19 MAY. 2024 · Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 44 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Monday morning 20 May 2024.   Happy Birthday Ann!   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.   In combat sports: Oleksandr Usyk will only be able to call himself undisputed World Heavyweight Boxing Champion for a couple more weeks.   Despite winning “the fight of the century” against Tyson Fury via split decision in Saudi Arabia yesterday, and claiming the Gypsy King’s WBC title, which the Ukranian Warrior added to his WBA, IBF and WBO belts – the first time one man has done so in over 25 years, his status will only last a matter of two weeks. Boxing journalist Dan Rafael has reported that both Fury and Usyk’s contracts recognised that they must vacate the IBF title ahead of overdue mandatory challenger Filip Hrgovic’s bout with Daniel Dubois on 01 June. In Rugby: While the Top 4 – Blues, Hurricanes, Brumbies and Chiefs are locked in for the Super Rugby Pacific play-off finals, there is still some wiggle room in the make-up of positions 5 – 8 where the Reds, Highlanders, Force, Drua and Rebels are all in the running. Our world famous tips for the last two rounds of Super Rugby Pacific 2024: ·       The Reds should beat the Force and the Tahs in their remaining two games for fifth ·       The Rebels will find it very tough against the Brumbies and the Drua to hang on to sixth ·       The Highlanders should be good enough to stay in the Top 8 with games against the Drua at home and the Hurricanes away ·       The Force are on a roll, but have two tough games in the Reds away and the Brumbies in Perth ·       The Fijian Drua will be lucky to beat the Highlanders in Dunedin, but are good enough to smash the Rebels in Lautoka   So our tip for 5th are the Reds, 6th Highlanders, the Fijian Drua in 7th and the Rebels to finish 8th.   In rugby league: Results from the last day of NRL Magic Round at Suncorp yesterday: The New Zealand Warriors 22-20 Penrith Panthers, the Melbourne Storm 48-16 Parramatta Eels and in the last game of magic round - Wests Tigers fell to the Dolphins 24-12.   In Super Netball: Giants star Jamie-Lee Price has become the first player sent-off under Super Netball’s new no-warning suspension rules in her side’s 76-52 loss to the NSW Swifts yesterday.   The Giants co-captain lasted just eight minutes before being sent from the court for dangerous play, leaving her team a woman down for two minutes. Super Netball’s newest team, the Melbourne Mavericks nabbed their second win of the season - sinking the Queensland Firebirds 62-69. The star of the show and match MVP was experienced Jamaican, Shimona Jok who finished with 52 goals from 57 shots.  And finally, Liz Watson led her new team, Sunshine Coast Lightning, to a bittersweet 64-57 win over her former side, the Melbourne Vixens. In Football: Manchester City became the first team to claim four-consecutive Premier League titles with a 3-1 win over West Ham on the final day of the EPL.   Premier League player of the season, Phil Foden scored an early brace – including a stunning strike just 78 seconds in – before Rodri sealed City’s historic win in the second half. The relentless City machine, led by mastermind Pep G, withstood any nerves to seal a sixth title in seven seasons. In SportsBiz: “Brisbane is the home of Magic Round, and I’m very pleased that we will be back here until 2027. It’s just reward for the Queensland Government and Brisbane City Council who had the foresight to partner with us on this initiative,” Australian Rugby League Commission Chairman Peter V’landys AM.   And that’s a wrap!   Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.   Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.   #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji

18 MAY. 2024 · Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 43 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Sunday morning 19 May 2024.   Happy birthday Amete!   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.   In combat sports: Oleksandr Usyk has beaten Tyson Fury by split decision: 115-112, 113-114, 114-113 to hand the Gypsy King his first loss and become the new undisputed World Heavyweight Boxing Champion.   A ninth round knockdown was crucial for Usyk, although Fury protested the decision afterwards, declaring he won the fight. “I believe I won that fight,” he said. “He won a few rounds but I won more of them.... his country’s at war so people are siding with the country at war. “Make no mistake I won that fight and I’ll be back in October. Samoan-Australian fighter Jai Opetaia won the vacant IBF World Cruiserweight title following a bloody 12-round bout with Mairis Briedis. Opetaia reclaimed the title, which was stripped from him last year, with a unanimous decision 117-111, 116-112, 116-112. In Super Rugby Pacific games yesterday: The Fijian Drua posted a solid 28-19 win against the Reds with Captain Tex Ikanivere scoring a double and Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula nailing a penalty in extra time for the bonus point.   Their remaining games are against the Highlanders away in Dunedin and the Rebels back in Lautoka on Saturday 01 June.   In other results yesterday: The Brumbies 31-24 Crusaders, Blues 47-13 Highlanders and the Force 27-7 Waratahs.   In rugby league: “They absolutely are the real deal,” Corey Parker said on Fox League after the clash, while Roosters captain James Tedesco said “they proved why they are top of the table”.   You bet, the Cronulla Sharks cemented their spot atop the NRL ladder after out-blasting the Sydney Roosters 30-38 in a brilliant display of attacking football from both sides. It was billed as the blockbuster of Magic Round, and delivered in spades as the NRL’s two top-scoring attacking teams went toe-for-toe in a game that lived up to all the hype! Meanwhile, doubles from Tom Dearden and semi-retired former Souths star Braidon Burns - promoted from Queensland Cup to replace Kyle Feldt, sealed the Cowboys 28-22 win over the Rabbitohs in a thriller at Suncorp, despite a late sin-binning setting up a crazy finish. Our tips for NRL Magic Round today sees the New Zealand Warriors to wafer the Penrith Panthers, the Melbourne Storm to pavlova the Parramatta Eels and in the last game of magic round - Wests Tigers to drambuie the Dolphins.   In Football: Brazil will host the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 after they were selected over a joint entry from Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands.   Brazil’s status in the hosting race grew last month after the US and Mexico withdrew their combined bid to focus on the 2031 tournament.   In SportsBiz: Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark helped bring in record ticket revenue for the New York Liberty in her first game in the Big Apple yesterday.   The Liberty had more than US$2Million in ticket revenue for the game at the Barclays Center, a WNBA record, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to talk about the team's revenue. The game was sold out, with 17,735 fans in attendance, and tickets were hot on the secondary market. Selling out arenas is nothing new for Clark. Her first three games with the Fever have been huge for attendance and TV ratings. The Connecticut Sun sold out their home opener for the first time in 20 years. More than 17,000 fans turned out for the Fever's home opener against the Liberty on Thursday night. Clark had one of the best games of her young pro career on Saturday, finishing with 22 points, including 15 in the first half, although the Fever lost 91-80. She also understands her importance to the game, spending 10 minutes after warming up signing autographs for dozens of fans, including many young girls who waited patiently for the rookie. “I thought the atmosphere was incredible," Clark said. “Definitely a lot of young girls here today — that was a lot of fun to see. It's fun to play in New York for the first time and play in front of this environment.” And that’s a wrap!   Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.   Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.   #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji

17 MAY. 2024 · Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 42 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Saturday morning 18 May 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.                                                                    In two close Super Rugby Pacific games yesterday: The Hurricanes 32-24 Moana Pasifika and the Chiefs 26-23 Rebels.   It’s a fine looking day in Suva for the Fijian Drua vs the Reds at 2.05PM.   With one of the best Referees in the world in Angus Gardner officiating, it should be a cracker!   Apart from all the local rugby nuts, fans have flown in from Brisbane and Tonga – that’s right from the Kingdom, to support Reds 16 off the bench, George Blake.   In rugby league: “No, not at all,” ARLC Chairman Peter V’landys answered when asked if Papua New Guinea was locked in as the next NRL expansion team.   He also revealed the NRL is against basing a Papua New Guinea team in Australia, ahead of their meeting with the Australian Government yesterday, to discuss expansion. While PNG are the firm favourites to be given the NRL’s 18th licence, V’landys stressed there’s still a few boxes to be ticked. The first game of Magic Round at Suncorp Stadium between the Raiders and the Bulldogs finished four tries apiece, but the Raiders’ 100 per cent conversion rate proved to be the difference for a 24-20 win.   Later, the Broncos beat the Sea Eagles 12-13 with Jock Madden icing the game-winning field goal and Payne Haas scaring Blues selectors in a thriller at Suncorp last night.   Haas limped off with what looked like a serious ankle injury in the second half, but amazingly returned to finish the game. Today we tip the Titans to timtam the Knights, the Sharks to shortbread the Sydney Roosters and Souths to cameo the Cowboys. In Football: Leeds powered into the Championship playoff final as a three-goal first half blitz inspired their 4-0 rout of Norwich yesterday morning.   Leeds will face Southampton or West Bromwich Albion in the final at Wembley on 26 May. The Championship playoff final is widely known as the most valuable game in sport, given the winning team can earn an estimated £265Million in additional revenue from TV deals, sponsorship and other income.   In SportsBiz: Both vehicle and pedestrian traffic around Dodger Stadium was jammed Thursday as fans eagerly sought a Shohei Ohtani bobblehead, the first of the superstar given away by the Dodgers since the Japanese star’s record-setting US$700Million contract signed in the offseason.   Only the first 40,000 fans were slated to receive the bobblehead, while the game against the Reds ultimately drew an attendance of 53,527, generating long lines of fans hours before the stadium gates opened. Within that giveaway were 1,700 special versions of the bobblehead with Ohtani in a road gray uniform, and that limited edition is already fetching bids of more than US$1,600 on eBay.   In combat sports: All eyes are on Riyadh, Saudi Arabia tomorrow – for the unification of all the World Heavyweight Boxing titles, and where earlier in the week Tyson Fury said, “I do it for the dough. I fight for the prize, whether it be gold bars, gold coins, cash, cars – however you want to pay me. As long as I can make a drink on it, deal done.”   So, not for the legacy then? “I’m not too concerned about what people are going to be saying in 100 years,” Fury told journalists. “The dust from our bones won’t exist in 100 years, never mind what they say about a boxing match in 100 years.” All the Ukranian Warrior had to say was, “You never see a fat wolf in the forest.”   Finally, only in America: The world’s best golfer, Scottie Scheffler, was arrested yesterday in an unbelievable scene outside Valhalla, where he was due to start the second round of the PGA Championship.   According to ESPN, Scheffler tried to drive on a median strip around a police officer, for about 15M toward the entrance of the golf course before stopping. The police officer then screamed at Scheffler to get out of the car, and when the golfer did, he was shoved against the vehicle and arrested with the police officer saying to an ESPN reporter: “Right now he’s going to jail, and there ain’t nothing you can do about it”. Scheffler has since been charged with second degree assault of a police officer, reckless driving, third degree criminal mischief, and disregarding traffic signals from a police officer conducting traffic. The world No.1 and reigning Masters champion, was the hot favourite to win the PGA Championship at Valhalla. Meanwhile, Rory McIlroy put a tough week behind him as he took a share of fifth at five-under with Scheffler and others, which started less than 48 hours after his divorce filing from wife Erica became public. “It was pretty scrappy for the most part,” he said. “Some good up-and-downs.” Not sure if McLlroy was talking about the golf, his marriage or his divorce! So, entering the second round of action at the PGA Championship at Valhalla, American Xander Schauffele set a course record 62 yesterday morning. He’s at 9-under with a three-shot lead over my cousin Tony Finau on -6 with and a couple of other guys. And that’s a wrap!   Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.   Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.   #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji

16 MAY. 2024 · Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 41 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Friday morning 17 May 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.                                                                                           In rugby union: The Fijian Drua XV vs the Reds tomorrow at 2.05PM in Suva: 15 I Droasese, 14 S Ravutaumada, 13 I Masi, 12 Waqa Nalaga, 11 E Momo, 10 I Armstrong-Ravula, 9 S Kuruvoli, 8 E Canakaivata, 7 K Salawa, 6 E Waqa, 5 I Nasilasila, 4 M Vocevoce, 3 M Doge, 2 T Ikanivere, 1 J Koroiduadua. Replacements: 16 M Dolokoto, 17 E Tuqiri, 18 S Tawake, 19 TA Cirikidaveta, 20 V Miramira, 21 P Matawalu, 22 K Valetini, 23 T Rakuro. The Reds main boys are: 14 Suliasi Vunivalu, 12 Hunter Paisami, 10 Lawson Creighton, 9 Tate McDemortt, 1 Peni Ravai and 16 George Blake, 18 Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, 19 Seru Uru and 22 James O’Connor – remember hom? The Referee is one of the best in the world in Angus Gardner. Let’s get ready to R U M B L E. Also in rugby this weekend - the next best 12 Men’s teams competing in the third and final round of the World Rugby HSBC 7s Challenger 2024 are in Munich, Germany. The top four teams will secure a place in the new HSBC SVNS promotion and relegation play-off in Madrid on 31 May-2 June Uruguay men lead the standings after first two rounds with Kenya, Germany and Hong Kong all in the chase. Looks like Tonga and Papua New Guinea Men just went along for the ride. In rugby league: Our tips for NRL Magic Round at Suncorp Stadium this weekend: The Raiders to Kremo Canterbury Bulldogs, the Broncos to biscotti Manly. On Saturday the Titans to timtam the Knights, the Sharks to shortbread the Sydney Roosters and Souths to cameo the Cowboys.   Our tips for NRL Magic Round on Sunday sees the New Zealand Warriors to wafer the Penrith Panthers, the Melbourne Storm to pavlova the Parramatta Eels and in the last game of magic round - Wests Tigers to drambuie the Dolphins.   In Football: Manchester United kept alive their hopes of salvaging a dismal season by qualifying for Europe thanks to a 3-2 win against Newcastle.   Erik10’s side are battling to secure a seventh place finish in the Premier League, which could secure a place in next season’s UEFA Conference League. United can also qualify for the Europa League if they win the FA Cup final against Manchester City. That’s an almighty BIG if. In SportsBiz: The PGA Championship tees off this morning at Valhalla Golf Club, with fans in Louisville making this a historic tournament financially.   The PGA of America says that this is the highest ticket-revenue-generating edition of the event’s history, with sellout crowds expected to draw 200,000 spectators over the next four days.   Finally in combat sports: All eyes are on Riyadh, Saudi Arabia now that the final media session is over, with the weigh-in of both fighters about 20 hours away and of course the main event – to unify all the World Heavyweight Boxing titles.   So who will it be – the Gypsy King or the Ukranian Warrior? Tyson Fury or Oleksandr Usyk?   And that’s a wrap!   Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.   Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.   #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji

15 MAY. 2024 · Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 40 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Thursday morning 16 May 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.                                                                    In rugby union: The Reds landed in Fiji yesterday for their much anticipated clash against the bruised and battered Fijian Drua in Suva at 2PM on Saturday. Mick Byrne’s boys must win to save their season and to bolster his reputation heading into the Flying Fijians July tests.   In rugby league BREAKING NEWS: The South Sydney Rabbitohs have reportedly got their man, after agreeing a A$3Million three-year deal to bring Wayne Bennett back to Redfern.   The Sydney Morning Herald, who first reported the news, further claims Rabbitohs powerbrokers i.e. The Gladiator Russell Crowe will meet with the 74-year-old after Magic Round in Brisbane this weekend, to seal the deal. In other BREAKING NEWS: David Fifita has turned his back on the Sydney Roosters four-year deal worth A$850,0000 a year from 2025, instead re-signing with the Gold Coast Titans in a stunning backflip to remain on the Gold Coast until the end of 2026. In Football: Tottenham Hotspur had a slim chance to make the Top 4 of the Premier League and so qualify for the UEFA Champions League, but it is slipping through their fingers after they lost to Manchester City 2-0 yesterday, leaving Man City to beat West Ham to win the Premier League title.   In SportsBiz: Caitlin Clark played her first regular-season game in the WNBA and the Indiana Fever rookie has had a bigger and growing impact on the league than expected.   There have been sellouts, teams moving their games against Clark to bigger arenas, and a drastic increase in broadcast coverage for Indiana both nationally and locally. It doesn’t look like Clark’s effect will slow down any time this season, at least. She’s the favorite to win Rookie of the Year by a mile, has the third-best WNBA MVP betting odds behind A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart, and has the Fever as a top-five team to win the championship, according to most sportsbooks. That alone is notable because Indiana finished with a 13–27 mark in 2023—last place in the Eastern Conference. And we haven’t even mentioned ticket prices on the secondary market IF you can get your hands on them! Finally in combat sports: The lightest Gypsy King seen in years indicates to boxing experts that Tyson Fury will use his height and reach to try and outbox the Ukranian Warrior Oleksandr Usyk over 12 rounds.   Meanwhile, the main supporting bout sees Aussie Samoan Cruiserweight Champion Jai Opetaia (24-0, 19 KOs) battling Mairis Briedis (28-2, 20 KOs) in a rematch for the vacant IBF World title in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday.   And that’s a wrap!   Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.   Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.   #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji

14 MAY. 2024 · Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 39 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Wednesday morning 15 May 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.                                                                    In rugby union: England stars Billy and Mako Vunipola will leave Saracens at the end of 2024. Prop Mako joined Saracens academy in 2011 and No. 8 Billy joined from Wasps in 2013. Together they won five Premiership titles and three European crowns at Saracens – Billy in 194 games and Mako in 229.   Could we see these Tongan tough guys down under in 2025?   Perhaps a swansong in Super Rugby with Moana Pasifika?   In rugby league NRL Magic Round all games at Suncorp Stadium: On Friday it’s the Canberra Raiders vs Canterbury Bulldogs @ 6pm followed by the Manly Sea Eagles vs Brisbane Broncos @ 8pm. On Saturday the Gold Coast Titans vs Newcastle Knights @ 3pm, Cronulla Sharks vs Sydney Roosters @ 5.30pm and South Sydney Rabbitohs vs North Queensland Cowboys @ 7.45pm.   Finally, on Sunday sees the New Zealand Warriors vs Penrith Panthers @ 1.50pm, Melbourne Storm vs Parramatta Eels @ 4.05pm and the last game of magic round - Wests Tigers vs Dolphins @ 6.25pm at Suncorp Stadium.   In Football: Tottenham Hotspur has a slim chance to make the Top 4 of the Premier League and so qualify for the UEFA Champions League, but must beat Manchester City this morning, for whom defeat will hand Arsenal the advantage in the Premier League title race.   In SportsBiz: Last month, ESPN’s coverage of the WNBA draft averaged 2.45 million viewers—the largest TV audience for any WNBA telecast since 2000.   Meanwhile, demand for more broadcasts of preseason games has taken the league by surprise and led to some highly viewed illegal game streams.    And finally in combat sports: It’s all on - Tyson Fury’s father John was seen with blood gushing from his forehead on Monday after a video showed him butting a member of Oleksandr Usyk’s camp in the build-up to Saturday’s undisputed world heavyweight clash in Riyadh.   Thankfully the incident was quickly broken up by security. And that’s a wrap!   Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.   Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.   #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji

13 MAY. 2024 · Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 38 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 14 May 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.                                                                                           In rugby union: The Super Rugby Pacific ladder after 12 Rounds sees the Blues tops on 45 points. The Fijian Drua sit in 8th spot with their three remaining games against the Reds 5 in Suva on Saturday night, Highlanders 7 away in Dunedin and the Rebels 6 in Lautoka. Can the Fijian Drua hang on for a quarterfinal? RANK  TEAM                      P     W   D    L   BP  PD     PTS 1      BLUES                  11   10   0   1   5   209   45 2       HURRICANES        11    9    0   2   7   161   43 3       BRUMBIES           11    9    0   2   3     51   39 4       CHIEFS                11    8    0   3   6   189   38 5       REDS                   11    6    0   5   7     66   31 6       REBELS                11    5    0   6   5    -87   25 7       HIGHLANDERS     11    5    0   6   3    -72   23 8       DRUA                  11    4    0   7   1    -96   17 9       FORCE                 11    3    0   8   3   -101  15 10     MOANA PASIFIKA  11    3    0   8   2   -194  14 11     CRUSADERS         11    2    0   9   6     -34  14 12     WARATAHS          11    2    0   9   4     -92  12 In rugby league: Almost every team has been hit with injury woes after a week of carnage across the NRL. Eels superstar Mitchell Moses is “touch and go” to return in Magic Round and stamp his case to be picked in the halves for the Blues. The Manly Sea Eagles are facing a huge backline headache after Tom Trbojevic and Jason Saab both went down in Round 10. Meanwhile, the Panthers have a halves crisis. In Football: After the record–breaking FIFA Women’s World Cup down under in 2023, the A-League's stats for women’s football in Australia since then, shows great growth: ·       11,000 fans at the season opener - the biggest attendance ever. ·       A 600% increase in Club membership. ·       Average attendance doubling to 2200. ·       More than 300,000 fans attending across the season – the highest-attended women’s sports league in Australian history.    In SportsBiz: Formula 1 Group recorded revenues of US$553Million in the first quarter of 2024.   In results released by Liberty Media ahead of its Q1 investor call, the company’s revenues jumped 45 per cent from the same period last year. And finally in combat sports: “That’s the heavyweight division, it only takes one punch,” Tevita Pangai Junior said on Saturday night – his boxing career on the ropes after the former NRL star was knocked out in the first round by Kenny Niko who had lost all three of his only professional fights before Saturday. It is a devastating blow for the former NSW State of Origin enforcer, who was this week given the cold shoulder by the Melbourne Storm. And that’s a wrap!   Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.   Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.   #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji

12 MAY. 2024 · Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 37 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Monday morning 13 May 2024.   Happy Girimitiya Day in Fiji!   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.                                                                                           In rugby union: All of a sudden, Mick Byrne and his Fijian Drua stars have taken a dive after two losses in a row on the road.   They went from their best game of the year last weekend against the Brumbies to not even turning up in Perth on Saturday.   Where to now boys – your destiny is in your own hands.   In rugby league: The Panthers have confirmed that superstar Nathan Cleary will miss eight weeks with a hamstring tear. Cleary suffered the injury in the final minutes of the first half at BlueBet Stadium on Friday night. The eight-week recovery puts Cleary in line to return for their clash with the Broncos on Friday 05 July, before the NRL pauses for the third and final State of Origin clash. In Football: Manchester City closed in on a fourth consecutive Premier League title after thrashing Fulham 4-0 on Saturday. City were two points clear at the top of the table until second-placed Arsenal beat Man U one nil at Old Trafford earlier today. In SportsBiz: The Kentucky Derby 2024 was a massive hit: A Churchill Downs attendance of 156,710 people up 4.2% from a year ago and the highest total since 2018.   An average audience of 16.7 million on NBC Sports platforms, peaking at 20.1m, the most ever for an NBC Sports presentation of the race.   And finally in combat sports: Vasiliy Lomachenko outclassed George Kambosos Jr. on his way to the IBF World Lightweight title after a clinical 11th-round finish in the main event at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. Earlier, Faiga ‘Django’ Opelu lost via TKO in Round 10 to Joe Goodall. And that’s a wrap!   Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.   Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.   #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji

11 MAY. 2024 · Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 36 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Sunday morning 12 May 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.                                                                                           In rugby union: The Fijian Drua 2024 season came crashing down in Perth last night.   The Western Force came out firing, scoring in the first minute of play and never let up, scoring five more tries with all six converted, plus two penalties and scoring the last try, for a handy haul of 23 points on the night for Ben Donaldson.     The Fijian Drua could only manage a penalty and one converted second half try to Ravutaumada in their 10-48 humiliation.   In other games: The Brumbies 29-21 NSW Waratahs, the Highlanders 32-29 Crusaders with Sevu Reece scoring a double and the Blues too good for the Hurricanes 27-31 at Eden Park.   In rugby league: Cronulla sure know how to spoil a contract-extension party - ending the Storm’s 14-game winning streak at AAMI Park after a thrilling 25-18 win to take a stronghold of top spot on the NRL ladder. Even with Latrell Mitchell at Fullback for the Rabbitohs, St George Illawarra continued South Sydney’s season from hell with a 28-14 win at Kogarah Oval last night. And Newcastle secured their third win on the trot without skipper Kalyn Ponga, toppling the Tigers 14-20 in sunny Tamworth. In Super Netball: The scores were locked at 71 points apiece, but the Sunshine Coast Lightning were initially awarded a one point win as players shook hands and the Lightning packed their bags and left shortly after the umpires. The Giants stayed warm at courtside prepared to play on, insisting that the scores were level, and the game should go into extra-time.   After a recount and some 50 minutes after the game initially finished, the umpires and the Lightning returned and extra time play resumed. And the Giants’ Matisse Letherbarrow was the hero of the hour, sinking three supershots, for a controversial 86-80 victory. Meanwhile, an old-fashioned spray from Melbourne Mavericks’ Coach Tracey Neville wasn’t enough to save her side from the equal lowest score recorded in Super Netball history, with the Adelaide Thunderbirds taking out the game 59-37. In Football: “I will play my last game at the Parc des Princes on Sunday.” And with that, Kylian Mbappe confirmed the worst kept secret in football - that he will leave French Champions Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season, bringing an end to his association with his hometown team, which began when he signed from Monaco in 2017 in a deal worth 180 million euros.   In the WNBA: Caitlin Clark played her first home game for the Indiana Fever 83-80 Atlanta Dream in their second and final preseason game before the WNBA season begins next week.   The former Iowa superstar scored 12 points during her 32 minutes on the court in front of 13,000 fans - nearly double the best Fever gate last season in which Indiana averaged a tick over 4,000 fans per game.   In SportsBiz: The starting price for the auction of the restaurant napkin that first committed Lionel Messi to play for Barcelona when he was 13 years old is US$370,000.   While out to dinner with Messi and his father, Barcelona sporting director Carles Rexach asked the waiter for a piece of paper but was instead handed a napkin, on which he formally agreed to sign the rising soccer talent. British auction house Bonhams is selling the napkin, which currently has a bid of US$275,000. Open for another week, Bonhams expects bids to reach over US$600,000. In combat sports: US promoter Lou Di Bella sums it up best: “All that bullshit doesn’t matter. Everyone is jockeying. It’s all just chess.” “The only thing that really matters is when they clear the ring, somebody rings that bell and there’s only two mothers in there with the ref.” Get ready for Lomachenko versus Kambosos later today. Finally, only in America: The Mavericks’ All-NBA star Luka Doncic froze when his press conference was interrupted by sex noises after Game 2 of the Mavericks-Thunder second-round playoff series.   He stopped talking and became wide-eyed during the unexpected moment which sounded like a high-pitched female voice moaning in ecstasy. Doncic, 25, then hung his head and covered his face with his hand while laughing. And that’s a wrap!   Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.   Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.   #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji

10 MAY. 2024 · Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 35 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Saturday morning 11 May 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.                                                                    In rugby union: After their best game of the season last weekend against the Brumbies, all the rugby experts in Australia and New Zealand are tipping the Fijian Drua to run over the Western Force in Perth tonight.   But like the Drua at home in Lautoka, the Force are a tough nut to crack at home on the other side of the world.   Head Coach Mick Byrne has made just two changes to his match-day 23 as the Drua search for their first ever win in Perth. In the starting XV: 1 Haereiti Hetet, 2 Tevita Ikanivere, 3 Mesake Doge, 4 Mesake Vocevoce, 5 Isoa Nasilasila, 6 Vilive Miramira, 7 Kitione Salawa and Captain Meli Derenalagi at Number 8. At 9 Peni Matawalu, 10 Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula, 11 Taniela Rakuro, 12 Michael Naitokani, 13 Iosefo Masi, 14 Selestino Ravutaumada and 15 Ilaisa Droasese. On the bench: 16 Zuriel Togaitama, 17 Emosi Tuqiri, 18 Samu Tawake, 19 Leone Rotuisolia, 20 Motikiai Murray. Simi Kuruvoli 21 is back up halfback, 22 Kemu Valetini and 23 Epeli Momo. In rugby league: While Penrith secured a 16-10 win over a Bulldogs pack littered with former Panthers at BlueBet Stadium last night, Ivan Cleary limped off nursing a hamstring, in a big blow for his Club and also the NSW Blues. Penrith could be without their gun No.7 for an extended period. In Football: Manchester City has struck a deal with the Philadelphia Union and their 14-year-old talent, Cavan Sullivan, such that, the player joins them in the Premier League as a professional when he reaches 18 years of age.   In SportsBiz: The average TV viewership for the F1 Miami Grand Prix last Sunday at 3.1 million viewers represents Formula One’s largest US TV audience on record, eclipsing the 2.6m for its debut in 2022, and beating last year’s metric by 48%.   There had been some questions about viewership going into the weekend, but not only did the Miami GP further establish itself as a fixture on the overall F1 calendar, but it also reached a whole new level of exposure. Finally in combat sports: Ukranian megastar Vasiliy Lomachenko in Australia to fight George Kambosos this weekend, has beaten over 400 fighters on his way to becoming one of the greatest fighters of this and any era. Remember, he needed only three professional fights to win a world title – the first of three, all in different weight categories. And this after Lomachenko had already won two Olympic golds, and who, at his peak, was compared to Muhammad Ali no less. And that’s a wrap!   Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.   Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.   #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji