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The Digicel Fiji soccer team will face New Caledonia on 18th March this year in its first match of the Oceania Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Fiji’s second match is against New Zealand on March 21st
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has apologised for his side's display after they were knocked out of the FA Cup 1-0 in the third round by Nottingham Forest for the second time in four years. Lewis Grabban scored for N
Arsenal lost to Nottingham Forest 1-0 in the FA Cup third round after Lewis Grabban's late strike. Arsenal were passive throughout and were deservedly beaten at the City Ground. In other FA Cup matches this mo
Former Navua and national team player, Rajneel Chand has passed away. 37-year-old Chand passed away yesterday at his home in Rovadrau, Navua. He was the elder brother of current Navua captain Vinit Chand and
One of Oceania football’s biggest stars, professional Fijian striker Roy Krishna, will help drive the growth of football in the region through his new role as an Oceania Football Confederation Ambassador. As part
Rodri scored a stoppage-time winner as Manchester City beat 10-man Arsenal 2-1 in an incident-packed encounter to move 11 points clear at the top of the Premier League. Arsenal looked to have held out for a draw, b
Footballers who play for China's national team have been banned from getting tattoos - and advised to remove ones they have - under a new directive. The country's sports administration body said recruiting new play
A record 103 Premier League players and staff tested positive for Covid in the seven days up to and including 26 December, new figures show. The previous weekly league record was 90 cases, announced a week ago.
The Digicel Fiji soccer team will play two international friendlies against Malaysia at the ANZ Stadium next month. Malaysia is ranked 154th on the FIFA rankings while Fiji is ranked 161st. These two matches w
A biennial World Cup would generate in excess of US $4.4 billion in revenue over a four-year cycle, delegates at FIFA's global summit have been told. The world football's governing body wants to host a World Cup e
Nadroga has been booted out of the Premier Division after going down 2-1 to Navua in a Digicel Premier League match last night. Mannav Permal scored both the goals for Navua. Osea Vakatalesau scored Nadroga’
Saula Waqa scored a hat-trick as Ba thrashed Labasa 6-1 to move up to third place on the Digicel Premier League points table last night. Ba's Faazil Ali and Samuela Drudru scored a goal each while Labasa's Etonia D
Labasa soccer star Akuila Mateisuva will be the captain of the Police soccer team which takes on Army today. Police are also expected to field players such as Sairusi Nalaubu, Sahil Dave, Tevita Waranivalu, Madhvan
Roy Krishna scored a goal in his 50th match in the Indian Super League as ATK Mohun Bagan were held 3-3 by Bengaluru FC. Krishna scored the side’s third goal from the penalty spot in the 58th minute. This wa
The Fiji Football Association has been made aware of an alleged scam whereby some former Fiji residents especially in Melbourne are trying to get players on a student visa to play for their social clubs. Fiji FA Pr
Manchester United's Premier League match against Brentford tomorrow has been postponed after a Covid-19 outbreak at the Old Trafford club. The league says the decision was made "following guidance from medical advi
Lionel Messi and Paris Saint Germain will take on Spanish giants Real Madrid in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League. The tie sees PSG defender Sergio Ramos return to the club he won 5 Champions League titles w
Manchester United have recorded a number of positive COVID tests among players and staff following their 1-0 win at Norwich yesterday. The club has reported the cases to the Premier League and their match at Brentf
The Viti Water Flow Lautoka soccer team has won the Digicel Premier League title after beating Nadroga 3-0 this afternoon. Sairusi Nalaubu scored two goals while James Pillay got the third goal. After 13 match
Epeli Valevou was the star for the Rewa soccer team as he scored the lone goal in a 1-0 win over Ba in the Digicel Premier League this afternoon. Both teams were locked nil all at half-time. The match also saw
