier League title by the narrowest of margins in the final game of last…

FRANCE – Martinique were too good for determined New Caledonia at the 2008 Coupe de L’Outre-Mer edging the South Pacific Games gold medallists 4-3 in a penalty shoot-out to claim a place in the final against either La Reunion or French-Guiana. The result gave Martinique a 100% record from its three group matches. The tournament…

BRASILIA – It began promisingly enough when Eliot Ragomo gave Solomon Islands Kurukuru the lead mere seconds into its debut match at the FIFA Futsal World Cup – Brazil 2008 – but it was Cuba that eased toward a comfortable 10-2 victory.  The Solomon Islands – the youngest team at these futsal finals in Brazil…

FRANCE – The 2008 Coupe de l’Outre-Mer sees both New Caledonia and French-Polynesia locked in a battle for survival after the latest round of matches saw the Oceanian pair well beaten by Guadeloupe and Martinique.  French-Polynesia have lost both matches in its campaign so far and look destined for elimination before the play-off rounds to…