Latest Sports news and updates from Fiji and the Pacific.
Hopes are high in team Fiji’s camp for the Paralympic games which starts tomorrow. Our top bet for a medal is Fiji’s Sportsman of the year Iliesa Delana who will be competing next Tuesday in the F42 high
Defending Under 19 boys champion of the Tuckers Secondary Schools Basketball tournament Marist Brothers High School have booked their place in the quarter finals. This is after Marist beat Natabua 34-26 last night i
Wallabies winger Drew Mitchell faces a possible year out of rugby after injuring his ankle in their 22-nil Bledisloe Cup loss to the All Blacks last weekend. Mitchell was making his first test start in 11 months in
2012 Digicel Cup champions Nadroga has made six changes to their side for their first challenge of the prestigious Farebrother-Sullivan Cup against Tailevu. Ratu Mosese Volavola moves to No8 with Epeli Qativi replacing
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has confirmed that centre Conrad Smith will return to his starting 15 for New Zealand’s next Test against Argentina. Smith had eye surgery at the end of the Hurricanes’ Super Ru
A great match up is expected this hour in the feature game of the Tuckers secondary schools basketball tournament between defending under 19 boys champion Marist Brothers High School and Natabua High. Marist thrashed Di
The Fiji Rugby Union has just received news that former Fiji rugby representative Apenisa Tukairavua passed away yesterday. According to former Fiji rugby player Pio Bosco Tikoisuva, Tukairavua played for Fiji for 10 y
Top soccer teams in the country will be back to full force for the National Soccer League after the return of their key players who were in the national team. For the past two weeks the team was in camp. Soccer fans wi
Wallabies coach Robbie Deans was forced to deflect questions about his job security after Australia’s 22-0 defeat against the All Blacks last week. Deans admits the latest setback would do nothing to silence his c
Nadroga will play Tailevu in the first Farebrother challenge at Prince Charles Park this Saturday. Defending champion Nadroga asked for the venue to change because Lawaqa Park was expensive. Nadroga will play Tailevu t
The competition in this year’s National Soccer League is tougher than previous years with only five rounds to go. Ba currently leads the points table with 34 points and will go out all firing against Lautoka and S
Namosi will now meet Malolo in the B Division rugby final tomorrow. Namosi with the services of national Sevens reps Joji Ragamate, Ilai Tinai and Lepani Botia beat Ba 29-3 yesterday while Malolo thumped Navosa 25-3. T
Argentina’s 16-all draw with South Africa represents a huge step forward for the Pumas, but they want even better results in the new Rugby Championship according to captain Juan Fernandez Lobbe. The performance wa
New Zealand fired a warning to their rivals with a 22-0 demolition of Australia but coach Steve Hansen said his team had not yet hit top gear. While Argentina and South Africa battled to a 16-16 draw, the All Blacks cel
National rugby Sevens reps Joji Ragamate, Ilai Tinai and Lepani Botia guided Namosi to a 29-3 win over Ba in the first B Division semifinal at Churchill Park. Malolo is currently leading Navosa 25-3 in the second semifi
Marist Brothers High School is the team to look out for in the under 19 division of the Tuckers Fiji secondary schools basketball tournament. Marist thrashed Ba Provincial Freebird Institute 57-12 and hammered Gospel Hi
Former Flying Fijians and Northland coach Ilivasi Tabua has raised concern ahead of their Farebrother rugby challenge next week. Tabua said he is unhappy about the timing of the release of the Farebrother challenge fixt
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen believes Sonny Bill Williams probably does not want to leave New Zealand rugby. Williams completed his current stint in New Zealand by playing a big part in their 22-0 Bledisloe Cup win ove
The stage is set for Fiji’s biggest basketball tournament which will kick off today at the Vodafone Arena and Eds court in Raiwaqa. The 2012 Tuckers Fiji secondary schools basketball tournament will bring together
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen will not mourn Sonny Bill Williams’ departure for long as the stars continue to align for a post World Cup clean sweep. With the Bledisloe Cup locked away for another year after Satur
