Latest Sports news and updates from Fiji and the Pacific.
Rugby World Cup-winning coach Sir Clive Woodward has backed Agustin Pichot's bid to challenge Sir Bill Beaumont for the role of the chairman of World Rugby. Former Argentinian skipper Pichot will challenge Beaumont
The fate of this year's US Open will not be decided until June, but it is "highly unlikely" to be staged behind closed doors. The US Tennis Association has set up a medical advisory group to help them determine whe
UEFA is working to plans that would see the Champions League final end the 2019-20 season on 29 August. European football's governing body will meet on 23rd April for more discussions about how to complete a campai
Former All Blacks coach Sir Graham Henry has called for a completely fresh approach to both the Rugby Championship and Super Rugby, including promotion/relegation, and teams from Fiji, Japan and the United States.
World Rugby has announced details of a dedicated COVID-19 relief strategy aimed at supporting the game and mitigating the overall impact of the pandemic on the sport. Underpinned by a relief fund of approximately US$1
New Zealand's top rugby players have agreed to have their incomes slashed as NZ Rugby counters the financial issues created by the Covid-19 pandemic. NZ Rugby and the New Zealand Rugby Players Association have agre
Dethroned world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder says he still does not see his conqueror Tyson Fury as the true titleholder. The American told a Premier Boxing Champions podcast that the real ‘Bronze Bomberâ€
Australian rugby players who are top earners have volunteered to take pay cuts of more than 65 percent to protect their lower-paid teammates while the game rides out the coronavirus shutdown. Stuff.co.nz reports tha
The Coca-Cola Games is cancelled until 2021. Organiser Vuli Waqa says it will be impossible to accommodate the event later in the year even if the Education Ministry agrees to move it to a later date. On 19th
Fiji Rugby Union Chairman Francis Kean is one of the eight people nominated for the seven available positions on the World Rugby Executive Committee. World Rugby confirms that Kean was nominated and proposed by the
Rugby in New Zealand has received a multi-million dollar payout under the New Zealand’s Government wage subsidy scheme. Super Rugby teams, regional rugby unions, and New Zealand Rugby have claimed a combined tota
World Rugby Vice Chairman Augustin Pichot believes now is a good time to assess the value of introducing Japan and Fiji to a new-look Rugby Championship. Pichot has announced he will challenge England's Bill Beaumo
Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo is working out at his home with his son and daughter during the lockdown period. He has posted this on his instagram page. Italian soccer club Juventus has already announced tha
Sanzaar boss Andy Marinos has revealed Super Rugby has until December 31st to complete a competition this year. The tournament was put on hold on March 15 due to the coronavirus pandemic and the Sanzaar unions have
Bill Beaumont is fighting back, releasing his vision for the election battle with Agustin Pichot to be World Rugby chairman. Incumbent Beaumont, the former England lock, is even promising an independent review of t
The NRL will in coming days secure an NZ$264 million loan which will stop the game falling into financial ruin. The Coronavirus pandemic has brought the 13-man game to its knees, with the suspension of matches leaving
Fiji Rugby Union CEO John O’Connor says if the COVID-19 crisis continues, the organisation will consider putting players and staff on leave without pay. The FRU headquarters has been closed and skeleton staff are
World fastest man, Usain Bolt has encouraged social distancing with one of the cheekiest but effective social media posts yet during coronavirus-enforced restrictions. Bolt's Happy Easter post had a photo of him ea
A domestic Super Rugby competition featuring the five New Zealand Super Rugby teams is likely to happen. TVNZ News reports that the competition could even be underwritten and only funded by SANZAAR but no formal de
SANZAAR CEO Andy Marinos has suggested that Super Rugby and the Rugby Championship could be run simultaneously in a bid to save the 2020 rugby season. Traditionally Super Rugby has run until July with the Rugby Cha
