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Tailevu won’t take Tavua lightly

The Tailevu rugby side will not be taking Tavua lightly in their last defense of the prestigious Farebrother trophy on home-ground next Saturday. When contacted by Village sports, team official Mosese Bakaniceva said th

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Tafea FC prepares to face Ba

Solomon Islands champions Kossa FC drew 10,000 fans to their match with Vanuatu champions Tafea FC but had to settle for a 1-1 draw. Former Auckland City FC striker Raginald Davani now starring for Kossa FC set up the o

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Car show exhibition draws huge interest

A Car Show Exhibition is currently being held at the Post Fiji stadium car-park with a huge range of car-owners bringing in their cars to exhibit on this one-day exhibition. Speaking to Village sports, exhibition organi

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Labasa Defeats Lautoka

The Labasa soccer team is now five points clear on the National Soccer League points table after beating Lautoka 1-0 this afternoon. The Babasiga Lions maintained their 100 percent record and now have 15 points after Ma

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Lewaravu Gets Lucrative Offer

FMF Flying Fijians lock Wame Lewaravu has struck a lucrative offer in London. Lewaravu who played a fine game at the Rugby World Cup, caught the attention of many scouts and as such he has signed a new contract with the

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Serevi Plays in Bankok 7s

Former Fiji 7s Coach Waisale Serevi will play in this weekend's Bankok 7s tournament. Serevi will lead a combined Islanders side, in the annual tournament which was first held in 1995. The Fijians influence has bee

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Satala Scores on Debut

Fiji rugby international Apolosi Satala scored a try in his debut but could not help his Leeds team register a win. Satala playing for the first time in the EDF Energy Cup competition, played a grand game as his side Le

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Suva Netters to Dominate

The Suva netballers are expected to dominate the MH Homemaker Netball Series in Lautoka today. The capital city will field three teams in the Cup semifinals today and hope for the southern final next week. Team officia

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Tailevu Fitness Up to Par

The Tailevu rugby team has spent most of the week doing in-house training, as they prepare for their fifth defense of the prestigious Farebrother Sullivan Cup against Lautoka this afternoon. When contacted by Village Sp

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Ba Back in Camp

The Ba soccer team has gone back to camp for the opening O-League match against Vanuatu's Tafea Football Club next Wednesday. The Men in Black will be without 6 key players, who are injured and some who have signed

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Lautoka Confident

The Lautoka rugby team is confident that it will be coming in for a surprise in the challenge match against the champion side Tailevu tomorrow. Speaking to Village Sports, Lautoka team manager Josefa Uluivuda said that

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Davu employs long selection process

Fiji Netball Coach Vilimaina Davu has employed a long selection process then other teams and is expected to announce her side for the World Netball Championship on Monday. It is understood that Davu has already selected

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Masi back for Ba

National soccer team striker Manoa Masi is making a return to top level competition after a lapse of three years. Masi is back for the Ba side after a one year stint with Nadroga in 2004. The top striker’s career

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Netballers Unbeaten

The Fiji netball team has so far won all their build-up matches in Australia as part of their build-up to the World Netball Championship. Last night they thrashed Manly from New South Wales by 101 goals to 49 while the

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Fiji’s pool will be tough

The Fiji netball team will not have an easy ride to the quarterfinals of the World Netball Championship next month. The Vilimaina Davu coached side will have to beat Jamaica, Singapore and Cook Islands in their pool gam

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Fiji’s pool will be tough

The Fiji netball team will not have an easy ride to the quarterfinals of the World Netball Championship next month. The Vilimaina Davu coached side will have to beat Jamaica, Singapore and Cook Islands in their pool gam

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Ba aims for another O-League final

The Ba soccer team will not be able to include any player from other districts for the 2007 / 2008 O-League because the transfer window opens next month. Association president Rishi Kumar says they were hoping to includ

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Satala to make debut for Leeds

Fiji's international wing, Apolosi Satala is set to make his debut for Leeds in the EDF Energy Cup clash with Saracens tomorrow morning. Satala, who represented Fiji at full international and sevens level, is a Priv

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FRU to request for more funding from IRB

The Fiji Rugby Union High Performance Unit will be requesting more funding from the IRB to cater for the development of the sport, after a successful outing at the recent World Cup in France. Speaking to Village sports,

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Netballers Seeded 8th

With 16 days to go for the World Netball Championships to kick off in New Zealand, the Fiji netball team has been seeded eighth in the championship. The Vilimaina Davu coached side gets the top eight spot after successf

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