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Banuve second fastest after 100m heats

Pacific sprint king Banuve Tabakaucoro recorded the second fastest time in the 100 metre heats of the Australian Athletics Competition yesterday. The Bau bullet clocked a time of 10.43 seconds and he will feature in the

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Blues thrashed

The Blues lost 26-9 in their Super Rugby clash against the Brumbies in Australia last night. The visitors hardly fired a shot in Canberra in a three tries to none defeat that keeps the Brumbies’ perfect home recor

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Beniaminio to lead Nadi

Nadi soccer goalkeeper Beniaminio Mateinaqara, who won the Footballer of Year Award recently, will guide the team in the OFC Champions League from Monday. President Navneeda Goundar said Mateinaqara is the most experien

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Radradra helps Eels win

Vodafone Fiji Bati winger Semi Radradra continued his fine form for the Paramatta Eels after scoring a try in their 28-18 win over the Brisbane Broncos. Former Bati fullback Jarryd Hayne also scored for the Eels. Meanw

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Olympic torch for Coca-Cola Games relay

The actual torch that was used by Muhammed Ali in the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996 will be carried around Fiji as the world's biggest secondary school's athletics competition countdown has started after the ligh

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Tabakaucoro hopes to clock good times

Pacific's fastest man Banuve Tabakaucoro is hoping he will clock some good times today at the 92nd Australian Athletics Championships in Melbourne, Australia so he can qualify for the Commonwealth games in Scotland i

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Vakatalesau, Vesikula named co-captains for Ba

Osea Vakatalesau and Jone Vesikula will lead Ba soccer team's campaign in the OFC Champions league which starts next Monday. Vakatalesau and Vesikula were chosen as the co-captains last night. Both share a lot of e

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Chiefs make 10 changes for Cheetahs clash

The Chiefs have made 10 changes to their side for Sunday's clash with the Cheetahs in South Africa. There are five changes and a positional switch to the starting 15 with lock Michael Fitzgerald starting at blindsid

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NRU willing to give up funding by FRU

The Nadroga Rugby Union is willing to give up the funding by the Fiji Rugby Union in relation to the Skipper Cup competition because they do not want to lose their own lucrative sponsors. Nadroga President Tiko Matawalu

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Dispute has negative effect on athletes - Tabakaucoro

Banuve Tabakaucoro believes the Athletics Fiji dispute will have a negative impact on the upcoming athletes. The Pacific sprint champ said he hopes everything can be resolved soon for the sake of the athletes. Tabak

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Rugby unions likely to receive $29,000

The 12 provincial rugby unions taking part in the Skipper Tuna Cup this year are highly likely to receive $29,000 each as financial assistance from the Fiji Rugby Union's consortium of sponsors. This has been revea

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Evans named on the bench for Sydney Roosters

Vodafone Fiji Bati forward Kane Evans has been named on the bench for Sydney Roosters as they take on the Canterbury Bulldogs tomorrow night. Evans has been impressive in his last outing and will play alongside star pla

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Vito, Jane back for Hurricanes

The Hurricanes have been boosted by the return of both Victor Vito and Cory Jane for Saturday's Super Rugby clash with the Bulls. The All Black duo will start the game at number eight and right wing respectively

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Vodafone Fiji 7s team receives bonus payment

The Vodafone Fiji 7s team received a bonus payment of $35,000 for winning the Japan 7s title and reaching the semifinals of the Hong Kong 7s tournament. About 200 people gathered at the Nadi International Airport this m

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Chiefs to miss prop Afeaki for Cheetahs match

Chiefs prop Ben Afeaki has been sent home from South Africa after yet another concussion. Afeaki suffered the injury in training last week and was a late withdrawal from the side. His career has been riddled with concu

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Where is Athletics Fiji heading?

Serious concerns are now emerging regarding Athletics Fiji as we have two groups both claiming that they are the legally elected set of officials of Athletics Fiji. This dispute is still underway and Fijivillage is rais

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7s preparations start next Monday - Ryan

Vodafone Fiji 7s team coach Ben Ryan will start preparations for the last leg of the World Series next week. Ryan said the extended squad will start training again on Monday. He added the overall World Series title may

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Folau likely to return this weekend

Sensational Waratahs fullback Israel Folau looks set to return this weekend when they take on the Stormers. Folau was ruled out of the Sharks match due to a throat injury. If he suffers no further setbacks, Folau will

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Vodafone 7s team will not give up on last tournaments

The overall world rugby sevens series title may be out of sight but that doesn’t mean the Vodafone Fiji sevens side will give up the remaining two tournament titles. Coach Ben Ryan said they still can finish in s

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