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3 changes to Crusaders lineup

Three changes to the Crusaders team that will take on the Highlanders at 7.35pm this Friday. Kieran Read will start at No 8, resulting in captain Richie McCaw returning to openside flanker. Ben Franks replaces y

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Suva in a must win situation

The Suva soccer team may lose its number one spot in the National Soccer League Competition if they fail to win their match against Nadi this weekend. Suva has only 16 points and if Ba manages to win both matches ag

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Nadroga, Tailevu to battle for top spot

Defending champion, Nadroga and Tailevu will battle for the top of the table spot this weekend in another round of the Digicel cup. Both teams are unbeaten after 6 rounds of competition. This week's feature

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Cruden grown as a player under Smith

All Black and Chiefs playmaker Aaron Cruden believes that he has grown as a player under assistant coach Wayne Smith. Cruden said that former All Blacks assistant Smith has made a big difference to the way he has de

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Pacific Nations Cup will not be easy - Talei

“It will not be an easy task to play in this year’s Pacific Nations Cup.” Flying Fijians Captain Netani Talei said they have been training well together and have always been reminded on how badly t

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Crusaders back to full strength

Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder is expected to name a full strength Super Rugby team in this weekend’s clash against the Highlanders. Dan Carter, Israel Dagg, Andy Ellis, Zac Guildford, Richie McCaw, Kieran Re

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Netball team aim to defend title

“It will be tough defending the title at home.” That’s the sentiment of National Netball Coach Unaisi Rokoura ahead of the LICI Pacific Netball Series next month. Fiji are the defending champio

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Heat beat Celtics to in NBA East finals

Miami Heat have beaten Boston Celtics 93 79 in the Game 1 match in a best of 7 Eastern Conference finals.  The winner from this series will meet either Oklahoma City Thunder or San Antonio Spurs in the NBA fina

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Proud coach marvels at player’s achievements

“They deserve to reach this level.” Those are the words of the proud coach, Vilive Koroitai commenting on the four Ratu Navula College players who have made it to the Fiji Under 20 Rugby team to the Juni

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Full round of NSL games this week

The heat is on in the National Soccer League competition as we head into a full round of games this week. Vodafone Fiji Fact champions Suva will play Nadi at Ratu Cakobau Park, Lautoka will take on Rewa while Ba will ho

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Talei to captain Flying Fijians

Edinburgh based Netani Talei will captain the Flying Fijians to the Pacific Nations Cup. The former Marist Brothers High School student who made his debut in 2006 against Tonga was named the best number eight in Europe

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Fiji targets top 4 finish in OFC Nations Cup

The Fiji soccer team aims to finish in the top four of the OFC Nations Cup. The national team will leave for the Solomons this morning and speaking from the Nadi International Airport, captain Simione Tamanisau believes

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Crusaders to rely on All Blacks squad members

The Crusaders will treat this weekend’s clash against the Highlanders as if it is their last game on the planet. Coach Todd Blackadder will bank on his 12 players who are in the All Blacks training squad to tame t

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Locals fill in for overseas based players

Edinburgh based Netani Talei will captain the Flying Fijians to the Pacific Nations Cup. In addition to Talei and New Zealand based Nemia Kenatale a total of five overseas based players have been named in the 24 membe

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Tavua Executives want Roy out

The Fiji Football Association has received a letter from Tavua Football Association stating the Executives have decided to remove Shalendra Roy from the President's post. When contacted, Roy stated that he will

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Kahui targets early comeback

All Blacks and Chiefs star Richard Kahui has been given some good news on his dislocated shoulder by his specialist and he is now targeting an early July comeback.  However it was bad news for Reds Captain Jame

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Flying Fijians confident of good outing

The Flying Fijians coaching staff is confident of a good outing in this years Pacific Nations cup. Fiji had a poor outing last year after suffering two losses at home in the hands of Tonga and Japan and then failing

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Suva soccer out to win all soccer titles

One in the bag and three to go. Suva soccer team now wants to win all the major soccer titles this year. President, Mahendra Prasad said that impossible is nothing and they will go out firing to make sure they a

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Horwill left out of Wallabies squad

Reds Captain James Horwill has been left out of Australia's 39 men training squad for the June Tests. His absence will force the Wallabies to name a new captain when they face Scotland on June 5 before the first

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World’s best surfers to be in Fiji

The world's best surfers will be in Fiji next week for the Volcom Fiji Pro. This will be event No. 4 of 10 on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour.  Prominent surfers like Kelly Slater, Taj Burrows, Joe

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