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Nadroga to face Rewa

The Nadroga soccer team players have a mammoth task on hand today as they take on Rewa in the crucial National Soccer League encounter. Nadroga has 11 points and sit third last on the point’s table.    

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USA team to honour 10th Anniversary of September 11th bombing

As the world remembers the events ten years ago where the Twin Towers and the Pentagon were bombed, the United States rugby team will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks before taking on Ireland.

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Late heroics save England from upset

Replacement halfback Ben Youngs scored a late try as England escaped with a 13-9 victory over Argentina in a brutal Rugby World Cup clash in Dunedin yesterday. Both England first five eight Jonny Wilkinson and Argentina

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Team Fiji finishes 4th at the Pacific Games

Team Fiji has collected two more gold medals on the last day of Pacific games competition in New Caledonia. Fiji Mens Volleyball team won gold in team tournament while Fiji Mens Beach Volleyball team also won gold medal

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All Blacks kicks off RWC campaign on a high

The All Blacks have kicked off their Rugby World Cup campaign with a 41-10 win against Tonga last night in the opening game at Eden Park. Although it was unconvincing they saw some magical moments in the first half as

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Bower describes Team Fiji’s performance as satisfactory

A satisfactory performance by team Fiji at the Pacific Games. This is how Team Fiji Chef De Mission, Patrick Bower described our athletes performance in New Caledonia. Fiji was defiantly looking to win over 40 gold med

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Badminton team bags 3 gold medals in Pacific Games

Fiji's Badminton team bagged three gold medals last night at the Pacific games. Burty Molia collected two gold medals in Mens Doubles and Mixed Doubles event. Andra Whiteside won the third gold medal in the Womens

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Sonny Wool, the RWC 2011 predictor

First came Germany's Paul the octopus, now there's Sonny Wool,  the sheep, New Zealand's very own World Cup match predicting genius. Sonny Wool is following in Paul's tentacle steps, and yesterday p

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Tonga clash perfect for Abs – Wayne Smith

Wayne Smith has declared Tonga’s expected physical challenge as the perfect test for the All Blacks to begin their World Cup examination at Auckland’s Eden Park tonight. Question marks hang over the relative

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Tabakaucoro helps Mens relay team win gold

Pacific Games golden boy, Banuve Tabakaucoro showed in the 4 by 100 metres relay final this afternoon that he deserves to be rated as the fastest man in the region after guiding Fiji to win another gold medal. Tabakauc

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FFA to move to new office next week

The Fiji Football Association staff are spending their last day at the Knolly Street office today. From next Monday, Fiji FA will operate from the new headquarters located at Bhindi Subdivision in Vatuwaqa. Fiji FA Chi

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First RWC for Tongan halfback

A calming factor in a daunting prospect for Tongan halfback Taniela Moa. Moa makes his Rugby World Cup 2011 debut in the tournament opener against the favored All Blacks side tonight. But the former Blues and Auckland

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Tabakaucoro sets new record at Pacific Games

The Fastest man in the Pacific, Banuve Tabakaucoro won gold in the Mens 200 meters final last night and also set a new record at the Pacific Games. Tabakaucoro clocked a time of 21.18 seconds. The old record of 21.26

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Tonga rugby captain cleared to play

Tonga's captain Finau Maka has been passed fit to lead his side against the All Blacks in tonight's opening game of the Rugby World Cup at Eden Park. Maka has overcome a troublesome ankle injury and after traini

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Naivalu out of Fiji relay team

The Fiji Mens 4 by 100 metres relay team has faced a huge setback as sprinter, Lepani Naivalu will not be part of the team today. Naivalu will be replaced by Isikeli Rokowaqa and team Fiji officials are confident of a g

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Lomu to appear in RWC opening ceremony

All Black great and global rugby superstar Jonah Lomu is the mystery sporting legend who will make an appearance at tonight's opening ceremony for Rugby World Cup 2011. Lomu will feature as a mystery guest amongst a

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Flying Fijians starting 15 named

The Flying Fijians coaching staff has named their starting lineup to face Namibia in their opening pool game of the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand on Saturday. Head coach Samu Domoni Jnr has opted for a mixture of youth

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RWC likely to run at a loss of $35M

Organizers of New Zealand’s Rugby World Cup have admitted the event is likely to run at a loss of $35 million or more. The Rugby World Cup runs over 45 days with games right across NZ. But World Cup chief Martin

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Team Fiji confident of 200m gold

Team Fiji athletes are confident of winning gold in the 200 meter finals tonight in the Pacific Games. Athletics Fiji President Albert Miller said Fiji athletes clocked good times in the heats last night and a much stro

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Flying Fijians reminded of 2007 achievements

The achievement of the Flying Fijians in reaching the quarterfinal of the Rugby World Cup four years ago was talked about again ahead of the announcement of the team to face Namibia this afternoon. Manager Pio Bosco Tik

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