Latest Sports news and updates from Fiji and the Pacific.
Barcelona hopes to strike a part-exchange deal for Neymar that would see Antoine Griezmann join Paris Saint-Germain this summer. The Catalan club is prepared to let Griezmann go after just one season to help fund t
Eddie Jones has agreed to a contract extension as coach of the England rugby team until the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. Jones took the coaching job in 2015 after the Rugby World Cup and has won 42 of his 54 mat
The New Zealand Rugby Union confirms that the five Kiwi Super Rugby teams will be given NZ$250,000 each for the next three months ensuring that the organisations will be in the best position for when sport resumes after
Wimbledon has been cancelled for the first time since World War Two because of the coronavirus pandemic. The tournament was due to be played between 29 June and 12 July. The entire grass-court season has been
Rugby Australia has announced that it will stand down 75% of its staff for three months. Rugby Australia CEO Raelene Castle confirmed in a statement that three-quarters of the administration would be stood down fro
USA Rugby has decided to file for bankruptcy because of its financial problems which have been intensified by the coronavirus shutdown. TVNZ reports that the loss of membership dues, and sponsorship pullbacks has r
Ba soccer President, Rishi Kumar has resigned from his position after being at the helm for the past 17 years. Kumar who is one of the most successful sports administrators in the country has won 43 titles with the
A series of emergency meetings is under way to decide whether Wimbledon can go ahead this year. The All England Club says a final decision is yet to be made but the cancellation of the Championships for the first t
Former Flying Fijians and current Wales Coach Wayne Pivac has accepted a 25 % pay cut as part of a Welsh Rugby Union cost-cutting initiative aimed at protecting long-term jobs during the coronavirus crisis. Stuff.
The Fiji Airways Men's National 7s Team Coach Gareth Baber says the postponement of tournaments in the HSBC World 7s Series has given them the opportunity and time for their injured players to recover well. Few pla
Fiji Rugby CEO John O’Connor says Fiji 7s coach Gareth Baber has shown interest in continuing in the position to the Olympic Games in July next year. Baber was appointed in October 2016 and his contract is expect
The Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s Team will be looking into new types of training tactics to help keep players safe during this time of crisis. Fiji 7s coach, Gareth Baber says he is looking at different trainin
British boxer Billy Joe Saunders had his boxing license suspended after publishing a social media video in which he appeared to condone domestic violence amid the coronavirus outbreak. The WBO super-middleweight ch
Jack Grealish has apologised and been fined by Aston Villa after breaking government lockdown guidelines amid the coronavirus pandemic. The 24-year-old revealed he left his house to meet with a friend over the week
National Rugby League clubs will get approximately AUD$2.5 million from Australian Rugby League Commission to survive if the competition does not resume this year. The Commission has guaranteed a three months fundi
Rugby Australia CEO Raelene Castle has announced that she will take a 50% pay cut worth over AUS$400,000 as the game's governing body reported a provisional AUS$9.4 million deficit for 2019. Castle refused to put a
Barcelona players will take a 70% pay cut during the coronavirus pandemic and make additional contributions to ensure non-sporting staff receive full wages. Captain, Lionel Messi said the move was delayed as the pl
The Tokyo Olympic Games will start on 23rd of July, 2021 and run till the 8th of August after being postponed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic. BBC News reports the International Olympic Committee's
Juventus' players and manager Maurizio Sarri have agreed to their pay being stopped for four months to save the club an estimated 90m euros during the coronavirus pandemic. All sport in Italy has been suspended unt
Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan says it would only be "fair" to award Liverpool the Premier League title if the season is not completed because of coronavirus. With football in England suspended until at
