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FASANOC hopes to send 7 to Olympics

FASANOC is hoping to send a maximum of 7 athletes to this year's Olympic Games in Beijing. Vice President Atma Maharaj said two athletes have already qualified and if the other five athletes vying for a place in Tea

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Sharks player in 7s squad

Digicel Fiji 7s Coach Josateki Savou has today confirmed that Sailosi Rabonaqica from the Sharks team in the Colonial Cup, has been selected to be the 15th member of the Digicel Fiji 7s squad to prepare for the London an

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Krishna could be out in Professional Soccer

Labasa soccer team striker Roy Krishna could become the second footballer from Fiji to play a professional level soccer in overseas. Krishna has been invited to spend two weeks with Wellington Phoenix to get a taste of

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Barbarians, Warriors Need to Lift Performance-Tabua

The Air Pacific Fiji Warriors and Air Pacific Fiji Barbarians players have been told to perform if they want to get picked in the Fiji 15s team for the IRB Pacific Nations Cup competition. Fiji 15's coach Ilivasi Ta

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Team Fiji keeps Fingers crossed for Olympics

Team Fiji chef de mission Patrick Bower is keeping his fingers crossed that a few more athletes will make the Olympic qualifying time to be in Beijing in August this year. Makelesi Bulikiobo and Sisilia Nasiga are the o

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Bolabiu to officiate international match

Fiji rugby's leading referee James Bolabiu is happy to be given the task of officiating in the IRB Pacific Nations Cup competition which starts in June this year. Bolabiu who turns 26 next month, will referee the ma

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Ro Filipe begins plans for Fiji rugby

The newly appointed Fiji Rugby Union President Ro Filipe Tuisawau has already started to map out his plans for the Digicel Fiji sevens and Fiji fifteens rugby teams. Speaking to Fijivillage, Tuisawau said the work has t

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Isoa Me to Fly Fiji’s Flag at World Champs

Natabua High School student Isoa Me will fly Fiji's flag at the World Junior Championship in Poland. Me is being nominated by Athletics Fiji after his impressive performance at the Coca Cola Light Games last weekend

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Isoa Me to fly Fiji’s flag at World Champs

Natabua High School student Isoa Me will fly Fiji's flag at the World Junior Championship in Poland. Me is being nominated by Athletics Fiji after his impressive performance at the Coca Cola Light Games last weekend

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LDS advance for Semis in Schools Volleyball Championship

Latter Day Saints College and Laucala Bay have both advanced into the Under-19 boys semifinals in the Fiji Secondary Schools Volleyball championship currently underway at the Vodafone Arena.   Both sides proved too

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Fiji seeded 4th for Edinburgh 7s

The Digicel Fiji 7s team has been seeded fourth in the final tournament of the IRB World 7s Series in Scotland. They have been drawn in Pool D where they face the dual European challenge of France and Moldova as well as

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Verekauta out to secure Olympics spot

New Zealand based Fiji athletics rep Niko Verekauta wants to secure a spot in Team Fiji squad for the Olympics and not to go as a wild card entry. Verekauta will compete in the European circuit in June and will have to

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Volleyball U19 Champs Crowning This Afternoon

A new under 19 division boys champion will be crowned this afternoon at the Fiji Secondary School's Volleyball championship currently underway at the Vodafone Arena. Marist Brothers High School, the holders of the t

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Buzetti Won’t Be Shown Exit Door

Fiji soccer team Head Coach Carlos Buzetti will not be shown the exit door despite the team's poor performance in the recent International outings. Under Buzetti's leadership, Fiji has failed to defend their Pac

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Fiji Rugger To Feature In NZ Cup Rugby

The Air Pacific Fiji Warriors and Tailevu Rugby fullback, Iliesa Keresoni will feature in the 2008 Air New Zealand Cup rugby competition. Keresoni has signed with the Taranaki club for the competition which runs from Ju

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Buzetti Won’t Be Shown Exit Door

Fiji soccer team Head Coach Carlos Buzetti will not be shown the exit door despite the team's poor performance in the recent International outings. Under Buzetti's leadership, Fiji has failed to defend their Pac

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Boxers Miss Olympics Spot

Fiji's poor performance in the amateur boxing arena continues after none of the five member Fiji Amateur Boxing team failed to qualify for the Olympics in Beijing. Although Fiji was represented by overseas based box

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FRU Aware of Overseas Agents

The Fiji Rugby Union is aware that there are agents around luring our players with overseas contracts without their knowledge and a lot of financial losses are incurred as a result. Speaking at the Fiji Rugby Union AGM

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Verekauta for 2008 Olympics

New Zealand based Fiji athletics rep, Niko Verekauta is highly likely to join Makelesi Bulikiobo and Sisilia Nasiga from Fiji Judo at the Beijing Olympics this August. Verekauta, who is a former student of Suva Grammar

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Boxers Fail To Qualify For Olympics

Fiji boxers have failed to qualify for the Olympics. The five member squad, Navi Cagiloaloa, Gyan Kumar, Amlesh Narayan, Meciu Michael and Michael Temo who took part in the Oceania Olympic boxing championship in Samoa l

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