Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 82 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Tuesday morning 24 September 2024.
 
Happy birthday Jett Blake!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a very nice 22 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: On Sunday morning in the jungles of Argentina, Los Pumas 29-28 South Africa. 
 
Meanwhile, the Fiji Water Flying Fijians have improved to 9th place in the World Rugby Rankings, after claiming a record sixth Pacific Nations Cup title with their 41-17 win over hosts Japan on Saturday night in Osaka.

In Rugby League: Reece Walsh has reportedly shaken hands on a contract extension with the Broncos, ending the star fullback’s contract saga, which has dragged on for 12 months.
 
It’s a coup for the Broncos to pull it off before the November 1 deadline that would have allowed rival Clubs to begin negotiating with Walsh.

As first reported by The Courier Mail, Walsh has signed with the Broncos through to the end of the 2029 season.

Heading into the 2025 season on A$600,000, Walsh’s new deal will be worth A$4.4Million across the following four years.

It makes Walsh the highest-paid player in the history of the Broncos — but the livewire 22-year-old could easily have got more.

“It’s a steal. It’s an absolute steal. If he stays on the field,” NRL legend Andrew Johns said.

Fellow NRL legend Brad Fittler also said: “From the Broncos’ point of view, it’s a bargain. Imagine how many Clubs out there would love to have Reece Walsh.”

In Netball: England star Helen Housby put on a “monster” performance with 29 goals from 33 shots plus 10 goal assists, combined with Liv Tchine who was deadly with 32 goals from 34 attempts, for England to claim only their third-ever win over Australia, in Australia, in Sydney yesterday.
 
Despite winning only one quarter of the thriller, the Roses snared a 61-59 win to ensure the series heads into a deciding Test in Bendigo on Wednesday night.

In WNBA Sports Biz: Indiana Fever are the underdogs against the Connecticut Sun in the first round of the WNBA finals play-offs, so Rookie of the Year, Caitlin Clark could very well be out of the playoffs after just two or three games.
 
That scenario would be the true showcase of Clark’s effect on viewership. 

The WNBA should ultimately be satisfied with the playoff viewership results it will register for this unprecedented season.

But for those clamoring for ways to measure Clark’s impact on the WNBA, this postseason could serve as the proper barometer.

In Combat Sports: One of England’s favourite son’s, Anthony Joshua, who spent all of his career dodging Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury, challenged Daniel Dubois for his IBF World Heavyweight title at a sold out Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday, with 96,000 fans cheering him on, and AJ lost!
 
My grandma could beat him with her sasa broom - what a cup cake!
 
And that’s a wrap!

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