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Fiji to play netball opener against PNG

The Fiji netball team will open its Pacific Netball Series campaign against Papua New Guinea next Wednesday. Fiji will play Samoa in its second match next Thursday and Cook Islands next Friday which will wrap up the ser

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Ravulo ruled out of Tonga clash

Flying Fijians loose forward Malakai Ravulo has been ruled out for the match against Tonga this Saturday. Ravulo is out with a shoulder injury and will need two to three weeks to recover. The Fiji 15s team will also be

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Cooper Vuna cited for dangerous tackle

Wallabies wing Cooper Vuna has been cited for a dangerous tackle on the Welsh fullback in Saturday’s second Test in Melbourne. Vuna faces being banned for the third Test after been sin binned in the 59th minute fo

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Tigers captain loses mum

Wests Tigers players shed tears on the field after they found out little more than an hour before kickoff against the Sydney Roosters yesterday that the mother of their captain Robbie Farah had lost her battle with cance

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Beale to face assault charge

Wallabies star Kurtley Beale will face a charge of common assault after an alleged row with security guards at a Brisbane hotel earlier this month. Beale was allegedly involved in an argument with security guards after

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Fiji should play more test matches - Yanuyanutawa

Flying Fijians prop Jerry Yanuyanutawa said Fiji should be playing more high level test matches. The Brumbies forward added high intensity games like the one against Scotland will lift Fiji’s standard of rugby as

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Fiji U20 to play Italy for 11th place

The Fiji Under 20 rugby team will now play Italy in the 11th place playoff of the Junior Rugby World Cup. The match kicks off at 12.15am Saturday. Fiji lost to Samoa 29-20 in the 9th place playoff this morning. Meanwh

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Troublesome knee forces Williams out

The All Blacks have lost senior lock Ali Williams for at least eight weeks due to a troublesome knee which requires surgery. There is also a question mark over Kieran Read following Saturday’s bruising 22-19 defea

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Storm and Sea Eagles in top of the table clash

Leaders of the NRL Melbourne Storm will not take tonight’s game lightly against the Manly Sea Eagles. The Storm are currently sitting top of the table with 24 points where the Eagles are placed eighth with 18 poin

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Ronaldo double puts Portugal through

A double from Cristiano Ronaldo has put Portugal into the Euro 2012 quarterfinals as they beat Netherlands 2-1 this morning. Germany has also booked its place in the quarterfinals with a 2-1 win over Denmark today. At

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Germany, Portugal advances from Group B

Germany and Portugal have qualified for the playoffs of the Euro 2012 after winning their last group matches just a while ago. Christiano Ronaldo scored twice for Portugal who defeated Netherlands 2-1 and Denmark lo

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Tonga optimistic to topple Fiji

Despite losing their Head coach the Tongans are optimistic of putting up a good battle against the Flying Fijians this weekend in the Pacific Nations Cup. Head Coach Toutai Kefu could not travel with the team becaus

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Nadroga, Savusavu may not feature in BOG

Nadroga and Savusavu soccer teams may not feature in the Innk Mobile Battle of the Giants this year after they failed to secure their top eight position in the Fiji Sun GP Batteries National Soccer League . Fij

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Springboks, All Blacks players injured after test matches

The All Blacks last gasp victory over Ireland has left the All Blacks bruised and injured with Kieran Read in doubt for next week while Ali Williams has been ruled out for two months.  South Africa's 36-27

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Tonga suffers major blow ahead of Fiji clash

Tonga has suffered a major blow ahead of their Pacific Nations Cup Clash against Fiji. Head Coach Totai Kefu could not travel with the team because of coaching commitments in Japan. Interim Head Coach Chris Hick

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Rewa beats Tavua

This afternoon Rewa defeated Tavua 2-0 at Ratu Cakobau Park in the Fiji Sun GP Batteries National Soccer League , that sees them jump to third spot on the table with 18 points behind Lautoka and Ba who both have 19

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Game plan worked out well-Talei

Despite the Flying Fijians struggling in the forwards against Scotland, Captain Netani Talei said their game plan worked out well. He added that if they play in the same way as they did yesterday this Saturday in th

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Flying Fijians loses hard fought battle

The Flying Fijians lost to Scotland 37-25 in a hard fought battle yesterday at Churchill Park. It was a gutsy performance by a young Fiji side but it was not enough to match a much stronger Scottish outfit. Win

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NZ escapes determined Irish

Last night it was all about the dying minute goal kick that separated the Southern and Northern Hemisphere teams. A Dan Carter field goal in the final minute of play saw New Zealand beat Ireland 22-19 in Christchurc

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AOG upsets Suva Grammar

An upset was created in the Secondary Schools Southern Zone Under-18 rugby match where Assemblies of God High school beat Suva Grammar 8-3 today. In another Under-18 match, John Wesley College beat Nabua Secondary 8

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