Fiji U20 confident
Fiji Under 20 Rugby Coach Osea Umu hopes that his charges will reap the benefits of playing under the auspices of the Fiji Barbarians in the IRB Pacific Rugby Cup, particularly when it comes to facing South Africa and Fr
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Rewa soccer secures former coaches
The Rewa soccer team has managed to secure the services of two former coaches to help them win the Vodafone Fiji Fact title next weekend. Malaysia based former Fiji Team Goalkeeper, Tagi Vonolagi and former Nasinu Coach
Singh has a off day
Golfer Vijay Singh had an off day on the opening round of The Memorial Tournament in USA. Singh, this morning in the opening round shot 3 over par 75 to lie in 78th place on the leaderboard. Singh is 11 shots behind th
Wallabies test match next year
A proposed Wallabies Test against the Flying Fijians, which was penciled in for July this year, will be played next season in June at either Gosford or the Gold Coast. Australian Rugby Union Chief Executive John O'N
PNC preparations fall in to place
The Flying Fijian 15s rugby team preparations have started to fall into place ahead of their opening Pacific Nations Cup against Tonga next Saturday. As the Ilivasi Tabua coached side goes into their 3rd day of preparati
Strict rules laid on soccer players
The Fiji Football Association has laid strict rules on players that will be taking part in next week's Vodafone Fiji Fact. Referees Director Chandra Segran said the new rules have been implemented by world soccer go
Flying Fijians prepare for Tonga
The pain of losing to Tonga in the Pacific Nations Cup last year is still fresh in the mind of Flying Fijian 15's coach Ilivasi Tabua as he prepares his side for their opening game against the Ikale Tahi side in Nuku
Tiwa, Rao in doubt for Fact
The Ba soccer team's two key players have been given a 50-50 chance of playing in next week's Vodafone Fiji Fact. Midfielder Malakai Tiwa and Shameel Rao have been told to take more rest to recover from injury.
Leawere, Rabeni tipped to lead
Flying Fijian 15s rugby senior members Kele Leawere and Seru Rabeni are tipped to lead the side in the Pacific Nations Cup this year. Leawere, who is the oldest member of the side, is not new to the position as he was i
Ba duo in doubt
The Ba soccer team's two key players have been given a 50-50 chance of playing in next week's Vodafone Fiji Fact. Midfielder Malakai Tiwa and Shameel Rao have been told to take more rest to recover from injury.
Petero tired of criticisms
Fiji born Queensland war horse Petero Civoniceva revealed he had been told before last night's 28-18 win that former NSW captain and Blues selector Laurie Daley had called him too old to playing Origin. Daley told a
Ball in Tanivula’s court
The Fiji Rugby Union is now waiting for a response from Digicel Fiji Sevens coach Iliesa Tanivula on his availability for the next season of the IRB Sevens circuit. Tanivula's contract with FRU ended when the Scotla
Kirwan hopes for good outing
Japan rugby coach John Kirwan is hoping for a good outing in this year's IRB Pacific Nations Cup competition. They will play all their four matches in Fiji and Kirwan believes his team received a major boost after t
No improvement in soccer rankings
The Fiji soccer team made no improvement with regards to their world soccer rankings released by FIFA. The national side remains in 108th place. But their rivals New Zealand have slipped four places down to 82 while A
Osea charged by Fiji FA disciplinary
The Fiji Football Association disciplinary committee has charged a player and two officials of the Ba soccer team. Striker Osea Vakatalesau, Team secretary Iliyaaz Khan and Coach Yogen Dutt have been charged for violent
Greg Mumm in to assist Flying Fijians
2007 Rugby World Cup Flying Fijian 15s rugby forward Coach Greg Mumm is back in the country to assist Ilivasi Tabua for the Pacific Nations Cup. Mumm watched the trials on Monday afternoon at the TFL Stadium and still h
Walker still wants to coach Netball Fiji
Sacked National Netball Coach, Melissa Walker still wants to be the Coach of the National Netball team despite being given her termination letter by the Executives upon arrival at Nadi Airport last night. Speaking to Fi
Fiji U19 Cricket team beats Japan
The Fiji under 19 cricket side have beaten Japan by seven wickets in their third match of the ICC EAP under 19 trophy tournament in Papua New Guinea. But they still have a slim chance of progressing to the final, as the
Tabua’s first run with Flying Fijians
Flying Fijian 15's rugby coach Ilivasi Tabua spent his first day in the 2009 season with his 30 squad member with two hard training runs in Nadi today. The morning session saw trainer Naca Cawainibuka spending the f
Referees warned to be fair at Fiji Fact
Fiji Football Referees Director Chandra Segran has warned the 17 referees to be fair while controlling the matches during the Vodafone Fiji Fact. Segran has selected the best 17 referees for the five day tournament and