Seven overseas-based players boost Samoa
By MERE NALEBA The Samoa netball team is confident of creating an upset during the LICI Pacific Netball Series later this week. The side will be banking on their seven overseas-based players to guide the young team as they face Cook Islands in their first encounter tomorrow at the Vodafone Arena in Suva. The Samoans [...]
By MERE NALEBA The Fiji netball side feels the pressure of having to host an international tournament after a lapse of six years. This has not deterred the side from achieving their goal which is to defend their LICI Pacific Netball Series title on Friday. Just one day away from the start of the tournament, [...]
Continue reading …By MERE NALEBA The Nadroga Football will know today whether they can take part in the Battle of the Giants next month. Fiji Football Association’s Board of Control last night met at FFA’s headquarters to decide on Nadroga’s protest. If the protest rules in favor of the Stallions, it would mean Tavua will not take [...]
Continue reading …By MERE NALEBA Under the guidance of a former Silver Fern, the Cook Islands netball team are optimistic of a better outing in the 2012 LICI Pacific Netball Series. It begins tomorrow at the Vodafone Arena in Suva. Coach Margaret Foster is optimistic of clinching the PNS title on Friday. Having finished second last year, [...]
Continue reading …By RITESH KUMAR Adi Cakobau School continues its unbeaten run in the Suva Secondary Schools Netball competition at the National Stadium car park on Saturday. ACS defeated DAV College 23-1 and Latter Day Saint’s College 18-3 in the Under-19 grade competition. Association president, Lisi Narokolevu, was happy with the players’ performance. “It’s the second week [...]
Continue reading …By ANA MADAGIBULI With a great family sports background, Fiji Under-20 rugby player Frederick Hickes has a great future ahead of him. His father George Hickes, a former soccer player, said his son has made his parents proud after being selected to play at the Junior World Championship in South Africa. George said his son’s [...]
Continue reading …Source: CRICKET FIJI Lakeba Cricket Association has started their cricket league season after a two week break. The vice-president of Lakeba Cricket Association, Josua Nata said, “This year’s league competition started two weeks after the Easter tournament in Suva. “The three teams playing are Waciwaci/ Waitabu Combine, Tubou and Levuka and the competition will carry [...]
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By RACHNA LAL Air Pacific’s change in management and structure is paying dividends. As other airlines – such as Qantas – struggle, air Pacific is beginning to take off. Air Pacific Limited yesterday announced record-breaking revenue for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012. Air Pacific Limited reported an operating profit of $16.5 million, compared [...]
Continue reading …By ARISHMA DEVI An enforcement group by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) will now be on the road to monitor bus drivers who play loud music. The decisive move was made after the LTA received a number of complaints by passengers, who were irritated by the loud music being played in buses. LTA’s media liaison [...]
Continue reading …By Conor Meikleham The Immigration Department yesterday has begun distributing passports which arrived recently. The passports were supplied by private contractor Oberthur Technologies. Their arrival was delayed because of technical reasons. The passports are now available for collection by applicants at the Immigration Department on scheduled dates. Times for collection of passports had been published [...]
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