Latest Sports news and updates from Fiji and the Pacific.
Fiji Men’s National 7s team gold medal winning captain Jerry Tuwai says being away from loved ones while preparing for the Tokyo Olympics was really difficult and admits they were very close to leaving camp one day.
Russian athletes are going home with their most medals since 2004 even though their team, flag and anthem were officially banned from the Tokyo Olympics. BBC News reports Competing as the Russian Olympic Committee
Fiji Men’s National 7s team gold medal winning captain Jerry Tuwai says he does not believe he will be around for the next Olympic Games in Paris in France in 2024. The double Olympic gold medalist says there are
Lionel Messi has received a formal two-year contract offer from Paris Saint-Germain. The French club has offered Messi an initial two-year deal, thought to be worth £25 million or FJ $72 million a year after tax,
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics concluded with an upbeat ceremony in Japan's capital last night with Fijiana 7s team captain Rusila Nagasau being Fiji’s flag bearer for the closing ceremony. Fiji finished the Olympic Gam
The U.S. women's basketball team has won its seventh consecutive gold medal with a 90-75 victory over Japan at Tokyo 2020. Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi have become the first basketball players – female or male –
Eliud Kipchoge says he has "fulfilled" his legacy after the Kenyan became the first athlete since 1980 to retain an Olympic marathon title at Tokyo 2020. Kipchoge, only the third person to win successive Olympic ma
A German coach has been thrown out of the Olympics for appearing to punch a horse who was refusing to jump or trot during the modern pentathlon. Coach Kim Raisner was heard on German TV urging tearful athlete Annik
All Blacks coach Ian Foster has given a blunt review of his side's 33-25 win over the Wallabies in the first Bledisloe Test last night, saying the final 15 minutes of the match were "disappointing". The All Blacks
Manchester United has thrashed Everton 4-0 in their final pre-season friendly this morning. Mason Greenwood, Harry Maguire and Bruno Fernandes scored a goal each as United led 3-0 at half time. Diogo Dalot add
Leicester City has beaten Manchester City 1-0 to win the Community Shield this morning. Former Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho scored the winner for Leicester in the 89th minute. City's record £100m
Israel's Linoy Ashram has caused a huge upset in the Olympic rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around final, becoming the first non-Russian champion since 1996. The 22-year-old toppled the long-standing reign by b
Allyson Felix has overtaken Carl Lewis as the most decorated American track and field athlete after helping Team USA to Olympic gold in the 4x400m relay. BBC News reports the 35-year-old had already become the most
Japan has won gold in baseball at Tokyo 2020 after beating the United States. The hosts won 2-0 in a largely empty Yokohama Baseball Stadium. The victory means Team Japan complete an historic double with the w
The Netherlands' Sifan Hassan won the 10,000m to seal her second gold and third medal of the Tokyo Olympics. The 28-year-old, who had been seeking an unprecedented golden treble, had missed out on that feat when sh
India has claimed their first-ever Olympic gold in athletics as Neeraj Chopra won the men's javelin at Tokyo 2020. The 2018 Commonwealth Games champion who is only 23-years-old registered a best throw of 87.58m to
Brazil has defended its Olympic men's football title following a dramatic extra-time victory over Spain this morning. Substitute Malcom slotted home the winner after 108 minutes to hand Brazil the gold medal.
Melbourne Storm continue their dominance in the NRL after defeating the Sea Eagles 28-18 last night. Storm remains in first place in the NRL standings and two points ahead of the Panthers and the Rabbitohs. Ju
The All Blacks held off the Wallabies to win 33-25 in the opening test of the Bledisloe Cup series in Auckland. Despite a lot of errors in the first half, the All Blacks led 16-8 at the break after a Sevu Reece try
The Wallabies will be out to change 35 years of history at Eden Park tonight in their Bledisloe Cup opener with the All Blacks while New Zealand will be celebrating because their halfback Aaron Smith will become just th
