SOLOMON ISLAND FUTSAL FOCUS ON FITNESS

HONIARA: Kurukuru head coach Victor Wai’ia says he is working on his boy’ fitness to ensure they are at par and can compete with the teams in their pool in Brazil. Wai’ia who successfully led the Solomons futsal team to Australian State Competitions in the past and most recently the Oceania Football Confederation know exactly…

AUCKLAND – The stage is set for the inaugural FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in New Zealand with a 16-strong field now decided and the final draw being completed overnight. A total of 32 matches will be played during the tournament from 28 October to 16 November in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington and Christchurch. Canada has…

The Fiji Football Association will come down hard on all found guilty of having a part to play in the assault of referee, Dhiren Kewal, after the Power Electric/Vodafone-Vodafone Labasa semi-final match on Sunday. Suva players and officials mobbed Kewal, after he had earlier awarded a penalty to Labasa, which saw the Babasiga Lions come…

Suva clinched the Battle of the Giants women’s title after coming from behind to beat defending champions Tavua 3-1. A late goal from Shirlyn Singh forced the match into extra time as both teams were locked 1-1 at fulltime. Suva coach Surendra Prasad said the win was special as they had a lot of young…

FIJI-An own goal and a wonder strike from Fijian striker Maciu Dunadamau was enough for Vodafone Ba to beat Labasa 2-1 and win the FMF/Blue Gas Battle of the Giants in Suva on Sunday. Ba went into the break leading 1-0 when Labasa defender Samuela Kautoga scored an own goal while attempting to stop a Pita Bolaitoga…

HONIARA: The Solomon Island Bilikiki Beach Soccer team arrived home on Saturday to a warm reception from the local faithful at the Honiara International Airport. Bilikiki beach soccer captain Gideon Omokirio summed up their recent participation in the FIFA beach soccer World Cup in one sentence upon arrival at Honiara International Airport on Saturday. “We…

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Timbers announced today that defender Tim Karalexis and forward Benjamin Totori will miss the remainder of the 2008 season due to season-ending knee injures suffered last week. Karalexis tore his right anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) against Atlanta on July 18, while Totori ruptured his right medial collateral ligament (MCL) during…

HONIARA – Honiara residents and football fans are bracing for yet another international festival this weekend when champion Papua New Guinea club – Hekari Souths United FC play two friendly matches against the Solomon Island Olympic side and Marist at Lawson Tama. The club management requested two friendly matches  be played in Honiara to thank club members…

Brazil beat Italy 5-3 in the Marseille 2008 final to claim their third successive FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup crown. Bruno and Sidney scored doubles apiece, and Andre was also on target for the Seleção as they provided an enthralling climax to a memorable tournament on Prado beach. Brazil kicked off the game as the…

AUCKLAND – Emma Kete’s first half goal earned the Football Ferns a promising 1-1 draw against world number nine Canada in the side’s final pre-Olympics warm-up match in Singapore overnight. Thirteen months since losing a two-match series 0-8 on aggregate to the Canadians in Auckland, Kete cancelled out Christine Sinclair’s 28th minute opener with a…