Latest Sports news and updates from Fiji and the Pacific.
Former All Blacks centre Ryan Crotty has returned to the Crusaders for the 2024 season after spending three season with the Kubota Spears in the Japan Rugby League One competition. Crotty was persuaded to head back
Fakhar Zaman scored a rapid 81 as Pakistan raced to a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh in the 2023 Cricket World Cup. Bangladesh's sixth straight loss means they are the first side officially out of semi-final con
Former Fiji Bati Vuate Karawalevu has joined the New South Wales Waratahs ahead of the 2024 Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific campaign on a two-year deal. He was scouted by the Roosters while playing for the Kaiviti
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a public holiday after the country won the 2023 Rugby World Cup in Paris on Sunday. The Springboks claimed their fourth Rugby World Cup win at the weekend, defe
Never giving up on her dreams to pursue a professional career in football is what school teacher and Team Fiji Women’s Football representative Sindhika Shayal hopes to inspire other young female athletes. Shayal
Pakistan is determined to rescue their faltering ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup campaign as they are on the verge of a group-stage exit and will need to defeat Bangladesh to secure slim chances to make it to the knockout
Argentina and Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi has won the Men's Ballon d'Or for the eighth time at the Ballon d’Or awards held in Paris. The 36-year-old was recognised at the ceremony after helping his country w
Being bullied while growing up motivated local welterweight boxer Ratu Rakuro to take up boxing lessons and set his goal of becoming a better boxer. As he prepares for his upcoming bout against Masing Warawara from
The Fiji Pearls squad preparing for the upcoming South Pacific Games in Honiara next month took their preparation to another level as the squad members engaged in a team bonding session where they went through a traditi
The Vodafone Fijiana XVs 118-0 win over Kazakhstan in the World Rugby WXV 3 tournament last weekend was a fitting farewell for their captain and number 8 Sereima Leweniqila who has decided to retire from international r
Afghanistan kept their World Cup semi-final dream alive with a comfortable seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the Cricket World Cup 2023. With three games to go, Afghanistan jumps to fifth and stays right in the mi
Two Fiji Water Flying Fijians players who took part at the Rugby World Cup in France this year, Jiuta Wainiqolo and Sireli Maqala helped their respective teams to win in round 4 of the Top 14 competition this morning.
The Fiji Airways National Men’s 7s team has set it’s goal to win gold again in the Pacific Games 7s competition. Squad manager for the Pacific Games Rokolua Manuapa has told fijivillage News that their preparat
The Fiji Bitter Savusavu 7s has grown over the years and they are proud to have produced some of the top players in Fiji over the last 15 years since its inception. This was highlighted by tournament organiser Mala
Even though the All Blacks came second in the 2023 Rugby World Cup final, they have something to celebrate as two of their players, Ardie Savea and Mark Telea scooped the Men’s 15s Player of the Year and the Men's 15s
Despite Afghanistan suffering a poor start to their ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup campaign, they have bounced back with thumping performances as they have won against defending champions England and Pakistan. Afgha
England has suffered their fifth loss in the 2023 ICCR Mens World Cup as India continued its unbeaten start with a 100-run victory. India captain Rohit Sharma says this was a game that showed a lot of character in
Eddie Jones’ controversial second stint as Wallabies coach is over, ending one of the most tumultuous periods in Australian rugby history. Less than a month after Australia’s dismal World Cup campaign ended –
The Fiji Bati thrashed Papua New Guinea Kumuls 43-16 in their second Pacific Championship match in Port Moresby. With Maika Sivo and Kurt Donoghue both claiming a double at Santos National Football Stadium, the Ba
Outgoing All Blacks halfback Aaron Smith has revealed that they had plenty of opportunities in the last 20 minutes of the Rugby World Cup final to win but could not execute in the end. Smith gave credit to the Spr
