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Nasinu, Labasa play to draw

The opening INKK Battle of the Giants pool game has ended in a 1-all draw between Nasinu and Labasa. Nasinu scored in the first half before Labasa equalized in the 28th minute of the second half through New Zealand base

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Must win for Nasinu

The Nasinu soccer teams hopes of reaching the semifinal stages in the INKK Mobile Battle of the Giants now faces a must win situation against Labasa in the opening pool game this hour. Nasinu lost to Ba by 4-nil last we

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Stage set

The stage is set, teams are raring to go and the ground is in its best condition with only 50 minutes remaining for the opening pool game of the 2009 INKK Mobile Battle of the Giants. Fiji Football Association CEO Bob K

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Lautoka doesn’t want to lose in front of home crowd

Lautoka soccer Coach Dennis Singh does not want to lose in front of his home crowd in the the first major soccer tournament to be held at Churchill park under his leadership. As the INKK Mobile Battle of the Giants kick

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Ba, Navua - Lautoka’s biggest threat-Buzzetti

Defending INKK Mobile Battle of the Giants champion Ba, and Fiji FACT champions Navua will be Lautoka's 2 biggest threats in trying to end their 24 year losing streak. That's the prediction from former Fiji socc

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Team that use opportunities the most will win-Tabua

Fiji Rugby Union coaching director Ilivasi Tabua predicts that the outcome of the first Digicel Cup semifinal between Nadroga and Naitasiri will be decided by the team who will minimise giving away silly penalty and use

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All soccer players must be disciplined

Fiji soccer team striker Roy Krishna said every soccer player must be disciplined on and off the field as the INKK Mobile Battle of the Giants kicks off this afternoon. Krishna has learnt alot about discipline, playing

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Naitasiri to use trump cards against Nadro

Naitasiri coach Reverend Joji Rinakama will use Serea village duo, Nasoni Roko and Mosese Luveitasau as his trump-cards in their crucial semifinal match against Nadroga on Saturday. Roko and Luveitasau are too good with

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MBHS U19 wary of LMS

The Marist Brothers High School Under-19 team is treating the quarter-final match against defending Coke Zero Deans champions, Lelean Memorial School, as their final. Like RKS and QVS, Marist has been receiving overwhel

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Ba soccer goes for 4th straight BOG victory

The Ba soccer team is going for their fourth victory in a row in the Inkk Mobile Battle of the Giants soccer tournament. Ba has been winning the B.O.G title for the past three years and their officials believe they can

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Tuqiri in talks with French club

Sacked Wallabies winger Lote Tuqiri is in talks with the French Top 14 side Bayonne. However, the south-western French outfit dismissed reports that the 67-test veteran - who scored Australia's try in the heartbreak

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Overseas based players cleared for BOG

Fiji FA Chief executive Bob Kumar has confirmed that the overseas based players registered to play in the Inkk Mobile Battle of the Giants soccer tournament are cleared. Kumar said close to 15 players have been register

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Nadro keeps low profile

The Nadroga rugby team is wary of the strength in the Naitasiri team and prefers to keep their preparation under wraps. Nadroga team manager Paula Biu said the boys are familiar with Rinakama's game plans but it is

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Respect refs, players warned

Soccer players have been warned to respect the decisions of the referees during the Inkk Mobile Battle of the Giants soccer tournament. Fiji FA referees director Chandra Segran said the players must play with cool heads

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Team Fiji targets 123 medals

Team Fiji to the Mini Pacific Games in the Cook Islands is aiming to bring back 123 medals. With the target that has been set by FASANOC, Team Fiji aims to bag the largest number of gold medals in athletics, a total of

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Top coaches help schools

It will the battle of the coaches and how the boys will deliver their game plan in the under19 grade quarterfinals that will be held at the TFL Stadium on Saturday. Ratu Kadavulevu School has had the likes of Naitasiri

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Salesh Kumar in doubt for Navua

New Zealand based Fiji soccer team midfielder Salesh Kumar is in doubt for Navua, in this weekend's Inkk Mobile Battle of the Giants soccer tournament. Kumar is not able to get the release from his work although all

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Boxing Promoter’s suspension lifted

Toe-to-Toe Boxing Promoter, Abdul Feroz's suspension that was handed down by the Boxing Commission, has today being lifted. This is the confirmation made by his lawyer, Iqbal Khan who said that Feroz was unfairly tr

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Cuvu College will take part

West 2 Zone Co-ordinator, Lionel Danford has today confirmed that Cuvu College will still take part in the Coke Zero Deans Tier 1 Under-14 quarter finals this Saturday. Danford confirmed that Cuvu College had written a

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Suva soccer questions quality of Refs for BOG

Suva soccer association officials have asked Fiji FA to seriously look into how the referees are controlling the matches only two days out from the INKK Mobile Battle of the Giants soccer tournament. They have written t

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