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Suva not to take Dreketi lightly in Vodafone Premier League

The Suva soccer team will not take their game against Dreketi lightly in the Vodafone Premier League tomorrow night. Coach Gurjeet Singh says they drew with them in last year’s IDC and Dreketi also beat Lauto

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Kakala defends ACS interhouse title

Defending champions of the Adi Cakobau School Interhouse Kakala has successfully defended their title. Kakala won with 16 gold, 11 silver and 13 bronze. Uci finished in second place with 11 gold, 10 silver and

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Augustine leads Marist Interhouse athletics meet

Defending champions of the Marist Brothers High School Interhouse Augustine still leads the competition with 3,525 points. Lambert is still in second place with 2,818 points while Alphonsus is in third place with 2

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Larkham challenges Kuridrani to find his voice

ACT Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham has challenged Tevita Kuridrani to find his voice and use his World Cup experience to become a Super Rugby role model. The soft spoken Fijian is preparing for his fifth Super Rugb

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Footballer shoots referee after being red carded

An Argentinian football referee has been shot dead by a player he had just red carded. 48-year-old Cesar Flores was refereeing a neighbourhood match in Cordoba when he sent a player off for a foul. The player

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McCaw named New Zealander of the Year

All Blacks legend Richie McCaw has been named New Zealander of the Year. McCaw says he is blown away with his latest honor and is busier than ever settling into his new life away from rugby. The man who captai

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Naiyaravoro expected to leave Warriors for Waratahs

Taqele Naiyaravoro is expected to activate a break clause in his contract with the Glasgow Warriors to join the Waratahs for the 2016 Super Rugby season. Naiyaravoro signed a three‑year deal with the Glasgow Warr

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Daugunu out of Fiji 7s extended squad

Wardens 7s rover and former Labasa soccer goalkeeper Filipo Daugunu will not be part of the Vodafone Fiji 7s extended squad preparing for the Las Vegas and Vancouver 7s next month. Coach Ben Ryan confirms that

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Melbourne Rebels to clash with Samoa tomorrow

The Melbourne Rebels have welcomed back Lopeti Timani, Sean McMahon, Adam Thomson and Tamati Ellison for the final pre‑season game against Samoa at AAMI Park in Melbourne tomorrow. Sean McMahon will captain the R

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Fiji finishes last in U19 cricket World Cup

Despite failing to win a game, Fiji cricket coach Shane Jurgensen says there were some encouraging individual performances at the Under 19 Cricket World Cup. Fiji finished in last place in their debut appearance at

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2016 season is about creating new legacies - Dagg

The Crusaders have won the Super Rugby competition seven times and their fullback, Israel Dagg says the 2016 season is about creating new legacies. Dagg says bringing back the Crusaders formidable nature has been a

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Court in Brazil freezes assets of football star Neymar

A court in Brazil has frozen assets of football star Neymar. At least 50 million US dollars worth of assets belonging to the Brazil and Barcelona striker have been frozen. They include a yacht, a jet and sever

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Naholo out to finish what he started

This year Waisake Naholo wants to rewrite the script, and finish what he started. What began so promisingly last year ended in disappointment from a personal rather than team perspective for the Highlanders star.

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Hurricanes already favoured to win 2016 Super Rugby title

The Hurricanes have emerged from the confusion of the new Super Rugby format to be short favourites to lift this year's trophy. As fans try to digest the ramifications of a competition that has been expanded to

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FRU names 37-member extended Fiji Warriors squad

The Fiji Rugby Union has announced the names of the 37 players to be part of the Telecom Fiji Warriors Extended Squad to prepare for the 2016 World Rugby Pacific Challenge. Nadroga has a total of 10 players while o

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Hougaard to miss next four tournaments in World Sevens Series

South Africa 7s player Francois Hougaard will not be part of the next four tournaments in the HSBC World Sevens Series. Hougaard who has a one‑year contract with the South African Rugby Union has been granted lea

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Fiji Airways official airline of Singapore 7s

Fiji Airways will be the official airline of the HSBC World Rugby Singapore 7s this year. A partnership between Fiji Airways and Rugby Singapore will see the national airline associated with the event for three yea

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