Latest Sports news and updates from Fiji and the Pacific.
Eleven injuries in the space of two tournaments has left Sir Gordon Tietjens' All Blacks Sevens squad decimated and seventh in the World Series standings. Injured captain Scott Curry says the injuries have take
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key says they will be hosting a charity rugby match to raise money for Jonah Lomu's family at Eden Park. The NZ Rugby Players Association has announced that it has set up the Jon
Steve Borthwick has agreed to join Eddie Jones’ coaching staff. The former England captain will join the national set‑up as forwards coach for England. He will be reunited with Jones having worked together
The Telecom Fijiana team is back in training this week and will go through their daily training exercises for the next two weeks before the Christmas and New Year break. Telecom Fijiana Coach Iliesa Tanivula confir
Dan Carter was paid more than 1400 NZ dollars per minute for his debut with French club Racing 92. The Irish Examiner looked at the monetary details of Carter's part in Racing's 33‑3 win over the Northamp
The exhibition match in Fiji between the Melbourne Storm rugby league team and a local Prime Minister's selection has been postponed until next year at the earliest. Storm officials flew to Fiji in June to fina
Jonah Lomu's generosity and the financial toll of his illness means there is no money in his estate left for his sons. Lomu died suddenly last month, aged 40, after suffering for many years from a chronic and s
England’s new head coach Eddie Jones has begun overhauling his backroom team by getting rid of Mike Catt, Andy Farrell and Graham Rowntree. The trio worked under former boss Stuart Lancaster, who was relieved
“We win as a team and we also lose as a team.” Those were the words of Vodafone Fiji 7s coach Ben Ryan after they finished fifth in the Cape Town 7s yesterday. Ryan says a few errors cost them the
Two Fijians have been named in the third round of the Champions Cup team of the week. Glasgow Warriors winger Taqele Naiyaravoro and lock Leone Nakarawa continue to impress fans as their names were amongst the big
No immediate action will be taken by the Fiji Boxing Commission to address why there was a last minute cancellation in the heavyweight title boxing clash last Saturday. The fight between current champion Petero Qic
The Vodafone Fiji 7s team is pooled with Argentina, Wales and Japan in the New Zealand 7s tournament. Neil Powell’s South African side will come face to face with New Zealand, Scotland and Russia in their poo
Getting All Blacks stars Sonny Bill Williams and Liam Messam up to speed will be a priority as the New Zealand sevens team look to get their disastrous World Series campaign back on track in Wellington next month.
Dan Carter has made a dream start to his European rugby career. The former All Blacks first‑five has been named man of the match in his European Rugby debut. He kicked three conversions in guiding his new cl
Boxing fans are raising concern after the Heavyweight Title holder Petero Qica failed to defend his Boxing Commission of Fiji title against Napoleon Taumoepeau on Saturday night. Fans have called for a refund from
Fijian born and Glasgow Warriors winger Taqele Naiyaravoro scored a hat‑trick as Glasgow thrashed Scarlets 43-6 in their latest European competition. Naiyaravoro also won the Man of the Match award after catching
The Arsenal soccer team is now leading the English Premier League points table with 33 points after they beat Aston Villa 2-0 this morning. In other matches, Liverpool and West Brom were locked at 2-all while Totte
Fiji will need to be at its best to win the Cape Town 7s tonight. This is the message from Vodafone Fiji Sevens coach Ben Ryan as they prepare to take on France in their Cup quarterfinal match later tonight. R
A long line of family rivalry was settled in the Wild West Boxing Promotions program last night. Lautoka Muslim School student, Junior Wahid Khan set the record straight last night when he defeated the son of his f
Fiji’s Roy Krishna scored for Wellington Phoenix but that was not enough as Brisbane Roar clawed to a 2-1 win in hot and humid conditions in the first ever A-League clash in Cairns. Krishna put the Phoenix in
