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Easter Basketball Championship starts today

The 2015 Basketball Fiji Easter Club Championship will kick off tonight at the Vodafone Arena. A total of 21 men’s teams and 10 women’s teams will vie for the top spot in the five day tournament. S

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Suva soccer ropes in Dunadamu, Matarerega for OFC

The Suva soccer side has roped in Maciu Dunadamu and Rusiate Matarerega for the OFC Champions League which kicks off next weekend. Former Suva midfielder, Esava Naqeleca who played for Amicale FC for the last few s

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Fiji pooled with England in Japan 7s

After their third win of the season in Hong Kong, the Vodafone Fiji 7s team is top seed and heads Pool A in the Japan 7s this weekend, while runners‑up New Zealand, third‑placed South Africa and the fourth semi‑fi

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British media labels McCaw the “King of Thieves”

The Rugby World Cup is still almost six months away but British media are already putting heat on All Blacks skipper Richie McCaw, labelling him the "King of Thieves" and pleading for strong refereeing against

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Australia wins Cricket World Cup beating NZ by 7 wickets

Australia has beaten New Zealand by seven wickets to win the Cricket World Cup. Australia win the cup for the fifth time on the back of a world class performance, a seven-wicket victory over New Zealand sending mos

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Tabakaucoro equals 100m national record

Pacific Sprint King Banuve Tabakaucoro has equaled Fiji’s 100m record of 10.26s at the Australian Athletics Championship yesterday. Despite finishing second, Tabakaucoro improved his Personal Best in the 100m

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Bulls beat Crusaders

The Bulls have beaten the Crusaders 31-19 this morning. The Bulls outscored the Crusaders by three tries to one in the match but the damage was done by Handre Pollard’s boot as he kept the home side’s s

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Suva leads Fiji Games tally

Suva is now leading the medal tally of the Fiji Games which will end today. Suva leads with 50 gold, 39 silver and 36 bronze, Rotuma is in second place with 23 gold, 8 silver and 12 bronze while Levuka is in third

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Black Caps tag themselves underdogs

Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum said his team will start “as underdogs” when they meet Australia in the World Cup final this afternoon. The Kiwis are unbeaten but have played all their matches at ho

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Athletics Fiji targeting 14 gold medals at Pacific Games

Athletics Fiji is targeting to win 14 gold medals at the Pacific Games. Fiji Athletes President Joe Rodan said the Fiji Games results today have been very impressive. Rodan said next week is the Fiji Easter Ch

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Lautoka thrashes Nadroga

The Lautoka soccer team thrashed Nadroga 4-0 yesterday in the 2015 Rewa Galaxy Premier League. Peni Finau, Josefata Dugucagi, Kelvin Naidu and Mohammed Shazil scored the goals for Lautoka. Nadroga defender Kri

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Chiefs overcome Cheetahs

The Chiefs recovered from last week's loss to the Sharks by beating the Cheetahs 37‑27 with a bonus point in Hamilton this afternoon. Discipline cost the Chiefs dearly in the first half as they lost Michael F

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Uate scores as Knights beat Panthers

Former Fiji Bati and Newcastle Knights player Akuila Uate scored a try to help his side beat the Panthers 24-8 this after. Meanwhile the Parramatta Eels have stunned reigning NRL champions the South Sydney Rabbitoh

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Marist, Suva Grammar win Suva Zone 2 athletics meet

Marist Brothers High School and Suva Grammar School have won the Suva Zone 2 Boys and Girls Division respectively. Marist Brothers High School has a medal tally record of 33 gold, 19 silver and 19 bronze, Suva Gram

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Hurricanes remain unbeaten

The Hurricanes continued their unbeaten run with a 36-12 victory over the Melbourne Rebels last night. The Hurricanes began with plenty of momentum, however they struggled to convert the territory into points.

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Xavier College wins Ba Athletics Zone

Xavier College has won the boys and girls divisions of the Ba Athletics Zone.  In the boy’s division , Xavier won 20 gold, 15 silver and 19 bronze medals.  Ba Methodist High School came seco

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Black Caps making some serious money

The Black Caps are not just making history in this Cricket World Cup campaign, they are making some serious money. Black Caps making some serious money Each squad member stands to earn about $400,000 from the tou

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Carter back at first five-eighth

Dan Carter is back at first five-eighth for the Crusaders’ Super Rugby match against the Bulls in Pretoria on Sunday morning. Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder has made five changes to the side. Joe Moody

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Loss in pool stage fired up Australia - Clarke

Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke said losing to New Zealand in the Cricket World Cup pool stage was the kick up the backside they needed. He said the subsequent improvement was on show in their semifinal v

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