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7s coach hails troops as real fighters

The Digicel Fiji 7's coach Iliesa Tanivula has hailed his troops as the real fighters. Tanivula made the comments today after returning with the Gold medal from the World Games in Taiwan. Fiji lost their final pool

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Start saving for BOG

Soccer fans in the country should start saving now if they will be going to watch the Inkk Mobile Battle of the Giants soccer tournament in Lautoka from next week. Fiji FA has announced the ticket prizes for the four da

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Kwadjo out of fight

Boxer Joseph Kwadjo will not appear in the Golden Gloves Boxing Promotions program next month. Kwadjo was scheduled to fight Pita Tabuarua in the supporting bout but has pulled out because of injury. Tabuarua will now

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Tanivula retained

Successful coach Iliesa Tanivula will again lead the Digicel Fiji Sevens team to the 2009/2010 IRB World Sevens Series. Tanivula had a great 2009 season, helping Fiji retain the World Games gold medal for a fourth strai

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Lautoka, Nadro to host semis

The Lautoka and Nadroga rugby sides will host a semifinal each in the Digicel Cup competition. The sugar city side finished on top of the points table while the Stallions lie in second place and Naitasiri finished in th

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Ba confident

4R Electric Ba soccer president Rishi Kumar is confident that they will be able to defend the Inkk Mobile Battle of the Giants soccer crown next weekend in Lautoka. Kumar said because of their poor run so far in the Fij

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Walker wants top 8 finish

National netball coach Melissa Walker is hoping for a good finish from the national under21 side at the World Youth Netball Championship. The Fiji side is ranked 13th in next month's tournament while New Zealand, En

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Fiji retains World Games title

The Digicel Fiji 7s team has made it a record three years in a row win of the World Games Title after they beat surprise finalists Portugal 43-10 last night. The boys ran in a total of 7 tries with a brace of tries comi

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BOG preparations in final stages

Fiji FA Chief Executive Bob Kumar said they are into the final stages of the preparation for the Inkk Mobile Battle of the Giants soccer tournament. He said most of the districts have handed in their final registration

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All Blacks denied win in South Africa

South Africa opened their Tri Nations campaign on a high note registering a 28-19 win against defending champion title holders, the All Blacks this morning. The Springboks survived a second half comeback from the visito

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Nadroga, Naitasiri, Lautoka book semi spots

Three teams have booked their place in the Digicel Cup semifinals for this season with the last place still up for grabs. Nadroga, Naitasiri and Lautoka are through after registering wins in their respective games yeste

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Lautoka overseas players yet to confirm

The Lautoka soccer team will know by tomorrow, if their overseas based players will be coming for the Inkk Mobile Battle of the Giants soccer tournament. The sugar city side has registered Australia's Nicola Zonjic,

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Lelean books quarter final spot

Secondary School champions, Lelean Memorial have booked their place in the Deans trophy quarter-final after they beat Queen Victoria 7-3 in a close encounter in the Eastern Zone final. The Davuilevu boys were trailing 3

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Fiji into final

The Digicel Fiji Sevens team remains on track to win their 4th straight gold medal at the World Games Sevens rugby competition. Fiji in the last hour defeated South Africa 21 points to 7 in the semifinal to reach the fi

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Nadro/Naitasiri through to semis

Nadroga and Naitasiri have joined Lautoka in the Digicel Cup semifinals for this season. The Stallions today beat Northland 22 points to 20 while Naitasiri defeated Tailevu 21 points to 13. The last place in the semifi

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SGS out of Deans

Suva Grammar School's Under 19 rugby team won't feature in the Deans Secondary Schools quarterfinals this year. This is after they were beaten 11 points to 5 by Marist Brothers High School in the 3rd and 4th pla

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7s team meets SA in semis

The Digicel Fiji Sevens team will meet South Africa in the semifinals of the World Games Sevens rugby competition in the next 15 minutes. Fiji qualified for the semifinals after beating Chinese Taipei 28 points to 5 in

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Good game plan needed

Digicel Fiji Sevens coach Iliesa Tanivula said he has to come up with a good game plan, if they are to beat South Africa in the semifinals of the World Games. Fiji has been beaten by Argentina 17-7 in their last pool ma

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SGS 3 up on Marist

Suva Grammar School has beaten Marist Brothers High School in three grade final during the Southern Zone Secondary Schools competition at the TFL National Stadium today. In the Under 14, Suva Grammar beat Marist 17-10,

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BOG match rescheduled

The Fiji Football Association has rescheduled the first round of fixtures for the Inkk Mobile Battle of the Giants soccer tournament. Chief Executive Bob Kumar said the Suva soccer team was not able to get a flight for

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