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Valerie Adams awarded shot put gold

New Zealand’s Olympic shot put champion Valerie Adams has thanked her fans at home for their support after she seemed to have lost her title in London last week. Adams, who finished second behind Belarusian Nadzey

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MBHS teams know of mammoth task ahead

Marist Brothers High School’s under 14 and 15 rugby sides know playing in the final of the Coca-Cola Zero Deans this Saturday is a mammoth task. The under 14 team will be trying to repeat their southern zone final

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Secondary schools netball tournament starts Thursday

The Fiji Secondary Schools netball tournament will kick off this Thursday at the netball center in Laucala. A total of 58 teams will take part in four grades which are the under 15, 17, 19 and open grade, while there wi

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Savea and Gear battle for wing spot

While Cory Jane is expected to start against the Wallabies this weekend, the left wing berth is open, with powerhouse wingers Julian Savea and Hosea Gear looking to be in a two-way tussle to start. The battle indicates

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Big names rock 3 hour Olympics closing

The London 2012 Olympics has ended with a spectacular musical closing ceremony and the official handover to the next host city, Rio de Janeiro. The three-hour show featured some of the biggest names of British pop f

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Rivals to meet in Under 14 finals

They met twice in the Southern Zone secondary school rugby competition and this Saturday they will face each other again in the Under 14 final of the Coca Cola Zero Deans. Suva Grammar and Marist Brothers High Schoo

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SBW available for first 2 matches

Good news for the All Blacks as centre Sonny Bill Williams will be available for the opening two matches of the Rugby Championship. Williams comes into the New Zealand squad for the back-to-back Bledisloe Cup matches as

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Olympic Games comes to a close

The ceremonial handover of the Olympic Games flag from London to Rio has been completed as part of a spectacular closing ceremony. The packed show featured some of the biggest names of British pop from decades past, in

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Fiji Soccer team begin 3 week camp today

The Fiji Soccer team marches into a 3 week camp today at the Ba soccer academy as they prepare for their exhibition match against the fair play Brazil side Coach Imdad Ali said that the 25 member squad is expected t

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Teitjens names only 4 senior players

Only four senior players were named by New Zealand Sevens team coach Gordon Tietjens in his training squad ahead of the upcoming Sevens Series which kicks off in October. DJ Forbes, Lote Raikabula, Tomasi Cama and Tim M

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USA wins basketball gold

The United States of America overcame some fierce resistance from Spain to land their fifth basketball gold in six Olympic Games since the start of the ‘Dream Team’ era. The USA ran out 107-100 winners - the

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Deans final tipped as best ever

This weekend’s Coca-Cola Zero Deans secondary schools rugby final will be one of the best in the history of the tournament. In the under 14, Marist Brothers High School meets Suva Grammar while Lelean and Marist w

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FFA to decide on Labasa matches soon

The Fiji Football Association confirmed the Labasa soccer team does not want to play any National Soccer League matches this week as six of their key players are part of the squad to play the Play Fair Brazil side next w

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Conrad Smith ruled out for All Blacks

The All Blacks are trying hard to find a suitable replacement for Conrad Smith ahead of their Rugby Championship match against Australia this weekend. Smith is injured and will be unavailable for the upcoming games. Co

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Olympics closing promises star-studded finale

Get ready for a star-studded spectacular Olympic Stadium being transformed into a giant jukebox of British pop for the closing ceremonies of the London Games. The Spice Girls and The Who are among the acts prepping

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Savusavu upsets Rewa in NSL

Savusavu has this afternoon upset Rewa 2-1 at Ganilau Park in the National Soccer League this afternoon. Meanwhile, the Suva-Nadi match has concluded a few minutes ago with a 1-all draw. Simione Maikali scored f

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QVS thrashes AOG High to reach Deans finals

Defending Coca Cola Zero Deans Trophy holders Queen Victoria School thrashed AOG 22-0 to qualify for the finals as they look good to defend their title. Two tries from Apimeleki Vunaki and Inosi Nabunobuno while pla

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Ba leads NSL table

The Ba soccer team leads the National Soccer League points table after defeating Navua 2-nil yesterday. In other matches played yesterday, Labasa and Rewa played to a one all draw while Lautoka beat Tavua 2-nil.

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USA women set new WR in 4x100m final

Day 14 of the London Olympics has seen its share of games glory and disappointment. A new world record was set by the United States 4 x 100m women’s relay team of 40.82 shattering Germany’s 27-year-old

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Tailevu/Naitasiri semifinal called off

The much awaited Digicel Cup semifinal clash between Tailevu and Naitasiri was called off after officials from both teams decided that Ratu Cakobau Park was not playable. Story by: Aliki Bia

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