Latest Sports news and updates from Fiji and the Pacific.
The Fiji Men’s 7s team survived a major scare from Japan, and phases of determined play ensured a 24-19 victory in their first pool match of the 7s competition in the Tokyo Olympics. Fiji scored straight after th
Four years after coming off the bench for his 70th test, controversial star Quade Cooper will return to the Wallabies squad for the upcoming Bledisloe series. A Rugby Australia spokesperson confirmed the 33-year-o
The family of Fiji 7s team coach Gareth Baber has sent the team a video message and wished them well before their first match against Japan in the Olympic 7s competitions this afternoon. Baber's wife and children
New Zealand has been beaten 3-2 by Honduras in their second match in men's football at the Olympic Games. Burnley striker Chris Wood who scored the winner against South Korea in the first match was on target again
New Zealand has been beaten 3-2 by Honduras in their second match in men's football at the Olympic Games. Burnley striker Chris Wood who scored the winner against South Korea in the first match was on target again
The second day of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games was filled with a lot of surprises and shocking moments. In basketball, the USA had their 25-game winning streak at the Olympics ended by an 81-76 loss to France in th
Fiji men’s 7s team coach Gareth Baber says they are relaxed and focused ahead of their opening game against Japan in the Olympic Games 7s competition this afternoon. Baber says they know that every team considers
American swimmer Chase Kalisz has won the USA's first swimming medal in Tokyo, holding off teammate Jay Litherland to take gold in the Men's 400m individual medley. Team USA's second medal followed closely behind w
Britain's two-time defending champion Andy Murray has withdrawn from the men's singles at the Tokyo Olympics with a minor thigh strain. BBC News reports the Scot, who won his opening men's double match with Joe Sal
The Swedish team put on another impressive display to defeat Australia 4-2 in the women's football competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, despite Chelsea's Samantha Kerr scoring twice for the Australians. The Chel
Fiji men's 7s coach Gareth Baber says he will be selecting 12 out of 13 players for every game which means that the 13th player Sireli Maqala is up for selection for every game. He says it is different for the Olym
The coach of the men’s national 7s team Gareth Baber says keeping the team and staff safe and making sure everyone is staying healthy for the delivery stage of their plan is his top priority. Baber says there has
The British and Irish Lions drew first blood in the series against South Africa after fighting back from nine points down at half-time to win 22-17. The Lions were adrift at the break after Handre Pollard's four pe
After Day-1 of the Olympic Games, China is currently leading the medal tally with 3 gold and 1 bronze, with China's Hou Zhihui breaking the Olympic women's 49kg weightlifting record with a combined score of 210 kg.
In the build up to their preparations for the Olympic Games, the Fiji Men’s 7s team has been in contact with some of the members of the gold medal winning team in the 2016 Rio Olympics. Speaking from the Olympic
Former Flying Fijians Coach Sam Domoni has passed away. His former club – Northern Suburbs Rugby says it is deeply saddened by the passing of Domoni. In a statement, the club says Domoni was a talismanic pla
China's Yang Qian has won the first gold medal of the 2020 Olympics after outlasting the field today in a nail-biting final in the women's 10-meter air rifle competition. Anastasiia Galashina, competing for Russia
Team Fiji's Sally Yee went down to her opponent from Guyana today in the preliminary round of the table tennis competition. She went down 5-11, 11-4, 3-11, 6-11, 8-11 to Chelsea Edghill in her first match.
It was a historic and memorable night for four-time Grand Slam women’s singles champion Naomi Osaka as she lit up the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony last night. The 23-year-old climbed a stylish Mou
Fiji Bati and Penrith Panthers hooker Apisai Koroisau has been issued a two-game suspension and $35,000 fine for alleged COVID-19 breaches involving an unregistered female guest while he was in the NSW Origin bubble.
