Fitness a concern
Fitness is one area the National Under-21 team will have to focus on if they are to do well at the World Youth Championships in August. National Netball Coach Melissa Walker said that the girls have improved greatly dur
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Tuivanuavou adamant team named will do well
Only a day remains before the final 12-member team will be selected to represent Fiji to Hong Kong next week and the Australia 7s in Adelaide the week after. Speaking from the Digicel Fiji 7s team camp in Nadi, Team Man
7s players ready to give their best
Digicel Fiji 7s Team Manager Jope Tuivanuavou says morale is high amongst the boys who are camping in Nadi adding they are eager to give it their best shot in Hong Kong. He also said the players are well focused especia
Nasinu out to stop Navua’s unbeaten run
Nasinu is a team that can stop Navua's unbeaten run in the New World National Soccer League competition. Navua already have six points from two wins so far and will move to the top of the points table, if they beat
Discipline the focus
Digicel Fiji Sevens coach Iliesa Tanivula is confident of putting a winning combination before the side leaves for the Hong Kong Sevens next week. Tanivula has been working hard in training with the players and trying t
Taveuni Zone hopes to send best
Athletics officials from the Taveuni Zone are hoping to send the best to compete at the Coke Light Games next month. It is quite some time now that Holy Cross, Niusawa Methodist and Bucalevu Secondary won gold medals at
Higher ranked boxers to come
A lot of questions have been raised from the public after the Toe-to-Toe Boxing Promotion match in the main bout between Joy Ali and Faimasasa "Shockwave" Tavui ended up in a technical knockout. Speakin
Tough task for Walker
National netball coach Melissa Walker has a tough task ahead of her, as she is trying to pick the best girls out of the 15-member squad to represent Fiji at the World Youth Championship Netball Tournament in August. Wal
7s team can break jinx
Digicel Fiji Sevens manager Jope Tuivanuavou said they can break the 10-year jinx in Hong Kong next weekend. Fiji last won at the So Kon Po Stadium in 1999 when they defeated New Zealand in the Cup final by 21 points to
No overseas players for Mini Games
National netball coach Melissa Walker has today revealed that they will not be including any overseas based players for the Mini Games that will be held in September. Speaking to Fijivillage, Walker said the overseas ba
All Saints issues warning
Macuata Zone 1 defending champions All Saints Secondary School is warning all other schools around the country not to underestimate the North. Coordinator George Nathan said All Saints have always claimed the North Cham
Brown hopes dream comes true
Canterbury Crusaders Development team member James Brown has high hopes of representing Fiji at the Hong Kong 7s tournament next week. Brown is in the 16-man training squad and struggled a bit during the first training
7s team change training venue
The change of training venue for the Digicel Fiji 7s team might help them do better in the third leg of the IRB World 7s Series in Hong Kong and Adelaide. The Fiji 7s team most of the time trained in Suva but for this w
Labasa striker joins Navua
Former Labasa soccer team striker Joseph Nimiriau will be making his debut for Navua in the New World National Soccer League competition tomorrow. Nimiriau will be in the side's run-on team against Nasinu. This wa
Brown sacrifices overseas duties
New Zealand based James Brown had to sacrifice his overseas duties to play for the Digicel Fiji Sevens team at next week's Hong Kong Sevens tournament. Brown is a member of the Crusaders Development team and was nam
Ultimatum may not affect Team Fiji
The ultimatum given by the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group to the interim government may not seriously affect Team Fiji's participation at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in India. CMAG is threatening expulsion if
10 year losing drought biggest challenge
A 10 year losing drought in the Hong Kong Sevens and 2 years without a win in the IRB Sevens series is the biggest challenge the Digicel Fiji Sevens team faces in their preparation. And after losing the World Cup Sevens
Singh out of Golf Championship
Golfer Vijay Singh has loss in the World Golf Championship in Florida. Singh today in the final round shot 2 over par 74 to finish in 53rd place on the leader board with a 286 total score. With this loss, the 6th ranke
Rokodiva earmarked for playmaker position
20-year-old Peni Rokodiva Junior has been earmarked by the Digicel Fiji 7's selectors to take up the playmaker's position for the Hong Kong and Australia 7s. National selector Dan Lobendhan Junior said Rokodiva
High hopes for young 7s squad
The Digicel national 7s selectors have high hopes that the young squad picked for the Hong Kong and Adelaide 7s will do well in the 3rd IRB 7s series. Selectors Dan Lobendan said they believe the players will be able to