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Team Fiji Weightlifting continues dominance

Team Fiji Weightlifting, continued their dominance at the Pacific Mini Games in the Cook Islands, after veteran Josefa Vueti bagged two Gold medals and a silver in this afternoon's competition. Vueti won Gold in the

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7s team tipped for gold at Mini Games

International Rugby Board development manager for the Oceania region Will Glenwright has picked the Fiji 7's team to successfully defend the gold medal in the Mini Games. With the 7's tournament kicking off tomo

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Rabo to boost Suva soccer

Suva soccer team received good news today, with just six days away from the start of the Courts Homecentres IDC. Fiji soccer team captain Pita Rabo has been released by his Wairarapa Club in New Zealand to feature for t

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Naitasiri coach all out for win

Rugby pundits may have labelled the Lautoka team as a young team, but Naitasiri Coach, Reverend Joji Rinakama has stressed that it should not be an excuse for his Highlanders team to take Lautoka lightly. Rinakama said

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Fiji scoops another medal

Team Fiji has won a bronze medal from the weightlifting competition this morning. Newcomer Bill Andrews settled for the bronze after finishing third in the Men’s 69kg category. Kiribati's Tekaei Temake took o

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Tavua lodges protest against Navua

The Tavua soccer team has lodged a protest against Navua after their 2-0 loss last weekend in the National Soccer League competition. President Solo Nakunalisa believes that Navua fielded unregistered players and he is

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Fiji now clear favourite

Team Fiji looks clear favourite now to win the 2009 Pacific Mini Games. They lead the medal tally with 31 gold, 16 silver and 15 bronze. Tahiti is in second place with 20 gold, 17 silver and 14 bronze while New Caledo

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Satala inclusion to boost Maroons

The inclusion of former national sevens and fifteens rugby rep Vili Satala in the Lautoka team will boost the confidence in the side when they take on Naitasiri in the Colonial Farebrother Sullivan trophy challenge. Sat

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Vonolagi to iron out set pieces

Suva soccer team coach Tagi Vonolagi will now be working on a few areas after seeing mistakes in the team in last night's nil-all draw against Rewa in the National League match. Vonolagi said he needs to work more o

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Team Fiji bags 2 more gold medals

Team Fiji has bagged two more gold medals in the Pacific Mini games this afternoon. The first of the two Gold medals came from the Fiji Rugby League team who beat the Cook Islands in the final this afternoon by 20-12,

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Lagiloa bets on Lautoka

Former Lautoka rugby team Coach and former Manager of the Fiji 7s team, Epeli Lagiloa, is betting on the young "Sugar City", Lautoka rugby team to create a few surprises against Naitasiri on Saturday. Speaking

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Lautoka rugby captain to face former mentor

Lautoka rugby captain Penione Ranitu will get a taste of what his former mentor, Naitasiri Coach Reverand Joji Rinakama can deliver in the Colonial Farebrother Sullivan challenge at Ratu Cakobau Park this weekend. Rinak

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Flying Fijian players to play against World Champions

The Flying Fijians players plying their trade for overseas clubs will get a chance to play against world champions South Africa and Australia this Autumn. Saracens which has captain Mosese Rauluni and Kameli Ratuvou wil

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Vonolagi to map out game plan

Malayasia based former Fiji soccer captain Tagi Vonolagi will use Suva's last National League game this evening against Rewa to try out his game plan for the Courts Homecentre IDC next week. Vonolagi who was brought

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Team Fiji bags medals in Table Tennis

Team Fiji has won a gold and silver medal in the Table Tennis competition today. In the men’s team event final, Fiji defeated Tahiti 5-1 and 15-5. The gold medal winning team consists of Qi Wang, Richel Shahil and

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Nauru rated as toughest opponents

The Fiji weightlifting team has rated Nauru as their toughest opponent when the competition for the Mini Games starts today. Manueli Tulo and Joe Vueti will take part in their respective weight category. Tulo is in th

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Lautoka tightlipped on preparation

Lautoka 15s rugby coach Vereti Verebula has not revealed much on how they will try and wrestle the Colonial Farebrother Sullivan trophy from holders Naitasiri on Saturday. Verebula who guided Lautoka to finish in number

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No change in prize money amount for IDC

Fiji Football Association will remain with the same prize money as last year for the Super Premier and Premier teams for the Courts Homecentres IDC next weekend in Nadi. The Super Premier winner will get $15,000 while t

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7s rugby league to face Tonga in semis

The Fiji 7's rugby league team has ended their pool game in the Mini Games with a 20 all draw against Samoa. The results leave the side with a win, a loss and a draw in their 3 pool games. Fiji defeated host Cook I

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2 Key Naitasiri players in doubt

Two key Naitasiri players are under the injury cloud and they could miss Saturday's Colonial Farebrother Sullivan trophy challenge against Lautoka. Number 8 Nikolai Baleitamavua was stretched off the field after jus

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