Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 70 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Tuesday morning 10 September 2024.
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and 21 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning!
 
In Rugby Union: YAY All Black flyhalf, Damian McKenzie is on the verge of taking up a short-term deal in the Northern Hemisphere next year with French Club La Rochelle.
 
According to rugbyprime.com in France, the Top 14 professional rugby union club La Rochelle is about to reach an agreement with the 29-year-old McKenzie to join them next season.

In Rugby League: Our world famous tip for the NRL Finals 2024 starting this weekend: In the Second Qualifying Final, we tip the Penrith Panthers to ponchogonzalez Sydney Roosters on Friday night at BlueBet Stadium.
 
The rider of course, is that Nathan Cleary plays!

In SportsBiz: The Kansas City Chiefs 27-20 victory over the Baltimore Ravens last Thursday night, was the most-watched NFL kickoff game ever, averaging 28.9 million viewers across NBC and Peacock.

Was Taylor Swift there? Of course!

On Friday night, Peacock drew an average audience of 14.2 million viewers for its exclusive stream of the Philadelphia Eagles 34-29 win over the Green Bay Packers.

In Tennis: The US Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Flushing Meadows surpassed one million attendees for the first time in history.
 
It was also the first time an American man had made a Grand Slam final since Wimbledon 2009.
Kansas City Chiefs stars Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes were in the crowd, three days after their NFL season-opening win.

Of course, Kelce was accompanied by girlfriend Taylor Swift, who was also in Kansas City on Thursday.

The final US Open attendance number was 1,048,669, up 8% on last year.

Italian, Sinner and US Open Women’s Champion Aryna Sabalenka each earned US$3.6Million in prizemoney, part of the record US$75M tournament purse.

In Boxing: Remember Alex Leapai? The Samoan warrior fought Wladimir Klitschko in Germany for his World Heavyweight title in 2014 and lost.

Check out his son - 120kg 18-year old with a 210cm wing span, Alex Leapai Jnr is about to make his boxing debut under the bright lights.

In his last amateur fight, he was 15 years old and 110Kg, fought a 20-year-old and stopped him in the second round.

In the NFL: Miami Dolphins receiver, Tyreek Hill scored a spectacular touchdown just hours after being arrested by police in their 17-14 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Hill was arrested by traffic cops near the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami as he drove to the game.

The 30-year-old speedster was filmed lying face down on the road as police officers handcuffed him for what was later described as “a minor traffic violation” before being released without charge.

Geez so what happens if you get stopped for a major traffic violation, and you’re NOT an NFL star?

And that’s a wrap peeps!

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