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Fiji Lawn Bowls team bags 2 gold medals

Team Fiji has won two gold medals in the Lawn bowling competition of the Pacific Games. They took gold in the Womens Triple event after beating Niue and the Men’s single event after beating Norfolk Island.

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Tabakaucoro aiming to break 200m record

Pacific sprint king Banuve Tabakaucoro is aiming to break his own Pacific Games 200 metres record when he takes part in the 200m heats this hour. Tabakaucoro had set a new Pacific Games 200 metres record with a tim

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Naholo to make his All Black debut against Argentina

Waisake Naholo will make his All Blacks debut against Argentina in the opening game of the 2015 Rugby Championship in Christchurch. All Blacks Coach Steve Hansen has named Naholo at number 14. Naholo will

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Tonga calls on experienced players for Fiji test

Tonga is confident of a good outing against the Vodafone Flying Fijians this week as they have called on some experienced campaigners in their squad for the Pacific Nations Cup. Captain Nili Latu, who is headi

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FIFA will not intervene in NZ's Olympic Qualifier expulsion

FIFA says its disciplinary committee will not intervene in the matter which led to New Zealand being kicked out of the Olympic qualifiers for fielding an ineligible player. New Zealand's under‑23 side was exp

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Tikoirotuma ready for Tonga

Vodafone Flying Fijians utility back and former Chiefs wing, Asaeli Tikoirotuma believes they have quality players to fill in the big shoes of captain Akapusi Qera and wing, Nemani Nadolo ahead of their opening Pacific

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Nadolo and Qera ruled out of PNC opener

Vodafone Flying Fijians and Crusaders robust wing, Nemani Nadolo and captain Akapusi Qera have been ruled out of the Pacific Nations Cup opening match due to injury. Head coach John McKee says Nadolo will be out fo

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Krishna certain to be part of Fiji U23 team for Olympics

Fiji soccer’s wonder boy, Roy Krishna is certain to be part of the Vodafone Fiji Under 23 team that will play in the Rio Olympics in August next year. The President of Fiji Football Association, Rajesh Patel

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Tabakaucoro to feature tonight in 100m heats

Pacific Sprint King Banuve Tabakaucoro will be featuring in the men’s 100 metres heat at 9.10pm tonight at the Pacific Games in Papua New Guinea. Tabakaucoro’s new personal best of 10.22 seconds has sur

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NZ Football challenging disqualification

New Zealand Football is challenging a decision which resulted in New Zealand’s Under 23 football team missing out on an Olympic berth. Just hours before New Zealand was due to play in yesterday’s Olympi

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Suva to battle Namosi this week in Skipper Cup

Round nine of the Skipper Cup competition sees table toppers Suva heading to Navua to meet fifth placed Namosi at Thompson Park. Suva, who edged Naitasiri 22-21 in a thrilling encounter last week, will be up agains

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Flying Fijians named for PNC

Vodafone Flying Fijians Head Coach John McKee has named a strong side to prepare for the 2015 Pacific Nations Cup. McKee says they have learnt a lot from their loss to the Maori All Blacks last Saturday. Some

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Rova wins first gold for Fiji in Swimming

The Fiji Swimming team has won their first gold medal at the Pacific Games. 20-year-old Cheyenne Rova won gold in the 200m Backstroke women's final while Fiji's Brooke Smith settled for a bronze. Rova

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Maori All Blacks edge Flying Fijians

A strong second half performance from the Maori All Blacks has seen them edge the Vodafone Flying Fijians 27-26 in a nail biting encounter. Nemani Nadolo was impressive as he contributed 11 points after scoring a t

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Nadroga ends Nadi’s unbeaten run

Nadroga has ended Nadi’s unbeaten run with a 17-15 win at Prince Charles Park this afternoon. Suva is now the only unbeaten team in the competition after they edged Naitasiri 22-21 yesterday. In other ma

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Dixon wary of Nadolo

Highlanders and Maori All Blacks flanker Elliot Dixon is looking forward to meeting Crusaders block bursting winger Nemani Nadolo in their clash against the Vodafone Flying Fijians this afternoon. Dixon who was the

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RKS qualifies for Eastern Zone schools semifinal

Ratu Kadavulevu School has qualified for the final of the Eastern Zone secondary school rugby competition after they defeated St John College 29-0 in their match this afternoon. Queen Victoria School will take on L

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