Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 57 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Thursday morning 29 February 2024.

Happy birthday Tom!

Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.

In rugby union and rugby league: Did you know that Fiji Airways recently flew the South Sydney Rabbitohs from Sydney through Nadi to LAX in Business Class?

WOW really? Do they do that for Fijian sports teams as well or just teams from overseas?

After the Cowboys bid farewell to troublesome forward Luciano Leilua last week, clearing A$950,000 annually from their salary cap, they are using that coin to upgrade the contract of Reuben Cotter in addition to extending deals for Heilum Luki and Kulikefu Finefeuiaki - both of whom have attracted plenty of interest from rival clubs.

In SportsBiz: A case of 44-year-old hockey cards sold at auction Sunday for US$3.72Million.

The 1979–80 set including Wayne Gretzky’s rookie card, was found by a Saskatchewan family in their attic.

Depending on the condition of the cards, a mint condition Gretzky rookie card could be worth as much as US$3.75M.

The case, purchased by a Canadian bidder who wished to remain anonymous, could have as many as 25 to 27 cards of the Great One.

In football: Veteran striker Michelle Heyman was the star, scoring four first-half goals for the Aussie Matildas to emphatically seal Paris Olympic qualification in front of 54,120 fans at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne last night - their 12th consecutive sell-out crowd at home with a blistering 10-nil win over Uzbekistan.

In Combat Sports: Tim Tszyu’s hyped Las Vegas debut against American superstar Keith Thurman has just got a whole lot bigger – with the WBO confirming a win will likely see the Australian thrust into a blockbuster against the greatest fighter on the planet - WBC, WBA and WBO Welterweight King Terence Crawford.

And that’s a wrap!

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