Latest Sports news and updates from Fiji and the Pacific.
Play was halted because of the sun in Napier as India cruised to victory over New Zealand in the first of a five‑match one‑day international series. The setting sun at McLean Park was shining in the batsman'
Ireland’s fly‑half Jonathan Sexton has been declared fit ahead of their Six Nations showdown with England next weekend. Head coach Joe Schmidt is expecting Sexton to get a green light in terms of fitness fo
Karolina Pliskova has saved four match points to send seven‑times champion Serena Williams crashing out of the Australian Open in controversial fashion. Seventh‑seeded Pliskova rallied from in a tense deciding
The Wellington Phoenix's unbeaten run in the A‑League came to an abrupt halt last night after being beaten 1‑0 by Sydney FC in Wellington, New Zealand. The A‑League's joint Fijian top scorer Roy Krish
Terio Tamani has been spending time with Waisea Nacuqu and Jerry Tuwai learning from them in the past few weeks. Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s Coach Gareth Baber stated that Tamani has improved a lot from wh
The Springbok Sevens team will make no excuses about travel times, time zones or personal discomfort during their stay in Hamilton for the New Zealand Sevens tournament. Blitzbok playmaker Stedman Gans reiterated t
Wallabies center Samu Kerevi has been named captain of the Queensland Reds for the 2019 Super Rugby season. He takes over the captaincy from backrower Scott Higginbotham who remains a member of the Reds squad and w
‘No one in the Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s team is a newbie anymore as they head into this weekend’s Hamilton 7s’. Coach Gareth Baber highlighted this to Fijivillage in an interview earli
The Labasa and Suva Soccer Associations are having negotiations regarding the transfer application of some prominent players. Labasa’s three key players, Christopher Wasasala, Ratu Anare and Vilitati Kautoga
Samoa have welcomed back some key personnel among three changes to their squad for the Hamilton and Sydney legs of the World Sevens Series. Murphy Paulo and Joe Perez will make their first appearance of the season
Petra Kvitova has advanced to her first grand slam semifinal since surviving a brutal knife attack by a burglar in her home town in the Czech Republic two years ago. She beat local favourite Ashleigh Barty, 6‑1,
6 players with links to Fiji have been included in the All Blacks 7s extended team for 2019. The players are Vilimoni Koroi, Joe Ravouvou, Amanaki Nicole, Akuila Rokolisoa, Luke Masirewa and Jona Nareki. Other
Eight‑time Olympic champion Usain Bolt has declared his "sports life over", frustrated in his bid to begin a post‑athletics career in football. Bolt spent two months training with Australian soccer si
Discipline will be the main area where Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s team will be tested on this weekend in Hamilton. Following the last two tournaments Fiji received 6 yellow cards which is the joint highes
Rafael Nadal is back to feeling healthy. Probably not a coincidence that he's back in the Australian Open semifinals. Playing his familiar brand of court‑covering, ball‑bashing, opponent‑frustrating tenni
Cristiano Ronaldo smiled broadly after leaving court overnight despite the unwanted trip back to Madrid to plead guilty to tax fraud. The Juventus forward who was facing charges stemming from his days at Real
Premier League footballer Emiliano Sala was on a light aircraft which went missing over the Channel Islands. The 28-year-old ,£15m Argentine striker was one of two people on board the Piper Malibu which lost
The Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s team will play their hearts out for all Fijians when they try to defend their title in Hamilton this weekend. The team have settled well since arriving in New Zealand yester
The Tonga Men's sevens team is building strength in numbers in the lead up to their HSBC World Sevens Series return. They will compete at the New Zealand Sevens in Hamilton this weekend, marking their first app
154th ranked New Caledonia and 156th ranked Mauritius will be travelling to Fiji in March to play against the Fiji soccer team. The President of the Fiji Football Association Rajesh Patel says it will a triang
