Latest Sports news and updates from Fiji and the Pacific.
France has announced a 46-player squad that includes Virimi Vakatawa as they ramp up their Six Nations preparations. Vakatawa is one of 19 backline players in the squad. He plays for Racing 92 in the Top 14.
The Fiji Airways men’s national 7s team still has a slim chance of playing in the placement matches of the Malaga 7s if they are cleared on time however the Fijiana will miss out completely. World Rugby says bot
Former Flying Fijians Alfred Uluinayau will be coaching the New Zealand Fiji School 7s team that will feature teams from Japan, the USA, Canada and Australia. They will face the New Zealand Cavaliers in their firs
Melbourne Storm and the NZ Warriors will dedicate their upcoming pre-season NRL trial game to the people of Tonga, raising funds for those communities affected by the volcanic explosion at the weekend. The ‘Unite
The Swire Shipping Fijian Drua are hopeful they will get a lot of Fijian support at CommBank Stadium in Western Sydney when they are hosted by the Waratahs in their Super Rugby Pacific opener on the 18th of next month.
Former All Blacks 7s captain DJ Forbes will be coaching the NZ Warriors U18 side in the World School Rugby Sevens in Auckland this weekend. Forbes has played in over 80 tournaments, won 6 sevens series titles and w
Gloucester have confirmed London Irish and Fiji back-rower Albert Tuisue will join them from next season. Tuisue has made more than 50 appearances for the Exiles since arriving in January 2019 and been capped 11 ti
Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski has beaten Lionel Messi and Mohammed Salah to the Best FIFA Men’s Player award. Lewandowski has now won the award for 2 seasons in a row. The 33-year-old has barely
Fiji Sports Council CEO, Litiana Loabuka says they are proud to be associated with the Fijian Drua and they are unequivocally pleased to host the Drua in their first-ever home game at the ANZ Stadium this year. Lo
Defending champion Naomi Osaka has eased into the second round of the Australian Open with a straight sets win over spirited Colombian Camila Osorio. The Japanese superstar delivered a mixed bag en route to a 6-3 6
The Swire Shipping Fijian Drua will have two trial matches before their first Super Rugby Pacific match on the 18th of next month. The first trial match is against Western Force on the 30th of this month while the
The Fijian Drua will play the Highlanders on April 30th at the ANZ Stadium in Suva. This has been confirmed by the Drua CEO Brian Thorburn. /+AUDIO-45687464261e4b302df0377e79963c.mp3+AUDIO/ The opening r
Former national football team captain, George Koi has passed away. Koi died at his home in Nasinu yesterday. The highlight of his career was in 1977, when he captained the national team that defeated Australia
The Fiji Airways men’s and women’s 7s teams are now on the third day of their 7-day isolation as both sides aim to play in the Seville 7s next week. Both teams were supposed to fly out to Spain on Saturday for
Novak Djokovic says he is "extremely disappointed" with a court decision to deport him from Australia and prevent his defence of the Australian Open. Djokovic, who is unvaccinated against COVID-19 failed to overtu
Lawyers for Novak Djokovic have argued Australian Immigration Minister Alex Hawke has misinterpreted media reports about the tennis star's views on vaccination, and the level of support he receives from anti-vaxxers.
There will be 10 teams in the Digicel Premier League this season. This was approved in the Fiji FA Council meeting a while ago which was conducted via Zoom for the first time. Nasinu and Nadroga will be the tw
Flying Fijians fullback Kini Murimurivalu scored two tries this morning as defending champions Leicester Tigers claimed a last minute 29-28 win over Connacht in the Heineken Champions Cup. A last-gasp try from Hose
Former All Blacks winger Waisake Naholo’s dream of a return to Super Rugby is alive as he joins defending champions Crusaders. Naholo will link up with younger brother Kini at the Christchurch-based franchise.
Virat Kohli has stepped down as captain of India Cricket Test Team. The 33-year-old, who stopped leading India's limited-overs sides last year, had led the Test side since 2015. He captained India in a record-
