Ryan shuts down social media
Fiji Men's 7s coach, Ben Ryan has officially put a halt to his social media and will be back after the Men's 7s Olympics Tournament on Friday. Ryan tweeted this morning "I'm shutting down on here t
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Ruggers brave day 2 of Kaji Rugby despite wet conditions
Day 2 of the Rewa Galaxy Kaji Rugby Competition is currently underway at the ANZ Stadium as primary school ruggers brave the wet conditions. The Tailevu Green Under 9 team kick started the competition by defeating
Powell remains positive before commencement of Men's Rugby 7s
Springboks Sevens coach, Neil Powell is in a positive frame of mind a day before the start of the Men's Rugby Sevens tournament at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Powell says the squad is looking forward to thei
Hayne could play full time against Tigers this weekend
NRL superstar recruit Jarryd Hayne could be in a position physically to play 80 minutes against the Wests Tigers this Saturday. Hayne's 52 minutes in his first game in the NRL in almost two years was more than
Buadromo fails to qualify for semis in Rio
Team Fiji swimmer Matelita Buadromo finished first in Heat 1 of the Women's 200m Freestyle this morning however she has failed to qualify for the semifinals. Buadromo finished with a time of 2 minutes 5 seconds
Australia to meet NZ in Women's 7s gold medal final
Australia will meet New Zealand in the gold medal final of the Rio Olympics Women's 7s competition. Australia beat Canada 17-5 in their semifinal while New Zealand defeated Great Britain 25-7. The gold med
Primary Schools Netball tournament to go ahead as scheduled
The Digicel Punjas Primary Schools Netball tournament will go ahead as scheduled at 12pm today. Primary Schools Netball President Elenoa Vadei confirms that the opening ceremony will be at 11 this morning but they
Panthers record crucial win over Roosters
The Penrith Panthers are into the NRL Premiership top eight with a crucial 38‑18 win over the Roosters. After Round 22 of the NRL, Melbourne Storm lead the table with 38 points, the Sharks are in second place wit
Tietjens wants more support for All Blacks 7s programme
All Blacks 7s coach, Sir Gordon Tietjens is appealing for New Zealand to centralize its men's sevens rugby programme or risk being surpassed by better‑resourced nations. Just a day out from their inaugural Ol
QVS to feature in all grades for Deans Finals
The Queen Victoria School teams will feature in the Under 14 to Under 18 Coke Zero Deans Finals. QVS vice Principal Elemaca Ravulo says they have planned to win all grades since the beginning of the competition.
Nadroga to host Suva for Farebrother Challenge this Saturday
The 2016 HFC Farebrother Challenge matches have been confirmed. Defending champions Nadroga will host Suva this Saturday which will be the repeat of the Skipper Cup final from last Saturday. Whoever wins this
Wallabies support Lealiifano currently diagnosed with leukaemia
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika says Christian Lealiifano is up for his fight against leukaemia and the team will give him whatever support he needs. Wallabies and Brumbies star Lealiifano was admitted to hospital a
Kaji Ruggers battle it out despite adverse weather conditions
The Rewa Galaxy Kaji Rugby is currently underway at the ANZ Stadium as primary school rugby players battle it out in adverse weather conditions. The Under 11 Nasinu team defeated Cakaudrove 14‑0 while Cakaudrove
Phelps wins 19th Olympic Gold Medal
American swimming sensation and the most decorated Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps has won a record 19th Olympic gold medal by helping the United States men's 4x100m win the freestyle relay title in Rio in
Del Potro upsets Djokovic in first round of tennis in Rio
Argentine, Juan Martin Del Potro has produced the biggest upset of the Rio Olympics, knocking out world No.1 Novak Djokovic in the first round of tennis. Del Potro prepared for his Olympics opener against Djokovic
Hill loses to Margaryan
Fiji’s boxer Winston Hill lost his fight to Vladimir Margaryan. Margaryan won all three rounds on points difference but received some big punches from Hill. The point’s difference was 10-9 in favor
Foley wants Wallabies to win Bledisloe Cup this year
Wallabies fly‑half Bernard Foley says it is important for the Australian players to unite and beat the All Blacks to win the Bledisloe Cup this year. Foley says they need to make use of their weeks of training t
All 12 matches from Rugby Championships to be broadcast live only on Sky Pacific
Sky Pacific has announced all 12 matches from the SANZAR Rugby Championships will be broadcast live only on Sky Pacific. Champions New Zealand face Australia, South Africa and Argentina in the 6‑round format, sta
Hayne reaffirms what most in rugby league had hoped
In the space of five minutes Jarryd Hayne reaffirmed what most in rugby league had hoped but dared not dream. He had an impressive performance for the Titans although they lost 24-14 to the Warriors. Coming on
Fijiana needs win to keep medal chances alive
The Fiji women’s 7s team will need to beat Colombia in their final pool match of the Rio Olympics women’s 7s competition to seal a spot in the quarterfinals. Fiji will face Colombia in their final pool