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Koroibete score two tries to help Storm beat Dragons

Marika Koroibete was in top form last night as he scored two tries to help the Melbourne Storm beat the Dragons 18-16 in the last game of Round 1 of NRL last night. In his 50th first grade game, Koroibete was the h

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ICC World Twenty 20 to commence in India today

The World Twenty20 starts in India today, with Scotland and Ireland among eight teams aiming to qualify for the main stage of the competition. Scotland face Afghanistan today, while Ireland begin their campaign aga

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Fiji Fact pool matches to be played in Labasa

The pool matches of the Vodafone Fiji Fact will be played at Subrail Park from the 17th to the 19th of June. The Fiji Football Association will decide the venues of the semi-finals and final after the pool matches.

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Telecom Fiji Warriors expecting tough match against Samoa A

The Telecom Fiji Warriors are expecting a tough match against Samoa A in their first match of the World Rugby Pacific Challenge tomorrow night. Captain Peni Ravai said Flying Fijians scrum coach Allan Muir has been

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Latu suspended for one week

Waratahs hooker Silatolu Latu has been suspended for one week. Latu was cited for punching and striking a Brumbies player in their match over the weekend. The Waratahs are on a bye this week. Meanwhi

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Koroibete to play his 50th NRL match for Melbourne Storm

Marika Koroibete will play his 50th NRL match for Melbourne Storm when they face the Dragons tonight. Koroibete like the fellow Fijian players in the NRL will be dedicating this match to those affected by TC Winsto

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Samoa wins Shield final of Las Vegas 7s

The Samoa 7s team has won the Shield final of the Las Vegas 7s. They defeated Canada 24-12. Coach Damian McGrath says they had a really difficult week as the team lost two players in the first game to concussi

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NZ 7s team into plate final

New Zealand has progressed to the plate final in fortunate circumstances in Las Vegas after defeating Argentina 24‑19 in extra time.            New Zealand f

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Rabbitohs beat Roosters in Round One of NRL Season

Rabbitohs halfback Adam Reynolds has produced a near‑perfect exhibition of general‑play kicking to help his side dismantle the Roosters 42‑10 in Round One of the NRL yesterday. Meanwhile the Gold Coast Titans

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Four teams unbeaten in first two rounds of Super Rugby

Three South African sides, the Stormers, the Sharks and the Lions and one Australian side, the Brumbies are the only unbeaten teams after the first two rounds of the Super Rugby competition. And the only sides stil

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India defeats Bangladesh by 8 wickets in Asia Cup final

India has defeated Bangladesh by eight wickets in the Asia Cup Final this morning. India chased down Bangladesh’s 120/5 in 13.5 overs to win the Asia Cup title for the sixth time. In a rain curtailed mat

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Highlanders Super Rugby campaign back on track

The Highlanders got their Super Rugby campaign back on track after claiming a hard‑fought 17‑16 win over the Hurricanes in Dunedin yesterday. In other matches, the Lions claimed their first win over the Chiefs

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North Queensland Cowboys defeat Cronulla Sharks

They say to never change a winning formula, and that has paid dividends for the North Queensland Cowboys in their 2016 season opener as they defeated the Cronulla Sharks 20‑14 yesterday. In other matches, the Wes

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Fiji beats France in 2nd pool match

The Vodafone Fiji 7s team has beaten France 42-12 in their second pool match of the Las Vegas 7s. Despite losing their first game to Samoa, the national side came back strongly to thrash the French side. Fiji

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Fiji loses opener against Samoa

The Vodafone Fiji 7s team has lost their first pool match of the Las Vegas 7s going down to Samoa 28-24. Samoa scored five tries with two being scored by captain Falemiga Selesele in the first half. Meanwhile

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Taliga to replace Mocenacagi

Vodafone Fiji 7s coach Ben Ryan has been forced to make a last minute change to the national side after Sevuloni Mocenacagi failed to recover from a virus that has been going around the team camp in Las Vegas. Ryan

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Naiqama to start on the wing for Tigers

A new year brings new hope to the West Tigers and the Warriors aiming to play the finals in this year’s NRL since 2011. New skippers Aaron Woods and Ryan Hoffman have been charged with the responsibility of l

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