Latest Sports news and updates from Fiji and the Pacific.
The Chiefs have been dealt another blow in their Super Rugby Aotearoa campaign as wing Solomon Alaimalo has been ruled out of the competition due to a shoulder injury. The 24-year-old dislocated his left shoulder d
Vodafone Premier League leaders Rewa are likely to go into the Punjas Battle of the Giants Tournament without a sponsor. Coach Marika Rodu says accommodation for the first week alone will cost them $8000 and no one
Maintaining discipline is a key concern for the Tailevu rugby team ahead of their Skipper Cup match against Lautoka this weekend. Tailevu received one red card and one yellow card last week against Namosi which res
Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed a surprise bid from Russia to rival Australia's pitch to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup. The Russian Rugby Federation has confirmed the country will bid to stage the globa
World Rugby chairman Sir Bill Beaumont has thrown his weight behind a new Pacific Island Super Rugby team. Sir Bill Beaumont said a precedent for such support has already been set with the Jaguares, who were financ
Nadi Rugby will be travelling down to Ratu Cakobau Park this weekend to face Naitasiri in the Skipper Cup competition with a mindset to win. Nadi Rugby Union Secretariat Jeff Tamata says their main aim this season
Fiji-born Sevu Reece says he will be proving his former club wrong for not being recognised when the Crusaders take on the Chiefs in Super Rugby Aotearoa this Saturday. Reece says whenever he is in Hamilton, he alw
Defending champions of the Punjas Battle of the Giants Tournament, Labasa will begin their title defence against Suva next Friday. Siotame Kubu had scored the winning goal in the final last year as Labasa beat Laut
Three players with links to Fiji have been named in Rugby Australia’s Super Rugby Australia Team of the Week for round 4. Rob Valetini, Marika Koroibete and Tevita Kuridrani all gave strong performances for their
The Crusaders' loss to the Hurricanes on Saturday hit hard for many players on the team - for some, it was their first loss at home in their Crusaders careers. Young fullback Will Jordan was one of those subject to
Fiji and Japan will join the Six Nations sides in an eight team tournament that is set to replace this year's Autumn Tests. The BBC reports that it will begin on 14th November - two weeks after the final round of t
Crusaders lock Scott Barrett’s foot injury could have ruined his hopes of representing the All Blacks this year. All Blacks selector Grant Fox told NewstalkZB that Barrett, who had surgery on the structures suppo
The Highlanders have apologised after seven of their players were involved in a drunken night out in Queenstown in New Zealand last weekend, but none of the group will be stood down from the game against the Blues in Du
Maintaining discipline is a key concern for the Namosi rugby team ahead of their Skipper Cup and Farebrother Challenge match this weekend. Namosi received 3 red cards last week against Tailevu but still managed to
National players who are part of the Nadi Rugby Union will need to pass all the selection criteria to feature in a match. This was highlighted by the Nadi Rugby Union Secretary Jeff Tamata who says these national p
Britain's former world number one Andy Murray says he is "mentally planning" for the US Open to go ahead. The United States Tennis Association hopes to confirm within the next 10 days that the tournament can be sta
The injury-hit Hurricanes have called upon one of the club’s favourite sons in the form of Julian Savea for the side’s remaining two fixtures of Super Rugby Aotearoa. Hurricanes Head Coach Jason Holland confirm
New Springboks coach Jacques Nienaber has put serious doubts into whether his side will play in a New Zealand-based Rugby Championship competition later this year. Last week NZ Rugby chief executive Mark Robinson c
Juventus have clinched a ninth successive Italian League title as they defeated Sampdoria 2-0 this morning. Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 31st league goal of the season in the first-half before Federico Bernardeschi
The Hurricanes drought-breaking 34-32 win over the Crusaders in Christchurch on Saturday has come at a huge cost with two players suffering potential competition-ending injuries. Centre Ngani Laumape and prop Frase
