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Mataliki coach disappointed over Fiji football training ground
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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July 5, 2025
Tonga’s Mataliki Coach Kilifi Uele openly shared his disappointment regarding the Bidesi park allocated to his team for the OFC Women’s Nations Cup training. This was raised during Wednesday’s press conference at the Fiji Football headquarters in...
PNG to provide K5M towards Honiara PIF Summit
Solomon Star
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February 27, 2025
PRIME Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele has had a successful bilateral meeting with his Papua New Guinea counterpart, Prime Minister James Marape at the margins of the Honiara Summit, where the latter announced a K5Million assistance. The assistance...
UK Charity Boosts Rugby Development in Solomon Islands
Tavuli News
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October 23, 2024
Rugby Solomon Islands has received a donation of training kits from the UK charity SOS Kit Aid, facilitated through a partnership with the British High Commission. SOS Kit Aid is a charity organization that distributes both new and second-hand...
Pre-Columbian Gold, Native Artifacts Dazzle At Heritage
Antiques and The Arts
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July 1, 2025
Leading the auction with a realized price of $62,500, this circa 1200-400 BCE carved jade Olmec mask once belonged to actress, Merle Oberon. Review by Madelia Hickman Ring DALLAS — Heritage Auctions’ first of two annual Ethnographic Art Signature...
NMI’s Aleksenko gets 4th gold
Marianas Variety
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(Northern Marianas Sports Association) — NMI’s Isaiah Aleksenko extended his winning streak by clinching a fourth straight gold medal on Day 3 of the swimming competitions at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau. Aleksenko’s fourth gold came in...
Honiara Hosts Concert for Vanuatu
Tavuli News
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December 21, 2024
Honiara musicians and residents have organized a two-day concert this weekend to raise funds in support of recovery efforts in Vanuatu following the 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck off Port Vila on December 17, 2024. The event, inspired by...
Birmingham v Newcastle Live TV – Global channel listings on Saturday
The Mag
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February 8, 2025
Around the world, here are the channels you can watch Birmingham v Newcastle Live TV. The global TV listings are featured below for local (to you) coverage on Saturday (5.45pm (UK) kick-off). Eddie Howe and his Newcastle United players looking to...
OFC Beach Soccer Men's Nations Cup 2024 Set To Begin In Solomon Islands
Scoop
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Monday, 21 October 2024, 3:47 pm Press Release: OFC Tahiti warm favourites heading into defence of their OFC Beach Soccer Men’s Nations Cup title OFC Media via Ivan Photography (Left-to-right: Fiji vice-captain Sanaila Waqanicakau, Tahiti captain...
ART IN ACTION
Solomon Star
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December 24, 2024
COMMUNITY spirit is alive at the construction site of the new Naha Birthing and Urban Health Centre, with local artists celebrating community and their heroes of health. Volunteer artists have transformed the walkway between the construction site...
Solomon Islands marathon runner does 100m in over 14 seconds after loophole led to participation
talkSPORT
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August 2, 2024
Solomon Islands’ National Olympic Committee placed a marathon runner into its wildcard spot in the women’s 100m sprint in Paris. Sharon Firisua, who is competing at her third Olympics, is one of two athletes representing the country located in the...
Solomon Islands find loophole for marathon runner to compete in 100m for first time ever
talkSPORT
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August 2, 2024
Solomon Islands’ National Olympic Committee has placed a marathon runner into its wildcard spot in the women’s 100m sprint in Paris. Sharon Firisua, who is competing at her third Olympics, is one of two athletes representing the country located in...
Slice of Solomon Islands life
Sunbury & Macedon Ranges Star Weekly
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October 15, 2024
A Woodend filmmaker was selected to have his short film screened at ACMI next month for an international phone film festival. Hosted on Friday, November 8 at Federation Square, the Mobile Innovation Network and Association (MINA) in partnership...
Gold for Rainibogi and Tolu
FBC News
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July 4, 2025
[Source: Team Fiji/ Facebook] Tolu Young delivered swimming’s seventh gold medal at the Palau Mini Games in the men’s 50-meter freestyle. His teammate and cousin from Nagigi village in Savusavu, Hansel McCaig, settled for silver. It was a...
Solomon Islands marathoner gets spot in 100m; sprinter irked
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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August 3, 2024
For Sharon Firisua of the Solomon Islands, the Olympics are not a marathon, they’re a sprint. In a turn of events that could only happen at the Olympics, the Solomon Islands have placed the 30-year-old marathon runner into its lone spot in the...
Solomon Islands distance runner steps into sprints, finishes last in 100m
1News
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Sharon Firisua of the Solomon Islands resembled and acted like a sprinter setting up her starting blocks. But when the gun went off, she was a marathoner trying to sprint. The distance runner who was given her country's lone spot in the women's...
Sports News | Solomon Islands Distance Runner Sharon Firisua Steps into Sprints, Finishes Last in 100 at Olympics
Latestly
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August 2, 2024
Saint-Denis (France), Aug 2 (AP) Sharon Firisua of the Solomon Islands resembled and acted like a sprinter setting up her starting blocks. But, when the gun went off, she was a marathoner trying to sprint. The distance runner was given her...
Solomon Islands distance runner Sharon Firisua steps into sprints, finishes last in 100 at Olympics
Associated Press
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August 2, 2024
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Sharon Firisua of the Solomon Islands resembled and acted like a sprinter setting up her starting blocks. But when the gun went off, she was a marathoner trying to sprint. The distance runner who was given her country’s...
Newcastle v Fulham Live TV – Global channel listings on Saturday
The Mag
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February 1, 2025
Around the world, here are the channels you can watch Newcastle v Fulham Live TV. The global TV listings are featured below for local (to you) coverage on Saturday (3pm (UK) kick-off). Eddie Howe and his Newcastle United players looking to make it...
USP Opens Campus In Solomon Islands
Newsline Samoa
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October 5, 2024
The University of the South Pacific, USP, has opened up a new campus in the Solomon Islands with the promise of ushering in a new era of education to the member country. “This new campus is a testament to the long-standing partnership between USP...
USP Opens New Solomon Islands Campus, Ushering In A New Era Of Education
Scoop
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The University of the South Pacific's Solomon Islands Campus Opening (Photo/Supplied) Excitement and pride filled the four corners of the new University of the South Pacific (USP) campus at King George in Honiara, Solomon Islands yesterday as...