Latest Sports news and updates from Fiji and the Pacific.
The Fijiana 7s team have lost their first pool match 12-5 against France in the Tokyo Olympics. The team trailed 7-5 at half-time. They will face Canada in their second match at 7.30 tonight. The Fijiana
Great Britain 7s star Dan Bibby has described a planned future sevens programme in the UK as "a joke" after the team missed out on a medal in Tokyo. Great Britain lost 17-12 to a fired-up Argentina in the bronze ma
Highlanders flanker Shannon Frizell will miss the All Blacks' first Bledisloe Test after being suspended by New Zealand Rugby after his court appearance on assault charges. NZ Rugby held a misconduct hearing with F
Australia's Ariarne Titmus won her latest battle with five-time Olympic gold medallist Katie Ledecky as she set a Games record in the women's 200m freestyle in Tokyo. Titmus, who beat Ledecky in the 400m freestyle
The Fiji Men’s 7s team beat Argentina 26-14 in the Tokyo Olympics semi-final and are now on the verge of creating history by winning back to back gold medals in rugby in the Olympics. Jerry Tuwai will also become
Team Fiji Men’s 7s captain Jerry Tuwai says they have a big task ahead and their focus right now is on Argentina. Tuwai says we are suffering a lot with the pandemic right now and that's what matters to us, we ar
Four-time Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles says she has to focus on her mental health after pulling out of the women's gymnastics team final. The American left the arena after the vault, but later returned to su
Team Fiji swimmer Taichi Vakasama finished fourth in the first heat of the men's 200 metres breaststroke last night. The 21-year-old clocked a time of 2 minutes 17.35 seconds. Panama's Christianson Bernhard Ty
Japanese superstar Naomi Osaka suffered a surprise exit in her home Olympics as Czech Marketa Vondrousova earned a straight-set win in Tokyo. Osaka has been one of the faces of the Games in the Japanese capital and
Alaskan teenager Lydia Jacoby upstaged her 2016 Olympic champion teammate Lily King to win a surprise gold medal in the women's 100m breaststroke. The 17-year-old accelerated over the final 25 metres to push ahead
Team Fiji Men’s 7s Team will play Australia in the last quarter-final at 10 tonight in the Tokyo Olympics. Fiji won all their three pool matches. Our first two wins against Japan and Canada were tough but Fi
Flora Duffy won Bermuda’s first-ever Olympic gold medal when she delivered a dominating run leg to convincingly triumph in the women’s triathlon on a stormy Tokyo course today. Duffy was part of a group of seve
Team Fiji Men’s 7s team played with a lot of character and kept a solid defence as they outmuscled Great Britain 33-7 in their last pool match in the Tokyo Olympics. It was a much changed Fiji outfit compared to
Philippines Hidilyn Diaz became her country's first ever Olympic gold medallist as she won the women's 55 kg category for weightlifting at Tokyo 2020. Reuters reports that in her fourth Olympics, the 30-year-old l
At the age of just 13, Japan's Momiji Nishiya has made history by winning the first-ever Olympic gold medal in women's street skateboarding at the Games in Tokyo. Nishiya topped a youthful podium with Rayssa Leal o
Manchester United has agreed a deal to sign Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane for an initial fee of around £34m. The deal for Varane is likely to reach £50m with add-ons. It is set to follow Jadon Sancho's
The Fiji Men’s 7s team have won their second game 28-14 against Canada in the Tokyo Olympics and it was another tough encounter for the team. Fiji scored the first try through Napolioni Bolaca who made a line bre
Norway's Kristian Blummenfelt backed his endurance to take the sting out of two young hotshot rivals as he delivered a devastating late surge to break clear on a sweltering run leg and take gold in a thrilling men's Oly
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama has congratulated Team Fiji for the first win in the Men’s 7s competition in the Tokyo Olympics, and says everyone in Fiji is with the team in spirit. While speaking in Parliame
Adam Peaty wrote his name into the history books once again as he powered to 100 metres breaststroke gold in Tokyo to become the first British swimmer to defend his Olympic title. The world record holder blew away
