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Nadroga to dig deep into players resources

Defending Digicel Cup champion, Nadroga will now dig deep into their players resources for the rest of this season with the unavailability of key players and some leaving for other provincial union. Players like former

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3 teams lodge protest with Fiji Football

Three teams have lodged their protest with the Fiji Football after they lost their matches in the National soccer league competition last week. Labasa has lodged a protest against Suva player, Joseph Nimiriau who they c

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Spain in, Portugal out

David Villa scored the only goal as Spain beat neighbours Portugal 1-0 to set up a World Cup quarterfinal showdown against Paraguay. Spain play some quick passes in the 63rd minute on the edge of the box, with Andres I

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Paraguay advance to quarters past Japan

Paraguay won the first penalty shoot out of the 2010 World Cup when they beat Japan 5-3 to reach the last eight for the first time, and clinch a quarter final place against either Spain or Portugal. Paraguay scored all

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Lautoka seeks revenge against Babasiga Lions

Lautoka soccer team will be out to take its revenge from the Babasiga Lions whom they went down to in the pool stages of the Vodafone Fiji Fact. Labasa surprisingly defeated Lautoka 2-0 in the Fiji Fact but the story wi

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Suva Rugby looks to winning combination against Naitasiri

The Suva Rugby team is keeping their preparations under wraps as they try to put together a winning combination to take on Naitasiri on Friday. Coach, Bill Gadolo is tightlipped about Suva's intentions and the game

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England soccer coach criticized

Alot of criticism is being labeled against England soccer team coach, Fabio Capello who could not lead his side to the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup. However, strong attention is also being given now to the struc

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FIFA censors match action

FIFA has reacted to the controversy in the game between Argentina and Mexico by censoring match action shown on giant screens inside stadiums. Replays of Argentina's disputed first goal against Mexico triggered argu

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Naitasiri prepares for Suva

The Naitasiri rugby team has been training under the flood lights in the past fortnight, in preparation for their Digicel Cup match against Suva on Friday night. Coach, Reverend Joji Rinakama said that they cannot chang

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Duo to miss crucial encounter

Rewa soccer team duo Marika Rodu and Posiano Kalisito will miss the crucial National soccer league encounter against Labasa this Sunday after they have been handed with a one match suspension. The two senior players wer

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Suva will not be easy-Naitasiri

"Suva will not be an easy team to beat at home". These are sentiments echoed by Naitasiri coach, Reverend Joji Rinakama, as he gears his boys for their crucial night game on Friday. Rinakama said Suva has pro

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Dunga wants improvement in performance

Brazil Manager Dunga has demanded a significant improvement from his team despite a 3-0 victory over Chile. The five time world champions booked a quarter final slot against the Netherlands courtesy of goals from Juan,

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Brazil/Netherlands showdown in quarter finals

Brazil put on a very impressive performance as they won their World Cup play-off game against Chile 3-0. The win means that Brazil have kept their unbeaten Pool run alive and will take on Netherlands in the World Cup qu

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Netherlands advance through

FIFA World Cup debutants Slovakia's fairy tale run came to an end this morning with Netherlands beating them 2-1 in Durban. Netherlands forward and man of the match, Arjen Robben led the way as he recorded the first

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Expect a tough match-Rinakama

Naitasiri coach Reverend Joji Rinakama knows that their Digicel Cup match against Suva will not be an easy game, though they are leading the points table on 28 points. Reverend Rinakama said Naitasiri has been training

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Lautoka plays 2 games this weekend

Lautoka who are currently leading the National soccer league points table with 35 points, have a good chance to bag six more this week. Lautoka hosts Labasa at 7pm at Churchill Park this Friday and plays Nasinu at Churc

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Nadi to give Nadroga a run for their money

The Nadi Rugby team is confident of giving hosts Nadroga a good run for their money in their Digicel Cup match this weekend. Nadi are currently in fifth place on 14 points and of the six games they have played, they hav

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Miller new president of Fiji Atheletics

Albert Miller is now the new president of the Fiji Athletics Federation, after he successfully won the highest number of votes at the Annual General Meeting that was held on Saturday. Miller has taken over from former P

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Mexico coach laments costly errors

Mexico coach Javier Aguirre said two errors had cost his side a place in the quarter-finals after they were beaten 3-1 by Argentina in Johannesburg. Replays showed Carlos Tevez was offside for Argentina's opener, w

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I will not resign-England soccer coach

Fabio Capello said that he will not resign as England coach but will discuss his future with the Football Association after his side's World Cup exit. England were knocked out of the last 16 stage of the competition

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