Latest Sports news and updates from Fiji and the Pacific.
Nemia Wainiqolo who is the father of Olympic gold medal-winning 7s player Jiuta Wainiqolo says they have planned a small celebration for Jiuta before he leaves for France later this month. Jiuta has secured a three
Australia's Emma McKeon became the first female swimmer to win seven medals at a single Olympics with two more golds yesterday. She won the 50 metres freestyle before helping Australia win the women's 4x100m medley
Wallabies halfback Nic White is hopeful he will be ready for consideration for the first Bledisloe Cup Test against the All Blacks on Saturday. White, who has played 37 Tests since making his debut in 2013, missed
Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim has added Olympic gold to his list of accolades in the men's high jump in Tokyo -and persuaded organisers to let him share it with his friend and rival, Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi. Both B
Peter Bol has qualified for the men's 800 metres final in Tokyo, becoming the first Australian to achieve the feat since Ralph Doubell won gold at the 1968 Olympics. Bol set an Australian and Oceania record with a
Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas has set a world record - the first to be broken in athletics at the Tokyo Games - as she won Olympic gold in the triple jump. BBC News reports Rojas who is the silver medallist at Rio 201
19-year-old Samoa born Dean Ieremia scored a hat-trick as the Melbourne Storm walloped the Penrith Panthers 37-10 in an empty Suncorp Stadium last night. Ieremia crossed over for his first try through a cross-kick
Alexander Zverev has become the first German to win the men's singles Olympic gold medal as he beat Karen Khachanov in straight sets at Tokyo 2020. The fourth seed played some stunning tennis to beat his opponent f
Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs is the new sprint king of the world after he claimed a shock gold in the Olympic Men’s 100 metres final this morning. Jacobs who switched from long jump in 2018 clocked a time of 9.8
Australia's Logan Martin has won gold in the men's freestyle BMX. This is the first time the event has been held at the Olympics. Martin was top-seeded and therefore the favourite to win going into the contest
Australia's Emma McKeon has won two more gold medals in Tokyo, taking her medal tally at this Olympics Games to seven — the equal most by any woman in any sport in Olympic history. The dual gold medals came in th
American gymnast Simone Biles has withdrawn from tomorrow's floor final at the Tokyo Olympics but is yet to make a decision on whether she will compete in the beam final on Tuesday. The four-time Olympic champion h
Caeleb Dressel got the help he needed and delivered a monumental butterfly leg himself to power the United States to a gold medal in the men's 4x100m medley relay, breaking the world record. The U.S. finished in 3:
New Zealand shot put champion Dame Valerie Adams has won her fourth Olympic medal at Tokyo 2020. She got bronze in the women's shot put final this afternoon. This is her fifth Olympic shot put final. Adam
Britain's Leigh Wood has claimed the WBA world featherweight title with a shock 12th-round stoppage of China's Xu Can. Wood who is 32-years-old was only drafted into the fight at six weeks' notice but dominated his
Australia’s 23-year-old Rohan Browning shocked the world last night in the men's 100 metres heats when he beating the second-fastest man in history Yohan Blake of Jamaica and Britain’s Chijindu Ujah. Browning r
FASANOC has paid tribute to former athlete, General Secretary and Team Manager of Fiji Bowls Abdul Kalim. President Makarita Lenoa says Kalim was an avid bowler and a very reliable and responsible administrator.
Defending champions Brazil will face Mexico in the semifinal of the men’s football competition at the Tokyo Olympics after beating Egypt 1-0 in the quarterfinal. Matheus Cunha scored the winning goal for Brazil.
The British and Irish Lions series with South Africa will go to a decider after the Springboks won a fiery second Test 27-9 at Cape Town Stadium this morning. The Lions led after a cagey first half as Dan Biggar's
Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah has become the second-fastest woman in history as she beat fellow Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce to retain her Olympic 100 metres title. The 29-year-old ran 10.61 seconds, a new Ol
