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Join host Culden Kamea daily for a 5 minutes update on post-match round-ups, analysis and interviews with current Pacific Island stars and past sporting legends.

#BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>enSportsCopyright TEIVOVO Rugbyhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/48346c932f3b1c243c69a3a77628bb55.jpghttps://www.teivovorugby.com/Fri, 06 Dec 2024 23:02:01 +0000Culden KameaTeivovo Digitaladvertising@teivovodigital.comBula and welcome to TeivovoRugby.com – “Breakfast Bites” – a wrap of the daily sports news by Culden Kamea of TEIVOVO Rugby!
Join host Culden Kamea daily for a 5 minutes update on post-match round-ups, analysis and interviews with current Pacific Island stars and past sporting legends.

#BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-11-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s11e40-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62760814 
Happy birthday Trish in New York!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a cool 23 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Dr. Brett Robinson (Australia) has been elected as the new Chair of World Rugby at the 2024 Interim meeting of Council in Dublin, Ireland.
·       Jonathan Webb (England) was elected Vice-Chair from the six representatives who were elected to the Executive Board. They are:
·       Northern hemisphere high performance unions (2): Susan Carty (Ireland), Jonathan Webb (England)
·       Southern hemisphere: Mark Alexander (South Africa), Bart Campbell (New Zealand)
·       Non high performance Union (1): Sally Dennis (Canada)
·       Region (1): Herbert Mensah (Rugby Africa)
In Rugby League: Tongan star Addin Fonua-Blake is a chance to make history as the first player from a Pacific Island country to win the IRL Golden Boot, awarded to the best player in sanctioned rugby league international matches each year, after the short list for the 2024 award, was cut down to six from 17 contenders, chosen by members of the international media.
 
Fonua-Blake is joined by Australian trio Isaah Yeo, Harry Grant and Tom Trbojevic, New Zealand rookie Keano Kini and England centre Herbie Farnworth.

The Men’s 2024 IRL Golden Boot is chosen by Golden Cap recipients Darren Lockyer (Australia), James Graham (England) and Petero Civoniceva (Australia/Fiji), who are among just nine players to have played 50 internationals.

The winner of the 2024 IRL Golden Boot award will be announced in early December.

In Football: England looked good in their 3-0 win over Greece in Athens on Thursday - avenging their 2-1 defeat they suffered at Wembley last month, to go top of their Nations League group, after goals from Ollie Watkins, debutant Curtis Jones and an own goal. 
 
Now for Ireland at Wembley on Sunday.
 
In Sports Biz: Caitlin Clark joked she would spend her WNBA offseason trying to become a professional golfer.

As she ponders a “Lionel Messi–like,” seven-figure offer to play in the new “Unrivaled 3-on-3” Women’s basketball league that will begin in January, Clark is getting the chance to show off her golf skills on the LPGA Tour, where she’s competing in a pro-am event in Tampa Bay.

The tournament has seen a big boost in interest and ticket sales since confirmation of Clark’s participation last month.

In Combat Sports: Someone is gonna die after Iron Mike Tyson and Jake Paul walk out for their fight at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas around 4pm Fiji Time today.
 
This after Tyson slapped Paul’s face during their weigh-in yesterday and threatened to kill him in the ring today!
 
Someone please ring 911.
 
And that’s our final wrap Peeps!
 
This is the last podcast of Breakfast Bites.
 
TEIVOVO Rugby Magazine will be published and on sale at the end of this month and we will also continue to publish and upload posts across all our digital media platforms.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea signing off and tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62760814Fri, 06 Dec 2024 23:01:40 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa lava, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 40 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Saturday morning 16 November 2024.   Happy birthday Trish in New York!   Coming to... 
Happy birthday Trish in New York!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a cool 23 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Dr. Brett Robinson (Australia) has been elected as the new Chair of World Rugby at the 2024 Interim meeting of Council in Dublin, Ireland.
·       Jonathan Webb (England) was elected Vice-Chair from the six representatives who were elected to the Executive Board. They are:
·       Northern hemisphere high performance unions (2): Susan Carty (Ireland), Jonathan Webb (England)
·       Southern hemisphere: Mark Alexander (South Africa), Bart Campbell (New Zealand)
·       Non high performance Union (1): Sally Dennis (Canada)
·       Region (1): Herbert Mensah (Rugby Africa)
In Rugby League: Tongan star Addin Fonua-Blake is a chance to make history as the first player from a Pacific Island country to win the IRL Golden Boot, awarded to the best player in sanctioned rugby league international matches each year, after the short list for the 2024 award, was cut down to six from 17 contenders, chosen by members of the international media.
 
Fonua-Blake is joined by Australian trio Isaah Yeo, Harry Grant and Tom Trbojevic, New Zealand rookie Keano Kini and England centre Herbie Farnworth.

The Men’s 2024 IRL Golden Boot is chosen by Golden Cap recipients Darren Lockyer (Australia), James Graham (England) and Petero Civoniceva (Australia/Fiji), who are among just nine players to have played 50 internationals.

The winner of the 2024 IRL Golden Boot award will be announced in early December.

In Football: England looked good in their 3-0 win over Greece in Athens on Thursday - avenging their 2-1 defeat they suffered at Wembley last month, to go top of their Nations League group, after goals from Ollie Watkins, debutant Curtis Jones and an own goal. 
 
Now for Ireland at Wembley on Sunday.
 
In Sports Biz: Caitlin Clark joked she would spend her WNBA offseason trying to become a professional golfer.

As she ponders a “Lionel Messi–like,” seven-figure offer to play in the new “Unrivaled 3-on-3” Women’s basketball league that will begin in January, Clark is getting the chance to show off her golf skills on the LPGA Tour, where she’s competing in a pro-am event in Tampa Bay.

The tournament has seen a big boost in interest and ticket sales since confirmation of Clark’s participation last month.

In Combat Sports: Someone is gonna die after Iron Mike Tyson and Jake Paul walk out for their fight at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas around 4pm Fiji Time today.
 
This after Tyson slapped Paul’s face during their weigh-in yesterday and threatened to kill him in the ring today!
 
Someone please ring 911.
 
And that’s our final wrap Peeps!
 
This is the last podcast of Breakfast Bites.
 
TEIVOVO Rugby Magazine will be published and on sale at the end of this month and we will also continue to publish and upload posts across all our digital media platforms.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea signing off and tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>2957s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1139fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-11-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s11e39-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62743809 
Happy birthday Troy – husband of Clarissa.
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is crazy warm 24 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Are you locked in for all the big rugby union Tests this weekend in Europe?
 
So, our world famous tips are: Ireland to argiebargie Argentina, Scotland to slomo Portugal, South Africa to debrexit England, the New Zealand All Blacks to franjelico France, Fiji to frisco Spain, Romania to robocop Canada and Tonga to MAGA USA in France.
 
In Rugby League: “I am surprised that they’re not trying to sign Cristiano Ronaldo and Tom Brady,” Peter V’landys said in response to a claim by former Rugby Australia boss, Hamish McLennan that Nathan Cleary and Payne Haas, plus a host of other NRL stars, were keen to make a code switch in May 2025.
 
This, after Joseph Suaalii snared a three-year contract worth an eye-watering A$5Million to switch codes.

“I would be more concerned if I was them, with their A$80M worth of debt that they have created, which puts the whole game in financial turmoil.”

In Football: Harry Kane says he is disappointed by the high number of withdrawals from the England squad this week, insisting the national team must come first.

Eight players withdrew from England’s initial 26-man squad for their Nations League game in Athens, including Declan Rice, Phil Foden, Bukayo Saka and Cole Palmer.

The Euro 2024 runners-up head to Greece for Thursday’s must-win Nations League match before a Wembley meeting with Ireland on Sunday.

In Sports Biz: While Disney reported US$22.6Billion in total revenue for its fiscal fourth quarter, up 6% from the comparable period a year ago and beating analyst projections.

Operating income rose 23% to US$3.7B, boosted significantly by the company’s entertainment division. 

Their sports division, led by ESPN, had a flat revenue figure of US$3.9B, and operating income fell 5% to US$929Million, with higher programming and production costs related to college football cutting into earnings.

On both a quarterly and annual basis, ESPN’s domestic operations remain profitable while its international activities are a drag on the balance sheet. 

ESPN+ subscriptions increased 3% to 25.6 million, restoring a growth pattern to the streaming platform.

ESPN+ also posted its second straight quarter of profitability.

In Combat Sports: Almost 20 years after his last professional fight, Iron Mike Tyson is returning to the ring in this Saturday’s hyped showdown against Jake Paul in an exhibition boxing match, featuring six other fights on the undercard from 1pm.
 
Tyson and Paul are expected to walk out around 4pm Fiji time, which you can catch live and exclusive on Netflix at no extra charge.
 
Let’s get ready to call 911 for an ambulance!
 
And that’s a wrap Peeps!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62743809Thu, 14 Nov 2024 22:15:52 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa lava, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 39 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Friday morning 15 November 2024.   Happy birthday Troy – husband of Clarissa.  ... 
Happy birthday Troy – husband of Clarissa.
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is crazy warm 24 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Are you locked in for all the big rugby union Tests this weekend in Europe?
 
So, our world famous tips are: Ireland to argiebargie Argentina, Scotland to slomo Portugal, South Africa to debrexit England, the New Zealand All Blacks to franjelico France, Fiji to frisco Spain, Romania to robocop Canada and Tonga to MAGA USA in France.
 
In Rugby League: “I am surprised that they’re not trying to sign Cristiano Ronaldo and Tom Brady,” Peter V’landys said in response to a claim by former Rugby Australia boss, Hamish McLennan that Nathan Cleary and Payne Haas, plus a host of other NRL stars, were keen to make a code switch in May 2025.
 
This, after Joseph Suaalii snared a three-year contract worth an eye-watering A$5Million to switch codes.

“I would be more concerned if I was them, with their A$80M worth of debt that they have created, which puts the whole game in financial turmoil.”

In Football: Harry Kane says he is disappointed by the high number of withdrawals from the England squad this week, insisting the national team must come first.

Eight players withdrew from England’s initial 26-man squad for their Nations League game in Athens, including Declan Rice, Phil Foden, Bukayo Saka and Cole Palmer.

The Euro 2024 runners-up head to Greece for Thursday’s must-win Nations League match before a Wembley meeting with Ireland on Sunday.

In Sports Biz: While Disney reported US$22.6Billion in total revenue for its fiscal fourth quarter, up 6% from the comparable period a year ago and beating analyst projections.

Operating income rose 23% to US$3.7B, boosted significantly by the company’s entertainment division. 

Their sports division, led by ESPN, had a flat revenue figure of US$3.9B, and operating income fell 5% to US$929Million, with higher programming and production costs related to college football cutting into earnings.

On both a quarterly and annual basis, ESPN’s domestic operations remain profitable while its international activities are a drag on the balance sheet. 

ESPN+ subscriptions increased 3% to 25.6 million, restoring a growth pattern to the streaming platform.

ESPN+ also posted its second straight quarter of profitability.

In Combat Sports: Almost 20 years after his last professional fight, Iron Mike Tyson is returning to the ring in this Saturday’s hyped showdown against Jake Paul in an exhibition boxing match, featuring six other fights on the undercard from 1pm.
 
Tyson and Paul are expected to walk out around 4pm Fiji time, which you can catch live and exclusive on Netflix at no extra charge.
 
Let’s get ready to call 911 for an ambulance!
 
And that’s a wrap Peeps!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>2767s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unioncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-11-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s11e38-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62726849 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is crazy warm 24 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Are you locked in for all the big rugby union Tests this weekend in Europe: Ireland vs Argentina, Scotland vs Portugal, England vs South Africa, France vs New Zealand, Spain vs Fiji, Romania vs Canada and USA vs Tonga in France.
 
In Rugby League: Former Fiji Bati and NRL halfback, Brandon Wakeham has had all drug charges levelled against him dropped.
 
Wakeham was arrested in the carpark of Brookvale Oval in May and charged with taking part in the supply of prohibited drugs and participating in a criminal group.

Now according to the SMH, all charges were dropped during a hearing at the Sydney Downing Centre Courts on Tuesday.

“Throughout this process, Brandon has maintained his innocence and we fought for him with the same belief,” his lawyer said.

“Today’s result, with the charges withdrawn and dismissed against him, is a vindication for Brandon who now seeks to rebuild his life, having endured a very difficult time.”

The 25-year-old has played 40 NRL games at the Bulldogs and Tigers, plus some games for the Fiji Bati.

In Football: “I feel ready for the new challenge. I’m not naive, I know that it’s going to be very, very different, very tough but I’m ready,” and with that, Ruben Amorim jetted to Britain from Portugal on Monday to begin his new mission – to save Manchester United.

The former Sporting Lisbon boss is Man U’s sixth appointment since the end of Sir Alex Ferguson’s trophy-filled 27-year-reign in 2013.

United are 13th in the Premier League table after a poor start to the season but are only four points off the top four.

Amorim’s first match in charge will be away at Ipswich on 24 November, following the current international break.

In Sports Biz: The latest baseball sensation out of Japan - Roki Sasaki is one of the most talented pitchers on the planet.

He’s a 23-year-old who has dominated hitters in Japan for four years with a fastball touching 164Km per hour.

He could wait two years and potentially sign a deal exceeding US$300Million like Yoshinobu Yamamoto did last year.

Instead, he’s coming stateside now—where any team can sign him for peanuts, and get six years of discounted control.

In Combat Sports: Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul’s exhibition boxing match on Saturday from 1pm will feature six other fights on the undercard:
    Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano –Super-lightweight
    Mario Barrios vs Abel Ramos – Welterweight
    Neeraj Goyat vs Whindersson Nunes – Super-middleweight
    Shadasia Green vs Melinda Watpool – Super-middleweight
    Lucas Bahdi vs Armando Casamonica – Super lightweight 
    Bruce Carrington vs Dana Coolwell – Featherweight

Some really looking names in that line up.

They sound like friends of Jake Paul.
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62726849Wed, 13 Nov 2024 21:11:46 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa lava, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 38 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Thursday morning 14 November 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is crazy warm 24 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Are you locked in for all the big rugby union Tests this weekend in Europe: Ireland vs Argentina, Scotland vs Portugal, England vs South Africa, France vs New Zealand, Spain vs Fiji, Romania vs Canada and USA vs Tonga in France.
 
In Rugby League: Former Fiji Bati and NRL halfback, Brandon Wakeham has had all drug charges levelled against him dropped.
 
Wakeham was arrested in the carpark of Brookvale Oval in May and charged with taking part in the supply of prohibited drugs and participating in a criminal group.

Now according to the SMH, all charges were dropped during a hearing at the Sydney Downing Centre Courts on Tuesday.

“Throughout this process, Brandon has maintained his innocence and we fought for him with the same belief,” his lawyer said.

“Today’s result, with the charges withdrawn and dismissed against him, is a vindication for Brandon who now seeks to rebuild his life, having endured a very difficult time.”

The 25-year-old has played 40 NRL games at the Bulldogs and Tigers, plus some games for the Fiji Bati.

In Football: “I feel ready for the new challenge. I’m not naive, I know that it’s going to be very, very different, very tough but I’m ready,” and with that, Ruben Amorim jetted to Britain from Portugal on Monday to begin his new mission – to save Manchester United.

The former Sporting Lisbon boss is Man U’s sixth appointment since the end of Sir Alex Ferguson’s trophy-filled 27-year-reign in 2013.

United are 13th in the Premier League table after a poor start to the season but are only four points off the top four.

Amorim’s first match in charge will be away at Ipswich on 24 November, following the current international break.

In Sports Biz: The latest baseball sensation out of Japan - Roki Sasaki is one of the most talented pitchers on the planet.

He’s a 23-year-old who has dominated hitters in Japan for four years with a fastball touching 164Km per hour.

He could wait two years and potentially sign a deal exceeding US$300Million like Yoshinobu Yamamoto did last year.

Instead, he’s coming stateside now—where any team can sign him for peanuts, and get six years of discounted control.

In Combat Sports: Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul’s exhibition boxing match on Saturday from 1pm will feature six other fights on the undercard:
    Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano –Super-lightweight
    Mario Barrios vs Abel Ramos – Welterweight
    Neeraj Goyat vs Whindersson Nunes – Super-middleweight
    Shadasia Green vs Melinda Watpool – Super-middleweight
    Lucas Bahdi vs Armando Casamonica – Super lightweight 
    Bruce Carrington vs Dana Coolwell – Featherweight

Some really looking names in that line up.

They sound like friends of Jake Paul.
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>2917s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1138fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-11-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s11e37-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62696873 
Happy Birthday Stuart Gow!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is cool 21 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: If you think that Joseph Suaalii was good in his Test rugby union debut at Twickenham, imagine if the NRL’s top players played a rugby union game against the Wallabies: Nathan Cleary, Jahrome Hughes, Kalyn Ponga, Jarome Luai, Isaah Yeo, Cameron Munster, Harry Grant, Tom Trbojevic, Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow, Stephen Crichton, Dylan Edwards, Tom Dearden, Mitchell Moses, James Tedesco, Matt Burton, Latrell Mitchell, Joseph Tapine, Payne Haas, Reece Walsh and Haumole Olakau’atu.
 
In Football: Pep Guardiola has suffered four consecutive losses for the first time in his managerial career as Manchester City’s dismal spell hit a new low with a late collapse in their 2-1 loss at Brighton.

With just 12 minutes left, Guardiola’s troubled side were clinging onto the lead given to them by Erling Haaland in the first half.

But they collapsed in the closing stages as Joao Pedro equalised before Matt O’Riley bagged Brighton’s winner seven minutes from full-time.

In the NBA: Viewership numbers for the 2024 NBA season have started slowly with double-digit declines for its nationally televised games through the first two weeks, driven by star player absences and competition from the NFL and the just-completed, MLB World Series.

Attention to the NBA’s lengthy regular-season has diminished over recent years, but the NBA is hoping the solution is the Emirates NBA Cup, the second run of their in-season tournament that starts on 12 November.

In Combat Sports: The Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul’s exhibition boxing match, will be streamed exclusively live on Netflix from the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on 15 November, from 1am GMT, which will be 1pm Fiji time on Saturday 16 November 2024.

It is the first time Netflix is screening a live fight and it is not a pay-per-view event, so Netflix subscribers can watch it free of charge worldwide.

Free from Netflix – now that’s a wrap sports fans!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62696873Mon, 11 Nov 2024 22:41:53 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa lava, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 37 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Tuesday morning 12 November 2024.   Happy Birthday Stuart Gow!   Coming to you with... 
Happy Birthday Stuart Gow!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is cool 21 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: If you think that Joseph Suaalii was good in his Test rugby union debut at Twickenham, imagine if the NRL’s top players played a rugby union game against the Wallabies: Nathan Cleary, Jahrome Hughes, Kalyn Ponga, Jarome Luai, Isaah Yeo, Cameron Munster, Harry Grant, Tom Trbojevic, Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow, Stephen Crichton, Dylan Edwards, Tom Dearden, Mitchell Moses, James Tedesco, Matt Burton, Latrell Mitchell, Joseph Tapine, Payne Haas, Reece Walsh and Haumole Olakau’atu.
 
In Football: Pep Guardiola has suffered four consecutive losses for the first time in his managerial career as Manchester City’s dismal spell hit a new low with a late collapse in their 2-1 loss at Brighton.

With just 12 minutes left, Guardiola’s troubled side were clinging onto the lead given to them by Erling Haaland in the first half.

But they collapsed in the closing stages as Joao Pedro equalised before Matt O’Riley bagged Brighton’s winner seven minutes from full-time.

In the NBA: Viewership numbers for the 2024 NBA season have started slowly with double-digit declines for its nationally televised games through the first two weeks, driven by star player absences and competition from the NFL and the just-completed, MLB World Series.

Attention to the NBA’s lengthy regular-season has diminished over recent years, but the NBA is hoping the solution is the Emirates NBA Cup, the second run of their in-season tournament that starts on 12 November.

In Combat Sports: The Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul’s exhibition boxing match, will be streamed exclusively live on Netflix from the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on 15 November, from 1am GMT, which will be 1pm Fiji time on Saturday 16 November 2024.

It is the first time Netflix is screening a live fight and it is not a pay-per-view event, so Netflix subscribers can watch it free of charge worldwide.

Free from Netflix – now that’s a wrap sports fans!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
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Happy Armstice Day!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is cloudy and 23 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Young flyhalf, Caleb Muntz put in a Man-of-the-Match performance for the Fiji Water Flying Fijians 24-19 win over Wales in Cardiff this morning, scoring a try alongside Josua Tuisova and adding four penalties and a conversion for a personal haul of 19 points.
 
The win came despite Fiji playing with a man down for 59 minutes after Semi Radradra was red carded midway through the first half for a tough call on a dangerous high tackle, chasing a bomb.
 
Go Fiji Go.
 
In other results: South Africa 32-15 Scotland and Tonga 15-25 Romania.
 
In Rugby League: Tongan supporters flooded CommBank Stadium, Parramatta in a sea of red to see their team produce a second upset in as many weeks following their epic win over New Zealand in Auckland.
 
The greatest fairy tale of 2024 almost produced a Disney ending with Tonga taking a shock early lead when Sione Katoa finished off some beautiful work on his inside by Isaiya Katoa.

But slick counter-attacking by the Kangaroos enabled them to establish a 20-4 halftime lead.

But no one told the Tongan fans or players that it was over, with back-rowers Haumole Olakau’atu and Eliese Katoa crossing to set up a grandstand finish.

Australia are the Pacific Champions 2024, but a big thank you Tonga for making international rugby league great again.
 
In Netball: Australia are Fast5 Champions for a third straight year, after coming from a staggering 15 goals down to beat New Zealand in the final in Christchurch yesterday.

The 34-30 win ensured the unbeaten Australians went back-to-back-to-back, but they didn’t have it all their own way in a thrilling decider.

In Football: Man U legend, Ruud Van Nistelrooy insists his coaching future at Manchester United ‘remains open’ and he was not treating his emotional send-off yesterday as goodbye, after his time as interim boss came to a close.

Van Nistelrooy rounded off his four-game spell in charge with a 3-0 win over Leicester City, taking him to three wins and a draw since stepping up after Erik10’s sacking.
 
The Dutchman received a standing ovation, as he made his way off the pitch and down the tunnel for what could be the final time.

In Combat Sports: Mike Tyson, 58, will return to the ring to face Jake Paul, 27, on Friday night in an exhibition boxing match in Arlington, Texas. 

Paul is in the world's Top 50 highest-paid athletes and will add US$39Million from fighting Mike Tyson . . . who is the man behind this circus?

And that’s a wrap sports fans!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62685019Sun, 10 Nov 2024 22:34:05 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa lava, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 36 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Monday morning 11 November 2024.   Happy Armstice Day!   Coming to you with tons of... 
Happy Armstice Day!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is cloudy and 23 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Young flyhalf, Caleb Muntz put in a Man-of-the-Match performance for the Fiji Water Flying Fijians 24-19 win over Wales in Cardiff this morning, scoring a try alongside Josua Tuisova and adding four penalties and a conversion for a personal haul of 19 points.
 
The win came despite Fiji playing with a man down for 59 minutes after Semi Radradra was red carded midway through the first half for a tough call on a dangerous high tackle, chasing a bomb.
 
Go Fiji Go.
 
In other results: South Africa 32-15 Scotland and Tonga 15-25 Romania.
 
In Rugby League: Tongan supporters flooded CommBank Stadium, Parramatta in a sea of red to see their team produce a second upset in as many weeks following their epic win over New Zealand in Auckland.
 
The greatest fairy tale of 2024 almost produced a Disney ending with Tonga taking a shock early lead when Sione Katoa finished off some beautiful work on his inside by Isaiya Katoa.

But slick counter-attacking by the Kangaroos enabled them to establish a 20-4 halftime lead.

But no one told the Tongan fans or players that it was over, with back-rowers Haumole Olakau’atu and Eliese Katoa crossing to set up a grandstand finish.

Australia are the Pacific Champions 2024, but a big thank you Tonga for making international rugby league great again.
 
In Netball: Australia are Fast5 Champions for a third straight year, after coming from a staggering 15 goals down to beat New Zealand in the final in Christchurch yesterday.

The 34-30 win ensured the unbeaten Australians went back-to-back-to-back, but they didn’t have it all their own way in a thrilling decider.

In Football: Man U legend, Ruud Van Nistelrooy insists his coaching future at Manchester United ‘remains open’ and he was not treating his emotional send-off yesterday as goodbye, after his time as interim boss came to a close.

Van Nistelrooy rounded off his four-game spell in charge with a 3-0 win over Leicester City, taking him to three wins and a draw since stepping up after Erik10’s sacking.
 
The Dutchman received a standing ovation, as he made his way off the pitch and down the tunnel for what could be the final time.

In Combat Sports: Mike Tyson, 58, will return to the ring to face Jake Paul, 27, on Friday night in an exhibition boxing match in Arlington, Texas. 

Paul is in the world's Top 50 highest-paid athletes and will add US$39Million from fighting Mike Tyson . . . who is the man behind this circus?

And that’s a wrap sports fans!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
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]]>2677s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1136fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-11-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s11e35-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62678943 
Happy Birthday Amelia Kauvaka!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a cool 22 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: This morning - England 37-42 Australia at Twickenham, Argentina 50-18 Italy and France 52-17 Japan in Paris. Tonga to togopati Romania soon. Yesterday – the All Blacks 23-13 Ireland.
 
In Rugby League: Tonga has beaten Australia before, but can they make history and beat the World Champions in an international final?

In 2019, Tonga came from behind to upset Australia 12-16 in a boil-over that had Aussie fans crying and their media asking if the Kangaroos took Tonga too lightly.

Fast-forward five years and no one will ever be accused of taking Tonga lightly again, after they upset the Kiwis to advance to the Pacific Championships final.

Tonga can ride the momentum from Addin Fonua-Blake and Jason Taumalolo to make history against Australia.

But their halves Tuimoala Lolohea and Isaiya Katoa are going to have to stand up when it matters in a crucial battle with Australia’s new pair Mitchell Moses and Tom Dearden.
 
In Football: Dutch police have confirmed that five people were injured during a wave of violence that erupted yesterday in Amsterdam when supporters of the Israeli football Club, Maccabi Tel Aviv stormed through the city, tearing down Palestinian flags on private property and chanting incendiary, anti-Arab slogans.

In a post on X, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned what he described as a “very violent incident against Israeli citizens in Amsterdam.”

He announced the immediate dispatch of two rescue planes to assist Israeli citizens return to Israel.
In Combat Sports: Jeff Fenech knows boxing great, Mike Tyson better than most.

The duo have been friends for more than three decades and the Aussie legend is confident he knows what’s going to happen when Iron Mike makes his comeback to the ring next week.

“I spoke to Mike two days ago,” Fenech told The Daily Telegraph, “It could be over in 40 seconds if he lands one punch.”

And that’s a wrap sports fans!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62678943Sun, 10 Nov 2024 02:44:29 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa lava, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 35 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Sunday morning 10 November 2024.   Happy Birthday Amelia Kauvaka!   Coming to you... 
Happy Birthday Amelia Kauvaka!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a cool 22 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: This morning - England 37-42 Australia at Twickenham, Argentina 50-18 Italy and France 52-17 Japan in Paris. Tonga to togopati Romania soon. Yesterday – the All Blacks 23-13 Ireland.
 
In Rugby League: Tonga has beaten Australia before, but can they make history and beat the World Champions in an international final?

In 2019, Tonga came from behind to upset Australia 12-16 in a boil-over that had Aussie fans crying and their media asking if the Kangaroos took Tonga too lightly.

Fast-forward five years and no one will ever be accused of taking Tonga lightly again, after they upset the Kiwis to advance to the Pacific Championships final.

Tonga can ride the momentum from Addin Fonua-Blake and Jason Taumalolo to make history against Australia.

But their halves Tuimoala Lolohea and Isaiya Katoa are going to have to stand up when it matters in a crucial battle with Australia’s new pair Mitchell Moses and Tom Dearden.
 
In Football: Dutch police have confirmed that five people were injured during a wave of violence that erupted yesterday in Amsterdam when supporters of the Israeli football Club, Maccabi Tel Aviv stormed through the city, tearing down Palestinian flags on private property and chanting incendiary, anti-Arab slogans.

In a post on X, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned what he described as a “very violent incident against Israeli citizens in Amsterdam.”

He announced the immediate dispatch of two rescue planes to assist Israeli citizens return to Israel.
In Combat Sports: Jeff Fenech knows boxing great, Mike Tyson better than most.

The duo have been friends for more than three decades and the Aussie legend is confident he knows what’s going to happen when Iron Mike makes his comeback to the ring next week.

“I spoke to Mike two days ago,” Fenech told The Daily Telegraph, “It could be over in 40 seconds if he lands one punch.”

And that’s a wrap sports fans!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
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Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is 22 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Our world famous tips for all the big rugby union Tests this weekend: South Africa to blitzbok Scotland, Ireland to bimbo the All Blacks, Fiji to MAGA Wales, England to digareedoo Australia, Argentina to bambino Italy, France to prius Japan, Tonga to togopati Romania, while Lakapi Samoa play marbles under the mango tree.
 
In Rugby League: Former Broncos, Dragons and Wallabies star Wendell Sailor has been charged for an alleged assault on two men in a bar in Sydney’s CBD, after NSW Police officers were called to Pappy’s Bar on Erskine Street around 11pm on Wednesday night.
 
Sailor was reportedly drinking at the bar for several hours before the altercation took place in an alleyway outside.

Sailor was granted conditional bail by police and will face Downing Centre Local Court on 28 November.

Earlier on Wednesday, police took out an apprehended domestic violence order to protect a woman from Sailor in an unrelated incident.

Now 50 years old, Sailor scored 127 tries in 222 NRL games for the Broncos and Dragons from 1996 to 2009 and won  NRL premierships with Brisbane in 1997, 1998 and 2000.

Sailor also scored 13 tries in 37 Tests for the Wallabies and played in the 2003 Rugby World Cup final loss to England.

In Football: Key UEFA Champions League scores from yesterday: Club Brugge 1-0 Aston Villa, Shatkhar 2-1 Young Boys, Bayern Munich 1-0 Benfica, Paris 2-1 Atleti, Inter 1-0 Arsenal, Feyenoord 1-3 Salsburg and Crvena Zvezda 2-5 Barcelona.

In Combat Sports: According to official ticket partners Seatgeek, Tyson vs Paul is on course to have thousands of empty seats on fight night.

At present, the titanic-boxing exhibition will fall way short of the expected 70,000-plus attendance, unless a miracle occurs in the next week.

Ticket prices have capitulated by half across all categories with some as low as US$30. 

In Sports Biz: The Saudi Pro League, which spent US$1Billion in the summer of 2023 to recruit some of football’s biggest global superstars, such as Cristiano Ronaldo, has also recorded underwhelming attendance numbers at games.
 
The average attendance for the SPL for the 2024–2025 season is less than 8500 fans per game.
 
As the Beatles sang many moons ago, “Money can’t buy you love.”
 
And that’s a wrap sports fans!
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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62660005Fri, 08 Nov 2024 01:17:43 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa lava, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 34 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Friday morning 08 November 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is 22 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Our world famous tips for all the big rugby union Tests this weekend: South Africa to blitzbok Scotland, Ireland to bimbo the All Blacks, Fiji to MAGA Wales, England to digareedoo Australia, Argentina to bambino Italy, France to prius Japan, Tonga to togopati Romania, while Lakapi Samoa play marbles under the mango tree.
 
In Rugby League: Former Broncos, Dragons and Wallabies star Wendell Sailor has been charged for an alleged assault on two men in a bar in Sydney’s CBD, after NSW Police officers were called to Pappy’s Bar on Erskine Street around 11pm on Wednesday night.
 
Sailor was reportedly drinking at the bar for several hours before the altercation took place in an alleyway outside.

Sailor was granted conditional bail by police and will face Downing Centre Local Court on 28 November.

Earlier on Wednesday, police took out an apprehended domestic violence order to protect a woman from Sailor in an unrelated incident.

Now 50 years old, Sailor scored 127 tries in 222 NRL games for the Broncos and Dragons from 1996 to 2009 and won  NRL premierships with Brisbane in 1997, 1998 and 2000.

Sailor also scored 13 tries in 37 Tests for the Wallabies and played in the 2003 Rugby World Cup final loss to England.

In Football: Key UEFA Champions League scores from yesterday: Club Brugge 1-0 Aston Villa, Shatkhar 2-1 Young Boys, Bayern Munich 1-0 Benfica, Paris 2-1 Atleti, Inter 1-0 Arsenal, Feyenoord 1-3 Salsburg and Crvena Zvezda 2-5 Barcelona.

In Combat Sports: According to official ticket partners Seatgeek, Tyson vs Paul is on course to have thousands of empty seats on fight night.

At present, the titanic-boxing exhibition will fall way short of the expected 70,000-plus attendance, unless a miracle occurs in the next week.

Ticket prices have capitulated by half across all categories with some as low as US$30. 

In Sports Biz: The Saudi Pro League, which spent US$1Billion in the summer of 2023 to recruit some of football’s biggest global superstars, such as Cristiano Ronaldo, has also recorded underwhelming attendance numbers at games.
 
The average attendance for the SPL for the 2024–2025 season is less than 8500 fans per game.
 
As the Beatles sang many moons ago, “Money can’t buy you love.”
 
And that’s a wrap sports fans!
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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
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Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a very nice 23 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: So all the big rugby union Tests this weekend sees: Scotland vs South Africa, Ireland vs All Blacks, Wales vs Fiji, England vs Australia, Italy vs Argentina, France vs Japan, Romania vs Tonga, while Lakapi Samoa appears to be lost at sea.
 
In Rugby League: Tonga Captain Jason Taumalolo was one of the first high profile stars to switch allegiance to his native homeland and now a sea of red are backing them to win the Pacific Championships final.
 
Taumaolo had played 10 Tests for New Zealand when in 2017 he chose to defect to Tonga and it opened the floodgates as Andrew Fifita, Siosiua Taukeiaho and a blaze of other stars followed.

Two years later in 2019 Tonga beat Australia for the first time ever and last week they beat Taumalolo’s former team, the NZ Kiwis to advance to the Pacific Championships final against the Kangaroos.

In Football: Key games from the UEFA Champions League today: Club Brugge vs Aston Villa, Shatkhar vs Young Boys, Bayern Munich vs Benfica, Paris vs Atleti, Inter vs Arsenal, Feyenoord vs Salsburg and Crvena Zvezda vs Barcelona.

And results from yesterday: PSV 4-0 Girona, Real Madrid 1-3 Milan, Liverpool 4-0 Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Storm Graz, Sporting CP 4-1 Man City, Lille 1-1 Juventus, Celtic 3-1 Leipzig and Bologna 0-1 Monaco.

In Combat Sports: Fading UFC star, Conor McGregor is in Court in Dublin, Ireland facing a charge of raping a woman in a hotel in December 2018.
The woman is claiming civil damages against Mr McGregor and another man.

In Sports Biz: The 2024 WTA Tour Final features the Top 8 Women’s tennis stars, a purse of US$15.25Million, and a minimum first-place prize of US$3.77M, more than any Grand Slam tournament this year.

But the event, in its first year of a three-year deal, to played in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is struggling to fill an arena with a capacity of just 5000. 

Sunday’s matches played at the King Saud University Indoor Arena, featuring World No. 2 Iga Świątek against 2024 Wimbledon Champion Barbora Krejčíková and a showdown of US stars, Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula, only drew 400 fans, according to The Athletic. 

And that’s a wrap sports fans!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62647257Thu, 07 Nov 2024 01:45:54 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa lava, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 33 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Thursday morning 07 November 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a very nice 23 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: So all the big rugby union Tests this weekend sees: Scotland vs South Africa, Ireland vs All Blacks, Wales vs Fiji, England vs Australia, Italy vs Argentina, France vs Japan, Romania vs Tonga, while Lakapi Samoa appears to be lost at sea.
 
In Rugby League: Tonga Captain Jason Taumalolo was one of the first high profile stars to switch allegiance to his native homeland and now a sea of red are backing them to win the Pacific Championships final.
 
Taumaolo had played 10 Tests for New Zealand when in 2017 he chose to defect to Tonga and it opened the floodgates as Andrew Fifita, Siosiua Taukeiaho and a blaze of other stars followed.

Two years later in 2019 Tonga beat Australia for the first time ever and last week they beat Taumalolo’s former team, the NZ Kiwis to advance to the Pacific Championships final against the Kangaroos.

In Football: Key games from the UEFA Champions League today: Club Brugge vs Aston Villa, Shatkhar vs Young Boys, Bayern Munich vs Benfica, Paris vs Atleti, Inter vs Arsenal, Feyenoord vs Salsburg and Crvena Zvezda vs Barcelona.

And results from yesterday: PSV 4-0 Girona, Real Madrid 1-3 Milan, Liverpool 4-0 Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Storm Graz, Sporting CP 4-1 Man City, Lille 1-1 Juventus, Celtic 3-1 Leipzig and Bologna 0-1 Monaco.

In Combat Sports: Fading UFC star, Conor McGregor is in Court in Dublin, Ireland facing a charge of raping a woman in a hotel in December 2018.
The woman is claiming civil damages against Mr McGregor and another man.

In Sports Biz: The 2024 WTA Tour Final features the Top 8 Women’s tennis stars, a purse of US$15.25Million, and a minimum first-place prize of US$3.77M, more than any Grand Slam tournament this year.

But the event, in its first year of a three-year deal, to played in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is struggling to fill an arena with a capacity of just 5000. 

Sunday’s matches played at the King Saud University Indoor Arena, featuring World No. 2 Iga Świątek against 2024 Wimbledon Champion Barbora Krejčíková and a showdown of US stars, Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula, only drew 400 fans, according to The Athletic. 

And that’s a wrap sports fans!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
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Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a humid 22 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Fiji has dropped below Australia and into 10th place in the World Rugby Men’s Rankings, after their record 57-17 thrashing to Scotland at Murrayfield, in the opening round of the Autumn Nations Series.
 
In Rugby League: Unassuming Tongan Head Coach Kristian Woolf looks like he could finally be the man to smash the Wayne Bennett curse when he takes charge at the Dolphins.

It was amazing watching Tonga’s thrilling victory over the NZ Kiwis, to advance to the Pacific Nations final against the Australians.

And as much as the players deserve huge kudos for what they have achieved, so does Woolf, who has been a key driving force in Tonga’s emergence as a genuine powerhouse of international rugby league.
 
In Football: UEFA Champions League games today: PSV 4-0 Girona, and underway - Real Madrid vs Milan, Liverpool vs Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund vs Storm Graz, Sporting CP vs Man City, Lille vs Juventus, Celtic vs Leipzig and Bologna vs Monaco.

In Sports Biz: More than 50,000 runners from 150 countries participated in the TCS New York City Marathon, held Sunday, staged in crisp, sunny, idyllic conditions. But the hilly nature of the New York course prevents this race from ever being a site for world records in the sport.

Each of the Men’s and Women’s top finishers in the open division took home a tidy US$100,000 - claimed by Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands, and Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya.

Only the Boston Marathon pays out more - US$150,000 to their winners.

In Major League Baseball: According to New York Post MLB insider Jon Heyman, Top free agent hitter Juan Soto's new "magic number" is US$700Million or more — and that’s a solid US$700M, not the record US$700M contract that’s 97 percent deferred that Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani received from the Dodgers, writes Heyman.

Last winter, Ohtani signed a 10-year, US$700M deal. However, US$680M of that total money is deferred to 2034 until 2043.

Soto has already heard from interested teams - 11 to be exact, but the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, and the Los Angeles Dodgers are probably the only ones who can make such a deal – with the Favourites being the New York franchises – the Yankees and the Mets.

The Mets are the fan favourites, as team owner Steve Cohen has unlimited funds to spend, in a sport where there is no salary cap!
 
And that’s a wrap sports fans!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62632601Wed, 06 Nov 2024 02:13:01 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa lava, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 32 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Wednesday morning 06 November 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a humid 22 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Fiji has dropped below Australia and into 10th place in the World Rugby Men’s Rankings, after their record 57-17 thrashing to Scotland at Murrayfield, in the opening round of the Autumn Nations Series.
 
In Rugby League: Unassuming Tongan Head Coach Kristian Woolf looks like he could finally be the man to smash the Wayne Bennett curse when he takes charge at the Dolphins.

It was amazing watching Tonga’s thrilling victory over the NZ Kiwis, to advance to the Pacific Nations final against the Australians.

And as much as the players deserve huge kudos for what they have achieved, so does Woolf, who has been a key driving force in Tonga’s emergence as a genuine powerhouse of international rugby league.
 
In Football: UEFA Champions League games today: PSV 4-0 Girona, and underway - Real Madrid vs Milan, Liverpool vs Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund vs Storm Graz, Sporting CP vs Man City, Lille vs Juventus, Celtic vs Leipzig and Bologna vs Monaco.

In Sports Biz: More than 50,000 runners from 150 countries participated in the TCS New York City Marathon, held Sunday, staged in crisp, sunny, idyllic conditions. But the hilly nature of the New York course prevents this race from ever being a site for world records in the sport.

Each of the Men’s and Women’s top finishers in the open division took home a tidy US$100,000 - claimed by Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands, and Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya.

Only the Boston Marathon pays out more - US$150,000 to their winners.

In Major League Baseball: According to New York Post MLB insider Jon Heyman, Top free agent hitter Juan Soto's new "magic number" is US$700Million or more — and that’s a solid US$700M, not the record US$700M contract that’s 97 percent deferred that Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani received from the Dodgers, writes Heyman.

Last winter, Ohtani signed a 10-year, US$700M deal. However, US$680M of that total money is deferred to 2034 until 2043.

Soto has already heard from interested teams - 11 to be exact, but the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, and the Los Angeles Dodgers are probably the only ones who can make such a deal – with the Favourites being the New York franchises – the Yankees and the Mets.

The Mets are the fan favourites, as team owner Steve Cohen has unlimited funds to spend, in a sport where there is no salary cap!
 
And that’s a wrap sports fans!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>2757s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1132fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/05-11-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s011e31-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62619993 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a warm 23 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby League: Size doesn’t count for everything, but stopping Tonga’s Ton of hulking forwards in the middle, is bloody tough.
 
Tonga bashed through New Zealand’s defensive line in their upset 25-24 win last weekend, with Addin Fonua-Blake and Jason Taumalolo combining for 388M to help their country qualify for the Pacific Cup final in Sydney.

Tongan Captain Fonua-Blake @ 123Kg, Taniela Paseka @ 120Kg, Jason Taumalolo @ 115Kg, Haumole Olakau’atu @ 113Kg and Eliesa Katoa @ 110Kg dwarf their Australian counterparts, with Tonga set to unleash a six-man forward pack, weighing 1004kg on Sunday.

Even Tongan Centre Moses Suli @ 109Kg weighs more than Australia’s heaviest player.

Go Tonga Go!

OK forget about the NBA, NFL, MLB, Boxing or UFC!

Only in Australia at 3pm Australian Eastern Day Time, every year on the first Tuesday of November, which is today if you haven’t noticed; is the running of “the race that stops a nation” – the Melbourne Cup!

So our world famous tips for the 164th running of the A$8.56Million Lexus Melbourne Cup 2024, Race 7 over 3200M at Flemington today, in no particular order:
Horse number 2 BUCKAROO in barrier (21) ridden by jockey Joao Moreira and carrying 54.5kg
9 ABSURDE (7) Kerrin McEvoy 52.5kg
12 OKITA SOUSHI (10) Jamie Kah 51kg
13 ONESMOOTHOPERATOR (12) Craig Williams 51kg
15 SEA KING (1) Hollie Doyle 50.5kg
18 INTERPRETATION (14) Teo Nugent 50kg
 
And they’re off - that’s a wrap sports fans!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support. And reminding you to bet responsibly.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62619993Tue, 05 Nov 2024 08:57:29 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa lava, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 31 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Tuesday morning 05 November 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a warm 23 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby League: Size doesn’t count for everything, but stopping Tonga’s Ton of hulking forwards in the middle, is bloody tough.
 
Tonga bashed through New Zealand’s defensive line in their upset 25-24 win last weekend, with Addin Fonua-Blake and Jason Taumalolo combining for 388M to help their country qualify for the Pacific Cup final in Sydney.

Tongan Captain Fonua-Blake @ 123Kg, Taniela Paseka @ 120Kg, Jason Taumalolo @ 115Kg, Haumole Olakau’atu @ 113Kg and Eliesa Katoa @ 110Kg dwarf their Australian counterparts, with Tonga set to unleash a six-man forward pack, weighing 1004kg on Sunday.

Even Tongan Centre Moses Suli @ 109Kg weighs more than Australia’s heaviest player.

Go Tonga Go!

OK forget about the NBA, NFL, MLB, Boxing or UFC!

Only in Australia at 3pm Australian Eastern Day Time, every year on the first Tuesday of November, which is today if you haven’t noticed; is the running of “the race that stops a nation” – the Melbourne Cup!

So our world famous tips for the 164th running of the A$8.56Million Lexus Melbourne Cup 2024, Race 7 over 3200M at Flemington today, in no particular order:
Horse number 2 BUCKAROO in barrier (21) ridden by jockey Joao Moreira and carrying 54.5kg
9 ABSURDE (7) Kerrin McEvoy 52.5kg
12 OKITA SOUSHI (10) Jamie Kah 51kg
13 ONESMOOTHOPERATOR (12) Craig Williams 51kg
15 SEA KING (1) Hollie Doyle 50.5kg
18 INTERPRETATION (14) Teo Nugent 50kg
 
And they’re off - that’s a wrap sports fans!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support. And reminding you to bet responsibly.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>2797s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1130fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/04-11-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s011e30-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62619645 
Happy birthday Ben Hazelman!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a balmy 23 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Former Australia and Leinster rugby player Rocky Elsom who fled Ireland after Irish police arrived at his workplace and home to detain him following an international arrest warrant, issued by French authorities, has now gone on record in the Australian press as to his sudden exit from Ireland.

The 41-year-old was convicted in October by a French Court of forgery, use of forgery, and misuse of corporate assets, related to his time as President of French rugby club Narbonne in 2014 and 2015.

The court in France sentenced Elsom in absentia to five years in prison and ordered him to repay approximately €700,000 to the Club.

In an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald, Elsom, who did not disclose how he left Ireland or his current location, criticized the legal proceedings in France, saying that he was neither informed of the trial, nor given a chance to respond to the allegations, which he denies.

In Rugby League: England roasted Toa Samoa 16-34 in their second test at AMT Headingley Rugby Stadium on Saturday. Shown live on BBC One, the clash attracted an average audience of 741,000, and peaked at 844,000.
 
Meanwhile the Papua New Guinea Kumuls showed they are the best, winning the Pacific Bowl, beating the Cook Islands Aitu in Port Moresby yesterday 44-20.
 
They now play the New Zealand Kiwis next week. 
 
In the WNBA: Stephanie White’s signing as the new Head Coach of the Indiana Fever, leaves six WNBA teams missing Head Coaches - the Los Angeles Sparks, Sky, Dallas Wings, Atlanta Dream, Washington Mystics and the Sun - who finished last season with a winning record, are all without Head Coaches.
 
Front Office Sports reports the possible reasons for the mass Head Coach firings across the WNBA could be related to their unprecedented growth and the extra money teams are expecting to receive from the US$2.2Billion media-rights deal.

In F1 Racing: Red Bull driver Max Verstappen took a major step toward securing his fourth straight F1 title, by winning the Brazilian Grand Prix overnight, to earn his first victory since June, and his eighth grand prix win of the year.
 
Despite starting 17th on the grid, the flying Dutchman increased his lead over McLaren's Lando Norris with three races remaining.

Verstappen could secure the trophy in Las Vegas this month.

In Combat Sports: While many fans have expressed concerns about Mike Tyson fighting an opponent who is more than 30 years younger than him, he insists there is nothing to be worried about.

"I don't think I'm 58. Do you think I feel 58 when I'm fighting these young niggers in the gym, and they're bashing me them big strong mothers, and I'm bashing them back," he said.

And that’s a wrap sports fans!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji

]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62619645Tue, 05 Nov 2024 08:40:17 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa lava, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 30 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Monday morning 04 November 2024.   Happy birthday Ben Hazelman!   Coming to you... 
Happy birthday Ben Hazelman!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a balmy 23 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Former Australia and Leinster rugby player Rocky Elsom who fled Ireland after Irish police arrived at his workplace and home to detain him following an international arrest warrant, issued by French authorities, has now gone on record in the Australian press as to his sudden exit from Ireland.

The 41-year-old was convicted in October by a French Court of forgery, use of forgery, and misuse of corporate assets, related to his time as President of French rugby club Narbonne in 2014 and 2015.

The court in France sentenced Elsom in absentia to five years in prison and ordered him to repay approximately €700,000 to the Club.

In an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald, Elsom, who did not disclose how he left Ireland or his current location, criticized the legal proceedings in France, saying that he was neither informed of the trial, nor given a chance to respond to the allegations, which he denies.

In Rugby League: England roasted Toa Samoa 16-34 in their second test at AMT Headingley Rugby Stadium on Saturday. Shown live on BBC One, the clash attracted an average audience of 741,000, and peaked at 844,000.
 
Meanwhile the Papua New Guinea Kumuls showed they are the best, winning the Pacific Bowl, beating the Cook Islands Aitu in Port Moresby yesterday 44-20.
 
They now play the New Zealand Kiwis next week. 
 
In the WNBA: Stephanie White’s signing as the new Head Coach of the Indiana Fever, leaves six WNBA teams missing Head Coaches - the Los Angeles Sparks, Sky, Dallas Wings, Atlanta Dream, Washington Mystics and the Sun - who finished last season with a winning record, are all without Head Coaches.
 
Front Office Sports reports the possible reasons for the mass Head Coach firings across the WNBA could be related to their unprecedented growth and the extra money teams are expecting to receive from the US$2.2Billion media-rights deal.

In F1 Racing: Red Bull driver Max Verstappen took a major step toward securing his fourth straight F1 title, by winning the Brazilian Grand Prix overnight, to earn his first victory since June, and his eighth grand prix win of the year.
 
Despite starting 17th on the grid, the flying Dutchman increased his lead over McLaren's Lando Norris with three races remaining.

Verstappen could secure the trophy in Las Vegas this month.

In Combat Sports: While many fans have expressed concerns about Mike Tyson fighting an opponent who is more than 30 years younger than him, he insists there is nothing to be worried about.

"I don't think I'm 58. Do you think I feel 58 when I'm fighting these young niggers in the gym, and they're bashing me them big strong mothers, and I'm bashing them back," he said.

And that’s a wrap sports fans!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji

]]>2857s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1130fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-11-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s011e29-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62594607 
Happy birthday Trish Aisake!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a balmy 23 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: The Flying Fijians were chasing the score against Scotland 57-17 at Murrayfield. Results for the other Test played overnight - England 22-24 All Blacks at Twickenham and former Wallaby Captain, Rocky “Balboa” Elsom has fled Ireland to avoid extradition to France.
 
In Rugby League: Tonga burst out of the blocks in their Pacific Championships Test against the New Zealand Kiwis in Auckland yesterday, scoring four unanswered tries in the opening 32 minutes to leave the home crowd stunned.

But the Kiwis came back to level the scores at 24-24 thanks to an incredible solo try from veteran prop Joe Tapine in the 69th minute.

Only for Tonga to clinch a historic 25-24 win, thanks to Isaiya Katoa slotting a long-range field goal in the 76th minute, to book their spot against Australia in the Pacific Championships final.

Go Tonga Go!

In Football: Europe’s top women’s professional soccer league has agreed to a five-year media-rights deal with Sky Sports and BBC. The league described the deal as “the most significant broadcast partnership ever for women’s football.” According to The Athletic, the pact is estimated to be around US$83.8Million.
 
In Sports Biz: A new VIP ticket package released for the second Las Vegas F1 Grand Prix race, scheduled for November 21 to 23, is almost half the original price last year.
 
The Lewis Hamilton Package includes a three-day ticket to the West Harmon Grandstands and complimentary food, water, and soft drinks; costs US$672 before taxes and fees, down from the original price of US$1,200.
 
In Combat Sports: A 27-year-old Australian Muay Thai star, Jayson Tonkin, also known as “The Dingo” was said to be “in a state of severe intoxication” and panicking about why his friend, a 21-year-old British boxer, was found unconscious with drug paraphernalia in their hotel in Pattaya, near Bangkok, Thailand according to local media.

Finally, only in America: The most expensive ticket in boxing history is on offer for the clash between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson.

For the eye-watering sum of US$2Million, fans can purchase an exclusive VIP package for their upcoming showdown at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, where a sold-out 80,000 fans are expected on the day.

The 10-ticket 'MVP Owner's Experience' will see two people seated less than six feet from the ring, in a private booth with an additional eight seats in the first two rows of the venue.

Additional perks include the chance to visit both fighters backstage before the fight, an open bar and gourmet all-inclusive food menu, and the chance to have an in-ring photo opportunity after the fight.

The package also offers a signed glove from each fighter, a personal security escort and entrance to various events throughout fight week.  

And that’s a wrap sports fans!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji

]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62594607Sun, 03 Nov 2024 08:10:25 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa lava, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 29 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Sunday morning 03 November 2024.   Happy birthday Trish Aisake!   Coming to you... 
Happy birthday Trish Aisake!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a balmy 23 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: The Flying Fijians were chasing the score against Scotland 57-17 at Murrayfield. Results for the other Test played overnight - England 22-24 All Blacks at Twickenham and former Wallaby Captain, Rocky “Balboa” Elsom has fled Ireland to avoid extradition to France.
 
In Rugby League: Tonga burst out of the blocks in their Pacific Championships Test against the New Zealand Kiwis in Auckland yesterday, scoring four unanswered tries in the opening 32 minutes to leave the home crowd stunned.

But the Kiwis came back to level the scores at 24-24 thanks to an incredible solo try from veteran prop Joe Tapine in the 69th minute.

Only for Tonga to clinch a historic 25-24 win, thanks to Isaiya Katoa slotting a long-range field goal in the 76th minute, to book their spot against Australia in the Pacific Championships final.

Go Tonga Go!

In Football: Europe’s top women’s professional soccer league has agreed to a five-year media-rights deal with Sky Sports and BBC. The league described the deal as “the most significant broadcast partnership ever for women’s football.” According to The Athletic, the pact is estimated to be around US$83.8Million.
 
In Sports Biz: A new VIP ticket package released for the second Las Vegas F1 Grand Prix race, scheduled for November 21 to 23, is almost half the original price last year.
 
The Lewis Hamilton Package includes a three-day ticket to the West Harmon Grandstands and complimentary food, water, and soft drinks; costs US$672 before taxes and fees, down from the original price of US$1,200.
 
In Combat Sports: A 27-year-old Australian Muay Thai star, Jayson Tonkin, also known as “The Dingo” was said to be “in a state of severe intoxication” and panicking about why his friend, a 21-year-old British boxer, was found unconscious with drug paraphernalia in their hotel in Pattaya, near Bangkok, Thailand according to local media.

Finally, only in America: The most expensive ticket in boxing history is on offer for the clash between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson.

For the eye-watering sum of US$2Million, fans can purchase an exclusive VIP package for their upcoming showdown at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, where a sold-out 80,000 fans are expected on the day.

The 10-ticket 'MVP Owner's Experience' will see two people seated less than six feet from the ring, in a private booth with an additional eight seats in the first two rows of the venue.

Additional perks include the chance to visit both fighters backstage before the fight, an open bar and gourmet all-inclusive food menu, and the chance to have an in-ring photo opportunity after the fight.

The package also offers a signed glove from each fighter, a personal security escort and entrance to various events throughout fight week.  

And that’s a wrap sports fans!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports...]]>2907s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1129fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-11-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s11e28-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62586327 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a balmy 23 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: England has been warned by All Blacks Captain, Scott Barrett that Joe Marler’s call to ‘bin’ the haka has ‘loaded the gun’ for the All Blacks ahead of tomorrow morning's Test at Twickenham.
 
England rugby union Prop, Joe Marler had called for the All Blacks Haka to be banned, saying: “It’s only any good when teams actually front it with some sort of reply. Like the league boys did last week.”
 
The Harlequins front rower was referencing England rugby league player Mikey Lewis, who went head-to-head with a Samoan player, while their Siva Tau war dance was being performed before their clash in Wigan last Sunday.

Our world famous tips for all the Tests this weekend - Ireland to happydiwali the Australian Wallabies, the Flying Fijians to kalamazoo Scotland at Murrayfield and England to pakapaka the All Blacks at Twickenham.
 
In Rugby League: The NRL has handed Josh Addo-Carr a four game suspension, along with a A$15,000 fine. “The Foxx” was also handed a A$682 fine and a three-month driving suspension by NSW Police.

Where oh where will Josh Addo-Carr land?

In Football: Ruben Amorim was confirmed as Manchester United’s new Manager today.
 
The Athletic said the 39-year-old would stay with the Portuguese league leaders for their next three games, including next week’s Champions League match against Manchester City.

He is expected to take charge at Old Trafford during the November international break, with his first game set to be Man U’s away trip to Ipswich on 24 November.

In Sports Biz: The Paris Olympic Games not only boosted the entire Olympic movement but it also boosted NBC Sports and Peacock’s parent Comcast.

The company said Thursday that it generated US$32.1Billion revenue, up 6.5% on the third quarter last year.

Peacock, which showed all of the Paris Olympics live, increased its subscribers 9% over the prior quarter to 36 million, boosting revenue 82% to US$1.5B.

No doubt, Paris was the halo, generating a company-record US$1.9B in incremental media revenue from the Olympics, mainly through advertising and new Peacock subscriptions.

On the other hand, Comcast’s cable distribution business lost another 365,000 video subscribers during the quarter – down to 12.8 million - a year ago, subscribers stood at 14.5m. 

And finally, baseball came back in a big way with the MLB World Series, with the Los Angeles Dodgers spanking the New York Yankees in five games.

Fox Sports said the series averaged 15.8 million viewers across all network platforms, 74% over last year:
· Game 1: 15.2 million viewers. The game was the best Fall Classic opener in 7 years
· Game 2: 13.8 million viewers. Competing against a full slate of college football. 
· Game 3: 13.6m viewers. This game gave MLB a rare head-to-head win over the NFL. 
· Game 4: 16.7 million viewers. Whoa go New York!
· Game 5: 18.6 million viewers. Was up 58% on last year’s Game 5, peaked at a whopping 21.3m viewers in the ninth inning as Los Angeles closed out the win.

And that’s a wrap sports fans!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62586327Fri, 01 Nov 2024 23:28:53 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa lava, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 28 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Saturday morning 02 November 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a balmy 23 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: England has been warned by All Blacks Captain, Scott Barrett that Joe Marler’s call to ‘bin’ the haka has ‘loaded the gun’ for the All Blacks ahead of tomorrow morning's Test at Twickenham.
 
England rugby union Prop, Joe Marler had called for the All Blacks Haka to be banned, saying: “It’s only any good when teams actually front it with some sort of reply. Like the league boys did last week.”
 
The Harlequins front rower was referencing England rugby league player Mikey Lewis, who went head-to-head with a Samoan player, while their Siva Tau war dance was being performed before their clash in Wigan last Sunday.

Our world famous tips for all the Tests this weekend - Ireland to happydiwali the Australian Wallabies, the Flying Fijians to kalamazoo Scotland at Murrayfield and England to pakapaka the All Blacks at Twickenham.
 
In Rugby League: The NRL has handed Josh Addo-Carr a four game suspension, along with a A$15,000 fine. “The Foxx” was also handed a A$682 fine and a three-month driving suspension by NSW Police.

Where oh where will Josh Addo-Carr land?

In Football: Ruben Amorim was confirmed as Manchester United’s new Manager today.
 
The Athletic said the 39-year-old would stay with the Portuguese league leaders for their next three games, including next week’s Champions League match against Manchester City.

He is expected to take charge at Old Trafford during the November international break, with his first game set to be Man U’s away trip to Ipswich on 24 November.

In Sports Biz: The Paris Olympic Games not only boosted the entire Olympic movement but it also boosted NBC Sports and Peacock’s parent Comcast.

The company said Thursday that it generated US$32.1Billion revenue, up 6.5% on the third quarter last year.

Peacock, which showed all of the Paris Olympics live, increased its subscribers 9% over the prior quarter to 36 million, boosting revenue 82% to US$1.5B.

No doubt, Paris was the halo, generating a company-record US$1.9B in incremental media revenue from the Olympics, mainly through advertising and new Peacock subscriptions.

On the other hand, Comcast’s cable distribution business lost another 365,000 video subscribers during the quarter – down to 12.8 million - a year ago, subscribers stood at 14.5m. 

And finally, baseball came back in a big way with the MLB World Series, with the Los Angeles Dodgers spanking the New York Yankees in five games.

Fox Sports said the series averaged 15.8 million viewers across all network platforms, 74% over last year:
· Game 1: 15.2 million viewers. The game was the best Fall Classic opener in 7 years
· Game 2: 13.8 million viewers. Competing against a full slate of college football. 
· Game 3: 13.6m viewers. This game gave MLB a rare head-to-head win over the NFL. 
· Game 4: 16.7 million viewers. Whoa go New York!
· Game 5: 18.6 million viewers. Was up 58% on last year’s Game 5, peaked at a whopping 21.3m viewers in the ninth inning as Los Angeles closed out the win.

And that’s a wrap sports fans!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team...]]>3317s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1128fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-11-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s11e27-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62575837 
Happy Diwali & happy birthday Wylie Clarke!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a beautiful 22 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Netball: A completely different Diamonds turned up in Melbourne on Wednesday night and showed why they are ranked the world’s best, with a dominant 63-50 win over arch rivals New Zealand, in the final Constellation Cup Test.
 
In doing so, Australia avoided a historic series whitewash after being blown off the court by the Silver Ferns in their opening three Tests.

In Rugby Union: Our world famous tips for all the Tests this weekend - Ireland to happydiwali the Australian Wallabies on Friday, the Flying Fijians to kalamazoo Scotland at Murrayfield and England to pakapaka the All Blacks at Twickenham.
 
In Rugby League: Our world famous tips for the Pacific Championships Round 3: Tonga to happydiwali the New Zealand Kiwis on Saturday at Go Media Stadium, Auckland, and in the Pacific Bowl: The Papua New Guinea Kumuls to bananarama the Cook Islands Aitu on Sunday in Port Moresby.
 
In the NBA: The Denver Nuggets took down the Brooklyn Nets 139-144 in overtime, marking back-to-back overtime games on the road, after they beat Toronto on Tuesday.

Nikola Jokic continued his epic start to the season with a 29-point, 18-rebound, 16-assist treble double — the 150th of the three-time MVP career — while Russell Westbrook shut down his critics, added 22 points and five assists in 20 minutes off the bench.

In the MLB World Series: The Los Angeles Dodgers produced a stunning fightback to beat the New York Yankees and clinch the World Series with a dramatic come-from-behind 7-6 win.

On a night of spellbinding drama at Yankee Stadium in New York, the Dodgers sealed their eighth Major League Baseball Championship title, after recovering from 5-0 down for a 4-1 series victory.

The Yankees, who had kept the series alive with an 11-4 rout in game four on Tuesday, had looked poised to take the series back to Los Angeles for game six, after home runs from Aaron Judge, Jazz Chisholm and Giancarlo Stanton.

But a catastrophic fifth innings by the Yankees, saw the Dodgers tie the score at 5-5.

Although the Yankees regained the lead in the sixth inning, the Dodgers hit back in the eighth to claim what turned out to be a winning 7-6 lead.

It’s “Showtime” sports fans, and that’s a wrap!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62575837Thu, 31 Oct 2024 22:00:11 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa lava, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 27 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Friday morning 01 November 2024.   Happy Diwali & happy birthday Wylie Clarke!... 
Happy Diwali & happy birthday Wylie Clarke!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a beautiful 22 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Netball: A completely different Diamonds turned up in Melbourne on Wednesday night and showed why they are ranked the world’s best, with a dominant 63-50 win over arch rivals New Zealand, in the final Constellation Cup Test.
 
In doing so, Australia avoided a historic series whitewash after being blown off the court by the Silver Ferns in their opening three Tests.

In Rugby Union: Our world famous tips for all the Tests this weekend - Ireland to happydiwali the Australian Wallabies on Friday, the Flying Fijians to kalamazoo Scotland at Murrayfield and England to pakapaka the All Blacks at Twickenham.
 
In Rugby League: Our world famous tips for the Pacific Championships Round 3: Tonga to happydiwali the New Zealand Kiwis on Saturday at Go Media Stadium, Auckland, and in the Pacific Bowl: The Papua New Guinea Kumuls to bananarama the Cook Islands Aitu on Sunday in Port Moresby.
 
In the NBA: The Denver Nuggets took down the Brooklyn Nets 139-144 in overtime, marking back-to-back overtime games on the road, after they beat Toronto on Tuesday.

Nikola Jokic continued his epic start to the season with a 29-point, 18-rebound, 16-assist treble double — the 150th of the three-time MVP career — while Russell Westbrook shut down his critics, added 22 points and five assists in 20 minutes off the bench.

In the MLB World Series: The Los Angeles Dodgers produced a stunning fightback to beat the New York Yankees and clinch the World Series with a dramatic come-from-behind 7-6 win.

On a night of spellbinding drama at Yankee Stadium in New York, the Dodgers sealed their eighth Major League Baseball Championship title, after recovering from 5-0 down for a 4-1 series victory.

The Yankees, who had kept the series alive with an 11-4 rout in game four on Tuesday, had looked poised to take the series back to Los Angeles for game six, after home runs from Aaron Judge, Jazz Chisholm and Giancarlo Stanton.

But a catastrophic fifth innings by the Yankees, saw the Dodgers tie the score at 5-5.

Although the Yankees regained the lead in the sixth inning, the Dodgers hit back in the eighth to claim what turned out to be a winning 7-6 lead.

It’s “Showtime” sports fans, and that’s a wrap!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
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]]>2577s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,unionclean1127fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/30-10-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s11e26-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62546887 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a cool 21 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Tests this weekend starts with Ireland hosting the Australian Wallabies on Friday, Scotland versus the Flying Fijians at Murrayfield and England out for revenge against the All Blacks at Twickenham. No Tonga and Samoa?
 
In Rugby League: Pacific Championships Round 3: New Zealand Kiwis vs Tonga on Saturday at Go Media Stadium, Auckland with just one change for Tonga - Sydney Roosters youngster Siua Wong added to the bench in place of Keaon Koloamatangi, who has left the squad to be with his partner, who is due to give birth. 

In the Pacific Bowl: Papua New Guinea Kumuls vs Cook Islands Aitu on Sunday 4pm at Santos National Football Stadium, Port Moresby.

PNG Kumuls skipper Rhyse Martin will miss the game due to personal reasons, replaced in the second row by Dan Russell. Judah Rimbu starts at Hooker. 

In Football: The Red Devils have moved quickly to settle on the man that they want to take charge, after the sacking of Erik10. 
 
Sporting Lisbon FC has confirmed an approach from Man U for their Head Coach, Ruben Amorim.
 
In doing so, they also revealed that the Portuguese's contract includes a €10Million transfer fee.
 
Should Amorim complete the move to Old Trafford, he would be the tenth Manager since the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson - David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and the recently sacked Ten Hag have all had relatively short, unsuccessful spells, in charge.
 
In UFC: In the latest UFC rankings update, former No. 13 Khamzat Chimaev has jumped to No. 3, pushing Robert Whittaker down to No. 4.

So the Russian hit man sits below UFC Middleweight Champion Dricus Du Plessis, No. 1 contender Sean Strickland and No. 2 Israel Adesanya.

Chimaev has two options for his next fight: If Du Plessis rematches Strickland, Chimaev can fight for the No. 1 contender spot against Adesanya.

In the MLB World Series: No team has ever overcome a 0–3 deficit in the World Series, and the Yankees now face that daunting task.

Their struggles have been multifaceted, but the biggest issues stem from the lackluster performances of some of their star players.

The New York Yankees are just one loss away from a potentially humiliating outcome: being swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

With the Dodgers securing wins in the first three games, including in game 3 last night in the Bronx 4-2.

It’s “Showtime” sports fans, and that’s a wrap!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62546887Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:27:43 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa lava, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 26 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Wednesday morning 30 October 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a cool 21 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Tests this weekend starts with Ireland hosting the Australian Wallabies on Friday, Scotland versus the Flying Fijians at Murrayfield and England out for revenge against the All Blacks at Twickenham. No Tonga and Samoa?
 
In Rugby League: Pacific Championships Round 3: New Zealand Kiwis vs Tonga on Saturday at Go Media Stadium, Auckland with just one change for Tonga - Sydney Roosters youngster Siua Wong added to the bench in place of Keaon Koloamatangi, who has left the squad to be with his partner, who is due to give birth. 

In the Pacific Bowl: Papua New Guinea Kumuls vs Cook Islands Aitu on Sunday 4pm at Santos National Football Stadium, Port Moresby.

PNG Kumuls skipper Rhyse Martin will miss the game due to personal reasons, replaced in the second row by Dan Russell. Judah Rimbu starts at Hooker. 

In Football: The Red Devils have moved quickly to settle on the man that they want to take charge, after the sacking of Erik10. 
 
Sporting Lisbon FC has confirmed an approach from Man U for their Head Coach, Ruben Amorim.
 
In doing so, they also revealed that the Portuguese's contract includes a €10Million transfer fee.
 
Should Amorim complete the move to Old Trafford, he would be the tenth Manager since the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson - David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and the recently sacked Ten Hag have all had relatively short, unsuccessful spells, in charge.
 
In UFC: In the latest UFC rankings update, former No. 13 Khamzat Chimaev has jumped to No. 3, pushing Robert Whittaker down to No. 4.

So the Russian hit man sits below UFC Middleweight Champion Dricus Du Plessis, No. 1 contender Sean Strickland and No. 2 Israel Adesanya.

Chimaev has two options for his next fight: If Du Plessis rematches Strickland, Chimaev can fight for the No. 1 contender spot against Adesanya.

In the MLB World Series: No team has ever overcome a 0–3 deficit in the World Series, and the Yankees now face that daunting task.

Their struggles have been multifaceted, but the biggest issues stem from the lackluster performances of some of their star players.

The New York Yankees are just one loss away from a potentially humiliating outcome: being swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

With the Dodgers securing wins in the first three games, including in game 3 last night in the Bronx 4-2.

It’s “Showtime” sports fans, and that’s a wrap!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>2607s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1126fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-10-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s11e25-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62534123 
Happy birthday Pita Driti!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is 22 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby: Did the Siva Tau backfire?
 
England thrashed Toa Samoa 18-34 in Wigan in the first of a two-Test series between the two nations.

The game had plenty of feeling stemming from Samoa’s traditional war dance, which saw the visitors’ get right into the faces of their opponents.

If anything, the passionate Siva Tau seemed to spur England on, who raced out to a 16-0 lead after 20 minutes

There was also a massive second half brawl.

In fact, should the Samoans, the Kiwis, the Tongans – in both rugby union, plus rugby league - and the Flying Fijians all follow the example of the Fiji Bati and do away with their traditional war dances and sing a song instead?

In Football: Manchester United has sacked Manager Erik ten Hag after dropping to a low 14th in the Premier League table after suffering their fourth loss in nine league games at West Ham on Sunday and have won only one of their last eight games in all competitions.
 
Ruud van Nistelrooy will take charge of the team as interim head coach, supported by the current coaching team, whilst a permanent head coach is recruited.
 
In the NFL: Super star Samoan Miami Dolphins Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa returned to the field last weekend, five weeks after suffering his third concussion in less than two years.

Tagovailoa threw for 234 yards and one touchdown. However, he was unable to secure the win for Miami after a last-second field goal lifted Arizona, 28–27.

“I’ve been preparing to play for five weeks while I was on IR,” Tagovailoa - the 2023 NFL passing leader said at the postgame press conference. “I’m just trying to avoid the big hits.”

Tagovailoa signed a four-year US$212.4Million deal that runs until 2028. If he retires, Tagovailoa would give up US$124M in guaranteed money.

In the MLB World Series: As expected, the 2024 World Series has been a gift for Fox and Major League Baseball.

The first two games of the series between the LA Dodgers and the New York Yankees averaged 14.5 million viewers across Fox networks, the most through two games since 2017, Fox announced.

Saturday’s game averaged 13.4m viewers and peaked at 16.4m, the most-watched Game 2 since Dodgers–Red Sox in 2018. The Fox audience was up 65% on Game 2 of the 2023 World Series.

The MLB World Series is now headed to New York, but with the Dodgers ahead 2–0, ticket prices for Games 3-5 in Yankee Stadium have dropped.

Despite the dip, the tickets are still some of the most expensive in World Series history.

It’s “Showtime” sports fans, and that’s a wrap!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62534123Mon, 28 Oct 2024 21:08:26 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa lava, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 25 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Tuesday morning 29 October 2024.   Happy birthday Pita Driti!   Coming to you with... 
Happy birthday Pita Driti!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is 22 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby: Did the Siva Tau backfire?
 
England thrashed Toa Samoa 18-34 in Wigan in the first of a two-Test series between the two nations.

The game had plenty of feeling stemming from Samoa’s traditional war dance, which saw the visitors’ get right into the faces of their opponents.

If anything, the passionate Siva Tau seemed to spur England on, who raced out to a 16-0 lead after 20 minutes

There was also a massive second half brawl.

In fact, should the Samoans, the Kiwis, the Tongans – in both rugby union, plus rugby league - and the Flying Fijians all follow the example of the Fiji Bati and do away with their traditional war dances and sing a song instead?

In Football: Manchester United has sacked Manager Erik ten Hag after dropping to a low 14th in the Premier League table after suffering their fourth loss in nine league games at West Ham on Sunday and have won only one of their last eight games in all competitions.
 
Ruud van Nistelrooy will take charge of the team as interim head coach, supported by the current coaching team, whilst a permanent head coach is recruited.
 
In the NFL: Super star Samoan Miami Dolphins Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa returned to the field last weekend, five weeks after suffering his third concussion in less than two years.

Tagovailoa threw for 234 yards and one touchdown. However, he was unable to secure the win for Miami after a last-second field goal lifted Arizona, 28–27.

“I’ve been preparing to play for five weeks while I was on IR,” Tagovailoa - the 2023 NFL passing leader said at the postgame press conference. “I’m just trying to avoid the big hits.”

Tagovailoa signed a four-year US$212.4Million deal that runs until 2028. If he retires, Tagovailoa would give up US$124M in guaranteed money.

In the MLB World Series: As expected, the 2024 World Series has been a gift for Fox and Major League Baseball.

The first two games of the series between the LA Dodgers and the New York Yankees averaged 14.5 million viewers across Fox networks, the most through two games since 2017, Fox announced.

Saturday’s game averaged 13.4m viewers and peaked at 16.4m, the most-watched Game 2 since Dodgers–Red Sox in 2018. The Fox audience was up 65% on Game 2 of the 2023 World Series.

The MLB World Series is now headed to New York, but with the Dodgers ahead 2–0, ticket prices for Games 3-5 in Yankee Stadium have dropped.

Despite the dip, the tickets are still some of the most expensive in World Series history.

It’s “Showtime” sports fans, and that’s a wrap!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>2747s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1125fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-10-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s11e24-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62524002 
Happy birthday Mere Vasu!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is 22 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Netball: Australian netball great Nat Medhurst has delivered some brutal truths to the “shell shocked” Diamonds after the world champions coughed up the Constellation Cup to the Silver Ferns for just the third time in history – 41-63 in Perth yesterday.
 
In Rugby League: The Kangaroos prevailed in Christchurch with a 22-10 win over the Kiwis, in the Pacific Championships.
 
For Australia, hooker Harry Grant led the way and consistently schemed from behind the ruck, being supported by a host of big-name stars.

Meanwhile, for New Zealand, veteran Shaun Johnson showed he’s still got it, two months after he played his final NRL game.

Meanwhile, the Cook Islands Aitu are on their way to Port Moresby as a sacrifice to the Papua New Guinea Kumuls, in the Pacific Bowl.
 
In case you’re wondering where the Samoans are – they lost to England in the UK early this morning 18-34.
 
In Football: Lionel Messi’s postseason debut is putting MLS in the spotlight when Inter Miami hosts Atlanta United in the first round of the MLS Cup playoffs.
 
The game will be free to stream on Apple TV, as part of a push to gain more viewers in the second season of a 10-year, US$2.5Billion deal with MLS.

Apple doesn’t release its TV ratings, but it reportedly surpassed 2 million subscribers for MLS last season.

Atlanta United will host Inter Miami in Game 2 next weekend. In September, nearly 68,000 fans turned out to Mercedes-Benz Stadium to watch Messi play there.

The MLS’s total regular season attendance tally was 11.4 million, up from 10.9 million in 2023 - a new record of 23,234 per game average.

In UFC: Ilia Topuria said he would knock Max Holloway out for the first time in his career — and that is exactly what happened in UFC308 in Abu Dhabi yesterday.

The UFC Featherweight King proved that he is the real deal, dropping Holloway with a brutal right hand, and then getting the job done with a left hook.

In the co-main event of UFC308, undefeated Russian, Khamzat Chimaev forced Australian, Robert Whittaker to tap out in one of the most violent submissions ever seen.

In the MLB World Series: Yoshinobu Yamamoto emerged from Shohei Ohtani's large shadow yesterday, to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a commanding lead in the World Series.
 
In just his first MLB season, Yamamato gave up one hit into the seventh innings, while Teoscar Hernandez and Freddie Freeman hit back-to-back home runs for the Dodgers 4-2 win over the New York Yankees to take a 2-0 World Series lead.

It’s “Showtime” sports fans, and that’s a wrap!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62524002Mon, 28 Oct 2024 01:35:36 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa lava, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 24 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Monday morning 28 October 2024.   Happy birthday Mere Vasu!   Coming to you with... 
Happy birthday Mere Vasu!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is 22 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Netball: Australian netball great Nat Medhurst has delivered some brutal truths to the “shell shocked” Diamonds after the world champions coughed up the Constellation Cup to the Silver Ferns for just the third time in history – 41-63 in Perth yesterday.
 
In Rugby League: The Kangaroos prevailed in Christchurch with a 22-10 win over the Kiwis, in the Pacific Championships.
 
For Australia, hooker Harry Grant led the way and consistently schemed from behind the ruck, being supported by a host of big-name stars.

Meanwhile, for New Zealand, veteran Shaun Johnson showed he’s still got it, two months after he played his final NRL game.

Meanwhile, the Cook Islands Aitu are on their way to Port Moresby as a sacrifice to the Papua New Guinea Kumuls, in the Pacific Bowl.
 
In case you’re wondering where the Samoans are – they lost to England in the UK early this morning 18-34.
 
In Football: Lionel Messi’s postseason debut is putting MLS in the spotlight when Inter Miami hosts Atlanta United in the first round of the MLS Cup playoffs.
 
The game will be free to stream on Apple TV, as part of a push to gain more viewers in the second season of a 10-year, US$2.5Billion deal with MLS.

Apple doesn’t release its TV ratings, but it reportedly surpassed 2 million subscribers for MLS last season.

Atlanta United will host Inter Miami in Game 2 next weekend. In September, nearly 68,000 fans turned out to Mercedes-Benz Stadium to watch Messi play there.

The MLS’s total regular season attendance tally was 11.4 million, up from 10.9 million in 2023 - a new record of 23,234 per game average.

In UFC: Ilia Topuria said he would knock Max Holloway out for the first time in his career — and that is exactly what happened in UFC308 in Abu Dhabi yesterday.

The UFC Featherweight King proved that he is the real deal, dropping Holloway with a brutal right hand, and then getting the job done with a left hook.

In the co-main event of UFC308, undefeated Russian, Khamzat Chimaev forced Australian, Robert Whittaker to tap out in one of the most violent submissions ever seen.

In the MLB World Series: Yoshinobu Yamamoto emerged from Shohei Ohtani's large shadow yesterday, to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a commanding lead in the World Series.
 
In just his first MLB season, Yamamato gave up one hit into the seventh innings, while Teoscar Hernandez and Freddie Freeman hit back-to-back home runs for the Dodgers 4-2 win over the New York Yankees to take a 2-0 World Series lead.

It’s “Showtime” sports fans, and that’s a wrap!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
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]]>2697s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,pacific,podcast,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,sports,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1124fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-10-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s11e23-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62515762 
Happy birthday Jenell Pardiwalla!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy again and a warm 23 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: The All Blacks crushed Eddie Jones’s Japan 64-19 in Yokohama yesterday, running in 10 tries in a routine win despite a sleepy start.
 
Debutant Ruben Love put a polish on the score by claiming two late tries in the space of three minutes for New Zealand after coming off the bench.

The match was the All Blacks’ first in a tour that will also see them take on England, Ireland, France and Italy on successive weekends.

In Rugby League: Playing in his last Test for the Fiji Bati, Michael Jennings scored a treble, Maika Sivo and Semi Valemei chimed in with a double each, out of a total of 10 tries of which eight were converted for a big 56-6 win over the Cook Islands in the Pacific Bowl in Suva last night.
 
The Fiji Bulikula also won 18-6.  
 
In the NBA: Following his high-profile move from the Golden State Warriors, four-time NBA Champion Klay Thompson was back to his best, dropping six triples on 7-of-13 shooting from the field with seven rebounds and three steals in 26 minutes in his Dallas Mavericks debut.

While Thompson popped off 22 points, Luka Doncic top-scored with 27 as Dallas downed the San Antonio Spurs 109-120 in their season opener on Friday.

The sharpshooting star’s six three-pointers set a franchise record for the most threes for a Mavericks player on debut.

In UFC: “It’s a tough fight for both guys. If you look at what Rob has accomplished, who he has fought, this is one of his toughest tests. And there’s no doubt about it that this is definitely Khamzat’s toughest test,” UFC Boss Dana White bangs on about Robert  Whittaker vs Khamzat Chimaev in UFC308 today in Abu Dhabi.

In Football: Man U is actively speaking to the following Managers to replace Erik10: Former Barcelona Coach Xavi, Sporting Lisbon’s Ruben Amorim, Edin Terzic who is available after leaving Borussia Dortmund and Brentford’s Thomas Frank also has his admirers at Old Trafford.
 
In the MLB World Series: The Los Angeles Dodgers brought back vivid memories of championships in 1981 and 1988, all wrapped inside a single emotional evening, as they powered their way to the early advantage in the MLB World Series.
 
Freddie Freeman hit a game-ending grand slam in the bottom of the 10th innings as Los Angeles rallied for a 6-3 win over the New York Yankees yesterday to win Game 1.
The 35-year-old first baseman delivered in the clutch with a moment that is destined to become part of the folklore of World Series history.

An elated Freeman joked that he had almost had an out-of-body experience as he rounded the bases before being mobbed by team-mates as roars of “Freddie, Freddie” cascaded down from the sold-out Dodger Stadium stands.

“It felt like nothing, just kind of floating,” Freeman said. “Those are the kind of things, when you’re five years old with your two older brothers and you’re playing in the backyard, those are the scenarios you dream about; two outs, bases loaded in a World Series game.

It’s “Showtime” sports fans, and that’s a wrap!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62515762Sat, 26 Oct 2024 22:57:21 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa lava, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 23 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Sunday morning 27 October 2024.   Happy birthday Jenell Pardiwalla!   Coming to you... 
Happy birthday Jenell Pardiwalla!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy again and a warm 23 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: The All Blacks crushed Eddie Jones’s Japan 64-19 in Yokohama yesterday, running in 10 tries in a routine win despite a sleepy start.
 
Debutant Ruben Love put a polish on the score by claiming two late tries in the space of three minutes for New Zealand after coming off the bench.

The match was the All Blacks’ first in a tour that will also see them take on England, Ireland, France and Italy on successive weekends.

In Rugby League: Playing in his last Test for the Fiji Bati, Michael Jennings scored a treble, Maika Sivo and Semi Valemei chimed in with a double each, out of a total of 10 tries of which eight were converted for a big 56-6 win over the Cook Islands in the Pacific Bowl in Suva last night.
 
The Fiji Bulikula also won 18-6.  
 
In the NBA: Following his high-profile move from the Golden State Warriors, four-time NBA Champion Klay Thompson was back to his best, dropping six triples on 7-of-13 shooting from the field with seven rebounds and three steals in 26 minutes in his Dallas Mavericks debut.

While Thompson popped off 22 points, Luka Doncic top-scored with 27 as Dallas downed the San Antonio Spurs 109-120 in their season opener on Friday.

The sharpshooting star’s six three-pointers set a franchise record for the most threes for a Mavericks player on debut.

In UFC: “It’s a tough fight for both guys. If you look at what Rob has accomplished, who he has fought, this is one of his toughest tests. And there’s no doubt about it that this is definitely Khamzat’s toughest test,” UFC Boss Dana White bangs on about Robert  Whittaker vs Khamzat Chimaev in UFC308 today in Abu Dhabi.

In Football: Man U is actively speaking to the following Managers to replace Erik10: Former Barcelona Coach Xavi, Sporting Lisbon’s Ruben Amorim, Edin Terzic who is available after leaving Borussia Dortmund and Brentford’s Thomas Frank also has his admirers at Old Trafford.
 
In the MLB World Series: The Los Angeles Dodgers brought back vivid memories of championships in 1981 and 1988, all wrapped inside a single emotional evening, as they powered their way to the early advantage in the MLB World Series.
 
Freddie Freeman hit a game-ending grand slam in the bottom of the 10th innings as Los Angeles rallied for a 6-3 win over the New York Yankees yesterday to win Game 1.
The 35-year-old first baseman delivered in the clutch with a moment that is destined to become part of the folklore of World Series history.

An elated Freeman joked that he had almost had an out-of-body experience as he rounded the bases before being mobbed by team-mates as roars of “Freddie, Freddie” cascaded down from the sold-out Dodger Stadium stands.

“It felt like nothing, just kind of floating,” Freeman said. “Those are the kind of things, when you’re five years old with your two older brothers and you’re playing in the backyard, those are the scenarios you dream about; two outs, bases loaded in a World Series game.

It’s “Showtime” sports fans, and that’s a wrap!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team...]]>3397s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,news,pacific,podcast,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sports,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1121fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-10-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s11e22-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62507613 
Happy birthday Jo Marquadt-Gray!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy again and a warm 24 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: The World Rugby Awards 2024 to be handed out in November in the following categories for 7s rugby:
·       World Rugby Men’s 7s Dream Team of the Year in partnership with HSBC:
·       World Rugby Men’s 7s Player of the Year – our tip - Antoine Dupont?
·       Women’s 7s Dream Team of the Year
·       Women’s 7s Player of the Year – we tip Portia Woodman-Wickliffe?
·       World Rugby Coach of the Year XVs or 7s – Rassie of course.

In Rugby League: The Bulldogs have reportedly moved to terminate the contract of Josh Addo-Carr after instructing the star to front the Board next week.
 
The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting Addo-Carr faces the sack over his drug scandal that saw him suspended for the Club’s first final in eight years, after testing positive to cocaine during a roadside drugs test last month.

In Football: Fenerbahce boss, Jose Mourinho was sent to the stands as his new side held his former Club, Man U 1-1 on Thursday to extend the English giants’ wait for a Europa League win.
 
United have drawn all three of their European games this season and a point does little to ease the pressure on under-fire Manager Erik10.

Man U is languishing in 21st spot of the 36-team table, with their chances of securing a Top 8 finish to progress directly to the last 16 - fading.

In UFC: Australian Robert Whittaker’s undefeated UFC rival, Khamzat Chimaev was the last fighter to make weight for Sunday’s UFC308 clash - a UFC title eliminator.

Officially, UFC308 weigh-in opened at 9am in Abu Dhabi yesterday, with all fighters told that they had two hours to make the weight.

While most fighters went within the first 30 minutes, Chimaev did not appear until there was only 13 minutes to spare.

But, with a wry smile, the Chechnyan strolled out, removed his shorts and weighed in bang on 84.4Kg.

Let’s get ready to R U M B L E!

In Sports Biz: Among the key indicators of the ticket market around the 2024 World Series, starting today at Dodger Stadium between the LA Dodgers and the New York Yankees:

·       The average list price for this year’s games is US$3,887 according to ticket aggregator TicketIQ, the second-highest figure tracked for the World Series in the last 15 seasons. 
·       Demand for Games 1, 2, 6 and 7 at Dodger Stadium is robust, averaging US$3,146. But it’s even greater for Games 3–5 at Yankee Stadium, averaging US$4,875. 
·       Similarly, TickPick said the Yankees-Dodgers World Series is the second-most-expensive such event it has tracked with an overall average purchase price of US$1,663, 114% higher than the 2023 World Series @ US$776.

World Series ticket sales are already ahead of last year’s final results and 2024 is pacing at quadruple the level of 2022 at this point, before play has even started. 

It’s “Showtime” sportsfans, and that’s a wrap!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62507613Fri, 25 Oct 2024 23:06:09 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa lava, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 22 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Saturday morning 26 October 2024.   Happy birthday Jo Marquadt-Gray!   Coming to... 
Happy birthday Jo Marquadt-Gray!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy again and a warm 24 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: The World Rugby Awards 2024 to be handed out in November in the following categories for 7s rugby:
·       World Rugby Men’s 7s Dream Team of the Year in partnership with HSBC:
·       World Rugby Men’s 7s Player of the Year – our tip - Antoine Dupont?
·       Women’s 7s Dream Team of the Year
·       Women’s 7s Player of the Year – we tip Portia Woodman-Wickliffe?
·       World Rugby Coach of the Year XVs or 7s – Rassie of course.

In Rugby League: The Bulldogs have reportedly moved to terminate the contract of Josh Addo-Carr after instructing the star to front the Board next week.
 
The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting Addo-Carr faces the sack over his drug scandal that saw him suspended for the Club’s first final in eight years, after testing positive to cocaine during a roadside drugs test last month.

In Football: Fenerbahce boss, Jose Mourinho was sent to the stands as his new side held his former Club, Man U 1-1 on Thursday to extend the English giants’ wait for a Europa League win.
 
United have drawn all three of their European games this season and a point does little to ease the pressure on under-fire Manager Erik10.

Man U is languishing in 21st spot of the 36-team table, with their chances of securing a Top 8 finish to progress directly to the last 16 - fading.

In UFC: Australian Robert Whittaker’s undefeated UFC rival, Khamzat Chimaev was the last fighter to make weight for Sunday’s UFC308 clash - a UFC title eliminator.

Officially, UFC308 weigh-in opened at 9am in Abu Dhabi yesterday, with all fighters told that they had two hours to make the weight.

While most fighters went within the first 30 minutes, Chimaev did not appear until there was only 13 minutes to spare.

But, with a wry smile, the Chechnyan strolled out, removed his shorts and weighed in bang on 84.4Kg.

Let’s get ready to R U M B L E!

In Sports Biz: Among the key indicators of the ticket market around the 2024 World Series, starting today at Dodger Stadium between the LA Dodgers and the New York Yankees:

·       The average list price for this year’s games is US$3,887 according to ticket aggregator TicketIQ, the second-highest figure tracked for the World Series in the last 15 seasons. 
·       Demand for Games 1, 2, 6 and 7 at Dodger Stadium is robust, averaging US$3,146. But it’s even greater for Games 3–5 at Yankee Stadium, averaging US$4,875. 
·       Similarly, TickPick said the Yankees-Dodgers World Series is the second-most-expensive such event it has tracked with an overall average purchase price of US$1,663, 114% higher than the 2023 World Series @ US$776.

World Series ticket sales are already ahead of last year’s final results and 2024 is pacing at quadruple the level of 2022 at this point, before play has even started. 

It’s “Showtime” sportsfans, and that’s a wrap!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion...]]>3377s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1122fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-10-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s11e21-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62494894 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy again and a cool 22 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: The World Rugby Awards 2024 to be handed out in November in the following categories for XVs rugby:

Men’s XVs
·       World Rugby Men’s 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year
·       World Rugby Men’s 15s Dream Team of the Year
·       World Rugby Men’s 15s Player of the Year and the
·       International Rugby Players Men’s Try of the Year

Women’s 15s
·       World Rugby Women’s 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year
·       World Rugby Women’s 15s Dream Team of the Year
·       World Rugby Women’s 15s Player of the Year and the
·       International Rugby Players Women’s Try of the Year

In Rugby League: Brad and Kiana Takairangi are set to create sporting history when they captain the Cook Islands Aitu and Moana in Saturday’s Pacific Championships double-header against Fiji at Suva’s HFC Stadium.
 
In a world first, the pair are believed to be the only brother and sister, in any sport, to be appointed as captain of their nation’s men’s and women’s teams at the same time.

Congratulations Takairangi’s!

And the Kaiviti Silktails have announced a three-year partnership with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, ending their four-year partnership with the Sydney Roosters.

In Football: Results from key games in the UEFA Champions League played yesterday: Atalanta 0-0 Celtic, Manchester City 5-0 Sparta Praha, Leipzig 0-1 Liverpool, Barcelona 4-1 Bayern Munich, Atleti 1-3 Lille, Benfica 1-3 Feyenoord, Salzburg 0-2 GNK Dinamo and Young Boys 0-1 Inter.  
 
In Sports Biz: LeBron James, who is in his 22nd year, will be the first player in NBA history to breach the US half-billion-dollar mark in career earnings, following this season.
 
But NBA salaries continue to rise, driven by exponential increases to media-rights deals, with the first player to hit US$1Billion across their career already on the horizon.

The maximum NBA salary a player can receive is 35% of the salary cap—often referred to as a supermax deal.

Players who have signed in the supermax range include three-time MVP Nikola Jokić and three-time All-Star Bradley Beal.

The NBA’s salary cap total is around 50% of NBA revenue, as per their collective bargaining agreement.

In Boxing: Almost 60 years after Lionel Rose shocked the world – and upset a Japanese megastar – another of Australia’s most exciting young fighters is now readying to punch himself into national sporting immortality.

Australia’s undefeated Super Bantamweight star, Sam Goodman has finally been confirmed to fight Japan’s Naoya “Monster” Inoue in a Tokyo world title blockbuster on Christmas Eve.

Finally, in the WNBA: The number of viewers for the final game of the WNBA Finals at 2.15 million, made it the WNBA championship series’ most-watched game of 2000s.

ESPN aired the game, with stiff competition from Sunday Night Football on NBC and Game 6 of the National League Championship Series, where the New York Liberty beat the Minnesota Lynx 62–67 in overtime.

And that’s a wrap peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62494894Thu, 24 Oct 2024 21:50:08 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa lava, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 21 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Thursday morning 25 October 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy again and a cool 22 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: The World Rugby Awards 2024 to be handed out in November in the following categories for XVs rugby:

Men’s XVs
·       World Rugby Men’s 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year
·       World Rugby Men’s 15s Dream Team of the Year
·       World Rugby Men’s 15s Player of the Year and the
·       International Rugby Players Men’s Try of the Year

Women’s 15s
·       World Rugby Women’s 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year
·       World Rugby Women’s 15s Dream Team of the Year
·       World Rugby Women’s 15s Player of the Year and the
·       International Rugby Players Women’s Try of the Year

In Rugby League: Brad and Kiana Takairangi are set to create sporting history when they captain the Cook Islands Aitu and Moana in Saturday’s Pacific Championships double-header against Fiji at Suva’s HFC Stadium.
 
In a world first, the pair are believed to be the only brother and sister, in any sport, to be appointed as captain of their nation’s men’s and women’s teams at the same time.

Congratulations Takairangi’s!

And the Kaiviti Silktails have announced a three-year partnership with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, ending their four-year partnership with the Sydney Roosters.

In Football: Results from key games in the UEFA Champions League played yesterday: Atalanta 0-0 Celtic, Manchester City 5-0 Sparta Praha, Leipzig 0-1 Liverpool, Barcelona 4-1 Bayern Munich, Atleti 1-3 Lille, Benfica 1-3 Feyenoord, Salzburg 0-2 GNK Dinamo and Young Boys 0-1 Inter.  
 
In Sports Biz: LeBron James, who is in his 22nd year, will be the first player in NBA history to breach the US half-billion-dollar mark in career earnings, following this season.
 
But NBA salaries continue to rise, driven by exponential increases to media-rights deals, with the first player to hit US$1Billion across their career already on the horizon.

The maximum NBA salary a player can receive is 35% of the salary cap—often referred to as a supermax deal.

Players who have signed in the supermax range include three-time MVP Nikola Jokić and three-time All-Star Bradley Beal.

The NBA’s salary cap total is around 50% of NBA revenue, as per their collective bargaining agreement.

In Boxing: Almost 60 years after Lionel Rose shocked the world – and upset a Japanese megastar – another of Australia’s most exciting young fighters is now readying to punch himself into national sporting immortality.

Australia’s undefeated Super Bantamweight star, Sam Goodman has finally been confirmed to fight Japan’s Naoya “Monster” Inoue in a Tokyo world title blockbuster on Christmas Eve.

Finally, in the WNBA: The number of viewers for the final game of the WNBA Finals at 2.15 million, made it the WNBA championship series’ most-watched game of 2000s.

ESPN aired the game, with stiff competition from Sunday Night Football on NBC and Game 6 of the National League Championship Series, where the New York Liberty beat the Minnesota Lynx 62–67 in overtime.

And that’s a wrap peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team...]]>3257s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1121fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-10-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s11e20-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62480223 
Happy birthday Anee’ Roxburgh!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and a very cool 21 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: The Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 in England, will be played over six weekends of competition across the eight host locations, in what promises to be the largest celebration of women’s rugby ever.
 
The biggest celebration of women’s rugby will kick-off with hosts England facing USA in the opening game at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light on 22 August 2025.
 
The majority of games have afternoon kick-off times, to boost fan and family attendance.
 
In Rugby League: Broncos star Ezra Mam could be the first player to face the NRL’s new independent body, that will be in charge of sanctioning players for off-field incidents.
 
New Head Coach Michael Maguire has refused to rule out terminating Mam’s five-year, A$4Million deal after he was involved in a two-car head-on collision in Brisbane on Friday night.

The 21-year-old reportedly returned a positive result from a roadside drug test, however, no charges have been laid.

In Football: Results of key UEFA Champions League games yesterday: Milan 3-1 Club Brugge, Paris 1-1 PSG, Juventus 0-1 Stuttgart, Arsenal 1-0 Shakhtar, Aston Villa 2-0 Bologna and Real Madrid 5-2 Borussia Dortmund.
 
In Netball: The Diamonds will return from New Zealand with their Constellation Cup hopes hanging by a thread after Australia once again struggled in attack in last night’s 52-63 loss.
 
It’s a worst-case scenario for the World Champions after another Silver Ferns drubbing – making it now eight straight losses in New Zealand.

Maybe Coach Stacey Marinkovich – in her 50th Test in charge, should step aside.

In Sports Biz: Juan Soto, born 25 years ago in Santa Domingo in the Dominican Republic, hit a three-run homer to beat the Cleaveland Guardians in Game 5, sending his New York Yankees to the World Series to face Shoshei Ohtani and the LA Rams.
 
The Yankees outfielder will be a free agent this offseason and could sign a deal worth US$500Million dollars. 

Only in the USA: Major League Baseball has got the World Series of its dreams with two titans of the sport meeting on the biggest stage for the first time in more than four decades, when it begins tomorrow at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

The last time the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers met in a World Series was in 1981, so there is a lot of pent up interest and demand for tickets among their fans.

The cheapest ticket available for all of the games at Dodger Stadium is US$1,074 while Yankee Stadium has standing room passes for US$896 before fees and seats starting at US$981 before fees, according to the New York Post.

At the other end of the scale, a front row seat near the dugout will set you back an eye-watering $US30,000.

Broadcasters are also licking their lips, with total viewership tipped to surpass this year’s NBA finals - which averaged 11.3 million viewers per game.

Last year’s MLB Finals was a record low 9.1 million average viewers, watching the Texas Rangers claim their first World Series title, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks.

And that’s a wrap peeps!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62480223Wed, 23 Oct 2024 21:35:47 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa lava, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 20 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Wednesday morning 24 October 2024.   Happy birthday Anee’ Roxburgh!   Coming to you... 
Happy birthday Anee’ Roxburgh!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and a very cool 21 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: The Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 in England, will be played over six weekends of competition across the eight host locations, in what promises to be the largest celebration of women’s rugby ever.
 
The biggest celebration of women’s rugby will kick-off with hosts England facing USA in the opening game at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light on 22 August 2025.
 
The majority of games have afternoon kick-off times, to boost fan and family attendance.
 
In Rugby League: Broncos star Ezra Mam could be the first player to face the NRL’s new independent body, that will be in charge of sanctioning players for off-field incidents.
 
New Head Coach Michael Maguire has refused to rule out terminating Mam’s five-year, A$4Million deal after he was involved in a two-car head-on collision in Brisbane on Friday night.

The 21-year-old reportedly returned a positive result from a roadside drug test, however, no charges have been laid.

In Football: Results of key UEFA Champions League games yesterday: Milan 3-1 Club Brugge, Paris 1-1 PSG, Juventus 0-1 Stuttgart, Arsenal 1-0 Shakhtar, Aston Villa 2-0 Bologna and Real Madrid 5-2 Borussia Dortmund.
 
In Netball: The Diamonds will return from New Zealand with their Constellation Cup hopes hanging by a thread after Australia once again struggled in attack in last night’s 52-63 loss.
 
It’s a worst-case scenario for the World Champions after another Silver Ferns drubbing – making it now eight straight losses in New Zealand.

Maybe Coach Stacey Marinkovich – in her 50th Test in charge, should step aside.

In Sports Biz: Juan Soto, born 25 years ago in Santa Domingo in the Dominican Republic, hit a three-run homer to beat the Cleaveland Guardians in Game 5, sending his New York Yankees to the World Series to face Shoshei Ohtani and the LA Rams.
 
The Yankees outfielder will be a free agent this offseason and could sign a deal worth US$500Million dollars. 

Only in the USA: Major League Baseball has got the World Series of its dreams with two titans of the sport meeting on the biggest stage for the first time in more than four decades, when it begins tomorrow at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

The last time the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers met in a World Series was in 1981, so there is a lot of pent up interest and demand for tickets among their fans.

The cheapest ticket available for all of the games at Dodger Stadium is US$1,074 while Yankee Stadium has standing room passes for US$896 before fees and seats starting at US$981 before fees, according to the New York Post.

At the other end of the scale, a front row seat near the dugout will set you back an eye-watering $US30,000.

Broadcasters are also licking their lips, with total viewership tipped to surpass this year’s NBA finals - which averaged 11.3 million viewers per game.

Last year’s MLB Finals was a record low 9.1 million average viewers, watching the Texas Rangers claim their first World Series title, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks.

And that’s a wrap peeps!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby...]]>3217s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1119fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-10-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s11e19-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62467686 
Happy birthday Jon Apted!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a cool 22 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: The All Blacks team to take on Japan on Saturday 26 October at 6.50PM (NZST) features 11 players of Pacific Islander or Maori heritage in their starting XV:

1. Tamaiti Williams, 2. Asafo Aumua, 3. Pasilio Tosi, 4. Sam Darry, 5. Patrick Tuipulotu (C), 6. Samipeni Finau, 7. Sam Cane in his 100th Test (VC), 8. Wallace Sititi, 9. Cam Roigard, 10. Damian McKenzie, 11. Mark Tele’a, 12. Anton Lienert-Brown (VC), 13. Billy Proctor, 14. Sevu Reece and 15. Stephen Perofeta

Reserves: 16. George Bell, 17. Ofa Tu’ungafasi, 18. Fletcher Newell, 19. Josh Lord, 20. Peter Lakai, 21. TJ Perenara, 22. David Havili and 23. Ruben Love

In Rugby League: Life won't get any easier for Tonga when they face the defending champions New Zealand Kiwis in Auckland next Saturday 02 November in Round 3 of the Pacific Championships, getting a chance to right some of the wrongs of their first-up loss to the Kangaroos.
 
Meanwhile, when the Kangaroos take to the field in Christchurch, it will be almost a year to the day since they were humbled 30-0 by the Kiwis in the 2023 Pacific Championships final, but Tom Dearden is adamant that the new-look Australians won't need to use that loss for motivation.
 
In Football: Key UEFA Champions League games today: Milan vs Club Brugge, Paris vs PSG, Juventus vs Stuttgart, Arsenal vs Shakhtar, Aston Villa vs Bologna and Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund.
 
In the NBA: October is arguably the month for sports - with the NFL and US College football in full swing, MLB’s two biggest teams facing off in the World Series, the NHL’s opening weeks, and the rise of the WNBA - the NBA season tips off tonight with the Boston Celtics hosting the New York Knicks.
 
In Sports Biz: No. 1–ranked Men’s tennis player, Jannik Sinner won US$6Million at the Six Kings Slam exhibition tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
 
That’s more than any tennis Grand Slam paid out this year - the highest being at the US Open, where Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka won US$3.6M each.

The other five players at the Six Kings Slam—Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Holger Rune and Daniil Medvedev—each banked US$1.5M appearance fees for the weekend.

Finally, only in the USA: Jonquel Jones was born in the Bahamas, moved to the US as a teenager, and lived with strangers to pursue a basketball career. On Sunday night, she won her first WNBA Championship with the New York Liberty, where Jones was named Finals MVP.

And that’s a wrap peeps!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62467686Tue, 22 Oct 2024 22:47:09 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa lava, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 19 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Wednesday morning 23 October 2024.   Happy birthday Jon Apted!   Coming to you with... 
Happy birthday Jon Apted!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a cool 22 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: The All Blacks team to take on Japan on Saturday 26 October at 6.50PM (NZST) features 11 players of Pacific Islander or Maori heritage in their starting XV:

1. Tamaiti Williams, 2. Asafo Aumua, 3. Pasilio Tosi, 4. Sam Darry, 5. Patrick Tuipulotu (C), 6. Samipeni Finau, 7. Sam Cane in his 100th Test (VC), 8. Wallace Sititi, 9. Cam Roigard, 10. Damian McKenzie, 11. Mark Tele’a, 12. Anton Lienert-Brown (VC), 13. Billy Proctor, 14. Sevu Reece and 15. Stephen Perofeta

Reserves: 16. George Bell, 17. Ofa Tu’ungafasi, 18. Fletcher Newell, 19. Josh Lord, 20. Peter Lakai, 21. TJ Perenara, 22. David Havili and 23. Ruben Love

In Rugby League: Life won't get any easier for Tonga when they face the defending champions New Zealand Kiwis in Auckland next Saturday 02 November in Round 3 of the Pacific Championships, getting a chance to right some of the wrongs of their first-up loss to the Kangaroos.
 
Meanwhile, when the Kangaroos take to the field in Christchurch, it will be almost a year to the day since they were humbled 30-0 by the Kiwis in the 2023 Pacific Championships final, but Tom Dearden is adamant that the new-look Australians won't need to use that loss for motivation.
 
In Football: Key UEFA Champions League games today: Milan vs Club Brugge, Paris vs PSG, Juventus vs Stuttgart, Arsenal vs Shakhtar, Aston Villa vs Bologna and Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund.
 
In the NBA: October is arguably the month for sports - with the NFL and US College football in full swing, MLB’s two biggest teams facing off in the World Series, the NHL’s opening weeks, and the rise of the WNBA - the NBA season tips off tonight with the Boston Celtics hosting the New York Knicks.
 
In Sports Biz: No. 1–ranked Men’s tennis player, Jannik Sinner won US$6Million at the Six Kings Slam exhibition tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
 
That’s more than any tennis Grand Slam paid out this year - the highest being at the US Open, where Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka won US$3.6M each.

The other five players at the Six Kings Slam—Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Holger Rune and Daniil Medvedev—each banked US$1.5M appearance fees for the weekend.

Finally, only in the USA: Jonquel Jones was born in the Bahamas, moved to the US as a teenager, and lived with strangers to pursue a basketball career. On Sunday night, she won her first WNBA Championship with the New York Liberty, where Jones was named Finals MVP.

And that’s a wrap peeps!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>2907s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1119fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-10-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s11e18-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62448951 
Happy birthday Shreya Sharma, Raymond Stoddart and Diedre Fong!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a cool 21 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Major League Baseball: The Los Angeles Dodgers, powered by four runs driven in by Tommy Edman, advanced to the World Series for the fourth time in eight years by beating the New York Mets 5-10 in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series on Sunday.
 
So the Dodgers reach the Fall Classic for the first time since taking the crown in 2020 after winning the best-of-seven series 4-2 over the Mets, and will open the World Series at home against the New York Yankees, who own a record 27 titles, on Friday.

“We really played well as a team,” Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani said through an interpreter. “I’m glad that we were able to pull through.”

The Japanese superstar will play in the World Series for the first time in his MLB career.

"It’s the place that I’ve dreamed of playing all my life,” Ohtani said. “To be able to finally come to this stage and be able to play and hopefully win it is my next goal.”

In Rugby League: The Fiji Bati are not playing to their obvious full potential and the consensus of fans after their latest upset loss to the Papua New Guinea Kumuls, is that the Bati needs a top NRL Head Coach, like say . . Wayne Bennett with Wise Kativerata assisting and learning from him.
 
Meanwhile, remorseful Broncos star Ezra Mam has sought “immediate professional treatment”, according to his management, amid conjecture over the future of his A$4Million contract.
 
This, after he was allegedly driving under the influence of drugs when he was involved in a head-on car crash with an Uber driver last Friday night.

Mam’s management on Monday night released a statement confirming he had “voluntarily entered rehab” that morning.

In Football: Last weekend, while Arsenal’s title challenge slipped up, the Premier League’s leading two sides consolidated their place atop the table.
 
Liverpool’s win over Chelsea continued Arne Slot’s fine start to life in England, while Man City were on the receiving end of a controversial refereeing decision that kept them within a point of the Merseysiders.

In MMA: Francis Ngannou openly wept after he made a thunderous return to MMA on Sunday.
 
The “Baddest Man On The Planet” was clinical in his first round KO win over Professional Fighters League reigning Heavyweight champ Renan Ferreira.

The Cameroonian Warrior - a former UFC Heavyweight champion, wriggled out of a take-down and then got on top of his opponent, before unleashing a devastating barrage of left arm hooks, while Ferreira was powerless to stop them.

In Sports Biz: The current collective WNBA bargaining agreement awards just 9.3% of their revenue to players, a deal signed in 2020, well before the WNBA consistently drew more than a million viewers for prime-time games.
 
It comes as no surprise that the WNBA’s players are expected to opt out of the current CBA by the 01 November deadline.

Their NBA counterparts receive around 50% of the league’s basketball-related income, but an increase to just 20% or 30% for the WNBA would mean exponential increases to their salary cap.

Staying with the WNBA: The New York Liberty erased an early 12-point deficit and beat the Minnesota Lynx 62-67 in another overtime thriller to claim their first WNBA title in franchise history on Sunday.
 
The Liberty won the best-of-five Finals 3-2 for a long-awaited breakthrough crown. They had lost five prior Finals and were the only remaining original franchise without a title.

The Minnesota Lynx were chasing their fifth title, but Australian Lynx forward, Alanna Smith was ruled to have fouled Breanna Stewart, who then made both free throws to tie the game and send it into overtime.

Much to the annoyance of Le Bron James, who Tweeted on X: “I’m sorry but that wasn’t a foul! Let the damn players dictate the outcome of a close battled tested game”.

Me thinks King James must have laid down a big bet on the Lynx!

And that’s a wrap peeps!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62448951Mon, 21 Oct 2024 21:59:55 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa lava, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 18 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Tuesday morning 22 October 2024.   Happy birthday Shreya Sharma, Raymond Stoddart... 
Happy birthday Shreya Sharma, Raymond Stoddart and Diedre Fong!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a cool 21 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Major League Baseball: The Los Angeles Dodgers, powered by four runs driven in by Tommy Edman, advanced to the World Series for the fourth time in eight years by beating the New York Mets 5-10 in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series on Sunday.
 
So the Dodgers reach the Fall Classic for the first time since taking the crown in 2020 after winning the best-of-seven series 4-2 over the Mets, and will open the World Series at home against the New York Yankees, who own a record 27 titles, on Friday.

“We really played well as a team,” Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani said through an interpreter. “I’m glad that we were able to pull through.”

The Japanese superstar will play in the World Series for the first time in his MLB career.

"It’s the place that I’ve dreamed of playing all my life,” Ohtani said. “To be able to finally come to this stage and be able to play and hopefully win it is my next goal.”

In Rugby League: The Fiji Bati are not playing to their obvious full potential and the consensus of fans after their latest upset loss to the Papua New Guinea Kumuls, is that the Bati needs a top NRL Head Coach, like say . . Wayne Bennett with Wise Kativerata assisting and learning from him.
 
Meanwhile, remorseful Broncos star Ezra Mam has sought “immediate professional treatment”, according to his management, amid conjecture over the future of his A$4Million contract.
 
This, after he was allegedly driving under the influence of drugs when he was involved in a head-on car crash with an Uber driver last Friday night.

Mam’s management on Monday night released a statement confirming he had “voluntarily entered rehab” that morning.

In Football: Last weekend, while Arsenal’s title challenge slipped up, the Premier League’s leading two sides consolidated their place atop the table.
 
Liverpool’s win over Chelsea continued Arne Slot’s fine start to life in England, while Man City were on the receiving end of a controversial refereeing decision that kept them within a point of the Merseysiders.

In MMA: Francis Ngannou openly wept after he made a thunderous return to MMA on Sunday.
 
The “Baddest Man On The Planet” was clinical in his first round KO win over Professional Fighters League reigning Heavyweight champ Renan Ferreira.

The Cameroonian Warrior - a former UFC Heavyweight champion, wriggled out of a take-down and then got on top of his opponent, before unleashing a devastating barrage of left arm hooks, while Ferreira was powerless to stop them.

In Sports Biz: The current collective WNBA bargaining agreement awards just 9.3% of their revenue to players, a deal signed in 2020, well before the WNBA consistently drew more than a million viewers for prime-time games.
 
It comes as no surprise that the WNBA’s players are expected to opt out of the current CBA by the 01 November deadline.

Their NBA counterparts receive around 50% of the league’s basketball-related income, but an increase to just 20% or 30% for the WNBA would mean exponential increases to their salary cap.

Staying with the WNBA: The New York Liberty erased an early 12-point deficit and beat the Minnesota Lynx 62-67 in another overtime thriller to claim their first WNBA title in franchise history on Sunday.
 
The Liberty won the best-of-five Finals 3-2 for a long-awaited breakthrough crown. They had lost five prior...]]>3867s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1118fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-10-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s11e17-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62432496 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and a cool 21 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Netball: Australia’s horror New Zealand hoodoo rolls on, with the Diamonds suffering a record 14-goal loss to the Silver Ferns yesterday.
 
Australia’s worst Constellation Cup loss in more than a decade at TSB Bank Arena in Wellington 50-64 sees Diamonds Head Coach Stacey Marinkovich slump to an eighth loss in nine games in New Zealand - and is the highest regular time score, ever set by the Silver Ferns against Australia.

In Rugby League: Bombastic Fijian Wing, Maika Sivo’s time at Parramatta is drawing to a close, with the flyer set to reunite with former Coach Brad Arthur in the Super League.
 
That’s according to Bulldogs General Manager Phil Gould, who said on Channel NINE’s coverage of Fiji’s Pacific Championships loss to Papua New Guinea that Sivo, is “close to signing over in England with Leeds.”

Sivo is contracted until 2027 but has been given permission to seek opportunities elsewhere, as the Jason Ryles era begins at Parramatta.

Meanwhile, Broncos superstar Ezra Mam’s A$4Million contract is reportedly at risk of being terminated, after he was involved in a car crash in Brisbane on Friday night.
 
Police are awaiting results of a second drug test, after the Broncos playmaker allegedly failed an initial roadside test.

Mam was hospitalised following the two-car collision and The Daily Telegraph is reporting Michael Maguire is set to clamp down on player conduct, ahead of his first season at the helm of the Broncos.

In Football: Wolves drew first blood with Strand Larsen finding the net, only for Josko Gvardiola to level the score. Yet just when it appeared Manchester City might concede two crucial points after 95 minutes of play, up rose Center-back John Stones to seal the win with a headed goal from a corner.
 
In Sports Biz: The latest Netflix subscribers total at 282.7 million, cements its place by far, as the largest platform in the streaming industry. 
 
Netflix reported third-quarter financial results last Thursday that included a 1.8% increase in subscribers, a 15% lift in revenue to US$9.8Billion and a 41% boost in net income to US$2.4B.

Each of those measures beating Wall Street expectations, so big bonuses all round girls!

In the NFL: The Green Bay Packers signed Kicker, Brandon McManus just five days earlier, yesterday afternoon the veteran was the hero; drilling a 45-yard field goal on the final play of the game, to give the Packers a 24-22 win over the Houston Texans.

Green Bay won its third straight game and improved to 5-2, while Houston fell to 5-2.

And finally in Boxing: Tim Tszyu’s boxing career is over after the Australian suffered a stunning third-round TKO loss to IBF Junior Middleweight Champion Bakhram Murtazaliev in Orlando yesterday.
 
Tszyu was handed a brutal reality check, with Murtazaliev dominating from the get go, knocking Tszyu down three times in the second round, with the Australian barely making it to the bell and checked on by the doctor before being cleared to continue.

Oh boy Tszyu, you need a break in the sun in Fiji.

And that’s a wrap peeps!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62432496Mon, 21 Oct 2024 01:59:29 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa lava, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 17 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Monday morning 21 October 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and a cool 21 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Netball: Australia’s horror New Zealand hoodoo rolls on, with the Diamonds suffering a record 14-goal loss to the Silver Ferns yesterday.
 
Australia’s worst Constellation Cup loss in more than a decade at TSB Bank Arena in Wellington 50-64 sees Diamonds Head Coach Stacey Marinkovich slump to an eighth loss in nine games in New Zealand - and is the highest regular time score, ever set by the Silver Ferns against Australia.

In Rugby League: Bombastic Fijian Wing, Maika Sivo’s time at Parramatta is drawing to a close, with the flyer set to reunite with former Coach Brad Arthur in the Super League.
 
That’s according to Bulldogs General Manager Phil Gould, who said on Channel NINE’s coverage of Fiji’s Pacific Championships loss to Papua New Guinea that Sivo, is “close to signing over in England with Leeds.”

Sivo is contracted until 2027 but has been given permission to seek opportunities elsewhere, as the Jason Ryles era begins at Parramatta.

Meanwhile, Broncos superstar Ezra Mam’s A$4Million contract is reportedly at risk of being terminated, after he was involved in a car crash in Brisbane on Friday night.
 
Police are awaiting results of a second drug test, after the Broncos playmaker allegedly failed an initial roadside test.

Mam was hospitalised following the two-car collision and The Daily Telegraph is reporting Michael Maguire is set to clamp down on player conduct, ahead of his first season at the helm of the Broncos.

In Football: Wolves drew first blood with Strand Larsen finding the net, only for Josko Gvardiola to level the score. Yet just when it appeared Manchester City might concede two crucial points after 95 minutes of play, up rose Center-back John Stones to seal the win with a headed goal from a corner.
 
In Sports Biz: The latest Netflix subscribers total at 282.7 million, cements its place by far, as the largest platform in the streaming industry. 
 
Netflix reported third-quarter financial results last Thursday that included a 1.8% increase in subscribers, a 15% lift in revenue to US$9.8Billion and a 41% boost in net income to US$2.4B.

Each of those measures beating Wall Street expectations, so big bonuses all round girls!

In the NFL: The Green Bay Packers signed Kicker, Brandon McManus just five days earlier, yesterday afternoon the veteran was the hero; drilling a 45-yard field goal on the final play of the game, to give the Packers a 24-22 win over the Houston Texans.

Green Bay won its third straight game and improved to 5-2, while Houston fell to 5-2.

And finally in Boxing: Tim Tszyu’s boxing career is over after the Australian suffered a stunning third-round TKO loss to IBF Junior Middleweight Champion Bakhram Murtazaliev in Orlando yesterday.
 
Tszyu was handed a brutal reality check, with Murtazaliev dominating from the get go, knocking Tszyu down three times in the second round, with the Australian barely making it to the bell and checked on by the doctor before being cleared to continue.

Oh boy Tszyu, you need a break in the sun in Fiji.

And that’s a wrap peeps!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby...]]>3187s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1117fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-10-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s11e16-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62424942 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is exactly the same as yesterday – partly cloudy and 22 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby League: Nene Macdonald and Robert Derby starred as the Papua New Guinea Kumuls stunned the Fiji Bati 10-22 in their Pacific Championships clash at HFC Bank Stadium in Suva yesterday.
 
North Queensland Cowboys young gun Wing Derby finished with a whopping 273M run to go with four tackle busts, a line-break and a try in a stunning display.

Former Dragons player Macdonald finished with 233M run, 10 tackle busts, four offloads, two line-breaks and a try.

In the Pacific Bowl Women’s Test, also in Suva yesterday, Samoa ended Tonga’s World Cup hopes with a 30-16 Pacific Championships win on the back of doubles to Sarina Masaga and Jessica Patea at HFC Bank Stadium.
 
Meanwhile, on Friday night, Big Mal Meninga’s Australian Kangaroos centres, Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow and Tom Trbojevic starred as a rusty Kangaroos outfit beat a brave Tonga side 18-0 in their Pacific Championships opener at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.
 
Tabuai-Fidow was a highlight for the Aussies finishing with 133M run, three tackle busts and a try, while Turbo Tom finished with 211M, three tackle busts and a try in a superb return to Test footy.

Tom Dearden also scored on debut, with a four-pointer on the bell.

It was an underwhelming start to the tournament for the Kangaroos, with plenty of room for improvement according to Corey Parker: “They’re a work in progress,” he said.

In Football: Man U needed second-half goals from Alejandro Garnacho and Rasmus Højlund to come from behind and win 2-1 against Brentford, for their first victory in six games in all competitions.
 
Under fire Manager, Erik10 admitted United were fired up for their second-half comeback, angered by the circumstances around the visitors' controversial opening goal, after Ethan Pinnock scored from a corner with a United player off the pitch receiving treatment for a head injury.
 
In Sports Biz: Major League Baseball 2024 postseason Game 5 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres drew an average audience in Japan of 12.9 million viewers - the most-watched MLB postseason game in Japan.
 
This despite a 16-hour time difference between Tokyo and the US West Coast that results in many games being shown in Japan’s early morning hours.

The key driver of the robust numbers, of course, is Japanese-born baseball superstar Shoshei Ohtani in the playoffs for the first time in his MLB career. 

In the NFL: Seven-time Super Bowl Champion QB, Tom Brady will become a limited partner in the Las Vegas Raiders after NFL owners voted unanimously to approve the deal.

Brady and his co-investor, Tom Wagner, will buy 10% of the team for US$220Million, valuing the franchise at US$3.5Billion.

NFL Owners also awarded the 2028 Super Bowl to Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Falcons home facility, is also one of the host stadiums for the FIFA Men’s World Cup next year.

And finally in Boxing: The Tim Tszyu versus Bakhram Murtazaliev fight in Orlando, Florida, USA today gets underway at 11am AEDT with a Super Featherweight fight between Roberto Raul Rivera Gomez and Martin Diaz.
 
There are five other fights on the card, including undefeated Australian Mateo Tapia against Endry Saavedra before Tszyu makes his ring walk for a 1.30pm AEDT start to his fight.

And that’s a wrap peeps!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62424942Sat, 19 Oct 2024 22:32:40 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa lava, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 16 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Sunday morning 20 October 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is exactly the same as yesterday – partly cloudy and 22 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby League: Nene Macdonald and Robert Derby starred as the Papua New Guinea Kumuls stunned the Fiji Bati 10-22 in their Pacific Championships clash at HFC Bank Stadium in Suva yesterday.
 
North Queensland Cowboys young gun Wing Derby finished with a whopping 273M run to go with four tackle busts, a line-break and a try in a stunning display.

Former Dragons player Macdonald finished with 233M run, 10 tackle busts, four offloads, two line-breaks and a try.

In the Pacific Bowl Women’s Test, also in Suva yesterday, Samoa ended Tonga’s World Cup hopes with a 30-16 Pacific Championships win on the back of doubles to Sarina Masaga and Jessica Patea at HFC Bank Stadium.
 
Meanwhile, on Friday night, Big Mal Meninga’s Australian Kangaroos centres, Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow and Tom Trbojevic starred as a rusty Kangaroos outfit beat a brave Tonga side 18-0 in their Pacific Championships opener at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.
 
Tabuai-Fidow was a highlight for the Aussies finishing with 133M run, three tackle busts and a try, while Turbo Tom finished with 211M, three tackle busts and a try in a superb return to Test footy.

Tom Dearden also scored on debut, with a four-pointer on the bell.

It was an underwhelming start to the tournament for the Kangaroos, with plenty of room for improvement according to Corey Parker: “They’re a work in progress,” he said.

In Football: Man U needed second-half goals from Alejandro Garnacho and Rasmus Højlund to come from behind and win 2-1 against Brentford, for their first victory in six games in all competitions.
 
Under fire Manager, Erik10 admitted United were fired up for their second-half comeback, angered by the circumstances around the visitors' controversial opening goal, after Ethan Pinnock scored from a corner with a United player off the pitch receiving treatment for a head injury.
 
In Sports Biz: Major League Baseball 2024 postseason Game 5 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres drew an average audience in Japan of 12.9 million viewers - the most-watched MLB postseason game in Japan.
 
This despite a 16-hour time difference between Tokyo and the US West Coast that results in many games being shown in Japan’s early morning hours.

The key driver of the robust numbers, of course, is Japanese-born baseball superstar Shoshei Ohtani in the playoffs for the first time in his MLB career. 

In the NFL: Seven-time Super Bowl Champion QB, Tom Brady will become a limited partner in the Las Vegas Raiders after NFL owners voted unanimously to approve the deal.

Brady and his co-investor, Tom Wagner, will buy 10% of the team for US$220Million, valuing the franchise at US$3.5Billion.

NFL Owners also awarded the 2028 Super Bowl to Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Falcons home facility, is also one of the host stadiums for the FIFA Men’s World Cup next year.

And finally in Boxing: The Tim Tszyu versus Bakhram Murtazaliev fight in Orlando, Florida, USA today gets underway at 11am AEDT with a Super Featherweight fight between Roberto Raul Rivera Gomez and Martin Diaz.
 
There are five other fights on the card, including undefeated Australian Mateo Tapia against Endry Saavedra before Tszyu makes his ring walk for a 1.30pm AEDT start to his fight.

And that’s a wrap peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports...]]>3517s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1116fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-10-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s11e15-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62403899 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is exactly the same as yesterday – mostly cloudy and 22 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning with sunrise at 5.35am.
 
In Rugby League: Our tip for the Pacific Championship rugby league Test between Big Mal Meninga’s Australian Kangaroos and the Kingdom of Tonga, tonight at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane: We tip the Tongans to wallaroodedoo the Kangaroos.
 
And for the Pacific Bowl Men’s Test tomorrow in Suva, we tip the Fiji Bati to razzledazzle the Papua New Guinea Kumuls, and the Tongan Women to googledoogle Samoa.
 
In Football: France and Real Madrid superstar Kylian Mbappe is being investigated for rape by Swedish police, according to a newspaper report in Sweden, following a visit by the Real Madrid star to Stockholm, which Mbappe denounced as “fake news”.

Mbappe claimed in a post on X, that there was a link between the media report and his hearing before a French league committee on Tuesday, in his bitter dispute with his former Club Paris Saint-Germain over unpaid wages.

Mbappe claims he is owed 55 million euros by the Qatari-owned French champions.

“FAKE NEWS!!!! It’s becoming so predictable, on the eve of the hearing, as if by chance,” Mbappe posted.

In Boxing: The intensity is building between Tim Tszyu and Russia’s undefeated IBF World Super Welterweight Champion Bakhram Murtazaliev in Orlando, Florida, with Murtazaliev branding Tszyu an “idiot” and describing the presence of Tszyu’s Hall of Fame Father - Kostya, ringside as being no more beneficial than having Donald Trump or Sylvestor Stallone in his corner.
 
In the NFL: After a horrific home loss to the Detroit Lions 47-9, the largest home loss since 1988, the pressure gauge has nearly peaked for Dallas Cowboys Head Coach Mike McCarthy.

Despite the “shocker” of a result on his 82nd birthday, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones confirmed his support for McCarthy, saying, “I’m not considering that. Just so you’re clear, I’m not considering that.” That being firing him.

So McCarthy is safe for now and at 3-3, the season isn’t lost for the Cowboys, with no clear side taking control of the NFC East.

However, after the weekend’s disaster, it certainly feels like the bye week has come at a good time for the team.

With that in mind, what changes are required for a turnaround in Dallas?
Easy – hire Travis Kelce – right?

You get a good defensive tight end, plus most of all, you get what’s her name?

And that’s a wrap peeps!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62403899Thu, 17 Oct 2024 21:09:51 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa lava, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 15 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Friday morning 18 October 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is exactly the same as yesterday – mostly cloudy and 22 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning with sunrise at 5.35am.
 
In Rugby League: Our tip for the Pacific Championship rugby league Test between Big Mal Meninga’s Australian Kangaroos and the Kingdom of Tonga, tonight at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane: We tip the Tongans to wallaroodedoo the Kangaroos.
 
And for the Pacific Bowl Men’s Test tomorrow in Suva, we tip the Fiji Bati to razzledazzle the Papua New Guinea Kumuls, and the Tongan Women to googledoogle Samoa.
 
In Football: France and Real Madrid superstar Kylian Mbappe is being investigated for rape by Swedish police, according to a newspaper report in Sweden, following a visit by the Real Madrid star to Stockholm, which Mbappe denounced as “fake news”.

Mbappe claimed in a post on X, that there was a link between the media report and his hearing before a French league committee on Tuesday, in his bitter dispute with his former Club Paris Saint-Germain over unpaid wages.

Mbappe claims he is owed 55 million euros by the Qatari-owned French champions.

“FAKE NEWS!!!! It’s becoming so predictable, on the eve of the hearing, as if by chance,” Mbappe posted.

In Boxing: The intensity is building between Tim Tszyu and Russia’s undefeated IBF World Super Welterweight Champion Bakhram Murtazaliev in Orlando, Florida, with Murtazaliev branding Tszyu an “idiot” and describing the presence of Tszyu’s Hall of Fame Father - Kostya, ringside as being no more beneficial than having Donald Trump or Sylvestor Stallone in his corner.
 
In the NFL: After a horrific home loss to the Detroit Lions 47-9, the largest home loss since 1988, the pressure gauge has nearly peaked for Dallas Cowboys Head Coach Mike McCarthy.

Despite the “shocker” of a result on his 82nd birthday, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones confirmed his support for McCarthy, saying, “I’m not considering that. Just so you’re clear, I’m not considering that.” That being firing him.

So McCarthy is safe for now and at 3-3, the season isn’t lost for the Cowboys, with no clear side taking control of the NFC East.

However, after the weekend’s disaster, it certainly feels like the bye week has come at a good time for the team.

With that in mind, what changes are required for a turnaround in Dallas?
Easy – hire Travis Kelce – right?

You get a good defensive tight end, plus most of all, you get what’s her name?

And that’s a wrap peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
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]]>2617s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1115fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-10-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s11e14-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62390454 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is 22 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning and sunrise at 5.35am.
 
In Rugby Union: The All Blacks have made three injury-enforced changes to the squad for their Test against Japan and the Northern Tour.
 
Ethan Blackadder (calf), Luke Jacobson (fractured thumb) and Dalton Papali'i (upper hamstring) will not be available to travel with the squad today due to injury.  

So 21 year old Hurricanes loose forward Peter Lakai and 23 year old Chiefs lock, Josh Lord join the squad.

In Rugby League: The Tongan rugby league team to take on the Australian Kangaroos on Saturday night at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane in the Pacific Championship includes an incredible backline featuring: Penrith grand final hero Paul Alamoti, Daniel Tupou, Sione Katoa and Moses Suli. 
 
Manly young gun Lehi Hopoate gets the nod at fullback, while Dolphins star Isaiya Katoa will wear the No.7 and Rabbitohs utility Siliva Havili starts at Hooker. 
 
Eli Katoa and Haumole Olakau’atu have won the back row race, with enforcer, Felise Kaufusi starting alongside Addin Fonua-Blake, who will also Captain the Tongans.
 
In Football: Thomas Tuchel is England’s new Manager, with the German set to start in the role from January 2025.
 
The 51-year-old, former Coach of Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich succeeds Gareth Southgate and becomes the third foreign Manager of the Three Lions after Sven-Goran Eriksson and Fabio Capello.

In Boxing: Tim Tszyu has questioned if Russia’s towering undefeated IBF World Super Welterweight Champion Bakhram Murtazaliev is struggling to make weight for Sunday’s blockbuster in Orlando, Florida, revealing he has seen the champ running at night in a hoodie.
 
Murtazaliev, who stands 183cm - nine centimetres taller than Tszyu - has said that he could move up in weight after defeating the Australian challenger, to chase the WBA Middleweight title.

In the NFL: The NFL is riding the Taylor Swift wave.

While their fan base has always been heavily female: 2021 stats showed women comprised about 46% of NFL fans, two years before Travis and Taylor linked up.

But after Swift’s first appearance, the NFL quickly noticed that every game she attended, the broadcasts panned several times to show the singer and her friends.

Embracing Swift’s presence immediately reflected in a spike in viewership.

The second game Taylor Swift attended saw a 53% jump in teenage girls watching, compared to the first three weeks of Sunday Night Football.

The figures reflected a 24% jump in women viewers ages 18 to 24, and a 34% increase for women ages 35 and older.

In total, upward of two million more women tuned in than in previous weeks, NBC reported. And at the end of the regular season, the NFL measured its highest female viewership since it began tracking the metric in 2000, up 9% from the year before.

Go Taylor Go Swiftees Go!

And that’s a wrap peeps!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62390454Thu, 17 Oct 2024 20:20:46 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa lava, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 14 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Thursday morning 17 October 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is 22 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning and sunrise at 5.35am.
 
In Rugby Union: The All Blacks have made three injury-enforced changes to the squad for their Test against Japan and the Northern Tour.
 
Ethan Blackadder (calf), Luke Jacobson (fractured thumb) and Dalton Papali'i (upper hamstring) will not be available to travel with the squad today due to injury.  

So 21 year old Hurricanes loose forward Peter Lakai and 23 year old Chiefs lock, Josh Lord join the squad.

In Rugby League: The Tongan rugby league team to take on the Australian Kangaroos on Saturday night at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane in the Pacific Championship includes an incredible backline featuring: Penrith grand final hero Paul Alamoti, Daniel Tupou, Sione Katoa and Moses Suli. 
 
Manly young gun Lehi Hopoate gets the nod at fullback, while Dolphins star Isaiya Katoa will wear the No.7 and Rabbitohs utility Siliva Havili starts at Hooker. 
 
Eli Katoa and Haumole Olakau’atu have won the back row race, with enforcer, Felise Kaufusi starting alongside Addin Fonua-Blake, who will also Captain the Tongans.
 
In Football: Thomas Tuchel is England’s new Manager, with the German set to start in the role from January 2025.
 
The 51-year-old, former Coach of Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich succeeds Gareth Southgate and becomes the third foreign Manager of the Three Lions after Sven-Goran Eriksson and Fabio Capello.

In Boxing: Tim Tszyu has questioned if Russia’s towering undefeated IBF World Super Welterweight Champion Bakhram Murtazaliev is struggling to make weight for Sunday’s blockbuster in Orlando, Florida, revealing he has seen the champ running at night in a hoodie.
 
Murtazaliev, who stands 183cm - nine centimetres taller than Tszyu - has said that he could move up in weight after defeating the Australian challenger, to chase the WBA Middleweight title.

In the NFL: The NFL is riding the Taylor Swift wave.

While their fan base has always been heavily female: 2021 stats showed women comprised about 46% of NFL fans, two years before Travis and Taylor linked up.

But after Swift’s first appearance, the NFL quickly noticed that every game she attended, the broadcasts panned several times to show the singer and her friends.

Embracing Swift’s presence immediately reflected in a spike in viewership.

The second game Taylor Swift attended saw a 53% jump in teenage girls watching, compared to the first three weeks of Sunday Night Football.

The figures reflected a 24% jump in women viewers ages 18 to 24, and a 34% increase for women ages 35 and older.

In total, upward of two million more women tuned in than in previous weeks, NBC reported. And at the end of the regular season, the NFL measured its highest female viewership since it began tracking the metric in 2000, up 9% from the year before.

Go Taylor Go Swiftees Go!

And that’s a wrap peeps!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training...]]>2957s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1114fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-10-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s11e13-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62364019 
Happy Birthday Esther Heatley!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is partly cloudy and 24 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Jarryd Hayne is back in rugby league, with the former NRL superstar taking on a mentoring role with the Fiji Bati ahead of the Pacific Championship.
 
Both News Corp and The Sydney Morning Herald reported the news yesterday, with the Herald reporting Hayne will work closely with Michael Jennings, Sunia Turuva, Viliame Kikau and Maika Sivo among others in the Fiji Bati squad.

Fiji Bati Head Coach Wise Kativerata, previously played for the Bati alongside Hayne’s father Manoa Thompson, told the Herald he initially contacted Hayne after he was released from prison.

In Rugby League: “I’m ready. If they throw me in, I’m ready to go. I’ve always backed myself playing footy. I’ve always backed myself going against anyone, so I’m very confident in my abilities to play,” Joseph Sua’ali’i is confident that he can handle the attention that will come with his multimillion-dollar switch to Rugby Australia - the biggest in their history.

The former Sydney Roosters star, is expected to walk straight into the Wallabies Test team to play against England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland in November.

In Football: Man City boss Pep G has admitted that "anything can happen" when asked about his future and links with the England  Manager's job.
 
England are currently searching for a new Manager after Gareth Southgate resigned following EURO2024 in Germany.

Interim boss Lee Carsley has said that the job should go to a "world-class" Manager who has experience of winning trophies.

Pep G certainly fits the bill after enjoying incredible success during his coaching career with Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Man City.

In Boxing: Legendary NRL enforcers, Gorden Tallis and Willie Mason have signed on for a blockbuster fight that will see one of rugby league’s biggest rivalries, finally settled once and for all, inside the boxing ring on Friday 29 November.
 
And that’s a wrap peeps!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
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Happy Birthday Esther Heatley!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is partly cloudy and 24 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Jarryd Hayne is back in rugby league, with the former NRL superstar taking on a mentoring role with the Fiji Bati ahead of the Pacific Championship.
 
Both News Corp and The Sydney Morning Herald reported the news yesterday, with the Herald reporting Hayne will work closely with Michael Jennings, Sunia Turuva, Viliame Kikau and Maika Sivo among others in the Fiji Bati squad.

Fiji Bati Head Coach Wise Kativerata, previously played for the Bati alongside Hayne’s father Manoa Thompson, told the Herald he initially contacted Hayne after he was released from prison.

In Rugby League: “I’m ready. If they throw me in, I’m ready to go. I’ve always backed myself playing footy. I’ve always backed myself going against anyone, so I’m very confident in my abilities to play,” Joseph Sua’ali’i is confident that he can handle the attention that will come with his multimillion-dollar switch to Rugby Australia - the biggest in their history.

The former Sydney Roosters star, is expected to walk straight into the Wallabies Test team to play against England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland in November.

In Football: Man City boss Pep G has admitted that "anything can happen" when asked about his future and links with the England  Manager's job.
 
England are currently searching for a new Manager after Gareth Southgate resigned following EURO2024 in Germany.

Interim boss Lee Carsley has said that the job should go to a "world-class" Manager who has experience of winning trophies.

Pep G certainly fits the bill after enjoying incredible success during his coaching career with Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Man City.

In Boxing: Legendary NRL enforcers, Gorden Tallis and Willie Mason have signed on for a blockbuster fight that will see one of rugby league’s biggest rivalries, finally settled once and for all, inside the boxing ring on Friday 29 November.
 
And that’s a wrap peeps!

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#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>220breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,league,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1113fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-10-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s11e12-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62354856 
Happy Birthday Tahitia!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and 22 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union BREAKING NEWS: Rugby 7s global legend, Waisale Serevi has been hospitalized in Manipal Hospital in India with chest pains and diagnosed with unstable angina - his coronary angiogram revealed minor coronary artery disease.
 
Thankfully, Serevi is now stable and has been shifted out of ICU.
 
Keep smiling champ!  
 
In Rugby League: Papua New Guinea’s bid for the NRL’s 18th franchise received a timely boost yesterday with a gutsy 20-42 loss in the annual clash against the Australian Prime Minister’s XIII in Port Moresby.
 
Inspired by a large and pumped up crowd, the home team burst out of the blocks to lead 12-0, with rising star, Judah Rimbu scoring after only three minutes, followed by Centre Robert Mathias slicing through to score out wide.

Halfback Jamie Mavoko converted both tries before the men in green and gold started to find their groove and three tries before half-time, lifted the Aussies to a 16-12 lead at the break.

Local fans headed home disappointed with the result but consoled by the knowledge that, if and when a PNG team is cleared to enter the NRL, there should be enough home-grown talent to be competitive.

In Football: England cruised to a 3-1 win over Finland in their UEFA Nations League clash in Helsinki overnight. Three days after their embarrassing 1-2 loss to Greece at Wembley, with Jack Grealish, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Declan Rice all scoring. 
 
In Boxing: In the Beterbiev – Bivol fight in Saudi Arabia yesterday, Samoan-Australian southpaw Jai Opetaia, widely regarded as the best cruiserweight on the planet, took charge in the opening round and wore down Jack Massey whose trainer wisely pulled him out at the two-minute mark of the sixth round.
 
Opetaia improved to 26-0 (20 KOs).

And that’s a wrap peeps!

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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62354856Mon, 14 Oct 2024 04:48:56 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa lava, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 12 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Monday morning 14 October 2024.   Happy Birthday Tahitia!   Coming to you with tons... 
Happy Birthday Tahitia!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and 22 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union BREAKING NEWS: Rugby 7s global legend, Waisale Serevi has been hospitalized in Manipal Hospital in India with chest pains and diagnosed with unstable angina - his coronary angiogram revealed minor coronary artery disease.
 
Thankfully, Serevi is now stable and has been shifted out of ICU.
 
Keep smiling champ!  
 
In Rugby League: Papua New Guinea’s bid for the NRL’s 18th franchise received a timely boost yesterday with a gutsy 20-42 loss in the annual clash against the Australian Prime Minister’s XIII in Port Moresby.
 
Inspired by a large and pumped up crowd, the home team burst out of the blocks to lead 12-0, with rising star, Judah Rimbu scoring after only three minutes, followed by Centre Robert Mathias slicing through to score out wide.

Halfback Jamie Mavoko converted both tries before the men in green and gold started to find their groove and three tries before half-time, lifted the Aussies to a 16-12 lead at the break.

Local fans headed home disappointed with the result but consoled by the knowledge that, if and when a PNG team is cleared to enter the NRL, there should be enough home-grown talent to be competitive.

In Football: England cruised to a 3-1 win over Finland in their UEFA Nations League clash in Helsinki overnight. Three days after their embarrassing 1-2 loss to Greece at Wembley, with Jack Grealish, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Declan Rice all scoring. 
 
In Boxing: In the Beterbiev – Bivol fight in Saudi Arabia yesterday, Samoan-Australian southpaw Jai Opetaia, widely regarded as the best cruiserweight on the planet, took charge in the opening round and wore down Jack Massey whose trainer wisely pulled him out at the two-minute mark of the sixth round.
 
Opetaia improved to 26-0 (20 KOs).

And that’s a wrap peeps!

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]]>2097s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1112fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-10-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s11e11-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62352341 
Happy Birthday Lute!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is sprinkling and a warm 23 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Fiji Water Flying Fijians Head Coach, Mick Byrne is reported as saying yesterday, that the selection of the Fiji Water Flying Fijians squad for the Europe tour in November, has nothing to do with the allegations of unpaid bonuses and corruption at Rugby House.
 
“I’ll pick the best players to play for the country in the tour,” Byrne said, after retaining Waisea Nayacalevu as one of his two Captains along with Semi Radradra, Albert Tuisue, Jiuta Wainiqolo, Samuel Matavesi and Meli Derenalagi, who all backed Nayacalevu’s allegations.

Interestingly, Fiji Rugby Union interim trustees Chairman, Peter Mazey is quoted as saying, “We (interim trustees) have no say."  
 
Mazey also said, “I can assure everyone that the Trustees were appointed to address these issues only 14 months ago.”
 
So Peter Mazey and his fellow interim trustees were in place and in control for 14 months by the July 2024 northern trip by the Fiji Water Flying Fijians.

The rugby fans of Fiji forgive them for whatever happened around the RWC2023, because they had only been in place for four months, but how do the interim trustees measure up on the July 2024 northern trip after 14 months in control of Rugby House?
 
Meanwhile, an international arrest warrant was issued on Friday against former Wallabies Captain Rocky Elsom, who was sentenced in his absence to five years in prison by a French court for misuse of corporate assets.
 
Charges were brought following Elsom’s spell as President of French club Narbonne between 2015 and 2016.

Backrow forward Elsom, who played 75 times for the Wallabies, was also found guilty of forgery and ordered to pay back 705,000 euros.

In Rugby League: The Fiji Bati host the Papua New Guinea Kumuls next weekend and the Cook Islands Aitu on 26 October in Suva, and Head Coach Wise Kativerata has named some of the NRL’s biggest stars headed by Viliame Kikau, Maika Sivo, Sunia Turuva and Tui Kamikamica for the Pacific Championship tournament.
 
In Football: Former Chelsea, PSG, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich boss, Thomas Tuchel is in "advanced negotiations" and a deal could be struck for him to take over from interim boss Lee Carsley "quickly" as England Manager.
 
Tuchel has regularly been linked with a return to England, with Man U also known admirers of the German, however, the Red Devils are expected to stick with current boss Erik10.
 
In Boxing: Artur Beterbiev beat Dmitry Bivol on points over 12 rounds in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia earlier today to claim the undisputed Light Heavyweight World Champion title.
 
One judge scored the fight a 114-114 draw. The other two judges scored the fight 115-113 and 116-112 for Beterbiev.

Bivol connected with 50% of his power punches, while Beterbiev only landed 29% of his.

Bivol landed 33 power punches over the first six rounds, while Beterbiev landed 23.

However, Beterbiev turned the tide over the last six rounds by landing 67 power punches to Bivol’s 51.

In rounds 11 and 12, Beterbiev landed 29 power punches, while Bivol landed 19.

The combatants were separated by 4 or less landed punches in 8 of the 12 rounds fought.

So it was very close.

And that’s a wrap peeps!

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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62352341Sun, 13 Oct 2024 20:47:51 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa lava, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 11 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Sunday morning 13 October 2024.   Happy Birthday Lute!   Coming to you with tons of... 
Happy Birthday Lute!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is sprinkling and a warm 23 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Fiji Water Flying Fijians Head Coach, Mick Byrne is reported as saying yesterday, that the selection of the Fiji Water Flying Fijians squad for the Europe tour in November, has nothing to do with the allegations of unpaid bonuses and corruption at Rugby House.
 
“I’ll pick the best players to play for the country in the tour,” Byrne said, after retaining Waisea Nayacalevu as one of his two Captains along with Semi Radradra, Albert Tuisue, Jiuta Wainiqolo, Samuel Matavesi and Meli Derenalagi, who all backed Nayacalevu’s allegations.

Interestingly, Fiji Rugby Union interim trustees Chairman, Peter Mazey is quoted as saying, “We (interim trustees) have no say."  
 
Mazey also said, “I can assure everyone that the Trustees were appointed to address these issues only 14 months ago.”
 
So Peter Mazey and his fellow interim trustees were in place and in control for 14 months by the July 2024 northern trip by the Fiji Water Flying Fijians.

The rugby fans of Fiji forgive them for whatever happened around the RWC2023, because they had only been in place for four months, but how do the interim trustees measure up on the July 2024 northern trip after 14 months in control of Rugby House?
 
Meanwhile, an international arrest warrant was issued on Friday against former Wallabies Captain Rocky Elsom, who was sentenced in his absence to five years in prison by a French court for misuse of corporate assets.
 
Charges were brought following Elsom’s spell as President of French club Narbonne between 2015 and 2016.

Backrow forward Elsom, who played 75 times for the Wallabies, was also found guilty of forgery and ordered to pay back 705,000 euros.

In Rugby League: The Fiji Bati host the Papua New Guinea Kumuls next weekend and the Cook Islands Aitu on 26 October in Suva, and Head Coach Wise Kativerata has named some of the NRL’s biggest stars headed by Viliame Kikau, Maika Sivo, Sunia Turuva and Tui Kamikamica for the Pacific Championship tournament.
 
In Football: Former Chelsea, PSG, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich boss, Thomas Tuchel is in "advanced negotiations" and a deal could be struck for him to take over from interim boss Lee Carsley "quickly" as England Manager.
 
Tuchel has regularly been linked with a return to England, with Man U also known admirers of the German, however, the Red Devils are expected to stick with current boss Erik10.
 
In Boxing: Artur Beterbiev beat Dmitry Bivol on points over 12 rounds in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia earlier today to claim the undisputed Light Heavyweight World Champion title.
 
One judge scored the fight a 114-114 draw. The other two judges scored the fight 115-113 and 116-112 for Beterbiev.

Bivol connected with 50% of his power punches, while Beterbiev only landed 29% of his.

Bivol landed 33 power punches over the first six rounds, while Beterbiev landed 23.

However, Beterbiev turned the tide over the last six rounds by landing 67 power punches to Bivol’s 51.

In rounds 11 and 12, Beterbiev landed 29 power punches, while Bivol landed 19.

The combatants were separated by 4 or less landed punches in 8 of the 12 rounds fought.

So it was very close.

And that’s a wrap peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com,...]]>3277s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1111fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-10-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s011e10-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62337204 
Happy Birthday Taina Hazelman!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and 22 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
And in Rugby Union: A new profit share model which includes players, will be implemented for next summer’s British & Irish Lions tour of Australia.
 
The new financial setup will see tour profits shared with players for the first time, and will introduce increased collaboration between them and the Lions organisation, particularly around scheduling and preparation. 

Ben Calveley, British & Irish Lions CEO, said: “We know that players love playing for the Lions, and this landmark agreement highlights how they are at the centre of our thinking. This agreement crucially reflects the value we place on our players.”

Backed by a record 25 commercial deals, the Lions reportedly made an £8.2m profit on their tour of South Africa in 2021.

In Rugby League: The NRL has emailed all 17 Clubs for feedback regarding potential changes to the play-the-ball, the Bunker, judicial process and concussion protocols ahead of the 2025 season.

The Sydney Morning Herald reports the NRL is trying to address a number of contentious issues with Clubs, seeking suggestions on how it can improve on-field officiating.

In the NFL: Heading into Week 6, NFL broadcasts are averaging 17.5 million viewers per game, up 1% from 2023 and the highest viewership since 2015. 

The bad news is that, after the NFL’s best September in nine years, most broadcast windows in Week 5 had smaller TV audiences than they did in 2023, according to Sports Media Watch.

A Cowboys-Steelers matchup would normally draw huge TV numbers, but a 90-minute weather delay to kickoff meant the 20–17 Dallas victory wasn’t over until nearly 1am Eastern Time.

As a result, the 20.3 million people who stayed tuned to NBC was the lowest Sunday Night Football audience of the season, down 23% from last year.

The ESPN Monday Night Football audience of 15.91 million for Kansas City’s 26–13 win over the Saints was down from 17.38 million viewers in Week 5 last year.

Thankfully, Thursday Night Football is averaging 14.17 million viewers on Amazon Prime Video, up 5% from the 2023 season. 

In Boxing: The only reason the Artur Beterbiev-Dmitry Bivol fight is going down this weekend, is because of Turki Alalshikh the Chairman of Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority.

The politics and unusual broadcast arrangements illustrate just how tricky this deal was to consummate without Alalshikh's involvement.

Beterbiev is promoted by Top Rank, which has an exclusive media rights deal with ESPN, so the main event will be streamed on ESPN+ and the rest of the undercard will be streamed on DAZN, which has a partnership with Bivol's promoter, Matchroom.

Without someone like Alalshikh to broker the deal and stage the fight, promoters Bob Arum and Eddie Hearn, talked on and off over the years but weren't able to make the fight happen.
 
Little wonder then that last month, Alalshikh was named ESPN's most-influential figure in combat sports.
 
Finally, in Football: Jurgen Klopp is officially returning to football, in January 2025 in a new role as global head of soccer at Red Bull.
 
Red Bull owns RB Leipzig in Germany’s Bundesliga, Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg and Major League Soccer side New York Red Bulls, as well as Brazilian side Red Bull Bragantino.

JKlopp will advise teams on playing philosophy, transfer strategy and coaching development.

And that’s a wrap peeps!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62337204Fri, 11 Oct 2024 22:59:56 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa lava, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 10 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Saturday morning 12 October 2024.   Happy Birthday Taina Hazelman!   Coming to you... 
Happy Birthday Taina Hazelman!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and 22 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
And in Rugby Union: A new profit share model which includes players, will be implemented for next summer’s British & Irish Lions tour of Australia.
 
The new financial setup will see tour profits shared with players for the first time, and will introduce increased collaboration between them and the Lions organisation, particularly around scheduling and preparation. 

Ben Calveley, British & Irish Lions CEO, said: “We know that players love playing for the Lions, and this landmark agreement highlights how they are at the centre of our thinking. This agreement crucially reflects the value we place on our players.”

Backed by a record 25 commercial deals, the Lions reportedly made an £8.2m profit on their tour of South Africa in 2021.

In Rugby League: The NRL has emailed all 17 Clubs for feedback regarding potential changes to the play-the-ball, the Bunker, judicial process and concussion protocols ahead of the 2025 season.

The Sydney Morning Herald reports the NRL is trying to address a number of contentious issues with Clubs, seeking suggestions on how it can improve on-field officiating.

In the NFL: Heading into Week 6, NFL broadcasts are averaging 17.5 million viewers per game, up 1% from 2023 and the highest viewership since 2015. 

The bad news is that, after the NFL’s best September in nine years, most broadcast windows in Week 5 had smaller TV audiences than they did in 2023, according to Sports Media Watch.

A Cowboys-Steelers matchup would normally draw huge TV numbers, but a 90-minute weather delay to kickoff meant the 20–17 Dallas victory wasn’t over until nearly 1am Eastern Time.

As a result, the 20.3 million people who stayed tuned to NBC was the lowest Sunday Night Football audience of the season, down 23% from last year.

The ESPN Monday Night Football audience of 15.91 million for Kansas City’s 26–13 win over the Saints was down from 17.38 million viewers in Week 5 last year.

Thankfully, Thursday Night Football is averaging 14.17 million viewers on Amazon Prime Video, up 5% from the 2023 season. 

In Boxing: The only reason the Artur Beterbiev-Dmitry Bivol fight is going down this weekend, is because of Turki Alalshikh the Chairman of Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority.

The politics and unusual broadcast arrangements illustrate just how tricky this deal was to consummate without Alalshikh's involvement.

Beterbiev is promoted by Top Rank, which has an exclusive media rights deal with ESPN, so the main event will be streamed on ESPN+ and the rest of the undercard will be streamed on DAZN, which has a partnership with Bivol's promoter, Matchroom.

Without someone like Alalshikh to broker the deal and stage the fight, promoters Bob Arum and Eddie Hearn, talked on and off over the years but weren't able to make the fight happen.
 
Little wonder then that last month, Alalshikh was named ESPN's most-influential figure in combat sports.
 
Finally, in Football: Jurgen Klopp is officially returning to football, in January 2025 in a new role as global head of soccer at Red Bull.
 
Red Bull owns RB Leipzig in Germany’s Bundesliga, Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg and Major League Soccer side New York Red Bulls, as well as Brazilian side Red Bull Bragantino.

JKlopp will advise teams on playing philosophy, transfer strategy and coaching development.

And that’s a wrap...]]>3347s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1110fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-10-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s011e09-teivovosports-teivovodigital-m4a--62333928 
Happy Birthday Tina Board!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a muggy 22 degrees Celsius with 99% humidity at 5am this morning.
 
In Football: The Fiji Bula Boys secured a crucial 1-0 win against the Solomon Islands in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Oceania Qualifier in Suva yesterday, after Captain Roy Krishna scored the winning goal in the 13th minute.
 
Fiji played with 10 men from the 39th minute of the game after Aprosa Yada received a red card.
New Socceroos Coach Tony Popovic’s debut was sweet after enduring first-half torture at Adelaide Oval.

The Aussies are back on course for a sixth consecutive FIFA World Cup appearance, after a come-from-behind 3-1 win over China, before facing Japan away next Tuesday.

In Rugby Union: The most obvious next step, stemming from the recent outburst by senior Fiji Water Flying Fijian players, against the Fiji Rugby Union, over allegations of corruption, incompetence, mismanagement and late player payments, is the need for the formation of a Players’ Union.
 
In Rugby League: Superstar playmaker Shaun Johnson is coming out retirement to replace Dally M winner Jahrome Hughes for the Kiwis.
 
Hughes was initially named in New Zealand's 21-man squad for the Pacific Championships against Australia and Tonga, but he was ruled out yesterday with a neck injury.

Johnson will revive his Test career in the Kiwis’ opening Pacific Championships game against Australia in Christchurch on 27 October.

Coincidentally it was at this same venue that Johnson played the last of his 32 Tests, in the Kiwis’ series-winning 23-8 win over Great Britain in 2019.

In the NFL: Data released to ESPN, shows NFL player arrests have been cut in half over the past decade; since the case of Ray Rice – when in September 2014, video footage of the former Ravens running back, savagely beating up his then-fiancée was released.

The NFL handed Rice an indefinite suspension and changed its personal conduct policy to include severe punishments for domestic violence offenders. 

Finally in Boxing: The Riyadh Group made a huge effort for the Artur Beterbiev versus Dmitry Bivol fight to take place in Saudi Arabia, when many fans were asking for it to be held in Russia, despite the political situation in the country.

It is estimated that each Russian Warrior will earn US$10Million for this fight, no matter who wins or loses.

And that’s a wrap peeps!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62333928Fri, 11 Oct 2024 16:30:33 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa lava, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 09 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Friday morning 11 October 2024.   Happy Birthday Tina Board!   Coming to you with... 
Happy Birthday Tina Board!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a muggy 22 degrees Celsius with 99% humidity at 5am this morning.
 
In Football: The Fiji Bula Boys secured a crucial 1-0 win against the Solomon Islands in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Oceania Qualifier in Suva yesterday, after Captain Roy Krishna scored the winning goal in the 13th minute.
 
Fiji played with 10 men from the 39th minute of the game after Aprosa Yada received a red card.
New Socceroos Coach Tony Popovic’s debut was sweet after enduring first-half torture at Adelaide Oval.

The Aussies are back on course for a sixth consecutive FIFA World Cup appearance, after a come-from-behind 3-1 win over China, before facing Japan away next Tuesday.

In Rugby Union: The most obvious next step, stemming from the recent outburst by senior Fiji Water Flying Fijian players, against the Fiji Rugby Union, over allegations of corruption, incompetence, mismanagement and late player payments, is the need for the formation of a Players’ Union.
 
In Rugby League: Superstar playmaker Shaun Johnson is coming out retirement to replace Dally M winner Jahrome Hughes for the Kiwis.
 
Hughes was initially named in New Zealand's 21-man squad for the Pacific Championships against Australia and Tonga, but he was ruled out yesterday with a neck injury.

Johnson will revive his Test career in the Kiwis’ opening Pacific Championships game against Australia in Christchurch on 27 October.

Coincidentally it was at this same venue that Johnson played the last of his 32 Tests, in the Kiwis’ series-winning 23-8 win over Great Britain in 2019.

In the NFL: Data released to ESPN, shows NFL player arrests have been cut in half over the past decade; since the case of Ray Rice – when in September 2014, video footage of the former Ravens running back, savagely beating up his then-fiancée was released.

The NFL handed Rice an indefinite suspension and changed its personal conduct policy to include severe punishments for domestic violence offenders. 

Finally in Boxing: The Riyadh Group made a huge effort for the Artur Beterbiev versus Dmitry Bivol fight to take place in Saudi Arabia, when many fans were asking for it to be held in Russia, despite the political situation in the country.

It is estimated that each Russian Warrior will earn US$10Million for this fight, no matter who wins or loses.

And that’s a wrap peeps!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
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]]>2427s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean119fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-10-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s011e08-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62311035 
Happy Fiji Day!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a cool 22 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby League: Papua New Guinea’s push to join the NRL is growing stronger.
 
PNG Prime Minister James Marape attended Sunday’s NRL Grand Final in Sydney and met with Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese and NRL powerbrokers.

“I am happy with the progress so far,” Marape said.

“There are a few more regulatory processes to complete before an official announcement can be made, but the future is looking bright for our national team.”

In Football: Eight points in seven games, including two wins over Fulham and Southampton, and just five goals scored, means 2024-25 is the worst start Manchester United has made in three decades.

However, according to the Guardian there is no indication from within Old Trafford that Erik Ten Hag will be sacked, despite the Dutchman being under immense pressure.

In the NFL: The New York Jets have fired Head Coach Robert Saleh after a 2–3 start to the season.
In four seasons with the Jets, Saleh had a 20–36 record - his .357 winning percentage ranks in the bottom 25 for head coaches in NFL history.

The Jets will have to swallow the remainder of his contract, which has one more year to go after this season, at an estimated US$5Million cost.

And in the WNBA: Caitlin Clark’s rapid rise in women’s basketball has shown no signs of slowing down.
 
The Indiana Fever star’s latest accolade - the WNBA’s Rookie of the Year award, announced last Thursday -  is just the latest cherry on top of an impressive year on and off the court.
 
Caitlin won 66 out of 67 votes, with rival Angel Reese receiving the remaining vote.

Finally in Boxing: Trail-blazing Irish fighter, Katie Taylor will earn US$6Million when she fights Puerto Rican-born, US-based multi-weight World Champion Amanda Serrano in November in the rematch of the greatest women’s fight of all time.

Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano has been confirmed as the co-main event with the controversial Mike Tyson versus Jake Paul clash, at the home of the Dallas Cowboys - the 80,000-seat Arlington Stadium in Texas.
 
The event will be broadcast on streaming giant Netflix at no extra charge – and so available free to hundreds of millions of homes all around the world.
 
Their first encounter, a modern-day classic, was the first female fight to top a bill at the famous Madison Square Garden venue and played out in front of 20,000 fans in the arena, with a record-breaking 1.5 million tuning in to watch on DAZN.

And that’s a wrap peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62311035Thu, 10 Oct 2024 09:50:48 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 08 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Thursday morning 10 October 2024.   Happy Fiji Day!   Coming to you with tons of hanisi... 
Happy Fiji Day!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a cool 22 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby League: Papua New Guinea’s push to join the NRL is growing stronger.
 
PNG Prime Minister James Marape attended Sunday’s NRL Grand Final in Sydney and met with Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese and NRL powerbrokers.

“I am happy with the progress so far,” Marape said.

“There are a few more regulatory processes to complete before an official announcement can be made, but the future is looking bright for our national team.”

In Football: Eight points in seven games, including two wins over Fulham and Southampton, and just five goals scored, means 2024-25 is the worst start Manchester United has made in three decades.

However, according to the Guardian there is no indication from within Old Trafford that Erik Ten Hag will be sacked, despite the Dutchman being under immense pressure.

In the NFL: The New York Jets have fired Head Coach Robert Saleh after a 2–3 start to the season.
In four seasons with the Jets, Saleh had a 20–36 record - his .357 winning percentage ranks in the bottom 25 for head coaches in NFL history.

The Jets will have to swallow the remainder of his contract, which has one more year to go after this season, at an estimated US$5Million cost.

And in the WNBA: Caitlin Clark’s rapid rise in women’s basketball has shown no signs of slowing down.
 
The Indiana Fever star’s latest accolade - the WNBA’s Rookie of the Year award, announced last Thursday -  is just the latest cherry on top of an impressive year on and off the court.
 
Caitlin won 66 out of 67 votes, with rival Angel Reese receiving the remaining vote.

Finally in Boxing: Trail-blazing Irish fighter, Katie Taylor will earn US$6Million when she fights Puerto Rican-born, US-based multi-weight World Champion Amanda Serrano in November in the rematch of the greatest women’s fight of all time.

Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano has been confirmed as the co-main event with the controversial Mike Tyson versus Jake Paul clash, at the home of the Dallas Cowboys - the 80,000-seat Arlington Stadium in Texas.
 
The event will be broadcast on streaming giant Netflix at no extra charge – and so available free to hundreds of millions of homes all around the world.
 
Their first encounter, a modern-day classic, was the first female fight to top a bill at the famous Madison Square Garden venue and played out in front of 20,000 fans in the arena, with a record-breaking 1.5 million tuning in to watch on DAZN.

And that’s a wrap peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
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]]>2697s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean118fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/08-10-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s011e07-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62311003 
Happy birthday Uncle Eddie!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a cool 22 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby League: Kangaroos Head Coach, Mal Meninga has named eight debutants and six players who took part in Sunday’s NRL Grand Final, to play in the Pacific Championships 2024 against Tonga at Suncorp Stadium, Townsville, on 18 October, followed by New Zealand in Christchurch on 27 October.
 
The squad is: Mitch Barnett NZ Warriors, Matt Burton Bulldogs, Bradman Best Newcastle, Patrick Carrigan Broncos, Angus Crichton & Lindsay Collins Roosters, Reuben Cotter, Reece Robson & Tom Dearden Cowboys, Zac Lomax & Ben Hunt St George Dragons, Mitch Moses Eels, Cameron Murray Rabbitohs, Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow Dolphins, Tom Trbojevic Manly, Xavier Coates & Harry Grant (vc) Melbourne Storm, Dylan Edwards, Liam Martin, Lindsay Smith & Isaah Yeo (c) Penrith Panthers.
 
In Football: The total attendance figure for MLS this season has eclipsed 11 million fans for the first time in history following Saturday’s 12th round.
 
MLS still has another weekend of games to tack onto the final number. The previous record, set last season, was just over 10.9 million. 

The league’s attendance has seen a boost over the last two years following the arrival of superstar Lionel Messi. However, Inter Miami sits just 17th in attendance, largely because its home, Chase Stadium, has a capacity of just 21,550. 

And in US College gridiron: Vanderbilt and Arkansas came away with big upsets on Saturday, but the schools will pay a hefty fine for their fans’ post-game celebrations.
 
The Commodores won 40–35 over top-ranked Alabama and the Razorbacks rallied to win 19–14 over No. 4 Tennessee—leading to both teams’ fans storming the field and taking down goalposts, as they do.

The SEC policy on storming the field, indicates Vanderbilt will be fined US$100,000 for the incident and Arkansas will face a US$250,000 fine as a repeat offender.

A third offense will result in a US$500,000 penalty.

“I think the AD’s gonna be mad. But right now I don’t care,” Razorbacks Head Coach Sam Pittman told ESPN after the game.

When asked whether his team would be happy to pay the fine, the AD responded, “Hell yeah!”
In Boxing: IBF, WBC and WBO Light Heavyweight World Champion Artur Beterbiev is one of boxing's hardest punchers and most feared fighters. 

His professional record backs up this notion, currently standing at 20-0 with all by way of knockout. 
Beterbiev faces WBA champion Dmitry Bivol for the undisputed light heavyweight title in Riyadh this weekend. 
The undercard features some great fights, including:
·       Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Kamil Szeremeta
·       Fabio Wardley vs. Frazer Clarke
·       Jai Opetaia vs. Jack Massey
·       Ben Whittaker vs. Liam Cameron
·       Skye Nicolson vs. Raven Chapman
·       Mohammaed Alakel vs. Jesus Gonzalez
 
Finally, in the NBA: LeBron James and eldest son Bronny James claimed a piece of NBA history after making their long-awaited first appearance alongside each other for the Los Angeles Lakers.
 
The duo appeared together at the start of the second quarter in the Lakers’ pre-season game against the Phoenix Suns in Palm Desert, east of Los Angeles yesterday.

And that’s a wrap peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62311003Tue, 08 Oct 2024 09:47:00 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 07 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Tuesday morning 08 October 2024.   Happy birthday Uncle Eddie!   Coming to you with tons... 
Happy birthday Uncle Eddie!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a cool 22 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby League: Kangaroos Head Coach, Mal Meninga has named eight debutants and six players who took part in Sunday’s NRL Grand Final, to play in the Pacific Championships 2024 against Tonga at Suncorp Stadium, Townsville, on 18 October, followed by New Zealand in Christchurch on 27 October.
 
The squad is: Mitch Barnett NZ Warriors, Matt Burton Bulldogs, Bradman Best Newcastle, Patrick Carrigan Broncos, Angus Crichton & Lindsay Collins Roosters, Reuben Cotter, Reece Robson & Tom Dearden Cowboys, Zac Lomax & Ben Hunt St George Dragons, Mitch Moses Eels, Cameron Murray Rabbitohs, Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow Dolphins, Tom Trbojevic Manly, Xavier Coates & Harry Grant (vc) Melbourne Storm, Dylan Edwards, Liam Martin, Lindsay Smith & Isaah Yeo (c) Penrith Panthers.
 
In Football: The total attendance figure for MLS this season has eclipsed 11 million fans for the first time in history following Saturday’s 12th round.
 
MLS still has another weekend of games to tack onto the final number. The previous record, set last season, was just over 10.9 million. 

The league’s attendance has seen a boost over the last two years following the arrival of superstar Lionel Messi. However, Inter Miami sits just 17th in attendance, largely because its home, Chase Stadium, has a capacity of just 21,550. 

And in US College gridiron: Vanderbilt and Arkansas came away with big upsets on Saturday, but the schools will pay a hefty fine for their fans’ post-game celebrations.
 
The Commodores won 40–35 over top-ranked Alabama and the Razorbacks rallied to win 19–14 over No. 4 Tennessee—leading to both teams’ fans storming the field and taking down goalposts, as they do.

The SEC policy on storming the field, indicates Vanderbilt will be fined US$100,000 for the incident and Arkansas will face a US$250,000 fine as a repeat offender.

A third offense will result in a US$500,000 penalty.

“I think the AD’s gonna be mad. But right now I don’t care,” Razorbacks Head Coach Sam Pittman told ESPN after the game.

When asked whether his team would be happy to pay the fine, the AD responded, “Hell yeah!”
In Boxing: IBF, WBC and WBO Light Heavyweight World Champion Artur Beterbiev is one of boxing's hardest punchers and most feared fighters. 

His professional record backs up this notion, currently standing at 20-0 with all by way of knockout. 
Beterbiev faces WBA champion Dmitry Bivol for the undisputed light heavyweight title in Riyadh this weekend. 
The undercard features some great fights, including:
·       Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Kamil Szeremeta
·       Fabio Wardley vs. Frazer Clarke
·       Jai Opetaia vs. Jack Massey
·       Ben Whittaker vs. Liam Cameron
·       Skye Nicolson vs. Raven Chapman
·       Mohammaed Alakel vs. Jesus Gonzalez
 
Finally, in the NBA: LeBron James and eldest son Bronny James claimed a piece of NBA history after making their long-awaited first appearance alongside each other for the Los Angeles Lakers.
 
The duo appeared together at the start of the second quarter in the Lakers’ pre-season game against the Phoenix Suns in Palm Desert, east of Los Angeles yesterday.

And that’s a wrap peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for...]]>3407s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean117fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/07-10-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s011e06-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62310987 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a cool 22 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby League: Penrith won a record-extending fourth straight NRL premiership, with a 14-6 victory over Melbourne Storm, in a pulsating and dramatic NRL grand final, in front of 80,156 fans at Accor Stadium in Sydney last night.
 
Ivan Cleary’s side became the first team in six decades to win four straight premierships and the first in the NRL era, running in three tries to one to continue their remarkable dynasty.

The game wasn’t without controversy, however: The NRL’s worst nightmare came true in the 50th minute when Storm Centre, Jack Howarth was denied a go-ahead try in controversial circumstances.

It was sent upstairs as “no try” by referee Ashley Klein and the Bunker official upheld the decision, despite replays appearing to show Howarth grounded the ball.

“I am sure the ball gets down. Now. It is down. It’s on the ground,” Andrew Johns said on Channel 9.

“No one’s going to do this again,” said five-eighth Jarome Luai after his last game for the Panthers before moving to Wests Tigers next season.

“To win one grand final is so special. I can’t put this into words.”

In Football: Manchester United could only grind out a 0-0 draw at Aston Villa yesterday in a Premier League game steeped in speculation about the future of their under-fire Manager Erik10 amid Man U's worst start in the Premier League era.
 
He has to go.
 
In UFC: Khalil Rountree Jr entered the fourth round of his challenge for Alex Pereira’s UFC Light Heavyweight title, ahead on the scorecards of UFC307, according to some experts and while others gave the edge to Pereira, it was that close to an upset at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah yesterday.
 
But then the Champion from Brazil landed a pair of brutal body shots and then went back upstairs to send Rountree Jr. to the canvas.

Pereira successfully defending his belt for the third time.

And in the WNBA: A study by the National Research Group, conducted among 1074 US sports fans aged 18-64, dug deep into the “Caitlin Clark” effect, generating the following key points:
§  81% of fans say Clark is the main reason they’ve watched more WNBA this year than they normally do.
§  64% have heard of Clark, compared to 46% for the Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese, who ranked No. 2.
§  66% have an overall positive impression of Clark, with 4% negative, which is better than most NBA stars.
§  72% who follow Clark say that they sympathize with her because of the press attention she’s received, with 60% saying the media treats her unfairly.
§  59% of Black fans watch the WNBA on at least an occasional basis, compared to just 26% of white fans.
 
And that’s a wrap peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62310987Mon, 07 Oct 2024 09:44:00 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 06 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Monday morning 07 October 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a cool 22 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby League: Penrith won a record-extending fourth straight NRL premiership, with a 14-6 victory over Melbourne Storm, in a pulsating and dramatic NRL grand final, in front of 80,156 fans at Accor Stadium in Sydney last night.
 
Ivan Cleary’s side became the first team in six decades to win four straight premierships and the first in the NRL era, running in three tries to one to continue their remarkable dynasty.

The game wasn’t without controversy, however: The NRL’s worst nightmare came true in the 50th minute when Storm Centre, Jack Howarth was denied a go-ahead try in controversial circumstances.

It was sent upstairs as “no try” by referee Ashley Klein and the Bunker official upheld the decision, despite replays appearing to show Howarth grounded the ball.

“I am sure the ball gets down. Now. It is down. It’s on the ground,” Andrew Johns said on Channel 9.

“No one’s going to do this again,” said five-eighth Jarome Luai after his last game for the Panthers before moving to Wests Tigers next season.

“To win one grand final is so special. I can’t put this into words.”

In Football: Manchester United could only grind out a 0-0 draw at Aston Villa yesterday in a Premier League game steeped in speculation about the future of their under-fire Manager Erik10 amid Man U's worst start in the Premier League era.
 
He has to go.
 
In UFC: Khalil Rountree Jr entered the fourth round of his challenge for Alex Pereira’s UFC Light Heavyweight title, ahead on the scorecards of UFC307, according to some experts and while others gave the edge to Pereira, it was that close to an upset at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah yesterday.
 
But then the Champion from Brazil landed a pair of brutal body shots and then went back upstairs to send Rountree Jr. to the canvas.

Pereira successfully defending his belt for the third time.

And in the WNBA: A study by the National Research Group, conducted among 1074 US sports fans aged 18-64, dug deep into the “Caitlin Clark” effect, generating the following key points:
§  81% of fans say Clark is the main reason they’ve watched more WNBA this year than they normally do.
§  64% have heard of Clark, compared to 46% for the Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese, who ranked No. 2.
§  66% have an overall positive impression of Clark, with 4% negative, which is better than most NBA stars.
§  72% who follow Clark say that they sympathize with her because of the press attention she’s received, with 60% saying the media treats her unfairly.
§  59% of Black fans watch the WNBA on at least an occasional basis, compared to just 26% of white fans.
 
And that’s a wrap peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>2717s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean116fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/06-10-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s011e05-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62310965 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a warm 23 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby: Manusina Samoa has smacked Team Fijiana 17-45 in their WXV3 Test in the United Arab Emirates overnight. So we just have to spell it out here for the fans of Fijiana rugby – both Fijiana 7s and XVs programs need a total review and overhaul to clear out disruptive elements.
 
Spain slapped the Netherlands silly in their WXV3 Test 20 nil.
 
In Rugby League: In the NRL 2024 Grand Final, late this afternoon at Accor Stadium in Sydney, we tip Craig Bellamy and the Melbourne Storm, without Lord Nelson, to poopoo Ivan and Nathan Cleary and their Penrith Panthers!
 
In Football: In the week that Bukayo Saka said he expected this season to be the one that Arsenal would beat Manchester City to the Premier League title, Mikel Arteta’s men were staring down the barrel of a shock loss to Southampton, before Kai Havertz and Gabriel Martinelli struck for the Gunners to secure a 3-1 win.
 
In Boxing: Cold had cash always has the last say – US boxing star Terence Crawford appears to be 'tempted' to fight mad Irishman, Conor McGregor after the American initially rejected a US$200Million two-fight deal with MMA first followed by a boxing match.
 
And in SportsBiz: The NFL retained its nine-year viewership high through Week 4 of their regular season, where NFL games averaged 17.9 million viewers each, up 4% over the 2023 season.
 
Taylor Swift’s Kansas City Chiefs took another notch away from the Dallas Cowboys as the NFL’s most-watched team. In Week 4 the Kansas City Chief’s 17–10 win over the Los Angeles Chargers, drew 24.2 million viewers.
 
In fact, all four Chiefs broadcasts are now in the top five – thanks to Taylor!

And that’s a wrap Swiftees!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji

]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62310965Sun, 06 Oct 2024 09:42:00 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 05 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Sunday morning 06 October 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a warm 23 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby: Manusina Samoa has smacked Team Fijiana 17-45 in their WXV3 Test in the United Arab Emirates overnight. So we just have to spell it out here for the fans of Fijiana rugby – both Fijiana 7s and XVs programs need a total review and overhaul to clear out disruptive elements.
 
Spain slapped the Netherlands silly in their WXV3 Test 20 nil.
 
In Rugby League: In the NRL 2024 Grand Final, late this afternoon at Accor Stadium in Sydney, we tip Craig Bellamy and the Melbourne Storm, without Lord Nelson, to poopoo Ivan and Nathan Cleary and their Penrith Panthers!
 
In Football: In the week that Bukayo Saka said he expected this season to be the one that Arsenal would beat Manchester City to the Premier League title, Mikel Arteta’s men were staring down the barrel of a shock loss to Southampton, before Kai Havertz and Gabriel Martinelli struck for the Gunners to secure a 3-1 win.
 
In Boxing: Cold had cash always has the last say – US boxing star Terence Crawford appears to be 'tempted' to fight mad Irishman, Conor McGregor after the American initially rejected a US$200Million two-fight deal with MMA first followed by a boxing match.
 
And in SportsBiz: The NFL retained its nine-year viewership high through Week 4 of their regular season, where NFL games averaged 17.9 million viewers each, up 4% over the 2023 season.
 
Taylor Swift’s Kansas City Chiefs took another notch away from the Dallas Cowboys as the NFL’s most-watched team. In Week 4 the Kansas City Chief’s 17–10 win over the Los Angeles Chargers, drew 24.2 million viewers.
 
In fact, all four Chiefs broadcasts are now in the top five – thanks to Taylor!

And that’s a wrap Swiftees!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji

]]>2137s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean115fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/05-10-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s011e04-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62310929 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and a crazy 24 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby: As he goes in search of an NRL Premiership ring in his eighth season with the Melbourne Storm, Fiji Bati Captain, Tui Kamikamica is ready for the big stage.
 
“For me growing up in Fiji, to be here in this moment is a pretty good achievement. Making my family proud back on the islands. Every time I go out there, I want to make them proud. Not just my family, but as a nation, because I’m Fijian and I play rugby league here at the highest level,” Kamikamica said. 

The Storm have a proud history of Fijian stars donning the purple jersey, from dual premiership winner Suliasi Vunivalu to blockbusting Wing Marika Koroibete and 2012 NRL Grand Final winner Sisa Waqa.

“I’m the only Fijian here at the moment. It’s up to me.” 

In Rugby League: On the eve of the NRL grand final, big boss man, Peter V’Landys says this could be Sydney’s last, as he is open to the idea of selling the grand final and having it move around cities like the Super Bowl in America.
 
Sydney has held every grand final in rugby league’s 116-year history except for 2021 when Brisbane hosted due to COVID19 restrictions.

The 2025 NRL grand final city is yet to be locked in and the city of Melbourne has put its hand up to poach rugby league’s biggest day from Sydney – especially if the Melbourne Storm poopoo the Penrith Panthers!

In Football: In a landmark decision that could shake up the global football player transfer system, the Court of Justice of the European Union, ruled yesterday that some international football rules, regulating player transfers, are contrary to the EU’s laws.
 
This after former French footballer, Lassana Diarra legally challenged FIFA, over what happens when players unilaterally terminate their contract.

In a highly anticipated verdict, judges found that current FIFA rules hinder the EU’s free movement and competition between Clubs.
In Boxing: IBF World Middleweight Champion, Janibek Alimkhanuly was too good, stopping New Zealand challenger, Andrei Mikhailovich in the 9th round of their fight in Sydney last night and said later that he could have ended it in the second round, but wanted to punish the Kiwi.
 
Finally, only in the USA: Have you heard of “The Savannah Bananas”?
 
An independent baseball team that has become a national sensation, a big-thinking out-of-the-box US organization.
 
Now they’re thinking bigger than ever.

Loosely described as baseball’s version of the Harlem Globetrotters, the Bananas unveiled an eight-month, 111-game “World Tour” for 2025 that includes playing in football stadiums for the first time.

The Bananas have slotted dates at two NFL facilities—the Titans’ 69,143-seater Nissan Stadium and the Panthers’ Bank of America Stadium which seats 74,687, along with another at Clemson’s Memorial Stadium which can surpass 86,000 fans when including standing room. 

Those events will be joined by two games each at 18 MLB ballparks, rising dramatically from the six games played this year at big league facilities.
The Bananas sold out every game in 2024, playing to more than one million fans—more than what MLB’s A’s drew this year and it has a ticket waiting list of about three million, including one million that joined in a 24-hour period this week for their “World Tour”. 
The Bananas have drawn broad acclaim for their unconventional style of play, known as “Banana Ball,” which flouts many of the sport’s established on-field rules and traditions, including a two-hour time limit on games, no bunting and batters are out if foul balls are caught by fans.
Those baseball modifications are complemented by a nonstop array of over-the-top in-game entertainment including choreographed dances, skits, sing-alongs and twerking umpires!
Twerking Umpires??? Sounds like fun!

And that’s a wrap peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62310929Sat, 05 Oct 2024 09:36:00 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 04 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Saturday morning 05 October 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and a crazy 24 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby: As he goes in search of an NRL Premiership ring in his eighth season with the Melbourne Storm, Fiji Bati Captain, Tui Kamikamica is ready for the big stage.
 
“For me growing up in Fiji, to be here in this moment is a pretty good achievement. Making my family proud back on the islands. Every time I go out there, I want to make them proud. Not just my family, but as a nation, because I’m Fijian and I play rugby league here at the highest level,” Kamikamica said. 

The Storm have a proud history of Fijian stars donning the purple jersey, from dual premiership winner Suliasi Vunivalu to blockbusting Wing Marika Koroibete and 2012 NRL Grand Final winner Sisa Waqa.

“I’m the only Fijian here at the moment. It’s up to me.” 

In Rugby League: On the eve of the NRL grand final, big boss man, Peter V’Landys says this could be Sydney’s last, as he is open to the idea of selling the grand final and having it move around cities like the Super Bowl in America.
 
Sydney has held every grand final in rugby league’s 116-year history except for 2021 when Brisbane hosted due to COVID19 restrictions.

The 2025 NRL grand final city is yet to be locked in and the city of Melbourne has put its hand up to poach rugby league’s biggest day from Sydney – especially if the Melbourne Storm poopoo the Penrith Panthers!

In Football: In a landmark decision that could shake up the global football player transfer system, the Court of Justice of the European Union, ruled yesterday that some international football rules, regulating player transfers, are contrary to the EU’s laws.
 
This after former French footballer, Lassana Diarra legally challenged FIFA, over what happens when players unilaterally terminate their contract.

In a highly anticipated verdict, judges found that current FIFA rules hinder the EU’s free movement and competition between Clubs.
In Boxing: IBF World Middleweight Champion, Janibek Alimkhanuly was too good, stopping New Zealand challenger, Andrei Mikhailovich in the 9th round of their fight in Sydney last night and said later that he could have ended it in the second round, but wanted to punish the Kiwi.
 
Finally, only in the USA: Have you heard of “The Savannah Bananas”?
 
An independent baseball team that has become a national sensation, a big-thinking out-of-the-box US organization.
 
Now they’re thinking bigger than ever.

Loosely described as baseball’s version of the Harlem Globetrotters, the Bananas unveiled an eight-month, 111-game “World Tour” for 2025 that includes playing in football stadiums for the first time.

The Bananas have slotted dates at two NFL facilities—the Titans’ 69,143-seater Nissan Stadium and the Panthers’ Bank of America Stadium which seats 74,687, along with another at Clemson’s Memorial Stadium which can surpass 86,000 fans when including standing room. 

Those events will be joined by two games each at 18 MLB ballparks, rising dramatically from the six games played this year at big league facilities.
The Bananas sold out every game in 2024, playing to more than one million fans—more than what MLB’s A’s drew this year and it has a ticket waiting list of about three million, including one million that joined in a 24-hour period this week for their “World Tour”. 
The Bananas have drawn broad acclaim for their unconventional style of play, known as “Banana Ball,” which flouts many of the sport’s established on-field rules and traditions,...]]>3897s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean114fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-10-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s011e03-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62311070 
Happy birthday Foto Ledua in Port Vila!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a warm 22 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Manu Samoa Head Coach, Mase Mahonri Schwalge has been charged by Samoan Police with multiple offences including "sexual conduct with a person under 16, indecent assault, and common assault,” according to online news portal, Samoa Global News.

"There are two complainants, they are his family members," Samoa's Police Commissioner, Auapaau Logoitino Filipo, was quoted as saying by the news website.

Mase has been released on bail, but he must sign in with police on a weekly basis, until his Court appearance on 4 November.
Schwalge was appointed by Lakapi Samoa in March.
 
In Rugby League: Michael Maguire has been confirmed and announced as the new Head Coach of the Brisbane Broncos.
 
But the New South Wales Rugby League Board are upset that Madge and the Broncos must have been working on his contract for at least a week without telling them!
 
In Football: UEFA Champions League scores from yesterday: Borrusia Dortmund 7-1 Celtic, Barcelona 5-0 Young Boys, Beyer Leverkusen 1-0 AC Milan, Arsenal 2-0 PSG and S Bratislava 0-4 Man City.
 
Still to play today - Liverpool vs Bologna, Leipzig vs Juventus, Lille vs Real Madrid and Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich.
 
In Boxing: Having just flown 24 hours from Kazakhstan via Dubai, to defend his IBF World Middleweight title in Sydney tomorrow, Janibek Alimkhanuly has predicted a first round KO of New Zealand challenger, Andrei Mikhailovich:

“I’m not going to play in there. He’s just a regular fighter. We don’t see any dangers in him. Whatever he has, it’s not going to last more than a round," he said.

In SportsBiz: Nike saw a sharp drop in revenue over the three months ended 31 August, according to their latest quarterly earnings report.
 
The sports apparel and footwear giant generated US$11.6Billion in quarterly revenue, down 10% from the same period 2023.

With quarterly pre-tax earnings of US$1.3B, down 21% year-on-year.

Not surprisingly, Nike’s share price fell 5%.

In the NBA: Congolese-American basketball great Dikembe Mutombo, renowned as one of the best defensive players in NBA history, has died aged 58.

An eight-time NBA all-star, Mutombo passed away surrounded by his family after a battle with brain cancer.

“Dikembe Mutombo was simply larger than life,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said of the 218cm Hall of Famer in a statement.

“On the court, he was one of the greatest shot blockers and defensive players in the history of the NBA. Off the floor, he poured his heart and soul into helping others,” Silver added, noting Mutombo’s extensive humanitarian work.

Mutombo, who played 18 seasons in the NBA, worked tirelessly to improve living conditions in his native Democratic Republic of Congo through his personal foundation.

Those efforts, which included donating millions of dollars to help build a hospital on the outskirts of Kinshasa, earned him multiple humanitarian accolades including the US President’s Volunteer Service Award.

Rest in Peace bro.

And that’s a wrap peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji

]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62311070Thu, 03 Oct 2024 09:57:00 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 02 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Thursday morning 03 October 2024.   Happy birthday Foto Ledua in Port Vila!   Coming to... 
Happy birthday Foto Ledua in Port Vila!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a warm 22 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Manu Samoa Head Coach, Mase Mahonri Schwalge has been charged by Samoan Police with multiple offences including "sexual conduct with a person under 16, indecent assault, and common assault,” according to online news portal, Samoa Global News.

"There are two complainants, they are his family members," Samoa's Police Commissioner, Auapaau Logoitino Filipo, was quoted as saying by the news website.

Mase has been released on bail, but he must sign in with police on a weekly basis, until his Court appearance on 4 November.
Schwalge was appointed by Lakapi Samoa in March.
 
In Rugby League: Michael Maguire has been confirmed and announced as the new Head Coach of the Brisbane Broncos.
 
But the New South Wales Rugby League Board are upset that Madge and the Broncos must have been working on his contract for at least a week without telling them!
 
In Football: UEFA Champions League scores from yesterday: Borrusia Dortmund 7-1 Celtic, Barcelona 5-0 Young Boys, Beyer Leverkusen 1-0 AC Milan, Arsenal 2-0 PSG and S Bratislava 0-4 Man City.
 
Still to play today - Liverpool vs Bologna, Leipzig vs Juventus, Lille vs Real Madrid and Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich.
 
In Boxing: Having just flown 24 hours from Kazakhstan via Dubai, to defend his IBF World Middleweight title in Sydney tomorrow, Janibek Alimkhanuly has predicted a first round KO of New Zealand challenger, Andrei Mikhailovich:

“I’m not going to play in there. He’s just a regular fighter. We don’t see any dangers in him. Whatever he has, it’s not going to last more than a round," he said.

In SportsBiz: Nike saw a sharp drop in revenue over the three months ended 31 August, according to their latest quarterly earnings report.
 
The sports apparel and footwear giant generated US$11.6Billion in quarterly revenue, down 10% from the same period 2023.

With quarterly pre-tax earnings of US$1.3B, down 21% year-on-year.

Not surprisingly, Nike’s share price fell 5%.

In the NBA: Congolese-American basketball great Dikembe Mutombo, renowned as one of the best defensive players in NBA history, has died aged 58.

An eight-time NBA all-star, Mutombo passed away surrounded by his family after a battle with brain cancer.

“Dikembe Mutombo was simply larger than life,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said of the 218cm Hall of Famer in a statement.

“On the court, he was one of the greatest shot blockers and defensive players in the history of the NBA. Off the floor, he poured his heart and soul into helping others,” Silver added, noting Mutombo’s extensive humanitarian work.

Mutombo, who played 18 seasons in the NBA, worked tirelessly to improve living conditions in his native Democratic Republic of Congo through his personal foundation.

Those efforts, which included donating millions of dollars to help build a hospital on the outskirts of Kinshasa, earned him multiple humanitarian accolades including the US President’s Volunteer Service Award.

Rest in Peace bro.

And that’s a wrap peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby...]]>3057s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean113fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-10-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s011e02-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62206842 
Happy birthday Foto Ledua in Port Vila!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a warm 22 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Manu Samoa Head Coach, Mase Mahonri Schwalge has been charged by Samoan Police with multiple offences including "sexual conduct with a person under 16, indecent assault, and common assault,” according to online news portal, Samoa Global News.

"There are two complainants, they are his family members," Samoa's Police Commissioner, Auapaau Logoitino Filipo, was quoted as saying by the news website.

Mase has been released on bail, but he must sign in with police on a weekly basis, until his Court appearance on 4 November.

Schwalge was appointed by Lakapi Samoa in March.
 
In Rugby League: Michael Maguire has been confirmed and announced as the new Head Coach of the Brisbane Broncos.
 
But the New South Wales Rugby League Board are upset that Madge and the Broncos must have been working on his contract for at least a week without telling them!
 
In Football: UEFA Champions League scores from yesterday: Borrusia Dortmund 7-1 Celtic, Barcelona 5-0 Young Boys, Beyer Leverkusen 1-0 AC Milan, Arsenal 2-0 PSG and S Bratislava 0-4 Man City.
 
Still to play today - Liverpool vs Bologna, Leipzig vs Juventus, Lille vs Real Madrid and Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich.
 
In Boxing: Having just flown 24 hours from Kazakhstan via Dubai, to defend his IBF World Middleweight title in Sydney tomorrow, Janibek Alimkhanuly has predicted a first round KO of New Zealand challenger, Andrei Mikhailovich:

“I’m not going to play in there. He’s just a regular fighter. We don’t see any dangers in him. Whatever he has, it’s not going to last more than a round," he said.

In SportsBiz: Nike saw a sharp drop in revenue over the three months ended 31 August, according to their latest quarterly earnings report.
 
The sports apparel and footwear giant generated US$11.6Billion in quarterly revenue, down 10% from the same period 2023.

With quarterly pre-tax earnings of US$1.3B, down 21% year-on-year.

Not surprisingly, Nike’s share price fell 5%.

In the NBA: Congolese-American basketball great Dikembe Mutombo, renowned as one of the best defensive players in NBA history, has died aged 58.

An eight-time NBA all-star, Mutombo passed away surrounded by his family after a battle with brain cancer.

“Dikembe Mutombo was simply larger than life,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said of the 218cm Hall of Famer in a statement.

“On the court, he was one of the greatest shot blockers and defensive players in the history of the NBA. Off the floor, he poured his heart and soul into helping others,” Silver added, noting Mutombo’s extensive humanitarian work.

Mutombo, who played 18 seasons in the NBA, worked tirelessly to improve living conditions in his native Democratic Republic of Congo through his personal foundation.

Those efforts, which included donating millions of dollars to help build a hospital on the outskirts of Kinshasa, earned him multiple humanitarian accolades including the US President’s Volunteer Service Award.

Rest in Peace bro.

And that’s a wrap peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji

]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62206842Thu, 03 Oct 2024 09:04:52 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 02 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Thursday morning 03 October 2024.   Happy birthday Foto Ledua in Port Vila!   Coming to... 
Happy birthday Foto Ledua in Port Vila!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a warm 22 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Manu Samoa Head Coach, Mase Mahonri Schwalge has been charged by Samoan Police with multiple offences including "sexual conduct with a person under 16, indecent assault, and common assault,” according to online news portal, Samoa Global News.

"There are two complainants, they are his family members," Samoa's Police Commissioner, Auapaau Logoitino Filipo, was quoted as saying by the news website.

Mase has been released on bail, but he must sign in with police on a weekly basis, until his Court appearance on 4 November.

Schwalge was appointed by Lakapi Samoa in March.
 
In Rugby League: Michael Maguire has been confirmed and announced as the new Head Coach of the Brisbane Broncos.
 
But the New South Wales Rugby League Board are upset that Madge and the Broncos must have been working on his contract for at least a week without telling them!
 
In Football: UEFA Champions League scores from yesterday: Borrusia Dortmund 7-1 Celtic, Barcelona 5-0 Young Boys, Beyer Leverkusen 1-0 AC Milan, Arsenal 2-0 PSG and S Bratislava 0-4 Man City.
 
Still to play today - Liverpool vs Bologna, Leipzig vs Juventus, Lille vs Real Madrid and Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich.
 
In Boxing: Having just flown 24 hours from Kazakhstan via Dubai, to defend his IBF World Middleweight title in Sydney tomorrow, Janibek Alimkhanuly has predicted a first round KO of New Zealand challenger, Andrei Mikhailovich:

“I’m not going to play in there. He’s just a regular fighter. We don’t see any dangers in him. Whatever he has, it’s not going to last more than a round," he said.

In SportsBiz: Nike saw a sharp drop in revenue over the three months ended 31 August, according to their latest quarterly earnings report.
 
The sports apparel and footwear giant generated US$11.6Billion in quarterly revenue, down 10% from the same period 2023.

With quarterly pre-tax earnings of US$1.3B, down 21% year-on-year.

Not surprisingly, Nike’s share price fell 5%.

In the NBA: Congolese-American basketball great Dikembe Mutombo, renowned as one of the best defensive players in NBA history, has died aged 58.

An eight-time NBA all-star, Mutombo passed away surrounded by his family after a battle with brain cancer.

“Dikembe Mutombo was simply larger than life,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said of the 218cm Hall of Famer in a statement.

“On the court, he was one of the greatest shot blockers and defensive players in the history of the NBA. Off the floor, he poured his heart and soul into helping others,” Silver added, noting Mutombo’s extensive humanitarian work.

Mutombo, who played 18 seasons in the NBA, worked tirelessly to improve living conditions in his native Democratic Republic of Congo through his personal foundation.

Those efforts, which included donating millions of dollars to help build a hospital on the outskirts of Kinshasa, earned him multiple humanitarian accolades including the US President’s Volunteer Service Award.

Rest in Peace bro.

And that’s a wrap peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s...]]>3057s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean112fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-10-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s011e01-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62185832 
Happy birthday Rayne Simpson Kai Savusavu!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is drizzling and 21 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Mark your calendars! Super Rugby Pacific 2025 kicks off on Friday, 14 February.  
This season sees 77 round-robin games spread across a 16-round regular season, all leading to a new three-week Finals Series. 
 
The Fijian Drua welcome the Brumbies to Suva for the opening round, Eden Park hosts a Grand Final rematch between the Blues and Chiefs, and the Force face Moana Pasifika at HBF Park.

In 2025, each of the 11 teams will play 14 regular season games, consisting of seven home games and seven away games, with two byes.

In Rugby League: The NSW Rugby League have agreed to release NSW Blues Head Coach Michael Maguire from the final year of his contract opening the door for him to take the Brisbane Broncos job vacated by Kevin Walters’ sacking.
 
The Sydney Morning Herald reported the NSWRL agreed to release Maguire following a Board meeting yesterday morning.

In Football: Man U Manager Erik10 is a dead man walking, and he knows it.
 
The stiff Dutchman and his players are still licking their wounds following Sunday's demoralising 3-0 loss at home to Tottenham, and they have a couple of tricky fixtures against FC Porto and Aston Villa to negotiate.

The consequences of losing those games will be catastrophic for United's beleaguered boss.
 
In Boxing: One of the world’s biggest punchers will arrive in Sydney just over 48 hours before fighting for a world title this weekend – IBF Middleweight Champion Janibek Alimkhanuly 16-0 will arrive in Sydney at six o’clock tomorrow morning before facing New Zealand’s Andrei Mikhailovich on Friday night.
 
And that’s a wrap peeps!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62185832Tue, 01 Oct 2024 21:52:51 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 01 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Tuesday morning 01 October 2024.   Happy birthday Rayne Simpson Kai Savusavu!   Coming... 
Happy birthday Rayne Simpson Kai Savusavu!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is drizzling and 21 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Mark your calendars! Super Rugby Pacific 2025 kicks off on Friday, 14 February.  
This season sees 77 round-robin games spread across a 16-round regular season, all leading to a new three-week Finals Series. 
 
The Fijian Drua welcome the Brumbies to Suva for the opening round, Eden Park hosts a Grand Final rematch between the Blues and Chiefs, and the Force face Moana Pasifika at HBF Park.

In 2025, each of the 11 teams will play 14 regular season games, consisting of seven home games and seven away games, with two byes.

In Rugby League: The NSW Rugby League have agreed to release NSW Blues Head Coach Michael Maguire from the final year of his contract opening the door for him to take the Brisbane Broncos job vacated by Kevin Walters’ sacking.
 
The Sydney Morning Herald reported the NSWRL agreed to release Maguire following a Board meeting yesterday morning.

In Football: Man U Manager Erik10 is a dead man walking, and he knows it.
 
The stiff Dutchman and his players are still licking their wounds following Sunday's demoralising 3-0 loss at home to Tottenham, and they have a couple of tricky fixtures against FC Porto and Aston Villa to negotiate.

The consequences of losing those games will be catastrophic for United's beleaguered boss.
 
In Boxing: One of the world’s biggest punchers will arrive in Sydney just over 48 hours before fighting for a world title this weekend – IBF Middleweight Champion Janibek Alimkhanuly 16-0 will arrive in Sydney at six o’clock tomorrow morning before facing New Zealand’s Andrei Mikhailovich on Friday night.
 
And that’s a wrap peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
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]]>2027s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean111fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/30-09-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s010e87-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62161569 
Happy birthday Karen!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a cool 20 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Rumours are rife of plots being hatched in provincial rugby union gatherings around Fiji, to derail Fiji Rugby Union interim Trustees Chairperson, Peter Mazey’s master plan, which is up for endorsement at the Fiji Rugby Union AGM on 09 November.
 
Is this a new beginning or the end for Fiji Rugby?
 
In Rugby League: There were seven awards given out in the the inaugural Fox League Awards, leading up to the crowning of the first-ever legendary legend:
 
Best Comeback - nominees: Angus Crichton, Bronson Xerri, Nathan Brown, Matt Lodge’s hair

• ·       Winner: Matt Lodge’s hair

North Queensland Cowboys Coach of the Year

•  – only nominee and Winner: Todd Payten

 Heartthrob of the Year - Nominees: Reece Walsh, Herbie Farnworth, Valentine Holmes, Cameron McInnes

• ·       Winner: Cameron McInnes

 Best Pest – only nominee and Winner: Reed Mahoney
 
Magic Moment - nominees: Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow, Nathan Cleary, Xavier Coates, Tom Dearden

• ·       Winner: Xavier Coates

Nepo Baby of the Year - nominees: Tyran Wishart, Kyle Flanagan, Nathan Cleary, Billy Walters, Cooper Johns

• ·       Winner: Cooper Johns

Legendary Legend 

• Winner: Steve Menzies

In Football: For the first time in years, there are good vibes coming from FC Barcelona. The Catalonian giants have won all seven of their games in LaLiga this season.
 
Teenage forward Lamine Yamal is on his way to superstardom and their new German Manager, Hansi Flick, is immersing himself in Catalonian culture, and Barca fans love him for it. 

Barcelona – the Club that thinks of football as art! The Club of Johan Cruyff, Pep Guardiola and Lionel Messi - is where it hopes to be.

In Boxing: Mad Irishman and former UFC two-division champ, Conor McGregor has revealed that he held prior talks for a two-fight MMA-Boxing tango with Terence Crawford, but the talks fell through.
 
Now he is agitating for a mega-cash rumble with Jake Paul.

It’s always about the cash!
 
And that’s a wrap peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62161569Mon, 30 Sep 2024 07:07:05 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 87 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Monday morning 30 September 2024.   Happy birthday Karen!   Coming to you with tons of... 
Happy birthday Karen!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a cool 20 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Rumours are rife of plots being hatched in provincial rugby union gatherings around Fiji, to derail Fiji Rugby Union interim Trustees Chairperson, Peter Mazey’s master plan, which is up for endorsement at the Fiji Rugby Union AGM on 09 November.
 
Is this a new beginning or the end for Fiji Rugby?
 
In Rugby League: There were seven awards given out in the the inaugural Fox League Awards, leading up to the crowning of the first-ever legendary legend:
 
Best Comeback - nominees: Angus Crichton, Bronson Xerri, Nathan Brown, Matt Lodge’s hair

• ·       Winner: Matt Lodge’s hair

North Queensland Cowboys Coach of the Year

•  – only nominee and Winner: Todd Payten

 Heartthrob of the Year - Nominees: Reece Walsh, Herbie Farnworth, Valentine Holmes, Cameron McInnes

• ·       Winner: Cameron McInnes

 Best Pest – only nominee and Winner: Reed Mahoney
 
Magic Moment - nominees: Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow, Nathan Cleary, Xavier Coates, Tom Dearden

• ·       Winner: Xavier Coates

Nepo Baby of the Year - nominees: Tyran Wishart, Kyle Flanagan, Nathan Cleary, Billy Walters, Cooper Johns

• ·       Winner: Cooper Johns

Legendary Legend 

• Winner: Steve Menzies

In Football: For the first time in years, there are good vibes coming from FC Barcelona. The Catalonian giants have won all seven of their games in LaLiga this season.
 
Teenage forward Lamine Yamal is on his way to superstardom and their new German Manager, Hansi Flick, is immersing himself in Catalonian culture, and Barca fans love him for it. 

Barcelona – the Club that thinks of football as art! The Club of Johan Cruyff, Pep Guardiola and Lionel Messi - is where it hopes to be.

In Boxing: Mad Irishman and former UFC two-division champ, Conor McGregor has revealed that he held prior talks for a two-fight MMA-Boxing tango with Terence Crawford, but the talks fell through.
 
Now he is agitating for a mega-cash rumble with Jake Paul.

It’s always about the cash!
 
And that’s a wrap peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>2137s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1087fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-09-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s010e86-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62152377 
Happy birthday Kayla Chandra!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a cool 20 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Results from all the big rugby overnight: In Wellington New Zealand, the All Blacks 33-13 the Wannabies.
 
And in the deep, dark jungles of Africa, the Springboks 48-7 Los Pumas and in the WXV3 Tests in Dubai yesterday: Fijiana 38-3 Hong Kong China and Manu Sina Samoa 8-8 the Netherlands.
 
In the NRL semifinal yesterday: The Panthers booked a spot in their fifth-straight grand-final, after a 26-6 beat up of the Sharks.
 
However, all eyes will be on Nathan Cleary after he looked to aggravate an existing shoulder injury, leaving the field with five minutes left on the clock.
 
On Friday night, Lord Nelson Asofa-Solomona was sin-binned for a high shot on Sydney Roosters prop Lindsay Collins in the first hit up of the game, which resulted in the Queensland enforcer failing his HIA and bingo the Roosters were gone for the night.
 
The Melbourne Storm roasted them 48-18, to book their place in next week’s big dance.
 
In Boxing: Watch out for 12 October, Artur Beterbiev who is 20-0, all by KO versus Dmitry Bivol at 23-0, but only 12 by KO will meet for the undisputed World Light Heavyweight title, on a stacked Riyadh Season card.
 
It’s a fight many in the boxing world have been waiting for, and it’s finally happening.
 
On the undercard, unbeaten Samoan-Aussie Cruiserweight King Jai Opetaia at 25-0, 19 by KO returns to action, defending his IBF title against Jack Massey.
 
In Sports Biz: A good week for the WNBA - their first round finals brought record-setting viewership, driven by the games between Caitlin Clark’s Indiana Fever and Connecticut Sun.
 
While game 1 averaged 1.8 million viewers on ABC, the second game drew 2.5 million viewers on ESPN - a record number for a WNBA game on cable television.

The other three finals series did not perform anywhere near the Fever–Sun series, but the second game of each series drew more viewers, including 1.2 million for the Minnesota Lynx versus Phoenix Mercury.

In the NFL: The Kansas City Chiefs quest for a third straight Super Bowl is off to a strong start at 3–0 despite star tight end Travis Kelce averaging just 23 receiving yards per game.

But Kelce’s pop superstar squeeze, Taylor Swift has helped the franchise overtake the Dallas Cowboys as the NFL’s most-watched team - the Chiefs having appeared in three of the five highest-viewed telecasts in 2024. 

Patrick Mahomes, Harrison Butker – the kicker, and Kelce are also high on the NFL’s sales of player-branded merchandise.

Go Swiftees Go Chiefs Go!

And that’s a wrap!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji

]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62152377Sun, 29 Sep 2024 07:36:38 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 86 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Sunday morning 29 September 2024.   Happy birthday Kayla Chandra!   Coming to you with... 
Happy birthday Kayla Chandra!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a cool 20 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Results from all the big rugby overnight: In Wellington New Zealand, the All Blacks 33-13 the Wannabies.
 
And in the deep, dark jungles of Africa, the Springboks 48-7 Los Pumas and in the WXV3 Tests in Dubai yesterday: Fijiana 38-3 Hong Kong China and Manu Sina Samoa 8-8 the Netherlands.
 
In the NRL semifinal yesterday: The Panthers booked a spot in their fifth-straight grand-final, after a 26-6 beat up of the Sharks.
 
However, all eyes will be on Nathan Cleary after he looked to aggravate an existing shoulder injury, leaving the field with five minutes left on the clock.
 
On Friday night, Lord Nelson Asofa-Solomona was sin-binned for a high shot on Sydney Roosters prop Lindsay Collins in the first hit up of the game, which resulted in the Queensland enforcer failing his HIA and bingo the Roosters were gone for the night.
 
The Melbourne Storm roasted them 48-18, to book their place in next week’s big dance.
 
In Boxing: Watch out for 12 October, Artur Beterbiev who is 20-0, all by KO versus Dmitry Bivol at 23-0, but only 12 by KO will meet for the undisputed World Light Heavyweight title, on a stacked Riyadh Season card.
 
It’s a fight many in the boxing world have been waiting for, and it’s finally happening.
 
On the undercard, unbeaten Samoan-Aussie Cruiserweight King Jai Opetaia at 25-0, 19 by KO returns to action, defending his IBF title against Jack Massey.
 
In Sports Biz: A good week for the WNBA - their first round finals brought record-setting viewership, driven by the games between Caitlin Clark’s Indiana Fever and Connecticut Sun.
 
While game 1 averaged 1.8 million viewers on ABC, the second game drew 2.5 million viewers on ESPN - a record number for a WNBA game on cable television.

The other three finals series did not perform anywhere near the Fever–Sun series, but the second game of each series drew more viewers, including 1.2 million for the Minnesota Lynx versus Phoenix Mercury.

In the NFL: The Kansas City Chiefs quest for a third straight Super Bowl is off to a strong start at 3–0 despite star tight end Travis Kelce averaging just 23 receiving yards per game.

But Kelce’s pop superstar squeeze, Taylor Swift has helped the franchise overtake the Dallas Cowboys as the NFL’s most-watched team - the Chiefs having appeared in three of the five highest-viewed telecasts in 2024. 

Patrick Mahomes, Harrison Butker – the kicker, and Kelce are also high on the NFL’s sales of player-branded merchandise.

Go Swiftees Go Chiefs Go!

And that’s a wrap!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji

]]>3097s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1086fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-09-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s010e85-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62126980 
Happy birthday Ruby Keil-Philp!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a near record freezing 19 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: OILEI things are going from bad to worse for Interim Fiji Rugby Union Chairperson Peter Mazey – not one Provincial Rugby Union in Fiji has spoken out in support of Rugby House in their stoush with the players over pay!
 
And their Annual General Meeting is just around the corner.
 
Thank goodness, the WXV3 Tests starting in Dubai tomorrow are a welcome distraction: At 2AM Fiji time it’s Fijiana vs Hong Kong China and at 4:30AM Apia time Samoa play the Netherlands.
 
In Rugby League BREAKING NEWS: The Broncos have sacked Head Coach Kevin Walters after a brutal review into their disappointing 2024 season.
 
The Courier Mail reported the Broncos terminated the contract of the Club legend last night, while an anonymous source with knowledge of the situation told SMH, that it was a mutual decision.

The Broncos later put out a statement claiming it was Kevie’s decision to quit the Club.

In Football: Man U boss Erik10 slammed his Manchester United flops, after a costly mistake from Christian Eriksen condemned them to a 1-1 draw against FC Twente, in their Europa League opener.
 
Eriksen’s 35th-minute blast put United ahead, but the Danish midfielder gifted Twente their second-half equaliser at Old Trafford.

Same old same old!

In Combat Sports: Win on 12 October against former Commonwealth Champion Liam Cameron in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is the key to big money fights in the US for rising British boxing Light Heavyweight star, Ben Whittaker, according to his promoter.
 
In Sports Biz: Caitlin Clark’s run in the WNBA postseason lasted just two games.
 
The Indiana Fever were swept out of the playoffs following an 81-87 loss to the Connecticut Sun yesterday at the Mohegan Sun Arena, Conneticut, where Clark scored 25, dished out 9 assists and grabbed six rebounds.

Attendance for the entire WNBA is up nearly 50% this year, and Indiana leads all teams with an average attendance of 17,035, up 319% from last year.

The Atlanta Dream, Las Vegas Aces and Washington Mystics all moved games to bigger arenas, when they hosted the Fever.

Merchandise sales are also up 450% for the WNBA, according to Fanatics, and Clark was the top-selling player and fifth among all athletes across all sports in the US.

Until Next Year, Caitlin

In the NFL: Is Taylor Swift affecting Travis Kelce’s on-field performance?

Kelce has caught only eight passes for 69 yards and no touchdowns through three games this season.

“Are we not allowed to say that he’s out of shape?” NFL analyst Todd McShay asked? “That he’s been partying all offseason? He’s been jet-setting around with the most famous person, probably in the entire world.”

His superstar quarterback, Patrick Mahomes looks at it differently: “We’re calling a lot of plays for Travis, and it’s like two or three people are going to him.”

A contract extension this offseason gave Kelce the highest annual average salary among Tight Ends at US$17Million.

Off the field, Kelce and his brother, Jason, cashed in with a three-year, US$100M deal to sell the rights to their podcast – “New Heights”, to the Amazon-owned publisher Wondery.

And that’s a wrap!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji

]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62126980Fri, 27 Sep 2024 11:01:01 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 85 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Friday morning 27 September 2024.   Happy birthday Ruby Keil-Philp!   Coming to you with... 
Happy birthday Ruby Keil-Philp!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a near record freezing 19 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: OILEI things are going from bad to worse for Interim Fiji Rugby Union Chairperson Peter Mazey – not one Provincial Rugby Union in Fiji has spoken out in support of Rugby House in their stoush with the players over pay!
 
And their Annual General Meeting is just around the corner.
 
Thank goodness, the WXV3 Tests starting in Dubai tomorrow are a welcome distraction: At 2AM Fiji time it’s Fijiana vs Hong Kong China and at 4:30AM Apia time Samoa play the Netherlands.
 
In Rugby League BREAKING NEWS: The Broncos have sacked Head Coach Kevin Walters after a brutal review into their disappointing 2024 season.
 
The Courier Mail reported the Broncos terminated the contract of the Club legend last night, while an anonymous source with knowledge of the situation told SMH, that it was a mutual decision.

The Broncos later put out a statement claiming it was Kevie’s decision to quit the Club.

In Football: Man U boss Erik10 slammed his Manchester United flops, after a costly mistake from Christian Eriksen condemned them to a 1-1 draw against FC Twente, in their Europa League opener.
 
Eriksen’s 35th-minute blast put United ahead, but the Danish midfielder gifted Twente their second-half equaliser at Old Trafford.

Same old same old!

In Combat Sports: Win on 12 October against former Commonwealth Champion Liam Cameron in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is the key to big money fights in the US for rising British boxing Light Heavyweight star, Ben Whittaker, according to his promoter.
 
In Sports Biz: Caitlin Clark’s run in the WNBA postseason lasted just two games.
 
The Indiana Fever were swept out of the playoffs following an 81-87 loss to the Connecticut Sun yesterday at the Mohegan Sun Arena, Conneticut, where Clark scored 25, dished out 9 assists and grabbed six rebounds.

Attendance for the entire WNBA is up nearly 50% this year, and Indiana leads all teams with an average attendance of 17,035, up 319% from last year.

The Atlanta Dream, Las Vegas Aces and Washington Mystics all moved games to bigger arenas, when they hosted the Fever.

Merchandise sales are also up 450% for the WNBA, according to Fanatics, and Clark was the top-selling player and fifth among all athletes across all sports in the US.

Until Next Year, Caitlin

In the NFL: Is Taylor Swift affecting Travis Kelce’s on-field performance?

Kelce has caught only eight passes for 69 yards and no touchdowns through three games this season.

“Are we not allowed to say that he’s out of shape?” NFL analyst Todd McShay asked? “That he’s been partying all offseason? He’s been jet-setting around with the most famous person, probably in the entire world.”

His superstar quarterback, Patrick Mahomes looks at it differently: “We’re calling a lot of plays for Travis, and it’s like two or three people are going to him.”

A contract extension this offseason gave Kelce the highest annual average salary among Tight Ends at US$17Million.

Off the field, Kelce and his brother, Jason, cashed in with a three-year, US$100M deal to sell the rights to their podcast – “New Heights”, to the Amazon-owned publisher Wondery.

And that’s a wrap!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea...]]>3197s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1085fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-09-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s010e84-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62113730 
Happy birthday Vickie Swanson!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a very comfortable 23 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: OILEI things are going from bad to worse for Interim Fiji Rugby Union Chairperson Peter Mazey – their High Performance Unit General Manager, BJ Mather has resigned after only one year in the role.
 
Thank goodness, the WXV3 Tests in Dubai on Saturday will be a welcome distraction.
 
In Rugby League: Known as a rugby league-mad nation, Papua New Guinea is seriously in the mix to be the NRL’s 19th team, as early as 2028, as revealed by NRL Chairman Peter V’Landys and CEO Andrew Abdo yesterday.
 
In Netball: The mighty Australian Diamonds claimed another series win over England with a 69-56 win in Bendigo last night.
 
After dropping game two in historic circumstances in Sydney, Australia bounced back and put the Roses to the sword with a statement win to claim the series 2-1.

In Sports Biz: Here’s even more proof of the amazing Caitlin Clark Effect.
 
Game 1 between Clark’s Indiana Fever and the Connecticut Sun, of the WNBA finals play-off, averaged 1.8 million viewers on ABC - making it the WNBA’s most-watched playoff game since the 2000 Finals, and the most-watched playoff game on ESPN platforms ever, despite airing directly against the NFL’s games.

That number more than doubles the 728,000 average viewership of the 2023 WNBA Finals.

While the Fever-Sun contest set a playoff viewership record, the three other WNBA playoffs that aired on ESPN, all averaged less than the 2023 playoffs:
·       The Atlanta Dream vs New York Liberty game drew 410,000 viewers,
·       The Phoenix Mercury vs Minnesota Lynx averaged 403,000 viewers,
·       The defending champion Las Vegas Aces vs the Seattle Storm, drew 461,000 viewers.
 
As they say in the good ol’ days – “the proof is in the pudding!”
 
In Combat Sports: Promoter Frank Warren has defended Saudi Arabia's involvement in boxing, after criticism surrounding the singing of the Saudi national anthem in the ring before the fight began.
 
Speaking at a news conference, Warren said Saudi support "enabled" Dubois-Joshua to happen. "Why is there criticism? A small minority complaining about the national anthem being played," Warren said.

"These type of events would not be made without financial input. It's for the love of boxing from His Excellency Alalshikh that has made that happen. Did you hear anyone moaning?"

And that’s a wrap!

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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62113730Thu, 26 Sep 2024 09:25:35 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 84 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Thursday morning 26 September 2024.   Happy birthday Vickie Swanson!   Coming to you... 
Happy birthday Vickie Swanson!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a very comfortable 23 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: OILEI things are going from bad to worse for Interim Fiji Rugby Union Chairperson Peter Mazey – their High Performance Unit General Manager, BJ Mather has resigned after only one year in the role.
 
Thank goodness, the WXV3 Tests in Dubai on Saturday will be a welcome distraction.
 
In Rugby League: Known as a rugby league-mad nation, Papua New Guinea is seriously in the mix to be the NRL’s 19th team, as early as 2028, as revealed by NRL Chairman Peter V’Landys and CEO Andrew Abdo yesterday.
 
In Netball: The mighty Australian Diamonds claimed another series win over England with a 69-56 win in Bendigo last night.
 
After dropping game two in historic circumstances in Sydney, Australia bounced back and put the Roses to the sword with a statement win to claim the series 2-1.

In Sports Biz: Here’s even more proof of the amazing Caitlin Clark Effect.
 
Game 1 between Clark’s Indiana Fever and the Connecticut Sun, of the WNBA finals play-off, averaged 1.8 million viewers on ABC - making it the WNBA’s most-watched playoff game since the 2000 Finals, and the most-watched playoff game on ESPN platforms ever, despite airing directly against the NFL’s games.

That number more than doubles the 728,000 average viewership of the 2023 WNBA Finals.

While the Fever-Sun contest set a playoff viewership record, the three other WNBA playoffs that aired on ESPN, all averaged less than the 2023 playoffs:
·       The Atlanta Dream vs New York Liberty game drew 410,000 viewers,
·       The Phoenix Mercury vs Minnesota Lynx averaged 403,000 viewers,
·       The defending champion Las Vegas Aces vs the Seattle Storm, drew 461,000 viewers.
 
As they say in the good ol’ days – “the proof is in the pudding!”
 
In Combat Sports: Promoter Frank Warren has defended Saudi Arabia's involvement in boxing, after criticism surrounding the singing of the Saudi national anthem in the ring before the fight began.
 
Speaking at a news conference, Warren said Saudi support "enabled" Dubois-Joshua to happen. "Why is there criticism? A small minority complaining about the national anthem being played," Warren said.

"These type of events would not be made without financial input. It's for the love of boxing from His Excellency Alalshikh that has made that happen. Did you hear anyone moaning?"

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]]>2587s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1082fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-09-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s010e83-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62104792 
Happy birthday Linda Benson!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a very nice 22 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: OUCH things are going from bad to worse for Fiji Rugby Union – their High Performance Unit General Manager, BJ Mather has resigned after only one year in the role.
 
This, while several players say they had to fork out for team expenses on their July northern tour, after the FRU Credit card was rejected for insufficient funds.
 
In Rugby League: Kangaroos Head Coach, Mal Meninga and the NRL are filthy with Kalyn Ponga, for his decision to make himself unavailable for Australia – for next month’s Pacific Championships.

NRL rules state that players must make themselves available for representative games unless they are injured, which Ponga is not, and so the Newcastle Knights superstar could even be sanctioned over it.

In Football: La Liga has confirmed that Real Madrid will take on FC Barcelona in the Spanish domestic league – “El Clasico” on Saturday 26th October, with a 9pm kick-off local time.
 
The match-up will be the first competitive meeting between the teams since Hansi Flick took over the Catalan side, who are leading La Liga with a perfect record of 18 points from six games this season.

Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid are four points behind in second place, but will welcome the Catalans to the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in the Spanish capital, for this fixture, where they remain unbeaten this season.

In Sports Biz: There is finally a buyer for NBA legend Michael Jordan’s Chicago-area mansion.
 
According to TMZ, Jordan’s palatial property in Highland Park, Illinois, which was first listed in 2012 for US$29Million, is finalizing sold to an unknown buyer for US$14.8M. 

In Combat Sports: “Kaboom” is what Anthony Joshua said describes the impact of Daniel Dubois’ monstrous right hand punch that knocked him down in the opening minutes of the opening round, of their World Heavyweight clash at Wembley on Sunday.
 
“Kaboom” alright AJ!

Only in America: Tennis legend Billie Jean King will be the first individual female athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal - the highest civilian honor bestowed by the US Congress.
 
Past athletes to receive the award include Jackie Robinson, Jack Nicklaus, and the entire 1980 US Summer Olympic team.
 
A bill to honor King was introduced last September.
 
2024 is the 50th anniversary of “The Battle of the Sexes,” when she defeated Bobby Riggs in what is still the most-watched tennis match in history.
 
The bill has now passed the House of Representatives and according to the Associated Press, has been sent to President Joe Biden for his signature.
 
Er . . .shouldn’t someone er like remind sleepy Joe to sign it!
 
And that’s a wrap!

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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62104792Wed, 25 Sep 2024 16:01:27 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 83 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Wednesday morning 25 September 2024.   Happy birthday Linda Benson!   Coming to you with... 
Happy birthday Linda Benson!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a very nice 22 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: OUCH things are going from bad to worse for Fiji Rugby Union – their High Performance Unit General Manager, BJ Mather has resigned after only one year in the role.
 
This, while several players say they had to fork out for team expenses on their July northern tour, after the FRU Credit card was rejected for insufficient funds.
 
In Rugby League: Kangaroos Head Coach, Mal Meninga and the NRL are filthy with Kalyn Ponga, for his decision to make himself unavailable for Australia – for next month’s Pacific Championships.

NRL rules state that players must make themselves available for representative games unless they are injured, which Ponga is not, and so the Newcastle Knights superstar could even be sanctioned over it.

In Football: La Liga has confirmed that Real Madrid will take on FC Barcelona in the Spanish domestic league – “El Clasico” on Saturday 26th October, with a 9pm kick-off local time.
 
The match-up will be the first competitive meeting between the teams since Hansi Flick took over the Catalan side, who are leading La Liga with a perfect record of 18 points from six games this season.

Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid are four points behind in second place, but will welcome the Catalans to the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in the Spanish capital, for this fixture, where they remain unbeaten this season.

In Sports Biz: There is finally a buyer for NBA legend Michael Jordan’s Chicago-area mansion.
 
According to TMZ, Jordan’s palatial property in Highland Park, Illinois, which was first listed in 2012 for US$29Million, is finalizing sold to an unknown buyer for US$14.8M. 

In Combat Sports: “Kaboom” is what Anthony Joshua said describes the impact of Daniel Dubois’ monstrous right hand punch that knocked him down in the opening minutes of the opening round, of their World Heavyweight clash at Wembley on Sunday.
 
“Kaboom” alright AJ!

Only in America: Tennis legend Billie Jean King will be the first individual female athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal - the highest civilian honor bestowed by the US Congress.
 
Past athletes to receive the award include Jackie Robinson, Jack Nicklaus, and the entire 1980 US Summer Olympic team.
 
A bill to honor King was introduced last September.
 
2024 is the 50th anniversary of “The Battle of the Sexes,” when she defeated Bobby Riggs in what is still the most-watched tennis match in history.
 
The bill has now passed the House of Representatives and according to the Associated Press, has been sent to President Joe Biden for his signature.
 
Er . . .shouldn’t someone er like remind sleepy Joe to sign it!
 
And that’s a wrap!

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]]>2997s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1083fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-09-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s010e82-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62084780 
Happy birthday Jett Blake!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a very nice 22 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: On Sunday morning in the jungles of Argentina, Los Pumas 29-28 South Africa. 
 
Meanwhile, the Fiji Water Flying Fijians have improved to 9th place in the World Rugby Rankings, after claiming a record sixth Pacific Nations Cup title with their 41-17 win over hosts Japan on Saturday night in Osaka.

In Rugby League: Reece Walsh has reportedly shaken hands on a contract extension with the Broncos, ending the star fullback’s contract saga, which has dragged on for 12 months.
 
It’s a coup for the Broncos to pull it off before the November 1 deadline that would have allowed rival Clubs to begin negotiating with Walsh.

As first reported by The Courier Mail, Walsh has signed with the Broncos through to the end of the 2029 season.

Heading into the 2025 season on A$600,000, Walsh’s new deal will be worth A$4.4Million across the following four years.

It makes Walsh the highest-paid player in the history of the Broncos — but the livewire 22-year-old could easily have got more.

“It’s a steal. It’s an absolute steal. If he stays on the field,” NRL legend Andrew Johns said.

Fellow NRL legend Brad Fittler also said: “From the Broncos’ point of view, it’s a bargain. Imagine how many Clubs out there would love to have Reece Walsh.”

In Netball: England star Helen Housby put on a “monster” performance with 29 goals from 33 shots plus 10 goal assists, combined with Liv Tchine who was deadly with 32 goals from 34 attempts, for England to claim only their third-ever win over Australia, in Australia, in Sydney yesterday.
 
Despite winning only one quarter of the thriller, the Roses snared a 61-59 win to ensure the series heads into a deciding Test in Bendigo on Wednesday night.

In WNBA Sports Biz: Indiana Fever are the underdogs against the Connecticut Sun in the first round of the WNBA finals play-offs, so Rookie of the Year, Caitlin Clark could very well be out of the playoffs after just two or three games.
 
That scenario would be the true showcase of Clark’s effect on viewership. 

The WNBA should ultimately be satisfied with the playoff viewership results it will register for this unprecedented season.

But for those clamoring for ways to measure Clark’s impact on the WNBA, this postseason could serve as the proper barometer.

In Combat Sports: One of England’s favourite son’s, Anthony Joshua, who spent all of his career dodging Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury, challenged Daniel Dubois for his IBF World Heavyweight title at a sold out Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday, with 96,000 fans cheering him on, and AJ lost!
 
My grandma could beat him with her sasa broom - what a cup cake!
 
And that’s a wrap!

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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62084780Mon, 23 Sep 2024 23:59:31 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 82 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Tuesday morning 24 September 2024.   Happy birthday Jett Blake!   Coming to you with... 
Happy birthday Jett Blake!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a very nice 22 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: On Sunday morning in the jungles of Argentina, Los Pumas 29-28 South Africa. 
 
Meanwhile, the Fiji Water Flying Fijians have improved to 9th place in the World Rugby Rankings, after claiming a record sixth Pacific Nations Cup title with their 41-17 win over hosts Japan on Saturday night in Osaka.

In Rugby League: Reece Walsh has reportedly shaken hands on a contract extension with the Broncos, ending the star fullback’s contract saga, which has dragged on for 12 months.
 
It’s a coup for the Broncos to pull it off before the November 1 deadline that would have allowed rival Clubs to begin negotiating with Walsh.

As first reported by The Courier Mail, Walsh has signed with the Broncos through to the end of the 2029 season.

Heading into the 2025 season on A$600,000, Walsh’s new deal will be worth A$4.4Million across the following four years.

It makes Walsh the highest-paid player in the history of the Broncos — but the livewire 22-year-old could easily have got more.

“It’s a steal. It’s an absolute steal. If he stays on the field,” NRL legend Andrew Johns said.

Fellow NRL legend Brad Fittler also said: “From the Broncos’ point of view, it’s a bargain. Imagine how many Clubs out there would love to have Reece Walsh.”

In Netball: England star Helen Housby put on a “monster” performance with 29 goals from 33 shots plus 10 goal assists, combined with Liv Tchine who was deadly with 32 goals from 34 attempts, for England to claim only their third-ever win over Australia, in Australia, in Sydney yesterday.
 
Despite winning only one quarter of the thriller, the Roses snared a 61-59 win to ensure the series heads into a deciding Test in Bendigo on Wednesday night.

In WNBA Sports Biz: Indiana Fever are the underdogs against the Connecticut Sun in the first round of the WNBA finals play-offs, so Rookie of the Year, Caitlin Clark could very well be out of the playoffs after just two or three games.
 
That scenario would be the true showcase of Clark’s effect on viewership. 

The WNBA should ultimately be satisfied with the playoff viewership results it will register for this unprecedented season.

But for those clamoring for ways to measure Clark’s impact on the WNBA, this postseason could serve as the proper barometer.

In Combat Sports: One of England’s favourite son’s, Anthony Joshua, who spent all of his career dodging Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury, challenged Daniel Dubois for his IBF World Heavyweight title at a sold out Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday, with 96,000 fans cheering him on, and AJ lost!
 
My grandma could beat him with her sasa broom - what a cup cake!
 
And that’s a wrap!

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]]>2637s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1082fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-09-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e81-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62059705 
Happy birthday Aunty Lara!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is partly cloudy and a comfortable 20 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Results for all the big southern hemisphere rugby this weekend: The All Blacks 31-28 Wallabies, Manu Samoa 18-13 USA, Fiji 41-17 Japan with Vuate Karawalevu unstoppable, scoring four tries and Albert Tuisue the other, to take the Pacific Nations Cup title for a record sixth time.
 
Later this morning, we tip South Africa to hugoporta Los Pumas in Argentina. 
 
In Rugby League: Cometh the big game, cometh the man – James Tedesco was at his brilliant best in a “Man-of-the-Match” performance for the Sydney Roosters, to pluck the Manly Sea Eagles 16-40 last night, and advance to a preliminary final against the Melbourne Storm.
 
In Football: Graham Arnold has stepped down as Head Coach of the Socceroos, effectively immediately.
 
The 61-year-old former Australia and Sydney United representative has held the position since August 2018, was expected to take the Socceroos to the FIFA World Cup 2026, after signing a four-year deal following the 2022 tournament in Qatar.

During his six-year reign, Arnold steered Australia towards its best-ever finish at a FIFA World Cup, along with two quarter-final exits at the Asian Cup.

In Combat Sports: Anthony Joshua versus Daniel Dubois for his IBF World Heavyweight title at Wembley, London has sold out with 96,000 fans.
 
AJ is expected to pocket ten million pounds, and if he wins, set up a big money grab against “The Gypsy King” in Saudi Arabia.  
 
And finally Sports Biz: LA Dodgers phenom Shohei Ohtani, already MLB’s biggest star, had a game for the ages on Thursday, burnishing his legend and becoming the league’s first player with 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season.
 
Ohtani reached the mark with a historic offensive onslaught that included three homers, six hits, two steals and 10 runs batted in during a 20–4 rout over the Marlins. 

Now, the Dodgers, the networks and the MLB are all counting on Ohtani’s milestone to have significant business ramifications, to reverse baseball’s downward playoff ratings trend.
 
Within minutes of Ohtani hitting his 50th homer, MLB’s online shop offered a wide range of 50/50-themed merchandise, including T-shirts, water bottles, flags, signs, pennants, and several commemorative coins.

The wide-ranging product push builds on Ohtani’s standing as MLB’s most popular player jersey among fans, as well as an exclusive deal struck recently with Topps.

MLB’s YouTube channel, meanwhile, logged a league record nine million views Thursday, driven heavily by Ohtani highlights.

Ohtani now has 51 homers and 51 steals, making a 55/55 season or even a 60/60 one theoretically possible with nine games left in the Dodgers’ regular-season schedule.

Meanwhile, the home run ball for Ohtani’s 50th homer, was caught by a fan, and not returned to the team. 

Estimates of its value in the collectibles market have already surpassed US$1Million. 
Go Ohtani Go!

And that’s a wrap!

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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62059705Sat, 21 Sep 2024 22:39:06 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 81 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Sunday morning 22 September 2024.   Happy birthday Aunty Lara!   Coming to you with tons... 
Happy birthday Aunty Lara!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is partly cloudy and a comfortable 20 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Results for all the big southern hemisphere rugby this weekend: The All Blacks 31-28 Wallabies, Manu Samoa 18-13 USA, Fiji 41-17 Japan with Vuate Karawalevu unstoppable, scoring four tries and Albert Tuisue the other, to take the Pacific Nations Cup title for a record sixth time.
 
Later this morning, we tip South Africa to hugoporta Los Pumas in Argentina. 
 
In Rugby League: Cometh the big game, cometh the man – James Tedesco was at his brilliant best in a “Man-of-the-Match” performance for the Sydney Roosters, to pluck the Manly Sea Eagles 16-40 last night, and advance to a preliminary final against the Melbourne Storm.
 
In Football: Graham Arnold has stepped down as Head Coach of the Socceroos, effectively immediately.
 
The 61-year-old former Australia and Sydney United representative has held the position since August 2018, was expected to take the Socceroos to the FIFA World Cup 2026, after signing a four-year deal following the 2022 tournament in Qatar.

During his six-year reign, Arnold steered Australia towards its best-ever finish at a FIFA World Cup, along with two quarter-final exits at the Asian Cup.

In Combat Sports: Anthony Joshua versus Daniel Dubois for his IBF World Heavyweight title at Wembley, London has sold out with 96,000 fans.
 
AJ is expected to pocket ten million pounds, and if he wins, set up a big money grab against “The Gypsy King” in Saudi Arabia.  
 
And finally Sports Biz: LA Dodgers phenom Shohei Ohtani, already MLB’s biggest star, had a game for the ages on Thursday, burnishing his legend and becoming the league’s first player with 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season.
 
Ohtani reached the mark with a historic offensive onslaught that included three homers, six hits, two steals and 10 runs batted in during a 20–4 rout over the Marlins. 

Now, the Dodgers, the networks and the MLB are all counting on Ohtani’s milestone to have significant business ramifications, to reverse baseball’s downward playoff ratings trend.
 
Within minutes of Ohtani hitting his 50th homer, MLB’s online shop offered a wide range of 50/50-themed merchandise, including T-shirts, water bottles, flags, signs, pennants, and several commemorative coins.

The wide-ranging product push builds on Ohtani’s standing as MLB’s most popular player jersey among fans, as well as an exclusive deal struck recently with Topps.

MLB’s YouTube channel, meanwhile, logged a league record nine million views Thursday, driven heavily by Ohtani highlights.

Ohtani now has 51 homers and 51 steals, making a 55/55 season or even a 60/60 one theoretically possible with nine games left in the Dodgers’ regular-season schedule.

Meanwhile, the home run ball for Ohtani’s 50th homer, was caught by a fan, and not returned to the team. 

Estimates of its value in the collectibles market have already surpassed US$1Million. 
Go Ohtani Go!

And that’s a wrap!

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#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls...]]>3407s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1081fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-09-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e80-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62049352 
Happy birthday Karl Smith!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is partly cloudy and a comfortable 20 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Our world famous tips for all the big southern hemisphere rugby this weekend: The All Blacks to sylvesterstallone the Wallabies in Sydney today, Manu Samoa to georgeclooney USA in Japan, Fiji to georgeveikoso Japan and take the PNC final, and South Africa to hugoporta Los Pumas tomorrow in Argentina. 
 
In Rugby League: Cronulla Sharks produced their best opening 40 in a final to finally break their September drought and beat the Cowboys 18-26 at Allianz Stadium in Sydney last night.
 
Nicho Hynes was under huge pressure coming into the game, but he did his job, along with his halves partner Braydon Trindall who lit up Allianz Stadium with the best performance of his career.

The Cowboys worked hard, but they couldn’t overcome a horror start that saw them trailing 24-0.
Today, we tip the Sydney Roosters to cockadoodledoo Manly Sea Eagles.
 
In Football: Spain and Manchester City midfielder, Rodri says that professional footballers are “close to striking” as a result of their ever-increasing schedules.
 
This after the UEFA Champions League expansion has taken the number of games in their comp from 125 to 189.

The 28-year-old played 50 games for club and country last season and could feature in as many as 77 games if both City and the Spanish national team progress deep in their respective competitions this season.

Meanwhile, FIFA has announced the expanded FIFA Club World Cup, which City is set to take part in next July.

In Sports Biz: Nike shares jumped more than 9% in immediate after-hours trading yesterday, on the news that former company senior executive, Elliott Hill is coming out of retirement to take on the role of President and CEO, replacing the embattled incumbent John Donahoe, who has been in the post for nearly five years.
 
In Combat Sports: Anthony Joshua weighed in 1.8Kg heavier than his fellow Brit, Daniel Dubois at the foot of Nelson's Column, in a packed Trafalgar Square, as the two British boxers faced off for the last time ahead of their IBF World Heavyweight title fight at Wembley Stadium tomorrow.
 
So get ready for the “Battle of Britain” peeps!
 
And that’s a wrap!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62049352Fri, 20 Sep 2024 20:40:27 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 80 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Saturday morning 21 September 2024.   Happy birthday Karl Smith!   Coming to you with... 
Happy birthday Karl Smith!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is partly cloudy and a comfortable 20 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Our world famous tips for all the big southern hemisphere rugby this weekend: The All Blacks to sylvesterstallone the Wallabies in Sydney today, Manu Samoa to georgeclooney USA in Japan, Fiji to georgeveikoso Japan and take the PNC final, and South Africa to hugoporta Los Pumas tomorrow in Argentina. 
 
In Rugby League: Cronulla Sharks produced their best opening 40 in a final to finally break their September drought and beat the Cowboys 18-26 at Allianz Stadium in Sydney last night.
 
Nicho Hynes was under huge pressure coming into the game, but he did his job, along with his halves partner Braydon Trindall who lit up Allianz Stadium with the best performance of his career.

The Cowboys worked hard, but they couldn’t overcome a horror start that saw them trailing 24-0.
Today, we tip the Sydney Roosters to cockadoodledoo Manly Sea Eagles.
 
In Football: Spain and Manchester City midfielder, Rodri says that professional footballers are “close to striking” as a result of their ever-increasing schedules.
 
This after the UEFA Champions League expansion has taken the number of games in their comp from 125 to 189.

The 28-year-old played 50 games for club and country last season and could feature in as many as 77 games if both City and the Spanish national team progress deep in their respective competitions this season.

Meanwhile, FIFA has announced the expanded FIFA Club World Cup, which City is set to take part in next July.

In Sports Biz: Nike shares jumped more than 9% in immediate after-hours trading yesterday, on the news that former company senior executive, Elliott Hill is coming out of retirement to take on the role of President and CEO, replacing the embattled incumbent John Donahoe, who has been in the post for nearly five years.
 
In Combat Sports: Anthony Joshua weighed in 1.8Kg heavier than his fellow Brit, Daniel Dubois at the foot of Nelson's Column, in a packed Trafalgar Square, as the two British boxers faced off for the last time ahead of their IBF World Heavyweight title fight at Wembley Stadium tomorrow.
 
So get ready for the “Battle of Britain” peeps!
 
And that’s a wrap!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
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]]>2457s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1080fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-09-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e79-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62036258
Happy birthday Linda Peterson!

Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, and a polar blast 18 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.

In Rugby Union:  All the big southern hemisphere rugby this weekend the All Blacks versus the Wes in Sydney on Saturday at 5:35 p.m. New Zealand time.

Manu Samo versus USA in Japan at 7.00 p.m. Fiji versus Japan at 10 p.m. in the PNC final and South Africa versus Los Pumas 9:00 a.m. Sunday in Argentina

 
In Rugby League: So far so good for the Cowboys build-up for their NRL elimination final against the Sharks at Allianz Stadium in Sydney tonight. They caught a charter flight down from Townsville early yesterday afternoon and are all ready to go.
 
Tomorrow night, we tip the Sydney Roosters to cockadoodoo Manly Sea Eagles.
 
In Sports Biz: LIV Golf will finish its third season this weekend in Dallas with the controversial tour’s US$50Million team championship event.
 
And while questions remain about LIV’s future, with or without the PGA Tour, LIV Golf has just released dates and golf courses for their first four tournaments in 2025.

But before that happens, there’s some intriguing and potentially very expensive business to finish on the golf course.

Jon Rahm joined LIV in December 2023 after signing a contract worth more than US$300M.
Last Sunday, he earned a US$18M bonus after winning in Chicago and clinching the season-long individual points championship.

For this week’s team championship, the four players on each squad will take home 10% each of:
· First: US$14Million
· Second: US$8M
· Third: US$6M
· Fourth: US$4M
· Fifth: US$3.3M

In Combat Sports: In only his fourth professional fight, 19-year-old Lilo Telepe, born in Otara, Auckland, but now fighting out of Australia, announced himself as the Next Big Thing of Aussie boxing after scoring a huge upset over fellow undefeated Super Welterwieght, Luke Gersbeck last night in Melbourne.
 
Dubbed ‘Tank’ Telepe dropped Gersbeck in the second round, then fourth before finishing him off with a flurry of punches.

In the NFL: The NFL has fined New Orleans Saints Quarterback Derek Carr US$14,000 for his touchdown celebration against the Dallas Cowboys that mimicked a Michael Jackson dance move, including his customary “crotch grab.”

Once upon a time, the NFL had no problem with Michael Jackson dance moves; as performed by Michael Jackson, at Super Bowl no less.

That said, the NFL has a long history of fining guys who grab their crotch.

Also, the Saints trashed the Cowboys 19-44 so you just gotta dance right?

That’s a wrap Peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62036258Thu, 19 Sep 2024 22:41:13 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula & Welcome to Season 10 Episode 79 of Breakfast Bites the FIJI & PACIFIC SPORTS NEWS PODCAST, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Friday morning 20 September 2024. Happy birthday...
Happy birthday Linda Peterson!

Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, and a polar blast 18 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.

In Rugby Union:  All the big southern hemisphere rugby this weekend the All Blacks versus the Wes in Sydney on Saturday at 5:35 p.m. New Zealand time.

Manu Samo versus USA in Japan at 7.00 p.m. Fiji versus Japan at 10 p.m. in the PNC final and South Africa versus Los Pumas 9:00 a.m. Sunday in Argentina

 
In Rugby League: So far so good for the Cowboys build-up for their NRL elimination final against the Sharks at Allianz Stadium in Sydney tonight. They caught a charter flight down from Townsville early yesterday afternoon and are all ready to go.
 
Tomorrow night, we tip the Sydney Roosters to cockadoodoo Manly Sea Eagles.
 
In Sports Biz: LIV Golf will finish its third season this weekend in Dallas with the controversial tour’s US$50Million team championship event.
 
And while questions remain about LIV’s future, with or without the PGA Tour, LIV Golf has just released dates and golf courses for their first four tournaments in 2025.

But before that happens, there’s some intriguing and potentially very expensive business to finish on the golf course.

Jon Rahm joined LIV in December 2023 after signing a contract worth more than US$300M.
Last Sunday, he earned a US$18M bonus after winning in Chicago and clinching the season-long individual points championship.

For this week’s team championship, the four players on each squad will take home 10% each of:
· First: US$14Million
· Second: US$8M
· Third: US$6M
· Fourth: US$4M
· Fifth: US$3.3M

In Combat Sports: In only his fourth professional fight, 19-year-old Lilo Telepe, born in Otara, Auckland, but now fighting out of Australia, announced himself as the Next Big Thing of Aussie boxing after scoring a huge upset over fellow undefeated Super Welterwieght, Luke Gersbeck last night in Melbourne.
 
Dubbed ‘Tank’ Telepe dropped Gersbeck in the second round, then fourth before finishing him off with a flurry of punches.

In the NFL: The NFL has fined New Orleans Saints Quarterback Derek Carr US$14,000 for his touchdown celebration against the Dallas Cowboys that mimicked a Michael Jackson dance move, including his customary “crotch grab.”

Once upon a time, the NFL had no problem with Michael Jackson dance moves; as performed by Michael Jackson, at Super Bowl no less.

That said, the NFL has a long history of fining guys who grab their crotch.

Also, the Saints trashed the Cowboys 19-44 so you just gotta dance right?

That’s a wrap Peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>2787s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1079fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-09-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e78-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62017614 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and a cold 20 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Public opinion on the strike threat by the Fiji Water Flying Fijians at RWC2023 has split the country; with some supporting the players.
 
But where the majority of workers in Fiji earn less than $20,000 per year, the revelation by the Fiji Rugby Union that they paid the players $30,000 “sign-on” fees to represent their country, as part of a total $105,000 for the RWC2023 three-month campaign, has to an extent, backfired on former Captain Waisea Nayacalevu.
 
In Rugby League: Our world famous tip for the NRL elimination finals this weekend: The Cowboys to currytinfish the Sharks at Allianz Stadium, tomorrow night.
 
Meanwhile, waiting, watching and plotting is the Master Blaster - Nathan Cleary and his Panthers.
 
And at Allianz Stadium on Saturday, we tip the Sydney Roosters to cockadoodadoo Manly Sea Eagles.
 
Waiting, watching and plotting is Master Coach Craig Bellamy and the perfect Storm.
 
In Sports Biz: The New York Post reports that last season, despite winning the NBA Championship, the Boston Celtics barely broke even.
 
And worse, they are expected to lose millions as the supermax contracts of stars Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum as well as the contract extensions of others stars, kick in over the next few years.
In 2025–2026, Boston is expected to pay a record US$500Million payroll.

Little wonder then that majority owners – the Grousbeck family, has put the franchise up for sale saying: “The Grousbeck family is selling the team for estate and family planning considerations.

To say the sale is in any way related to losses is completely incorrect,” Wyc Grousbeck told the Post.

If and when the Grousbecks sell the team, they will walk away with a hefty profit - the team is valued by Forbes at US$4.7Billion, while the Grousbecks and their investment group purchased the team for US$360Million in 2002.

The family is reportedly seeking a buyer for US$6Billion, which the NBA would welcome, but according to the Post is unlikely, in part because the Celtics do not own its home arena, TD Garden. 

In Combat Sports: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky played a part in Oleksandr Usyk's release after footage appeared on social media showing Usyk being detained by police at Krakow airport in Poland, as the World Champion boxer was making his way to London, England to watch Anthony Joshua fight Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night.
 
And in Football: On the opening day of the expanded UEFA Champions League, there were easy wins for Juventus 3-1 PSV, Aston Villa 3-0 Young Boys, Bayern Munich 9-2 GNK Dinamo, Liverpool 3-1 Milan, Real Madrid 3-1 Stuttgart and Sporting CP 2-0 Lille.
 
In the NFL: Miami Dolphins star Samoan quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa will miss a minimum of four games following his latest concussion, sustained during a 31–10 loss to the Bills last Thursday night.

Tagovailoa, who has now suffered four diagnosed concussions in the last five years, was set to meet with doctors this week before deciding on the next steps.

His situation has led to spirited discussions among current and former players and coaches about the safety of NFL players and the long-term impacts of head trauma. 

Take it easy Uso.
 
That’s a wrap Peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62017614Wed, 18 Sep 2024 21:53:04 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 78 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Thursday morning 19 September 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and a cold 20 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Public opinion on the strike threat by the Fiji Water Flying Fijians at RWC2023 has split the country; with some supporting the players.
 
But where the majority of workers in Fiji earn less than $20,000 per year, the revelation by the Fiji Rugby Union that they paid the players $30,000 “sign-on” fees to represent their country, as part of a total $105,000 for the RWC2023 three-month campaign, has to an extent, backfired on former Captain Waisea Nayacalevu.
 
In Rugby League: Our world famous tip for the NRL elimination finals this weekend: The Cowboys to currytinfish the Sharks at Allianz Stadium, tomorrow night.
 
Meanwhile, waiting, watching and plotting is the Master Blaster - Nathan Cleary and his Panthers.
 
And at Allianz Stadium on Saturday, we tip the Sydney Roosters to cockadoodadoo Manly Sea Eagles.
 
Waiting, watching and plotting is Master Coach Craig Bellamy and the perfect Storm.
 
In Sports Biz: The New York Post reports that last season, despite winning the NBA Championship, the Boston Celtics barely broke even.
 
And worse, they are expected to lose millions as the supermax contracts of stars Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum as well as the contract extensions of others stars, kick in over the next few years.
In 2025–2026, Boston is expected to pay a record US$500Million payroll.

Little wonder then that majority owners – the Grousbeck family, has put the franchise up for sale saying: “The Grousbeck family is selling the team for estate and family planning considerations.

To say the sale is in any way related to losses is completely incorrect,” Wyc Grousbeck told the Post.

If and when the Grousbecks sell the team, they will walk away with a hefty profit - the team is valued by Forbes at US$4.7Billion, while the Grousbecks and their investment group purchased the team for US$360Million in 2002.

The family is reportedly seeking a buyer for US$6Billion, which the NBA would welcome, but according to the Post is unlikely, in part because the Celtics do not own its home arena, TD Garden. 

In Combat Sports: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky played a part in Oleksandr Usyk's release after footage appeared on social media showing Usyk being detained by police at Krakow airport in Poland, as the World Champion boxer was making his way to London, England to watch Anthony Joshua fight Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night.
 
And in Football: On the opening day of the expanded UEFA Champions League, there were easy wins for Juventus 3-1 PSV, Aston Villa 3-0 Young Boys, Bayern Munich 9-2 GNK Dinamo, Liverpool 3-1 Milan, Real Madrid 3-1 Stuttgart and Sporting CP 2-0 Lille.
 
In the NFL: Miami Dolphins star Samoan quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa will miss a minimum of four games following his latest concussion, sustained during a 31–10 loss to the Bills last Thursday night.

Tagovailoa, who has now suffered four diagnosed concussions in the last five years, was set to meet with doctors this week before deciding on the next steps.

His situation has led to spirited discussions among current and former players and coaches about the safety of NFL players and the long-term impacts of head trauma. 

Take it easy Uso.
 
That’s a wrap Peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for...]]>3327s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1078fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-09-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e777-teivovosports-teivovodigital--62002691 
Happy 80th birthday Saiosi.
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is cloudy and a cold 20 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Fiji Water Flying Fijians Captain Waisea Nayacalevu revealed to British media last weekend that his team nearly boycotted their Test against England just before their RWC2023 quarterfinal in France!
 
Surprise, surprise - they threatened Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) with this action over unpaid player allowances!
 
Our theory is that FRU did this to purposely make the players angry and so get out there and play their best against England – smart eh?
 
In Rugby League: Sharks Coach Craig Fitzgibbon is backing Nicho Hynes at No.7 despite suggestions the star playmaker could be benched — or dropped against the Cowboys at Allianz Stadium, 7.50pm AEST on Friday.
 
Meanwhile, star enforcer Jared Waerea-Hargreaves returns from suspension for the Sydney Roosters must-win clash versus Manly Sea Eagles at Allianz Stadium, 7.50pm on Saturday.
 
In Sports Biz: Dolphins owner Stephen Ross is looking to breach a valuation of US$7Billion as he resumes a search for individuals or private equity firms, to buy a stake in his NFL franchise, according to The Athletic. 
 
This after, an initial effort to sell a stake to billionaire Ken Griffin at a valuation of US$7.5B fell through. 

Ross purchased the Miami-based NFL franchise in 2008 at a valuation of US$1.1B - it is now the eighth-most valuable NFL franchise, according to CNBC, with a 2024 valuation of $7.1B.

Unlike any other NFL franchise, a stake in the Dolphins comes with partial ownership of Formula One Racing’s Miami Grand Prix, which surrounds Hard Rock Stadium.

In Combat Sports: UFC broke new ground on so many levels with UFC306 at the Sphere in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

The event generated US$22Million in gate receipts, setting a new record for the MMA entity and breaking the US$17.7M total set back in 2016 at UFC205 featuring Conor McGregor.

Additionally, UFC posted a new record for the biggest gate for a single date at the Sphere, and set a new mark for merchandise sales at a single UFC event. 

Beyond raw numbers, though, UFC was also able to successfully stage the first live sporting event at the US$2.3Billion Sphere, redefining live entertainment.

In the NFL: The Carolina Panthers have made the massive call to bench their quarterback, 2023 No. 1 overall NFL draft pick Bryce Young.

It’s been a terrible start for Young and the Panthers this season, losing both games, with Young throwing only 245 yards with three interceptions.

That’s on average 4.4 yards per pass, which is the second lowest in the NFL.

Meanwhile Jordan Mailata, who is one of the Philadelphia Eagles seven Captains, played a crucial role despite the Eagles going down to the Falcons 22-21 in a Monday night thriller.

The 27-year-old 166Kg Samoan-Australian was in the thick of things on offence as Philadelphia scored a touchdown in the final quarter, as Mailata proved to be too powerful for the Falcons.

“Who’s stopping him from half a yard?,” former teammate Jason Kelce said of Mailata in commentary.

But Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins got Atlanta over the line with a game-winning touchdown pass with just 34 seconds to go.

In Football: An ESPN survey reveals that all 14 US Women’s Soccer League General Managers believe their new Collective Bargaining Agreement has skewed way too far to the side of the players.
 
“There’s a fear amongst staff about what you can say, what you can’t say, what you have to ask players’ permission for, what you don’t, or you get into trouble,” one GM told ESPN.
 
Geez, I know that feeling!

That’s a wrap Peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62002691Tue, 17 Sep 2024 23:27:15 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 77 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Wednesday morning 18 September 2024.   Happy 80th birthday Saiosi.   Coming to you with... 
Happy 80th birthday Saiosi.
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is cloudy and a cold 20 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Fiji Water Flying Fijians Captain Waisea Nayacalevu revealed to British media last weekend that his team nearly boycotted their Test against England just before their RWC2023 quarterfinal in France!
 
Surprise, surprise - they threatened Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) with this action over unpaid player allowances!
 
Our theory is that FRU did this to purposely make the players angry and so get out there and play their best against England – smart eh?
 
In Rugby League: Sharks Coach Craig Fitzgibbon is backing Nicho Hynes at No.7 despite suggestions the star playmaker could be benched — or dropped against the Cowboys at Allianz Stadium, 7.50pm AEST on Friday.
 
Meanwhile, star enforcer Jared Waerea-Hargreaves returns from suspension for the Sydney Roosters must-win clash versus Manly Sea Eagles at Allianz Stadium, 7.50pm on Saturday.
 
In Sports Biz: Dolphins owner Stephen Ross is looking to breach a valuation of US$7Billion as he resumes a search for individuals or private equity firms, to buy a stake in his NFL franchise, according to The Athletic. 
 
This after, an initial effort to sell a stake to billionaire Ken Griffin at a valuation of US$7.5B fell through. 

Ross purchased the Miami-based NFL franchise in 2008 at a valuation of US$1.1B - it is now the eighth-most valuable NFL franchise, according to CNBC, with a 2024 valuation of $7.1B.

Unlike any other NFL franchise, a stake in the Dolphins comes with partial ownership of Formula One Racing’s Miami Grand Prix, which surrounds Hard Rock Stadium.

In Combat Sports: UFC broke new ground on so many levels with UFC306 at the Sphere in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

The event generated US$22Million in gate receipts, setting a new record for the MMA entity and breaking the US$17.7M total set back in 2016 at UFC205 featuring Conor McGregor.

Additionally, UFC posted a new record for the biggest gate for a single date at the Sphere, and set a new mark for merchandise sales at a single UFC event. 

Beyond raw numbers, though, UFC was also able to successfully stage the first live sporting event at the US$2.3Billion Sphere, redefining live entertainment.

In the NFL: The Carolina Panthers have made the massive call to bench their quarterback, 2023 No. 1 overall NFL draft pick Bryce Young.

It’s been a terrible start for Young and the Panthers this season, losing both games, with Young throwing only 245 yards with three interceptions.

That’s on average 4.4 yards per pass, which is the second lowest in the NFL.

Meanwhile Jordan Mailata, who is one of the Philadelphia Eagles seven Captains, played a crucial role despite the Eagles going down to the Falcons 22-21 in a Monday night thriller.

The 27-year-old 166Kg Samoan-Australian was in the thick of things on offence as Philadelphia scored a touchdown in the final quarter, as Mailata proved to be too powerful for the Falcons.

“Who’s stopping him from half a yard?,” former teammate Jason Kelce said of Mailata in commentary.

But Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins got Atlanta over the line with a game-winning touchdown pass with just 34 seconds to go.

In Football: An ESPN survey reveals that all 14 US Women’s Soccer League General Managers believe their new Collective Bargaining Agreement has skewed way too far to the side of the players.
 
“There’s a fear amongst staff about what you can...]]>3437s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1077fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-09-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e76-teivovosports-teivovodigital--61863994 
Happy birthday Mr. P.
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and a cool 21 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Japan smashed Manu Samoa 17-49 in Tokyo Sunday, so will now play the Fiji Water Flying Fijians in the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup, in Osaka, Japan next weekend.
 
While Tonga play USA for third spot. Canada finished in 5th.
 
In Rugby League: Manly stunned the Bulldogs 22-24 in a thrilling elimination final, scoring one of the great tries to end the season for Cameron Ciraldo’s pack.
 
Anthony Seibold’s side will now face the Sydney Roosters in the second semifinal next weekend, with the winner of that game then coming up against the Storm in the preliminary final.

In Football: Liverpool’s perfect start under new Manager Arne Slot came to an abrupt end as Nottingham Forest stunned Anfield with a 1-0 win on Saturday.

Callum Hudson-Odoi scored the only goal 18 minutes from time, to secure Forest’s first away league win against Liverpool in 55 years.

And the strength in depth of Chelsea’s bloated squad, assembled for over £1Billion in transfer fees, paid off after Christopher Nkunku came off the bench to score the winner four minutes from time for Chelsea 1-0 at Bournemouth on Saturday.

Jadon Sancho, introduced as a half-time substitute, impressed on his first appearance since joining from Man U on the final day of the transfer window.

In Sports Biz: NBC is set to take over the NBA’s new “B” package of media rights next year for US$2.5Billion annually.
 
Great, except the problem is; they will be paying nearly the same price as incumbent “A” package rights holder ESPN, which will shell out US$2.6B per season over the 11-year contract.
 
NBC obviously bid way too much!
 
“We have a plan. We know exactly what we paid … and we have a rationale for why that makes sense,” NBCUniversal Media said.
 
Yeah right NBC – you screwed up - period.
 
And finally in Combat Sports: Mexican superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez beat Puerto Rican-American knockout artist Edgar Berlanga on points to defend his three Super Middleweight World boxing titles – the World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council and World Boxing Organization titles in Las Vegas yesterday.

Alvarez knocked down the previously unbeaten Berlanga in the third round and punished him throughout their 12-round fight.

Alvarez was awarded the fight 118-109 by two judges and by 117-110 from the third.

“Now what are they going to say – that I fight younger fighters? Before they say I fought older fighters. Now what are they going to say,” the Mexican superstar asked after the fight?

“I’m the best fighter in the world,” added Alvarez, who improved to 62-2-2 and retained his belts.

That’s a wrap Peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61863994Mon, 16 Sep 2024 20:09:12 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 76 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Tuesday morning 17 September 2024.   Happy birthday Mr. P.   Coming to you with tons of... 
Happy birthday Mr. P.
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and a cool 21 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Japan smashed Manu Samoa 17-49 in Tokyo Sunday, so will now play the Fiji Water Flying Fijians in the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup, in Osaka, Japan next weekend.
 
While Tonga play USA for third spot. Canada finished in 5th.
 
In Rugby League: Manly stunned the Bulldogs 22-24 in a thrilling elimination final, scoring one of the great tries to end the season for Cameron Ciraldo’s pack.
 
Anthony Seibold’s side will now face the Sydney Roosters in the second semifinal next weekend, with the winner of that game then coming up against the Storm in the preliminary final.

In Football: Liverpool’s perfect start under new Manager Arne Slot came to an abrupt end as Nottingham Forest stunned Anfield with a 1-0 win on Saturday.

Callum Hudson-Odoi scored the only goal 18 minutes from time, to secure Forest’s first away league win against Liverpool in 55 years.

And the strength in depth of Chelsea’s bloated squad, assembled for over £1Billion in transfer fees, paid off after Christopher Nkunku came off the bench to score the winner four minutes from time for Chelsea 1-0 at Bournemouth on Saturday.

Jadon Sancho, introduced as a half-time substitute, impressed on his first appearance since joining from Man U on the final day of the transfer window.

In Sports Biz: NBC is set to take over the NBA’s new “B” package of media rights next year for US$2.5Billion annually.
 
Great, except the problem is; they will be paying nearly the same price as incumbent “A” package rights holder ESPN, which will shell out US$2.6B per season over the 11-year contract.
 
NBC obviously bid way too much!
 
“We have a plan. We know exactly what we paid … and we have a rationale for why that makes sense,” NBCUniversal Media said.
 
Yeah right NBC – you screwed up - period.
 
And finally in Combat Sports: Mexican superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez beat Puerto Rican-American knockout artist Edgar Berlanga on points to defend his three Super Middleweight World boxing titles – the World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council and World Boxing Organization titles in Las Vegas yesterday.

Alvarez knocked down the previously unbeaten Berlanga in the third round and punished him throughout their 12-round fight.

Alvarez was awarded the fight 118-109 by two judges and by 117-110 from the third.

“Now what are they going to say – that I fight younger fighters? Before they say I fought older fighters. Now what are they going to say,” the Mexican superstar asked after the fight?

“I’m the best fighter in the world,” added Alvarez, who improved to 62-2-2 and retained his belts.

That’s a wrap Peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>2847s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1076fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-09-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e75-teivovosports-teivovodigital--61646843 
Happy birthday Pitila Thompson!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and 23 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Robust Number 8 Elia Canakaivata scored twice for the Flying Fijians win over USA 3-22, to claim a finals berth in the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup, at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium in Tokyo, where earlier yesterday, Tonga trumped Canada 17-30 for 5th spot.
 
We tip Manu Samoa to talofalava Japan later today in the second semifinal.
 
In Rugby League: The Storm are through to the NRL preliminary final after trashing the Sharks 10-37 on the back of hat-trick to Harry Grant and a double to Will Warbrick at AAMI Park yesterday.

And the Newcastle Knights superstar fullback, Kalyn Ponga was at his brilliant best in Townsville, but couldn’t do it all himself.

The Cowboys veteran Kyle Feldt wound back the clock, while co-captains Reuben Cotter and Tom Dearden scored, as they came from behind to beat the Knights 16-28 in a hard-fought elimination final win last night.

So the brave Knights are gone.

Today it’s the Bulldogs versus Manly at 4:05pm at Accor Stadium where the winner lives to fight another day, while the loser goes home.
 
In the NFL: “He’s going to live longer than he’s going to play football, so I’d be honest and tell him to retire and take care of his family,” Las Vegas Raiders Head Coach Antonio Pierce said, after watching Tua Tagovailoa of the Miami Dolphins suffer his third concussion in three years.
 
Pierce added, “It’s not worth it. It’s not worth it. Played the game, I haven’t witnessed anything like I’ve seen that’s happened to him three times. Scary. You can see right away, the players’ faces on the field. You can see the sense of urgency to get Tua help.

In Sports Biz: NBA superstar Steph Curry launched the first store for his brand, which is tied to Under Armour, in Chengdu, China.
 
Kings All-Star De’Aaron Fox, the first signature athlete to sign with Curry Brand, joined the Warriors legend at the store opening.
 
Curry is also promoting the launch of his latest signature shoe, Curry 12, while Fox’s first signature shoe, Fox 1, releases later this year.
 
And finally in Combat Sports: Mexican superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez aims to turn the tables on knockout artist Edgar Berlanga, when he defends his three Super Middleweight World boxing titles in Las Vegas.

“It’s easy to say you’ll knock me out, but it’s much more difficult to do ,” said Alvarez, who puts his World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council and World Boxing Organization belts on the line against the top rated WBA contender.

“I’ve prepared for the knockout. I love the feeling of a knockout. I’m going to do my best to get it done,” Canelo said.

That’s a wrap Peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61646843Sat, 14 Sep 2024 20:51:29 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 75 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Sunday morning 15 September 2024.   Happy birthday Pitila Thompson!   Coming to you with... 
Happy birthday Pitila Thompson!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and 23 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Robust Number 8 Elia Canakaivata scored twice for the Flying Fijians win over USA 3-22, to claim a finals berth in the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup, at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium in Tokyo, where earlier yesterday, Tonga trumped Canada 17-30 for 5th spot.
 
We tip Manu Samoa to talofalava Japan later today in the second semifinal.
 
In Rugby League: The Storm are through to the NRL preliminary final after trashing the Sharks 10-37 on the back of hat-trick to Harry Grant and a double to Will Warbrick at AAMI Park yesterday.

And the Newcastle Knights superstar fullback, Kalyn Ponga was at his brilliant best in Townsville, but couldn’t do it all himself.

The Cowboys veteran Kyle Feldt wound back the clock, while co-captains Reuben Cotter and Tom Dearden scored, as they came from behind to beat the Knights 16-28 in a hard-fought elimination final win last night.

So the brave Knights are gone.

Today it’s the Bulldogs versus Manly at 4:05pm at Accor Stadium where the winner lives to fight another day, while the loser goes home.
 
In the NFL: “He’s going to live longer than he’s going to play football, so I’d be honest and tell him to retire and take care of his family,” Las Vegas Raiders Head Coach Antonio Pierce said, after watching Tua Tagovailoa of the Miami Dolphins suffer his third concussion in three years.
 
Pierce added, “It’s not worth it. It’s not worth it. Played the game, I haven’t witnessed anything like I’ve seen that’s happened to him three times. Scary. You can see right away, the players’ faces on the field. You can see the sense of urgency to get Tua help.

In Sports Biz: NBA superstar Steph Curry launched the first store for his brand, which is tied to Under Armour, in Chengdu, China.
 
Kings All-Star De’Aaron Fox, the first signature athlete to sign with Curry Brand, joined the Warriors legend at the store opening.
 
Curry is also promoting the launch of his latest signature shoe, Curry 12, while Fox’s first signature shoe, Fox 1, releases later this year.
 
And finally in Combat Sports: Mexican superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez aims to turn the tables on knockout artist Edgar Berlanga, when he defends his three Super Middleweight World boxing titles in Las Vegas.

“It’s easy to say you’ll knock me out, but it’s much more difficult to do ,” said Alvarez, who puts his World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council and World Boxing Organization belts on the line against the top rated WBA contender.

“I’ve prepared for the knockout. I love the feeling of a knockout. I’m going to do my best to get it done,” Canelo said.

That’s a wrap Peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
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Happy birthday Ron Blake & Dean Jennings!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and a sizzling 25 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: The Super Rugby Pacific 2025 season will feature an additional round of action, including more family-friendly afternoon fixtures and three Sunday afternoon games.

• 11 teams will play 14 regular season games, consisting of seven home games and seven away games, with two byes.
• Teams will play four teams twice, with a focus on rivalry match-ups, and the six remaining teams once
• The top six teams on the table at the end of the regular season will qualify for the three-week Finals Series

In Rugby League: Panthers skipper Nathan Cleary has only played 11 NRL games this season, but his 12th last night was a masterclass, leading Penrith to another preliminary final.
 
Cleary finished with 47M run, four tackle busts, three line-break assists and three try assists to guide the Panthers to a 30-10 rout of the Sydney Roosters in their qualifying final.

Today at 4:05pm at AAMI Park in Melbourne, the Melbourne Storm take on the Cronulla Sharks.
 
In Football: The hearing over 115 financial irregularity charges filed against Manchester City by the Premier League starts Monday.
 
The EPL is accusing the winners of its last four titles of breaching financial rules.
 
Manchester City could face a penalty as strict as outright relegation.
 
In the NFL: Miami Dolphins star Samoan quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa left the field in distressing scenes after another brutal head knock during the Dolphins clash against the Buffalo Bills yesterday.
 
Tagovailoa, who signed a four-year US$211Million contract extension in July, has a history of concussion in his short NFL career, having suffered two in 2022, just four days apart, which resulted in the firing of the neurological consultant who cleared Tagovailoa to play on after the first one.

The NFL has since altered its concussion policy, allowing a medical spotter to have players removed from the game if they show concussion symptoms.

In Sports Biz: Football giants Manchester City plan to introduce an Oasis-themed alternate jersey, in collaboration with Noel Gallagher and Puma.
 
The recently reformed band hails from Manchester, where the other half of Oasis – Liam Gallagher supports crosstown rivals Manchester United.

And finally in Combat Sports: “Yeah, why not?” Saul Canelo Alvarez told BoxingScene. “Easy. Very easy money… I will knock him out any time I want. One, two or three rounds – whatever I want.”  

This after UFC President and CEO, Dana White told BoxingScene to “put a pin on” a potential fight between Canelo and Conor McGregor. 

Canelo has wiped out the boxing Super Middleweight division over the last four years, with Edgar Berlanga up next on Saturday night in what many assume will be a cakewalk for boxing’s biggest breadwinner. 

McGregor meanwhile, predicts that UFC306, which is also being held Saturday night in Las Vegas at The Sphere, will blow Alvarez’s fight out of the water: "Canelo is a cornflake," said McGregor. "He doesn't sell.”

Even though Alvarez perceives McGregor as child's play, the crossover fight could generate big business, but first McGregor needs to return to the UFC cage and pick up some wins. 

McGregor, 36, has not fought since suffering a broken leg in 2021.

And he wants to be President of Ireland!

That’s a wrap Peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61520470Fri, 13 Sep 2024 23:58:23 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 74 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Saturday morning 14 September 2024.   Happy birthday Ron Blake & Dean Jennings!  ... 
Happy birthday Ron Blake & Dean Jennings!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and a sizzling 25 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: The Super Rugby Pacific 2025 season will feature an additional round of action, including more family-friendly afternoon fixtures and three Sunday afternoon games.

• 11 teams will play 14 regular season games, consisting of seven home games and seven away games, with two byes.
• Teams will play four teams twice, with a focus on rivalry match-ups, and the six remaining teams once
• The top six teams on the table at the end of the regular season will qualify for the three-week Finals Series

In Rugby League: Panthers skipper Nathan Cleary has only played 11 NRL games this season, but his 12th last night was a masterclass, leading Penrith to another preliminary final.
 
Cleary finished with 47M run, four tackle busts, three line-break assists and three try assists to guide the Panthers to a 30-10 rout of the Sydney Roosters in their qualifying final.

Today at 4:05pm at AAMI Park in Melbourne, the Melbourne Storm take on the Cronulla Sharks.
 
In Football: The hearing over 115 financial irregularity charges filed against Manchester City by the Premier League starts Monday.
 
The EPL is accusing the winners of its last four titles of breaching financial rules.
 
Manchester City could face a penalty as strict as outright relegation.
 
In the NFL: Miami Dolphins star Samoan quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa left the field in distressing scenes after another brutal head knock during the Dolphins clash against the Buffalo Bills yesterday.
 
Tagovailoa, who signed a four-year US$211Million contract extension in July, has a history of concussion in his short NFL career, having suffered two in 2022, just four days apart, which resulted in the firing of the neurological consultant who cleared Tagovailoa to play on after the first one.

The NFL has since altered its concussion policy, allowing a medical spotter to have players removed from the game if they show concussion symptoms.

In Sports Biz: Football giants Manchester City plan to introduce an Oasis-themed alternate jersey, in collaboration with Noel Gallagher and Puma.
 
The recently reformed band hails from Manchester, where the other half of Oasis – Liam Gallagher supports crosstown rivals Manchester United.

And finally in Combat Sports: “Yeah, why not?” Saul Canelo Alvarez told BoxingScene. “Easy. Very easy money… I will knock him out any time I want. One, two or three rounds – whatever I want.”  

This after UFC President and CEO, Dana White told BoxingScene to “put a pin on” a potential fight between Canelo and Conor McGregor. 

Canelo has wiped out the boxing Super Middleweight division over the last four years, with Edgar Berlanga up next on Saturday night in what many assume will be a cakewalk for boxing’s biggest breadwinner. 

McGregor meanwhile, predicts that UFC306, which is also being held Saturday night in Las Vegas at The Sphere, will blow Alvarez’s fight out of the water: "Canelo is a cornflake," said McGregor. "He doesn't sell.”

Even though Alvarez perceives McGregor as child's play, the crossover fight could generate big business, but first McGregor needs to return to the UFC cage and pick up some wins. 

McGregor, 36, has not fought since suffering a broken leg in 2021.

And he wants to be President of Ireland!

That’s a wrap Peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons...]]>3357s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1074fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-09-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e73-teivovosports-teivovodigital--61402722 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is cloudy and a crazy 24 degrees Celsius already at 5am.
 
In Rugby Union: Our world famous tips for the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup, at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium in Tokyo this weekend; where we tip Tonga to torpedo Canada, the Fiji Water Flying Fijians to utoniyalo USA and Manu Samoa to talofalava Japan.
 
In Rugby League: So the NRL Qualifying Finals this weekend sees: The Penrith Panthers vs Sydney Roosters at 7:50pm AEST at BlueBet Stadium in Penrith tonight, and tomorrow 4:05pm at AAMI Park in Melbourne, the Storm take on the Cronulla Sharks.
 
The winners earn a bye and the losers live to fight another day.
 
In Football: The once most-valuable Premier League franchise – Man U announced its fifth consecutive year of losses.
 
But CEO Omar Berrada believes the franchise is poised for a turnaround both on and off the field. “Our clear objective is to return the Club to the top of European football,” Berrada said.
 
One of their key initiatives to boost their financial standings is a new 100,000-seat stadium at Old Trafford.
 
It’s all about winning Erik.
 
In F1 Racing: The total salary of Formula One designer Adrian Newey over a five-year deal with Aston Martin, according to BBC Sports is US$195Million.
 
So, Newey’s US$39M annual salary is higher than all but two F1 drivers – my guess - Max Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton.
 
Newey, who has spent nearly four decades in F1, will join Aston Martin from Red Bull in March.

And finally in the WNBA: Las Vegas Aces star A’Ja Wilson has broken the single-season WNBA scoring record of 939 set just a year ago, and is now just 44 points away from becoming the first WNBA player to score 1000 points in a single season, with four games to go.
 
This season may be Wilson’s best as she is on her way to a unanimous WNBA MVP while having the Aces in the WNBA title mix once again.

And finally, finally, in Combat Sports: Samoan-Australian warrior, Jai Opetaia defends his IBF World Cruiserweight title on 12 October against Jack Massey in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

While Samoan-Kiwi cult UFC Heavyweight, Justin Tafa has signed to fight Kennedy Nzechukwu – aka ‘The African Savage’ – at UFC308 in Abu Dhabi on 27 October.

And that’s a wrap Uso!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61402722Thu, 12 Sep 2024 21:16:13 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 73 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Friday morning 13 September 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is cloudy and a crazy 24 degrees Celsius already at 5am.
 
In Rugby Union: Our world famous tips for the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup, at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium in Tokyo this weekend; where we tip Tonga to torpedo Canada, the Fiji Water Flying Fijians to utoniyalo USA and Manu Samoa to talofalava Japan.
 
In Rugby League: So the NRL Qualifying Finals this weekend sees: The Penrith Panthers vs Sydney Roosters at 7:50pm AEST at BlueBet Stadium in Penrith tonight, and tomorrow 4:05pm at AAMI Park in Melbourne, the Storm take on the Cronulla Sharks.
 
The winners earn a bye and the losers live to fight another day.
 
In Football: The once most-valuable Premier League franchise – Man U announced its fifth consecutive year of losses.
 
But CEO Omar Berrada believes the franchise is poised for a turnaround both on and off the field. “Our clear objective is to return the Club to the top of European football,” Berrada said.
 
One of their key initiatives to boost their financial standings is a new 100,000-seat stadium at Old Trafford.
 
It’s all about winning Erik.
 
In F1 Racing: The total salary of Formula One designer Adrian Newey over a five-year deal with Aston Martin, according to BBC Sports is US$195Million.
 
So, Newey’s US$39M annual salary is higher than all but two F1 drivers – my guess - Max Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton.
 
Newey, who has spent nearly four decades in F1, will join Aston Martin from Red Bull in March.

And finally in the WNBA: Las Vegas Aces star A’Ja Wilson has broken the single-season WNBA scoring record of 939 set just a year ago, and is now just 44 points away from becoming the first WNBA player to score 1000 points in a single season, with four games to go.
 
This season may be Wilson’s best as she is on her way to a unanimous WNBA MVP while having the Aces in the WNBA title mix once again.

And finally, finally, in Combat Sports: Samoan-Australian warrior, Jai Opetaia defends his IBF World Cruiserweight title on 12 October against Jack Massey in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

While Samoan-Kiwi cult UFC Heavyweight, Justin Tafa has signed to fight Kennedy Nzechukwu – aka ‘The African Savage’ – at UFC308 in Abu Dhabi on 27 October.

And that’s a wrap Uso!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
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Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and a muggy 23 degrees Celsius at 5am, with an expected high of 26!
 
In Rugby Union: Former Scotland rugby Captain and star fullback, Stuart Hogg is facing stalking charges against a second woman ahead of a trial into domestic abuse charges against his ex-wife.
 
Hogg appeared in Court on Tuesday, where he was charged with new offences of causing fear and alarm, by "repeatedly" telephoning a woman and sending her messages of an "alarming and distressing" nature, despite being urged not to contact her.
 
Hogg also faces two new breach of bail offences over seven years between 2017 and 2024, where he is accused of shouting, swearing and acting aggressively towards his ex-wife, and of repeatedly accusing her of infidelity. 
 
Unbelievable!
 
In Rugby League: Our world famous tips for the NRL Finals this weekend: In the First Elimination Final, we tip the North Queensland Cowboys to nuke the Newcastle Knights in Townsville, and in the Second Elimination Final, the Bulldogs to “outfoxx” Manly on Sunday at 4:05pm at Accor Stadium.
 
“Outfoxx” – got it?
 
In Football: There is a growing rift between Chelsea’s American co-owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital - the majority shareholder, with each trying to buy out the other’s share and take full control of the Club.

The two sides worked together to acquire the club for a record US$5Billion just two years ago.
 
Meanwhile, Chelsea keep losing.
 
In the NFL: Despite the blowout win for Dallas that was largely devoid of any on-field drama, the high profile debut of new Fox Sports lead NFL analyst, Tom Brady boosted viewership on Fox Sports for the Cowboys-Browns game to 23.8 million average, up 46% from the comparable game to open last season, and was the network’s most-watched Week 1 game since 2020.
 
And in the WNBA: The WNBA’s regular season was the most-watched in history across all ESPN platforms, with an average of 1.2 million viewers per game.
 
That number is a 170% increase versus the average viewership of last season’s games, with the 2023 WNBA Finals averaging less than 800,000 viewers over four games.
 
My goodness – Caitlyn Clark!
 
Finally, in SportsBiz: ESPN’s biggest name is nine months away from free agency. “They’ve made an offer; I’ve countered,” Stephen A Smith said. “And that’s where we’ve left it.”

At US$12M a year, ESPN’s top dog has been eclipsed in pay by NFL personalities Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, and Pat McAfee, who each make US$15M or more. 

Smith said. “When you’ve been No. 1 for 12 years, well, what the hell does that warrant?”

As everyone knows, “First Take” generates 10 times more revenue now compared to when Smith started hosting the show in 2012.

ESPN bosses have repeatedly said they want Smith to remain at the network.

“If somebody wants you bad enough, they show you. It’s not always about the money,” Smith said.
No way Smiffy . . it’s always about the money!

And that’s a wrap peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61353003Wed, 11 Sep 2024 23:51:55 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 72 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Thursday morning 11 September 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and a muggy 23 degrees Celsius at 5am, with an expected high of 26!
 
In Rugby Union: Former Scotland rugby Captain and star fullback, Stuart Hogg is facing stalking charges against a second woman ahead of a trial into domestic abuse charges against his ex-wife.
 
Hogg appeared in Court on Tuesday, where he was charged with new offences of causing fear and alarm, by "repeatedly" telephoning a woman and sending her messages of an "alarming and distressing" nature, despite being urged not to contact her.
 
Hogg also faces two new breach of bail offences over seven years between 2017 and 2024, where he is accused of shouting, swearing and acting aggressively towards his ex-wife, and of repeatedly accusing her of infidelity. 
 
Unbelievable!
 
In Rugby League: Our world famous tips for the NRL Finals this weekend: In the First Elimination Final, we tip the North Queensland Cowboys to nuke the Newcastle Knights in Townsville, and in the Second Elimination Final, the Bulldogs to “outfoxx” Manly on Sunday at 4:05pm at Accor Stadium.
 
“Outfoxx” – got it?
 
In Football: There is a growing rift between Chelsea’s American co-owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital - the majority shareholder, with each trying to buy out the other’s share and take full control of the Club.

The two sides worked together to acquire the club for a record US$5Billion just two years ago.
 
Meanwhile, Chelsea keep losing.
 
In the NFL: Despite the blowout win for Dallas that was largely devoid of any on-field drama, the high profile debut of new Fox Sports lead NFL analyst, Tom Brady boosted viewership on Fox Sports for the Cowboys-Browns game to 23.8 million average, up 46% from the comparable game to open last season, and was the network’s most-watched Week 1 game since 2020.
 
And in the WNBA: The WNBA’s regular season was the most-watched in history across all ESPN platforms, with an average of 1.2 million viewers per game.
 
That number is a 170% increase versus the average viewership of last season’s games, with the 2023 WNBA Finals averaging less than 800,000 viewers over four games.
 
My goodness – Caitlyn Clark!
 
Finally, in SportsBiz: ESPN’s biggest name is nine months away from free agency. “They’ve made an offer; I’ve countered,” Stephen A Smith said. “And that’s where we’ve left it.”

At US$12M a year, ESPN’s top dog has been eclipsed in pay by NFL personalities Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, and Pat McAfee, who each make US$15M or more. 

Smith said. “When you’ve been No. 1 for 12 years, well, what the hell does that warrant?”

As everyone knows, “First Take” generates 10 times more revenue now compared to when Smith started hosting the show in 2012.

ESPN bosses have repeatedly said they want Smith to remain at the network.

“If somebody wants you bad enough, they show you. It’s not always about the money,” Smith said.
No way Smiffy . . it’s always about the money!

And that’s a wrap peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion...]]>2997s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1072fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-09-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e71-teivovosports-teivovodigital--61328855 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is raining lightly and a warm 23 degrees Celsius at 5am!
 
In Rugby Union: Oceania Rugby has suspended Papua New Guinea Rugby Union after they failed to comply with several orders issued by Oceania Rugby in July.
 
The suspension comes after months of dialogue between Oceania Rugby and PNG Rugby on concerns raised by numerous stakeholders, including provincial unions, regarding the conduct of the board and management.
 
Consideration was also attributed to the failure of PNG Rugby to attend the first round of the Oceania Rugby Women’s Championships in Brisbane earlier this year, as well as the Olympic 7s repechage qualification tournament in June. 
 
In Rugby League: Our world famous tip for the NRL Finals starting this weekend: In the First Qualifying Final, we tip the Melbourne Storm to crunchygranola Cronulla Sharks on Saturday at 4:05pm at AAMI Park.
 
In SportsBiz: USC and LSU drew a record crowd of 63,969 fans to Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas to kick off their 2024 college football seasons.

Nearly 300 miles away, another sellout crowd descended on Hollywood Park in Los Angeles to watch the same game.

What’s more, they had a better view than most of the fans attending live, thanks to one of the sports industry’s most ambitious tech firms: Cosm, Sports Business Journal reports.

Featuring an 87-foot-by-55-foot diameter dome, that offers a hyper-realistic and up-close viewing experience, Cosm is changing the way fans view games with what it calls “shared reality”.

Cosm attendees saw plays from the end zone just yards away, thanks to a camera affixed to the goalpost.

Fans also viewed the game at the line of scrimmage from the USC sideline, with that camera freely moving up and down the field throughout the game, ensuring Cosm attendees had the best seat in the house on every play.

The LA location, which is part of the Hollywood Park development that includes SoFi Stadium and the Intuit Dome, opened in June and includes 700 seats, all of which require advance purchase at up to US$127 per ticket.

And some of the Sport’s & Entertainment’s biggest names - ESPN, Fox, NBC, TNT, the NBA and UFC are working with Cosm to reimagine how fans watch live sports.

In the NFL: It was supposed to be about the long-awaited return of Aaron Rodgers, but instead it was undrafted running back Jordan Mason who stole the show as the San Francisco 49ers beat the New York Jets 19-32 yesterday.
 
The four-time MVP, who lasted just 94 seconds in his Jets debut last year before tearing his Achilles, looked solid in his return.

But the 49ers controlled the game on the ground, with Mason leading the way, running for a career-high 147 yards off 28 carries.

In Combat Sports: UFC has employed a team boasting Hollywood directors and producers, plus experts involved in everything from Taylor Swift tours and Super Bowl halftime shows, to deliver one of world sport’s most ambitious undertakings in Las Vegas this weekend for UFC306.

Dubbed “Riyadh Season Noche UFC” – UFC306 will be held inside the famed Las Vegas Sphere, boasting 160,000 square feet of wraparound LED screen.

The event will be headlined by UFC Bantamweight King Sean O’Malley against Merab Dvalishvili, and in the co-main event, UFC Flyweight Queen Alexa Grasso defends her crown against Valentina Shevchenko.

Finally, in Football: Swiss-born Ipswich Town and Kosovo goalkeeper Arijanet Muric has issued a statement after he and two Kosovo teammates were sent home after their 3-0 UEFA Nations League defeat to Romania on Friday. 
 
Muric claimed he and his teammates went to a nightclub to buy food at 2am, and they were not partying.
 
Yeah right Muric we believe you!
 
And that’s a wrap peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61328855Tue, 10 Sep 2024 21:14:28 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 71 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Wednesday morning 11 September 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is raining lightly and a warm 23 degrees Celsius at 5am!
 
In Rugby Union: Oceania Rugby has suspended Papua New Guinea Rugby Union after they failed to comply with several orders issued by Oceania Rugby in July.
 
The suspension comes after months of dialogue between Oceania Rugby and PNG Rugby on concerns raised by numerous stakeholders, including provincial unions, regarding the conduct of the board and management.
 
Consideration was also attributed to the failure of PNG Rugby to attend the first round of the Oceania Rugby Women’s Championships in Brisbane earlier this year, as well as the Olympic 7s repechage qualification tournament in June. 
 
In Rugby League: Our world famous tip for the NRL Finals starting this weekend: In the First Qualifying Final, we tip the Melbourne Storm to crunchygranola Cronulla Sharks on Saturday at 4:05pm at AAMI Park.
 
In SportsBiz: USC and LSU drew a record crowd of 63,969 fans to Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas to kick off their 2024 college football seasons.

Nearly 300 miles away, another sellout crowd descended on Hollywood Park in Los Angeles to watch the same game.

What’s more, they had a better view than most of the fans attending live, thanks to one of the sports industry’s most ambitious tech firms: Cosm, Sports Business Journal reports.

Featuring an 87-foot-by-55-foot diameter dome, that offers a hyper-realistic and up-close viewing experience, Cosm is changing the way fans view games with what it calls “shared reality”.

Cosm attendees saw plays from the end zone just yards away, thanks to a camera affixed to the goalpost.

Fans also viewed the game at the line of scrimmage from the USC sideline, with that camera freely moving up and down the field throughout the game, ensuring Cosm attendees had the best seat in the house on every play.

The LA location, which is part of the Hollywood Park development that includes SoFi Stadium and the Intuit Dome, opened in June and includes 700 seats, all of which require advance purchase at up to US$127 per ticket.

And some of the Sport’s & Entertainment’s biggest names - ESPN, Fox, NBC, TNT, the NBA and UFC are working with Cosm to reimagine how fans watch live sports.

In the NFL: It was supposed to be about the long-awaited return of Aaron Rodgers, but instead it was undrafted running back Jordan Mason who stole the show as the San Francisco 49ers beat the New York Jets 19-32 yesterday.
 
The four-time MVP, who lasted just 94 seconds in his Jets debut last year before tearing his Achilles, looked solid in his return.

But the 49ers controlled the game on the ground, with Mason leading the way, running for a career-high 147 yards off 28 carries.

In Combat Sports: UFC has employed a team boasting Hollywood directors and producers, plus experts involved in everything from Taylor Swift tours and Super Bowl halftime shows, to deliver one of world sport’s most ambitious undertakings in Las Vegas this weekend for UFC306.

Dubbed “Riyadh Season Noche UFC” – UFC306 will be held inside the famed Las Vegas Sphere, boasting 160,000 square feet of wraparound LED screen.

The event will be headlined by UFC Bantamweight King Sean O’Malley against Merab Dvalishvili, and in the co-main event, UFC Flyweight Queen Alexa Grasso defends her crown against Valentina Shevchenko.

Finally, in Football: Swiss-born Ipswich Town and Kosovo goalkeeper Arijanet Muric has issued a statement after he and two Kosovo teammates were sent home after their 3-0 UEFA...]]>3687s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1071fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-09-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e70-teivovosports-teivovodigital--61314384 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and 21 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning!
 
In Rugby Union: YAY All Black flyhalf, Damian McKenzie is on the verge of taking up a short-term deal in the Northern Hemisphere next year with French Club La Rochelle.
 
According to rugbyprime.com in France, the Top 14 professional rugby union club La Rochelle is about to reach an agreement with the 29-year-old McKenzie to join them next season.

In Rugby League: Our world famous tip for the NRL Finals 2024 starting this weekend: In the Second Qualifying Final, we tip the Penrith Panthers to ponchogonzalez Sydney Roosters on Friday night at BlueBet Stadium.
 
The rider of course, is that Nathan Cleary plays!

In SportsBiz: The Kansas City Chiefs 27-20 victory over the Baltimore Ravens last Thursday night, was the most-watched NFL kickoff game ever, averaging 28.9 million viewers across NBC and Peacock.

Was Taylor Swift there? Of course!

On Friday night, Peacock drew an average audience of 14.2 million viewers for its exclusive stream of the Philadelphia Eagles 34-29 win over the Green Bay Packers.

In Tennis: The US Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Flushing Meadows surpassed one million attendees for the first time in history.
 
It was also the first time an American man had made a Grand Slam final since Wimbledon 2009.
Kansas City Chiefs stars Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes were in the crowd, three days after their NFL season-opening win.

Of course, Kelce was accompanied by girlfriend Taylor Swift, who was also in Kansas City on Thursday.

The final US Open attendance number was 1,048,669, up 8% on last year.

Italian, Sinner and US Open Women’s Champion Aryna Sabalenka each earned US$3.6Million in prizemoney, part of the record US$75M tournament purse.

In Boxing: Remember Alex Leapai? The Samoan warrior fought Wladimir Klitschko in Germany for his World Heavyweight title in 2014 and lost.

Check out his son - 120kg 18-year old with a 210cm wing span, Alex Leapai Jnr is about to make his boxing debut under the bright lights.

In his last amateur fight, he was 15 years old and 110Kg, fought a 20-year-old and stopped him in the second round.

In the NFL: Miami Dolphins receiver, Tyreek Hill scored a spectacular touchdown just hours after being arrested by police in their 17-14 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Hill was arrested by traffic cops near the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami as he drove to the game.

The 30-year-old speedster was filmed lying face down on the road as police officers handcuffed him for what was later described as “a minor traffic violation” before being released without charge.

Geez so what happens if you get stopped for a major traffic violation, and you’re NOT an NFL star?

And that’s a wrap peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61314384Mon, 09 Sep 2024 20:34:16 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 70 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Tuesday morning 10 September 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and 21 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning!
 
In Rugby Union: YAY All Black flyhalf, Damian McKenzie is on the verge of taking up a short-term deal in the Northern Hemisphere next year with French Club La Rochelle.
 
According to rugbyprime.com in France, the Top 14 professional rugby union club La Rochelle is about to reach an agreement with the 29-year-old McKenzie to join them next season.

In Rugby League: Our world famous tip for the NRL Finals 2024 starting this weekend: In the Second Qualifying Final, we tip the Penrith Panthers to ponchogonzalez Sydney Roosters on Friday night at BlueBet Stadium.
 
The rider of course, is that Nathan Cleary plays!

In SportsBiz: The Kansas City Chiefs 27-20 victory over the Baltimore Ravens last Thursday night, was the most-watched NFL kickoff game ever, averaging 28.9 million viewers across NBC and Peacock.

Was Taylor Swift there? Of course!

On Friday night, Peacock drew an average audience of 14.2 million viewers for its exclusive stream of the Philadelphia Eagles 34-29 win over the Green Bay Packers.

In Tennis: The US Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Flushing Meadows surpassed one million attendees for the first time in history.
 
It was also the first time an American man had made a Grand Slam final since Wimbledon 2009.
Kansas City Chiefs stars Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes were in the crowd, three days after their NFL season-opening win.

Of course, Kelce was accompanied by girlfriend Taylor Swift, who was also in Kansas City on Thursday.

The final US Open attendance number was 1,048,669, up 8% on last year.

Italian, Sinner and US Open Women’s Champion Aryna Sabalenka each earned US$3.6Million in prizemoney, part of the record US$75M tournament purse.

In Boxing: Remember Alex Leapai? The Samoan warrior fought Wladimir Klitschko in Germany for his World Heavyweight title in 2014 and lost.

Check out his son - 120kg 18-year old with a 210cm wing span, Alex Leapai Jnr is about to make his boxing debut under the bright lights.

In his last amateur fight, he was 15 years old and 110Kg, fought a 20-year-old and stopped him in the second round.

In the NFL: Miami Dolphins receiver, Tyreek Hill scored a spectacular touchdown just hours after being arrested by police in their 17-14 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Hill was arrested by traffic cops near the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami as he drove to the game.

The 30-year-old speedster was filmed lying face down on the road as police officers handcuffed him for what was later described as “a minor traffic violation” before being released without charge.

Geez so what happens if you get stopped for a major traffic violation, and you’re NOT an NFL star?

And that’s a wrap peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>2947s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1070fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/09-09-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e69-teivovosports-teivovodigital--61314343 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mainly cloudy and 20 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning!
 
In Rugby Union: In the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup semifinals: Japan will play Manu Samoa and the Fiji Water Flying Fijians will play USA.
 
The Rugby Championship is a dead rubber now, especially after Los Pumas thrashed the Wallabies in Santa Fe by 50 points.
 
Fans in New Zealand are chomping at the bit for revenge against the Boks, not another Bledisloe Series against a soft bunch of Wannabies!
 
Hopefully Los Pumas can challenge the Boks fearsome forwards.
 
In Rugby League: Kalyn Ponga led his band of Knights to a 14-6 win over the Dolphins, in what was Wayne Bennett’s last game in charge, before he takes up digs at Redfern next year.
 
And the NRL Second Qualifying Final 2024 sees [2] Penrith Panthers vs [3] Sydney Roosters on Friday 13 September at 7:50pm at BlueBet Stadium.

While the First Qualifying Final pits [1] Melbourne Storm vs [4] Cronulla Sharks on Saturday 14 September at 4:05pm at AAMI Park, and the First Elimination Final: [5] North Queensland Cowboys vs [8] Newcastle Knights at 7:50pm at Queensland Country Bank Stadium.

The NRL Second Elimination Final sees [6] Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs vs [7] Manly Sea Eagles on Sunday 15 September at 4:05pm at Accor Stadium.

In Football: Former Man U and Chelsea star, Juan Mata has made a stunning move to the A-League, signing with Western Sydney Wanderers.

The midfield star won the FIFA World Cup in 2010 and EURO2012 with Spain, as well as winning the UEFA Champions League with Chelsea and the FA Cup with Man U following a decade in the Premier League.

Now 36, Mata signed a one-year deal ahead of the season-opening derby in October in Parramatta.

In the US Open Tennis at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Flushing Meadows: American hope, Taylor Fritz lost to World number one Jannik Sinner 6-3 6-4 7-5 in the Men’s final. 
 
As Swiftees would say – “Oh Taylor Oh!”
 
Finally, in the UFC: Former UFC Champion, Conor McGregor, has expressed his interest in running to be the President of the Republic of Ireland in 2025.

Dana, your boy is drunk again.

And that’s a wrap peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61314343Sun, 08 Sep 2024 20:32:00 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 69 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Monday morning 09 September 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mainly cloudy and 20 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning!
 
In Rugby Union: In the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup semifinals: Japan will play Manu Samoa and the Fiji Water Flying Fijians will play USA.
 
The Rugby Championship is a dead rubber now, especially after Los Pumas thrashed the Wallabies in Santa Fe by 50 points.
 
Fans in New Zealand are chomping at the bit for revenge against the Boks, not another Bledisloe Series against a soft bunch of Wannabies!
 
Hopefully Los Pumas can challenge the Boks fearsome forwards.
 
In Rugby League: Kalyn Ponga led his band of Knights to a 14-6 win over the Dolphins, in what was Wayne Bennett’s last game in charge, before he takes up digs at Redfern next year.
 
And the NRL Second Qualifying Final 2024 sees [2] Penrith Panthers vs [3] Sydney Roosters on Friday 13 September at 7:50pm at BlueBet Stadium.

While the First Qualifying Final pits [1] Melbourne Storm vs [4] Cronulla Sharks on Saturday 14 September at 4:05pm at AAMI Park, and the First Elimination Final: [5] North Queensland Cowboys vs [8] Newcastle Knights at 7:50pm at Queensland Country Bank Stadium.

The NRL Second Elimination Final sees [6] Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs vs [7] Manly Sea Eagles on Sunday 15 September at 4:05pm at Accor Stadium.

In Football: Former Man U and Chelsea star, Juan Mata has made a stunning move to the A-League, signing with Western Sydney Wanderers.

The midfield star won the FIFA World Cup in 2010 and EURO2012 with Spain, as well as winning the UEFA Champions League with Chelsea and the FA Cup with Man U following a decade in the Premier League.

Now 36, Mata signed a one-year deal ahead of the season-opening derby in October in Parramatta.

In the US Open Tennis at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Flushing Meadows: American hope, Taylor Fritz lost to World number one Jannik Sinner 6-3 6-4 7-5 in the Men’s final. 
 
As Swiftees would say – “Oh Taylor Oh!”
 
Finally, in the UFC: Former UFC Champion, Conor McGregor, has expressed his interest in running to be the President of the Republic of Ireland in 2025.

Dana, your boy is drunk again.

And that’s a wrap peeps!

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]]>2377s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1069fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/08-09-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e68-teivovosports-teivovodigital--61303763 
Congratulations Miss Hibiscus Fiji – Melania Tora!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and 22 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning!
 
In Rugby Union: In the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup, Japan 41-24 USA in Kumagaya earlier today, to take the top spot in Pool B with Fiji top of Pool A.
 
And in The Rugby Championship: South Africa came from behind to win their fourth successive Test against the All Blacks 12-18 this morning, to remain unbeaten in The Rugby Championship.

Yet again as the contest progressed, so the Springboks grew into the game, lowered their error count and benefited once again from the incredible depth they have off the bench with Kwagga Smith and try scorer Malcolm Marx making a thundering impact in the second half.

While the All Blacks, trailing 12-13 at the 70-minute mark, effectively lost the Test on two key plays:  
·       Damian McKenzie had a relatively easy penalty kick at goal, which he inexplicably missed.
·       Shortly afterwards, Tyrel Lomax’s indiscipline cost a penalty and a yellow card.

Games over.
 
In Santa Fe, Argentina, Los Pumas crushed the Wallabies this morning; inflicting a record 27-67 loss.
 
In Rugby League: The Titans held a shock 6-4 lead at halftime after outplaying the three-time reigning premiers in the opening 40 minutes at Penrith Park.

But the Panthers rallied to beat the Gold Coast Titans 12-18 last night to secure a home qualifying final for the fifth year in a row.

However, what was obvious is - Penrith need Nathan Cleary back if they’re to have any chance of winning a record fourth straight NRL premiership.

In SportsBiz: It’s been six years since Nike parted ways with tennis icon Roger Federer.

And while Nike has a massive portfolio of some of the biggest stars in every sport, Mike Nakajima, the former tennis director of Nike, is quoted in the 2023 book “The Roger Federer Effect” saying, “That should never have happened. For us to let somebody like that go, it’s an atrocity.”

That looks more and more correct as Federer continues to shine in retirement – by far the biggest star in New York this week.

Nike blew it.

In UFC: The UFC's inaugural and longest reigning Flyweight Champion, widely considered to be one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time – Demetrious Johnson has retired at 38.

After beating Joseph Benavidez in the final of the 2012 UFC Flyweight tournament, Demetrious went on to reign supreme over the 125lb division for 2,142 days.

Along the way, he broke records for:
·       the most consecutive UFC title defences (11),
·       the most submissions in UFC title fights (5) and
·       the longest winning streak in UFC flyweight history (13).

In the Paralympics in Paris: At the same stadium where his wife, Tara Davis-Woodhall won Olympic gold just three weeks ago, American “blade runner”, Hunter Woodhall surged to an emotional first career Paralympic gold medal in the Men's 400M T62.
 
Finally, at the US Open Tennis at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Flushing Meadows: In the Women’s final, American Jessica Pegula went down fighting 7-5, 7-5 to World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus in front of a star-studded sold out partisan crowd in New York.
 
American hope, Taylor Fritz plays World number one Jannik Sinner in the Men’s final tomorrow. 
 
As Swiftees would say – “Go Taylor Go!”
 
And that’s a wrap peeps!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mas for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61303763Sat, 07 Sep 2024 20:30:00 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 68 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Sunday morning 08 September 2024.   Congratulations Miss Hibiscus Fiji – Melania Tora!  ... 
Congratulations Miss Hibiscus Fiji – Melania Tora!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and 22 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning!
 
In Rugby Union: In the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup, Japan 41-24 USA in Kumagaya earlier today, to take the top spot in Pool B with Fiji top of Pool A.
 
And in The Rugby Championship: South Africa came from behind to win their fourth successive Test against the All Blacks 12-18 this morning, to remain unbeaten in The Rugby Championship.

Yet again as the contest progressed, so the Springboks grew into the game, lowered their error count and benefited once again from the incredible depth they have off the bench with Kwagga Smith and try scorer Malcolm Marx making a thundering impact in the second half.

While the All Blacks, trailing 12-13 at the 70-minute mark, effectively lost the Test on two key plays:  
·       Damian McKenzie had a relatively easy penalty kick at goal, which he inexplicably missed.
·       Shortly afterwards, Tyrel Lomax’s indiscipline cost a penalty and a yellow card.

Games over.
 
In Santa Fe, Argentina, Los Pumas crushed the Wallabies this morning; inflicting a record 27-67 loss.
 
In Rugby League: The Titans held a shock 6-4 lead at halftime after outplaying the three-time reigning premiers in the opening 40 minutes at Penrith Park.

But the Panthers rallied to beat the Gold Coast Titans 12-18 last night to secure a home qualifying final for the fifth year in a row.

However, what was obvious is - Penrith need Nathan Cleary back if they’re to have any chance of winning a record fourth straight NRL premiership.

In SportsBiz: It’s been six years since Nike parted ways with tennis icon Roger Federer.

And while Nike has a massive portfolio of some of the biggest stars in every sport, Mike Nakajima, the former tennis director of Nike, is quoted in the 2023 book “The Roger Federer Effect” saying, “That should never have happened. For us to let somebody like that go, it’s an atrocity.”

That looks more and more correct as Federer continues to shine in retirement – by far the biggest star in New York this week.

Nike blew it.

In UFC: The UFC's inaugural and longest reigning Flyweight Champion, widely considered to be one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time – Demetrious Johnson has retired at 38.

After beating Joseph Benavidez in the final of the 2012 UFC Flyweight tournament, Demetrious went on to reign supreme over the 125lb division for 2,142 days.

Along the way, he broke records for:
·       the most consecutive UFC title defences (11),
·       the most submissions in UFC title fights (5) and
·       the longest winning streak in UFC flyweight history (13).

In the Paralympics in Paris: At the same stadium where his wife, Tara Davis-Woodhall won Olympic gold just three weeks ago, American “blade runner”, Hunter Woodhall surged to an emotional first career Paralympic gold medal in the Men's 400M T62.
 
Finally, at the US Open Tennis at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Flushing Meadows: In the Women’s final, American Jessica Pegula went down fighting 7-5, 7-5 to World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus in front of a star-studded sold out partisan crowd in New York.
 
American hope, Taylor Fritz plays World number one Jannik Sinner in the Men’s final tomorrow. 
 
As Swiftees would say – “Go Taylor Go!”
 
And that’s a wrap peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports...]]>3277s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1068fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/07-09-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e67-teivovosports-teivovodigital--61296844 
Happy Hibiscus Festival Crowning Day in Suva, Fiji – may the best contestant win!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is drizzling and 19 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning!
 
In Rugby Union: In the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup, the Fiji Water Flying Fijians absolutely hammered Tonga 19-50 in Nuku’alofa yesterday, after scoring 31 unanswered points in the second half.
 
We tip Japan to kamlaharris USA in Kumagaya today, to take the top spot in Pool B with Fiji top of Pool A.
 
Meanwhile, we tip the All Blacks to zulubalulu South Africa in Cape Town tomorrow morning and for Los Pumas to pumpkinpie the Wallabies in Argentina as well.   
 
In Rugby League: Rugby union convert Mark Nawaqanitawase set the NRL world alight with a high-flying try at Accor Stadium, while fellow Wing Junior Pauga scored a hat-trick and James Tedesco a double for the Sydney Roosters 36-28 win over arch rivals South Sydney last night.

Meanwhile, in the battle of the wooden spooners; the Eels hammered Benji’s Tigers 26-60 in the Spoon Bowl at a sold-out Campbelltown Stadium last night.

Parramatta’s big win actually leapfrogged them over the Rabbitohs into 15th spot on the ladder, thanks to their superior points difference.

In the NFL: The Kansas City Chiefs overcame a late Lamar Jackson surge to kick their Super Bowl defence off with a 27-20 win over the Baltimore Ravens in a thrilling NFL season opener.

It was a chaotic end to a strong opening game showing from the Chiefs, who showed why they have everything needed to become the first team in NFL history to win three Super Bowls in a row.

And at the US Open Tennis: The big three - Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have totally dominated men’s tennis for the past two decades, such that the last American man to win a Grand Slam was Andy Roddick in the 2003 US Open.
 
Finally, at Arthur Ashe Stadium – American Taylor Fritz will defend his home slam on Sunday, after he beat a fading Frances Tiafoe 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 in an all-American semifinal today.

American women have had more success than the men this century, mainly because of Serena Williams, but another American Jessica Pegula faces World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka in tomorrow’s women’s final.

Finally, in Football: After two decades, 140 games with 134 losses, including a 13-0 thrashing by Germany, an 11-0 loss to the Netherlands and a 10-0 loss to England in 2021, six draws and zero wins - San Marino, the world’s fifth-smallest country, ranked 210th on the FIFA Men’s rankings, secured its first ever win 1-0 over European rivals Liechtenstein.
 
And that’s a wrap peeps!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61296844Fri, 06 Sep 2024 22:09:00 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 67 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Saturday morning 07 September 2024.   Happy Hibiscus Festival Crowning Day in Suva, Fiji... 
Happy Hibiscus Festival Crowning Day in Suva, Fiji – may the best contestant win!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is drizzling and 19 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning!
 
In Rugby Union: In the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup, the Fiji Water Flying Fijians absolutely hammered Tonga 19-50 in Nuku’alofa yesterday, after scoring 31 unanswered points in the second half.
 
We tip Japan to kamlaharris USA in Kumagaya today, to take the top spot in Pool B with Fiji top of Pool A.
 
Meanwhile, we tip the All Blacks to zulubalulu South Africa in Cape Town tomorrow morning and for Los Pumas to pumpkinpie the Wallabies in Argentina as well.   
 
In Rugby League: Rugby union convert Mark Nawaqanitawase set the NRL world alight with a high-flying try at Accor Stadium, while fellow Wing Junior Pauga scored a hat-trick and James Tedesco a double for the Sydney Roosters 36-28 win over arch rivals South Sydney last night.

Meanwhile, in the battle of the wooden spooners; the Eels hammered Benji’s Tigers 26-60 in the Spoon Bowl at a sold-out Campbelltown Stadium last night.

Parramatta’s big win actually leapfrogged them over the Rabbitohs into 15th spot on the ladder, thanks to their superior points difference.

In the NFL: The Kansas City Chiefs overcame a late Lamar Jackson surge to kick their Super Bowl defence off with a 27-20 win over the Baltimore Ravens in a thrilling NFL season opener.

It was a chaotic end to a strong opening game showing from the Chiefs, who showed why they have everything needed to become the first team in NFL history to win three Super Bowls in a row.

And at the US Open Tennis: The big three - Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have totally dominated men’s tennis for the past two decades, such that the last American man to win a Grand Slam was Andy Roddick in the 2003 US Open.
 
Finally, at Arthur Ashe Stadium – American Taylor Fritz will defend his home slam on Sunday, after he beat a fading Frances Tiafoe 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 in an all-American semifinal today.

American women have had more success than the men this century, mainly because of Serena Williams, but another American Jessica Pegula faces World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka in tomorrow’s women’s final.

Finally, in Football: After two decades, 140 games with 134 losses, including a 13-0 thrashing by Germany, an 11-0 loss to the Netherlands and a 10-0 loss to England in 2021, six draws and zero wins - San Marino, the world’s fifth-smallest country, ranked 210th on the FIFA Men’s rankings, secured its first ever win 1-0 over European rivals Liechtenstein.
 
And that’s a wrap peeps!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>2747s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1067fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/06-09-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e66-teivovosports-teivovodigital--61279288 
Happy birthday SAS Bill Beddoes!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is cloudy and 19 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning!
 
In Rugby League: The Storm flexed their muscle early at Suncorp last night, scoring four tries in the first 21 minutes to make a big statement ahead of the NRL finals with a thunderous 50-12 win over a hopeless Broncos posse.
 
The result also marked Craig Bellamy’s 400th win as an NRL Coach.
So, is Kevy a dead man walking?
 
In Rugby Union: The Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup this weekend, sees Tonga playing Fiji in Nuku’alofa today and Japan hosting USA in Kumagaya tomorrow.
 
Fiji only needs one match point to secure their qualification as Pool A winners, while Tonga must record an unlikely bonus-point win by at least 27 points to reach the semi-finals.

Japan and USA have already qualified with wins over Canada and the winner of their Test on Saturday will take the top spot in Pool B.

Meanwhile, Scott Robertson has made four changes to the All Blacks starting XV to play South Africa in Cape Town early Sunday morning.  
 
Cortez Ratima starts at halfback, with Mark Tele’a and Sevu Reece forming a new look back three, with fullback Will Jordan.

Wallace Sititi starts at blindside flanker, while Luke Jacobson takes his place on the reserves bench, alongside the Maori - TJP and Beauden B.  

In case you’re wondering? Caleb Clarke and Ethan Blackadder were unavailable due to injury.

In the WNBA: Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever clinched a playoff berth Tuesday after losses by the Chicago Sky and Atlanta Dream—and it’s a clear win for the WNBA that Clark will make her postseason debut in her rookie season.

There have been 21 WNBA games with more than one million viewers this season, including the All-Star Game, and 18 featured Clark.

If the NCAA is any indication, playoff games with Clark will bring historic numbers:

• The 2023–2024 Iowa Hawkeyes played a few games that reached one million viewers during the regular season, including one game with 3.4 million.
• In the NCAA tournament, those numbers skyrocketed to at least 10 million viewers for each of the team’s final three games starting from the Elite Eight and a record 18.9 million viewers in the NCAA championship game.

In SportsBiz: With Maine, North Carolina and Vermont having legalized sports gambling in the last 12 months, the American Gaming Association projects American adults will wager US$35Billion on NFL games with legal betting agencies throughout the 2024 season, up 31% from what the AGA estimates was legally bet on the NFL during the 2023 season.
 
And finally, the US Open Tennis is one of the great occasions to see and be seen in New York.
 
It doesn’t come with a dress code too, the way that other Grand Slams do – we know who.
 
Celebrities show up in droves and photographers follow.
 
Plus 2024 has an added buzz in the air, given that there will be an American - either Taylor Fritz or Frances Tiafoe in the Men’s final for the first time since Andy Roddick in 2006.
 
So the stage is set – lights, camera and action:

• ·Roger Federer looked euro-suave in navy on navy sporting an exclusive Rolex Daytona.
• In contrast, John Mayer showed that you don’t have to overcomplicate things in the summer: The Blues guitar virtuoso looked cool in a light coloured camp collar shirt with a print.
• Serena Williams & Alicia Keys wore kalavata sulu & jaba!

 And that’s a wrap peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61279288Fri, 06 Sep 2024 02:00:59 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 66 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Friday morning 06 September 2024.   Happy birthday SAS Bill Beddoes!   Coming to you... 
Happy birthday SAS Bill Beddoes!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is cloudy and 19 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning!
 
In Rugby League: The Storm flexed their muscle early at Suncorp last night, scoring four tries in the first 21 minutes to make a big statement ahead of the NRL finals with a thunderous 50-12 win over a hopeless Broncos posse.
 
The result also marked Craig Bellamy’s 400th win as an NRL Coach.
So, is Kevy a dead man walking?
 
In Rugby Union: The Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup this weekend, sees Tonga playing Fiji in Nuku’alofa today and Japan hosting USA in Kumagaya tomorrow.
 
Fiji only needs one match point to secure their qualification as Pool A winners, while Tonga must record an unlikely bonus-point win by at least 27 points to reach the semi-finals.

Japan and USA have already qualified with wins over Canada and the winner of their Test on Saturday will take the top spot in Pool B.

Meanwhile, Scott Robertson has made four changes to the All Blacks starting XV to play South Africa in Cape Town early Sunday morning.  
 
Cortez Ratima starts at halfback, with Mark Tele’a and Sevu Reece forming a new look back three, with fullback Will Jordan.

Wallace Sititi starts at blindside flanker, while Luke Jacobson takes his place on the reserves bench, alongside the Maori - TJP and Beauden B.  

In case you’re wondering? Caleb Clarke and Ethan Blackadder were unavailable due to injury.

In the WNBA: Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever clinched a playoff berth Tuesday after losses by the Chicago Sky and Atlanta Dream—and it’s a clear win for the WNBA that Clark will make her postseason debut in her rookie season.

There have been 21 WNBA games with more than one million viewers this season, including the All-Star Game, and 18 featured Clark.

If the NCAA is any indication, playoff games with Clark will bring historic numbers:

• The 2023–2024 Iowa Hawkeyes played a few games that reached one million viewers during the regular season, including one game with 3.4 million.
• In the NCAA tournament, those numbers skyrocketed to at least 10 million viewers for each of the team’s final three games starting from the Elite Eight and a record 18.9 million viewers in the NCAA championship game.

In SportsBiz: With Maine, North Carolina and Vermont having legalized sports gambling in the last 12 months, the American Gaming Association projects American adults will wager US$35Billion on NFL games with legal betting agencies throughout the 2024 season, up 31% from what the AGA estimates was legally bet on the NFL during the 2023 season.
 
And finally, the US Open Tennis is one of the great occasions to see and be seen in New York.
 
It doesn’t come with a dress code too, the way that other Grand Slams do – we know who.
 
Celebrities show up in droves and photographers follow.
 
Plus 2024 has an added buzz in the air, given that there will be an American - either Taylor Fritz or Frances Tiafoe in the Men’s final for the first time since Andy Roddick in 2006.
 
So the stage is set – lights, camera and action:

• ·Roger Federer looked euro-suave in navy on navy sporting an exclusive Rolex Daytona.
• In contrast, John Mayer showed that you don’t have to overcomplicate things in the summer: The Blues guitar virtuoso looked cool in a light coloured camp collar shirt with a print.
• Serena Williams & Alicia Keys wore kalavata sulu & jaba!

 And that’s a wrap peeps!

Please...]]>3427s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1066fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/05-09-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e65-teivovosports-teivovodigital--61266316 
Happy birthday Sadie Muntz!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mostly clear and a near record 17 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning!
 
In Rugby League: The Dolphins hold their destiny in their own hands in another do-or-die play-off on Sunday in Newcastle.

After sending the Broncos packing last weekend, Wayne Bennett’s pod play Kalyn Ponga and his band of Knights, with the winner snaring eighth spot in the 2024 NRL Finals.

The Dolphins will be hoping lightning strikes twice for their most important game of the year, as they try to defy the odds to play NRL finals footy in just their second season.

“We have definitely got the belief in the team and the players to do the job,” Dolpins star Jamayne Isaako said.

In Rugby Union: Alarmingly, the national rugby unions of Australia, England, Scotland and France are all facing financial strife.
 
In April, Rugby Australia announced a loss of A$9.2Million for 2023 and later shuttered the Rebels. Scotland followed a couple of months later, warning it expects to lose £10.6M, their second straight loss of over £10M in a season.

Despite hosting last year’s Rugby World Cup, the French Rugby Federation announced it had an operating deficit of €16Million for the 2022-2023 season and expect to have a deficit of €24M at the end of this season.

New Zealand has also recorded back-to-back financial losses, the latest being NZ$9M.
Should they turn to Saudi Arabia or Qatar for help?

In SportsBiz: The hype around Colorado’s football team is still buzzing under superstar Head Coach Deion Sanders, following a season-opening 31-26 win over North Dakota State that drew 4.8 million viewers on ESPN, the network’s best college football Thursday opener since 2017.
 
Off the field, Sanders continues to rake in millions of dollars for his sunglasses sponsor, “Blenders Eyewear”, which features a special-edition “Coach Prime” collection that has sold over 200,000 Deion Sanders pairs.”

At US$67 a pop, Coach Prime was responsible for more than US$13.4Million in revenue last year.
In the US Open Tennis: “The sun always comes up the next day and hopefully things will get better," Brad Gilbert spins Coco Gauff’s US Open fourth-round loss to Emma Navarro.
 
Unsurprisingly, Nick Kyrgios offered to coach Gauff, saying he was happy to take up the opportunity if it arose.
 
Has Kyrgios got a crush on Gauff?
 
And finally, only in the USA: 83 is the number of hot dogs the Undisputed World Hot Dog-eating King, Joey Chestnut ate in 10 minutes, during his Labor Day clash with longtime rival Takeru Kobayashi of Japan.

Chestnut, a 16-time champion of the “Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating contest”, smashed the previous world record of 76, which he set in 2021, while Kobayashi downed a personal-record 66 hotdogs.
Their showdown was held at the HyperX Arena in Las Vegas and live-streamed on Netflix, dubbed “Chestnut vs Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef”.

Chestnut, who was banned from the “Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating” competition in July, following his partnership with plant-based Impossible Foods, won US$100,000, a hot dog-shaped trophy, and a WWE Championship belt.

So, the 66 million hot dogs question is – is hot dog eating going to be included in the Las Angeles Olympics Games?

And that’s a wrap peeps!

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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61266316Wed, 04 Sep 2024 21:26:49 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 65 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Thursday morning 05 September 2024.   Happy birthday Sadie Muntz!   Coming to you with... 
Happy birthday Sadie Muntz!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mostly clear and a near record 17 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning!
 
In Rugby League: The Dolphins hold their destiny in their own hands in another do-or-die play-off on Sunday in Newcastle.

After sending the Broncos packing last weekend, Wayne Bennett’s pod play Kalyn Ponga and his band of Knights, with the winner snaring eighth spot in the 2024 NRL Finals.

The Dolphins will be hoping lightning strikes twice for their most important game of the year, as they try to defy the odds to play NRL finals footy in just their second season.

“We have definitely got the belief in the team and the players to do the job,” Dolpins star Jamayne Isaako said.

In Rugby Union: Alarmingly, the national rugby unions of Australia, England, Scotland and France are all facing financial strife.
 
In April, Rugby Australia announced a loss of A$9.2Million for 2023 and later shuttered the Rebels. Scotland followed a couple of months later, warning it expects to lose £10.6M, their second straight loss of over £10M in a season.

Despite hosting last year’s Rugby World Cup, the French Rugby Federation announced it had an operating deficit of €16Million for the 2022-2023 season and expect to have a deficit of €24M at the end of this season.

New Zealand has also recorded back-to-back financial losses, the latest being NZ$9M.
Should they turn to Saudi Arabia or Qatar for help?

In SportsBiz: The hype around Colorado’s football team is still buzzing under superstar Head Coach Deion Sanders, following a season-opening 31-26 win over North Dakota State that drew 4.8 million viewers on ESPN, the network’s best college football Thursday opener since 2017.
 
Off the field, Sanders continues to rake in millions of dollars for his sunglasses sponsor, “Blenders Eyewear”, which features a special-edition “Coach Prime” collection that has sold over 200,000 Deion Sanders pairs.”

At US$67 a pop, Coach Prime was responsible for more than US$13.4Million in revenue last year.
In the US Open Tennis: “The sun always comes up the next day and hopefully things will get better," Brad Gilbert spins Coco Gauff’s US Open fourth-round loss to Emma Navarro.
 
Unsurprisingly, Nick Kyrgios offered to coach Gauff, saying he was happy to take up the opportunity if it arose.
 
Has Kyrgios got a crush on Gauff?
 
And finally, only in the USA: 83 is the number of hot dogs the Undisputed World Hot Dog-eating King, Joey Chestnut ate in 10 minutes, during his Labor Day clash with longtime rival Takeru Kobayashi of Japan.

Chestnut, a 16-time champion of the “Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating contest”, smashed the previous world record of 76, which he set in 2021, while Kobayashi downed a personal-record 66 hotdogs.
Their showdown was held at the HyperX Arena in Las Vegas and live-streamed on Netflix, dubbed “Chestnut vs Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef”.

Chestnut, who was banned from the “Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating” competition in July, following his partnership with plant-based Impossible Foods, won US$100,000, a hot dog-shaped trophy, and a WWE Championship belt.

So, the 66 million hot dogs question is – is hot dog eating going to be included in the Las Angeles Olympics Games?

And that’s a wrap peeps!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and...]]>3407s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1065fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/04-07-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e64-teivovosports-teivovodigital--61255990 
Happy birthday Ruby Evans-Costello!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is partly cloudy and a cool 19 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning!
 
In Boxing: Japan’s undisputed and unbeaten World Super-Bantamweight Champion Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue defended his belts after an unfortunate early ending to his fight against Ireland’s TJ Doheny at Tokyo yesterday.
 
Inoue now has a 28-0 record with 25 wins x KO, thanks TO Doheny pulling up injured in the seventh round, pointing at his back, before the fight was called off.

In Rugby League: The Pacific Bowl Men’s rugby league tournament Draw: Sat 19 Oct Fiji vs PNG in Fiji, Sat 26 Oct Fiji vs Cook Islands in Fiji, Sun 3 Nov PNG v Cook Islands in Santos Stadium, Port Moresby and on Sun 10 Nov Promotion/Relegation Playoff at CommBank Stadium, Sydney.

The Pacific Bowl Women’s rugby league tournament Draw: Sat 19 Oct Tonga v Samoa in Fiji, Sat 26 Oct Fiji v Cook Islands in Fiji, Sat 2 Nov Final Go Media Stadium in Auckland and on Sun 10 Nov Promotion/Relegation Playoff at CommBank Stadium in Sydney.
 
In SportsBiz: Despite his three Super Bowl rings and 10-year US$450million deal, which made him the highest paid player in the NFL when he signed the contract four years ago, Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahomes is being left behind by his younger rivals.
 
The market has changed so much in such a short span, there are now 12 quarterbacks who earn more per year than Mahomes.

And there is growing talk that the Dallas Cowboys’ Dak Prescott will become the NFL’s first US$60M a year player in his next deal.

So, how can it be that players with inferior resumes to Mahomes are being paid more per year?
“It’s about timing and leverage. Those two factors are driving the most inflationary quarterback market in recent history,” according to The Wall Street Journal.

“Teams are spending more because they simply have more to offer - this year NFL teams have US$255Million to spend on player salaries.

“Not only are star quarterbacks being paid more, they are also receiving a bigger slice of the cap,” according to The Athletic.

“Today, a top passer takes nearly a quarter of his team’s salary.

“And from 2018 to 2023, the NFL’s highest-paid quarterbacks saw their average salary increase 64 percent, while the NFL’s salary cap increased only 27 percent.”

That’s why that 16-year-old rugby union player from Queen Victoria School in Fiji, who kicked a 57M penalty a couple of weeks ago, should consider trying out as a kicker in the NFL!

And finally only in the USA: Tennis queen Serena Williams attended Day 7 of the US Open Tennis Championships at Arthur Ashe Stadium in head-to-toe Gucci.

Known for her fashion style both on and off the court, Serena’s Gucci gear featured a fitted white miniskirt, highlighted with black and yellow trim.

The polo crop top, meanwhile, showcased Gucci’s GG Supreme monogram pattern in a vibrant yellow tennis ball twist.

To complement her outfit, Williams clutched Gucci’s Ophidia GG Pouch, showcasing their signature beige “GG” pattern and central green and red heritage stripes.

Serena Williams’ companion at the tennis, was singer Alicia Keys wearing a pule tasi!

And that’s a wrap peeps!

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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61255990Tue, 03 Sep 2024 21:22:39 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 64 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Wednesday morning 04 September 2024.   Happy birthday Ruby Evans-Costello!   Coming to... 
Happy birthday Ruby Evans-Costello!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is partly cloudy and a cool 19 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning!
 
In Boxing: Japan’s undisputed and unbeaten World Super-Bantamweight Champion Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue defended his belts after an unfortunate early ending to his fight against Ireland’s TJ Doheny at Tokyo yesterday.
 
Inoue now has a 28-0 record with 25 wins x KO, thanks TO Doheny pulling up injured in the seventh round, pointing at his back, before the fight was called off.

In Rugby League: The Pacific Bowl Men’s rugby league tournament Draw: Sat 19 Oct Fiji vs PNG in Fiji, Sat 26 Oct Fiji vs Cook Islands in Fiji, Sun 3 Nov PNG v Cook Islands in Santos Stadium, Port Moresby and on Sun 10 Nov Promotion/Relegation Playoff at CommBank Stadium, Sydney.

The Pacific Bowl Women’s rugby league tournament Draw: Sat 19 Oct Tonga v Samoa in Fiji, Sat 26 Oct Fiji v Cook Islands in Fiji, Sat 2 Nov Final Go Media Stadium in Auckland and on Sun 10 Nov Promotion/Relegation Playoff at CommBank Stadium in Sydney.
 
In SportsBiz: Despite his three Super Bowl rings and 10-year US$450million deal, which made him the highest paid player in the NFL when he signed the contract four years ago, Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahomes is being left behind by his younger rivals.
 
The market has changed so much in such a short span, there are now 12 quarterbacks who earn more per year than Mahomes.

And there is growing talk that the Dallas Cowboys’ Dak Prescott will become the NFL’s first US$60M a year player in his next deal.

So, how can it be that players with inferior resumes to Mahomes are being paid more per year?
“It’s about timing and leverage. Those two factors are driving the most inflationary quarterback market in recent history,” according to The Wall Street Journal.

“Teams are spending more because they simply have more to offer - this year NFL teams have US$255Million to spend on player salaries.

“Not only are star quarterbacks being paid more, they are also receiving a bigger slice of the cap,” according to The Athletic.

“Today, a top passer takes nearly a quarter of his team’s salary.

“And from 2018 to 2023, the NFL’s highest-paid quarterbacks saw their average salary increase 64 percent, while the NFL’s salary cap increased only 27 percent.”

That’s why that 16-year-old rugby union player from Queen Victoria School in Fiji, who kicked a 57M penalty a couple of weeks ago, should consider trying out as a kicker in the NFL!

And finally only in the USA: Tennis queen Serena Williams attended Day 7 of the US Open Tennis Championships at Arthur Ashe Stadium in head-to-toe Gucci.

Known for her fashion style both on and off the court, Serena’s Gucci gear featured a fitted white miniskirt, highlighted with black and yellow trim.

The polo crop top, meanwhile, showcased Gucci’s GG Supreme monogram pattern in a vibrant yellow tennis ball twist.

To complement her outfit, Williams clutched Gucci’s Ophidia GG Pouch, showcasing their signature beige “GG” pattern and central green and red heritage stripes.

Serena Williams’ companion at the tennis, was singer Alicia Keys wearing a pule tasi!

And that’s a wrap peeps!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital...]]>3397s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1061fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-09-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s010e63-teivovosports-teivovodigital--61245210 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and 21 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning!
 
In Rugby Union: More than 30,000 Pacific Islanders are filling labour shortages through the PALM scheme, working to send money back home to their families and to build savings.
 
Many are bringing their home-grown love of rugby with them, and clubs in country NSW and Queensland in Australia say they're breathing new life into the sport's grassroots.

In the Taralga Tigers' case, a club in a small bush town 200Km south of Sydney, players from Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and Papua New Guinea have saved the club.

In Rugby League: The Pacific Cup Men’s Draw: Fri 18 Oct Australia v Tonga at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Sun 27 Oct New Zealand v Australia Apollo Stadium in Christchurch and Sat 2 Nov New Zealand v Tonga Go Media Stadium, Auckland and Sun 10 Nov Final CommBank Stadium, Sydney. 
 
The Pacific Cup Women’s Draw: Fri 18 Oct Australia v PNG Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Sun 27 Oct New Zealand v Australia in Christchurch, Sun 3 Nov PNG v New Zealand at Santos Stadium in Port Moresby and Sun 10 Nov Final CommBank Stadium in Sydney.
 
In Boxing: Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia, plans to cut pay-per-view prices for his “Riyadh Season” boxing events, to encourage wider interest in the sport.

His new pricing strategy begins with the World Light Heavyweight Champions fight between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol on 12 October in Riyadh, priced at £15 in the United Kingdom, and available for free on ESPN+ for US subscribers.

For the most part, major fights in the US cost US$70 – US$90 on PPV. 

In Golf: World number one Scottie Scheffler crowned his remarkable season with a four-stroke win at The Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta on Sunday.

With it, the American snagged the FedEx Cup bonus of US$25Million.

Scheffler is the first player to win seven PGA Tour events in a year since Tiger Woods in 2007 and his remarkable season also included a Masters win, and an Olympic gold medal in Paris.

In SportsBiz: A bidding war which lasted more than six hours, finally ended with Babe Ruth’s “called shot” jersey from the 1932 World Series, recently selling at auction for US$24Million, making it the world’s most valuable sports collectible, according to Heritage Auctions.
 
The previous record for a piece of sports memorabilia was a Mickey Mantle 1952 Topps card that sold for $12.6M.

And at the US Tennis Open: Be careful what you wish for - China’s Zheng Qinwen said, “I like to play in the night session here in New York,” before her game against her 24th-ranked Croatian opponent, who she beat in the Paris Olympics final four weeks ago.

The 7th-seed Zheng eventually won 7-6, 4-6, 6-2 to reach the US Open quarter-finals for a second time, in a record late finish for a women’s match of 2:15am US EST on Monday, in front of a few hundred sleepy spectators in the 24,000-capacity Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Said Zheng yawning afterwards, “It’s after two in the morning. Thanks to the fans who stayed to support me.”

Probably mainly undercover cops from China making sure that she didn’t try to defect to the US!
But that late – early morning finish in the Big Apple, has nothing on the Australian Open, where a second-round game this year ended at 3:39am!

Recently retired champion, Andy Murray gave voice to those baffled by tennis’ inability to fix its problem of ridiculous late night finishes at grand slams.

“The tennis scheduling situation is a total mess, Murray said. It looks so amateurish having matches going on at 2, 3 and 4am. Sort it out,” he tweeted.

Yeah easy to say now that you’re retired Andy – they need the money honey!
And that’s a wrap peeps!

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#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61245210Mon, 02 Sep 2024 22:24:57 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 63 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Tuesday morning 03 September 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and 21 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning!
 
In Rugby Union: More than 30,000 Pacific Islanders are filling labour shortages through the PALM scheme, working to send money back home to their families and to build savings.
 
Many are bringing their home-grown love of rugby with them, and clubs in country NSW and Queensland in Australia say they're breathing new life into the sport's grassroots.

In the Taralga Tigers' case, a club in a small bush town 200Km south of Sydney, players from Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and Papua New Guinea have saved the club.

In Rugby League: The Pacific Cup Men’s Draw: Fri 18 Oct Australia v Tonga at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Sun 27 Oct New Zealand v Australia Apollo Stadium in Christchurch and Sat 2 Nov New Zealand v Tonga Go Media Stadium, Auckland and Sun 10 Nov Final CommBank Stadium, Sydney. 
 
The Pacific Cup Women’s Draw: Fri 18 Oct Australia v PNG Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Sun 27 Oct New Zealand v Australia in Christchurch, Sun 3 Nov PNG v New Zealand at Santos Stadium in Port Moresby and Sun 10 Nov Final CommBank Stadium in Sydney.
 
In Boxing: Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia, plans to cut pay-per-view prices for his “Riyadh Season” boxing events, to encourage wider interest in the sport.

His new pricing strategy begins with the World Light Heavyweight Champions fight between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol on 12 October in Riyadh, priced at £15 in the United Kingdom, and available for free on ESPN+ for US subscribers.

For the most part, major fights in the US cost US$70 – US$90 on PPV. 

In Golf: World number one Scottie Scheffler crowned his remarkable season with a four-stroke win at The Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta on Sunday.

With it, the American snagged the FedEx Cup bonus of US$25Million.

Scheffler is the first player to win seven PGA Tour events in a year since Tiger Woods in 2007 and his remarkable season also included a Masters win, and an Olympic gold medal in Paris.

In SportsBiz: A bidding war which lasted more than six hours, finally ended with Babe Ruth’s “called shot” jersey from the 1932 World Series, recently selling at auction for US$24Million, making it the world’s most valuable sports collectible, according to Heritage Auctions.
 
The previous record for a piece of sports memorabilia was a Mickey Mantle 1952 Topps card that sold for $12.6M.

And at the US Tennis Open: Be careful what you wish for - China’s Zheng Qinwen said, “I like to play in the night session here in New York,” before her game against her 24th-ranked Croatian opponent, who she beat in the Paris Olympics final four weeks ago.

The 7th-seed Zheng eventually won 7-6, 4-6, 6-2 to reach the US Open quarter-finals for a second time, in a record late finish for a women’s match of 2:15am US EST on Monday, in front of a few hundred sleepy spectators in the 24,000-capacity Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Said Zheng yawning afterwards, “It’s after two in the morning. Thanks to the fans who stayed to support me.”

Probably mainly undercover cops from China making sure that she didn’t try to defect to the US!
But that late – early morning finish in the Big Apple, has nothing on the Australian Open, where a second-round game this year ended at 3:39am!

Recently retired champion, Andy Murray gave voice to those baffled by tennis’ inability to fix its problem of ridiculous late night finishes at grand slams.

“The tennis scheduling...]]>3907s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1063fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-07-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e62-teivovosports-teivovodigital--61232212 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is partly cloudy and 20 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning!
 
In Rugby Union: The Wallabies cracked their duck in La Plata yesterday, beating Los Pumas 19-20 thanks to a late penalty for a ruck infringement, to claim their first win of the Rugby Championship 2024 in abysmal weather.
 
Replacement flyhalf, Ben Donaldson who had only been on the field for a minute, slotted the final kick of the game to secure Australia's first win in the competition since August 2022.
 
"I'm really proud. We have a lot of work to do, but we're pleased to get the four points and we're in the contest," Australia’s Kiwi Coach Joe Schmidt said after the game.

In Rugby League: The Pacific Championships will be played in four countries in October and November 2024 with the winner of the Men’s and Women’s Pacific Bowls to play off against the third-placed Pacific Cup nations, for a place in their respective 2025 Pacific Cup pools. 
 
Fiji will host Pacific Championship matches for the first time, along with Port Moresby, Brisbane, Christchurch, Auckland and Sydney. 

Australia, New Zealand and Tonga will contest the Cup while Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Cook Islands will face-off for the Bowl in the Men’s comp.  

The Women’s Cup includes Australia, New Zealand and PNG, with Fiji, Tonga, Cook Islands and Samoa contesting the Bowl.
 
The Women’s Bowl winners will gain direct entry to RLWC2026, while the runner-up will progress to the 2025 World Series.
 
In UFC: UFC CEO Dana White has spent a lot of money and made big promises regarding the upcoming UFC306 pay-per-view event at the Sphere in Las Vegas.
 
Despite White’s claim that fans “will never see anything like this in your life,” many tickets remain unsold for the 14 September spectacle.
 
One reason ticket sales may be lagging for the Mexican Independence Day event, is that it is going head-to-head against the Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga boxing card at the MGM Grand on the same night.

Another reason the UFC could be struggling to sell tickets, is that the cost of tickets is higher than usual for a UFC pay-per-view.

In the NFL SportsBiz: America’s Team – the Dallas Cowboys is the first professional sports franchise to breach a US$10Billion valuation, according to Forbes.
 
Their latest US$10.1B valuation is double its valuation in 2019 - and is US$2.5B more than the second-place Rams.
 
Dallas put some of that money to good use this week, signing wide receiver CeeDee Lamb to a four-year, US$136Million deal, ending a contract holdout that spilled out onto social media from the Receiver.

And at the US Tennis Open: Tennis superstar Serena Williams was special guest for the match between Andrey Rublev and Grigor Dimitrov at Arthur Ashe Stadium yesterday.
 
The 23-time Grand Slam champion was on her second day visiting Flushing Meadows, and closely watched her friend Dimitrov's win to reach the US Open quarterfinals.
 
The legendary American tennis player sat next to singer Alicia Keys in the box, when Dimitrov secured a tight five-set win against the world No. 6 Rublev.
 
After the match, Dimitrov said of the six-time US Open champion Serena Williams, “She gave me a good pep talk yesterday.”
 
Mmmm . . great to see such warm Russia-US relations
 
And that’s a wrap peeps!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61232212Sun, 01 Sep 2024 22:17:22 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 62 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Monday morning 02 September 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is partly cloudy and 20 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning!
 
In Rugby Union: The Wallabies cracked their duck in La Plata yesterday, beating Los Pumas 19-20 thanks to a late penalty for a ruck infringement, to claim their first win of the Rugby Championship 2024 in abysmal weather.
 
Replacement flyhalf, Ben Donaldson who had only been on the field for a minute, slotted the final kick of the game to secure Australia's first win in the competition since August 2022.
 
"I'm really proud. We have a lot of work to do, but we're pleased to get the four points and we're in the contest," Australia’s Kiwi Coach Joe Schmidt said after the game.

In Rugby League: The Pacific Championships will be played in four countries in October and November 2024 with the winner of the Men’s and Women’s Pacific Bowls to play off against the third-placed Pacific Cup nations, for a place in their respective 2025 Pacific Cup pools. 
 
Fiji will host Pacific Championship matches for the first time, along with Port Moresby, Brisbane, Christchurch, Auckland and Sydney. 

Australia, New Zealand and Tonga will contest the Cup while Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Cook Islands will face-off for the Bowl in the Men’s comp.  

The Women’s Cup includes Australia, New Zealand and PNG, with Fiji, Tonga, Cook Islands and Samoa contesting the Bowl.
 
The Women’s Bowl winners will gain direct entry to RLWC2026, while the runner-up will progress to the 2025 World Series.
 
In UFC: UFC CEO Dana White has spent a lot of money and made big promises regarding the upcoming UFC306 pay-per-view event at the Sphere in Las Vegas.
 
Despite White’s claim that fans “will never see anything like this in your life,” many tickets remain unsold for the 14 September spectacle.
 
One reason ticket sales may be lagging for the Mexican Independence Day event, is that it is going head-to-head against the Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga boxing card at the MGM Grand on the same night.

Another reason the UFC could be struggling to sell tickets, is that the cost of tickets is higher than usual for a UFC pay-per-view.

In the NFL SportsBiz: America’s Team – the Dallas Cowboys is the first professional sports franchise to breach a US$10Billion valuation, according to Forbes.
 
Their latest US$10.1B valuation is double its valuation in 2019 - and is US$2.5B more than the second-place Rams.
 
Dallas put some of that money to good use this week, signing wide receiver CeeDee Lamb to a four-year, US$136Million deal, ending a contract holdout that spilled out onto social media from the Receiver.

And at the US Tennis Open: Tennis superstar Serena Williams was special guest for the match between Andrey Rublev and Grigor Dimitrov at Arthur Ashe Stadium yesterday.
 
The 23-time Grand Slam champion was on her second day visiting Flushing Meadows, and closely watched her friend Dimitrov's win to reach the US Open quarterfinals.
 
The legendary American tennis player sat next to singer Alicia Keys in the box, when Dimitrov secured a tight five-set win against the world No. 6 Rublev.
 
After the match, Dimitrov said of the six-time US Open champion Serena Williams, “She gave me a good pep talk yesterday.”
 
Mmmm . . great to see such warm Russia-US relations
 
And that’s a wrap peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden...]]>3337s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1062fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-09-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e61-teivovosports-teivovodigital--61228304 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is partly cloudy and 20 degrees Celsius at 5am!
 
In Rugby Union: The Springboks cracked the All Blacks late to win a gripping Test 31-27 at Ellis Park, Johannesburg early this morning and stay on course to win a first Rugby Championship since 2019.
 
The All Blacks led by 10 points going into the last quarter, but they caved under relentless pressure from the Springboks, after All Blacks replacement prop Ofa Tu'ungfasi was yellow-carded for collapsing a maul in the 67th minute.

The Springboks used the advantage to score two converted tries in six minutes to power from 27-17 behind to 31-27 and win the game.

The first Test between them since the Rugby World Cup final in Paris in October 2023 lived up to the hype, but while New Zealand scored four tries to three, indiscipline let them down again.

The world champion Springboks have beaten New Zealand three straight times for the first time in 15 years. The teams meet again in Cape Town next Saturday.

In Rugby League: The Dolphins resoundingly won the Battle of Brisbane, smashing the Broncos 6-40 to claim the last NRL 2024 finals spot.

With their season on the line, many expected Kevin Walters side to turn in a performance worthy of finals football, in what was billed as the Battle of Brisbane.

But it very quickly turned into “the Blitz of Brisbane” as Wayne Bennett’s side bullied their crosstown rivals in both attack and D.

In the NFL SportsBiz: College football is finally underway, and that means the return of one of the sport’s longest—and most expensive traditions - “guarantee games”.
 
For decades, bigger schools pay smaller institutions large sums to come play on their home turf.
The host typically gets an easy win, the visitor gets a nice payday, and everyone leaves happy. 

But that wasn’t the case last weekend, though, when New Mexico paid US$360,000 to Montana State for their “guarantee game”, except the Bobcats – major underdogs, upset the Lobos 31–35.

This weekend, more than US$35Million is being shelled out across at least 55 guarantee games, according to research conducted by Front Office Sports.

Those payments range from as little as US$300,000 that Middle Tennessee is paying Tennessee Tech, to the US$1.9Million cheque that Alabama is paying Western Kentucky.

And at the US Tennis Open: First Alcaraz and yesterday Djokovic – out of the US Open!
 
The defending US Open champion and the most successful man in tennis, Serb legend Novak Djokovic was dethroned by Aussie, Alexei Popyrin at Arthur Ashe Stadium 6-4 6-4 2-6 6-4 in 3 hours 18 minutes.
 
And finally, only in the USA: Just in case you missed it, a couple of weeks ago in Las Vegas:
 
A 6ft 2in 107Kg Brazilian trans female jiu-jitsu fighter, Gabi Garcia was choked out in the second round via submission by her smaller male opponent, Australian Craig Jones, in a controversial Sin City mixed-sex showdown.
 
This after Jones forcefully kissed her on the lips in their media build-up last Thursday, with Garcia screaming and chasing the Aussie bloke off stage!  

After the Paris Olympic Games gender controversy over the gold medal-winning Algerian Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting from Taiwan in the Women's boxing competition – you just gotta wonder – where all this is heading?

And that’s a wrap peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61228304Sun, 01 Sep 2024 06:04:50 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 61 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Sunday morning 01 September 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is partly cloudy and 20 degrees Celsius at 5am!
 
In Rugby Union: The Springboks cracked the All Blacks late to win a gripping Test 31-27 at Ellis Park, Johannesburg early this morning and stay on course to win a first Rugby Championship since 2019.
 
The All Blacks led by 10 points going into the last quarter, but they caved under relentless pressure from the Springboks, after All Blacks replacement prop Ofa Tu'ungfasi was yellow-carded for collapsing a maul in the 67th minute.

The Springboks used the advantage to score two converted tries in six minutes to power from 27-17 behind to 31-27 and win the game.

The first Test between them since the Rugby World Cup final in Paris in October 2023 lived up to the hype, but while New Zealand scored four tries to three, indiscipline let them down again.

The world champion Springboks have beaten New Zealand three straight times for the first time in 15 years. The teams meet again in Cape Town next Saturday.

In Rugby League: The Dolphins resoundingly won the Battle of Brisbane, smashing the Broncos 6-40 to claim the last NRL 2024 finals spot.

With their season on the line, many expected Kevin Walters side to turn in a performance worthy of finals football, in what was billed as the Battle of Brisbane.

But it very quickly turned into “the Blitz of Brisbane” as Wayne Bennett’s side bullied their crosstown rivals in both attack and D.

In the NFL SportsBiz: College football is finally underway, and that means the return of one of the sport’s longest—and most expensive traditions - “guarantee games”.
 
For decades, bigger schools pay smaller institutions large sums to come play on their home turf.
The host typically gets an easy win, the visitor gets a nice payday, and everyone leaves happy. 

But that wasn’t the case last weekend, though, when New Mexico paid US$360,000 to Montana State for their “guarantee game”, except the Bobcats – major underdogs, upset the Lobos 31–35.

This weekend, more than US$35Million is being shelled out across at least 55 guarantee games, according to research conducted by Front Office Sports.

Those payments range from as little as US$300,000 that Middle Tennessee is paying Tennessee Tech, to the US$1.9Million cheque that Alabama is paying Western Kentucky.

And at the US Tennis Open: First Alcaraz and yesterday Djokovic – out of the US Open!
 
The defending US Open champion and the most successful man in tennis, Serb legend Novak Djokovic was dethroned by Aussie, Alexei Popyrin at Arthur Ashe Stadium 6-4 6-4 2-6 6-4 in 3 hours 18 minutes.
 
And finally, only in the USA: Just in case you missed it, a couple of weeks ago in Las Vegas:
 
A 6ft 2in 107Kg Brazilian trans female jiu-jitsu fighter, Gabi Garcia was choked out in the second round via submission by her smaller male opponent, Australian Craig Jones, in a controversial Sin City mixed-sex showdown.
 
This after Jones forcefully kissed her on the lips in their media build-up last Thursday, with Garcia screaming and chasing the Aussie bloke off stage!  

After the Paris Olympic Games gender controversy over the gold medal-winning Algerian Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting from Taiwan in the Women's boxing competition – you just gotta wonder – where all this is heading?

And that’s a wrap peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden...]]>3267s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1061fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/31-08-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e60-teivovosports-teivovodigital--61228282 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a cool 20 degrees Celsius at 5am!
 
In Rugby Union: With a Test under their belt already, Manu Samoa was match fit and better organised in taking on Ikale Tahi at Apia Park, Samoa yesterday; walking away with an easy 43-17 win.
 
Now the men from the Kingdom of Tonga must reset for the Fiji Water Flying Fijians, who will no doubt take their game to another level, after they comfortably dispatched the Manu in the first round of the Pacific Nations Cup in Suva last weekend.
 
In Rugby League: Recalled after a fortnight in NSW Cup, Flying Fijian Sunia Turuva scored two tries in three minutes for the Panthers - back in the winner’s circle, having locked in a Top 4 spot after a 34-12 win over the Rabbitohs - stewed at BlueBet Stadium last night.
 
While it was the Rabbits sixth-straight loss, there was something to smile about — and that was 19-year-old Tyrone Munro, who showed maturity beyond his years, in an impressive performance, scoring two tries 48 hours after his mum passed away.

In SportsBiz: ESPN announced yesterday that they have signed a new 12-year deal with the United States Tennis Association to be the exclusive American broadcaster of the US Open through 2037.
 
The agreement is estimated by “The Athletic” to be worth US$2.04Billion over the entire term, averaging US$170Million annually.

In the NFL: Despite his three NFL Super Bowl rings showing who is the best in the business, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is being left in the dust by his younger rivals off the field.
 
Mahomes is on a breathtaking 10-year deal with the Chiefs worth US$450million, which made him the highest paid player in the NFL when he signed the contract four years ago.

But the market has changed some, and record-breaking contracts are continually making headlines. So much so, that there are now – not one or two - but 12 quarterbacks who earn more per year than Mahomes.

In Football: The financial rewards in the expanded UEFA Champions League 2024 are greater than ever before, with the total cash prize pot rising by about 25 percent to US$2.8Billion.
 
And the winners will pocket over US$95Million.
 
At the US Tennis Open: In one of the biggest upsets of all time – reigning Roland Garros and Wimbledon Champion, Carlos Alcaraz winner here at the US Open in 2022, is out in the 2nd round to Botic Van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands 6-1, 7-5, 6-4.
 
Carlos was poor, but Botic was absolutely unreal for 2 hours and 20 minutes, leaving his fans in shock.
 
And that’s a wrap peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61228282Fri, 30 Aug 2024 21:57:00 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 60 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Saturday morning 31 August 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a cool 20 degrees Celsius at 5am!
 
In Rugby Union: With a Test under their belt already, Manu Samoa was match fit and better organised in taking on Ikale Tahi at Apia Park, Samoa yesterday; walking away with an easy 43-17 win.
 
Now the men from the Kingdom of Tonga must reset for the Fiji Water Flying Fijians, who will no doubt take their game to another level, after they comfortably dispatched the Manu in the first round of the Pacific Nations Cup in Suva last weekend.
 
In Rugby League: Recalled after a fortnight in NSW Cup, Flying Fijian Sunia Turuva scored two tries in three minutes for the Panthers - back in the winner’s circle, having locked in a Top 4 spot after a 34-12 win over the Rabbitohs - stewed at BlueBet Stadium last night.
 
While it was the Rabbits sixth-straight loss, there was something to smile about — and that was 19-year-old Tyrone Munro, who showed maturity beyond his years, in an impressive performance, scoring two tries 48 hours after his mum passed away.

In SportsBiz: ESPN announced yesterday that they have signed a new 12-year deal with the United States Tennis Association to be the exclusive American broadcaster of the US Open through 2037.
 
The agreement is estimated by “The Athletic” to be worth US$2.04Billion over the entire term, averaging US$170Million annually.

In the NFL: Despite his three NFL Super Bowl rings showing who is the best in the business, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is being left in the dust by his younger rivals off the field.
 
Mahomes is on a breathtaking 10-year deal with the Chiefs worth US$450million, which made him the highest paid player in the NFL when he signed the contract four years ago.

But the market has changed some, and record-breaking contracts are continually making headlines. So much so, that there are now – not one or two - but 12 quarterbacks who earn more per year than Mahomes.

In Football: The financial rewards in the expanded UEFA Champions League 2024 are greater than ever before, with the total cash prize pot rising by about 25 percent to US$2.8Billion.
 
And the winners will pocket over US$95Million.
 
At the US Tennis Open: In one of the biggest upsets of all time – reigning Roland Garros and Wimbledon Champion, Carlos Alcaraz winner here at the US Open in 2022, is out in the 2nd round to Botic Van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands 6-1, 7-5, 6-4.
 
Carlos was poor, but Botic was absolutely unreal for 2 hours and 20 minutes, leaving his fans in shock.
 
And that’s a wrap peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>2837s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1060fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/30-08-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e59-teivovosports-teivovodigital--61202777 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a polar blast 18 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning!
 
In Rugby Union: The All Blacks team to play the Springboks in Jo’burg at 3am NZ time on Sunday morning in “The Rugby Championship” with tests in brackets:   

1.    Tamaiti Williams (9) 
2.    Codie Taylor (89)  
3.    Tyrel Lomax (36)  
4.    Scott Barrett (72) (Captain) 
5.    Tupou Vaa’i (30)  
6.    Ethan Blackadder (13) 
7.    Sam Cane (96)  
8.    Ardie Savea (86) (Vice Captain) 
9.    TJ Perenara (84) 
10.  Damian McKenzie (52) 
11.  Caleb Clarke (22) 
12.  Jordie Barrett (62) (Vice Captain) 
13.  Rieko Ioane (73) 
14.  Will Jordan (33) 
15.  Beauden Barrett (128) 
 
16. Asafo Aumua (11) 
17. Ofa Tu’ungafasi (61) 
18. Fletcher Newell (18) 
19. Sam Darry (3)  
20. Samipeni Finau (3)  
21. Cortez Ratima (4) 
22. Anton Lienert-Brown (75) 
23. Mark Tele’a (13) 
In Rugby League: Latrell Mitchell has received a one-game suspension and fined A$20,000 by the NRL over a photo of the Rabbitohs star in a hotel room in Dubbo, leaning over a white substance lined up in rows on a table – believed to be cocaine.
 
South Sydney have additionally fined Mitchell A$100,000 — with A$80,000 suspended “pending any further breach of his playing contract or wellbeing program.”

Currently sidelined due to a foot injury, Latrell has only played 11 games for the Rabbitohs this year, and granted leave for the rest of the season.

Now, all the Souths medical team has to do is, provide evidence that Latrell is fit and able to play in Round 27, for his suspension to be served this year, so that he doesn’t miss the start of the season in 2025.

Quite cynical really.

In SportsBiz: NFL owners have approved the introduction of private equity into team ownership, at last bringing a lucrative source of capital into the largest and most dominant US professional sports league.

The highly anticipated vote, taken in a special meeting, will allow private equity investors up to 10% of an NFL team’s equity.

However, approved investors can hold stakes in up to six NFL teams.

In the NBA: ESPN is reporting that Warriors star Steph Curry has agreed to a one-year US$62.6Million extension that keeps him with Golden State through 2027.
 
The two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, now 36, has two years remaining on a four-year US$215.4M deal.

A 10-time All-Star, four-time NBA Champion and two-time NBA scoring King, Curry averaged 26.4 points, 5.1 assists and 4.5 rebounds in 74 games in his 15th season with Golden State in 2023-24.

He is also the NBA's all-time leader in 3-pointers with 3,747 and the franchise's career leader in points (23,668), assists (6,119), steals (1,473) and games played (956).

In Boxing: “I bring the glitz and glamor and I’m bringing it to Saudi Arabia.
 
“I just want to get in there and win. This is strictly business, man. We’re not there to mess around. I believe if I turn up, I win and that’s what I’m going to do.

“I could go now,” like Cassius Clay half a century ago, rising British boxing star, Ben Whittaker is always the center of attention inside and outside the ring. 

On 12 October, the unbeaten 27-year-old Light Heavyweight will display his undeniable talent and skills in front of a global audience, when he fights fellow Brit Liam Cameron 24-6 on the undercard of the WBO, WBC & IBF World Champion Artur Beterbiev 20-0 all by KO, versus WBA World Champion Dmitry Bivol 22-0 11 by KO in their title fight in Riyahd to sort out the undisputed King.

At the US Tennis Open: Novak Djokovic reached another astonishing Grand Slam milestone in defeating Laslo Djere in the second round of the 2024 US Tennis Open.

The 37-year-old tennis great, who is the reigning US Open champion, was leading 6-4, 6-4, 2-0 in Arthur Ashe Stadium when his Serbian compatriot retired due to an injury.

Djokovic’s win was his 90th at the US Open, making him the first player to achieve the amazing feat of winning 90 singles matches at all four Grand Slam tournaments.
 
Watching from a private box was the wife of Justin Timberlake, actor Jessica Biel, who wore a US$259 silver blue linen Lorenzo vest and US$329 Parker trousers.
 
The chic outfit complemented Biel’s light summer tan, which she accessorized with gold rings, gold bracelets, and a thick gold chain around her neck.
 
Oh so chic! And that’s a wrap peeps!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports fashion highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61202777Thu, 29 Aug 2024 21:41:06 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 59 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Friday morning 30 August 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a polar blast 18 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning!
 
In Rugby Union: The All Blacks team to play the Springboks in Jo’burg at 3am NZ time on Sunday morning in “The Rugby Championship” with tests in brackets:   

1.    Tamaiti Williams (9) 
2.    Codie Taylor (89)  
3.    Tyrel Lomax (36)  
4.    Scott Barrett (72) (Captain) 
5.    Tupou Vaa’i (30)  
6.    Ethan Blackadder (13) 
7.    Sam Cane (96)  
8.    Ardie Savea (86) (Vice Captain) 
9.    TJ Perenara (84) 
10.  Damian McKenzie (52) 
11.  Caleb Clarke (22) 
12.  Jordie Barrett (62) (Vice Captain) 
13.  Rieko Ioane (73) 
14.  Will Jordan (33) 
15.  Beauden Barrett (128) 
 
16. Asafo Aumua (11) 
17. Ofa Tu’ungafasi (61) 
18. Fletcher Newell (18) 
19. Sam Darry (3)  
20. Samipeni Finau (3)  
21. Cortez Ratima (4) 
22. Anton Lienert-Brown (75) 
23. Mark Tele’a (13) 
In Rugby League: Latrell Mitchell has received a one-game suspension and fined A$20,000 by the NRL over a photo of the Rabbitohs star in a hotel room in Dubbo, leaning over a white substance lined up in rows on a table – believed to be cocaine.
 
South Sydney have additionally fined Mitchell A$100,000 — with A$80,000 suspended “pending any further breach of his playing contract or wellbeing program.”

Currently sidelined due to a foot injury, Latrell has only played 11 games for the Rabbitohs this year, and granted leave for the rest of the season.

Now, all the Souths medical team has to do is, provide evidence that Latrell is fit and able to play in Round 27, for his suspension to be served this year, so that he doesn’t miss the start of the season in 2025.

Quite cynical really.

In SportsBiz: NFL owners have approved the introduction of private equity into team ownership, at last bringing a lucrative source of capital into the largest and most dominant US professional sports league.

The highly anticipated vote, taken in a special meeting, will allow private equity investors up to 10% of an NFL team’s equity.

However, approved investors can hold stakes in up to six NFL teams.

In the NBA: ESPN is reporting that Warriors star Steph Curry has agreed to a one-year US$62.6Million extension that keeps him with Golden State through 2027.
 
The two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, now 36, has two years remaining on a four-year US$215.4M deal.

A 10-time All-Star, four-time NBA Champion and two-time NBA scoring King, Curry averaged 26.4 points, 5.1 assists and 4.5 rebounds in 74 games in his 15th season with Golden State in 2023-24.

He is also the NBA's all-time leader in 3-pointers with 3,747 and the franchise's career leader in points (23,668), assists (6,119), steals (1,473) and games played (956).

In Boxing: “I bring the glitz and glamor and I’m bringing it to Saudi Arabia.
 
“I just want to get in there and win. This is strictly business, man. We’re not there to mess around. I believe if I turn up, I win and that’s what I’m going to do.

“I could go now,” like Cassius Clay half a century ago, rising British boxing star, Ben Whittaker is always the center of attention inside and outside the ring. 

On 12 October, the unbeaten 27-year-old Light Heavyweight will display his undeniable talent and skills in front of a global audience, when he fights fellow Brit Liam Cameron 24-6 on the undercard of the WBO, WBC & IBF World Champion Artur Beterbiev 20-0 all by KO, versus WBA World Champion Dmitry Bivol 22-0 11 by KO...]]>4637s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1059fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-08-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e58-teivovosports-teivovodigital--61193579 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a freezing 19 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning!
 
In Rugby Union: Our world famous tips for the Asahai Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup this weekend: Manu Samoa to chimichanga Tonga in Apia on Friday, and the USA to simonebiles Canada on Sunday, with Mick Byrne and his Flying Fijians on a kava break.

And in “The Rugby Championship” we tip the Springboks to hubbabubba the All Blacks in Jo’burg and for Los Pumas to riodejambo the Wallabies in La Plata, Argentina.
 
In Rugby League: The NRL has commissioned a committee including QRL boss Ben Ikin, Roosters Head Coach Trent Robinson, Storm football boss Frank Ponissi and Penrith CEO Matt Cameron, as part of a special committee investigating the potential return of the National Youth Competition to be aligned with all 17 NRL Clubs.

The NYC would return as an under-21s competition comprising existing Jersey Flegg teams, plus sides from the Broncos, Titans, Cowboys and Dolphins with games to be played as NRL curtain-raisers for the 2026 season.

Interesting to see how this effects the Kaiviti Silktails.

In Football SportsBiz: Bright Path Sports Partners is the latest US firm betting on an English football Club. The Cleveland-based firm, whose mission is to infuse Native American capital into sports, closed a US$154Million deal to acquire 44% of the company which owns Premier League Club Ipswich Town. 

In boxing: Tszyu version 3 – Nikita, will enter the IBF and WBO world boxing rankings after the 10th consecutive win of his professional boxing career.

The Aussie battler stopped the dangerous Koen Mazoudier late in the ninth round in Sydney last night, despite looking exhausted after eight rounds, before exploding to force the Referee to intervene and stop the war.

At the US Open: A scary scene unfolded on the opening day of the US Open when Japanese star Yoshihito Nishioka suddenly collapsed during the fifth set of his first-round match against Miomir Kecmanović, the New York Post reports.
 
The 28-year-old needed a wheelchair to get off Court 8 as Kecmanović advanced to the second round due to the retirement.

And in the NFL: Jordan Mailata is locked in as a key part of the Philadelphia Eagles future, having signed a three-year US$66Million extension in April, that keeps him in Philly through 2028.
 
At this point in his career - three years in, you’d think that you know everything there is to know about the massive Aussie-Samoan Left Tackle?

Aha, bet you didn’t know that Jason Kelce – brother of Travis, boyfriend of Taylor Swift - was the screensaver on Jordan Mailata’s mobile phone.

Not sure what exactly is going on there Peeps, but that’s a wrap!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61193579Thu, 29 Aug 2024 04:45:32 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 58 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Thursday morning 29 August 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a freezing 19 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning!
 
In Rugby Union: Our world famous tips for the Asahai Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup this weekend: Manu Samoa to chimichanga Tonga in Apia on Friday, and the USA to simonebiles Canada on Sunday, with Mick Byrne and his Flying Fijians on a kava break.

And in “The Rugby Championship” we tip the Springboks to hubbabubba the All Blacks in Jo’burg and for Los Pumas to riodejambo the Wallabies in La Plata, Argentina.
 
In Rugby League: The NRL has commissioned a committee including QRL boss Ben Ikin, Roosters Head Coach Trent Robinson, Storm football boss Frank Ponissi and Penrith CEO Matt Cameron, as part of a special committee investigating the potential return of the National Youth Competition to be aligned with all 17 NRL Clubs.

The NYC would return as an under-21s competition comprising existing Jersey Flegg teams, plus sides from the Broncos, Titans, Cowboys and Dolphins with games to be played as NRL curtain-raisers for the 2026 season.

Interesting to see how this effects the Kaiviti Silktails.

In Football SportsBiz: Bright Path Sports Partners is the latest US firm betting on an English football Club. The Cleveland-based firm, whose mission is to infuse Native American capital into sports, closed a US$154Million deal to acquire 44% of the company which owns Premier League Club Ipswich Town. 

In boxing: Tszyu version 3 – Nikita, will enter the IBF and WBO world boxing rankings after the 10th consecutive win of his professional boxing career.

The Aussie battler stopped the dangerous Koen Mazoudier late in the ninth round in Sydney last night, despite looking exhausted after eight rounds, before exploding to force the Referee to intervene and stop the war.

At the US Open: A scary scene unfolded on the opening day of the US Open when Japanese star Yoshihito Nishioka suddenly collapsed during the fifth set of his first-round match against Miomir Kecmanović, the New York Post reports.
 
The 28-year-old needed a wheelchair to get off Court 8 as Kecmanović advanced to the second round due to the retirement.

And in the NFL: Jordan Mailata is locked in as a key part of the Philadelphia Eagles future, having signed a three-year US$66Million extension in April, that keeps him in Philly through 2028.
 
At this point in his career - three years in, you’d think that you know everything there is to know about the massive Aussie-Samoan Left Tackle?

Aha, bet you didn’t know that Jason Kelce – brother of Travis, boyfriend of Taylor Swift - was the screensaver on Jordan Mailata’s mobile phone.

Not sure what exactly is going on there Peeps, but that’s a wrap!

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]]>2827s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1058fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-08-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e57-teivovosports-teivovodigital--61178239 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a crazy 24 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning!
 
In Rugby Union: Flying Fijian, Semi Radradra is stuck in Fiji and he could miss the start of the new Top 14 season for Lyon, who have a 07 September opening game vs Montpellier. 

A report in top French magazine L’Equipe says that Radradra was travelling back to France without a visa for his son, who is less than a year old, born in France and is listed on his father’s passport.

So, Radradra, Lyon and the French Embassy in Fiji are sorting out the delay.

This weekend sees Manu Samoa take on Tonga in Apia on Friday and the USA versus Canada on Sunday, with Mick Byrne and the Flying Fijians on a bye.

And in Rugby League: In one of the tightest finishes to an NRL season; the Storm, Roosters, Sharks and the Panthers are inside the Top 4, jostling for finals positions with the Bulldogs, Cowboys and Manly.
 
Currently in 2nd on 36 points, +269 differential: It’s simple for the Roosters – beat Canberra and Souths and they’ll finish second.

The Sharks in 3rd also on 36 points, on +204 dif: Face a winnable game against the NZ Warriors this week, before a final round blockbuster against Manly for second spot.

In 4th the Panthers on 36 points, +158: To finish second and lock in a home qualifying final, the Panthers need to beat the Rabbitohs and the Titans.

In Football: From this season, 36 clubs will start the Champions League, giving four more sides the opportunity to compete against the best Clubs in Europe.

The Top 8 sides in the league will qualify automatically for the round of 16, while the teams finishing in 9th to 24th place will compete in a two-legged knock-out play-off.

Teams who finish 25th or lower will be eliminated.

What is not mentioned is that every Club will make a ton of cash!   

In boxing: Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority - promoters of the World Heavyweight title fight between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium on 21 September, which also features a performance by Liam Gallagher, are targeting a new British record attendance.
 
“We’ve requested to extend the capacity at Wembley Stadium and we hope to set a record for the largest attendance in boxing,” Alalsikh said.

Having sold out of their initial allocation of 90,000 tickets, they hope to attract in excess of 94,000 to Wembley, making it the biggest fight ever in Britain and post-war Europe.
 
In Sportsbiz: A new roof on Arthur Ashe Stadium for the US Open, sees the prize pool up by 15% to US$75Million, the largest sum for any individual event in tennis history, while the men’s and women’s champions will each receive US$3.6M, up by 20% from 2023. 
 
Event organizers are targeting one million fans in total attendance - unprecedented in tennis history.
Thank you umpire and thank you ball boys – I wonder how much they get paid?
 
Staying with the US Open: Their popular Honey Deuce cocktail will cost US$23 a pop - maybe that should be a slurp!
 
Anyway, it will cost a dollar more than it did 12 months ago, when more than 450,000 Honey Deuces were sold for nearly US$10M in sales.

So, Honey Deuce, part of Grey Goose’s official sponsorship of the US Open, is the tournament’s signature cocktail; made with vodka, lemonade, raspberry liqueur and honeydew melon balls, all inside a commemorative cup.

In addition, Grey Goose has been placing Honey Deuce on hundreds of restaurant and bar menus throughout the Big Apple, to push demand even higher.

But it has a challenger – not Kava, but Maestro Dobel Tequila is bringing back its “Ace Paloma”, which debuted last year @ US$21, made of tequila, lime, grapefruit soda, a dehydrated grapefruit slice, and a black-salt rim, also in a US Open souvenir cup.

So cheers big ears!

And that’s a wrap peeps

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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61178239Tue, 27 Aug 2024 23:01:33 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 57 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Wednesday morning 28 August 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a crazy 24 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning!
 
In Rugby Union: Flying Fijian, Semi Radradra is stuck in Fiji and he could miss the start of the new Top 14 season for Lyon, who have a 07 September opening game vs Montpellier. 

A report in top French magazine L’Equipe says that Radradra was travelling back to France without a visa for his son, who is less than a year old, born in France and is listed on his father’s passport.

So, Radradra, Lyon and the French Embassy in Fiji are sorting out the delay.

This weekend sees Manu Samoa take on Tonga in Apia on Friday and the USA versus Canada on Sunday, with Mick Byrne and the Flying Fijians on a bye.

And in Rugby League: In one of the tightest finishes to an NRL season; the Storm, Roosters, Sharks and the Panthers are inside the Top 4, jostling for finals positions with the Bulldogs, Cowboys and Manly.
 
Currently in 2nd on 36 points, +269 differential: It’s simple for the Roosters – beat Canberra and Souths and they’ll finish second.

The Sharks in 3rd also on 36 points, on +204 dif: Face a winnable game against the NZ Warriors this week, before a final round blockbuster against Manly for second spot.

In 4th the Panthers on 36 points, +158: To finish second and lock in a home qualifying final, the Panthers need to beat the Rabbitohs and the Titans.

In Football: From this season, 36 clubs will start the Champions League, giving four more sides the opportunity to compete against the best Clubs in Europe.

The Top 8 sides in the league will qualify automatically for the round of 16, while the teams finishing in 9th to 24th place will compete in a two-legged knock-out play-off.

Teams who finish 25th or lower will be eliminated.

What is not mentioned is that every Club will make a ton of cash!   

In boxing: Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority - promoters of the World Heavyweight title fight between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium on 21 September, which also features a performance by Liam Gallagher, are targeting a new British record attendance.
 
“We’ve requested to extend the capacity at Wembley Stadium and we hope to set a record for the largest attendance in boxing,” Alalsikh said.

Having sold out of their initial allocation of 90,000 tickets, they hope to attract in excess of 94,000 to Wembley, making it the biggest fight ever in Britain and post-war Europe.
 
In Sportsbiz: A new roof on Arthur Ashe Stadium for the US Open, sees the prize pool up by 15% to US$75Million, the largest sum for any individual event in tennis history, while the men’s and women’s champions will each receive US$3.6M, up by 20% from 2023. 
 
Event organizers are targeting one million fans in total attendance - unprecedented in tennis history.
Thank you umpire and thank you ball boys – I wonder how much they get paid?
 
Staying with the US Open: Their popular Honey Deuce cocktail will cost US$23 a pop - maybe that should be a slurp!
 
Anyway, it will cost a dollar more than it did 12 months ago, when more than 450,000 Honey Deuces were sold for nearly US$10M in sales.

So, Honey Deuce, part of Grey Goose’s official sponsorship of the US Open, is the tournament’s signature cocktail; made with vodka, lemonade, raspberry liqueur and honeydew melon balls, all inside a commemorative cup.

In addition, Grey Goose has been placing Honey Deuce on hundreds of restaurant and bar menus throughout the Big Apple, to push...]]>3697s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1057fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-08-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e56-teivovosports-teivovodigital--61163199 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is a cooler 21 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning!
 
In Rugby Union: Japan trashed Canada 28-55 in their Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup opening round clash at BC Place in downtown Vancouver yesterday.

This weekend sees Manu Samoa take on Tonga in Apia on Friday and the USA versus Canada on Sunday, with Mick Byrne and the Flying Fijians on a bye.

And in Rugby League: In one of the tightest finishes to an NRL season, only the Storm know their finals finishing position, after securing the minor premiership last Saturday.

Meanwhile, in the mayhem below them; the Roosters and Sharks leapfrogged the Panthers into the Top 4, with all three on 36 points followed by the Bulldogs (34), Cowboys (32) and the Manly Sea Eagles (31).

Behind them, the Dragons, Broncos, Dolphins, Knights and Raiders will fight it out for the one remaining finals spot.

In Football: Former England Manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has passed away aged 76 after revealing he had terminal pancreatic cancer earlier this year.

Eriksson spent five years as the Three Lions’ boss – taking England to the quarter-finals in two World Cups and a European Championship.

May he rest in peace.

In Sportsbiz: The Paris Paralympics, which gets underway in Paris tomorrow, will get a boost from being fully aired on US streaming giant Peacock and will be broadcast in a record number of countries, with all 22 sports being shown live in some capacity for the first time.

TikTok will also be a key part of bringing more exposure to the Paralympics. 

In the NBA: In planning for life after LeBron James, the Los Angeles Lakers have reportedly identified Luka Doncic as their next superstar target.

Alongside Kyrie Irving, the Slovenian star led the Dallas Mavericks all the way to the NBA Finals last season, going down to a star-studded Celtics.

As it stands, Doncic has a player option for the 2026-27 season, but he’s eligible for a supermax extension next off-season, which could be worth over US$340Million.

And in Boxing: A Miami-based jeweler claims Floyd “Money” Mayweather owes him US$4Million for high-end watches and diamond jewelry he purchased back in 2021, according to a federal lawsuit.

The jeweler claims he sold the boxing great a yellow-gold Audemars Piguet watch, two Richard Mille watches, a Patek Philippe watch, a rose-gold Rolex, a diamond ring and a diamond necklace.
And that’s why peeps he calls himself “Money”!

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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61163199Mon, 26 Aug 2024 20:26:43 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 56 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Tuesday morning 27 August 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is a cooler 21 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning!
 
In Rugby Union: Japan trashed Canada 28-55 in their Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup opening round clash at BC Place in downtown Vancouver yesterday.

This weekend sees Manu Samoa take on Tonga in Apia on Friday and the USA versus Canada on Sunday, with Mick Byrne and the Flying Fijians on a bye.

And in Rugby League: In one of the tightest finishes to an NRL season, only the Storm know their finals finishing position, after securing the minor premiership last Saturday.

Meanwhile, in the mayhem below them; the Roosters and Sharks leapfrogged the Panthers into the Top 4, with all three on 36 points followed by the Bulldogs (34), Cowboys (32) and the Manly Sea Eagles (31).

Behind them, the Dragons, Broncos, Dolphins, Knights and Raiders will fight it out for the one remaining finals spot.

In Football: Former England Manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has passed away aged 76 after revealing he had terminal pancreatic cancer earlier this year.

Eriksson spent five years as the Three Lions’ boss – taking England to the quarter-finals in two World Cups and a European Championship.

May he rest in peace.

In Sportsbiz: The Paris Paralympics, which gets underway in Paris tomorrow, will get a boost from being fully aired on US streaming giant Peacock and will be broadcast in a record number of countries, with all 22 sports being shown live in some capacity for the first time.

TikTok will also be a key part of bringing more exposure to the Paralympics. 

In the NBA: In planning for life after LeBron James, the Los Angeles Lakers have reportedly identified Luka Doncic as their next superstar target.

Alongside Kyrie Irving, the Slovenian star led the Dallas Mavericks all the way to the NBA Finals last season, going down to a star-studded Celtics.

As it stands, Doncic has a player option for the 2026-27 season, but he’s eligible for a supermax extension next off-season, which could be worth over US$340Million.

And in Boxing: A Miami-based jeweler claims Floyd “Money” Mayweather owes him US$4Million for high-end watches and diamond jewelry he purchased back in 2021, according to a federal lawsuit.

The jeweler claims he sold the boxing great a yellow-gold Audemars Piguet watch, two Richard Mille watches, a Patek Philippe watch, a rose-gold Rolex, a diamond ring and a diamond necklace.
And that’s why peeps he calls himself “Money”!

Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>2717s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1056fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-08-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e55-teivovosports-teivovodigital--61150923 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is a cooler 20 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning!
 
In Rugby Union: Japan play Canada in their Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup opening round clash at BC Place in downtown Vancouver very, very shortly.

And in Rugby League: Former All Black and current NZ Warriors star Roger Tuivasa-Sheck has confirmed that he will be making another dramatic career defection.

The former Auckland Blues Centre will not be adding to his 20 Tests for the Kiwis.

Tuivasa-Sheck – who returned to rugby league this season after a middling time in rugby union – has informed new Kiwis coach Stacey Jones of his decision to switch his allegiance to Toa Samoa.

In Football: Premier League weekend wrap: Arsenal passed an early test of their Premier League title credentials with a 2-0 win at Aston Villa, as Man U crashed again in a last-gasp 2-1 loss at Brighton.

Meanwhile, another Erling Haaland hat-trick fired champions Man City to the top of the Premier League table with a 4-1 win over Ipswich, while Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham thrashed Everton 4-0.

In Sportsbiz: Social media was a major engine of the Paris Olympics hype, that enabled it to reach a broader global audience, and a ratings success in the US, with surging viewership on NBC, a robust offering on Peacock, and constant viral moments on social media.

The Paralympics, which begins in a couple of days in Paris, will get a boost from being fully aired on Peacock and will be broadcast in a record number of countries, with all 22 sports being shown live in some capacity for the first time.

TikTok will also be a key part of bringing more exposure to the Paralympic Games. 

Now, the Paralympics and individual athletes are poised to take the Games in a new direction with an army of younger, internet-savvy fans.

Hunter Woodhall boasts 3.2 million followers on TikTok plus an additional 235,000 and counting on his shared account with his wife, Olympic gold medal long jumper Tara Davis-Woodhall.

“I think that is the magic, that anybody can watch the stuff that we’re doing and say, ‘Hey, I can do that, too,’” Woodhall says.

“People will understand that they can do the same and be themselves, and not feel bad about it.”
Hunter and Tara had a viral moment in Paris, when the Olympian jumped into her husband’s arms celebrating her victory. It became especially widespread among Taylor Swift fans when it was set to her song “The Alchemy.”

In the WNBA: Star rookies Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese broke more WNBA records in their debut season.

Clark recorded nine assists in the Indiana Fever’s 92-75 win over the Seattle Storm to set the new rookie record for the most assists in a season with 232 – and counting.

She accomplished the feat in 28 games, with 12 games to go in the Fever’s regular season schedule.

Angel Reese meanwhile, scored 19 points and reeled in 20 rebounds to become the fastest player in WNBA history to register 20 double-doubles; doing so in 27 games.

With 13 games remaining on the Chicago Sky’s schedule, Reese is two double-doubles shy of matching the WNBA rookie record for most double-doubles in a season, set by Tina Charles in 2010, according to ESPN. 

And in Boxing: Former world champion Floyd Mayweather and John Gotti III fought the full eight rounds in their exhibition fight overnight in Mexico City.

It was a rematch of a fight that ended in a massive brawl in Florida last June.

Mayweather, who retired unbeaten in 2017, dominated the fight from the second round, and in the end, Mayweather and Gotti III embraced in the ring as Mexicans fans booed loudly.

Geez what did they expect – a real fight?

And that’s a wrap peeps!
 
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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61150923Sun, 25 Aug 2024 22:04:42 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 55 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Monday morning 26 August 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is a cooler 20 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning!
 
In Rugby Union: Japan play Canada in their Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup opening round clash at BC Place in downtown Vancouver very, very shortly.

And in Rugby League: Former All Black and current NZ Warriors star Roger Tuivasa-Sheck has confirmed that he will be making another dramatic career defection.

The former Auckland Blues Centre will not be adding to his 20 Tests for the Kiwis.

Tuivasa-Sheck – who returned to rugby league this season after a middling time in rugby union – has informed new Kiwis coach Stacey Jones of his decision to switch his allegiance to Toa Samoa.

In Football: Premier League weekend wrap: Arsenal passed an early test of their Premier League title credentials with a 2-0 win at Aston Villa, as Man U crashed again in a last-gasp 2-1 loss at Brighton.

Meanwhile, another Erling Haaland hat-trick fired champions Man City to the top of the Premier League table with a 4-1 win over Ipswich, while Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham thrashed Everton 4-0.

In Sportsbiz: Social media was a major engine of the Paris Olympics hype, that enabled it to reach a broader global audience, and a ratings success in the US, with surging viewership on NBC, a robust offering on Peacock, and constant viral moments on social media.

The Paralympics, which begins in a couple of days in Paris, will get a boost from being fully aired on Peacock and will be broadcast in a record number of countries, with all 22 sports being shown live in some capacity for the first time.

TikTok will also be a key part of bringing more exposure to the Paralympic Games. 

Now, the Paralympics and individual athletes are poised to take the Games in a new direction with an army of younger, internet-savvy fans.

Hunter Woodhall boasts 3.2 million followers on TikTok plus an additional 235,000 and counting on his shared account with his wife, Olympic gold medal long jumper Tara Davis-Woodhall.

“I think that is the magic, that anybody can watch the stuff that we’re doing and say, ‘Hey, I can do that, too,’” Woodhall says.

“People will understand that they can do the same and be themselves, and not feel bad about it.”
Hunter and Tara had a viral moment in Paris, when the Olympian jumped into her husband’s arms celebrating her victory. It became especially widespread among Taylor Swift fans when it was set to her song “The Alchemy.”

In the WNBA: Star rookies Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese broke more WNBA records in their debut season.

Clark recorded nine assists in the Indiana Fever’s 92-75 win over the Seattle Storm to set the new rookie record for the most assists in a season with 232 – and counting.

She accomplished the feat in 28 games, with 12 games to go in the Fever’s regular season schedule.

Angel Reese meanwhile, scored 19 points and reeled in 20 rebounds to become the fastest player in WNBA history to register 20 double-doubles; doing so in 27 games.

With 13 games remaining on the Chicago Sky’s schedule, Reese is two double-doubles shy of matching the WNBA rookie record for most double-doubles in a season, set by Tina Charles in 2010, according to ESPN. 

And in Boxing: Former world champion Floyd Mayweather and John Gotti III fought the full eight rounds in their exhibition fight overnight in Mexico City.

It was a rematch of a fight that ended in a massive brawl in Florida last June.

Mayweather, who retired unbeaten in 2017, dominated the fight from the...]]>3397s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1052fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-08-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e54-teivovosports-teivovodigital--61141128 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is another sweltering 23 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning – crazy, crazy!
 
In Rugby Union: We tip Eddie Jones’ Samurai warriors to be too strong for Canada in their Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup opening round clash at BC Place in downtown Vancouver, kicking off at 10am Fiji time this morning.

And in Rugby League: After learning that the Panthers had just lost and a win would seal the NRL Minor Premiership 2024, the Storm came out firing in the second half and claimed their fifth title in eight years with a 48-6 win over the Dolphins.

It was capped off with a special moment in the 69th minute when Nelson Asofa-Solomona scored in his 200th NRL game.

In Football: You heard about Portuguese soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo launching his YouTube channel right?
Well it immediately shattered sign-up records, after seeing 20 million subscribers sign up on the first day, Ronaldo’s YouTube page surpassed 30 million followers by the end of the week, and it is still climbing.

Ronaldo’s presence on YouTube now, adds to his social media following, which has already exceeded 700 million.

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner is 39, and he looks ready to dominate the content game whenever he finally hangs up his boots.

In the WNBA: Despite a month-long break due to the Paris Olympics, the WNBA continued its momentum into its first full week since returning to action.

Last week’s win by Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever over the Seattle Storm averaged 2.2 million viewers on ABC, the third-most-watched regular-season game this year. 

While Clark is still the WNBA’s main draw, the rest of the WNBA is also growing - on Tuesday, the Connecticut Sun hosted the Los Angeles Sparks in Boston’s TD Garden, attracting a sellout crowd of 19,156, the most in their franchise history.

And in Boxing: Boxing great, Floyd “Money” Mayweather fights John Gotti III, the grandson of American mafioso and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City, John Gotti.

They fight in Mexico City today; so Mayweather turned up for their fight in an amoured vehicle!
And in Sportsbiz: The cost of success keeps going up for the Kansas City Chiefs.

The two-time defending Super Bowl Champions are nearing a four-year, US$72Million contract extension with center Creed Humphrey.

The deal includes US$50M guaranteed and will make Humphrey the highest-paid center in NFL history. 

This is less than three weeks after the Chiefs made similar history in a four-year US$25.6M extension with kicker Harrison Butker, that makes him the highest-paid player ever at that position. 

Since winning the Super Bowl in February, the Chiefs’ deal-making also includes a five-year US$100M deal for Head Coach Andy Reid that makes him the highest-paid coach in all of US sports.

Maybe Taylor Swift is paying for some of this!

And that’s a wrap peeps!
 
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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61141128Sat, 24 Aug 2024 20:28:54 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 54 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Sunday morning 25 August 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is another sweltering 23 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning – crazy, crazy!
 
In Rugby Union: We tip Eddie Jones’ Samurai warriors to be too strong for Canada in their Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup opening round clash at BC Place in downtown Vancouver, kicking off at 10am Fiji time this morning.

And in Rugby League: After learning that the Panthers had just lost and a win would seal the NRL Minor Premiership 2024, the Storm came out firing in the second half and claimed their fifth title in eight years with a 48-6 win over the Dolphins.

It was capped off with a special moment in the 69th minute when Nelson Asofa-Solomona scored in his 200th NRL game.

In Football: You heard about Portuguese soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo launching his YouTube channel right?
Well it immediately shattered sign-up records, after seeing 20 million subscribers sign up on the first day, Ronaldo’s YouTube page surpassed 30 million followers by the end of the week, and it is still climbing.

Ronaldo’s presence on YouTube now, adds to his social media following, which has already exceeded 700 million.

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner is 39, and he looks ready to dominate the content game whenever he finally hangs up his boots.

In the WNBA: Despite a month-long break due to the Paris Olympics, the WNBA continued its momentum into its first full week since returning to action.

Last week’s win by Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever over the Seattle Storm averaged 2.2 million viewers on ABC, the third-most-watched regular-season game this year. 

While Clark is still the WNBA’s main draw, the rest of the WNBA is also growing - on Tuesday, the Connecticut Sun hosted the Los Angeles Sparks in Boston’s TD Garden, attracting a sellout crowd of 19,156, the most in their franchise history.

And in Boxing: Boxing great, Floyd “Money” Mayweather fights John Gotti III, the grandson of American mafioso and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City, John Gotti.

They fight in Mexico City today; so Mayweather turned up for their fight in an amoured vehicle!
And in Sportsbiz: The cost of success keeps going up for the Kansas City Chiefs.

The two-time defending Super Bowl Champions are nearing a four-year, US$72Million contract extension with center Creed Humphrey.

The deal includes US$50M guaranteed and will make Humphrey the highest-paid center in NFL history. 

This is less than three weeks after the Chiefs made similar history in a four-year US$25.6M extension with kicker Harrison Butker, that makes him the highest-paid player ever at that position. 

Since winning the Super Bowl in February, the Chiefs’ deal-making also includes a five-year US$100M deal for Head Coach Andy Reid that makes him the highest-paid coach in all of US sports.

Maybe Taylor Swift is paying for some of this!

And that’s a wrap peeps!
 
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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>2887s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1054fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-08-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e53-teivovosports-teivovodigital--61132069 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is a sweltering 23 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning – crazy!
 
In Rugby Union: The Fiji Water Flying Fijians scored 27 unanswered points in the second half at HFC Stadium in Suva yesterday afternoon, after turning around with a slender 16-15 lead over Manu Samoa.

The Manu didn’t look like scoring in the last half, as the defending champions Fiji opened the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup with a resounding 42-16 win.

Canada play Japan in Vancouver tomorrow.

And in Rugby League: Kevin Walters has declared there will be “no ifs or buts” - his side will play NRL finals this season.

This after the Broncos kept their season alive, overcoming a horror start to score five unanswered tries to beat the Eels 24-30 last night.

But to play finals footy, Walters will need his men to win against the Dolphins and Storm, plus the Saint George Dragons to lose two of their final games - against the Sharks, Eels and the Raiders.
Big call Kevy!

In Football: England international and Real Madrid star, Jude Bellingham will miss this weekend’s La Liga clash against Real Valladolid due to a foot injury.

He is expected to be sidelined for a month of action and will miss England’s two UEFA Nations League games in September.

Bellingham will also miss at least three Club games, either side of September’s international break, in a frustrating start to the new season.

In Boxing: Tonight Floyd “Money” Mayweather and John Gotti II clash in an exhibition boxing match in Mexico City; and while Mayweather may have the edge in experience and skill, he is giving up a lot of size.

In their first matchup in June 2023, Gotti tipped the scales at 82.1Kg, while Mayweather refused to weigh in.

This time around, a fully clothed Mayweather tipped the scales at 72.8Kg, and with Gotti again coming in at 82.1Kg, the 47-year-old boxing legend is giving up a lot of weight for the fight.

And in Sportsbiz: The final women’s golf major championship of the year teed off today, at one of the world’s most famous courses.

For just the third time in the 48-year history of the Women’s British Open, the tournament will be played at the Old Course in St Andrews, commonly known as the home of golf.


There is a record purse of US$9.5Million up for grabs, with the winner taking home US$1.4M.
Beats baking scones to sell I guess!

And that’s a wrap peeps!
 
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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61132069Fri, 23 Aug 2024 22:50:38 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 53 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Saturday morning 24 August 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is a sweltering 23 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning – crazy!
 
In Rugby Union: The Fiji Water Flying Fijians scored 27 unanswered points in the second half at HFC Stadium in Suva yesterday afternoon, after turning around with a slender 16-15 lead over Manu Samoa.

The Manu didn’t look like scoring in the last half, as the defending champions Fiji opened the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup with a resounding 42-16 win.

Canada play Japan in Vancouver tomorrow.

And in Rugby League: Kevin Walters has declared there will be “no ifs or buts” - his side will play NRL finals this season.

This after the Broncos kept their season alive, overcoming a horror start to score five unanswered tries to beat the Eels 24-30 last night.

But to play finals footy, Walters will need his men to win against the Dolphins and Storm, plus the Saint George Dragons to lose two of their final games - against the Sharks, Eels and the Raiders.
Big call Kevy!

In Football: England international and Real Madrid star, Jude Bellingham will miss this weekend’s La Liga clash against Real Valladolid due to a foot injury.

He is expected to be sidelined for a month of action and will miss England’s two UEFA Nations League games in September.

Bellingham will also miss at least three Club games, either side of September’s international break, in a frustrating start to the new season.

In Boxing: Tonight Floyd “Money” Mayweather and John Gotti II clash in an exhibition boxing match in Mexico City; and while Mayweather may have the edge in experience and skill, he is giving up a lot of size.

In their first matchup in June 2023, Gotti tipped the scales at 82.1Kg, while Mayweather refused to weigh in.

This time around, a fully clothed Mayweather tipped the scales at 72.8Kg, and with Gotti again coming in at 82.1Kg, the 47-year-old boxing legend is giving up a lot of weight for the fight.

And in Sportsbiz: The final women’s golf major championship of the year teed off today, at one of the world’s most famous courses.

For just the third time in the 48-year history of the Women’s British Open, the tournament will be played at the Old Course in St Andrews, commonly known as the home of golf.


There is a record purse of US$9.5Million up for grabs, with the winner taking home US$1.4M.
Beats baking scones to sell I guess!

And that’s a wrap peeps!
 
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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>2407s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1053fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-08-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e52-teivovosports-teivovodigital--61119180 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is raining and 22 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: The first two Tests of the revamped Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup 2024 takes place this weekend, with the Fiji water Flying Fijians hosting Manu Samoa in Suva tonight and Canada against Japan in Vancouver, Canada tomorrow.

Manu Samoa will be keen to reverse their loss in this encounter at Apia Park last year.

And in Rugby League: Manly’s Ethan Bullemor, Haumole Olakau’atu and Corey Waddell were sent to the sin bin in one of the wildest games of the year, and the 30 minutes of pain proved too much for Manly to overcome after they blew a big lead to lose 34-26 to Wests Tigers and effectively cost themselves any chance of a top-four finish.

With the upset win, the Tigers went a long way to avoiding a third-straight wooden spoon.

In Football: Former England Football Manager, Gareth Southgate will take on the role of technical observer at UEFA this season.

The Englishman resigned from his position as national team manager five weeks ago, after eight years in charge.
 
Southgate, 53, was under contract until December 2024 but decided to step down following their disappointing loss to Spain in the EURO2024 final.
 
In Boxing: Saudi Arabian boxing magnate, Turki Alalshikh has announced a World Light Heavyweight title fight between Artur Beterbiev and Dimitry Bivol on 12 October titled 'Four Crown Showdown' – which also has the distinction of the first female fight in Saudi Arabia, with Skye Nicolson defending her WBC Featherweight title against English fighter Raven Chapman in Riyadh.

And in Sportsbiz: The NFL could approve the framework for private equity investment in franchises before the regular season starts, as owners and league officials continue to make progress on the long-awaited move.

Should team owners decide to vote on private equity investment - and approve the motion, next week - franchises could start seeing major cash windfalls by the end of this year.

And that’s a wrap!
 
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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61119180Thu, 22 Aug 2024 21:41:40 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 52 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Friday morning 23 August 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is raining and 22 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: The first two Tests of the revamped Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup 2024 takes place this weekend, with the Fiji water Flying Fijians hosting Manu Samoa in Suva tonight and Canada against Japan in Vancouver, Canada tomorrow.

Manu Samoa will be keen to reverse their loss in this encounter at Apia Park last year.

And in Rugby League: Manly’s Ethan Bullemor, Haumole Olakau’atu and Corey Waddell were sent to the sin bin in one of the wildest games of the year, and the 30 minutes of pain proved too much for Manly to overcome after they blew a big lead to lose 34-26 to Wests Tigers and effectively cost themselves any chance of a top-four finish.

With the upset win, the Tigers went a long way to avoiding a third-straight wooden spoon.

In Football: Former England Football Manager, Gareth Southgate will take on the role of technical observer at UEFA this season.

The Englishman resigned from his position as national team manager five weeks ago, after eight years in charge.
 
Southgate, 53, was under contract until December 2024 but decided to step down following their disappointing loss to Spain in the EURO2024 final.
 
In Boxing: Saudi Arabian boxing magnate, Turki Alalshikh has announced a World Light Heavyweight title fight between Artur Beterbiev and Dimitry Bivol on 12 October titled 'Four Crown Showdown' – which also has the distinction of the first female fight in Saudi Arabia, with Skye Nicolson defending her WBC Featherweight title against English fighter Raven Chapman in Riyadh.

And in Sportsbiz: The NFL could approve the framework for private equity investment in franchises before the regular season starts, as owners and league officials continue to make progress on the long-awaited move.

Should team owners decide to vote on private equity investment - and approve the motion, next week - franchises could start seeing major cash windfalls by the end of this year.

And that’s a wrap!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>2157s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1053fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-08-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s010e51-teivovosports-teivovodigital--61108886 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is a warm 22 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Fiji holds a slight edge in their Pacific Nations Cup encounters against Manu Samoa, having won 9 of their 15 Tests, compared to Samoa’s 6 wins. The Flying Fijians will be keen to build on their win at Apia Park last year, when they clash in Suva tomorrow night.

Josh Lord and Harry Plummer will remain in the All Blacks squad for their Rugby Championship tour of South Africa as the injury struggles continue for Blues pair Patrick Tuipulotu and Stephen Perofeta.

All Blacks medical staff also cleared loose forward Luke Jacobson and prop Ethan de Groot for the tour. 

And in Rugby League: The 14th rugby league Immortal is legendary Rabbitohs and Roosters forward Ron Coote.

Coote won six premierships across the 1960s and 70s, played 148 NSWRFL games for South Sydney and 109 games for Eastern Suburbs.

He also played 23 times for Australia, was the recipient of the 1971 Clive Churchill Medal and won three World Cups in 1968, 1970 and 1975.

Coote was the NSWRL Player of the Year in 1969, 1970, 1975 and 1977.

He also won the 1970 and 1974 Harry Sunderland Medals for the best player of the Ashes series against England.

What’s more, his nine grand final appearances came in the space of 11 seasons and he was also the first player to feature in 100 games for two seperate clubs.

“I’m a bit taken for words at the moment,” Coote said.

“I never thought I’d be crying at 80, but I am. To me it’s just sensational, I never thought it’d happen.
“I’ve been at this function a few times and this time I got the gong, so that’s really good to me, I really appreciate it. Thank you.”

In Football: Former Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus and Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo, who currently plies his trade with Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia, raked in over 5.8 million subscribers within hours of opening a YouTube account on Wednesday.

In UFC: Less than a month before their Las Vegas Sphere event on Mexican Independence Day, one of the main event fighters - Merab Dvalishvili of Georgia has revealed a cut under his eye, which is worrying fans about his availability to take on Sean O’Malley next month.

And in Sportsbiz: NBA franchises, as with most major sports teams, have skyrocketed in value over the past decade as league revenue has shot up.

The biggest revenue driver has been the media-rights deals, which went from less than US$1Billion per year from 2007 to 2016, to about US$2.7B per year from 2016 to 2025, to what will be around US$7B annually from 2025 to 2036.

It’s all about scale and money honey!

And that’s a wrap!
 
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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61108886Wed, 21 Aug 2024 23:54:10 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 51 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Thursday morning 22 August 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is a warm 22 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Fiji holds a slight edge in their Pacific Nations Cup encounters against Manu Samoa, having won 9 of their 15 Tests, compared to Samoa’s 6 wins. The Flying Fijians will be keen to build on their win at Apia Park last year, when they clash in Suva tomorrow night.

Josh Lord and Harry Plummer will remain in the All Blacks squad for their Rugby Championship tour of South Africa as the injury struggles continue for Blues pair Patrick Tuipulotu and Stephen Perofeta.

All Blacks medical staff also cleared loose forward Luke Jacobson and prop Ethan de Groot for the tour. 

And in Rugby League: The 14th rugby league Immortal is legendary Rabbitohs and Roosters forward Ron Coote.

Coote won six premierships across the 1960s and 70s, played 148 NSWRFL games for South Sydney and 109 games for Eastern Suburbs.

He also played 23 times for Australia, was the recipient of the 1971 Clive Churchill Medal and won three World Cups in 1968, 1970 and 1975.

Coote was the NSWRL Player of the Year in 1969, 1970, 1975 and 1977.

He also won the 1970 and 1974 Harry Sunderland Medals for the best player of the Ashes series against England.

What’s more, his nine grand final appearances came in the space of 11 seasons and he was also the first player to feature in 100 games for two seperate clubs.

“I’m a bit taken for words at the moment,” Coote said.

“I never thought I’d be crying at 80, but I am. To me it’s just sensational, I never thought it’d happen.
“I’ve been at this function a few times and this time I got the gong, so that’s really good to me, I really appreciate it. Thank you.”

In Football: Former Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus and Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo, who currently plies his trade with Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia, raked in over 5.8 million subscribers within hours of opening a YouTube account on Wednesday.

In UFC: Less than a month before their Las Vegas Sphere event on Mexican Independence Day, one of the main event fighters - Merab Dvalishvili of Georgia has revealed a cut under his eye, which is worrying fans about his availability to take on Sean O’Malley next month.

And in Sportsbiz: NBA franchises, as with most major sports teams, have skyrocketed in value over the past decade as league revenue has shot up.

The biggest revenue driver has been the media-rights deals, which went from less than US$1Billion per year from 2007 to 2016, to about US$2.7B per year from 2016 to 2025, to what will be around US$7B annually from 2025 to 2036.

It’s all about scale and money honey!

And that’s a wrap!
 
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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>2717s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1051fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-08-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e50-teivovosports-teivovodigital--61096584 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is partly cloudy and 20 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Three weeks after Antoine Dupont and company were crowned Olympic Rugby 7s Champions, the short-game interest in France switches to the enhanced “Super7s” - the first professional Sevens Club Championship in the country, featuring Argentina’s Marcos Moneta and Juan Imhoff as well as Fijian 7s star, Semi Kunatani.

This season has three rounds scheduled – Mont-de-Marsan this Saturday, La Rochelle on 24 August and Pau 31 August – before culminating with a finals day in Paris on 01 February.

And in Rugby League: The NRL will announce a new Immortal at tonight’s black tie Hall of Fame event at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Who will it be? The contenders make one hell of an honour roll.

Fifteen judges selected one player each from the 121 players in the NRL’s Hall of Fame.

H\So how do you split Ricky Stuart or Allan Langer? Laurie Daley or Brett Kenny? Darren Lockyer or Brad Fittler?

Even trying to separate ex-Melbourne Storm champions Cameron Smith and Billy Slater is difficult.

Greg Inglis or Steve Renouf? Johnathan Thurston or Cooper Cronk?

Who will it be?

In Football: Jamie Vardy made Tottenham pay for their erratic finishing with a typically predatory header, capping his surprise appearance just days after he had been ruled out after suffering a pre-season injury.

Vardy’s second half equaliser gave Leicester a 1-1 draw against Tottenham on their return to the Premier League at King Power Stadium.

In UFC: Kiwi-Nigerian UFC fighter, Israel Adesanya faces a tough road ahead. He had been in 12 title fights in a row but has now lost two straight to Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis.
Adesanya will now have to earn his stripes and potentially take on lesser-known opponents to regain his standing.

Numerous other middleweights present a danger, while Rob Whittaker and Khamzat Chimaev have moved ahead of Adesanya for a title shot.

And in Sportsbiz: US$360,000 is the big bonus payout for Taiga Tabuchi, the substitute caddie last weekend for Hideki Matsuyama, winner of the FedEx St. Jude Championship, for which Matsuyama earned US$3.6Million.

PGA Tour professionals typically pay their full-time caddies 10% of their prize money after winning a tournament. 

Matsuyama’s regular caddie and the golfer’s coach, were unable to enter the US, after their passports were stolen in London last week and the pair returned home to Japan.

Should Matsuyama even take them back?

And that’s a wrap!
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61096584Tue, 20 Aug 2024 21:42:01 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 50 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Wednesday morning 21 August 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is partly cloudy and 20 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Three weeks after Antoine Dupont and company were crowned Olympic Rugby 7s Champions, the short-game interest in France switches to the enhanced “Super7s” - the first professional Sevens Club Championship in the country, featuring Argentina’s Marcos Moneta and Juan Imhoff as well as Fijian 7s star, Semi Kunatani.

This season has three rounds scheduled – Mont-de-Marsan this Saturday, La Rochelle on 24 August and Pau 31 August – before culminating with a finals day in Paris on 01 February.

And in Rugby League: The NRL will announce a new Immortal at tonight’s black tie Hall of Fame event at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Who will it be? The contenders make one hell of an honour roll.

Fifteen judges selected one player each from the 121 players in the NRL’s Hall of Fame.

H\So how do you split Ricky Stuart or Allan Langer? Laurie Daley or Brett Kenny? Darren Lockyer or Brad Fittler?

Even trying to separate ex-Melbourne Storm champions Cameron Smith and Billy Slater is difficult.

Greg Inglis or Steve Renouf? Johnathan Thurston or Cooper Cronk?

Who will it be?

In Football: Jamie Vardy made Tottenham pay for their erratic finishing with a typically predatory header, capping his surprise appearance just days after he had been ruled out after suffering a pre-season injury.

Vardy’s second half equaliser gave Leicester a 1-1 draw against Tottenham on their return to the Premier League at King Power Stadium.

In UFC: Kiwi-Nigerian UFC fighter, Israel Adesanya faces a tough road ahead. He had been in 12 title fights in a row but has now lost two straight to Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis.
Adesanya will now have to earn his stripes and potentially take on lesser-known opponents to regain his standing.

Numerous other middleweights present a danger, while Rob Whittaker and Khamzat Chimaev have moved ahead of Adesanya for a title shot.

And in Sportsbiz: US$360,000 is the big bonus payout for Taiga Tabuchi, the substitute caddie last weekend for Hideki Matsuyama, winner of the FedEx St. Jude Championship, for which Matsuyama earned US$3.6Million.

PGA Tour professionals typically pay their full-time caddies 10% of their prize money after winning a tournament. 

Matsuyama’s regular caddie and the golfer’s coach, were unable to enter the US, after their passports were stolen in London last week and the pair returned home to Japan.

Should Matsuyama even take them back?

And that’s a wrap!
 
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]]>2567s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1050fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-08-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e49-teivovosports-teivovodigital--61085491 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is partly cloudy and 20 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Former Wallabies star Mark Nawaqanitawase has hit the ground running in rugby league, scoring a sensational try on his debut in the 13-man code. 

Nawaqanitawase joined the Sydney Roosters following the conclusion of the Paris Olympic Games Rugby 7s, making his debut in the Roosters reserve grade, beating four defenders to run in a try from 20M out in their 23-22 win over Canterbury Bulldogs on Sunday.

And in Rugby League: Losses in eight of their last nine games have left the Eels in a dogfight to avoid their first wooden spoon since 2018, while last year's grand finalists, the Broncos lost to the Roosters, Panthers and Storm inside the first five rounds and have struggled for consistency all season.

So, they both have nothing to play for on Friday night at Suncorp except PRIDE!

In Sportsbiz: NBCUniversal had a blowout Paris Olympic Games, averaging 30.6 million viewers across all platforms, an eye-popping 82% spike compared to the 2021 Tokyo Games.

NBCUniversal says 4.1 million viewers per day streamed the action on NBCU’s Apps with the lion’s share on Peacock for a total of 23.5 billion minutes streamed, up 40% from all prior Summer and Winter Olympics combined. 

The 4.1 million viewers in a day would be a Peacock record if not for the NFL game that Peacock aired between the Chief-Dolphins in January, which brought in 23 million viewers on Peacock.

Peacock again has one exclusive NFL game; a Week 1 matchup in São Paulo, Brazil, between the Packers and Eagles.

And then starting in 2025, Peacock will get 50 regular-season NBA games, which should be another big driver of subs.

In Football: Pep G praised Man City’s attitude to defy a disrupted pre-season and get their Premier League title defence off to a winning start, beating Chelsea 2-0 with goals from Erling Haaland and Mateo Kovacic.

In basketball: American Basketball superstar Carmelo Anthony is set to take Australia by storm.
The 10-time NBA All Star is heading Down Under in September to host elite basketball camps and exclusive evening experiences in Melbourne and Perth.

Anthony, 40, is one of the most iconic players to ever play in the NBA, finishing his NBA career after 19 seasons which also saw him earn three Olympic gold medals.

Anthony retired in 2023 as the then ninth highest point scorer in NBA history, ending his career with 28,289 points.

In UFC: “It’s because I’m Maori bro,” Kai Kara-France said after delivering the dynamo Kiwi flyweight’s 13th first round knockout, beating Australian Steve Erceg with a brutal right hand that forced the Referee to step in and stop the fight in UFC305 in Perth, Australia on Sunday.

Kiora mate!

And that’s a wrap!
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61085491Mon, 19 Aug 2024 21:42:06 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 49 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Tuesday morning 20 August 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is partly cloudy and 20 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Former Wallabies star Mark Nawaqanitawase has hit the ground running in rugby league, scoring a sensational try on his debut in the 13-man code. 

Nawaqanitawase joined the Sydney Roosters following the conclusion of the Paris Olympic Games Rugby 7s, making his debut in the Roosters reserve grade, beating four defenders to run in a try from 20M out in their 23-22 win over Canterbury Bulldogs on Sunday.

And in Rugby League: Losses in eight of their last nine games have left the Eels in a dogfight to avoid their first wooden spoon since 2018, while last year's grand finalists, the Broncos lost to the Roosters, Panthers and Storm inside the first five rounds and have struggled for consistency all season.

So, they both have nothing to play for on Friday night at Suncorp except PRIDE!

In Sportsbiz: NBCUniversal had a blowout Paris Olympic Games, averaging 30.6 million viewers across all platforms, an eye-popping 82% spike compared to the 2021 Tokyo Games.

NBCUniversal says 4.1 million viewers per day streamed the action on NBCU’s Apps with the lion’s share on Peacock for a total of 23.5 billion minutes streamed, up 40% from all prior Summer and Winter Olympics combined. 

The 4.1 million viewers in a day would be a Peacock record if not for the NFL game that Peacock aired between the Chief-Dolphins in January, which brought in 23 million viewers on Peacock.

Peacock again has one exclusive NFL game; a Week 1 matchup in São Paulo, Brazil, between the Packers and Eagles.

And then starting in 2025, Peacock will get 50 regular-season NBA games, which should be another big driver of subs.

In Football: Pep G praised Man City’s attitude to defy a disrupted pre-season and get their Premier League title defence off to a winning start, beating Chelsea 2-0 with goals from Erling Haaland and Mateo Kovacic.

In basketball: American Basketball superstar Carmelo Anthony is set to take Australia by storm.
The 10-time NBA All Star is heading Down Under in September to host elite basketball camps and exclusive evening experiences in Melbourne and Perth.

Anthony, 40, is one of the most iconic players to ever play in the NBA, finishing his NBA career after 19 seasons which also saw him earn three Olympic gold medals.

Anthony retired in 2023 as the then ninth highest point scorer in NBA history, ending his career with 28,289 points.

In UFC: “It’s because I’m Maori bro,” Kai Kara-France said after delivering the dynamo Kiwi flyweight’s 13th first round knockout, beating Australian Steve Erceg with a brutal right hand that forced the Referee to step in and stop the fight in UFC305 in Perth, Australia on Sunday.

Kiora mate!

And that’s a wrap!
 
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Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is partly cloudy and 19 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Powerful Wing Marika Koroibete, inspired in his first Test since last year’s Rugby World Cup, but the two-time reigning World Cup champions, boasting 14 World Cup winners, overpowered the Wallabies with three second-half tries, in front of 58,197 fans at Optus Stadium, Perth - a Springboks stronghold, for a 30-12 win on Saturday night.

In the other “Rugby Championship” Test – the mighty All Blacks came roaring back to “La Bamba” Los Pumas 10-42 at Fortress Eden Park.

In Rugby League: “People in Bundaberg will be able to say I was there the day the Hammer ran down the Foxx, that is a great rugby league moment,” Andrew Voss said on FOX TV yesterday.

Dolphins speedster Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow staked his claim for being the fastest man in the NRL after chasing down Bulldogs flyer Josh Addo-Carr with an incredible try-saving tackle yesterday afternoon.

The Dogs were on the attack when Addo-Carr received the ball inside his 20M and ‘The Foxx’ took off down field in Bundaberg.

Unanimously considered the fastest man in rugby league, looked certain to score as he crossed halfway with nobody around him.

But ‘The Hammer’ changed gear, chased The Foxx down before making one of the great try-saving tackles, just four metres from the line.

In Sportsbiz: The Los Angeles Clippers have finally escaped from their big brother, to the Intuit Dome, a privately funded US$2Billion arena in Inglewood, California, opened with two concerts by Bruno Mars.

Steve Ballmer, one of the 10 richest people in the US, who funded the arena, hopes to make it a “basketball mecca,” as part of his vision when he purchased the Clippers in 2014 for US$2Billion.

At the time, he was criticized for overpaying for the franchise, but the team is now worth US$4.7B according to Forbes.

In Football: Dutch international Joshua Zirkzee became a Man U hero on his debut, with a late winner to beat Fulham 1-0 in the opening game of the Premier League season.

Zirkzee, lacking match fitness after his move from Bologna last month, came on only for the final half hour.

In UFC: Dricus Du Plessis of South Africa successfully defended his UFC Middleweight title against Kiwi-Nigerian challenger, Israel Adesanya in UFC305 in Perth, Australia yesterday, forcing a tap out submission.

Kiora mate!

And that’s a wrap!
 
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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61074444Sun, 18 Aug 2024 22:25:44 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 48 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Monday morning 19 August 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is partly cloudy and 19 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Powerful Wing Marika Koroibete, inspired in his first Test since last year’s Rugby World Cup, but the two-time reigning World Cup champions, boasting 14 World Cup winners, overpowered the Wallabies with three second-half tries, in front of 58,197 fans at Optus Stadium, Perth - a Springboks stronghold, for a 30-12 win on Saturday night.

In the other “Rugby Championship” Test – the mighty All Blacks came roaring back to “La Bamba” Los Pumas 10-42 at Fortress Eden Park.

In Rugby League: “People in Bundaberg will be able to say I was there the day the Hammer ran down the Foxx, that is a great rugby league moment,” Andrew Voss said on FOX TV yesterday.

Dolphins speedster Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow staked his claim for being the fastest man in the NRL after chasing down Bulldogs flyer Josh Addo-Carr with an incredible try-saving tackle yesterday afternoon.

The Dogs were on the attack when Addo-Carr received the ball inside his 20M and ‘The Foxx’ took off down field in Bundaberg.

Unanimously considered the fastest man in rugby league, looked certain to score as he crossed halfway with nobody around him.

But ‘The Hammer’ changed gear, chased The Foxx down before making one of the great try-saving tackles, just four metres from the line.

In Sportsbiz: The Los Angeles Clippers have finally escaped from their big brother, to the Intuit Dome, a privately funded US$2Billion arena in Inglewood, California, opened with two concerts by Bruno Mars.

Steve Ballmer, one of the 10 richest people in the US, who funded the arena, hopes to make it a “basketball mecca,” as part of his vision when he purchased the Clippers in 2014 for US$2Billion.

At the time, he was criticized for overpaying for the franchise, but the team is now worth US$4.7B according to Forbes.

In Football: Dutch international Joshua Zirkzee became a Man U hero on his debut, with a late winner to beat Fulham 1-0 in the opening game of the Premier League season.

Zirkzee, lacking match fitness after his move from Bologna last month, came on only for the final half hour.

In UFC: Dricus Du Plessis of South Africa successfully defended his UFC Middleweight title against Kiwi-Nigerian challenger, Israel Adesanya in UFC305 in Perth, Australia yesterday, forcing a tap out submission.

Kiora mate!

And that’s a wrap!
 
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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and 19 degrees Celsius at 5am with sunrise @ 6.24am this morning.
 
In Rugby League: Parramatta Eels Captain Clint Gutherson labelled the Allianz Stadium surface as “one of the worst fields” he’s ever played on after a downpour thirty minutes before kick-off dumped 8mm of rain.

Surprisingly, the Roosters handled the wet and slippery conditions far better than the Eels, running out 38-14 winners.

In Sportsbiz: Shares in beleaguered sports apparel and footwear giant Nike are up sharply after billionaire Bill Ackman reinvested in the company, sparking turnaround hopes after months of mounting problems. 

Ackman’s hedge fund, Pershing Square Capital Management, holds about three million shares of Nike, a stake now worth nearly US$250Million, about 0.2% of the company. 

Shares in Nike rose 5% on Thursday, closing at US$82.50 per share, an increase of 11% in the last five trading days.

The spike, a reversal of a year-to-date stock drop of nearly 23%

In Rugby Union: Our world famous tips for The Rugby Championship clashes tonight – firstly, at Optus Stadium in Perth: The South African Springboks to wallaby-stew the Aussies and the mighty All Blacks to come roaring back and La Bamba Los Pumas at Fortress Eden Park.

In Football: A goal and a trophy - how about that for a debut by Kylian Mbappe for Real Madrid?

The France Captain pulled on the famous white jersey of the Spanish champions for the first time in a competitive match and marked the occasion with the second goal - a shot into the top corner in the 68th minute for a 2-0 win over Atalanta in the UEFA Super Cup.

The move to the Spanish capital seems to have done Mbappe's net worth no harm either, the French captain is now worth a whopping US$181Million.

In UFC: Perth Western Australia is where Israel Adesanya made his UFC debut in UFC221.

“The first time I fought here in Perth was February 2018. That was me making my dreams come true. Sunday, I’m going to kill your dreams b***h.”

Dricus Du Plessis of South Africa is defending his UFC Middleweight title against Kiwi-Nigerian challenger, Israel Adesanya in UFC305 in Perth, Australia tomorrow after the Boks bonk the Wallabies.

And that’s a wrap!
 
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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61057170Fri, 16 Aug 2024 21:02:54 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 47 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Saturday morning 17 August 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and 19 degrees Celsius at 5am with sunrise @ 6.24am this morning.
 
In Rugby League: Parramatta Eels Captain Clint Gutherson labelled the Allianz Stadium surface as “one of the worst fields” he’s ever played on after a downpour thirty minutes before kick-off dumped 8mm of rain.

Surprisingly, the Roosters handled the wet and slippery conditions far better than the Eels, running out 38-14 winners.

In Sportsbiz: Shares in beleaguered sports apparel and footwear giant Nike are up sharply after billionaire Bill Ackman reinvested in the company, sparking turnaround hopes after months of mounting problems. 

Ackman’s hedge fund, Pershing Square Capital Management, holds about three million shares of Nike, a stake now worth nearly US$250Million, about 0.2% of the company. 

Shares in Nike rose 5% on Thursday, closing at US$82.50 per share, an increase of 11% in the last five trading days.

The spike, a reversal of a year-to-date stock drop of nearly 23%

In Rugby Union: Our world famous tips for The Rugby Championship clashes tonight – firstly, at Optus Stadium in Perth: The South African Springboks to wallaby-stew the Aussies and the mighty All Blacks to come roaring back and La Bamba Los Pumas at Fortress Eden Park.

In Football: A goal and a trophy - how about that for a debut by Kylian Mbappe for Real Madrid?

The France Captain pulled on the famous white jersey of the Spanish champions for the first time in a competitive match and marked the occasion with the second goal - a shot into the top corner in the 68th minute for a 2-0 win over Atalanta in the UEFA Super Cup.

The move to the Spanish capital seems to have done Mbappe's net worth no harm either, the French captain is now worth a whopping US$181Million.

In UFC: Perth Western Australia is where Israel Adesanya made his UFC debut in UFC221.

“The first time I fought here in Perth was February 2018. That was me making my dreams come true. Sunday, I’m going to kill your dreams b***h.”

Dricus Du Plessis of South Africa is defending his UFC Middleweight title against Kiwi-Nigerian challenger, Israel Adesanya in UFC305 in Perth, Australia tomorrow after the Boks bonk the Wallabies.

And that’s a wrap!
 
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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and 21 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby League: It was billed as the game of the season and it delivered a roller coaster clash that saw Melbourne clinch a pulsating 24-22 win at Bluebet Stadium in Penrith, after Panthers superstar Nathan Cleary departed injured in the 67th minute, in a wild top-of-the-table clash last night.

In Sportsbiz: The WNBA season resumes today after a month-long break.

The big challenge for WNBA executives is to continue the momentum from the first half of their game-changing season, where the WNBA had 16 games with at least one million viewers, including the All-Star Game - 14 of them featured Caitlin Clark, and the top two most-watched games between the Indiana Fever and Angel Reese’s Chicago Sky.

Compared to - not a single WNBA game breaching the one-million-viewer mark last year, including the Finals.

In Rugby Union: Powerful Wing Marika Koroibete makes his Wallabies return for Saturday night’s Rugby Championship clash against South Africa at Perth’s Optus Stadium, replacing the injured Filipo Daugunu, who broke his leg in Australia’s 7-33 loss to the Springboks last Saturday in Brisbane.

Experienced halfback Nic White has also been recalled, while Max Jorgensen and Seru Uru are poised to make their Test debuts off the bench.

Meanwhile, powerhouse Wing Caleb Clarke makes his return to the All Blacks starting XV, replacing Sevu Reece for their Rugby Championship clash against Los Pumas at a sold out ABs Fortress Eden Park tomorrow.
 
What’s the bet Argentina plays a tight forwards 11-man kicking game.
 
In Football: With less than 22 months until the FIFA World Cup 2026 kicks off in North America, the US Men’s National Soccer team appears to have finally landed its big fish.

Former Chelsea Manager Mauricio Pochettino is in line to become the next US head coach, with an official announcement expected next week.

This comes after they failed to hire former Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp.

In UFC: Dricus Du Plessis is doing something rare for a champion. He is defending his UFC Middleweight title halfway around the world from his native South Africa, in Perth, Australia.
While the challenger, Israel Adesanya, lives in nearby New Zealand.

Adesanya was offended when du Plessis said he wanted to be the first African UFC Champion in history.

Du Plessis is a white fighter from South Africa, while Adesanya, born in Nigeria before moving to New Zealand as a child, is one of three black African UFC Champions - Kamaru Usman and Francis Ngannou already claimed UFC gold, but du Plessis doesn’t consider them true African UFC Champions, because they no longer live on the continent.

This Saturday, the two men will settle their differences.

And that’s a wrap!
 
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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61046464Thu, 15 Aug 2024 23:35:21 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 46 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Friday morning 16 August 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and 21 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby League: It was billed as the game of the season and it delivered a roller coaster clash that saw Melbourne clinch a pulsating 24-22 win at Bluebet Stadium in Penrith, after Panthers superstar Nathan Cleary departed injured in the 67th minute, in a wild top-of-the-table clash last night.

In Sportsbiz: The WNBA season resumes today after a month-long break.

The big challenge for WNBA executives is to continue the momentum from the first half of their game-changing season, where the WNBA had 16 games with at least one million viewers, including the All-Star Game - 14 of them featured Caitlin Clark, and the top two most-watched games between the Indiana Fever and Angel Reese’s Chicago Sky.

Compared to - not a single WNBA game breaching the one-million-viewer mark last year, including the Finals.

In Rugby Union: Powerful Wing Marika Koroibete makes his Wallabies return for Saturday night’s Rugby Championship clash against South Africa at Perth’s Optus Stadium, replacing the injured Filipo Daugunu, who broke his leg in Australia’s 7-33 loss to the Springboks last Saturday in Brisbane.

Experienced halfback Nic White has also been recalled, while Max Jorgensen and Seru Uru are poised to make their Test debuts off the bench.

Meanwhile, powerhouse Wing Caleb Clarke makes his return to the All Blacks starting XV, replacing Sevu Reece for their Rugby Championship clash against Los Pumas at a sold out ABs Fortress Eden Park tomorrow.
 
What’s the bet Argentina plays a tight forwards 11-man kicking game.
 
In Football: With less than 22 months until the FIFA World Cup 2026 kicks off in North America, the US Men’s National Soccer team appears to have finally landed its big fish.

Former Chelsea Manager Mauricio Pochettino is in line to become the next US head coach, with an official announcement expected next week.

This comes after they failed to hire former Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp.

In UFC: Dricus Du Plessis is doing something rare for a champion. He is defending his UFC Middleweight title halfway around the world from his native South Africa, in Perth, Australia.
While the challenger, Israel Adesanya, lives in nearby New Zealand.

Adesanya was offended when du Plessis said he wanted to be the first African UFC Champion in history.

Du Plessis is a white fighter from South Africa, while Adesanya, born in Nigeria before moving to New Zealand as a child, is one of three black African UFC Champions - Kamaru Usman and Francis Ngannou already claimed UFC gold, but du Plessis doesn’t consider them true African UFC Champions, because they no longer live on the continent.

This Saturday, the two men will settle their differences.

And that’s a wrap!
 
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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is cloudy and 20 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
Was the Paris Olympic Games the best ever?
 
Consider this data: In the Men's 100M freestyle heats in Paris, 20 Men swam fast enough to have won gold in all the Olympic games up to Atlanta 1996.

And every single runner in the Men's 1500M heats this Olympics, ran faster than Roger Bannister’s four-minute mile – an athletic feat once thought impossible.  The metric equivalent - running a sub-3Min 42.22Secs 1500M - is now old hat.

The new Olympic Games record is 3Min 27.25Secs set by American Cole Hocker.

In Rugby League: The NRL has announced a bumper class of 11 inductees into the NRL Hall of Fame, including Queensland greats Cameron Smith, Johnathan Thurston, Billy Slater, Cooper Cronk and Greg Inglis.

Former Souths Captain Sam Burgess, New Zealand and Tigers star Benji Marshall, indigenous trailblazer Lionel Morgan,  Kangaroos star of the 1970’s-1980’s Les Boyd, NSW Blues and Tigers legend Benny Elias and four-time premiership winner and the Broncos leading try-scorer Steve Renouf join them.

In Sportsbiz: Penn Entertainment, which operates the fledgling ESPN Bet app, reported revenue of US$1.7Billion, just under 1% down from 2023, but US$10Million more than expected.

In Rugby Union: Los Pumas Prop, Eduardo Bello says they hold no fear of the fortress that is Eden Park.

"We are really happy, because we came here to win two games. So the first step was Wellington. Now we are looking forward.

“Wellington for us is done. We focus on the next week. Now we play with another team, another mindset, we are ready to go."

The last time the Pumas beat the All Blacks in Christchurch in 2020, the return test in Hamilton saw them on the end of a 53-3 drubbing.

"We don't want this to happen again. There is a small difference to win the game or lose by 40 points against New Zealand. It's a new game. It's a new week."

In Football: Liverpool has agreed personal terms with Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, and so the clock is ticking on the futures of two beloved Anfield stars if the Georgian joins.

Mamardashvili 23, is widely regarded as not only one of the premier goalkeepers in LaLiga, but also one of the world’s best, outstanding for Georgia at EURO2024.

In boxing: Long before he was Australia’s newest UFC fighter, Stewart Nicoll remembers life on a beach with a dugout canoe in the Solomon Islands.

Now 25 years on, Nicoll 29, is undefeated in eight professional fights enters the Octagon at UFC305, this Sunday in Perth.

And that’s a wrap!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61030150Wed, 14 Aug 2024 21:17:52 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 45 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Thursday morning 15 August 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is cloudy and 20 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
Was the Paris Olympic Games the best ever?
 
Consider this data: In the Men's 100M freestyle heats in Paris, 20 Men swam fast enough to have won gold in all the Olympic games up to Atlanta 1996.

And every single runner in the Men's 1500M heats this Olympics, ran faster than Roger Bannister’s four-minute mile – an athletic feat once thought impossible.  The metric equivalent - running a sub-3Min 42.22Secs 1500M - is now old hat.

The new Olympic Games record is 3Min 27.25Secs set by American Cole Hocker.

In Rugby League: The NRL has announced a bumper class of 11 inductees into the NRL Hall of Fame, including Queensland greats Cameron Smith, Johnathan Thurston, Billy Slater, Cooper Cronk and Greg Inglis.

Former Souths Captain Sam Burgess, New Zealand and Tigers star Benji Marshall, indigenous trailblazer Lionel Morgan,  Kangaroos star of the 1970’s-1980’s Les Boyd, NSW Blues and Tigers legend Benny Elias and four-time premiership winner and the Broncos leading try-scorer Steve Renouf join them.

In Sportsbiz: Penn Entertainment, which operates the fledgling ESPN Bet app, reported revenue of US$1.7Billion, just under 1% down from 2023, but US$10Million more than expected.

In Rugby Union: Los Pumas Prop, Eduardo Bello says they hold no fear of the fortress that is Eden Park.

"We are really happy, because we came here to win two games. So the first step was Wellington. Now we are looking forward.

“Wellington for us is done. We focus on the next week. Now we play with another team, another mindset, we are ready to go."

The last time the Pumas beat the All Blacks in Christchurch in 2020, the return test in Hamilton saw them on the end of a 53-3 drubbing.

"We don't want this to happen again. There is a small difference to win the game or lose by 40 points against New Zealand. It's a new game. It's a new week."

In Football: Liverpool has agreed personal terms with Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, and so the clock is ticking on the futures of two beloved Anfield stars if the Georgian joins.

Mamardashvili 23, is widely regarded as not only one of the premier goalkeepers in LaLiga, but also one of the world’s best, outstanding for Georgia at EURO2024.

In boxing: Long before he was Australia’s newest UFC fighter, Stewart Nicoll remembers life on a beach with a dugout canoe in the Solomon Islands.

Now 25 years on, Nicoll 29, is undefeated in eight professional fights enters the Octagon at UFC305, this Sunday in Perth.

And that’s a wrap!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and 21 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
Was the Paris Olympic Games 2024 the best ever?
 
Absolutely, for NBC Sports and parent companies NBCUniversal and Comcast. 

The entire 17-day Paris Olympics averaged 30.6 million viewers in the US on NBCU platforms, a whopping 82% above the 2021 Tokyo Games that were delayed and marred by COVID-19. 

NBCU’s total audience delivery for the Paris Olympics represent a huge lift for both the network and the Olympics more broadly, and are a critical indicator of the elevated buzz the event enjoyed. 

New Orleans led all local US markets in Paris Olympics viewership, followed by several other smaller markets including West Palm Beach, Florida, Tulsa, Oklahoma and Dayton, Ohio. 

A key factor in the increased viewership for the Paris Olympics was NBCU’s Peacock streaming service, which delivered 23.5 billion minutes of streaming coverage on NBCU platforms, up 40% from all prior Summer and Winter Olympics combined.

The next goal for NBC Sports, NBCU and Comcast will be to convert that large-scale streaming audience and consumption into retained, paying customers.

In Rugby Union: After extensive consultation with World Rugby’s six Regional Associations, the Rugby World Cup 2027 in Australia will be expanded from 20 to 24 teams.

With 12 teams – France, New Zealand, Italy, Ireland, Champions South Africa, Scotland, Wales, Fiji, Australia, England, Argentina and Japan –  qualifyong directly by finishing Top 3 in their pool at

RWC2023 France, the balance 12 teams will be determined via the RWC2027 global qualification process as follows:
    Pacific x 3 - Pacific Nations Cup 2025 top three teams from Samoa, Tonga, USA and Canada minus Fiji and Japan already qualified.
    Europe Top 4 from the Rugby Europe Championship 2025
    Africa x 1 - Rugby Africa Cup 2025 champion
    Asia x 1 - Asia Rugby Men’s Championship 2025 champion
    South America x 1 - Sudamerica Rugby Championship 2025 champion
    South America / Pacific Play-off x 1
    Final Qualification Tournament x 1

In Sportsbiz: Under Armour’s revenue dropped 10% to US$1.2Billion, but that was US$40Million higher than anticipated.

Apparel was down 8% to US$758M, while footwear fell 15% to US$310M for a net loss of US$305M for the quarter.

In Rugby League BREAKING NEWS: Saint George Dragons five-eighth, Kyle Flanagan will miss the rest of the NRL season after he was found guilty of biting Bulldogs skipper Stephen Crichton and banned for four games at a marathon hearing at the NRL judiciary last night.

NRL counsel suggested a 4-6 game ban while the defence said anything more than two games would be excessive, saying the incident wasn’t as serious as Jack Wighton’s three-match biting ban last year.

In Football: Chelsea has gone nuts with their cheque book again, splashing out on their ninth player of the current transfer window, agreeing a US$69.6Million deal for Pedro Neto from Wolves, and are also chasing signing striker Samu Omorodion from Atlético Madrid as well.

In boxing: Move over Gal - Cronulla Shark’s A$4Million recruit, Tongan enforcer Addin Fonua-Blake is tipped to be Australia’s next big crossover star – with his UFC coach saying the prop “smashes everyone”.

Already ranked among the NRL’s toughest players, Fonua-Blake is now being sounded out for a potential appearance in the squared circle later this year. 

And that’s a wrap!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61018396Tue, 13 Aug 2024 21:25:39 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 44 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Wednesday morning 14 August 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and 21 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
Was the Paris Olympic Games 2024 the best ever?
 
Absolutely, for NBC Sports and parent companies NBCUniversal and Comcast. 

The entire 17-day Paris Olympics averaged 30.6 million viewers in the US on NBCU platforms, a whopping 82% above the 2021 Tokyo Games that were delayed and marred by COVID-19. 

NBCU’s total audience delivery for the Paris Olympics represent a huge lift for both the network and the Olympics more broadly, and are a critical indicator of the elevated buzz the event enjoyed. 

New Orleans led all local US markets in Paris Olympics viewership, followed by several other smaller markets including West Palm Beach, Florida, Tulsa, Oklahoma and Dayton, Ohio. 

A key factor in the increased viewership for the Paris Olympics was NBCU’s Peacock streaming service, which delivered 23.5 billion minutes of streaming coverage on NBCU platforms, up 40% from all prior Summer and Winter Olympics combined.

The next goal for NBC Sports, NBCU and Comcast will be to convert that large-scale streaming audience and consumption into retained, paying customers.

In Rugby Union: After extensive consultation with World Rugby’s six Regional Associations, the Rugby World Cup 2027 in Australia will be expanded from 20 to 24 teams.

With 12 teams – France, New Zealand, Italy, Ireland, Champions South Africa, Scotland, Wales, Fiji, Australia, England, Argentina and Japan –  qualifyong directly by finishing Top 3 in their pool at

RWC2023 France, the balance 12 teams will be determined via the RWC2027 global qualification process as follows:
    Pacific x 3 - Pacific Nations Cup 2025 top three teams from Samoa, Tonga, USA and Canada minus Fiji and Japan already qualified.
    Europe Top 4 from the Rugby Europe Championship 2025
    Africa x 1 - Rugby Africa Cup 2025 champion
    Asia x 1 - Asia Rugby Men’s Championship 2025 champion
    South America x 1 - Sudamerica Rugby Championship 2025 champion
    South America / Pacific Play-off x 1
    Final Qualification Tournament x 1

In Sportsbiz: Under Armour’s revenue dropped 10% to US$1.2Billion, but that was US$40Million higher than anticipated.

Apparel was down 8% to US$758M, while footwear fell 15% to US$310M for a net loss of US$305M for the quarter.

In Rugby League BREAKING NEWS: Saint George Dragons five-eighth, Kyle Flanagan will miss the rest of the NRL season after he was found guilty of biting Bulldogs skipper Stephen Crichton and banned for four games at a marathon hearing at the NRL judiciary last night.

NRL counsel suggested a 4-6 game ban while the defence said anything more than two games would be excessive, saying the incident wasn’t as serious as Jack Wighton’s three-match biting ban last year.

In Football: Chelsea has gone nuts with their cheque book again, splashing out on their ninth player of the current transfer window, agreeing a US$69.6Million deal for Pedro Neto from Wolves, and are also chasing signing striker Samu Omorodion from Atlético Madrid as well.

In boxing: Move over Gal - Cronulla Shark’s A$4Million recruit, Tongan enforcer Addin Fonua-Blake is tipped to be Australia’s next big crossover star – with his UFC coach saying the prop “smashes everyone”.

Already ranked among the NRL’s toughest players, Fonua-Blake is now being sounded out for a potential appearance in the squared circle later this year. 

And that’s a wrap!
 
Please hit the like and...]]>3647s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1044fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-08-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e43-teivovosports-teivovodigital--61005566 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and 21 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
Was the Paris Olympic Games 2024 the best ever?
 
It certainly was the most beautiful with the Eiffel Tower and the Palace of Versailles, the River Seine plus many other iconic backdrops.
 
And who can forget that beautifully elegant opening song by Celine Dion – “A l’amour”?
 
The Men’s Marathon which traditionally is the last event of the Olympic Games, made way for the Women’s Marathon; the switch, part of efforts in Paris to make the Olympic spotlight shine more brightly on the sporting feats of women.

Paris was also where women first made their Olympic debut, at the Games of 1900, and this year - for the first time ever, 50% of participants were female.

The US team again topped the medal table, with 40 gold and 126 medals in all. Three courtesy of superstar gymnast Simone Biles.

The Olympic torch was handed over to Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise who accepted the mission impossible for Los Angeles to match these magnificent games in 2028.
 
In Rugby Union: New Zealand is still in shock, trying to process how Los Pumas dismantled the All Blacks so easily in Wellington last Saturday.

In less than a decade, the Argentinians have caught up with over one hundred years of Kiwi dominance in rugby union.

Thank goodness their fellow Kiwis won 10 gold medals at the Paris Olympic Games!

In Sportsbiz: Several notable publicly traded sports entities reported revenue gains from their most recent quarters.

Some of the biggest winners on Wall Street:
· Formula One Racing: Owned by Liberty Media, saw a 20% revenue spike to US$871Million, from eight Grands Prix compared to six over the same quarter in 2023.
· Atlanta Braves: The MLB team saw revenue grow 4% to US$266M despite hosting only 40 home games in the quarter, compared to 43 same time last year.
· TKO: The company formed out of the US$21Billion UFC-WWE merger in September 2023, reported revenue of US$851.2M.

In Rugby League: Wayne Bennett, a longtime critic of the NRL’s golden point rule, instead of teams sharing the competition points, says he still hates golden point despite winning an extra-time thriller that put his side back in the Top 8 on Sunday.

This after Dolphins playmaker, Sean O’Sullivan called for the ball on the fifth tackle in sudden death time and then booted one of the best field goals of 2024 to down the NZ Warriors 32-34 at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday.

And that’s a wrap!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61005566Mon, 12 Aug 2024 21:04:04 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 43 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Tuesday morning 13 August 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and 21 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
Was the Paris Olympic Games 2024 the best ever?
 
It certainly was the most beautiful with the Eiffel Tower and the Palace of Versailles, the River Seine plus many other iconic backdrops.
 
And who can forget that beautifully elegant opening song by Celine Dion – “A l’amour”?
 
The Men’s Marathon which traditionally is the last event of the Olympic Games, made way for the Women’s Marathon; the switch, part of efforts in Paris to make the Olympic spotlight shine more brightly on the sporting feats of women.

Paris was also where women first made their Olympic debut, at the Games of 1900, and this year - for the first time ever, 50% of participants were female.

The US team again topped the medal table, with 40 gold and 126 medals in all. Three courtesy of superstar gymnast Simone Biles.

The Olympic torch was handed over to Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise who accepted the mission impossible for Los Angeles to match these magnificent games in 2028.
 
In Rugby Union: New Zealand is still in shock, trying to process how Los Pumas dismantled the All Blacks so easily in Wellington last Saturday.

In less than a decade, the Argentinians have caught up with over one hundred years of Kiwi dominance in rugby union.

Thank goodness their fellow Kiwis won 10 gold medals at the Paris Olympic Games!

In Sportsbiz: Several notable publicly traded sports entities reported revenue gains from their most recent quarters.

Some of the biggest winners on Wall Street:
· Formula One Racing: Owned by Liberty Media, saw a 20% revenue spike to US$871Million, from eight Grands Prix compared to six over the same quarter in 2023.
· Atlanta Braves: The MLB team saw revenue grow 4% to US$266M despite hosting only 40 home games in the quarter, compared to 43 same time last year.
· TKO: The company formed out of the US$21Billion UFC-WWE merger in September 2023, reported revenue of US$851.2M.

In Rugby League: Wayne Bennett, a longtime critic of the NRL’s golden point rule, instead of teams sharing the competition points, says he still hates golden point despite winning an extra-time thriller that put his side back in the Top 8 on Sunday.

This after Dolphins playmaker, Sean O’Sullivan called for the ball on the fifth tackle in sudden death time and then booted one of the best field goals of 2024 to down the NZ Warriors 32-34 at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday.

And that’s a wrap!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
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Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is 21 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
And at the Paris Olympic Games yesterday: The United States won both 4x400M titles, setting an Olympic record of 2:54.43 in the Men’s race and a North American record of 2:15.27 in the Women’s race.
 
New Zealand’s Hamish Kerr defeated Shelby McEwen of the United States in the first jump-off in a Men’s Olympic high jump final.
 
And Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen responded to the shock loss of his 1500M title with victory in the 5000M.
 
There were 13 gold medal events on the final day of the Paris Olympic Games overnight in:
·       Athletics (track and field): W marathon final
·       Basketball: W bronze medal and gold medal games
·       Handball: M bronze medal and gold medal games
·       Modern pentathlon: W final
·       Track cycling: M keirin medal finals, W sprint medal finals, W omnium medal final
·       Volleyball: W gold medal game
·       Water polo: M bronze medal and gold medal games
·       Weightlifting: W 81kg+ final
·       Wrestling: W freestyle 76kg medal finals
·       Closing Ceremony
 
In Paris Olympic Games Women’s basketball finals – Team USA won its eighth straight Olympic gold medal in a row after beating France 66-67 in a pulsating final overnight.

The win establishes the US Women as the best dynasty in team sports in Olympic Games history.

They are the first team, regardless of gender or sport, to win eight straight Olympic golds, with the gold medal game Team USA’s 61st Olympic win in a row. 

With it, Diana Taurasi became the first team sport athlete to ever win six Olympic gold medals.
Lauren Jackson and the Australian Opals 85-81 Belgium for bronze.
 
In Rugby Union: Former Wales rugby 7s flyer, Louis Rees-Zammit is competing with the Kansas City Chiefs off-season squad to claim a place in their 53-man roster for the 2024 NFL season, and get this “training salary” at US$900,000 a year dwarfs his full professional rugby union contract in the Guinness Premiership of £225,000 a year he earned with Gloucester.

In Rugby League: Dolphins playmaker Sean O’Sullivan booted one of the best field goals of 2024 to down the NZ Warriors 32-34 and put his side back in the Top 8 after a golden point thriller at Suncorp Stadium yesterday.

O’Sullivan called for the ball on the fifth tackle and then launched a left-foot bomb from 43M out on the angle that sailed over to send the home crowd into raptures.

And that’s a wrap!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60991434Sun, 11 Aug 2024 21:01:28 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 42 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Monday morning 12 August 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is 21 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
And at the Paris Olympic Games yesterday: The United States won both 4x400M titles, setting an Olympic record of 2:54.43 in the Men’s race and a North American record of 2:15.27 in the Women’s race.
 
New Zealand’s Hamish Kerr defeated Shelby McEwen of the United States in the first jump-off in a Men’s Olympic high jump final.
 
And Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen responded to the shock loss of his 1500M title with victory in the 5000M.
 
There were 13 gold medal events on the final day of the Paris Olympic Games overnight in:
·       Athletics (track and field): W marathon final
·       Basketball: W bronze medal and gold medal games
·       Handball: M bronze medal and gold medal games
·       Modern pentathlon: W final
·       Track cycling: M keirin medal finals, W sprint medal finals, W omnium medal final
·       Volleyball: W gold medal game
·       Water polo: M bronze medal and gold medal games
·       Weightlifting: W 81kg+ final
·       Wrestling: W freestyle 76kg medal finals
·       Closing Ceremony
 
In Paris Olympic Games Women’s basketball finals – Team USA won its eighth straight Olympic gold medal in a row after beating France 66-67 in a pulsating final overnight.

The win establishes the US Women as the best dynasty in team sports in Olympic Games history.

They are the first team, regardless of gender or sport, to win eight straight Olympic golds, with the gold medal game Team USA’s 61st Olympic win in a row. 

With it, Diana Taurasi became the first team sport athlete to ever win six Olympic gold medals.
Lauren Jackson and the Australian Opals 85-81 Belgium for bronze.
 
In Rugby Union: Former Wales rugby 7s flyer, Louis Rees-Zammit is competing with the Kansas City Chiefs off-season squad to claim a place in their 53-man roster for the 2024 NFL season, and get this “training salary” at US$900,000 a year dwarfs his full professional rugby union contract in the Guinness Premiership of £225,000 a year he earned with Gloucester.

In Rugby League: Dolphins playmaker Sean O’Sullivan booted one of the best field goals of 2024 to down the NZ Warriors 32-34 and put his side back in the Top 8 after a golden point thriller at Suncorp Stadium yesterday.

O’Sullivan called for the ball on the fifth tackle and then launched a left-foot bomb from 43M out on the angle that sailed over to send the home crowd into raptures.

And that’s a wrap!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>2687s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1042fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-08-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e41-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60983102 
Happy Birthday Racheli in Lami and sweet 16 to my dear cousin Janey in Sydney!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is 19 degrees Celsius at 5am with strong gustily winds later this morning.
 
And at the Paris Olympic Games today: Ethiopian Tamirat Tola delivered a masterclass in solo front running to win the Olympic Men’s marathon in Paris overnight, as Eliud Kipchoge’s bid for a third gold went up in smoke.
 
Tola clocked an Olympic record of 2hr 06min 26sec for victory, finishing 21 seconds ahead of Belgium’s Bashir Abdi for silver and Kenya’s Benson Kipruto rounded out the podium a further 13sec back.

Meanwhile, on the sand in front of an illuminated Eiffel Tower, top-seeded Brazilian pair Ana Patricia Silva and Eduarda Santos won Olympic gold in the Women’s beach volleyball overnight after three tense sets in a bad-tempered game, beating the 7th-ranked Canadians.

There was never a dull moment, with frequent challenges from both sides, repeated booing from the vociferous Brazilian fans, and at one point a heated row between the four players across the net.

Play was halted while the players argued and gestured at each other, before the umpire waved a yellow card at both teams, and the venue’s DJ played John Lennon’s “Imagine” as the four players returned to their halves with reluctant smiles while the crowd sang along.

There were 39 gold medal events in Paris overnight in:
·       Artistic swimming: Duet free routine medal final
·       Athletics (track and field) climaxed with an all-finals day: Men’s marathon final; Men’s high jump final; Men’s 800m final; Women’s javelin throw final; W 100m hurdles final; M 5000m final; W 1500m final; M 4x400m relay final; W 4x400m relay final
·       Basketball: M bronze-medal and gold-medal games
·       Beach volleyball: W medal finals
·       Boxing: M 92kg+ final
·       Breaking: M individual final
·       Canoe sprint: W K1 500m finals
·       Diving: M 10m platform final
·       Football: W gold-medal game
·       Golf: W golf medal final
·       Handball: W bronze medal and gold medal games
·       Modern pentathlon: M final
·       Rhythmic gymnastics: Group all-around final
·       Sport climbing: W boulder/lead medal final
·       Table tennis: W team bronze medal and gold medal finals
·       Taekwondo: W 67kg+ medal finals
·       Track cycling: M Madison final
·       Volleyball: M gold-medal game and the W bronze-medal game
·       Water polo: W bronze-medal and gold medal games
·       Weightlifting: M 102kg final; W 81kg final; M 102kg+ final
·       Wrestling: W freestyle 62kg medal finals
 
In Paris Olympic Games Men’s basketball finals – the USA Dream Team led by King James and featuring Steph Curry and Kevin Durrant won gold 98-87 over France this morning.
 
Earlier, NBA superstar, Nikola Jokic recorded a triple-double as Serbia defeated Germany 83 vs 93 to claim Olympic men’s basketball bronze overnight.
 
The Women’s basketball finals coming up – USA vs France for gold and Australia vs Belgium for bronze.
 
In Rugby Union: World champions South Africa scored five tries to one as they crushed Australia 7-33 in the opening Test of the Rugby Championship in Brisbane yesterday.

The only Australian try came late in the game when the Springboks were reduced to 13 players following yellow cards to Malcolm Marx and Marco van Staden.

Australian Head Coach Joe Schmidt said the first half onslaught had taken its toll on his side.
Later in Wellington - take a bow Los Pumas!

Argentina humbled the All Blacks with a bonus point 38-30 win, after outplaying and outscoring Scott Robertson’s men hands down.

In Rugby League: Bulldogs Captain Stephen Crichton has accused Dragons five-eighth Kyle Flanagan of biting him during their side’s clash last night.

After watching several replays of the incident, Kangaroos Head Coach Mal Meninga said there was “no doubt” Flanagan had bitten Crichton, who was bleeding after the pair’s altercation on the ground.

“That was hard to watch and it’s hard evidence,” Meninga said.

In the Paris Olympic Games Women’s Football: Finally, the Americans received the elusive gold medal from FIFA President Gianni Infantino after USA 1-0 Brazil this morning.
 
It was not quite the ending that Brazil Captain, the legendary Marta was hoping for, as she bowed out of her sixth and last Olympics aged 38 with a third silver medal.
 
And in Boxing: Lin Yu-Ting from Taiwan, beat a boxer from Poland in the Paris Olympic Games Women’s Featherweight category for gold, after a week of controversy over her gender, along with fellow gold medal winner Imane Khelif from Algeria.
 
And that’s a wrap girls!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60983102Sat, 10 Aug 2024 23:13:40 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 41 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Sunday morning 11 August 2024.   Happy Birthday Racheli in Lami and sweet 16 to my dear... 
Happy Birthday Racheli in Lami and sweet 16 to my dear cousin Janey in Sydney!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is 19 degrees Celsius at 5am with strong gustily winds later this morning.
 
And at the Paris Olympic Games today: Ethiopian Tamirat Tola delivered a masterclass in solo front running to win the Olympic Men’s marathon in Paris overnight, as Eliud Kipchoge’s bid for a third gold went up in smoke.
 
Tola clocked an Olympic record of 2hr 06min 26sec for victory, finishing 21 seconds ahead of Belgium’s Bashir Abdi for silver and Kenya’s Benson Kipruto rounded out the podium a further 13sec back.

Meanwhile, on the sand in front of an illuminated Eiffel Tower, top-seeded Brazilian pair Ana Patricia Silva and Eduarda Santos won Olympic gold in the Women’s beach volleyball overnight after three tense sets in a bad-tempered game, beating the 7th-ranked Canadians.

There was never a dull moment, with frequent challenges from both sides, repeated booing from the vociferous Brazilian fans, and at one point a heated row between the four players across the net.

Play was halted while the players argued and gestured at each other, before the umpire waved a yellow card at both teams, and the venue’s DJ played John Lennon’s “Imagine” as the four players returned to their halves with reluctant smiles while the crowd sang along.

There were 39 gold medal events in Paris overnight in:
·       Artistic swimming: Duet free routine medal final
·       Athletics (track and field) climaxed with an all-finals day: Men’s marathon final; Men’s high jump final; Men’s 800m final; Women’s javelin throw final; W 100m hurdles final; M 5000m final; W 1500m final; M 4x400m relay final; W 4x400m relay final
·       Basketball: M bronze-medal and gold-medal games
·       Beach volleyball: W medal finals
·       Boxing: M 92kg+ final
·       Breaking: M individual final
·       Canoe sprint: W K1 500m finals
·       Diving: M 10m platform final
·       Football: W gold-medal game
·       Golf: W golf medal final
·       Handball: W bronze medal and gold medal games
·       Modern pentathlon: M final
·       Rhythmic gymnastics: Group all-around final
·       Sport climbing: W boulder/lead medal final
·       Table tennis: W team bronze medal and gold medal finals
·       Taekwondo: W 67kg+ medal finals
·       Track cycling: M Madison final
·       Volleyball: M gold-medal game and the W bronze-medal game
·       Water polo: W bronze-medal and gold medal games
·       Weightlifting: M 102kg final; W 81kg final; M 102kg+ final
·       Wrestling: W freestyle 62kg medal finals
 
In Paris Olympic Games Men’s basketball finals – the USA Dream Team led by King James and featuring Steph Curry and Kevin Durrant won gold 98-87 over France this morning.
 
Earlier, NBA superstar, Nikola Jokic recorded a triple-double as Serbia defeated Germany 83 vs 93 to claim Olympic men’s basketball bronze overnight.
 
The Women’s basketball finals coming up – USA vs France for gold and Australia vs Belgium for bronze.
 
In Rugby Union: World champions South Africa scored five tries to one as they crushed Australia 7-33 in the opening Test of the Rugby Championship in Brisbane yesterday.

The only Australian try came late in the game when the Springboks were reduced to 13 players following yellow cards to Malcolm Marx and Marco van Staden.

Australian Head Coach Joe Schmidt said the first half onslaught had taken its toll on his side.
Later in Wellington - take a...]]>4427s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1041fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-08-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e40-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60974548 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and 22 degrees Celsius again at 5am.
 
And at the Paris Olympic Games here were 33 gold medal events in Paris overnight in:

·       Athletics (track and field): Women’s 4x100m relay final; Women’s shot put final; Men’s 4x100m relay final; Women’s 400m final; Men’s triple jump final; Women’s heptathlon 800m final; Women’s 10,000m final; Men’s 400m hurdles final.
·       Beach volleyball: Men’s and Women’s medal finals
·       Boxing: Men’s 92kg final
·       Breaking: Women’s individual final
·       Canoe sprint: Women’s K2 500m finals
·       Diving: Women’s 3m springboard final
·       Football: Women’s bronze-medal game and the Men’s gold-medal game
·       Hockey: Women’s bronze medal and gold medal games
·       Sport climbing: Men’s boulder/lead medal final
·       Swimming: Men’s 10km marathon final
·       Table tennis: Men’s team bronze medal and gold medal finals
·       Taekwondo: Women’s 67kg medal finals
·       Volleyball: Men’s bronze-medal game
·       Weightlifting: Women’s 71kg final
·       Wrestling: Women’s freestyle 57kg medal finals
 
In Paris Olympic Games Women’s basketball semifinals overnight – USA 85-64 Australia and Belgium 75-81 France. So USA vs France for gold and Australia vs Belgium for bronze.
 
The Men’s basketball finals – it’s Germany vs Serbia for bronze, and hosts France take on the USA Dream Team for gold.
 
In Rugby Union: Our world famous tips for The Rugby Championship kicking off at Suncorp Stadium today, we tip the Springboks to stew the Wallabies, and Ardie “The Man” Savea to lead the All Blacks in a rout of Los Pumas in Wellington.

In Rugby League: Parramatta fans were left fuming last night, following a brutal loss, accusing match officials of allowing a blatant obstruction in the lead up to Penrith’s match-winning try.

The Panthers needed a try to pull off an epic comeback and Izack Tago scored it at the death, but replays showed lead runner Liam Martin taking out an Eels defender.

Despite a lengthy review, the try stood and what do you expect - Nathan Cleary knocked over the conversion for the premiers to steal a 36-34 win.

Eels skipper Clint Gutherson called the Bunker “a lottery” for the missed call in the 78th minute.
In the Paris Olympic Games Football Men’s final: Spain won gold 5-3 over hosts France this morning.
 
In the Women’s finals: Germany 1-0 Spain for bronze with USA vs Brazil for gold tomorrow morning.
 
In SportsBiz: ESPN+ streams more live sports than any other platform, which costs parent company Disney billions of dollars annually.
 
But that has been the key factor in Disney’s streaming business becoming profitable earlier than anticipated.

Last Wednesday, Disney reported earnings from its fiscal third quarter, which ended 29 June: Overall, the company brought in revenue of US$23.2Billion.

Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu turned a combined profit for the first time - US$66Million profit from ESPN+, helped offset a US$19M loss from Disney+ and Hulu. 

And in Boxing: Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won gold in the Women’s 66Kg category at the Paris Olympic Games overnight, overcoming immense controversy, after the Russian President of the International Boxing Association claimed that she was not technically a female.
 
A claim which the International Olympic Committee strongly refuted in allowing Khelif and a Taiwanese female fighter to participate in the Women’s boxing competition.
 
And that’s a wrap Imane Khelif!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60974548Fri, 09 Aug 2024 22:10:26 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 40 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Saturday morning 10 August 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and 22 degrees Celsius again at 5am.
 
And at the Paris Olympic Games here were 33 gold medal events in Paris overnight in:

·       Athletics (track and field): Women’s 4x100m relay final; Women’s shot put final; Men’s 4x100m relay final; Women’s 400m final; Men’s triple jump final; Women’s heptathlon 800m final; Women’s 10,000m final; Men’s 400m hurdles final.
·       Beach volleyball: Men’s and Women’s medal finals
·       Boxing: Men’s 92kg final
·       Breaking: Women’s individual final
·       Canoe sprint: Women’s K2 500m finals
·       Diving: Women’s 3m springboard final
·       Football: Women’s bronze-medal game and the Men’s gold-medal game
·       Hockey: Women’s bronze medal and gold medal games
·       Sport climbing: Men’s boulder/lead medal final
·       Swimming: Men’s 10km marathon final
·       Table tennis: Men’s team bronze medal and gold medal finals
·       Taekwondo: Women’s 67kg medal finals
·       Volleyball: Men’s bronze-medal game
·       Weightlifting: Women’s 71kg final
·       Wrestling: Women’s freestyle 57kg medal finals
 
In Paris Olympic Games Women’s basketball semifinals overnight – USA 85-64 Australia and Belgium 75-81 France. So USA vs France for gold and Australia vs Belgium for bronze.
 
The Men’s basketball finals – it’s Germany vs Serbia for bronze, and hosts France take on the USA Dream Team for gold.
 
In Rugby Union: Our world famous tips for The Rugby Championship kicking off at Suncorp Stadium today, we tip the Springboks to stew the Wallabies, and Ardie “The Man” Savea to lead the All Blacks in a rout of Los Pumas in Wellington.

In Rugby League: Parramatta fans were left fuming last night, following a brutal loss, accusing match officials of allowing a blatant obstruction in the lead up to Penrith’s match-winning try.

The Panthers needed a try to pull off an epic comeback and Izack Tago scored it at the death, but replays showed lead runner Liam Martin taking out an Eels defender.

Despite a lengthy review, the try stood and what do you expect - Nathan Cleary knocked over the conversion for the premiers to steal a 36-34 win.

Eels skipper Clint Gutherson called the Bunker “a lottery” for the missed call in the 78th minute.
In the Paris Olympic Games Football Men’s final: Spain won gold 5-3 over hosts France this morning.
 
In the Women’s finals: Germany 1-0 Spain for bronze with USA vs Brazil for gold tomorrow morning.
 
In SportsBiz: ESPN+ streams more live sports than any other platform, which costs parent company Disney billions of dollars annually.
 
But that has been the key factor in Disney’s streaming business becoming profitable earlier than anticipated.

Last Wednesday, Disney reported earnings from its fiscal third quarter, which ended 29 June: Overall, the company brought in revenue of US$23.2Billion.

Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu turned a combined profit for the first time - US$66Million profit from ESPN+, helped offset a US$19M loss from Disney+ and Hulu. 

And in Boxing: Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won gold in the Women’s 66Kg category at the Paris Olympic Games overnight, overcoming immense controversy, after the Russian President of the International Boxing Association claimed that she was not technically a female.
 
A claim which the International Olympic Committee strongly refuted in allowing Khelif and a Taiwanese female fighter to participate in the Women’s boxing competition.
 
And that’s a...]]>3457s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1040fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/09-08-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e39-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60961394 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is cloudy and 19 degrees Celsius again at 5am.
 
And at the Paris Olympic Games; American, Gabby Thomas, who won her first Olympic gold medal in the Paris Olympics Women’s 200M, graduated from Harvard with a degree in neurobiology.
 
And in Austin last year, she completed a Master’s degree in epidemiology from the University of Texas.
 
Along with Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, Thomas is behind a new women’s-only track and field event, the 776 Invitational in September where all competitors take home prize money, with US$60,000 for the winner, US$25,000 for second, US$10,000 for third through to US$2,500 for sixth.
 
And there were 26 gold medal events in Paris today in:
·       Athletics (track and field): Women’s long jump final; Men’s javelin throw final; Men’s 200m final; Women’s 400m hurdles final and the Men’s 110m hurdles final
·       Basketball and Beach volleyball semifinals
·       Boxing: Men’s 51kg final
·       Canoe sprint: Women’s K4 500m finals
·       Diving: Men’s 3m springboard final
·       Football: Men’s bronze-medal game won by Morroco
·       Handball: Women’s semis
·       Hockey: Men’s bronze and gold medal games
·       Sailing: Men’s & Women’s Kite medal series
·       Sport climbing: Men’s speed medal finals
·       Swimming: Women’s 10km marathon final
·       Taekwondo: Women’s 57kg medal finals
·       Track cycling: Men’s omnium medal final and the Women’s keirin medal final
·       Weightlifting: Women’s 59kg final and Men’s 73kg final
·       Wrestling: Women’s freestyle 53kg medal finals
 
Paris Olympic Games Men’s basketball semifinals earlier this morning – Germany 69-73 France and USA 95-91 Serbia. So hosts France take on the USA Dream Team for gold.
 
Women’s basketball semifinals tomorrow – Australia vs Belgium, and France vs USA after they beat Nigeria 74-88.
 
In Rugby League: Star fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen, scored a try and set up another while wing Will Warbrick grabbed a double for the Melbourne Storm to beat a gritty South Sydney Rabbitohs 16-28 at Accor Stadium in Sydney last night.

The Storm’s win gives them a four-point cushion at the top of the table, with the second-placed Panthers the only challenger for the NRL minor premiership.

In Rugby Union: The Rugby Championship kicks off at Suncorp Stadium this weekend, where the Springboks have named a young team to challenge the Wallabies, who have won 11 out of their last 12 games in Brisbane.

Meanwhile Ardie “The Man” Savea leads the All Blacks out against Los Pumas in Wellington.

In the Paris Olympic Games Football Men’s bronze medal play-off overnight: Morocco thrashed Egypt six nil to take home the bronze medal. Hosts France play Spain for gold tomorrow.
 
In the Women’s finals: USA vs Brazil for gold and Germany vs Spain for bronze.
 
In Boxing: Australia’s Tim Tszyu has declared himself ready to become a two-time world champion, after his promoters No Limit sensationally landed a blockbuster title bout against IBF World Champion Bakhram Murtazaliev of Russia who is 22-0.
 
While no date or venue has been set, it’s understood Murtazaliev is pushing to have the fight in the US, where he is based.

In SportsBiz: The Philippines had won just one gold medal in its 100-year history in the Olympics before Carlos Yulo, the Filipino gymnast won two Paris Olympics gold medals in floor and vault.
 
So on top of around US$100,000 in cash, he will be rewarded with a house, a two-bedroom condominium, US$18,000 worth of furniture, a lifetime supply of cookies, and free meals for life from several local restaurant chains including a Korean fried chicken franchise and Ramen bar.
I know what you all thinking now girls - is he married?

And that’s a wrap!
 
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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60961394Thu, 08 Aug 2024 22:08:50 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 39 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Friday morning 09 August 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is cloudy and 19 degrees Celsius again at 5am.
 
And at the Paris Olympic Games; American, Gabby Thomas, who won her first Olympic gold medal in the Paris Olympics Women’s 200M, graduated from Harvard with a degree in neurobiology.
 
And in Austin last year, she completed a Master’s degree in epidemiology from the University of Texas.
 
Along with Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, Thomas is behind a new women’s-only track and field event, the 776 Invitational in September where all competitors take home prize money, with US$60,000 for the winner, US$25,000 for second, US$10,000 for third through to US$2,500 for sixth.
 
And there were 26 gold medal events in Paris today in:
·       Athletics (track and field): Women’s long jump final; Men’s javelin throw final; Men’s 200m final; Women’s 400m hurdles final and the Men’s 110m hurdles final
·       Basketball and Beach volleyball semifinals
·       Boxing: Men’s 51kg final
·       Canoe sprint: Women’s K4 500m finals
·       Diving: Men’s 3m springboard final
·       Football: Men’s bronze-medal game won by Morroco
·       Handball: Women’s semis
·       Hockey: Men’s bronze and gold medal games
·       Sailing: Men’s & Women’s Kite medal series
·       Sport climbing: Men’s speed medal finals
·       Swimming: Women’s 10km marathon final
·       Taekwondo: Women’s 57kg medal finals
·       Track cycling: Men’s omnium medal final and the Women’s keirin medal final
·       Weightlifting: Women’s 59kg final and Men’s 73kg final
·       Wrestling: Women’s freestyle 53kg medal finals
 
Paris Olympic Games Men’s basketball semifinals earlier this morning – Germany 69-73 France and USA 95-91 Serbia. So hosts France take on the USA Dream Team for gold.
 
Women’s basketball semifinals tomorrow – Australia vs Belgium, and France vs USA after they beat Nigeria 74-88.
 
In Rugby League: Star fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen, scored a try and set up another while wing Will Warbrick grabbed a double for the Melbourne Storm to beat a gritty South Sydney Rabbitohs 16-28 at Accor Stadium in Sydney last night.

The Storm’s win gives them a four-point cushion at the top of the table, with the second-placed Panthers the only challenger for the NRL minor premiership.

In Rugby Union: The Rugby Championship kicks off at Suncorp Stadium this weekend, where the Springboks have named a young team to challenge the Wallabies, who have won 11 out of their last 12 games in Brisbane.

Meanwhile Ardie “The Man” Savea leads the All Blacks out against Los Pumas in Wellington.

In the Paris Olympic Games Football Men’s bronze medal play-off overnight: Morocco thrashed Egypt six nil to take home the bronze medal. Hosts France play Spain for gold tomorrow.
 
In the Women’s finals: USA vs Brazil for gold and Germany vs Spain for bronze.
 
In Boxing: Australia’s Tim Tszyu has declared himself ready to become a two-time world champion, after his promoters No Limit sensationally landed a blockbuster title bout against IBF World Champion Bakhram Murtazaliev of Russia who is 22-0.
 
While no date or venue has been set, it’s understood Murtazaliev is pushing to have the fight in the US, where he is based.

In SportsBiz: The Philippines had won just one gold medal in its 100-year history in the Olympics before Carlos Yulo, the Filipino gymnast won two Paris Olympics gold medals in floor and vault.
 
So on top of around US$100,000 in cash, he will be rewarded with a house, a two-bedroom...]]>3747s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1039fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/08-08-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e38-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60950689 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and 20 degrees Celsius again at 5am.
 
And at the Paris Olympic Games; India’s wrestling star at the Paris Olympics, Vinesh Phogat has sensationally failed to make weight for the Women’s 50Kg final yesterday and been disqualified.
 
Phogat, 29, has been in the public eye in India for months as part of a long-running protest against the former Chairman of Indian wrestling, who was embroiled in a sexual harassment scandal.

She was due to face Sarah Hildebrandt of the United States for the gold medal but was found to be overweight for her category.

“Despite the best efforts by the team through the night, she weighed in a few grams over 50kg this morning,” the Indian Olympic Association President P.T. Usha said in a statement.

Phogat was considered a strong prospect for winning gold at her third Olympics.

Meanwhile, the Australian Olympic Committee has confirmed a member of their Men’s hockey team was arrested after allegedly attempting to buy cocaine from a dealer in Paris.

The dealer, who was carrying 75 ecstasy tablets and seven vials of cocaine, was also arrested.

Both the Hockeyroos and Kookaburras were eliminated from the quarterfinals earlier this week.

And there are 21 gold medal events in Paris today in:
·       Artistic swimming: Team acrobatic routine medal final
·       Athletics (track and field): Marathon race walk mixed relay final; Women’s pole vault final; Men’s discus throw final; Men’s 400m final and the Men’s 3000m steeplechase final
·       Boxing: Men’s 80kg final
·       Sailing: Mixed multihull medal races
·       Skateboard: Men’s park medal final
·       Sport climbing: Women’s speed medal finals
·       Taekwondo: Women’s 49kg medal finals
·       Track cycling: Men’s & Women’s team pursuit medal finals
·       Weightlifting: Men’s 61kg final and the Women’s 49kg final
·       Wrestling: Women’s freestyle 50kg medal finals
 
Paris Olympic Games Women’s basketball quarterfinals overnight – Serbia 67-85 Australia, Spain 66-79 Belgium, Germany 71-84 France and Nigeria 46-76 USA at the end of Q3.
 
Men’s basketball semifinals – Germany vs France and USA vs Serbia.
 
In Rugby League: Parramatta Eels superstar Mitchell Moses has been sensationally linked to the Sydney Roosters amid reports he could request an early release from his contract, which runs until the end of 2026, with options in his favour for the 2027 and 2028 seasons.

Now, according to Fox League, “conversations have taken place” regarding Moses’ potential exit from the struggling Club.

In the Paris Olympic Games Football Women’s Semifinals yesterday: USA 1-0 Germany with Brazil 4-2 Spain.
 
So the Men’s finals: Spain vs France and Morocco vs Egypt for bronze.
 
In SportsBiz: Swedish pole vaulter Armand “Mondo” Duplantis set a world record while winning the men’s gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Monday, defending his title from the Tokyo Games.
 
Duplantis broke the Olympic and world records for the ninth time – setting the new mark at 6.25M.
 
While Sweden doesn’t pay its athletes for winning Olympic medals, the superstar pole vaulter has been receiving cash bonuses from US$30,000 to US$100,000 from his sponsors each time he has broken the world record.
 
In Boxing: Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer embroiled in a major gender controversy at the Paris Olympic Games, won her semi-final yesterday by unanimous points decision over Thailand’s 2023 world silver medalist, to move into Friday’s final in the Women’s 66kg category, to guarantee at least a silver medal.
 
The atmosphere was electric at Roland Garros with Sky News reporting that there were “thousands of Algerian fans” cheering their compatriot on.

What a back-fire on Russia and the International Boxing Federation.
 
And that’s a wrap girl!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60950689Wed, 07 Aug 2024 21:25:07 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 38 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Thursday morning 08 August 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is mostly cloudy and 20 degrees Celsius again at 5am.
 
And at the Paris Olympic Games; India’s wrestling star at the Paris Olympics, Vinesh Phogat has sensationally failed to make weight for the Women’s 50Kg final yesterday and been disqualified.
 
Phogat, 29, has been in the public eye in India for months as part of a long-running protest against the former Chairman of Indian wrestling, who was embroiled in a sexual harassment scandal.

She was due to face Sarah Hildebrandt of the United States for the gold medal but was found to be overweight for her category.

“Despite the best efforts by the team through the night, she weighed in a few grams over 50kg this morning,” the Indian Olympic Association President P.T. Usha said in a statement.

Phogat was considered a strong prospect for winning gold at her third Olympics.

Meanwhile, the Australian Olympic Committee has confirmed a member of their Men’s hockey team was arrested after allegedly attempting to buy cocaine from a dealer in Paris.

The dealer, who was carrying 75 ecstasy tablets and seven vials of cocaine, was also arrested.

Both the Hockeyroos and Kookaburras were eliminated from the quarterfinals earlier this week.

And there are 21 gold medal events in Paris today in:
·       Artistic swimming: Team acrobatic routine medal final
·       Athletics (track and field): Marathon race walk mixed relay final; Women’s pole vault final; Men’s discus throw final; Men’s 400m final and the Men’s 3000m steeplechase final
·       Boxing: Men’s 80kg final
·       Sailing: Mixed multihull medal races
·       Skateboard: Men’s park medal final
·       Sport climbing: Women’s speed medal finals
·       Taekwondo: Women’s 49kg medal finals
·       Track cycling: Men’s & Women’s team pursuit medal finals
·       Weightlifting: Men’s 61kg final and the Women’s 49kg final
·       Wrestling: Women’s freestyle 50kg medal finals
 
Paris Olympic Games Women’s basketball quarterfinals overnight – Serbia 67-85 Australia, Spain 66-79 Belgium, Germany 71-84 France and Nigeria 46-76 USA at the end of Q3.
 
Men’s basketball semifinals – Germany vs France and USA vs Serbia.
 
In Rugby League: Parramatta Eels superstar Mitchell Moses has been sensationally linked to the Sydney Roosters amid reports he could request an early release from his contract, which runs until the end of 2026, with options in his favour for the 2027 and 2028 seasons.

Now, according to Fox League, “conversations have taken place” regarding Moses’ potential exit from the struggling Club.

In the Paris Olympic Games Football Women’s Semifinals yesterday: USA 1-0 Germany with Brazil 4-2 Spain.
 
So the Men’s finals: Spain vs France and Morocco vs Egypt for bronze.
 
In SportsBiz: Swedish pole vaulter Armand “Mondo” Duplantis set a world record while winning the men’s gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Monday, defending his title from the Tokyo Games.
 
Duplantis broke the Olympic and world records for the ninth time – setting the new mark at 6.25M.
 
While Sweden doesn’t pay its athletes for winning Olympic medals, the superstar pole vaulter has been receiving cash bonuses from US$30,000 to US$100,000 from his sponsors each time he has broken the world record.
 
In Boxing: Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer embroiled in a major gender controversy at the Paris Olympic Games, won her semi-final yesterday by unanimous points decision over Thailand’s 2023 world silver medalist,...]]>3837s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1038fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/07-08-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e37-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60941453 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is partly cloudy and freezing 18 degrees Celsius again at 5am.
 
And at the Paris Olympic Games; Arisa Trew made Australian sporting history, becoming the country’s youngest-ever gold medalist at the Olympic Games at 14 years of age, after topping the women’s park skateboarding final.
 
Japan’s Hiraki Cocona won silver while Great Britain’s Sky Brown won bronze.

And there are 15 gold medal events in Paris today in:
·       Athletics (track and field): Women’s hammer throw final; Men’s long jump final; Men’s 1500m final; Women’s 3000m steeplechase final and the Women’s 200m final
·       Boxing: Women 60kg final
·       Diving: Women’s 10m platform final
·       Equestrian: Jumping individual final
·       Sailing: Men & Women’s dinghy medal races
·       Skateboard: Women’s park medal final
·       Track cycling: Men’s team sprint medal finals
·       Wrestling: Women’s freestyle 68kg medal finals
 
Paris Olympic Games Men’s basketball quarterfinals currently underway – Germany 76-63 Greece, Serbia 90-95 Australia, France 82-73 Canada, with USA 71-46 Brazil Q3 underway.

Women’s basketball quarterfinals tonight – Serbia vs Australia, Spain vs Belgium, Germany vs France and Nigeria vs USA.

In Rugby League: One of the great New Zealand halfbacks, Shaun Johnson will hang up his boots at the end of the season, capping a glittering 14-year career in the NRL.

The 33-year-old Johnson informed his NZ Warriors teammates of his decision yesterday the Club revealed in a press release.

And Papua New Guinea Kumuls star Justin Olam is out for the rest of this season, booked for surgery to both his knees later this week.

In the Paris Olympic Games Football Women’s Semifinals currently underway: USA 1-0 Germany with Brazil vs Spain up next.
 
In the Men’s Semifinals yesterday: Morocco 1-2 Spain and France 3-1 Egypt.
 
In SportsBiz: NBCUniversal’s coverage of the 2024 Paris Games is drawing NFL-like TV numbers, averaging 41.5 million viewers across various NBC platforms. Through Thursday, NBC’s prime-time coverage was averaging 34 million viewers across all platforms, up 79% from the Tokyo Olympics. 
 
In Boxing: The Algerian female boxer at the centre of a gender controversy at the Paris Olympic Games, Imane Khelif, was born female in 1999 and has been representing Algeria as a female boxer at many international boxing competitions since 2018, including the 2021 Tokyo Olympics where she lost her second round fight to eventual gold medal winner, Kellie Hetherington of Ireland.
 
In fact, Khelif has lost half a dozen fights to various female opponents in her career, but she has steadily improved through dedicated training.
 
She previously competed at several International Boxing Association tournaments without any issues, until the 2023 event in India, where she was abruptly disqualified after beating Russian boxer Azalia Ameneva.
 
The IBA is controlled by Russia and has been banned from the Olympic Games since 2019 for a lack of transparency and governance issues.

Khelif, a welterweight, and Lin Yu-ting, a featherweight from Taiwan, who is also assured of a medal, are competing in Paris despite the IBA claiming that they failed to meet their gender eligibility rules last year.

The IOC has described the tests undertaken on Khelif and Lin by the IBA as lacking credibility.
And that’s a wrap!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60941453Tue, 06 Aug 2024 22:22:47 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 37 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Wednesday morning 07 August 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is partly cloudy and freezing 18 degrees Celsius again at 5am.
 
And at the Paris Olympic Games; Arisa Trew made Australian sporting history, becoming the country’s youngest-ever gold medalist at the Olympic Games at 14 years of age, after topping the women’s park skateboarding final.
 
Japan’s Hiraki Cocona won silver while Great Britain’s Sky Brown won bronze.

And there are 15 gold medal events in Paris today in:
·       Athletics (track and field): Women’s hammer throw final; Men’s long jump final; Men’s 1500m final; Women’s 3000m steeplechase final and the Women’s 200m final
·       Boxing: Women 60kg final
·       Diving: Women’s 10m platform final
·       Equestrian: Jumping individual final
·       Sailing: Men & Women’s dinghy medal races
·       Skateboard: Women’s park medal final
·       Track cycling: Men’s team sprint medal finals
·       Wrestling: Women’s freestyle 68kg medal finals
 
Paris Olympic Games Men’s basketball quarterfinals currently underway – Germany 76-63 Greece, Serbia 90-95 Australia, France 82-73 Canada, with USA 71-46 Brazil Q3 underway.

Women’s basketball quarterfinals tonight – Serbia vs Australia, Spain vs Belgium, Germany vs France and Nigeria vs USA.

In Rugby League: One of the great New Zealand halfbacks, Shaun Johnson will hang up his boots at the end of the season, capping a glittering 14-year career in the NRL.

The 33-year-old Johnson informed his NZ Warriors teammates of his decision yesterday the Club revealed in a press release.

And Papua New Guinea Kumuls star Justin Olam is out for the rest of this season, booked for surgery to both his knees later this week.

In the Paris Olympic Games Football Women’s Semifinals currently underway: USA 1-0 Germany with Brazil vs Spain up next.
 
In the Men’s Semifinals yesterday: Morocco 1-2 Spain and France 3-1 Egypt.
 
In SportsBiz: NBCUniversal’s coverage of the 2024 Paris Games is drawing NFL-like TV numbers, averaging 41.5 million viewers across various NBC platforms. Through Thursday, NBC’s prime-time coverage was averaging 34 million viewers across all platforms, up 79% from the Tokyo Olympics. 
 
In Boxing: The Algerian female boxer at the centre of a gender controversy at the Paris Olympic Games, Imane Khelif, was born female in 1999 and has been representing Algeria as a female boxer at many international boxing competitions since 2018, including the 2021 Tokyo Olympics where she lost her second round fight to eventual gold medal winner, Kellie Hetherington of Ireland.
 
In fact, Khelif has lost half a dozen fights to various female opponents in her career, but she has steadily improved through dedicated training.
 
She previously competed at several International Boxing Association tournaments without any issues, until the 2023 event in India, where she was abruptly disqualified after beating Russian boxer Azalia Ameneva.
 
The IBA is controlled by Russia and has been banned from the Olympic Games since 2019 for a lack of transparency and governance issues.

Khelif, a welterweight, and Lin Yu-ting, a featherweight from Taiwan, who is also assured of a medal, are competing in Paris despite the IBA claiming that they failed to meet their gender eligibility rules last year.

The IOC has described the tests undertaken on Khelif and Lin by the IBA as lacking credibility.
And that’s a wrap!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on...]]>3387s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1037fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/06-08-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e36-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60930030 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is cloudy and a south pole freezing 18 degrees Celsius at 5am.
 
And at the Paris Olympic Games; German Olympic cycling star, Nils Politt stopped mid-race to rush into a packed pub and use the toilet to relieve himself, halfway through the 280Km Men’s road race.
 
Thousands of fans roared on with delight as the relieved Politt got back into the race.

And there are 17 gold medal events in Paris today in:
·       Artistic gymnastics: Women’s floor finals so another gold for Super Simone!
·       Athletics (track and field): Men’s pole vault final; Women’s 5000m final and the Women’s 800m final
·       Badminton: Women’s & Men’s singles medal matches
·       Basketball 3X3: Men’s & Women’s medal finals
·       Canoe slalom: Men’s & Women’s kayak cross finals
·       Shooting: Men’s 25m rapid fire pistol finals and the Mixed team skeet finals
·       Track cycling: Women’s team sprint medal finals
·       Triathlon: Mixed team relay final

Paris Olympic Games Women’s basketball quarterfinals tomorrow – Serbia vs Australia, Spain vs Belgium, Germany vs France and Nigeria vs USA.

And the Men’s quarterfinals tonight – Germany vs Greece, Serbia vs Australia, France vs Canada and USA vs Brazil.

In Rugby League: Tongan enforcer Stefano Utoikamanu can hold his head up high for his dignified response to booing Wests Tigers fans in the wake of the young prop’s decision to inform the Tigers he’ll be leaving at season’s end.
 
For the booing to continue every time he ran the ball for the entire match against the Cowboys was childish and the fans involved should be ashamed of themselves.

In the Paris Olympic Games Football Men’s Semifinals: Morocco 1-2 Spain and France vs Egypt still to play today.
 
In the Women’s Semifinals tomorrow: USA vs Germany and Brazil vs Spain.
 
In Boxing: The Algerian boxer at the centre of the Paris Olympic Games gender eligibility row has accused those opposed to her presence at the Games of being bullies as the Russian head of the International Boxing Association, Umar Kremlev, launched a fresh barrage of criticism at a chaotic press conference.

Imane Khelif, who is assured of at least a bronze medal ahead of her next bout tonight, said she hoped that a gold medal would come out of the pain she had endured over the past week.

“I send a message to all the people of the world to uphold the Olympic principles and the Olympic Charter, to refrain from bullying all athletes, because this has effects, massive effects,” Khelif said.

“It can destroy people, it can kill people’s thoughts, spirit and mind. It can divide people. And because of that, I ask them to refrain from bullying.”

Khelif, a welterweight, and Lin Yu-ting, a featherweight from Taiwan, who is also assured of a bronze, are competing in Paris despite the IBA claiming that they failed to meet their gender eligibility rules last year.

The IOC has described the tests undertaken on Khelif and Lin by the IBA as lacking credibility.
And that’s a wrap!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60930030Mon, 05 Aug 2024 22:19:53 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 36 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Tuesday morning 06 August 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is cloudy and a south pole freezing 18 degrees Celsius at 5am.
 
And at the Paris Olympic Games; German Olympic cycling star, Nils Politt stopped mid-race to rush into a packed pub and use the toilet to relieve himself, halfway through the 280Km Men’s road race.
 
Thousands of fans roared on with delight as the relieved Politt got back into the race.

And there are 17 gold medal events in Paris today in:
·       Artistic gymnastics: Women’s floor finals so another gold for Super Simone!
·       Athletics (track and field): Men’s pole vault final; Women’s 5000m final and the Women’s 800m final
·       Badminton: Women’s & Men’s singles medal matches
·       Basketball 3X3: Men’s & Women’s medal finals
·       Canoe slalom: Men’s & Women’s kayak cross finals
·       Shooting: Men’s 25m rapid fire pistol finals and the Mixed team skeet finals
·       Track cycling: Women’s team sprint medal finals
·       Triathlon: Mixed team relay final

Paris Olympic Games Women’s basketball quarterfinals tomorrow – Serbia vs Australia, Spain vs Belgium, Germany vs France and Nigeria vs USA.

And the Men’s quarterfinals tonight – Germany vs Greece, Serbia vs Australia, France vs Canada and USA vs Brazil.

In Rugby League: Tongan enforcer Stefano Utoikamanu can hold his head up high for his dignified response to booing Wests Tigers fans in the wake of the young prop’s decision to inform the Tigers he’ll be leaving at season’s end.
 
For the booing to continue every time he ran the ball for the entire match against the Cowboys was childish and the fans involved should be ashamed of themselves.

In the Paris Olympic Games Football Men’s Semifinals: Morocco 1-2 Spain and France vs Egypt still to play today.
 
In the Women’s Semifinals tomorrow: USA vs Germany and Brazil vs Spain.
 
In Boxing: The Algerian boxer at the centre of the Paris Olympic Games gender eligibility row has accused those opposed to her presence at the Games of being bullies as the Russian head of the International Boxing Association, Umar Kremlev, launched a fresh barrage of criticism at a chaotic press conference.

Imane Khelif, who is assured of at least a bronze medal ahead of her next bout tonight, said she hoped that a gold medal would come out of the pain she had endured over the past week.

“I send a message to all the people of the world to uphold the Olympic principles and the Olympic Charter, to refrain from bullying all athletes, because this has effects, massive effects,” Khelif said.

“It can destroy people, it can kill people’s thoughts, spirit and mind. It can divide people. And because of that, I ask them to refrain from bullying.”

Khelif, a welterweight, and Lin Yu-ting, a featherweight from Taiwan, who is also assured of a bronze, are competing in Paris despite the IBA claiming that they failed to meet their gender eligibility rules last year.

The IOC has described the tests undertaken on Khelif and Lin by the IBA as lacking credibility.
And that’s a wrap!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport...]]>2847s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1036fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/05-08-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e35-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60920036 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is partially cloudy and 21 degrees Celsius again at 5am.
 
At the Paris Olympic Games, the big guns came out to play;
 
All hail the King of Tennis!

Novak Djokovic defeated Carlos Alcaraz yesterday to claim a maiden Olympic title and become just the fifth player to complete a career Golden Slam.

The 37-year-old Serbian legend, competing in his fifth Games, came through 7-6, 7-6 in an enthralling final at Roland Garros to add Olympic gold to his 24 Grand Slam titles.

Victory allowed him to join Andre Agassi, Rafael Nadal, Steffi Graf and the watching Serena Williams as the only players to win all four Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic singles gold.

An emotional Djokovic celebrated by holding aloft the Serbian flag on court before clambering into the players’ box to embrace his wife and children.

Meanwhile, world golf number one Scottie Scheffler struck a sublime nine-under 62 in the final round of the Men’s golf competition to finish at a stunning 19-under and claim gold in Paris.

Great Britain’s Tommy Fleetwood threatened, but a bogey on 17 saw him finish second on 18-under overall for silver.

While Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama carded a six-under 65 to finish a further shot behind for bronze.
And there are 28 gold medal events in Paris today, where in the Men’s 100M – American sprinter Noah Lyles won gold by five one thousandth of a second, with for the first time ever, eight sprinters crossing in under ten seconds.

Basketball Men’s quarterfinals tomorrow – Germany vs Greece, Serbia vs Australia, France vs Canada and USA vs Brazil.

Women’s basketball prelims – Nigeria 79-70 Canada, Belgium 85-58 Japan, USA 87-68 Germany and the Australian Opals – as Lauren Jackson says, “must simply beat France or go home!”

In Rugby League: Penrith’s Isaah Yeo says he’s not surprised Nathan Cleary continues to deliver in clutch moments as the halfback yet again got his team out of jail in the dying stages as the Panthers downed Newcastle 14-22 at BlueBet Stadium yesterday.
 
With scores tied 14-14 and with nine minutes remaining, Cleary took the game into his own hands with a scintillating solo effort beating three defenders to score next to the posts.

Games over!

In Football: Paris Olympic Games Football Women’s QFs yesterday: Canada 2-4 Germany and France 0-1 Brazil.
 
So in the Women’s Semifinals tomorrow: USA vs Germany and Brazil vs Spain.
 
In the Men’s Semifinals tomorrow: Morocco vs Spain and France vs Egypt.
 
In Boxing: The American heavyweight boxing scene is in complete and total disarray, and it's all because of one man — Martin Bakole.
 
The Scotland-based Congo boxer battered Jared Anderson in a one-sided, fifth-round knockout win Saturday at the BMO Stadium in South-Central Los Angeles.
 
Anderson has long been regarded as the next BIG thing in the American heavyweight division. 
 
And that’s a wrap!
 
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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60920036Sun, 04 Aug 2024 23:50:33 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 35 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Monday morning 05 August 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is partially cloudy and 21 degrees Celsius again at 5am.
 
At the Paris Olympic Games, the big guns came out to play;
 
All hail the King of Tennis!

Novak Djokovic defeated Carlos Alcaraz yesterday to claim a maiden Olympic title and become just the fifth player to complete a career Golden Slam.

The 37-year-old Serbian legend, competing in his fifth Games, came through 7-6, 7-6 in an enthralling final at Roland Garros to add Olympic gold to his 24 Grand Slam titles.

Victory allowed him to join Andre Agassi, Rafael Nadal, Steffi Graf and the watching Serena Williams as the only players to win all four Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic singles gold.

An emotional Djokovic celebrated by holding aloft the Serbian flag on court before clambering into the players’ box to embrace his wife and children.

Meanwhile, world golf number one Scottie Scheffler struck a sublime nine-under 62 in the final round of the Men’s golf competition to finish at a stunning 19-under and claim gold in Paris.

Great Britain’s Tommy Fleetwood threatened, but a bogey on 17 saw him finish second on 18-under overall for silver.

While Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama carded a six-under 65 to finish a further shot behind for bronze.
And there are 28 gold medal events in Paris today, where in the Men’s 100M – American sprinter Noah Lyles won gold by five one thousandth of a second, with for the first time ever, eight sprinters crossing in under ten seconds.

Basketball Men’s quarterfinals tomorrow – Germany vs Greece, Serbia vs Australia, France vs Canada and USA vs Brazil.

Women’s basketball prelims – Nigeria 79-70 Canada, Belgium 85-58 Japan, USA 87-68 Germany and the Australian Opals – as Lauren Jackson says, “must simply beat France or go home!”

In Rugby League: Penrith’s Isaah Yeo says he’s not surprised Nathan Cleary continues to deliver in clutch moments as the halfback yet again got his team out of jail in the dying stages as the Panthers downed Newcastle 14-22 at BlueBet Stadium yesterday.
 
With scores tied 14-14 and with nine minutes remaining, Cleary took the game into his own hands with a scintillating solo effort beating three defenders to score next to the posts.

Games over!

In Football: Paris Olympic Games Football Women’s QFs yesterday: Canada 2-4 Germany and France 0-1 Brazil.
 
So in the Women’s Semifinals tomorrow: USA vs Germany and Brazil vs Spain.
 
In the Men’s Semifinals tomorrow: Morocco vs Spain and France vs Egypt.
 
In Boxing: The American heavyweight boxing scene is in complete and total disarray, and it's all because of one man — Martin Bakole.
 
The Scotland-based Congo boxer battered Jared Anderson in a one-sided, fifth-round knockout win Saturday at the BMO Stadium in South-Central Los Angeles.
 
Anderson has long been regarded as the next BIG thing in the American heavyweight division. 
 
And that’s a wrap!
 
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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is partly cloudy and 21 degrees Celsius again at 5am.
 
At the Paris Olympic Games: Simone Biles soared to the Women’s Vault gold yesterday, her gravity-defying Yurchenko double pike propelling her to a third triumph of the Paris Olympic Games, and her seventh career Olympic title.
 
Just how good is Super Simone?
 
Well put it this way - the US great now owns a total of 40 world and Olympic medals - 30 of them gold.
 
Biles could add to that tally tomorrow, when she competes in the balance beam and floor exercise finals.

And there are 28 gold medal events in Paris today, where in Basketball group games – Women: China 80-58 Puerto Rico, Serbia 62-70 Spain, USA 87-74 Belgium and France 75-54 Nigeria.

And Men – France 71-85 Germany, Pueto Rico 83-104 USA, Serbia 96-85 South Sudan and Canada 88-85 Spain.
 
In Rugby League: Despite a red-hot start from Broncos superstar Reece Walsh, who scored two tries in four minutes - the Broncos 2024 season is over after copping a shellacking from the Titans, who scored seven unanswered tries in the second half to walk away 46-18 winners.

And to make matters worse they’ve lost two star players to injuries:
·       Payne Haas was ruled out of the game 11 minutes in with a foot injury, which has since been reported as a suspected Lisfranc injury — that would mean season over for the powerhouse prop.
·       Ezra Mam joined him on the sideline after suffering what looked to be a serious ankle injury.
In Football: Paris Olympic Games Football Women’s QFs overnight: USA 1-0 Japan, Spain 2-2 Colombia, Canada vs Germany are currently locked nil all in the 89th minute and France vs Brazil to play. Men’s Quarterfinals yesterday: Morocco 4-0 USA, Japan 0-3 Spain, Egypt 1-1 Paraguay and France 1-0 Argentina.
 
In Boxing: Australian boxer Skye Nicholson lashed out at misinformation in the media about the female boxers from Algeria and Taiwan currently causing controversy at the Paris Olympic Games.
“I’ve actually fought and sparred both of the girls,” Nicholson said.

“They were born female, they have the physical attributes of a female. They have grown up as girls, as females, as women. They have competed as women the whole time.

“They are not naturally born men who have decided to call themselves women or identify as women to fight women in the Olympics.

“I think the abuse and the power of the media, and people just jumping on the bandwagon without knowing all the details, is honestly horrible.

“These girls have represented their country on numerous occasions for many, many years now as female fighters, and they do not deserve this mistreatment.”

And that’s a wrap girls!
 
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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60913263Sat, 03 Aug 2024 21:50:52 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 34 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Sunday morning 04 August 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is partly cloudy and 21 degrees Celsius again at 5am.
 
At the Paris Olympic Games: Simone Biles soared to the Women’s Vault gold yesterday, her gravity-defying Yurchenko double pike propelling her to a third triumph of the Paris Olympic Games, and her seventh career Olympic title.
 
Just how good is Super Simone?
 
Well put it this way - the US great now owns a total of 40 world and Olympic medals - 30 of them gold.
 
Biles could add to that tally tomorrow, when she competes in the balance beam and floor exercise finals.

And there are 28 gold medal events in Paris today, where in Basketball group games – Women: China 80-58 Puerto Rico, Serbia 62-70 Spain, USA 87-74 Belgium and France 75-54 Nigeria.

And Men – France 71-85 Germany, Pueto Rico 83-104 USA, Serbia 96-85 South Sudan and Canada 88-85 Spain.
 
In Rugby League: Despite a red-hot start from Broncos superstar Reece Walsh, who scored two tries in four minutes - the Broncos 2024 season is over after copping a shellacking from the Titans, who scored seven unanswered tries in the second half to walk away 46-18 winners.

And to make matters worse they’ve lost two star players to injuries:
·       Payne Haas was ruled out of the game 11 minutes in with a foot injury, which has since been reported as a suspected Lisfranc injury — that would mean season over for the powerhouse prop.
·       Ezra Mam joined him on the sideline after suffering what looked to be a serious ankle injury.
In Football: Paris Olympic Games Football Women’s QFs overnight: USA 1-0 Japan, Spain 2-2 Colombia, Canada vs Germany are currently locked nil all in the 89th minute and France vs Brazil to play. Men’s Quarterfinals yesterday: Morocco 4-0 USA, Japan 0-3 Spain, Egypt 1-1 Paraguay and France 1-0 Argentina.
 
In Boxing: Australian boxer Skye Nicholson lashed out at misinformation in the media about the female boxers from Algeria and Taiwan currently causing controversy at the Paris Olympic Games.
“I’ve actually fought and sparred both of the girls,” Nicholson said.

“They were born female, they have the physical attributes of a female. They have grown up as girls, as females, as women. They have competed as women the whole time.

“They are not naturally born men who have decided to call themselves women or identify as women to fight women in the Olympics.

“I think the abuse and the power of the media, and people just jumping on the bandwagon without knowing all the details, is honestly horrible.

“These girls have represented their country on numerous occasions for many, many years now as female fighters, and they do not deserve this mistreatment.”

And that’s a wrap girls!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>2647s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1034fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-08-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e33-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60913239 
Congratulations Clarissa and Troy!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is partly cloudy and 21 degrees Celsius at 5am.
 
At the Paris Olympic Games: The Polish Olympic Committee pays bonuses from US$38,000 to US$64,000 for a gold medal, but they sweeten the pot with:
§  An investment diamond
§  A trip for two
§  A painting by a Polish artist
§  And a two-bedroom apartment in Warsaw for gold medalists in an individual competition and a one-bedroom for each gold medalist in any team competition
 
Hungary offers the most to its medalists overall, with more than US$148,000 for a gold medal.
And there are 23 gold medal events in Paris today:
§  Archery: Mixed team medal rounds
§  Athletics a full day of track and field finishing with the Men’s 10,000m final
§  Badminton: Mixed doubles medal
§  BMX racing: Men & Women’s finals
§  Diving: Men’s synchro 3m springboard final
§  Equestrian: Jumping team final
§  Fencing: Men épée team medal
§  Judo: M 100kg+ medal rounds
§  Rowing: Women’s single sculls finals, Women’s lightweight double sculls final B, Women’s lightweight double sculls medal final
§  Sailing: Men & Women’s windsurfing medal
§  Surfing in Tahiti Reserve day
§  Swimming: Men’s 200m Individual finals
§  Tennis: Women’s singles bronze medal, Mixed doubles gold medal and the Mixed doubles bronze medal
§  Trampoline gymnastics: Men’s final
 
In Paris Olympic Games Basketball group games today – Women: China vs Puerto Rico, Serbia vs Spain, Japan vs Belgium and Canada vs Nigeria. Men – France vs Germany, Pueto Rico vs USA, Serbia vs South Sudan and Canada vs Spain.
 
In Rugby League: The Parramatta Eels recorded a shock 30-20 win over the New Zealand Warriors in Auckland last night, rebounding to a week from hell with arguably their best game of the season.
 
Much of the game’s opening period was dominated by the home side, who had the lion’s share of field position and possession but were unable to breach a resilient Eels defensive line.

In Football: Paris Olympic Games Football Men’s Quarterfinals: Morocco 4-0 USA, Japan 0-3 Spain, Egypt 0-1 Paraguay in their second half and France vs Argentina still to play. Women’s QFs tomorrow: USA vs Japan, Spain vs Colombia, Canada vs Germany and France vs Brazil.
 
In Boxing: Angela Carini who was emotional after her loss to controversial Algerian boxer, Imane Khelif, telling reporters she had “never been hit so hard” in her life, now says in an interview with an Italian newspaper she said the controversy that followed made her “sad”.
 
“I’m sorry for my opponent. If the IOC said she can fight, I respect that decision,” Carini said.
“It wasn’t something I intended to do,” Carini added, referencing the fact she did not shake hands with Khelif.

“Actually, I want to apologise to her and everyone else. I was angry because my Olympics had gone up in smoke.”

Carini said if she met Khelif again, she would “embrace her”.

And that’s a wrap girls - er boys – whatever!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60913239Sat, 03 Aug 2024 21:40:33 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 33 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Saturday morning 03 August 2024.   Congratulations Clarissa and Troy!   Coming to you... 
Congratulations Clarissa and Troy!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is partly cloudy and 21 degrees Celsius at 5am.
 
At the Paris Olympic Games: The Polish Olympic Committee pays bonuses from US$38,000 to US$64,000 for a gold medal, but they sweeten the pot with:
§  An investment diamond
§  A trip for two
§  A painting by a Polish artist
§  And a two-bedroom apartment in Warsaw for gold medalists in an individual competition and a one-bedroom for each gold medalist in any team competition
 
Hungary offers the most to its medalists overall, with more than US$148,000 for a gold medal.
And there are 23 gold medal events in Paris today:
§  Archery: Mixed team medal rounds
§  Athletics a full day of track and field finishing with the Men’s 10,000m final
§  Badminton: Mixed doubles medal
§  BMX racing: Men & Women’s finals
§  Diving: Men’s synchro 3m springboard final
§  Equestrian: Jumping team final
§  Fencing: Men épée team medal
§  Judo: M 100kg+ medal rounds
§  Rowing: Women’s single sculls finals, Women’s lightweight double sculls final B, Women’s lightweight double sculls medal final
§  Sailing: Men & Women’s windsurfing medal
§  Surfing in Tahiti Reserve day
§  Swimming: Men’s 200m Individual finals
§  Tennis: Women’s singles bronze medal, Mixed doubles gold medal and the Mixed doubles bronze medal
§  Trampoline gymnastics: Men’s final
 
In Paris Olympic Games Basketball group games today – Women: China vs Puerto Rico, Serbia vs Spain, Japan vs Belgium and Canada vs Nigeria. Men – France vs Germany, Pueto Rico vs USA, Serbia vs South Sudan and Canada vs Spain.
 
In Rugby League: The Parramatta Eels recorded a shock 30-20 win over the New Zealand Warriors in Auckland last night, rebounding to a week from hell with arguably their best game of the season.
 
Much of the game’s opening period was dominated by the home side, who had the lion’s share of field position and possession but were unable to breach a resilient Eels defensive line.

In Football: Paris Olympic Games Football Men’s Quarterfinals: Morocco 4-0 USA, Japan 0-3 Spain, Egypt 0-1 Paraguay in their second half and France vs Argentina still to play. Women’s QFs tomorrow: USA vs Japan, Spain vs Colombia, Canada vs Germany and France vs Brazil.
 
In Boxing: Angela Carini who was emotional after her loss to controversial Algerian boxer, Imane Khelif, telling reporters she had “never been hit so hard” in her life, now says in an interview with an Italian newspaper she said the controversy that followed made her “sad”.
 
“I’m sorry for my opponent. If the IOC said she can fight, I respect that decision,” Carini said.
“It wasn’t something I intended to do,” Carini added, referencing the fact she did not shake hands with Khelif.

“Actually, I want to apologise to her and everyone else. I was angry because my Olympics had gone up in smoke.”

Carini said if she met Khelif again, she would “embrace her”.

And that’s a wrap girls - er boys – whatever!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby...]]>2987s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1033fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-08-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e32-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60889658 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is partly cloudy and 20 degrees Celsius at 5am.
 
In the Paris Olympic Games Women’s Rugby 7s: “Our coach said to us if we don’t win a medal, we might not have a program next year, and so that really stuck with me, those words, and so we delivered.”
 
USA Women’s Rugby star Ilona Maher told CNBC after helping Team USA upset Australia to earn a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics Women’s Rugby 7s, the first in program history.

Following the win, Michele Kang, owner of several pro sports teams, including the Washington Spirit announced a US$4Million donation for USA Rugby 7s. 

Maher, who has become an internet sensation since the beginning of the Olympics, said she hopes the donation can help improve the team, especially because many rugby 7s players in the past needed to balance their playing careers with full-time jobs.

The 27-year-old has a bachelor’s degree in nursing and a master’s degree in business administration, but she said she hopes to play rugby for the rest of her life.

Also at the Olympic Games today – Belgian athlete Jolien Vermeylen said she would rather not think about the quality of the water.
 
“As I swam under the bridge, I felt and saw things that we shouldn’t think too much about,” Vermeylen said.

Another Belgian triathlete said, “We are just puppets in a puppet show.”

This after the equivalent of a month’s rain fell over 36 hours in Paris, overwhelming the city’s sewerage system, despite a recent 1.4 billion euro upgrade, leading to discharges of untreated waste water that sent E.Coli bacteria levels spiking.

And there are 18 gold medal events in Paris today:
·       Artistic gymnastics: Women individual all-around final
·       Athletics (track and field) Men & Women’s 20km race walk final
·       Basketball, Basketball 3X3, Beach volleyball, BMX racing and Boxing continue prelim rounds
·       Canoe slalom: Men’s K1 finals
·       Fencing: Women’s foil team medal finals
·       Golf: for Men starts today
·       Handball and Hockey continue pool games
·       Judo: Men’s 100kg medal rounds
·       Rowing: Men coxless four finals
·       Sailing: Men & Women’s skiff medal races
·       Shooting: Men 50m rifle finals
·       Surfing in Tahiti reserve day again as they wait out the storm
·       Swimming: Men 200m back finals, Women’s 200m breast final, Women’s 4x200m free relay final
 
In Paris Olympic Games Basketball Women group phase: USA 87-74 Belgium, France 75-54 Nigeria, Australia 70-65 Canada and Germany 75-64 Japan.
 
In Rugby League: Papua New Guinea Kumuls star and Wests Tigers Centre, Justin Olam is looking at a lengthy spell on the sidelines after being sent off for a high shot on Cowboys second rower Heilum Luki last night.
 
With Olam gone, the Cowboys went on to win easily 48-30 at Leichardt Oval.
 
In Football: Paris Olympic Games Men’s Football Quarterfinals tomorrow: Morocco vs USA, Japan vs Spain, Egypt vs Paraguay and France vs Argentina. Women QFs USA vs Japan, Spain vs Colombia, Canada vs Germany and France vs Brazil.
 
In Boxing: After just 45 seconds and a single punch, the boxing world’s divide is only set to grow even wider, after Imane Khelif, who along with Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting was disqualified from the world championships last year, won her Round of 16 fight in stunning fashion.
 
Khelif, a woman, won her fight yesterday against Italy’s Angela Carini, landing a right hand, followed by a flurry of punches.

After a stoppage Carini returned to the centre of the ring, where again Khelif landed a big right hand.

Carini raised her glove to withdraw from the fight before falling to the floor in tears, saying post-fight: “I have never been hit so hard in my life. It’s up to the IOC.”

And that’s a wrap girls - er boys – whatever!
 
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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60889658Thu, 01 Aug 2024 22:13:07 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 32 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Friday morning 02 August 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is partly cloudy and 20 degrees Celsius at 5am.
 
In the Paris Olympic Games Women’s Rugby 7s: “Our coach said to us if we don’t win a medal, we might not have a program next year, and so that really stuck with me, those words, and so we delivered.”
 
USA Women’s Rugby star Ilona Maher told CNBC after helping Team USA upset Australia to earn a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics Women’s Rugby 7s, the first in program history.

Following the win, Michele Kang, owner of several pro sports teams, including the Washington Spirit announced a US$4Million donation for USA Rugby 7s. 

Maher, who has become an internet sensation since the beginning of the Olympics, said she hopes the donation can help improve the team, especially because many rugby 7s players in the past needed to balance their playing careers with full-time jobs.

The 27-year-old has a bachelor’s degree in nursing and a master’s degree in business administration, but she said she hopes to play rugby for the rest of her life.

Also at the Olympic Games today – Belgian athlete Jolien Vermeylen said she would rather not think about the quality of the water.
 
“As I swam under the bridge, I felt and saw things that we shouldn’t think too much about,” Vermeylen said.

Another Belgian triathlete said, “We are just puppets in a puppet show.”

This after the equivalent of a month’s rain fell over 36 hours in Paris, overwhelming the city’s sewerage system, despite a recent 1.4 billion euro upgrade, leading to discharges of untreated waste water that sent E.Coli bacteria levels spiking.

And there are 18 gold medal events in Paris today:
·       Artistic gymnastics: Women individual all-around final
·       Athletics (track and field) Men & Women’s 20km race walk final
·       Basketball, Basketball 3X3, Beach volleyball, BMX racing and Boxing continue prelim rounds
·       Canoe slalom: Men’s K1 finals
·       Fencing: Women’s foil team medal finals
·       Golf: for Men starts today
·       Handball and Hockey continue pool games
·       Judo: Men’s 100kg medal rounds
·       Rowing: Men coxless four finals
·       Sailing: Men & Women’s skiff medal races
·       Shooting: Men 50m rifle finals
·       Surfing in Tahiti reserve day again as they wait out the storm
·       Swimming: Men 200m back finals, Women’s 200m breast final, Women’s 4x200m free relay final
 
In Paris Olympic Games Basketball Women group phase: USA 87-74 Belgium, France 75-54 Nigeria, Australia 70-65 Canada and Germany 75-64 Japan.
 
In Rugby League: Papua New Guinea Kumuls star and Wests Tigers Centre, Justin Olam is looking at a lengthy spell on the sidelines after being sent off for a high shot on Cowboys second rower Heilum Luki last night.
 
With Olam gone, the Cowboys went on to win easily 48-30 at Leichardt Oval.
 
In Football: Paris Olympic Games Men’s Football Quarterfinals tomorrow: Morocco vs USA, Japan vs Spain, Egypt vs Paraguay and France vs Argentina. Women QFs USA vs Japan, Spain vs Colombia, Canada vs Germany and France vs Brazil.
 
In Boxing: After just 45 seconds and a single punch, the boxing world’s divide is only set to grow even wider, after Imane Khelif, who along with Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting was disqualified from the world championships last year, won her Round of 16 fight in stunning fashion.
 
Khelif, a woman, won her fight yesterday against Italy’s Angela Carini, landing a right hand, followed by a flurry of punches.

After a stoppage...]]>3507s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1032fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-08-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e31-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60878520 
Happy birthday Ariela!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is clear and a warm 22 degrees Celsius with 88% humidity at 5am.
 
In the Paris Olympic Games Women’s Rugby 7s: How did Fijiana 7s finish dead last in Paris, after winning bronze in Tokyo 2021?
 
Countries such as Japan, Brazil, South Africa and China all came on the international rugby 7s scene after Fiji and just zoomed past Fijiana like they weren’t even there.
 
Also at the Olympic Games today - Simone Biles now has eight Olympic medals, including five gold, to become the most decorated US Olympic gymnast in history. 
 
And there are 17 gold medal events in Paris today:
·       Artistic gymnastics: Men’s individual all-around final
·       Basketball, Basketball 3X3 and Beach volleyball: Prelims are underway.
·       BMX freestyle: Men & Women’s finals
·       Boxing: Continues
·       Canoe slalom: Women’s finals
·       Diving: Women’s synchro 10M platform final
·       Fencing: Men’s sabre team medal finals
·       Judo: Men’s 90kg medal rounds
·       Rowing: Women lightweight double sculls final and Women’s quadruple sculls medal final
·       Shooting: Women’s trap finals
·       Surfing: Reserve day
·       Swimming: Men’s 200M fly finals, Women’s 1500M free final and Men 100M free finals
·       Triathlon: Women’s individual final
 
In Paris Olympic Games Basketball Men group phase: Germany 86-73 Brazil, France 94-90 Japan, Serbia 107-66 Puerto Rico and USA 94–76 South Sudan well into the final quarter.
 
In Rugby League: Three members of New Zealand’s Paris Olympic gold medal-winning Rugby 7s Black Ferns squad are switching to rugby league.
 
Tyla King is re-joining St George Illawarra Dragons, Stacey Waaka, who scored the winning try for the Black Ferns in their 17-12 defeat of Canada, signing with the Broncos, while Tenika Willison will play for the Knights.
 
In SportsBiz: The WNBA is expecting to extract more than US$260Million per year from its broadcasting fees - four times more than its previous deal.
 
CBS and Scripps Sports are the likely source as both currently have media deals with the WNBA which expire next year.
 
In Football: Paris Olympic Games Women’s Football group stage games completed overnight:

Japan 3-1 Nigeria and Spain 2-1 Brazil. 

Two more games still playing in the second half – Germany 4-1 Zambia and USA 2-1 Australia.
 
In Boxing: American boxers Jahmal Harvey and Omari Jones scored big wins yesterday, advancing to the quarterfinals of the Paris Olympic Games.
 
Harvey, 21, scored a narrow 3-2 split decision over Brazil’s Luiz Oliveira in their Men’s 57Kg bout, while Omari Jones also 21, of Orlando, Florida scored a conclusive 5-0 win over Kan Chia Wei of Chinese Taipei in the 71Kg division.
 
And that’s a wrap girls er boys – whatever!
 
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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60878520Wed, 31 Jul 2024 21:27:35 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 31 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Thursday morning 01 August 2024.   Happy birthday Ariela!   Coming to you with tons of... 
Happy birthday Ariela!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is clear and a warm 22 degrees Celsius with 88% humidity at 5am.
 
In the Paris Olympic Games Women’s Rugby 7s: How did Fijiana 7s finish dead last in Paris, after winning bronze in Tokyo 2021?
 
Countries such as Japan, Brazil, South Africa and China all came on the international rugby 7s scene after Fiji and just zoomed past Fijiana like they weren’t even there.
 
Also at the Olympic Games today - Simone Biles now has eight Olympic medals, including five gold, to become the most decorated US Olympic gymnast in history. 
 
And there are 17 gold medal events in Paris today:
·       Artistic gymnastics: Men’s individual all-around final
·       Basketball, Basketball 3X3 and Beach volleyball: Prelims are underway.
·       BMX freestyle: Men & Women’s finals
·       Boxing: Continues
·       Canoe slalom: Women’s finals
·       Diving: Women’s synchro 10M platform final
·       Fencing: Men’s sabre team medal finals
·       Judo: Men’s 90kg medal rounds
·       Rowing: Women lightweight double sculls final and Women’s quadruple sculls medal final
·       Shooting: Women’s trap finals
·       Surfing: Reserve day
·       Swimming: Men’s 200M fly finals, Women’s 1500M free final and Men 100M free finals
·       Triathlon: Women’s individual final
 
In Paris Olympic Games Basketball Men group phase: Germany 86-73 Brazil, France 94-90 Japan, Serbia 107-66 Puerto Rico and USA 94–76 South Sudan well into the final quarter.
 
In Rugby League: Three members of New Zealand’s Paris Olympic gold medal-winning Rugby 7s Black Ferns squad are switching to rugby league.
 
Tyla King is re-joining St George Illawarra Dragons, Stacey Waaka, who scored the winning try for the Black Ferns in their 17-12 defeat of Canada, signing with the Broncos, while Tenika Willison will play for the Knights.
 
In SportsBiz: The WNBA is expecting to extract more than US$260Million per year from its broadcasting fees - four times more than its previous deal.
 
CBS and Scripps Sports are the likely source as both currently have media deals with the WNBA which expire next year.
 
In Football: Paris Olympic Games Women’s Football group stage games completed overnight:

Japan 3-1 Nigeria and Spain 2-1 Brazil. 

Two more games still playing in the second half – Germany 4-1 Zambia and USA 2-1 Australia.
 
In Boxing: American boxers Jahmal Harvey and Omari Jones scored big wins yesterday, advancing to the quarterfinals of the Paris Olympic Games.
 
Harvey, 21, scored a narrow 3-2 split decision over Brazil’s Luiz Oliveira in their Men’s 57Kg bout, while Omari Jones also 21, of Orlando, Florida scored a conclusive 5-0 win over Kan Chia Wei of Chinese Taipei in the 71Kg division.
 
And that’s a wrap girls er boys – whatever!
 
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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>2777s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1031fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/31-07-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e30-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60867212 
Happy birthday Culden!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is clear and a freezing 19 degrees Celsius at 5am.
 
In the Paris Olympic Games Women’s Rugby 7s: Fijiana 7s lost 15-21 South Africa overnight to finish dead last in Paris, after winning bronze in Tokyo 2021.
 
In other games on the final day of rugby 7s at the Paris Olympics -
·       Japan 38-7 Brazil for 9th
·       Great Britain 28-12 Ireland for 7th
·       France 21-7 China for 5th
·       USA 14-12 Australia for bronze
·       New Zealand 19-12 Canada for gold
 
Also at the Olympic Games today – American flagbearer and tennis superstar Coco Gauff was left crying and declaring she had been “cheated” in a shock singles loss at the Paris Olympics.
 
Gauff was upset 7-6, 6-2 by Croatia’s Donna Vekic, after being screwed by a brutal call that went against her.
There are 14 gold medal events in Paris today:
·       Artistic gymnastics: Women’s team final
·       Fencing: Women épée team medal finals
·       Judo: Women 63Kg, Men 81Kg medal rounds
·       Rugby 7s: Women medal finals
·       Shooting: Mixed team 10M air pistol finals, Men trap qualification and finals
·       Surfing: With a storm system south of Tahiti rolling in, organisers were forced to abandon competition, and with conditions expected to get worse, the Men’s & Women’s finals could be on hold for a few days.
·       Swimming: Men 800M free finals, Men 4x200M free relay final
·       Table tennis: Mixed doubles medal finals
·       Triathlon: Men individual final
 
In Paris Olympic Games Basketball Men group phase: France 94-90 Japan and Canada 93-83 Australia.
 
In Rugby League: The NZ Warriors have made history by becoming the first NRL Club to sell out all of their home games, with confirmation their final two matches of 2024 at Go Media Stadium in Auckland against Parramatta and Canterbury next month will be full houses as support for rugby league continues to grow across the ditch.
 
In SportsBiz: For the Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony, Peacock generated more than 2.5 million viewers - the No. 1 event in their streaming history.
 
Across all of NBCUniversal’s streaming platforms, including Peacock, the company also generated more than 1 billion minutes of consumption through Friday—six times the comparable figure from Tokyo. 
 
Saturday, meanwhile, brought 4.7 million viewers to Peacock, marking its second-best day of engagement ever.  

In Football: Paris Olympic Games Men’s Football group stage games: Morocco 3-0 Iraq, Argentina 2-0 Ukraine, France 2-0 New Zealand and USA 2-0 Guinea.
 
In Boxing: Two boxers who were banned from the World Championships for being deemed biologically male have been cleared to compete at the Paris Olympic Games as women.
 
Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-Ting of Taiwan, were disqualified from the Women's World Boxing Championships in March 2023 in New Delhi, after a series of DNA tests were ordered amid concerns over their gender.
 
The President of the International Boxing Association, claimed the tests had proven that Khelif and Yu-Ting had 'XY chromosomes' and were trying to fool their colleagues by pretending to be women'.

But the IBA has been stripped of the right to run Olympic boxing competitions, amid concerns over governance and the IOC say all athletes involved are eligible to compete, with current rules viewed as more relaxed than those of the IBA.

And that’s a wrap girls er boys – whatever!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60867212Tue, 30 Jul 2024 21:17:40 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 30 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Wednesday morning 31 July 2024.   Happy birthday Culden!   Coming to you with tons of... 
Happy birthday Culden!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is clear and a freezing 19 degrees Celsius at 5am.
 
In the Paris Olympic Games Women’s Rugby 7s: Fijiana 7s lost 15-21 South Africa overnight to finish dead last in Paris, after winning bronze in Tokyo 2021.
 
In other games on the final day of rugby 7s at the Paris Olympics -
·       Japan 38-7 Brazil for 9th
·       Great Britain 28-12 Ireland for 7th
·       France 21-7 China for 5th
·       USA 14-12 Australia for bronze
·       New Zealand 19-12 Canada for gold
 
Also at the Olympic Games today – American flagbearer and tennis superstar Coco Gauff was left crying and declaring she had been “cheated” in a shock singles loss at the Paris Olympics.
 
Gauff was upset 7-6, 6-2 by Croatia’s Donna Vekic, after being screwed by a brutal call that went against her.
There are 14 gold medal events in Paris today:
·       Artistic gymnastics: Women’s team final
·       Fencing: Women épée team medal finals
·       Judo: Women 63Kg, Men 81Kg medal rounds
·       Rugby 7s: Women medal finals
·       Shooting: Mixed team 10M air pistol finals, Men trap qualification and finals
·       Surfing: With a storm system south of Tahiti rolling in, organisers were forced to abandon competition, and with conditions expected to get worse, the Men’s & Women’s finals could be on hold for a few days.
·       Swimming: Men 800M free finals, Men 4x200M free relay final
·       Table tennis: Mixed doubles medal finals
·       Triathlon: Men individual final
 
In Paris Olympic Games Basketball Men group phase: France 94-90 Japan and Canada 93-83 Australia.
 
In Rugby League: The NZ Warriors have made history by becoming the first NRL Club to sell out all of their home games, with confirmation their final two matches of 2024 at Go Media Stadium in Auckland against Parramatta and Canterbury next month will be full houses as support for rugby league continues to grow across the ditch.
 
In SportsBiz: For the Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony, Peacock generated more than 2.5 million viewers - the No. 1 event in their streaming history.
 
Across all of NBCUniversal’s streaming platforms, including Peacock, the company also generated more than 1 billion minutes of consumption through Friday—six times the comparable figure from Tokyo. 
 
Saturday, meanwhile, brought 4.7 million viewers to Peacock, marking its second-best day of engagement ever.  

In Football: Paris Olympic Games Men’s Football group stage games: Morocco 3-0 Iraq, Argentina 2-0 Ukraine, France 2-0 New Zealand and USA 2-0 Guinea.
 
In Boxing: Two boxers who were banned from the World Championships for being deemed biologically male have been cleared to compete at the Paris Olympic Games as women.
 
Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-Ting of Taiwan, were disqualified from the Women's World Boxing Championships in March 2023 in New Delhi, after a series of DNA tests were ordered amid concerns over their gender.
 
The President of the International Boxing Association, claimed the tests had proven that Khelif and Yu-Ting had 'XY chromosomes' and were trying to fool their colleagues by pretending to be women'.

But the IBA has been stripped of the right to run Olympic boxing competitions, amid concerns over governance and the IOC say all athletes involved are eligible to compete, with current rules viewed as more relaxed than those of the IBA.

And that’s a wrap girls er boys – whatever!
 
Please hit the like...]]>3437s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1030fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/30-07-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e29-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60853318 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is clear and a freezing 17 degrees Celsius at 5am.
 
In the Paris Olympic Games Women’s Rugby 7s: A new record women’s rugby attendance was set as 66,000 fans packed Stade de France for the first day of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 women’s Rugby 7s competition, where Australia, France, New Zealand and the USA confirmed their quarter-final spots with a match to spare, following double victories on the opening day.
 
Fijiana 7s meanwhile lost to New Zealand 38-7 overnight and went down to Brazil 28-22 this morning, to crash out big time after winning bronze in Tokyo 2021.
 
Sadly, something is definitely wrong with this team.
 
Also at the Olympic Games today – 18 gold medal events
·       Archery: Men teams medal rounds
·       Artistic gymnastics: Men teams finals
·       Canoe slalom: Men C1 semis, finals
·       Diving: Men synchro 10M platform final
·       Equestrian: Eventing jumping team final, eventing jumping individual final
·       Fencing: Men foil, Women sabre medal finals
·       Judo: Women -57kg, Men -73kg medal rounds
·       Mountain bike: M cross-country final
·       Shooting: Men & Women 10M air rifle finals
·       Surfing: Men & Women Round 3 in Tahiti
·       Swimming: Men 200M free finals, Men 100M backstroke, Women 100M breaststroke, Women 200M freestyle finals
 
In Paris Olympic Games Basketball Women group phase: USA 102-76 Japan, France 75-54 Canada, Germany 83-69 Belgium and Nigeria 75-62 Australia.
 
In Rugby League: The Broncos look set to miss finals for the third time in four seasons under Kevin Walters and rugby league legend, Gordon Tallis is blaming Adam Reynolds!
 
“I think the team is lacking leadership. There should be a change with the person who gets the C next to their name,” he said.

Last weekend the Broncos produced their worst performance of the season when they were hammered by the Bulldogs.

Tallis believes the team - which made the grand final last year - is lacking direction and he blames Reynolds.

In SportsBiz: In 2002, the Celtics were valued at US$306Million. Today, they are worth a staggering US$4.7Billion, making them the NBA’s fourth-highest-valued team. After winning an 18th title, could they become basketball’s first US$5B team?
 
In Football: Paris Olympics Women’s Football group stage games: Canada 2-1 France, USA 4-1 Germany, Zambia 5-6 Australia and Spain 1-0 Nigeria. Men: Japan 1-0 Mali, France 1-0 Guinea, Paraguay 4-2 Israel and USA 4-1 New Zealand.
 
In Boxing: An Australian heavyweight boxer at the Olympic Games in Paris has come out fighting about the small portions of food in the athletes village. He wanted 12 lamb chops for dinner, but their maximum serve is two chops per person. The guy is six foot six and well over 100Kg.

The joke is: “He came here as a heavyweight, he’ll go home as a middleweight.”

Geez mate – 12 chops! He must be Tongan!

And that’s a wrap peeps!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60853318Mon, 29 Jul 2024 22:18:10 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 29 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Tuesday morning 30 July 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is clear and a freezing 17 degrees Celsius at 5am.
 
In the Paris Olympic Games Women’s Rugby 7s: A new record women’s rugby attendance was set as 66,000 fans packed Stade de France for the first day of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 women’s Rugby 7s competition, where Australia, France, New Zealand and the USA confirmed their quarter-final spots with a match to spare, following double victories on the opening day.
 
Fijiana 7s meanwhile lost to New Zealand 38-7 overnight and went down to Brazil 28-22 this morning, to crash out big time after winning bronze in Tokyo 2021.
 
Sadly, something is definitely wrong with this team.
 
Also at the Olympic Games today – 18 gold medal events
·       Archery: Men teams medal rounds
·       Artistic gymnastics: Men teams finals
·       Canoe slalom: Men C1 semis, finals
·       Diving: Men synchro 10M platform final
·       Equestrian: Eventing jumping team final, eventing jumping individual final
·       Fencing: Men foil, Women sabre medal finals
·       Judo: Women -57kg, Men -73kg medal rounds
·       Mountain bike: M cross-country final
·       Shooting: Men & Women 10M air rifle finals
·       Surfing: Men & Women Round 3 in Tahiti
·       Swimming: Men 200M free finals, Men 100M backstroke, Women 100M breaststroke, Women 200M freestyle finals
 
In Paris Olympic Games Basketball Women group phase: USA 102-76 Japan, France 75-54 Canada, Germany 83-69 Belgium and Nigeria 75-62 Australia.
 
In Rugby League: The Broncos look set to miss finals for the third time in four seasons under Kevin Walters and rugby league legend, Gordon Tallis is blaming Adam Reynolds!
 
“I think the team is lacking leadership. There should be a change with the person who gets the C next to their name,” he said.

Last weekend the Broncos produced their worst performance of the season when they were hammered by the Bulldogs.

Tallis believes the team - which made the grand final last year - is lacking direction and he blames Reynolds.

In SportsBiz: In 2002, the Celtics were valued at US$306Million. Today, they are worth a staggering US$4.7Billion, making them the NBA’s fourth-highest-valued team. After winning an 18th title, could they become basketball’s first US$5B team?
 
In Football: Paris Olympics Women’s Football group stage games: Canada 2-1 France, USA 4-1 Germany, Zambia 5-6 Australia and Spain 1-0 Nigeria. Men: Japan 1-0 Mali, France 1-0 Guinea, Paraguay 4-2 Israel and USA 4-1 New Zealand.
 
In Boxing: An Australian heavyweight boxer at the Olympic Games in Paris has come out fighting about the small portions of food in the athletes village. He wanted 12 lamb chops for dinner, but their maximum serve is two chops per person. The guy is six foot six and well over 100Kg.

The joke is: “He came here as a heavyweight, he’ll go home as a middleweight.”

Geez mate – 12 chops! He must be Tongan!

And that’s a wrap peeps!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting...]]>3107s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1029fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-07-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e28-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60839522 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is clear and a really cool 21 degrees Celsius at 5am.
 
In the Paris Olympic Games Women’s Rugby 7s: Australia 34-5 South Africa, Fiji 14-17 Canada, New Zealand 43-5 China, Australia 26-5 Great Britain, Fiji 12-40 China would you believe and New Zealand 33-7 Canada.
 
So it looks like Fijiana 7s are out of the medal play-offs already!
 
Also at the Olympic Games today - 13 gold medal events in -
·       Archery
·       Artistic gymnastics
·       Badminton
·       Basketball Men & Women group phase
·       Beach volleyball: Men & Women preliminary phase
·       Boxing Men & Women 50kg - 92kg preliminaries 
·       Canoe slalom:
·       Equestrian  
·       Fencing
·       Football Women’s group stage
·       Handball 
·       Hockey Men & Women’s pool stage
·       Judo Men & Women 52Kg - 66kg elimination rounds to medal rounds 
·       Mountain bike Women cross-country final 
·       Rowing
·       Rugby 7s Women’s pool rounds 
·       Sailing Men & Women windsurfing and skiffs 
·       Shooting 
·       Skateboard Women street preliminaries through to the medal final 
·       Surfing in Tahiti Men & Women Round 2 
·       Swimming
·       Table tennis
·       Tennis:
·       Volleyball: Men & Women’s preliminary rounds 
·       Water polo
 
Basketball Men group phase: USA 110-84 Serbia, South Sudan 90-79 Puerto Rico, Canada 86-79 Greece and France 78-66 Brazil. Women Spain 90-89 China.
 
In Rugby League: The Dolphins made a dream start as Tevita Pangai Junior scored the opening try of the game in the fourth minute, and they didn’t take long to double it, with nippy halfback Isaiya Katoa’s sleight of hand putting Jesse Bromwich over as Wayne Bennett’s men went out to a 14-0 lead.
 
But the Gold Coast Titans surged to claim a stunning 21-14 comeback win at Suncorp Stadium yesterday afternoon.

Meanwhile, South Sydney may as well kiss their NRL finals hopes goodbye after the Canberra Raiders smashed them 32-12, after shooting out to an 18-0 lead in the first 20 minutes of the game.
 
In UFC: Belal Muhammad upstaged UFC Welterweight Champion Leon Edwards in UFC304 main event, putting on a grappling masterclass to dethrone the hometown hero in Manchester, England, executing his game plan to perfection as he took Edwards down on nine of 13 attempts to largely control the fight from start to finish.
 
In Football: Paris Olympics Women’s group stage games – Japan 2-1 Brazil, Columbia 2-0 New Zealand, Zambia 5-3 Australia and Spain 0-0 Nigeria both games into the second half. Men Japan 1-0 Mali, France 1-0 Guinea, USA 4-1 New Zealand, Paraguay 4-2 Israel.
 
And that’s a wrap peeps!
 
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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60839522Sun, 28 Jul 2024 21:30:48 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 28 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Monday morning 29 July 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is clear and a really cool 21 degrees Celsius at 5am.
 
In the Paris Olympic Games Women’s Rugby 7s: Australia 34-5 South Africa, Fiji 14-17 Canada, New Zealand 43-5 China, Australia 26-5 Great Britain, Fiji 12-40 China would you believe and New Zealand 33-7 Canada.
 
So it looks like Fijiana 7s are out of the medal play-offs already!
 
Also at the Olympic Games today - 13 gold medal events in -
·       Archery
·       Artistic gymnastics
·       Badminton
·       Basketball Men & Women group phase
·       Beach volleyball: Men & Women preliminary phase
·       Boxing Men & Women 50kg - 92kg preliminaries 
·       Canoe slalom:
·       Equestrian  
·       Fencing
·       Football Women’s group stage
·       Handball 
·       Hockey Men & Women’s pool stage
·       Judo Men & Women 52Kg - 66kg elimination rounds to medal rounds 
·       Mountain bike Women cross-country final 
·       Rowing
·       Rugby 7s Women’s pool rounds 
·       Sailing Men & Women windsurfing and skiffs 
·       Shooting 
·       Skateboard Women street preliminaries through to the medal final 
·       Surfing in Tahiti Men & Women Round 2 
·       Swimming
·       Table tennis
·       Tennis:
·       Volleyball: Men & Women’s preliminary rounds 
·       Water polo
 
Basketball Men group phase: USA 110-84 Serbia, South Sudan 90-79 Puerto Rico, Canada 86-79 Greece and France 78-66 Brazil. Women Spain 90-89 China.
 
In Rugby League: The Dolphins made a dream start as Tevita Pangai Junior scored the opening try of the game in the fourth minute, and they didn’t take long to double it, with nippy halfback Isaiya Katoa’s sleight of hand putting Jesse Bromwich over as Wayne Bennett’s men went out to a 14-0 lead.
 
But the Gold Coast Titans surged to claim a stunning 21-14 comeback win at Suncorp Stadium yesterday afternoon.

Meanwhile, South Sydney may as well kiss their NRL finals hopes goodbye after the Canberra Raiders smashed them 32-12, after shooting out to an 18-0 lead in the first 20 minutes of the game.
 
In UFC: Belal Muhammad upstaged UFC Welterweight Champion Leon Edwards in UFC304 main event, putting on a grappling masterclass to dethrone the hometown hero in Manchester, England, executing his game plan to perfection as he took Edwards down on nine of 13 attempts to largely control the fight from start to finish.
 
In Football: Paris Olympics Women’s group stage games – Japan 2-1 Brazil, Columbia 2-0 New Zealand, Zambia 5-3 Australia and Spain 0-0 Nigeria both games into the second half. Men Japan 1-0 Mali, France 1-0 Guinea, USA 4-1 New Zealand, Paraguay 4-2 Israel.
 
And that’s a wrap peeps!
 
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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>2687s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,unionclean1028fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-07-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e27-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60839502 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is clear and 20 degrees Celsius at 5am.
 
In the Olympic Games Rugby 7s: Fiji scored first to take an early 7-0 lead, but it was to be their only points of the game!
 
The sell-out crowd played their part – booing the referee for any ruling against Le Bleus.
 
Halftime in the Paris Olympics Rugby 7s gold medal game was tied up France 7-7 Fiji.
 
The crowd goes nuts as their saviour, Antoinne Dupont comes on in the second half and immediately makes an impact, finishing off a crucial break, burning Jerry Tuwai down the sideline for France to score 14-7 Fiji.
 
The buffering in the Walesi service is shockingly poor – and in the blink of an eye, as scripted, France has won the first gold medal at their Paris Olympic Games 28-7.
 
Go Fiji Go – you did us proud boys!
 
Also at the Olympic Games today - 14 gold medal events:

•     Artistic gymnastics qualifications for Men
•     Badminton Men, Women and Mixed singles & doubles group stage
•     Basketball Men group phase
•     Beach volleyball Men & Women preliminary phase
•     Boxing Women 54kg & 60kg, Men 63.5kg & 80kg preliminary fights
•     Canoe slalom Men C1 heats & Women K1 heats
•     Diving Women synchro 3M springboard final
•     Equestrian Eventing dressage
•     Fencing Women épée, Men sabre through to the quarters, semis and medal finals
•     Football Men group stage matches
•     Handball Men preliminaries
•     Hockey Men & Women pool stage
•     Judo Women 48kg, Men 60kg elimination rounds through to medal rounds 
•     Road cycling Men & Women individual time trial finals 
•     Rowing Men & Women single sculls, double sculls, quadruple sculls and quadruple sculls heats 
•     Rugby 7s France gold, Fiji silver and South Africa bronze
•     Shooting Men & Women 10M air pistol, Mixed team 10M air rifle qualification, Mixed team 10M air rifle finals 
•     Skateboard Men street preliminaries through to medal final 
•     Surfing in Tahiti Men & Women Round 1 
•     Swimming Women 100M fly, Women 400M free, Men 100M breast, Men 400M free, Women 4x100M free relay, Men 4x100M free relay heats, Women 100M fly semis, Men 400M free, Women 400M free finals, Men 100M breast semis, Women 4x100M free relay, Men 4x100M free relay finals 
•     Table tennis Men & Women singles preliminary round, Mixed doubles round of 16 Men & Women singles round 1 
•     Tennis Men & Women singles & doubles
•     Volleyball Men preliminary rounds
•     Water polo Women preliminary rounds 

 
In Rugby League: The Sea Eagles fell just short of one of the most remarkable comebacks of all time as the Roosters held on for a pulsating 34-30 win that will do little to silence their critics, who remain unconvinced that they can match it with the elite teams.
 
The Roosters desperately needed to bounce back after their poor showing in Melbourne last week where their record against the top sides was exposed, and they looked set to shut everyone up as they piled on four tries in the opening 20 minutes.

In SportsBiz: The day after the NBA rejected the media-rights matching effort from TNT Sports, the reckoning began for network parent company Warner Bros. Discovery.
 
Investors were quick to make their sentiments known about WBD losing its NBA rights, immediately driving the company’s shares down, with the stock closing at $7.99 per share, down 5.7% on Thursday, wiping out about US$1Billion in market value. 

And that’s a wrap peeps!
 
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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60839502Sat, 27 Jul 2024 21:28:00 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 27 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Sunday morning 28 July 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is clear and 20 degrees Celsius at 5am.
 
In the Olympic Games Rugby 7s: Fiji scored first to take an early 7-0 lead, but it was to be their only points of the game!
 
The sell-out crowd played their part – booing the referee for any ruling against Le Bleus.
 
Halftime in the Paris Olympics Rugby 7s gold medal game was tied up France 7-7 Fiji.
 
The crowd goes nuts as their saviour, Antoinne Dupont comes on in the second half and immediately makes an impact, finishing off a crucial break, burning Jerry Tuwai down the sideline for France to score 14-7 Fiji.
 
The buffering in the Walesi service is shockingly poor – and in the blink of an eye, as scripted, France has won the first gold medal at their Paris Olympic Games 28-7.
 
Go Fiji Go – you did us proud boys!
 
Also at the Olympic Games today - 14 gold medal events:

•     Artistic gymnastics qualifications for Men
•     Badminton Men, Women and Mixed singles & doubles group stage
•     Basketball Men group phase
•     Beach volleyball Men & Women preliminary phase
•     Boxing Women 54kg & 60kg, Men 63.5kg & 80kg preliminary fights
•     Canoe slalom Men C1 heats & Women K1 heats
•     Diving Women synchro 3M springboard final
•     Equestrian Eventing dressage
•     Fencing Women épée, Men sabre through to the quarters, semis and medal finals
•     Football Men group stage matches
•     Handball Men preliminaries
•     Hockey Men & Women pool stage
•     Judo Women 48kg, Men 60kg elimination rounds through to medal rounds 
•     Road cycling Men & Women individual time trial finals 
•     Rowing Men & Women single sculls, double sculls, quadruple sculls and quadruple sculls heats 
•     Rugby 7s France gold, Fiji silver and South Africa bronze
•     Shooting Men & Women 10M air pistol, Mixed team 10M air rifle qualification, Mixed team 10M air rifle finals 
•     Skateboard Men street preliminaries through to medal final 
•     Surfing in Tahiti Men & Women Round 1 
•     Swimming Women 100M fly, Women 400M free, Men 100M breast, Men 400M free, Women 4x100M free relay, Men 4x100M free relay heats, Women 100M fly semis, Men 400M free, Women 400M free finals, Men 100M breast semis, Women 4x100M free relay, Men 4x100M free relay finals 
•     Table tennis Men & Women singles preliminary round, Mixed doubles round of 16 Men & Women singles round 1 
•     Tennis Men & Women singles & doubles
•     Volleyball Men preliminary rounds
•     Water polo Women preliminary rounds 

 
In Rugby League: The Sea Eagles fell just short of one of the most remarkable comebacks of all time as the Roosters held on for a pulsating 34-30 win that will do little to silence their critics, who remain unconvinced that they can match it with the elite teams.
 
The Roosters desperately needed to bounce back after their poor showing in Melbourne last week where their record against the top sides was exposed, and they looked set to shut everyone up as they piled on four tries in the opening 20 minutes.

In SportsBiz: The day after the NBA rejected the media-rights matching effort from TNT Sports, the reckoning began for network parent company Warner Bros. Discovery.
 
Investors were quick to make their sentiments known about WBD losing its NBA rights, immediately driving the company’s shares down, with the stock closing at $7.99 per share, down 5.7% on Thursday, wiping out about...]]>3137s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,unionclean1027fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-07-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e26-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60831798 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is clear and 20 degrees Celsius at 5am.
 
In the Olympic Games Rugby 7s: After a day off for the official Opening Ceremony on the River Seine in Paris overnight, the Men’s Rugby 7s semifinals resume at 1.30am tomorrow morning with France vs South Africa and Fiji vs Australia, followed by the medal play-offs at 5.45am.

And after years of preparation spending million-dollar budgets, favourites New Zealand, Argentina, Ireland and USA all go home without a medal.
 
Also at the Olympic Games yesterday: Snoop Dogg was one of the last Olympic torch bearers as it headed towards the Eiffel Tower to kick start the Paris Olympic Games.
 
The moment Snoop Dogg was passed the torch in the Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis, he descended down a flight of stairs to the roaring cheers of onlookers.
 
As cameras flashed, The Doggfather hit a quick Crip walk for the rap fans, which raised even louder cheers.

Go Snoop Go Fiji Go.
 
In Rugby League: It’s the sign of a great team when they play badly but still win and that’s exactly what the Melbourne Storm did last night with a 32-14 win over the Parramatta Eels.
 
It racked up a seventh straight win, so the Melbourne Storm now have one hand on the minor premiership, six points clear at the top of the ladder, with six games to play in the regular season.

In SportsBiz: Real Madrid’s reported revenue of US$1.2Billion for last season, is the largest in a fiscal year for any sports franchise in history.
 
The figure is up 27% versus 2023 @ US$914Million, topping all European Football Clubs in revenue.
Only three sports franchises have breached the US$1Billion mark in revenue: FC Barcelona in 2018 and 2019, and the NFL’s Cowboys and Real Madrid in 2023 with their €1.073Billion.

In Football: The results of the Olympic Games Football Women’s group stage games played yesterday – USA 3-0 Zambia, France 3-2 Colombia, Canada 2-1 New Zealand, Spain 2-1 Japan, Brasil 1-0 Nigeria and Germany 3-0 Australia.
 
And that’s a wrap peeps!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60831798Sat, 27 Jul 2024 01:08:00 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 26 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Saturday morning 27 July 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is clear and 20 degrees Celsius at 5am.
 
In the Olympic Games Rugby 7s: After a day off for the official Opening Ceremony on the River Seine in Paris overnight, the Men’s Rugby 7s semifinals resume at 1.30am tomorrow morning with France vs South Africa and Fiji vs Australia, followed by the medal play-offs at 5.45am.

And after years of preparation spending million-dollar budgets, favourites New Zealand, Argentina, Ireland and USA all go home without a medal.
 
Also at the Olympic Games yesterday: Snoop Dogg was one of the last Olympic torch bearers as it headed towards the Eiffel Tower to kick start the Paris Olympic Games.
 
The moment Snoop Dogg was passed the torch in the Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis, he descended down a flight of stairs to the roaring cheers of onlookers.
 
As cameras flashed, The Doggfather hit a quick Crip walk for the rap fans, which raised even louder cheers.

Go Snoop Go Fiji Go.
 
In Rugby League: It’s the sign of a great team when they play badly but still win and that’s exactly what the Melbourne Storm did last night with a 32-14 win over the Parramatta Eels.
 
It racked up a seventh straight win, so the Melbourne Storm now have one hand on the minor premiership, six points clear at the top of the ladder, with six games to play in the regular season.

In SportsBiz: Real Madrid’s reported revenue of US$1.2Billion for last season, is the largest in a fiscal year for any sports franchise in history.
 
The figure is up 27% versus 2023 @ US$914Million, topping all European Football Clubs in revenue.
Only three sports franchises have breached the US$1Billion mark in revenue: FC Barcelona in 2018 and 2019, and the NFL’s Cowboys and Real Madrid in 2023 with their €1.073Billion.

In Football: The results of the Olympic Games Football Women’s group stage games played yesterday – USA 3-0 Zambia, France 3-2 Colombia, Canada 2-1 New Zealand, Spain 2-1 Japan, Brasil 1-0 Nigeria and Germany 3-0 Australia.
 
And that’s a wrap peeps!
 
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#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
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Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is 22 degrees Celsius and partly cloudy at 5am.
 
In the Olympic Games Paris, Rugby 7s Men’s Quarter Finals:

•     New Zealand 7-14 South Africa
•     Antoine Dupont scored late for France 26-14 Argentina, who won the HSBC SVNS 7s Series this year, but like the Kiwis, go home without a medal.
•     And Fiji 19-15 Ireland with Joji Nasova, Iosefo Baliwairiki and Waisea Nacuqu scoring
•     Australia 18-0 USA

Earlier, Samoa 26-0 Kenya, Australia 22-14 Argentina, Fiji 19-12 France and New Zealand 14-12 Ireland in their final pool games.

There will be a break tonight thank goodness for the official Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games 2024, with the Men’s Rugby 7s semifinals at 1.30am on Sunday morning with France vs South Africa and Fiji vs Australia with the final at 5.45am.

Also at the Olympic Games today: There is Women’s Football group games underway and of course the Rugby 7s games just finished.
 
After the break for the Opening Ceremony there will be 14 Gold Medals at stake on Day One. Go Fiji Go.
 
In Rugby League: After a historic women’s ORIGIN series set a new benchmark for women’s rugby league crowds and TV ratings, expectations are high for the NRLW 2024.

While the Newcastle Knights are looking to clinch a third straight premiership, they will face a tough road to get there, starting with their round one opponents; the Sydney Roosters who they pipped in a blockbuster season opener last night 12-10.
 
In SportsBiz: The Swiss luxury watch brand, Rolex is in jeopardy of losing its decade-long partnership with Formula One as Tag Heuer, another Swiss brand, could take over, according to Bloomberg.
 
Rolex, whose green and gold banners decorate many F1 races, is paying “tens of millions” actually annually to F1 for the partnership, but Tag Heuer, owned by French conglomerate LVMH, could pay US$150Million in total to take over.
 
In Football: The results of the Olympic Games Football Men’s group stage games played yesterday – France 3-0 USA and Mali 1-1 Israel.
 
In the Women’s group stage games today – Canada 2-1 New Zealand, Spain 2-1 Japan and currently underway Brasil 1-0 somebody and Germany 3-0 Australia in the second half with USA vs Zambia and France vs Colombia to play.
 
In Combat Sports: After suffering two boxing defeats against former champions Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, Francis Ngannou is set to return to MMA.
 
The Cameroonian Warrior last fought in MMA almost two years ago, successfully defending his UFC title against French Champion Ciryl Gane.
 
Ngannou recently revealed on Joe Rogan’s podcast that he plans to return to MMA with the Professional Fighters League in a fight scheduled for 19 October in Saudi Arabia.
 
And that’s a wrap peeps!
 
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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60807092Thu, 25 Jul 2024 23:48:16 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 25 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Friday morning 26 July 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent, where it is 22 degrees Celsius and partly cloudy at 5am.
 
In the Olympic Games Paris, Rugby 7s Men’s Quarter Finals:

•     New Zealand 7-14 South Africa
•     Antoine Dupont scored late for France 26-14 Argentina, who won the HSBC SVNS 7s Series this year, but like the Kiwis, go home without a medal.
•     And Fiji 19-15 Ireland with Joji Nasova, Iosefo Baliwairiki and Waisea Nacuqu scoring
•     Australia 18-0 USA

Earlier, Samoa 26-0 Kenya, Australia 22-14 Argentina, Fiji 19-12 France and New Zealand 14-12 Ireland in their final pool games.

There will be a break tonight thank goodness for the official Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games 2024, with the Men’s Rugby 7s semifinals at 1.30am on Sunday morning with France vs South Africa and Fiji vs Australia with the final at 5.45am.

Also at the Olympic Games today: There is Women’s Football group games underway and of course the Rugby 7s games just finished.
 
After the break for the Opening Ceremony there will be 14 Gold Medals at stake on Day One. Go Fiji Go.
 
In Rugby League: After a historic women’s ORIGIN series set a new benchmark for women’s rugby league crowds and TV ratings, expectations are high for the NRLW 2024.

While the Newcastle Knights are looking to clinch a third straight premiership, they will face a tough road to get there, starting with their round one opponents; the Sydney Roosters who they pipped in a blockbuster season opener last night 12-10.
 
In SportsBiz: The Swiss luxury watch brand, Rolex is in jeopardy of losing its decade-long partnership with Formula One as Tag Heuer, another Swiss brand, could take over, according to Bloomberg.
 
Rolex, whose green and gold banners decorate many F1 races, is paying “tens of millions” actually annually to F1 for the partnership, but Tag Heuer, owned by French conglomerate LVMH, could pay US$150Million in total to take over.
 
In Football: The results of the Olympic Games Football Men’s group stage games played yesterday – France 3-0 USA and Mali 1-1 Israel.
 
In the Women’s group stage games today – Canada 2-1 New Zealand, Spain 2-1 Japan and currently underway Brasil 1-0 somebody and Germany 3-0 Australia in the second half with USA vs Zambia and France vs Colombia to play.
 
In Combat Sports: After suffering two boxing defeats against former champions Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, Francis Ngannou is set to return to MMA.
 
The Cameroonian Warrior last fought in MMA almost two years ago, successfully defending his UFC title against French Champion Ciryl Gane.
 
Ngannou recently revealed on Joe Rogan’s podcast that he plans to return to MMA with the Professional Fighters League in a fight scheduled for 19 October in Saudi Arabia.
 
And that’s a wrap peeps!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
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Happy birthday Malakai and happy birthday Sulueti.
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
 
In Rugby 7s in Paris Men’s Pool games: Samoa 14-21 Australia, France 12-12 USA and oh boy what a start by Fiji 40-12 Uruguay with Joji Nasova, Selestino Ravutaumada, Ioane Teba, Ponipate Loganimasi and Waisea Nacuqu all scoring.

New Zealand 40-12 Japan, Australia 21-7 Kenya, Samoa 12-28 Argentina and too hot to handle - Fiji 38-12 USA with New Zealand 17-5 South Africa wrapping up a great first day of the Olympic Games Rugby 7s.  
 
Overnight tonight: Samoa vs Kenya at midnight, Australia vs Argentina at 12.30am, Fiji vs France at 1.30am and New Zealand vs Ireland at 2.30am in their final pool games, with the Men’s quarter finals kicking off at 7am on Saturday morning Fiji time.

There will be a break on Saturday for the official opening of the Paris Olympics 2024, with the Men’s Rugby 7s semifinals at 1.30am on Sunday and the final will be at 5.45am.

Also at the Olympic Games today: There is Archery with Men’s and Women’s ranking rounds, Handball Women’s preliminary matches and also Football Women’s – 6 group stage games. 
 
In Rugby League: Australia and Papua New Guinea will host the 2026 Rugby League World Cup, which will see the number of competing nations in the Men’s tournament reduced from 16 to 10.

Australia, Samoa, New Zealand, England, Lebanon, Tonga, Fiji and Papua New Guinea have already qualified for the Men’s tournament after reaching the quarterfinals at the last World Cup.

The remaining two spots will be decided at the inaugural IRL World Series next year which will be contested by the Cook Islands, Jamaica, South Africa and the winner of the European qualifying tournament between France, Serbia, Wales and Ukraine.

In SportsBiz: Netflix’s latest earnings report shows the extent to which it is maintaining its industry dominance, with sports increasingly at the center of that position.

The company reported a total of 277.7 million subscribers, by far the largest fan base in the industry, up 3% on the prior quarter and up 16% from 238.4 million a year ago. 

Revenue grew 17% in the quarter to US$9.6Billion, while net income increased 44% to US$2.2B. 
In Football: Results from the Olympic Games Football Men’s group stage games – Spain 2-1 Uzbekistan, Argentina 1-2 Morocco, New Zealand 2-1 Guinea, Egypt 0-0 Dominican Republic, Iraq 1-1 Ukraine, Japan 2-0 Paraguay, France vs USA and Mali vs Israel underway.
 
In Combat Sports: Undefeated former UFC Lightweight World Champion King Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov, who retired from fighting in January of 2021 undefeated after 29 fights, reportedly owes Russia millions in unpaid taxes.

Bailiffs are now in the process of seizing Khabib’s properties and assets in Dagestan, including a US$900,000 fleet of luxury cars, including a Ferrari California T and Mercedes-Benz AMG GTS.
Which reminds me to pay . . . er never mind.

And that’s a wrap peeps!
 
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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60806963Wed, 24 Jul 2024 23:28:00 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 24 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Thursday morning 25 July 2024, where it is 24 degrees Celsius and cloudy at 5am.   Happy... 
Happy birthday Malakai and happy birthday Sulueti.
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
 
In Rugby 7s in Paris Men’s Pool games: Samoa 14-21 Australia, France 12-12 USA and oh boy what a start by Fiji 40-12 Uruguay with Joji Nasova, Selestino Ravutaumada, Ioane Teba, Ponipate Loganimasi and Waisea Nacuqu all scoring.

New Zealand 40-12 Japan, Australia 21-7 Kenya, Samoa 12-28 Argentina and too hot to handle - Fiji 38-12 USA with New Zealand 17-5 South Africa wrapping up a great first day of the Olympic Games Rugby 7s.  
 
Overnight tonight: Samoa vs Kenya at midnight, Australia vs Argentina at 12.30am, Fiji vs France at 1.30am and New Zealand vs Ireland at 2.30am in their final pool games, with the Men’s quarter finals kicking off at 7am on Saturday morning Fiji time.

There will be a break on Saturday for the official opening of the Paris Olympics 2024, with the Men’s Rugby 7s semifinals at 1.30am on Sunday and the final will be at 5.45am.

Also at the Olympic Games today: There is Archery with Men’s and Women’s ranking rounds, Handball Women’s preliminary matches and also Football Women’s – 6 group stage games. 
 
In Rugby League: Australia and Papua New Guinea will host the 2026 Rugby League World Cup, which will see the number of competing nations in the Men’s tournament reduced from 16 to 10.

Australia, Samoa, New Zealand, England, Lebanon, Tonga, Fiji and Papua New Guinea have already qualified for the Men’s tournament after reaching the quarterfinals at the last World Cup.

The remaining two spots will be decided at the inaugural IRL World Series next year which will be contested by the Cook Islands, Jamaica, South Africa and the winner of the European qualifying tournament between France, Serbia, Wales and Ukraine.

In SportsBiz: Netflix’s latest earnings report shows the extent to which it is maintaining its industry dominance, with sports increasingly at the center of that position.

The company reported a total of 277.7 million subscribers, by far the largest fan base in the industry, up 3% on the prior quarter and up 16% from 238.4 million a year ago. 

Revenue grew 17% in the quarter to US$9.6Billion, while net income increased 44% to US$2.2B. 
In Football: Results from the Olympic Games Football Men’s group stage games – Spain 2-1 Uzbekistan, Argentina 1-2 Morocco, New Zealand 2-1 Guinea, Egypt 0-0 Dominican Republic, Iraq 1-1 Ukraine, Japan 2-0 Paraguay, France vs USA and Mali vs Israel underway.
 
In Combat Sports: Undefeated former UFC Lightweight World Champion King Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov, who retired from fighting in January of 2021 undefeated after 29 fights, reportedly owes Russia millions in unpaid taxes.

Bailiffs are now in the process of seizing Khabib’s properties and assets in Dagestan, including a US$900,000 fleet of luxury cars, including a Ferrari California T and Mercedes-Benz AMG GTS.
Which reminds me to pay . . . er never mind.

And that’s a wrap peeps!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness...]]>3267s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1024fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-07-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e23-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60782621 
Happy birthday to two Kiwis - Jay in Auckland and happy birthday Gaetane in Hamilton!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
 
In the Olympic Games: Starting overnight tonight Rugby 7s Men Pool games with Samoa vs Australia at 1.30am, Fiji vs Uruguay at 3am, New Zealand vs Japan at 4am, Australia vs Kenya at 5am, Samoa vs Argentina at 5.30am, Fiji vs USA at 6.30am, New Zealand vs South Africa at 7.30am.  
 
On Friday: Samoa vs Kenya at midnight, Australia vs Argentina at 12.30am, Fiji vs France at 1.30am and New Zealand vs Ireland at 2.30am in their final pool games.

The Men’s quarter finals will kick off at 7am Friday.

There will be a break on Saturday for the official opening of the Paris Olympics 2024, with the Men’s Rugby 7s semifinals at 1.30am on Sunday, and the final will at 5.45am.

In Rugby League: Is Phil Gould untouchable?
 
In May, the TV rugby league Guru was fined A$20,000 by the NRL, for calling rugby league “stupid”, prompting NRL Chief Executive Officer Andrew Abdo to publicly respond, saying “destructive attacks on the game will not be tolerated”.

Fast forward to yesterday and the NRL has backed down, suspending Gould’s fine for 12 months after his lawyer challenged it.

In SportsBiz: TNT Sports parent company Warner Bros. Discovery is attempting to make good on its bid to retain NBA rights, and has made its first big move in exercising its matching rights.

The company submitted a formal response to the NBA’s 11-year, US$76Billion rights deals with Disney, NBC Sports, and Amazon, meeting a five-day deadline to respond to the league.

WBD is targeting Amazon’s “C” package. That set of rights, estimated at US$1.8B per year.
 
In Football: Starting overnight tonight at the Olympic Games Football Men group stage games – Spain vs Uzbekistan and Argentina vs Morrocco @ 1am, New Zealand vs Guinea and Egypt vs Dominican Republic at 5am, Iraq vs Ukraine and Japan vs Paraguay @ 5am and France vs USA and Mali vs Israel at 7am.
 
In Combat Sports: Billy Joe Saunders – remember him?
 
The former two-division world champion with a 30-1 record, still hasn’t resurfaced to continue his once-promising boxing career, after his US$8Million payday for his eighth-round knockout loss to Canelo in May 2021.

And it looks like Saunders is eating very well after his huge payday, putting on at least 20Kg!
And that’s a wrap peeps!
 
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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60782621Wed, 24 Jul 2024 01:07:58 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 23 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Wednesday morning 24 July 2024, where it is cloudy and 21 degrees Celsius at 5am.  ... 
Happy birthday to two Kiwis - Jay in Auckland and happy birthday Gaetane in Hamilton!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
 
In the Olympic Games: Starting overnight tonight Rugby 7s Men Pool games with Samoa vs Australia at 1.30am, Fiji vs Uruguay at 3am, New Zealand vs Japan at 4am, Australia vs Kenya at 5am, Samoa vs Argentina at 5.30am, Fiji vs USA at 6.30am, New Zealand vs South Africa at 7.30am.  
 
On Friday: Samoa vs Kenya at midnight, Australia vs Argentina at 12.30am, Fiji vs France at 1.30am and New Zealand vs Ireland at 2.30am in their final pool games.

The Men’s quarter finals will kick off at 7am Friday.

There will be a break on Saturday for the official opening of the Paris Olympics 2024, with the Men’s Rugby 7s semifinals at 1.30am on Sunday, and the final will at 5.45am.

In Rugby League: Is Phil Gould untouchable?
 
In May, the TV rugby league Guru was fined A$20,000 by the NRL, for calling rugby league “stupid”, prompting NRL Chief Executive Officer Andrew Abdo to publicly respond, saying “destructive attacks on the game will not be tolerated”.

Fast forward to yesterday and the NRL has backed down, suspending Gould’s fine for 12 months after his lawyer challenged it.

In SportsBiz: TNT Sports parent company Warner Bros. Discovery is attempting to make good on its bid to retain NBA rights, and has made its first big move in exercising its matching rights.

The company submitted a formal response to the NBA’s 11-year, US$76Billion rights deals with Disney, NBC Sports, and Amazon, meeting a five-day deadline to respond to the league.

WBD is targeting Amazon’s “C” package. That set of rights, estimated at US$1.8B per year.
 
In Football: Starting overnight tonight at the Olympic Games Football Men group stage games – Spain vs Uzbekistan and Argentina vs Morrocco @ 1am, New Zealand vs Guinea and Egypt vs Dominican Republic at 5am, Iraq vs Ukraine and Japan vs Paraguay @ 5am and France vs USA and Mali vs Israel at 7am.
 
In Combat Sports: Billy Joe Saunders – remember him?
 
The former two-division world champion with a 30-1 record, still hasn’t resurfaced to continue his once-promising boxing career, after his US$8Million payday for his eighth-round knockout loss to Canelo in May 2021.

And it looks like Saunders is eating very well after his huge payday, putting on at least 20Kg!
And that’s a wrap peeps!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>2717s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1023fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-07-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e22-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60770571 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
 
In Rugby Union: The competition for Rugby 7s medals at the Olympics is very tough. Arguably South Africa, Japan, Samoa, Kenya and Uruguay will not bag a medal at the games.
 
And while Argentina, France and New Zealand are the favourites for Gold, you would be nuts to discount double Olympic gold medal winners Fiji.
 
In Rugby League: News Corp is reporting that incoming Eels Head Coach, Jason Ryles, who was released from his Storm contract last week, is about to undertake a “major overhaul” of the Eels, which includes pulling the trigger on the Club leadership.
 
Incumbent Captain Clint Gutherson may be moved to the Centres next season to accommodate young gun Blaize Talagi, and the changes don’t stop there - Ryles will also move out current interim Coach Trent Barrett.

In Combat Sports: ESPN’s Top 100 Athletes ranking since 2000 has sparked controversy, particularly for placing Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao at 71.
 
The list, topped by American swimmer Michael Phelps, ranked numerous basketball and American athletes higher than Pacquiao.

Despite being the only eight-division world champion in boxing, Pacquiao was placed below Floyd Mayweather, who ranked 25th.

The selection involved over 70,000 votes from ESPN experts, but many fans felt the list was biased towards American athletes and sports like basketball and baseball.

In SportsBiz: YouTuber Logan Paul’s energy drink, Prime Hydration, is being sued by the US Olympic Committee for trademark infringement, with the Paris Olympics set to start later this week. 
 
In a federal lawsuit filed last Friday, the committee alleges Prime Hydration used trademarked phrases such as “OLYMPIC,” “OLYMPIAN,” “TEAM USA,” and “GOING FOR GOLD” on its products and in its advertising.
 
It’s not the first time Prime has come under scrutiny: In July 2023, the US Senate asked the Food and Drug Administration to investigate the company, after energy drinks came under scrutiny for their popularity among children, despite being marketed to adults. 
 
Prime Hydration, doesn’t contain caffeine, but Prime Energy has 200 milligrams of caffeine in a 12-ounce can, which is equivalent to the amount of caffeine in a six-pack of Coke. 

In the Olympic Games: NBA star LeBron James has been selected by his US Olympic teammates as the flag bearer for Team USA, for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics on the River Seine in Paris on Friday.
 
“It’s an incredible honor to represent the United States on this global stage, especially in a moment that can bring the whole world together,” James said in a statement.
 
“For a kid from Akron, this responsibility means everything, not only to me, but to my family, all the kids in my hometown, my teammates, fellow Olympians and so many people across the country with big aspirations.
 
Sports has the power to bring us all together, and I’m proud to be a part of this important moment.”
 
In Football: England football star, Ollie Watkins has confirmed his engagement to girlfriend Ellie Alderson after he proposed to her at a romantic lakeside villa at Lake Como in Italy yesterday.
 
The England striker, 28 has been in a relationship with interior designer Ellie, also 28, since 2018 and she took to social media to reveal they are set to tie the knot.
 
She told Instagram followers: 'Special night in Lake Como with my fiancé... ahhhh sooo happy.' 
You know how Donna Summer did it on one of her songs a long time ago – yeah that’s how?
 
And that’s a wrap peeps!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60770571Mon, 22 Jul 2024 21:55:39 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 22 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Tuesday morning 23 July 2024, with clear skies and 23 degrees Celsius at 5am.   Coming... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
 
In Rugby Union: The competition for Rugby 7s medals at the Olympics is very tough. Arguably South Africa, Japan, Samoa, Kenya and Uruguay will not bag a medal at the games.
 
And while Argentina, France and New Zealand are the favourites for Gold, you would be nuts to discount double Olympic gold medal winners Fiji.
 
In Rugby League: News Corp is reporting that incoming Eels Head Coach, Jason Ryles, who was released from his Storm contract last week, is about to undertake a “major overhaul” of the Eels, which includes pulling the trigger on the Club leadership.
 
Incumbent Captain Clint Gutherson may be moved to the Centres next season to accommodate young gun Blaize Talagi, and the changes don’t stop there - Ryles will also move out current interim Coach Trent Barrett.

In Combat Sports: ESPN’s Top 100 Athletes ranking since 2000 has sparked controversy, particularly for placing Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao at 71.
 
The list, topped by American swimmer Michael Phelps, ranked numerous basketball and American athletes higher than Pacquiao.

Despite being the only eight-division world champion in boxing, Pacquiao was placed below Floyd Mayweather, who ranked 25th.

The selection involved over 70,000 votes from ESPN experts, but many fans felt the list was biased towards American athletes and sports like basketball and baseball.

In SportsBiz: YouTuber Logan Paul’s energy drink, Prime Hydration, is being sued by the US Olympic Committee for trademark infringement, with the Paris Olympics set to start later this week. 
 
In a federal lawsuit filed last Friday, the committee alleges Prime Hydration used trademarked phrases such as “OLYMPIC,” “OLYMPIAN,” “TEAM USA,” and “GOING FOR GOLD” on its products and in its advertising.
 
It’s not the first time Prime has come under scrutiny: In July 2023, the US Senate asked the Food and Drug Administration to investigate the company, after energy drinks came under scrutiny for their popularity among children, despite being marketed to adults. 
 
Prime Hydration, doesn’t contain caffeine, but Prime Energy has 200 milligrams of caffeine in a 12-ounce can, which is equivalent to the amount of caffeine in a six-pack of Coke. 

In the Olympic Games: NBA star LeBron James has been selected by his US Olympic teammates as the flag bearer for Team USA, for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics on the River Seine in Paris on Friday.
 
“It’s an incredible honor to represent the United States on this global stage, especially in a moment that can bring the whole world together,” James said in a statement.
 
“For a kid from Akron, this responsibility means everything, not only to me, but to my family, all the kids in my hometown, my teammates, fellow Olympians and so many people across the country with big aspirations.
 
Sports has the power to bring us all together, and I’m proud to be a part of this important moment.”
 
In Football: England football star, Ollie Watkins has confirmed his engagement to girlfriend Ellie Alderson after he proposed to her at a romantic lakeside villa at Lake Como in Italy yesterday.
 
The England striker, 28 has been in a relationship with interior designer Ellie, also 28, since 2018 and she took to social media to reveal they are set to tie the knot.
 
She told Instagram followers: 'Special night in Lake Como with my fiancé... ahhhh sooo happy.' 
You know how Donna Summer did it on one of her songs a long time ago –...]]>3007s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1022fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-07-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e21-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60759700 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
 
In Rugby Union BREAKING NEWS: Moana Pasifika have confirmed that they have signed All Blacks star and vice-captain Ardie Savea, who has signed a deal through until 2027.
 
Savea is the current World Rugby Player of the Year and has played 84 games for New Zealand.
 
In Rugby League: Wayne Bennett says the Dolphin’s clash against the Panthers should never have gone to golden point.
 
His young star Isaiya Katoa had a golden opportunity to win the game at the death but instead of taking a field goal shot in front from just 12M out, he inexplicably kicked to the corner.

The play was defused and a few minutes later Nathan Cleary landed a 43M golden point dagger to break the Dolphins hearts.

In Boxing: Youtuber and fake boxer, Jake Paul won his 10th professional fight with a sixth round TKO against Bare Knuckles Middleweight Champion Mike Perry yesterday.
 
But despite another win, the same questions have arisen for the social media sensation.

Perry who usually fights at 79kg middleweight, had spoken a big game, but he was knocked down in the first, second and sixth rounds by Paul who was at least 95kg, coming down after building up size for a heavyweight fight with Mike Tyson that was postponed.

CBS analyst Josh Thomson commented: “How long are we going to pretend that Jake Paul is beating people his size or his age? The one person he fought his size and age, he lost to.”
 
In SportsBiz: Criminal and banned betting activity in American sports leagues is already sounding alarm bells. But the next gambling bombshell could drop from their neighbor to the north.
 
Despite its relatively small population of 39 million, Canada is a big gambling nation. Canadians legally wager more than US$20Billion a year on sports, according to the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport.
They spend another US$10B with illegal bookies.

The big kicker - there are no laws in Canada explicitly banning match-fixing.

In the Olympic Games: The Stade de France, host of last year’s Rugby World Cup final, will stage the track and field events, and in typical French fashion - the track will be purple.
 
Alain Blondel, Manager in charge of Athletics for Paris 2024, explained the colour choice: “Our job was to come up with a track that was different from what we had seen, to maintain the creative approach of the Organising Committee, to go a little bit outside the box.”

And that’s a wrap peeps!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60759700Sun, 21 Jul 2024 21:41:21 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 21 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Monday morning 22 July 2024, where it is clear skies and 22 degrees Celsius at 5am.  ... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
 
In Rugby Union BREAKING NEWS: Moana Pasifika have confirmed that they have signed All Blacks star and vice-captain Ardie Savea, who has signed a deal through until 2027.
 
Savea is the current World Rugby Player of the Year and has played 84 games for New Zealand.
 
In Rugby League: Wayne Bennett says the Dolphin’s clash against the Panthers should never have gone to golden point.
 
His young star Isaiya Katoa had a golden opportunity to win the game at the death but instead of taking a field goal shot in front from just 12M out, he inexplicably kicked to the corner.

The play was defused and a few minutes later Nathan Cleary landed a 43M golden point dagger to break the Dolphins hearts.

In Boxing: Youtuber and fake boxer, Jake Paul won his 10th professional fight with a sixth round TKO against Bare Knuckles Middleweight Champion Mike Perry yesterday.
 
But despite another win, the same questions have arisen for the social media sensation.

Perry who usually fights at 79kg middleweight, had spoken a big game, but he was knocked down in the first, second and sixth rounds by Paul who was at least 95kg, coming down after building up size for a heavyweight fight with Mike Tyson that was postponed.

CBS analyst Josh Thomson commented: “How long are we going to pretend that Jake Paul is beating people his size or his age? The one person he fought his size and age, he lost to.”
 
In SportsBiz: Criminal and banned betting activity in American sports leagues is already sounding alarm bells. But the next gambling bombshell could drop from their neighbor to the north.
 
Despite its relatively small population of 39 million, Canada is a big gambling nation. Canadians legally wager more than US$20Billion a year on sports, according to the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport.
They spend another US$10B with illegal bookies.

The big kicker - there are no laws in Canada explicitly banning match-fixing.

In the Olympic Games: The Stade de France, host of last year’s Rugby World Cup final, will stage the track and field events, and in typical French fashion - the track will be purple.
 
Alain Blondel, Manager in charge of Athletics for Paris 2024, explained the colour choice: “Our job was to come up with a track that was different from what we had seen, to maintain the creative approach of the Organising Committee, to go a little bit outside the box.”

And that’s a wrap peeps!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>2217s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1021fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-07-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e20-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60753633 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
 
In Rugby Union: The Flying Fijians versus the All Blacks clash in San Diego, California was effectively over by halftime yesterday, with the Kiwis leading 26-5 at the break after scoring four tries to one by Fiji.
 
The Kiwis scored another 21 unanswered points in the second half with Sevu Reece dotting down again for a 47-5 walk in the park at Snap Dragon Stadium, which did nothing for Fiji rugby.
 
Spain beat Tonga 20-29.
 
In Rugby League: The Broncos are back!
 
After a bruising ORIGIN III on Wednesday night, Broncos fullback, Reece Walsh was at his devastating attacking best, silencing a sold-out crowd that initially booed their Queensland Maroons star; by scoring a try, assisting two others and gave the Newcastle edge defence, nightmares all night, as he busted tackles with ease and contributed to six line breaks - the Knights simply couldn’t handle the Brisbane No.1.

Another turning point, was the calming influence of Adam Reynolds, orchestrating their attack and kicking excellently to guide the Broncos to a 30-14 much-needed first win in seven games, to keep their faint finals hopes alive.

In Football: Australian Ange Postecoglou is on the shortlist to be the next England Football Manager, replacing Gareth Southgate, after the Three Lions loss in the EURO2024 final in Berlin last weekend.

According to The Telegraph: “The Tottenham Hotspur Head Coach has been tracked by the Football Association for years. From Australia to Japan to Scotland and now in the Premier League.”

In SportsBiz: The NFL made nearly US$13Billion last season before any of their 32 teams sold a single ticket, hot dog, soda or beer.
 
That information comes from the only publicly owned NFL franchise – the Green Bay Packers release of their annual financial report, with the Packers reporting a US$60.1Million operating profit for the fiscal year ending 31 March, on the back of US$654M in total revenue, up roughly 7% on prior year.

The majority of that came from Green Bay’s share of national revenue that the NFL distributed equally among its franchises for the 2023 season @ US$402.3M.

In the Olympic Games: The Chinese Swimming Team has been drug-tested almost 200 times in 10 days after arriving in France for the Paris Olympic Games, a member of their support staff said in a since-deleted social media post.
 
Published on Weibo by China swimming team nutritionist Yu Liang, the post complained about the frequency and timing of anti-doping tests conducted by the International Testing Agency.
And that’s a wrap peeps!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60753633Sun, 21 Jul 2024 00:31:49 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 20 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Sunday morning 21 July 2024, where it is mostly clear skies and 22 degrees Celsius at... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
 
In Rugby Union: The Flying Fijians versus the All Blacks clash in San Diego, California was effectively over by halftime yesterday, with the Kiwis leading 26-5 at the break after scoring four tries to one by Fiji.
 
The Kiwis scored another 21 unanswered points in the second half with Sevu Reece dotting down again for a 47-5 walk in the park at Snap Dragon Stadium, which did nothing for Fiji rugby.
 
Spain beat Tonga 20-29.
 
In Rugby League: The Broncos are back!
 
After a bruising ORIGIN III on Wednesday night, Broncos fullback, Reece Walsh was at his devastating attacking best, silencing a sold-out crowd that initially booed their Queensland Maroons star; by scoring a try, assisting two others and gave the Newcastle edge defence, nightmares all night, as he busted tackles with ease and contributed to six line breaks - the Knights simply couldn’t handle the Brisbane No.1.

Another turning point, was the calming influence of Adam Reynolds, orchestrating their attack and kicking excellently to guide the Broncos to a 30-14 much-needed first win in seven games, to keep their faint finals hopes alive.

In Football: Australian Ange Postecoglou is on the shortlist to be the next England Football Manager, replacing Gareth Southgate, after the Three Lions loss in the EURO2024 final in Berlin last weekend.

According to The Telegraph: “The Tottenham Hotspur Head Coach has been tracked by the Football Association for years. From Australia to Japan to Scotland and now in the Premier League.”

In SportsBiz: The NFL made nearly US$13Billion last season before any of their 32 teams sold a single ticket, hot dog, soda or beer.
 
That information comes from the only publicly owned NFL franchise – the Green Bay Packers release of their annual financial report, with the Packers reporting a US$60.1Million operating profit for the fiscal year ending 31 March, on the back of US$654M in total revenue, up roughly 7% on prior year.

The majority of that came from Green Bay’s share of national revenue that the NFL distributed equally among its franchises for the 2023 season @ US$402.3M.

In the Olympic Games: The Chinese Swimming Team has been drug-tested almost 200 times in 10 days after arriving in France for the Paris Olympic Games, a member of their support staff said in a since-deleted social media post.
 
Published on Weibo by China swimming team nutritionist Yu Liang, the post complained about the frequency and timing of anti-doping tests conducted by the International Testing Agency.
And that’s a wrap peeps!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>2267s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1020fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-07-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e19-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60746061 
Happy birthday Elijah & Happy birthday Mum!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
 
In Rugby Union: All eyes will be on the Flying Fijians versus the All Blacks clash in San Diego, California today, where the Kiwis are feeling the heat.
 
Try-scoring Crusader’s sensation Sevu Reece starts, while fellow Fijian, Emoni Narawa is on the bench.
 
Fiji Coach, Mick Byrne will be hoping that his burly European-based Fijians will match the Kiwis in the set pieces and in the contact area, to keep his star flyhalf, Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula on the front foot.
 
In Rugby League: While ORIGIN III took its toll on some Clubs – especially the Broncos they have been handed a massive boost with star half Adam Reynolds confirmed to make a shock early return against Kalyn Ponga and his Newcastle Knights, playing for the first time in ten weeks later today, after biceps surgery.
 
In Football: Man City announced the signing of Brazilian Wing Savinho on Thursday from French side Troyes, who are owned by the same parent company as the English champions.
 
Savinho shone last season on loan at Girona, another club owned by the City Football Group.
City will reportedly pay a fee of 40 million Euros for the 20-year-old, who has signed a five-year contract.

The Brazilian international scored nine goals and provided 10 assists as Girona finished third behind Real Madrid and Barcelona to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in their history.

In the Olympic Games: The 19-year-old Captain of the Japanese Women’s Gymnastics team, Shoko Miyata has been sent home from the Paris Olympics over allegations of smoking, local media reported yesterday.
 
Smoking is illegal under the age of 20 in Japan and the Japan Gymnastics Association was investigating to decide if she had breached their code of conduct.

Several reports said that Miyata, who was expected to contend for a medal in Paris, had already left the team’s training camp in Monaco.

She won the all-around title at Japan’s National Gymnastics Championships earlier this year.

In SportsBiz: Warner Brothers Discovery formally received the paperwork from the NBA's proposed US$77Billion media rights deal on Thursday, so they have until next Tuesday to match NBC's reported US$2.5B package or Amazon’s bid, which sources say, has now grown to more than US$1.9B annually.

However, sources also say that the NBA contends Warner Brothers Discovery cannot match Amazon's deal in its “totality" because matching rights are not solely financial.
 
The NBA believes that because Amazon is a streaming entity with a worldwide reach of 200 million viewers, linear TNT Sports - though available in more than 220 countries & territories and in 50 languages - simply cannot match.
 
It’s all about scale baby!
 
In Combat Sports: As Youtuber and fake boxer, Jake Paul fights former UFC star and bare knuckle fighter Mike Perry in Tampa live on DAZN later today, Mike Tyson told Esquire magazine in an interview, that he decided to fight “the problem child” because “I don’t think he can hurt me.” 
 
And that’s a wrap peeps!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60746061Fri, 19 Jul 2024 22:04:03 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 19 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Saturday morning 20 July 2024, where it is mostly cloudy and 22 degrees Celsius at 5am.... 
Happy birthday Elijah & Happy birthday Mum!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
 
In Rugby Union: All eyes will be on the Flying Fijians versus the All Blacks clash in San Diego, California today, where the Kiwis are feeling the heat.
 
Try-scoring Crusader’s sensation Sevu Reece starts, while fellow Fijian, Emoni Narawa is on the bench.
 
Fiji Coach, Mick Byrne will be hoping that his burly European-based Fijians will match the Kiwis in the set pieces and in the contact area, to keep his star flyhalf, Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula on the front foot.
 
In Rugby League: While ORIGIN III took its toll on some Clubs – especially the Broncos they have been handed a massive boost with star half Adam Reynolds confirmed to make a shock early return against Kalyn Ponga and his Newcastle Knights, playing for the first time in ten weeks later today, after biceps surgery.
 
In Football: Man City announced the signing of Brazilian Wing Savinho on Thursday from French side Troyes, who are owned by the same parent company as the English champions.
 
Savinho shone last season on loan at Girona, another club owned by the City Football Group.
City will reportedly pay a fee of 40 million Euros for the 20-year-old, who has signed a five-year contract.

The Brazilian international scored nine goals and provided 10 assists as Girona finished third behind Real Madrid and Barcelona to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in their history.

In the Olympic Games: The 19-year-old Captain of the Japanese Women’s Gymnastics team, Shoko Miyata has been sent home from the Paris Olympics over allegations of smoking, local media reported yesterday.
 
Smoking is illegal under the age of 20 in Japan and the Japan Gymnastics Association was investigating to decide if she had breached their code of conduct.

Several reports said that Miyata, who was expected to contend for a medal in Paris, had already left the team’s training camp in Monaco.

She won the all-around title at Japan’s National Gymnastics Championships earlier this year.

In SportsBiz: Warner Brothers Discovery formally received the paperwork from the NBA's proposed US$77Billion media rights deal on Thursday, so they have until next Tuesday to match NBC's reported US$2.5B package or Amazon’s bid, which sources say, has now grown to more than US$1.9B annually.

However, sources also say that the NBA contends Warner Brothers Discovery cannot match Amazon's deal in its “totality" because matching rights are not solely financial.
 
The NBA believes that because Amazon is a streaming entity with a worldwide reach of 200 million viewers, linear TNT Sports - though available in more than 220 countries & territories and in 50 languages - simply cannot match.
 
It’s all about scale baby!
 
In Combat Sports: As Youtuber and fake boxer, Jake Paul fights former UFC star and bare knuckle fighter Mike Perry in Tampa live on DAZN later today, Mike Tyson told Esquire magazine in an interview, that he decided to fight “the problem child” because “I don’t think he can hurt me.” 
 
And that’s a wrap peeps!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka...]]>2947s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1019fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-07-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e18-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60733888 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
 
In Rugby Union: New All Blacks Coach, Scott Robertson has named almost the perfect storm of a team to take on the Flying Fijians in San Diego tomorrow.
 
His six All Blacks debutants will be bursting at the seams to make a big impression, especially though their new young bucks coming off the bench to boost their forward pack – 16. George Bell, 18. Pasilio Tosi, 19. Sam Darry and 20. Wallace Sititi.
 
Billy Procter starts at Centre on debut, while Emoni Narawa is on the bench.
 
Fiji boss, Mick Byrne is counting on young debutant flyhalf, Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula to lead the Fijians around the park with his Christchurch educated boot.
 
In Rugby League: Oh boy – ORIGIN III sure took its toll on some Clubs!
 
While 10 players were charged by the NRL’s Match Review Committee, for the first half scuffle, only Haumole Olakau’atu, who was dressed in a suit and watching from the sidelines, and Rabbitohs star Cameron Murray, who ran in from the bench, were suspended by the NRL Judiciary.

Several other players, like Broncos stars Reece Walsh, Selwyn Cobbo and Payne Haas have been sent for medical tests.

Pat Carrigan was seen the following morning in a moon boot, with the lock reportedly suffering a rolled ankle.

Eels halfback Mitchell Moses suffered the most - a season-ending injury.

In Football: The French Football Federation “condemns with the greatest firmness the unacceptable racist and discriminatory remarks made against players of the France team” and plans to lodge a complaint with FIFA, plus take legal action, after racist chants from members of Argentina’s Copa America winning team in the wake of the Copa victory over Colombia in Miami on Sunday.
 
The chants were heard during a live video posted on social media by Chelsea and Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez from the team bus.

Some players, including Fernandez, sang a chant dating back to the 2022 World Cup final that Argentina won against France that targeted France’s star striker Kylian Mbappe and includes homophobic insults as well as racist remarks.

Don’t you just love social media for recording famous wins!
 
In the WNBA: The WNBA’s reported 11-year US$2.2Billion media-rights deals with ESPN, NBC and Amazon is just the latest win for women’s sports, which has been riding a wave of historic momentum in recent years.
 
When the WNBA’s new deals begin in 2026, media companies will be paying at least US$325Million annually for three of the top women’s sports properties:
· WNBA US$200Million, up from US$60M currently
· Women’s March Madness @ US$65M with ESPN
· NWSL @ US$60M with ESPN, Amazon, CBS, Scripps Sports

In SportsBiz: Revenue is up 11% in Q2 for the German powerhouse brand ADIDAS, with its profit of US$371.7Million for the quarter nearly doubling last year’s figure. The results follow a strong Q1 for ADIDAS, which has seen its stock increase nearly 30% year-to-date. 
 
Nike on the other hand is heading the other way.
 
Finally, only in America: A two-time Super Bowl Champion and NFL Hall of Fame legend, Terrell Davis was handcuffed on a United Airlines flight from Denver to California after a flight attendant accused the former Denver Broncos star of hitting him.

The 51-year-old, who was flying with his family, posted about his ordeal on social media, saying the claim was false and described feeling "traumatised" by it.

Davis explained that during the flight's beverage service, his son asked for a cup of ice, so he lightly tapped the flight attendant on the arm to get his attention, only to hear him respond, "Don't hit me!"
The flight attendant then left the cart and went to the front of the plane.

"I was confused, as were other passengers who witnessed the exchange, Davis wrote. "I thought nothing of it other than this particular employee was incredibly rude and blatantly wrong in his accusations of me hitting him.”

Davis said that when the plane arrived at Orange County's John Wayne Airport, FBI agents and local authorities boarded the plane, placed him in handcuffs in front of his wife and three children and removed him from the flight.

Mr Davis was a star running back for the Denver Broncos, playing for them from 1995 to 2001. He helped Denver win Super Bowls XXXII and XXXIII, remains the team's all-time leading rusher and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2017.

United Airlines has removed the flight attendant from duty while it investigates the matter, reviews its policies, and is in discussions with Mr. Davis.

Just beautiful United!
 
And that’s a wrap peeps!
 
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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60733888Thu, 18 Jul 2024 21:00:14 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 18 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Friday morning 19 July 2024, where it is partly cloudy and 22 degrees Celsius at 5am.  ... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
 
In Rugby Union: New All Blacks Coach, Scott Robertson has named almost the perfect storm of a team to take on the Flying Fijians in San Diego tomorrow.
 
His six All Blacks debutants will be bursting at the seams to make a big impression, especially though their new young bucks coming off the bench to boost their forward pack – 16. George Bell, 18. Pasilio Tosi, 19. Sam Darry and 20. Wallace Sititi.
 
Billy Procter starts at Centre on debut, while Emoni Narawa is on the bench.
 
Fiji boss, Mick Byrne is counting on young debutant flyhalf, Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula to lead the Fijians around the park with his Christchurch educated boot.
 
In Rugby League: Oh boy – ORIGIN III sure took its toll on some Clubs!
 
While 10 players were charged by the NRL’s Match Review Committee, for the first half scuffle, only Haumole Olakau’atu, who was dressed in a suit and watching from the sidelines, and Rabbitohs star Cameron Murray, who ran in from the bench, were suspended by the NRL Judiciary.

Several other players, like Broncos stars Reece Walsh, Selwyn Cobbo and Payne Haas have been sent for medical tests.

Pat Carrigan was seen the following morning in a moon boot, with the lock reportedly suffering a rolled ankle.

Eels halfback Mitchell Moses suffered the most - a season-ending injury.

In Football: The French Football Federation “condemns with the greatest firmness the unacceptable racist and discriminatory remarks made against players of the France team” and plans to lodge a complaint with FIFA, plus take legal action, after racist chants from members of Argentina’s Copa America winning team in the wake of the Copa victory over Colombia in Miami on Sunday.
 
The chants were heard during a live video posted on social media by Chelsea and Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez from the team bus.

Some players, including Fernandez, sang a chant dating back to the 2022 World Cup final that Argentina won against France that targeted France’s star striker Kylian Mbappe and includes homophobic insults as well as racist remarks.

Don’t you just love social media for recording famous wins!
 
In the WNBA: The WNBA’s reported 11-year US$2.2Billion media-rights deals with ESPN, NBC and Amazon is just the latest win for women’s sports, which has been riding a wave of historic momentum in recent years.
 
When the WNBA’s new deals begin in 2026, media companies will be paying at least US$325Million annually for three of the top women’s sports properties:
· WNBA US$200Million, up from US$60M currently
· Women’s March Madness @ US$65M with ESPN
· NWSL @ US$60M with ESPN, Amazon, CBS, Scripps Sports

In SportsBiz: Revenue is up 11% in Q2 for the German powerhouse brand ADIDAS, with its profit of US$371.7Million for the quarter nearly doubling last year’s figure. The results follow a strong Q1 for ADIDAS, which has seen its stock increase nearly 30% year-to-date. 
 
Nike on the other hand is heading the other way.
 
Finally, only in America: A two-time Super Bowl Champion and NFL Hall of Fame legend, Terrell Davis was handcuffed on a United Airlines flight from Denver to California after a flight attendant accused the former Denver Broncos star of hitting him.

The 51-year-old, who was flying with his family, posted about his ordeal on social media, saying the claim was false and described feeling "traumatised" by it.

Davis explained that during the flight's beverage service, his son...]]>4007s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1018fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-07-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e17-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60721936 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
 
In Rugby League: History plus the vast majority of the 50,000+ fans at Suncorp Stadium last night and five million more Queensland fans in Papua New Guinea, were against them, but the NSW Blues won the State of Origin shield for the first time since 2021 after a stunning three-minute blitz by Jarome Luai and Mitchell Moses broke the game open to seal a hard-fought 14-4 win over the Maroons.
 
In Football & SportsBiz: Despite an ugly finish to Copa América in Miami, the tournament and EURO2024 shattered several international soccer viewership records Stateside.
 
After Argentina and Spain won their respective finals Sunday, the audience numbers show that FOX Sports aired the most-watched Copa América and EURO2024 in US English-language TV viewership history:

The Finals:
· Argentina-Colombia @ 6 million TV viewers
· Spain-England: 6.4 million 

Total tournament average:
· Copa América: 1.4 million 
· Euro 2024: 1.7 million viewers

The total EURO2024 viewership average is up 34% from the 2021 tournament on ESPN. The total Copa América audience average is up 44% from 2016, which was the last time the tournament was played in the US.

In the Olympic Games: Bet you didn’t know that the IOC requires cities hosting the summer Olympic games to have a minimum of forty thousand hotel rooms available.
 
The Olympics have never come in under budget. The 2014 Sochi Olympics were the most expensive @ US$28.9Billion, but the 2016 Rio Olympics @ US$23.6B were the most over budget by 352%.
 
It took Montreal until 2006 to pay off the last of its debt from the 1976 Olympic Games, while Greece’s billions in Olympics debt helped bankrupt the country.
 
Viva la France!
 
And only in America: Boston Celtics star and the NBA Finals MVP 2024, Jaylen Brown tweeted recently, after he was not included on the USA Basketball team for the Paris Olympic Games, that “for sure Nike played a role” in him missing the team.
 
Brown has been a sneaker-free agent since his deal with Adidas expired in 2021. 
 
Brown also recently said that Bronny James “is not a pro player.”
 
Say what Jaylen? Bronny is the son of . . . you know who!
 
That’s a wrap peeps!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60721936Wed, 17 Jul 2024 21:41:21 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 17 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Thursday morning 18 July 2024, where it is partly cloudy and 24 degrees Celsius at 5am.... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
 
In Rugby League: History plus the vast majority of the 50,000+ fans at Suncorp Stadium last night and five million more Queensland fans in Papua New Guinea, were against them, but the NSW Blues won the State of Origin shield for the first time since 2021 after a stunning three-minute blitz by Jarome Luai and Mitchell Moses broke the game open to seal a hard-fought 14-4 win over the Maroons.
 
In Football & SportsBiz: Despite an ugly finish to Copa América in Miami, the tournament and EURO2024 shattered several international soccer viewership records Stateside.
 
After Argentina and Spain won their respective finals Sunday, the audience numbers show that FOX Sports aired the most-watched Copa América and EURO2024 in US English-language TV viewership history:

The Finals:
· Argentina-Colombia @ 6 million TV viewers
· Spain-England: 6.4 million 

Total tournament average:
· Copa América: 1.4 million 
· Euro 2024: 1.7 million viewers

The total EURO2024 viewership average is up 34% from the 2021 tournament on ESPN. The total Copa América audience average is up 44% from 2016, which was the last time the tournament was played in the US.

In the Olympic Games: Bet you didn’t know that the IOC requires cities hosting the summer Olympic games to have a minimum of forty thousand hotel rooms available.
 
The Olympics have never come in under budget. The 2014 Sochi Olympics were the most expensive @ US$28.9Billion, but the 2016 Rio Olympics @ US$23.6B were the most over budget by 352%.
 
It took Montreal until 2006 to pay off the last of its debt from the 1976 Olympic Games, while Greece’s billions in Olympics debt helped bankrupt the country.
 
Viva la France!
 
And only in America: Boston Celtics star and the NBA Finals MVP 2024, Jaylen Brown tweeted recently, after he was not included on the USA Basketball team for the Paris Olympic Games, that “for sure Nike played a role” in him missing the team.
 
Brown has been a sneaker-free agent since his deal with Adidas expired in 2021. 
 
Brown also recently said that Bronny James “is not a pro player.”
 
Say what Jaylen? Bronny is the son of . . . you know who!
 
That’s a wrap peeps!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>2407s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1017fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-07-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e16-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60712593 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
 
In Rugby Union: World Rugby has unveiled the pools and match schedule for WXV, their Women’s global XVs competition kicking off on 27 September and running through to 12 October with games in Dubai WXV3, South Africa WXV2 and Canada hosting WXV1.
 
In Rugby League: Michael Maguire is on the verge of coaching the NSW Blues to an unbelievable ORIGIN Series victory tonight at Suncorp, and as a result he could become the “most prized coach in the game” according to The Daily Telegraph, who predict NRL Clubs will be desperate to hire the former Tigers and Rabbitohs boss if he wins.
 
No doubt Billy Slater’s forwards were dominated by the NSW Blues in ORIGIN II, allowing Michael Maguire’s side to run in six unanswered tries for an ORIGIN Series-levelling win.
 
So Queensland legends are calling for Pat Carrigan to put “friendship aside and take on” Payne Haas and for Felise Kaufusi to spark the Maroons’ faltering forward pack in tonight’s ORIGIN decider at Suncorp Stadium.

In Football: England Manager Gareth Southgate resigned yesterday, two days after they lost to Spain in the EURO2024 final.
 
“It’s time for change, and for a new chapter. Sunday’s final in Berlin against Spain was my final game as England Manager,” he said in a statement.

Southgate took over in 2016 when England’s fortunes were at a low ebb. In the last four tournaments he led England to three semi-finals and two finals.

In Sportsbiz: The final major championship of the Men’s golf season – The Open at Royal Troon in Scotland, has increased its purse to a record US$17Million, up from US$16.5M in 2023. This year’s winner will receive US$3.1M, also the highest ever for earning the Claret Jug. This week’s field comprises 158 players.
 
And in Combat Sports: UFC Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones has been charged with two misdemeanors following an incident with a drug-test agent earlier this year.
 
According to Court records, Jones faces charges of assault and interference with communication and if convicted, he could face up to a year in jail and fines totaling US$2500.
 
On 30 March this year, a Drug Free Sport International agent visited Jones’ home in Albuquerque to collect a urine sample.

Initially cooperative, Jones became combative when he struggled to provide a sample and was offered a blood test instead.

He allegedly threatened to sue the agent, took her phone, and began recording the interaction. The agent reported that Jones smelled of alcohol and that his behavior was threatening.

In the Olympic Games: Along with Rugby 7s, Football, Handball and Archery will kick start the Paris Olympics on Wednesday 24 July, before the official opening ceremony on the River Seine. 
 
Breakdancing makes its Olympic debut this year, while surfing makes its second Olympics appearance – for these games - in Tahiti. Skateboarding and climbing will also return.
 
Viva la France!
 
And only in America: Four-time Grammy nominee singer Ingrid Andress said she was drunk during her highly criticized performance of the national anthem before the 2024 MLB Home Run Derby in Arlington, Texas on Monday.
 
Andress posted on social media: "I'm checking myself into a facility today to get the help I need.

"I'll let y'all know how rehab is. I hear it's super fun."

You go girl!

That’s a wrap peeps!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60712593Tue, 16 Jul 2024 22:04:25 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 16 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Wednesday morning 17 July 2024, where it is mostly cloudy and 22 degrees Celsius at 5am.... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
 
In Rugby Union: World Rugby has unveiled the pools and match schedule for WXV, their Women’s global XVs competition kicking off on 27 September and running through to 12 October with games in Dubai WXV3, South Africa WXV2 and Canada hosting WXV1.
 
In Rugby League: Michael Maguire is on the verge of coaching the NSW Blues to an unbelievable ORIGIN Series victory tonight at Suncorp, and as a result he could become the “most prized coach in the game” according to The Daily Telegraph, who predict NRL Clubs will be desperate to hire the former Tigers and Rabbitohs boss if he wins.
 
No doubt Billy Slater’s forwards were dominated by the NSW Blues in ORIGIN II, allowing Michael Maguire’s side to run in six unanswered tries for an ORIGIN Series-levelling win.
 
So Queensland legends are calling for Pat Carrigan to put “friendship aside and take on” Payne Haas and for Felise Kaufusi to spark the Maroons’ faltering forward pack in tonight’s ORIGIN decider at Suncorp Stadium.

In Football: England Manager Gareth Southgate resigned yesterday, two days after they lost to Spain in the EURO2024 final.
 
“It’s time for change, and for a new chapter. Sunday’s final in Berlin against Spain was my final game as England Manager,” he said in a statement.

Southgate took over in 2016 when England’s fortunes were at a low ebb. In the last four tournaments he led England to three semi-finals and two finals.

In Sportsbiz: The final major championship of the Men’s golf season – The Open at Royal Troon in Scotland, has increased its purse to a record US$17Million, up from US$16.5M in 2023. This year’s winner will receive US$3.1M, also the highest ever for earning the Claret Jug. This week’s field comprises 158 players.
 
And in Combat Sports: UFC Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones has been charged with two misdemeanors following an incident with a drug-test agent earlier this year.
 
According to Court records, Jones faces charges of assault and interference with communication and if convicted, he could face up to a year in jail and fines totaling US$2500.
 
On 30 March this year, a Drug Free Sport International agent visited Jones’ home in Albuquerque to collect a urine sample.

Initially cooperative, Jones became combative when he struggled to provide a sample and was offered a blood test instead.

He allegedly threatened to sue the agent, took her phone, and began recording the interaction. The agent reported that Jones smelled of alcohol and that his behavior was threatening.

In the Olympic Games: Along with Rugby 7s, Football, Handball and Archery will kick start the Paris Olympics on Wednesday 24 July, before the official opening ceremony on the River Seine. 
 
Breakdancing makes its Olympic debut this year, while surfing makes its second Olympics appearance – for these games - in Tahiti. Skateboarding and climbing will also return.
 
Viva la France!
 
And only in America: Four-time Grammy nominee singer Ingrid Andress said she was drunk during her highly criticized performance of the national anthem before the 2024 MLB Home Run Derby in Arlington, Texas on Monday.
 
Andress posted on social media: "I'm checking myself into a facility today to get the help I need.

"I'll let y'all know how rehab is. I hear it's super fun."

You go girl!

That’s a wrap peeps!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on...]]>308teivovodigital,teivovosportsclean1016fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-07-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e14-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60701757 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
 
In Rugby Union: "That's not All Black standard, but we still found a way. They boxed us in the corner and we couldn't get out. We weren't transferring what we trained onto the field, but we created enough opportunities at the end," All Blacks Coach Scott Robertson said after they beat England at Eden Park last Saturday.
 
New Zealand play Fiji in San Diego this Saturday before the Rugby Championship starts in August.

In Rugby League: Queensland Maroons Captain Daly Cherry-Evans won’t be influenced by tonight’s result, with speculation the State of Origin decider could be the 35-year-old’s last.
 
DCE has been a mainstay in the Queensland side since he took over as Captain in 2019, with the veteran halfback to play his 18th consecutive ORIGIN match for his state tonight.

In Football: Lautaro Martinez scored an extra-time winner for Argentina 1-0 Colombia to win a record 16th Copa America title at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
 
A poor game, marred by security and crowd issues, forcing an 82-minute delay, was decided by a quality finish from Martinez - his fifth goal of the tournament.

The win was the third straight major tournament title for Argentina following their 2021 Copa America Cup victory and their triumph in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Prince William who is an avid football fan and the President of the Football Association, attended the EURO2024 final in Berlin with Prince George, the eldest of his children.
 
Writing on X after their heartbreaking loss to Spain, William said it “just wasn’t meant to be” but that he and all the fans at home are still "so proud" of the team.
 
At Wimbledon: Where prizemoney is the same across the Men’s and Women’s competitions, Carlos Alcaraz and Barbora Krejcikova both collected £2,700,000.

While Serbian legend, Novak Djokovic took home £1,400,000 prize money as runner-up, adding to his career prize money haul of US$182.5Million, comfortably the most won by any player over the course of their career.

And in Combat Sports: Less than two weeks after his win over Jorge Masvidal on Fanmio pay-per-view streaming platform, TMZ Sports is reporting that Nate Diaz is suing promoter Solomon Engel and Fanmio for fraud and breach of contract.
 
Diaz alleges that he was promised US$10Million pay for the boxing match, but that he only received US$1M upfront, but not the remaining 90% he claims to have been guaranteed.
 
In the Olympic Games: Olympic gold medals are mostly made of silver. Specifically, they’re 92.5% silver, plated with six grams of gold.
 
Silver medals are basically gold medals without the extra gilding. Meanwhile, bronze medals are made from 95 percent copper and 5 percent zinc. 
 
Gold medals at the Paris Olympics are worth US$800. A silver medal is worth about US$450, while a bronze medal is worth about US$5. 
 
The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee offers "Operation Gold" payments where US Olympians winners get US$37,500 for winning gold, US$22,500 for winning silver and US$15,000 for winning bronze. 
 
Singapore is the most generous to its athletes and gives its gold medal winners US$750,000.
 
At the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020, Philippines weight lifter Hidilyn Diaz won US$200,000 for winning the country’s first gold medal plus additional compensation that brought her total earnings to US$970,000, plus a house, a condo and unlimited flights on the national airline!
 
And finally this smelly story: A flight carrying hungover England fans back from the EURO2024 final in Germany has been forced to make an emergency landing after an "undefined" smell filled the cabin.
 
That’s a wrap peeps!
 
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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60701757Tue, 16 Jul 2024 01:28:20 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 15 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Tuesday morning 16 July 2024, where it is mostly cloudy and a crazy 29 degrees Celsius... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
 
In Rugby Union: "That's not All Black standard, but we still found a way. They boxed us in the corner and we couldn't get out. We weren't transferring what we trained onto the field, but we created enough opportunities at the end," All Blacks Coach Scott Robertson said after they beat England at Eden Park last Saturday.
 
New Zealand play Fiji in San Diego this Saturday before the Rugby Championship starts in August.

In Rugby League: Queensland Maroons Captain Daly Cherry-Evans won’t be influenced by tonight’s result, with speculation the State of Origin decider could be the 35-year-old’s last.
 
DCE has been a mainstay in the Queensland side since he took over as Captain in 2019, with the veteran halfback to play his 18th consecutive ORIGIN match for his state tonight.

In Football: Lautaro Martinez scored an extra-time winner for Argentina 1-0 Colombia to win a record 16th Copa America title at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
 
A poor game, marred by security and crowd issues, forcing an 82-minute delay, was decided by a quality finish from Martinez - his fifth goal of the tournament.

The win was the third straight major tournament title for Argentina following their 2021 Copa America Cup victory and their triumph in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Prince William who is an avid football fan and the President of the Football Association, attended the EURO2024 final in Berlin with Prince George, the eldest of his children.
 
Writing on X after their heartbreaking loss to Spain, William said it “just wasn’t meant to be” but that he and all the fans at home are still "so proud" of the team.
 
At Wimbledon: Where prizemoney is the same across the Men’s and Women’s competitions, Carlos Alcaraz and Barbora Krejcikova both collected £2,700,000.

While Serbian legend, Novak Djokovic took home £1,400,000 prize money as runner-up, adding to his career prize money haul of US$182.5Million, comfortably the most won by any player over the course of their career.

And in Combat Sports: Less than two weeks after his win over Jorge Masvidal on Fanmio pay-per-view streaming platform, TMZ Sports is reporting that Nate Diaz is suing promoter Solomon Engel and Fanmio for fraud and breach of contract.
 
Diaz alleges that he was promised US$10Million pay for the boxing match, but that he only received US$1M upfront, but not the remaining 90% he claims to have been guaranteed.
 
In the Olympic Games: Olympic gold medals are mostly made of silver. Specifically, they’re 92.5% silver, plated with six grams of gold.
 
Silver medals are basically gold medals without the extra gilding. Meanwhile, bronze medals are made from 95 percent copper and 5 percent zinc. 
 
Gold medals at the Paris Olympics are worth US$800. A silver medal is worth about US$450, while a bronze medal is worth about US$5. 
 
The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee offers "Operation Gold" payments where US Olympians winners get US$37,500 for winning gold, US$22,500 for winning silver and US$15,000 for winning bronze. 
 
Singapore is the most generous to its athletes and gives its gold medal winners US$750,000.
 
At the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020, Philippines weight lifter Hidilyn Diaz won US$200,000 for winning the country’s first gold medal plus additional compensation that brought her total earnings to US$970,000, plus a house, a condo and unlimited flights on the national airline!
 
And finally this smelly story: A flight...]]>3417s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1015fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-07-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e14-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60712918 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
 
In Rugby Union: Argentina 33-25 France in Buenos Aires yesterday.
 
France won the first Test in Mendoza last week, but the victory was soon overshadowed by scandals.
Two players were arrested on Monday following the first Test and formally charged on Friday with the rape and assault of a 39-year-old Argentine woman at their team hotel.
The pair denied the accusation and claim that their sexual relations with the woman were consensual.

Another player was sent home, following racist comments he made in a video on social media.
In Rugby League: Manly Sea Eagles trashed the Newcastle Knights 6-44 at Brookvale Oval yesterday, to rocket back into the Top 8.
 
It was one-way traffic from the opening whistle, but the highlight was a piece of individual brilliance from Manly teenager Lehi Hopoate, who bagged a double in the second half, to cap a stellar night, while first-time skipper Tom Trbojevic was sublime at the back.

Newcastle were without ORIGIN stars, Kalyn Ponga, Bradman Best and Dane Gagai, and it showed as the visitors were shredded on the edges all night.

In Netball: The Adelaide Thunderbirds won the Super Netball minor premiership, with a hard-fought 64-62 win over the Sunshine Coast Lightning yesterday, in their bid for back-to-back Super Netball titles.
 
So the Lightning head to Perth for a do-or-die elimination final with the West Coast Fever, who claimed their finals berth after beating the Melbourne Mavericks 57-76.
The Melbourne Vixens ran out 62-52 winners over the embattled Queensland Firebirds to set up a thrilling preliminary final with the Adelaide Thunderbirds.

Meanwhile, at the other end of the ladder, the NSW Swifts avoided becoming just the second team in Super Netball history, to go from grand finalists to wooden spooners, after claiming a thrilling 72-71 win over the Giants in their Sydney Derby.
 
In Football: So Gareth Southgate will not be knighted by King Charles after all!

This after Spain beat England 1-2 in the Final of EURO2024 at Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany a short while ago. 
 
Our other World Famous Tip for the Grand Final of the Copa América at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami was for Argentina to crunchygranola Colombia.
 
At Wimbledon: With a performance of rare brilliance, Carlos Alcaraz defended a major title for the first time in his exceptional career when routing Serbian legend, Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon Men’s Singles Final overnight 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 in 2hours 27minutes, swiftly enough to ensure he had ample time to settle in for his nation’s EURO2024 final against England.
 
Alcaraz is now walking with the greats of all time; joining his idol Rafael Nadal as the only Spanish men to win Wimbledon twice and Bjorn Borg and Boris Becker as players to win multiple titles at the All England Lawn Tennis Club by the age of 21.

He also joins Roger Federer as the only man in the Open era to win their first four major titles and Borg, Becker and Mats Wilander as four-time major winners at his current age.

In Combat Sports: Australian WBC Featherweight World Champion Skye Nicolson remains undefeated with a dominant win over Dyana Vargas in Philadelphia.
 
The 28-year-old retained her title with a clean sweep of 100-90 on all the cards.

Now 11-0 as a professional, next stop for the Commonwealth Games gold medalist - the WBA, IBF and WBO World Champion Amanda Serrano.

In the Olympic Games: French Minister of Sports Amélie Oudéa-Castéra took a symbolic dip in the Seine on Saturday in a bid to ease concerns about water quality before the start of the Paris Olympic Games.
 
Dressed in a wetsuit, the Minister swam a few metres near the Alexandre III bridge, where the Olympic open water swimming competition will be held.

“We held our promise,” she said to BFMTV, referring to an earlier pledge to swim in the Seine before the Games begin on 26 July.

The Minister was accompanied by Alexis Hanquinquant, the Paralympic flag bearer for France.
Swimming in the Seine was banned in 1923

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo also plans to swim in the Seine to prove its cleanliness.

And in February, French President Emmanuel Macron promised to take a dip, too. But he added: “I’m not going to give you the date.”

Just as well given that he may not be President for much longer!

That’s a wrap peeps!
 
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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60712918Sun, 14 Jul 2024 22:49:00 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 14 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Monday morning 15 July 2024, where it is cloudy and 23 degrees Celsius at 5am.   Coming... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
 
In Rugby Union: Argentina 33-25 France in Buenos Aires yesterday.
 
France won the first Test in Mendoza last week, but the victory was soon overshadowed by scandals.
Two players were arrested on Monday following the first Test and formally charged on Friday with the rape and assault of a 39-year-old Argentine woman at their team hotel.
The pair denied the accusation and claim that their sexual relations with the woman were consensual.

Another player was sent home, following racist comments he made in a video on social media.
In Rugby League: Manly Sea Eagles trashed the Newcastle Knights 6-44 at Brookvale Oval yesterday, to rocket back into the Top 8.
 
It was one-way traffic from the opening whistle, but the highlight was a piece of individual brilliance from Manly teenager Lehi Hopoate, who bagged a double in the second half, to cap a stellar night, while first-time skipper Tom Trbojevic was sublime at the back.

Newcastle were without ORIGIN stars, Kalyn Ponga, Bradman Best and Dane Gagai, and it showed as the visitors were shredded on the edges all night.

In Netball: The Adelaide Thunderbirds won the Super Netball minor premiership, with a hard-fought 64-62 win over the Sunshine Coast Lightning yesterday, in their bid for back-to-back Super Netball titles.
 
So the Lightning head to Perth for a do-or-die elimination final with the West Coast Fever, who claimed their finals berth after beating the Melbourne Mavericks 57-76.
The Melbourne Vixens ran out 62-52 winners over the embattled Queensland Firebirds to set up a thrilling preliminary final with the Adelaide Thunderbirds.

Meanwhile, at the other end of the ladder, the NSW Swifts avoided becoming just the second team in Super Netball history, to go from grand finalists to wooden spooners, after claiming a thrilling 72-71 win over the Giants in their Sydney Derby.
 
In Football: So Gareth Southgate will not be knighted by King Charles after all!

This after Spain beat England 1-2 in the Final of EURO2024 at Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany a short while ago. 
 
Our other World Famous Tip for the Grand Final of the Copa América at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami was for Argentina to crunchygranola Colombia.
 
At Wimbledon: With a performance of rare brilliance, Carlos Alcaraz defended a major title for the first time in his exceptional career when routing Serbian legend, Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon Men’s Singles Final overnight 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 in 2hours 27minutes, swiftly enough to ensure he had ample time to settle in for his nation’s EURO2024 final against England.
 
Alcaraz is now walking with the greats of all time; joining his idol Rafael Nadal as the only Spanish men to win Wimbledon twice and Bjorn Borg and Boris Becker as players to win multiple titles at the All England Lawn Tennis Club by the age of 21.

He also joins Roger Federer as the only man in the Open era to win their first four major titles and Borg, Becker and Mats Wilander as four-time major winners at his current age.

In Combat Sports: Australian WBC Featherweight World Champion Skye Nicolson remains undefeated with a dominant win over Dyana Vargas in Philadelphia.
 
The 28-year-old retained her title with a clean sweep of 100-90 on all the cards.

Now 11-0 as a professional, next stop for the Commonwealth Games gold medalist - the WBA, IBF and WBO World Champion Amanda Serrano.

In the Olympic Games: French Minister of Sports Amélie Oudéa-Castéra...]]>3927s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1014fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-07-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e13-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60685279 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
 
In Rugby Union: Flying Wallabies Wing Filipo Daugunu scored twice for the Wallabies 36-28 win, as Rob Valentini, the reigning John Eales medalist, proved the powerhouse his team needed in both attack and defence in front of 21,932 fans showing up at a cold, wet and windy AAMI Park.
 
Other results for this weekend: USA 7-42 Scotland, Canada 35-22 Romania, Samoa 34-30 Spain, New Zealand 24-17 England, Japan 23-25 Georgia, South Africa 24-25 Ireland and Italy 36-14 Tonga in Nukualofa. And today we tip Argentina to puma France.
 
In Rugby League: A scintillating first half from the Dragons set up a 30-26 victory at Suncorp Stadium last night against the Broncos whose season is now hanging by a thread.
 
St George Illawarra are back inside the top eight, while Brisbane have lost six games in a row for the first time since their wooden spoon season in 2020 and they sit languishing in 13th.

Kevin Walters’ side, who played in the 2023 grand final, will need to win six of their final seven games to play finals.

In Football: Gareth Southgate says he is “not a believer in fairytales but a believer in dreams” as the England boss attempts to mastermind a historic European Championship final win against Spain.
 
The Spaniards stand in their way of becoming kings of the continent for the first time, having lost their first European final in heartbreaking fashion against Italy at Wembley in 2021.

Our World Famous Tips for the Grand Finals of the Copa América at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami: Argentina to crunchygranola Colombia, and in the EURO2024 at Olympiastadion in Berlin we tip Spain to espazito England. 
 
At Wimbledon: Czech tennis star, Barbora Krejcikova beat Italian, Jasmine Paolini in three sets to win the 2024 Wimbledon women's title overnight.
 
And get this, Krejcikova does not have a full-time Coach, after sacking her last one in July last year.
At Wimbledon, she does not stay in the official hotel, preferring instead to stay with a local family as she has done for the past decade.

Krejcikova is due to team up with Katerina Siniakova for the Paris Olympics as the pair seek to defend their doubles title from Tokyo. 

In Combat Sports: The main contender now for Alex Pereira’s UFC Light Heavyweight belt is the Russian, Magomed Ankalaev, who hasn’t lost since a last second submission from Paul Craig in his debut.
 
He is currently riding an unbeaten run that extends over 12 fights, with a draw and a no contest. 
 
Alternately, the Brazilian could move up to Heavyweight and challenge Jon Jones.
 
In the Olympic Games: A 2024 University of Oxford study estimates that, since 1960, the average cost of hosting the Olympic Games has been triple the bid price.
 
The 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal had an initial projected cost of US$124Million, but construction delays and cost overruns for a new stadium, saddled the city’s taxpayers with US$1.5Billion in debt that took nearly three decades to pay off.

Los Angeles was the only city to bid for the 1984 Summer Olympics, allowing it to negotiate exceptionally favorable terms with the IOC.

Most importantly, Los Angeles was able to rely almost entirely on existing stadiums and infrastructure rather than promise lavish new facilities to entice the IOC selection committee.

That, combined with a sharp jump in television broadcast revenue, made Los Angeles the only city to turn a profit hosting the Olympics, finishing with a US$215Million operating surplus.

LA’s success led to a rising number of cities bidding, from two for the 1988 games to twelve for the 2004 games.

Countries such as China, Brazil and Russia were eager to use the games to demonstrate their progress on the world stage.

However, these countries lacked the necessary infrastructure so costs spiraled to over US$50Billion for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, US$20B for 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro and a reported US$39B for the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing. Although China said the games cost just US$4B.

And in the NBA: “Build him a statue,” New York Knicks teammate Josh Hart tweeted after news broke that Jalen Brunson left potentially over US$100Million on the table to continue to be the marquee man at Maddison Square Garden.

Brunson agreed on Friday to a four-year US$156.5Million extension, the team announced.

If Brunson, 27, had waited until next summer for free agency, he could’ve inked a five-year contract worth about US$270M.
 
That’s a wrap peeps!
 
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Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60685279Sat, 13 Jul 2024 22:40:17 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 13 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Sunday morning 14 July 2024, where it is mostly clear and a cold 20 degrees Celsius at... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
 
In Rugby Union: Flying Wallabies Wing Filipo Daugunu scored twice for the Wallabies 36-28 win, as Rob Valentini, the reigning John Eales medalist, proved the powerhouse his team needed in both attack and defence in front of 21,932 fans showing up at a cold, wet and windy AAMI Park.
 
Other results for this weekend: USA 7-42 Scotland, Canada 35-22 Romania, Samoa 34-30 Spain, New Zealand 24-17 England, Japan 23-25 Georgia, South Africa 24-25 Ireland and Italy 36-14 Tonga in Nukualofa. And today we tip Argentina to puma France.
 
In Rugby League: A scintillating first half from the Dragons set up a 30-26 victory at Suncorp Stadium last night against the Broncos whose season is now hanging by a thread.
 
St George Illawarra are back inside the top eight, while Brisbane have lost six games in a row for the first time since their wooden spoon season in 2020 and they sit languishing in 13th.

Kevin Walters’ side, who played in the 2023 grand final, will need to win six of their final seven games to play finals.

In Football: Gareth Southgate says he is “not a believer in fairytales but a believer in dreams” as the England boss attempts to mastermind a historic European Championship final win against Spain.
 
The Spaniards stand in their way of becoming kings of the continent for the first time, having lost their first European final in heartbreaking fashion against Italy at Wembley in 2021.

Our World Famous Tips for the Grand Finals of the Copa América at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami: Argentina to crunchygranola Colombia, and in the EURO2024 at Olympiastadion in Berlin we tip Spain to espazito England. 
 
At Wimbledon: Czech tennis star, Barbora Krejcikova beat Italian, Jasmine Paolini in three sets to win the 2024 Wimbledon women's title overnight.
 
And get this, Krejcikova does not have a full-time Coach, after sacking her last one in July last year.
At Wimbledon, she does not stay in the official hotel, preferring instead to stay with a local family as she has done for the past decade.

Krejcikova is due to team up with Katerina Siniakova for the Paris Olympics as the pair seek to defend their doubles title from Tokyo. 

In Combat Sports: The main contender now for Alex Pereira’s UFC Light Heavyweight belt is the Russian, Magomed Ankalaev, who hasn’t lost since a last second submission from Paul Craig in his debut.
 
He is currently riding an unbeaten run that extends over 12 fights, with a draw and a no contest. 
 
Alternately, the Brazilian could move up to Heavyweight and challenge Jon Jones.
 
In the Olympic Games: A 2024 University of Oxford study estimates that, since 1960, the average cost of hosting the Olympic Games has been triple the bid price.
 
The 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal had an initial projected cost of US$124Million, but construction delays and cost overruns for a new stadium, saddled the city’s taxpayers with US$1.5Billion in debt that took nearly three decades to pay off.

Los Angeles was the only city to bid for the 1984 Summer Olympics, allowing it to negotiate exceptionally favorable terms with the IOC.

Most importantly, Los Angeles was able to rely almost entirely on existing stadiums and infrastructure rather than promise lavish new facilities to entice the IOC selection committee.

That, combined with a sharp jump in television broadcast revenue, made Los Angeles the only city to turn a profit hosting the Olympics, finishing with a...]]>4477s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1013fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-07-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e12-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60678625 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
 
In Rugby Union: Italy pizzaed Tonga 14-36 in Nukualofa yesterday.
 
In the World Rugby U20s Trophy comp, Samoa 39-19 Hong Kong in Scotland and Fiji plays Georgia in South Africa on Monday in a 9th place U20s Championship semifinal.
 
Our world famous tips for this weekend: USA to joebiden Scotland, Canada to canelo Romania, Samoa to sambo Spain, New Zealand to nutella England, Australia to wagga Wales, Japan to junglejuice Georgia, South Africa to savlon Ireland and Argentina to puma France.
 
In Rugby League: Former NRL players Siosiua Taukeiaho and Jayden Nikorima have been sacked by French Super League Club the Catalans Dragons over a “highly unacceptable” incident.
 
The pair had their contracts terminated with immediate effect, along with a teammate yesterday.

The Dragons released a short statement last night without detailing the incident, but it is understood the players skipped a training session to attend a concert in England – believed to be Taylor Swift.

In Football: Our World Famous Tips for the Grand Finals of the Copa América at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami - Argentina to crunchygranola Colombia, and in the EURO2024 at Olympiastadion in Berlin we tip Spain to espazito England. 
 
At Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic will face Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon Men’s final for the second year straight.
 
The young Spaniard stunned the 24-time Grand Slam champion in last year’s championship match.
 
Djokovic reached his first final of the season by beating Lorenzo Musetti 6-4, 7-6, 6-4.
 
The 37-year-old Serb legend had meniscus surgery five weeks ago and has been competing in The Championships wearing a knee brace.
 
In Combat Sports: UFC fan favourite - undefeated Flyweight, Tracy Cortez shed a tear on the scales after making weight for her UFC headliner in Denver, Colorado tomorrow.
 
This after she was forced to shed some hair during yesterday’s official weigh-in, to successfully tip the scales for her main event fight against Rose Namajunas.
 
After initially missing the upper limit of 126lb by just half a pound, Cortez returned for a second attempt clutching her ponytail, which she had cut off in desperation to make the weight.
 
In the Paris Olympic Games: WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark could be going to the Paris Olympic Games after all.
 
Arch rival and Phoenix Mercury guard, Diana Taurasi has been dealing with a serious leg injury and so Clark is primed to take her spot.

Not only is Clark named as an alternate to Team USA Women’s Olympic Basketball team, but she is primed to scrimmage against them, playing for the WNBA All-Star team.

And in the NBA: Speaking at a celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe yesterday, Charles Barkley told CNBC: "The main reason I was talking about next year being my last year - it'll be 25 years that I've been working with Turner, and at this age [61] to go and start over, I don't know if I want to do that."

Industry sources speculate that Barkley could be part of a bidding war from ESPN, NBCUniversal and Amazon if Warner Bros. Discovery is unable to match Amazon’s bid of US$1.8Billion annually.
 
But Barkley said that an exorbitant money offer will not change his mind: "Hey, if I don't have enough money by now, I'm the biggest idiot. I played in the NBA for 15 years. I've been on television for 24 years. If I don't have enough money by now, I'm the biggest loser in the world."
 
Don’t bluff Charlie!
 
That’s a wrap peeps!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60678625Fri, 12 Jul 2024 21:30:23 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 12 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Saturday morning 13 July 2024, where like yesterday, it is mostly cloudy and a cool 21... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
 
In Rugby Union: Italy pizzaed Tonga 14-36 in Nukualofa yesterday.
 
In the World Rugby U20s Trophy comp, Samoa 39-19 Hong Kong in Scotland and Fiji plays Georgia in South Africa on Monday in a 9th place U20s Championship semifinal.
 
Our world famous tips for this weekend: USA to joebiden Scotland, Canada to canelo Romania, Samoa to sambo Spain, New Zealand to nutella England, Australia to wagga Wales, Japan to junglejuice Georgia, South Africa to savlon Ireland and Argentina to puma France.
 
In Rugby League: Former NRL players Siosiua Taukeiaho and Jayden Nikorima have been sacked by French Super League Club the Catalans Dragons over a “highly unacceptable” incident.
 
The pair had their contracts terminated with immediate effect, along with a teammate yesterday.

The Dragons released a short statement last night without detailing the incident, but it is understood the players skipped a training session to attend a concert in England – believed to be Taylor Swift.

In Football: Our World Famous Tips for the Grand Finals of the Copa América at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami - Argentina to crunchygranola Colombia, and in the EURO2024 at Olympiastadion in Berlin we tip Spain to espazito England. 
 
At Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic will face Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon Men’s final for the second year straight.
 
The young Spaniard stunned the 24-time Grand Slam champion in last year’s championship match.
 
Djokovic reached his first final of the season by beating Lorenzo Musetti 6-4, 7-6, 6-4.
 
The 37-year-old Serb legend had meniscus surgery five weeks ago and has been competing in The Championships wearing a knee brace.
 
In Combat Sports: UFC fan favourite - undefeated Flyweight, Tracy Cortez shed a tear on the scales after making weight for her UFC headliner in Denver, Colorado tomorrow.
 
This after she was forced to shed some hair during yesterday’s official weigh-in, to successfully tip the scales for her main event fight against Rose Namajunas.
 
After initially missing the upper limit of 126lb by just half a pound, Cortez returned for a second attempt clutching her ponytail, which she had cut off in desperation to make the weight.
 
In the Paris Olympic Games: WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark could be going to the Paris Olympic Games after all.
 
Arch rival and Phoenix Mercury guard, Diana Taurasi has been dealing with a serious leg injury and so Clark is primed to take her spot.

Not only is Clark named as an alternate to Team USA Women’s Olympic Basketball team, but she is primed to scrimmage against them, playing for the WNBA All-Star team.

And in the NBA: Speaking at a celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe yesterday, Charles Barkley told CNBC: "The main reason I was talking about next year being my last year - it'll be 25 years that I've been working with Turner, and at this age [61] to go and start over, I don't know if I want to do that."

Industry sources speculate that Barkley could be part of a bidding war from ESPN, NBCUniversal and Amazon if Warner Bros. Discovery is unable to match Amazon’s bid of US$1.8Billion annually.
 
But Barkley said that an exorbitant money offer will not change his mind: "Hey, if I don't have enough money by now, I'm the biggest idiot. I played in the NBA for 15 years. I've been on television for 24 years. If I don't have enough money by now, I'm the biggest loser in the world."
 
Don’t bluff...]]>3227s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1012fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-07-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e11-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60667808 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
 
In Rugby Union: Our world famous tips for this weekend: Tonga to tango Italy, USA to joebiden Scotland, Canada to canelo Romania, Samoa to sambo Spain, New Zealand to nutella England, Australia to wagga Wales, Japan to junglejuice Georgia, South Africa to savlon Ireland and Argentina to puma France.
 
In Rugby League: Tevita Pangai Junior delivered his best performance since returning to the NRL, with physicality and aggression from the opening whistle, tormenting the South Sydney Rabbitohs defence.
 
With his hard running and equally imposing work on defence, the 117kg Tongan enforcer scored a try in a damaging first-half blitz, that set the tone for a much-needed 36-28 win in Redcliffe, as both teams scored six tries apiece.
 
In Football: At the Copa America, ten-man Colombia defeated Uruguay 0-1 to reach the final of the Copa America for the first time in 23 years after an ill-tempered semi-final that ended with chaotic scenes spilling into the stands. Lionel Messi and Argentina await them after their 2-0 win over Canada.
 
At Wimbledon: Tennis fans witnessed one of the most entertaining but emotionally-draining matches in the tournament’s history as Jasmine Paolini continued her breakout season by edging a devastated Donna Vekic in the first women’s semi-final.
 
Paolini joined a very short list, which includes only the greatest players in modern tennis history, by backing up her runner-up French Open finish and making another slam final with a 2-6 6-4 7-6 win.

The near three-hour epic was the longest women’s semi-final ever played at the All England Club and secured the Italian a place in the final against Barbora Krejcikova, who upset tournament favourite Elena Rybakina 3-6 6-3 6-4.

In Combat Sports: NRL exile, Curtis Scott has the potential to equal Paul Gallen’s hyped A$1Million crossover payday if he knocks out Kiwi-Samoan warrior, Sonny Bill Williams – with the Scott team suggesting only the former All Black and NRL star’s fear of being kayoed by a far smaller man, would stop the fight from happening.
 
In the Paris Olympic Games: The Paris Olympics already has one gold medal in the bag before it begins, with 8.6 million tickets sold – a record for any Games.
 
“It’s a record held by the 1996 Atlanta Games of 8.3 million tickets, and we’ve already passed that total now some time ago,” the 2024 Games organisers said yesterday.
 
They also forecast total ticket sales rising to 10 million for the sporting extravaganza, and 3.4 million for the Paralympics staged immediately afterwards.
 
Paris is hosting the Olympic Games for a third time, a record shared with London, two of the world’s most popular tourist destinations.
 
In the WNBA: Caitlin Clark posted the first triple-double by a rookie in WNBA history to help rally Indiana to an 83-78 victory over New York on Saturday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, snapping the Fever’s nine-game losing streak to the Liberty.
 
Clark finished with 19 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds for Indiana. 

“Obviously, it’s really cool,” Clark said. “My teammates have been finishing the ball really, really at a high rate. My assist numbers, that’s because of them.”
 
You go girl!
 
That’s a wrap peeps!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60667808Thu, 11 Jul 2024 22:17:54 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 11 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Friday morning 12 July 2024 where like yesterday, it is mostly cloudy and a cool 21... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
 
In Rugby Union: Our world famous tips for this weekend: Tonga to tango Italy, USA to joebiden Scotland, Canada to canelo Romania, Samoa to sambo Spain, New Zealand to nutella England, Australia to wagga Wales, Japan to junglejuice Georgia, South Africa to savlon Ireland and Argentina to puma France.
 
In Rugby League: Tevita Pangai Junior delivered his best performance since returning to the NRL, with physicality and aggression from the opening whistle, tormenting the South Sydney Rabbitohs defence.
 
With his hard running and equally imposing work on defence, the 117kg Tongan enforcer scored a try in a damaging first-half blitz, that set the tone for a much-needed 36-28 win in Redcliffe, as both teams scored six tries apiece.
 
In Football: At the Copa America, ten-man Colombia defeated Uruguay 0-1 to reach the final of the Copa America for the first time in 23 years after an ill-tempered semi-final that ended with chaotic scenes spilling into the stands. Lionel Messi and Argentina await them after their 2-0 win over Canada.
 
At Wimbledon: Tennis fans witnessed one of the most entertaining but emotionally-draining matches in the tournament’s history as Jasmine Paolini continued her breakout season by edging a devastated Donna Vekic in the first women’s semi-final.
 
Paolini joined a very short list, which includes only the greatest players in modern tennis history, by backing up her runner-up French Open finish and making another slam final with a 2-6 6-4 7-6 win.

The near three-hour epic was the longest women’s semi-final ever played at the All England Club and secured the Italian a place in the final against Barbora Krejcikova, who upset tournament favourite Elena Rybakina 3-6 6-3 6-4.

In Combat Sports: NRL exile, Curtis Scott has the potential to equal Paul Gallen’s hyped A$1Million crossover payday if he knocks out Kiwi-Samoan warrior, Sonny Bill Williams – with the Scott team suggesting only the former All Black and NRL star’s fear of being kayoed by a far smaller man, would stop the fight from happening.
 
In the Paris Olympic Games: The Paris Olympics already has one gold medal in the bag before it begins, with 8.6 million tickets sold – a record for any Games.
 
“It’s a record held by the 1996 Atlanta Games of 8.3 million tickets, and we’ve already passed that total now some time ago,” the 2024 Games organisers said yesterday.
 
They also forecast total ticket sales rising to 10 million for the sporting extravaganza, and 3.4 million for the Paralympics staged immediately afterwards.
 
Paris is hosting the Olympic Games for a third time, a record shared with London, two of the world’s most popular tourist destinations.
 
In the WNBA: Caitlin Clark posted the first triple-double by a rookie in WNBA history to help rally Indiana to an 83-78 victory over New York on Saturday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, snapping the Fever’s nine-game losing streak to the Liberty.
 
Clark finished with 19 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds for Indiana. 

“Obviously, it’s really cool,” Clark said. “My teammates have been finishing the ball really, really at a high rate. My assist numbers, that’s because of them.”
 
You go girl!
 
That’s a wrap peeps!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love...]]>3027s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1011fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-07-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e10-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60657870 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
 
In Rugby Union: Rugby New Zealand has announced a BIG change for the All Blacks vs England Test II at Eden Park:
 
“NZ Rugby can confirm that there will be a shot clock shown on the stadium big screen and TV broadcast for this weekend’s Test match in Auckland. This will also be in place for all home Test matches in 2024,” a New Zealand Rugby statement said.
 
In Rugby League: Two-thirds through the 2024 NRL season with nine rounds remaining and the usual sprint to the finals.

Just six points separate the fifth-placed Bulldogs on 22 and the 15th-placed Gold Coast Titans.
The Fox Sports Lab has crunched the numbers to produce every team’s Top 8 and Top 4 chances as follows:

1.    Melbourne Storm
2.    Penrith Panthers
3.    Sydney Roosters
4.    Cronulla Sharks
5.    Dolphins
6.    Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
7.    Manly Sea Eagles
8.    North Queensland Cowboys 

In Football: As per our World Famous tip for the second semifinal in EURO2024 in Germany this morning, England beat the Netherlands 1-2 with Harry Kane and Ollie Watkins scoring.
 
Yesterday Spain 2-1 France but could be sweating on the availability of Captain Alvaro Morata after a bizarre incident at full-time, when a pitch invader ran at him, prompting security to rush in and Spain’s first-choice striker was caught up in the chaos and collided with a steward.
 
Morata walked away clutching at his right knee.
 
At Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic advances through to the semi-finals without having to play after ninth seed Aussie hope, Alex De Minaur pulled out with a hip injury.
 
The Serb legend will face either the American 13th seed Taylor Fritz or 25th-seeded Italian Lorenzo Musetti in the final four.
 
In Combat Sports: Australian Sam Goodman won an excellent unanimous decision over unbeaten rising star Chainoi Worawut from Thailand - 117-111, 117-113, 119-109 in Woollongong last night.
 
But the Aussie star suffered a potential broken hand, revealing after the fight that he injured it perhaps as early as the fourth round.

Now for arguably the best pound-for-pound boxer on the planet, undisputed and undefeated Super Bantamweight megastar Naoya “The Monster” Inoue.

And in the Paris Olympic Games: Watch out world, Team USA Basketball mean business.
 
Their 12-man squad will have every other nation shaking in their Nikes.

Led by LeBron James, the squad also features Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Joel Embiid, Anthony Davis, Jayson Tatum, Kawhi Leonard, Bam Adebayo, Anthony Edwards, Tyrese Haliburton, Devin Booker and Jrue Holiday.

Their combined annual NBA contracts comes in at US$545.4Million.

To put this into context, the entire Australian Boomers squad NBA contracts total US$54.6M annually.

In the WNBA: The WNBA has seen 11 games this season top 1 million viewers, and Caitlin Clark’s Indiana Fever has played in 10 of them
 
Here’s the kicker – it’s been 16 seasons since the WNBA topped 1 million viewers for a game, before 2024.

A new study from the National Research Group, conducted last month among 1074 US sports fans aged 18-64, digs deep into the “Caitlin Clark” effect, generating the following key points:

• §  59% of Black fans watch the WNBA on at least an occasional basis, compared to just 26% of white fans.
•  64% have heard of Clark, compared to 46% for the Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese, who ranked No. 2.
• §  66% have an overall positive impression of Clark, with 4% negative. That is better than most NBA stars.
• §  72% who follow Clark say that they sympathize with her because of the press attention she’s received (60% say the media treats her unfairly).
• §  81% of fans say Clark is the main reason they’ve watched more WNBA this year than they normally do.
• §  20% of those planning to watch the Paris Olympics said that Clark’s absence would make them less interested in watching women’s basketball.

You go girl!
 
That’s a wrap peeps!
 
Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
 
Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
 
#TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60657870Wed, 10 Jul 2024 21:29:47 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 10 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Thursday morning 11 July 2024 where it is exactly the same as yesterday, mostly cloudy... 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
 
In Rugby Union: Rugby New Zealand has announced a BIG change for the All Blacks vs England Test II at Eden Park:
 
“NZ Rugby can confirm that there will be a shot clock shown on the stadium big screen and TV broadcast for this weekend’s Test match in Auckland. This will also be in place for all home Test matches in 2024,” a New Zealand Rugby statement said.
 
In Rugby League: Two-thirds through the 2024 NRL season with nine rounds remaining and the usual sprint to the finals.

Just six points separate the fifth-placed Bulldogs on 22 and the 15th-placed Gold Coast Titans.
The Fox Sports Lab has crunched the numbers to produce every team’s Top 8 and Top 4 chances as follows:

1.    Melbourne Storm
2.    Penrith Panthers
3.    Sydney Roosters
4.    Cronulla Sharks
5.    Dolphins
6.    Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
7.    Manly Sea Eagles
8.    North Queensland Cowboys 

In Football: As per our World Famous tip for the second semifinal in EURO2024 in Germany this morning, England beat the Netherlands 1-2 with Harry Kane and Ollie Watkins scoring.
 
Yesterday Spain 2-1 France but could be sweating on the availability of Captain Alvaro Morata after a bizarre incident at full-time, when a pitch invader ran at him, prompting security to rush in and Spain’s first-choice striker was caught up in the chaos and collided with a steward.
 
Morata walked away clutching at his right knee.
 
At Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic advances through to the semi-finals without having to play after ninth seed Aussie hope, Alex De Minaur pulled out with a hip injury.
 
The Serb legend will face either the American 13th seed Taylor Fritz or 25th-seeded Italian Lorenzo Musetti in the final four.
 
In Combat Sports: Australian Sam Goodman won an excellent unanimous decision over unbeaten rising star Chainoi Worawut from Thailand - 117-111, 117-113, 119-109 in Woollongong last night.
 
But the Aussie star suffered a potential broken hand, revealing after the fight that he injured it perhaps as early as the fourth round.

Now for arguably the best pound-for-pound boxer on the planet, undisputed and undefeated Super Bantamweight megastar Naoya “The Monster” Inoue.

And in the Paris Olympic Games: Watch out world, Team USA Basketball mean business.
 
Their 12-man squad will have every other nation shaking in their Nikes.

Led by LeBron James, the squad also features Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Joel Embiid, Anthony Davis, Jayson Tatum, Kawhi Leonard, Bam Adebayo, Anthony Edwards, Tyrese Haliburton, Devin Booker and Jrue Holiday.

Their combined annual NBA contracts comes in at US$545.4Million.

To put this into context, the entire Australian Boomers squad NBA contracts total US$54.6M annually.

In the WNBA: The WNBA has seen 11 games this season top 1 million viewers, and Caitlin Clark’s Indiana Fever has played in 10 of them
 
Here’s the kicker – it’s been 16 seasons since the WNBA topped 1 million viewers for a game, before 2024.

A new study from the National Research Group, conducted last month among 1074 US sports fans aged 18-64, digs deep into the “Caitlin Clark” effect, generating the following key points:

• §  59% of Black fans watch the WNBA on at least an occasional basis, compared to just 26% of white fans.
•  64% have heard of Clark, compared to 46% for the Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese, who ranked No....]]>3747s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean1010fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-07-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e09-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60647015 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: Due to heavy rainfall in Cape Town on Tuesday 9 July, the pitch at Athlone Stadium was declared not safe to play.
  
  And the RWC U20 Ireland vs Australia was cancelled and both teams were awarded two competition points.
  
  Since then, the pitch has sufficiently drained to allow rugby to resume in safe conditions.
  So France vs Wales and South Africa vs England will go ahead as scheduled.
  
  In Rugby League: It’s official! A festival of Rugby League returns to Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas in 2025. Bigger, Bolder and Better.
   
  Be there for all the action live in the sports and entertainment capital of the world on Saturday 01 March next year, via a direct charter flight and special travel packages on-sale now via “Trip A Deal”.
  
   And the games are:
  ·       Canberra Raiders vs New Zealand Warriors
  ·       Penrith Panthers vs Cronulla Sutherland-Sharks
  ·       Wigan Warriors vs Warrington Wolves from Super League
  ·       Australian Jillaroos vs England Women
   
  In Football: In the first EURO2024 semifinal in Germany this morning;
  
  Spain 2-1 France so Kylian Mbappe and Les Bleu have fallen!
   
  Our World Famous tip for the second semifinal tomorrow: England to fishnchips the Netherlands.
   
  And in the Copa América 2024 semis in the US: Argentina to scorch Canada and Colombia to undercook Uruguay.   
   
  At Wimbledon: Top-seed Jannik Sinner was treated by a trainer and left the court for more treatment, before losing to Daniil Medvedev 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 2-6, 6-3 in the Wimbledon Men’s quarterfinals yesterday.
   
  The fifth-seed Medvedev will take on defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals for the second consecutive year. 
  
  Alcaraz, the No. 3 seed, took a bit of time to get going in his quarterfinal, but once he did, there was no stopping the Spanish teen star in a 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 win over No. 12 seed American, Tommy Paul.
   
  In the NBA: Watch out for the next big thing – 17 year-old Cooper Flagg stole the show in a scrimmage against future NBA Hall of Famers in Team USA preparing for the Paris Olympic Games.
   
  Flagg is expected to be Numero Uno in the NBA Draft 2025.
   
  In Combat Sports: Following the cancelation of their UFC303 main event fight on 29 June, a new date could be on the horizon for Conor McGregor versus Michael Chandler - and it may well be sooner than anticipated.
   
  Chandler has taken to social media to tease that a rescheduled fight against the mad Irishman could take place at the Las Vegas Sphere - UFC event on 14 September.
  
  And in the Paris Olympic Games: The 100M Women’s sprint World Champion – USA Track & Field star, Sha'Carri Richardson is glowing in gold for Vogue's August 2024 digital cover - photographed by Luis Alberto Rodriguez wearing a bright Ralph Lauren Collection bodysuit and skirt in the starting position on a track, with gold Nike sneakers and her signature long, decorated nails.
   
  Richardson had to sit out the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics after she tested positive for THC, a chemical found in marijuana. 
   
  She opened up in an accompanying interview about her preparation, "Most people, only think of track every four years. The Olympics, that's all there is - those few seconds on TV. But for me, track is my life on a day-to-day basis. Everything I do - what I eat, what I drink, if I stay up too late - it's all reflected on the track. Every choice. That's what the world doesn't see."
   
  You go girl!
   
  That’s a wrap peeps!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60647015Tue, 09 Jul 2024 22:29:38 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 09 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Wednesday morning 10 July 2024 where it is mostly cloudy and a cool 22 degrees Celsius... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: Due to heavy rainfall in Cape Town on Tuesday 9 July, the pitch at Athlone Stadium was declared not safe to play.
  
  And the RWC U20 Ireland vs Australia was cancelled and both teams were awarded two competition points.
  
  Since then, the pitch has sufficiently drained to allow rugby to resume in safe conditions.
  So France vs Wales and South Africa vs England will go ahead as scheduled.
  
  In Rugby League: It’s official! A festival of Rugby League returns to Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas in 2025. Bigger, Bolder and Better.
   
  Be there for all the action live in the sports and entertainment capital of the world on Saturday 01 March next year, via a direct charter flight and special travel packages on-sale now via “Trip A Deal”.
  
   And the games are:
  ·       Canberra Raiders vs New Zealand Warriors
  ·       Penrith Panthers vs Cronulla Sutherland-Sharks
  ·       Wigan Warriors vs Warrington Wolves from Super League
  ·       Australian Jillaroos vs England Women
   
  In Football: In the first EURO2024 semifinal in Germany this morning;
  
  Spain 2-1 France so Kylian Mbappe and Les Bleu have fallen!
   
  Our World Famous tip for the second semifinal tomorrow: England to fishnchips the Netherlands.
   
  And in the Copa América 2024 semis in the US: Argentina to scorch Canada and Colombia to undercook Uruguay.   
   
  At Wimbledon: Top-seed Jannik Sinner was treated by a trainer and left the court for more treatment, before losing to Daniil Medvedev 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 2-6, 6-3 in the Wimbledon Men’s quarterfinals yesterday.
   
  The fifth-seed Medvedev will take on defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals for the second consecutive year. 
  
  Alcaraz, the No. 3 seed, took a bit of time to get going in his quarterfinal, but once he did, there was no stopping the Spanish teen star in a 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 win over No. 12 seed American, Tommy Paul.
   
  In the NBA: Watch out for the next big thing – 17 year-old Cooper Flagg stole the show in a scrimmage against future NBA Hall of Famers in Team USA preparing for the Paris Olympic Games.
   
  Flagg is expected to be Numero Uno in the NBA Draft 2025.
   
  In Combat Sports: Following the cancelation of their UFC303 main event fight on 29 June, a new date could be on the horizon for Conor McGregor versus Michael Chandler - and it may well be sooner than anticipated.
   
  Chandler has taken to social media to tease that a rescheduled fight against the mad Irishman could take place at the Las Vegas Sphere - UFC event on 14 September.
  
  And in the Paris Olympic Games: The 100M Women’s sprint World Champion – USA Track & Field star, Sha'Carri Richardson is glowing in gold for Vogue's August 2024 digital cover - photographed by Luis Alberto Rodriguez wearing a bright Ralph Lauren Collection bodysuit and skirt in the starting position on a track, with gold Nike sneakers and her signature long, decorated nails.
   
  Richardson had to sit out the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics after she tested positive for THC, a chemical found in marijuana. 
   
  She opened up in an accompanying interview about her preparation, "Most people, only think of track every four years. The Olympics, that's all there is - those few seconds on TV. But for me, track is my life on a day-to-day basis. Everything I do - what I eat, what I drink, if I stay up too late - it's all reflected on the track. Every choice. That's what the world doesn't see."
   
  You go...]]>3467s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean109fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/09-07-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e08-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60636483 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: Australia versus Samoa kicks off the Paris Olympics Mens Rugby 7s ahead of the Opening Ceremony on Thursday 25 July at 1.30AM where a full house of 69,000 fans are expected in Stade de France.
  
  Paris Olympic Games Rugby 7s Men on Thursday 25 July:
  
  • 1.30am Australia vs Samoa
  • 2am Argentina vs Kenya
  • 2.30am France vs USA
  • 3am Fiji vs Uruguay
  • 3.30am Ireland vs South Africa
  • 4am New Zealand vs Japan
  • 5am Australia vs Kenya
  • 5.30am Argentina vs Samoa
  • 6am France vs Uruguay
  • 6.30am Fiji vs USA
  • 7am Ireland vs Japan
  • 7.30am New Zealand vs South Africa
  
  In Rugby League NRL: Jason Ryles has been appointed the Parramatta Eels next Head Coach on a four-year deal following the conclusion of the 2024 season.
   
  Ryles is currently an assistant coach at the Melbourne Storm.
  
  In Football: The Uruguay-USA game in the group stage of Copa América, drew 3.8 million viewers, the best audience on record for any Copa América game on English-language TV in the USA.
  
  Copa América is averaging 1.1 million viewers per game across Fox, FS1 and FS2 to date. That is expected to lift for the semifinals Argentina vs Canada and Colombia vs Uruguay.  
   
  Fox Sports is also seeing a 31% uptick for the UEFA EURO2024, ahead of the semifinals where Spain tackles France and England takes on the Netherlands.  
   
  At Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic may have looked vulnerable in a rocky first week at the All England Club, after undergoing knee surgery on a torn meniscus in his right knee.
  
  But the Serb warrior signaled that he is deadly serious about challenging for another Wimbledon title, as he convincingly beat No.15 seed Holger Rune 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 yesterday evening.
   
  Meanwhile 21-year-old defending champion Carlos Alcaraz advanced into the quarter-finals after overcoming Frenchman Ugo Humbert 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 7-5.
   
  In the Paris Olympic Games: "Only three athletes are representing Afghanistan," said Atal Mashwani, the spokesman of the Taliban government's sports directorate. "Currently, in Afghanistan girls' sports have been stopped," he told Agence France-Presse.
   
  Afghanistan's Taliban government does not recognise the three female athletes who will represent the country at the Paris Olympic Games this month.
  
  The International Olympic Committee has invited a squad of six Afghan athletes - three women and three men, in consultation with Afghanistan's largely exiled national Olympic committee.
  
  And in Combat Sports: Former UFC Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold broke the stereotype when he began dating singer and actress, Demi Lovato. Rockhold also recently revealed that they got matching tattoos on their first date, but they broke up five months later.
   
  And er the tattoos? That’s a wrap peeps!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60636483Mon, 08 Jul 2024 22:00:16 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 08 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Tuesday morning 09 July 2024 where it is clear and a freezing 21 degrees Celsius at 5am.... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: Australia versus Samoa kicks off the Paris Olympics Mens Rugby 7s ahead of the Opening Ceremony on Thursday 25 July at 1.30AM where a full house of 69,000 fans are expected in Stade de France.
  
  Paris Olympic Games Rugby 7s Men on Thursday 25 July:
  
  • 1.30am Australia vs Samoa
  • 2am Argentina vs Kenya
  • 2.30am France vs USA
  • 3am Fiji vs Uruguay
  • 3.30am Ireland vs South Africa
  • 4am New Zealand vs Japan
  • 5am Australia vs Kenya
  • 5.30am Argentina vs Samoa
  • 6am France vs Uruguay
  • 6.30am Fiji vs USA
  • 7am Ireland vs Japan
  • 7.30am New Zealand vs South Africa
  
  In Rugby League NRL: Jason Ryles has been appointed the Parramatta Eels next Head Coach on a four-year deal following the conclusion of the 2024 season.
   
  Ryles is currently an assistant coach at the Melbourne Storm.
  
  In Football: The Uruguay-USA game in the group stage of Copa América, drew 3.8 million viewers, the best audience on record for any Copa América game on English-language TV in the USA.
  
  Copa América is averaging 1.1 million viewers per game across Fox, FS1 and FS2 to date. That is expected to lift for the semifinals Argentina vs Canada and Colombia vs Uruguay.  
   
  Fox Sports is also seeing a 31% uptick for the UEFA EURO2024, ahead of the semifinals where Spain tackles France and England takes on the Netherlands.  
   
  At Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic may have looked vulnerable in a rocky first week at the All England Club, after undergoing knee surgery on a torn meniscus in his right knee.
  
  But the Serb warrior signaled that he is deadly serious about challenging for another Wimbledon title, as he convincingly beat No.15 seed Holger Rune 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 yesterday evening.
   
  Meanwhile 21-year-old defending champion Carlos Alcaraz advanced into the quarter-finals after overcoming Frenchman Ugo Humbert 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 7-5.
   
  In the Paris Olympic Games: "Only three athletes are representing Afghanistan," said Atal Mashwani, the spokesman of the Taliban government's sports directorate. "Currently, in Afghanistan girls' sports have been stopped," he told Agence France-Presse.
   
  Afghanistan's Taliban government does not recognise the three female athletes who will represent the country at the Paris Olympic Games this month.
  
  The International Olympic Committee has invited a squad of six Afghan athletes - three women and three men, in consultation with Afghanistan's largely exiled national Olympic committee.
  
  And in Combat Sports: Former UFC Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold broke the stereotype when he began dating singer and actress, Demi Lovato. Rockhold also recently revealed that they got matching tattoos on their first date, but they broke up five months later.
   
  And er the tattoos? That’s a wrap peeps!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>2887s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean108fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/07-07-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e07-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60627891 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: Taniela Tupou, Filipo Daugunu and Tom Wright all crossed for tries as Joe Schmidt’s reign as Wallabies coach got off to a flying start in front of 35,945 fans in Sydney on Saturday night, with a hard-fought 25-16 win over Warren Gatland’s Wales, who slumped to their eighth straight loss.
   
  In other games around the world:  France 28-13 Argentina, Canada 12-73 Scotland, Chile 22-17 Hong Kong, USA 20-22 Romania, the Wallaroos swamped Fijiana 5-64, the New Zealand All Blacks edged England 15-16 thanks to another try by flying Fijian Crusader scoring machine Sevu Reece, while Damien McKenzie was pinged for smiling too long!
   
  And South Africa flipped Ireland 20-27, Japan jinxed the Maori All Blacks 14-26, the Flying Fijians beat Georgia 12-21 and Manu Samoa beat Italy 25-33.
   
  In rugby league NRL yesterday: NSW Blues Coach Michael Maguire has made two changes to the team that defeated the Maroons at the MCG in ORIGIN II, with NZ Warriors star Mitch Barnett to make his State of Origin debut off the bench for ORIGIN III, with Manly star Haumole Olakau’atu dropped.
   
  In the EURO 2024 quarter finals in Germany: The Netherlands 2-1 Turkiye after England beat Switzerland 3-5 on penalties after they finished locked one all after extra time.
   
  So it’s Spain vs England and France vs Netherlands in the semifinals starting on Wednesday morning.
   
  At Wimbledon: American Coco Gauff’s hopes of winning Wimbledon were dashed yesterday when the No 2 seed was beaten in straight sets by compatriot Emma Navarro 6-4 6-3 on Center Court, with the No 19 seed now into her first grand slam quarter final. 
   
  The top three women’s seeds are all out, as well as both of last year’s finalists. 
  
  That leaves 2022 champion Elena Rybakina as a clear favourite to win her second title on Saturday. Rybakina is one of only two top-10 seeds remaining in the women's singles draw.
  
  French Open runner-up Jasmine Paolini, who is seeded seventh, will face Navarro in the quarter-finals.
  And in Combat Sports: Nate Diaz beat Jorge Masvidal by unanimous decision in their boxing clash over the weekend. However, it was the mad Irishman, Conor McGregor who cashed in big time, betting US$500,000 on Diaz and winning a cool US$1.6Million easy money!
   
  In Super Netball: The Adelaide Thunderbirds downed the NSW Swifts 48-60 in Sydney, shooting to top place on the Super Netball ladder.
  
  Tongan international netball star Uneeq Palavi slotted into goal shooter in the second term, as the Swifts looked for strength and creativity under the post.
  
  Palavi had her work cut out for her against the Thunderbirds defence, but finished with some razzle-dazzle off the post with 10 goals at 71% from her 27 minutes on court.
  
  After the match, Palavi said her side put up a ‘real fight’ and spoke about the challenge of playing against the world’s best defender, “Coming against MVP Shamera Sterling-Humphrey was pretty nerve-wracking but I didn’t let her get into my head too much.”
  
  Earlier in the day, West Coast Fever defeated the Melbourne Vixens 67-68 in a thriller at John Cain Arena, creating a logjam at the top of the Super Netball ladder.
   
  In the Paris Olympic Games: Australia's greatest women's basketballer Lauren Jackson has been selected for a fifth Olympics, 12 years after her last Games in London.
   
  Now 43 and a mother-of-two, the power forward made her Australian debut 27 years ago and was part of Australian teams that medaled at all four Olympics between 2000 and 2012.
  
  A four-time MVP in the United States WNBA, Jackson retired in 2016 with a persistent knee injury, but returned two years ago in a bid to make one last Olympic Games.
   
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60627891Mon, 08 Jul 2024 00:19:03 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 07 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Monday morning 08 July 2024 where it is cloudy and cold at 22 degrees Celsius at 5am.  ... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: Taniela Tupou, Filipo Daugunu and Tom Wright all crossed for tries as Joe Schmidt’s reign as Wallabies coach got off to a flying start in front of 35,945 fans in Sydney on Saturday night, with a hard-fought 25-16 win over Warren Gatland’s Wales, who slumped to their eighth straight loss.
   
  In other games around the world:  France 28-13 Argentina, Canada 12-73 Scotland, Chile 22-17 Hong Kong, USA 20-22 Romania, the Wallaroos swamped Fijiana 5-64, the New Zealand All Blacks edged England 15-16 thanks to another try by flying Fijian Crusader scoring machine Sevu Reece, while Damien McKenzie was pinged for smiling too long!
   
  And South Africa flipped Ireland 20-27, Japan jinxed the Maori All Blacks 14-26, the Flying Fijians beat Georgia 12-21 and Manu Samoa beat Italy 25-33.
   
  In rugby league NRL yesterday: NSW Blues Coach Michael Maguire has made two changes to the team that defeated the Maroons at the MCG in ORIGIN II, with NZ Warriors star Mitch Barnett to make his State of Origin debut off the bench for ORIGIN III, with Manly star Haumole Olakau’atu dropped.
   
  In the EURO 2024 quarter finals in Germany: The Netherlands 2-1 Turkiye after England beat Switzerland 3-5 on penalties after they finished locked one all after extra time.
   
  So it’s Spain vs England and France vs Netherlands in the semifinals starting on Wednesday morning.
   
  At Wimbledon: American Coco Gauff’s hopes of winning Wimbledon were dashed yesterday when the No 2 seed was beaten in straight sets by compatriot Emma Navarro 6-4 6-3 on Center Court, with the No 19 seed now into her first grand slam quarter final. 
   
  The top three women’s seeds are all out, as well as both of last year’s finalists. 
  
  That leaves 2022 champion Elena Rybakina as a clear favourite to win her second title on Saturday. Rybakina is one of only two top-10 seeds remaining in the women's singles draw.
  
  French Open runner-up Jasmine Paolini, who is seeded seventh, will face Navarro in the quarter-finals.
  And in Combat Sports: Nate Diaz beat Jorge Masvidal by unanimous decision in their boxing clash over the weekend. However, it was the mad Irishman, Conor McGregor who cashed in big time, betting US$500,000 on Diaz and winning a cool US$1.6Million easy money!
   
  In Super Netball: The Adelaide Thunderbirds downed the NSW Swifts 48-60 in Sydney, shooting to top place on the Super Netball ladder.
  
  Tongan international netball star Uneeq Palavi slotted into goal shooter in the second term, as the Swifts looked for strength and creativity under the post.
  
  Palavi had her work cut out for her against the Thunderbirds defence, but finished with some razzle-dazzle off the post with 10 goals at 71% from her 27 minutes on court.
  
  After the match, Palavi said her side put up a ‘real fight’ and spoke about the challenge of playing against the world’s best defender, “Coming against MVP Shamera Sterling-Humphrey was pretty nerve-wracking but I didn’t let her get into my head too much.”
  
  Earlier in the day, West Coast Fever defeated the Melbourne Vixens 67-68 in a thriller at John Cain Arena, creating a logjam at the top of the Super Netball ladder.
   
  In the Paris Olympic Games: Australia's greatest women's basketballer Lauren Jackson has been selected for a fifth Olympics, 12 years after her last Games in London.
   
  Now 43 and a mother-of-two, the power forward made her Australian debut 27 years ago and was part of Australian teams that medaled at all four Olympics...]]>3627s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean107fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/06-07-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e06-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60613957 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union Test rugby this weekend: The Flying Fijians beat Georgia 12-21 early this morning thanks to their tough forwards and sparkling backs. Samoa beat Italy 25-33 in Apia Park yesterday.
   
  Later today Fijiana XV to fujitsu the Wallaroos at 5.55pm, before the New Zealand All Blacks enzo England, followed by the Wallabies walloping Wales.
   
  In rugby league NRL games yesterday: Brisbane really needed to win this one last night, but when it really mattered it was Penrith who came up with the big plays at Suncorp Stadium.
   
  Kevin Walters men led 6-4 at halftime but didn’t trouble the scoreboard in the second half as the three-time reigning premiers showed their class with a gutsy 14-6 win, leaving the Broncos Top 4 chances on life support.
  
  And in Coffs Harbour the Gold Coast Titans upset the Cronulla Sharks 20-16.
   
  Today we tip: The Bulldogs to woolaroo the NZ Warriors at Accor Stadium, the Storm to woolarootoo Wests Tigers at Leichhardt Oval and the Cowboys to malooloobah Manly in Townsville.
   
  In football the EURO 2024 quarter finals in Germany this morning: Spain are through after beating Germany 1-2 with midfielder Mikel Merino heading home the winner in the dying seconds of extra time.
   
  In the second quarter final, France pipped Portugal 3-5 on penalties after the teams were locked nil all after extra time. Bye bye Ronaldo.
   
  Tomorrow, we tip England to swizzle Switzerland and the Netherlands to troppo Turkiye.
   
  At Wimbledon: Carlos Alcaraz mimicked Jude Bellingham’s celebration after fighting back against Frances Tiafoe in a five-set epic.
   
  The defending champion was in real danger of exiting in the third round as he trailed the American 1-2. But in a game sprinkled with some salivating shots and powerful serves, it was the Spaniard who got the edge 5-7 6-2 4-6 7-6 6-2.
  
  Meanwhile, Emma Raducanu moved into the last-16 with an easy straight-sets win over Maria Sakkari in a Centre Court match which reminded the British public why they fell in love with her.
   
  Sakkari is the No.9 seed at Wimbledon and a tricky prospect for the best, let alone a player currently ranked 135th in the world, except Raducanu is no normal world No.135. 
  
  And in Combat Sports: "Exercising my authority as President of the WBC, I am hereby expelling Ryan Garcia from any activity with our organization. We reject any form of discrimination. I fear for Ryan’s well-being as he has declined multiple attempts for our help with mental health and substance abuse,"
  
  WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman expels troubled boxer Ryan Garcia on his X page.
   
  In Sports Biz: The Uruguay-USA game in the group stage of Copa América, drew 3.8 million viewers the best audience on record for any Copa América game on English-language TV in the US.
   
  It’s also the best soccer audience on record outside of a World Cup game.
  
  Copa América is averaging 1.1 million viewers across Fox, FS1 and FS2 to date, up around 48% from the same period in 2016. Fox Sports is also seeing a 31% uptick for the UEFA Euros just ahead of the quarterfinal round.
   
  In the Paris Olympic Games: the US Olympic Trials for gymnastics, swimming, diving and track & field from June 15-30 averaged 2.9 million viewers across NBC and USA Network, up 58% from the same coverage in 2021 ahead of the Tokyo Games.
   
  NBC in prime time averaged 3.9 million viewers, up 24% from 3.2 million in 2021.
   
  Last Sunday, US Track & Field Trials averaged 4.5 million viewers, as Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone set a world record in the 400M hurdles.
   
  That helped the eight nights of the Track & Field Trials on NBC to an average of 4.5 million viewers, up 38% from the 2021 trials, which averaged 3.2 million.
  
  Meanwhile, the latest report on pollution levels in the River Seine – site of the Opening Ceremony and the Triathalon, confirmed the river was still unfit for swimming with levels of E.Coli — an indicator of fecal matter — was 10 times acceptable levels, according to AFP.
   
  President Macron and the Mayor of Paris have said that they will swim in the river before the Olympic Games to show that it is safe!
   
  Aha but what if Monsieur Macron is no longer le President?
   
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60613957Fri, 05 Jul 2024 22:56:44 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 06 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Saturday morning 06 July 2024 where it is clear and 23 degrees Celsius at 5am.   Coming... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union Test rugby this weekend: The Flying Fijians beat Georgia 12-21 early this morning thanks to their tough forwards and sparkling backs. Samoa beat Italy 25-33 in Apia Park yesterday.
   
  Later today Fijiana XV to fujitsu the Wallaroos at 5.55pm, before the New Zealand All Blacks enzo England, followed by the Wallabies walloping Wales.
   
  In rugby league NRL games yesterday: Brisbane really needed to win this one last night, but when it really mattered it was Penrith who came up with the big plays at Suncorp Stadium.
   
  Kevin Walters men led 6-4 at halftime but didn’t trouble the scoreboard in the second half as the three-time reigning premiers showed their class with a gutsy 14-6 win, leaving the Broncos Top 4 chances on life support.
  
  And in Coffs Harbour the Gold Coast Titans upset the Cronulla Sharks 20-16.
   
  Today we tip: The Bulldogs to woolaroo the NZ Warriors at Accor Stadium, the Storm to woolarootoo Wests Tigers at Leichhardt Oval and the Cowboys to malooloobah Manly in Townsville.
   
  In football the EURO 2024 quarter finals in Germany this morning: Spain are through after beating Germany 1-2 with midfielder Mikel Merino heading home the winner in the dying seconds of extra time.
   
  In the second quarter final, France pipped Portugal 3-5 on penalties after the teams were locked nil all after extra time. Bye bye Ronaldo.
   
  Tomorrow, we tip England to swizzle Switzerland and the Netherlands to troppo Turkiye.
   
  At Wimbledon: Carlos Alcaraz mimicked Jude Bellingham’s celebration after fighting back against Frances Tiafoe in a five-set epic.
   
  The defending champion was in real danger of exiting in the third round as he trailed the American 1-2. But in a game sprinkled with some salivating shots and powerful serves, it was the Spaniard who got the edge 5-7 6-2 4-6 7-6 6-2.
  
  Meanwhile, Emma Raducanu moved into the last-16 with an easy straight-sets win over Maria Sakkari in a Centre Court match which reminded the British public why they fell in love with her.
   
  Sakkari is the No.9 seed at Wimbledon and a tricky prospect for the best, let alone a player currently ranked 135th in the world, except Raducanu is no normal world No.135. 
  
  And in Combat Sports: "Exercising my authority as President of the WBC, I am hereby expelling Ryan Garcia from any activity with our organization. We reject any form of discrimination. I fear for Ryan’s well-being as he has declined multiple attempts for our help with mental health and substance abuse,"
  
  WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman expels troubled boxer Ryan Garcia on his X page.
   
  In Sports Biz: The Uruguay-USA game in the group stage of Copa América, drew 3.8 million viewers the best audience on record for any Copa América game on English-language TV in the US.
   
  It’s also the best soccer audience on record outside of a World Cup game.
  
  Copa América is averaging 1.1 million viewers across Fox, FS1 and FS2 to date, up around 48% from the same period in 2016. Fox Sports is also seeing a 31% uptick for the UEFA Euros just ahead of the quarterfinal round.
   
  In the Paris Olympic Games: the US Olympic Trials for gymnastics, swimming, diving and track & field from June 15-30 averaged 2.9 million viewers across NBC and USA Network, up 58% from the same coverage in 2021 ahead of the Tokyo Games.
   
  NBC in prime time averaged 3.9 million viewers, up 24% from 3.2 million in 2021.
   
  Last Sunday, US Track & Field Trials averaged 4.5...]]>4127s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean106fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/05-07-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e05-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60604998 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: Our world famous tips for all the Test rugby this weekend: Fijiana XV to fujitsu the Wallaroos, the Wallabies to wallop Wales, New Zealand to enzo England, Fiji to gringo Georgia, France to duponto Argentina, South Africa to irk Ireland, Samoa to samosa Italy, Canada to skippykangaroo Scotland, Chile to bongochili Hong Kong, USA to uzo Romania and the Maori All Blacks to judo Japan.
   
  In rugby league: Latrell Mitchell was the star for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in their 32-16 win over the Parramatta Eels at CommBank Stadium last night.
   
  Fresh from his heroics in ORIGIN II, onlookers could’ve been forgiven for thinking Mitchell was wearing the sky blue.
  
  Put simply, South Sydney’s fullback was everywhere.
  
  And our world famous tips for the other NRL games today: Cronulla Sharks to googaloo Gold Coast Titans in Coffs Harbour and the Brisbane Broncos to poopooroo Penrith Panthers at Suncorp Stadium.
   
  And in football: Our world famous tips for the EURO 2024 Last 8 quarter finals in Germany starting tomorrow morning: Spain to googaloo Germany, Portugal to portorico France, England to swizzle Switzerland and the Netherlands to troppo Turkiye.
   
  At Wimbledon: Young Scot wild card, Jacob Fearnley pushed Serbian legend, Novak Djokovic over four hard-fought sets, for his second round win at Wimbledon yesterday.
   
  'Jacob made me earn my win. The match deserved to go to a fifth set – but I'm very glad it didn't.
   There were challenging conditions today. Very, very windy. Not easy to find the right tempo and the right rhythm on the ball,” Djokovic said.
  
  “I'm still a little bit rusty on the movement, but I don't worry about reinjuring my knee,” he added.
  
  In the Paris Olympic Games: The US Olympic Team isn't leaving their safety in the hands of the French. They are working closely with the US State department, taking 70 agents over to France to support them on the ground.
   
  These agents will be stationed within all sports American athletes are competing in.
  
  Some will be embedded within teams for team sports, while others will be constantly present at facilities for individual athletes wanting to train at any time of the day or night.
  
  And in Combat Sports: Youtuber cum fake boxer, Jake Paul has lined up Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. as an alternative opponent if his controversial fight with Mike Tyson doesn't go ahead.
   
  Chavez Jr. 38, previously held the WBC World Middleweight title from 2011 to 2012.
  He has won 53 of his professional fights, drawing one and losing six. 
  
  In Sports Biz: LA Lakers rookie Bronny James signed a fully guaranteed contract, according to ESPN, the same day his father, LeBron, also agreed to a massive US$104Million extension to stay in Los Angeles.
   
  Bronny, 19, signed a four-year, US$7.9M contract worth US$1.2M in the first year, escalating each year to the final year at US$2.48M for the 2027-28 season.
  
  In LA it’s all about who you know, you know.
  
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60604998Thu, 04 Jul 2024 23:12:28 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 05 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Friday morning 05 July 2024 where it is partly cloudy 24 degrees Celsius at 5am.  ... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: Our world famous tips for all the Test rugby this weekend: Fijiana XV to fujitsu the Wallaroos, the Wallabies to wallop Wales, New Zealand to enzo England, Fiji to gringo Georgia, France to duponto Argentina, South Africa to irk Ireland, Samoa to samosa Italy, Canada to skippykangaroo Scotland, Chile to bongochili Hong Kong, USA to uzo Romania and the Maori All Blacks to judo Japan.
   
  In rugby league: Latrell Mitchell was the star for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in their 32-16 win over the Parramatta Eels at CommBank Stadium last night.
   
  Fresh from his heroics in ORIGIN II, onlookers could’ve been forgiven for thinking Mitchell was wearing the sky blue.
  
  Put simply, South Sydney’s fullback was everywhere.
  
  And our world famous tips for the other NRL games today: Cronulla Sharks to googaloo Gold Coast Titans in Coffs Harbour and the Brisbane Broncos to poopooroo Penrith Panthers at Suncorp Stadium.
   
  And in football: Our world famous tips for the EURO 2024 Last 8 quarter finals in Germany starting tomorrow morning: Spain to googaloo Germany, Portugal to portorico France, England to swizzle Switzerland and the Netherlands to troppo Turkiye.
   
  At Wimbledon: Young Scot wild card, Jacob Fearnley pushed Serbian legend, Novak Djokovic over four hard-fought sets, for his second round win at Wimbledon yesterday.
   
  'Jacob made me earn my win. The match deserved to go to a fifth set – but I'm very glad it didn't.
   There were challenging conditions today. Very, very windy. Not easy to find the right tempo and the right rhythm on the ball,” Djokovic said.
  
  “I'm still a little bit rusty on the movement, but I don't worry about reinjuring my knee,” he added.
  
  In the Paris Olympic Games: The US Olympic Team isn't leaving their safety in the hands of the French. They are working closely with the US State department, taking 70 agents over to France to support them on the ground.
   
  These agents will be stationed within all sports American athletes are competing in.
  
  Some will be embedded within teams for team sports, while others will be constantly present at facilities for individual athletes wanting to train at any time of the day or night.
  
  And in Combat Sports: Youtuber cum fake boxer, Jake Paul has lined up Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. as an alternative opponent if his controversial fight with Mike Tyson doesn't go ahead.
   
  Chavez Jr. 38, previously held the WBC World Middleweight title from 2011 to 2012.
  He has won 53 of his professional fights, drawing one and losing six. 
  
  In Sports Biz: LA Lakers rookie Bronny James signed a fully guaranteed contract, according to ESPN, the same day his father, LeBron, also agreed to a massive US$104Million extension to stay in Los Angeles.
   
  Bronny, 19, signed a four-year, US$7.9M contract worth US$1.2M in the first year, escalating each year to the final year at US$2.48M for the 2027-28 season.
  
  In LA it’s all about who you know, you know.
  
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport...]]>2837s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean105fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/04-07-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e04-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60594275 
  Happy Independence Day USA!
   
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: The July Test window starts this weekend with the Wallabies vs Wales, New Zealand vs England, Fiji vs Georgia, France vs Argentina, South Africa vs Ireland, Samoa vs Italy, Canada vs Scotland, Chile vs Hong Kong, USA vs Romania, Japan vs Maori All Blacks and poor Tonga playing marbles under the mango tree.
   
  In rugby league: Our world famous tips for the NRL games this weekend: The Parramatta Eels to chilisauce South Sydney Rabbitohs at CommBank Stadium. Cronulla Sharks to googaloo Gold Coast Titans in Coffs Harbour and the Brisbane Broncos to poopooroo Penrith Panthers at Suncorp Stadium.
   
  On Saturday: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs to woolaroo the NZ Warriors at Accor Stadium, Melbourne Storm to woolarootoo Wests Tigers at Leichhardt Oval and North Queensland Cowboys to malooloobah Manly Sea Eagles in Townsville.
  
  And in football: The EURO 2024 Last 8 quarter finals in Germany starting on Friday: Spain vs Germany, Portugal vs France, England vs Switzerland and Netherlands vs Turkiye.
   
  At Wimbledon: Naomi Osaka was sent crashing out of Wimbledon in the second round overnight by America's Emma Navarro in a one-sided contest. Osaka, playing her first Wimbledon since 2019, went down 6-4, 6-1 on Centre Court in less than an hour. 
   
  Meanwhile, Nick Kyrgios will bounce from the commentary box on to the grass courts at Aorangi Park for a hit out with seven-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic.
   
  The Australian said on ESPN during the Serbian’s dominant first round win that he would be hitting with the superstar he once used to ridicule on social media, and who beat him in four sets in the 2022 Wimbledon final, but has now formed a bromance with.
  
  “Hitting with Novak tomorrow on his day off. Feel like a little kid again. Feeling excited. Long way back from this surgery,” he posted on social media.
  
  In the Paris Olympic Games: The rugby 7s competition at the Paris Olympic Games 2024 will actually kick off before the Olympic Games officially starts.
   
  Pool games will be played from Wednesday through Friday, with the finals on Saturday after the official opening ceremony.
   
  In Combat Sports: Suspended boxer Ryan Garcia revealed that he 'finally' has a girlfriend before posting pictures with a mystery woman on his X account. 
   
  Garcia, 25, is currently serving a year-long suspension from the New York State Athletic Commission after testing positive for performance enhancing drug Ostarine, before his dominant upset over Devin Haney on 20 April. 
   
  While his boxing career is on pause, Garcia's dating life remains active, as he claims: 'I finally got a girlfriend that’s dope.'
  
  In Sports Biz: It’s all about timing folks, so when the iron is hot you strike!
  
  The Boston Celtics majority owners have put the newly crowned NBA Champions up for sale, just two weeks after the Celtis won a new NBA record 18th title.
  
  Talk about surprise! At the Celtic’s 21 June championship parade through the city of Boston, the owner said that “it feels like we’ve got more to do.”
  
  Geez mate, many Boston Celtics fans are still partying!
  
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60594275Wed, 03 Jul 2024 21:27:19 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 04 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Thursday morning 04 July 2024 where it is cloudy 24 degrees Celsius at 5am.   Happy... 
  Happy Independence Day USA!
   
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: The July Test window starts this weekend with the Wallabies vs Wales, New Zealand vs England, Fiji vs Georgia, France vs Argentina, South Africa vs Ireland, Samoa vs Italy, Canada vs Scotland, Chile vs Hong Kong, USA vs Romania, Japan vs Maori All Blacks and poor Tonga playing marbles under the mango tree.
   
  In rugby league: Our world famous tips for the NRL games this weekend: The Parramatta Eels to chilisauce South Sydney Rabbitohs at CommBank Stadium. Cronulla Sharks to googaloo Gold Coast Titans in Coffs Harbour and the Brisbane Broncos to poopooroo Penrith Panthers at Suncorp Stadium.
   
  On Saturday: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs to woolaroo the NZ Warriors at Accor Stadium, Melbourne Storm to woolarootoo Wests Tigers at Leichhardt Oval and North Queensland Cowboys to malooloobah Manly Sea Eagles in Townsville.
  
  And in football: The EURO 2024 Last 8 quarter finals in Germany starting on Friday: Spain vs Germany, Portugal vs France, England vs Switzerland and Netherlands vs Turkiye.
   
  At Wimbledon: Naomi Osaka was sent crashing out of Wimbledon in the second round overnight by America's Emma Navarro in a one-sided contest. Osaka, playing her first Wimbledon since 2019, went down 6-4, 6-1 on Centre Court in less than an hour. 
   
  Meanwhile, Nick Kyrgios will bounce from the commentary box on to the grass courts at Aorangi Park for a hit out with seven-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic.
   
  The Australian said on ESPN during the Serbian’s dominant first round win that he would be hitting with the superstar he once used to ridicule on social media, and who beat him in four sets in the 2022 Wimbledon final, but has now formed a bromance with.
  
  “Hitting with Novak tomorrow on his day off. Feel like a little kid again. Feeling excited. Long way back from this surgery,” he posted on social media.
  
  In the Paris Olympic Games: The rugby 7s competition at the Paris Olympic Games 2024 will actually kick off before the Olympic Games officially starts.
   
  Pool games will be played from Wednesday through Friday, with the finals on Saturday after the official opening ceremony.
   
  In Combat Sports: Suspended boxer Ryan Garcia revealed that he 'finally' has a girlfriend before posting pictures with a mystery woman on his X account. 
   
  Garcia, 25, is currently serving a year-long suspension from the New York State Athletic Commission after testing positive for performance enhancing drug Ostarine, before his dominant upset over Devin Haney on 20 April. 
   
  While his boxing career is on pause, Garcia's dating life remains active, as he claims: 'I finally got a girlfriend that’s dope.'
  
  In Sports Biz: It’s all about timing folks, so when the iron is hot you strike!
  
  The Boston Celtics majority owners have put the newly crowned NBA Champions up for sale, just two weeks after the Celtis won a new NBA record 18th title.
  
  Talk about surprise! At the Celtic’s 21 June championship parade through the city of Boston, the owner said that “it feels like we’ve got more to do.”
  
  Geez mate, many Boston Celtics fans are still partying!
  
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby...]]>2937s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean104fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-07-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e03-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60582863 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: The British Women’s rugby 7s team has been slammed by feminists, led by Women’s tennis legend Martina Navratilova, and fellow British Olympic team members to Paris, for posing in lingerie.
   
  In rugby league: NRL games tomorrow - Parramatta Eels vs South Sydney Rabbitohs, 7:50pm AEST at CommBank Stadium. On Friday: Cronulla Sharks vs Gold Coast Titans, 6pm in Coffs Harbour, Brisbane Broncos vs Penrith Panthers, 8pm at Suncorp Stadium.
   
  And in football – EURO 2024 results this morning: Netherlands 3-0 Romania and in an upset Austria 1-2 Turkiye.
   
  Switzerland, Germany, England, Spain, France and Portugal are already into the quarters; now joined by Netherlands and Turkiye.
   
  In Sports Biz: July 01 every year marks the payment of serious money in ongoing salary deferrals for several former MLB stars including:
  
  
  • · Bobby Bonilla who receives US$1.2Million annually from the New York Mets from 2000 until 2035, plus a second deferral agreement with the Orioles at US$500,000 each year from 2004-2028.
  • Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. will receive the final US$3.6M from a 16-year deferral agreement with the Reds.
  • Manny Ramirez will receive US$2M from the Red Sox as part of a 16-year deferral pact running through 2026.
  • Chris Davis will receive US$9.1M from the Orioles as part of deferrals contained within his prior US$161M contract. According to Spotrac, Davis has another US$40M due from the team between now and 2037. 
  
  Some of these payments are well in excess of the 2024 salaries of many current MLB stars.
  Many more deferral payments are forthcoming from current contracts, which provide short-term financial flexibility for teams and longer-term security for players. 
  
  All of these contracts, however, pale in comparison to the US$680Million in total deferrals for Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani. The Japanese baseball phenom agreed to set aside US$68Million of his US$70M annual salary to help keep his new team competitive, and he will be paid that money instead between 2034–2043.
  
  At Wimbledon: Andy Murray has withdrawn from Wimbledon due to an ongoing back injury. His game was scheduled to yesterday evening, the latest possible slot on Centre Court, to give the British tennis star a chance of faking it, but it was not to be.
  
  Meanwhile, No. 2 seed Novak Djokovic pulled off a miraculous return, defeating Vit Kopriva, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 in his first match since undergoing surgery on his right knee.
  
  In the Paris Olympic Games: American teenage sprint sensation, Quincy Wilson is set to become the youngest ever US male track Olympian after the 16-year-old has reportedly been picked in the 4×400M relay team for the Olympic Games in Paris.
   
  Wilson’s selection comes after a brilliant debut at the US Olympic Trials last week, where he twice broke the Under-18 400M world record of 44.59 seconds in the semifinals on Sunday, two days after he initially broke the record with a time of 44.66.
  
  In Combat Sports: Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka scored huge salaries at UFC303 with the Brazilian Pereira banking US$3Million plus one of the largest fight bonuses in UFC history, with Dana White awarding Pereira US$303,000 for his successful UFC Light Heavyweight title defence.
   
  Czech fighter Prochazka received a career-best US$1M pay day.
   
  Finally, the BBC has been slammed for posting “Misstiano Penaldo” as the highlight tag of Cristiano Ronaldo’s missed penalty kick in their quarter final against Slovenia yesterday.
   
  “Misstiano Penaldo” – that’s hilarious!
   
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60582863Tue, 02 Jul 2024 22:50:52 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 03 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Wednesday morning 03 July 2024 where it is cloudy 22 degrees Celsius at 5am.   Coming to... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: The British Women’s rugby 7s team has been slammed by feminists, led by Women’s tennis legend Martina Navratilova, and fellow British Olympic team members to Paris, for posing in lingerie.
   
  In rugby league: NRL games tomorrow - Parramatta Eels vs South Sydney Rabbitohs, 7:50pm AEST at CommBank Stadium. On Friday: Cronulla Sharks vs Gold Coast Titans, 6pm in Coffs Harbour, Brisbane Broncos vs Penrith Panthers, 8pm at Suncorp Stadium.
   
  And in football – EURO 2024 results this morning: Netherlands 3-0 Romania and in an upset Austria 1-2 Turkiye.
   
  Switzerland, Germany, England, Spain, France and Portugal are already into the quarters; now joined by Netherlands and Turkiye.
   
  In Sports Biz: July 01 every year marks the payment of serious money in ongoing salary deferrals for several former MLB stars including:
  
  
  • · Bobby Bonilla who receives US$1.2Million annually from the New York Mets from 2000 until 2035, plus a second deferral agreement with the Orioles at US$500,000 each year from 2004-2028.
  • Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. will receive the final US$3.6M from a 16-year deferral agreement with the Reds.
  • Manny Ramirez will receive US$2M from the Red Sox as part of a 16-year deferral pact running through 2026.
  • Chris Davis will receive US$9.1M from the Orioles as part of deferrals contained within his prior US$161M contract. According to Spotrac, Davis has another US$40M due from the team between now and 2037. 
  
  Some of these payments are well in excess of the 2024 salaries of many current MLB stars.
  Many more deferral payments are forthcoming from current contracts, which provide short-term financial flexibility for teams and longer-term security for players. 
  
  All of these contracts, however, pale in comparison to the US$680Million in total deferrals for Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani. The Japanese baseball phenom agreed to set aside US$68Million of his US$70M annual salary to help keep his new team competitive, and he will be paid that money instead between 2034–2043.
  
  At Wimbledon: Andy Murray has withdrawn from Wimbledon due to an ongoing back injury. His game was scheduled to yesterday evening, the latest possible slot on Centre Court, to give the British tennis star a chance of faking it, but it was not to be.
  
  Meanwhile, No. 2 seed Novak Djokovic pulled off a miraculous return, defeating Vit Kopriva, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 in his first match since undergoing surgery on his right knee.
  
  In the Paris Olympic Games: American teenage sprint sensation, Quincy Wilson is set to become the youngest ever US male track Olympian after the 16-year-old has reportedly been picked in the 4×400M relay team for the Olympic Games in Paris.
   
  Wilson’s selection comes after a brilliant debut at the US Olympic Trials last week, where he twice broke the Under-18 400M world record of 44.59 seconds in the semifinals on Sunday, two days after he initially broke the record with a time of 44.66.
  
  In Combat Sports: Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka scored huge salaries at UFC303 with the Brazilian Pereira banking US$3Million plus one of the largest fight bonuses in UFC history, with Dana White awarding Pereira US$303,000 for his successful UFC Light Heavyweight title defence.
   
  Czech fighter Prochazka received a career-best US$1M pay day.
   
  Finally, the BBC has been slammed for posting “Misstiano Penaldo” as the highlight tag of Cristiano Ronaldo’s missed penalty kick in their quarter final against Slovenia...]]>3537s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean103fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-07-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e02-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60573381
  In Rugby Union: The New South Wales Waratahs have signed former Flying Fijians Head Coach Simon Raiwalui to their newly created position of Director of Performance until at least the end of 2027.
   
  So has Raiwalui left World Rugby already?
   
  In rugby league: Former Wallabies Mark Nawaqanitawase and Carter Gordon have been granted early releases from their Rugby Australia contracts, to join their respective NRL Clubs this season, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
   
  Nawaqanitawase signed a two-year deal to join the Sydney Roosters in 2025, while Gordon also put pen to paper on a two-year contract to join the Gold Coast Titans on A$600,000 a year from next season.
  
  Nawaqanitawase’s release won’t become official until after his Paris Olympic Games Rugby 7s final on 27 July.
  
  And in football – EURO 2024 results this morning: France 1-0 Belgium and Portugal beat Slovenia three nil on penalties after extra time. Our world famous tips for EURO2024 games tomorrow: Netherlands to ribeye Romania and Austria to roast Turkiye.
   
  Switzerland, Germany, England, Spain are already into the quarters; now joined by France and Portugal.
   
  In the Paris Olympic Games: One of the most recognisable and decorated players in world rugby, Portia Woodman-Wickliffe, has announced she will retire from international rugby after the Paris Olympics.
   
  Winger Woodman-Wickliffe has played for both the Black Ferns and Black Ferns 7s teams, and has two Rugby World Cup titles, two Rugby World Cup 7s titles, and Olympic gold and silver medals to her name, among multiple other accolades.
  
  Wimbledon starts today, with the All England Club raising their prize money by 11.9% to a record US$64Million. 
   
  Leading this year’s field is a rising wave of young stars including 2023 Wimbledon Men’s Champion Carlos Alcaraz (21 years old), top men’s seed Jannik Sinner (22), and top women’s players Iga Świątek (23), Coco Gauff (20), and Qinwen Zheng (21). 
  
  In Combat Sports: In the wake of the recent horrific terrorist attack in Dagestan that saw gunmen open fire on churches, synagogues, and police posts, killing 15 police officers and four civilians, including one Orthodox priest, Russian armed forces have raided former UFC superstar and Putin poster boy, Khabib Nurmagomedov’s gym as part of their investigations.
   
  The NBA’s 2024 free agency period officially started yesterday, with a number of big names already on the move, but Teams cannot officially sign them to contracts until 2.01am Saturday.
  
  So who’s moving:
  
  • Paul George has left the Clippers to sign a four-year US$212Million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers according to ESPN.
  • Veteran point guard Chris Paul is off to San Antonio for US$11M for one year after the Warriors waived the 39-year-old on Monday morning.
  • James Harden won’t test free agency and will reportedly sign a two-year, US$70M deal to stay with the Los Angeles Clippers.
  • LeBron James has opted out of his contract with the Lakers, declining a US$51.4M option, but is expected to agree to a new contract that could create financial flexibility to help the team target more players to bring to LA.
  
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
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  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60573381Mon, 01 Jul 2024 23:42:44 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 01 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Tuesday morning 2nd July 2024. In Rugby Union: The New South Wales Waratahs have signed...
  In Rugby Union: The New South Wales Waratahs have signed former Flying Fijians Head Coach Simon Raiwalui to their newly created position of Director of Performance until at least the end of 2027.
   
  So has Raiwalui left World Rugby already?
   
  In rugby league: Former Wallabies Mark Nawaqanitawase and Carter Gordon have been granted early releases from their Rugby Australia contracts, to join their respective NRL Clubs this season, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
   
  Nawaqanitawase signed a two-year deal to join the Sydney Roosters in 2025, while Gordon also put pen to paper on a two-year contract to join the Gold Coast Titans on A$600,000 a year from next season.
  
  Nawaqanitawase’s release won’t become official until after his Paris Olympic Games Rugby 7s final on 27 July.
  
  And in football – EURO 2024 results this morning: France 1-0 Belgium and Portugal beat Slovenia three nil on penalties after extra time. Our world famous tips for EURO2024 games tomorrow: Netherlands to ribeye Romania and Austria to roast Turkiye.
   
  Switzerland, Germany, England, Spain are already into the quarters; now joined by France and Portugal.
   
  In the Paris Olympic Games: One of the most recognisable and decorated players in world rugby, Portia Woodman-Wickliffe, has announced she will retire from international rugby after the Paris Olympics.
   
  Winger Woodman-Wickliffe has played for both the Black Ferns and Black Ferns 7s teams, and has two Rugby World Cup titles, two Rugby World Cup 7s titles, and Olympic gold and silver medals to her name, among multiple other accolades.
  
  Wimbledon starts today, with the All England Club raising their prize money by 11.9% to a record US$64Million. 
   
  Leading this year’s field is a rising wave of young stars including 2023 Wimbledon Men’s Champion Carlos Alcaraz (21 years old), top men’s seed Jannik Sinner (22), and top women’s players Iga Świątek (23), Coco Gauff (20), and Qinwen Zheng (21). 
  
  In Combat Sports: In the wake of the recent horrific terrorist attack in Dagestan that saw gunmen open fire on churches, synagogues, and police posts, killing 15 police officers and four civilians, including one Orthodox priest, Russian armed forces have raided former UFC superstar and Putin poster boy, Khabib Nurmagomedov’s gym as part of their investigations.
   
  The NBA’s 2024 free agency period officially started yesterday, with a number of big names already on the move, but Teams cannot officially sign them to contracts until 2.01am Saturday.
  
  So who’s moving:
  
  • Paul George has left the Clippers to sign a four-year US$212Million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers according to ESPN.
  • Veteran point guard Chris Paul is off to San Antonio for US$11M for one year after the Warriors waived the 39-year-old on Monday morning.
  • James Harden won’t test free agency and will reportedly sign a two-year, US$70M deal to stay with the Los Angeles Clippers.
  • LeBron James has opted out of his contract with the Lakers, declining a US$51.4M option, but is expected to agree to a new contract that could create financial flexibility to help the team target more players to bring to LA.
  
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls...]]>2977s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean102fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-07-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s10e01-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60561612 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: On the sidelines of the Special General Meeting of the Fiji Rugby Union in Suva on Saturday, it was revealed that every player in the Flying Fijians squad at the Rugby World Cup 2023 in France was paid F$169,000 in allowances, including a small bonus for making the quarterfinals.
   
  WOW, wow and wow! That’s a dream come true for all Pacific Island rugby players.
   
  As Bob Dylan once sang, “Times they are a changing!”
   
  In rugby league: The Sydney Roosters ORIGIN II stars - Angus Crichton, Spencer Leniu, Connor Watson and Lindsay Collins backed up to deliver an impressive 40-6 win over Wests Tigers, to celebrate Trent Robinson’s 300th game as an NRL coach.
   
  While Benji Marshall’s pride had two players sent to the sin bin.
  
  In other NRL games yesterday: The Dragons zapped the Dolphins 0-26 in Illawarra, no in Kograh Oval and the Cowboys 16-6 the Panthers in Sydney.
   
  And in football – EURO 2024 results this morning: Slovakia 1-2 England in extra time, Spain 4-1 Georgia. Our world famous tips for other EURO2024 games:  France to Mbappo Belgium, Portugal to slacko Slovenia, Netherlands to ribeye Romania and Austria to roast Turkiye.
   
  Switzerland and Germany are already into the quarters; now joined by England and Spain.
   
  In the Paris Olympic Games: “What a ride! My Olympic journey has come to an end, and with it, my Australian rugby career,” Michael Hooper said in a statement via social media yesterday, after missing out on selection for the Mens Australian rugby 7s team to the Paris Olympics.
   
  Hooper – now 32, holds the record for the most caps as Australia Captain, played 125 Tests — 69 of them as skipper of the Wallabies.
  
  In Combat Sports: Brazilian Alex Pereira has re-established himself as the man to beat in the UFC Light Heavyweight division, flattening Jiri Prochazka in a stunning second-round knockout to end their UFC303 clash in Las Vegas in explosive fashion.
   
  Prochazka, who boasted 26 knockouts of his own heading into yesterday’s fight, was no match for the champion.
  
  And a bit of US Women’s Basketball trivia for you – did you know that there are 42 out LGBTQ+ players in the WNBA?
  
  And there could be another new addition, after Las Vegas Aces star Rookie Kate Martin introduced her “gorgeous, stunning and perfect” girlfriend on social media.
  
  Oh so sweet!
  
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
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  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60561612Mon, 01 Jul 2024 01:34:42 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 01 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Monday morning 01 July 2024 where it is cloudy and 22 degrees Celsius at 5am.   Coming... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: On the sidelines of the Special General Meeting of the Fiji Rugby Union in Suva on Saturday, it was revealed that every player in the Flying Fijians squad at the Rugby World Cup 2023 in France was paid F$169,000 in allowances, including a small bonus for making the quarterfinals.
   
  WOW, wow and wow! That’s a dream come true for all Pacific Island rugby players.
   
  As Bob Dylan once sang, “Times they are a changing!”
   
  In rugby league: The Sydney Roosters ORIGIN II stars - Angus Crichton, Spencer Leniu, Connor Watson and Lindsay Collins backed up to deliver an impressive 40-6 win over Wests Tigers, to celebrate Trent Robinson’s 300th game as an NRL coach.
   
  While Benji Marshall’s pride had two players sent to the sin bin.
  
  In other NRL games yesterday: The Dragons zapped the Dolphins 0-26 in Illawarra, no in Kograh Oval and the Cowboys 16-6 the Panthers in Sydney.
   
  And in football – EURO 2024 results this morning: Slovakia 1-2 England in extra time, Spain 4-1 Georgia. Our world famous tips for other EURO2024 games:  France to Mbappo Belgium, Portugal to slacko Slovenia, Netherlands to ribeye Romania and Austria to roast Turkiye.
   
  Switzerland and Germany are already into the quarters; now joined by England and Spain.
   
  In the Paris Olympic Games: “What a ride! My Olympic journey has come to an end, and with it, my Australian rugby career,” Michael Hooper said in a statement via social media yesterday, after missing out on selection for the Mens Australian rugby 7s team to the Paris Olympics.
   
  Hooper – now 32, holds the record for the most caps as Australia Captain, played 125 Tests — 69 of them as skipper of the Wallabies.
  
  In Combat Sports: Brazilian Alex Pereira has re-established himself as the man to beat in the UFC Light Heavyweight division, flattening Jiri Prochazka in a stunning second-round knockout to end their UFC303 clash in Las Vegas in explosive fashion.
   
  Prochazka, who boasted 26 knockouts of his own heading into yesterday’s fight, was no match for the champion.
  
  And a bit of US Women’s Basketball trivia for you – did you know that there are 42 out LGBTQ+ players in the WNBA?
  
  And there could be another new addition, after Las Vegas Aces star Rookie Kate Martin introduced her “gorgeous, stunning and perfect” girlfriend on social media.
  
  Oh so sweet!
  
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2567s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean101fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/30-06-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e83-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60552715 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: Results from the opening round of the World Rugby Under-20 Championship in Cape Town: France 49-12 Spain, Wales 34-41 New Zealand, Ireland 55-15 Italy, Australia 35-11 Georgia, Los Pumitas 21-40 England and the Junior Springboks 57-7 Fiji.
   
  In rugby league: Parramatta Eels flying teenage Wing, Blaize Talagi was denied what looked to be a certain try by the Bunker, with the decision costing the Eels crucial points against the Newcastle Knights who won 34-26 and Blaize his hat trick denied.
   
  In other NRL games yesterday: The Sharks 14-15 the Bulldogs, the NZ Warriors 32-16 Broncos in Auckland and the Storm 16-6 Raiders at AAMI Park.
   
  Our tips for today - the Dolphins to drongo the Dragons in Illawarra, the Cowboys to poopoo the Panthers out in West Sydney somewhere and Wests Tigers to wallaroo the Sydney Roosters at Allianz Stadium.
   
  And in football – the EURO 2024 Round of 16: Switzerland 2-0 Italy and Germany 2-0 Denmark.
   
  Tomorrow - Slovakia to slacko England and Spain to spank Georgia.
   
  In the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup: India held their nerve to pull off a sensational seven-run win over South Africa in the final of the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup in Barbados, ending a 11-year wait for a major title.
   
  Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah were the heroes for India after Heinrich Klassen’s assault on Axar Patel tilted the match firmly in South Africa’s favour. 
  
  Earlier, Virat Kohli anchored the Indian innings as wickets tumbled at the other end, guiding India to a winning score of 176 for seven. 
   
  In Sports Biz: During the 2022–2023 season, the Big Five European Football Leagues generated a record US$20.9Billion in revenue, according to Deloitte’s 2024 Annual Review of Football Finance.
   
  That total was up $2.46 billion (14%) over the previous season with: Premier League @ US$7.4Billion, Bundesliga @ US$4.1B, La Liga @ US$3.7B, Serie A @ US$3B and Ligue 1 @ US$2.5B.
   
  Broadcasting was the greatest source of revenue for each league, with sponsorship and commercial dollars coming in second, and match-day sales third.
  
  In the NBA: LeBron James got his wish as the Los Angeles Lakers selected 19-year old son, Bronny with the 55th overall pick.
  
  With the pick, Bronny and LeBron are set to become the first-ever father-son duo in the NBA at the same time.
  
  In Combat Sports: Former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Anthony Joshua has only recently moved out of his Mother's north London flat to live on his own.
   
  The former Olympic Champion, who has almost £100Million+ in the bank, has repeatedly praised his Mother for being 'an amazing woman'. 
  
  AJ will face fellow Briton Daniel Dubois on 21 September at Wembley Stadium in London. 
   
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60552715Sun, 30 Jun 2024 03:44:52 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 83 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Sunday morning 30 June 2024 where it is clear and 21 degrees Celsius at 5am.   Coming to... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: Results from the opening round of the World Rugby Under-20 Championship in Cape Town: France 49-12 Spain, Wales 34-41 New Zealand, Ireland 55-15 Italy, Australia 35-11 Georgia, Los Pumitas 21-40 England and the Junior Springboks 57-7 Fiji.
   
  In rugby league: Parramatta Eels flying teenage Wing, Blaize Talagi was denied what looked to be a certain try by the Bunker, with the decision costing the Eels crucial points against the Newcastle Knights who won 34-26 and Blaize his hat trick denied.
   
  In other NRL games yesterday: The Sharks 14-15 the Bulldogs, the NZ Warriors 32-16 Broncos in Auckland and the Storm 16-6 Raiders at AAMI Park.
   
  Our tips for today - the Dolphins to drongo the Dragons in Illawarra, the Cowboys to poopoo the Panthers out in West Sydney somewhere and Wests Tigers to wallaroo the Sydney Roosters at Allianz Stadium.
   
  And in football – the EURO 2024 Round of 16: Switzerland 2-0 Italy and Germany 2-0 Denmark.
   
  Tomorrow - Slovakia to slacko England and Spain to spank Georgia.
   
  In the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup: India held their nerve to pull off a sensational seven-run win over South Africa in the final of the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup in Barbados, ending a 11-year wait for a major title.
   
  Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah were the heroes for India after Heinrich Klassen’s assault on Axar Patel tilted the match firmly in South Africa’s favour. 
  
  Earlier, Virat Kohli anchored the Indian innings as wickets tumbled at the other end, guiding India to a winning score of 176 for seven. 
   
  In Sports Biz: During the 2022–2023 season, the Big Five European Football Leagues generated a record US$20.9Billion in revenue, according to Deloitte’s 2024 Annual Review of Football Finance.
   
  That total was up $2.46 billion (14%) over the previous season with: Premier League @ US$7.4Billion, Bundesliga @ US$4.1B, La Liga @ US$3.7B, Serie A @ US$3B and Ligue 1 @ US$2.5B.
   
  Broadcasting was the greatest source of revenue for each league, with sponsorship and commercial dollars coming in second, and match-day sales third.
  
  In the NBA: LeBron James got his wish as the Los Angeles Lakers selected 19-year old son, Bronny with the 55th overall pick.
  
  With the pick, Bronny and LeBron are set to become the first-ever father-son duo in the NBA at the same time.
  
  In Combat Sports: Former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Anthony Joshua has only recently moved out of his Mother's north London flat to live on his own.
   
  The former Olympic Champion, who has almost £100Million+ in the bank, has repeatedly praised his Mother for being 'an amazing woman'. 
  
  AJ will face fellow Briton Daniel Dubois on 21 September at Wembley Stadium in London. 
   
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2947s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean980fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-06-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e82-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60542894 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: The opening round of the World Rugby Under-20 Championship gets underway in Cape Town this weekend with 2023 winners France taking on tournament debutants Spain in Pool A.
   
  The other Pool A match will see Wales play six-time champions New Zealand later in the day.
  Ireland will face Pool B opponents Italy, while Australia take on Georgia, who impressed in last year’s competition.
  
  In Pool C, Los Pumitas take on U20 Six Nations champions England, with the Junior Springboks up against Fiji.
  
  In rugby league: Wayne Bennett has unloaded on the overall unfairness in the standard of NRL refereeing and the Bunker, while calling for a dramatic overhaul on punishment for foul play, including a major revamp of the sin bin and send-off rules.
  
  “I have to stand up for the players and the game I have spent my whole life being a part of and loving.
  
  “We can’t hide and pretend it is not a problem because it is a problem. And it is causing massive frustration, not just with the players and coaches, but the fans.
  
  “What I want is fairness for every team,” the master Coach said in an interview with FOX.
  
  Results for NRL games this weekend: The Sharks 14-15 the Bulldogs. Our tips for today - the NZ Warriors to brazillian the Broncos in Auckland, The Eels to knobbysnuts the Knights in Newcastle.
   
  And in football – our world famous tips for the EURO 2024 Round of 16 starting on Sunday: Switzerland to switzo Italy, Germany to geronimo Denmark, Slovakia to slacko England, Spain to spank Georgia, France to Mbappo Belgium, Portugal to slacko Slovenia too, Netherlands to ribeye Romania and Austria to roast Turkiye.
   
  In Combat Sports: While it's not the Conor McGregor return that was originally planned for UFC303, the Ultimate Fighting Championship made the most of a bad situation with the replacement UFC303 main event featuring Alex Pereira putting his belt on the line against former titleholder Jiri Prochazka.
   
  Both men successfully made weight for the rematch of their highly entertaining 2023 fight, which saw the Brazilian claim his second UFC belt.
  
  Pereira (10-2) has become a fan-favorite for his vicious knockouts and willingness to fight anyone. Since moving to light heavyweight, the Brazilian has put together three straight wins over Jan Blachowicz, Prochazka and Jamahal Hill. 
   
  In Sports Biz: Nike delivered more bad news yesterday, reporting US$12.6Billion in revenue for its fiscal fourth quarter, down 2% from the comparable period a year ago and US$51.4B for the full year, up 1%.
  
  Net income was much more positive, earnings rising 45% in the quarter to US$1.5B, and by 12% over the full year to US$5.7B.
  
  A continuation of a three-year, US$2B cost-cutting program that has included multiple rounds of layoffs contributed to the better earnings results 
  
  Nike shares fell by more than 11% in post-market trading on Thursday, having already fallen by nearly 12% this year, contrasting sharply against a resurgence in companies such as Foot Locker, Adidas, and Dick’s Sporting Goods. 
  
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60542894Fri, 28 Jun 2024 21:11:45 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 82 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Saturday morning 29 June 2024 where it is clear and 25 degrees Celsius at 6am.   Coming... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: The opening round of the World Rugby Under-20 Championship gets underway in Cape Town this weekend with 2023 winners France taking on tournament debutants Spain in Pool A.
   
  The other Pool A match will see Wales play six-time champions New Zealand later in the day.
  Ireland will face Pool B opponents Italy, while Australia take on Georgia, who impressed in last year’s competition.
  
  In Pool C, Los Pumitas take on U20 Six Nations champions England, with the Junior Springboks up against Fiji.
  
  In rugby league: Wayne Bennett has unloaded on the overall unfairness in the standard of NRL refereeing and the Bunker, while calling for a dramatic overhaul on punishment for foul play, including a major revamp of the sin bin and send-off rules.
  
  “I have to stand up for the players and the game I have spent my whole life being a part of and loving.
  
  “We can’t hide and pretend it is not a problem because it is a problem. And it is causing massive frustration, not just with the players and coaches, but the fans.
  
  “What I want is fairness for every team,” the master Coach said in an interview with FOX.
  
  Results for NRL games this weekend: The Sharks 14-15 the Bulldogs. Our tips for today - the NZ Warriors to brazillian the Broncos in Auckland, The Eels to knobbysnuts the Knights in Newcastle.
   
  And in football – our world famous tips for the EURO 2024 Round of 16 starting on Sunday: Switzerland to switzo Italy, Germany to geronimo Denmark, Slovakia to slacko England, Spain to spank Georgia, France to Mbappo Belgium, Portugal to slacko Slovenia too, Netherlands to ribeye Romania and Austria to roast Turkiye.
   
  In Combat Sports: While it's not the Conor McGregor return that was originally planned for UFC303, the Ultimate Fighting Championship made the most of a bad situation with the replacement UFC303 main event featuring Alex Pereira putting his belt on the line against former titleholder Jiri Prochazka.
   
  Both men successfully made weight for the rematch of their highly entertaining 2023 fight, which saw the Brazilian claim his second UFC belt.
  
  Pereira (10-2) has become a fan-favorite for his vicious knockouts and willingness to fight anyone. Since moving to light heavyweight, the Brazilian has put together three straight wins over Jan Blachowicz, Prochazka and Jamahal Hill. 
   
  In Sports Biz: Nike delivered more bad news yesterday, reporting US$12.6Billion in revenue for its fiscal fourth quarter, down 2% from the comparable period a year ago and US$51.4B for the full year, up 1%.
  
  Net income was much more positive, earnings rising 45% in the quarter to US$1.5B, and by 12% over the full year to US$5.7B.
  
  A continuation of a three-year, US$2B cost-cutting program that has included multiple rounds of layoffs contributed to the better earnings results 
  
  Nike shares fell by more than 11% in post-market trading on Thursday, having already fallen by nearly 12% this year, contrasting sharply against a resurgence in companies such as Foot Locker, Adidas, and Dick’s Sporting Goods. 
  
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team...]]>2947s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean982fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-06-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e81-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60534061 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: “I’ve never been so unprepared. It’s a little bit daunting, to be honest,” new Wallabies Head Coach Joe Schmidt remains without a clear idea of his first team let alone a potential Captain, following a four-day camp in Brisbane and just nine days out from the opening Test against Wales in Sydney.
   
  In rugby league: Our World Famous Tips for the NRL games this weekend: The Sharks to Bollywood the Bulldogs, the NZ Warriors to brazillian the Broncos in Auckland, The Eels to knobbysnuts the Knights in Newcastle, the Storm to chocolato the Raiders at AAMI Park and the Dolphins to drongo the Dragons in Illawarra.
   
  And in football - the EURO 2024 Round of 16 starting on Sunday: Switzerland vs Italy, Germany vs Denmark, England vs Slovakia, Spain vs Georgia, France vs Belgium, Portugal vs Slovenia, Romania vs Netherlands and Austria vs Turkiye.
   
  In Combat Sports: Now that Oleksandr Usyk has surrendered his IBF World Heavyweight boxing title to Daniel Dubois, and the winner of Dubois-Joshua is on course to fight the winner of Usyk-Fury II, it potentially presents Tyson Fury with a chance to fight for all four titles in 2025 again.
   
  In Sports Biz: The estimated value of the four-year contract that young French basketball star, Zaccharie Risacher will be able to sign after being selected No. 1 overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA draft yesterday is US$57.2Million.
  
  That’s up slightly from the US$55.2M that Victor Wembanyama signed for last year after the Spurs drafted him with the first pick.
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
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  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60534061Fri, 28 Jun 2024 01:35:02 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 81 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Friday morning 28 June 2024 where it is overcast and a chilly 24 degrees Celsius at 6am.... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: “I’ve never been so unprepared. It’s a little bit daunting, to be honest,” new Wallabies Head Coach Joe Schmidt remains without a clear idea of his first team let alone a potential Captain, following a four-day camp in Brisbane and just nine days out from the opening Test against Wales in Sydney.
   
  In rugby league: Our World Famous Tips for the NRL games this weekend: The Sharks to Bollywood the Bulldogs, the NZ Warriors to brazillian the Broncos in Auckland, The Eels to knobbysnuts the Knights in Newcastle, the Storm to chocolato the Raiders at AAMI Park and the Dolphins to drongo the Dragons in Illawarra.
   
  And in football - the EURO 2024 Round of 16 starting on Sunday: Switzerland vs Italy, Germany vs Denmark, England vs Slovakia, Spain vs Georgia, France vs Belgium, Portugal vs Slovenia, Romania vs Netherlands and Austria vs Turkiye.
   
  In Combat Sports: Now that Oleksandr Usyk has surrendered his IBF World Heavyweight boxing title to Daniel Dubois, and the winner of Dubois-Joshua is on course to fight the winner of Usyk-Fury II, it potentially presents Tyson Fury with a chance to fight for all four titles in 2025 again.
   
  In Sports Biz: The estimated value of the four-year contract that young French basketball star, Zaccharie Risacher will be able to sign after being selected No. 1 overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA draft yesterday is US$57.2Million.
  
  That’s up slightly from the US$55.2M that Victor Wembanyama signed for last year after the Spurs drafted him with the first pick.
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>1787s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean981fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-06-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e80-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60520891 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: Although he does have the option of fighting for a place in the All Blacks squad, Blues No. 8 Hoskins Sotutu has alternative routes back to the Test arena.
   
  The 14-cap All Black qualifies for Fiji through his father and England through his mother and, having earned his last Test cap in 2022, qualifies for both alternate countries next year after a three-year stand-down period.
  
  In rugby league: The NSW Blues levelled the State of Origin series, after charging out to a record-breaking 34-0 halftime lead — the largest in ORIGIN history - on their way to a famous 38-18 win, in front of more than 90,000 fans at the MCG last night.
   
  So ORIGIN III will be the decider at Suncorp Stadium.
  
  And in football - the latest EURO 2024 results: England 0-0 Slovenia in Cologne and Denmark 0-0 Serbia in Munich, Slovakia 1-1 Romania in Frankfurt and Ukraine 0-0 Belgium in Stuttgart.
   
  The last pool games today just completed: Georgia 2-0 Portugal at Gelsenkirchen and Czech Republic 1-2 Turkey in Hamburg.
   
  In Combat Sports: After his BIG upset in Saudi Arabia last weekend, Aussie fighter Robert Whittaker is looking to make a quick turnaround by competing at UFC305 on 17 August in Perth, Western Australia as a backup for the main event UFC Middleweight headliner between reigning UFC Champion Dricus Du Plessis from South Africa and former two-time titleholder Kiwi-Nigerian Israel Adesanya.
   
  In Sports Biz: ABC drew 7.7 million viewers for the Panthers 2-1 win over the Oilers in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday night, reports SBJ.
  
  That’s easily the best hockey audience of any kind in the US since Game 7 of the 2019 Final when Blues-Bruins drew an NHL-record 8.9 million viewers on NBC. 
  
  ABC averaged 4.2 million viewers for the seven-game Panthers-Oilers series, up 58% from the five-game Golden Knights-Panthers series last year.
  
  Across all of North America, Game 7 on Monday night drew 16.3 million viewers, marking the second-best NHL game on record. Also across North America, the seven-game Panthers-Oilers series averaged 8.8 million viewers, up 85% from last year. 
  
  Only in the USA: After his 200M race at the US Athletics Olympic Games trial yesterday, Rapper Snoop Dogg was pulled over by officials from the US Anti-Doping Agency, but before they could test him Snoop Dogg rapped, “Who Am I? Drop it like it’s hot!” the crowd cheered and they let him go!
   
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
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  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60520891Wed, 26 Jun 2024 21:40:57 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 80 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Thursday morning 27 June 2024 where it is clear and 21 degrees Celsius at 5am.   Coming... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: Although he does have the option of fighting for a place in the All Blacks squad, Blues No. 8 Hoskins Sotutu has alternative routes back to the Test arena.
   
  The 14-cap All Black qualifies for Fiji through his father and England through his mother and, having earned his last Test cap in 2022, qualifies for both alternate countries next year after a three-year stand-down period.
  
  In rugby league: The NSW Blues levelled the State of Origin series, after charging out to a record-breaking 34-0 halftime lead — the largest in ORIGIN history - on their way to a famous 38-18 win, in front of more than 90,000 fans at the MCG last night.
   
  So ORIGIN III will be the decider at Suncorp Stadium.
  
  And in football - the latest EURO 2024 results: England 0-0 Slovenia in Cologne and Denmark 0-0 Serbia in Munich, Slovakia 1-1 Romania in Frankfurt and Ukraine 0-0 Belgium in Stuttgart.
   
  The last pool games today just completed: Georgia 2-0 Portugal at Gelsenkirchen and Czech Republic 1-2 Turkey in Hamburg.
   
  In Combat Sports: After his BIG upset in Saudi Arabia last weekend, Aussie fighter Robert Whittaker is looking to make a quick turnaround by competing at UFC305 on 17 August in Perth, Western Australia as a backup for the main event UFC Middleweight headliner between reigning UFC Champion Dricus Du Plessis from South Africa and former two-time titleholder Kiwi-Nigerian Israel Adesanya.
   
  In Sports Biz: ABC drew 7.7 million viewers for the Panthers 2-1 win over the Oilers in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday night, reports SBJ.
  
  That’s easily the best hockey audience of any kind in the US since Game 7 of the 2019 Final when Blues-Bruins drew an NHL-record 8.9 million viewers on NBC. 
  
  ABC averaged 4.2 million viewers for the seven-game Panthers-Oilers series, up 58% from the five-game Golden Knights-Panthers series last year.
  
  Across all of North America, Game 7 on Monday night drew 16.3 million viewers, marking the second-best NHL game on record. Also across North America, the seven-game Panthers-Oilers series averaged 8.8 million viewers, up 85% from last year. 
  
  Only in the USA: After his 200M race at the US Athletics Olympic Games trial yesterday, Rapper Snoop Dogg was pulled over by officials from the US Anti-Doping Agency, but before they could test him Snoop Dogg rapped, “Who Am I? Drop it like it’s hot!” the crowd cheered and they let him go!
   
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2387s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean980fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-06-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e79-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60508633 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: Former NRL, Fiji Bati and Fiji rugby union 7s star, Jarryd Hayne will not face a fourth trial over the alleged sexual assault of a woman on the night of the 2018 Grand Final.
   
  This after the NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions said on Tuesday it had determined another trial would not proceed.
  
  Justice Deborah Sweeney, one of the judges who decided the appeal in Hayne’s favour two to one, had said that in light of “the history of this matter, to put the applicant on trial for a fourth time would not be in the interests of justice”.
  
  Hayne’s first trial ended in a hung jury and he successfully appealed his convictions after the second trial.
  
  So what’s the bet, Haynes seeks compensation from the NSW judiciary for their handling of his initial prosecutions!
  
  In rugby league: Broncos NRL Premiership winner Gorden Tallis, is backing South Sydney to make one of the most improbable runs to the finals in NRL history.
  
  The Rabbitohs lost nine of their first 10 games this season to sit dead last after Round 11, having sacked their coach Jason Demetriou.
  
  But the Bunnies have since won four on the trot and with a 5-9 record they are 14th on the ladder and just two wins outside the top eight.
  
  And in football - the latest EURO 2024 results: Albania 0-1 Spain, Croatia 1-1 Italy, Netherlands 2-3 Austria, France 1-1 Poland, England vs Slovenia in Cologne and Denmark vs Serbia in Munich – both these games at 8pm GMT.
   
  The last pool games tomorrow starting at 5pm GMT: Slovakia vs Romania in Frankfurt. Ukraine vs Belgium in Stuttgart, Georgia vs Portugal at Gelsenkirchen and Czech Republic vs Turkey in Hamburg. Both these games at 8pm GMT.
   
  In Combat Sports: Mexican boxer Moises Calleros has been given a four-year ban by the UK Anti-Doping Agency after he tested positive for cocaine following his loss to Galal Yafai at the O2 Arena in London on the undercard of a Anthony Joshua fight last year, but HELLO . . the Mexican died three months ago!
  
  In Ice Hockey: The NHL capped one of its greatest season’s after the Panthers fought off one of the most improbable of Game 7 comebacks in the Stanley Cup Final, by the Oilers, who forced a Game 7 in Florida, home of the Panthers, after dropping the first three games of the series!
  
  The finals series capped significant gains for the NHL - among them:
  ·       An average of 1.3 million US viewers per game for the first three rounds of the playoffs, up by 14% from a year ago and the best such figure since 1996.
  ·       Record-level attendance in the regular season of 22.56 million, with games on average played to 97% venue capacity. 
  ·       Another league record for annual revenue of US$6.2Billion, thanks to the record attendance total, plus gains in media and sponsorship.
  
  And only in the USA: Legendary Rapper, Snoop Dogg ran a 200M exhibition race at the 2024 US Olympic Trials and recorded a time of 34.44secs, after which he was quoted telling journalists and fans, “For a 52-year-old, that ain’t bad.”
   
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60508633Tue, 25 Jun 2024 22:00:00 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 79 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Wednesday morning 26 June 2024 where it is 21 degrees Celsius at 5am.   Coming to you... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: Former NRL, Fiji Bati and Fiji rugby union 7s star, Jarryd Hayne will not face a fourth trial over the alleged sexual assault of a woman on the night of the 2018 Grand Final.
   
  This after the NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions said on Tuesday it had determined another trial would not proceed.
  
  Justice Deborah Sweeney, one of the judges who decided the appeal in Hayne’s favour two to one, had said that in light of “the history of this matter, to put the applicant on trial for a fourth time would not be in the interests of justice”.
  
  Hayne’s first trial ended in a hung jury and he successfully appealed his convictions after the second trial.
  
  So what’s the bet, Haynes seeks compensation from the NSW judiciary for their handling of his initial prosecutions!
  
  In rugby league: Broncos NRL Premiership winner Gorden Tallis, is backing South Sydney to make one of the most improbable runs to the finals in NRL history.
  
  The Rabbitohs lost nine of their first 10 games this season to sit dead last after Round 11, having sacked their coach Jason Demetriou.
  
  But the Bunnies have since won four on the trot and with a 5-9 record they are 14th on the ladder and just two wins outside the top eight.
  
  And in football - the latest EURO 2024 results: Albania 0-1 Spain, Croatia 1-1 Italy, Netherlands 2-3 Austria, France 1-1 Poland, England vs Slovenia in Cologne and Denmark vs Serbia in Munich – both these games at 8pm GMT.
   
  The last pool games tomorrow starting at 5pm GMT: Slovakia vs Romania in Frankfurt. Ukraine vs Belgium in Stuttgart, Georgia vs Portugal at Gelsenkirchen and Czech Republic vs Turkey in Hamburg. Both these games at 8pm GMT.
   
  In Combat Sports: Mexican boxer Moises Calleros has been given a four-year ban by the UK Anti-Doping Agency after he tested positive for cocaine following his loss to Galal Yafai at the O2 Arena in London on the undercard of a Anthony Joshua fight last year, but HELLO . . the Mexican died three months ago!
  
  In Ice Hockey: The NHL capped one of its greatest season’s after the Panthers fought off one of the most improbable of Game 7 comebacks in the Stanley Cup Final, by the Oilers, who forced a Game 7 in Florida, home of the Panthers, after dropping the first three games of the series!
  
  The finals series capped significant gains for the NHL - among them:
  ·       An average of 1.3 million US viewers per game for the first three rounds of the playoffs, up by 14% from a year ago and the best such figure since 1996.
  ·       Record-level attendance in the regular season of 22.56 million, with games on average played to 97% venue capacity. 
  ·       Another league record for annual revenue of US$6.2Billion, thanks to the record attendance total, plus gains in media and sponsorship.
  
  And only in the USA: Legendary Rapper, Snoop Dogg ran a 200M exhibition race at the 2024 US Olympic Trials and recorded a time of 34.44secs, after which he was quoted telling journalists and fans, “For a 52-year-old, that ain’t bad.”
   
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby...]]>3037s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean979fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-06-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e78-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60495207 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: China women and South Africa men secured the twelfth and final places in the Olympic Games Paris 2024 rugby 7s competitions after qualifying at the World Rugby 7s event in Monaco yesterday.
   
  Hosts France and their superstar Antoine Dupont will start their Olympic campaign on 24 July in Pool C together with two-time Olympic champions Fiji, USA and debutants Uruguay.
  
  SVNS league winners Argentina will face tough competition in Pool B against Australia, Samoa and Kenya while Pool A sees top seed New Zealand grouped with Ireland, Japan and South Africa.
  
  In rugby league: A teenager has been charged by police for allegedly sending a threatening text to NRL referee Adam Gee.
  
  The Daily Telegraph’s Phil Rothfield first reported the news as Gee received the message prior to the South Sydney Rabbitohs’ 22-12 win over the Broncos on 14 June.
   
  And the Wests Tigers have beaten the Canberra Raiders 48-24 at Campbelltown Stadium to close Round 16 of the NRL season with a bang.
   
  And in football - the latest EURO 2024 results: Switzerland 1-1 Germany in Frankfurt and Scotland 0-1 Hungary in Stuttgart. Today: Albania vs Spain in Dusseldorf and Croatia vs Italy in the Red Bull Arena, Leipzig with both games kicking off at 8pm GMT.
   
  Tomorrow all games in GMT: Netherlands vs Austria in Berlin at 5pm, France vs Poland in Dortmund at 5pm, England vs Slovenia in Cologne and Denmark vs Serbia in Munich – both these games at 8pm.
   
  In Combat Sports: Headlining UFC’s historic debut in Saudi Arabia yesterday, Robert Whittaker threw a massive spanner in the works, after upsetting the latest Dagestan star, Ikram Aliskerov with a stunning first round KO.
  
  Despite accepting the fight on only a week’s notice – after Khamzat Chimaev withdrew injured – the Aussie fighter took less than two minutes to end the fight with a stunning KO.
  
  In SportsBiz: In a soon-to-be announced one-of-a-kind sponsorship deal: French Open Tennis Champion Carlos Alcaraz is set to receive his own Nike logo along with a lucrative US$200Million contract.
   
  That’s game, set and match Alcaraz!
   
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60495207Mon, 24 Jun 2024 21:00:09 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 78 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Tuesday morning 25 June 2024 where it is 23 degrees Celsius at 5am.   Coming to you with... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: China women and South Africa men secured the twelfth and final places in the Olympic Games Paris 2024 rugby 7s competitions after qualifying at the World Rugby 7s event in Monaco yesterday.
   
  Hosts France and their superstar Antoine Dupont will start their Olympic campaign on 24 July in Pool C together with two-time Olympic champions Fiji, USA and debutants Uruguay.
  
  SVNS league winners Argentina will face tough competition in Pool B against Australia, Samoa and Kenya while Pool A sees top seed New Zealand grouped with Ireland, Japan and South Africa.
  
  In rugby league: A teenager has been charged by police for allegedly sending a threatening text to NRL referee Adam Gee.
  
  The Daily Telegraph’s Phil Rothfield first reported the news as Gee received the message prior to the South Sydney Rabbitohs’ 22-12 win over the Broncos on 14 June.
   
  And the Wests Tigers have beaten the Canberra Raiders 48-24 at Campbelltown Stadium to close Round 16 of the NRL season with a bang.
   
  And in football - the latest EURO 2024 results: Switzerland 1-1 Germany in Frankfurt and Scotland 0-1 Hungary in Stuttgart. Today: Albania vs Spain in Dusseldorf and Croatia vs Italy in the Red Bull Arena, Leipzig with both games kicking off at 8pm GMT.
   
  Tomorrow all games in GMT: Netherlands vs Austria in Berlin at 5pm, France vs Poland in Dortmund at 5pm, England vs Slovenia in Cologne and Denmark vs Serbia in Munich – both these games at 8pm.
   
  In Combat Sports: Headlining UFC’s historic debut in Saudi Arabia yesterday, Robert Whittaker threw a massive spanner in the works, after upsetting the latest Dagestan star, Ikram Aliskerov with a stunning first round KO.
  
  Despite accepting the fight on only a week’s notice – after Khamzat Chimaev withdrew injured – the Aussie fighter took less than two minutes to end the fight with a stunning KO.
  
  In SportsBiz: In a soon-to-be announced one-of-a-kind sponsorship deal: French Open Tennis Champion Carlos Alcaraz is set to receive his own Nike logo along with a lucrative US$200Million contract.
   
  That’s game, set and match Alcaraz!
   
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2227s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean978fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-06-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e77-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60485519 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: The Flying Fijians Drua 32-46 Barbarians at Twickenham this morning.
   
  Congratulations Blues, for a comprehensive 41-10 win over the Chiefs at Eden Park last night, to easily win the Super Rugby Pacific 2024 Championship.
   
  On the night, Akira Ioane, Hoskins Sotutu, Patrick Tuilpulotu, Harry Plummer and Caleb Clarke played themselves back into Razor’s first All Blacks squad.
   
  Meanwhile at the Monaco 7s quarter-finals to qualify for the Paris Olympics rugby 7s – Samoa women are out, so: China v Paraguay, Uganda v Czechia, Kenya v Argentina and Poland v Hong Kong.
   
  In the Men’s comp: South Africa v Uganda, Canada v Chile, Great Britain v Tonga and Spain v Hong Kong.
   
  In rugby league: The Rabbitohs secured a crucial 16-0 win, in a scrappy clash against the Sea Eagles at Accor Stadium in Sydney last night to record four wins in-a-row.
   
  Keaon Kolomatangi continues to impress, scoring in the closing stages of the clash, grounding a Damien Cook kick.
  
  While Anthony Seibold’s Manly Seas Eagles had no joy versus the Rabbitohs, it was a special night for Fiji international Caleb Navale who made his NRL debut.
  
  His Father, Eparama Navale played NRL for the Parramatta Eels in 1997-1998 and in the RLWC 2000 for the Fiji Bati.
  
  And in football - the latest EURO 2024 results: Netherlands 0-0 France, Georgia 1-0 Czech Republic in Hamburg, Turkey 0-3 Portugal in Dortmund and Belgium 2-0 Romania in Cologne.
   
  Tomorrow: Switzerland vs Germany in Frankfurt at 8pm GMT and Scotland vs Hungary in Stuttgart at 8pm GMT.
   
  In Super Netball: During the week, Queensland Firebirds interim Coach, Katie Walker promised fans four wins from four games to end their troubled Super Netball season.
   
  Walker is their third Coach in just three rounds, with one who lasted just one week before resigning.
  In incredible scenes, Walker delivered on part one of that promise with the Firebirds heroic 78-70 win over West Coast Fever.
  
  Goal shooter and MVP Donnell Wallam’s class under the post saw her leading the charge - her incredible long range shooting netting 57/67 goals, including nine super-shots, which lifted her teammates to new heights.
  
  And the Adelaide Thunderbirds continued their hot run, demolishing the Melbourne Mavericks 41-67 in their biggest win of the season, to remain undefeated on their home court and rise to second on the Super Netball ladder.
   
  In SportsBiz: Today’s media landscape is as uncertain as ever. Only one thing is constant: The number of customers who pay for TV access continues to decline big time.
   
  Viewers some US TV companies lost between January and March 2024:
  · Comcast @ 487,000
  · Spectrum @ 405,000
  · Dish TV @ 348,000
  · YouTube TV @ 150,000
  
  Resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in monthly fees lost to the pay-TV business. 
  
  Meanwhile, media companies continue to shell out billions of dollars for live sports. Recent sports media-rights deals and the percentage increases of their annual average values:
  ·       French Tennis Open @ US$65Million, up 435%
  ·       US College Football Play-offs @ US$1.3Billion, up 115%
  ·       NASCAR @ $1.1Billion, up 40%
  ·       NBA reported @ US$6.9Billion, up 155%
  
  The NFL’s US$110Billion media contracts run through 2033, but the league can opt out at the end of this decade.
  
  In the NBA: The Lakers are taking a big gamble with their new Head Coach, signing a four-year deal with JJ Redick last Thursday, according to ESPN.
  
  The co-host of the “Mind the Game” podcast with Lakers star LeBron James, will make roughly US$8Million per season, according to The Athletic.
  
  Redick has no coaching experience, most recently was an analyst for ESPN and called the NBA Finals.
  
  Lakers General Manager Rob Pelinka offered Redick the job on Thursday after being sold on his “ability to connect with players and his basketball IQ,” according to ESPN.
  
  Which basically means, that LeBron gave the Lakers the green light to sign JJ!
  
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60485519Sat, 22 Jun 2024 21:40:00 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 77 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Sunday morning 23 June 2024 where it is 25 degrees Celsius at 5am.   Coming to you with... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: The Flying Fijians Drua 32-46 Barbarians at Twickenham this morning.
   
  Congratulations Blues, for a comprehensive 41-10 win over the Chiefs at Eden Park last night, to easily win the Super Rugby Pacific 2024 Championship.
   
  On the night, Akira Ioane, Hoskins Sotutu, Patrick Tuilpulotu, Harry Plummer and Caleb Clarke played themselves back into Razor’s first All Blacks squad.
   
  Meanwhile at the Monaco 7s quarter-finals to qualify for the Paris Olympics rugby 7s – Samoa women are out, so: China v Paraguay, Uganda v Czechia, Kenya v Argentina and Poland v Hong Kong.
   
  In the Men’s comp: South Africa v Uganda, Canada v Chile, Great Britain v Tonga and Spain v Hong Kong.
   
  In rugby league: The Rabbitohs secured a crucial 16-0 win, in a scrappy clash against the Sea Eagles at Accor Stadium in Sydney last night to record four wins in-a-row.
   
  Keaon Kolomatangi continues to impress, scoring in the closing stages of the clash, grounding a Damien Cook kick.
  
  While Anthony Seibold’s Manly Seas Eagles had no joy versus the Rabbitohs, it was a special night for Fiji international Caleb Navale who made his NRL debut.
  
  His Father, Eparama Navale played NRL for the Parramatta Eels in 1997-1998 and in the RLWC 2000 for the Fiji Bati.
  
  And in football - the latest EURO 2024 results: Netherlands 0-0 France, Georgia 1-0 Czech Republic in Hamburg, Turkey 0-3 Portugal in Dortmund and Belgium 2-0 Romania in Cologne.
   
  Tomorrow: Switzerland vs Germany in Frankfurt at 8pm GMT and Scotland vs Hungary in Stuttgart at 8pm GMT.
   
  In Super Netball: During the week, Queensland Firebirds interim Coach, Katie Walker promised fans four wins from four games to end their troubled Super Netball season.
   
  Walker is their third Coach in just three rounds, with one who lasted just one week before resigning.
  In incredible scenes, Walker delivered on part one of that promise with the Firebirds heroic 78-70 win over West Coast Fever.
  
  Goal shooter and MVP Donnell Wallam’s class under the post saw her leading the charge - her incredible long range shooting netting 57/67 goals, including nine super-shots, which lifted her teammates to new heights.
  
  And the Adelaide Thunderbirds continued their hot run, demolishing the Melbourne Mavericks 41-67 in their biggest win of the season, to remain undefeated on their home court and rise to second on the Super Netball ladder.
   
  In SportsBiz: Today’s media landscape is as uncertain as ever. Only one thing is constant: The number of customers who pay for TV access continues to decline big time.
   
  Viewers some US TV companies lost between January and March 2024:
  · Comcast @ 487,000
  · Spectrum @ 405,000
  · Dish TV @ 348,000
  · YouTube TV @ 150,000
  
  Resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in monthly fees lost to the pay-TV business. 
  
  Meanwhile, media companies continue to shell out billions of dollars for live sports. Recent sports media-rights deals and the percentage increases of their annual average values:
  ·       French Tennis Open @ US$65Million, up 435%
  ·       US College Football Play-offs @ US$1.3Billion, up 115%
  ·       NASCAR @ $1.1Billion, up 40%
  ·       NBA reported @ US$6.9Billion, up 155%
  
  The NFL’s US$110Billion media contracts run through 2033, but the league can opt out at the end of this decade.
  
  In the NBA: The Lakers are taking a big gamble with their new Head Coach, signing a four-year deal with JJ Redick...]]>3767s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean977fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-05-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e76-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60466751 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: Our World Famous tip for the Super Rugby Pacific Final at 7.05pm tonight at Eden Park in Auckland is for Wallace Sititi to rumble Hoskins Sotutu, allowing for Cortez Ratima and Damian McKenzie to spark the Chiefs backs – at Centre Anton Lienert-Brown to school Reiko Ioane and the back three of Emoni Narawa, Etene Nanai-Seturo and Shaun Stevenson to bambino the Blues.
   
  Meanwhile in Monaco – the final rugby 7s qualifying tournament for the Paris Olympics had to be re-jigged after Papua New Guinea Men’s and Women’s teams didn’t show!
   
  Argentina Women beat Samoa 5-26 and Tonga Men lost 5-14 to Chile in their first Pool games.
   
  In rugby league: Neither side deserved to lose last night, but in the end the Melbourne Storm were too good, with their halfback Jahrome Hughes proving the difference in beating the Dolphins 24-30 in a thrilling, end-to-end contest at Suncorp Stadium that cements the Storm top of the NRL ladder.
   
  And in the words of his Coach and mentor Wayne Bennett: “He was very good.”
  
  Five minutes after being injected into the game from the bench, Tevita Pangai Junior was placed on report for a late shot on Christian Welch.
  
  Later in the game, he put a big shot on Trent Loeiro.
  
  Speaking post game, James Graham said “Now every single forward in the NRL, when they come up against the Dolphins, are going to want to know where Tevita Pangai Junior is.”
  
  And the latest EURO 2024 results: Slovakia 1-2 Ukraine, Poland 1-3 Austria and this morning Netherlands vs France are locked nil all in the second half.
   
  Tomorrow: Georgia vs Czech Republic in Hamburg, Turkey vs Portugal in Dortmund and Belgium vs Romania in Cologne.
   
  In Boxing: One day after he announced on social media that he had “officially retired,” Ryan Garcia has been suspended for one year by the New York State Athletic Commission, according to the New York Post.
   
  Garcia, 25, will also have to forfeit the US$1Million he won from his majority decision win over WBC Super Lightweight Champion Devin Haney in April - which is now a no-contest.
  
  In the WNBA: The first two WNBA matchups between rookie phenoms Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese did major business for the league—and generated significant controversy.
   
  Round three on Sunday is poised to reach even higher levels. 
  
  Clark’s Indiana Fever and Reese’s Chicago Sky will play Sunday afternoon in Illinois.
  
  The average ticket price of US$271, according to TickPick, makes Sunday’s game the most expensive WNBA contest on record. 
  
  Expectations are sky-high on TV as well, as the second Fever-Sky matchup just five days ago generated an average audience of 2.25 million viewers on CBS, representing the largest audience for the WNBA on any network in 23 years.
  
  And in SportsBiz: The Pistons owe Monty Williams US$65Million for firing their Head Coach after just one season.
   
  Only last summer, Detroit made Williams, at the time, the highest-paid Head Coach in the NBA with a US$78.5M contract.
   
  But after they finished with a league-worst record of 14–68 in his first season, which included a 28-game losing streak - the longest in NBA history, they kicked his butt.
   
  Painful oh so painful for the Pistons!
   
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60466751Fri, 21 Jun 2024 22:41:19 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 76 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Saturday morning 22 June 2024 where it is 22 degrees Celsius at 5am.   Coming to you... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: Our World Famous tip for the Super Rugby Pacific Final at 7.05pm tonight at Eden Park in Auckland is for Wallace Sititi to rumble Hoskins Sotutu, allowing for Cortez Ratima and Damian McKenzie to spark the Chiefs backs – at Centre Anton Lienert-Brown to school Reiko Ioane and the back three of Emoni Narawa, Etene Nanai-Seturo and Shaun Stevenson to bambino the Blues.
   
  Meanwhile in Monaco – the final rugby 7s qualifying tournament for the Paris Olympics had to be re-jigged after Papua New Guinea Men’s and Women’s teams didn’t show!
   
  Argentina Women beat Samoa 5-26 and Tonga Men lost 5-14 to Chile in their first Pool games.
   
  In rugby league: Neither side deserved to lose last night, but in the end the Melbourne Storm were too good, with their halfback Jahrome Hughes proving the difference in beating the Dolphins 24-30 in a thrilling, end-to-end contest at Suncorp Stadium that cements the Storm top of the NRL ladder.
   
  And in the words of his Coach and mentor Wayne Bennett: “He was very good.”
  
  Five minutes after being injected into the game from the bench, Tevita Pangai Junior was placed on report for a late shot on Christian Welch.
  
  Later in the game, he put a big shot on Trent Loeiro.
  
  Speaking post game, James Graham said “Now every single forward in the NRL, when they come up against the Dolphins, are going to want to know where Tevita Pangai Junior is.”
  
  And the latest EURO 2024 results: Slovakia 1-2 Ukraine, Poland 1-3 Austria and this morning Netherlands vs France are locked nil all in the second half.
   
  Tomorrow: Georgia vs Czech Republic in Hamburg, Turkey vs Portugal in Dortmund and Belgium vs Romania in Cologne.
   
  In Boxing: One day after he announced on social media that he had “officially retired,” Ryan Garcia has been suspended for one year by the New York State Athletic Commission, according to the New York Post.
   
  Garcia, 25, will also have to forfeit the US$1Million he won from his majority decision win over WBC Super Lightweight Champion Devin Haney in April - which is now a no-contest.
  
  In the WNBA: The first two WNBA matchups between rookie phenoms Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese did major business for the league—and generated significant controversy.
   
  Round three on Sunday is poised to reach even higher levels. 
  
  Clark’s Indiana Fever and Reese’s Chicago Sky will play Sunday afternoon in Illinois.
  
  The average ticket price of US$271, according to TickPick, makes Sunday’s game the most expensive WNBA contest on record. 
  
  Expectations are sky-high on TV as well, as the second Fever-Sky matchup just five days ago generated an average audience of 2.25 million viewers on CBS, representing the largest audience for the WNBA on any network in 23 years.
  
  And in SportsBiz: The Pistons owe Monty Williams US$65Million for firing their Head Coach after just one season.
   
  Only last summer, Detroit made Williams, at the time, the highest-paid Head Coach in the NBA with a US$78.5M contract.
   
  But after they finished with a league-worst record of 14–68 in his first season, which included a 28-game losing streak - the longest in NBA history, they kicked his butt.
   
  Painful oh so painful for the Pistons!
   
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too...]]>3037s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean976fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-06-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e75-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60455632 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: The Super Rugby Pacific Final on Saturday night at Eden Park in Auckland sees the Blues and the Chiefs feature a galaxy of Maori and Pasifika stars.
   
  For the Chiefs: 4. Jimmy Tupou 5. Tupou Vaa’i 6. Samipeni Finau 7. Luke Jacobson (C) 8. Wallace Sititi 9. Cortez Ratima 11. Etene Nanai-Seturo 12. Rameka Poihipi 13. Anton Lienert-Brown 14. Emoni Narawa and 15. Shaun Stevenson.
  
  And the Blues Maori and Pasifika Islanders: 1. Ofa Tu'ungafasi 3. Marcel Renata 4. Patrick Tuipulotu (C) 6. Akira Ioane 7. Dalton Papali'i 8. Hoskins Sotutu, 11. Caleb Clarke, 12. AJ Lam, 13. Rieko Ioane, 14. Mark Tele'a and 15. Stephen Perofeta.
  
  In rugby league: Even though he is yet to set foot in the Rabbitohs Heffron Park headquarters, South Sydney has completely flipped the script since Wayne Bennett was announced as their new Head Coach from 2025.
  
  Bennet has been working the phones talking to interim Head Coach Ben Hornby and players like Latrell Mitchell, Cody Walker, Jack Wighton and Damien Cook, who are now completely different players.
  
  Keaon Kolomatangi has also suddenly become one of the best middle forwards in the NRL.
  
  In fact, since Bennett signed on for 2025, the Rabbitohs have won three straight games – prior to his appointment they were one from 10.
  
  And Hornby was the Captain when Bennett smashed a 31-season title drought at the Dragons in 2010.
  
  Amazing!
  
  Latest EURO 2024 results: Scotland 1-1 Switzerland in Cologne, Slovenia 1-1 Serbia, Denmark 1-1 England and Spain 1-0 Italy.
   
  Tomorrow: Slovakia vs Ukraine in Dusseldorf, Poland vs Austria in Berlin and Netherlands vs France in Leipzig at 8am Fiji time.
   
  In SportsBiz: Viewership for the just completed NBA Finals were down 3% this year, while overall NBA playoff viewership was down 12%.
   
  The five-game Celtics-Mavericks series averaged 11.3 million viewers across ABC and ESPN, down from 11.6 million for the five-game Nuggets-Heat last year.
  
  The NBA is still expected to sign new media rights deals delivering a massive increase compared to the current deals, which end after next season.
  
  In Boxing: “Mom has cancer... I’m being sued ... My supplements were tainted ... Going thru a divorce ... Devin asking for my win to be taken away ... I’m getting hit with everything. Boxing will be alright without me ... But it sucks as I was fun in the game ... And it was fun to punch people.
   
  Y’all may catch me out and about but as far as boxing I don’t know.
  
  There is so much corruption I’m over it ... I may do acting or singing ... I’ll still be training but I’m hurt and I’m done with it and everyone ... The sad part is I’m a great boxer ... And I entertain and knock people out ... I’m sad because I love boxing ... Praying for everyone and I hope everyone has a great life.”
  
  “I’m officially retired,” Ryan Garcia letting off some steam.
  
  In the NBA, well not just yet but soon, very soon: The world’s tallest teenager, 18-year-old Canadian Olivier Rioux was measured by Guinness this week at seven feet nine inches tall, or 236cm tall. He wears size 20 shoes.
   
  Unsurprisingly, Rioux is a handy basketball player and has committed to go to college in the US and play for the Florida Gators.
  
  Videos of the teen giant towering over opponents and dunking without jumping have gone viral.
  
  Er . . WNBA make the most of Caitlin Clark while you can! The next great white hope is on his way!
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60455632Thu, 20 Jun 2024 23:36:46 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 75 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Friday morning 21 June 2024 where it is 23 degrees Celsius at 5am.   Coming to you with... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: The Super Rugby Pacific Final on Saturday night at Eden Park in Auckland sees the Blues and the Chiefs feature a galaxy of Maori and Pasifika stars.
   
  For the Chiefs: 4. Jimmy Tupou 5. Tupou Vaa’i 6. Samipeni Finau 7. Luke Jacobson (C) 8. Wallace Sititi 9. Cortez Ratima 11. Etene Nanai-Seturo 12. Rameka Poihipi 13. Anton Lienert-Brown 14. Emoni Narawa and 15. Shaun Stevenson.
  
  And the Blues Maori and Pasifika Islanders: 1. Ofa Tu'ungafasi 3. Marcel Renata 4. Patrick Tuipulotu (C) 6. Akira Ioane 7. Dalton Papali'i 8. Hoskins Sotutu, 11. Caleb Clarke, 12. AJ Lam, 13. Rieko Ioane, 14. Mark Tele'a and 15. Stephen Perofeta.
  
  In rugby league: Even though he is yet to set foot in the Rabbitohs Heffron Park headquarters, South Sydney has completely flipped the script since Wayne Bennett was announced as their new Head Coach from 2025.
  
  Bennet has been working the phones talking to interim Head Coach Ben Hornby and players like Latrell Mitchell, Cody Walker, Jack Wighton and Damien Cook, who are now completely different players.
  
  Keaon Kolomatangi has also suddenly become one of the best middle forwards in the NRL.
  
  In fact, since Bennett signed on for 2025, the Rabbitohs have won three straight games – prior to his appointment they were one from 10.
  
  And Hornby was the Captain when Bennett smashed a 31-season title drought at the Dragons in 2010.
  
  Amazing!
  
  Latest EURO 2024 results: Scotland 1-1 Switzerland in Cologne, Slovenia 1-1 Serbia, Denmark 1-1 England and Spain 1-0 Italy.
   
  Tomorrow: Slovakia vs Ukraine in Dusseldorf, Poland vs Austria in Berlin and Netherlands vs France in Leipzig at 8am Fiji time.
   
  In SportsBiz: Viewership for the just completed NBA Finals were down 3% this year, while overall NBA playoff viewership was down 12%.
   
  The five-game Celtics-Mavericks series averaged 11.3 million viewers across ABC and ESPN, down from 11.6 million for the five-game Nuggets-Heat last year.
  
  The NBA is still expected to sign new media rights deals delivering a massive increase compared to the current deals, which end after next season.
  
  In Boxing: “Mom has cancer... I’m being sued ... My supplements were tainted ... Going thru a divorce ... Devin asking for my win to be taken away ... I’m getting hit with everything. Boxing will be alright without me ... But it sucks as I was fun in the game ... And it was fun to punch people.
   
  Y’all may catch me out and about but as far as boxing I don’t know.
  
  There is so much corruption I’m over it ... I may do acting or singing ... I’ll still be training but I’m hurt and I’m done with it and everyone ... The sad part is I’m a great boxer ... And I entertain and knock people out ... I’m sad because I love boxing ... Praying for everyone and I hope everyone has a great life.”
  
  “I’m officially retired,” Ryan Garcia letting off some steam.
  
  In the NBA, well not just yet but soon, very soon: The world’s tallest teenager, 18-year-old Canadian Olivier Rioux was measured by Guinness this week at seven feet nine inches tall, or 236cm tall. He wears size 20 shoes.
   
  Unsurprisingly, Rioux is a handy basketball player and has committed to go to college in the US and play for the Florida Gators.
  
  Videos of the teen giant towering over opponents and dunking without jumping have gone viral.
  
  Er . . WNBA make the most of Caitlin Clark while you can! The next great white hope is on his way!
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
  Please...]]>3127s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean975fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-06-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e74-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60441689 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: Video footage posted on social media from Churchill Park in Lautoka yesterday, shows Selestino Ravutaumada bursting through weak Australian defence for the Fiji Men’s 7s Team to score typical Ravutaumada long range tries in two trial games yesterday.
   
  Iosefo Masi has been there before so – will they both be going to Paris?
   
  Meanwhile, the World Rugby 7s Repechage Tournament in Monaco this weekend serves as the final qualification for the Paris Olympics. Women’s Teams: Argentina, China, Czechia, Hong Kong China, Kenya, Jamaica, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Poland, Samoa and Uganda.
   
  And the Men’s Teams are: Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Spain, Tonga and Uganda.
   
  In rugby league: “If I had any doubts or I was scared, I wouldn’t pull on the Queensland jersey.” Maroons fullback Reece Walsh has vowed not to take a backward step in ORIGIN II next Wednesday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
   
  In EURO 2024 yesterday: Turkey 3-1 Georgia in Dortmund and Portugal 2-1 Czech Republic.
   
  Today: Croatia 2-2 Albania in Hamburg, Germany 2-0 Hungary in Stuttgart and Scotland vs Switzerland in Cologne still to play.
   
   
  In the NBA: The 2024 NBA Champions – Boston Celtic’s payroll of US$184Million ranked fourth, according to Spotrac, trailing only the Warriors, Clippers and Suns. 
   
  As is often the case for newly minted champions, though, maintaining current pay levels is not an option.
  
  Already, the Celtics have more than US$192M in contract obligations for next season. 
  Star forward Jayson Tatum is eligible for a supermax contract extension that would pay him US$315M over five years, with teammate Jaylen Brown’s five-year, US$304M deal signed last summer, a new NBA record.
  
  In UFC: Kiwi-Nigerian former UFC Champion Israel Adesanya is favored to become a UFC champion again.
   
  Sportsbetting currently has Adesanya as a slight favorite in his upcoming fight against UFC Middleweight Champion Dricus du Plessis in UFC305 on 17 August in Perth, Western Australia.
   
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
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  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60441689Wed, 19 Jun 2024 20:45:37 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 74 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Thursday morning 20 June 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: Video footage posted on social media from Churchill Park in Lautoka yesterday, shows Selestino Ravutaumada bursting through weak Australian defence for the Fiji Men’s 7s Team to score typical Ravutaumada long range tries in two trial games yesterday.
   
  Iosefo Masi has been there before so – will they both be going to Paris?
   
  Meanwhile, the World Rugby 7s Repechage Tournament in Monaco this weekend serves as the final qualification for the Paris Olympics. Women’s Teams: Argentina, China, Czechia, Hong Kong China, Kenya, Jamaica, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Poland, Samoa and Uganda.
   
  And the Men’s Teams are: Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Spain, Tonga and Uganda.
   
  In rugby league: “If I had any doubts or I was scared, I wouldn’t pull on the Queensland jersey.” Maroons fullback Reece Walsh has vowed not to take a backward step in ORIGIN II next Wednesday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
   
  In EURO 2024 yesterday: Turkey 3-1 Georgia in Dortmund and Portugal 2-1 Czech Republic.
   
  Today: Croatia 2-2 Albania in Hamburg, Germany 2-0 Hungary in Stuttgart and Scotland vs Switzerland in Cologne still to play.
   
   
  In the NBA: The 2024 NBA Champions – Boston Celtic’s payroll of US$184Million ranked fourth, according to Spotrac, trailing only the Warriors, Clippers and Suns. 
   
  As is often the case for newly minted champions, though, maintaining current pay levels is not an option.
  
  Already, the Celtics have more than US$192M in contract obligations for next season. 
  Star forward Jayson Tatum is eligible for a supermax contract extension that would pay him US$315M over five years, with teammate Jaylen Brown’s five-year, US$304M deal signed last summer, a new NBA record.
  
  In UFC: Kiwi-Nigerian former UFC Champion Israel Adesanya is favored to become a UFC champion again.
   
  Sportsbetting currently has Adesanya as a slight favorite in his upcoming fight against UFC Middleweight Champion Dricus du Plessis in UFC305 on 17 August in Perth, Western Australia.
   
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
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  ]]>2297s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean974fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-06-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e73-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60431203 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: The big questions to be answered at Churchill Park in Lautoka when Australia takes on the Fiji Men’s 7s Team over four trial games this week: Will Michael Hooper and Mark Waqanitawase make the cut for the Aussies?
   
  And same with Selestino Ravutaumada and Iosefo Masi for Fiji – will they be going to Paris?
   
  In rugby league: The Dolphins welcome a mid-season recruit into their starting 17, with Wayne Bennett unleashing former Bronco star and another Tongan tough guy, Tevita Pangai Junior, who will play his first NRL game of the year at Suncorp against the Storm on Friday night.
   
  Remember the Dolphins only signed the Tongan tough guy after he was rejected by Craig Bellamy, following a stint in boxing.
   
  Meanwhile, the Parramatta Eels have trimmed down the list of candidates for Head Coach to two, with Jason Demetriou and ex-Wallabies Coach, Michael Cheika knocked out of the running.
   
  The Daily Telegraph reporting that either Josh Hannay or Jason Ryles will be Parramatta’s next coach from 2025 after progressing through to the next round of interviews.
  
  It appears that Trent Barrett, who is currently leading the side in an interim role, will also likely miss out.
  In EURO 2024 yesterday: England 1-0 Serbia, Romania 3-0 Ukraine, Belgium 0-1 Slovakia and Austria 0-1 France.
   
  In other games today: Turkey vs Georgia in Dortmund at 5pm GMT and Portugal vs Czech Republic in Leipzig at 8pm GMT.
   
  In the NBA Finals: Sixteen years after the Boston Celtics won their 17th NBA Championship, they grabbed a record-breaking 18th cruising to a 106-88 win over the Dallas Mavericks yesterday, to claim the NBA Finals series 4-1.
  
  With it, the Celtics left the Los Angeles Lakers behind on 17 NBA titles.
  
  Superstar Jaylen Brown was named Finals MVP, with 21 points, eight rebounds and six assists, while Jayson Tatum heavily involved as a scorer and playmaker, putting up 31 points to go with 11 assists.
   
  In T20 International Cricket: Estonian cricketer Sahil Chauhan has shattered the record for fastest century in T20 International Cricket, finishing on 144 not out in just 27 deliveries against Cyprus.
   
  Chauhan smacked 18 sixes during his onslaught, also a record in T20 International Cricket, helping Estonia chase down the 192-run target with 42 deliveries to spare.
  
  Chauhan also bettered Chris Gayle’s record for quickest hundred in men’s T20s, with the West Indies icon passing the milestone in 30 deliveries during an Indian Premier League game against the Pune Warriors in 2013.
  
  In the WNBA: One of the most catty rivalries in sports has another chapter.
   
  In the Indiana Fever vs Chicago Sky game on Sunday, Caitlin Clark drove to the basket and got whacked in the head by who else - Angel Reese.
  
  After the Fever closed out a 91-83 win, in which Clark scored 23 points on 7-for-11 shooting, along with eight rebounds and nine assists, she was asked what was going through her mind when Reese was called for a flagrant foul.
  
  “What’s going through my mind? I need to make these two free throws. That’s all I’m thinking about. It’s just part of basketball. It is what it is,” Clark said.
  
  Reese — who recorded her sixth straight double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds while adding five assists — did not think she did anything wrong.
  
  “It’s a basketball play. I’m always going for the ball. Y’all are going to play that clip, what, 20 times before Monday,” Reese asked.
  
  Ooh kitty, kitty cool it babe!
  
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
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  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60431203Wed, 19 Jun 2024 01:53:58 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 73 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Wednesday morning 19 June 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: The big questions to be answered at Churchill Park in Lautoka when Australia takes on the Fiji Men’s 7s Team over four trial games this week: Will Michael Hooper and Mark Waqanitawase make the cut for the Aussies?
   
  And same with Selestino Ravutaumada and Iosefo Masi for Fiji – will they be going to Paris?
   
  In rugby league: The Dolphins welcome a mid-season recruit into their starting 17, with Wayne Bennett unleashing former Bronco star and another Tongan tough guy, Tevita Pangai Junior, who will play his first NRL game of the year at Suncorp against the Storm on Friday night.
   
  Remember the Dolphins only signed the Tongan tough guy after he was rejected by Craig Bellamy, following a stint in boxing.
   
  Meanwhile, the Parramatta Eels have trimmed down the list of candidates for Head Coach to two, with Jason Demetriou and ex-Wallabies Coach, Michael Cheika knocked out of the running.
   
  The Daily Telegraph reporting that either Josh Hannay or Jason Ryles will be Parramatta’s next coach from 2025 after progressing through to the next round of interviews.
  
  It appears that Trent Barrett, who is currently leading the side in an interim role, will also likely miss out.
  In EURO 2024 yesterday: England 1-0 Serbia, Romania 3-0 Ukraine, Belgium 0-1 Slovakia and Austria 0-1 France.
   
  In other games today: Turkey vs Georgia in Dortmund at 5pm GMT and Portugal vs Czech Republic in Leipzig at 8pm GMT.
   
  In the NBA Finals: Sixteen years after the Boston Celtics won their 17th NBA Championship, they grabbed a record-breaking 18th cruising to a 106-88 win over the Dallas Mavericks yesterday, to claim the NBA Finals series 4-1.
  
  With it, the Celtics left the Los Angeles Lakers behind on 17 NBA titles.
  
  Superstar Jaylen Brown was named Finals MVP, with 21 points, eight rebounds and six assists, while Jayson Tatum heavily involved as a scorer and playmaker, putting up 31 points to go with 11 assists.
   
  In T20 International Cricket: Estonian cricketer Sahil Chauhan has shattered the record for fastest century in T20 International Cricket, finishing on 144 not out in just 27 deliveries against Cyprus.
   
  Chauhan smacked 18 sixes during his onslaught, also a record in T20 International Cricket, helping Estonia chase down the 192-run target with 42 deliveries to spare.
  
  Chauhan also bettered Chris Gayle’s record for quickest hundred in men’s T20s, with the West Indies icon passing the milestone in 30 deliveries during an Indian Premier League game against the Pune Warriors in 2013.
  
  In the WNBA: One of the most catty rivalries in sports has another chapter.
   
  In the Indiana Fever vs Chicago Sky game on Sunday, Caitlin Clark drove to the basket and got whacked in the head by who else - Angel Reese.
  
  After the Fever closed out a 91-83 win, in which Clark scored 23 points on 7-for-11 shooting, along with eight rebounds and nine assists, she was asked what was going through her mind when Reese was called for a flagrant foul.
  
  “What’s going through my mind? I need to make these two free throws. That’s all I’m thinking about. It’s just part of basketball. It is what it is,” Clark said.
  
  Reese — who recorded her sixth straight double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds while adding five assists — did not think she did anything wrong.
  
  “It’s a basketball play. I’m always going for the ball. Y’all are going to play that clip, what, 20 times before Monday,” Reese asked.
  
  Ooh kitty, kitty cool it babe!
  3107s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean973fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-05-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e72-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60416347 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: Chiefs who would have caught the eyes of the All Blacks selectors with their performances against the Hurricanes: Emoni Narawa is playing like a man who had his Rugby World Cup robbed and is desperate to win it back.
   
  The wing was an electric and serious handful for the Hurricanes.
  
  Damian McKenzie stood up when it mattered as his perfect kicking off the tee for 15 points steered his side to victory.
  
  McKenzie was composed and brilliant throughout the game for the Chiefs, and the way he controlled the game after their fast start, is very encouraging for his desire to start at 10 for the All Blacks.
  
  Lastly, one of the players of the game was a barnstorming Wallace Sititi, who carried like a Spartan on the night. The Chiefs No. 8 made 150M, beating four defenders and still making 13 tackles.
  
  There is plenty of back-row depth in the All Blacks, but Sititi is really special with the ball in hand.
  In rugby league: Billy Slater has made two changes to his Maroons side that thumped NSW in ORIGIN 1, recalling two veterans.
  
  Despite his starring role after coming from the bench in the early stages of the series opener, Selwyn Cobbo has been left out of ORIGIN II.
  
  Eels back-rower J'Maine Hopgood is the other player to miss out, with Slater revealing the Eels gun had injured his back playing for his club.
  
  Tongan tough guy Felise Kaufusi starts on the bench for the MCG clash, with Kurt Capewell named to replace Cobbo in a more traditional utility role, providing forward cover, while also able to play Centre.
  
  In EURO 2024 yesterday: Jude Bellingham slotted home his first goal of EURO 2024 and the only goal of the game – a powerful header for England 1-0 Serbia.
   
  In other games today: Romania 3-0 Ukraine in Munich, Belgium 0-1 Slovakia with the second half underway in Frankfurt and Austria vs France at 8pm GMT in Dusseldorf.
   
  At the US Open: The putts kept dropping for popular Irishman Rory McIlroy at the US Open at Pinehurst N0. 2 North Carolina yesterday - one at the 12th from 22 feet, another on the short 13th.
   
  After a hot streak of four birdies across a five-hole stretch, McIlroy stood two clear of Bryson DeChambeau at the 16th.
  And then it all fell apart.
  McIlroy missed a 30-inch putt at the 16th which DeChambeau, following in the group behind, parred.
   
  McIlroy then parred on the 17th.
   
  The 2011 US Open champion stood on the 18th tee and the 2020 US Open champion stood on the 17th. 
   
  After Bryson DeChambeau parred the 17th, McIlroy hit his approach from a sandy lie, short of the 18th green.
   
  He pitched it to 3 feet 9 inches of the hole, poised to take the championship, but McIlroy missed the putt.
  
  Still with a chance to win, the Irishman tumbled to 5 under, one back from DeChambeau.
  
  There is no hiding from it - three bogeys in his last four holes is a choke – big time.
  
  McIlroy walked down the steps into the scoring room and then left without congratulating the 2024 US Open Champion, Bryson DeChambeau. 
   
  And in Boxing: “I wanted the knockout,” he said. “I hurt him a couple of times, looked at my Dad and he said, ’What are you doing?” I said I was just having fun. 
   
  “My corner said, ‘Do what you’re doing. If you want step on the gas or you can box and do what you want.’ “At the end of the day, I kept it clean, made him look silly and won easily,” said rising British star, Ben Whittaker after he beat the previously unbeaten Nigerian Ezra Arenyeka.
  
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
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  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60416347Mon, 17 Jun 2024 21:02:08 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 72 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 18 June 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: Chiefs who would have caught the eyes of the All Blacks selectors with their performances against the Hurricanes: Emoni Narawa is playing like a man who had his Rugby World Cup robbed and is desperate to win it back.
   
  The wing was an electric and serious handful for the Hurricanes.
  
  Damian McKenzie stood up when it mattered as his perfect kicking off the tee for 15 points steered his side to victory.
  
  McKenzie was composed and brilliant throughout the game for the Chiefs, and the way he controlled the game after their fast start, is very encouraging for his desire to start at 10 for the All Blacks.
  
  Lastly, one of the players of the game was a barnstorming Wallace Sititi, who carried like a Spartan on the night. The Chiefs No. 8 made 150M, beating four defenders and still making 13 tackles.
  
  There is plenty of back-row depth in the All Blacks, but Sititi is really special with the ball in hand.
  In rugby league: Billy Slater has made two changes to his Maroons side that thumped NSW in ORIGIN 1, recalling two veterans.
  
  Despite his starring role after coming from the bench in the early stages of the series opener, Selwyn Cobbo has been left out of ORIGIN II.
  
  Eels back-rower J'Maine Hopgood is the other player to miss out, with Slater revealing the Eels gun had injured his back playing for his club.
  
  Tongan tough guy Felise Kaufusi starts on the bench for the MCG clash, with Kurt Capewell named to replace Cobbo in a more traditional utility role, providing forward cover, while also able to play Centre.
  
  In EURO 2024 yesterday: Jude Bellingham slotted home his first goal of EURO 2024 and the only goal of the game – a powerful header for England 1-0 Serbia.
   
  In other games today: Romania 3-0 Ukraine in Munich, Belgium 0-1 Slovakia with the second half underway in Frankfurt and Austria vs France at 8pm GMT in Dusseldorf.
   
  At the US Open: The putts kept dropping for popular Irishman Rory McIlroy at the US Open at Pinehurst N0. 2 North Carolina yesterday - one at the 12th from 22 feet, another on the short 13th.
   
  After a hot streak of four birdies across a five-hole stretch, McIlroy stood two clear of Bryson DeChambeau at the 16th.
  And then it all fell apart.
  McIlroy missed a 30-inch putt at the 16th which DeChambeau, following in the group behind, parred.
   
  McIlroy then parred on the 17th.
   
  The 2011 US Open champion stood on the 18th tee and the 2020 US Open champion stood on the 17th. 
   
  After Bryson DeChambeau parred the 17th, McIlroy hit his approach from a sandy lie, short of the 18th green.
   
  He pitched it to 3 feet 9 inches of the hole, poised to take the championship, but McIlroy missed the putt.
  
  Still with a chance to win, the Irishman tumbled to 5 under, one back from DeChambeau.
  
  There is no hiding from it - three bogeys in his last four holes is a choke – big time.
  
  McIlroy walked down the steps into the scoring room and then left without congratulating the 2024 US Open Champion, Bryson DeChambeau. 
   
  And in Boxing: “I wanted the knockout,” he said. “I hurt him a couple of times, looked at my Dad and he said, ’What are you doing?” I said I was just having fun. 
   
  “My corner said, ‘Do what you’re doing. If you want step on the gas or you can box and do what you want.’ “At the end of the day, I kept it clean, made him look silly and won easily,” said rising British star, Ben Whittaker after he beat the previously unbeaten Nigerian Ezra Arenyeka.2907s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean972fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-06-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e71-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60404650 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: And then there were two – emerging from their respective Super Rugby Pacific semifinals – where the Blues whacked the Brumbies 20-34 and the Chiefs caught the Hurricanes napping for an upset 30-19 win.
   
  So who is going to stamp their mark on the finals and in Razor’s new-look All Blacks squad 2024 – Hoskins Sotutu or rising star, Wallace Sititi, the Chiefs outstanding No. 8?
  
  Will it be incumbent All Blacks utility and Chiefs star, Damian McKenzie or the Blues Harry Plummer?  
  
  In rugby league: NSW Blues Head Coach Michael Maguire has shaken up his squad for ORIGIN II, dropping Cameron McInnes and Nicho Hynes for Rabbitohs skipper Cameron Murray at lock and Isaah Yeo on the bench.
   
  Mitchell Moses has been named in the No.7 jersey, while Latrell Mitchell is, as widely speculated, in at Centre, with Mitch Barnett replacing Matt Burton as 18th man.
  
  In Super Netball: Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard netted a record 73 goals for West Coast Fever, in front of their largest ever crowd of 11,267 to lift her side to a gritty 78-71 win over the struggling NSW Swifts yesterday.
   
  The Fever’s win ensures they reclaim second spot on the Super Netball ladder.
  
  The Melbourne Mavericks kept their finals hopes alive as they piled on the pain for the Queensland Firebirds with a 73-61 victory at John Cain Arena.
   
  While the Melbourne Vixens hung on for a thrilling 63-61 win over the Sunshine Coast Lightning.
   
  Meanwhile, the Giants’ 2024 finals hopes are hanging by a thread after suffering a 42-57 loss to the Adelaide Thunderbirds in Sydney on Saturday night.
   
  In Football: EURO 2024 results: Italy 2-1 Albania in Dortmund, Poland 0-2 Netherlands in Hamburg, Denmark 1-1 Slovenia in Stuttgart and we tip Serbia to shampoo England in Gelsenkirchen.
   
  In SportsBiz: The best guess by MLB executives, agents and insiders polled by ESPN, of the free-agent contract for Yankees star Juan Soto, due to hit the open market after the 2024 season is US$482.5Million!
   
  Unlike Dodgers star, Shohei Ohtani’s record US$700M contract, most of it to be paid out after the contract ends, Soto’s deal is fully paid out during the term of the contract. 
   
  And in Boxing: Back in the ring for the first time since April 2023, Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis returned in style with an eighth-round knockout of the previously undefeated Frank Martin in Las Vegas yesterday, defending his WBA World Lightweight title.
   
  Martin, who boasted a 18-0 record with 12 knockouts before this fight, was no match for the now 30-0 Davis.
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
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  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60404650Sun, 16 Jun 2024 21:20:28 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 71 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Monday morning 17 June 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby Union: And then there were two – emerging from their respective Super Rugby Pacific semifinals – where the Blues whacked the Brumbies 20-34 and the Chiefs caught the Hurricanes napping for an upset 30-19 win.
   
  So who is going to stamp their mark on the finals and in Razor’s new-look All Blacks squad 2024 – Hoskins Sotutu or rising star, Wallace Sititi, the Chiefs outstanding No. 8?
  
  Will it be incumbent All Blacks utility and Chiefs star, Damian McKenzie or the Blues Harry Plummer?  
  
  In rugby league: NSW Blues Head Coach Michael Maguire has shaken up his squad for ORIGIN II, dropping Cameron McInnes and Nicho Hynes for Rabbitohs skipper Cameron Murray at lock and Isaah Yeo on the bench.
   
  Mitchell Moses has been named in the No.7 jersey, while Latrell Mitchell is, as widely speculated, in at Centre, with Mitch Barnett replacing Matt Burton as 18th man.
  
  In Super Netball: Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard netted a record 73 goals for West Coast Fever, in front of their largest ever crowd of 11,267 to lift her side to a gritty 78-71 win over the struggling NSW Swifts yesterday.
   
  The Fever’s win ensures they reclaim second spot on the Super Netball ladder.
  
  The Melbourne Mavericks kept their finals hopes alive as they piled on the pain for the Queensland Firebirds with a 73-61 victory at John Cain Arena.
   
  While the Melbourne Vixens hung on for a thrilling 63-61 win over the Sunshine Coast Lightning.
   
  Meanwhile, the Giants’ 2024 finals hopes are hanging by a thread after suffering a 42-57 loss to the Adelaide Thunderbirds in Sydney on Saturday night.
   
  In Football: EURO 2024 results: Italy 2-1 Albania in Dortmund, Poland 0-2 Netherlands in Hamburg, Denmark 1-1 Slovenia in Stuttgart and we tip Serbia to shampoo England in Gelsenkirchen.
   
  In SportsBiz: The best guess by MLB executives, agents and insiders polled by ESPN, of the free-agent contract for Yankees star Juan Soto, due to hit the open market after the 2024 season is US$482.5Million!
   
  Unlike Dodgers star, Shohei Ohtani’s record US$700M contract, most of it to be paid out after the contract ends, Soto’s deal is fully paid out during the term of the contract. 
   
  And in Boxing: Back in the ring for the first time since April 2023, Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis returned in style with an eighth-round knockout of the previously undefeated Frank Martin in Las Vegas yesterday, defending his WBA World Lightweight title.
   
  Martin, who boasted a 18-0 record with 12 knockouts before this fight, was no match for the now 30-0 Davis.
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
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  ]]>2537s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean971fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-06-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e70-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60397778 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In a Super Rugby Pacific semifinal upset for many, which we predicted - the Chiefs knocked over the Hurricanes in Wellington, scoring two early tries and hanging on for a great 30-19 win.
   
  Rising star, Wallace Sititi was outstanding at No. 8 and flyhalf Damian McKenzie contributed 15 points with a perfect afternoon from the kicking tee as the Chiefs won a Super Rugby playoff on the road for the first time at their fifth attempt.
  
  They will be chasing a third Super Rugby title next Saturday at Eden Park against the Blues, who outmuscled the ACT Brumbies 34-20 in the first semi-final on Friday.
  
  In rugby league: Michael Jennings danced his way through the line of his former Club, to score for the Sydney Roosters to stave off the Parramatta Eels comeback; beating Trent Barrett’s side 18-28 at CommBank Stadium in a thriller last night.
   
  In other NRL games played last night: Wests Tigers 18-10 Gold Coast Titans at Leichhardt Oval and the NZ Warriors 24-38 Melbourne Storm at Go Media Stadium.
   
  Our world famous tips for the NRL today - Manly Sea Eagles to zonk St George Illawarra Dragons at 4 Pines Park and Newcastle Knights pip Penrith Panthers at McDonald Jones Stadium.
   
  In Football: The result for the opening game of EURO 2024: Germany thrashed Scotland 1-5 as the EURO 2024 hosts kicked off the tournament in style in Munich yesterday.
   
  In other results: Hungary 1-3 Switzerland in Cologne, Spain 3-0 Croatia in Berlin.
   
  Today we tip Italy to alamo Albania in Dortmund, Poland to poopoo Netherlands in Hamburg, Denmark to dojo Slovenia in Stuttgart and Serbia to shampoo England in Gelsenkirchen.
   
  In SportsBiz: Wimbledon is offering record prize money for the upcoming 2024 tournament. The All England Club will pay out US$64Million in prize money for the event starting 01 July, an 11.9% increase from last year.
   
  Wimbledon singles winners will receive US$3.45M each, up from $3 million last year, while first round singles losers depart with US$76,636 each.
  
  Last year’s boost in the Wimbledon prize fund was soon followed by a rise for the 2023 US Open prize pool to US$65M, plus increases in per-diem allowances, travel assistance and hotel allotments for players.
  
  The 2024 Australian Open offered a record US$57.5M prize pool, while the recently completed French Open awarded US$57.7M.
  
  In the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup: The USA has reached the Last Eight in their debut appearance in the T20 World Cup, with Pakistan, finalists in the tournament two years ago heading back home.
  
  Afghanistan beat Papua New Guinea to also advance to the Last Eight, together with tournament co-hosts West Indies, while New Zealand has also crashed out with two group games to play.
  
  In the NBA: No team has ever come back from a 3-0 series deficit to win the NBA playoffs.
   
  Can the Dallas Mavericks be the first to do it in the NBA Finals?
  
  This, after they completely dominated the Boston Celtics 84-122 in Game 4 and in so doing, claiming the third-biggest win in NBA Finals history on the back of some big D.
  
  It remains to be seen whether that is the case, or if the Celtics just let game 04 slip so that they can close out the finals at home in Boston next Tuesday.
  
  Go the Mavs!
  
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
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  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60397778Sat, 15 Jun 2024 22:22:43 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 70 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Sunday morning 16 June 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In a Super Rugby Pacific semifinal upset for many, which we predicted - the Chiefs knocked over the Hurricanes in Wellington, scoring two early tries and hanging on for a great 30-19 win.
   
  Rising star, Wallace Sititi was outstanding at No. 8 and flyhalf Damian McKenzie contributed 15 points with a perfect afternoon from the kicking tee as the Chiefs won a Super Rugby playoff on the road for the first time at their fifth attempt.
  
  They will be chasing a third Super Rugby title next Saturday at Eden Park against the Blues, who outmuscled the ACT Brumbies 34-20 in the first semi-final on Friday.
  
  In rugby league: Michael Jennings danced his way through the line of his former Club, to score for the Sydney Roosters to stave off the Parramatta Eels comeback; beating Trent Barrett’s side 18-28 at CommBank Stadium in a thriller last night.
   
  In other NRL games played last night: Wests Tigers 18-10 Gold Coast Titans at Leichhardt Oval and the NZ Warriors 24-38 Melbourne Storm at Go Media Stadium.
   
  Our world famous tips for the NRL today - Manly Sea Eagles to zonk St George Illawarra Dragons at 4 Pines Park and Newcastle Knights pip Penrith Panthers at McDonald Jones Stadium.
   
  In Football: The result for the opening game of EURO 2024: Germany thrashed Scotland 1-5 as the EURO 2024 hosts kicked off the tournament in style in Munich yesterday.
   
  In other results: Hungary 1-3 Switzerland in Cologne, Spain 3-0 Croatia in Berlin.
   
  Today we tip Italy to alamo Albania in Dortmund, Poland to poopoo Netherlands in Hamburg, Denmark to dojo Slovenia in Stuttgart and Serbia to shampoo England in Gelsenkirchen.
   
  In SportsBiz: Wimbledon is offering record prize money for the upcoming 2024 tournament. The All England Club will pay out US$64Million in prize money for the event starting 01 July, an 11.9% increase from last year.
   
  Wimbledon singles winners will receive US$3.45M each, up from $3 million last year, while first round singles losers depart with US$76,636 each.
  
  Last year’s boost in the Wimbledon prize fund was soon followed by a rise for the 2023 US Open prize pool to US$65M, plus increases in per-diem allowances, travel assistance and hotel allotments for players.
  
  The 2024 Australian Open offered a record US$57.5M prize pool, while the recently completed French Open awarded US$57.7M.
  
  In the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup: The USA has reached the Last Eight in their debut appearance in the T20 World Cup, with Pakistan, finalists in the tournament two years ago heading back home.
  
  Afghanistan beat Papua New Guinea to also advance to the Last Eight, together with tournament co-hosts West Indies, while New Zealand has also crashed out with two group games to play.
  
  In the NBA: No team has ever come back from a 3-0 series deficit to win the NBA playoffs.
   
  Can the Dallas Mavericks be the first to do it in the NBA Finals?
  
  This, after they completely dominated the Boston Celtics 84-122 in Game 4 and in so doing, claiming the third-biggest win in NBA Finals history on the back of some big D.
  
  It remains to be seen whether that is the case, or if the Celtics just let game 04 slip so that they can close out the finals at home in Boston next Tuesday.
  
  Go the Mavs!
  
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for...]]>3047s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean970fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-06-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e69-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60389601 
  Happy birthday Cardo!
   
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In rugby league: The Rabbitohs are on a three-game winning streak after they beat the Broncos 12-22 at Accor Stadium last night, with Latrell Mitchell starring in his ORIGIN audition.
   
  With a spot in the centres for the NSW Blues up for grabs, all eyes were on Mitchell and he didn’t disappoint; scoring a try, setting another up and running 173M.
  
  In the other NRL result overnight, the North Queensland Cowboys handed the Canberra Raiders their third straight loss at GIO Stadium, with star Wing, Kyle Feldt scoring twice in one of the Cowboys most outstanding performances of the season for a 34-16 win over Ricky Stuart’s Raiders 
   
  Our world famous tips for the NRL today - Wests Tigers to googaloo Gold Coast Titans at Leichhardt Oval, NZ Warriors to sambuca the Storm in Auckland and the Eels to curry the Roosters at CommBank Stadium.
   
  In the Super Rugby Pacific semifinal last night, the Blues scored five tries of which Harry Plummer converted three to bonk the Brumbies 20-34 and send them packing back to freezing Canberra.
   
  In UFC: Following days of uncertainty surrounding the immediate fighting future of ‘Mystic Mac’, UFC Prez Dana White confirmed yesterday that Irish megastar Conor McGregor is injured and has pulled out of UFC303 in Las Vegas.
   
  The main event will now see UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira against Jiri Procházka in a blockbuster rematch, while the co-main event will see a featherweight bout between Brian Ortega and rising star Diego Lopes.
  
  In the Olympic Games: A silver medal, won in a track cycling event at the 1900 Olympic Games, has been taken off Great Britain's Olympic tally and reassigned to France. 
   
  Lloyd Hildebrand came second in the men's 25Km race over a century ago, when he was said to be of British nationality. 
  
  New information has since revealed that Hildebrand "was born and brought up in France", according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), whose executive board approved the reassignment of the medal.  
  
  "Even though Hildebrand was a British citizen, he was born and brought up in France, and competed for a French club before and after Paris 1900," the IOC said in a statement. 
   
  "The medal won by Hildebrand will now be credited to France instead of Great Britain in the official records of the Olympic Games Paris 1900 and in the IOC's database."
  
  In Football: Our world famous tip for the opening game of EURO 2024 at 8am this morning: Germany to sambuca Scotland in Munich.
   
  Tomorrow, we tip Hungary to hullabaloo Switzerland in Cologne, Spain to crunchygranola Croatia in Berlin and Italy to alamo Albania in Dortmund.
   
  In SportsBiz: The US Open underway at Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina will welcome 225,000 fans this week.
   
  That’s 45,000 daily, with the cheapest general admission tickets starting at US$225 sold out for each round except the final on Sunday.
  
  More expensive options include a reserved grandstand starting at US$325 and luxury tickets starting at US$1000 up to US$2500 per day, which is completely sold out.
  
  In Boxing: “Listen up! I’ve conquered everything in boxing – titles, records, the lot. But I’ve never had to come back from a loss.
  
  "On December 21st in Riyadh, in the heart of the kingdom, the king will reclaim his throne. I’m coming for you! Get ready for the Gypsy King!
  
  "The path to redemption is all mine. I know what I have to do, I saw my shortcomings and best believe I am inevitable.”
  
  Who else but Tyson Fury on FURY-USYK II confirmed for 21 December in Saudi Arabia. 
  And that’s a wrap peeps!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
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  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60389601Fri, 14 Jun 2024 22:28:17 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 69 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Saturday morning 15 June 2024.   Happy birthday Cardo!   Coming to... 
  Happy birthday Cardo!
   
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In rugby league: The Rabbitohs are on a three-game winning streak after they beat the Broncos 12-22 at Accor Stadium last night, with Latrell Mitchell starring in his ORIGIN audition.
   
  With a spot in the centres for the NSW Blues up for grabs, all eyes were on Mitchell and he didn’t disappoint; scoring a try, setting another up and running 173M.
  
  In the other NRL result overnight, the North Queensland Cowboys handed the Canberra Raiders their third straight loss at GIO Stadium, with star Wing, Kyle Feldt scoring twice in one of the Cowboys most outstanding performances of the season for a 34-16 win over Ricky Stuart’s Raiders 
   
  Our world famous tips for the NRL today - Wests Tigers to googaloo Gold Coast Titans at Leichhardt Oval, NZ Warriors to sambuca the Storm in Auckland and the Eels to curry the Roosters at CommBank Stadium.
   
  In the Super Rugby Pacific semifinal last night, the Blues scored five tries of which Harry Plummer converted three to bonk the Brumbies 20-34 and send them packing back to freezing Canberra.
   
  In UFC: Following days of uncertainty surrounding the immediate fighting future of ‘Mystic Mac’, UFC Prez Dana White confirmed yesterday that Irish megastar Conor McGregor is injured and has pulled out of UFC303 in Las Vegas.
   
  The main event will now see UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira against Jiri Procházka in a blockbuster rematch, while the co-main event will see a featherweight bout between Brian Ortega and rising star Diego Lopes.
  
  In the Olympic Games: A silver medal, won in a track cycling event at the 1900 Olympic Games, has been taken off Great Britain's Olympic tally and reassigned to France. 
   
  Lloyd Hildebrand came second in the men's 25Km race over a century ago, when he was said to be of British nationality. 
  
  New information has since revealed that Hildebrand "was born and brought up in France", according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), whose executive board approved the reassignment of the medal.  
  
  "Even though Hildebrand was a British citizen, he was born and brought up in France, and competed for a French club before and after Paris 1900," the IOC said in a statement. 
   
  "The medal won by Hildebrand will now be credited to France instead of Great Britain in the official records of the Olympic Games Paris 1900 and in the IOC's database."
  
  In Football: Our world famous tip for the opening game of EURO 2024 at 8am this morning: Germany to sambuca Scotland in Munich.
   
  Tomorrow, we tip Hungary to hullabaloo Switzerland in Cologne, Spain to crunchygranola Croatia in Berlin and Italy to alamo Albania in Dortmund.
   
  In SportsBiz: The US Open underway at Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina will welcome 225,000 fans this week.
   
  That’s 45,000 daily, with the cheapest general admission tickets starting at US$225 sold out for each round except the final on Sunday.
  
  More expensive options include a reserved grandstand starting at US$325 and luxury tickets starting at US$1000 up to US$2500 per day, which is completely sold out.
  
  In Boxing: “Listen up! I’ve conquered everything in boxing – titles, records, the lot. But I’ve never had to come back from a loss.
  
  "On December 21st in Riyadh, in the heart of the kingdom, the king will reclaim his throne. I’m coming for you! Get ready for the Gypsy King!
  
  "The path to redemption is all mine. I know what I have to do, I saw my shortcomings and best believe I am inevitable.”
  3127s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean969fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-06-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e68-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60378996 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In rugby league: The Dolphins escaped with a tight 30-28 win over Cronulla last night, after Sharks star, Nicho Hynes missed a conversion from the sideline on fulltime.
   
  The Sharks were trailing by six inside the final minute before Sione Katoa scored in the corner with 40 seconds to go.
  
  Unfortunately for the home side, Hynes missed his first conversion at Shark Park this season.
  Our world famous tips for the NRL games today the Canberra Raiders to freeze out the North Queensland Cowboys at GIO Stadium and South Sydney Rabbitohs to bury the Brisbane Broncos at Accor Stadium.
   
  In rugby union: Mark Nawaqanitawase’s short-term Wallabies run might be over, but the dashing RWC2023 Wing could return to France next month for the Olympics, after being called up to the Australian 7s team.
   
  The 23-year-old will feature against double Olympic gold medalists Fiji next week, in a series of trial games just five weeks out from the Paris Games.
  
  So the Super Rugby Pacific semifinals start tonight at 7.05pm – can the Brumbies crash the Kiwi party?
  
  And in the NBA Finals: The Dallas Mavericks are staring down the abyss of a whitewash in the NBA Finals, down now three zip after their latest 99-106 loss to the Boston Celtics.
   
  In Boxing: Rising British boxing star, Ben Whittaker (7-0 with 5 x KO) takes on Nigerian champ, Ezra Arenyeka (12-0 with 10 x KO) this Saturday at Selhurst Park in London. 
   
  Get ready to be entertained.
   
  In the Olympic Games: As Paris gets ready for her Olympic Games, the river Seine’s water quality takes centre stage.
  
  The river has been the lifeblood of France’s capital for centuries, but it also has a reputation for being one of Europe’s most polluted waterways.
  
  In fact, swimming in the river has been banned since 1923.
  
  An NGO has just released a report revealing that levels of faecal bacteria remains dangerously high.
   
  Paris Olympics organizers dismiss the report as sensational rubbish, claiming that their weekly monitoring of pollution levels confirm that a 1.8Billion Euro program of cleansing the river undertaken since 2018 is working.
   
  The Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony will be held on the famous river.
   
  In football: EURO 2024 Pool Games
  
  • Friday 14 June:  Germany vs Scotland in Munich at 8pm GMT
  • Saturday 15 June: Hungary vs Switzerland in Cologne at 2pm GMT, Spain vs Croatia in Berlin at 5pm GMT, Italy vs Albania in Dortmund at 8pm GMT
  • Sunday 16 June: Poland vs Netherlands in Hamburg 2pm GMT, Slovenia vs Denmark in Stuttgart at 5pm GMT and Serbia vs England in Gelsenkirchen at 8pm GMT.
  
  In SportsBiz: The average number of viewers for WNBA games across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, and CBS during May was 1.32 million, nearly three times last season’s viewership average of 462,000 per game.
   
  Within the overall viewership increase is a 60% jump among people of color, and first-week increases of 124% for viewers 35 years old or younger and 139% for young girls.
  HELLO . . . all thanks to – Caitlin Clark!
   
  And that’s a wrap people!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60378996Thu, 13 Jun 2024 23:03:25 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 68 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Friday morning 14 June 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In rugby league: The Dolphins escaped with a tight 30-28 win over Cronulla last night, after Sharks star, Nicho Hynes missed a conversion from the sideline on fulltime.
   
  The Sharks were trailing by six inside the final minute before Sione Katoa scored in the corner with 40 seconds to go.
  
  Unfortunately for the home side, Hynes missed his first conversion at Shark Park this season.
  Our world famous tips for the NRL games today the Canberra Raiders to freeze out the North Queensland Cowboys at GIO Stadium and South Sydney Rabbitohs to bury the Brisbane Broncos at Accor Stadium.
   
  In rugby union: Mark Nawaqanitawase’s short-term Wallabies run might be over, but the dashing RWC2023 Wing could return to France next month for the Olympics, after being called up to the Australian 7s team.
   
  The 23-year-old will feature against double Olympic gold medalists Fiji next week, in a series of trial games just five weeks out from the Paris Games.
  
  So the Super Rugby Pacific semifinals start tonight at 7.05pm – can the Brumbies crash the Kiwi party?
  
  And in the NBA Finals: The Dallas Mavericks are staring down the abyss of a whitewash in the NBA Finals, down now three zip after their latest 99-106 loss to the Boston Celtics.
   
  In Boxing: Rising British boxing star, Ben Whittaker (7-0 with 5 x KO) takes on Nigerian champ, Ezra Arenyeka (12-0 with 10 x KO) this Saturday at Selhurst Park in London. 
   
  Get ready to be entertained.
   
  In the Olympic Games: As Paris gets ready for her Olympic Games, the river Seine’s water quality takes centre stage.
  
  The river has been the lifeblood of France’s capital for centuries, but it also has a reputation for being one of Europe’s most polluted waterways.
  
  In fact, swimming in the river has been banned since 1923.
  
  An NGO has just released a report revealing that levels of faecal bacteria remains dangerously high.
   
  Paris Olympics organizers dismiss the report as sensational rubbish, claiming that their weekly monitoring of pollution levels confirm that a 1.8Billion Euro program of cleansing the river undertaken since 2018 is working.
   
  The Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony will be held on the famous river.
   
  In football: EURO 2024 Pool Games
  
  • Friday 14 June:  Germany vs Scotland in Munich at 8pm GMT
  • Saturday 15 June: Hungary vs Switzerland in Cologne at 2pm GMT, Spain vs Croatia in Berlin at 5pm GMT, Italy vs Albania in Dortmund at 8pm GMT
  • Sunday 16 June: Poland vs Netherlands in Hamburg 2pm GMT, Slovenia vs Denmark in Stuttgart at 5pm GMT and Serbia vs England in Gelsenkirchen at 8pm GMT.
  
  In SportsBiz: The average number of viewers for WNBA games across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, and CBS during May was 1.32 million, nearly three times last season’s viewership average of 462,000 per game.
   
  Within the overall viewership increase is a 60% jump among people of color, and first-week increases of 124% for viewers 35 years old or younger and 139% for young girls.
  HELLO . . . all thanks to – Caitlin Clark!
   
  And that’s a wrap people!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji...]]>2957s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean968fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-06-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e67-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60366559 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In double rugby BREAKING NEWS: Two-time Dally M winner, Fiji Bati and NRL star Jarryd Hayne walked out of the Mary Wade Correctional Centre in Sydney’s west just before 5pm yesterday, after more than a year in prison, for his rape convictions, which were overturned on appeal.
  
  And Wallabies flyhalf Carter Gordon has switched to rugby league, signing a two-year-deal with the Gold Coast Titans from next season.
   
  The 23-year-old Queenslander represented Australia in last year’s Rugby World Cup, and played Super Rugby Pacific for the now defunct, Melbourne Rebels.
  
  In SportsBiz: Dan Hurley decided Monday to remain at UConn and not take the Los Angeles Lakers offer to become their next Head Coach, despite a six-year US$70Million contract offer, according to ESPN.
   
  Had he accepted, Hurley would have been their seventh Head Coach since Phil Jackson retired after the 2010-11 season.
   
  And in the NBA Finals: The first ever NBA Finals MVP and basketball Hall of Famer, Jerry West died yesterday morning at age 86 with his wife by his side, according to a statement from the Los Angeles Clippers, where West had been working as a consultant.
   
  In Boxing: The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia is in discussions with multiple boxing stakeholders to create a league, potentially reshaping the competitive landscape of the sport.
   
  A handful of leading promoters, including Matchroom Boxing and Golden Boy Promotions, are involved in the discussions that could result in a deal valuing the new entity at around US$5Billion, with PIF taking a minority stake, one source said.
  
  Turki al-Sheikh, a close advisor to Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman on sports and is Chairman of the Saudi General Entertainment Authority, is handling discussions.
  
  In the Olympic Games: Fijian Drua stars Iosefo Masi and Selestino Ravutaumada are being pursued by the Fiji Mens 7s team Coach, Osea Kolinisau to jump on board for the Paris Olympic rugby 7s tournament.
   
  In football: Usain Bolt was stretchered off the field at Stamford Bridge after he ruptured his Achilles during a charity football match.
   
  The Jamaican sprint sensation, captained a World XI team against an England XI for Soccer Aid, which raised US$37.2Million.
  
  So despite his injury it was all worth it – thanks man!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60366559Wed, 12 Jun 2024 21:34:31 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 67 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Thursday morning 13 June 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In double rugby BREAKING NEWS: Two-time Dally M winner, Fiji Bati and NRL star Jarryd Hayne walked out of the Mary Wade Correctional Centre in Sydney’s west just before 5pm yesterday, after more than a year in prison, for his rape convictions, which were overturned on appeal.
  
  And Wallabies flyhalf Carter Gordon has switched to rugby league, signing a two-year-deal with the Gold Coast Titans from next season.
   
  The 23-year-old Queenslander represented Australia in last year’s Rugby World Cup, and played Super Rugby Pacific for the now defunct, Melbourne Rebels.
  
  In SportsBiz: Dan Hurley decided Monday to remain at UConn and not take the Los Angeles Lakers offer to become their next Head Coach, despite a six-year US$70Million contract offer, according to ESPN.
   
  Had he accepted, Hurley would have been their seventh Head Coach since Phil Jackson retired after the 2010-11 season.
   
  And in the NBA Finals: The first ever NBA Finals MVP and basketball Hall of Famer, Jerry West died yesterday morning at age 86 with his wife by his side, according to a statement from the Los Angeles Clippers, where West had been working as a consultant.
   
  In Boxing: The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia is in discussions with multiple boxing stakeholders to create a league, potentially reshaping the competitive landscape of the sport.
   
  A handful of leading promoters, including Matchroom Boxing and Golden Boy Promotions, are involved in the discussions that could result in a deal valuing the new entity at around US$5Billion, with PIF taking a minority stake, one source said.
  
  Turki al-Sheikh, a close advisor to Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman on sports and is Chairman of the Saudi General Entertainment Authority, is handling discussions.
  
  In the Olympic Games: Fijian Drua stars Iosefo Masi and Selestino Ravutaumada are being pursued by the Fiji Mens 7s team Coach, Osea Kolinisau to jump on board for the Paris Olympic rugby 7s tournament.
   
  In football: Usain Bolt was stretchered off the field at Stamford Bridge after he ruptured his Achilles during a charity football match.
   
  The Jamaican sprint sensation, captained a World XI team against an England XI for Soccer Aid, which raised US$37.2Million.
  
  So despite his injury it was all worth it – thanks man!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2167s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean967fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-06-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e66-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60354591 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
  In rugby union: So why do we tip the Brumbies to bamboozle the Blues at Eden Park in their Super Rugby Pacific semifinal on Friday night?
  
  Because, of all the Aussie franchises, the boys from Canberra can – they have the grit, guts and grunt in their forward pack to overhaul the pretty boys from Auckland who may have lost their Captain Tuipolotu as well.
  
  As for our tip for the Chiefs to curry potato the Hurricanes in Wellington - simple, All Blacks spots are at stake, and in several key individual match-ups we think the mooloos from Waikato will be more desperate.
   
  In rugby league: Jason Taumalolo has been named to start at lock for the Cowboys against the Canberra Raiders at GIO Stadium on Friday, after coming off the bench in his last seven games.
   
  In other NRL games this weekend, on Thursday - Cronulla Sharks vs Dolphins at PointsBet Stadium
   
  Friday - South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Brisbane Broncos at Accor Stadium
   
  Saturday - Wests Tigers vs Gold Coast Titans at Leichhardt Oval, NZ Warriors vs Melbourne Storm at Go Media Stadium and Parramatta Eels vs Sydney Roosters at CommBank Stadium
   
  On Sunday - Manly Sea Eagles vs St George Illawarra Dragons at 4 Pines Park and Newcastle Knights vs Penrith Panthers at McDonald Jones Stadium
   
  In the T20 World Cup Cricket: Jasprit Bumrah was the hero as India beat Pakistan by six runs in a low-scoring T20 World Cup thriller on Long Island, New York city yesterday.
  
  India were bowled out by Pakistan for 119 in 19 overs but while Mohammad Rizwan made 31 for Pakistan, Indian fast bowler Bumrah delivered crucial wickets and his 3-14 in four overs proved decisive as Pakistan fell just short, ending on 113-7 in front of a record 34,000 fans.
  
  In SportsBiz: The best players on the PGA Tour and LIV Golf are all making their way to Pinehurst, North Carolina, for the US Open, which begins Thursday.
   
  The tournament will feature 11 VIP areas scattered throughout the 18 holes, resulting in the second highest corporate hospitality sales for a US Open, behind only last year’s record tournament at Los Angeles Country Club.
  
  An inside source says those sales will total over US$23Million.
  
  Large companies from nearby Raleigh and Charlotte are responsible for most of those incoming dollars, but organizers are also benefiting from the growing trend of individual golf fans willing to spend big dollars on premium tickets. 
  
  So the US Golf Association is rolling out “The 1895 Club” restricted to 400 fans, next to the 18th green at US$2500 per day, where buyers receive all-day gourmet dining, a top-shelf open bar, and complimentary golf cart shuttle service for entrance onto the grounds.
  
  Sales of 1895 Club tickets would bring in US$1M per day if completely sold out, which is already the case for Thursday and Friday.
  
  The new premium ticket follows a similar concept launched at the Masters this year, where Augusta National unveiled its first official hospitality experience, “Map & Flag”, priced at US$17,000 for a weekly pass, equating to about US$4428 per day.
  
  And in the NBA Finals: If you haven’t seen it yet, check out “Malace in the Palace” on Netflix – oh boy what a ripper doco on that famous scrap between the Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons!
   
  In the Olympic Games: The Paris Olympics gets underway on 26 July with an unprecedented opening ceremony involving a flotilla of barges carrying athletes down the iconic River Seine.
   
  But in typical French fashion, President Emmanuel Macron has called a surprise snap election, to be held just weeks before.
  
  With the outcome of the parliamentary vote looking shaky and unlikely to result in a clear majority for Macron, it raises the risk of civil unrest, at a time when Paris is hoping its 2.1 million residents come together to welcome the world to its city.
  
  Viva le France!
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60354591Tue, 11 Jun 2024 21:29:08 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 66 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Wednesday morning 12 June 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
  In rugby union: So why do we tip the Brumbies to bamboozle the Blues at Eden Park in their Super Rugby Pacific semifinal on Friday night?
  
  Because, of all the Aussie franchises, the boys from Canberra can – they have the grit, guts and grunt in their forward pack to overhaul the pretty boys from Auckland who may have lost their Captain Tuipolotu as well.
  
  As for our tip for the Chiefs to curry potato the Hurricanes in Wellington - simple, All Blacks spots are at stake, and in several key individual match-ups we think the mooloos from Waikato will be more desperate.
   
  In rugby league: Jason Taumalolo has been named to start at lock for the Cowboys against the Canberra Raiders at GIO Stadium on Friday, after coming off the bench in his last seven games.
   
  In other NRL games this weekend, on Thursday - Cronulla Sharks vs Dolphins at PointsBet Stadium
   
  Friday - South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Brisbane Broncos at Accor Stadium
   
  Saturday - Wests Tigers vs Gold Coast Titans at Leichhardt Oval, NZ Warriors vs Melbourne Storm at Go Media Stadium and Parramatta Eels vs Sydney Roosters at CommBank Stadium
   
  On Sunday - Manly Sea Eagles vs St George Illawarra Dragons at 4 Pines Park and Newcastle Knights vs Penrith Panthers at McDonald Jones Stadium
   
  In the T20 World Cup Cricket: Jasprit Bumrah was the hero as India beat Pakistan by six runs in a low-scoring T20 World Cup thriller on Long Island, New York city yesterday.
  
  India were bowled out by Pakistan for 119 in 19 overs but while Mohammad Rizwan made 31 for Pakistan, Indian fast bowler Bumrah delivered crucial wickets and his 3-14 in four overs proved decisive as Pakistan fell just short, ending on 113-7 in front of a record 34,000 fans.
  
  In SportsBiz: The best players on the PGA Tour and LIV Golf are all making their way to Pinehurst, North Carolina, for the US Open, which begins Thursday.
   
  The tournament will feature 11 VIP areas scattered throughout the 18 holes, resulting in the second highest corporate hospitality sales for a US Open, behind only last year’s record tournament at Los Angeles Country Club.
  
  An inside source says those sales will total over US$23Million.
  
  Large companies from nearby Raleigh and Charlotte are responsible for most of those incoming dollars, but organizers are also benefiting from the growing trend of individual golf fans willing to spend big dollars on premium tickets. 
  
  So the US Golf Association is rolling out “The 1895 Club” restricted to 400 fans, next to the 18th green at US$2500 per day, where buyers receive all-day gourmet dining, a top-shelf open bar, and complimentary golf cart shuttle service for entrance onto the grounds.
  
  Sales of 1895 Club tickets would bring in US$1M per day if completely sold out, which is already the case for Thursday and Friday.
  
  The new premium ticket follows a similar concept launched at the Masters this year, where Augusta National unveiled its first official hospitality experience, “Map & Flag”, priced at US$17,000 for a weekly pass, equating to about US$4428 per day.
  
  And in the NBA Finals: If you haven’t seen it yet, check out “Malace in the Palace” on Netflix – oh boy what a ripper doco on that famous scrap between the Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons!
   
  In the Olympic Games: The Paris Olympics gets underway on 26 July with an unprecedented opening ceremony involving a flotilla of barges carrying athletes down the iconic River Seine.
   
  But in typical French fashion, President Emmanuel Macron...]]>3477s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean966fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-06-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e66-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60345363 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
  
  In rugby union: Our world famous tips for the Super Rugby Pacific semifinals: the Brumbies to bamboozle the Blues at Eden Park at 7.05pm on Friday night, and the Chiefs to curry potato the Hurricanes on Saturday at 4.35pm in Wellington.
   
  In rugby league: Due to injury, Latrell Mitchell didn’t feature in the 2022 and 2023 ORIGIN series for New South Wales.
  
  He was also overlooked for State of ORIGIN I this year, due to indifferent form.
  
  Barring something drastic happening, Mitchell is now the short-priced favourite to be recalled by Madge, after an outstanding performance for South Sydney against the Gold Coast Titans over the weekend.
  
  In Football: While Crystal Palace boasts more reps in the England squad than any other Club, Man City ties Inter Milan for the most players from a single Club at EURO 2024.
  
  Pep Guardiola’s star-studded team contributes a trio of players to Portugal's EURO 2024 squad, three to England, a couple to Germany, Belgium and Croatia, plus Rodri to Spain, demonstrating their sheer strength in depth.
   
  Meanwhile, the Viking Erling Haaland is twiddling his thumbs at home!
   
  In Super Netball: Kiera Austin’s super shot masterclass guided the Melbourne Vixens to the top of the Super Netball ladder with a clinical 19-goal win against the Melbourne Mavericks at a sold-out John Cain Arena over the weekend.
  
  The Vixens outscored their cross-town rivals 28-40 in the second-half to record an emphatic 77-58 win.
  
  Meanwhile Giants Netball have vacated the basement of the Super Netball ladder, after a thrilling four-point win against the Queensland Firebirds - their first win over the Firebirds since Round 13, 2022.
   
  In Tennis: Carlos Alcaraz celebrated a historic achievement at Roland Garros in Paris on Sunday.
  The 21-year-old became the youngest man to win a major on three different surfaces after edging Alexander Zverev 6-3 2-6 5-7 6-1 6-2 in 4hr 15min in a compelling French Open final.
  
  Alcaraz adds the clay court crown to his triumph at the US Open in 2022 and his victory at Wimbledon last year
  
  In SportsBiz: World Athletics has announced The World Athletics Ultimate Championship to begin in 2026, offering a record US$10Million in prize money, with gold medalists set to receive US$150,000.
   
  What’s the bet it will be held in Saudi Arabia?
   
  And in the NBA Finals: The Boston Celtics tightened their grip on the 2024 NBA Finals, routing the Dallas Mavericks 98-105 in Game 2 at TD Garden in Boston yesterday.
   
  With the win, the Celtics have a 2-0 lead as the series makes its way to Dallas.
  Jrue Holiday continued his stellar postseason play, leading the Celtics with 26 points and eleven rebounds.
  
  Celtics forward Jayson Tatum finished the game with 18 points, nine rebounds and a game-high 12 assists.
  
  Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla said. “Everybody that stepped on that court tonight made winning plays. That is the most important thing. It takes everybody to do it.”
  
  The Celtics held the Mavericks to under 100 points for the second consecutive game, forcing 15 turnovers, ultimately limiting Dallas’ effectiveness on offense.
  
  Despite the Mavericks struggling to find their rhythm offensively, Luka Doncic led the team with a game-high 32 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds. Kyrie Irving finished the contest with 16 points and six assists.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60345363Tue, 11 Jun 2024 02:31:56 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 65 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 11 June 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
  
  In rugby union: Our world famous tips for the Super Rugby Pacific semifinals: the Brumbies to bamboozle the Blues at Eden Park at 7.05pm on Friday night, and the Chiefs to curry potato the Hurricanes on Saturday at 4.35pm in Wellington.
   
  In rugby league: Due to injury, Latrell Mitchell didn’t feature in the 2022 and 2023 ORIGIN series for New South Wales.
  
  He was also overlooked for State of ORIGIN I this year, due to indifferent form.
  
  Barring something drastic happening, Mitchell is now the short-priced favourite to be recalled by Madge, after an outstanding performance for South Sydney against the Gold Coast Titans over the weekend.
  
  In Football: While Crystal Palace boasts more reps in the England squad than any other Club, Man City ties Inter Milan for the most players from a single Club at EURO 2024.
  
  Pep Guardiola’s star-studded team contributes a trio of players to Portugal's EURO 2024 squad, three to England, a couple to Germany, Belgium and Croatia, plus Rodri to Spain, demonstrating their sheer strength in depth.
   
  Meanwhile, the Viking Erling Haaland is twiddling his thumbs at home!
   
  In Super Netball: Kiera Austin’s super shot masterclass guided the Melbourne Vixens to the top of the Super Netball ladder with a clinical 19-goal win against the Melbourne Mavericks at a sold-out John Cain Arena over the weekend.
  
  The Vixens outscored their cross-town rivals 28-40 in the second-half to record an emphatic 77-58 win.
  
  Meanwhile Giants Netball have vacated the basement of the Super Netball ladder, after a thrilling four-point win against the Queensland Firebirds - their first win over the Firebirds since Round 13, 2022.
   
  In Tennis: Carlos Alcaraz celebrated a historic achievement at Roland Garros in Paris on Sunday.
  The 21-year-old became the youngest man to win a major on three different surfaces after edging Alexander Zverev 6-3 2-6 5-7 6-1 6-2 in 4hr 15min in a compelling French Open final.
  
  Alcaraz adds the clay court crown to his triumph at the US Open in 2022 and his victory at Wimbledon last year
  
  In SportsBiz: World Athletics has announced The World Athletics Ultimate Championship to begin in 2026, offering a record US$10Million in prize money, with gold medalists set to receive US$150,000.
   
  What’s the bet it will be held in Saudi Arabia?
   
  And in the NBA Finals: The Boston Celtics tightened their grip on the 2024 NBA Finals, routing the Dallas Mavericks 98-105 in Game 2 at TD Garden in Boston yesterday.
   
  With the win, the Celtics have a 2-0 lead as the series makes its way to Dallas.
  Jrue Holiday continued his stellar postseason play, leading the Celtics with 26 points and eleven rebounds.
  
  Celtics forward Jayson Tatum finished the game with 18 points, nine rebounds and a game-high 12 assists.
  
  Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla said. “Everybody that stepped on that court tonight made winning plays. That is the most important thing. It takes everybody to do it.”
  
  The Celtics held the Mavericks to under 100 points for the second consecutive game, forcing 15 turnovers, ultimately limiting Dallas’ effectiveness on offense.
  
  Despite the Mavericks struggling to find their rhythm offensively, Luka Doncic led the team with a game-high 32 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds. Kyrie Irving finished the contest with 16 points and six assists.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast...]]>3027s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean965fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-06-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e64-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60335459 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  Congratulations Eleina McDonald, the new Manager of the Flying Fijians.
  
  In rugby union: So the Super Rugby Pacific semifinal sees the Blues hosting the Brumbies at Eden Park at 7.05pm on Friday night, and in an all-kiwi clash in Wellington that is, the Hurricanes against the Chiefs on Saturday at 4.35pm.
  
  The big question is – can the Brumbies crash the party in New Zealand?
   
  In rugby league: The Storm were cruising at 34-16 in the 66th minute before Dane Gagai crossed for Newcastle and Enari Tuala reeled in a smart Jackson Hastings chip with four minutes to play, and it was game on.
  
  The Storm hung on for a 36-28 win against a gallant bunch of Knights in an entertaining battle at AAMI Park.
  
  In Football: There are 24 teams involved in the EURO 2024, which kicks off this weekend in Germany, all with squads of 26 men, drawn mostly from players in one of Europe's top 10 leagues, although some ply their trade in Saudi Arabia or the MLS, and others in England’s second-tier Championship or Italy's Serie B.
  
  In Boxing: Controversial boxer Ryan Garcia was arrested for felony vandalism at the Waldorf Astoria in Beverly Hills on Saturday afternoon according to TMZ Sports.
   
  Law enforcement sources say the American boxer was arrested and taken into custody after he allegedly damaged property at the hotel, including his room and the hallway. 
   
  The fighter was seemingly under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, complied with authorities and went peacefully to the Beverly Hills Jail shortly before 4pm Pacific time.
   
  Eyewitnesses add, they saw nearly a dozen cop cars outside the hotel, responding to the incident.
   
  TMZ Sports further reported that hotel staff called the Police on Wednesday night for a welfare check on Garcia, after a member of his family called reception saying he was in some kind of distress.
   
  In SportsBiz: Thirty-eight States and the District of Columbia offer some form of legalized sports betting in the United States of America.
   
  Revenues generated from State-sanctioned sports betting - which didn’t exist outside of Nevada until May 2018, when the US Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act; betting has climbed from US$135Million in 2017 to US$10.9Billion last year, according to the American Gaming Association. 
  
  Much of the betting industry’s growth, and misconduct has been fueled by mobile betting, which is available in 30 states plus DC.  
  
  And in the NBA Finals: The Boston Celtics do battle with the Dallas Mavericks in Game 02 of the NBA Finals at TD Garden in Boston again later today.
   
  Finally, only in the USA: Unconfirmed reports say that Caitlin Clark won’t be – won’t be part of the United States women’s national basketball team for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
  
  The news of Clark’s omission, which is not official yet, has exploded on social media and comes after her fantastic performance on Friday night.
  
  She equaled a WNBA rookie record with seven 3-pointers for the Indiana Fever in front of the largest WNBA crowd in 17 years of 20,333 fans in Washington DC.
  
  Minnesota Lynx coach, Cheryl Reeve, who was critical during the pre-season of the WNBA’s heavy focus on Clark, is coaching Team USA this summer, and reportedly wants to go with a veteran roster, according to reports.
  
  Oh Caitlin, what have you done?
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60335459Sun, 09 Jun 2024 21:19:00 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 64 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Monday morning 10 June 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  Congratulations Eleina McDonald, the new Manager of the Flying Fijians.
  
  In rugby union: So the Super Rugby Pacific semifinal sees the Blues hosting the Brumbies at Eden Park at 7.05pm on Friday night, and in an all-kiwi clash in Wellington that is, the Hurricanes against the Chiefs on Saturday at 4.35pm.
  
  The big question is – can the Brumbies crash the party in New Zealand?
   
  In rugby league: The Storm were cruising at 34-16 in the 66th minute before Dane Gagai crossed for Newcastle and Enari Tuala reeled in a smart Jackson Hastings chip with four minutes to play, and it was game on.
  
  The Storm hung on for a 36-28 win against a gallant bunch of Knights in an entertaining battle at AAMI Park.
  
  In Football: There are 24 teams involved in the EURO 2024, which kicks off this weekend in Germany, all with squads of 26 men, drawn mostly from players in one of Europe's top 10 leagues, although some ply their trade in Saudi Arabia or the MLS, and others in England’s second-tier Championship or Italy's Serie B.
  
  In Boxing: Controversial boxer Ryan Garcia was arrested for felony vandalism at the Waldorf Astoria in Beverly Hills on Saturday afternoon according to TMZ Sports.
   
  Law enforcement sources say the American boxer was arrested and taken into custody after he allegedly damaged property at the hotel, including his room and the hallway. 
   
  The fighter was seemingly under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, complied with authorities and went peacefully to the Beverly Hills Jail shortly before 4pm Pacific time.
   
  Eyewitnesses add, they saw nearly a dozen cop cars outside the hotel, responding to the incident.
   
  TMZ Sports further reported that hotel staff called the Police on Wednesday night for a welfare check on Garcia, after a member of his family called reception saying he was in some kind of distress.
   
  In SportsBiz: Thirty-eight States and the District of Columbia offer some form of legalized sports betting in the United States of America.
   
  Revenues generated from State-sanctioned sports betting - which didn’t exist outside of Nevada until May 2018, when the US Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act; betting has climbed from US$135Million in 2017 to US$10.9Billion last year, according to the American Gaming Association. 
  
  Much of the betting industry’s growth, and misconduct has been fueled by mobile betting, which is available in 30 states plus DC.  
  
  And in the NBA Finals: The Boston Celtics do battle with the Dallas Mavericks in Game 02 of the NBA Finals at TD Garden in Boston again later today.
   
  Finally, only in the USA: Unconfirmed reports say that Caitlin Clark won’t be – won’t be part of the United States women’s national basketball team for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
  
  The news of Clark’s omission, which is not official yet, has exploded on social media and comes after her fantastic performance on Friday night.
  
  She equaled a WNBA rookie record with seven 3-pointers for the Indiana Fever in front of the largest WNBA crowd in 17 years of 20,333 fans in Washington DC.
  
  Minnesota Lynx coach, Cheryl Reeve, who was critical during the pre-season of the WNBA’s heavy focus on Clark, is coaching Team USA this summer, and reportedly wants to go with a veteran roster, according to reports.
  
  Oh Caitlin, what have you done?
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
  
  In rugby union: Tears flowed in the Super Rugby Pacific quarterfinals in Wellington last night, after the Hurricanes overcame a slow start to record a 47-20 win over the Melbourne Rebels, in what was their last game in their 14th and final season.
  
  Rugby Australia decided to shut down the club, which went into administration in January owing almost A$23Million in debts.
  
  In other games, the Blues starved the Fijian Drua of any ball in the first half of their clash at Eden Park last night for a 36-5 win, and the Brumbies humbled the Highlanders 16-32 in Canberra.
   
  In rugby league: Souths fullback Latrell Mitchell is the red-hot favourite to earn the Centre spot in the NSW Blues, replacing Joseph Sua’ali’i and be recalled into ORIGIN for the first time since 2021.
   
  He was simply outstanding in South’s win against the Titans yesterday.
  
  In Football: Kylian Mbappé missed France training yesterday ahead of their match against Canada on Monday. The France Captain’s absence from training may come as a slight scare to fans of Les Bleus with the start of UEFA EURO 2024 less than a week away. 
  
  In Boxing: “New date, same place, same fate,” Youtuber and fake boxer Jake Paul announced on X, formerly Twitter yesterday.
   
  Mike Tyson’s fight against Jake Paul has been rescheduled for 15 November after being postponed following a health scare of former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson.
  
  Promoters announced that the bout, which had been planned for July 20, will still be contested at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas — home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys.
  
  In the NBA Finals: The Boston Police Department have a warning for Boston Celtics fans wanting to watch their team battle it out with the Dallas Mavericks in person: Be wary of counterfeits when purchasing tickets for the NBA Finals Championship.
   
  After beating Dallas by almost 20 points at TD Garden on Thursday, the Celtics will face off against the Mavericks in Boston again at 8pm Sunday.
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60325039Sat, 08 Jun 2024 23:23:35 +0000Culden KameaBREAKFAST BITES Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 63 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Sunday morning 09 June 2024.   Coming to you with...Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 63 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Sunday morning 09 June 2024.
   
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
  
  In rugby union: Tears flowed in the Super Rugby Pacific quarterfinals in Wellington last night, after the Hurricanes overcame a slow start to record a 47-20 win over the Melbourne Rebels, in what was their last game in their 14th and final season.
  
  Rugby Australia decided to shut down the club, which went into administration in January owing almost A$23Million in debts.
  
  In other games, the Blues starved the Fijian Drua of any ball in the first half of their clash at Eden Park last night for a 36-5 win, and the Brumbies humbled the Highlanders 16-32 in Canberra.
   
  In rugby league: Souths fullback Latrell Mitchell is the red-hot favourite to earn the Centre spot in the NSW Blues, replacing Joseph Sua’ali’i and be recalled into ORIGIN for the first time since 2021.
   
  He was simply outstanding in South’s win against the Titans yesterday.
  
  In Football: Kylian Mbappé missed France training yesterday ahead of their match against Canada on Monday. The France Captain’s absence from training may come as a slight scare to fans of Les Bleus with the start of UEFA EURO 2024 less than a week away. 
  
  In Boxing: “New date, same place, same fate,” Youtuber and fake boxer Jake Paul announced on X, formerly Twitter yesterday.
   
  Mike Tyson’s fight against Jake Paul has been rescheduled for 15 November after being postponed following a health scare of former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson.
  
  Promoters announced that the bout, which had been planned for July 20, will still be contested at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas — home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys.
  
  In the NBA Finals: The Boston Police Department have a warning for Boston Celtics fans wanting to watch their team battle it out with the Dallas Mavericks in person: Be wary of counterfeits when purchasing tickets for the NBA Finals Championship.
   
  After beating Dallas by almost 20 points at TD Garden on Thursday, the Celtics will face off against the Mavericks in Boston again at 8pm Sunday.
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>1977s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean963fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/08-06-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e62-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60318767 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
  In rugby union: The opening Super Rugby Pacific quarterfinal last night saw the Waikato Chiefs rumble the Queensland Reds 21-43 in Hamilton.
  
  The ruthless and clinical Chiefs ran in four unanswered first-half tries to lead 31-0 at the break and set up the demolition job.
  
  Today, we tip the Hurricanes to rambo the Rebels in Wellington, the Fijian Drua to bimbo the Blues at Eden Park and the Brumbies to hullaballoo the Highlanders in Canberra.
   
  In rugby league: Kevin Walters has come out firing at the NRL, declaring Joseph Sua’ali’i’s four-game suspension for his high shot on fullback Reece Walsh “not enough”.
   
  Sua’ali’i, who was sent off in the NSW Blues loss to Queensland in ORIGIN 01, accepted the four-game ban that was handed down by the NRL’s match review committee yesterday.
  
  However, speaking to reporters ahead of his team’s game against Cronulla, Walters urged the NRL to do more to protect Walsh and the other “great players” in the sport.
  
  In Football: Spanish Coach Luis de la Fuente has surprisingly dropped Barcelona wonderkid Pau Cubarsi from his Euro 2024 squad yesterday.
  
  Cubarsi enjoyed a sensational breakthrough season at Barca, aged just 17.
  
  Spain is in Group B with Croatia, Italy and Albania in EURO 2024 starting next weekend.
  In the NBA: A first-quarter explosion from Kristaps Porzingis inspired the Boston Celtics to a dominant 107-89 win over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
   
  Porzingis, who had missed 10 playoff games with a calf injury and last played on 29 April, showed no signs of rust as he scored 18 points in the opening quarter.
  
  In fact, Boston’s 37-20 first quarter lead is the largest in NBA Finals history.
  
  Jaylen Brown scored a team-high 22 points while also making a big impact on defense with three blocks and just as many steals.
  
  Luka Doncic, meanwhile, had a game-high 30 points for Dallas to go with 10 rebounds but only had one assist as the Mavericks struggled to get anything from their bench.
   
  In SportsBiz: Top French Club Paris Saint-Germain still owes Kylian Mbappé, who just signed with Real Madrid on a free transfer, a bonus and two months of wages, according to ESPN.
   
  The superstar is seeking back pay of US$86Million in compensation for his final season from PSG.
   
  Oh boy, this doesn’t sound like it’s gonna end well for Mbappe.
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
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  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60318767Sat, 08 Jun 2024 00:15:26 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 62 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Saturday morning 08 June 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
  In rugby union: The opening Super Rugby Pacific quarterfinal last night saw the Waikato Chiefs rumble the Queensland Reds 21-43 in Hamilton.
  
  The ruthless and clinical Chiefs ran in four unanswered first-half tries to lead 31-0 at the break and set up the demolition job.
  
  Today, we tip the Hurricanes to rambo the Rebels in Wellington, the Fijian Drua to bimbo the Blues at Eden Park and the Brumbies to hullaballoo the Highlanders in Canberra.
   
  In rugby league: Kevin Walters has come out firing at the NRL, declaring Joseph Sua’ali’i’s four-game suspension for his high shot on fullback Reece Walsh “not enough”.
   
  Sua’ali’i, who was sent off in the NSW Blues loss to Queensland in ORIGIN 01, accepted the four-game ban that was handed down by the NRL’s match review committee yesterday.
  
  However, speaking to reporters ahead of his team’s game against Cronulla, Walters urged the NRL to do more to protect Walsh and the other “great players” in the sport.
  
  In Football: Spanish Coach Luis de la Fuente has surprisingly dropped Barcelona wonderkid Pau Cubarsi from his Euro 2024 squad yesterday.
  
  Cubarsi enjoyed a sensational breakthrough season at Barca, aged just 17.
  
  Spain is in Group B with Croatia, Italy and Albania in EURO 2024 starting next weekend.
  In the NBA: A first-quarter explosion from Kristaps Porzingis inspired the Boston Celtics to a dominant 107-89 win over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
   
  Porzingis, who had missed 10 playoff games with a calf injury and last played on 29 April, showed no signs of rust as he scored 18 points in the opening quarter.
  
  In fact, Boston’s 37-20 first quarter lead is the largest in NBA Finals history.
  
  Jaylen Brown scored a team-high 22 points while also making a big impact on defense with three blocks and just as many steals.
  
  Luka Doncic, meanwhile, had a game-high 30 points for Dallas to go with 10 rebounds but only had one assist as the Mavericks struggled to get anything from their bench.
   
  In SportsBiz: Top French Club Paris Saint-Germain still owes Kylian Mbappé, who just signed with Real Madrid on a free transfer, a bonus and two months of wages, according to ESPN.
   
  The superstar is seeking back pay of US$86Million in compensation for his final season from PSG.
   
  Oh boy, this doesn’t sound like it’s gonna end well for Mbappe.
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2417s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean962fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/07-06-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e61-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60308762 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
  In rugby union: Our world famous tips for the Super Rugby Pacific quarterfinals kicking off at 7pm tonight, the Chiefs to rumble the Reds in Hamilton, the Hurricanes to rambo the Rebels in Wellington on Saturday at 4.35pm, the Fijian Drua to bimbo the Blues at 7.05pm at Eden Park and the Brumbies to hullaballoo the Highlanders at 9.35pm in Canberra.
   
  In rugby league: Queensland Maroons try machine Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow has a message that will send shivers down the spine of NSW fans: he's just getting started.  
   
  It's a concerning thought for Blues supporters after the flying Dolphin scored a hat-trick in Wednesday night's 38-10 victory in ORIGIN I.
  
  Tabuai-Fidow is looking to do even better when the Maroons look to close out the series in Melbourne on 26 June. 
  
  Meanwhile, in the historic Women’s State of Origin Series, the Maroons forced an ORIGIN III decider against the NSW Sky Blues after a heart-stopping 11-10 win in very wet conditions in front of a record-breaking 25,872 fans at McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle last night.
  
  Queensland didn’t lead all game until Lauren Brown slotted a field goal from 25M out to edge the Maroons ahead with two minutes left on the clock.
  
  In Football: The Italians have been placed in arguably the toughest group, and will start the defence of their EURO 2024 title with a game against Albania next Friday 14 June, before massive games against Spain six days later, and another tough task against Croatia on Monday 24 June.
  
  In the NBA: There is a record 13 international players on the Celtics and Mavericks combined teams, setting a new record for an NBA Finals matchup.
   
  Led by Luka Dončić of Slovenia, the series also features players from Australia, Canada, the Dominican Republic, Germany, Latvia, Portugal and Ukraine.
   
  This comes after a record 125 international players from 40 countries were on opening-night rosters for the start of the NBA season.
   
  In SportsBiz: Formula One Racing Mexican star, Sergio Perez has signed a contract extension with Red Bull Racing, the team he has helped win the constructors’ championship the previous two seasons.
   
  Financial details were not released, but Pérez is said to be earning US$14Million this season.
   
  That’s a lot of Pesos amigo!
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60308762Fri, 07 Jun 2024 09:41:19 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 61 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Friday morning 07 June 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
  In rugby union: Our world famous tips for the Super Rugby Pacific quarterfinals kicking off at 7pm tonight, the Chiefs to rumble the Reds in Hamilton, the Hurricanes to rambo the Rebels in Wellington on Saturday at 4.35pm, the Fijian Drua to bimbo the Blues at 7.05pm at Eden Park and the Brumbies to hullaballoo the Highlanders at 9.35pm in Canberra.
   
  In rugby league: Queensland Maroons try machine Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow has a message that will send shivers down the spine of NSW fans: he's just getting started.  
   
  It's a concerning thought for Blues supporters after the flying Dolphin scored a hat-trick in Wednesday night's 38-10 victory in ORIGIN I.
  
  Tabuai-Fidow is looking to do even better when the Maroons look to close out the series in Melbourne on 26 June. 
  
  Meanwhile, in the historic Women’s State of Origin Series, the Maroons forced an ORIGIN III decider against the NSW Sky Blues after a heart-stopping 11-10 win in very wet conditions in front of a record-breaking 25,872 fans at McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle last night.
  
  Queensland didn’t lead all game until Lauren Brown slotted a field goal from 25M out to edge the Maroons ahead with two minutes left on the clock.
  
  In Football: The Italians have been placed in arguably the toughest group, and will start the defence of their EURO 2024 title with a game against Albania next Friday 14 June, before massive games against Spain six days later, and another tough task against Croatia on Monday 24 June.
  
  In the NBA: There is a record 13 international players on the Celtics and Mavericks combined teams, setting a new record for an NBA Finals matchup.
   
  Led by Luka Dončić of Slovenia, the series also features players from Australia, Canada, the Dominican Republic, Germany, Latvia, Portugal and Ukraine.
   
  This comes after a record 125 international players from 40 countries were on opening-night rosters for the start of the NBA season.
   
  In SportsBiz: Formula One Racing Mexican star, Sergio Perez has signed a contract extension with Red Bull Racing, the team he has helped win the constructors’ championship the previous two seasons.
   
  Financial details were not released, but Pérez is said to be earning US$14Million this season.
   
  That’s a lot of Pesos amigo!
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2247s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean961fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/06-06-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e60-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60308746 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In rugby league: Joseph Sua’ali’i’s ORIGIN dream turned into a nightmare, with the young centre sent off after just seven minutes of ORIGIN 01 for a brutal high tackle on Maroons star Reece Walsh.
   
  The incident is the earliest send-off in ORIGIN history and Sua’ali’i was also the first-ever debutant to be given his marching orders.
   
  This flicked the switch for flyer Queensland, Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow who scored a treble for the Queensland Maroons, beating the NSW Blues 10-38 at Accor Stadium last night.
  
  The 38 points tied the most Queensland had scored in NSW, and it was the biggest win for the Maroons since their 52-6 Suncorp smashing of the Blues in 2015.
  
  In rugby union: The Super Rugby Pacific quarterfinals this weekend kicks off with the Chiefs vs Reds in Hamilton on Friday at 7pm, the Hurricanes vs Rebels in Wellington on Saturday at 4.35pm, followed by the Blues vs Fijian Drua at 7.05pm at Eden Park, Auckland and the Brumbies vs Highlanders at 9.35pm.
  
  In Football: Portugal will arrive in Germany with serious hopes of winning the European Championship, just as they did eight years ago.
  
  Roberto Martinez's team come into the tournament after qualifying with the best record of any team, winning all of their games while scoring the most and conceding the least.
  
  They are clearly the team to beat in Group F, having been drawn alongside Czechia, Turkey and Georgia. 
  
  In SportsBiz: Ippei Mizuhara the former interpreter and friend of Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, has pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud and one count of subscribing to a false tax return.
   
  Mizuhara admitted that he stole nearly US$17Million from Ohtani to support his illegal gambling addiction and did not reflect his betting income on his tax return.
  
  “I worked for victim A and had access to his bank account and had fallen into major gambling debt,” Mizuhara told the federal court in Santa Ana, Calif. “I went ahead and wired money … with his bank account.”
  
  Mizuhara agreed to a plea deal in early May. He faces up to 33 years in federal prison, five years of supervised release and a US$1,250,000 fine.
   
  He will also be required to “pay full restitution” to Ohtani.
   
  Mizuhara never bet on baseball, and he accumulated total losses of nearly US$41M.
   
  And only in the USA: ESPN host Pat McAfee, has been heavily criticized, and later apologized, for calling WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark a “white bitch.”
   
  The blowback on Clark from some quarters, seems to be about the fact that she is white and coloured girls on the WNBA have been doing it tough for years without much hype from anyone – fans, media and sponsors!
   
  So now that she has finally landed – why kill the goose that’s laying the golden eggs for everyone in the WNBA?
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60308746Thu, 06 Jun 2024 09:40:00 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 60 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Thursday morning 06 June 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In rugby league: Joseph Sua’ali’i’s ORIGIN dream turned into a nightmare, with the young centre sent off after just seven minutes of ORIGIN 01 for a brutal high tackle on Maroons star Reece Walsh.
   
  The incident is the earliest send-off in ORIGIN history and Sua’ali’i was also the first-ever debutant to be given his marching orders.
   
  This flicked the switch for flyer Queensland, Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow who scored a treble for the Queensland Maroons, beating the NSW Blues 10-38 at Accor Stadium last night.
  
  The 38 points tied the most Queensland had scored in NSW, and it was the biggest win for the Maroons since their 52-6 Suncorp smashing of the Blues in 2015.
  
  In rugby union: The Super Rugby Pacific quarterfinals this weekend kicks off with the Chiefs vs Reds in Hamilton on Friday at 7pm, the Hurricanes vs Rebels in Wellington on Saturday at 4.35pm, followed by the Blues vs Fijian Drua at 7.05pm at Eden Park, Auckland and the Brumbies vs Highlanders at 9.35pm.
  
  In Football: Portugal will arrive in Germany with serious hopes of winning the European Championship, just as they did eight years ago.
  
  Roberto Martinez's team come into the tournament after qualifying with the best record of any team, winning all of their games while scoring the most and conceding the least.
  
  They are clearly the team to beat in Group F, having been drawn alongside Czechia, Turkey and Georgia. 
  
  In SportsBiz: Ippei Mizuhara the former interpreter and friend of Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, has pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud and one count of subscribing to a false tax return.
   
  Mizuhara admitted that he stole nearly US$17Million from Ohtani to support his illegal gambling addiction and did not reflect his betting income on his tax return.
  
  “I worked for victim A and had access to his bank account and had fallen into major gambling debt,” Mizuhara told the federal court in Santa Ana, Calif. “I went ahead and wired money … with his bank account.”
  
  Mizuhara agreed to a plea deal in early May. He faces up to 33 years in federal prison, five years of supervised release and a US$1,250,000 fine.
   
  He will also be required to “pay full restitution” to Ohtani.
   
  Mizuhara never bet on baseball, and he accumulated total losses of nearly US$41M.
   
  And only in the USA: ESPN host Pat McAfee, has been heavily criticized, and later apologized, for calling WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark a “white bitch.”
   
  The blowback on Clark from some quarters, seems to be about the fact that she is white and coloured girls on the WNBA have been doing it tough for years without much hype from anyone – fans, media and sponsors!
   
  So now that she has finally landed – why kill the goose that’s laying the golden eggs for everyone in the WNBA?
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2697s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean960fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/05-06-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e59-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60278276 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In rugby league: The NRL’s 18th team in Papua New Guinea appears to be little more than a formality at this point but there is growing push-back in Australia, after Sydney radio 2GB’s Ben Fordham revealed a PNG team is expected to be funded by Australia at A$600Million over the next 10 years.
  
  Australian Prime Minster Anthony Albanese has been trumpeting a Papua New Guinea team since August 2023 to join the NRL as its 18th team, pledging to put money into making the move viable.
  
  But NRL BIG boss man, Peter V’landys told News Corp yesterday: “It is certainly premature. It hasn’t gone to cabinet to start with and our board hasn’t signed off on it, so there’s no agreement.
  
  “There’s nothing concrete at this stage.
  
  “I was surprised as to how this speculation started, because it certainly didn’t come from the NRL.”
  So place your bets on ORIGIN 01 ladies & gentlemen – NOT on PNG being the 18th NRL team.
  In Football: Kylian Mbappe has signed a five-year deal to move to Real Madrid from Paris Saint-Germain on Monday and hailed the move as a “dream come true”.
  
  According to the BBC, he will earn US$16.5Million, plus a US$163M signing bonus paid over the five years.
  
  Mbappe’s last contract with PSG, signed in 2022, was a two-year deal worth US$79.2Million with loyalty bonus of a similar amount and a signing-on fee of US$163M.
  
  And in SportsBiz: Since 2020, major Michael Jordan memorabilia items have smashed sports memorabilia sales records.
   
  This MJ surge was boosted by “The Last Dance”, which averaged 5.6 million viewers per episode, making it ESPN’s most-watched documentary of all time.
   
  In January 2023, his jersey from Game 1 of the 1998 NBA Finals sold for US$10.1Million, becoming the most valuable Jordan item ever sold at auction and setting a record for game-worn sports memorabilia.
  
  In February 2024, a set of six individual shoes, one from each of Jordan’s title-clinching games, sold for US$8M in another auction.
  
  I wonder if they smell?
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60278276Tue, 04 Jun 2024 21:00:47 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 59 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Wednesday morning 05 June 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In rugby league: The NRL’s 18th team in Papua New Guinea appears to be little more than a formality at this point but there is growing push-back in Australia, after Sydney radio 2GB’s Ben Fordham revealed a PNG team is expected to be funded by Australia at A$600Million over the next 10 years.
  
  Australian Prime Minster Anthony Albanese has been trumpeting a Papua New Guinea team since August 2023 to join the NRL as its 18th team, pledging to put money into making the move viable.
  
  But NRL BIG boss man, Peter V’landys told News Corp yesterday: “It is certainly premature. It hasn’t gone to cabinet to start with and our board hasn’t signed off on it, so there’s no agreement.
  
  “There’s nothing concrete at this stage.
  
  “I was surprised as to how this speculation started, because it certainly didn’t come from the NRL.”
  So place your bets on ORIGIN 01 ladies & gentlemen – NOT on PNG being the 18th NRL team.
  In Football: Kylian Mbappe has signed a five-year deal to move to Real Madrid from Paris Saint-Germain on Monday and hailed the move as a “dream come true”.
  
  According to the BBC, he will earn US$16.5Million, plus a US$163M signing bonus paid over the five years.
  
  Mbappe’s last contract with PSG, signed in 2022, was a two-year deal worth US$79.2Million with loyalty bonus of a similar amount and a signing-on fee of US$163M.
  
  And in SportsBiz: Since 2020, major Michael Jordan memorabilia items have smashed sports memorabilia sales records.
   
  This MJ surge was boosted by “The Last Dance”, which averaged 5.6 million viewers per episode, making it ESPN’s most-watched documentary of all time.
   
  In January 2023, his jersey from Game 1 of the 1998 NBA Finals sold for US$10.1Million, becoming the most valuable Jordan item ever sold at auction and setting a record for game-worn sports memorabilia.
  
  In February 2024, a set of six individual shoes, one from each of Jordan’s title-clinching games, sold for US$8M in another auction.
  
  I wonder if they smell?
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2097s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean559fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/04-06-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e58-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60267095 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby: France men and Australian women won the HSBC SVNS 2024 Championship in Madrid.
   
  France beat Argentina 5-19 in the men’s final, with Fiji winning bronze over New Zealand.
  
  Australia prevented a French double, overcoming France 7-26 thanks to a Maddison Levi treble, to claim women’s gold, while New Zealand won bronze beating Canada.
  
  USA, Kenya, Uruguay and Spain secured men’s HSBC SVNS 2025 status with Play Off qualifications.
  
  While China, Spain, Japan and Brazil earn places on the women’s HSBC SVNS 2025 series.
  France’s Antoine Dupont and Canada’s Carissa Norsten win SVNS 2024 ‘Rookie of the Year’ awards, while Ireland’s Terry Kennedy and Australia’s Maddison Levi are top try scorers
  Rugby sevens kicks off the Olympic Games Paris 2024 in Stade de France on 24 July.
  
  However, everyone will be weary of a resurgent Fiji Men’s 7s team, who beat New Zealand twice over the weekend, with the Olympics on the horizon. 
  
  Australian women were outstanding all weekend in Madrid, seeing off New Zealand 19-21 in a thrilling semi-final comeback.
  
  The newly introduced promotion and relegation Play Off competition featured teams ranked ninth to twelfth in SVNS 2024 competing with the top four teams from the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024.
  
  Samoa and Canada lost their places on the HSBC SVNS series as the USA and Spain retained their spots. Kenya and Uruguay will join them after wins over Germany and Chile respectively.
  In rugby league: We’re about to find out just how good new NSW Blues Coach Michael Maguire is at the elite level of rugby league. Madge is a great fella blessed with an old school work ethic, a no nonsense mindset and an intense personality.
  
  On the other side of the equation we know what we’re going to get from Billy Slater and the Queensland Maroons – a relentless 80-minute performance from an extremely well-presented team.
  
  So place your bets on ORIGIN 01 ladies & gentlemen.
  
  In the NBA: Mark Cuban sold his majority stake in the Mavs to Miriam Adelson and her family in December 2023, in a deal that valued the franchise at US$3.5Billion.
  
  Now, not six months later, the team is on the cusp of its second NBA title ever. 
  
  Their opponents in the finals, the Boston Celtics, just happen to own home court advantage and are the betting favorites to hoist the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy.
  
  It would be the first title for Boston since 2008, and the second under the current owners, who bought the franchise for US$360Million in 2002.
  
  This season, the Celtics boast a US$183.6M payroll - fourth highest in the NBA, while the Mavericks have the 16th-ranked payroll @ US$163.6M.
  
  In Football: The Matildas farewelled Australia before heading to the Paris Olympics with a 2-0 win over China in front of more than 76,000 fans at Sydney’s Accor Stadium on Monday night.
   
  In her 104th and most likely final game for the Matildas, veteran goalkeeper Lydia Williams was then given a hero’s farewell in the 43rd minute.
  
  And in SportsBiz: World Athletics, the international governing body for track and field, announced in April it would distribute Olympic prize money for the first time.
   
  A notable shift away from amateurism in the Olympics, which the International Olympic Committee did not support.
   
  Fast-forward to last week, when another sport’s governing body - one already feuding with the IOC - made a similar pledge.
   
  The International Boxing Association announced it will award US$3.1Million in prize money to male and female boxers who reach the Paris Olympics quarterfinals, plus compensation for their coaches and national federations.
  
  Each gold medalist will get US$50,000.
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60267095Mon, 03 Jun 2024 22:14:13 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 58 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 04 June 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby: France men and Australian women won the HSBC SVNS 2024 Championship in Madrid.
   
  France beat Argentina 5-19 in the men’s final, with Fiji winning bronze over New Zealand.
  
  Australia prevented a French double, overcoming France 7-26 thanks to a Maddison Levi treble, to claim women’s gold, while New Zealand won bronze beating Canada.
  
  USA, Kenya, Uruguay and Spain secured men’s HSBC SVNS 2025 status with Play Off qualifications.
  
  While China, Spain, Japan and Brazil earn places on the women’s HSBC SVNS 2025 series.
  France’s Antoine Dupont and Canada’s Carissa Norsten win SVNS 2024 ‘Rookie of the Year’ awards, while Ireland’s Terry Kennedy and Australia’s Maddison Levi are top try scorers
  Rugby sevens kicks off the Olympic Games Paris 2024 in Stade de France on 24 July.
  
  However, everyone will be weary of a resurgent Fiji Men’s 7s team, who beat New Zealand twice over the weekend, with the Olympics on the horizon. 
  
  Australian women were outstanding all weekend in Madrid, seeing off New Zealand 19-21 in a thrilling semi-final comeback.
  
  The newly introduced promotion and relegation Play Off competition featured teams ranked ninth to twelfth in SVNS 2024 competing with the top four teams from the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024.
  
  Samoa and Canada lost their places on the HSBC SVNS series as the USA and Spain retained their spots. Kenya and Uruguay will join them after wins over Germany and Chile respectively.
  In rugby league: We’re about to find out just how good new NSW Blues Coach Michael Maguire is at the elite level of rugby league. Madge is a great fella blessed with an old school work ethic, a no nonsense mindset and an intense personality.
  
  On the other side of the equation we know what we’re going to get from Billy Slater and the Queensland Maroons – a relentless 80-minute performance from an extremely well-presented team.
  
  So place your bets on ORIGIN 01 ladies & gentlemen.
  
  In the NBA: Mark Cuban sold his majority stake in the Mavs to Miriam Adelson and her family in December 2023, in a deal that valued the franchise at US$3.5Billion.
  
  Now, not six months later, the team is on the cusp of its second NBA title ever. 
  
  Their opponents in the finals, the Boston Celtics, just happen to own home court advantage and are the betting favorites to hoist the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy.
  
  It would be the first title for Boston since 2008, and the second under the current owners, who bought the franchise for US$360Million in 2002.
  
  This season, the Celtics boast a US$183.6M payroll - fourth highest in the NBA, while the Mavericks have the 16th-ranked payroll @ US$163.6M.
  
  In Football: The Matildas farewelled Australia before heading to the Paris Olympics with a 2-0 win over China in front of more than 76,000 fans at Sydney’s Accor Stadium on Monday night.
   
  In her 104th and most likely final game for the Matildas, veteran goalkeeper Lydia Williams was then given a hero’s farewell in the 43rd minute.
  
  And in SportsBiz: World Athletics, the international governing body for track and field, announced in April it would distribute Olympic prize money for the first time.
   
  A notable shift away from amateurism in the Olympics, which the International Olympic Committee did not support.
   
  Fast-forward to last week, when another sport’s governing body - one already feuding with the IOC - made a similar pledge.
   
  The International Boxing Association announced it...]]>3717s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean958fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-06-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e57-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60258211 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby: At the HSBC SVNS Madrid 7s overnight, the Fiji Men’s 7s team lost their semifinal 14-21 France and Argentina beat New Zealand by exactly the same score.
   
  Fiji Men then beat the All Blacks 7s 10-14 for 3rd place bronze, so the Paris Olympics Men’s rugby 7s is gonna be close.
   
  Team Fijiana 7s lost to Ireland 26-19 and lost again to USA 31-0 but they bounced back to trounce Great Britain 7-42 for 7th place.
   
  Bad news for Samoa - out of the next HSBC 7s series after losing 19-40 to USA in their Challenger play-off.
   
  Meanwhile Fijiana XV has qualified directly for the RWC2025 Women in England after beating Manusina 13-27 while Tonga 39-5 Papua New Guinea in the Oceania Women’s Championship in Brisbane yesterday.
   
  In rugby league: Rank outsiders, the North Queensland Cowboys held their nerve to win their third straight game, pulling off an 18-16 upset win over the Sydney Roosters at Allianz Stadium yesterday, despite missing Tom Dearden, Reuben Cotter, Jeremiah Nanai, Val Holmes, Reece Robson and Murray Taulagi all on ORIGIN duties.
  
  The Roosters were also without five of their stars as well, including James Tedesco, who was rubbed out late after being called up to the NSW Blues.
  
  In boxing: Deontay Wilder’s career is over after a stunning loss yesterday.
  
  The “Bronze Bomber” was knocked out by Zhilei Zhang during their mega-fight in Saudi Arabia. It was Wilder’s fourth defeat from his last five fights and any hope of a climb back towards a title shot appears to be dead.
  
  Zhang, who had a crazy 30kg weight advantage, ended the fight in the fifth round with a crushing right hand shot that dropped Wilder to the canvass.
  
  Incredibly, Wilder was able to get back to his feet, but was struggling to stand on wobbly legs before the referee stopped the fight.
  
  Meanwhile in UFC, Russian champ Islam Makhachev submitted US veteran, Dustin Poirier in the fifth round of UFC302 main event yesterday, extending his UFC winning streak to 14 fights, joining Anderson Silva and Kamaru Usman as the only fighters in UFC history to achieve that feat.
  
  Speaking after the fight, Makhachev confirmed he wanted to shoot for double-champ status and fight in the UFC Welterweight division.
  
  “It’s my dream. I want to fight for the second belt. When you defend your belt it’s not the same. I need a new one,” he said.
  
  The American may as well retire now.
  
  In Football: Real Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund, to win the UEFA Champions League in front of 90,000 fans at Wembley Stadium in London yesterday 2-0 with two second half goals, and now play Europa Cup winners, Atalanta in the European Super Cup final.
   
  And in SportsBiz: The LA Clippers Head Coach, Ty Lue has just signed a five-year contract extension at US$14Million, according to multiple reports.
   
  That puts Lue, 47, among the highest-earning coaches in the NBA, with Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr said to be making US$17.5M annually, the San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich close behind at US$16M.
  
  And Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra comes in at US$15M per year and Detroit Pistons coach Monty Williams at US$14M like Lue.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60258211Mon, 03 Jun 2024 01:00:13 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 57 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Monday morning 03 June 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby: At the HSBC SVNS Madrid 7s overnight, the Fiji Men’s 7s team lost their semifinal 14-21 France and Argentina beat New Zealand by exactly the same score.
   
  Fiji Men then beat the All Blacks 7s 10-14 for 3rd place bronze, so the Paris Olympics Men’s rugby 7s is gonna be close.
   
  Team Fijiana 7s lost to Ireland 26-19 and lost again to USA 31-0 but they bounced back to trounce Great Britain 7-42 for 7th place.
   
  Bad news for Samoa - out of the next HSBC 7s series after losing 19-40 to USA in their Challenger play-off.
   
  Meanwhile Fijiana XV has qualified directly for the RWC2025 Women in England after beating Manusina 13-27 while Tonga 39-5 Papua New Guinea in the Oceania Women’s Championship in Brisbane yesterday.
   
  In rugby league: Rank outsiders, the North Queensland Cowboys held their nerve to win their third straight game, pulling off an 18-16 upset win over the Sydney Roosters at Allianz Stadium yesterday, despite missing Tom Dearden, Reuben Cotter, Jeremiah Nanai, Val Holmes, Reece Robson and Murray Taulagi all on ORIGIN duties.
  
  The Roosters were also without five of their stars as well, including James Tedesco, who was rubbed out late after being called up to the NSW Blues.
  
  In boxing: Deontay Wilder’s career is over after a stunning loss yesterday.
  
  The “Bronze Bomber” was knocked out by Zhilei Zhang during their mega-fight in Saudi Arabia. It was Wilder’s fourth defeat from his last five fights and any hope of a climb back towards a title shot appears to be dead.
  
  Zhang, who had a crazy 30kg weight advantage, ended the fight in the fifth round with a crushing right hand shot that dropped Wilder to the canvass.
  
  Incredibly, Wilder was able to get back to his feet, but was struggling to stand on wobbly legs before the referee stopped the fight.
  
  Meanwhile in UFC, Russian champ Islam Makhachev submitted US veteran, Dustin Poirier in the fifth round of UFC302 main event yesterday, extending his UFC winning streak to 14 fights, joining Anderson Silva and Kamaru Usman as the only fighters in UFC history to achieve that feat.
  
  Speaking after the fight, Makhachev confirmed he wanted to shoot for double-champ status and fight in the UFC Welterweight division.
  
  “It’s my dream. I want to fight for the second belt. When you defend your belt it’s not the same. I need a new one,” he said.
  
  The American may as well retire now.
  
  In Football: Real Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund, to win the UEFA Champions League in front of 90,000 fans at Wembley Stadium in London yesterday 2-0 with two second half goals, and now play Europa Cup winners, Atalanta in the European Super Cup final.
   
  And in SportsBiz: The LA Clippers Head Coach, Ty Lue has just signed a five-year contract extension at US$14Million, according to multiple reports.
   
  That puts Lue, 47, among the highest-earning coaches in the NBA, with Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr said to be making US$17.5M annually, the San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich close behind at US$16M.
  
  And Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra comes in at US$15M per year and Detroit Pistons coach Monty Williams at US$14M like Lue.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital...]]>3217s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean957fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-06-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e56-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60256831 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby: Go Fiji Go.
   
  The Fijian Drua surged in the second half to beat the Force 19-40 in Lautoka yesterday and now play the Blues on Saturday, 5.05pm at Eden Park, Auckland in their Super Rugby Pacific quarterfinal.
  
  Meanwhile in the HSBC SVNS 7s Madrid overnight, the Fiji Men’s 7s team won against Ireland 21-26 and they trashed South Africa 7-26 early this morning.
   
  Team Fijiana lost to Australia 31-12 and lost again to Ireland 26-19.
   
  Meanwhile Samoa lost to Kenya 19-12, Chile 21-19 Samoa and lost for a third time to Spain 31-0 so are pretty much out of the next HSBC 7s series.
   
  In rugby league: NSW Blues fullback Dylan Edwards has reportedly pulled up with quad tightness that could rule him out of ORIGIN I, prompting Coach Michael Maguire to call the Roosters and ask James Tedesco to be on standby.
  
  Edwards is confident he will be fit to play, but a decision will be made today at 9am.
  
  In boxing: Ryan Garcia has quickly offered to step up from welterweight to junior middleweight to replace injured Australian fighter, Tim Tszyu against undefeated American star, Vergil Ortiz Junior on 03 August at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.
   
  However, Garcia is still facing a possible suspension by the New York Boxing Commission, for testing positive for the banned substance Ostarine from his last fight in April.
   
  In Football: Looking at the UEFA Champions League final this morning in front of 90,000 fans at Wembley Stadium in London; this will be the 15th meeting between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid in European competition, all of which have been in the UEFA Champions League.
   
  Real Madrid are the team Borussia Dortmund have faced most often in the competition, and the Germans have only won three of their 14 clashes against the Spanish giants.
   
  In SportsBiz: More on the UEFA Champions League final between Real and Dortmund.
   
  The finalists have already locked in huge paydays just getting here, with today’s winner pocketing US$21.5Million, while the loser will take home US$16.1M.
  
  The winner will also seal the second available spot in the UEFA Super Cup, between the winners of the Champions League and the Europa League – won this year by Italian club Atalanta.
  
  Advancing to the Super Cup guarantees a US$4.3M bonus, with an additional $1.1M to the winner.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60256831Sat, 01 Jun 2024 20:43:00 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 56 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Sunday morning 02 June 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby: Go Fiji Go.
   
  The Fijian Drua surged in the second half to beat the Force 19-40 in Lautoka yesterday and now play the Blues on Saturday, 5.05pm at Eden Park, Auckland in their Super Rugby Pacific quarterfinal.
  
  Meanwhile in the HSBC SVNS 7s Madrid overnight, the Fiji Men’s 7s team won against Ireland 21-26 and they trashed South Africa 7-26 early this morning.
   
  Team Fijiana lost to Australia 31-12 and lost again to Ireland 26-19.
   
  Meanwhile Samoa lost to Kenya 19-12, Chile 21-19 Samoa and lost for a third time to Spain 31-0 so are pretty much out of the next HSBC 7s series.
   
  In rugby league: NSW Blues fullback Dylan Edwards has reportedly pulled up with quad tightness that could rule him out of ORIGIN I, prompting Coach Michael Maguire to call the Roosters and ask James Tedesco to be on standby.
  
  Edwards is confident he will be fit to play, but a decision will be made today at 9am.
  
  In boxing: Ryan Garcia has quickly offered to step up from welterweight to junior middleweight to replace injured Australian fighter, Tim Tszyu against undefeated American star, Vergil Ortiz Junior on 03 August at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.
   
  However, Garcia is still facing a possible suspension by the New York Boxing Commission, for testing positive for the banned substance Ostarine from his last fight in April.
   
  In Football: Looking at the UEFA Champions League final this morning in front of 90,000 fans at Wembley Stadium in London; this will be the 15th meeting between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid in European competition, all of which have been in the UEFA Champions League.
   
  Real Madrid are the team Borussia Dortmund have faced most often in the competition, and the Germans have only won three of their 14 clashes against the Spanish giants.
   
  In SportsBiz: More on the UEFA Champions League final between Real and Dortmund.
   
  The finalists have already locked in huge paydays just getting here, with today’s winner pocketing US$21.5Million, while the loser will take home US$16.1M.
  
  The winner will also seal the second available spot in the UEFA Super Cup, between the winners of the Champions League and the Europa League – won this year by Italian club Atalanta.
  
  Advancing to the Super Cup guarantees a US$4.3M bonus, with an additional $1.1M to the winner.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2247s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean956fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-06-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e55-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60242051 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby: Go Fiji Go.
   
  The Fiji Men’s 7s team upset the All Blacks 7s in Madrid overnight, thanks to Jerry Tuwai, who whenever he was on the ball, caused the men in black to hesitate and hang off him in D, just enough for other strike players to break through and score out wide.
   
  Not to mention the cool as a cucumber Teba conversion from the sideline, after the final hooter to win the game!
   
  Key HSBC SVNS Madrid Mens results overnight: Fiji 28-26 New Zealand and Samoa 12-29 Kenya. Samoa also lot to Chile later and they’re in trouble.
   
  Tonight: Ireland vs Fiji at 11.06pm and Fiji vs South Africa at 1.49am on Sunday morning.
   
  Results for key HSBC SVNS Madrid Women’s games last night - Fijiana 7-36 France and tonight Australia vs Fijiana at 10.22pm and on Sunday at 1.05am Fijiana vs Ireland.
   
  In rugby league: Two sin-bins and a Josh Addo-Carr injury weren’t enough to de-stabilise the Bulldogs, who recorded a gutsy 32-2 win over a lacklustre Newcastle Knights in cold and wet conditions at McDonald Jones Stadium.
   
  The Foxx scored two scintillating tries before he left the field clutching his hamstring.
   
  In boxing: Tim Tszyu has been sensationally ruled out of his world title clash with unbeaten American prodigy Vergil Ortiz Jnr in a WBA Super Welterweight showdown in Los Angeles in August, with doctors declaring the Australian boxing poster boy unfit to fight.
   
  Tszyu still needs more time to heal after suffering a deep head laceration in his recent world title loss against American Sebastian Fundora.
  
  In SportsBiz: American golf sensation, Nelly Korda has won US$2.91Million in her last seven tournaments, which includes six victories and a tie for seventh. She is chasing her second Major of the year at the Women’s US Open at Lancaster Country Club in Pennsylvania, with a total purse of US$12Million—the highest in women’s golf.
   
  Unfortunately, Korda shot an 80 in her opening round after a disastrous 10 on one hole, putting three balls in the water!
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60242051Fri, 31 May 2024 22:57:15 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 55 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Saturday morning 01 June 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby: Go Fiji Go.
   
  The Fiji Men’s 7s team upset the All Blacks 7s in Madrid overnight, thanks to Jerry Tuwai, who whenever he was on the ball, caused the men in black to hesitate and hang off him in D, just enough for other strike players to break through and score out wide.
   
  Not to mention the cool as a cucumber Teba conversion from the sideline, after the final hooter to win the game!
   
  Key HSBC SVNS Madrid Mens results overnight: Fiji 28-26 New Zealand and Samoa 12-29 Kenya. Samoa also lot to Chile later and they’re in trouble.
   
  Tonight: Ireland vs Fiji at 11.06pm and Fiji vs South Africa at 1.49am on Sunday morning.
   
  Results for key HSBC SVNS Madrid Women’s games last night - Fijiana 7-36 France and tonight Australia vs Fijiana at 10.22pm and on Sunday at 1.05am Fijiana vs Ireland.
   
  In rugby league: Two sin-bins and a Josh Addo-Carr injury weren’t enough to de-stabilise the Bulldogs, who recorded a gutsy 32-2 win over a lacklustre Newcastle Knights in cold and wet conditions at McDonald Jones Stadium.
   
  The Foxx scored two scintillating tries before he left the field clutching his hamstring.
   
  In boxing: Tim Tszyu has been sensationally ruled out of his world title clash with unbeaten American prodigy Vergil Ortiz Jnr in a WBA Super Welterweight showdown in Los Angeles in August, with doctors declaring the Australian boxing poster boy unfit to fight.
   
  Tszyu still needs more time to heal after suffering a deep head laceration in his recent world title loss against American Sebastian Fundora.
  
  In SportsBiz: American golf sensation, Nelly Korda has won US$2.91Million in her last seven tournaments, which includes six victories and a tie for seventh. She is chasing her second Major of the year at the Women’s US Open at Lancaster Country Club in Pennsylvania, with a total purse of US$12Million—the highest in women’s golf.
   
  Unfortunately, Korda shot an 80 in her opening round after a disastrous 10 on one hole, putting three balls in the water!
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2177s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean955fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/31-05-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e54-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60228737 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
  
  Happy Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna Day in Fiji.
   
  In Rugby: The HSBC SVNS Grand Final pools see Men’s 2024 SVNS League Winners Argentina in Pool A together with Australia, France and Great Britain.
   
  Ireland is in Pool B alongside 2023 Series winners New Zealand, double Olympic Champions Fiji and South Africa.
   
  On Saturday morning: Fiji vs New Zealand at 12.14am, Samoa vs Kenya at 3.25am and Samoa vs Chile at 6.54am.
   
  Later on Saturday night: Ireland vs Fiji at 11.06pm and Fiji vs South Africa at 1.49am, followed by Spain vs Samoa at 5.42am on Sunday morning.
   
  Meanwhile in the HSBC SVNS Women’s Grand Final reigning Olympic and Series champions New Zealand are in Pool A with the USA, Canada and Great Britain, while Australia, France, Fiji and Ireland are in Pool B.
  
  Fijiana vs France at 11.26pm tonight. On Saturday Australia vs Fijiana at 10.22pm and on Sunday Fijiana vs Ireland at 1.05am.
   
  In rugby league: Eels star Mitch Moses has made quite the return from a long sideline stint as Parramatta halted a five-game losing streak with a 34-22 win over the Sharks at CommBank Stadium last night.
   
  Moses hasn’t played since Round 3 due to a broken foot, but the halfback didn’t miss a beat, with three try assists, plus his kicking game that the Eels have sorely missed.
  
  The beast, Maika Sivo helped himself to two barnstorming tries, running over would-be tacklers!
  In football: German football giant Bayern Munich have named Vincent Kompany as Manager in a shock move.
   
  The 38-year-old Belgian, a surprise choice with his Burnley side relegated from the Premier League this season, has penned a three-year deal at the Allianz Arena.
  
  Normally in contention for the biggest names in the business, Bayern have been knocked back by several candidates after their first trophy-less season for 12 years.
  
  Burnley will reportedly receive £10Million in compensation for allowing their Manager to leave.
   
  In boxing: Deontay Wilder wants to stand over Zhilei Zhang like “Ali did Liston in ‘65” in their clash in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this weekend.
   
  Wilder was referring to the famous fight between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston in 1965, which ended with Ali famously pictured standing over Liston’s prone body, victorious.
   
  In SportsBiz: So far, six different TV networks have broadcast the most-watched WNBA games ever on their channels. Not surprisingly, four of those record-breaking viewership games feature Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever:
  
  · ESPN2: Indiana Fever vs Sun @ 2.1 million
  · ABC: Indiana Fever vs Liberty @ 1.71 million
  · ESPN: Sun vs Indiana Fever @ 1.56 million
  · Ion: Indiana Fever vs Sparks @ 724,000
  · CBS: Liberty vs Lynx @ 704,000
  · NBA TV: Indiana Fever vs Aces @ 333,000
  
  Go Caitlin Go!
  
  Finally, only in America: Major League Baseball has made a dramatic move to expand how the history of the sport is told—one that will reframe who the greats of both yesterday and today are, and one that expands its overall recognition of the contribution of the Negro Leagues. 
  
  The MLB formally incorporated on Wednesday the records of former Negro Leagues players into its official statistics, allowing players who were banned from MLB due to segregation to be considered in the same way as white players. 
  
  The result of more than three years of work by a MLB-commissioned research group, the inclusion of the Negro Leagues statistics created some immediate and dramatic shifts in MLB’s all-time leaderboards.
  Josh Gibson now has baseball’s best career batting average (.372) and slugging percentage (.718), overtaking baseball legends - Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth. 
  
  Overall, more than 2300 players competing in seven iterations of the Negro Leagues between 1920 and 1948 have been integrated into MLB’s statistical record.
  
  “Their accomplishments on the field will be a gateway to broader learning about this triumph in American history and the path that led to Jackie Robinson’s 1947 Dodger debut,” said MLB commissioner Rob Manfred of the Negro Leagues. 
  
  God bless America!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
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  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60228737Thu, 30 May 2024 22:55:55 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 54 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Friday morning 31 May 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
  
  Happy Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna Day in Fiji.
   
  In Rugby: The HSBC SVNS Grand Final pools see Men’s 2024 SVNS League Winners Argentina in Pool A together with Australia, France and Great Britain.
   
  Ireland is in Pool B alongside 2023 Series winners New Zealand, double Olympic Champions Fiji and South Africa.
   
  On Saturday morning: Fiji vs New Zealand at 12.14am, Samoa vs Kenya at 3.25am and Samoa vs Chile at 6.54am.
   
  Later on Saturday night: Ireland vs Fiji at 11.06pm and Fiji vs South Africa at 1.49am, followed by Spain vs Samoa at 5.42am on Sunday morning.
   
  Meanwhile in the HSBC SVNS Women’s Grand Final reigning Olympic and Series champions New Zealand are in Pool A with the USA, Canada and Great Britain, while Australia, France, Fiji and Ireland are in Pool B.
  
  Fijiana vs France at 11.26pm tonight. On Saturday Australia vs Fijiana at 10.22pm and on Sunday Fijiana vs Ireland at 1.05am.
   
  In rugby league: Eels star Mitch Moses has made quite the return from a long sideline stint as Parramatta halted a five-game losing streak with a 34-22 win over the Sharks at CommBank Stadium last night.
   
  Moses hasn’t played since Round 3 due to a broken foot, but the halfback didn’t miss a beat, with three try assists, plus his kicking game that the Eels have sorely missed.
  
  The beast, Maika Sivo helped himself to two barnstorming tries, running over would-be tacklers!
  In football: German football giant Bayern Munich have named Vincent Kompany as Manager in a shock move.
   
  The 38-year-old Belgian, a surprise choice with his Burnley side relegated from the Premier League this season, has penned a three-year deal at the Allianz Arena.
  
  Normally in contention for the biggest names in the business, Bayern have been knocked back by several candidates after their first trophy-less season for 12 years.
  
  Burnley will reportedly receive £10Million in compensation for allowing their Manager to leave.
   
  In boxing: Deontay Wilder wants to stand over Zhilei Zhang like “Ali did Liston in ‘65” in their clash in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this weekend.
   
  Wilder was referring to the famous fight between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston in 1965, which ended with Ali famously pictured standing over Liston’s prone body, victorious.
   
  In SportsBiz: So far, six different TV networks have broadcast the most-watched WNBA games ever on their channels. Not surprisingly, four of those record-breaking viewership games feature Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever:
  
  · ESPN2: Indiana Fever vs Sun @ 2.1 million
  · ABC: Indiana Fever vs Liberty @ 1.71 million
  · ESPN: Sun vs Indiana Fever @ 1.56 million
  · Ion: Indiana Fever vs Sparks @ 724,000
  · CBS: Liberty vs Lynx @ 704,000
  · NBA TV: Indiana Fever vs Aces @ 333,000
  
  Go Caitlin Go!
  
  Finally, only in America: Major League Baseball has made a dramatic move to expand how the history of the sport is told—one that will reframe who the greats of both yesterday and today are, and one that expands its overall recognition of the contribution of the Negro Leagues. 
  
  The MLB formally incorporated on Wednesday the records of former Negro Leagues players into its official statistics, allowing players who were banned from MLB due to segregation to be considered in the same way as white players. 
  
  The result of more than three years of work by a MLB-commissioned research group, the inclusion of the Negro Leagues statistics created some immediate and dramatic shifts in MLB’s all-time leaderboards.4277s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean954fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/30-05-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e53-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60216622 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby: Team Fijiana XV scored 13 tries, 10 converted in thrashing Papua New Guinea 6-85 in Round 02 of the Oceania Rugby Women's Championships at Sunnybank Rugby Union Club in Brisbane yesterday.  
   
  The final match between Fijiana and Manusina will decide the final standings of this years Oceania Rugby Women’s Championship, and book a place at the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 in England.
   
  Defending champions Manusina XV 29-7 Tonga’s Lofa XV, who now play Papua New Guinea for third.
   
  In the NBA: The Minnesota Timberwolves stole game four off the Dallas Mavericks 100-105 to delay the inevitable in the NBA Western Conference finals yesterday, and force game five, now trailing the Mavs 3-1.
   
  The Boston Celtics await them in the finals, after they clinched the NBA Eastern Conference championship series 4-0 over the Indiana Pacers.
   
  In boxing: Deontay Wilder faces Zhilei Zhang in a 'do or die' fight on Saturday night in Saudi Arabia.
   
  "I've had a successful career and this is a do or die moment for me," Wilder said.
  
  "This could be the end of my career, this could be the final farewell of Deontay Wilder if I lose.
  "If I win, of course, I go on to bigger and better things."
  
  In SportsBiz: The European Super League has received further legal support through a new ruling in a Spanish court.
   
  The Madrid Court ruled that FIFA and UEFA “have abused their dominant position … and are preventing free competition in the market by imposing unjustified and disproportionate restrictions” on Clubs.
  
  It added that, they must cease any “anti-competitive conduct” that precludes the formation of rival, European leagues such as the ESL. 
  
  In Klikiti: The second-most popular sport in the world is finally gaining significant momentum in the US.
   
  On Saturday, a game in Dallas between the USA and Canada will officially launch the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which the US is co-hosting with the West Indies.
  
  The bi-annual tournament has expanded from 16 to 20 teams and will hand out a record US$10Million in prize money.
  
  The US is hosting 16 games in Dallas, South Florida and New York, where a US$30M, 34,000-seat temporary stadium has been built on Long Island.
  
  While the US is not a full member of the ICC, an exception had to be made to promote cricket in the USA.
  
  The six-team US Major League Cricket comp intends expanding to a 10‑team league,” MLC CEO Vijay Srinivasan told The Guardian recently.
  
  Cricket’s moment in the US could hit a crescendo in 2028 when the sport returns to the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, for the first time since 1900.
  
  In rugby league: The Cowboys are putting pressure on their star forward Jason Taumalolo to explore his options away from Townsville.
   
  Taumalolo was named on the bench for the Cowboys against the Roosters this weekend, despite the Townsville Club missing six players on ORIGIN duties.
  
  Taumalolo is in the seventh year with the Cowboys, at A$1Million per season, averaging just 38 minutes a game.
  
  Finally, only in America: Manchester United legend, Wayne Rooney has revealed his bizarre experience playing golf with former US President Donald Trump.
  
  The encounter took place at the Trump National Golf Club while Rooney was with MLS franchise DC United.
  
  “It was when Trump asked me to give his son Barron football lessons,” Rooney said.
  
  “And his PA texted me one day — ’do you want to play a few holes of golf with the President?”
  
  So Rooney took up the invite!
  
  “The maddest thing about it was we had Giuliani in the buggy behind us,” Rooney said.
  
  “Then there were about 50-100 golf buggies full of security.
  
  “There were snipers in the bushes. There was a boat in the lake with snipers!”
  
  Anyone for golf?
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60216622Thu, 30 May 2024 03:52:46 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 53 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Thursday morning 30 May 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby: Team Fijiana XV scored 13 tries, 10 converted in thrashing Papua New Guinea 6-85 in Round 02 of the Oceania Rugby Women's Championships at Sunnybank Rugby Union Club in Brisbane yesterday.  
   
  The final match between Fijiana and Manusina will decide the final standings of this years Oceania Rugby Women’s Championship, and book a place at the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 in England.
   
  Defending champions Manusina XV 29-7 Tonga’s Lofa XV, who now play Papua New Guinea for third.
   
  In the NBA: The Minnesota Timberwolves stole game four off the Dallas Mavericks 100-105 to delay the inevitable in the NBA Western Conference finals yesterday, and force game five, now trailing the Mavs 3-1.
   
  The Boston Celtics await them in the finals, after they clinched the NBA Eastern Conference championship series 4-0 over the Indiana Pacers.
   
  In boxing: Deontay Wilder faces Zhilei Zhang in a 'do or die' fight on Saturday night in Saudi Arabia.
   
  "I've had a successful career and this is a do or die moment for me," Wilder said.
  
  "This could be the end of my career, this could be the final farewell of Deontay Wilder if I lose.
  "If I win, of course, I go on to bigger and better things."
  
  In SportsBiz: The European Super League has received further legal support through a new ruling in a Spanish court.
   
  The Madrid Court ruled that FIFA and UEFA “have abused their dominant position … and are preventing free competition in the market by imposing unjustified and disproportionate restrictions” on Clubs.
  
  It added that, they must cease any “anti-competitive conduct” that precludes the formation of rival, European leagues such as the ESL. 
  
  In Klikiti: The second-most popular sport in the world is finally gaining significant momentum in the US.
   
  On Saturday, a game in Dallas between the USA and Canada will officially launch the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which the US is co-hosting with the West Indies.
  
  The bi-annual tournament has expanded from 16 to 20 teams and will hand out a record US$10Million in prize money.
  
  The US is hosting 16 games in Dallas, South Florida and New York, where a US$30M, 34,000-seat temporary stadium has been built on Long Island.
  
  While the US is not a full member of the ICC, an exception had to be made to promote cricket in the USA.
  
  The six-team US Major League Cricket comp intends expanding to a 10‑team league,” MLC CEO Vijay Srinivasan told The Guardian recently.
  
  Cricket’s moment in the US could hit a crescendo in 2028 when the sport returns to the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, for the first time since 1900.
  
  In rugby league: The Cowboys are putting pressure on their star forward Jason Taumalolo to explore his options away from Townsville.
   
  Taumalolo was named on the bench for the Cowboys against the Roosters this weekend, despite the Townsville Club missing six players on ORIGIN duties.
  
  Taumalolo is in the seventh year with the Cowboys, at A$1Million per season, averaging just 38 minutes a game.
  
  Finally, only in America: Manchester United legend, Wayne Rooney has revealed his bizarre experience playing golf with former US President Donald Trump.
  
  The encounter took place at the Trump National Golf Club while Rooney was with MLS franchise DC United.
  
  “It was when Trump asked me to give his son Barron football lessons,” Rooney said.
  
  “And his PA texted me one day — ’do you want to play a few holes of golf with the President?”
  3447s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean951fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-05-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e52-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60202374 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby: Tongan Thor Taniela Tupou has been found guilty by the Super Rugby Pacific Foul Play Review Committee, after they reviewed his citing by the TMO for dangerous play in a ruck or maul.
   
  Tupou has been issued with a warning for his actions, but is free to play for the Rebels against the Fijain Drua this weekend as the Committee found that his foul play incident in the 65th minute of the match between Brumbies and Rebels in Canberra last weekend, came very close to, but in their opinion, did not meet the red card threshold.
  
  The Rebels in 7 may climb to sixth if they beat the Fijian Drua and the Highlanders lose to the Hurricanes.
   
  The Fijian Drua, on the other hand, will climb into seventh spot if they beat the Rebels with a bonus point.
   
  In the NBA: The Boston Celtics clinched the Eastern Conference championship on Monday with a 105-102 win over the Indiana Pacers, sweeping the series 4-0 and booking a spot in the NBA Finals.
  
  The Celtics will face the winner of the Western Conference finals, where the Dallas Mavericks hold a 3-0 over the Minnesota Timberwolves ahead of today’s game four.
  
  In boxing: Mike Tyson insisted yesterday he felt "100%" despite a recent health scare as he prepares for his July bout against Youtuber Jake Paul.
   
  The 57-year-old former world heavyweight boxing champion needed medical treatment on Sunday after complaining of nausea and dizziness during a flight from Miami to Los Angeles.
  
  Paramedics boarded the American Airlines plane at Los Angeles International Airport to treat the boxing legend before he exited the flight.
  
  Tyson is preparing to make a controversial return to the ring against Jake Paul in Texas on 20 July, which has raised fears that the fighter once known as the "baddest man on the planet" could be hurt due to his advanced years.
  
  Tyson however insisted on Tuesday he felt fine despite Sunday's scare: "Now feeling 100% even though I don’t need to be to beat Jake Paul," Tyson wrote in a brief post on X.
  
  In rugby league: The West Tigers have a bye this week, but haven’t picked up a win since they pipped the Parramatta Eels on Easter Monday in Round 4.
   
  It’s one of just two wins this season under Benji Marshall, who has come under fire for leaving Australia amid the Club’s horror run of form.
  
  Marshall has taken a break with his family in Fiji.
  
  Fiji – can you blame him? It’s bloody freezing in Sydney and a few bowls of kava will probably do the under-pressure Coach some good - “Bula Benji!”
  
  On the other hand, some Fijian Drua fans suspect that Marshall is here on a spying mission to size up Flying Fijian wing Ravutaumada for a potential big money switch to the Tigers!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60202374Tue, 28 May 2024 21:48:11 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 52 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Wednesday morning 29 May 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby: Tongan Thor Taniela Tupou has been found guilty by the Super Rugby Pacific Foul Play Review Committee, after they reviewed his citing by the TMO for dangerous play in a ruck or maul.
   
  Tupou has been issued with a warning for his actions, but is free to play for the Rebels against the Fijain Drua this weekend as the Committee found that his foul play incident in the 65th minute of the match between Brumbies and Rebels in Canberra last weekend, came very close to, but in their opinion, did not meet the red card threshold.
  
  The Rebels in 7 may climb to sixth if they beat the Fijian Drua and the Highlanders lose to the Hurricanes.
   
  The Fijian Drua, on the other hand, will climb into seventh spot if they beat the Rebels with a bonus point.
   
  In the NBA: The Boston Celtics clinched the Eastern Conference championship on Monday with a 105-102 win over the Indiana Pacers, sweeping the series 4-0 and booking a spot in the NBA Finals.
  
  The Celtics will face the winner of the Western Conference finals, where the Dallas Mavericks hold a 3-0 over the Minnesota Timberwolves ahead of today’s game four.
  
  In boxing: Mike Tyson insisted yesterday he felt "100%" despite a recent health scare as he prepares for his July bout against Youtuber Jake Paul.
   
  The 57-year-old former world heavyweight boxing champion needed medical treatment on Sunday after complaining of nausea and dizziness during a flight from Miami to Los Angeles.
  
  Paramedics boarded the American Airlines plane at Los Angeles International Airport to treat the boxing legend before he exited the flight.
  
  Tyson is preparing to make a controversial return to the ring against Jake Paul in Texas on 20 July, which has raised fears that the fighter once known as the "baddest man on the planet" could be hurt due to his advanced years.
  
  Tyson however insisted on Tuesday he felt fine despite Sunday's scare: "Now feeling 100% even though I don’t need to be to beat Jake Paul," Tyson wrote in a brief post on X.
  
  In rugby league: The West Tigers have a bye this week, but haven’t picked up a win since they pipped the Parramatta Eels on Easter Monday in Round 4.
   
  It’s one of just two wins this season under Benji Marshall, who has come under fire for leaving Australia amid the Club’s horror run of form.
  
  Marshall has taken a break with his family in Fiji.
  
  Fiji – can you blame him? It’s bloody freezing in Sydney and a few bowls of kava will probably do the under-pressure Coach some good - “Bula Benji!”
  
  On the other hand, some Fijian Drua fans suspect that Marshall is here on a spying mission to size up Flying Fijian wing Ravutaumada for a potential big money switch to the Tigers!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2617s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean952fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-05-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e51-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60192542 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby: Entering the final round of Super Rugby Pacific this weekend, the 5th placed Reds will remain there whether they win or lose their last game against the NSW Waratahs.
   
  The 6th placed Highlanders may slip to 7th if they lose to the Hurricanes and the Rebels beat the Fijian Drua.
   
  The Rebels in 7 may climb to sixth if they beat the Fijian Drua and the Highlanders lose to the Hurricanes, but what is likely to happen is that they will lose to the Drua.
   
  The Fijian Drua will climb into seventh spot if they beat the Rebels with a bonus point.
   
  If the Fijian Drua lose to the Rebels, the Force and the Crusaders will pass them if they win their respective games.
   
  In rugby league: Billy Slater’s Queensland Maroons ORIGIN 01 Squad
  1 Reece Walsh
  2 Xavier Coates
  3 Valentine Holmes
  4 Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
  5 Murray Taulagi
  6 Tom Dearden
  7 Daly Cherry-Evans (c)
  8 Reuben Cotter
  9 Ben Hunt
  10 Lindsay Collins
  11 Jaydn Su’a
  12 Jeremiah Nanai
  13 Pat Carrigan
  14 Harry Grant
  15 Moeaki Fotuaika
  16 J’Maine Hopgood
  17 Selwyn Cobbo
  Reserves: 18. Felise Kaufusi, 19. Brendan Piakura, 20. Ezra Mam
   
  In Football: Man U Manager Erik ten Hag has no plans to leave Old Trafford this summer amid increasing speculation that he could be sacked.
   
  Speaking to ITV Sport about his future after the Wembley victory, Ten Hag said: "I don't have doubts but it's of course not up to me.
  
  "When I came, we were absolutely at a low. We performed, we improved, and the squad last season reached two finals and we won the Carabao Cup, we were third in the league.
  
  "This season, it's a mess, it's true, but the reasons are there. In the end we won a trophy.
  
  “Underneath you see the team is developing, underneath you see players developing. There is high potential but it needs time."
  
  In boxing: The Bronze Bomber - Deontay Wilder is back to his destructive best as he prepares for his upcoming clash with Chinese Heavyweight star Zhilei Zhang.
   
  According to his sparring partners, the former heavyweight world champion is firing on all cylinders ahead of their 01 June showdown in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  
  In SportsBiz: The BBC has come under fire for hiring Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios as a commentator for the upcoming Wimbledon tournament, due to his history of violence against women.
   
  Kyrgios pleaded guilty to assaulting his former girlfriend in 2021, however those charges were dismissed.
  
  Kyrgios is also known to support Andrew Tate, who is currently facing rape and human trafficking charges in Romania.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60192542Mon, 27 May 2024 23:15:27 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 51 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 28 May 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby: Entering the final round of Super Rugby Pacific this weekend, the 5th placed Reds will remain there whether they win or lose their last game against the NSW Waratahs.
   
  The 6th placed Highlanders may slip to 7th if they lose to the Hurricanes and the Rebels beat the Fijian Drua.
   
  The Rebels in 7 may climb to sixth if they beat the Fijian Drua and the Highlanders lose to the Hurricanes, but what is likely to happen is that they will lose to the Drua.
   
  The Fijian Drua will climb into seventh spot if they beat the Rebels with a bonus point.
   
  If the Fijian Drua lose to the Rebels, the Force and the Crusaders will pass them if they win their respective games.
   
  In rugby league: Billy Slater’s Queensland Maroons ORIGIN 01 Squad
  1 Reece Walsh
  2 Xavier Coates
  3 Valentine Holmes
  4 Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
  5 Murray Taulagi
  6 Tom Dearden
  7 Daly Cherry-Evans (c)
  8 Reuben Cotter
  9 Ben Hunt
  10 Lindsay Collins
  11 Jaydn Su’a
  12 Jeremiah Nanai
  13 Pat Carrigan
  14 Harry Grant
  15 Moeaki Fotuaika
  16 J’Maine Hopgood
  17 Selwyn Cobbo
  Reserves: 18. Felise Kaufusi, 19. Brendan Piakura, 20. Ezra Mam
   
  In Football: Man U Manager Erik ten Hag has no plans to leave Old Trafford this summer amid increasing speculation that he could be sacked.
   
  Speaking to ITV Sport about his future after the Wembley victory, Ten Hag said: "I don't have doubts but it's of course not up to me.
  
  "When I came, we were absolutely at a low. We performed, we improved, and the squad last season reached two finals and we won the Carabao Cup, we were third in the league.
  
  "This season, it's a mess, it's true, but the reasons are there. In the end we won a trophy.
  
  “Underneath you see the team is developing, underneath you see players developing. There is high potential but it needs time."
  
  In boxing: The Bronze Bomber - Deontay Wilder is back to his destructive best as he prepares for his upcoming clash with Chinese Heavyweight star Zhilei Zhang.
   
  According to his sparring partners, the former heavyweight world champion is firing on all cylinders ahead of their 01 June showdown in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  
  In SportsBiz: The BBC has come under fire for hiring Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios as a commentator for the upcoming Wimbledon tournament, due to his history of violence against women.
   
  Kyrgios pleaded guilty to assaulting his former girlfriend in 2021, however those charges were dismissed.
  
  Kyrgios is also known to support Andrew Tate, who is currently facing rape and human trafficking charges in Romania.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2477s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean951fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-05-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e50-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60181715 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby: So the Fijian Drua were smashed 3-33 by the Highlanders in Dunedin yesterday, cementing their reputation as a one trick pony and a blight on Mick Byrne’s reputation.
   
  Entering the final round of Super Rugby Pacific this weekend, the ladder has the same Top 4 – Hurricanes, Blues, Chiefs and Brumbies, followed by 5th Reds on 36 points, Highlanders on 28, Rebels 26 and Fijian Drua on 21 points.
   
  The Force & Crusaders on 19 and Moana Pasifika on 18 points are all in with a chance of catching the Drua.
   
  In rugby league: A new era for the NSW Blues, with Michael Maguire dropping incumbent Captain James Tedesco and naming six debutants in his 19-man squad ahead of ORIGIN 01.
   
  The Sydney Roosters fullback, who has 22 State of Origins to his name, was overlooked with 2022 Clive Churchill Medalist Dylan Edwards set to make his Blues debut, and the reliable Jake Trbojevic named as the new NSW Blues Captain.
  
  The NSW Blues Squad: 1. Dylan Edwards (Panthers), 2. Brian To’o (Panthers), 3. Stephen Crichton (Bulldogs), 4. Joseph Sua’ali’i (Sydney Roosters), 5. Zac Lomax (St George Dragons), 6. Jarome Luai (Panthers), 7. Nicholas Hynes (Cronulla Sharks), 8. Jake Trbojevic (c) (Manly Sea Eagles), 9. Reece Robson (Cowboys), 10. Payne Haas (Broncos), 11. Liam Martin (Panthers), 12. Angus Crichton (Sydney Roosters), 13. Cameron McInnes (Cronulla Sharks), 14. Isaah Yeo (Panthers)
  15. Haumole Olakau’atu (Manly Sea Eagles), 16. Spencer Leniu (Sydney Roosters), 17. Hudson Young (Raiders), 18. Matt Burton (Bulldogs), 19. Luke Keary (Sydney Roosters) and 20. Mitchell Barnett (NZ Warriors).
   
  In Football: Leeds United face a desperate 'fire sale' after failing to secure promotion back into the Premier League following their 1-0 loss to Southampton in the Championship play-off final at Wembley Stadium early this morning, becoming the only team in English football history to lose four play-off finals having lost their previous three in 1987, 2006 and 2008.
   
  In SportsBiz: Rafael Nadal has won US$27Million in prizemoney at the French Open since his first appearance in 2005.
   
  Nadal already has a statue at the French Open, has won 14 singles titles there and lost only three times.
   
  The Spanish tennis legend is playing for the final time at Roland-Garros this year.
   
  In Super netball: The Melbourne Vixens sensationally ended West Coast Fever’s hot run, ruining their six game winning streak in a fierce 76-65 top of the table clash.
   
  The Giants climbed off the bottom of the Super Netball ladder, leading from start to finish to defeat expansion team the Melbourne Mavericks 59-66 at John Cain Arena.
  
  It was just the second win of the season for the Giants and continued the Mavericks’ winless run on their home court.
  
  Sunshine Coast Lightning have continued their stunning return to form, notching up consecutive Super Netball wins, this time by 11 points against the Queensland Firebirds.
   
  After recovering from a slow start the Lighting weren’t headed for the rest of the game, which they won 76-65 to claim their 11th straight Queensland Derby.
   
  And the Adelaide Thunderbirds created history, keeping the NSW Swifts to Super Netball’s lowest ever score in a 33-58 drubbing on Saturday night.
   
  Finally, only in Monaco with the F1 Grand prix today: The Monte Carlo harbour is famously referred to as the “billionaires playground” with most yachts parked in the harbour owned by multi-billionaires.
   
  The luxury and extravagance of the principality rises significantly during F1 Monaco race week: At least one party package to have access to a luxury yacht parked in the harbour for the full week will set you back US$2.6Million.
   
  And the winner was – Charles Leclerc in a Ferrari, followed by the Aussie Oscar Piastri in a McLaren and Carlos Sainz for Ferrari.
   
  Does Ferrari really need Sir Lewis?
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60181715Sun, 26 May 2024 21:52:38 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 50 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Monday morning 27 May 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby: So the Fijian Drua were smashed 3-33 by the Highlanders in Dunedin yesterday, cementing their reputation as a one trick pony and a blight on Mick Byrne’s reputation.
   
  Entering the final round of Super Rugby Pacific this weekend, the ladder has the same Top 4 – Hurricanes, Blues, Chiefs and Brumbies, followed by 5th Reds on 36 points, Highlanders on 28, Rebels 26 and Fijian Drua on 21 points.
   
  The Force & Crusaders on 19 and Moana Pasifika on 18 points are all in with a chance of catching the Drua.
   
  In rugby league: A new era for the NSW Blues, with Michael Maguire dropping incumbent Captain James Tedesco and naming six debutants in his 19-man squad ahead of ORIGIN 01.
   
  The Sydney Roosters fullback, who has 22 State of Origins to his name, was overlooked with 2022 Clive Churchill Medalist Dylan Edwards set to make his Blues debut, and the reliable Jake Trbojevic named as the new NSW Blues Captain.
  
  The NSW Blues Squad: 1. Dylan Edwards (Panthers), 2. Brian To’o (Panthers), 3. Stephen Crichton (Bulldogs), 4. Joseph Sua’ali’i (Sydney Roosters), 5. Zac Lomax (St George Dragons), 6. Jarome Luai (Panthers), 7. Nicholas Hynes (Cronulla Sharks), 8. Jake Trbojevic (c) (Manly Sea Eagles), 9. Reece Robson (Cowboys), 10. Payne Haas (Broncos), 11. Liam Martin (Panthers), 12. Angus Crichton (Sydney Roosters), 13. Cameron McInnes (Cronulla Sharks), 14. Isaah Yeo (Panthers)
  15. Haumole Olakau’atu (Manly Sea Eagles), 16. Spencer Leniu (Sydney Roosters), 17. Hudson Young (Raiders), 18. Matt Burton (Bulldogs), 19. Luke Keary (Sydney Roosters) and 20. Mitchell Barnett (NZ Warriors).
   
  In Football: Leeds United face a desperate 'fire sale' after failing to secure promotion back into the Premier League following their 1-0 loss to Southampton in the Championship play-off final at Wembley Stadium early this morning, becoming the only team in English football history to lose four play-off finals having lost their previous three in 1987, 2006 and 2008.
   
  In SportsBiz: Rafael Nadal has won US$27Million in prizemoney at the French Open since his first appearance in 2005.
   
  Nadal already has a statue at the French Open, has won 14 singles titles there and lost only three times.
   
  The Spanish tennis legend is playing for the final time at Roland-Garros this year.
   
  In Super netball: The Melbourne Vixens sensationally ended West Coast Fever’s hot run, ruining their six game winning streak in a fierce 76-65 top of the table clash.
   
  The Giants climbed off the bottom of the Super Netball ladder, leading from start to finish to defeat expansion team the Melbourne Mavericks 59-66 at John Cain Arena.
  
  It was just the second win of the season for the Giants and continued the Mavericks’ winless run on their home court.
  
  Sunshine Coast Lightning have continued their stunning return to form, notching up consecutive Super Netball wins, this time by 11 points against the Queensland Firebirds.
   
  After recovering from a slow start the Lighting weren’t headed for the rest of the game, which they won 76-65 to claim their 11th straight Queensland Derby.
   
  And the Adelaide Thunderbirds created history, keeping the NSW Swifts to Super Netball’s lowest ever score in a 33-58 drubbing on Saturday night.
   
  Finally, only in Monaco with the F1 Grand prix today: The Monte Carlo harbour is famously referred to as the “billionaires playground” with most yachts parked in the harbour owned by multi-billionaires.
   
  The luxury and extravagance of the principality rises...]]>3797s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean950fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-05-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e49-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60175323 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby: Moana Pasifika you beauty!
   
  Our PI Bros delivered a shock upset, tripping up the NSW Waratahs 12-27 in Auckland yesterday.
   
  This was followed by the Crusaders bossing the Blues 27-29 down south for All Blacks spots, and the Reds crossing for nine tries to hammer the Force 13-59.
   
  So today – it’s Moana Pasifika taking on the Highlanders in Dunedin at 2.05pm.
   
  In rugby league: BOOM The Panthers delivered a Shark Park masterclass, downing Cronulla 42 zip after a horror injury blow to superstar halfback Nicho Hynes, who left the field for a HIA in the first half never to return.
   
  Hynes remained sidelined due to calf tightness, with Sharks medicos opting to put him on ice due to the ballooning score line which was Penrith’s biggest ever win in the Shire.
  
  In Football: In one of the biggest upsets in English football, Manchester United has beaten Manchester City 1-2 at Wembley early this morning to snatch the FA Cup!
   
  But will it be enough to save under-pressure Man U Manager Eric10?
   
  In SportsBiz: It is estimated that the principality of Monaco pays US$20Million annually to host Formula One’s most iconic race, which will run this weekend as defending champion Max Verstappen vies for his sixth win this season.
   
  That fee is lower than what any other grand prix host shells out, and F1 owner Liberty Media is seeking additional funds from Monaco as negotiations to extend its contract beyond 2025 continue, according to Bloomberg.
  
  While 200,000 Formula One fans typically visit Monaco during race weekend, its full-time population is less than 40,000. 
  
  In the WNBA: Finally, the Indiana Fever beat the Los Angeles Sparks 73-78 last night, to snap a season-opening five-game skid in front of a record Sparks crowd of 19,103 in LA.
   
  And Caitlin Clark scored 11 points and a career-high 10 rebounds for her first WNBA double-double, after missing her first seven 3-point attempts, but finally made one with 2:27 remaining in the game, triggering an explosion of cheers and applause.
  
  Go Caitlin Go!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60175323Sun, 26 May 2024 04:20:20 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 49 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Sunday morning 26 May 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby: Moana Pasifika you beauty!
   
  Our PI Bros delivered a shock upset, tripping up the NSW Waratahs 12-27 in Auckland yesterday.
   
  This was followed by the Crusaders bossing the Blues 27-29 down south for All Blacks spots, and the Reds crossing for nine tries to hammer the Force 13-59.
   
  So today – it’s Moana Pasifika taking on the Highlanders in Dunedin at 2.05pm.
   
  In rugby league: BOOM The Panthers delivered a Shark Park masterclass, downing Cronulla 42 zip after a horror injury blow to superstar halfback Nicho Hynes, who left the field for a HIA in the first half never to return.
   
  Hynes remained sidelined due to calf tightness, with Sharks medicos opting to put him on ice due to the ballooning score line which was Penrith’s biggest ever win in the Shire.
  
  In Football: In one of the biggest upsets in English football, Manchester United has beaten Manchester City 1-2 at Wembley early this morning to snatch the FA Cup!
   
  But will it be enough to save under-pressure Man U Manager Eric10?
   
  In SportsBiz: It is estimated that the principality of Monaco pays US$20Million annually to host Formula One’s most iconic race, which will run this weekend as defending champion Max Verstappen vies for his sixth win this season.
   
  That fee is lower than what any other grand prix host shells out, and F1 owner Liberty Media is seeking additional funds from Monaco as negotiations to extend its contract beyond 2025 continue, according to Bloomberg.
  
  While 200,000 Formula One fans typically visit Monaco during race weekend, its full-time population is less than 40,000. 
  
  In the WNBA: Finally, the Indiana Fever beat the Los Angeles Sparks 73-78 last night, to snap a season-opening five-game skid in front of a record Sparks crowd of 19,103 in LA.
   
  And Caitlin Clark scored 11 points and a career-high 10 rebounds for her first WNBA double-double, after missing her first seven 3-point attempts, but finally made one with 2:27 remaining in the game, triggering an explosion of cheers and applause.
  
  Go Caitlin Go!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2187s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean949fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-05-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e48-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60166491 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby: As we tipped it, the Brumbies thrashed the Melbourne Rebels 17-53 last night. It’s up to the Fijian Drua now to take their game to the Highlanders in Dunedin tomorrow afternoon and cement their place in Super Rugby Pacific’s Top 8.
   
  Meanwhile, World Rugby is delighted to announce the 25 inspiring female leaders from around the world that will participate in the “Capgemini Women in Rugby Leadership Programme” 2024 and 2025, driving visibility of female leaders from within the rugby family and helping to accelerate the development of the women and girls’ game, on the road to Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025.
  
  The 25 scholars on the programme will be granted access to the best learning programmes from the Capgemini University.
  
  They will also be eligible to apply for an additional discretionary grant of up to £5000 to help aid their development and learning.
  
  The five scholarship winners from the Pacific are:
      Harriet Kate Tuara (Cook Islands)
      Matilda K. Tigilai (Papua New Guinea)
      Lailanie Burnes (Fiji)
      Pauline-Jean Henrietta Luyten (New Zealand)
      Fiona Brady (Australia)
  
  In rugby league: Manly Sea Eagles season is back on track after a 26-20 win over the Storm at 4 Pines Park in a shock upset last night.
   
  Manly led 26-14 with nine minutes left after Reuben Garrick knocked over a penalty goal, but had to survive a frenetic Storm comeback.
  
  Melbourne scored to make it 26-20 and then had three straight sets on the Sea Eagles line, but the home side held their nerve to record a deserved win.
  
  In Football: Barcelona has fired Spanish Head Coach Xavi Hernandez.
   
  He will leave his role after Sunday's final game of the season.
  
  "FC Barcelona wishes to thank Xavi for his work as Coach, as well as for his inimitable career as a player and as team Captain, and wishes him every future success in the world," the Club said.
  Xavi's Barcelona on 82 points, with a game against Seville to go, will finish second in their LaLiga campaign, already won by rivals Real Madrid, with 94 points in 37 matches won the domestic title in previous weeks.
  
  Besides LaLiga, this season Barcelona failed in the UEFA Champions League, Spain's Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup.
  
  In SportsBiz: The WTA entered into a five-year partnership with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) that will see the PIF become the first-ever title sponsor of the WTA Rankings system - now the PIF ATP Rankings, and sponsorship across a bevy of events, such as joint ATP/WTA Masters tournaments in Indian Wells, Miami and Madrid and Beijing’s WTA 1000 tournament and ATP 500 tournaments.
  
  The World Tennis Association is slated to host its year-end finals in Riyadh for the next three seasons in a move that, in 2024, will see the event offer a record US$15.25Million in prize money, up from US$9M in 2023.
   
  In combat sports: Undisputed World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Oleksandr Usyk will appear in Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's new movie.
   
  The film, ‘The Smashing Machine’ is based on the life of Mark Kerr and will star Johnson as the lead role.
  
  Usyk will play MMA legend Igor Vovchanchyn. This will be Usyk's first time acting in a movie and was announced just days after he defeated Tyson Fury. 
  
  No release date for the film has been revealed yet. 
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60166491Fri, 24 May 2024 21:54:47 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 48 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Saturday morning 25 May 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby: As we tipped it, the Brumbies thrashed the Melbourne Rebels 17-53 last night. It’s up to the Fijian Drua now to take their game to the Highlanders in Dunedin tomorrow afternoon and cement their place in Super Rugby Pacific’s Top 8.
   
  Meanwhile, World Rugby is delighted to announce the 25 inspiring female leaders from around the world that will participate in the “Capgemini Women in Rugby Leadership Programme” 2024 and 2025, driving visibility of female leaders from within the rugby family and helping to accelerate the development of the women and girls’ game, on the road to Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025.
  
  The 25 scholars on the programme will be granted access to the best learning programmes from the Capgemini University.
  
  They will also be eligible to apply for an additional discretionary grant of up to £5000 to help aid their development and learning.
  
  The five scholarship winners from the Pacific are:
      Harriet Kate Tuara (Cook Islands)
      Matilda K. Tigilai (Papua New Guinea)
      Lailanie Burnes (Fiji)
      Pauline-Jean Henrietta Luyten (New Zealand)
      Fiona Brady (Australia)
  
  In rugby league: Manly Sea Eagles season is back on track after a 26-20 win over the Storm at 4 Pines Park in a shock upset last night.
   
  Manly led 26-14 with nine minutes left after Reuben Garrick knocked over a penalty goal, but had to survive a frenetic Storm comeback.
  
  Melbourne scored to make it 26-20 and then had three straight sets on the Sea Eagles line, but the home side held their nerve to record a deserved win.
  
  In Football: Barcelona has fired Spanish Head Coach Xavi Hernandez.
   
  He will leave his role after Sunday's final game of the season.
  
  "FC Barcelona wishes to thank Xavi for his work as Coach, as well as for his inimitable career as a player and as team Captain, and wishes him every future success in the world," the Club said.
  Xavi's Barcelona on 82 points, with a game against Seville to go, will finish second in their LaLiga campaign, already won by rivals Real Madrid, with 94 points in 37 matches won the domestic title in previous weeks.
  
  Besides LaLiga, this season Barcelona failed in the UEFA Champions League, Spain's Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup.
  
  In SportsBiz: The WTA entered into a five-year partnership with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) that will see the PIF become the first-ever title sponsor of the WTA Rankings system - now the PIF ATP Rankings, and sponsorship across a bevy of events, such as joint ATP/WTA Masters tournaments in Indian Wells, Miami and Madrid and Beijing’s WTA 1000 tournament and ATP 500 tournaments.
  
  The World Tennis Association is slated to host its year-end finals in Riyadh for the next three seasons in a move that, in 2024, will see the event offer a record US$15.25Million in prize money, up from US$9M in 2023.
   
  In combat sports: Undisputed World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Oleksandr Usyk will appear in Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's new movie.
   
  The film, ‘The Smashing Machine’ is based on the life of Mark Kerr and will star Johnson as the lead role.
  
  Usyk will play MMA legend Igor Vovchanchyn. This will be Usyk's first time acting in a movie and was announced just days after he defeated Tyson Fury. 
  
  No release date for the film has been revealed yet. 
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka...]]>3087s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean948fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-05-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e47-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60154986 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby: There will be more to play for than ever before in the history of the international rugby 7s Series starting 31 May in Madrid.
   
  World Rugby’s new winner takes all-Grand Final format, featuring only the Top 8 Men’s and Women’s teams, will crown the first ever SVNS Champions.
  
  Meanwhile the promotion-relegation Play Off competition will see the next best eight men’s and women’s teams playing for their future HSBC SVNS place, especially Samoa.
  
  In rugby league: New Zealand Warriors star, Addin Fonua-Blake has been stood down by the Club following a ‘breach of club standards’, the team announced yesterday.
   
  According to the NZ Warriors, the gun prop left the dressing room following the team’s Magic Round victory over Penrith in Brisbane, missing the team song and coach Andrew Webster’s post-game speech.
  
  Full disclosure, AFB is also related to my wife, so no further comment.
   
  In Football: The English Premier League season ended with a record performance from Manchester City becoming the first Club to win the title four years in a row.
   
  That first-place finish comes with a nice bonus this year, too. Man City can expect to receive roughly US$79Million from the EPL’s system of merit payments.
  Man City, which is owned by the Abu Dhabi–based City Football Group, is one of a growing number of Clubs owned by Americans and owners of US-based sports franchises including:
  · 2nd: Arsenal, Stan Kroenke (Rams, Nuggets, Avalanche, Mammoth)
  · 3rd: Liverpool, Fenway Sports Group (Red Sox, Penguins)
  · 4th: Aston Villa, Wes Edens (former Bucks co-owner)
  · 6th: Chelsea, Todd Boehly (investments in Dodgers, Sparks, Lakers)
  · 8th: Manchester United, Glazer family (Buccaneers)
  · 10th: Crystal Palace, John Textor (multiclub portfolio Eagle Football Holdings)
  · 12th: Bournemouth, Bill Foley (Golden Knights)
  · 13th: Fulham, Shad Khan (Jaguars)
  · 19th: Burnley, New York–based ALK Capital
  
  In SportsBiz: The Rugby World Cup 2023 hosted in France last year generated €1.8 billion of spend and a net gain for the host country of €871 million according to an impact study commissioned by the French Ministry of Sport.
  
  An in-depth analysis of Rugby World Cup’s hosting benefits to boost the host nation’s economy also shows:
  
      425,000 international visitors (72 per cent from Europe) staying 10 days on average in France and spending €170 a day
  
      39 per cent of the total tourist spend benefitted local communities outside of the RWC2023 host cities
      Estimated public funding of €70M for security, stadiums and fanzones covered by €84M in tax revenue collected from RWC 2023
  
      A 12 per cent increase of registered rugby players in France between February 2023 and February 2024
  
  In combat sports: Ryan Garcia's B-sample returned an adverse finding for the banned substance Ostarine, according to a Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory report viewed by ESPN.
   
  The A-sample, which was collected the day before and the day of his upset win over Devin Haney last month, returned an adverse finding for Ostarine on May 1.
  
  Ostarine aids performance by helping athletes build muscle mass and enhance their rate of fat loss, as well as to increase stamina and recovery, and has been on the World Anti-Doping Agency's banned list since 2008.
  
  "I don't know where the adverse finding came from," Garcia told ESPN on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  
  "Honestly, bro, I don't. I was taking Ashwagandha, D-3, Omega-3, just normal shit.
  
  “I don't know what the F#@* Ostarine is. ... I have seriously no idea.
  
  “I hate cheating. All I can say is legal team, help me figure this out."
  
  Darin Chavez, part of Garcia's legal team, told ESPN a formal hearing with the New York State Athletic Commission will be set to "absolve Garcia of any wrongdoing."
  
  "Ryan voluntarily had his hair sample shipped to Dr. Pascal Kintz, the foremost expert in toxicology and hair-sample analysis," Chavez said. "The results of Ryan's hair sample came back negative."
  In the WNBA: Caitlin Clark has landed a partnership with Wilson, which has supplied the official ball of the WNBA since 2021.
   
  The deal includes a signature basketball collection, making the Indiana Fever rookie, the first since Michael Jordan to be given such an honor. 
   
  A total of 18,343 people packed Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena for a chance to see Clark, setting a franchise record for the highest attendance in Storm history, where courtside seats to watch the Indiana Fever's number 22 up close cost over US$10,000.
   
  In five games in the WNBA, Clark has sold out every arena where she has played, but Indiana fever lost again and so far this season they are 0 from 5 games.
   
  So, when will Caitlin Clark fever die down?
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60154986Thu, 23 May 2024 21:21:24 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 47 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Friday morning 24 May 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby: There will be more to play for than ever before in the history of the international rugby 7s Series starting 31 May in Madrid.
   
  World Rugby’s new winner takes all-Grand Final format, featuring only the Top 8 Men’s and Women’s teams, will crown the first ever SVNS Champions.
  
  Meanwhile the promotion-relegation Play Off competition will see the next best eight men’s and women’s teams playing for their future HSBC SVNS place, especially Samoa.
  
  In rugby league: New Zealand Warriors star, Addin Fonua-Blake has been stood down by the Club following a ‘breach of club standards’, the team announced yesterday.
   
  According to the NZ Warriors, the gun prop left the dressing room following the team’s Magic Round victory over Penrith in Brisbane, missing the team song and coach Andrew Webster’s post-game speech.
  
  Full disclosure, AFB is also related to my wife, so no further comment.
   
  In Football: The English Premier League season ended with a record performance from Manchester City becoming the first Club to win the title four years in a row.
   
  That first-place finish comes with a nice bonus this year, too. Man City can expect to receive roughly US$79Million from the EPL’s system of merit payments.
  Man City, which is owned by the Abu Dhabi–based City Football Group, is one of a growing number of Clubs owned by Americans and owners of US-based sports franchises including:
  · 2nd: Arsenal, Stan Kroenke (Rams, Nuggets, Avalanche, Mammoth)
  · 3rd: Liverpool, Fenway Sports Group (Red Sox, Penguins)
  · 4th: Aston Villa, Wes Edens (former Bucks co-owner)
  · 6th: Chelsea, Todd Boehly (investments in Dodgers, Sparks, Lakers)
  · 8th: Manchester United, Glazer family (Buccaneers)
  · 10th: Crystal Palace, John Textor (multiclub portfolio Eagle Football Holdings)
  · 12th: Bournemouth, Bill Foley (Golden Knights)
  · 13th: Fulham, Shad Khan (Jaguars)
  · 19th: Burnley, New York–based ALK Capital
  
  In SportsBiz: The Rugby World Cup 2023 hosted in France last year generated €1.8 billion of spend and a net gain for the host country of €871 million according to an impact study commissioned by the French Ministry of Sport.
  
  An in-depth analysis of Rugby World Cup’s hosting benefits to boost the host nation’s economy also shows:
  
      425,000 international visitors (72 per cent from Europe) staying 10 days on average in France and spending €170 a day
  
      39 per cent of the total tourist spend benefitted local communities outside of the RWC2023 host cities
      Estimated public funding of €70M for security, stadiums and fanzones covered by €84M in tax revenue collected from RWC 2023
  
      A 12 per cent increase of registered rugby players in France between February 2023 and February 2024
  
  In combat sports: Ryan Garcia's B-sample returned an adverse finding for the banned substance Ostarine, according to a Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory report viewed by ESPN.
   
  The A-sample, which was collected the day before and the day of his upset win over Devin Haney last month, returned an adverse finding for Ostarine on May 1.
  
  Ostarine aids performance by helping athletes build muscle mass and enhance their rate of fat loss, as well as to increase stamina and recovery, and has been on the World Anti-Doping Agency's banned list since 2008.
  
  "I don't know where the adverse finding came from," Garcia told ESPN on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  
  "Honestly, bro, I don't. I was taking Ashwagandha, D-3,...]]>435teivovodigital,teivovosportsclean947fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-05-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e46-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60143041 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby: The Queensland Rugby Union has signed George Blake, who can play prop or hooker, through to the end of 2026.
   
  Blake came off the bench to score a try at hooker for the Reds in their 28-19 loss to the Fijian Drua in Suva last Saturday.
  
  “I’m excited for the future. It’s a good challenge to have to play both prop and hooker and nail your skills,” Blake said.
  
  “I’m still young and learning the tricks of the front-row. It’s good to be doing that off the older boys at the Reds in Super Rugby Pacific this season.
  
  George Blake is 110Kg, 1.84M born in the Cook Islands and made his Queensland Reds debut in 2023 versus the Western Force. So far he has 9 caps for the Reds.
  
  Full disclosure – he is my wife’s nephew so I have little . . er I am delighted to feature this story!
   
  In rugby league: After weeks of speculation that a deal had already been verbally agreed, South Sydney has rubber stamped master coach Wayne Bennett returning as Head Coach next year, on a three-year contract worth a reported A$3.6Million, after his contract with the Dolphins expires at the end of this season.
   
  In Football: Liverpool confirmed yesterday that Dutchman and Feyenoord Coach Arne Slot will be their new Manager, 24 hours after Jurgen Klopp’s emotional farewell at Anfield.
   
  Slot, 45 will take up the position of Manager on 01 June, widely reported in the British media to be a three-year deal, subject to a work permit.
  
  Liverpool reportedly agreed a compensation deal worth £9.4Million.
  
  In SportsBiz: Since the May 14 start of the season, the WNBA has seen:
  · A new single-game ticket revenue record as the New York Liberty generated more than US$2Million from their win over the Indiana Fever at Barclays Center 
  
  · An average attendance of 8730 up 32% from the league’s full-season average in 2023 of 6615
  · An ESPN viewership record for the WNBA with an average draw of 2.1 million for the Fever–Connecticut Sun game on 15 May
   
  In combat sports: "I think that ship has sailed," Dustin Poirier said in response to a question from ESPN regarding a fourth fight with Conor McGregor. "All I want is the UFC Lightweight title."
  
  McGregor returns to action for the first time since breaking his leg against Poirier three years ago against Michael Chandler at UFC303, while Poirier returns to the Octagon in UFC302 on 01 June to challenge Islam Makhachev for the UFC Lightweight title.
  
  In the NBA: “Be a horse,” Los Angeles Lakers star, LeBron James’ advice to Caitlin Clark - “Put your blinders on. Go to work. Show up to work. Punch yo clock in. Prepare yourself. Work on your game. Work on your craft. Kinda keep your mouth shut and just learn from the vets.”
   
  Yo Caitlin, be a horse!
  And that’s a whip, I mean a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60143041Thu, 23 May 2024 02:25:59 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 46 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Thursday morning 23 May 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In Rugby: The Queensland Rugby Union has signed George Blake, who can play prop or hooker, through to the end of 2026.
   
  Blake came off the bench to score a try at hooker for the Reds in their 28-19 loss to the Fijian Drua in Suva last Saturday.
  
  “I’m excited for the future. It’s a good challenge to have to play both prop and hooker and nail your skills,” Blake said.
  
  “I’m still young and learning the tricks of the front-row. It’s good to be doing that off the older boys at the Reds in Super Rugby Pacific this season.
  
  George Blake is 110Kg, 1.84M born in the Cook Islands and made his Queensland Reds debut in 2023 versus the Western Force. So far he has 9 caps for the Reds.
  
  Full disclosure – he is my wife’s nephew so I have little . . er I am delighted to feature this story!
   
  In rugby league: After weeks of speculation that a deal had already been verbally agreed, South Sydney has rubber stamped master coach Wayne Bennett returning as Head Coach next year, on a three-year contract worth a reported A$3.6Million, after his contract with the Dolphins expires at the end of this season.
   
  In Football: Liverpool confirmed yesterday that Dutchman and Feyenoord Coach Arne Slot will be their new Manager, 24 hours after Jurgen Klopp’s emotional farewell at Anfield.
   
  Slot, 45 will take up the position of Manager on 01 June, widely reported in the British media to be a three-year deal, subject to a work permit.
  
  Liverpool reportedly agreed a compensation deal worth £9.4Million.
  
  In SportsBiz: Since the May 14 start of the season, the WNBA has seen:
  · A new single-game ticket revenue record as the New York Liberty generated more than US$2Million from their win over the Indiana Fever at Barclays Center 
  
  · An average attendance of 8730 up 32% from the league’s full-season average in 2023 of 6615
  · An ESPN viewership record for the WNBA with an average draw of 2.1 million for the Fever–Connecticut Sun game on 15 May
   
  In combat sports: "I think that ship has sailed," Dustin Poirier said in response to a question from ESPN regarding a fourth fight with Conor McGregor. "All I want is the UFC Lightweight title."
  
  McGregor returns to action for the first time since breaking his leg against Poirier three years ago against Michael Chandler at UFC303, while Poirier returns to the Octagon in UFC302 on 01 June to challenge Islam Makhachev for the UFC Lightweight title.
  
  In the NBA: “Be a horse,” Los Angeles Lakers star, LeBron James’ advice to Caitlin Clark - “Put your blinders on. Go to work. Show up to work. Punch yo clock in. Prepare yourself. Work on your game. Work on your craft. Kinda keep your mouth shut and just learn from the vets.”
   
  Yo Caitlin, be a horse!
  And that’s a whip, I mean a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2597s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean944fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-05-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e45-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60102785 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In combat sports: Nobody believes Tyson Fury’s wild claims that he won the fight, especially when you look at the way Usyk had him in BIG trouble in the 9th round.
   
  In Rugby: China Women formerly coached by Osea Kolinisau and now coached by Rocky Ali and Uruguay Men were crowned World Rugby HSBC 7s Challenger 2024 Champions, and so qualifying for HSBC SVNS promotion-relegation competition in Madrid on 31 May-2 June against the big boys and girls.
   
  Argentina, Belgium and Poland join China in the Women’s HSBC SVNS play-off, while Uruguay, Chile, Kenya and Germany qualify for the Men’s competition.
  
  Tonga Men were thrashed 42-14 by Hong Kong in their quarterfinal, while Papua New Guinea Men disappeared somewhere.
  
  In rugby league: BREAKING NEWS: The Parramatta Eels have sacked Head Coach Brad Arthur after their horror 16-48 loss to a depleted Storm side in Magic Round, but the call was actually made weeks ago and players didn’t even know when it became public yesterday afternoon.
   
  The Eels Board attempted to sign Wayne Bennett as a replacement a few weeks ago, but failed to convince Bennett NOT to rejoin South Sydney.
  
  In Football: Jurgen Klopp hailed Liverpool’s fans as the “superpower of world football” after his final match as Manager ended in a 2-0 win at home to Wolves on an emotional day at Anfield on Sunday.
   
  The German led the Club to Champions League glory in 2019 — the sixth time they had been crowned European champions.
  
  The following season he secured his place as a Liverpool great by winning their first Premier League title for 30 years, the 19th time they had been crowned English champions.
  
  He also lifted the FA Cup and won two League Cups in his spell.
  
  Liverpool won the League Cup final against Chelsea in February but crashed out of the FA Cup against Manchester United and the Europa League against Atalanta.
  
  Their Premier League title bid also faded quickly, but by finishing third Liverpool have qualified for next season’s Champions League.
  
  In SportsBiz: A wild and chaotic PGA Championship on and off the course, ended with a dramatic finish Sunday evening as American standout and PGA Tour loyalist Xander Schauffele birdied the final hole to beat LIV Golf star Bryson DeChambeau by one stroke.
   
  Schauffele takes home US$3.3Million for his first major championship title at Valhalla Golf Club, bringing his total earnings so far in 2024 to just under US$11M.
  
  That puts him in second place on the PGA Tour this year, behind only Masters champion Scottie Scheffler, who has made more than US$19M on the course. 
  
  Scheffler finished tied for eighth at the PGA Championship—a solid result considering he nearly missed his second round tee time Friday morning after being arrested following an incident just outside the golf course.
  
  In the NBA: The Minnesota Timberwolves have completed the biggest Game 7 comeback in NBA history, overcoming a 20-point deficit to stun the Denver Nuggets 90-98 and sending the defending champions packing.
   
  Minnesota trailed 58-38 early in the third quarter, with Denver seemingly on track to book its place in the Western Conference Finals.
  
  Bye bye Donic.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
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  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60102785Mon, 20 May 2024 21:10:09 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 45 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 21 May 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In combat sports: Nobody believes Tyson Fury’s wild claims that he won the fight, especially when you look at the way Usyk had him in BIG trouble in the 9th round.
   
  In Rugby: China Women formerly coached by Osea Kolinisau and now coached by Rocky Ali and Uruguay Men were crowned World Rugby HSBC 7s Challenger 2024 Champions, and so qualifying for HSBC SVNS promotion-relegation competition in Madrid on 31 May-2 June against the big boys and girls.
   
  Argentina, Belgium and Poland join China in the Women’s HSBC SVNS play-off, while Uruguay, Chile, Kenya and Germany qualify for the Men’s competition.
  
  Tonga Men were thrashed 42-14 by Hong Kong in their quarterfinal, while Papua New Guinea Men disappeared somewhere.
  
  In rugby league: BREAKING NEWS: The Parramatta Eels have sacked Head Coach Brad Arthur after their horror 16-48 loss to a depleted Storm side in Magic Round, but the call was actually made weeks ago and players didn’t even know when it became public yesterday afternoon.
   
  The Eels Board attempted to sign Wayne Bennett as a replacement a few weeks ago, but failed to convince Bennett NOT to rejoin South Sydney.
  
  In Football: Jurgen Klopp hailed Liverpool’s fans as the “superpower of world football” after his final match as Manager ended in a 2-0 win at home to Wolves on an emotional day at Anfield on Sunday.
   
  The German led the Club to Champions League glory in 2019 — the sixth time they had been crowned European champions.
  
  The following season he secured his place as a Liverpool great by winning their first Premier League title for 30 years, the 19th time they had been crowned English champions.
  
  He also lifted the FA Cup and won two League Cups in his spell.
  
  Liverpool won the League Cup final against Chelsea in February but crashed out of the FA Cup against Manchester United and the Europa League against Atalanta.
  
  Their Premier League title bid also faded quickly, but by finishing third Liverpool have qualified for next season’s Champions League.
  
  In SportsBiz: A wild and chaotic PGA Championship on and off the course, ended with a dramatic finish Sunday evening as American standout and PGA Tour loyalist Xander Schauffele birdied the final hole to beat LIV Golf star Bryson DeChambeau by one stroke.
   
  Schauffele takes home US$3.3Million for his first major championship title at Valhalla Golf Club, bringing his total earnings so far in 2024 to just under US$11M.
  
  That puts him in second place on the PGA Tour this year, behind only Masters champion Scottie Scheffler, who has made more than US$19M on the course. 
  
  Scheffler finished tied for eighth at the PGA Championship—a solid result considering he nearly missed his second round tee time Friday morning after being arrested following an incident just outside the golf course.
  
  In the NBA: The Minnesota Timberwolves have completed the biggest Game 7 comeback in NBA history, overcoming a 20-point deficit to stun the Denver Nuggets 90-98 and sending the defending champions packing.
   
  Minnesota trailed 58-38 early in the third quarter, with Denver seemingly on track to book its place in the Western Conference Finals.
  
  Bye bye Donic.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital...]]>3027s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean945fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-05-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e44-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60091831 
  Happy Birthday Ann!
   
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In combat sports: Oleksandr Usyk will only be able to call himself undisputed World Heavyweight Boxing Champion for a couple more weeks.
   
  Despite winning “the fight of the century” against Tyson Fury via split decision in Saudi Arabia yesterday, and claiming the Gypsy King’s WBC title, which the Ukranian Warrior added to his WBA, IBF and WBO belts – the first time one man has done so in over 25 years, his status will only last a matter of two weeks.
  
  Boxing journalist Dan Rafael has reported that both Fury and Usyk’s contracts recognised that they must vacate the IBF title ahead of overdue mandatory challenger Filip Hrgovic’s bout with Daniel Dubois on 01 June.
  
  In Rugby: While the Top 4 – Blues, Hurricanes, Brumbies and Chiefs are locked in for the Super Rugby Pacific play-off finals, there is still some wiggle room in the make-up of positions 5 – 8 where the Reds, Highlanders, Force, Drua and Rebels are all in the running.
  
  Our world famous tips for the last two rounds of Super Rugby Pacific 2024:
  ·       The Reds should beat the Force and the Tahs in their remaining two games for fifth
  ·       The Rebels will find it very tough against the Brumbies and the Drua to hang on to sixth
  ·       The Highlanders should be good enough to stay in the Top 8 with games against the Drua at home and the Hurricanes away
  ·       The Force are on a roll, but have two tough games in the Reds away and the Brumbies in Perth
  ·       The Fijian Drua will be lucky to beat the Highlanders in Dunedin, but are good enough to smash the Rebels in Lautoka
   
  So our tip for 5th are the Reds, 6th Highlanders, the Fijian Drua in 7th and the Rebels to finish 8th.
   
  In rugby league: Results from the last day of NRL Magic Round at Suncorp yesterday: The New Zealand Warriors 22-20 Penrith Panthers, the Melbourne Storm 48-16 Parramatta Eels and in the last game of magic round - Wests Tigers fell to the Dolphins 24-12.
   
  In Super Netball: Giants star Jamie-Lee Price has become the first player sent-off under Super Netball’s new no-warning suspension rules in her side’s 76-52 loss to the NSW Swifts yesterday.
   
  The Giants co-captain lasted just eight minutes before being sent from the court for dangerous play, leaving her team a woman down for two minutes.
  
  Super Netball’s newest team, the Melbourne Mavericks nabbed their second win of the season - sinking the Queensland Firebirds 62-69.
  
  The star of the show and match MVP was experienced Jamaican, Shimona Jok who finished with 52 goals from 57 shots. 
  
  And finally, Liz Watson led her new team, Sunshine Coast Lightning, to a bittersweet 64-57 win over her former side, the Melbourne Vixens.
  
  In Football: Manchester City became the first team to claim four-consecutive Premier League titles with a 3-1 win over West Ham on the final day of the EPL.
   
  Premier League player of the season, Phil Foden scored an early brace – including a stunning strike just 78 seconds in – before Rodri sealed City’s historic win in the second half.
  
  The relentless City machine, led by mastermind Pep G, withstood any nerves to seal a sixth title in seven seasons.
  
  In SportsBiz: “Brisbane is the home of Magic Round, and I’m very pleased that we will be back here until 2027.
  
  It’s just reward for the Queensland Government and Brisbane City Council who had the foresight to partner with us on this initiative,” Australian Rugby League Commission Chairman Peter V’landys AM.
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60091831Sun, 19 May 2024 21:58:37 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 44 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Monday morning 20 May 2024.   Happy Birthday Ann!   Coming to you... 
  Happy Birthday Ann!
   
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In combat sports: Oleksandr Usyk will only be able to call himself undisputed World Heavyweight Boxing Champion for a couple more weeks.
   
  Despite winning “the fight of the century” against Tyson Fury via split decision in Saudi Arabia yesterday, and claiming the Gypsy King’s WBC title, which the Ukranian Warrior added to his WBA, IBF and WBO belts – the first time one man has done so in over 25 years, his status will only last a matter of two weeks.
  
  Boxing journalist Dan Rafael has reported that both Fury and Usyk’s contracts recognised that they must vacate the IBF title ahead of overdue mandatory challenger Filip Hrgovic’s bout with Daniel Dubois on 01 June.
  
  In Rugby: While the Top 4 – Blues, Hurricanes, Brumbies and Chiefs are locked in for the Super Rugby Pacific play-off finals, there is still some wiggle room in the make-up of positions 5 – 8 where the Reds, Highlanders, Force, Drua and Rebels are all in the running.
  
  Our world famous tips for the last two rounds of Super Rugby Pacific 2024:
  ·       The Reds should beat the Force and the Tahs in their remaining two games for fifth
  ·       The Rebels will find it very tough against the Brumbies and the Drua to hang on to sixth
  ·       The Highlanders should be good enough to stay in the Top 8 with games against the Drua at home and the Hurricanes away
  ·       The Force are on a roll, but have two tough games in the Reds away and the Brumbies in Perth
  ·       The Fijian Drua will be lucky to beat the Highlanders in Dunedin, but are good enough to smash the Rebels in Lautoka
   
  So our tip for 5th are the Reds, 6th Highlanders, the Fijian Drua in 7th and the Rebels to finish 8th.
   
  In rugby league: Results from the last day of NRL Magic Round at Suncorp yesterday: The New Zealand Warriors 22-20 Penrith Panthers, the Melbourne Storm 48-16 Parramatta Eels and in the last game of magic round - Wests Tigers fell to the Dolphins 24-12.
   
  In Super Netball: Giants star Jamie-Lee Price has become the first player sent-off under Super Netball’s new no-warning suspension rules in her side’s 76-52 loss to the NSW Swifts yesterday.
   
  The Giants co-captain lasted just eight minutes before being sent from the court for dangerous play, leaving her team a woman down for two minutes.
  
  Super Netball’s newest team, the Melbourne Mavericks nabbed their second win of the season - sinking the Queensland Firebirds 62-69.
  
  The star of the show and match MVP was experienced Jamaican, Shimona Jok who finished with 52 goals from 57 shots. 
  
  And finally, Liz Watson led her new team, Sunshine Coast Lightning, to a bittersweet 64-57 win over her former side, the Melbourne Vixens.
  
  In Football: Manchester City became the first team to claim four-consecutive Premier League titles with a 3-1 win over West Ham on the final day of the EPL.
   
  Premier League player of the season, Phil Foden scored an early brace – including a stunning strike just 78 seconds in – before Rodri sealed City’s historic win in the second half.
  
  The relentless City machine, led by mastermind Pep G, withstood any nerves to seal a sixth title in seven seasons.
  
  In SportsBiz: “Brisbane is the home of Magic Round, and I’m very pleased that we will be back here until 2027.
  
  It’s just reward for the Queensland Government and Brisbane City Council who had the foresight to partner with us on this initiative,” Australian Rugby League Commission Chairman Peter V’landys AM.
   
  And that’s a...]]>3077s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean944fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-05-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e43-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60091780 
  Happy birthday Amete!
   
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In combat sports: Oleksandr Usyk has beaten Tyson Fury by split decision: 115-112, 113-114, 114-113 to hand the Gypsy King his first loss and become the new undisputed World Heavyweight Boxing Champion.
   
  A ninth round knockdown was crucial for Usyk, although Fury protested the decision afterwards, declaring he won the fight.
  
  “I believe I won that fight,” he said.
  
  “He won a few rounds but I won more of them.... his country’s at war so people are siding with the country at war.
  
  “Make no mistake I won that fight and I’ll be back in October.
  
  Samoan-Australian fighter Jai Opetaia won the vacant IBF World Cruiserweight title following a bloody 12-round bout with Mairis Briedis.
  
  Opetaia reclaimed the title, which was stripped from him last year, with a unanimous decision 117-111, 116-112, 116-112.
  
  In Super Rugby Pacific games yesterday: The Fijian Drua posted a solid 28-19 win against the Reds with Captain Tex Ikanivere scoring a double and Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula nailing a penalty in extra time for the bonus point.
   
  Their remaining games are against the Highlanders away in Dunedin and the Rebels back in Lautoka on Saturday 01 June.
   
  In other results yesterday: The Brumbies 31-24 Crusaders, Blues 47-13 Highlanders and the Force 27-7 Waratahs.
   
  In rugby league: “They absolutely are the real deal,” Corey Parker said on Fox League after the clash, while Roosters captain James Tedesco said “they proved why they are top of the table”.
   
  You bet, the Cronulla Sharks cemented their spot atop the NRL ladder after out-blasting the Sydney Roosters 30-38 in a brilliant display of attacking football from both sides.
  
  It was billed as the blockbuster of Magic Round, and delivered in spades as the NRL’s
  two top-scoring attacking teams went toe-for-toe in a game that lived up to all the hype!
  
  Meanwhile, doubles from Tom Dearden and semi-retired former Souths star Braidon Burns - promoted from Queensland Cup to replace Kyle Feldt, sealed the Cowboys 28-22 win over the Rabbitohs in a thriller at Suncorp, despite a late sin-binning setting up a crazy finish.
  
  Our tips for NRL Magic Round today sees the New Zealand Warriors to wafer the Penrith Panthers, the Melbourne Storm to pavlova the Parramatta Eels and in the last game of magic round - Wests Tigers to drambuie the Dolphins.
   
  In Football: Brazil will host the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 after they were selected over a joint entry from Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands.
   
  Brazil’s status in the hosting race grew last month after the US and Mexico withdrew their combined bid to focus on the 2031 tournament.
   
  In SportsBiz: Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark helped bring in record ticket revenue for the New York Liberty in her first game in the Big Apple yesterday.
   
  The Liberty had more than US$2Million in ticket revenue for the game at the Barclays Center, a WNBA record, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to talk about the team's revenue.
  
  The game was sold out, with 17,735 fans in attendance, and tickets were hot on the secondary market.
  
  Selling out arenas is nothing new for Clark. Her first three games with the Fever have been huge for attendance and TV ratings.
  
  The Connecticut Sun sold out their home opener for the first time in 20 years. More than 17,000 fans turned out for the Fever's home opener against the Liberty on Thursday night.
  
  Clark had one of the best games of her young pro career on Saturday, finishing with 22 points, including 15 in the first half, although the Fever lost 91-80.
  
  She also understands her importance to the game, spending 10 minutes after warming up signing autographs for dozens of fans, including many young girls who waited patiently for the rookie.
  
  “I thought the atmosphere was incredible," Clark said. “Definitely a lot of young girls here today — that was a lot of fun to see. It's fun to play in New York for the first time and play in front of this environment.”
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60091780Sat, 18 May 2024 21:41:00 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 43 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Sunday morning 19 May 2024.   Happy birthday Amete!   Coming to you... 
  Happy birthday Amete!
   
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
   
  In combat sports: Oleksandr Usyk has beaten Tyson Fury by split decision: 115-112, 113-114, 114-113 to hand the Gypsy King his first loss and become the new undisputed World Heavyweight Boxing Champion.
   
  A ninth round knockdown was crucial for Usyk, although Fury protested the decision afterwards, declaring he won the fight.
  
  “I believe I won that fight,” he said.
  
  “He won a few rounds but I won more of them.... his country’s at war so people are siding with the country at war.
  
  “Make no mistake I won that fight and I’ll be back in October.
  
  Samoan-Australian fighter Jai Opetaia won the vacant IBF World Cruiserweight title following a bloody 12-round bout with Mairis Briedis.
  
  Opetaia reclaimed the title, which was stripped from him last year, with a unanimous decision 117-111, 116-112, 116-112.
  
  In Super Rugby Pacific games yesterday: The Fijian Drua posted a solid 28-19 win against the Reds with Captain Tex Ikanivere scoring a double and Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula nailing a penalty in extra time for the bonus point.
   
  Their remaining games are against the Highlanders away in Dunedin and the Rebels back in Lautoka on Saturday 01 June.
   
  In other results yesterday: The Brumbies 31-24 Crusaders, Blues 47-13 Highlanders and the Force 27-7 Waratahs.
   
  In rugby league: “They absolutely are the real deal,” Corey Parker said on Fox League after the clash, while Roosters captain James Tedesco said “they proved why they are top of the table”.
   
  You bet, the Cronulla Sharks cemented their spot atop the NRL ladder after out-blasting the Sydney Roosters 30-38 in a brilliant display of attacking football from both sides.
  
  It was billed as the blockbuster of Magic Round, and delivered in spades as the NRL’s
  two top-scoring attacking teams went toe-for-toe in a game that lived up to all the hype!
  
  Meanwhile, doubles from Tom Dearden and semi-retired former Souths star Braidon Burns - promoted from Queensland Cup to replace Kyle Feldt, sealed the Cowboys 28-22 win over the Rabbitohs in a thriller at Suncorp, despite a late sin-binning setting up a crazy finish.
  
  Our tips for NRL Magic Round today sees the New Zealand Warriors to wafer the Penrith Panthers, the Melbourne Storm to pavlova the Parramatta Eels and in the last game of magic round - Wests Tigers to drambuie the Dolphins.
   
  In Football: Brazil will host the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 after they were selected over a joint entry from Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands.
   
  Brazil’s status in the hosting race grew last month after the US and Mexico withdrew their combined bid to focus on the 2031 tournament.
   
  In SportsBiz: Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark helped bring in record ticket revenue for the New York Liberty in her first game in the Big Apple yesterday.
   
  The Liberty had more than US$2Million in ticket revenue for the game at the Barclays Center, a WNBA record, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to talk about the team's revenue.
  
  The game was sold out, with 17,735 fans in attendance, and tickets were hot on the secondary market.
  
  Selling out arenas is nothing new for Clark. Her first three games with the Fever have been huge for attendance and TV ratings.
  
  The Connecticut Sun sold out their home opener for the first time in 20 years. More than 17,000 fans turned out for the Fever's home opener against the...]]>3337s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean943fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-05-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e42-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60077230 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In two close Super Rugby Pacific games yesterday: The Hurricanes 32-24 Moana Pasifika and the Chiefs 26-23 Rebels.
   
  It’s a fine looking day in Suva for the Fijian Drua vs the Reds at 2.05PM.
   
  With one of the best Referees in the world in Angus Gardner officiating, it should be a cracker!
   
  Apart from all the local rugby nuts, fans have flown in from Brisbane and Tonga – that’s right from the Kingdom, to support Reds 16 off the bench, George Blake.
   
  In rugby league: “No, not at all,” ARLC Chairman Peter V’landys answered when asked if Papua New Guinea was locked in as the next NRL expansion team.
   
  He also revealed the NRL is against basing a Papua New Guinea team in Australia, ahead of their meeting with the Australian Government yesterday, to discuss expansion.
  
  While PNG are the firm favourites to be given the NRL’s 18th licence, V’landys stressed there’s still a few boxes to be ticked.
  
  The first game of Magic Round at Suncorp Stadium between the Raiders and the Bulldogs finished four tries apiece, but the Raiders’ 100 per cent conversion rate proved to be the difference for a 24-20 win.
   
  Later, the Broncos beat the Sea Eagles 12-13 with Jock Madden icing the game-winning field goal and Payne Haas scaring Blues selectors in a thriller at Suncorp last night.
   
  Haas limped off with what looked like a serious ankle injury in the second half, but amazingly returned to finish the game.
  
  Today we tip the Titans to timtam the Knights, the Sharks to shortbread the Sydney Roosters and Souths to cameo the Cowboys.
  
  In Football: Leeds powered into the Championship playoff final as a three-goal first half blitz inspired their 4-0 rout of Norwich yesterday morning.
   
  Leeds will face Southampton or West Bromwich Albion in the final at Wembley on 26 May.
  The Championship playoff final is widely known as the most valuable game in sport, given the winning team can earn an estimated £265Million in additional revenue from TV deals, sponsorship and other income.
   
  In SportsBiz: Both vehicle and pedestrian traffic around Dodger Stadium was jammed Thursday as fans eagerly sought a Shohei Ohtani bobblehead, the first of the superstar given away by the Dodgers since the Japanese star’s record-setting US$700Million contract signed in the offseason.
   
  Only the first 40,000 fans were slated to receive the bobblehead, while the game against the Reds ultimately drew an attendance of 53,527, generating long lines of fans hours before the stadium gates opened.
  
  Within that giveaway were 1,700 special versions of the bobblehead with Ohtani in a road gray uniform, and that limited edition is already fetching bids of more than US$1,600 on eBay.
   
  In combat sports: All eyes are on Riyadh, Saudi Arabia tomorrow – for the unification of all the World Heavyweight Boxing titles, and where earlier in the week Tyson Fury said, “I do it for the dough. I fight for the prize, whether it be gold bars, gold coins, cash, cars – however you want to pay me. As long as I can make a drink on it, deal done.”
   
  So, not for the legacy then?
  
  “I’m not too concerned about what people are going to be saying in 100 years,” Fury told journalists. “The dust from our bones won’t exist in 100 years, never mind what they say about a boxing match in 100 years.”
  
  All the Ukranian Warrior had to say was, “You never see a fat wolf in the forest.”
   
  Finally, only in America: The world’s best golfer, Scottie Scheffler, was arrested yesterday in an unbelievable scene outside Valhalla, where he was due to start the second round of the PGA Championship.
   
  According to ESPN, Scheffler tried to drive on a median strip around a police officer, for about 15M toward the entrance of the golf course before stopping.
  
  The police officer then screamed at Scheffler to get out of the car, and when the golfer did, he was shoved against the vehicle and arrested with the police officer saying to an ESPN reporter: “Right now he’s going to jail, and there ain’t nothing you can do about it”.
  
  Scheffler has since been charged with second degree assault of a police officer, reckless driving, third degree criminal mischief, and disregarding traffic signals from a police officer conducting traffic.
  
  The world No.1 and reigning Masters champion, was the hot favourite to win the PGA Championship at Valhalla.
  
  Meanwhile, Rory McIlroy put a tough week behind him as he took a share of fifth at five-under with Scheffler and others, which started less than 48 hours after his divorce filing from wife Erica became public.
  
  “It was pretty scrappy for the most part,” he said. “Some good up-and-downs.”
  
  Not sure if McLlroy was talking about the golf, his marriage or his divorce!
  
  So, entering the second round of action at the PGA Championship at Valhalla, American Xander Schauffele set a course record 62 yesterday morning.
  
  He’s at 9-under with a three-shot lead over my cousin Tony Finau on -6 with and a couple of other guys.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60077230Fri, 17 May 2024 22:15:13 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 42 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Saturday morning 18 May 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In two close Super Rugby Pacific games yesterday: The Hurricanes 32-24 Moana Pasifika and the Chiefs 26-23 Rebels.
   
  It’s a fine looking day in Suva for the Fijian Drua vs the Reds at 2.05PM.
   
  With one of the best Referees in the world in Angus Gardner officiating, it should be a cracker!
   
  Apart from all the local rugby nuts, fans have flown in from Brisbane and Tonga – that’s right from the Kingdom, to support Reds 16 off the bench, George Blake.
   
  In rugby league: “No, not at all,” ARLC Chairman Peter V’landys answered when asked if Papua New Guinea was locked in as the next NRL expansion team.
   
  He also revealed the NRL is against basing a Papua New Guinea team in Australia, ahead of their meeting with the Australian Government yesterday, to discuss expansion.
  
  While PNG are the firm favourites to be given the NRL’s 18th licence, V’landys stressed there’s still a few boxes to be ticked.
  
  The first game of Magic Round at Suncorp Stadium between the Raiders and the Bulldogs finished four tries apiece, but the Raiders’ 100 per cent conversion rate proved to be the difference for a 24-20 win.
   
  Later, the Broncos beat the Sea Eagles 12-13 with Jock Madden icing the game-winning field goal and Payne Haas scaring Blues selectors in a thriller at Suncorp last night.
   
  Haas limped off with what looked like a serious ankle injury in the second half, but amazingly returned to finish the game.
  
  Today we tip the Titans to timtam the Knights, the Sharks to shortbread the Sydney Roosters and Souths to cameo the Cowboys.
  
  In Football: Leeds powered into the Championship playoff final as a three-goal first half blitz inspired their 4-0 rout of Norwich yesterday morning.
   
  Leeds will face Southampton or West Bromwich Albion in the final at Wembley on 26 May.
  The Championship playoff final is widely known as the most valuable game in sport, given the winning team can earn an estimated £265Million in additional revenue from TV deals, sponsorship and other income.
   
  In SportsBiz: Both vehicle and pedestrian traffic around Dodger Stadium was jammed Thursday as fans eagerly sought a Shohei Ohtani bobblehead, the first of the superstar given away by the Dodgers since the Japanese star’s record-setting US$700Million contract signed in the offseason.
   
  Only the first 40,000 fans were slated to receive the bobblehead, while the game against the Reds ultimately drew an attendance of 53,527, generating long lines of fans hours before the stadium gates opened.
  
  Within that giveaway were 1,700 special versions of the bobblehead with Ohtani in a road gray uniform, and that limited edition is already fetching bids of more than US$1,600 on eBay.
   
  In combat sports: All eyes are on Riyadh, Saudi Arabia tomorrow – for the unification of all the World Heavyweight Boxing titles, and where earlier in the week Tyson Fury said, “I do it for the dough. I fight for the prize, whether it be gold bars, gold coins, cash, cars – however you want to pay me. As long as I can make a drink on it, deal done.”
   
  So, not for the legacy then?
  
  “I’m not too concerned about what people are going to be saying in 100 years,” Fury told journalists. “The dust from our bones won’t exist in 100 years, never mind what they say about a boxing match in 100 years.”
  
  All the Ukranian Warrior had to say was, “You never see a fat wolf in the forest.”
   
  Finally, only in America: The world’s best...]]>4057s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean942fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-05-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e41-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60065005 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                                           
  In rugby union: The Fijian Drua XV vs the Reds tomorrow at 2.05PM in Suva: 15 I Droasese, 14 S Ravutaumada, 13 I Masi, 12 Waqa Nalaga, 11 E Momo, 10 I Armstrong-Ravula, 9 S Kuruvoli, 8 E Canakaivata, 7 K Salawa, 6 E Waqa, 5 I Nasilasila, 4 M Vocevoce, 3 M Doge, 2 T Ikanivere, 1 J Koroiduadua.
  
  Replacements: 16 M Dolokoto, 17 E Tuqiri, 18 S Tawake, 19 TA Cirikidaveta, 20 V Miramira, 21 P Matawalu, 22 K Valetini, 23 T Rakuro.
  
  The Reds main boys are: 14 Suliasi Vunivalu, 12 Hunter Paisami, 10 Lawson Creighton, 9 Tate McDemortt, 1 Peni Ravai and 16 George Blake, 18 Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, 19 Seru Uru and 22 James O’Connor – remember hom?
  
  The Referee is one of the best in the world in Angus Gardner.
  
  Let’s get ready to R U M B L E.
  
  Also in rugby this weekend - the next best 12 Men’s teams competing in the third and final round of the World Rugby HSBC 7s Challenger 2024 are in Munich, Germany.
  
  The top four teams will secure a place in the new HSBC SVNS promotion and relegation play-off in Madrid on 31 May-2 June
  
  Uruguay men lead the standings after first two rounds with Kenya, Germany and Hong Kong all in the chase.
  
  Looks like Tonga and Papua New Guinea Men just went along for the ride.
  
  In rugby league: Our tips for NRL Magic Round at Suncorp Stadium this weekend: The Raiders to Kremo Canterbury Bulldogs, the Broncos to biscotti Manly. On Saturday the Titans to timtam the Knights, the Sharks to shortbread the Sydney Roosters and Souths to cameo the Cowboys.
   
  Our tips for NRL Magic Round on Sunday sees the New Zealand Warriors to wafer the Penrith Panthers, the Melbourne Storm to pavlova the Parramatta Eels and in the last game of magic round - Wests Tigers to drambuie the Dolphins.
   
  In Football: Manchester United kept alive their hopes of salvaging a dismal season by qualifying for Europe thanks to a 3-2 win against Newcastle.
   
  Erik10’s side are battling to secure a seventh place finish in the Premier League, which could secure a place in next season’s UEFA Conference League.
  
  United can also qualify for the Europa League if they win the FA Cup final against Manchester City.
  That’s an almighty BIG if.
  
  In SportsBiz: The PGA Championship tees off this morning at Valhalla Golf Club, with fans in Louisville making this a historic tournament financially.
   
  The PGA of America says that this is the highest ticket-revenue-generating edition of the event’s history, with sellout crowds expected to draw 200,000 spectators over the next four days.
   
  Finally in combat sports: All eyes are on Riyadh, Saudi Arabia now that the final media session is over, with the weigh-in of both fighters about 20 hours away and of course the main event – to unify all the World Heavyweight Boxing titles.
   
  So who will it be – the Gypsy King or the Ukranian Warrior? Tyson Fury or Oleksandr Usyk?
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60065005Thu, 16 May 2024 22:40:24 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 41 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Friday morning 17 May 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                                           
  In rugby union: The Fijian Drua XV vs the Reds tomorrow at 2.05PM in Suva: 15 I Droasese, 14 S Ravutaumada, 13 I Masi, 12 Waqa Nalaga, 11 E Momo, 10 I Armstrong-Ravula, 9 S Kuruvoli, 8 E Canakaivata, 7 K Salawa, 6 E Waqa, 5 I Nasilasila, 4 M Vocevoce, 3 M Doge, 2 T Ikanivere, 1 J Koroiduadua.
  
  Replacements: 16 M Dolokoto, 17 E Tuqiri, 18 S Tawake, 19 TA Cirikidaveta, 20 V Miramira, 21 P Matawalu, 22 K Valetini, 23 T Rakuro.
  
  The Reds main boys are: 14 Suliasi Vunivalu, 12 Hunter Paisami, 10 Lawson Creighton, 9 Tate McDemortt, 1 Peni Ravai and 16 George Blake, 18 Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, 19 Seru Uru and 22 James O’Connor – remember hom?
  
  The Referee is one of the best in the world in Angus Gardner.
  
  Let’s get ready to R U M B L E.
  
  Also in rugby this weekend - the next best 12 Men’s teams competing in the third and final round of the World Rugby HSBC 7s Challenger 2024 are in Munich, Germany.
  
  The top four teams will secure a place in the new HSBC SVNS promotion and relegation play-off in Madrid on 31 May-2 June
  
  Uruguay men lead the standings after first two rounds with Kenya, Germany and Hong Kong all in the chase.
  
  Looks like Tonga and Papua New Guinea Men just went along for the ride.
  
  In rugby league: Our tips for NRL Magic Round at Suncorp Stadium this weekend: The Raiders to Kremo Canterbury Bulldogs, the Broncos to biscotti Manly. On Saturday the Titans to timtam the Knights, the Sharks to shortbread the Sydney Roosters and Souths to cameo the Cowboys.
   
  Our tips for NRL Magic Round on Sunday sees the New Zealand Warriors to wafer the Penrith Panthers, the Melbourne Storm to pavlova the Parramatta Eels and in the last game of magic round - Wests Tigers to drambuie the Dolphins.
   
  In Football: Manchester United kept alive their hopes of salvaging a dismal season by qualifying for Europe thanks to a 3-2 win against Newcastle.
   
  Erik10’s side are battling to secure a seventh place finish in the Premier League, which could secure a place in next season’s UEFA Conference League.
  
  United can also qualify for the Europa League if they win the FA Cup final against Manchester City.
  That’s an almighty BIG if.
  
  In SportsBiz: The PGA Championship tees off this morning at Valhalla Golf Club, with fans in Louisville making this a historic tournament financially.
   
  The PGA of America says that this is the highest ticket-revenue-generating edition of the event’s history, with sellout crowds expected to draw 200,000 spectators over the next four days.
   
  Finally in combat sports: All eyes are on Riyadh, Saudi Arabia now that the final media session is over, with the weigh-in of both fighters about 20 hours away and of course the main event – to unify all the World Heavyweight Boxing titles.
   
  So who will it be – the Gypsy King or the Ukranian Warrior? Tyson Fury or Oleksandr Usyk?
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion...]]>2907s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean941fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-05-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e40-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60051984 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: The Reds landed in Fiji yesterday for their much anticipated clash against the bruised and battered Fijian Drua in Suva at 2PM on Saturday. Mick Byrne’s boys must win to save their season and to bolster his reputation heading into the Flying Fijians July tests.
   
  In rugby league BREAKING NEWS: The South Sydney Rabbitohs have reportedly got their man, after agreeing a A$3Million three-year deal to bring Wayne Bennett back to Redfern.
   
  The Sydney Morning Herald, who first reported the news, further claims Rabbitohs powerbrokers i.e. The Gladiator Russell Crowe will meet with the 74-year-old after Magic Round in Brisbane this weekend, to seal the deal.
  
  In other BREAKING NEWS: David Fifita has turned his back on the Sydney Roosters four-year deal worth A$850,0000 a year from 2025, instead re-signing with the Gold Coast Titans in a stunning backflip to remain on the Gold Coast until the end of 2026.
  
  In Football: Tottenham Hotspur had a slim chance to make the Top 4 of the Premier League and so qualify for the UEFA Champions League, but it is slipping through their fingers after they lost to Manchester City 2-0 yesterday, leaving Man City to beat West Ham to win the Premier League title.
   
  In SportsBiz: Caitlin Clark played her first regular-season game in the WNBA and the Indiana Fever rookie has had a bigger and growing impact on the league than expected.
   
  There have been sellouts, teams moving their games against Clark to bigger arenas, and a drastic increase in broadcast coverage for Indiana both nationally and locally.
  
  It doesn’t look like Clark’s effect will slow down any time this season, at least.
  
  She’s the favorite to win Rookie of the Year by a mile, has the third-best WNBA MVP betting odds behind A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart, and has the Fever as a top-five team to win the championship, according to most sportsbooks.
  
  That alone is notable because Indiana finished with a 13–27 mark in 2023—last place in the Eastern Conference.
  
  And we haven’t even mentioned ticket prices on the secondary market IF you can get your hands on them!
  
  Finally in combat sports: The lightest Gypsy King seen in years indicates to boxing experts that Tyson Fury will use his height and reach to try and outbox the Ukranian Warrior Oleksandr Usyk over 12 rounds.
   
  Meanwhile, the main supporting bout sees Aussie Samoan Cruiserweight Champion Jai Opetaia (24-0, 19 KOs) battling Mairis Briedis (28-2, 20 KOs) in a rematch for the vacant IBF World title in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60051984Wed, 15 May 2024 22:23:48 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 40 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Thursday morning 16 May 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: The Reds landed in Fiji yesterday for their much anticipated clash against the bruised and battered Fijian Drua in Suva at 2PM on Saturday. Mick Byrne’s boys must win to save their season and to bolster his reputation heading into the Flying Fijians July tests.
   
  In rugby league BREAKING NEWS: The South Sydney Rabbitohs have reportedly got their man, after agreeing a A$3Million three-year deal to bring Wayne Bennett back to Redfern.
   
  The Sydney Morning Herald, who first reported the news, further claims Rabbitohs powerbrokers i.e. The Gladiator Russell Crowe will meet with the 74-year-old after Magic Round in Brisbane this weekend, to seal the deal.
  
  In other BREAKING NEWS: David Fifita has turned his back on the Sydney Roosters four-year deal worth A$850,0000 a year from 2025, instead re-signing with the Gold Coast Titans in a stunning backflip to remain on the Gold Coast until the end of 2026.
  
  In Football: Tottenham Hotspur had a slim chance to make the Top 4 of the Premier League and so qualify for the UEFA Champions League, but it is slipping through their fingers after they lost to Manchester City 2-0 yesterday, leaving Man City to beat West Ham to win the Premier League title.
   
  In SportsBiz: Caitlin Clark played her first regular-season game in the WNBA and the Indiana Fever rookie has had a bigger and growing impact on the league than expected.
   
  There have been sellouts, teams moving their games against Clark to bigger arenas, and a drastic increase in broadcast coverage for Indiana both nationally and locally.
  
  It doesn’t look like Clark’s effect will slow down any time this season, at least.
  
  She’s the favorite to win Rookie of the Year by a mile, has the third-best WNBA MVP betting odds behind A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart, and has the Fever as a top-five team to win the championship, according to most sportsbooks.
  
  That alone is notable because Indiana finished with a 13–27 mark in 2023—last place in the Eastern Conference.
  
  And we haven’t even mentioned ticket prices on the secondary market IF you can get your hands on them!
  
  Finally in combat sports: The lightest Gypsy King seen in years indicates to boxing experts that Tyson Fury will use his height and reach to try and outbox the Ukranian Warrior Oleksandr Usyk over 12 rounds.
   
  Meanwhile, the main supporting bout sees Aussie Samoan Cruiserweight Champion Jai Opetaia (24-0, 19 KOs) battling Mairis Briedis (28-2, 20 KOs) in a rematch for the vacant IBF World title in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2637s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean940fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-05-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e39-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60034989 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: England stars Billy and Mako Vunipola will leave Saracens at the end of 2024.
  
  Prop Mako joined Saracens academy in 2011 and No. 8 Billy joined from Wasps in 2013. Together they won five Premiership titles and three European crowns at Saracens – Billy in 194 games and Mako in 229.
   
  Could we see these Tongan tough guys down under in 2025?
   
  Perhaps a swansong in Super Rugby with Moana Pasifika?
   
  In rugby league NRL Magic Round all games at Suncorp Stadium: On Friday it’s the Canberra Raiders vs Canterbury Bulldogs @ 6pm followed by the Manly Sea Eagles vs Brisbane Broncos @ 8pm.
  
  On Saturday the Gold Coast Titans vs Newcastle Knights @ 3pm, Cronulla Sharks vs Sydney Roosters @ 5.30pm and South Sydney Rabbitohs vs North Queensland Cowboys @ 7.45pm.
   
  Finally, on Sunday sees the New Zealand Warriors vs Penrith Panthers @ 1.50pm, Melbourne Storm vs Parramatta Eels @ 4.05pm and the last game of magic round - Wests Tigers vs Dolphins @ 6.25pm at Suncorp Stadium.
   
  In Football: Tottenham Hotspur has a slim chance to make the Top 4 of the Premier League and so qualify for the UEFA Champions League, but must beat Manchester City this morning, for whom defeat will hand Arsenal the advantage in the Premier League title race.
   
  In SportsBiz: Last month, ESPN’s coverage of the WNBA draft averaged 2.45 million viewers—the largest TV audience for any WNBA telecast since 2000.
   
  Meanwhile, demand for more broadcasts of preseason games has taken the league by surprise and led to some highly viewed illegal game streams. 
   
  And finally in combat sports: It’s all on - Tyson Fury’s father John was seen with blood gushing from his forehead on Monday after a video showed him butting a member of Oleksandr Usyk’s camp in the build-up to Saturday’s undisputed world heavyweight clash in Riyadh.
   
  Thankfully the incident was quickly broken up by security.
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60034989Tue, 14 May 2024 21:59:28 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 39 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Wednesday morning 15 May 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: England stars Billy and Mako Vunipola will leave Saracens at the end of 2024.
  
  Prop Mako joined Saracens academy in 2011 and No. 8 Billy joined from Wasps in 2013. Together they won five Premiership titles and three European crowns at Saracens – Billy in 194 games and Mako in 229.
   
  Could we see these Tongan tough guys down under in 2025?
   
  Perhaps a swansong in Super Rugby with Moana Pasifika?
   
  In rugby league NRL Magic Round all games at Suncorp Stadium: On Friday it’s the Canberra Raiders vs Canterbury Bulldogs @ 6pm followed by the Manly Sea Eagles vs Brisbane Broncos @ 8pm.
  
  On Saturday the Gold Coast Titans vs Newcastle Knights @ 3pm, Cronulla Sharks vs Sydney Roosters @ 5.30pm and South Sydney Rabbitohs vs North Queensland Cowboys @ 7.45pm.
   
  Finally, on Sunday sees the New Zealand Warriors vs Penrith Panthers @ 1.50pm, Melbourne Storm vs Parramatta Eels @ 4.05pm and the last game of magic round - Wests Tigers vs Dolphins @ 6.25pm at Suncorp Stadium.
   
  In Football: Tottenham Hotspur has a slim chance to make the Top 4 of the Premier League and so qualify for the UEFA Champions League, but must beat Manchester City this morning, for whom defeat will hand Arsenal the advantage in the Premier League title race.
   
  In SportsBiz: Last month, ESPN’s coverage of the WNBA draft averaged 2.45 million viewers—the largest TV audience for any WNBA telecast since 2000.
   
  Meanwhile, demand for more broadcasts of preseason games has taken the league by surprise and led to some highly viewed illegal game streams. 
   
  And finally in combat sports: It’s all on - Tyson Fury’s father John was seen with blood gushing from his forehead on Monday after a video showed him butting a member of Oleksandr Usyk’s camp in the build-up to Saturday’s undisputed world heavyweight clash in Riyadh.
   
  Thankfully the incident was quickly broken up by security.
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2157s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean939fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-05-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e38-teivovosports-teivovodigital--60012324 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                                           
  In rugby union: The Super Rugby Pacific ladder after 12 Rounds sees the Blues tops on 45 points. The Fijian Drua sit in 8th spot with their three remaining games against the Reds 5 in Suva on Saturday night, Highlanders 7 away in Dunedin and the Rebels 6 in Lautoka. Can the Fijian Drua hang on for a quarterfinal?
  
  RANK  TEAM                      P     W   D    L   BP  PD     PTS
  1      BLUES                  11   10   0   1   5   209   45
  2       HURRICANES        11    9    0   2   7   161   43
  3       BRUMBIES           11    9    0   2   3     51   39
  4       CHIEFS                11    8    0   3   6   189   38
  5       REDS                   11    6    0   5   7     66   31
  6       REBELS                11    5    0   6   5    -87   25
  7       HIGHLANDERS     11    5    0   6   3    -72   23
  8       DRUA                  11    4    0   7   1    -96   17
  9       FORCE                 11    3    0   8   3   -101  15
  10     MOANA PASIFIKA  11    3    0   8   2   -194  14
  11     CRUSADERS         11    2    0   9   6     -34  14
  12     WARATAHS          11    2    0   9   4     -92  12
  
  In rugby league: Almost every team has been hit with injury woes after a week of carnage across the NRL.
  
  Eels superstar Mitchell Moses is “touch and go” to return in Magic Round and stamp his case to be picked in the halves for the Blues.
  
  The Manly Sea Eagles are facing a huge backline headache after Tom Trbojevic and Jason Saab both went down in Round 10.
  
  Meanwhile, the Panthers have a halves crisis.
  
  In Football: After the record–breaking FIFA Women’s World Cup down under in 2023, the A-League's stats for women’s football in Australia since then, shows great growth:
  
  ·       11,000 fans at the season opener - the biggest attendance ever.
  ·       A 600% increase in Club membership.
  ·       Average attendance doubling to 2200.
  ·       More than 300,000 fans attending across the season – the highest-attended women’s sports league in Australian history. 
   
  In SportsBiz: Formula 1 Group recorded revenues of US$553Million in the first quarter of 2024.
   
  In results released by Liberty Media ahead of its Q1 investor call, the company’s revenues jumped 45 per cent from the same period last year.
  
  And finally in combat sports: “That’s the heavyweight division, it only takes one punch,” Tevita Pangai Junior said on Saturday night – his boxing career on the ropes after the former NRL star was knocked out in the first round by Kenny Niko who had lost all three of his only professional fights before Saturday.
  
  It is a devastating blow for the former NSW State of Origin enforcer, who was this week given the cold shoulder by the Melbourne Storm.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60012324Mon, 13 May 2024 22:16:26 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 38 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 14 May 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                                           
  In rugby union: The Super Rugby Pacific ladder after 12 Rounds sees the Blues tops on 45 points. The Fijian Drua sit in 8th spot with their three remaining games against the Reds 5 in Suva on Saturday night, Highlanders 7 away in Dunedin and the Rebels 6 in Lautoka. Can the Fijian Drua hang on for a quarterfinal?
  
  RANK  TEAM                      P     W   D    L   BP  PD     PTS
  1      BLUES                  11   10   0   1   5   209   45
  2       HURRICANES        11    9    0   2   7   161   43
  3       BRUMBIES           11    9    0   2   3     51   39
  4       CHIEFS                11    8    0   3   6   189   38
  5       REDS                   11    6    0   5   7     66   31
  6       REBELS                11    5    0   6   5    -87   25
  7       HIGHLANDERS     11    5    0   6   3    -72   23
  8       DRUA                  11    4    0   7   1    -96   17
  9       FORCE                 11    3    0   8   3   -101  15
  10     MOANA PASIFIKA  11    3    0   8   2   -194  14
  11     CRUSADERS         11    2    0   9   6     -34  14
  12     WARATAHS          11    2    0   9   4     -92  12
  
  In rugby league: Almost every team has been hit with injury woes after a week of carnage across the NRL.
  
  Eels superstar Mitchell Moses is “touch and go” to return in Magic Round and stamp his case to be picked in the halves for the Blues.
  
  The Manly Sea Eagles are facing a huge backline headache after Tom Trbojevic and Jason Saab both went down in Round 10.
  
  Meanwhile, the Panthers have a halves crisis.
  
  In Football: After the record–breaking FIFA Women’s World Cup down under in 2023, the A-League's stats for women’s football in Australia since then, shows great growth:
  
  ·       11,000 fans at the season opener - the biggest attendance ever.
  ·       A 600% increase in Club membership.
  ·       Average attendance doubling to 2200.
  ·       More than 300,000 fans attending across the season – the highest-attended women’s sports league in Australian history. 
   
  In SportsBiz: Formula 1 Group recorded revenues of US$553Million in the first quarter of 2024.
   
  In results released by Liberty Media ahead of its Q1 investor call, the company’s revenues jumped 45 per cent from the same period last year.
  
  And finally in combat sports: “That’s the heavyweight division, it only takes one punch,” Tevita Pangai Junior said on Saturday night – his boxing career on the ropes after the former NRL star was knocked out in the first round by Kenny Niko who had lost all three of his only professional fights before Saturday.
  
  It is a devastating blow for the former NSW State of Origin enforcer, who was this week given the cold shoulder by the Melbourne Storm.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2037s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,unionclean938fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-05-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e37-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59994734 
  Happy Girimitiya Day in Fiji!
   
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                                           
  In rugby union: All of a sudden, Mick Byrne and his Fijian Drua stars have taken a dive after two losses in a row on the road.
   
  They went from their best game of the year last weekend against the Brumbies to not even turning up in Perth on Saturday.
   
  Where to now boys – your destiny is in your own hands.
   
  In rugby league: The Panthers have confirmed that superstar Nathan Cleary will miss eight weeks with a hamstring tear.
  
  Cleary suffered the injury in the final minutes of the first half at BlueBet Stadium on Friday night.
  The eight-week recovery puts Cleary in line to return for their clash with the Broncos on Friday 05 July, before the NRL pauses for the third and final State of Origin clash.
  
  In Football: Manchester City closed in on a fourth consecutive Premier League title after thrashing Fulham 4-0 on Saturday.
  
  City were two points clear at the top of the table until second-placed Arsenal beat Man U one nil at Old Trafford earlier today.
  
  In SportsBiz: The Kentucky Derby 2024 was a massive hit: A Churchill Downs attendance of 156,710 people up 4.2% from a year ago and the highest total since 2018.
   
  An average audience of 16.7 million on NBC Sports platforms, peaking at 20.1m, the most ever for an NBC Sports presentation of the race.
   
  And finally in combat sports: Vasiliy Lomachenko outclassed George Kambosos Jr. on his way to the IBF World Lightweight title after a clinical 11th-round finish in the main event at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.
  
  Earlier, Faiga ‘Django’ Opelu lost via TKO in Round 10 to Joe Goodall.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59994734Sun, 12 May 2024 23:15:04 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 37 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Monday morning 13 May 2024.   Happy Girimitiya Day in Fiji!   Coming... 
  Happy Girimitiya Day in Fiji!
   
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                                           
  In rugby union: All of a sudden, Mick Byrne and his Fijian Drua stars have taken a dive after two losses in a row on the road.
   
  They went from their best game of the year last weekend against the Brumbies to not even turning up in Perth on Saturday.
   
  Where to now boys – your destiny is in your own hands.
   
  In rugby league: The Panthers have confirmed that superstar Nathan Cleary will miss eight weeks with a hamstring tear.
  
  Cleary suffered the injury in the final minutes of the first half at BlueBet Stadium on Friday night.
  The eight-week recovery puts Cleary in line to return for their clash with the Broncos on Friday 05 July, before the NRL pauses for the third and final State of Origin clash.
  
  In Football: Manchester City closed in on a fourth consecutive Premier League title after thrashing Fulham 4-0 on Saturday.
  
  City were two points clear at the top of the table until second-placed Arsenal beat Man U one nil at Old Trafford earlier today.
  
  In SportsBiz: The Kentucky Derby 2024 was a massive hit: A Churchill Downs attendance of 156,710 people up 4.2% from a year ago and the highest total since 2018.
   
  An average audience of 16.7 million on NBC Sports platforms, peaking at 20.1m, the most ever for an NBC Sports presentation of the race.
   
  And finally in combat sports: Vasiliy Lomachenko outclassed George Kambosos Jr. on his way to the IBF World Lightweight title after a clinical 11th-round finish in the main event at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.
  
  Earlier, Faiga ‘Django’ Opelu lost via TKO in Round 10 to Joe Goodall.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>1787s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,unionclean937fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-05-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e356-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59984646 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                                           
  In rugby union: The Fijian Drua 2024 season came crashing down in Perth last night.
   
  The Western Force came out firing, scoring in the first minute of play and never let up, scoring five more tries with all six converted, plus two penalties and scoring the last try, for a handy haul of 23 points on the night for Ben Donaldson.  
   
  The Fijian Drua could only manage a penalty and one converted second half try to Ravutaumada in their 10-48 humiliation.
   
  In other games: The Brumbies 29-21 NSW Waratahs, the Highlanders 32-29 Crusaders with Sevu Reece scoring a double and the Blues too good for the Hurricanes 27-31 at Eden Park.
   
  In rugby league: Cronulla sure know how to spoil a contract-extension party - ending the Storm’s 14-game winning streak at AAMI Park after a thrilling 25-18 win to take a stronghold of top spot on the NRL ladder.
  
  Even with Latrell Mitchell at Fullback for the Rabbitohs, St George Illawarra continued South Sydney’s season from hell with a 28-14 win at Kogarah Oval last night.
  
  And Newcastle secured their third win on the trot without skipper Kalyn Ponga, toppling the Tigers 14-20 in sunny Tamworth.
  
  In Super Netball: The scores were locked at 71 points apiece, but the Sunshine Coast Lightning were initially awarded a one point win as players shook hands and the Lightning packed their bags and left shortly after the umpires.
  
  The Giants stayed warm at courtside prepared to play on, insisting that the scores were level, and the game should go into extra-time.
   
  After a recount and some 50 minutes after the game initially finished, the umpires and the Lightning returned and extra time play resumed.
  
  And the Giants’ Matisse Letherbarrow was the hero of the hour, sinking three supershots, for a controversial 86-80 victory.
  
  Meanwhile, an old-fashioned spray from Melbourne Mavericks’ Coach Tracey Neville wasn’t enough to save her side from the equal lowest score recorded in Super Netball history, with the Adelaide Thunderbirds taking out the game 59-37.
  
  In Football: “I will play my last game at the Parc des Princes on Sunday.”
  
  And with that, Kylian Mbappe confirmed the worst kept secret in football - that he will leave French Champions Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season, bringing an end to his association with his hometown team, which began when he signed from Monaco in 2017 in a deal worth 180 million euros.
   
  In the WNBA: Caitlin Clark played her first home game for the Indiana Fever 83-80 Atlanta Dream in their second and final preseason game before the WNBA season begins next week.
   
  The former Iowa superstar scored 12 points during her 32 minutes on the court in front of 13,000 fans - nearly double the best Fever gate last season in which Indiana averaged a tick over 4,000 fans per game.
   
  In SportsBiz: The starting price for the auction of the restaurant napkin that first committed Lionel Messi to play for Barcelona when he was 13 years old is US$370,000.
   
  While out to dinner with Messi and his father, Barcelona sporting director Carles Rexach asked the waiter for a piece of paper but was instead handed a napkin, on which he formally agreed to sign the rising soccer talent.
  
  British auction house Bonhams is selling the napkin, which currently has a bid of US$275,000.
  Open for another week, Bonhams expects bids to reach over US$600,000.
  
  In combat sports: US promoter Lou Di Bella sums it up best: “All that bullshit doesn’t matter. Everyone is jockeying. It’s all just chess.”
  
  “The only thing that really matters is when they clear the ring, somebody rings that bell and there’s only two mothers in there with the ref.”
  
  Get ready for Lomachenko versus Kambosos later today.
  
  Finally, only in America: The Mavericks’ All-NBA star Luka Doncic froze when his press conference was interrupted by sex noises after Game 2 of the Mavericks-Thunder second-round playoff series.
   
  He stopped talking and became wide-eyed during the unexpected moment which sounded like a high-pitched female voice moaning in ecstasy.
  
  Doncic, 25, then hung his head and covered his face with his hand while laughing.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59984646Sat, 11 May 2024 23:41:11 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 36 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Sunday morning 12 May 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                                           
  In rugby union: The Fijian Drua 2024 season came crashing down in Perth last night.
   
  The Western Force came out firing, scoring in the first minute of play and never let up, scoring five more tries with all six converted, plus two penalties and scoring the last try, for a handy haul of 23 points on the night for Ben Donaldson.  
   
  The Fijian Drua could only manage a penalty and one converted second half try to Ravutaumada in their 10-48 humiliation.
   
  In other games: The Brumbies 29-21 NSW Waratahs, the Highlanders 32-29 Crusaders with Sevu Reece scoring a double and the Blues too good for the Hurricanes 27-31 at Eden Park.
   
  In rugby league: Cronulla sure know how to spoil a contract-extension party - ending the Storm’s 14-game winning streak at AAMI Park after a thrilling 25-18 win to take a stronghold of top spot on the NRL ladder.
  
  Even with Latrell Mitchell at Fullback for the Rabbitohs, St George Illawarra continued South Sydney’s season from hell with a 28-14 win at Kogarah Oval last night.
  
  And Newcastle secured their third win on the trot without skipper Kalyn Ponga, toppling the Tigers 14-20 in sunny Tamworth.
  
  In Super Netball: The scores were locked at 71 points apiece, but the Sunshine Coast Lightning were initially awarded a one point win as players shook hands and the Lightning packed their bags and left shortly after the umpires.
  
  The Giants stayed warm at courtside prepared to play on, insisting that the scores were level, and the game should go into extra-time.
   
  After a recount and some 50 minutes after the game initially finished, the umpires and the Lightning returned and extra time play resumed.
  
  And the Giants’ Matisse Letherbarrow was the hero of the hour, sinking three supershots, for a controversial 86-80 victory.
  
  Meanwhile, an old-fashioned spray from Melbourne Mavericks’ Coach Tracey Neville wasn’t enough to save her side from the equal lowest score recorded in Super Netball history, with the Adelaide Thunderbirds taking out the game 59-37.
  
  In Football: “I will play my last game at the Parc des Princes on Sunday.”
  
  And with that, Kylian Mbappe confirmed the worst kept secret in football - that he will leave French Champions Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season, bringing an end to his association with his hometown team, which began when he signed from Monaco in 2017 in a deal worth 180 million euros.
   
  In the WNBA: Caitlin Clark played her first home game for the Indiana Fever 83-80 Atlanta Dream in their second and final preseason game before the WNBA season begins next week.
   
  The former Iowa superstar scored 12 points during her 32 minutes on the court in front of 13,000 fans - nearly double the best Fever gate last season in which Indiana averaged a tick over 4,000 fans per game.
   
  In SportsBiz: The starting price for the auction of the restaurant napkin that first committed Lionel Messi to play for Barcelona when he was 13 years old is US$370,000.
   
  While out to dinner with Messi and his father, Barcelona sporting director Carles Rexach asked the waiter for a piece of paper but was instead handed a napkin, on which he formally agreed to sign the rising soccer talent.
  
  British auction house Bonhams is selling the napkin, which currently has a bid of US$275,000.
  Open for another week, Bonhams expects bids to reach over US$600,000.
  
  In combat sports: US promoter Lou Di Bella sums it...]]>3817s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,unionclean936fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-05-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e35-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59973505 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: After their best game of the season last weekend against the Brumbies, all the rugby experts in Australia and New Zealand are tipping the Fijian Drua to run over the Western Force in Perth tonight.
   
  But like the Drua at home in Lautoka, the Force are a tough nut to crack at home on the other side of the world.
   
  Head Coach Mick Byrne has made just two changes to his match-day 23 as the Drua search for their first ever win in Perth.
  
  In the starting XV: 1 Haereiti Hetet, 2 Tevita Ikanivere, 3 Mesake Doge, 4 Mesake Vocevoce, 5 Isoa Nasilasila, 6 Vilive Miramira, 7 Kitione Salawa and Captain Meli Derenalagi at Number 8.
  
  At 9 Peni Matawalu, 10 Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula, 11 Taniela Rakuro, 12 Michael Naitokani, 13 Iosefo Masi, 14 Selestino Ravutaumada and 15 Ilaisa Droasese.
  
  On the bench: 16 Zuriel Togaitama, 17 Emosi Tuqiri, 18 Samu Tawake, 19 Leone Rotuisolia, 20 Motikiai Murray. Simi Kuruvoli 21 is back up halfback, 22 Kemu Valetini and 23 Epeli Momo.
  
  In rugby league: While Penrith secured a 16-10 win over a Bulldogs pack littered with former Panthers at BlueBet Stadium last night, Ivan Cleary limped off nursing a hamstring, in a big blow for his Club and also the NSW Blues.
  
  Penrith could be without their gun No.7 for an extended period.
  
  In Football: Manchester City has struck a deal with the Philadelphia Union and their 14-year-old talent, Cavan Sullivan, such that, the player joins them in the Premier League as a professional when he reaches 18 years of age.
   
  In SportsBiz: The average TV viewership for the F1 Miami Grand Prix last Sunday at 3.1 million viewers represents Formula One’s largest US TV audience on record, eclipsing the 2.6m for its debut in 2022, and beating last year’s metric by 48%.
   
  There had been some questions about viewership going into the weekend, but not only did the Miami GP further establish itself as a fixture on the overall F1 calendar, but it also reached a whole new level of exposure.
  
  Finally in combat sports: Ukranian megastar Vasiliy Lomachenko in Australia to fight George Kambosos this weekend, has beaten over 400 fighters on his way to becoming one of the greatest fighters of this and any era.
  
  Remember, he needed only three professional fights to win a world title – the first of three, all in different weight categories.
  
  And this after Lomachenko had already won two Olympic golds, and who, at his peak, was compared to Muhammad Ali no less.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59973505Fri, 10 May 2024 21:53:58 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 35 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Saturday morning 11 May 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: After their best game of the season last weekend against the Brumbies, all the rugby experts in Australia and New Zealand are tipping the Fijian Drua to run over the Western Force in Perth tonight.
   
  But like the Drua at home in Lautoka, the Force are a tough nut to crack at home on the other side of the world.
   
  Head Coach Mick Byrne has made just two changes to his match-day 23 as the Drua search for their first ever win in Perth.
  
  In the starting XV: 1 Haereiti Hetet, 2 Tevita Ikanivere, 3 Mesake Doge, 4 Mesake Vocevoce, 5 Isoa Nasilasila, 6 Vilive Miramira, 7 Kitione Salawa and Captain Meli Derenalagi at Number 8.
  
  At 9 Peni Matawalu, 10 Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula, 11 Taniela Rakuro, 12 Michael Naitokani, 13 Iosefo Masi, 14 Selestino Ravutaumada and 15 Ilaisa Droasese.
  
  On the bench: 16 Zuriel Togaitama, 17 Emosi Tuqiri, 18 Samu Tawake, 19 Leone Rotuisolia, 20 Motikiai Murray. Simi Kuruvoli 21 is back up halfback, 22 Kemu Valetini and 23 Epeli Momo.
  
  In rugby league: While Penrith secured a 16-10 win over a Bulldogs pack littered with former Panthers at BlueBet Stadium last night, Ivan Cleary limped off nursing a hamstring, in a big blow for his Club and also the NSW Blues.
  
  Penrith could be without their gun No.7 for an extended period.
  
  In Football: Manchester City has struck a deal with the Philadelphia Union and their 14-year-old talent, Cavan Sullivan, such that, the player joins them in the Premier League as a professional when he reaches 18 years of age.
   
  In SportsBiz: The average TV viewership for the F1 Miami Grand Prix last Sunday at 3.1 million viewers represents Formula One’s largest US TV audience on record, eclipsing the 2.6m for its debut in 2022, and beating last year’s metric by 48%.
   
  There had been some questions about viewership going into the weekend, but not only did the Miami GP further establish itself as a fixture on the overall F1 calendar, but it also reached a whole new level of exposure.
  
  Finally in combat sports: Ukranian megastar Vasiliy Lomachenko in Australia to fight George Kambosos this weekend, has beaten over 400 fighters on his way to becoming one of the greatest fighters of this and any era.
  
  Remember, he needed only three professional fights to win a world title – the first of three, all in different weight categories.
  
  And this after Lomachenko had already won two Olympic golds, and who, at his peak, was compared to Muhammad Ali no less.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  ]]>2527s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean935fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-05-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e34-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59973509 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: Finally, after over a century of English-led northern hemisphere infatuation with forward play, World Rugby has made some rule changes to speed up the game and make it more attractive to watch:
  
  ·       It will no longer be possible to choose a scrum from a free-kick. Free-kicks must either be tapped or kicked to encourage more ball in flow.
  ·       The ball must be played after the maul has been stopped once, not twice.
  ·       Play on at a lineout if the ball has not been thrown in straight but only if the lineout is uncontested.
  
  In rugby league BREAKING NEWS: The Sydney Roosters have won the David Fifita sweepstakes, with the damaging Tongan backrower set to join the Tricolours on a four-year deal from 2025.
  
  The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Fifita’s deal with the Roosters will be worth A$3.3Million over four years.
  
  In Football: Kylian Mbappe’s time at his hometown club Paris Saint-Germain is limping to a sad conclusion in the wake of their shock UEFA Champions League semi-final exit at the hands of Borussia Dortmund.
   
  The French superstar is expected to finally join Real Madrid this off-season. Real beat Bayern Munich 1-2 in their semifinal.
  
  In SportsBiz: TKO the umbrella company of UFC and WWE earned US$629Million in revenue in the first quarter, beating Wall Street estimates by $20M, according to Zacks Equity Research.
   
  The company suffered a net loss of US$249.5M in the quarter, as well as decreases in cash flow, largely due to taking a US$335M charge related to settling the UFC fighter antitrust lawsuit, which was viewed as a favorable outcome for UFC.
   
  TKO’s stock is up more than 22% this year at US$98.27 yesterday.
   
  Finally in combat sports: As he gears up for his much-anticipated clash with Oleksandr Usyk on 18 May in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tyson Fury has uploaded an eye-catching photo of himself in training, showing off his ripped physique.
  
  At stake are all the World Heavyweight Boxing titles, which would make the winner, the premier heavyweight of the century.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59973509Thu, 09 May 2024 21:53:00 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 34 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Friday morning 10 May 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: Finally, after over a century of English-led northern hemisphere infatuation with forward play, World Rugby has made some rule changes to speed up the game and make it more attractive to watch:
  
  ·       It will no longer be possible to choose a scrum from a free-kick. Free-kicks must either be tapped or kicked to encourage more ball in flow.
  ·       The ball must be played after the maul has been stopped once, not twice.
  ·       Play on at a lineout if the ball has not been thrown in straight but only if the lineout is uncontested.
  
  In rugby league BREAKING NEWS: The Sydney Roosters have won the David Fifita sweepstakes, with the damaging Tongan backrower set to join the Tricolours on a four-year deal from 2025.
  
  The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Fifita’s deal with the Roosters will be worth A$3.3Million over four years.
  
  In Football: Kylian Mbappe’s time at his hometown club Paris Saint-Germain is limping to a sad conclusion in the wake of their shock UEFA Champions League semi-final exit at the hands of Borussia Dortmund.
   
  The French superstar is expected to finally join Real Madrid this off-season. Real beat Bayern Munich 1-2 in their semifinal.
  
  In SportsBiz: TKO the umbrella company of UFC and WWE earned US$629Million in revenue in the first quarter, beating Wall Street estimates by $20M, according to Zacks Equity Research.
   
  The company suffered a net loss of US$249.5M in the quarter, as well as decreases in cash flow, largely due to taking a US$335M charge related to settling the UFC fighter antitrust lawsuit, which was viewed as a favorable outcome for UFC.
   
  TKO’s stock is up more than 22% this year at US$98.27 yesterday.
   
  Finally in combat sports: As he gears up for his much-anticipated clash with Oleksandr Usyk on 18 May in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tyson Fury has uploaded an eye-catching photo of himself in training, showing off his ripped physique.
  
  At stake are all the World Heavyweight Boxing titles, which would make the winner, the premier heavyweight of the century.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2147s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean934fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/09-05-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e33-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59934914 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: England back-row Billy Vunipola was arrested in Mallorca, Spain, on Sunday for resisting arrest and has been fined €240 for the incident.
   
  In a statement shared by his club Saracens, Vunipola denied reports that he had acted violently to cause the arrest, though Spanish police claimed he slapped an officer.
   
  "I can confirm I was involved in an unfortunate misunderstanding when I was leaving a club in Mallorca on Sunday, which got out of hand," his statement read.
  
  "Contrary to media reports, there was no violence, no fight and I did not threaten anybody at any stage, with bottles or chairs or anything else.
  
  "I was charged with resisting arrest and, following an 'express trial,' I have paid a fine of €240. The Spanish police investigation is now closed and I am flying back to the UK today."
  
  But, according to a report in a Spanish newspaper, Vunipola was tasered twice by police after threatening customers and security personnel and removing his shirt in a bar named Epic in Palma early on Sunday.
   
  The report added that the 31-year-old was handcuffed by the police and taken to a hospital in Palma, where he was sedated, before being taken to court on Sunday afternoon.
  
  "In the early hours of yesterday morning, at 4.30am, the National Police proceeded to arrest a 31-year-old foreign man, for a crime of disobedience and attacking a police officer," a spokesperson for the National Police in Mallorca said.
  
  Saracens had earlier issued their own statement saying they would deal with the incident "internally."
   
  Vunipola has made 75 appearances for England, most recently featuring in the narrow Rugby World Cup semifinal defeat to South Africa in October.
  
  He played for Saracens against Bath in their 15-12 win on Friday.
  
  In rugby league: Wayne Bennett believes a Club based in Perth should be next in line for an NRL expansion licence.
  
  “They have had a lot of NRL and Origin games over there.
  
  “There are a lot of Australians, English people and New Zealanders who know about rugby league.
  “It is a huge area of income. They have got some of the biggest companies in Australia in Perth and Western Australia. It all makes sense, and they have got great facilities.”
  
  In Football: Melbourne Victory goalkeeper Paul Izzo was the hero as his side progressed to the next round of the A-League finals series after he saved three penalties in a penalty shootout and drilled one home himself as the Victory won it 3-2 over Melbourne City at AAMI Park last weekend.
   
  In combat sports: “The calls for Naoya Inoue to fight outside of Japan are ridiculous,” legendary boxing promoter Bob Arum said on Saturday in Yokohama.
  
  Arum’s company, Top Rank, helped promote Monday’s fight. “He is the biggest attraction in boxing in Japan by far, and Japan has become the center for boxing in the lighter weight divisions.
  “So in my view, it would be foolhardy for Inoue to leave Japan and to fight outside of Japan. For what?”
  
  Finally, in SportsBiz: Disney CEO Bob Iger said Tuesday with the release of the company’s latest earnings report that subscriptions for ESPN+ retreated for the second straight quarter and third time in four quarters, and now stand at 24.8 million.
   
  ESPN+ also posted a US$65Million operating loss for the quarter.
  
  As a result, Disney shares fell 10%, rolling back a chunk of a broader gain of more than 28% so far this year.
  
  In other developments at Disney, Iger said he was “confident” of completing a long-term rights renewal with the NBA, saying “This is a sports product with growth ahead of it, with great demographics. We feel really good about the potential package that we will end up with, basically enabling ESPN to continue to shine in the television sports business.”
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59934914Thu, 09 May 2024 00:23:02 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 33 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Thursday morning 09 May 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: England back-row Billy Vunipola was arrested in Mallorca, Spain, on Sunday for resisting arrest and has been fined €240 for the incident.
   
  In a statement shared by his club Saracens, Vunipola denied reports that he had acted violently to cause the arrest, though Spanish police claimed he slapped an officer.
   
  "I can confirm I was involved in an unfortunate misunderstanding when I was leaving a club in Mallorca on Sunday, which got out of hand," his statement read.
  
  "Contrary to media reports, there was no violence, no fight and I did not threaten anybody at any stage, with bottles or chairs or anything else.
  
  "I was charged with resisting arrest and, following an 'express trial,' I have paid a fine of €240. The Spanish police investigation is now closed and I am flying back to the UK today."
  
  But, according to a report in a Spanish newspaper, Vunipola was tasered twice by police after threatening customers and security personnel and removing his shirt in a bar named Epic in Palma early on Sunday.
   
  The report added that the 31-year-old was handcuffed by the police and taken to a hospital in Palma, where he was sedated, before being taken to court on Sunday afternoon.
  
  "In the early hours of yesterday morning, at 4.30am, the National Police proceeded to arrest a 31-year-old foreign man, for a crime of disobedience and attacking a police officer," a spokesperson for the National Police in Mallorca said.
  
  Saracens had earlier issued their own statement saying they would deal with the incident "internally."
   
  Vunipola has made 75 appearances for England, most recently featuring in the narrow Rugby World Cup semifinal defeat to South Africa in October.
  
  He played for Saracens against Bath in their 15-12 win on Friday.
  
  In rugby league: Wayne Bennett believes a Club based in Perth should be next in line for an NRL expansion licence.
  
  “They have had a lot of NRL and Origin games over there.
  
  “There are a lot of Australians, English people and New Zealanders who know about rugby league.
  “It is a huge area of income. They have got some of the biggest companies in Australia in Perth and Western Australia. It all makes sense, and they have got great facilities.”
  
  In Football: Melbourne Victory goalkeeper Paul Izzo was the hero as his side progressed to the next round of the A-League finals series after he saved three penalties in a penalty shootout and drilled one home himself as the Victory won it 3-2 over Melbourne City at AAMI Park last weekend.
   
  In combat sports: “The calls for Naoya Inoue to fight outside of Japan are ridiculous,” legendary boxing promoter Bob Arum said on Saturday in Yokohama.
  
  Arum’s company, Top Rank, helped promote Monday’s fight. “He is the biggest attraction in boxing in Japan by far, and Japan has become the center for boxing in the lighter weight divisions.
  “So in my view, it would be foolhardy for Inoue to leave Japan and to fight outside of Japan. For what?”
  
  Finally, in SportsBiz: Disney CEO Bob Iger said Tuesday with the release of the company’s latest earnings report that subscriptions for ESPN+ retreated for the second straight quarter and third time in four quarters, and now stand at 24.8 million.
   
  ESPN+ also posted a US$65Million operating loss for the quarter.
  
  As a result, Disney shares fell 10%, rolling back a chunk of a broader gain of more than 28% so far this year.
  
  In other...]]>2977s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean933fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/08-05-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e32-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59908554 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: The Top 8 for the SVNS 7s League Grand Finals in Madrid at the end of May:
  
  • Pool A Women sees New Zealand, USA, Canada and Great Britain.
  • Pool B Women includes Australia, France, Fiji and Ireland.
  • Pool A Men sees Argentina, Australia, France and Great Britain
  • Pool B Men includes Ireland, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa.
  
  In rugby league: The Rabbitohs have named two debutants in their new-look outfit that includes the returning Latrell Mitchell who has served his suspension.
  
  Dion Teaupa makes his NRL debut at halfback, while mid-season recruit Gehamat Shibasaki will make his debut on the Wing.
  
  Kevin Walters has solved his halves headache by naming one-game rookie halfback, Joshua Rogers to take over from Adam Reynolds, playing alongside Ezra Mam.
  
  Meanwhile, Brad Arthur has called upon one of the Eels rising stars - Blaize Talagi to replace the injured Clint Gutherson.
  
  In Football: Manchester United Manager Erik Ten Hag has vowed to ‘keep fighting’ despite his side staring down the barrel of a worst-ever Premier League finish after a 4-0 thumping by Crystal Palace.
   
  United has now lost 13 games in the league this season, their most ever in the Premier League era, and their 81 goals conceded across all competitions – so far – is the worst since 1976.
  
  In combat sports: George Kambosos Jr boldly declared Vasiliy Lomachenko no longer “has that dog inside of him” as the two prepare to throw down for the vacant IBF Lightweight World title on Sunday at the RAC Arena in Perth.
  
  It will be Kambosos Jr’s first fight since a contentious victory over England’s Maxi Hughes in which he took home the IBO world title.
  
  Finally, in SportsBiz: What a finish to the 2024 Kentucky Derby!
  
  Mystik Dan, an 18–1 long shot going into the race, won in what was the Kentucky Derby’s first three-horse photo finish since 1947.
  
  Marking a significant contrast from a 2023 event that was marred by seven horse deaths leading up to the race and several more thereafter - ultimately leading to a suspension of operations at Churchill Downs for more than three months and an extended investigation.
  
  This year’s event was a massive hit in person, on television, and on betting platforms:
  
  • A Churchill Downs attendance of 156,710, up 4.2% from a year ago and the highest total since 2018.
  • An average audience of 16.7 million on NBC Sports platforms, peaking at 20.1m, the most ever for an NBC Sports presentation of the Kentucky Derby.
  • A record US$320.5Million bets on the Kentucky Derby, up 11% from last year.
  
   And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59908554Tue, 07 May 2024 22:50:06 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 32 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Wednesday morning 08 May 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: The Top 8 for the SVNS 7s League Grand Finals in Madrid at the end of May:
  
  • Pool A Women sees New Zealand, USA, Canada and Great Britain.
  • Pool B Women includes Australia, France, Fiji and Ireland.
  • Pool A Men sees Argentina, Australia, France and Great Britain
  • Pool B Men includes Ireland, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa.
  
  In rugby league: The Rabbitohs have named two debutants in their new-look outfit that includes the returning Latrell Mitchell who has served his suspension.
  
  Dion Teaupa makes his NRL debut at halfback, while mid-season recruit Gehamat Shibasaki will make his debut on the Wing.
  
  Kevin Walters has solved his halves headache by naming one-game rookie halfback, Joshua Rogers to take over from Adam Reynolds, playing alongside Ezra Mam.
  
  Meanwhile, Brad Arthur has called upon one of the Eels rising stars - Blaize Talagi to replace the injured Clint Gutherson.
  
  In Football: Manchester United Manager Erik Ten Hag has vowed to ‘keep fighting’ despite his side staring down the barrel of a worst-ever Premier League finish after a 4-0 thumping by Crystal Palace.
   
  United has now lost 13 games in the league this season, their most ever in the Premier League era, and their 81 goals conceded across all competitions – so far – is the worst since 1976.
  
  In combat sports: George Kambosos Jr boldly declared Vasiliy Lomachenko no longer “has that dog inside of him” as the two prepare to throw down for the vacant IBF Lightweight World title on Sunday at the RAC Arena in Perth.
  
  It will be Kambosos Jr’s first fight since a contentious victory over England’s Maxi Hughes in which he took home the IBO world title.
  
  Finally, in SportsBiz: What a finish to the 2024 Kentucky Derby!
  
  Mystik Dan, an 18–1 long shot going into the race, won in what was the Kentucky Derby’s first three-horse photo finish since 1947.
  
  Marking a significant contrast from a 2023 event that was marred by seven horse deaths leading up to the race and several more thereafter - ultimately leading to a suspension of operations at Churchill Downs for more than three months and an extended investigation.
  
  This year’s event was a massive hit in person, on television, and on betting platforms:
  
  • A Churchill Downs attendance of 156,710, up 4.2% from a year ago and the highest total since 2018.
  • An average audience of 16.7 million on NBC Sports platforms, peaking at 20.1m, the most ever for an NBC Sports presentation of the Kentucky Derby.
  • A record US$320.5Million bets on the Kentucky Derby, up 11% from last year.
  
   And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>2577s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean931fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/07-05-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e31-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59889584 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: So what happened to the Fiji Men’s 7s team at the Singapore 7s?
   
  At least they made it into the Top 8 for the SVNS 7s League Grand Finals in Madrid at the end of May. Unlike Samoa who slipped into the promotion-relegation competition in Madrid and risk falling out of the top 7s series altogether.  
   
  In rugby league: Tongans on the move! David Fifita’s future on the Gold Coast is up in the air with three Clubs now linked to the Titans superstar offering A$850,000 a year.
  
  Fellow Tongan enforcer, Tevita Pangai Junior is in talks with Craig Bellamy at the Storm as he eyes a return to the NRL.
  
  Meanwhile, Cooper Cronk believes South Sydney should pay Wayne Bennett whatever he wants to leave the Dolphins “Right now.”
  
   “They’ve suffered heavy losses the last three weeks and this can’t continue for the rest of the season.”
  
  In SportsBiz: There are worrying signs that the global F1 racing series has hit some speed bumps in the United States.
  
  Last year on ESPN the F1 season on US television, generated an average of 1.1 million viewers across ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC, an 8% drop from the 2022 average of 1.2 million.
  
  F1 Racing also suffered a dramatic decline in social media mentions and growth last year, according to the London-based social intelligence group Buzz Radar, who report F1 was down 70% in the first five months of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, with new followers down 46% and social reach down 64%.
  
  At this early stage of the 2024 season, viewership on ESPN in the US is trending downward again from last year: Averaging only 728,000 viewers.
  
  The season-opening races in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the Australian Grand Prix all suffered lower viewers.
  
  On a positive note, the Japanese and the Chinese Grand Prix races recorded huge spikes.
  An explanation for the overall dip in US TV viewership this year, could be that a couple of the early season F1 races were broadcast live overnight in the US, or on Saturdays instead of Sundays, according to ESPN.
  Then there’s the Max Verstappen factor.
  In Football: Central Coast Mariners have become just the second A-League team to win an Asian Club Competition after beating Lebanese team Al-Ahed 1-0 in the AFC Cup final.
   
  An 84th-minute goal in Muscat, Oman yesterday morning secured the Mariners the victory, as well as A$2.3Million in prizemoney.
  They also clinched the A-League premiership last week.
  
  Finally, in combat sports: Japan’s Naoya ‘The Monster’ Inoue suffered his first ever knockdown in the opening round against Mexico’s Luiz Nery.
  
  Defending the IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO Super Bantamweight World titles, “The Monster” bounced back with a second-round knockdown of Nery and soon took over with his brutal punches resulting in another knockdown in the fifth, and then the KO in the sixth round at the sold-out, 55,000-seat Tokyo Dome.
  
  Sayonara Nery!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59889584Tue, 07 May 2024 03:05:09 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 31 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 07 May 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: So what happened to the Fiji Men’s 7s team at the Singapore 7s?
   
  At least they made it into the Top 8 for the SVNS 7s League Grand Finals in Madrid at the end of May. Unlike Samoa who slipped into the promotion-relegation competition in Madrid and risk falling out of the top 7s series altogether.  
   
  In rugby league: Tongans on the move! David Fifita’s future on the Gold Coast is up in the air with three Clubs now linked to the Titans superstar offering A$850,000 a year.
  
  Fellow Tongan enforcer, Tevita Pangai Junior is in talks with Craig Bellamy at the Storm as he eyes a return to the NRL.
  
  Meanwhile, Cooper Cronk believes South Sydney should pay Wayne Bennett whatever he wants to leave the Dolphins “Right now.”
  
   “They’ve suffered heavy losses the last three weeks and this can’t continue for the rest of the season.”
  
  In SportsBiz: There are worrying signs that the global F1 racing series has hit some speed bumps in the United States.
  
  Last year on ESPN the F1 season on US television, generated an average of 1.1 million viewers across ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC, an 8% drop from the 2022 average of 1.2 million.
  
  F1 Racing also suffered a dramatic decline in social media mentions and growth last year, according to the London-based social intelligence group Buzz Radar, who report F1 was down 70% in the first five months of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, with new followers down 46% and social reach down 64%.
  
  At this early stage of the 2024 season, viewership on ESPN in the US is trending downward again from last year: Averaging only 728,000 viewers.
  
  The season-opening races in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the Australian Grand Prix all suffered lower viewers.
  
  On a positive note, the Japanese and the Chinese Grand Prix races recorded huge spikes.
  An explanation for the overall dip in US TV viewership this year, could be that a couple of the early season F1 races were broadcast live overnight in the US, or on Saturdays instead of Sundays, according to ESPN.
  Then there’s the Max Verstappen factor.
  In Football: Central Coast Mariners have become just the second A-League team to win an Asian Club Competition after beating Lebanese team Al-Ahed 1-0 in the AFC Cup final.
   
  An 84th-minute goal in Muscat, Oman yesterday morning secured the Mariners the victory, as well as A$2.3Million in prizemoney.
  They also clinched the A-League premiership last week.
  
  Finally, in combat sports: Japan’s Naoya ‘The Monster’ Inoue suffered his first ever knockdown in the opening round against Mexico’s Luiz Nery.
  
  Defending the IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO Super Bantamweight World titles, “The Monster” bounced back with a second-round knockdown of Nery and soon took over with his brutal punches resulting in another knockdown in the fifth, and then the KO in the sixth round at the sold-out, 55,000-seat Tokyo Dome.
  
  Sayonara Nery!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion...]]>2597s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean931fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/06-05-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e30-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59868378 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                                           
  In rugby union: History was created at the Singapore 7s yesterday with Argentina men winning the SVNS 7s League ahead of the Grand Finals in Madrid at the end of May.
   
  This after the All Blacks 7s beat Ireland to win the Singapore 7s tournament, after the Black Ferns 7s beat arch-rivals Australia to win the first ever Singapore 7s Women’s section.
   
  Samoa slipped into the promotion-relegation competition in Madrid.  
   
  In Super Netball: It took nine months but West Coast Fever gained revenge against the NSW Swifts yesterday.
  Their 75-59 win came after the Swifts secured a thrilling final-second victory over the Fever in last season’s Super Netball preliminary final, crushing their chances at back-to-back titles.
  Meanwhile, the Melbourne Vixens continued their unbeaten start to the season with a bruising 68-55 win over Queensland Firebirds in front of a packed crowd of over 8600 at John Cain Arena.
  The Vixens had to use all their composure while the Firebirds attempted to ruffle their feathers.
  In rugby league: “He’s a genius. The players have bought into it. They want to play for him and the club and each other and they’re doing a terrific job in the top four. You couldn’t wish for better,” Mal Meninga on Wayne Bennett and the Dolphins.
  Bennett will hand the coaching reigns over to assistant Kristian Woolf at season’s end after two years in charge, but it begs the question — why go ahead with the succession plan when they’ve got such a good thing going?
  In athletics: Watch out world, the Australian women’s 4x100M relay team means business.
  For the first time since the Sydney 2000 games, the women’s relay team will be back in Olympics action after a record-breaking performance in the opening round of the World Athletics Relay Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.
  The foursome of Ebony Lane, Bree Masters, Ella Connolly and anchored by teen sensation - Australia’s fastest woman, Torrie Lewis, stopped the clock at 42.83 seconds to finish second in their heat behind Germany.
  Their time was the fifth fastest overall which not only booked their place in the final, but it also booked their ticket to the Paris Olympics in August.
  In the NBA: The Los Angeles Lakers fired their Head Coach Darvin Ham just days after they were ousted from the NBA playoffs by Denver.
  The Lakers were swept by eventual NBA champion Denver in last year’s Western Conference final and eliminated in five games in round one by the Nuggets this season.
  In addition to who will be hired to guide the squad next, the Lakers face uncertainty over the future of superstar LeBron James, who can opt out of his contract next season.
  “I’ve seen and heard a lot of reports about my future and I’ll say it again: I do not know yet as I’m only thinking about spending time with my family & friends! When I know, then you guys will know. Until then. Love,” James tweeted on Tuesday.
  Lebron James has said he would like to play next season alongside his son Bronny, who has opted into next month’s NBA Draft.
  Finally, in combat sports: Undisputed Super Middleweight World Champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez beat Jaime Munguia by unanimous decision in their world title fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas yesterday.
  Canelo dropped his fellow Mexican with a vicious uppercut in the fourth round and got stronger throughout the fight.
  “I’m the best fighter right now, for sure.” Alvarez said after the fight. His next opponent remains a mystery.
  “I’m going to rest,” he continued.
  “But if the money is right … I can fight right now.”
  Spoken like a true champion.
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59868378Mon, 06 May 2024 10:23:25 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 30 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Monday morning 06 May 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                                           
  In rugby union: History was created at the Singapore 7s yesterday with Argentina men winning the SVNS 7s League ahead of the Grand Finals in Madrid at the end of May.
   
  This after the All Blacks 7s beat Ireland to win the Singapore 7s tournament, after the Black Ferns 7s beat arch-rivals Australia to win the first ever Singapore 7s Women’s section.
   
  Samoa slipped into the promotion-relegation competition in Madrid.  
   
  In Super Netball: It took nine months but West Coast Fever gained revenge against the NSW Swifts yesterday.
  Their 75-59 win came after the Swifts secured a thrilling final-second victory over the Fever in last season’s Super Netball preliminary final, crushing their chances at back-to-back titles.
  Meanwhile, the Melbourne Vixens continued their unbeaten start to the season with a bruising 68-55 win over Queensland Firebirds in front of a packed crowd of over 8600 at John Cain Arena.
  The Vixens had to use all their composure while the Firebirds attempted to ruffle their feathers.
  In rugby league: “He’s a genius. The players have bought into it. They want to play for him and the club and each other and they’re doing a terrific job in the top four. You couldn’t wish for better,” Mal Meninga on Wayne Bennett and the Dolphins.
  Bennett will hand the coaching reigns over to assistant Kristian Woolf at season’s end after two years in charge, but it begs the question — why go ahead with the succession plan when they’ve got such a good thing going?
  In athletics: Watch out world, the Australian women’s 4x100M relay team means business.
  For the first time since the Sydney 2000 games, the women’s relay team will be back in Olympics action after a record-breaking performance in the opening round of the World Athletics Relay Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.
  The foursome of Ebony Lane, Bree Masters, Ella Connolly and anchored by teen sensation - Australia’s fastest woman, Torrie Lewis, stopped the clock at 42.83 seconds to finish second in their heat behind Germany.
  Their time was the fifth fastest overall which not only booked their place in the final, but it also booked their ticket to the Paris Olympics in August.
  In the NBA: The Los Angeles Lakers fired their Head Coach Darvin Ham just days after they were ousted from the NBA playoffs by Denver.
  The Lakers were swept by eventual NBA champion Denver in last year’s Western Conference final and eliminated in five games in round one by the Nuggets this season.
  In addition to who will be hired to guide the squad next, the Lakers face uncertainty over the future of superstar LeBron James, who can opt out of his contract next season.
  “I’ve seen and heard a lot of reports about my future and I’ll say it again: I do not know yet as I’m only thinking about spending time with my family & friends! When I know, then you guys will know. Until then. Love,” James tweeted on Tuesday.
  Lebron James has said he would like to play next season alongside his son Bronny, who has opted into next month’s NBA Draft.
  Finally, in combat sports: Undisputed Super Middleweight World Champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez beat Jaime Munguia by unanimous decision in their world title fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas yesterday.
  Canelo dropped his fellow Mexican with a vicious uppercut in the fourth round and got stronger throughout the fight.
  “I’m the best fighter right now, for sure.” Alvarez said after the fight. His next opponent remains a mystery.
  “I’m going to rest,” he...]]>3087s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean930fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/05-05-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e29-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59834363 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: Argentina missed out on the chance to be crowned SVNS League Winners 2024 yesterday as they lost 5-21 to Ireland in their HSBC Singapore 7s quarter-final. 
   
  Los Pumas 7s have been the standout men’s side this season, winning in Cape Town, Perth and Vancouver, but their form has dropped of late in Los Angeles, Hong Kong and now at the Singapore 7s.
  After two good wins against Great Britain and Brazil on Day One, Team Fijiana were absolutely hammered 60 zip by Australia in their last pool game yesterday - OUCH.
   
  Thankfully, the Fiji girls lifted to beat Japan 10-12 in their Quarterfinal and play New Zealand in a semifinal later today.
   
  After two losses on Day One to USA and Great Britain, the Fiji Men’s 7s team bounced back to record a good win over Ireland 19-26 in their final pool game.
   
  They beat Canada 7-31 as they try to win 9th place.
   
  Meanwhile, Samoa lost badly 45 zip to Spain, after earlier losses against France and South Africa.
   
  Samoa lost to Spain again 19-12 in their 9th place semifinal.
   
  In Super Netball: The Melbourne Mavericks delivered an against-the-odds inaugural win and handed the early premiership favourites, Sunshine Coast Lightning, their third consecutive loss 64-65, with a last-second goal securing the win.
  
  Meanwhile, the Adelaide Thunderbirds showed no mercy handing Giants Netball a 49-69 thrashing, their fourth from as many games. This leaves the Giants as the only team in Super Netb
  all Australia yet to notch a win.
  
  In rugby league: In an entertaining and sometimes controversial clash at Cbus Super Stadium, the Gold Coast Titans fought back from 6-20 down to level the scores at 20 in the 55th minute.
  
  A Nick Meaney penalty goal in the 68th minute proved the difference in the end, with the Storm holding off the Titans to escape with a seventh win, 23-20.
  
  In football: Now in League One – two tiers down from the Premier League, the Racecourse Ground where Wrexham plays its home games, is adding seats.
  
  First going up from about 12,000 to 16,000, and then much, much more, working from stand to stand, to eventually get between 45,000 and 55,000 fans in.
  
  A venue of that size would put the small Welsh Football Club on par with the likes of Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium at 55,000 and above Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge with 40,000 capacity.
  
  In SportsBiz: The widespread interest in F1 racing saw total race attendance spike to 6 million in 2023, and revenue soared to US$3.22Billion, according to owner Liberty Media.
   
  Last year also marked the debut of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, as F1 grew to its capped-out 24-race schedule.
   
  Finally, in combat sports: Undisputed Super Middleweight World Champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez 60-2-2 and Jaime Munguia 43-0 with 34 by KO, both made weight as they prepare to face off this morning for their world title showdown at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
  
  Alvarez weighed in at 75.6kg, while fellow Mexican Munguia tipped the scales at 76.1Kg.
  
  Let’s get ready to R U M B L E!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59834363Sun, 05 May 2024 01:40:17 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 29 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Sunday morning 05 May 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: Argentina missed out on the chance to be crowned SVNS League Winners 2024 yesterday as they lost 5-21 to Ireland in their HSBC Singapore 7s quarter-final. 
   
  Los Pumas 7s have been the standout men’s side this season, winning in Cape Town, Perth and Vancouver, but their form has dropped of late in Los Angeles, Hong Kong and now at the Singapore 7s.
  After two good wins against Great Britain and Brazil on Day One, Team Fijiana were absolutely hammered 60 zip by Australia in their last pool game yesterday - OUCH.
   
  Thankfully, the Fiji girls lifted to beat Japan 10-12 in their Quarterfinal and play New Zealand in a semifinal later today.
   
  After two losses on Day One to USA and Great Britain, the Fiji Men’s 7s team bounced back to record a good win over Ireland 19-26 in their final pool game.
   
  They beat Canada 7-31 as they try to win 9th place.
   
  Meanwhile, Samoa lost badly 45 zip to Spain, after earlier losses against France and South Africa.
   
  Samoa lost to Spain again 19-12 in their 9th place semifinal.
   
  In Super Netball: The Melbourne Mavericks delivered an against-the-odds inaugural win and handed the early premiership favourites, Sunshine Coast Lightning, their third consecutive loss 64-65, with a last-second goal securing the win.
  
  Meanwhile, the Adelaide Thunderbirds showed no mercy handing Giants Netball a 49-69 thrashing, their fourth from as many games. This leaves the Giants as the only team in Super Netb
  all Australia yet to notch a win.
  
  In rugby league: In an entertaining and sometimes controversial clash at Cbus Super Stadium, the Gold Coast Titans fought back from 6-20 down to level the scores at 20 in the 55th minute.
  
  A Nick Meaney penalty goal in the 68th minute proved the difference in the end, with the Storm holding off the Titans to escape with a seventh win, 23-20.
  
  In football: Now in League One – two tiers down from the Premier League, the Racecourse Ground where Wrexham plays its home games, is adding seats.
  
  First going up from about 12,000 to 16,000, and then much, much more, working from stand to stand, to eventually get between 45,000 and 55,000 fans in.
  
  A venue of that size would put the small Welsh Football Club on par with the likes of Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium at 55,000 and above Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge with 40,000 capacity.
  
  In SportsBiz: The widespread interest in F1 racing saw total race attendance spike to 6 million in 2023, and revenue soared to US$3.22Billion, according to owner Liberty Media.
   
  Last year also marked the debut of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, as F1 grew to its capped-out 24-race schedule.
   
  Finally, in combat sports: Undisputed Super Middleweight World Champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez 60-2-2 and Jaime Munguia 43-0 with 34 by KO, both made weight as they prepare to face off this morning for their world title showdown at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
  
  Alvarez weighed in at 75.6kg, while fellow Mexican Munguia tipped the scales at 76.1Kg.
  
  Let’s get ready to R U M B L E!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague...]]>2927s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean929fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/04-05-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e28-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59834368 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: At the Singapore 7s yesterday: Fijiana had two good wins, firstly 24-10 Great Britain, they then plonked Brazil 7-29.
   
  So Team Fijiana play Australia at 4.50PM today in their last pool game.
   
  The Fiji Men 7s team however, suffered two losses: 14-33 USA in their first pool game and Fiji 14-19 against Great Britain.
   
  They play Ireland at 5.37PM today in their final pool game.
   
  Meanwhile, like their Fijian bros, Samoa also had two losses: Against France 17 zip and then Brian Lima’s boys lost 10-15 to South Africa.
   
  They play Spain at 5.59PM today.
   
  In rugby league: The Roosters thrashed the Broncos 18-40 with Brisbane skipper Adam Reynolds facing a long lay-off with a ruptured bicep after a brutal clash at Suncorp Stadium last night.
  
  Reynolds went off in the second half with a potential season-defining injury, while Angus Crichton starred with a classy double for the Chooks.
  
  In football: The Premier League title race is going down to the wire – Arsenal are top on 80 points with three games to play, one point ahead of Manchester City and five clear of Liverpool – but reigning champions City have a game in hand and remain favourites to steal it.
  
  In combat sports: Canelo Alvarez has accomplished everything he set out to do in two decades as a professional boxer.
  
  With 60 wins – 39 by knockout, he has just two decision losses and two draws, and the four-division champion is the first fighter to unify all five World Super Middleweight titles.
   
  Yet he doesn’t feel anywhere close to finished.
   
  “I want to still make history with these kind of fights,” the Mexican fighter said before tomorrow’s Prime Video pay-per-view main event, drawing another boisterous sell-out crowd to his annual Cinco de Mayo weekend bout, this time against undefeated countryman, Jaime Munguia at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
   
  Finally in SportsBiz: OK so you’re a sports-loving Billionaire. Here’s what’s up for grabs in sports this weekend: Start with the PGA Tour, The CJ Cup Byron Nelson Tournament at McKinney, Texas with a purse of US$9.5Million.
   
  Next catch the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs with a purse of US$5Million distributed to the top-five finishers.
   
  Then jump on your private jet and hop across to Spain for the ATP Tour and WTA Tour - Mutua Madrid Open with a combined purse of US$16.7Million, and finally finish off with the LIV Golf, Singapore at the Sentosa Golf Club with a total purse of US$25Million.
  
  Er boss, what about the Singapore 7s?
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59834368Sat, 04 May 2024 01:39:00 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 28 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Saturday morning 04 May 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: At the Singapore 7s yesterday: Fijiana had two good wins, firstly 24-10 Great Britain, they then plonked Brazil 7-29.
   
  So Team Fijiana play Australia at 4.50PM today in their last pool game.
   
  The Fiji Men 7s team however, suffered two losses: 14-33 USA in their first pool game and Fiji 14-19 against Great Britain.
   
  They play Ireland at 5.37PM today in their final pool game.
   
  Meanwhile, like their Fijian bros, Samoa also had two losses: Against France 17 zip and then Brian Lima’s boys lost 10-15 to South Africa.
   
  They play Spain at 5.59PM today.
   
  In rugby league: The Roosters thrashed the Broncos 18-40 with Brisbane skipper Adam Reynolds facing a long lay-off with a ruptured bicep after a brutal clash at Suncorp Stadium last night.
  
  Reynolds went off in the second half with a potential season-defining injury, while Angus Crichton starred with a classy double for the Chooks.
  
  In football: The Premier League title race is going down to the wire – Arsenal are top on 80 points with three games to play, one point ahead of Manchester City and five clear of Liverpool – but reigning champions City have a game in hand and remain favourites to steal it.
  
  In combat sports: Canelo Alvarez has accomplished everything he set out to do in two decades as a professional boxer.
  
  With 60 wins – 39 by knockout, he has just two decision losses and two draws, and the four-division champion is the first fighter to unify all five World Super Middleweight titles.
   
  Yet he doesn’t feel anywhere close to finished.
   
  “I want to still make history with these kind of fights,” the Mexican fighter said before tomorrow’s Prime Video pay-per-view main event, drawing another boisterous sell-out crowd to his annual Cinco de Mayo weekend bout, this time against undefeated countryman, Jaime Munguia at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
   
  Finally in SportsBiz: OK so you’re a sports-loving Billionaire. Here’s what’s up for grabs in sports this weekend: Start with the PGA Tour, The CJ Cup Byron Nelson Tournament at McKinney, Texas with a purse of US$9.5Million.
   
  Next catch the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs with a purse of US$5Million distributed to the top-five finishers.
   
  Then jump on your private jet and hop across to Spain for the ATP Tour and WTA Tour - Mutua Madrid Open with a combined purse of US$16.7Million, and finally finish off with the LIV Golf, Singapore at the Sentosa Golf Club with a total purse of US$25Million.
  
  Er boss, what about the Singapore 7s?
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2457s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean928fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-05-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e27-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59792115 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: Team Fijiana 7s open their Singapore 7s tournament today against Great Britain at 4.28PM, then they take on Brazil at 9.43PM, and play Australia at 4.50PM on Saturday in their last pool game.
   
  The Fiji Airways National Men’s 7s side will play the USA at 5.14PM today in their first pool game before facing Great Britain at 10.30PM, and they play Ireland at 5.37PM on Saturday in their final pool game.
   
  Samoa plays France at 6.20PM today and South Africa at 11.18PM tonight. They play Spain at 5.59PM tomorrow.
   
  In rugby league: PERFECT STORM – the South Sydney Rabbitohs are set to offer Wayne Bennett a three-year deal amid reports the master coach has sounded out the Parramatta Eels about a potential position should Brad Arthur be sacked.
  
  The Sydney Morning Herald reported Souths want Bennett back on a three-year contract from 2025, but that Bennett had interest in the Eels job if it became available.
  
  However, the Eels Board has reportedly decided not to follow up on approaches from third parties acting on Bennett’s behalf.
  
  Yeah right!
  
  In football: The UEFA Champions League semifinal yesterday: PSG 0-1 Borussia Dortmund. So once again, PSG’s dominance in France has not translated into Europe over the 12 years the Club has been funded by Qatar. In the earlier semifinal: Real Madrid 2-2 Bayern in Munich.
  
  In combat sports: Ryan Garcia is rejecting claims that he used performance-enhancing drugs, after he reportedly tested positive for a banned substance ahead of his stunning upset win over Devin Haney.
   
  ESPN reported that the 25-year-old Garcia failed two drug tests administered the day before and the day of the 20 April pay-per-view bout in New York City, citing a Voluntary Anti-Doping Association letter.
  
  Garcia vehemently denied the allegations in a video posted on social media.
  
  Finally in SportsBiz: “They messed up. They should have negotiated until the very end,” he said. “Caitlin Clark was in the best position to maximize her value immediately.”
   
  That’s Sonny Vaccaro, a former executive who was instrumental in signing Michael Jordan to Nike and Kobe Bryant to Adidas, said in an interview with TMZ Sports, on Caitlin Clark’s reported eight-year - US$28Million contract with Nike - the most lucrative shoe deal a women’s basketball player has ever signed.
  
  He said that Clark’s representatives should have negotiated for more.
  
  More, more, more!
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59792115Fri, 03 May 2024 05:12:37 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 27 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Friday morning 03 May 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: Team Fijiana 7s open their Singapore 7s tournament today against Great Britain at 4.28PM, then they take on Brazil at 9.43PM, and play Australia at 4.50PM on Saturday in their last pool game.
   
  The Fiji Airways National Men’s 7s side will play the USA at 5.14PM today in their first pool game before facing Great Britain at 10.30PM, and they play Ireland at 5.37PM on Saturday in their final pool game.
   
  Samoa plays France at 6.20PM today and South Africa at 11.18PM tonight. They play Spain at 5.59PM tomorrow.
   
  In rugby league: PERFECT STORM – the South Sydney Rabbitohs are set to offer Wayne Bennett a three-year deal amid reports the master coach has sounded out the Parramatta Eels about a potential position should Brad Arthur be sacked.
  
  The Sydney Morning Herald reported Souths want Bennett back on a three-year contract from 2025, but that Bennett had interest in the Eels job if it became available.
  
  However, the Eels Board has reportedly decided not to follow up on approaches from third parties acting on Bennett’s behalf.
  
  Yeah right!
  
  In football: The UEFA Champions League semifinal yesterday: PSG 0-1 Borussia Dortmund. So once again, PSG’s dominance in France has not translated into Europe over the 12 years the Club has been funded by Qatar. In the earlier semifinal: Real Madrid 2-2 Bayern in Munich.
  
  In combat sports: Ryan Garcia is rejecting claims that he used performance-enhancing drugs, after he reportedly tested positive for a banned substance ahead of his stunning upset win over Devin Haney.
   
  ESPN reported that the 25-year-old Garcia failed two drug tests administered the day before and the day of the 20 April pay-per-view bout in New York City, citing a Voluntary Anti-Doping Association letter.
  
  Garcia vehemently denied the allegations in a video posted on social media.
  
  Finally in SportsBiz: “They messed up. They should have negotiated until the very end,” he said. “Caitlin Clark was in the best position to maximize her value immediately.”
   
  That’s Sonny Vaccaro, a former executive who was instrumental in signing Michael Jordan to Nike and Kobe Bryant to Adidas, said in an interview with TMZ Sports, on Caitlin Clark’s reported eight-year - US$28Million contract with Nike - the most lucrative shoe deal a women’s basketball player has ever signed.
  
  He said that Clark’s representatives should have negotiated for more.
  
  More, more, more!
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2217s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean927fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-05-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e26-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59792092 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: With less than 100 days until the Olympic Games Paris 2024 gets underway, the action at the Singapore 7s will be intense from start to finish with World Rugby’s revamped competition formula set to deliver fans even more excitement, jeopardy and entertainment.
   
  Under the new HSBC SVNS 2024 model, the Top 8 teams based on cumulative series points at the conclusion of the seventh round in Singapore will secure their place in the 'winner takes all' Grand Final in Madrid on 31 May-2 June.
  
  Seven men’s and women’s teams have already secured their spots in the SVNS Grand Final in Madrid. Great Britain and Brazil will battle for the all-important eighth spot in the women’s standings while the USA currently occupy eighth place in the men’s standings but face competition from Great Britain, Spain and Samoa.
  
  The four lowest ranked men’s and women’s teams at the end of the Singapore event will join the top four teams from the World Rugby HSBC 7s Challenger 2024 in a high stakes promotion and relegation tournament in Madrid.
  
  In rugby league: South Sydney Rabbitohs Chief Executive Officer Blake Solly claims they gave axed Head Coach Jason Demetriou “every single opportunity” before eventually deciding he wasn’t the right man to lead the Club after two board meetings in 24 hours were needed to come to the decision.
  
  Jason Ds agent claimed Souths process was “extremely cruel”.
  
  Asked if Wayne Bennett had been contacted as a potential candidate to take over in 2025, Solly said, “Wayne is one of the coaches we will talk to.
  
  “Wayne had great success, he left on very good terms. We will speak to Wayne and if he’s available and interested certainly will progress that.”
  
  In football: Our world famous tip for the UEFA Champions League semifinal today: PSG to bongo Borussia Dortmund, although PSG’s dominance has not translated into Europe over the 12 years the Club has been funded by Qatar. In the other semifinal yesterday: Real Madrid 2-2 Bayern in Munich.
  
  In SportsBiz: LeBron James has made more than US$479Million in on-court career earnings at the Los Angeles Lakers, so he’ll break the half-billion-dollar mark no matter what happens next season.
  
  The maximum value of a projected three-year contract extension LeBron James would be eligible to sign with the Lakers if he opts out of his US$51.4M player option for the 2024–25 NBA season, according to Spotrac is US$161.9M.
  
  After the Nuggets eliminated Los Angeles from the playoffs Monday night, James, 39, was noncommittal about his future with the team.
  
  In combat sports: Former World Heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson’s July 20 fight against YouTube fake boxer Jake Paul in Dallas has been sanctioned as a professional bout, fighters and promoters announced on yesterday.
   
  The fight will be over eight two-minute rounds with the result to count on the record of both Paul and Tyson, who lost his last official bout in 2005.
  
  Tyson, 50-6 with 44 knockouts, has not won a fight since beating Clifford Etienne in 2003.
  
  There had been concerns over sanctioning anything more than an exhibition due to the age difference of the fighters. Paul is 27. Tyson turns 58 on June 30.
  
  “Mike Tyson wanted it to be a pro fight. Netflix wanted it to be a pro fight. So I agreed to make it a pro fight. Winner takes all,” Paul posted on X, formerly Twitter.
  
  The bout will be at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59792092Wed, 01 May 2024 22:07:00 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 26 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Thursday morning 02 May 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: With less than 100 days until the Olympic Games Paris 2024 gets underway, the action at the Singapore 7s will be intense from start to finish with World Rugby’s revamped competition formula set to deliver fans even more excitement, jeopardy and entertainment.
   
  Under the new HSBC SVNS 2024 model, the Top 8 teams based on cumulative series points at the conclusion of the seventh round in Singapore will secure their place in the 'winner takes all' Grand Final in Madrid on 31 May-2 June.
  
  Seven men’s and women’s teams have already secured their spots in the SVNS Grand Final in Madrid. Great Britain and Brazil will battle for the all-important eighth spot in the women’s standings while the USA currently occupy eighth place in the men’s standings but face competition from Great Britain, Spain and Samoa.
  
  The four lowest ranked men’s and women’s teams at the end of the Singapore event will join the top four teams from the World Rugby HSBC 7s Challenger 2024 in a high stakes promotion and relegation tournament in Madrid.
  
  In rugby league: South Sydney Rabbitohs Chief Executive Officer Blake Solly claims they gave axed Head Coach Jason Demetriou “every single opportunity” before eventually deciding he wasn’t the right man to lead the Club after two board meetings in 24 hours were needed to come to the decision.
  
  Jason Ds agent claimed Souths process was “extremely cruel”.
  
  Asked if Wayne Bennett had been contacted as a potential candidate to take over in 2025, Solly said, “Wayne is one of the coaches we will talk to.
  
  “Wayne had great success, he left on very good terms. We will speak to Wayne and if he’s available and interested certainly will progress that.”
  
  In football: Our world famous tip for the UEFA Champions League semifinal today: PSG to bongo Borussia Dortmund, although PSG’s dominance has not translated into Europe over the 12 years the Club has been funded by Qatar. In the other semifinal yesterday: Real Madrid 2-2 Bayern in Munich.
  
  In SportsBiz: LeBron James has made more than US$479Million in on-court career earnings at the Los Angeles Lakers, so he’ll break the half-billion-dollar mark no matter what happens next season.
  
  The maximum value of a projected three-year contract extension LeBron James would be eligible to sign with the Lakers if he opts out of his US$51.4M player option for the 2024–25 NBA season, according to Spotrac is US$161.9M.
  
  After the Nuggets eliminated Los Angeles from the playoffs Monday night, James, 39, was noncommittal about his future with the team.
  
  In combat sports: Former World Heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson’s July 20 fight against YouTube fake boxer Jake Paul in Dallas has been sanctioned as a professional bout, fighters and promoters announced on yesterday.
   
  The fight will be over eight two-minute rounds with the result to count on the record of both Paul and Tyson, who lost his last official bout in 2005.
  
  Tyson, 50-6 with 44 knockouts, has not won a fight since beating Clifford Etienne in 2003.
  
  There had been concerns over sanctioning anything more than an exhibition due to the age difference of the fighters. Paul is 27. Tyson turns 58 on June 30.
  
  “Mike Tyson wanted it to be a pro fight. Netflix wanted it to be a pro fight. So I agreed to make it a pro fight. Winner takes all,” Paul posted on X, formerly Twitter.
  
  The bout will be at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, home of the NFL’s Dallas...]]>3067s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean926fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-05-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e25-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59747833 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: Our world famous tips for the Fijian DRua’s remaining games:
  ·       The Brumbies will bumblebee the Drua in Canberra this weekend
  ·       The Fijian Drua will fabuloso the Force in Perth  
  ·       The Drua will rumble the Reds in Suva
  ·       The Highlanders will hubble the Drua in Dunedin
  ·       The Drua will drill the Rebels in Lautoka
   
  In rugby league BREAKING NEWS: Jason Demetriou has been sacked as South Sydney Rabbitohs Head Coach effective immediately, following a crunch board meeting last night, with rumours Wayne Bennett will return in 2025.
  
  Meanwhile, a handful of assistant coaches including Souths legend John Sutton will take over.
  In other rugby news; the Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that Wallabies five-eighth Carter Gordon is weighing up a code switch and has held talks with the Gold Coast Titans, amid uncertainty over the survival of his club, the Melbourne Rebels, facing being axed from Super Rugby Pacific due to massive debts.
  
  Gordon is off contract with the Rebels and Rugby Australia at the end of the 2024 season.
  So who gets Taniela Tupou – Manly?
  
  In football: Our world famous tips for the UEFA Champions League semifinals tonight – Real Madrid to bonza Bayern Munich and PSG to bongo Borussia Dortmund.
  
  In combat sports: Apart from going unbeaten in his first 21 fights, Vergil Ortiz Jnr has won all of them via KO. Officially, the rising star has finished almost half of his rivals within two rounds – with the quickest being Brazilian Evandro Cavalheiro, 21 seconds, and another in just 40 seconds.
   
  Indeed, knockouts are quickly becoming the undeniable calling card of this 26-year-old boxing phenom.
  
  A Mexican-American talent who, on a blockbuster August 4 card topped by US megastar Terence Crawford, will throw down against Aussie champ Tim Tszyu in a bout that is already being hyped as a potential Fight Of The Year contender.
  
  In SportsBiz: Here’s a closer look at the NFL’s newest field generals, their new NFL contracts and some of their endorsement deals:
  
  1.     Chicago Bears — Caleb Williams QB, USC
  Contract: US$39Million. The USC star earned US$10M through NIL deals while in college. Major brand partners have included Dr Pepper, Nissan, Wendy’s, Postmates and Topps - all of which have benefited from the more than 500,000 social media followers Williams boasts.
  
  2.     Washington Commanders — Jayden Daniels QB, LSU
  Contract: US$37M. The 2023 Heisman Trophy winner soared up NFL draft boards while leading LSU to a 10–3 record in the regular season. Along the way, and since leaving school, he’s racked up deals with Raising Cane’s, Bisquick, Neiman Marcus, Beats by Dre and Powerade.
  
  3.     New England Patriots — Drake Maye QB, UNC
  
  Contract: US$36M. After the UNC standout’s successful 2022 season, a rival ACC coach claimed two schools offered Maye US$5M in NIL money to transfer. Still, Maye has put together an endorsement portfolio involving the likes of Raising Cane’s, Lowe’s and Bose.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59747833Wed, 01 May 2024 07:33:11 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 25 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Wednesday morning 01 May 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: Our world famous tips for the Fijian DRua’s remaining games:
  ·       The Brumbies will bumblebee the Drua in Canberra this weekend
  ·       The Fijian Drua will fabuloso the Force in Perth  
  ·       The Drua will rumble the Reds in Suva
  ·       The Highlanders will hubble the Drua in Dunedin
  ·       The Drua will drill the Rebels in Lautoka
   
  In rugby league BREAKING NEWS: Jason Demetriou has been sacked as South Sydney Rabbitohs Head Coach effective immediately, following a crunch board meeting last night, with rumours Wayne Bennett will return in 2025.
  
  Meanwhile, a handful of assistant coaches including Souths legend John Sutton will take over.
  In other rugby news; the Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that Wallabies five-eighth Carter Gordon is weighing up a code switch and has held talks with the Gold Coast Titans, amid uncertainty over the survival of his club, the Melbourne Rebels, facing being axed from Super Rugby Pacific due to massive debts.
  
  Gordon is off contract with the Rebels and Rugby Australia at the end of the 2024 season.
  So who gets Taniela Tupou – Manly?
  
  In football: Our world famous tips for the UEFA Champions League semifinals tonight – Real Madrid to bonza Bayern Munich and PSG to bongo Borussia Dortmund.
  
  In combat sports: Apart from going unbeaten in his first 21 fights, Vergil Ortiz Jnr has won all of them via KO. Officially, the rising star has finished almost half of his rivals within two rounds – with the quickest being Brazilian Evandro Cavalheiro, 21 seconds, and another in just 40 seconds.
   
  Indeed, knockouts are quickly becoming the undeniable calling card of this 26-year-old boxing phenom.
  
  A Mexican-American talent who, on a blockbuster August 4 card topped by US megastar Terence Crawford, will throw down against Aussie champ Tim Tszyu in a bout that is already being hyped as a potential Fight Of The Year contender.
  
  In SportsBiz: Here’s a closer look at the NFL’s newest field generals, their new NFL contracts and some of their endorsement deals:
  
  1.     Chicago Bears — Caleb Williams QB, USC
  Contract: US$39Million. The USC star earned US$10M through NIL deals while in college. Major brand partners have included Dr Pepper, Nissan, Wendy’s, Postmates and Topps - all of which have benefited from the more than 500,000 social media followers Williams boasts.
  
  2.     Washington Commanders — Jayden Daniels QB, LSU
  Contract: US$37M. The 2023 Heisman Trophy winner soared up NFL draft boards while leading LSU to a 10–3 record in the regular season. Along the way, and since leaving school, he’s racked up deals with Raising Cane’s, Bisquick, Neiman Marcus, Beats by Dre and Powerade.
  
  3.     New England Patriots — Drake Maye QB, UNC
  
  Contract: US$36M. After the UNC standout’s successful 2022 season, a rival ACC coach claimed two schools offered Maye US$5M in NIL money to transfer. Still, Maye has put together an endorsement portfolio involving the likes of Raising Cane’s, Lowe’s and Bose.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports...]]>2947s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean925fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/30-04-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e24-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59737813 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: Mick Byrne and his boys must try and win at least one of three away games to stay in the Top 8 or to make a late charge into the Top 4.
  
  Their remaining games are:
  ·       Brumbies in Canberra 04 May at 9.35PM
  ·       Western Force in Perth 11 May
  ·       Reds in Suva 18 May
  ·       Highlanders in Dunedin 26 May
  ·       Rebels in Lautoka on 01 June
   
  Their best bet of a win has to be against the Force, Reds or the Rebels.
   
  In rugby league: Sydney Roosters star Luke Keary has made the shock decision to retire at the end of the season.
  
  The 32-year-old only re-signed with the Roosters in February on a one-year extension for 2025, but has had a change of heart.
  
  FOX Sports reports Keary informed his teammates after the Roosters’ 60-18 win over the Dragons on Anzac Day.
  
  He did not want any fanfare so Keary made a formal pre-recorded announcement via a statement to the public last night.
  
  In football: Arsenal tripped up Tottenham 2-3 at home in their North London derby. Spurs currently sit fifth on the Premier League ladder, seven points off Aston Villa – and with a goal differential six worse – but with two games in hand.
  
  In combat sports: Aussie champ Tim Tszyu had little choice but to accept the highly risky fight against new KO King Daniel Ortiz Jr in August, after his recent loss in Las Vegas.
   
  Tszyu will lose everything if he does not upset Ortiz.  
   
  In SportsBiz: In the NFL Draft 2024: An amazing 15% of the first 20 picks were Pacific Islanders:
  1. Chicago Bears — Caleb Williams QB, USC
  2. Washington Commanders — Jayden Daniels QB, LSU
  3. New England Patriots — Drake Maye QB, UNC
  4. Arizona Cardinals — Marvin Harrison Jr. Ohio State
  5. Los Angeles Chargers — Joe Alt, Notre Dame
  14. New Orleans Saints — Taliese Fuaga, Oregon State
  15. Indianapolis Colts — Laiatu Latu, UCLA
  20. Pittsburgh Steelers — Troy Fautanu, Washington
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59737813Mon, 29 Apr 2024 19:13:00 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 24 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 30 April 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: Mick Byrne and his boys must try and win at least one of three away games to stay in the Top 8 or to make a late charge into the Top 4.
  
  Their remaining games are:
  ·       Brumbies in Canberra 04 May at 9.35PM
  ·       Western Force in Perth 11 May
  ·       Reds in Suva 18 May
  ·       Highlanders in Dunedin 26 May
  ·       Rebels in Lautoka on 01 June
   
  Their best bet of a win has to be against the Force, Reds or the Rebels.
   
  In rugby league: Sydney Roosters star Luke Keary has made the shock decision to retire at the end of the season.
  
  The 32-year-old only re-signed with the Roosters in February on a one-year extension for 2025, but has had a change of heart.
  
  FOX Sports reports Keary informed his teammates after the Roosters’ 60-18 win over the Dragons on Anzac Day.
  
  He did not want any fanfare so Keary made a formal pre-recorded announcement via a statement to the public last night.
  
  In football: Arsenal tripped up Tottenham 2-3 at home in their North London derby. Spurs currently sit fifth on the Premier League ladder, seven points off Aston Villa – and with a goal differential six worse – but with two games in hand.
  
  In combat sports: Aussie champ Tim Tszyu had little choice but to accept the highly risky fight against new KO King Daniel Ortiz Jr in August, after his recent loss in Las Vegas.
   
  Tszyu will lose everything if he does not upset Ortiz.  
   
  In SportsBiz: In the NFL Draft 2024: An amazing 15% of the first 20 picks were Pacific Islanders:
  1. Chicago Bears — Caleb Williams QB, USC
  2. Washington Commanders — Jayden Daniels QB, LSU
  3. New England Patriots — Drake Maye QB, UNC
  4. Arizona Cardinals — Marvin Harrison Jr. Ohio State
  5. Los Angeles Chargers — Joe Alt, Notre Dame
  14. New Orleans Saints — Taliese Fuaga, Oregon State
  15. Indianapolis Colts — Laiatu Latu, UCLA
  20. Pittsburgh Steelers — Troy Fautanu, Washington
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  
  ]]>2067s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean922fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-04-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e23-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59689135 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: So the Fijiana Drua lost their Super W title to the Wallaroos-stacked NSW Waratahs in Brisbane yesterday. The Australian Rugby Union made sure they weren’t going to be embarrassed three years in a row by stacking their team with 13 Aussie women’s reps.
   
  Anyway, our Fiji girls can take a bow, they woke up Australian women’s rugby from their slumber and play the most exciting brand of rugby by far.
   
  Now that they slow roasted Moana Pasifika at Churchill Park last Saturday, Mick Byrne and his boys must try and win at least one of three away games to stay in the Top 8 or at least climb into the Top 4.
   
  Their remaining games are:
  ·       Brumbies in Canberra 04 May
  ·       Western Force in Perth 11 May
  ·       Reds in Suva 18 May
  ·       Highlanders in Dunedin 26 May
  ·       Rebels in Lautoka on 01 June
   
  In Australian Super W netball: The Giants are wallowing in their equal-worst start to Super Netball, suffering a third loss 44-63, going down to the top-of-the-table Melbourne Vixens at Ken Rosewall Arena yesterday afternoon.
  
  Meanwhile, up north the NSW Swifts earned bragging rights over the Queensland Firebirds in Super Netball’s version of State of Origin, in a 77-73 point extra time thriller.
  
  In rugby league: The Sharks spoiled Ricky Stuart’s 500th NRL game as Coach with a dominant 40-0 win to move to the top of the NRL ladder.
  
  Earlier in Sydney, Adam Reynolds produced one of the greatest intercepts ever as he and Reece Walsh succumbed to bad cramping in farcical scenes late in the Broncos’ 34-10 win over the Tigers.
  Reynolds could barely walk with three minutes to play, but somehow managed to produce an intercept, before falling over and offloading the ball.
  
  The Storm sealed their sixth win of the season — and fourth on the trot — after a 54-20 annihilation of the Rabbitohs, who have slumped to the bottom of the ladder.
  
  In SportsBiz: Detroit is hosting the NFL draft.
  
  The event is projected to attract more than 300,000 fans to one of the largest sporting events to ever hit the Motor City. 
  
  Last year’s draft drew a total audience of 54.4 million viewers across mainstream TV and social media.
  
  In football: Liverpool’s Premier League title bid suffered a devastating blow after Jurgen Klopp’s side were beaten 2-0 by Merseyside rivals Everton at Goodison Park for the first time in 14 years, in a brutal setback to their hopes of catching leaders Arsenal.
  
  Meanwhile Man U spared Erik10’s blushes with a 4-2 win over lowly Sheffield United yesterday morning.
  
  In combat sports: Australia’s Tim Tszyu will return to the United States in August to face undefeated KO King Vergil Ortiz Jnr in a card headlined by superstar Terence Crawford moving up in weight to fight WBA Super Welterweight Champ Israil Madrimov.
   
  Breakout star Ortiz Jnr – is not only undefeated in 20 fights, but has won them all by KO.
  Finally, only in the USA: One of the highlights of the NFL draft night came when Brian Thomas Jr’s parents were interviewed after the wide receiver out of Louisana was taken with pick 23 by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
   
  “Sondra, how far has this family come?,” Thomas Jr’s mother was asked by ABC TV reporter Laura Rutledge referring to the life-changing moment.
  
  She replied immediately: “We came from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.”
  
  The hilariously innocent response predictably did the rounds on social media, with many viewers labelling it the “best answer of the night”.
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59689135Sun, 28 Apr 2024 23:57:56 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 23 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Monday morning 29 April 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: So the Fijiana Drua lost their Super W title to the Wallaroos-stacked NSW Waratahs in Brisbane yesterday. The Australian Rugby Union made sure they weren’t going to be embarrassed three years in a row by stacking their team with 13 Aussie women’s reps.
   
  Anyway, our Fiji girls can take a bow, they woke up Australian women’s rugby from their slumber and play the most exciting brand of rugby by far.
   
  Now that they slow roasted Moana Pasifika at Churchill Park last Saturday, Mick Byrne and his boys must try and win at least one of three away games to stay in the Top 8 or at least climb into the Top 4.
   
  Their remaining games are:
  ·       Brumbies in Canberra 04 May
  ·       Western Force in Perth 11 May
  ·       Reds in Suva 18 May
  ·       Highlanders in Dunedin 26 May
  ·       Rebels in Lautoka on 01 June
   
  In Australian Super W netball: The Giants are wallowing in their equal-worst start to Super Netball, suffering a third loss 44-63, going down to the top-of-the-table Melbourne Vixens at Ken Rosewall Arena yesterday afternoon.
  
  Meanwhile, up north the NSW Swifts earned bragging rights over the Queensland Firebirds in Super Netball’s version of State of Origin, in a 77-73 point extra time thriller.
  
  In rugby league: The Sharks spoiled Ricky Stuart’s 500th NRL game as Coach with a dominant 40-0 win to move to the top of the NRL ladder.
  
  Earlier in Sydney, Adam Reynolds produced one of the greatest intercepts ever as he and Reece Walsh succumbed to bad cramping in farcical scenes late in the Broncos’ 34-10 win over the Tigers.
  Reynolds could barely walk with three minutes to play, but somehow managed to produce an intercept, before falling over and offloading the ball.
  
  The Storm sealed their sixth win of the season — and fourth on the trot — after a 54-20 annihilation of the Rabbitohs, who have slumped to the bottom of the ladder.
  
  In SportsBiz: Detroit is hosting the NFL draft.
  
  The event is projected to attract more than 300,000 fans to one of the largest sporting events to ever hit the Motor City. 
  
  Last year’s draft drew a total audience of 54.4 million viewers across mainstream TV and social media.
  
  In football: Liverpool’s Premier League title bid suffered a devastating blow after Jurgen Klopp’s side were beaten 2-0 by Merseyside rivals Everton at Goodison Park for the first time in 14 years, in a brutal setback to their hopes of catching leaders Arsenal.
  
  Meanwhile Man U spared Erik10’s blushes with a 4-2 win over lowly Sheffield United yesterday morning.
  
  In combat sports: Australia’s Tim Tszyu will return to the United States in August to face undefeated KO King Vergil Ortiz Jnr in a card headlined by superstar Terence Crawford moving up in weight to fight WBA Super Welterweight Champ Israil Madrimov.
   
  Breakout star Ortiz Jnr – is not only undefeated in 20 fights, but has won them all by KO.
  Finally, only in the USA: One of the highlights of the NFL draft night came when Brian Thomas Jr’s parents were interviewed after the wide receiver out of Louisana was taken with pick 23 by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
   
  “Sondra, how far has this family come?,” Thomas Jr’s mother was asked by ABC TV reporter Laura Rutledge referring to the life-changing moment.
  
  She replied immediately: “We came from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.”
  
  The hilariously innocent response predictably did the rounds on social media, with many viewers...]]>3097s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean923fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-04-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e22-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59640467 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: All eyes are on the Fijiana Drua defending their Super W title against the NSW Waratahs in Brisbane on Sunday.
   
  Can the Aussie chicks stop Atelaite Buna? How will they counter her speed and surprise raids sliding into the Fijiana backline from Fullback?  
   
  Meanwhile, Mick Byrne says his Drua boys must win with a bonus point against Moana Pasifika in Lautoka on Saturday.
   
  In rugby league: Watch out for the Wayne Bennett factor.
  
  Brad Arthur is a good Coach and a good man but the question remains after 11 seasons, five finals series, but no NRL premierships, is he still the right Coach to lead the Eels?
  
  Because with South Sydney also in freefall, anchored to the bottom of the NRL ladder, and with co-owner Russell Crowe now back in Australia, there’s every chance Wayne Bennett might not be available come October when he becomes a free agent.
  
  In SportsBiz: The average viewership during the opening weekend of the NBA playoffs games at 3.77 million viewers across ABC, ESPN, TNT and truTV compares to 4.15 million last year, which was the most-watched opening weekend since 2011, according to Sports Media Watch.
  
  This 9% drop is the first postseason without the Warriors in the first round since 2021.
  
  In football: Sky Sports, the BBC and The Times are all reporting that Feyenoord Coach Arne Slot is the leading contender to succeed Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool Manager.
  
  Slot, 45, led Feyenoord to their first league title in six years last season and won the Dutch Cup on Sunday.
  
  Slot was front runner to take over at Tottenham a year ago before ruling himself out of contention.
  
  Finally, in combat sports: Nikita Tszyu has successfully defended his Australian Super Welterweight title for the first time after dominating Danilo Creati last night.
   
  The younger bro of Tim Tszyu didn’t have it completely his own way, as after a dominant first five rounds, he was left wobbly for a lengthy period of the sixth.
  
  But Nikita got back on track from there and while Creati bravely went the distance despite copping heavy shots Tszyu acknowledged his courage, “He can honestly take a shot. I thought I hurt him early ... but he just kept going,” Tszyu said.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59640467Wed, 24 Apr 2024 21:39:56 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 22 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Thursday morning 25 April 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: All eyes are on the Fijiana Drua defending their Super W title against the NSW Waratahs in Brisbane on Sunday.
   
  Can the Aussie chicks stop Atelaite Buna? How will they counter her speed and surprise raids sliding into the Fijiana backline from Fullback?  
   
  Meanwhile, Mick Byrne says his Drua boys must win with a bonus point against Moana Pasifika in Lautoka on Saturday.
   
  In rugby league: Watch out for the Wayne Bennett factor.
  
  Brad Arthur is a good Coach and a good man but the question remains after 11 seasons, five finals series, but no NRL premierships, is he still the right Coach to lead the Eels?
  
  Because with South Sydney also in freefall, anchored to the bottom of the NRL ladder, and with co-owner Russell Crowe now back in Australia, there’s every chance Wayne Bennett might not be available come October when he becomes a free agent.
  
  In SportsBiz: The average viewership during the opening weekend of the NBA playoffs games at 3.77 million viewers across ABC, ESPN, TNT and truTV compares to 4.15 million last year, which was the most-watched opening weekend since 2011, according to Sports Media Watch.
  
  This 9% drop is the first postseason without the Warriors in the first round since 2021.
  
  In football: Sky Sports, the BBC and The Times are all reporting that Feyenoord Coach Arne Slot is the leading contender to succeed Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool Manager.
  
  Slot, 45, led Feyenoord to their first league title in six years last season and won the Dutch Cup on Sunday.
  
  Slot was front runner to take over at Tottenham a year ago before ruling himself out of contention.
  
  Finally, in combat sports: Nikita Tszyu has successfully defended his Australian Super Welterweight title for the first time after dominating Danilo Creati last night.
   
  The younger bro of Tim Tszyu didn’t have it completely his own way, as after a dominant first five rounds, he was left wobbly for a lengthy period of the sixth.
  
  But Nikita got back on track from there and while Creati bravely went the distance despite copping heavy shots Tszyu acknowledged his courage, “He can honestly take a shot. I thought I hurt him early ... but he just kept going,” Tszyu said.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2097s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean921fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-04-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e21-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59640395 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: All eyes are on the Fijiana Drua defending their title for the third straight year; this time against the NSW Waratahs in the Super W Final, and no doubt once again it will be in a mainly empty stadium in Brisbane on Sunday, except for Fijian fans – so why not hold it in Fiji?
   
  In rugby league: NRL ANZAC Round - watch out for Melbourne Storm hosting South Sydney tomorrow at 7:50pm at AAMI Park. The Storm got the job done against the Roosters last week and so Craig Bellamy has resisted making any changes. 
  
  In a huge return for the Rabbitohs, Damien Cook has been named to start in the No.9 jersey.
  In SportsBiz: Michael Jordan’s young tenure as a NASCAR team owner is already more successful than his time owning an NBA team.
  
  Tyler Reddick’s victory at Talladega on Sunday marked the first time “His Airness” was in attendance for a race won by one of the drivers at his majority-owned 23XI Racing, which launched in 2021.
  
  “This is, to me, like an NBA playoff game,” Jordan said on Fox Sports from Victory Lane.
  In total, 23XI has won six NASCAR Cup Series races on the backs of Reddick, Bubba Wallace, and former team member Kurt Busch. 
  
  In football: While all eyes are on the battle at the top of the Premier League, The Championship - one rung below on the English football pyramid, is home to a host of fallen giants in a four-horse race for automatic promotion, which is awarded to the top two teams: 1st Leicester City on 91 pts, 2nd Leeds United on 90, 3rd Ipswich Town 89 and 4th Southampton 84 points.
  
  Only in America: Scottie Scheffler just backed up his second Masters victory with a win at the US$20Million RBC Heritage event on the PGA Tour, good for his fourth victory in his last five starts.
   
  On Sunday, Nelly Korda won the Chevron Championship, the first women’s major of the year, and her fifth tournament in a row, a feat not accomplished since Annika Sorenstam in 2005.
  
  But it’s the pay gap thing that is so noticeable: Scheffler is soaring over Korda’s earnings so far on the LPGA, earning US$18.69M in prize money so far this year, compared to Korda’s $2.42M.
  
  Finally, in combat sports: How smart is Ryan Garcia?
   
  Garcia claims to have earned over US$50Million from his clash with Devin Haney, combining prize money, pay-per-view shares, and sponsorship deals.
  
  These figures are unconfirmed but plausible given the additional revenue from estimated high volume PPV sales.
  
  “I will let God guide me on how to use this money Amen,” Ryan Garcia celebrated his financial success, with reports surfacing that Garcia had placed a US$2Million bet on himself to win, earning a US$12M payout.
  
  Garcia commented on social media, “If you’re going to bet, bet on yourself.”
   
  While such actions are prohibited in organizations like the UFC, the world of boxing does not have these restrictions, though the rules vary by state.
  
  His previous bout against Gervonta Davis also fetched around US$30M, with substantial earnings from PPV sales as well.
  
  The Garcia vs. Haney fight is rumored to have performed well in PPV sales, with official figures expected soon.
  
  Money! Money! Money!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59640395Tue, 23 Apr 2024 21:33:00 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 21 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Wednesday morning 24 April 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: All eyes are on the Fijiana Drua defending their title for the third straight year; this time against the NSW Waratahs in the Super W Final, and no doubt once again it will be in a mainly empty stadium in Brisbane on Sunday, except for Fijian fans – so why not hold it in Fiji?
   
  In rugby league: NRL ANZAC Round - watch out for Melbourne Storm hosting South Sydney tomorrow at 7:50pm at AAMI Park. The Storm got the job done against the Roosters last week and so Craig Bellamy has resisted making any changes. 
  
  In a huge return for the Rabbitohs, Damien Cook has been named to start in the No.9 jersey.
  In SportsBiz: Michael Jordan’s young tenure as a NASCAR team owner is already more successful than his time owning an NBA team.
  
  Tyler Reddick’s victory at Talladega on Sunday marked the first time “His Airness” was in attendance for a race won by one of the drivers at his majority-owned 23XI Racing, which launched in 2021.
  
  “This is, to me, like an NBA playoff game,” Jordan said on Fox Sports from Victory Lane.
  In total, 23XI has won six NASCAR Cup Series races on the backs of Reddick, Bubba Wallace, and former team member Kurt Busch. 
  
  In football: While all eyes are on the battle at the top of the Premier League, The Championship - one rung below on the English football pyramid, is home to a host of fallen giants in a four-horse race for automatic promotion, which is awarded to the top two teams: 1st Leicester City on 91 pts, 2nd Leeds United on 90, 3rd Ipswich Town 89 and 4th Southampton 84 points.
  
  Only in America: Scottie Scheffler just backed up his second Masters victory with a win at the US$20Million RBC Heritage event on the PGA Tour, good for his fourth victory in his last five starts.
   
  On Sunday, Nelly Korda won the Chevron Championship, the first women’s major of the year, and her fifth tournament in a row, a feat not accomplished since Annika Sorenstam in 2005.
  
  But it’s the pay gap thing that is so noticeable: Scheffler is soaring over Korda’s earnings so far on the LPGA, earning US$18.69M in prize money so far this year, compared to Korda’s $2.42M.
  
  Finally, in combat sports: How smart is Ryan Garcia?
   
  Garcia claims to have earned over US$50Million from his clash with Devin Haney, combining prize money, pay-per-view shares, and sponsorship deals.
  
  These figures are unconfirmed but plausible given the additional revenue from estimated high volume PPV sales.
  
  “I will let God guide me on how to use this money Amen,” Ryan Garcia celebrated his financial success, with reports surfacing that Garcia had placed a US$2Million bet on himself to win, earning a US$12M payout.
  
  Garcia commented on social media, “If you’re going to bet, bet on yourself.”
   
  While such actions are prohibited in organizations like the UFC, the world of boxing does not have these restrictions, though the rules vary by state.
  
  His previous bout against Gervonta Davis also fetched around US$30M, with substantial earnings from PPV sales as well.
  
  The Garcia vs. Haney fight is rumored to have performed well in PPV sales, with official figures expected soon.
  
  Money! Money! Money!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.2847s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean920fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-04-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e20-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59595981 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: All eyes are on the amazing Fijiana Drua defending their title against the NSW Waratahs in the Super W Final in Brisbane on Sunday.
   
  Last time they played was in Round 2 in Sydney where the NSW chics posted ten tries on the Fijian girls in a 62-21 absolute pasting.
   
  So who will win this time around?
   
  Meanwhile Mick Byrne and his Fijian Drua boys also face a must-win game against the resurgent Moana Pasifika in Lautoka on Saturday.
   
  In rugby league: Sydney Roosters superstar Joey Manu could be set for an NRL return after his stint in Japanese rugby union as early as Round 12 of the 2025 NRL season.
  According to The Daily Telegraph, Manu’s contract with Toyota Verblitz only runs for one rugby union season which runs from early December until late May.
  
  Therefore, Manu will be free to sign with the Tricolours or any other NRL Club, midway through  the2025 NRL season.
  
  So the Roosters will reportedly save A$500,000 in their salary cap for next season ready to pay for Manu for half the season.
  
  In SportsBiz: The NBA playoffs are underway, but Monday marks the end of the NBA’s exclusive negotiating window with the parent companies of incumbent broadcasters ESPN and TNT, meaning that come midnight, other bidders can officially present offers for new deals that will start at the beginning of the 2025–26 season.
  
  Through its nine-year, US$24Billion deals with ESPN and TNT, the NBA has been bringing in almost US$2.7B annually.
  
  The league just had its most-watched regular season in four years, averaging an audience of 1.04 million across ABC, ESPN, TNT, and NBA TV, a 1% increase from last season.
  
  So, what will the next deals yield?
  
  In 2021, CNBC reported that the NBA would be seeking US$75B, but league officials pushed back on that number privately.
  
  Deals that total even US$50B, depending on their length, would see the NBA double its current intake.
  
  In football: “It’s very sad,” Manchester United Manager Erik ten Hag, speaking about the removal of replay matches during the FA Cup, where smaller Clubs have seen big financial windfalls when they secure draws on the road against big Premier League Clubs, and in turn get to host those giants at home in front of their local fans.
  
  FA Cup games tied at the end of regulation time, must now be decided either in extra-time or penalty kicks – no more replays.
  
  Meanwhile, Man U beat Coventry 2-4 on penalties in an FA Cup classic on Sunday after the teams were level at 3-3 after extra-time, setting up a second straight FA Cup final against Man City.
  
  In combat sports: Now that their fight is over, and Ryan Garcia beat up Devin Haney in New York so easily, knocking him down three times in a majority points decision over 12 rounds, everyone is calling Garcia a genius for his crazy antics and erratic behavior before the fight, completely catching Haney off guard!
   
  Finally, only in America: David Beckham is suing actor Mark Wahlberg for US$10.5Million, claiming the Hollywood star “duped” the England football legend into working as a brand ambassador for Wahlberg’s F45 fitness brand.
   
  Beckham agreed to be the firm’s global ambassador for free shares when he moved to LA, where he and Wahlberg became friends.
  
  Apparently, Wahlberg held off releasing the free chares to Beckham while the stocks were flying! And only did so when they collapsed post-COVID!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59595981Mon, 22 Apr 2024 23:12:22 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 20 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 23 April 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: All eyes are on the amazing Fijiana Drua defending their title against the NSW Waratahs in the Super W Final in Brisbane on Sunday.
   
  Last time they played was in Round 2 in Sydney where the NSW chics posted ten tries on the Fijian girls in a 62-21 absolute pasting.
   
  So who will win this time around?
   
  Meanwhile Mick Byrne and his Fijian Drua boys also face a must-win game against the resurgent Moana Pasifika in Lautoka on Saturday.
   
  In rugby league: Sydney Roosters superstar Joey Manu could be set for an NRL return after his stint in Japanese rugby union as early as Round 12 of the 2025 NRL season.
  According to The Daily Telegraph, Manu’s contract with Toyota Verblitz only runs for one rugby union season which runs from early December until late May.
  
  Therefore, Manu will be free to sign with the Tricolours or any other NRL Club, midway through  the2025 NRL season.
  
  So the Roosters will reportedly save A$500,000 in their salary cap for next season ready to pay for Manu for half the season.
  
  In SportsBiz: The NBA playoffs are underway, but Monday marks the end of the NBA’s exclusive negotiating window with the parent companies of incumbent broadcasters ESPN and TNT, meaning that come midnight, other bidders can officially present offers for new deals that will start at the beginning of the 2025–26 season.
  
  Through its nine-year, US$24Billion deals with ESPN and TNT, the NBA has been bringing in almost US$2.7B annually.
  
  The league just had its most-watched regular season in four years, averaging an audience of 1.04 million across ABC, ESPN, TNT, and NBA TV, a 1% increase from last season.
  
  So, what will the next deals yield?
  
  In 2021, CNBC reported that the NBA would be seeking US$75B, but league officials pushed back on that number privately.
  
  Deals that total even US$50B, depending on their length, would see the NBA double its current intake.
  
  In football: “It’s very sad,” Manchester United Manager Erik ten Hag, speaking about the removal of replay matches during the FA Cup, where smaller Clubs have seen big financial windfalls when they secure draws on the road against big Premier League Clubs, and in turn get to host those giants at home in front of their local fans.
  
  FA Cup games tied at the end of regulation time, must now be decided either in extra-time or penalty kicks – no more replays.
  
  Meanwhile, Man U beat Coventry 2-4 on penalties in an FA Cup classic on Sunday after the teams were level at 3-3 after extra-time, setting up a second straight FA Cup final against Man City.
  
  In combat sports: Now that their fight is over, and Ryan Garcia beat up Devin Haney in New York so easily, knocking him down three times in a majority points decision over 12 rounds, everyone is calling Garcia a genius for his crazy antics and erratic behavior before the fight, completely catching Haney off guard!
   
  Finally, only in America: David Beckham is suing actor Mark Wahlberg for US$10.5Million, claiming the Hollywood star “duped” the England football legend into working as a brand ambassador for Wahlberg’s F45 fitness brand.
   
  Beckham agreed to be the firm’s global ambassador for free shares when he moved to LA, where he and Wahlberg became friends.
  
  Apparently, Wahlberg held off releasing the free chares to Beckham while the stocks were flying! And only did so when they collapsed post-COVID!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please...]]>3137s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean920fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-04-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e19-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59579273 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: The World Rugby 7s Repechage in Monaco in June, ahead of the final qualifying tournament for the Paris Olympics rugby 7s men’s competition, features Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Spain, Tonga and Uganda.
   
  The women’s comp will feature Argentina, China, Czechia, Hong Kong China, Kenya, Jamaica, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Poland, Samoa and Uganda.
  
  In rugby league: The Sharks have delivered a stellar performance to down the Cowboys in brutal fashion, beating them 42-6 at Sharks Park.
  
  Will Kennedy was awarded the Paul Green Medal for Player of the Match.
  
  Cronulla have now taken top spot on the NRL ladder after seven rounds, with the Storm and Dolphins in second and third.
  
  In football: Arsenal shrugged off the disappointment of their Champions League exit to move back to the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 win at Wolves yesterday.
  
  Leandro Trossard and Martin Odegaard struck at the end of each half to take the Gunners one point clear of Manchester City, who have a game in hand.
  
  In Netball: The Learning Centre Primary School Under-9 netball team in Fiji, featuring Tulia Waqavonovono at GD, Islarose Savu at GA and sharpshooter Vika Waqavakatoga at GS, has made the semifinals of the Suva Netball Competition for the first time in their history this weekend, after they beat one of the favourites, Veiuto Primary School last Saturday morning.
  
  In combat sports: Ryan Garcia comprehensively beat up Devin Haney in their fight in Brooklyn, New York yesterday, knocking the previously unbeaten American down three times on his way to a majority points decision over 12 rounds, but Haney’s WBC world title belt was not on the line, due to Garcia being over weight by 1.5Kg so it is now vacant.
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59579273Mon, 22 Apr 2024 05:37:11 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 19 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Monday morning 22 April 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: The World Rugby 7s Repechage in Monaco in June, ahead of the final qualifying tournament for the Paris Olympics rugby 7s men’s competition, features Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Spain, Tonga and Uganda.
   
  The women’s comp will feature Argentina, China, Czechia, Hong Kong China, Kenya, Jamaica, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Poland, Samoa and Uganda.
  
  In rugby league: The Sharks have delivered a stellar performance to down the Cowboys in brutal fashion, beating them 42-6 at Sharks Park.
  
  Will Kennedy was awarded the Paul Green Medal for Player of the Match.
  
  Cronulla have now taken top spot on the NRL ladder after seven rounds, with the Storm and Dolphins in second and third.
  
  In football: Arsenal shrugged off the disappointment of their Champions League exit to move back to the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 win at Wolves yesterday.
  
  Leandro Trossard and Martin Odegaard struck at the end of each half to take the Gunners one point clear of Manchester City, who have a game in hand.
  
  In Netball: The Learning Centre Primary School Under-9 netball team in Fiji, featuring Tulia Waqavonovono at GD, Islarose Savu at GA and sharpshooter Vika Waqavakatoga at GS, has made the semifinals of the Suva Netball Competition for the first time in their history this weekend, after they beat one of the favourites, Veiuto Primary School last Saturday morning.
  
  In combat sports: Ryan Garcia comprehensively beat up Devin Haney in their fight in Brooklyn, New York yesterday, knocking the previously unbeaten American down three times on his way to a majority points decision over 12 rounds, but Haney’s WBC world title belt was not on the line, due to Garcia being over weight by 1.5Kg so it is now vacant.
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>1897s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean919fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-04-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e18-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59569199 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: Japan won the World Rugby Pacific Challenge 2024 following a 65-15 thrashing of Tonga A at Apia Park on Saturday.
   
  It was their third straight bonus-point win of the tournament having earlier beaten Samoa 5-48 and defending champions Fiji Warriors 43-45.
  
  The Fijians, coached by Senirusi Seruvakula came second after a 43-18 victory over Samoa A in their final match.
  
  The World Rugby-funded tournament features predominantly under-23 residential players. 
  In rugby league: Reece Walsh was on fire with a classy double, while Jamal Fogarty suffered a suspected ruptured bicep in the Broncos 34-10 win over the Raiders at Suncorp Stadium.
  
  The Kiwi star finished with 140M run, a whopping nine tackle busts, three line breaks and two tries in another brilliant display.
  
  Kangaroos Coach Mal Meninga was overflowing with praise for Walsh: “Honestly we’ve already said it all before about him, but just his speed, his deception, his deception off the ball and his great evasive skills. He’s the complete package,” Meninga said.
  
  In football: Bernardo Silva made amends for his midweek penalty miss as holders Manchester City returned to the FA Cup final with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Chelsea.
  
  Silva badly fluffed his lines as City were knocked out of the UEFA Champions League on penalties by Real Madrid on Wednesday but he fired the match winner as they bounced back at Wembley.
  
  The Portugal international turned home the only goal of a tight encounter six minutes from time, to keep alive City’s hopes of retaining the domestic double.
  
  In SportsBiz: Netflix is ending its customary quarterly reporting of subscriber totals.
  The publicly traded streaming giant said that it will no longer disclose those subscriber numbers, starting with the first quarter of 2025, and will instead focus on other financial metrics such as revenue and operating margin. 
  
  The shift jolted Wall Street, prompting a 7% drop in Netflix shares in trading through Friday. 
  Netflix already has the largest subscriber base in the industry, reaching 269.6 million globally in its last quarter, a figure 16% higher than a year ago.
  
  Company officials say a continued focus on subscriber totals is not in line with its growth into a more mature company, that is developing additional revenue sources, such as advertising. 
  
  In combat sports: Ryan Garcia weighed in a whopping 1.45Kg over the Super Lightweight limit for his WBC world title fight with unbeaten Devin Haney at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York today.
  
  After missing weight, Garcia chugged a beer at the weigh-in, later claiming it was apple juice and sparkling water, and took to social media to bizarrely hint he deliberately missed weight.
  “I feel great and I got a 3-pound advantage,” Garcia wrote. “Winners do what they have to do I’m still sharp.”
  
  At yesterday’s final press conference Garcia was baited by Haney into accepting a bet to pay US$500,000 for every pound he weighed in over the limit – Haney has since confirmed that Garcia has honoured his US$1.5Million bet.
  
  Last minute negotiations ensured the fight will go ahead, but Haney’s WBC world title belt is no longer on the line. Should he lose, the belt will instead become vacant.
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59569199Sat, 20 Apr 2024 22:50:43 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 18 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Sunday morning 21 April 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: Japan won the World Rugby Pacific Challenge 2024 following a 65-15 thrashing of Tonga A at Apia Park on Saturday.
   
  It was their third straight bonus-point win of the tournament having earlier beaten Samoa 5-48 and defending champions Fiji Warriors 43-45.
  
  The Fijians, coached by Senirusi Seruvakula came second after a 43-18 victory over Samoa A in their final match.
  
  The World Rugby-funded tournament features predominantly under-23 residential players. 
  In rugby league: Reece Walsh was on fire with a classy double, while Jamal Fogarty suffered a suspected ruptured bicep in the Broncos 34-10 win over the Raiders at Suncorp Stadium.
  
  The Kiwi star finished with 140M run, a whopping nine tackle busts, three line breaks and two tries in another brilliant display.
  
  Kangaroos Coach Mal Meninga was overflowing with praise for Walsh: “Honestly we’ve already said it all before about him, but just his speed, his deception, his deception off the ball and his great evasive skills. He’s the complete package,” Meninga said.
  
  In football: Bernardo Silva made amends for his midweek penalty miss as holders Manchester City returned to the FA Cup final with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Chelsea.
  
  Silva badly fluffed his lines as City were knocked out of the UEFA Champions League on penalties by Real Madrid on Wednesday but he fired the match winner as they bounced back at Wembley.
  
  The Portugal international turned home the only goal of a tight encounter six minutes from time, to keep alive City’s hopes of retaining the domestic double.
  
  In SportsBiz: Netflix is ending its customary quarterly reporting of subscriber totals.
  The publicly traded streaming giant said that it will no longer disclose those subscriber numbers, starting with the first quarter of 2025, and will instead focus on other financial metrics such as revenue and operating margin. 
  
  The shift jolted Wall Street, prompting a 7% drop in Netflix shares in trading through Friday. 
  Netflix already has the largest subscriber base in the industry, reaching 269.6 million globally in its last quarter, a figure 16% higher than a year ago.
  
  Company officials say a continued focus on subscriber totals is not in line with its growth into a more mature company, that is developing additional revenue sources, such as advertising. 
  
  In combat sports: Ryan Garcia weighed in a whopping 1.45Kg over the Super Lightweight limit for his WBC world title fight with unbeaten Devin Haney at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York today.
  
  After missing weight, Garcia chugged a beer at the weigh-in, later claiming it was apple juice and sparkling water, and took to social media to bizarrely hint he deliberately missed weight.
  “I feel great and I got a 3-pound advantage,” Garcia wrote. “Winners do what they have to do I’m still sharp.”
  
  At yesterday’s final press conference Garcia was baited by Haney into accepting a bet to pay US$500,000 for every pound he weighed in over the limit – Haney has since confirmed that Garcia has honoured his US$1.5Million bet.
  
  Last minute negotiations ensured the fight will go ahead, but Haney’s WBC world title belt is no longer on the line. Should he lose, the belt will instead become vacant.
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for...]]>2807s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean918fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-04-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e17-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59561259 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: Team Fijiana and Atelaite “Buna the Bullet” burned the Western Force in their semifinal in Suva yesterday to a packed out HFC Stadium with the flying fullback scoring three wonderful tries in their 25-14 win to make a third final three years in a row.
   
  Later, the Fijian Drua had the measure of the Hurricanes for most of their game, but too much individualism in front of their home fans saw them fail to nail key try-scoring opportunities for the Hurricanes 38-15 win.
   
  In football: Despite a Mohamad Salah penalty for a 1-0 win last night, Liverpool crashed out of the Europa League after losing 1-3 on aggregate to Italian Club Atalanta, after they stunned Anfield with a 3-0 win last week, in Liverpool’s first home defeat in all competitions for 14 months.
  
  In SportsBiz: Caitlin Clark is expected to transform the WNBA, so it was jarring when it was revealed she’d receive US$76,000 in the first year of her rookie deal.
  
  Her four-year contract is worth US$338,000 under the WNBA collective bargaining agreement.   
  In contrast, the next number one NBA pick will receive US$10.5Million in their first year, 137 times the WNBA wage. 
   
  People are pissed. There’s lots of conversation about fairness and pay gaps, even the US President Joe Biden tweeted about it. 
   
  The NBA annual revenue is US$9.6Billion, while the WNBA is US$199M.
   
  The NBA teams play an 82-game home and away season, while the WNBA schedule is 40 fixtures.
   
  Many will argue this is about economics as much as gender.
   
  They might rightfully point to the fact the NBA has had fifty extra years to become a multi-billion-dollar business.
   
  It’s going to take time. 
   
  Though when the NBA was the same age as the WNBA is right now, in 1974, the number one pick was Bill Walton, who signed a five-year deal reported to be worth US$2M.
   
  In rugby league: The Eels shot out to an 8-0 lead 26 minutes into the game with Shaun Lane and Will Penisini scoring after a scrappy start from both sides in hot and humid conditions at TIO Stadium, Darwin.
   
  Then the Dolphins embarrassed Brad Arthur in a 44-16 carve-up with a nine-try onslaught to leave Parramatta fans completely shell-shocked.
   
  In combat sports: Ryan Garcia has unloaded at a heckler in a stunning, foul-mouthed rant while also agreeing to a US$500,000 bet with Devin Haney ahead of their WBC Junior Middleweight title fight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on Sunday.
   
  After Garcia dropped his fair share of expletives, Haney told reporters later: “There’s something wrong with him. I don’t know what’s going on, but that shit is not normal. We all know that.”
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59561259Fri, 19 Apr 2024 23:29:04 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 17 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Saturday morning 20 April 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: Team Fijiana and Atelaite “Buna the Bullet” burned the Western Force in their semifinal in Suva yesterday to a packed out HFC Stadium with the flying fullback scoring three wonderful tries in their 25-14 win to make a third final three years in a row.
   
  Later, the Fijian Drua had the measure of the Hurricanes for most of their game, but too much individualism in front of their home fans saw them fail to nail key try-scoring opportunities for the Hurricanes 38-15 win.
   
  In football: Despite a Mohamad Salah penalty for a 1-0 win last night, Liverpool crashed out of the Europa League after losing 1-3 on aggregate to Italian Club Atalanta, after they stunned Anfield with a 3-0 win last week, in Liverpool’s first home defeat in all competitions for 14 months.
  
  In SportsBiz: Caitlin Clark is expected to transform the WNBA, so it was jarring when it was revealed she’d receive US$76,000 in the first year of her rookie deal.
  
  Her four-year contract is worth US$338,000 under the WNBA collective bargaining agreement.   
  In contrast, the next number one NBA pick will receive US$10.5Million in their first year, 137 times the WNBA wage. 
   
  People are pissed. There’s lots of conversation about fairness and pay gaps, even the US President Joe Biden tweeted about it. 
   
  The NBA annual revenue is US$9.6Billion, while the WNBA is US$199M.
   
  The NBA teams play an 82-game home and away season, while the WNBA schedule is 40 fixtures.
   
  Many will argue this is about economics as much as gender.
   
  They might rightfully point to the fact the NBA has had fifty extra years to become a multi-billion-dollar business.
   
  It’s going to take time. 
   
  Though when the NBA was the same age as the WNBA is right now, in 1974, the number one pick was Bill Walton, who signed a five-year deal reported to be worth US$2M.
   
  In rugby league: The Eels shot out to an 8-0 lead 26 minutes into the game with Shaun Lane and Will Penisini scoring after a scrappy start from both sides in hot and humid conditions at TIO Stadium, Darwin.
   
  Then the Dolphins embarrassed Brad Arthur in a 44-16 carve-up with a nine-try onslaught to leave Parramatta fans completely shell-shocked.
   
  In combat sports: Ryan Garcia has unloaded at a heckler in a stunning, foul-mouthed rant while also agreeing to a US$500,000 bet with Devin Haney ahead of their WBC Junior Middleweight title fight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on Sunday.
   
  After Garcia dropped his fair share of expletives, Haney told reporters later: “There’s something wrong with him. I don’t know what’s going on, but that shit is not normal. We all know that.”
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  
  ]]>2397s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean917fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-04-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e16-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59536422 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: It is D-day for Mo Rauluini and Team Fijiana today as they take on the Western Force in their semifinal at 4.35pm.
   
  Later, the Fijian Drua play the unbeaten Hurricanes, led by 19 year old flyhalf Isikeli Rabitu, with Captain Tevita Ikanivere, Isoa Nasilasila returning at lock, and a dynamic loose trio of Miramira, Salawa and Elia Canakaivata to do battle against the powerful Hurricanes pack, where the game will be won or lost.
   
  Simi Kuruvoli gets his chance to star at halfback, with the dependable Kemu Valetini inside Iosefo Masi, plus Momo, Ravutaumada and Droasese at the back.
   
  In the WNBA: According to The Athletic, Caitlin Clark will receive a signature shoe deal, with Under Armour and Adidas making “sizable offers”.
   
  Another report values her Nike shoe deal offer at US$1Million upfront and collectively it is in the US$10M range.
   
  Clark’s last shoe sponsorship deal which ended after she finished college, was with Nike.
   
  In football: Big news from the UEFA Champions League with top Premier League Clubs - Man City beaten on penalties by Real Madrid 4-3 and Bayern Munich 1-0 Arsenal in their quarter-finals yesterday, so it’s down to PSG vs Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid in the Top 4.
  In SportsBiz: Star Striker Maria Sanchez, who four months ago signed a then-US National Women’s Soccer League record US$1.5Million contract, has requested a trade, sources tell ESPN.
  Through four games so far this season, Sanchez has yet to score a goal, and Houston is in 11th place in the league.
  In rugby league: In a blockbuster clash between the Storm and the Roosters at Allianz Stadium in Sydney last night, Michael Jennings and Joey Manu scored for the Sydney mob, but Craig Bellamy’s side secured an 18-12 win thanks to a late length-of-the-field try, finished off by X-factor Coates.
   
  In combat sports: The Rock has vowed revenge against The Undertaker after he got involved in the main event of WrestleMania 40 where Cody Rhodes defeated Roman Reigns after a handful of stars came to his aid to balance the numbers.
   
  The Rock vows that he will return to face Rhodes once again - taking to social media to assert his desire for revenge against The Undertaker after his surprise attack on the "Final Boss": "The guy sure knows how to ruin a party. I'll see you down the road, my friend.
   
  Payback's a b**** for you — but fun for me. — Final Boss," said The Rock via X.
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59536422Thu, 18 Apr 2024 21:44:09 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 16 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Friday morning 19 April 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: It is D-day for Mo Rauluini and Team Fijiana today as they take on the Western Force in their semifinal at 4.35pm.
   
  Later, the Fijian Drua play the unbeaten Hurricanes, led by 19 year old flyhalf Isikeli Rabitu, with Captain Tevita Ikanivere, Isoa Nasilasila returning at lock, and a dynamic loose trio of Miramira, Salawa and Elia Canakaivata to do battle against the powerful Hurricanes pack, where the game will be won or lost.
   
  Simi Kuruvoli gets his chance to star at halfback, with the dependable Kemu Valetini inside Iosefo Masi, plus Momo, Ravutaumada and Droasese at the back.
   
  In the WNBA: According to The Athletic, Caitlin Clark will receive a signature shoe deal, with Under Armour and Adidas making “sizable offers”.
   
  Another report values her Nike shoe deal offer at US$1Million upfront and collectively it is in the US$10M range.
   
  Clark’s last shoe sponsorship deal which ended after she finished college, was with Nike.
   
  In football: Big news from the UEFA Champions League with top Premier League Clubs - Man City beaten on penalties by Real Madrid 4-3 and Bayern Munich 1-0 Arsenal in their quarter-finals yesterday, so it’s down to PSG vs Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid in the Top 4.
  In SportsBiz: Star Striker Maria Sanchez, who four months ago signed a then-US National Women’s Soccer League record US$1.5Million contract, has requested a trade, sources tell ESPN.
  Through four games so far this season, Sanchez has yet to score a goal, and Houston is in 11th place in the league.
  In rugby league: In a blockbuster clash between the Storm and the Roosters at Allianz Stadium in Sydney last night, Michael Jennings and Joey Manu scored for the Sydney mob, but Craig Bellamy’s side secured an 18-12 win thanks to a late length-of-the-field try, finished off by X-factor Coates.
   
  In combat sports: The Rock has vowed revenge against The Undertaker after he got involved in the main event of WrestleMania 40 where Cody Rhodes defeated Roman Reigns after a handful of stars came to his aid to balance the numbers.
   
  The Rock vows that he will return to face Rhodes once again - taking to social media to assert his desire for revenge against The Undertaker after his surprise attack on the "Final Boss": "The guy sure knows how to ruin a party. I'll see you down the road, my friend.
   
  Payback's a b**** for you — but fun for me. — Final Boss," said The Rock via X.
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2447s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean916fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-04-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e15-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59515966 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: The Fijian Drua team to face the unbeaten Hurricanes in Suva tomorrow will be led by 19 year old flyhalf Isikeli Rabitu: 1 Haereiti Hetet, 2 Tevita Ikanivere (c), 3 Mesake Doge, 4 Isoa Nasilasila, 5 Leone Ratuisolia, 6 Vilive Miramira, 7 Kitione Salawa, 8 Elia Canakaivata, 9 Simi Kuruvoli, 10 Isikeli Rabitu, 11 Epeli Momo, 12 Kemu Valetini, 13 Iosefo Masi, 14 Selestino Ravutaumada and 15 Ilaisa Droasese.
   
  In the NBA: The Team USA Basketball Roster for the Paris Olympic Games, according to ESPN: LeBron James (Lakers), Steph Curry (Warriors), Kevin Durant (Suns), Joel Embiid (76ers), Anthony Davis (Lakers), Devin Booker (Suns), Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves), Jayson Tatum (Celtics), Jrue Holiday (Celtics), Bam Adebayo (Heat), Tyrese Haliburton (Pacers) and Kahwi Leonard (Clippers).
   
  In football: So we have our first UEFA Champions League Top 4 qualifiers now after PSG 4-1 Barcelona with only eight players in the end and Mbappe scoring a double, while Borussia Dortmund 4-2 Atletico Madrid in Germany.
  
  This morning, Man City hosts Harry Kane and Bayern Munich while Real Madrid entertain Arsenal in Spain.
  
  In SportsBiz: Sunday’s final round TV viewership of The Masters, which saw Scottie Scheffler run away from the field to win his second green jacket by four strokes, drew a surprisingly small audience of only 9.6 million viewers.
  
  Down almost 21% from last year’s 12.1 million final-round audience.
  
  In rugby league: BREAKING NEWS: Penrith Panthers enforcer James Fisher-Harris has been granted a release from the remaining two years of his deal to join the New Zealand Warriors in a bombshell switch.
   
  Fisher-Harris, a New Zealand international, will link up with the Warriors in 2025 on a four-year deal.
  The forward was granted permission to join the NZ Warriors after requesting a return to his home nation on compassionate grounds so he could be closer to his family.
  
  Only in America: Is that all she’ll get?
  
  That was the overwhelming response to basketball fans realising Caitlin Clark will earn just US$76,570 in her first season as a professional player, after she was first pick in the WNBA Draft on Tuesday, amid expectations she will have a transformative effect on women’s professional basketball.
  
  Clark will earn US$339,000 over four years, per the league’s collective bargaining agreement.
  In comparison, top WNBA players earn more than US$1Million for a season in the Chinese or Russian Women’s Basketball competitions.
  
  Clark will make significantly more money from endorsements, which already include Nike, Gatorade, State Farm and Panini.
  
  She recently declined a US$5M offer to play in the BIG 3 league.
  
  Even US President Joe Biden weighed in: “Women in sports continue to push new boundaries and inspire us all.
  
  “But right now we’re seeing that even if you’re the best, women are not paid their fair share.
  “It’s time that we give our daughters the same opportunities as our sons and ensure women are paid what they deserve,” President Biden posted on X.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59515966Wed, 17 Apr 2024 20:55:46 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 15 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Thursday morning 18 April 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: The Fijian Drua team to face the unbeaten Hurricanes in Suva tomorrow will be led by 19 year old flyhalf Isikeli Rabitu: 1 Haereiti Hetet, 2 Tevita Ikanivere (c), 3 Mesake Doge, 4 Isoa Nasilasila, 5 Leone Ratuisolia, 6 Vilive Miramira, 7 Kitione Salawa, 8 Elia Canakaivata, 9 Simi Kuruvoli, 10 Isikeli Rabitu, 11 Epeli Momo, 12 Kemu Valetini, 13 Iosefo Masi, 14 Selestino Ravutaumada and 15 Ilaisa Droasese.
   
  In the NBA: The Team USA Basketball Roster for the Paris Olympic Games, according to ESPN: LeBron James (Lakers), Steph Curry (Warriors), Kevin Durant (Suns), Joel Embiid (76ers), Anthony Davis (Lakers), Devin Booker (Suns), Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves), Jayson Tatum (Celtics), Jrue Holiday (Celtics), Bam Adebayo (Heat), Tyrese Haliburton (Pacers) and Kahwi Leonard (Clippers).
   
  In football: So we have our first UEFA Champions League Top 4 qualifiers now after PSG 4-1 Barcelona with only eight players in the end and Mbappe scoring a double, while Borussia Dortmund 4-2 Atletico Madrid in Germany.
  
  This morning, Man City hosts Harry Kane and Bayern Munich while Real Madrid entertain Arsenal in Spain.
  
  In SportsBiz: Sunday’s final round TV viewership of The Masters, which saw Scottie Scheffler run away from the field to win his second green jacket by four strokes, drew a surprisingly small audience of only 9.6 million viewers.
  
  Down almost 21% from last year’s 12.1 million final-round audience.
  
  In rugby league: BREAKING NEWS: Penrith Panthers enforcer James Fisher-Harris has been granted a release from the remaining two years of his deal to join the New Zealand Warriors in a bombshell switch.
   
  Fisher-Harris, a New Zealand international, will link up with the Warriors in 2025 on a four-year deal.
  The forward was granted permission to join the NZ Warriors after requesting a return to his home nation on compassionate grounds so he could be closer to his family.
  
  Only in America: Is that all she’ll get?
  
  That was the overwhelming response to basketball fans realising Caitlin Clark will earn just US$76,570 in her first season as a professional player, after she was first pick in the WNBA Draft on Tuesday, amid expectations she will have a transformative effect on women’s professional basketball.
  
  Clark will earn US$339,000 over four years, per the league’s collective bargaining agreement.
  In comparison, top WNBA players earn more than US$1Million for a season in the Chinese or Russian Women’s Basketball competitions.
  
  Clark will make significantly more money from endorsements, which already include Nike, Gatorade, State Farm and Panini.
  
  She recently declined a US$5M offer to play in the BIG 3 league.
  
  Even US President Joe Biden weighed in: “Women in sports continue to push new boundaries and inspire us all.
  
  “But right now we’re seeing that even if you’re the best, women are not paid their fair share.
  “It’s time that we give our daughters the same opportunities as our sons and ensure women are paid what they deserve,” President Biden posted on X.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team...]]>2967s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean915fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-04-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e14-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59496441 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: Fijian Drua Head Coach, Mick Byrne has been officially announced as the new Head Coach of the Flying Fijians and we say a big congratulations Mick, for this overdue, much anticipated and already well known news.
   
  We believe that right now, the tall Aussie is the right man for the job, so that he can enhance and set in stone, his influence and blend of positive, running rugby that he has re-introduced and polished with the Fijian Drua.
   
  In Football: Bayer Leverkusen lifted the Bundesliga title for the first time in their 120-year history on Sunday with five games to spare.
   
  A 5-0 win by Xabi Alonso’s team over Werder Bremen breaking Bayern Munich’s 11-year stranglehold on the German top flight.
   
  In Surfing: World surfing icon and 11-time world Champion Kelly Slater, who has dominated surfing unlike anyone else over three decades, is hoping for one final surf on the World Surf League Tour at Cloud Break in Fiji, before heading off into the sunset.
   
  “I have put in for a wildcard for Fiji and we’ll see how that goes,” he said.
  
  In SportsBiz: One of the fiercest critics of the Saudi Arabian-backed LIV Tour, firmly backing the PGA Tour, golf superstar Rory McIlroy has been linked with a bombshell US$850Million deal to join LIV Golf.
  
  Multiple reports say that the four-time major winner is considering a move to join LIV.
  
  In rugby league: The Sydney Roosters have confirmed Joey Manu will depart the Club at the end of the 2024 season, joining Japanese rugby club Toyota Verblitz in a deal reportedly worth more than A$1Million per-season.
  
  The 27-year-old Kiwi international has played 164 games for the Roosters to date across nine seasons, winning two premierships in 2018 and 2019 and having made his NRL debut in 2016.
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59496441Wed, 17 Apr 2024 01:58:01 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 14 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Wednesday morning 17 April 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In rugby union: Fijian Drua Head Coach, Mick Byrne has been officially announced as the new Head Coach of the Flying Fijians and we say a big congratulations Mick, for this overdue, much anticipated and already well known news.
   
  We believe that right now, the tall Aussie is the right man for the job, so that he can enhance and set in stone, his influence and blend of positive, running rugby that he has re-introduced and polished with the Fijian Drua.
   
  In Football: Bayer Leverkusen lifted the Bundesliga title for the first time in their 120-year history on Sunday with five games to spare.
   
  A 5-0 win by Xabi Alonso’s team over Werder Bremen breaking Bayern Munich’s 11-year stranglehold on the German top flight.
   
  In Surfing: World surfing icon and 11-time world Champion Kelly Slater, who has dominated surfing unlike anyone else over three decades, is hoping for one final surf on the World Surf League Tour at Cloud Break in Fiji, before heading off into the sunset.
   
  “I have put in for a wildcard for Fiji and we’ll see how that goes,” he said.
  
  In SportsBiz: One of the fiercest critics of the Saudi Arabian-backed LIV Tour, firmly backing the PGA Tour, golf superstar Rory McIlroy has been linked with a bombshell US$850Million deal to join LIV Golf.
  
  Multiple reports say that the four-time major winner is considering a move to join LIV.
  
  In rugby league: The Sydney Roosters have confirmed Joey Manu will depart the Club at the end of the 2024 season, joining Japanese rugby club Toyota Verblitz in a deal reportedly worth more than A$1Million per-season.
  
  The 27-year-old Kiwi international has played 164 games for the Roosters to date across nine seasons, winning two premierships in 2018 and 2019 and having made his NRL debut in 2016.
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>1707s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean914fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-04-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e13-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59478377 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  Starting with sports romance: Aussie Matildas star Mary Fowler and NRL superstar Nathan Cleary have stepped up their relationship.
  
  While their romance has been no secret, Fowler took things to another level yesterday with a major upload to her Instagram account.
  
  She posted nine photos with a black and white photo of her and Cleary leading the way. He then followed suit on his social media sites.
  
  In UFC: Conor McGregor is officially back.
   
  Speaking after UFC300 in Las Vegas, UFC President Dana White confirmed McGregor will be returning against Michael Chandler at UFC303 on 30 June at T Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
  In SportsBiz: Scottie Scheffler won the Masters on Sunday, taking home his second green jacket and the US$3.6Million winner’s cheque out of a tournament record purse of US$20M this year.
  
  Already ranked No. 1 in the world, the victory - his third in the last four tournaments he’s played - further cements Scheffler atop the golf world, and takes his earnings this season to more than US$15M.
  
  But don’t expect much to change off the course for the soft spoken and even-keeled Scheffler, whose current endorsement portfolio includes: Nike apparel, TaylorMade golf clubs, Titleist golf balls, Rolex and NetJets.
  
  In rugby league: What a joke!
   
  Some cracking rugby league over the weekend, but no question the biggest story remains what’s going on at South Sydney?
   
  The idea that nobody at the Rabbitohs knew that a multi-millionaire fan of the Club secretly approached Kangaroos boss Mal Meninga about being parachuted in as a caretaker coach is almost too funny for words.
  
  Only in America: OJ Simpson, the former American football star at the centre of a double-murder trial that the US media called "the trial of the century", three decades ago, has died of cancer aged 76 his family posted on social media.
  
  Simpson was acquitted in a sensational 1995 trial of murdering his former wife and her friend, but was found responsible for their deaths in a civil lawsuit and was later imprisoned for armed robbery and kidnapping. 
  
  And finally at The Masters: World number one Scottie Scheffler claimed his second Masters victory, after 2022, with a near-flawless final round at Augusta National.
   
  In a magnificent display of ball-striking, Scheffler carded a four-under 68 to finish 11-under overall at 277 and sweep the field by four shots.
  
  Scheffler becomes the second-fastest to claim a second Masters win, with this triumph coming in just his fifth career start at the famous Georgia course.
  
  The 27-year-old matches Tiger Woods as the only men to win the Masters twice while being the world’s number one ranked golfer.
  
  24-year-old Swede Ludvig Aberg, competing in his first major after turning professional only halfway through 2023, cemented his reputation as a rising star of the sport with an impressive 69 to finish seven-under overall.
  
  Collin Morikawa finished on four-under overall, tied with Max Homa and Tommy Fleetwood all on 281.
  
  Just eight players were below-par for the tournament, a mark of the difficulty of the famed Augusta National.
  
  Other notable players, Ryan Fox finished in 38th spot on 295, cousin Tony Finau finished at 55 on 301, Vijay Singh at 58th on 302, two spots ahead of Tiger on 304.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59478377Mon, 15 Apr 2024 21:52:24 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 13 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 16 April 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  Starting with sports romance: Aussie Matildas star Mary Fowler and NRL superstar Nathan Cleary have stepped up their relationship.
  
  While their romance has been no secret, Fowler took things to another level yesterday with a major upload to her Instagram account.
  
  She posted nine photos with a black and white photo of her and Cleary leading the way. He then followed suit on his social media sites.
  
  In UFC: Conor McGregor is officially back.
   
  Speaking after UFC300 in Las Vegas, UFC President Dana White confirmed McGregor will be returning against Michael Chandler at UFC303 on 30 June at T Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
  In SportsBiz: Scottie Scheffler won the Masters on Sunday, taking home his second green jacket and the US$3.6Million winner’s cheque out of a tournament record purse of US$20M this year.
  
  Already ranked No. 1 in the world, the victory - his third in the last four tournaments he’s played - further cements Scheffler atop the golf world, and takes his earnings this season to more than US$15M.
  
  But don’t expect much to change off the course for the soft spoken and even-keeled Scheffler, whose current endorsement portfolio includes: Nike apparel, TaylorMade golf clubs, Titleist golf balls, Rolex and NetJets.
  
  In rugby league: What a joke!
   
  Some cracking rugby league over the weekend, but no question the biggest story remains what’s going on at South Sydney?
   
  The idea that nobody at the Rabbitohs knew that a multi-millionaire fan of the Club secretly approached Kangaroos boss Mal Meninga about being parachuted in as a caretaker coach is almost too funny for words.
  
  Only in America: OJ Simpson, the former American football star at the centre of a double-murder trial that the US media called "the trial of the century", three decades ago, has died of cancer aged 76 his family posted on social media.
  
  Simpson was acquitted in a sensational 1995 trial of murdering his former wife and her friend, but was found responsible for their deaths in a civil lawsuit and was later imprisoned for armed robbery and kidnapping. 
  
  And finally at The Masters: World number one Scottie Scheffler claimed his second Masters victory, after 2022, with a near-flawless final round at Augusta National.
   
  In a magnificent display of ball-striking, Scheffler carded a four-under 68 to finish 11-under overall at 277 and sweep the field by four shots.
  
  Scheffler becomes the second-fastest to claim a second Masters win, with this triumph coming in just his fifth career start at the famous Georgia course.
  
  The 27-year-old matches Tiger Woods as the only men to win the Masters twice while being the world’s number one ranked golfer.
  
  24-year-old Swede Ludvig Aberg, competing in his first major after turning professional only halfway through 2023, cemented his reputation as a rising star of the sport with an impressive 69 to finish seven-under overall.
  
  Collin Morikawa finished on four-under overall, tied with Max Homa and Tommy Fleetwood all on 281.
  
  Just eight players were below-par for the tournament, a mark of the difficulty of the famed Augusta National.
  
  Other notable players, Ryan Fox finished in 38th spot on 295, cousin Tony Finau finished at 55 on 301, Vijay Singh at 58th on 302, two spots ahead of Tiger on 304.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast...]]>2907s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean913fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-03-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e12-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59461586 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In Super Netball in Australia: The Sunshine Coast Lightning are the Round One talking point after they delivered a slick 16-goal win against last season’s runners-up, the NSW Swifts 63-79, who many tipped to be premiers in 2024.
  
  And in the second match of the day, the Vixens claimed their inaugural Melbourne derby against new cross-town rivals the Mavericks 61-68.
  
  In UFC300: Brazil’s two-division champion - former UFC Middleweight Champion Alex Pereira defended his UFC Light Heavyweight title against Jamahal Hill of Chicago with “the greatest KO of all time” according to Joe Rogan, in UFC300 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas yesterday.
   
  The five-round all-Chinese co-main event saw two-time women’s USF straw-weight Champion Weili Zhang beat Yan Xionan on points.
  
  Also on the PPV card, Hawaii’s former featherweight champion Max Holloway destroyed Justin Gaethje with one second remaining in their Lightweight bout.
  
  In SportsBiz: World Athletics, the governing body for track and field, will award US$50,000 to each gold medalist at the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Paris as part of a US$2.4Million total prize pool covering 48 events.
  
  The prize money will be extended to winners of silver and bronze medals at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, dramatically reversing more than a century of history where most Olympic athletes were amateurs.
  
  This also makes World Athletics the first international federation to offer Olympics prize money.
  In rugby league: The Canberra Raiders nailed a 21-20 golden point win over the unlucky Gold Coast Titans.
   
  Under-pressure South Sydney Head Coach Jason Demetriou expects to still be in the job next week against the Melbourne Storm after their bye round, despite the Bunnies 22-34 loss to the Cronulla Sharks on Saturday.
   
  “Nobody has told me otherwise,” he told reporters, “So we’ll just turn up and see.”
   
  Manly and the NZ Warriors played out the first draw of the 2024 NRL season, finishing deadlocked at 22 all in Auckland on Saturday.
   
  And only in America: Every decade or so, a new sports star streaks across the landscape, someone who’s able to not only attract hard-core sports viewers but casual ones eager to witness what all the fuss is about.
  
  Think Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods or Patrick Mahomes. They just play the game differently. They do things you’ve never seen before. Win or lose, they’re ratings magnets.
  That’s Caitlin Clark. 
  
  Consider: ABC/ESPN’s 18.9 million average viewers for Iowa vs. South Carolina nearly doubled the record 9.9 million for last year’s game.
  
  And at The Masters: Tiger Woods still draws the biggest gallery at Augusta, despite languishing 60th on the leader board.
  
  Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler holds a one-shot lead heading into the final round, with Collin Morikawa just one stroke back after shooting a three-under 69 on Sunday to move ahead of Max Homa (-5), Ludvig Åberg (-4) and Bryson DeChambeau (-3) in the Top 5.
  
  Other notable players, Ryan Fox, son of Grant is in 21st spot, cousin Tony Finau is in 37, Vijay Singh is 58th two spots ahead of Tiger.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59461586Sun, 14 Apr 2024 22:58:58 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 12 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Monday morning 15 April 2024.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the... 
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
                                                                    
  In Super Netball in Australia: The Sunshine Coast Lightning are the Round One talking point after they delivered a slick 16-goal win against last season’s runners-up, the NSW Swifts 63-79, who many tipped to be premiers in 2024.
  
  And in the second match of the day, the Vixens claimed their inaugural Melbourne derby against new cross-town rivals the Mavericks 61-68.
  
  In UFC300: Brazil’s two-division champion - former UFC Middleweight Champion Alex Pereira defended his UFC Light Heavyweight title against Jamahal Hill of Chicago with “the greatest KO of all time” according to Joe Rogan, in UFC300 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas yesterday.
   
  The five-round all-Chinese co-main event saw two-time women’s USF straw-weight Champion Weili Zhang beat Yan Xionan on points.
  
  Also on the PPV card, Hawaii’s former featherweight champion Max Holloway destroyed Justin Gaethje with one second remaining in their Lightweight bout.
  
  In SportsBiz: World Athletics, the governing body for track and field, will award US$50,000 to each gold medalist at the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Paris as part of a US$2.4Million total prize pool covering 48 events.
  
  The prize money will be extended to winners of silver and bronze medals at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, dramatically reversing more than a century of history where most Olympic athletes were amateurs.
  
  This also makes World Athletics the first international federation to offer Olympics prize money.
  In rugby league: The Canberra Raiders nailed a 21-20 golden point win over the unlucky Gold Coast Titans.
   
  Under-pressure South Sydney Head Coach Jason Demetriou expects to still be in the job next week against the Melbourne Storm after their bye round, despite the Bunnies 22-34 loss to the Cronulla Sharks on Saturday.
   
  “Nobody has told me otherwise,” he told reporters, “So we’ll just turn up and see.”
   
  Manly and the NZ Warriors played out the first draw of the 2024 NRL season, finishing deadlocked at 22 all in Auckland on Saturday.
   
  And only in America: Every decade or so, a new sports star streaks across the landscape, someone who’s able to not only attract hard-core sports viewers but casual ones eager to witness what all the fuss is about.
  
  Think Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods or Patrick Mahomes. They just play the game differently. They do things you’ve never seen before. Win or lose, they’re ratings magnets.
  That’s Caitlin Clark. 
  
  Consider: ABC/ESPN’s 18.9 million average viewers for Iowa vs. South Carolina nearly doubled the record 9.9 million for last year’s game.
  
  And at The Masters: Tiger Woods still draws the biggest gallery at Augusta, despite languishing 60th on the leader board.
  
  Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler holds a one-shot lead heading into the final round, with Collin Morikawa just one stroke back after shooting a three-under 69 on Sunday to move ahead of Max Homa (-5), Ludvig Åberg (-4) and Bryson DeChambeau (-3) in the Top 5.
  
  Other notable players, Ryan Fox, son of Grant is in 21st spot, cousin Tony Finau is in 37, Vijay Singh is 58th two spots ahead of Tiger.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby...]]>2817s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean912fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-03-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e11-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59443819                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby: Will Harrison converted a pressure penalty after the final hooter to level the scores 40-40.
   
  He then nailed a drop goal in sudden death for the NSW Waratahs to snap a five-game losing streak and beat the Crusaders in a thriller last night that saw the lead change 12 times at Sydney's Allianz Stadium.
   
  And another good win for Moana Pasifika in Whangarei, New Zealand yesterday 18-15 over the Reds, albeit after two of the Queensland players were shown their colours.
   
  In Football: Italian Club Atalanta stunned Anfield with a 3-0 win, to leave Liverpool with a mountain to climb to reach the Europa League semi-finals.
   
  It was Liverpool’s first home defeat in all competitions for 14 months.
  
  “I have nothing positive to say about the game,” said J Klopp.
  
  In SportsBiz: Caitlin Clark will leave college basketball without a national championship, but she achieved something nearly as historic: Due to her star power, the NCAA’s women’s college basketball championship grabbed a bigger TV audience than the men’s championship for the first time.
  
  Thanks to Caitlin Clark ABC/ESPN’s 18.9 million average viewers for Iowa vs. South Carolina outpaced the 14.8 million viewers for TNT/TBS/truTV’s coverage of the UConn vs. Purdue men’s championship according to Nielsen.
  
  More on Caitlin Clark? The WNBA has announced that 36 out of 40 Indiana Fever games this season will be on national television. Indiana holds the top pick in the upcoming WNBA draft and is expected to select the Iowa College basketball superstar.
  
  In rugby league: The Eels have landed a huge coup, with Dragons star Zac Lomax set to sign a bumper contract worth A$2.6Million to join Brad Arthur & sons.
  
  According to the SMH, Lomax’s fresh deal will span over four years.
  Lomax was granted a release from the final two years of his St George contract last week, freeing him up to sign with the Eels for 2025 and beyond.
  
  At The Masters: Tiger Woods was one of 27 players unable to complete their first round on the opening day of The Masters, with play delayed due to rain.
   
  He was one-under par through 13 holes when the first round was halted - meaning he has to play 23 holes today to finish his first round and complete his second.
  
  Woods is attempting to make the cut for a 24th-consecutive appearance at Augusta, which would be a new record.
  
  Meanwhile, his playing partner Max Homa finished with an impressive six-under 67 - to sit second after the first-round, one shot behind Bryson DeChambeau’s seven-under.
   
  Finally, only in America: Previously considered one of baseball superstar Shoshei Ohtani’s closest friends – his former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara could receive a fine of up to US$1Million and/or 30 years in prison.
  
  Among the key details in the federal case against Mizuhara:
  
  · He generated a total of US$142.3Million in winning bets and US$182.9M in losing ones and so amassed a gambling debt of nearly US$41M. 
  
  · His average bet was about US$12,800, and over two years he placed an average of 25 bets per day. Is that a betting addiction or what?
  
  · Mizuhara allegedly joked at one point to a bookmaker in 2022, “I’m terrible at this sport betting thing, huh? LOL. Technically, I did steal from Ohtani,” Mizuhara is alleged to have told the bookmaker later. “It’s all over for me.”
  
  And me, and that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59443819Fri, 12 Apr 2024 20:39:40 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 11 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Saturday morning 13 April 2024.                                            ...                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby: Will Harrison converted a pressure penalty after the final hooter to level the scores 40-40.
   
  He then nailed a drop goal in sudden death for the NSW Waratahs to snap a five-game losing streak and beat the Crusaders in a thriller last night that saw the lead change 12 times at Sydney's Allianz Stadium.
   
  And another good win for Moana Pasifika in Whangarei, New Zealand yesterday 18-15 over the Reds, albeit after two of the Queensland players were shown their colours.
   
  In Football: Italian Club Atalanta stunned Anfield with a 3-0 win, to leave Liverpool with a mountain to climb to reach the Europa League semi-finals.
   
  It was Liverpool’s first home defeat in all competitions for 14 months.
  
  “I have nothing positive to say about the game,” said J Klopp.
  
  In SportsBiz: Caitlin Clark will leave college basketball without a national championship, but she achieved something nearly as historic: Due to her star power, the NCAA’s women’s college basketball championship grabbed a bigger TV audience than the men’s championship for the first time.
  
  Thanks to Caitlin Clark ABC/ESPN’s 18.9 million average viewers for Iowa vs. South Carolina outpaced the 14.8 million viewers for TNT/TBS/truTV’s coverage of the UConn vs. Purdue men’s championship according to Nielsen.
  
  More on Caitlin Clark? The WNBA has announced that 36 out of 40 Indiana Fever games this season will be on national television. Indiana holds the top pick in the upcoming WNBA draft and is expected to select the Iowa College basketball superstar.
  
  In rugby league: The Eels have landed a huge coup, with Dragons star Zac Lomax set to sign a bumper contract worth A$2.6Million to join Brad Arthur & sons.
  
  According to the SMH, Lomax’s fresh deal will span over four years.
  Lomax was granted a release from the final two years of his St George contract last week, freeing him up to sign with the Eels for 2025 and beyond.
  
  At The Masters: Tiger Woods was one of 27 players unable to complete their first round on the opening day of The Masters, with play delayed due to rain.
   
  He was one-under par through 13 holes when the first round was halted - meaning he has to play 23 holes today to finish his first round and complete his second.
  
  Woods is attempting to make the cut for a 24th-consecutive appearance at Augusta, which would be a new record.
  
  Meanwhile, his playing partner Max Homa finished with an impressive six-under 67 - to sit second after the first-round, one shot behind Bryson DeChambeau’s seven-under.
   
  Finally, only in America: Previously considered one of baseball superstar Shoshei Ohtani’s closest friends – his former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara could receive a fine of up to US$1Million and/or 30 years in prison.
  
  Among the key details in the federal case against Mizuhara:
  
  · He generated a total of US$142.3Million in winning bets and US$182.9M in losing ones and so amassed a gambling debt of nearly US$41M. 
  
  · His average bet was about US$12,800, and over two years he placed an average of 25 bets per day. Is that a betting addiction or what?
  
  · Mizuhara allegedly joked at one point to a bookmaker in 2022, “I’m terrible at this sport betting thing, huh? LOL. Technically, I did steal from Ohtani,” Mizuhara is alleged to have told the bookmaker later. “It’s all over for me.”
  
  And me, and that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want...]]>2947s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean911fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-04-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e10-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59430245
  BreakfastBites, rugby, rugby7s, Fiji Rugby, rugby union, rugby league, , rugby, rugby7s, FijiRugby, rugbyunion, rugbyleague, Raka, FRU, Fiji, rugby 7s, rugby sevens]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59430245Fri, 12 Apr 2024 02:33:37 +0000Culden Kamea12-04-2024 Breakfast Bites FIJI & PACIFIC SPORTS NEWS Podcast S09E10 #TeivovoSports #TeivovoDigital BreakfastBites, rugby, rugby7s, Fiji Rugby, rugby union, rugby league, , rugby, rugby7s, FijiRugby, rugbyunion, rugbyleague, Raka, FRU, Fiji,...
  BreakfastBites, rugby, rugby7s, Fiji Rugby, rugby union, rugby league, , rugby, rugby7s, FijiRugby, rugbyunion, rugbyleague, Raka, FRU, Fiji, rugby 7s, rugby sevens]]>2677s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unioncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-04-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e09-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59403021                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby: BREAKING NEWS: Fijian Drua star Frank Lomani has been suspended for six weeks for striking a Melbourne Rebels player on the back of the head with his elbow, and Prop Jone Koroiduadua has also been for suspended two weeks for a head butt during the same game last weekend.
   
  In Football: Our world famous tips for the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals first leg today, we tip Atlético Madrid to bojangles Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint Germaine to barbie Barcelona. This after Arsenal drew 2-2 with Bayern Munich and Man City and Real Madrid drew 3-3 yesterday.
   
  In SportsBiz: She isn’t even drafted yet, but the Las Vegas Aces are moving their game against the Indiana Fever on July 2 from the Michelob Ultra Arena which has 12,000 seats to T-Mobile Arena with its 20,000 seats to accommodate the matchup against Iowa star Caitlin Clark, who has yet to even be drafted in the WNBA.
  
  In rugby league, and in more BREAKING NEWS: Mal Meninga no less is the Coach the South Sydney Board wants to replace current boss, Jason Demetriou when they sack him after the Cronulla Sharks game this weekend.
  
  After five wins from 18 NRL games, big Jason D is a dead man walking. Can Big Mal fix Souths?
   
  In Boxing: Mike Tyson took off his shirt at a meet and greet event with fans last weekend saying, “I need to show them what they’re betting on,” referring to his upcoming fight against Jake Paul in Texas on 20 July.
   
  And at 57 the former undisputed World Heavyweight Champion was ripped.
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59403021Wed, 10 Apr 2024 21:20:19 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 09 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Thursday morning 11 April 2024.                                            ...                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby: BREAKING NEWS: Fijian Drua star Frank Lomani has been suspended for six weeks for striking a Melbourne Rebels player on the back of the head with his elbow, and Prop Jone Koroiduadua has also been for suspended two weeks for a head butt during the same game last weekend.
   
  In Football: Our world famous tips for the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals first leg today, we tip Atlético Madrid to bojangles Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint Germaine to barbie Barcelona. This after Arsenal drew 2-2 with Bayern Munich and Man City and Real Madrid drew 3-3 yesterday.
   
  In SportsBiz: She isn’t even drafted yet, but the Las Vegas Aces are moving their game against the Indiana Fever on July 2 from the Michelob Ultra Arena which has 12,000 seats to T-Mobile Arena with its 20,000 seats to accommodate the matchup against Iowa star Caitlin Clark, who has yet to even be drafted in the WNBA.
  
  In rugby league, and in more BREAKING NEWS: Mal Meninga no less is the Coach the South Sydney Board wants to replace current boss, Jason Demetriou when they sack him after the Cronulla Sharks game this weekend.
  
  After five wins from 18 NRL games, big Jason D is a dead man walking. Can Big Mal fix Souths?
   
  In Boxing: Mike Tyson took off his shirt at a meet and greet event with fans last weekend saying, “I need to show them what they’re betting on,” referring to his upcoming fight against Jake Paul in Texas on 20 July.
   
  And at 57 the former undisputed World Heavyweight Champion was ripped.
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>1667s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean99fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-04-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e08-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59402729                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby: Some social media rugby experts are blaming one-sided match officials for picking on the Fijian Drua and frustrating players as the main reason for their big loss to the Melbourne Rebels last weekend.
   
  Well I beg to differ and say rubbish! No matter what happens on-field, there is no place for player indiscipline and striking out against opposition players.
   
  In Football: Anonymous online supporters of the Islamic terror group ISIS have issued a threat to soccer stadiums across Europe ahead of major games in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League being played this morning.
   
  A post disseminated this week by the pro-ISIS online media outlet Al Azaim Foundation showed graphic imagery of a gunman in a balaclava, with the message, "Kill them all," in large text.
  The post lists Paris's Parc de Prince and Madrid's Santiago Bernabéu as targets.
  
  Yesterday Real Madrid and Manchester City drew 3-3 without incident and Arsenal drew 2-2 with Bayern Munich in Germany.
  
  In SportsBiz: With Caitlin Clark being the biggest story in sports, TV ratings for the finals title game, where South Carolina beat her team Iowa 75-87, peaked at a whopping 24 million and averaged 18.7 million TV viewers.
  
  ESPN said it was the most watched basketball game since 2019, beating the ratings for every sporting event outside of football and the Olympics in that period.
   
  In rugby league: “Lord Nelson” Asofa-Solomona has been listed on the extended bench, and could be a late inclusion to play his first NRL game for the season in the Melbourne Storm versus Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at AAMI Park, 6pm on Friday night.
   
  In WWE Wrestling: The WWE finally gave the fans what they wanted.
   
  Cody Rhodes ended Roman Reigns’ historic 1316-day run as World Champion to conclude WrestleMania XL.
  
  Unsurprisingly the match, contested under ‘Bloodline Rules’ - aka no disqualifications - featured a heavy dosage of interference, with Rhodes’ friends, and also some with little to do with him, helping him overcome Reigns’ allies, including “The Rock”.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59402729Tue, 09 Apr 2024 21:10:00 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 08 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Wednesday morning 10 April 2024.                                            ...                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby: Some social media rugby experts are blaming one-sided match officials for picking on the Fijian Drua and frustrating players as the main reason for their big loss to the Melbourne Rebels last weekend.
   
  Well I beg to differ and say rubbish! No matter what happens on-field, there is no place for player indiscipline and striking out against opposition players.
   
  In Football: Anonymous online supporters of the Islamic terror group ISIS have issued a threat to soccer stadiums across Europe ahead of major games in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League being played this morning.
   
  A post disseminated this week by the pro-ISIS online media outlet Al Azaim Foundation showed graphic imagery of a gunman in a balaclava, with the message, "Kill them all," in large text.
  The post lists Paris's Parc de Prince and Madrid's Santiago Bernabéu as targets.
  
  Yesterday Real Madrid and Manchester City drew 3-3 without incident and Arsenal drew 2-2 with Bayern Munich in Germany.
  
  In SportsBiz: With Caitlin Clark being the biggest story in sports, TV ratings for the finals title game, where South Carolina beat her team Iowa 75-87, peaked at a whopping 24 million and averaged 18.7 million TV viewers.
  
  ESPN said it was the most watched basketball game since 2019, beating the ratings for every sporting event outside of football and the Olympics in that period.
   
  In rugby league: “Lord Nelson” Asofa-Solomona has been listed on the extended bench, and could be a late inclusion to play his first NRL game for the season in the Melbourne Storm versus Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at AAMI Park, 6pm on Friday night.
   
  In WWE Wrestling: The WWE finally gave the fans what they wanted.
   
  Cody Rhodes ended Roman Reigns’ historic 1316-day run as World Champion to conclude WrestleMania XL.
  
  Unsurprisingly the match, contested under ‘Bloodline Rules’ - aka no disqualifications - featured a heavy dosage of interference, with Rhodes’ friends, and also some with little to do with him, helping him overcome Reigns’ allies, including “The Rock”.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>1857s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean98fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/09-04-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e07-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59354181                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby: It was a double Kiwi delight as the curtain came down on a sensational Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong 7s in front of a 40,000 strong sell-out crowd yesterday.
   
  New Zealand beat USA 36-7 in the Women’s final to top the Series standings with one tournament remaining in Singapore. Australia 24-21 France for bronze.
  
  Meanwhile the All Blacks 7s won the Men’s final 10-7 against France for their first SVNS title of the season. Ireland 14-5 Australia for bronze.
  
  In the Women’s semi-finals Australia 14-28 New Zealand, while USA 19-5 France. And in the Men’s semis Ireland 10-26 France and Australia 7-26 New Zealand.
  
  Fiji beat South Africa 14-33 and Fijiana 19-15 Canada so both finished in fifth place.
  
  Argentina, smarting from not making the Cup competition in the Mother of all rugby 7s tournaments, whacked Samoa 42 nil for 9th place.
   
  In Football: Liverpool were held to a damaging 2-2 draw by Manchester United as they handed the initiative to Arsenal in the Premier League title race, while Tottenham moved into fourth place with a 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest on Monday morning.
   
  Tottenham’s 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest win moves them above Aston Villa on goal difference and they also hold a game in hand in the race to qualify for the Champions League via a top four finish.
   
  This after Aston Villa drew 3-3 with Brentford.
   
  In SportsBiz: Last Friday night, an average of 14.2 million people tuned in to a thrilling NCAA March Madness Women’s basketball semifinal between Iowa and UConn, which easily broke all established records and more, becoming the most-watched college basketball game on ESPN ever, college or pro, men’s or women’s.
   
  Viewership on the final is yet to be confirmed, but expect it to pass 16 million.
   
  All of which has left experts across the women’s basketball industry wondering: Were people perhaps right to criticize the US$920Million bundle signed in January with Disney, that values the Women’s basketball tournament at US$65M annually, twice its previous price?
   
  In rugby league: South Sydney Coach Jason Demetriou is facing what is almost a “win-or-get-sacked” game against Cronulla next week as the Rabbitohs’s horror run of form threatens his job.
   
  After a woeful 34-4 loss to the NZ Warriors last Saturday, there are multiple reports of just how close Rabbitohs directors are to swinging the axe.
  
  The Daily Telegraph reports the situation will come to a head if Souths loses to the Sharks next week, a game where they’ll be without superstar fullback Latrell Mitchell following his three-week striking ban.
  
  In WWE Wrestling: “The Rock” has made his long-awaited return to pro wrestling, helping cousin Roman Reigns prevail over Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins in the night one main event of WrestleMania XL.
   
  Involved in his first true match since WrestleMania 29 some 11 years ago, the 51-year-old was in incredible physical condition as expected at a jam-packed open-air Lincoln Financial Field, home of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59354181Mon, 08 Apr 2024 23:09:24 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 07 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 09 April 2024.                                              ...                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby: It was a double Kiwi delight as the curtain came down on a sensational Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong 7s in front of a 40,000 strong sell-out crowd yesterday.
   
  New Zealand beat USA 36-7 in the Women’s final to top the Series standings with one tournament remaining in Singapore. Australia 24-21 France for bronze.
  
  Meanwhile the All Blacks 7s won the Men’s final 10-7 against France for their first SVNS title of the season. Ireland 14-5 Australia for bronze.
  
  In the Women’s semi-finals Australia 14-28 New Zealand, while USA 19-5 France. And in the Men’s semis Ireland 10-26 France and Australia 7-26 New Zealand.
  
  Fiji beat South Africa 14-33 and Fijiana 19-15 Canada so both finished in fifth place.
  
  Argentina, smarting from not making the Cup competition in the Mother of all rugby 7s tournaments, whacked Samoa 42 nil for 9th place.
   
  In Football: Liverpool were held to a damaging 2-2 draw by Manchester United as they handed the initiative to Arsenal in the Premier League title race, while Tottenham moved into fourth place with a 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest on Monday morning.
   
  Tottenham’s 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest win moves them above Aston Villa on goal difference and they also hold a game in hand in the race to qualify for the Champions League via a top four finish.
   
  This after Aston Villa drew 3-3 with Brentford.
   
  In SportsBiz: Last Friday night, an average of 14.2 million people tuned in to a thrilling NCAA March Madness Women’s basketball semifinal between Iowa and UConn, which easily broke all established records and more, becoming the most-watched college basketball game on ESPN ever, college or pro, men’s or women’s.
   
  Viewership on the final is yet to be confirmed, but expect it to pass 16 million.
   
  All of which has left experts across the women’s basketball industry wondering: Were people perhaps right to criticize the US$920Million bundle signed in January with Disney, that values the Women’s basketball tournament at US$65M annually, twice its previous price?
   
  In rugby league: South Sydney Coach Jason Demetriou is facing what is almost a “win-or-get-sacked” game against Cronulla next week as the Rabbitohs’s horror run of form threatens his job.
   
  After a woeful 34-4 loss to the NZ Warriors last Saturday, there are multiple reports of just how close Rabbitohs directors are to swinging the axe.
  
  The Daily Telegraph reports the situation will come to a head if Souths loses to the Sharks next week, a game where they’ll be without superstar fullback Latrell Mitchell following his three-week striking ban.
  
  In WWE Wrestling: “The Rock” has made his long-awaited return to pro wrestling, helping cousin Roman Reigns prevail over Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins in the night one main event of WrestleMania XL.
   
  Involved in his first true match since WrestleMania 29 some 11 years ago, the 51-year-old was in incredible physical condition as expected at a jam-packed open-air Lincoln Financial Field, home of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining...]]>2577s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean97fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/07-04-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e06-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59325329                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby: The Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong 7s Men’s semi-finals feature Australia vs New Zealand, while USA play France in the Women’s semi-finals.
  
  And no Fiji in the Men’s semis where Ireland vs France and Australia vs New Zealand as the 7s Series leaders, Argentina fail to make it out of their pool.
  
  Earlier Fiji beat France 7-14 in their final pool game and in the Men’s Cup quarter-finals Ireland 24-19 USA, France 24-10 Spain, Australia 15-0 South Africa and New Zealand 19-12 Fiji.
  
  So Fijiana plays Canada at 6.32pm, followed by Fiji versus South Africa at 7pm in a fifth place play-off today.
  
  Samoa lost to South Africa 26-7 but bounced back for a good win over Great Britain 7-12. Samoa will be tested against Argentina at 3.40pm today.
   
  In Football: Arsenal moved to the top of the Premier League as goals from Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz and Leandro Trossard added the gloss to another clinical performance from the Gunners to beat Brighton 3-0 overnight.
   
  Mikel Arteta's men edge one point clear of Liverpool, who face Manchester United later today.
   
  In rugby league: The Dolphins secured an impressive 26-16 win over Wests Tigers at Suncorp Stadium yesterday, for Wayne Bennett to best his apprentice Benji Marshall, and move to the top of the NRL ladder undefeated after three straight wins.
   
  In Boxing: Police are investigating an alleged incident involving Jon Jones after a drug-testing agent from Drug Free Sport filed a police report alleging that the UFC Heavyweight Champion assaulted her and threatened to kill her during a recent visit to his home to obtain his urine sample.
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59325329Sat, 06 Apr 2024 22:39:16 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 06 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Sunday morning 07 April 2024.                                              ...                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby: The Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong 7s Men’s semi-finals feature Australia vs New Zealand, while USA play France in the Women’s semi-finals.
  
  And no Fiji in the Men’s semis where Ireland vs France and Australia vs New Zealand as the 7s Series leaders, Argentina fail to make it out of their pool.
  
  Earlier Fiji beat France 7-14 in their final pool game and in the Men’s Cup quarter-finals Ireland 24-19 USA, France 24-10 Spain, Australia 15-0 South Africa and New Zealand 19-12 Fiji.
  
  So Fijiana plays Canada at 6.32pm, followed by Fiji versus South Africa at 7pm in a fifth place play-off today.
  
  Samoa lost to South Africa 26-7 but bounced back for a good win over Great Britain 7-12. Samoa will be tested against Argentina at 3.40pm today.
   
  In Football: Arsenal moved to the top of the Premier League as goals from Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz and Leandro Trossard added the gloss to another clinical performance from the Gunners to beat Brighton 3-0 overnight.
   
  Mikel Arteta's men edge one point clear of Liverpool, who face Manchester United later today.
   
  In rugby league: The Dolphins secured an impressive 26-16 win over Wests Tigers at Suncorp Stadium yesterday, for Wayne Bennett to best his apprentice Benji Marshall, and move to the top of the NRL ladder undefeated after three straight wins.
   
  In Boxing: Police are investigating an alleged incident involving Jon Jones after a drug-testing agent from Drug Free Sport filed a police report alleging that the UFC Heavyweight Champion assaulted her and threatened to kill her during a recent visit to his home to obtain his urine sample.
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>1867s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean96fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/06-04-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e05-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59316115                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby: France, New Zealand, USA and South Africa sailed through to the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong 7s Men’s quarter-finals with perfect records on day one.
   
  The All Blacks 7s beat Great Britain 7-12 and they have finally figured out Argentina; shutting down Los Pumas 22 zip in what was the key Men’s result on Day One.
   
  All eyes were on Australia’s opening game as Michael Hooper made his 7s debut after 125 Test caps - including 69 as captain of the Wallabies to his name.
  Hooper got his 7s career off to a winning start 12-0 over Fiji, but Australia were later beaten 14-19 by France.
  In other results from yesterday: After their 12 nil loss to Australia, Fiji Men then trounced Canada 5-45 and so must beat France at 5.43pm today to make the QFs.
   
  Team Fijiana also lost to Australia 19-12, but bounced back with a 24-7 win over South Africa. They play Ireland at 3.02pm later today.
   
  Also in Hong Kong yesterday, Samoa 14-17 Spain, then they lost to Ireland 12-7 and their final pool game vs South Africa is at 2.16pm today.
   
  In Football: Man U led 3-2 in the dying stages of second half stoppage time at Stamford Bridge and looked on course for a vital win.
   
  But a moment of madness from United defender Diogo Dalot sparked a staggering four-minute collapse as Cole Palmer’s hat-trick secured a famous 4-3 win for Chelsea.
  In rugby league: The Bulldogs survived a stunning second-half comeback from the Sydney Roosters to hang on for a 30-26 win in wet and wild conditions at Accor Stadium last night.
   
  It was a tale of two halves with the Dogs shooting out to a 26-nil lead in the first half, as the Roosters imploded with three star players gone - Dom Young was sent off, while Sam Walker and James Tedesco both failed HIAs.
  But the Tricolours came out after halftime a completely different side: Egan Butcher bagged a double, while Naufahu Whyte and Joseph Manu also crossed.
  Burton scored his third of the night, but the Roosters, who were down to 11 men by then, could not keep the pressure on, and the Bulldogs managed to hang on.
  In Boxing: Top promoter Eddie Hearn is adamant that Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury will easily earn at least £100million each from fighting one another later this year or early in 2025.
   
  First though, there is the small matter of The Ukranian Warrior who The Gypsy King needs to deal with.
   
  Finally in March Madness: The average resale listing price for the upcoming Women’s semifinals in Cleveland is US$1556, according to ticket aggregator TicketIQ, with an average get-in price of US$479, which has soared by more than 50% in the last four days after Iowa and Caitlin Clark—college basketball’s all-time scoring leader and currently the biggest star in the sport—defeated LSU in their regional finals.
   
  In comparison, the average semifinals listing price for the men’s event is US$1422, with a get-in price of US$456.
  Go Caitlin Go!
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59316115Fri, 05 Apr 2024 23:33:56 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 05 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Saturday morning 06 April 2024.                                            ...                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby: France, New Zealand, USA and South Africa sailed through to the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong 7s Men’s quarter-finals with perfect records on day one.
   
  The All Blacks 7s beat Great Britain 7-12 and they have finally figured out Argentina; shutting down Los Pumas 22 zip in what was the key Men’s result on Day One.
   
  All eyes were on Australia’s opening game as Michael Hooper made his 7s debut after 125 Test caps - including 69 as captain of the Wallabies to his name.
  Hooper got his 7s career off to a winning start 12-0 over Fiji, but Australia were later beaten 14-19 by France.
  In other results from yesterday: After their 12 nil loss to Australia, Fiji Men then trounced Canada 5-45 and so must beat France at 5.43pm today to make the QFs.
   
  Team Fijiana also lost to Australia 19-12, but bounced back with a 24-7 win over South Africa. They play Ireland at 3.02pm later today.
   
  Also in Hong Kong yesterday, Samoa 14-17 Spain, then they lost to Ireland 12-7 and their final pool game vs South Africa is at 2.16pm today.
   
  In Football: Man U led 3-2 in the dying stages of second half stoppage time at Stamford Bridge and looked on course for a vital win.
   
  But a moment of madness from United defender Diogo Dalot sparked a staggering four-minute collapse as Cole Palmer’s hat-trick secured a famous 4-3 win for Chelsea.
  In rugby league: The Bulldogs survived a stunning second-half comeback from the Sydney Roosters to hang on for a 30-26 win in wet and wild conditions at Accor Stadium last night.
   
  It was a tale of two halves with the Dogs shooting out to a 26-nil lead in the first half, as the Roosters imploded with three star players gone - Dom Young was sent off, while Sam Walker and James Tedesco both failed HIAs.
  But the Tricolours came out after halftime a completely different side: Egan Butcher bagged a double, while Naufahu Whyte and Joseph Manu also crossed.
  Burton scored his third of the night, but the Roosters, who were down to 11 men by then, could not keep the pressure on, and the Bulldogs managed to hang on.
  In Boxing: Top promoter Eddie Hearn is adamant that Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury will easily earn at least £100million each from fighting one another later this year or early in 2025.
   
  First though, there is the small matter of The Ukranian Warrior who The Gypsy King needs to deal with.
   
  Finally in March Madness: The average resale listing price for the upcoming Women’s semifinals in Cleveland is US$1556, according to ticket aggregator TicketIQ, with an average get-in price of US$479, which has soared by more than 50% in the last four days after Iowa and Caitlin Clark—college basketball’s all-time scoring leader and currently the biggest star in the sport—defeated LSU in their regional finals.
   
  In comparison, the average semifinals listing price for the men’s event is US$1422, with a get-in price of US$456.
  Go Caitlin Go!
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague...]]>2737s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean95fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/05-04-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e04-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59298616                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby: At the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong 7s today: Fiji Men play Australia at 9.30pm, then Canada at 12.33am and France at 5.43pm on Saturday in their last pool game.
   
  Team Fijiana plays Australia at 4.25pm today, followed by South Africa at 7.12pm, and they play Ireland at 3.02pm on Saturday.
   
  Also in Hong Kong today at 3.16pm Samoa vs Spain, then they play Ireland at 6.49pm and their final pool game vs South Africa at 2.16pm tomorrow.
   
  Meanwhile, the Melbourne Rebels may be saved by an 11th hour private equity cash injection that will see the bankrupt Super Rugby side relocate to Melbourne’s western suburbs where a 15,000-seat stadium is being built in Tarneit, and there share facilities with A-League side Western United.
  
  A private equity-backed consortium led by former Qantas chairman and former CEO of Rio Tinto, Leigh Clifford says they’re close to raising A$30Million to invest in the struggling Rebels.
  
  In SportsBiz: The Las Vegas Grand Prix has been hailed as the biggest sporting event in the history of Las Vegas.
   
  The Clark County Commission’s debrief into Formula 1’s high-profile return to the city, reported the race was both the “largest sporting event with the largest global audience” in Las Vegas history and the most lucrative event ever held.
  
  The total economic impact of the grand prix for Clark County weighed in at a staggering US$1.5Billion.
  
  The bulk of that came directly from visitor spending, which totaled US$884Million.
  
  Formula 1 fans were found to spend 3.6 times more than the ordinary Las Vegas tourist, staying 4.1 nights on average and shelling out more than US$4100 per trip — and that’s without the cost of the F1 ticket prices.
  
  In rugby league: In a scintillating 11-try thriller at AAMI Park last night, the Melbourne Storm came from behind, scoring three times in the second half, including twice in the final five minutes, to snatch a heart-stopping 34-32 win over the Broncos.
   
  While on the sidelines, the Dragons could potentially make a play for Nelson Asofa-Solomona after it was revealed the Melbourne Storm star has fallen out of favour at the club, after Lord Nelson returned for preseason training out of shape.
   
  This explains why the big man is yet to feature for the Storm this season.
  
  It comes after the Dragons reached an agreement with their disgruntled star Zac Lomax, which would see the final two years of his contract mutually terminated, freeing up A$800,000 a season.
  Finally in March Madness: Remember the name – Caitlin Clarke!
   
  The ESPN telecast of Iowa’s 94-87 win over LSU averaged a staggering 12.3 million viewers on Monday night.
  
  That made it the most-watched women’s college basketball game on record, far surpassing the previous mark: 9.9 million viewers. 
  
  It was also the most-watched college hoops game ever, men’s or women’s, on ESPN platforms.
  Caitlin Clark is drawing both hard-core sports fans and casual TV viewers eager to find out what the fuss is all about.
  
  And it’s particularly impressive given the slow death of cable TV, especially ESPN’s distribution.
  With Clark being the biggest story in sports, TV ratings experts predict the Iowa-UConn game to post another record, even with a 9:30 pm ET tip time. 
  
  If Caitlin Clark advances again, a dream title game matchup between Iowa and unbeaten South Carolina would pull more than 16 million viewers, perhaps even outdrawing the men’s championship.
  
  If Clark and Iowa are knocked out in the Final Four the experts predict the women’s championship-game viewership would plummet by 10 million viewers.
  
  For context: UConn’s win over San Diego State in the men’s title game last year averaged 14.7 million viewers on CBS.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59298616Thu, 04 Apr 2024 21:22:06 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 04 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Friday morning 05 April 2024.                                              ...                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby: At the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong 7s today: Fiji Men play Australia at 9.30pm, then Canada at 12.33am and France at 5.43pm on Saturday in their last pool game.
   
  Team Fijiana plays Australia at 4.25pm today, followed by South Africa at 7.12pm, and they play Ireland at 3.02pm on Saturday.
   
  Also in Hong Kong today at 3.16pm Samoa vs Spain, then they play Ireland at 6.49pm and their final pool game vs South Africa at 2.16pm tomorrow.
   
  Meanwhile, the Melbourne Rebels may be saved by an 11th hour private equity cash injection that will see the bankrupt Super Rugby side relocate to Melbourne’s western suburbs where a 15,000-seat stadium is being built in Tarneit, and there share facilities with A-League side Western United.
  
  A private equity-backed consortium led by former Qantas chairman and former CEO of Rio Tinto, Leigh Clifford says they’re close to raising A$30Million to invest in the struggling Rebels.
  
  In SportsBiz: The Las Vegas Grand Prix has been hailed as the biggest sporting event in the history of Las Vegas.
   
  The Clark County Commission’s debrief into Formula 1’s high-profile return to the city, reported the race was both the “largest sporting event with the largest global audience” in Las Vegas history and the most lucrative event ever held.
  
  The total economic impact of the grand prix for Clark County weighed in at a staggering US$1.5Billion.
  
  The bulk of that came directly from visitor spending, which totaled US$884Million.
  
  Formula 1 fans were found to spend 3.6 times more than the ordinary Las Vegas tourist, staying 4.1 nights on average and shelling out more than US$4100 per trip — and that’s without the cost of the F1 ticket prices.
  
  In rugby league: In a scintillating 11-try thriller at AAMI Park last night, the Melbourne Storm came from behind, scoring three times in the second half, including twice in the final five minutes, to snatch a heart-stopping 34-32 win over the Broncos.
   
  While on the sidelines, the Dragons could potentially make a play for Nelson Asofa-Solomona after it was revealed the Melbourne Storm star has fallen out of favour at the club, after Lord Nelson returned for preseason training out of shape.
   
  This explains why the big man is yet to feature for the Storm this season.
  
  It comes after the Dragons reached an agreement with their disgruntled star Zac Lomax, which would see the final two years of his contract mutually terminated, freeing up A$800,000 a season.
  Finally in March Madness: Remember the name – Caitlin Clarke!
   
  The ESPN telecast of Iowa’s 94-87 win over LSU averaged a staggering 12.3 million viewers on Monday night.
  
  That made it the most-watched women’s college basketball game on record, far surpassing the previous mark: 9.9 million viewers. 
  
  It was also the most-watched college hoops game ever, men’s or women’s, on ESPN platforms.
  Caitlin Clark is drawing both hard-core sports fans and casual TV viewers eager to find out what the fuss is all about.
  
  And it’s particularly impressive given the slow death of cable TV, especially ESPN’s distribution.
  With Clark being the biggest story in sports, TV ratings experts predict the Iowa-UConn game to post another record, even with a 9:30 pm ET tip time. 
  
  If Caitlin Clark advances again, a dream title game matchup between Iowa and unbeaten South Carolina would pull more than 16 million viewers, perhaps even outdrawing the men’s championship.3207s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean94fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-04-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e03-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59267526                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby: Looks like the Wallabies rebuild under Kiwi Coach Joe Schmidt is starting off-field with renowned fellow Kiwi scrum doctor Mike Cron joining the Wallabies coaching staff.
   
  Cron will bring a wealth of experience to Australia’s set-up, having been an All Blacks assistant coach for more than 200 Tests.
  
  “Mike has added tremendous value in every program he has been involved with and brings a wealth of knowledge to our coaching group,” Wallabies Head Coach Schmidt said.
  
  In football: The German Football Association (DFB) will change the typeface used on its shirts after one of the numbers “44” on its kit drew comparisons to the “Nazi SS” symbol.
   
  The football association said in a statement: “None of the parties involved saw any proximity to Nazi symbolism in the creation process.”
  
  The DFB caused a stir last month when it announced that it would be replacing ADIDAS as its kit provider from 2027.
  
  The German outfitter, which has supplied the national team since the 1950s, will make way for US sportswear giant Nike.
  
  In boxing: After advice from their lawyer, Sebastian Fundora’s camp now says it will honour a rematch agreement with Tim Tszyu despite initially suggesting the Australian would be made to wait for another crack at the new super middleweight champion.
   
  But exactly who Tszyu fights next remains uncertain after the popular Australian poster boy lost his WBO Super Welterweight crown to Fundora in Las Vegas last weekend.
  
  In rugby league: NRL Round 05: The Tigers are reportedly set to hand young gun Latu Fainu his NRL debut, replacing rookie sensation Lachie Galvin.
  
  Broncos star Reece Walsh is training in headgear as the fullback readies for an earlier-than-expected return from a facial fracture.
  
  The Storm, meanwhile, are set to welcome back star five-eighth Cameron Munster from injury and Jahrome Hughes from suspension for their clash with the Broncos tomorrow night at AAMI Park.
  
  Meanwhile, a concussion to Josh Addo-Carr will see the Foxx miss the clash with the Sydney Roosters and star Bunnies Wing Alex Johnston is set for an extended stint on the sideline.
  
  Finally in the USA: Remember the name Caitlin Clark.
   
  The 22-year-old, who has already rewritten the college basketball record books, took another step to greatness yesterday with a blistering performance to lead Iowa to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament.
  
  In a blockbuster rematch of last year’s NCAA championship game, the Iowa Hawkeyes defeated the LSU Tigers 87-94 in a thrilling match-up in Albany, New York.
  
  Clark scored nearly half her team’s tally, finishing with 41 points, 12 assists and seven rebounds and nine three-pointers 
  
  For the first time in NCAA history, both the men’s and women’s teams for two schools have made their respective Final Fours: UConn and NC State.
  
  Iowa’s victory keeps the Caitlin Clark train alive into another Final Four.
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59267526Tue, 02 Apr 2024 22:13:45 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 03 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Wednesday morning 03 April 2024.                                            ...                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby: Looks like the Wallabies rebuild under Kiwi Coach Joe Schmidt is starting off-field with renowned fellow Kiwi scrum doctor Mike Cron joining the Wallabies coaching staff.
   
  Cron will bring a wealth of experience to Australia’s set-up, having been an All Blacks assistant coach for more than 200 Tests.
  
  “Mike has added tremendous value in every program he has been involved with and brings a wealth of knowledge to our coaching group,” Wallabies Head Coach Schmidt said.
  
  In football: The German Football Association (DFB) will change the typeface used on its shirts after one of the numbers “44” on its kit drew comparisons to the “Nazi SS” symbol.
   
  The football association said in a statement: “None of the parties involved saw any proximity to Nazi symbolism in the creation process.”
  
  The DFB caused a stir last month when it announced that it would be replacing ADIDAS as its kit provider from 2027.
  
  The German outfitter, which has supplied the national team since the 1950s, will make way for US sportswear giant Nike.
  
  In boxing: After advice from their lawyer, Sebastian Fundora’s camp now says it will honour a rematch agreement with Tim Tszyu despite initially suggesting the Australian would be made to wait for another crack at the new super middleweight champion.
   
  But exactly who Tszyu fights next remains uncertain after the popular Australian poster boy lost his WBO Super Welterweight crown to Fundora in Las Vegas last weekend.
  
  In rugby league: NRL Round 05: The Tigers are reportedly set to hand young gun Latu Fainu his NRL debut, replacing rookie sensation Lachie Galvin.
  
  Broncos star Reece Walsh is training in headgear as the fullback readies for an earlier-than-expected return from a facial fracture.
  
  The Storm, meanwhile, are set to welcome back star five-eighth Cameron Munster from injury and Jahrome Hughes from suspension for their clash with the Broncos tomorrow night at AAMI Park.
  
  Meanwhile, a concussion to Josh Addo-Carr will see the Foxx miss the clash with the Sydney Roosters and star Bunnies Wing Alex Johnston is set for an extended stint on the sideline.
  
  Finally in the USA: Remember the name Caitlin Clark.
   
  The 22-year-old, who has already rewritten the college basketball record books, took another step to greatness yesterday with a blistering performance to lead Iowa to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament.
  
  In a blockbuster rematch of last year’s NCAA championship game, the Iowa Hawkeyes defeated the LSU Tigers 87-94 in a thrilling match-up in Albany, New York.
  
  Clark scored nearly half her team’s tally, finishing with 41 points, 12 assists and seven rebounds and nine three-pointers 
  
  For the first time in NCAA history, both the men’s and women’s teams for two schools have made their respective Final Fours: UConn and NC State.
  
  Iowa’s victory keeps the Caitlin Clark train alive into another Final Four.
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby...]]>2507s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean91fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-04-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e02-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59253540                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby: Rookie Fijian Drua flyhalf, Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula is making waves after another outstanding kicking game in atrocious conditions in Lautoka last Saturday.
   
  Apart from his pin point kicking in general play, the rising young star slotted 16 points off the kicking tee to now sit just behind the All Blacks and Chiefs star, Damian McKenzie for points scored in this Super Rugby Pacific season 2024.
   
  In football: Man City failed to break down a determined Arsenal defence as a highly-anticipated clash at the top of the Premier League failed to live up to the hype in a 0-0 draw at the Etihad yesterday.
   
  So Liverpool go top, two points ahead of Arsenal and three clear of City with nine games to play.
  A share of the spoils preserves City’s unbeaten home run stretching back to November 2022 and ends Arsenal’s eight-match winning run in the Premier League.
  
  But it is the Gunners who will be happier with a point as they prevented Pep Guardiola’s men from scoring at the Etihad for the first time in two years and 58 home games in all competitions.
  
  In boxing: Australia’s Tim Tszyu has been told he will need to fight at least once before securing a world title rematch with Sebastian Fundora – who is now being steered towards Errol Spence Jnr.
   
  In a chaotic aftermath to Sunday’s bloody world title loss, Fundora’s Manager said his fighter will not be heading Down Under for any rematch, and that Tszyu must also now earn his way back into the challenger’s spot with at least one win.
  All of which prompted an angry response from No Limit CEO George Rose, who stressed Team Fundora know a rematch clause is in place, has a timeline and can be acted on as soon as Tszyu wants it.
  “So good luck trying to get out of it,” Rose said.
  In rugby league: Benji Marshall doesn’t care for comparisons to Wests Tigers teams of the past, declaring his club is on the “now train” following a stunning upset win over the Eels.
   
  The Tigers showed grit and determination in defence that hasn’t been seen in years, which set up the thrilling 17-16 win last night.
  
  Marshall was asked if the Tigers would have won the same game last season and the rookie coach didn’t mince his words in response.
  
  “We don’t care about what happened last year or the year before, we’re on the now train and moving forward we need to be better than what we were today for where we want to go, so there’s still a lot of improvement in us.”
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59253540Mon, 01 Apr 2024 22:04:04 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 02 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 02 April 2024.                                              ...                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby: Rookie Fijian Drua flyhalf, Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula is making waves after another outstanding kicking game in atrocious conditions in Lautoka last Saturday.
   
  Apart from his pin point kicking in general play, the rising young star slotted 16 points off the kicking tee to now sit just behind the All Blacks and Chiefs star, Damian McKenzie for points scored in this Super Rugby Pacific season 2024.
   
  In football: Man City failed to break down a determined Arsenal defence as a highly-anticipated clash at the top of the Premier League failed to live up to the hype in a 0-0 draw at the Etihad yesterday.
   
  So Liverpool go top, two points ahead of Arsenal and three clear of City with nine games to play.
  A share of the spoils preserves City’s unbeaten home run stretching back to November 2022 and ends Arsenal’s eight-match winning run in the Premier League.
  
  But it is the Gunners who will be happier with a point as they prevented Pep Guardiola’s men from scoring at the Etihad for the first time in two years and 58 home games in all competitions.
  
  In boxing: Australia’s Tim Tszyu has been told he will need to fight at least once before securing a world title rematch with Sebastian Fundora – who is now being steered towards Errol Spence Jnr.
   
  In a chaotic aftermath to Sunday’s bloody world title loss, Fundora’s Manager said his fighter will not be heading Down Under for any rematch, and that Tszyu must also now earn his way back into the challenger’s spot with at least one win.
  All of which prompted an angry response from No Limit CEO George Rose, who stressed Team Fundora know a rematch clause is in place, has a timeline and can be acted on as soon as Tszyu wants it.
  “So good luck trying to get out of it,” Rose said.
  In rugby league: Benji Marshall doesn’t care for comparisons to Wests Tigers teams of the past, declaring his club is on the “now train” following a stunning upset win over the Eels.
   
  The Tigers showed grit and determination in defence that hasn’t been seen in years, which set up the thrilling 17-16 win last night.
  
  Marshall was asked if the Tigers would have won the same game last season and the rookie coach didn’t mince his words in response.
  
  “We don’t care about what happened last year or the year before, we’re on the now train and moving forward we need to be better than what we were today for where we want to go, so there’s still a lot of improvement in us.”
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2257s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean92fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-04-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s09e01-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59241866                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby: The Swire Shipping Fijian Drua sit in 7th place on the Super Rugby Pacific ladder on 13 points, one spot below the Rebels who they play this Friday night in Melbourne – a must-win game for both teams.
   
  No doubt Mick Byrne will be pushing his troops hard for one more big effort, before their bye round next weekend, followed by the Hurricanes and Moana Pasifika at home in a back-to-back run which will be critical in determining where the 2024 Fijian Drua end up.
   
  In football: Son Heung-min’s late winner fired Tottenham to a 2-1 win over Luton but Aston Villa beat Wolves 2-0 to retake fourth place in the Premier League.
   
  Meanwhile Man U thought they had done enough to beat Brentford when Mason Mount scored in the 96th minute, only for the hosts to hit back and claim a well-deserved point.
  
  Chelsea remain in the bottom half of the table after they twice blew a lead at home to 10-man Burnley in a 2-2 draw.
  
  In boxing: An errant elbow from Sebastian Fundora in the second round, proved to be Tim Tszyu’s undoing yesterday afternoon, with a deep cut to the Australian’s head, a critical turning point, as the towering American claimed a split decision victory 116-112, 115-113, 112-116 at T Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, to become the new unified World Champion at 154 pounds.
   
  It was Tszyu’s first defeat of his professional career.
  
  Meanwhile in the undercard, fellow Aussie Michael Zerafa vowed to “steal the show”, that he would upset WBA Middleweight Champion Erislandy Lara to become a world champion.
  
  Instead it was the brutal left hand of the Cuban Lara that stopped the Australian in brutal fashion, sending Zerafa crumbling to the canvas in the second round.
  
  In rugby league: The NZ Warriors overcame an early injury blow to secure a 20-12 win over Kalyn Ponga and his Newcastle Knights in Auckland yesterday, with Roger Tuivasa-Sheck starring in his return to the No.1 jersey for the Kiwis, topping the metres run at 278M.
   
  Panthers flyer and Dally M Rookie of the Year 2023, Sunia Turuva has put himself on the open market after negotiations with Penrith fell flat.
  
  The Panthers reportedly tabled A$350,000 per-season, but Turuva, who is without a deal past 2024, could reportedly field offers worth around A$500,000 by rival clubs.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for Teivovorugby.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59241866Sun, 31 Mar 2024 23:07:06 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 01 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Easter Monday morning 01 April 2024.                                        ...                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby: The Swire Shipping Fijian Drua sit in 7th place on the Super Rugby Pacific ladder on 13 points, one spot below the Rebels who they play this Friday night in Melbourne – a must-win game for both teams.
   
  No doubt Mick Byrne will be pushing his troops hard for one more big effort, before their bye round next weekend, followed by the Hurricanes and Moana Pasifika at home in a back-to-back run which will be critical in determining where the 2024 Fijian Drua end up.
   
  In football: Son Heung-min’s late winner fired Tottenham to a 2-1 win over Luton but Aston Villa beat Wolves 2-0 to retake fourth place in the Premier League.
   
  Meanwhile Man U thought they had done enough to beat Brentford when Mason Mount scored in the 96th minute, only for the hosts to hit back and claim a well-deserved point.
  
  Chelsea remain in the bottom half of the table after they twice blew a lead at home to 10-man Burnley in a 2-2 draw.
  
  In boxing: An errant elbow from Sebastian Fundora in the second round, proved to be Tim Tszyu’s undoing yesterday afternoon, with a deep cut to the Australian’s head, a critical turning point, as the towering American claimed a split decision victory 116-112, 115-113, 112-116 at T Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, to become the new unified World Champion at 154 pounds.
   
  It was Tszyu’s first defeat of his professional career.
  
  Meanwhile in the undercard, fellow Aussie Michael Zerafa vowed to “steal the show”, that he would upset WBA Middleweight Champion Erislandy Lara to become a world champion.
  
  Instead it was the brutal left hand of the Cuban Lara that stopped the Australian in brutal fashion, sending Zerafa crumbling to the canvas in the second round.
  
  In rugby league: The NZ Warriors overcame an early injury blow to secure a 20-12 win over Kalyn Ponga and his Newcastle Knights in Auckland yesterday, with Roger Tuivasa-Sheck starring in his return to the No.1 jersey for the Kiwis, topping the metres run at 278M.
   
  Panthers flyer and Dally M Rookie of the Year 2023, Sunia Turuva has put himself on the open market after negotiations with Penrith fell flat.
  
  The Panthers reportedly tabled A$350,000 per-season, but Turuva, who is without a deal past 2024, could reportedly field offers worth around A$500,000 by rival clubs.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>2297s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean91fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/31-01-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e82-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59234708                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby: We all know that Aussies are whingers; first the NSW Waratahs Coach complained a week or so ago that some of his players suffered heat stroke at Churchill Park, then the Western Force boss says that some players nearly drowned in Lautoka yesterday after their 13-31 thrashing!
   
  The Kiwi Super Rugby teams never ever complain or blame the weather in Fiji when they lose here.
   
  Meanwhile, former Welsh rugby union star Louis Rees-Zammit, who claimed 31 caps for the Welsh national team in his rugby union career, has signed a deal with the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs through the NFL’s International Player Pathway Program.
  
  In football: A report for 2022–2023 shows the Welsh soccer team, Wrexham United owes its celebrity owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney US$11.3Million.
   
  However, things are looking up for the Club, promoted to the fourth tier of English soccer last year and they may be promoted again.
   
  In boxing: Undefeated Australian boxing superstar, Tim Tszyu said that his 1.97cm US rival, Sebastian Fundora looked “thin” and a completely different animal, declaring: “He’s a giraffe and I’m a tiger.”
   
  The two fighters hit the scales at exactly the same weight: 69.3kg for their fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas this afternoon.
  
  Just for good measure, Tszyu also branded some of the world’s biggest boxing stars who have jetted in for the fight – Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr as “pussies!”
  
  In SportsBiz: The NFL is allowing four more teams to expand into five new overseas markets:
  ·       the Giants with Germany
  ·       the Lions with rights to Austria, Canada, Germany and Switzerland
  ·       the Colts with Austria and Germany
  ·       and the Browns with Nigeria
  ·       Japan and South Korea claimed by the Rams, who also have China
  ·       and Argentina and Colombia claimed by the Dolphins.
  
  As recently as 2022, NFL teams were not allowed to market overseas, with the exception of the Jaguars in the UK.
  
  In rugby league: The Gold Coast Titans scored the first two tries, but then conceded 30 unanswered points at home as the Dolphins ran riot for a 30-14 win.
   
  As a result, Des Hasler is in charge of the first Club in 22 years - and just the third in NRL history - to concede 28 points in eight straight games when their loss to the Dolphins.
  
  He’s gotta be a dead man walking.
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59234708Sat, 30 Mar 2024 22:53:54 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 82 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Sunday morning 31 March 2024.                                                ...                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby: We all know that Aussies are whingers; first the NSW Waratahs Coach complained a week or so ago that some of his players suffered heat stroke at Churchill Park, then the Western Force boss says that some players nearly drowned in Lautoka yesterday after their 13-31 thrashing!
   
  The Kiwi Super Rugby teams never ever complain or blame the weather in Fiji when they lose here.
   
  Meanwhile, former Welsh rugby union star Louis Rees-Zammit, who claimed 31 caps for the Welsh national team in his rugby union career, has signed a deal with the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs through the NFL’s International Player Pathway Program.
  
  In football: A report for 2022–2023 shows the Welsh soccer team, Wrexham United owes its celebrity owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney US$11.3Million.
   
  However, things are looking up for the Club, promoted to the fourth tier of English soccer last year and they may be promoted again.
   
  In boxing: Undefeated Australian boxing superstar, Tim Tszyu said that his 1.97cm US rival, Sebastian Fundora looked “thin” and a completely different animal, declaring: “He’s a giraffe and I’m a tiger.”
   
  The two fighters hit the scales at exactly the same weight: 69.3kg for their fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas this afternoon.
  
  Just for good measure, Tszyu also branded some of the world’s biggest boxing stars who have jetted in for the fight – Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr as “pussies!”
  
  In SportsBiz: The NFL is allowing four more teams to expand into five new overseas markets:
  ·       the Giants with Germany
  ·       the Lions with rights to Austria, Canada, Germany and Switzerland
  ·       the Colts with Austria and Germany
  ·       and the Browns with Nigeria
  ·       Japan and South Korea claimed by the Rams, who also have China
  ·       and Argentina and Colombia claimed by the Dolphins.
  
  As recently as 2022, NFL teams were not allowed to market overseas, with the exception of the Jaguars in the UK.
  
  In rugby league: The Gold Coast Titans scored the first two tries, but then conceded 30 unanswered points at home as the Dolphins ran riot for a 30-14 win.
   
  As a result, Des Hasler is in charge of the first Club in 22 years - and just the third in NRL history - to concede 28 points in eight straight games when their loss to the Dolphins.
  
  He’s gotta be a dead man walking.
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for Teivovorugby.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2157s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean880fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/30-03-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e081-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59224663 
  Happy birthday yesterday Tulia.
                                                                    
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby: Top Fiji lawyer and social media celebrity Jon Apted surprisingly rated highly in an informal Teivovo Rugby poll on good Friday where fans were asked to choose a new Flying Fijians Head Coach between Mick Byrne, Senirusi Seruvakula and Apted, since the Fiji Rugby Union boss, Peter Mazey seems unable to make up his mind.
   
  In football: Spanish prosecutors are seeking two-and-a-half years jail plus payment of at least 50,000 euros compensation from disgraced ex-football boss, Luis Rubiales, who is facing trial for kissing Spain midfielder Jenni Hermoso on the lips against her will in Spain’s National Court.
   
  The incident took place after Spain beat England to win the Women’s World Cup final in Australia last year, when Rubiales held Hermoso’s head in both hands and forcibly kissed her on the lips after the game.
  
  In boxing: A blockbuster UFC grudge match between Dricus du Plessis and Israel Adesanya is being discussed for Australia after it was confirmed UFC305 will be held in Perth on Sunday 18 August 2024.
   
  However, Robert Whittaker was a surprise omission after UFC CEO Dana White announced that he will be headlining a Saudi Arabian card against Khamzat Chimaev on Saturday 22 June.
  
  In SportsBiz: Japanese baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani has emphatically denied any direct or indirect betting on baseball, or any other sports, and in turn has drawn a clear line that dramatically raises the stakes for forthcoming investigations. 
   
  In a 12-minute press conference where he did not take questions, the normally reserved Ohtani blamed the entire betting saga on his former translator and close friend, Ippei Mizuhara.
  
  "I’m saddened and shocked by the mistake made by someone I trusted,” Ohtani said in a prepared statement read in Japanese at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. “I myself have never bet on anything or asked anyone to do that on my behalf, and I have never gone through a bookmaker to bet on sports."
   
  In rugby league: In a historic moment for the growth of women’s rugby league, NRL Chief Executive Andrew Abdo confirmed the addition of the Bulldogs and NZ Warriors in an expanded NRLW competition that will feature a record 12 teams in 2025.
  
  Meanwhile last night, in another classic Queensland derby, the Broncos secured an impressive 38-12 win over the Cowboys thanks to veteran Adam Reynolds returning from injury in style, using his wide arsenal of kicks to terrify the Cowboys, finishing with three try assists – two off kicks, 657M kicking and 38 possessions. 
  
  Penrith flyer Sunia Turuva scored a hat-trick and Dylan Edwards was outstanding at fullback, handing in an early contender for try of the year after a brilliant individual effort.
  
  The Penrith Panthers extending their winning streak to nine straight over the Sydney Roosters with a 22-16 win in an action-packed game at Allianz Stadium.
  
  As we tipped it, the Rabbitohs rippled the Bulldogs at Accor Stadium.
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for Teivovorugby.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
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  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59224663Fri, 29 Mar 2024 23:40:52 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 81 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Saturday morning 30 March 2024.   Happy birthday yesterday Tulia.            ... 
  Happy birthday yesterday Tulia.
                                                                    
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby: Top Fiji lawyer and social media celebrity Jon Apted surprisingly rated highly in an informal Teivovo Rugby poll on good Friday where fans were asked to choose a new Flying Fijians Head Coach between Mick Byrne, Senirusi Seruvakula and Apted, since the Fiji Rugby Union boss, Peter Mazey seems unable to make up his mind.
   
  In football: Spanish prosecutors are seeking two-and-a-half years jail plus payment of at least 50,000 euros compensation from disgraced ex-football boss, Luis Rubiales, who is facing trial for kissing Spain midfielder Jenni Hermoso on the lips against her will in Spain’s National Court.
   
  The incident took place after Spain beat England to win the Women’s World Cup final in Australia last year, when Rubiales held Hermoso’s head in both hands and forcibly kissed her on the lips after the game.
  
  In boxing: A blockbuster UFC grudge match between Dricus du Plessis and Israel Adesanya is being discussed for Australia after it was confirmed UFC305 will be held in Perth on Sunday 18 August 2024.
   
  However, Robert Whittaker was a surprise omission after UFC CEO Dana White announced that he will be headlining a Saudi Arabian card against Khamzat Chimaev on Saturday 22 June.
  
  In SportsBiz: Japanese baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani has emphatically denied any direct or indirect betting on baseball, or any other sports, and in turn has drawn a clear line that dramatically raises the stakes for forthcoming investigations. 
   
  In a 12-minute press conference where he did not take questions, the normally reserved Ohtani blamed the entire betting saga on his former translator and close friend, Ippei Mizuhara.
  
  "I’m saddened and shocked by the mistake made by someone I trusted,” Ohtani said in a prepared statement read in Japanese at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. “I myself have never bet on anything or asked anyone to do that on my behalf, and I have never gone through a bookmaker to bet on sports."
   
  In rugby league: In a historic moment for the growth of women’s rugby league, NRL Chief Executive Andrew Abdo confirmed the addition of the Bulldogs and NZ Warriors in an expanded NRLW competition that will feature a record 12 teams in 2025.
  
  Meanwhile last night, in another classic Queensland derby, the Broncos secured an impressive 38-12 win over the Cowboys thanks to veteran Adam Reynolds returning from injury in style, using his wide arsenal of kicks to terrify the Cowboys, finishing with three try assists – two off kicks, 657M kicking and 38 possessions. 
  
  Penrith flyer Sunia Turuva scored a hat-trick and Dylan Edwards was outstanding at fullback, handing in an early contender for try of the year after a brilliant individual effort.
  
  The Penrith Panthers extending their winning streak to nine straight over the Sydney Roosters with a 22-16 win in an action-packed game at Allianz Stadium.
  
  As we tipped it, the Rabbitohs rippled the Bulldogs at Accor Stadium.
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for Teivovorugby.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby...]]>2617s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean881fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-03-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e080-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59201692                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby: So Fiji Rugby Union interim Chairman Peter Mazey is tipped to announce the new Head Coach of the Flying Fijians today.
   
  Our guess is, that it will be Fijian Drua boss, Mick Byrne with Senirusi Seruvakula as his Assistant.
   
  Who do you think it should be?
  ·       Senirusi Seruvakula
  ·       Mick Byrne
  ·       Jon Apted
   
  In football: Jude Bellingham scored at the death to restore English pride yesterday to claim a 2-2 draw after Aston Vila star Youri Tielemans struck twice for Belgium in their final warm up game before squads are announced for Euro 2024 in Germany in June.
   
  Meanwhile, Georgia qualified for Euro 2024 on Tuesday, winning their play-off against Greece 2-4 on penalties after a 0-0 draw at the end of extra time to advance to their first ever major tournament finals.
   
  In boxing: Aussie champ, Tim Tszyu couldn’t help but laugh at Sebastian ‘The Towering Inferno’ Fundora’s camp claiming the American will knock him out, and declared there’s “no need” for a rematch clause to be in place.
  Tszyu insists the rematch clause was not bothering him one bit: “Honestly, there’s no need for a rematch clause because he’s getting KO’d.”
  In SportsBiz: Over 683,500 people attended men’s and women’s NCAA tournament games during the first and second rounds of March Madness in the US. Here’s the breakdown:
  · A record 292,456 fans showed up for women’s games at campuses of top-seeded teams. That’s about 60,000 more than last year’s record number.
  · Men’s games drew 391,073 attendees across eight neutral sites, with seven arenas drawing crowds of 95% capacity or higher.
  In rugby league: Our world famous tips for the NRL Round 4 games this Easter weekend: Tonight Roosters to panadol the Panthers at Allianz Stadium.
   
  On Friday, the Rabbitohs to roti&curry the Bulldogs at Accor Stadium and the Broncos to blanko Cowboys at Suncorp Stadium
   
  On Saturday, the Dragons to drago Manly at WIN Stadium and the Dolphins to tribeca the Titans at their Cbus Super Stadium.
   
  On Sunday the NZ Warriors to kiss the Knights on the Mount in Auckland and the Sharks to sambuca Raiders at PointsBet Stadium.
   
  Finally on Easter Monday at 4pm, the Eels to benjibanjobongo Wests Tigers at CommBank Stadium.
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for Teivovorugby.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59201692Wed, 27 Mar 2024 22:50:32 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 80 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Thursday morning 28 March 2024.                                              ...                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby: So Fiji Rugby Union interim Chairman Peter Mazey is tipped to announce the new Head Coach of the Flying Fijians today.
   
  Our guess is, that it will be Fijian Drua boss, Mick Byrne with Senirusi Seruvakula as his Assistant.
   
  Who do you think it should be?
  ·       Senirusi Seruvakula
  ·       Mick Byrne
  ·       Jon Apted
   
  In football: Jude Bellingham scored at the death to restore English pride yesterday to claim a 2-2 draw after Aston Vila star Youri Tielemans struck twice for Belgium in their final warm up game before squads are announced for Euro 2024 in Germany in June.
   
  Meanwhile, Georgia qualified for Euro 2024 on Tuesday, winning their play-off against Greece 2-4 on penalties after a 0-0 draw at the end of extra time to advance to their first ever major tournament finals.
   
  In boxing: Aussie champ, Tim Tszyu couldn’t help but laugh at Sebastian ‘The Towering Inferno’ Fundora’s camp claiming the American will knock him out, and declared there’s “no need” for a rematch clause to be in place.
  Tszyu insists the rematch clause was not bothering him one bit: “Honestly, there’s no need for a rematch clause because he’s getting KO’d.”
  In SportsBiz: Over 683,500 people attended men’s and women’s NCAA tournament games during the first and second rounds of March Madness in the US. Here’s the breakdown:
  · A record 292,456 fans showed up for women’s games at campuses of top-seeded teams. That’s about 60,000 more than last year’s record number.
  · Men’s games drew 391,073 attendees across eight neutral sites, with seven arenas drawing crowds of 95% capacity or higher.
  In rugby league: Our world famous tips for the NRL Round 4 games this Easter weekend: Tonight Roosters to panadol the Panthers at Allianz Stadium.
   
  On Friday, the Rabbitohs to roti&curry the Bulldogs at Accor Stadium and the Broncos to blanko Cowboys at Suncorp Stadium
   
  On Saturday, the Dragons to drago Manly at WIN Stadium and the Dolphins to tribeca the Titans at their Cbus Super Stadium.
   
  On Sunday the NZ Warriors to kiss the Knights on the Mount in Auckland and the Sharks to sambuca Raiders at PointsBet Stadium.
   
  Finally on Easter Monday at 4pm, the Eels to benjibanjobongo Wests Tigers at CommBank Stadium.
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for Teivovorugby.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2227s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean880fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-03-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e079-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59201664                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby: The big rumour swirling around the kava bowls in Suva this week is that the Fiji Rugby Union interim Chairman Peter Mazey is going to announce the new Head Coach of the Flying Fijians this week.
   
  And the odds are, with Simon Raiwalui spotted inside the Fijian Drua Coaches box last Saturday at Churchill Park that it will be Mick Byrne.
   
  In football: England football Manager, Gareth Southgate says they have not been distracted by the uproar raging all over England around the multi-coloured cross of Saint George that Nike inserted on their new England kit.
   
  England are preparing to play Brazil in a friendly at Wembley.
   
  In boxing: Has Aussie champ Tim Tszyu bitten off more than he can chew?
   
  If he wins on Sunday against towering American Sebastian Fundora, his promoter will immediately enter into discussions for Tszyu to defend the WBO and WBC titles against world boxing’s pound-for-pound King, American superstar Terence Crawford.
   
  First he has to get through Fundora!
   
  In rugby league: There has been a raft of changes across the NRL in Round 4, many involving star players like Nathan Cleary, Reece Walsh and Mitch Moses all out injured.
   
  Star halfback Adam Reynolds returns in a much-needed boost for the Broncos, while the Eels have picked an exciting youngster in the halves to partner Dylan Brown in the absence of Mitch Moses.
  So the NRL Round 4 games this Easter weekend:
  Thursday 8pm Roosters vs Panthers at Allianz Stadium
  Friday 4.05pm Rabbitohs vs Bulldogs at Accor Stadium
  8pm Broncos vs Cowboys at Suncorp Stadium
  Saturday 5.30pm Dragons vs Manly at WIN Stadium
  7.35pm Titans vs Dolphins, Cbus Super Stadium
  Sunday 4.05pm NZ Warriors vs Knights at Go Media Stadium
  6.15pm Sharks vs Raiders at PointsBet Stadium
   
  Monday 4pm Eels vs Wests Tigers at CommBank Stadium
  In SportsBiz: Nike says it never intended to offend England fans with their new look Saint George’s cross, but did not indicate any plans to change the England kit design.
   
  Of course by now millions of replica England football shirts will be in the supply chain on their way to stores for sale.
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59201664Tue, 26 Mar 2024 22:44:00 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 79 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Wednesday morning 27 March 2024.                                            ...                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby: The big rumour swirling around the kava bowls in Suva this week is that the Fiji Rugby Union interim Chairman Peter Mazey is going to announce the new Head Coach of the Flying Fijians this week.
   
  And the odds are, with Simon Raiwalui spotted inside the Fijian Drua Coaches box last Saturday at Churchill Park that it will be Mick Byrne.
   
  In football: England football Manager, Gareth Southgate says they have not been distracted by the uproar raging all over England around the multi-coloured cross of Saint George that Nike inserted on their new England kit.
   
  England are preparing to play Brazil in a friendly at Wembley.
   
  In boxing: Has Aussie champ Tim Tszyu bitten off more than he can chew?
   
  If he wins on Sunday against towering American Sebastian Fundora, his promoter will immediately enter into discussions for Tszyu to defend the WBO and WBC titles against world boxing’s pound-for-pound King, American superstar Terence Crawford.
   
  First he has to get through Fundora!
   
  In rugby league: There has been a raft of changes across the NRL in Round 4, many involving star players like Nathan Cleary, Reece Walsh and Mitch Moses all out injured.
   
  Star halfback Adam Reynolds returns in a much-needed boost for the Broncos, while the Eels have picked an exciting youngster in the halves to partner Dylan Brown in the absence of Mitch Moses.
  So the NRL Round 4 games this Easter weekend:
  Thursday 8pm Roosters vs Panthers at Allianz Stadium
  Friday 4.05pm Rabbitohs vs Bulldogs at Accor Stadium
  8pm Broncos vs Cowboys at Suncorp Stadium
  Saturday 5.30pm Dragons vs Manly at WIN Stadium
  7.35pm Titans vs Dolphins, Cbus Super Stadium
  Sunday 4.05pm NZ Warriors vs Knights at Go Media Stadium
  6.15pm Sharks vs Raiders at PointsBet Stadium
   
  Monday 4pm Eels vs Wests Tigers at CommBank Stadium
  In SportsBiz: Nike says it never intended to offend England fans with their new look Saint George’s cross, but did not indicate any plans to change the England kit design.
   
  Of course by now millions of replica England football shirts will be in the supply chain on their way to stores for sale.
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  ]]>2047s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean879fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-03-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e078-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59170340                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In Super Rugby Pacific games: The Fijian Drua play the Western Force this Saturday, followed by the Rebels in Melbourne and after a bye, they take on the Hurricanes in Suva.
   
  After pipping the Tahs last Saturday, Mick Byrne must be targeting two more back-to-back wins to set up a run at the finals again.
   
  Meanwhile, who won the 48th Fiji Bitter Marist 7s featuring the All Blacks 7s? And is anyone even watching Skipper Cup and ANZ Marama Challenge games?
   
  In football: The United States Men's national soccer team continued its dominance of the Concacaf Nations League and its regional rivals Mexico, with a 2-0 win and a third title in a row in the competition at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas last night.
   
  Tyler Adams scored a first-half thunderbolt, and Giovanni Reyna added a second goal after the break with a difficult volley to give the US a measure of redemption after an uninspired win over Jamaica in the semifinals of the Nations League last Thursday.
   
  In boxing: Should Aussie champ Tim Tszyu win Sunday’s headliner against towering American Sebastian Fundora, his promoters No Limit will go immediately into discussions to defend the WBO and WBC crowns against world boxing’s pound-for-pound King, American superstar Terence Crawford, who has been secretly pursuing a Tim Tszyu title showdown for at least five months.
   
  Apparently, Crawford even requested a showdown with the WBO Super Welterweight Champion last December.
   
  In rugby league: Inspired by Kalyn Ponga, the Newcastle Knights claimed their first win of the season; 14-12 at McDonald Jones Stadium, after surviving a second-half comeback from a depleted Melbourne Storm side, missing Cameron Munster, Jahrome Hughes and Nelson Asofa-Solomona for their first loss of the year.
   
  In SportsBiz: Jose Mourinho left Serie A side Roma back in January after previously leading the Italian giants to a first European Cup in more than 60 years.
   
  While it still remains to be seen where 'The Special One' will end up next, rumours of a potential third-stint at Chelsea have hit the headlines in recent weeks, especially given their poor form under 
  Mauricio Pochettino.
   
  Reports in Germany have even suggested Mourinho is already learning German in preparation to take over at the Allianz Arena with Thomas Tuchel leaving at the end of the season.
   
  Early indicators from the bookmakers suggest the former Chelsea boss is wanted by Saudi Pro League clubs.
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for Teivovorugby.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59170340Sun, 24 Mar 2024 19:50:00 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 78 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Monday morning 25 March 2024.                                                ...                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In Super Rugby Pacific games: The Fijian Drua play the Western Force this Saturday, followed by the Rebels in Melbourne and after a bye, they take on the Hurricanes in Suva.
   
  After pipping the Tahs last Saturday, Mick Byrne must be targeting two more back-to-back wins to set up a run at the finals again.
   
  Meanwhile, who won the 48th Fiji Bitter Marist 7s featuring the All Blacks 7s? And is anyone even watching Skipper Cup and ANZ Marama Challenge games?
   
  In football: The United States Men's national soccer team continued its dominance of the Concacaf Nations League and its regional rivals Mexico, with a 2-0 win and a third title in a row in the competition at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas last night.
   
  Tyler Adams scored a first-half thunderbolt, and Giovanni Reyna added a second goal after the break with a difficult volley to give the US a measure of redemption after an uninspired win over Jamaica in the semifinals of the Nations League last Thursday.
   
  In boxing: Should Aussie champ Tim Tszyu win Sunday’s headliner against towering American Sebastian Fundora, his promoters No Limit will go immediately into discussions to defend the WBO and WBC crowns against world boxing’s pound-for-pound King, American superstar Terence Crawford, who has been secretly pursuing a Tim Tszyu title showdown for at least five months.
   
  Apparently, Crawford even requested a showdown with the WBO Super Welterweight Champion last December.
   
  In rugby league: Inspired by Kalyn Ponga, the Newcastle Knights claimed their first win of the season; 14-12 at McDonald Jones Stadium, after surviving a second-half comeback from a depleted Melbourne Storm side, missing Cameron Munster, Jahrome Hughes and Nelson Asofa-Solomona for their first loss of the year.
   
  In SportsBiz: Jose Mourinho left Serie A side Roma back in January after previously leading the Italian giants to a first European Cup in more than 60 years.
   
  While it still remains to be seen where 'The Special One' will end up next, rumours of a potential third-stint at Chelsea have hit the headlines in recent weeks, especially given their poor form under 
  Mauricio Pochettino.
   
  Reports in Germany have even suggested Mourinho is already learning German in preparation to take over at the Allianz Arena with Thomas Tuchel leaving at the end of the season.
   
  Early indicators from the bookmakers suggest the former Chelsea boss is wanted by Saudi Pro League clubs.
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for Teivovorugby.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>2087s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean878fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-03-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e077-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59149865                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby union: What a finish! What a drop kick! What a star - Kemu Valetini take a bow!
   
  The Fijian Drua shot out of the blocks for a handy halftime lead before the Tahs came charging back in the rain to level it 36 all before their drop kick attempt in sudden death extra time missed.
   
  Then it was the Drua’s turn and incredibly off a terrible pass from his halfback, which forced kemu Valetini to turn back and pull in the ball from above his head, the super sub flyhalf sold an audacious dummy, took one step and stabbed over an incredible drop kick, to win it for the Fijian Drua 39-36 NSW Waratahs and bring the house down.
   
  In other Super Rugby Pacific games yesterday: The Chiefs hung on to edge the Highlanders 21-28 in Hamilton, the Blues bruised the Crusaders 6-26 at Eden Park and the Force flunked the Reds 31-40 in a major upset in Perth.
   
  On Friday night, the Hurricanes hit 50 in ripping the Rebels apart in Palmerston New Zealand and the Brumbies hammered Moana Pasifika scoring 60 in Canberra.
   
  Sign of the times in Fiji rugby? The 48th Marist 7s, featuring the All Blacks 7s, and the Skipper Cup plus the ANZ Marama Challenge all drowned out by the crazy Drua fans in Lautoka.
   
  In football: Politicians and fans in England are outraged with Nike’s new football kit for the Three Lions, where the cross of St. George, always in white and red, has been changed to a red, purple, blue and black cross for the Euro 2024 tournament taking place in June.
   
  British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak joined in on the fury against Nike: “When it comes to our national flags, we shouldn’t mess with them because they’re a source of pride, identity, who we are and they’re perfect as they are,” he said.
  Meanwhile, the German Football Federation is dropping ADIDAS for Nike for their kit from 2027!
  In the NRL Multicultural Round: Written off after their poor showing in Canberra last week, Benji Marshall’s Tigers responded in the best way possible to hand the rookie coach his first official win in the NRL as the Wests Tigers stunned the previously unbeaten Sharks 6-32.
   
  The Sydney Roosters celebrated Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 300th game in the best possible way, smashing the Rabbitohs, 6-48 in front of a packed out Allianz Stadium.
   
  The victory was the Roosters’ second-biggest win ever over South Sydney in a rivalry that spans 116 years.
  Finally, only in America: Nobody is really working in the US this month! Not with eight basketball games a day, featuring some of the biggest and best basketball colleges in March Madness!
   
  Go the Cougars!
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for Teivovorugby.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59149865Sat, 23 Mar 2024 21:49:02 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 77 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Sunday morning 23 March 2024.                                                ...                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby union: What a finish! What a drop kick! What a star - Kemu Valetini take a bow!
   
  The Fijian Drua shot out of the blocks for a handy halftime lead before the Tahs came charging back in the rain to level it 36 all before their drop kick attempt in sudden death extra time missed.
   
  Then it was the Drua’s turn and incredibly off a terrible pass from his halfback, which forced kemu Valetini to turn back and pull in the ball from above his head, the super sub flyhalf sold an audacious dummy, took one step and stabbed over an incredible drop kick, to win it for the Fijian Drua 39-36 NSW Waratahs and bring the house down.
   
  In other Super Rugby Pacific games yesterday: The Chiefs hung on to edge the Highlanders 21-28 in Hamilton, the Blues bruised the Crusaders 6-26 at Eden Park and the Force flunked the Reds 31-40 in a major upset in Perth.
   
  On Friday night, the Hurricanes hit 50 in ripping the Rebels apart in Palmerston New Zealand and the Brumbies hammered Moana Pasifika scoring 60 in Canberra.
   
  Sign of the times in Fiji rugby? The 48th Marist 7s, featuring the All Blacks 7s, and the Skipper Cup plus the ANZ Marama Challenge all drowned out by the crazy Drua fans in Lautoka.
   
  In football: Politicians and fans in England are outraged with Nike’s new football kit for the Three Lions, where the cross of St. George, always in white and red, has been changed to a red, purple, blue and black cross for the Euro 2024 tournament taking place in June.
   
  British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak joined in on the fury against Nike: “When it comes to our national flags, we shouldn’t mess with them because they’re a source of pride, identity, who we are and they’re perfect as they are,” he said.
  Meanwhile, the German Football Federation is dropping ADIDAS for Nike for their kit from 2027!
  In the NRL Multicultural Round: Written off after their poor showing in Canberra last week, Benji Marshall’s Tigers responded in the best way possible to hand the rookie coach his first official win in the NRL as the Wests Tigers stunned the previously unbeaten Sharks 6-32.
   
  The Sydney Roosters celebrated Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 300th game in the best possible way, smashing the Rabbitohs, 6-48 in front of a packed out Allianz Stadium.
   
  The victory was the Roosters’ second-biggest win ever over South Sydney in a rivalry that spans 116 years.
  Finally, only in America: Nobody is really working in the US this month! Not with eight basketball games a day, featuring some of the biggest and best basketball colleges in March Madness!
   
  Go the Cougars!
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for Teivovorugby.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2277s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean877fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-03-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e076-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59130568                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby union: Apart from the Fijian Drua against the NSW Waratahs on Saturday in Lautoka, other Super Rugby Pacific games tonight at 6:05pm Hurricanes vs Rebels Central Energy Trust Arena at Palmerston in New Zealand and at 8:35pm Brumbies vs Moana Pasifika at GIO Stadium in Canberra.
   
  Tomorrow at 3:35pm Chiefs vs Highlanders at FMG Stadium in Hamilton, at 6:05pm the Blues vs Crusaders at Eden Park in Auckland and at 8:35pm it’s the Force vs the Reds in Perth.
   
  In football: The Socceroos took a big step towards the FIFA World Cup 2026 last night, with a 2-0 win against Lebanon in front of 27,026 fans at Commbank Stadium, Parramatta, with Lebanon’s disciplined defence belying their low ranking of 115th in the world.
   
  In SportsBiz: Veteran Australian punter Cameron Johnston has hit the NFL jackpot, signing a massive three-year A$13Million deal with powerhouse outfit the Pittsburgh Steelers.
  Originally from Geelong, Johnston was drafted by Melbourne in 2010 but never played a senior AFL game.
  In the NRL Multicultural Round: The Panthers thrashed a star-less Broncos herd 12-34 as Nathan Cleary repeated his grand final heroics with another masterclass last night.
   
  But instead of saving his brilliant best for the final 20 minutes, Cleary dominated from start to finish in front of a bumper home crowd of 20,089 fans.
  
  Brisbane were already without Adam Reynolds and Payne Haas in Penrith and then star fullback Reece Walsh left the game bleeding profusely after just five minutes.
  
  Finally, only in America: Major League Baseball fans in the US and Japan woke up to shocking news yesterday of the firing of baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani’s longtime interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, by the Los Angeles Dodgers due to allegations of illegal gambling.
   
  Mizuhara, 39, was let go after media scrutiny intensified on wire transfers from Ohtani's account to a bookmaker.
  
  But what exactly Mizuhara had done and the extent of Ohtani’s involvement remains unclear.
  In response to an investigation by The Los Angeles Times, a spokesperson for Ohtani told ESPN that the slugger had transferred funds to cover Mizuhara's gambling debt.
  
  Mizuhara was subsequently interviewed on ESPN where he said that he had asked Ohtani to help him settle his gambling debt last year, which multiple sources say had reached at least US$4.5Million.
  
  "Obviously, Ohtani wasn't happy about it and said he would help me out to make sure I never do this again," Mizuhara told ESPN. "He decided to pay it off for me.
  
  "I want everyone to know Shohei had zero involvement in betting. I want people to know I did not know this was illegal. I learned my lesson the hard way. I will never do sports betting ever again," he said.
  
  Mizuhara explained that Ohtani used his own computer to make the transfers in installments, over several months in the past year, because he didn’t trust the interpreter with the money.
  
  But the following day, Ohtani’s lawyers, the West Hollywood law firm Berk Brettler, released a statement, saying "In the course of responding to recent media inquiries, we discovered that Shohei has been the victim of a massive theft, and we are turning the matter over to the authorities."
  After the Berk Brettler statement, Mizuhara said that Ohtani had no knowledge about his gambling debts and that Ohtani had not transferred money to the bookmaker's associate, completely changing his story from before.
  
  Mizuhara was seen in the dugout during the Dodgers’ 5-2 victory over the San Diego Padres in the MLB season opener in Seoul on Wednesday.
  
  He addressed the clubhouse after the game, saying a story was going to come out, that it was all his fault and that he has a gambling addiction, ESPN reported.
  
  MLB players and staff can bet on sports other than baseball, but they must avoid illegal bookmakers or offshore websites. According to the league's rules, placing bets with illegal bookmakers can result in disciplinary action by the MLB commissioner.
  
  Oh boy Ohtani – money, money, money!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for Teivovorugby.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59130568Thu, 21 Mar 2024 20:56:23 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 76 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Friday morning 22 March 2024.                                                ...                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby union: Apart from the Fijian Drua against the NSW Waratahs on Saturday in Lautoka, other Super Rugby Pacific games tonight at 6:05pm Hurricanes vs Rebels Central Energy Trust Arena at Palmerston in New Zealand and at 8:35pm Brumbies vs Moana Pasifika at GIO Stadium in Canberra.
   
  Tomorrow at 3:35pm Chiefs vs Highlanders at FMG Stadium in Hamilton, at 6:05pm the Blues vs Crusaders at Eden Park in Auckland and at 8:35pm it’s the Force vs the Reds in Perth.
   
  In football: The Socceroos took a big step towards the FIFA World Cup 2026 last night, with a 2-0 win against Lebanon in front of 27,026 fans at Commbank Stadium, Parramatta, with Lebanon’s disciplined defence belying their low ranking of 115th in the world.
   
  In SportsBiz: Veteran Australian punter Cameron Johnston has hit the NFL jackpot, signing a massive three-year A$13Million deal with powerhouse outfit the Pittsburgh Steelers.
  Originally from Geelong, Johnston was drafted by Melbourne in 2010 but never played a senior AFL game.
  In the NRL Multicultural Round: The Panthers thrashed a star-less Broncos herd 12-34 as Nathan Cleary repeated his grand final heroics with another masterclass last night.
   
  But instead of saving his brilliant best for the final 20 minutes, Cleary dominated from start to finish in front of a bumper home crowd of 20,089 fans.
  
  Brisbane were already without Adam Reynolds and Payne Haas in Penrith and then star fullback Reece Walsh left the game bleeding profusely after just five minutes.
  
  Finally, only in America: Major League Baseball fans in the US and Japan woke up to shocking news yesterday of the firing of baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani’s longtime interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, by the Los Angeles Dodgers due to allegations of illegal gambling.
   
  Mizuhara, 39, was let go after media scrutiny intensified on wire transfers from Ohtani's account to a bookmaker.
  
  But what exactly Mizuhara had done and the extent of Ohtani’s involvement remains unclear.
  In response to an investigation by The Los Angeles Times, a spokesperson for Ohtani told ESPN that the slugger had transferred funds to cover Mizuhara's gambling debt.
  
  Mizuhara was subsequently interviewed on ESPN where he said that he had asked Ohtani to help him settle his gambling debt last year, which multiple sources say had reached at least US$4.5Million.
  
  "Obviously, Ohtani wasn't happy about it and said he would help me out to make sure I never do this again," Mizuhara told ESPN. "He decided to pay it off for me.
  
  "I want everyone to know Shohei had zero involvement in betting. I want people to know I did not know this was illegal. I learned my lesson the hard way. I will never do sports betting ever again," he said.
  
  Mizuhara explained that Ohtani used his own computer to make the transfers in installments, over several months in the past year, because he didn’t trust the interpreter with the money.
  
  But the following day, Ohtani’s lawyers, the West Hollywood law firm Berk Brettler, released a statement, saying "In the course of responding to recent media inquiries, we discovered that Shohei has been the victim of a massive theft, and we are turning the matter over to the authorities."
  After the Berk Brettler statement, Mizuhara said that Ohtani had no knowledge about his gambling debts and that Ohtani had not transferred money to the bookmaker's associate, completely changing his story from before.
  
  Mizuhara was seen in the dugout during...]]>3557s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean876fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-03-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e075-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59119108                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby union: Fijian Drua Head Coach Mick Byrne has made big changes to win their game against the NSW Waratahs this weekend in Lautoka.
   
  Dynamic Hooker Tevita Ikanivere, prop Mesake Doge, halfback Frank Lomani and centre Apisalome Vota all start this weekend with Wing Taniela Rakuro making his first start opposite Selestino Rautaumada.
  The match day XV: Haereiti Hetet, Tevita Ikanivere, Mesake Doge, Mesake Vocevoce, Ratu Leone Rotuisolia, Etonia Waqa, Vilive Miramira and Captain Meli Derenalagi in the forwards. While the backs are Frank Lomani, Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula, Taniela Rakuro, Apisalome Vota, Iosefo Masi, Selestino Ravutaumada and Ilaisa Droasese.
  In football: Results of the UEFA Womens Champions League Quarter-finals: Yesterday Chelsea 3-0 Ajax, Benfica 1-2 Lyon, this morning Hacken 1-2 PSG and Brann vs Barcelona has just started. 
   
  In SportsBiz: Major League Baseball’s 2024 regular season starts this week with a two-game series in Seoul, South Korea featuring the Dodgers against the Padres.
   
  The Seoul Series is part of a so-called MLB World Tour, which also includes stops this year in the Dominican Republic, England and Mexico.
  Similar to other major US sports leagues such as the NFL, NBA and NHL, international play is a critical ambition for MLB as it seeks to expand its global audience.
   
  In rugby league: A month on from having the opportunity to represent his indigenous heritage at the NRL All Stars, Alofiana Khan-Pereira is excited to fly the flag for the other cultures he possesses links to this weekend.  
   
  A proud Bundjalang man, in addition to his Indigenous roots on his mum's side, the Titans winger also has Pakistani heritage, while his father is of Samoan and Māori lineage. 
   
  Welcome to the NRL Multicultural Round
   
  In Boxing: TKO Holdings, the parent company for the UFC, has reached a US$335Million settlement in two class-action antitrust lawsuits filed by more than 1200 fighters seeking better pay, alleged the UFC was an illegal monopsony that used anti-competitive practices to suppress fighter wages and stifle rival promotions.
   
  The settlement was agreed to on March 13, a little more than a month before a trial was set to begin in the District of Nevada.
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for Teivovorugby.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59119108Wed, 20 Mar 2024 22:38:48 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 75 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Thursday morning 21 March 2024.                                              ...                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby union: Fijian Drua Head Coach Mick Byrne has made big changes to win their game against the NSW Waratahs this weekend in Lautoka.
   
  Dynamic Hooker Tevita Ikanivere, prop Mesake Doge, halfback Frank Lomani and centre Apisalome Vota all start this weekend with Wing Taniela Rakuro making his first start opposite Selestino Rautaumada.
  The match day XV: Haereiti Hetet, Tevita Ikanivere, Mesake Doge, Mesake Vocevoce, Ratu Leone Rotuisolia, Etonia Waqa, Vilive Miramira and Captain Meli Derenalagi in the forwards. While the backs are Frank Lomani, Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula, Taniela Rakuro, Apisalome Vota, Iosefo Masi, Selestino Ravutaumada and Ilaisa Droasese.
  In football: Results of the UEFA Womens Champions League Quarter-finals: Yesterday Chelsea 3-0 Ajax, Benfica 1-2 Lyon, this morning Hacken 1-2 PSG and Brann vs Barcelona has just started. 
   
  In SportsBiz: Major League Baseball’s 2024 regular season starts this week with a two-game series in Seoul, South Korea featuring the Dodgers against the Padres.
   
  The Seoul Series is part of a so-called MLB World Tour, which also includes stops this year in the Dominican Republic, England and Mexico.
  Similar to other major US sports leagues such as the NFL, NBA and NHL, international play is a critical ambition for MLB as it seeks to expand its global audience.
   
  In rugby league: A month on from having the opportunity to represent his indigenous heritage at the NRL All Stars, Alofiana Khan-Pereira is excited to fly the flag for the other cultures he possesses links to this weekend.  
   
  A proud Bundjalang man, in addition to his Indigenous roots on his mum's side, the Titans winger also has Pakistani heritage, while his father is of Samoan and Māori lineage. 
   
  Welcome to the NRL Multicultural Round
   
  In Boxing: TKO Holdings, the parent company for the UFC, has reached a US$335Million settlement in two class-action antitrust lawsuits filed by more than 1200 fighters seeking better pay, alleged the UFC was an illegal monopsony that used anti-competitive practices to suppress fighter wages and stifle rival promotions.
   
  The settlement was agreed to on March 13, a little more than a month before a trial was set to begin in the District of Nevada.
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for Teivovorugby.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2577s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean875fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-03-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e74-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59107299                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby union: A revamped Rakavi Trust with new Trustees will be re-launched at the Marist 7s this weekend with a “Go Fund Me” Promotion. With the support of the Fiji Rugby Union, The Rakavi Trust is a platform for individuals and corporate support for their main project – “The Road To Paris”.
   
  In football: In the UEFA Womens Champions League Quarter-finals: Chelsea are leading Ajax two nil in the second half, next Benfica vs Lyon, Hacken vs PSG and Brann vs Barcelona.  
   
  In SportsBiz: The Houston Cougars Men’s basketball team is +600 at most sports betting agencies to win the NCAA tournament as No. 1 seed for the second straight year, and chances are you’ve probably heard of the school’s biggest backer.
  
  Jim McIngvale, better known as “Mattress Mack,” has bet US$1Million on the Cougars to cut down the nets at the end of March Madness and win their first national championship.
  
  The Texas-based business mogul, owner of the Gallery Furniture retail chain, routinely makes headlines around big sporting events for his big bets—but in reality his wagers carry far less risk than it might seem, thanks to a fairly simple scheme.
  
  Here’s how it works:
  · Gallery Furniture is running a promotion: Customers who purchase a mattress of US$4000 or more get it for free if Houston wins the NCAA tournament.
  · Once enough mattresses are bought, McIngvale then places a bet on Houston to cover his potential losses.
  · This year’s US$1M bet was placed at +750 odds, meaning McIngvale could profit US$7.5M. 
  · If Houston wins, Gallery Furniture has enough winnings to refund up to a max 1,875 mattress purchased @ US$4000.
  · As long as at least 250 mattresses are purchased, those sales would cover “Mattress Mack’s” bet.
  · If Houston loses, he’s out his US$1M, but he’s also sold a truckload of mattresses with the enticing deal.
  
  For the record: McIngvale bet US$4.1M on Houston to win last year’s NCAA tournament and they lost.
   
  In rugby league: Welcome to the NRL Multicultural Round where Souths and the Knights have hit the panic button, axing their respective halfbacks after just two rounds, with Lachlan Ilias and Jackson Hastings dropped to the reserves this weekend.
   
  Injuries have also forced the Broncos and Roosters to make big changes in the halves, while Manly and the Tigers have had to dig deep in their backline stocks.
  
  Elsewhere, the Bulldogs, Titans and NZ Warriors have received a much-needed boost with all three teams welcoming back key players.
  
  The Dragons have handed NRL debuts to Jesse Marschke and Blaize Talagi respectively and Jack Wighton will make his official club debut for the Rabbitohs.
  
  In Boxing: Top Promoter, Eddie Hearn has outlined a potential two-fight schedule between WBC World Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury and contender Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia and Wembley.
   
  "There is a gentleman called Turki Al-Sheikh, who is obviously a very influential figure in sports and entertainment in Saudi Arabia," Hearn said.
   
  "He's also the biggest fight fan I've ever met. And quite amazingly, he's now talking about staging two Fury vs AJ fights - one in Saudi Arabia and one at Wembley Stadium."
   
  “Money, money, money!”
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for Teivovorugby.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59107299Wed, 20 Mar 2024 02:17:23 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 74 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Wednesday morning 20 March 2024.                                            ...                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby union: A revamped Rakavi Trust with new Trustees will be re-launched at the Marist 7s this weekend with a “Go Fund Me” Promotion. With the support of the Fiji Rugby Union, The Rakavi Trust is a platform for individuals and corporate support for their main project – “The Road To Paris”.
   
  In football: In the UEFA Womens Champions League Quarter-finals: Chelsea are leading Ajax two nil in the second half, next Benfica vs Lyon, Hacken vs PSG and Brann vs Barcelona.  
   
  In SportsBiz: The Houston Cougars Men’s basketball team is +600 at most sports betting agencies to win the NCAA tournament as No. 1 seed for the second straight year, and chances are you’ve probably heard of the school’s biggest backer.
  
  Jim McIngvale, better known as “Mattress Mack,” has bet US$1Million on the Cougars to cut down the nets at the end of March Madness and win their first national championship.
  
  The Texas-based business mogul, owner of the Gallery Furniture retail chain, routinely makes headlines around big sporting events for his big bets—but in reality his wagers carry far less risk than it might seem, thanks to a fairly simple scheme.
  
  Here’s how it works:
  · Gallery Furniture is running a promotion: Customers who purchase a mattress of US$4000 or more get it for free if Houston wins the NCAA tournament.
  · Once enough mattresses are bought, McIngvale then places a bet on Houston to cover his potential losses.
  · This year’s US$1M bet was placed at +750 odds, meaning McIngvale could profit US$7.5M. 
  · If Houston wins, Gallery Furniture has enough winnings to refund up to a max 1,875 mattress purchased @ US$4000.
  · As long as at least 250 mattresses are purchased, those sales would cover “Mattress Mack’s” bet.
  · If Houston loses, he’s out his US$1M, but he’s also sold a truckload of mattresses with the enticing deal.
  
  For the record: McIngvale bet US$4.1M on Houston to win last year’s NCAA tournament and they lost.
   
  In rugby league: Welcome to the NRL Multicultural Round where Souths and the Knights have hit the panic button, axing their respective halfbacks after just two rounds, with Lachlan Ilias and Jackson Hastings dropped to the reserves this weekend.
   
  Injuries have also forced the Broncos and Roosters to make big changes in the halves, while Manly and the Tigers have had to dig deep in their backline stocks.
  
  Elsewhere, the Bulldogs, Titans and NZ Warriors have received a much-needed boost with all three teams welcoming back key players.
  
  The Dragons have handed NRL debuts to Jesse Marschke and Blaize Talagi respectively and Jack Wighton will make his official club debut for the Rabbitohs.
  
  In Boxing: Top Promoter, Eddie Hearn has outlined a potential two-fight schedule between WBC World Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury and contender Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia and Wembley.
   
  "There is a gentleman called Turki Al-Sheikh, who is obviously a very influential figure in sports and entertainment in Saudi Arabia," Hearn said.
   
  "He's also the biggest fight fan I've ever met. And quite amazingly, he's now talking about staging two Fury vs AJ fights - one in Saudi Arabia and one at Wembley Stadium."
   
  “Money, money, money!”
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for Teivovorugby.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for...]]>2907s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean874fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-03-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e73-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59093459                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby union: Team Fijiana star Wing Merewairita Neivosa, who scored two tries on her Super Rugby Women’s debut against Queensland on Sunday will be able to sparkle in the Lautoka sun this weekend, when they take on the NSW Waratahs in a super rugby double header at Churchill Park on Saturday with the Fijian Drua Men also playing the Tahs immediately afterwards.
   
  In football: Manchester United ended Liverpool’s quest for a quadruple of trophies in Jurgen Klopp’s final season, after Amad Diallo’s winner crowned a thrilling FA Cup quarter-final 4-3 after extra-time.
   
  The Ivorian winger was sent off for a second booking after taking his shirt off in celebrating United’s chances of ending the season with some silverware.
  And er the win keeps Eric10 safe for now.
   
  In SportsBiz: A major review into Brisbane’s Olympic Games 2032 planning, implemented because it was thought the cost of the Gabba redevelopment was too high at A$2.7Billion, has recommended spending more – that’s right a A$3.4B stadium be built instead!
   
  In rugby league: Based on numbers alone you'd think playing over 200 NRL games and representing Australia and New South Wales would make Dylan Walker the most notable descendent of Pitcairn Island, which at last count had a population of 47.
   
  While Walker is the only known player of Pitcairn Island descent playing right now, former Kiwis captain Roy Christian, like Walker, is a direct descendant of Fletcher Christian. 
   
  Welcome to the NRL Multicultural Round.
   
  In BREAKING BOXING NEWS: Aussie champ Tim Tszyu will not be fighting Keith Thurman next weekend in Las Vegas after the American fighter suffered a freak biceps injury during a training session.
  
  Tsyzu is now set to defend his WBO Junior Middleweight title against Sebastian Fundora according to ESPN.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for Teivovorugby.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59093459Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:58:49 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 73 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 19 March 2024.                                              ...                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby union: Team Fijiana star Wing Merewairita Neivosa, who scored two tries on her Super Rugby Women’s debut against Queensland on Sunday will be able to sparkle in the Lautoka sun this weekend, when they take on the NSW Waratahs in a super rugby double header at Churchill Park on Saturday with the Fijian Drua Men also playing the Tahs immediately afterwards.
   
  In football: Manchester United ended Liverpool’s quest for a quadruple of trophies in Jurgen Klopp’s final season, after Amad Diallo’s winner crowned a thrilling FA Cup quarter-final 4-3 after extra-time.
   
  The Ivorian winger was sent off for a second booking after taking his shirt off in celebrating United’s chances of ending the season with some silverware.
  And er the win keeps Eric10 safe for now.
   
  In SportsBiz: A major review into Brisbane’s Olympic Games 2032 planning, implemented because it was thought the cost of the Gabba redevelopment was too high at A$2.7Billion, has recommended spending more – that’s right a A$3.4B stadium be built instead!
   
  In rugby league: Based on numbers alone you'd think playing over 200 NRL games and representing Australia and New South Wales would make Dylan Walker the most notable descendent of Pitcairn Island, which at last count had a population of 47.
   
  While Walker is the only known player of Pitcairn Island descent playing right now, former Kiwis captain Roy Christian, like Walker, is a direct descendant of Fletcher Christian. 
   
  Welcome to the NRL Multicultural Round.
   
  In BREAKING BOXING NEWS: Aussie champ Tim Tszyu will not be fighting Keith Thurman next weekend in Las Vegas after the American fighter suffered a freak biceps injury during a training session.
  
  Tsyzu is now set to defend his WBO Junior Middleweight title against Sebastian Fundora according to ESPN.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for Teivovorugby.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  
  ]]>1827s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean873fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-03-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e72-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59081307                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby union: Team Fijiana have made a statement to start their Super Rugby Women's campaign, powering past Queensland for a 21-32 win at Ballymore yesterday.
   
  Champions for the past two years, Fijiana took every punch the Reds could throw in the grand final rematch, but proved too good with debutant winger Merewairita Neivosa the star of the show.
  Neivosa created one try and scored two herself, including the winner two minutes from time as she again flexed her immense physicality and speed to find the line.
  In football: Manchester City booked their place in the FA Cup semi-finals for the sixth successive year after securing a comfortable 2-0 win over Newcastle at the Etihad Stadium.
   
  Coventry City also reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup after scoring twice in stoppage time to claim a stunning 3-2 comeback win against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux.
   
  In SportsBiz: The upcoming 20 April fight between Ryan Garcia and unbeaten WBC Super Lightweight World Champion Devin Haney should be one of boxing’s biggest drawcards in 2024.
   
  The 25-year-olds faced off six times as amateurs – the latest when they were 16 – splitting three wins apiece.
   
  At 31-0, Haney is one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world, while Garcia’s loss to Gervonta Davis in April 2023 was hugely popular, with a sellout Vegas crowd delivering US$22.8Million in ticket sales - the fifth highest in Vegas history, and over 1.2 million pay-per-view buys in the US alone.
   
  In rugby league: The Storm stole a shock 30-26 win over the NZ Warriors after a Xavier Coates four-pointer that was dubbed “the best try we’ve ever seen” by FOX Sports commentary team.
   
  With time running down on the clock Ryan Papenhuyzen burst through the line from an Eliesa Katoa short ball, giving Melbourne two minutes to score an unthinkable try.
  Coates stole the show with a stunning effort to score one of the greatest tries ever seen in the corner, with AAMI Park erupting in celebration.
   
  On the sidelines: Wayne Bennett has revealed the Dolphins could easily afford to sign Tevita Pangai Junior immediately because they are currently “a couple of million dollars” under the salary cap.
  The Dolphins are already short on gun forwards after Tom Gilbert’s season ended before it started with an ACL injury, while Connelly Lemuelu (knee) is also facing a lengthy sideline stint.
  “I know Tevita very well and I know what he can do. Mate he can play,” Bennet said.
  In Boxing: Mike Tyson has shown off his impressive power in a workout video he has labelled as “Day one of training” for his fight against Youtuber and fake boxer Jake Paul.
   
  The heavyweight legend, who retired with a record of 50-6, will step into the ring once again to take on Paul. 
  However, rumours are spreading across social media that Tyson is faking training in these videos.
   
  These two deserve each other.
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for Teivovorugby.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59081307Sun, 17 Mar 2024 22:24:16 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 72 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Monday morning 18 March 2024.                                                ...                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby union: Team Fijiana have made a statement to start their Super Rugby Women's campaign, powering past Queensland for a 21-32 win at Ballymore yesterday.
   
  Champions for the past two years, Fijiana took every punch the Reds could throw in the grand final rematch, but proved too good with debutant winger Merewairita Neivosa the star of the show.
  Neivosa created one try and scored two herself, including the winner two minutes from time as she again flexed her immense physicality and speed to find the line.
  In football: Manchester City booked their place in the FA Cup semi-finals for the sixth successive year after securing a comfortable 2-0 win over Newcastle at the Etihad Stadium.
   
  Coventry City also reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup after scoring twice in stoppage time to claim a stunning 3-2 comeback win against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux.
   
  In SportsBiz: The upcoming 20 April fight between Ryan Garcia and unbeaten WBC Super Lightweight World Champion Devin Haney should be one of boxing’s biggest drawcards in 2024.
   
  The 25-year-olds faced off six times as amateurs – the latest when they were 16 – splitting three wins apiece.
   
  At 31-0, Haney is one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world, while Garcia’s loss to Gervonta Davis in April 2023 was hugely popular, with a sellout Vegas crowd delivering US$22.8Million in ticket sales - the fifth highest in Vegas history, and over 1.2 million pay-per-view buys in the US alone.
   
  In rugby league: The Storm stole a shock 30-26 win over the NZ Warriors after a Xavier Coates four-pointer that was dubbed “the best try we’ve ever seen” by FOX Sports commentary team.
   
  With time running down on the clock Ryan Papenhuyzen burst through the line from an Eliesa Katoa short ball, giving Melbourne two minutes to score an unthinkable try.
  Coates stole the show with a stunning effort to score one of the greatest tries ever seen in the corner, with AAMI Park erupting in celebration.
   
  On the sidelines: Wayne Bennett has revealed the Dolphins could easily afford to sign Tevita Pangai Junior immediately because they are currently “a couple of million dollars” under the salary cap.
  The Dolphins are already short on gun forwards after Tom Gilbert’s season ended before it started with an ACL injury, while Connelly Lemuelu (knee) is also facing a lengthy sideline stint.
  “I know Tevita very well and I know what he can do. Mate he can play,” Bennet said.
  In Boxing: Mike Tyson has shown off his impressive power in a workout video he has labelled as “Day one of training” for his fight against Youtuber and fake boxer Jake Paul.
   
  The heavyweight legend, who retired with a record of 50-6, will step into the ring once again to take on Paul. 
  However, rumours are spreading across social media that Tyson is faking training in these videos.
   
  These two deserve each other.
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for Teivovorugby.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness...]]>2547s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean872fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-03-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e71-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59062423                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby union: Moana Pasifika has won again, beating the Western Force in their Super Rugby Pacific clash at HBF Park in Perth last night, 22-14.
   
  Chasing their first win, a valiant fightback by the Force fell short as Moana Pasifika ground out a tough win, defending a 12-point lead from early in the second half.
   
  Meanwhile, the Crusaders have made their worst-ever start in Super Rugby history after suffering a narrow 14-10 loss to the Hurricanes in Christchurch last night.
  
  The Super Rugby Pacific defending champions have lost all four of their games in 2024 – after previous losses to the Chiefs, Waratahs and Fijian Drua – their reversal to the Hurricanes means there will be pressure on the Crusaders’ Head Coach, Rob Penney.
  
  In football: The UEFA Champions League quarter-finals draws were made at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
  Quarter-finals on April 9 & 10 and 16 & 17:
  ·       Arsenal vs Bayern Munich
  ·       Atlético Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund
  ·       Real Madrid vs Manchester City
  ·       PSG vs Barcelona
  
  In SportsBiz: Tough times are continuing in the athletic footwear and apparel market as industry giant ADIDAS reported their first annual loss in more than three decades.
   
  The German company said it posted a net loss of US$82million in 2023, reversing a US$670M gain in 2022.
  
  ADIDAS sales declined 5% to US$23.45Billion, and operating profit plunged 60% to US$293M.
  Did someone say “Yeezy”?
  
  NIKE is also affected by many of the same trends, cutting US$2B in costs, mainly through layoffs.
   
  In rugby league: The Sharks are 2-0 to start the season after overcoming a spirited Bulldogs pack to seal a 25-6 victory in front of a sold-out crowd at PointsBet Stadium.
   
  Desperate defence was the name of the game until the Sharks eventually broke the Dogs — and a 6-all scoreline — in the 55th minute.
  
  Then the floodgates opened as they ran in two more tries and Nicho Hynes put the icing on the cake with a field goal.
  
  In Boxing: The upcoming 20 April fight between Ryan Garcia and unbeaten WBC Super Lightweight World Champion Devin Haney should be one of boxing’s biggest drawcards in 2024.
  The 25-year-olds faced off six times as amateurs – the latest when they were 16 – splitting three wins apiece.
  
  At 31-0, Haney is one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world, while Garcia’s loss to Gervonta Davis in April 2023 was hugely popular, with a sellout Vegas crowd delivering US$22.8Million in ticket sales - the fifth highest in Vegas history, and over 1.2 million pay-per-view buys in the US alone.
  
  Er . . so what’s the problem? Garcia is nuts!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for Teivovorugby.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59062423Fri, 15 Mar 2024 22:39:11 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 71 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Saturday morning 16 March 2024.                                              ...                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby union: Moana Pasifika has won again, beating the Western Force in their Super Rugby Pacific clash at HBF Park in Perth last night, 22-14.
   
  Chasing their first win, a valiant fightback by the Force fell short as Moana Pasifika ground out a tough win, defending a 12-point lead from early in the second half.
   
  Meanwhile, the Crusaders have made their worst-ever start in Super Rugby history after suffering a narrow 14-10 loss to the Hurricanes in Christchurch last night.
  
  The Super Rugby Pacific defending champions have lost all four of their games in 2024 – after previous losses to the Chiefs, Waratahs and Fijian Drua – their reversal to the Hurricanes means there will be pressure on the Crusaders’ Head Coach, Rob Penney.
  
  In football: The UEFA Champions League quarter-finals draws were made at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
  Quarter-finals on April 9 & 10 and 16 & 17:
  ·       Arsenal vs Bayern Munich
  ·       Atlético Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund
  ·       Real Madrid vs Manchester City
  ·       PSG vs Barcelona
  
  In SportsBiz: Tough times are continuing in the athletic footwear and apparel market as industry giant ADIDAS reported their first annual loss in more than three decades.
   
  The German company said it posted a net loss of US$82million in 2023, reversing a US$670M gain in 2022.
  
  ADIDAS sales declined 5% to US$23.45Billion, and operating profit plunged 60% to US$293M.
  Did someone say “Yeezy”?
  
  NIKE is also affected by many of the same trends, cutting US$2B in costs, mainly through layoffs.
   
  In rugby league: The Sharks are 2-0 to start the season after overcoming a spirited Bulldogs pack to seal a 25-6 victory in front of a sold-out crowd at PointsBet Stadium.
   
  Desperate defence was the name of the game until the Sharks eventually broke the Dogs — and a 6-all scoreline — in the 55th minute.
  
  Then the floodgates opened as they ran in two more tries and Nicho Hynes put the icing on the cake with a field goal.
  
  In Boxing: The upcoming 20 April fight between Ryan Garcia and unbeaten WBC Super Lightweight World Champion Devin Haney should be one of boxing’s biggest drawcards in 2024.
  The 25-year-olds faced off six times as amateurs – the latest when they were 16 – splitting three wins apiece.
  
  At 31-0, Haney is one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world, while Garcia’s loss to Gervonta Davis in April 2023 was hugely popular, with a sellout Vegas crowd delivering US$22.8Million in ticket sales - the fifth highest in Vegas history, and over 1.2 million pay-per-view buys in the US alone.
  
  Er . . so what’s the problem? Garcia is nuts!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  Mahalo and Ka kite; for Teivovorugby.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  
  ]]>2567s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean871fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-03-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e70-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59051927                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby union: Given the interference by World Rugby in the selection process of the new Head Coach of the Flying Fijians, one has to ask: What is the view of former Fiji Coach, Simon Raiwalui? Does he support his new employer? Or is he the one driving World Rugby’s stance on this?
   
  Meanwhile, the Fijian Drua team to play the Chiefs: 15 I Droasese, 14 S Ravutaumada, 13 I Masi, 12 M Naitokani, 11 Junior Ratuva, 10 I Armstrong-Ravula, 9 S Kuruvoli, 8 M Derenalagi (c), 7 V Miramira, 6 E Waqa, 5 L Rotuisolia, 4 M Vocevoce, 3 J Koroiduadua, 2 M Dolokoto, 1 H Hetet.
  Replacements: 16 Zuriel Togiatama, 17 Emosi Tuqiri, 18 Samuela Tawake, 19 Te Ahiwaru Cirikidaveta, 20 Elia Canakaivata, 21 Peni Matawalu, 22 Kemu Valetini, 23 Taniela Rakuro.
  In football: Spanish giants Barcelona survived a nervy second half to beat Italian Champions Napoli 1-3 on Tuesday and reach the Champions League quarter-finals 4-2 on aggregate. Arsenal beat Porto 2-4 in a penalty shootout after levelling 1-1 on aggregate in the first half of normal time.
   
  In SportsBiz: The NFL free agency transfer window is open, and already, well over US$1Billion in contracts have been agreed to during the two-day negotiating period that began Monday afternoon.
   
  However, many of those payouts likely won’t all end up being as high as what’s been reported.
  For example, five contracts involving some of the biggest names in the market, announced as US$628Million over 21 years in reality has only 55% of that money fully guaranteed, which could reduce the deals to US$395M.
   
  In rugby league: The Broncos sealed their first win of the season after a Reece Walsh double helped steer them to a 28-18 win at Suncorp Stadium last night.
   
  The Rabbitohs struggled to find their groove in the first half, which opened the door for the Broncos to shoot out a 12-nil lead which proved the difference.
  Sydney Roosters enforcer Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, will return to the Roosters NRL side for Sunday’s clash against Manly Sea Eagles at Four Pines Park in what shapes as one of the games of round two.
   
  Then in round three provided all things are equal big JWH will play his 300th NRL game against arch-rivals South Sydney in what’s guaranteed to be a sold-out Allianz Stadium.
  In the NFL: The NFL’s new season and free agency began on  
  Wednesday, with teams having an additional US$30Million in salary cap space this year. Already, at least five players have signed deals exceeding $100M.
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for Teivovorugby.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59051927Fri, 15 Mar 2024 02:38:23 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 70 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Friday morning 15 March 2024.                                                ...                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby union: Given the interference by World Rugby in the selection process of the new Head Coach of the Flying Fijians, one has to ask: What is the view of former Fiji Coach, Simon Raiwalui? Does he support his new employer? Or is he the one driving World Rugby’s stance on this?
   
  Meanwhile, the Fijian Drua team to play the Chiefs: 15 I Droasese, 14 S Ravutaumada, 13 I Masi, 12 M Naitokani, 11 Junior Ratuva, 10 I Armstrong-Ravula, 9 S Kuruvoli, 8 M Derenalagi (c), 7 V Miramira, 6 E Waqa, 5 L Rotuisolia, 4 M Vocevoce, 3 J Koroiduadua, 2 M Dolokoto, 1 H Hetet.
  Replacements: 16 Zuriel Togiatama, 17 Emosi Tuqiri, 18 Samuela Tawake, 19 Te Ahiwaru Cirikidaveta, 20 Elia Canakaivata, 21 Peni Matawalu, 22 Kemu Valetini, 23 Taniela Rakuro.
  In football: Spanish giants Barcelona survived a nervy second half to beat Italian Champions Napoli 1-3 on Tuesday and reach the Champions League quarter-finals 4-2 on aggregate. Arsenal beat Porto 2-4 in a penalty shootout after levelling 1-1 on aggregate in the first half of normal time.
   
  In SportsBiz: The NFL free agency transfer window is open, and already, well over US$1Billion in contracts have been agreed to during the two-day negotiating period that began Monday afternoon.
   
  However, many of those payouts likely won’t all end up being as high as what’s been reported.
  For example, five contracts involving some of the biggest names in the market, announced as US$628Million over 21 years in reality has only 55% of that money fully guaranteed, which could reduce the deals to US$395M.
   
  In rugby league: The Broncos sealed their first win of the season after a Reece Walsh double helped steer them to a 28-18 win at Suncorp Stadium last night.
   
  The Rabbitohs struggled to find their groove in the first half, which opened the door for the Broncos to shoot out a 12-nil lead which proved the difference.
  Sydney Roosters enforcer Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, will return to the Roosters NRL side for Sunday’s clash against Manly Sea Eagles at Four Pines Park in what shapes as one of the games of round two.
   
  Then in round three provided all things are equal big JWH will play his 300th NRL game against arch-rivals South Sydney in what’s guaranteed to be a sold-out Allianz Stadium.
  In the NFL: The NFL’s new season and free agency began on  
  Wednesday, with teams having an additional US$30Million in salary cap space this year. Already, at least five players have signed deals exceeding $100M.
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for Teivovorugby.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  
  ]]>2597s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean870fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-03-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e69-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59037209                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby union: Now that Ben Gollings is gone and the Fijian Drua have started winning again, the heat is off Fiji Rugby Union.
   
  Interim Chairman and the most powerful man in sports in Fiji, Peter Mazey has to now negotiate between two old hard head props – World Rugby Chairman, Sir Bill Beaumont and Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka for who will be the new Flying Fijians Head Coach.
   
  In football: “Mate it’s not a Willy Wonka golden ticket,” Tottenham’s Aussie Manager, Ange Postecoglou, in his trademark humorous fashion, confusing UK journalists about what qualifying for the UEFA Champions League means to Spurs.
   
  While the top three teams – Arsenal, Liverpool, and Manchester City – are 11 or 10 points in front of fifth-placed Tottenham, their major aim for the remainder of the season is NOT to finish fourth and qualify for the Champions League.
  “What’s more important is that come the end of this year, we’ve got a team that’s going to challenge the following year and keep growing. We’re not in it for participation. We’re in it to win things,” Postecoglou said.
  In SportsBiz: The 2026 Commonwealth Games could be staged in Malaysia after the country’s Olympic Council said there was a £100Million offer to assist with hosting.
   
  The cash has come from the compensation paid by the Australian State of Victoria which withdrew last year citing cost overruns, leaving the multi-sport event without an official host.
   
  In rugby league: The Rabbitohs are potentially looking at being in a 0-2 hole to start the season, with a game against the Broncos on Thursday looming, and the task is set to be made a little harder with news today of a shoulder injury to star forward Jai Arrow.
   
  Arrow is set to spend at least three to four weeks on the sideline, which is a big blow to a side already missing strike centre Campbell Graham.
  In the NBA: PRIME is the official sports drink of the Los Angeles Lakers, as announced on Tuesday via social media.
  While the Los Angeles Lakers are the first basketball team that Logan Paul and KSI have attached themselves to, they certainly are not the first big-name sports franchise.
  Top European football Clubs - Bayern Munich, Arsenal, FC Barcelona and Borrussia Dortmund have all struck deals with PRIME, which surpassed sales of US$1.2Billion in 2022.
   
  Finally, only in the USA: New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers is on the short list of vice presidential candidates for independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
   
  The news was met with a variety of reactions online, including from former Jet Damien Woody, “Man we are an unserious country.”
  NFL Network’s “free agent frenzy” crew of Andrew Siciliano and Tom Pelissero reacted with: “The good news, the election is on a Tuesday, that’s normally players’ day off,” Pelissero joked. “So he’d be available to watch the results roll in.”
  Siciliano chimed in, “As long as he’s not Surgeon General.”
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for Teivovorugby.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59037209Wed, 13 Mar 2024 22:30:01 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 69 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Thursday morning 14 March 2024.                                              ...                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby union: Now that Ben Gollings is gone and the Fijian Drua have started winning again, the heat is off Fiji Rugby Union.
   
  Interim Chairman and the most powerful man in sports in Fiji, Peter Mazey has to now negotiate between two old hard head props – World Rugby Chairman, Sir Bill Beaumont and Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka for who will be the new Flying Fijians Head Coach.
   
  In football: “Mate it’s not a Willy Wonka golden ticket,” Tottenham’s Aussie Manager, Ange Postecoglou, in his trademark humorous fashion, confusing UK journalists about what qualifying for the UEFA Champions League means to Spurs.
   
  While the top three teams – Arsenal, Liverpool, and Manchester City – are 11 or 10 points in front of fifth-placed Tottenham, their major aim for the remainder of the season is NOT to finish fourth and qualify for the Champions League.
  “What’s more important is that come the end of this year, we’ve got a team that’s going to challenge the following year and keep growing. We’re not in it for participation. We’re in it to win things,” Postecoglou said.
  In SportsBiz: The 2026 Commonwealth Games could be staged in Malaysia after the country’s Olympic Council said there was a £100Million offer to assist with hosting.
   
  The cash has come from the compensation paid by the Australian State of Victoria which withdrew last year citing cost overruns, leaving the multi-sport event without an official host.
   
  In rugby league: The Rabbitohs are potentially looking at being in a 0-2 hole to start the season, with a game against the Broncos on Thursday looming, and the task is set to be made a little harder with news today of a shoulder injury to star forward Jai Arrow.
   
  Arrow is set to spend at least three to four weeks on the sideline, which is a big blow to a side already missing strike centre Campbell Graham.
  In the NBA: PRIME is the official sports drink of the Los Angeles Lakers, as announced on Tuesday via social media.
  While the Los Angeles Lakers are the first basketball team that Logan Paul and KSI have attached themselves to, they certainly are not the first big-name sports franchise.
  Top European football Clubs - Bayern Munich, Arsenal, FC Barcelona and Borrussia Dortmund have all struck deals with PRIME, which surpassed sales of US$1.2Billion in 2022.
   
  Finally, only in the USA: New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers is on the short list of vice presidential candidates for independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
   
  The news was met with a variety of reactions online, including from former Jet Damien Woody, “Man we are an unserious country.”
  NFL Network’s “free agent frenzy” crew of Andrew Siciliano and Tom Pelissero reacted with: “The good news, the election is on a Tuesday, that’s normally players’ day off,” Pelissero joked. “So he’d be available to watch the results roll in.”
  Siciliano chimed in, “As long as he’s not Surgeon General.”
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; for Teivovorugby.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion...]]>2597s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean869fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-03-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e68-teivovosports-teivovodigital--59024704                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby union: The first thing that Osea Kolinisau did yesterday was bring sentimental fan favourite, Jerry Tuwai and veteran playmaker, Vatemo Ravouvou back into his squad.
   
  What should be painfully obvious now, is that rugby 7s is a young man’s game.
   
  Fiji always struggles when any two of Tuwai, Ravouvou or Nacuvu are on the field together, because of their lack of pace and weak D.
   
  In football: Erling Haaland is on track for another Premier League golden boot but was all-but-invisible for Man City against Liverpool.
   
  The star striker was exceptionally shut down by Virgil van Dijk and managed just 21 touches – fewer in his 90 minutes, than Mohamed Salah managed in half an hour off the bench for Liverpool.
   
  In SportsBiz: During Super Bowl week, ESPN, Fox and Warner Brothers Discovery - three of the biggest media companies on the planet, announced a project befitting their size; a sports-streaming service one analyst called “the bundle we’ve been waiting for” and The Wall Street Journal described as a “milestone.” 
   
  However, other than the 06 February media release about the three-headed monster, code-named “Raptor” according to the WSJ, additional information has been scarce.
   
  In rugby league: The Sydney Roosters are adamant that Spencer Leniu is not a racist, but it didn’t stop the NRL from sending a clear message last night, with the Samoan star suspended for eight games for calling Broncos young gun Ezra Mam a “monkey” during the game in Las Vegas last weekend.
  
  Meanwhile, we know it’s only been one round, but at least we now have some tangible evidence about what every NRL side could deliver in 2024.
  
  The Storm are back in title contention after their shutout of the reigning NRL premiers the Panthers.
  The Eels look set to surge back into the Top 8 after their impressive display against the Bulldogs.
  But there is no room for the Rabbitohs come finals time as some bad habits from 2023 returned against Manly.
  
  In Combat sports: The WWE will induct Muhammad Ali into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2024.
   
  Their media release reads: “One of the most iconic figures in sports history, the three-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion and Olympic gold medalist was known around the world for his charisma, his confidence and his ability to back it up inside the ropes.
   
  “Known simply as “The Greatest”, Ali’s influence transcended sports as his work as an activist, artist and personality established him as one of the most renowned figures in the entire world.
   
  “Although best known as a boxer, Ali made a great impact in the entire world.
   
  “On 26 June 1976, Ali competed in “The War of the Worlds” which was an exhibition match against WWE Hall of Famer Antonio Inoki inside the Nippon Budokan arena in Tokyo, Japan.
   
  “The match, which was competed under specific rules, resulted in a 15-round draw in front of 32,000 fans in the crowd. The bout was also broadcast on closed-circuit television to nearly 33,000 fans inside Shea Stadium in Queens, New York.
   
  “The event was a huge success and brought in countless new fans to the industry, while also being viewed as a precursor to modern mixed martial arts.
   
  Both Ali and Inoki became friends after the event with Inoki even using Ali’s theme music and catchphrase as his own.
   
  “After retiring from the boxing ring with a career record of 56-5 with 37 knockouts, Ali returned to the squared circle where he served as the special guest referee for the inaugural WrestleMania in 1984 during the main event between Hulk Hogan & Mr. T and “Rowdy” Roddy Piper & “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff.
   
  “Ali’s defining moment in the match came when he punched Piper with his signature right hand – a move that restored order to the bout.
   
  “Muhammad Ali sadly passed away on 03 June 2016 at 74, but his legacy as one of the greatest athletes persists, and his work to modernize and globalize professional wrestling helped seamlessly blend the world of sports and entertainment.”
   
  Finally, only in America: Back in December, The Athletic published a report on Amit Patel, a former Jaguars employee accused of embezzling more than US$22Million from the NFL team, using a virtual credit card program from 2018 to 2023 in various financial planning roles.
   
  Federal prosecutors allege that Patel used the embezzled funds to finance a luxurious lifestyle which included:
  · Cryptocurrency: US$2,100,000
  · Gifts to individuals: US$1,000,000
  · Entertainment: US$300,000 
  · Legal fees: US$275,000
  · Golf: US$201,000
  · eBay: US$140,000
  · Private Jets: US$78,800
  · Tesla: US$50,000
  · Hotels: US$118,000
  · BestBet: US$34,000
  · Airline travel: US$30,000
  · Restaurants/bars: US$25,000
  
  Patel faces a potential 30-year prison sentence. His attorney claimed that Patel had a gambling addiction. 
  
  And that’s a wrap!
   
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  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59024704Tue, 12 Mar 2024 22:01:19 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 68 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 12 March 2024.                                              ...                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby union: The first thing that Osea Kolinisau did yesterday was bring sentimental fan favourite, Jerry Tuwai and veteran playmaker, Vatemo Ravouvou back into his squad.
   
  What should be painfully obvious now, is that rugby 7s is a young man’s game.
   
  Fiji always struggles when any two of Tuwai, Ravouvou or Nacuvu are on the field together, because of their lack of pace and weak D.
   
  In football: Erling Haaland is on track for another Premier League golden boot but was all-but-invisible for Man City against Liverpool.
   
  The star striker was exceptionally shut down by Virgil van Dijk and managed just 21 touches – fewer in his 90 minutes, than Mohamed Salah managed in half an hour off the bench for Liverpool.
   
  In SportsBiz: During Super Bowl week, ESPN, Fox and Warner Brothers Discovery - three of the biggest media companies on the planet, announced a project befitting their size; a sports-streaming service one analyst called “the bundle we’ve been waiting for” and The Wall Street Journal described as a “milestone.” 
   
  However, other than the 06 February media release about the three-headed monster, code-named “Raptor” according to the WSJ, additional information has been scarce.
   
  In rugby league: The Sydney Roosters are adamant that Spencer Leniu is not a racist, but it didn’t stop the NRL from sending a clear message last night, with the Samoan star suspended for eight games for calling Broncos young gun Ezra Mam a “monkey” during the game in Las Vegas last weekend.
  
  Meanwhile, we know it’s only been one round, but at least we now have some tangible evidence about what every NRL side could deliver in 2024.
  
  The Storm are back in title contention after their shutout of the reigning NRL premiers the Panthers.
  The Eels look set to surge back into the Top 8 after their impressive display against the Bulldogs.
  But there is no room for the Rabbitohs come finals time as some bad habits from 2023 returned against Manly.
  
  In Combat sports: The WWE will induct Muhammad Ali into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2024.
   
  Their media release reads: “One of the most iconic figures in sports history, the three-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion and Olympic gold medalist was known around the world for his charisma, his confidence and his ability to back it up inside the ropes.
   
  “Known simply as “The Greatest”, Ali’s influence transcended sports as his work as an activist, artist and personality established him as one of the most renowned figures in the entire world.
   
  “Although best known as a boxer, Ali made a great impact in the entire world.
   
  “On 26 June 1976, Ali competed in “The War of the Worlds” which was an exhibition match against WWE Hall of Famer Antonio Inoki inside the Nippon Budokan arena in Tokyo, Japan.
   
  “The match, which was competed under specific rules, resulted in a 15-round draw in front of 32,000 fans in the crowd. The bout was also broadcast on closed-circuit television to nearly 33,000 fans inside Shea Stadium in Queens, New York.
   
  “The event was a huge success and brought in countless new fans to the industry, while also being viewed as a precursor to modern mixed martial arts.
   
  Both Ali and Inoki became friends after the event with Inoki even using Ali’s theme music and catchphrase as his own.
   
  “After retiring from the boxing ring with a career record of 56-5 with 37 knockouts, Ali returned to the squared circle where he served as...]]>4127s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean868fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-03-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e067-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58992227                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby union: Fijian Drua fans are still drooling over sensational rookie flyhalf Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula. The young gun had a flawless game against the Crusaders at Churchill Park, Lautoka last Saturday with the Kiwis Coach even mentioning him in his media conference post game.
   
  How good is this kid!
  Meanwhile, the Saint George Dragons are reportedly chasing 24-year-old Wallabies star Jordan Petaia, who can play Centre, Wing or Fullback, and is off contract at the end of the season.
  Petaia is also exploring rugby union options in France and Japan, according to The SMH, and has played 27 Tests for Australia, including at the past two Rugby World Cups.
  In football: Liverpool’s blockbuster clash against Manchester City at Anfield has just ended in a one all draw.
  Earlier Arsenal needed Kai Havertz’s late winner to go top of the Premier League by beating Brentford 2-1 as Manchester United kept alive their faint hopes of finishing in the top four with a 2-0 win over Everton.
  An eighth consecutive Premier League win sees Mikel Arteta’s men level with Liverpool and one clear of defending champions Man City.
  In SportsBiz: Paris Olympics Organizers have announced that about 326,000 spectators will be allowed to watch this summer’s Olympic Games opening ceremony along the River Seine.
   
  While that revised total is almost 50% less than the 600,000 initially expected and will shut out some hopeful fans. The good news: It still allows for four times the crowd capacity of the Stade de France.
   
  In rugby league: Sheriff Todd Peyton and his Cowboys rode into town and silenced the derby home crowd, scoring seven tries – two to Zac Laybutt, and all converted by Valentine Holmes for a 43-18 win, leaving Wayne Bennett and his pod with plenty of questions to ponder.
   
  Meanwhile, Penrith Panthers young gun Izack Tago has reportedly penned a new deal that will make him one of the highest-paid Centres in the NRL.
   
  Tago was already contracted until 2025 but has agreed terms at A$3Million that will keep him at the Club until the end of 2028 on an extended deal averaging around A$750,000 per season.
  In Combat sports: UFC boss Dana White has hinted at his concern over the upcoming boxing clash between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul.
  "Tyson gets mad when I do this but Mike's 60. I love Mike Tyson, personally as a friend and he's one of my favourite athletes of all time, and I don't like the 31-year age difference," White told reporters.
  Former World Heavyweight Champion Tyson will fight Paul on 20 July at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. It will be Tyson's first fight since taking on Roy Jones Jr in an exhibition in November 2020.
  Tyson has not fought professionally since 2005 when he quit on his stool after five rounds of his clash with Kevin McBride.
  The fight will be broadcast by Netflix in the summer as the streaming service makes its move into live sports. 
  Madness driven by money!
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights from Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; I’m Culden Kamea, tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58992227Sun, 10 Mar 2024 21:17:07 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 67 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Monday morning 11 March 2024.                                                ...                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby union: Fijian Drua fans are still drooling over sensational rookie flyhalf Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula. The young gun had a flawless game against the Crusaders at Churchill Park, Lautoka last Saturday with the Kiwis Coach even mentioning him in his media conference post game.
   
  How good is this kid!
  Meanwhile, the Saint George Dragons are reportedly chasing 24-year-old Wallabies star Jordan Petaia, who can play Centre, Wing or Fullback, and is off contract at the end of the season.
  Petaia is also exploring rugby union options in France and Japan, according to The SMH, and has played 27 Tests for Australia, including at the past two Rugby World Cups.
  In football: Liverpool’s blockbuster clash against Manchester City at Anfield has just ended in a one all draw.
  Earlier Arsenal needed Kai Havertz’s late winner to go top of the Premier League by beating Brentford 2-1 as Manchester United kept alive their faint hopes of finishing in the top four with a 2-0 win over Everton.
  An eighth consecutive Premier League win sees Mikel Arteta’s men level with Liverpool and one clear of defending champions Man City.
  In SportsBiz: Paris Olympics Organizers have announced that about 326,000 spectators will be allowed to watch this summer’s Olympic Games opening ceremony along the River Seine.
   
  While that revised total is almost 50% less than the 600,000 initially expected and will shut out some hopeful fans. The good news: It still allows for four times the crowd capacity of the Stade de France.
   
  In rugby league: Sheriff Todd Peyton and his Cowboys rode into town and silenced the derby home crowd, scoring seven tries – two to Zac Laybutt, and all converted by Valentine Holmes for a 43-18 win, leaving Wayne Bennett and his pod with plenty of questions to ponder.
   
  Meanwhile, Penrith Panthers young gun Izack Tago has reportedly penned a new deal that will make him one of the highest-paid Centres in the NRL.
   
  Tago was already contracted until 2025 but has agreed terms at A$3Million that will keep him at the Club until the end of 2028 on an extended deal averaging around A$750,000 per season.
  In Combat sports: UFC boss Dana White has hinted at his concern over the upcoming boxing clash between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul.
  "Tyson gets mad when I do this but Mike's 60. I love Mike Tyson, personally as a friend and he's one of my favourite athletes of all time, and I don't like the 31-year age difference," White told reporters.
  Former World Heavyweight Champion Tyson will fight Paul on 20 July at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. It will be Tyson's first fight since taking on Roy Jones Jr in an exhibition in November 2020.
  Tyson has not fought professionally since 2005 when he quit on his stool after five rounds of his clash with Kevin McBride.
  The fight will be broadcast by Netflix in the summer as the streaming service makes its move into live sports. 
  Madness driven by money!
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights from Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo and Ka kite; I’m Culden Kamea, tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness...]]>2657s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean867fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-03-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e066-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58985154                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby union: All is well in rugby in Fiji again after the Fijian Drua lit up Churchill Park in Lautoka yesterday with a powerful display by their forwards, matching and then outmuscling the best that Scott Barrett and his Crusaders could throw at them for a solid 20-10 win in front of another full house.
   
  In other games: Rebels 29-23 Moana Pasifika, Highlanders 23-21 NSW Waratahs, Brumbies 22-19 Western Force, Hurricanes 29-21 Blues and the Reds 25-19 Chiefs.
   
  In football: Sports clashes don’t get much bigger than this - Manchester City versus Liverpool - the last dance between Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola, two iconic football Managers.
  With 11 rounds remaining in the Premier League, one gets the feeling that this weekend’s game could prove crucial to deciding who lifts the trophy.
  As Manchester City star Phil Foden put it this week: “It’s massive … It’s games we want to play in, the biggest games and the biggest occasions. We’re ready.”
  In SportsBiz: F1 Racing valuations by Forbes last summer had an average team valuation of US$1.88Billion, more than triple the comparable US$500Million mark from 2019.
   
  Liberty’s recent earnings confirmed the drive behind the surge in team valuations as F1’s full-year attendance finished up 5% in 2023 to 6 million, revenue grew 25% to US$3.22B and operating income surged 64% to US$392M.
  Helping drive those numbers were mushrooming fan interest in the US and the Las Vegas Grand Prix, despite heavy upfront infrastructure costs.
   
  In rugby league: It was an encouraging night for the Parramatta Eels who beat the Canterbury Bulldogs 8-26 at CommBank Stadium last night. One of the biggest disappointments last season, the Eels still managed a crowd of 29,171 – their biggest regular season attendance at the venue.
   
  Bulldogs fans spent the entire off-season dreaming of a rapid turnaround after their Club recruited heavily over summer, but yesterday was a nightmare for them after the blue and whites went down to the Eels and they could be without the ‘Foxx’ for a while.
   
  In Combat sports: Anthony Joshua totally destroyed Francis Ngannou, in their fight in Saudi Arabia yesterday, knocking out the former UFC World Heavyweight Champion in the second round after knocking Ngannou down late in the first round, with the Cameroonian getting back to his feet.
  Former Kiwi-Samoan World Heavyweight Champion Joseph Parker claimed a stunning majority decision win over Chinese star Zhilei Zhang to win the WBO Interim heavyweight title.
  Parker was knocked down in the third round by a thudding straight left from southpaw Zhang, who again dropped Parker in the eighth with a short right hook that sent Parker down to one knee. But Zhang let Parker off the hook both times, failing to follow up.
  Parker outworked his rival – who was considerably bigger; 20kg heavier at 132.3kg and much taller at 1.98M.
  In the end, Parker’s fitness and greater work rate saw him earn a 113-113, 114-112, 115-111 unanimous points win.
  Talofa lava Joseph Parker!
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo, Ka kite and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58985154Sat, 09 Mar 2024 22:17:50 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 66 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Sunday morning 10 March 2024.                                                ...                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby union: All is well in rugby in Fiji again after the Fijian Drua lit up Churchill Park in Lautoka yesterday with a powerful display by their forwards, matching and then outmuscling the best that Scott Barrett and his Crusaders could throw at them for a solid 20-10 win in front of another full house.
   
  In other games: Rebels 29-23 Moana Pasifika, Highlanders 23-21 NSW Waratahs, Brumbies 22-19 Western Force, Hurricanes 29-21 Blues and the Reds 25-19 Chiefs.
   
  In football: Sports clashes don’t get much bigger than this - Manchester City versus Liverpool - the last dance between Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola, two iconic football Managers.
  With 11 rounds remaining in the Premier League, one gets the feeling that this weekend’s game could prove crucial to deciding who lifts the trophy.
  As Manchester City star Phil Foden put it this week: “It’s massive … It’s games we want to play in, the biggest games and the biggest occasions. We’re ready.”
  In SportsBiz: F1 Racing valuations by Forbes last summer had an average team valuation of US$1.88Billion, more than triple the comparable US$500Million mark from 2019.
   
  Liberty’s recent earnings confirmed the drive behind the surge in team valuations as F1’s full-year attendance finished up 5% in 2023 to 6 million, revenue grew 25% to US$3.22B and operating income surged 64% to US$392M.
  Helping drive those numbers were mushrooming fan interest in the US and the Las Vegas Grand Prix, despite heavy upfront infrastructure costs.
   
  In rugby league: It was an encouraging night for the Parramatta Eels who beat the Canterbury Bulldogs 8-26 at CommBank Stadium last night. One of the biggest disappointments last season, the Eels still managed a crowd of 29,171 – their biggest regular season attendance at the venue.
   
  Bulldogs fans spent the entire off-season dreaming of a rapid turnaround after their Club recruited heavily over summer, but yesterday was a nightmare for them after the blue and whites went down to the Eels and they could be without the ‘Foxx’ for a while.
   
  In Combat sports: Anthony Joshua totally destroyed Francis Ngannou, in their fight in Saudi Arabia yesterday, knocking out the former UFC World Heavyweight Champion in the second round after knocking Ngannou down late in the first round, with the Cameroonian getting back to his feet.
  Former Kiwi-Samoan World Heavyweight Champion Joseph Parker claimed a stunning majority decision win over Chinese star Zhilei Zhang to win the WBO Interim heavyweight title.
  Parker was knocked down in the third round by a thudding straight left from southpaw Zhang, who again dropped Parker in the eighth with a short right hook that sent Parker down to one knee. But Zhang let Parker off the hook both times, failing to follow up.
  Parker outworked his rival – who was considerably bigger; 20kg heavier at 132.3kg and much taller at 1.98M.
  In the end, Parker’s fitness and greater work rate saw him earn a 113-113, 114-112, 115-111 unanimous points win.
  Talofa lava Joseph Parker!
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo, Ka kite and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby...]]>3137s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean866fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/09-03-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e065-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58974987                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby union: Fiji rugby 7s fans at home and around the world expressed relief that Ben Gollings was sacked by the Fiji Rugby Union yesterday after a record 19 HSBC SVNS Rugby 7s Series tournaments without a win.
   
  While there is some anxiety that it happened just six months out from the Paris Olympics, where Fiji is the defending gold medalist, fans harbor hope that with the selection of World Rugby Hall of Famer, and Rio Olympics rugby 7s gold medal-winning Captain Osea Kolinisau, now a Level 3 World Rugby qualified Coach, that the Fiji Men’s 7s team will rise to the occasion.
   
  But what about the Team Fijiana Head Coach – or don’t Fiji rugby 7s fans really care about the Women’s game?
   
  In football: Liverpool remain on course to send Jurgen Klopp off with a quadruple of trophies as they surged towards the Europa League quarter-finals after a 5-1 win away to Sparta Prague on Thursday; the Reds not distracted by Sunday’s massive Premier League showdown against Manchester City.
   
  In other Europa League games: Roma thrashed Brighton 4-0 in the Italian capital and Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen had to come from 2-0 down to preserve their unbeaten season with a 2-2 draw against Qarabag in Azerbaijan.
   
  In SportsBiz: Already boasting one of the fastest-growing franchise valuations in sports, Formula One is reaching another milestone as every team is worth at least US$1.3 billion, according to McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown.
   
  Speaking to Bloomberg in Jeddah ahead of Saturday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Brown credited a surge in American popularity and overall revenues under the leadership of Liberty Media, which purchased the motor-sports circuit in 2017.
  “Half the grid is profitable. They weren’t five years ago,” Brown said. 
  In rugby league: It took an eternity for the first and only try of the game, but it finally arrived when Storm Centre Reimis Smith crossed out wide in the 50th minute, enabling his side to pull off a gritty 8-0 win over the reigning premiers, the Penrith Panthers in Melbourne last night.
   
  The win preserved a unique record for Storm Coach Craig Bellamy - 22 straight Round One wins to continue an incredible record that dates back to his first season as an NRL Head Coach in 2003.
   
  Meanwhile, Broncos star Ezra Mam has rejected Spencer Leniu’s offer to fly to Brisbane for a face-to-face apology for calling him a “monkey” during their Las Vegas clash on Sunday.
   
  Too little too late mate, you had your chance during and after the game in Vegas.
   
  In Combat sports: In 2012, at the age of 26, fired by dreams of becoming a professional boxer, Francis Ngannou, left his brutal work in the sand pits of Cameroon to make a break for Europe and a better life.
  He crossed the unforgiving Sahara, travelled through Nigeria, Niger and Algeria before reaching Morocco.
  There, after half a dozen failed attempts, he finally made it across the Mediterranean to Spain where he was promptly jailed for making an illegal crossing.
  Completing a trip of around 5000Km, he took a train to Paris, lived in a car park before local boxing Coach Didier Carmont found him a place to live and a gym in which to train.
  The rest is history - Francis Ngannou fights Anthony Joshua later this morning in Saudi Arabia for which he is being paid US$20.2Million.
  Now is that a real life Rocky story or what?
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
   
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
   
  #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58974987Fri, 08 Mar 2024 21:18:16 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 65 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Saturday morning 09 March 2024.                                              ...                                                                  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
   
  In rugby union: Fiji rugby 7s fans at home and around the world expressed relief that Ben Gollings was sacked by the Fiji Rugby Union yesterday after a record 19 HSBC SVNS Rugby 7s Series tournaments without a win.
   
  While there is some anxiety that it happened just six months out from the Paris Olympics, where Fiji is the defending gold medalist, fans harbor hope that with the selection of World Rugby Hall of Famer, and Rio Olympics rugby 7s gold medal-winning Captain Osea Kolinisau, now a Level 3 World Rugby qualified Coach, that the Fiji Men’s 7s team will rise to the occasion.
   
  But what about the Team Fijiana Head Coach – or don’t Fiji rugby 7s fans really care about the Women’s game?
   
  In football: Liverpool remain on course to send Jurgen Klopp off with a quadruple of trophies as they surged towards the Europa League quarter-finals after a 5-1 win away to Sparta Prague on Thursday; the Reds not distracted by Sunday’s massive Premier League showdown against Manchester City.
   
  In other Europa League games: Roma thrashed Brighton 4-0 in the Italian capital and Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen had to come from 2-0 down to preserve their unbeaten season with a 2-2 draw against Qarabag in Azerbaijan.
   
  In SportsBiz: Already boasting one of the fastest-growing franchise valuations in sports, Formula One is reaching another milestone as every team is worth at least US$1.3 billion, according to McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown.
   
  Speaking to Bloomberg in Jeddah ahead of Saturday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Brown credited a surge in American popularity and overall revenues under the leadership of Liberty Media, which purchased the motor-sports circuit in 2017.
  “Half the grid is profitable. They weren’t five years ago,” Brown said. 
  In rugby league: It took an eternity for the first and only try of the game, but it finally arrived when Storm Centre Reimis Smith crossed out wide in the 50th minute, enabling his side to pull off a gritty 8-0 win over the reigning premiers, the Penrith Panthers in Melbourne last night.
   
  The win preserved a unique record for Storm Coach Craig Bellamy - 22 straight Round One wins to continue an incredible record that dates back to his first season as an NRL Head Coach in 2003.
   
  Meanwhile, Broncos star Ezra Mam has rejected Spencer Leniu’s offer to fly to Brisbane for a face-to-face apology for calling him a “monkey” during their Las Vegas clash on Sunday.
   
  Too little too late mate, you had your chance during and after the game in Vegas.
   
  In Combat sports: In 2012, at the age of 26, fired by dreams of becoming a professional boxer, Francis Ngannou, left his brutal work in the sand pits of Cameroon to make a break for Europe and a better life.
  He crossed the unforgiving Sahara, travelled through Nigeria, Niger and Algeria before reaching Morocco.
  There, after half a dozen failed attempts, he finally made it across the Mediterranean to Spain where he was promptly jailed for making an illegal crossing.
  Completing a trip of around 5000Km, he took a train to Paris, lived in a car park before local boxing Coach Didier Carmont found him a place to live and a gym in which to train.
  The rest is history - Francis Ngannou fights Anthony Joshua later this morning in Saudi Arabia for which he is being paid US$20.2Million.
  Now is that a real life Rocky story or what?
   
  And that’s a wrap!
   
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if...]]>2987s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean865fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/08-03-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e064-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58963710
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union BREAKING NEWS: Sources inside Rugby House say that Fiji Men’s 7s Coach Ben Gollings was sacked last night by the Fiji Rugby Union.
  
  They also say that he will be replaced by Rio Olympics 2016 gold medal-winning Captain Osea Koilnisau who was originally short-listed with Gollings for the job.
  
  In football: Manchester City cruised into the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals with a second-straight 3-1 win over FC Copenhagen, while Real Madrid were pushed all the way by RB Leipzig but narrowly made it through after a 1-1 draw.
  
  In other games, Bayern Munich hammered Lazio 3-0 and PSG beat Real Sociedad 1-2.
  
  In SportsBiz: During 2023, the NFL teams’ total number of posts on social media platforms - X, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube impressions and engagements were tracked and their overall value calculated. As such, the NFL’s overall social media value is estimated to be worth US$1.1Billion.
  
  In rugby league: Sydney Roosters prop Spencer Leniu has pleaded guilty to racially abusing Ezra Mam and issued a public apology to the Broncos young gun, “I want to apologise to Ezra and his family for using the word I did and I am sincerely sorry to cause him such distress,” Leniu said.
  
  The Samoan international is likely facing up to two months on the sideline for calling Mam a “monkey”.
  
  In Combat sports: Francis Ngannou will earn US$20.2Million from his fight against Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia later today. This figure could increase as it doesn't include earnings from pay-per-view sales or any extra bonuses agreed in the contract.
  
  In comparison, Ngannou's biggest UFC payday was after he defeated Ciryl Gane and he took home US$608,000.
  
  Welcome to the big league Francis!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58963710Thu, 07 Mar 2024 21:16:27 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 64 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Friday morning 08 March 2024....
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union BREAKING NEWS: Sources inside Rugby House say that Fiji Men’s 7s Coach Ben Gollings was sacked last night by the Fiji Rugby Union.
  
  They also say that he will be replaced by Rio Olympics 2016 gold medal-winning Captain Osea Koilnisau who was originally short-listed with Gollings for the job.
  
  In football: Manchester City cruised into the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals with a second-straight 3-1 win over FC Copenhagen, while Real Madrid were pushed all the way by RB Leipzig but narrowly made it through after a 1-1 draw.
  
  In other games, Bayern Munich hammered Lazio 3-0 and PSG beat Real Sociedad 1-2.
  
  In SportsBiz: During 2023, the NFL teams’ total number of posts on social media platforms - X, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube impressions and engagements were tracked and their overall value calculated. As such, the NFL’s overall social media value is estimated to be worth US$1.1Billion.
  
  In rugby league: Sydney Roosters prop Spencer Leniu has pleaded guilty to racially abusing Ezra Mam and issued a public apology to the Broncos young gun, “I want to apologise to Ezra and his family for using the word I did and I am sincerely sorry to cause him such distress,” Leniu said.
  
  The Samoan international is likely facing up to two months on the sideline for calling Mam a “monkey”.
  
  In Combat sports: Francis Ngannou will earn US$20.2Million from his fight against Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia later today. This figure could increase as it doesn't include earnings from pay-per-view sales or any extra bonuses agreed in the contract.
  
  In comparison, Ngannou's biggest UFC payday was after he defeated Ciryl Gane and he took home US$608,000.
  
  Welcome to the big league Francis!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>1957s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean864fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/07-03-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e063-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58963592
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Fiji defeated Junior Manu Samoa 31–17, to claim the inaugural Oceania Rugby U20s Challenge at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland yesterday.
  
  The young Fijians combined finesse and firepower in a dominant performance and their ability to stay composed under pressure was the difference in the end.
  
  The final was a brilliant display of young Pasifika talent, showing that the future of rugby in the Islands is very bright.
  
  In football: British Police allege Matilda’s Captain Sam Kerr called an officer a “stupid white bastard” in her taxi run-in that has her facing a trial next year.
  
  The Sun is reporting that Kerr made the comment to one of two officers after being sick following a night out amid a dispute over her taxi fare at Twickenham in south west London, in January 2023 but Kerr only faced a London court this week.
  
  The Matildas Captain, who is part Indian and English, denies the allegation.
  
  In SportsBiz: During 2023, the NFL teams’ total number of posts on social media platforms - X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube impressions, and engagements were tracked and then ranked based on overall value. The report notes that the NFL’s overall social media value is worth US$1.1Billion and the social media value of the Top 5 NFL teams are:
  · Eagles: US$52.6M
  · Cowboys: US$40.7M
  · 49ers: US$39.9
  · Chiefs: US$38M
  · Steelers: US$32.3M
  In rugby league: The 2024 NRL season is off to a flying start with the four teams in Las Vegas putting on a show for fans old and new.
  
  No team is ever perfect in March, but the overall quality on display far exceeded that of typical Round 1 games as the Roosters and Sea Eagles broke patterns of previous seasons to hit the ground running
  
  The Roosters are well known as slow starters, up against 2023 grand finalists Brisbane, expected to be one of the best teams in the NRL this year, the Tricolours played out of their skin in Vegas.
  
  Did you know, Manly had lost nine season-openers in a row before their 36-24 victory over the Rabbitohs in Sin City?
  
  In Combat sports: ON THIS DAY in 1964, less than two weeks after Cassius Marcellus Clay claimed the World Heavyweight boxing title from Sonny Liston, he revealed his new name, Muhammad Ali, along with his conversion to the Nation of Islam.
  
  The new champion said, adopting the new name allowed him to be “freed from the identity given to my family by slave masters.”
  
  It signaled a refusal to conform to American societal expectations of the time - one that would ultimately define his career and legacy.
  
  Ali ultimately refused induction into the US military, upon being selected three years later, citing his religious beliefs and opposition to US participation in the Vietnam War.
  
  Ali’s refusal to be drafted became a high-profile legal case, rising to the US Supreme Court, where his conviction was ultimately overturned.
  
  During this extended saga lasting nearly four years, Ali did not fight as he was denied a boxing license, essentially robbing him of the athletic prime of his mid to late 20s.
  
  But national sentiment steadily turned against American involvement in Vietnam and Muhammad Ali's standing as an influential cultural force in America was cemented in the pages of history.
  
  Rest in Peace Champ.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58963592Thu, 07 Mar 2024 21:07:47 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 63 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Thursday morning 07 March 2024....
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Fiji defeated Junior Manu Samoa 31–17, to claim the inaugural Oceania Rugby U20s Challenge at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland yesterday.
  
  The young Fijians combined finesse and firepower in a dominant performance and their ability to stay composed under pressure was the difference in the end.
  
  The final was a brilliant display of young Pasifika talent, showing that the future of rugby in the Islands is very bright.
  
  In football: British Police allege Matilda’s Captain Sam Kerr called an officer a “stupid white bastard” in her taxi run-in that has her facing a trial next year.
  
  The Sun is reporting that Kerr made the comment to one of two officers after being sick following a night out amid a dispute over her taxi fare at Twickenham in south west London, in January 2023 but Kerr only faced a London court this week.
  
  The Matildas Captain, who is part Indian and English, denies the allegation.
  
  In SportsBiz: During 2023, the NFL teams’ total number of posts on social media platforms - X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube impressions, and engagements were tracked and then ranked based on overall value. The report notes that the NFL’s overall social media value is worth US$1.1Billion and the social media value of the Top 5 NFL teams are:
  · Eagles: US$52.6M
  · Cowboys: US$40.7M
  · 49ers: US$39.9
  · Chiefs: US$38M
  · Steelers: US$32.3M
  In rugby league: The 2024 NRL season is off to a flying start with the four teams in Las Vegas putting on a show for fans old and new.
  
  No team is ever perfect in March, but the overall quality on display far exceeded that of typical Round 1 games as the Roosters and Sea Eagles broke patterns of previous seasons to hit the ground running
  
  The Roosters are well known as slow starters, up against 2023 grand finalists Brisbane, expected to be one of the best teams in the NRL this year, the Tricolours played out of their skin in Vegas.
  
  Did you know, Manly had lost nine season-openers in a row before their 36-24 victory over the Rabbitohs in Sin City?
  
  In Combat sports: ON THIS DAY in 1964, less than two weeks after Cassius Marcellus Clay claimed the World Heavyweight boxing title from Sonny Liston, he revealed his new name, Muhammad Ali, along with his conversion to the Nation of Islam.
  
  The new champion said, adopting the new name allowed him to be “freed from the identity given to my family by slave masters.”
  
  It signaled a refusal to conform to American societal expectations of the time - one that would ultimately define his career and legacy.
  
  Ali ultimately refused induction into the US military, upon being selected three years later, citing his religious beliefs and opposition to US participation in the Vietnam War.
  
  Ali’s refusal to be drafted became a high-profile legal case, rising to the US Supreme Court, where his conviction was ultimately overturned.
  
  During this extended saga lasting nearly four years, Ali did not fight as he was denied a boxing license, essentially robbing him of the athletic prime of his mid to late 20s.
  
  But national sentiment steadily turned against American involvement in Vietnam and Muhammad Ali's standing as an influential cultural force in America was cemented in the pages of history.
  
  Rest in Peace Champ.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want...]]>2937s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unioncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/06-03-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e062-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58936409
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: What is going on with Fiji 7s rugby? Who is to blame – Ben Gollings? What will Fiji Rugby Union do – name Waisale Serevi to Coach the Fiji Men’s 7s team and Senirusi Seruvakula to Coach the Flying Fijians as ordained by a higher power?
  
  In football: Football Australia boss James Johnson says superstar Matildas Captain Sam Kerr “has rights” and there will be no moves on her leadership after shock revelations she had been charged by UK police for allegedly racially harassing a police officer more than a year ago.
  
  In SportsBiz: On LeBron James reaching a milestone 40,017 NBA career points, his career earnings while with the Cleaveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat and now the LA Lakers, amounts to US$479,466,457, which would mean King James has earned an average of US$11,981.56 per point.
  
  In rugby league: The President of one of the most successful and popular NFL franchises of all time and Super Bowl LVIII finalists - the San Francisco 49ers, Al Guido has expressed an interest in potentially purchasing an NRL team: “We will look at anything that has a passionate fan base,” Guido said.
  
  Guido also said that the NRL’s foray into the American sporting market was the right call and that having games in Las Vegas, the entertainment capital of the US, on the heels of the Super Bowl is really smart.
  
  In Combat sports: Having given Tyson Fury a major scare, in a fight many believed he should have won on points, Francis Ngannou is confident he can now derail Anthony Joshua’s plans and is sensing anxiety from his opponent.
  
  “We were doing the promo and he was very chilled, very relaxed,” Ngannou said. “I asked him if he was OK, because he looked a little nervous.”
  
  Nervous? AJ is scared stiff.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58936409Tue, 05 Mar 2024 21:23:09 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 62 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Wednesday morning 06 March 2024....
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: What is going on with Fiji 7s rugby? Who is to blame – Ben Gollings? What will Fiji Rugby Union do – name Waisale Serevi to Coach the Fiji Men’s 7s team and Senirusi Seruvakula to Coach the Flying Fijians as ordained by a higher power?
  
  In football: Football Australia boss James Johnson says superstar Matildas Captain Sam Kerr “has rights” and there will be no moves on her leadership after shock revelations she had been charged by UK police for allegedly racially harassing a police officer more than a year ago.
  
  In SportsBiz: On LeBron James reaching a milestone 40,017 NBA career points, his career earnings while with the Cleaveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat and now the LA Lakers, amounts to US$479,466,457, which would mean King James has earned an average of US$11,981.56 per point.
  
  In rugby league: The President of one of the most successful and popular NFL franchises of all time and Super Bowl LVIII finalists - the San Francisco 49ers, Al Guido has expressed an interest in potentially purchasing an NRL team: “We will look at anything that has a passionate fan base,” Guido said.
  
  Guido also said that the NRL’s foray into the American sporting market was the right call and that having games in Las Vegas, the entertainment capital of the US, on the heels of the Super Bowl is really smart.
  
  In Combat sports: Having given Tyson Fury a major scare, in a fight many believed he should have won on points, Francis Ngannou is confident he can now derail Anthony Joshua’s plans and is sensing anxiety from his opponent.
  
  “We were doing the promo and he was very chilled, very relaxed,” Ngannou said. “I asked him if he was OK, because he looked a little nervous.”
  
  Nervous? AJ is scared stiff.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>1917s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean862fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/05-03-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e061-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58925606
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: France and New Zealand women – the Black Ferns 7s swept the Los Angeles 7s with Fiji Men losing to Argentina again in finishing 6th and Fijiana dropping out of sight. What is going on? Who is to blame? What will Fiji Rugby Union do – name Serevi?
  
  In football: Real Madrid Coach Carlo Ancelotti slammed an ‘unprecedented’ refereeing decision as midfielder Jude Bellingham was sent off after the controversial final whistle in their 2-2 La Liga draw at Valencia.
  
  England’s Bellingham was shown a red card for protesting after the referee blew for time an instant before Bellingham hit what would have been a 99th minute winner.
  
  In Combat sports: Boxing legend Mike Tyson has expressed his shock at Canelo Alvarez's decision to turn down a US$60Million offer to fight two-time WBC Super Middleweight Champion with a 28-0 record, David Benavidez.
  
  “I can't believe what I just heard. What is wrong with Canelo? Is he afraid? Doesn't he want to give the fans the fight they want to see? Does he not respect the legacy of the great Mexican champions who faced the best regardless of the money? This is a shame for boxing and for Mexico,” Tyson said.
  
  Canelo holds the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO Super Middleweight world titles.
  
  In SportsBiz: The sixth season of Drive to Survive is out, while ESPN enters the second season of its three-year US media rights deal believed to be worth US$85Million annually, and F1 just completed a 10-year pact with beIN Sports for broadcast rights in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey that multiple reports are saying is worth US$500M in total.
  
  In rugby league: “The NRL is in Las Vegas, like every other punter or entertainer in the city, to make money,” The Guardian’s Angus Fontaine writes. “It craves a slice of the US$119.84Billion, the American Gambling Association says was bet in 2023, and a turbo-boost of the NRL brand to lure revenue from US broadcasters and sponsors.”
  
  Meanwhile, Spencer Leniu has been charged by the NRL after Broncos young gun Ezra Mam alleged he aimed a racial slur at him on the field during the Las Vegas season opener.
  
  The Rooster has been referred straight to the NRL judiciary, with a contrary conduct charge for allegedly calling Mam a “monkey”.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58925606Mon, 04 Mar 2024 21:28:06 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 61 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 05 March 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: France and New Zealand women – the Black Ferns 7s swept the Los Angeles 7s with Fiji Men losing to Argentina again in finishing 6th and Fijiana dropping out of sight. What is going on? Who is to blame? What will Fiji Rugby Union do – name Serevi?
  
  In football: Real Madrid Coach Carlo Ancelotti slammed an ‘unprecedented’ refereeing decision as midfielder Jude Bellingham was sent off after the controversial final whistle in their 2-2 La Liga draw at Valencia.
  
  England’s Bellingham was shown a red card for protesting after the referee blew for time an instant before Bellingham hit what would have been a 99th minute winner.
  
  In Combat sports: Boxing legend Mike Tyson has expressed his shock at Canelo Alvarez's decision to turn down a US$60Million offer to fight two-time WBC Super Middleweight Champion with a 28-0 record, David Benavidez.
  
  “I can't believe what I just heard. What is wrong with Canelo? Is he afraid? Doesn't he want to give the fans the fight they want to see? Does he not respect the legacy of the great Mexican champions who faced the best regardless of the money? This is a shame for boxing and for Mexico,” Tyson said.
  
  Canelo holds the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO Super Middleweight world titles.
  
  In SportsBiz: The sixth season of Drive to Survive is out, while ESPN enters the second season of its three-year US media rights deal believed to be worth US$85Million annually, and F1 just completed a 10-year pact with beIN Sports for broadcast rights in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey that multiple reports are saying is worth US$500M in total.
  
  In rugby league: “The NRL is in Las Vegas, like every other punter or entertainer in the city, to make money,” The Guardian’s Angus Fontaine writes. “It craves a slice of the US$119.84Billion, the American Gambling Association says was bet in 2023, and a turbo-boost of the NRL brand to lure revenue from US broadcasters and sponsors.”
  
  Meanwhile, Spencer Leniu has been charged by the NRL after Broncos young gun Ezra Mam alleged he aimed a racial slur at him on the field during the Las Vegas season opener.
  
  The Rooster has been referred straight to the NRL judiciary, with a contrary conduct charge for allegedly calling Mam a “monkey”.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2127s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean861fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/04-03-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e060-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58912984
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: At the Los Angeles 7s today, Spain reached their first ever Men’s semi-final with a comeback win over Fiji 19-21 to join an all European Men’s semi-finals line-up of France vs Ireland and Spain vs Great Britain.
  
  The Women’s quarter-finals sees France vs Canada, New Zealand vs Ireland, USA vs South Africa, Australia vs Brazil.
  
  In the NBA: LeBron James has added another first to his illustrious career, after bringing up 40,000 career points in the NBA.
  
  He reached the figure in a 114-124 loss to the Denver Nuggets yesterday afternoon, having entered the game needing just nine points to become the first player to achieve the feat.
  
  James had already surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s previous all-time NBA scoring record of 38,387 points against the Thunder last year.
  
  In Combat sports: YouTuber & fake boxer Jake Paul got a haircut on Saturday night in Puerto Rico that ended up costing him US$1.5Million.
  
  That’s how much his MVP Promotions company had to refund fans after hair treatment caused MVP’s star women’s boxing champion, Amanda Serrano to pull out of her main event fight on Saturday night, after chemicals from her hair procedure leaked into her eyes, burning her cornea so badly doctors refused to let her fight Nina Meinke.
  
  In SportsBiz: “You look at examples like the Jordan brand; I’m trying to build my version of that,” Steph Curry said in an interview with Bloomberg, on his ongoing efforts to elevate the Under Armour brand to a level that resonates with sneakerheads like Michael Jordan, Ja Morant and LaMelo Ball, all of whose shoes currently outsell Curry’s.
  
  The Warriors’ star agreed to a contract extension with Under Armour last March that included US$75Million in stock.
  
  While Under Armour doesn’t provide specific numbers, Bloomberg estimated the Curry brand generated up to US$250M in annual sales of Under Armour’s annual US$1.5Billion footwear segment revenue last year, still trailing Nike and Adidas.
  
  In rugby league: Rugby league has been given a giant tick from American spectators following a thrilling double-header at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas yesterday.
  
  Manly put on a show to down South Sydney 24-36, while the Roosters out-muscled the Broncos to win 20-10.
  
  Of course the majority of the over 40,000 spectators who attended were Australians, but there were plenty of locals there too.
  
  “If we can make it here, it’ll be worth tens, if not thousands, of millions of dollars for the game over five years. This is the start, this is the foundation, we now have to build the house,” Peter V’Landys said on Fox League.
  
  “Also the opportunity is here for sports betting. The Super Bowl alone generated over US$23Billion so there’s a market here for sports betting as well.
  
  It’s all about the money folks!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58912984Mon, 04 Mar 2024 02:49:39 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 60 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Monday morning 04 March 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: At the Los Angeles 7s today, Spain reached their first ever Men’s semi-final with a comeback win over Fiji 19-21 to join an all European Men’s semi-finals line-up of France vs Ireland and Spain vs Great Britain.
  
  The Women’s quarter-finals sees France vs Canada, New Zealand vs Ireland, USA vs South Africa, Australia vs Brazil.
  
  In the NBA: LeBron James has added another first to his illustrious career, after bringing up 40,000 career points in the NBA.
  
  He reached the figure in a 114-124 loss to the Denver Nuggets yesterday afternoon, having entered the game needing just nine points to become the first player to achieve the feat.
  
  James had already surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s previous all-time NBA scoring record of 38,387 points against the Thunder last year.
  
  In Combat sports: YouTuber & fake boxer Jake Paul got a haircut on Saturday night in Puerto Rico that ended up costing him US$1.5Million.
  
  That’s how much his MVP Promotions company had to refund fans after hair treatment caused MVP’s star women’s boxing champion, Amanda Serrano to pull out of her main event fight on Saturday night, after chemicals from her hair procedure leaked into her eyes, burning her cornea so badly doctors refused to let her fight Nina Meinke.
  
  In SportsBiz: “You look at examples like the Jordan brand; I’m trying to build my version of that,” Steph Curry said in an interview with Bloomberg, on his ongoing efforts to elevate the Under Armour brand to a level that resonates with sneakerheads like Michael Jordan, Ja Morant and LaMelo Ball, all of whose shoes currently outsell Curry’s.
  
  The Warriors’ star agreed to a contract extension with Under Armour last March that included US$75Million in stock.
  
  While Under Armour doesn’t provide specific numbers, Bloomberg estimated the Curry brand generated up to US$250M in annual sales of Under Armour’s annual US$1.5Billion footwear segment revenue last year, still trailing Nike and Adidas.
  
  In rugby league: Rugby league has been given a giant tick from American spectators following a thrilling double-header at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas yesterday.
  
  Manly put on a show to down South Sydney 24-36, while the Roosters out-muscled the Broncos to win 20-10.
  
  Of course the majority of the over 40,000 spectators who attended were Australians, but there were plenty of locals there too.
  
  “If we can make it here, it’ll be worth tens, if not thousands, of millions of dollars for the game over five years. This is the start, this is the foundation, we now have to build the house,” Peter V’Landys said on Fox League.
  
  “Also the opportunity is here for sports betting. The Super Bowl alone generated over US$23Billion so there’s a market here for sports betting as well.
  
  It’s all about the money folks!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2537s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean859fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-03-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e059-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58902396
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: At the Los Angeles 7s yesterday, Brazil beat Fijiana 5-12. The Fiji girls play South Africa at 8.26am this morning and New Zealand at 1.24pm in their final pool game. The Women’s Cup quarters will kick off at 6.14am Monday.
  
  And the Fiji Men’s 7s team beat Great Britain 12-15 and hammered Canada 40 zip this morning. They play France at 10.22am today in their last pool game. The Men’s Cup quarters kick off at 3.26pm later today.
  
  In football: France star Paul Pogba has been given a four-year ban from football by Italy’s anti-doping tribunal after testing positive for testosterone last August, his club Juventus said yesterday.
  
  Pogba announced he would appeal the ruling, “When I am free of legal restrictions the full story will become clear, but I have never knowingly or deliberately taken any supplements that violate anti-doping regulations. I will appeal this before the Court of Arbitration for Sport.”
  
  The ban means Pogba will not be able to play again until the 2027/28 season, by which time he will be 34.
  
  In Combat SportsBiz: US$614Million is the revenue reported by TKO Group Holdings in its first full quarter after their US$21Billion merger of the UFC and WWE. The breakdown for Q4 in 2023, which ended Dec. 31, was US$282.8M revenue for UFC and US$331.2M for WWE.
  
  For 2024, TKO is targeting revenue of at least US$2.575B. Last month, Netflix signed a 10-year, US$5B media rights deal for WWE’s “Raw”. This year, UFC will be shopping for its next broadcast pact, as its current contract with ESPN expires in 2025.
  
  In rugby league: All eyes are on Las Vegas today where the South Sydney Rabbitohs take on the Sydney Roosters followed by the Brisbane Broncos taking on the Manly Sea Eagles in the NRL Vegas extravaganza. What more is there to say except, “Let’s get it on baby!”
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58902396Sat, 02 Mar 2024 22:17:28 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 59 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Sunday morning 03 March 2024....
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: At the Los Angeles 7s yesterday, Brazil beat Fijiana 5-12. The Fiji girls play South Africa at 8.26am this morning and New Zealand at 1.24pm in their final pool game. The Women’s Cup quarters will kick off at 6.14am Monday.
  
  And the Fiji Men’s 7s team beat Great Britain 12-15 and hammered Canada 40 zip this morning. They play France at 10.22am today in their last pool game. The Men’s Cup quarters kick off at 3.26pm later today.
  
  In football: France star Paul Pogba has been given a four-year ban from football by Italy’s anti-doping tribunal after testing positive for testosterone last August, his club Juventus said yesterday.
  
  Pogba announced he would appeal the ruling, “When I am free of legal restrictions the full story will become clear, but I have never knowingly or deliberately taken any supplements that violate anti-doping regulations. I will appeal this before the Court of Arbitration for Sport.”
  
  The ban means Pogba will not be able to play again until the 2027/28 season, by which time he will be 34.
  
  In Combat SportsBiz: US$614Million is the revenue reported by TKO Group Holdings in its first full quarter after their US$21Billion merger of the UFC and WWE. The breakdown for Q4 in 2023, which ended Dec. 31, was US$282.8M revenue for UFC and US$331.2M for WWE.
  
  For 2024, TKO is targeting revenue of at least US$2.575B. Last month, Netflix signed a 10-year, US$5B media rights deal for WWE’s “Raw”. This year, UFC will be shopping for its next broadcast pact, as its current contract with ESPN expires in 2025.
  
  In rugby league: All eyes are on Las Vegas today where the South Sydney Rabbitohs take on the Sydney Roosters followed by the Brisbane Broncos taking on the Manly Sea Eagles in the NRL Vegas extravaganza. What more is there to say except, “Let’s get it on baby!”
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2037s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean859fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-03-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e058-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58881033
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The Los Angeles 7s kicks off tomorrow, with Team Fijiana playing Brazil at 1.14pm Saturday in their first pool game, they will then play South Africa at 8.26am Sunday, before playing New Zealand at 1.24pm Sunday afternoon in their final pool game.
  
  The Fiji Men’s 7s team play Great Britain at 2.54pm Saturday, followed by Canada at 5.30am Sunday, before playing France at 10.22am Sunday in their last pool match.
  
  In rugby league: Some 14,000 Aussies are expected to be in Vegas for the NRL extravaganza — something big boss man Peter V’landys is very proud of: “Everyone is decked out in their gear. We’re expecting at least 40,000 tickets to be sold, we might get 45 to 50,000 which would be a spectacular result.”
  
  V’landys noted though that the success of the NRL’s Vegas project will be determined by how many viewers tune into Fox Sports 1.
  
  “Fox 1 goes out to over 100 million viewers in the United States. The more that view it the more successful it will be,” he said.
  
  In football: Manchester City’s Erling Haaland scored five times as the FA Cup holders ran riot in a 6-2 rout of Luton in the fifth round.
  
  Aided by Kevin De Bruyne’s trio of assists, Haaland completed his treble inside the first 40 minutes at Kenilworth Road before Jordan Clark struck twice to briefly reduce Luton’s deficit to just 3-2.
  
  But any Luton hopes of an incredible comeback were ruthlessly erased by Haaland as the Norway striker scored twice more after the interval to send City into the quarter-finals.
  
  In Combat Sports: Seven years after Jeff Horn upset the legendary Manny Pacquiao in front of 60,000 screaming fans at Suncorp Stadium, Fox Sports Australia has revealed a push is now underway for undefeated 25-year-old mandatory IBF super Bantamweight challenger, Sam Goodman to fight the division’s undisputed King and arguably the greatest fighter on planet earth, Japanese megastar Naoya Inoue down under.
  
  In SportsBiz: US$1,717,000 is the combined amount of money won between golfers Joe Dean and Jake Knapp on Sunday.
  
  Dean, who is also a part-time grocery delivery driver for the UK supermarket chain Morrisons, tied for second place at the Kenya Open and called the moment “life-changing” as he received a cheque for US$217,000.
  
  Knapp, who was a bouncer at a nightclub in his home city of Costa Mesa, California, two years ago, trying to save money and keep his PGA Tour dreams alive, won the Mexico Open and took home a US$1.5M first-place prize, he also earned a spot in this year’s Masters.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58881033Thu, 29 Feb 2024 21:53:57 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 58 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Friday morning 01 March 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The Los Angeles 7s kicks off tomorrow, with Team Fijiana playing Brazil at 1.14pm Saturday in their first pool game, they will then play South Africa at 8.26am Sunday, before playing New Zealand at 1.24pm Sunday afternoon in their final pool game.
  
  The Fiji Men’s 7s team play Great Britain at 2.54pm Saturday, followed by Canada at 5.30am Sunday, before playing France at 10.22am Sunday in their last pool match.
  
  In rugby league: Some 14,000 Aussies are expected to be in Vegas for the NRL extravaganza — something big boss man Peter V’landys is very proud of: “Everyone is decked out in their gear. We’re expecting at least 40,000 tickets to be sold, we might get 45 to 50,000 which would be a spectacular result.”
  
  V’landys noted though that the success of the NRL’s Vegas project will be determined by how many viewers tune into Fox Sports 1.
  
  “Fox 1 goes out to over 100 million viewers in the United States. The more that view it the more successful it will be,” he said.
  
  In football: Manchester City’s Erling Haaland scored five times as the FA Cup holders ran riot in a 6-2 rout of Luton in the fifth round.
  
  Aided by Kevin De Bruyne’s trio of assists, Haaland completed his treble inside the first 40 minutes at Kenilworth Road before Jordan Clark struck twice to briefly reduce Luton’s deficit to just 3-2.
  
  But any Luton hopes of an incredible comeback were ruthlessly erased by Haaland as the Norway striker scored twice more after the interval to send City into the quarter-finals.
  
  In Combat Sports: Seven years after Jeff Horn upset the legendary Manny Pacquiao in front of 60,000 screaming fans at Suncorp Stadium, Fox Sports Australia has revealed a push is now underway for undefeated 25-year-old mandatory IBF super Bantamweight challenger, Sam Goodman to fight the division’s undisputed King and arguably the greatest fighter on planet earth, Japanese megastar Naoya Inoue down under.
  
  In SportsBiz: US$1,717,000 is the combined amount of money won between golfers Joe Dean and Jake Knapp on Sunday.
  
  Dean, who is also a part-time grocery delivery driver for the UK supermarket chain Morrisons, tied for second place at the Kenya Open and called the moment “life-changing” as he received a cheque for US$217,000.
  
  Knapp, who was a bouncer at a nightclub in his home city of Costa Mesa, California, two years ago, trying to save money and keep his PGA Tour dreams alive, won the Mexico Open and took home a US$1.5M first-place prize, he also earned a spot in this year’s Masters.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2507s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean858fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-02-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e057-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58869037
  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!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58869037Wed, 28 Feb 2024 21:33:01 +0000Culden KameaKia 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...
  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!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>1897s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean857fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-02-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e056-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58855787
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: At the HSBC SVNS Los Angeles 7s this weekend,
  Women’s comp Pool A includes back-to-back champions the Black ferns 7s, who defeated France 19-14 in the Vancouver finals, along with Fiji, Brazil and South Africa.
  
  Pool B features France, Australia, Ireland and Japan, while Pool C comprises Canada, USA, Spain and Great Britain.
  
  In the Men’ s comp Pool A, Argentina, the reigning champions from Vancouver, have been drawn alongside Ireland, Spain and South Africa.
  
  Pool B will see the All Blacks 7s, who lost to Argentina in the Vancouver finals, competing against USA, Samoa and Australia.
  France who came third in Vancouver, headlining Pool C against former rugby 7s powerhouse Fiji, Great Britain and Canada.
  
  In rugby league: Are you ready for the NRL Las Vegas extravaganza?
  
  The Roosters have left Angus Crichton out of their 17 with Siua Wong and Sitili Tupouniua in the starting back row.
  And the Broncos have left veteran Corey Oates out of their 17, with young gun Deine Mariner on the wing.
  Meanwhile, Luke Brooks starts for Manly at five-eighth and Cody Walker has been named to lead the Rabbitohs, fully recovered from injury, calling the shots alongside Lachlan Ilias in the halves.
  Jacob Gagai will make his NRL debut on the wing, while Richie Kennar and Isaiah Tass make up the Centre combination in the absence of Jack Wighton suspended and Campbell Graham injured.
  
  In SportsBiz: The Golden State Warriors have given their four-time NBA champion Head Coach Steve Kerr a two-year contract extension worth US$35Million, according to ESPN.
  
  Now signed through 2026, Kerr’s annual salary is more than the US$15M per season the Heat are paying Erik Spoelstra, who has the largest head coach contract in the NBA by total value.
  
  In football: Everton’s penalty for breaching Premier League financial rules has been reduced from 10 points to six following an appeal, giving them a major boost in their relegation battle.
  
  The original ruling - the biggest points deduction in Premier League history - left the Toffees 19th on the EPL table, fighting to avoid the drop.
  
  But their successful appeal has lifted Everton to 15th place - five points clear of the relegation zone with 12 games remaining.
  
  In Combat Sports: Pretty boy Ryan Garcia wants to meet Sean O'Malley on the UFC Champion's home turf.
  
  O'Malley has repeatedly teased a crossover boxing fight against Garcia or Gervonta 'Tank' Davis, but Garcia wants to save O'Malley the trip.
  
  The former WBC Lightweight World Champion revealed this week that he reached out to UFC head honcho, Dana White for a fight against UFC Bantamweight Champion O'Malley.
  
  "I've already sent text messages to Dana," Garcia told "The MMA Hour" on Monday. "I've already got people who are connected to Dana to ask him - let's do this. I'll come to UFC, pay me a bag, I'm there. I'm down to do it after Devin Haney."
  
  Garcia is scheduled to challenge Devin Haney for the WBC Super Lightweight title on 20 April 2024.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58855787Tue, 27 Feb 2024 20:42:36 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 56 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Wednesday morning 28 February 2024....
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: At the HSBC SVNS Los Angeles 7s this weekend,
  Women’s comp Pool A includes back-to-back champions the Black ferns 7s, who defeated France 19-14 in the Vancouver finals, along with Fiji, Brazil and South Africa.
  
  Pool B features France, Australia, Ireland and Japan, while Pool C comprises Canada, USA, Spain and Great Britain.
  
  In the Men’ s comp Pool A, Argentina, the reigning champions from Vancouver, have been drawn alongside Ireland, Spain and South Africa.
  
  Pool B will see the All Blacks 7s, who lost to Argentina in the Vancouver finals, competing against USA, Samoa and Australia.
  France who came third in Vancouver, headlining Pool C against former rugby 7s powerhouse Fiji, Great Britain and Canada.
  
  In rugby league: Are you ready for the NRL Las Vegas extravaganza?
  
  The Roosters have left Angus Crichton out of their 17 with Siua Wong and Sitili Tupouniua in the starting back row.
  And the Broncos have left veteran Corey Oates out of their 17, with young gun Deine Mariner on the wing.
  Meanwhile, Luke Brooks starts for Manly at five-eighth and Cody Walker has been named to lead the Rabbitohs, fully recovered from injury, calling the shots alongside Lachlan Ilias in the halves.
  Jacob Gagai will make his NRL debut on the wing, while Richie Kennar and Isaiah Tass make up the Centre combination in the absence of Jack Wighton suspended and Campbell Graham injured.
  
  In SportsBiz: The Golden State Warriors have given their four-time NBA champion Head Coach Steve Kerr a two-year contract extension worth US$35Million, according to ESPN.
  
  Now signed through 2026, Kerr’s annual salary is more than the US$15M per season the Heat are paying Erik Spoelstra, who has the largest head coach contract in the NBA by total value.
  
  In football: Everton’s penalty for breaching Premier League financial rules has been reduced from 10 points to six following an appeal, giving them a major boost in their relegation battle.
  
  The original ruling - the biggest points deduction in Premier League history - left the Toffees 19th on the EPL table, fighting to avoid the drop.
  
  But their successful appeal has lifted Everton to 15th place - five points clear of the relegation zone with 12 games remaining.
  
  In Combat Sports: Pretty boy Ryan Garcia wants to meet Sean O'Malley on the UFC Champion's home turf.
  
  O'Malley has repeatedly teased a crossover boxing fight against Garcia or Gervonta 'Tank' Davis, but Garcia wants to save O'Malley the trip.
  
  The former WBC Lightweight World Champion revealed this week that he reached out to UFC head honcho, Dana White for a fight against UFC Bantamweight Champion O'Malley.
  
  "I've already sent text messages to Dana," Garcia told "The MMA Hour" on Monday. "I've already got people who are connected to Dana to ask him - let's do this. I'll come to UFC, pay me a bag, I'm there. I'm down to do it after Devin Haney."
  
  Garcia is scheduled to challenge Devin Haney for the WBC Super Lightweight title on 20 April 2024.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team...]]>2677s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean856fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-02-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e055-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58833371
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Argentina won their third consecutive Men’s title with a 36-12 win over New Zealand for the HSBC SVNS Vancouver 7s title and France the bronze, while New Zealand beat France 35-19 to claim women’s gold as hosts Canada claim bronze.
  
  The fifth round of the HSBC SVNS 2024 takes place in Los Angeles this weekend.
  
  In rugby league: And the hype continues!
  
  NFL legend Rob Gronkowski has been shown rugby league for the first time and the four-time Super Bowl champion was left stunned.
  
  Gronkowski commentated a series of NRL highlights from last season after introducing the segment as “the closest thing to football, but without pads”.
  
  In SportsBiz: Apple is entering the second season of its 10-year, US$2.5Billion deal for exclusive global rights to all MLS games.
  
  Although Apple and the MLS don’t release specific subscriber numbers for MLS Season Pass, the count was said to have surpassed 2 million in 2023, according to Sports Business Journal.
  
  While Apple certainly wants to see subscriber growth, the US$250Million annual rights fee is chump change for a company with a US$2.8Trillion market cap.
  
  The tech giant is paying a reported US$85M annually for Friday night MLB games, and is still expected to bid on NBA rights this year.
  
  In Combat Sports: WWE Superstar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will appear at multiple wrestling events on the road to Wrestlemania 40.
  
  “You can feel the uptick, excitement, energy, & disruption happening in pro wrestling,” the star shared in an Instagram post to his nearly 400 million followers. “It’s super f**king cool to see.”
  
  These appearances from The Rock will boost WWE’s viewership, as everyone wants to see him step into the ring.
  
  WrestleMania 40 is set to go-down at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia on April 6 and 7including a title match between Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes for the WWE Universal Championship.
  
  Finally only in the USA: New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has left NFL fans puzzled with a bizarre Taylor Swift take.
  
  The Patriots boss said the singer should have chosen former New England tight end, Rob Gronkowski rather than Travis Kelce, when she looked for a boyfriend.
  
  “Maybe she should have been dating Gronk. He’s better looking,” the 82 year old Kraft said.
  
  Er boss, Gronkowski is already in a stable long-term relationship with model Camille Kostek.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58833371Mon, 26 Feb 2024 20:15:51 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 55 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 27 February 2024....
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Argentina won their third consecutive Men’s title with a 36-12 win over New Zealand for the HSBC SVNS Vancouver 7s title and France the bronze, while New Zealand beat France 35-19 to claim women’s gold as hosts Canada claim bronze.
  
  The fifth round of the HSBC SVNS 2024 takes place in Los Angeles this weekend.
  
  In rugby league: And the hype continues!
  
  NFL legend Rob Gronkowski has been shown rugby league for the first time and the four-time Super Bowl champion was left stunned.
  
  Gronkowski commentated a series of NRL highlights from last season after introducing the segment as “the closest thing to football, but without pads”.
  
  In SportsBiz: Apple is entering the second season of its 10-year, US$2.5Billion deal for exclusive global rights to all MLS games.
  
  Although Apple and the MLS don’t release specific subscriber numbers for MLS Season Pass, the count was said to have surpassed 2 million in 2023, according to Sports Business Journal.
  
  While Apple certainly wants to see subscriber growth, the US$250Million annual rights fee is chump change for a company with a US$2.8Trillion market cap.
  
  The tech giant is paying a reported US$85M annually for Friday night MLB games, and is still expected to bid on NBA rights this year.
  
  In Combat Sports: WWE Superstar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will appear at multiple wrestling events on the road to Wrestlemania 40.
  
  “You can feel the uptick, excitement, energy, & disruption happening in pro wrestling,” the star shared in an Instagram post to his nearly 400 million followers. “It’s super f**king cool to see.”
  
  These appearances from The Rock will boost WWE’s viewership, as everyone wants to see him step into the ring.
  
  WrestleMania 40 is set to go-down at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia on April 6 and 7including a title match between Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes for the WWE Universal Championship.
  
  Finally only in the USA: New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has left NFL fans puzzled with a bizarre Taylor Swift take.
  
  The Patriots boss said the singer should have chosen former New England tight end, Rob Gronkowski rather than Travis Kelce, when she looked for a boyfriend.
  
  “Maybe she should have been dating Gronk. He’s better looking,” the 82 year old Kraft said.
  
  Er boss, Gronkowski is already in a stable long-term relationship with model Camille Kostek.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2417s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean855fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-02-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e054-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58818513
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The HSBC SVNS Vancouver 7s Semi-finals kick off at 10.15am Fiji time this morning with the Women’s: Canada vs New Zealand and France vs Australia. In the Men’s semi-finals: USA vs Argentina and New Zealand vs France.
  
  On day two under the roof at BC Place in Vancouver the All Blacks 7s edged a desperate Fiji Men in a fiery quarter-final, running out 21-19 winners with Joe Webber scoring his one hundredth try.
  
  Current Men’s SVNS leaders Argentina were made to work hard for a 14-12 defeat of Samoa.
  
  While USA ran out 27-0 winners over Great Britain in a one-sided quarter-final with a pair of tries for Perry Baker who sits third on the all-time try scoring chart.
  
  In the women’s competition there was joy for hosts Canada as they overcame rivals USA 12-10 in an epic quarter-final battle.
  
  The Black Ferns 7s continued their impressive form in Vancouver with a 36-0 demolition of Spain in their quarter-final.
  
  Current SVNS leaders Australia booked their place in the semi-finals thanks to an entertaining 35-19 win over Fijiana, while France beat Brazil 24-5 in their quarter-final.
  
  In rugby league: Super League Champions Wigan pulled off an incredible 16-12 win over three-time reigning NRL premiers Penrith in the World Club Challenge in England overnight.
  
  The Warriors took the lead with a controversial try to Super League grand final Man-of-the-Match Jake Wardle in the 53rd minute.
  
  Wardle appeared to ground the ball short of the line before moving onto the line, but it was sent upstairs as a try and the video referee found “insufficient evidence” to overturn the on-field decision.
  
  The try proved the final score of the match and after sending the home crowd into raptures it ignited uproar in Australia – well in parts of western Sydney really!
  
  In SportsBiz: After a record year of regular-season attendance in 2023 of 22,111 fans per game and almost 11 million in total, MLS is touting a variety of positive metrics pointing toward the Messi momentum continuing.
  
  Inter Miami sold out of season tickets in November, and league-wide, overall revenue from season ticket sales for MLS clubs is up 25% compared to this same point last season.
  
  MLS also says sponsors are spending more dollars, with revenue up 17% for MLS and 15% for Clubs, plus the official MLS online store is seeing a sales spike of 44%.
  The question now is whether all those flashy numbers keep trending up throughout the season.
  
  In Football: Liverpool Captain Virgil van Dijk headed the winner deep into extra time as Jurgen Klopp’s massively-depleted side beat Chelsea one nil to claim a record-extending 10th Carabao Cup.
  
  The Dutch defender, who controversially had another header ruled out in the second half after VAR intervention, rose highest to nod in a corner in the 118th minute.
  
  Finally only in the USA: Las Vegas’ top cop has given his personal mobile number to the NRL players in his city for next weekend’s historic season opener.
  
  Lieutenant Kendall Bell has vowed to do “whatever needs to be done” to get players home safe if they find themselves in trouble.
  
  Bell implored players to ask for help instead of trying to solve a problem on the strip themselves after a few too many drinks.
  
  Geez guys- just don’t drink for one weekend!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58818513Sun, 25 Feb 2024 21:05:18 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 54 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Monday morning 26 February 2024....
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The HSBC SVNS Vancouver 7s Semi-finals kick off at 10.15am Fiji time this morning with the Women’s: Canada vs New Zealand and France vs Australia. In the Men’s semi-finals: USA vs Argentina and New Zealand vs France.
  
  On day two under the roof at BC Place in Vancouver the All Blacks 7s edged a desperate Fiji Men in a fiery quarter-final, running out 21-19 winners with Joe Webber scoring his one hundredth try.
  
  Current Men’s SVNS leaders Argentina were made to work hard for a 14-12 defeat of Samoa.
  
  While USA ran out 27-0 winners over Great Britain in a one-sided quarter-final with a pair of tries for Perry Baker who sits third on the all-time try scoring chart.
  
  In the women’s competition there was joy for hosts Canada as they overcame rivals USA 12-10 in an epic quarter-final battle.
  
  The Black Ferns 7s continued their impressive form in Vancouver with a 36-0 demolition of Spain in their quarter-final.
  
  Current SVNS leaders Australia booked their place in the semi-finals thanks to an entertaining 35-19 win over Fijiana, while France beat Brazil 24-5 in their quarter-final.
  
  In rugby league: Super League Champions Wigan pulled off an incredible 16-12 win over three-time reigning NRL premiers Penrith in the World Club Challenge in England overnight.
  
  The Warriors took the lead with a controversial try to Super League grand final Man-of-the-Match Jake Wardle in the 53rd minute.
  
  Wardle appeared to ground the ball short of the line before moving onto the line, but it was sent upstairs as a try and the video referee found “insufficient evidence” to overturn the on-field decision.
  
  The try proved the final score of the match and after sending the home crowd into raptures it ignited uproar in Australia – well in parts of western Sydney really!
  
  In SportsBiz: After a record year of regular-season attendance in 2023 of 22,111 fans per game and almost 11 million in total, MLS is touting a variety of positive metrics pointing toward the Messi momentum continuing.
  
  Inter Miami sold out of season tickets in November, and league-wide, overall revenue from season ticket sales for MLS clubs is up 25% compared to this same point last season.
  
  MLS also says sponsors are spending more dollars, with revenue up 17% for MLS and 15% for Clubs, plus the official MLS online store is seeing a sales spike of 44%.
  The question now is whether all those flashy numbers keep trending up throughout the season.
  
  In Football: Liverpool Captain Virgil van Dijk headed the winner deep into extra time as Jurgen Klopp’s massively-depleted side beat Chelsea one nil to claim a record-extending 10th Carabao Cup.
  
  The Dutch defender, who controversially had another header ruled out in the second half after VAR intervention, rose highest to nod in a corner in the 118th minute.
  
  Finally only in the USA: Las Vegas’ top cop has given his personal mobile number to the NRL players in his city for next weekend’s historic season opener.
  
  Lieutenant Kendall Bell has vowed to do “whatever needs to be done” to get players home safe if they find themselves in trouble.
  
  Bell implored players to ask for help instead of trying to solve a problem on the strip themselves after a few too many drinks.
  
  Geez guys- just don’t drink for one weekend!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons...]]>3077s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean854fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-02-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e053-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58810506
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Results from Super Rugby Pacific opening round yesterday: the Fijian Drua 10-34 Blues in Whangarei, the Highlanders 35-21 Moana Pasifika and the Reds 40-22 NSW Waratahs.
  
  In the SVNS Vancouver 7s yesterday: Fijiana 17-21 USA and Fijiana 12-26 Australia, and in the Men’ s comp the All Blacks 7s 12-21 South Africa, Australia 7-31 Samoa, Fiji 31-14 Spain and Argentina 12-10 Canada.
  
  In the late games: Samoa 7-40 France and Fiji 22-12 Canada.
  
  Today at the SVNS Vancouver 7s: Fijiana 36-7 Japan and in the Men’s comp – All Blacks 7s vs Great Britain at 8.43am, Samoa vs USA at 9.27am, Australia vs France at 9.49am and Fiji vs Argentina at 10.33am followed by the knockout games.
  
  In rugby league: The Melbourne Storm brushed Kalyn Ponga and the Newcastle Knights aside 10-28 in sweltering conditions at Churchill Park in Lautoka, Fiji yesterday afternoon.
  
  Fiji Bati reps Tui Kamikamica for the Storm and the Saifiti twins for Newcastle were local fan favourites.
  There was quite the comical moment in the 66th minute when Jacob Saifiti made a late hit on Melbourne’s Tui Kamikamica, sparking a brief scuffle between the two sides.
  But when the referee wanted to penalise the Knights, Daniel Saifiti approached the referee as Jacob was swiftly taken off in a cheeky attempt to confuse the twins.
  The referee saw through the Knights’ ploy, summoning Jacob from the bench to place him on report and send him to the sin bin.
  “Oh, hang on, the old switcheroo,” Fox League’s Andrew Voss remarked.
  “The brothers Saifiti, oh, that’s so clever, Newcastle. I’m standing and applauding. That’s a beautiful piece of play. A brilliant piece of rugby league right there.”
  And a rampaging Mikaele Ravalawa burst through for a try, to give the Dragons an early three tries to zero lead. Then star Tigers recruit, Justin Olam limped off with a hamstring injury in a bitter blow for the Tigers.
  
  The impressive Dragons dominated the woeful Tigers, scoring six tries to three for a 34-18 win at Glen Willow Stadium in Mudgee.
  
  In SportsBiz: Warner Bros. Discovery reported a US$103Million profit last year from its direct-to-consumer division, which includes its Max platform that continues to elevate its college and pro sports content.
  
  The figure dramatically reversed a US$1.6Billion loss in 2022.
  
  Such a financial milestone in streaming has yet to be reached by major competitors Disney, Comcast, or Paramount.
  
  In Football: The reign of the hugely unpopular Glazer family at Manchester United is finally over – but how much will really change at Old Trafford?
  
  British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe had finally completed a part-takeover of the iconic club after a 15-month process, buying an initial 27.7 per cent in a deal worth just under US$647Million
  
  That’ll rise to 28.9 per cent by the end of the year, with Ratcliffe investing another US$65Million by 31 December.
  
  US$300M of the cash has been dedicated to go towards stadium upgrades.
  
  Good riddance to the Glazers!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58810506Sat, 24 Feb 2024 22:57:31 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 53 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Sunday morning 25 February 2024....
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Results from Super Rugby Pacific opening round yesterday: the Fijian Drua 10-34 Blues in Whangarei, the Highlanders 35-21 Moana Pasifika and the Reds 40-22 NSW Waratahs.
  
  In the SVNS Vancouver 7s yesterday: Fijiana 17-21 USA and Fijiana 12-26 Australia, and in the Men’ s comp the All Blacks 7s 12-21 South Africa, Australia 7-31 Samoa, Fiji 31-14 Spain and Argentina 12-10 Canada.
  
  In the late games: Samoa 7-40 France and Fiji 22-12 Canada.
  
  Today at the SVNS Vancouver 7s: Fijiana 36-7 Japan and in the Men’s comp – All Blacks 7s vs Great Britain at 8.43am, Samoa vs USA at 9.27am, Australia vs France at 9.49am and Fiji vs Argentina at 10.33am followed by the knockout games.
  
  In rugby league: The Melbourne Storm brushed Kalyn Ponga and the Newcastle Knights aside 10-28 in sweltering conditions at Churchill Park in Lautoka, Fiji yesterday afternoon.
  
  Fiji Bati reps Tui Kamikamica for the Storm and the Saifiti twins for Newcastle were local fan favourites.
  There was quite the comical moment in the 66th minute when Jacob Saifiti made a late hit on Melbourne’s Tui Kamikamica, sparking a brief scuffle between the two sides.
  But when the referee wanted to penalise the Knights, Daniel Saifiti approached the referee as Jacob was swiftly taken off in a cheeky attempt to confuse the twins.
  The referee saw through the Knights’ ploy, summoning Jacob from the bench to place him on report and send him to the sin bin.
  “Oh, hang on, the old switcheroo,” Fox League’s Andrew Voss remarked.
  “The brothers Saifiti, oh, that’s so clever, Newcastle. I’m standing and applauding. That’s a beautiful piece of play. A brilliant piece of rugby league right there.”
  And a rampaging Mikaele Ravalawa burst through for a try, to give the Dragons an early three tries to zero lead. Then star Tigers recruit, Justin Olam limped off with a hamstring injury in a bitter blow for the Tigers.
  
  The impressive Dragons dominated the woeful Tigers, scoring six tries to three for a 34-18 win at Glen Willow Stadium in Mudgee.
  
  In SportsBiz: Warner Bros. Discovery reported a US$103Million profit last year from its direct-to-consumer division, which includes its Max platform that continues to elevate its college and pro sports content.
  
  The figure dramatically reversed a US$1.6Billion loss in 2022.
  
  Such a financial milestone in streaming has yet to be reached by major competitors Disney, Comcast, or Paramount.
  
  In Football: The reign of the hugely unpopular Glazer family at Manchester United is finally over – but how much will really change at Old Trafford?
  
  British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe had finally completed a part-takeover of the iconic club after a 15-month process, buying an initial 27.7 per cent in a deal worth just under US$647Million
  
  That’ll rise to 28.9 per cent by the end of the year, with Ratcliffe investing another US$65Million by 31 December.
  
  US$300M of the cash has been dedicated to go towards stadium upgrades.
  
  Good riddance to the Glazers!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team...]]>3067s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean849fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-02-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e052-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58801972
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Results from Super Rugby Pacific opening round last night: The Chiefs pipped the Crusaders 29-33, the Brumbies bashed the Rebels 3-30 and the Hurricanes beat the Force 14-44.
  
  Today in the big dance, we tip the Fijian Drua to beat the Blues in Whangarei, the Highlanders to mangle Moana Pasifika and the Reds to crunch the Waratahs.
  
  In the SVNS Vancouver 7s today Fiji time: Fijiana vs USA at 7.30am and Fijiana vs Australia at 12.46pm, and in the Men’ s comp it’s the All Blacks 7s vs South Africa at 9.52am, Australia vs Samoa at 10.58am, Fiji vs Spain at 11.20am and Argentina vs Canada at 11.42am.
  
  In the late games: Samoa vs France at 3.40pm and Fiji play Canada at 4.24pm.
  
  In rugby league: BREAKING NEWS: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Head Coach Cameron Ciraldo has made one of the biggest calls of his coaching career by appointing star recruit from the Penrith Panthers, Stephen Crichton as the Club’s new Captain.
  
  The Toa Samoa international sensationally replaces co-Captains Reed Mahoney and Matt Burton, with Ciraldo informing the Bulldogs playing group of the news on Thursday morning.
  
  In combat sports: Vladimir Putin gifted former UFC Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov US$20Million worth of property in Russia following his victory over Conor McGregor, according to UFC boss Dana White.
  
  “Then he went into the Muslim countries where these guys gave cars, money, gyms, whatever he wanted.”
  
  Nurmagomedov fought just two more times following his win over McGregor before retiring in 2020.
  
  McGregor’s career fell off a cliff following the defeat and the Irishman has never been the same since.
  
  In Football: Former Brazilian defender and Barcelona legend Dani Alves has been found guilty of raping a woman in a Barcelona nightclub on 30 December 2022.
  
  The 40-year-old former footballer has been sentenced to four and a half years behind bars, as The Sun reports.
  
  In a trial held in Barcelona earlier this month, the footballer denied the allegations and said the encounter had been consensual.
  
  In SportsBiz: NRL powerbrokers are considering a bold move to buy the English Super League in what is shapingup to be a historic investment.
  That is according to The Daily Telegraph who are reporting the NRL have begun investigating the ‘financial viability’ of taking over the rival competition.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58801972Fri, 23 Feb 2024 21:07:22 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 52 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Saturday morning 24 February 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Results from Super Rugby Pacific opening round last night: The Chiefs pipped the Crusaders 29-33, the Brumbies bashed the Rebels 3-30 and the Hurricanes beat the Force 14-44.
  
  Today in the big dance, we tip the Fijian Drua to beat the Blues in Whangarei, the Highlanders to mangle Moana Pasifika and the Reds to crunch the Waratahs.
  
  In the SVNS Vancouver 7s today Fiji time: Fijiana vs USA at 7.30am and Fijiana vs Australia at 12.46pm, and in the Men’ s comp it’s the All Blacks 7s vs South Africa at 9.52am, Australia vs Samoa at 10.58am, Fiji vs Spain at 11.20am and Argentina vs Canada at 11.42am.
  
  In the late games: Samoa vs France at 3.40pm and Fiji play Canada at 4.24pm.
  
  In rugby league: BREAKING NEWS: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Head Coach Cameron Ciraldo has made one of the biggest calls of his coaching career by appointing star recruit from the Penrith Panthers, Stephen Crichton as the Club’s new Captain.
  
  The Toa Samoa international sensationally replaces co-Captains Reed Mahoney and Matt Burton, with Ciraldo informing the Bulldogs playing group of the news on Thursday morning.
  
  In combat sports: Vladimir Putin gifted former UFC Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov US$20Million worth of property in Russia following his victory over Conor McGregor, according to UFC boss Dana White.
  
  “Then he went into the Muslim countries where these guys gave cars, money, gyms, whatever he wanted.”
  
  Nurmagomedov fought just two more times following his win over McGregor before retiring in 2020.
  
  McGregor’s career fell off a cliff following the defeat and the Irishman has never been the same since.
  
  In Football: Former Brazilian defender and Barcelona legend Dani Alves has been found guilty of raping a woman in a Barcelona nightclub on 30 December 2022.
  
  The 40-year-old former footballer has been sentenced to four and a half years behind bars, as The Sun reports.
  
  In a trial held in Barcelona earlier this month, the footballer denied the allegations and said the encounter had been consensual.
  
  In SportsBiz: NRL powerbrokers are considering a bold move to buy the English Super League in what is shapingup to be a historic investment.
  That is according to The Daily Telegraph who are reporting the NRL have begun investigating the ‘financial viability’ of taking over the rival competition.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2417s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean852fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-02-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e051-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58757262
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: So with the Super Rugby Pacific season kicking off again this weekend, many fans are asking, and betting on the Fijian Drua making the semifinals after making the quarterfinals last year, losing to defending champions, the Crusaders.
  
  With their mercurial Coach, Scott Razor Robertson elevated to the All Blacks and now the loss of try-scoring machine, Will Jordan out for six months with a shoulder injury, the Crusaders will struggle in 2024.
  
  Or will they?
  
  In rugby league: The NRL Las Vegas Launch Week Activities includes:
  · NRL Las Vegas Combine Saturday 02 March 8am – 5pm at Game Changers Sports (AM) and UFC Performance Institute (PM). 50 High Performance Athletes will participate in a series of skills and physical tests to see if they’ve got what it takes to play in the NRL.
  
  · Pre-Game Fan Zone Saturday 02 March 3.30pm - 6.00pm Allegiant Stadium, Northern Car Park with DJ, fan activations, food and drink trucks, big screen, merchandise and more.
  
  · Sunday 03 March is the big dance with
  o Sea Eagles vs Rabbitohs at 1.30pm (AEDT)
  o Roosters vs Broncos at 3.30pm
  
  In combat sports: Now only weeks out from his historic Pay-Per-View headliner Stateside – a feat not even his Hall of Fame father achieved – this newest Aussie champ Tim Tszyu is being written up, shouted out, even linked to a potential Terence Crawford blockbuster.
  
  In Football: Everton midfielder Amadou Onana rescued a 1-1 draw against fellow strugglers Crystal Palace with a late equaliser just hours after former England Manager, Roy Hodgson stepped down and the Eagles hired Oliver Glasner as their new manager in a dramatic day yesterday.
  
  In SportsBiz: After record-low US TV viewership ratings for both the Tokyo and Beijing Olympics, France is determined to do the Paris Olympics differently - such as bringing athletes down the Seine for the opening ceremony, beach volleyball at the Eiffel Tower and equestrian at Versailles.
  
  It’s going to be really cool.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58757262Tue, 20 Feb 2024 22:56:45 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 51 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Wednesday morning 21 February 2024....
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: So with the Super Rugby Pacific season kicking off again this weekend, many fans are asking, and betting on the Fijian Drua making the semifinals after making the quarterfinals last year, losing to defending champions, the Crusaders.
  
  With their mercurial Coach, Scott Razor Robertson elevated to the All Blacks and now the loss of try-scoring machine, Will Jordan out for six months with a shoulder injury, the Crusaders will struggle in 2024.
  
  Or will they?
  
  In rugby league: The NRL Las Vegas Launch Week Activities includes:
  · NRL Las Vegas Combine Saturday 02 March 8am – 5pm at Game Changers Sports (AM) and UFC Performance Institute (PM). 50 High Performance Athletes will participate in a series of skills and physical tests to see if they’ve got what it takes to play in the NRL.
  
  · Pre-Game Fan Zone Saturday 02 March 3.30pm - 6.00pm Allegiant Stadium, Northern Car Park with DJ, fan activations, food and drink trucks, big screen, merchandise and more.
  
  · Sunday 03 March is the big dance with
  o Sea Eagles vs Rabbitohs at 1.30pm (AEDT)
  o Roosters vs Broncos at 3.30pm
  
  In combat sports: Now only weeks out from his historic Pay-Per-View headliner Stateside – a feat not even his Hall of Fame father achieved – this newest Aussie champ Tim Tszyu is being written up, shouted out, even linked to a potential Terence Crawford blockbuster.
  
  In Football: Everton midfielder Amadou Onana rescued a 1-1 draw against fellow strugglers Crystal Palace with a late equaliser just hours after former England Manager, Roy Hodgson stepped down and the Eagles hired Oliver Glasner as their new manager in a dramatic day yesterday.
  
  In SportsBiz: After record-low US TV viewership ratings for both the Tokyo and Beijing Olympics, France is determined to do the Paris Olympics differently - such as bringing athletes down the Seine for the opening ceremony, beach volleyball at the Eiffel Tower and equestrian at Versailles.
  
  It’s going to be really cool.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>1987s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean851fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-02-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e050-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58744169
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Super Rugby Pacific 2024 kicks off this weekend with the Chiefs versus the Crusaders at 6.05pm Friday, followed by the Rebels against the Brumbies at 8.35pm and the Force taking on the Hurricanes at 11pm.
  
  In rugby league: The NRL Las Vegas Launch Week Activities includes:
  · The NRL Las Vegas 9s Thursday 29 February & Friday 01 March 8am – 5pm at Desert Breeze Park involving 33 teams from across the US participating in Men’s & Women’s competitions.
  
  · The Rugby League Las Vegas Fan Fest Thursday 29 February 29 starting at 6pm at Fremont Street Experience, Downtown Las Vegas, with teams presented on stage, live music and Special Guests.
  
  · The NRL Golf Day 11am start at Wynn Golf Club, Las Vegas for 120 players @ A$1500 per player. All golf and carts, food and beverages, entertainment and prizes included.
  
  · Sorry, but the Corporate Lunch on Friday 01 March 1pm - 4pm at Ocean Prime Las Vegas is sold out.
  
  In combat sports: Robert Whittaker has confirmed he is ready to headline an Australian blockbuster later this year – and potentially for the UFC Middleweight title – after securing one of the gutsiest wins of his storied career.
  
  While it has now been five years since he wore the UFC Middleweight strap around his waist, the 33-year-old Sydneysider is suddenly right back in championship contention after defeating Brazilian Paulo Costa at UFC298 in Anaheim, California.
  
  In Football SportsBiz: France Captain Kylian Mbappe will leave PSG on a free transfer later this year, but the blow to the Club will be softened by an agreement reached last summer which will see Mbappe waive bonuses amounting to around 70 million euros.
  
  After seven seasons at PSG, Mbappe, the Club’s all-time top scorer with 274 goals, looks set to seal a move to Real Madrid, the Club that he has dreamed of playing for since he was a child.
  
  Fly Mbappe fly!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58744169Mon, 19 Feb 2024 21:00:25 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 50 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 20 February 2024....
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Super Rugby Pacific 2024 kicks off this weekend with the Chiefs versus the Crusaders at 6.05pm Friday, followed by the Rebels against the Brumbies at 8.35pm and the Force taking on the Hurricanes at 11pm.
  
  In rugby league: The NRL Las Vegas Launch Week Activities includes:
  · The NRL Las Vegas 9s Thursday 29 February & Friday 01 March 8am – 5pm at Desert Breeze Park involving 33 teams from across the US participating in Men’s & Women’s competitions.
  
  · The Rugby League Las Vegas Fan Fest Thursday 29 February 29 starting at 6pm at Fremont Street Experience, Downtown Las Vegas, with teams presented on stage, live music and Special Guests.
  
  · The NRL Golf Day 11am start at Wynn Golf Club, Las Vegas for 120 players @ A$1500 per player. All golf and carts, food and beverages, entertainment and prizes included.
  
  · Sorry, but the Corporate Lunch on Friday 01 March 1pm - 4pm at Ocean Prime Las Vegas is sold out.
  
  In combat sports: Robert Whittaker has confirmed he is ready to headline an Australian blockbuster later this year – and potentially for the UFC Middleweight title – after securing one of the gutsiest wins of his storied career.
  
  While it has now been five years since he wore the UFC Middleweight strap around his waist, the 33-year-old Sydneysider is suddenly right back in championship contention after defeating Brazilian Paulo Costa at UFC298 in Anaheim, California.
  
  In Football SportsBiz: France Captain Kylian Mbappe will leave PSG on a free transfer later this year, but the blow to the Club will be softened by an agreement reached last summer which will see Mbappe waive bonuses amounting to around 70 million euros.
  
  After seven seasons at PSG, Mbappe, the Club’s all-time top scorer with 274 goals, looks set to seal a move to Real Madrid, the Club that he has dreamed of playing for since he was a child.
  
  Fly Mbappe fly!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>1877s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean850fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-02-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e049-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58728120
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Watch out for France superstar halfback, Antoine Dupont at the SVNS Vancouver 7s this weekend.
  
  The France XVs Captain at the RWC2023 will make his international 7s debut in Canada as he pushes to make the French 7s team for the Paris Olympic Games later this year.
  
  After three legs of the HSBC 7s Series, Argentina leads with 58 points, Fiji is second on 44 points, tied with Australia and France
  is currently in 7th place.
  
  In rugby league: The Dolphins secured an impressive 26-14 win over the Titans, with Wayne Bennett unleashing a number of big-name recruits like Centre Herbie Farnworth, scoring only seven minutes into his debut and fellow former Bronco, Tom Flegler got to work in the middle and ate up metres, delivering several trademark runs for his new team.
  
  In combat sports: Spaniard, Ilia Topuria’s time has come, capturing his first UFC title and improving his record to 15-0 with a stunning second-round KO of 35 year old Aussie, Alexander Volkanovski in UFC298 yesterday in California USA.
  
  Volkanovski had branded Topuria a “Conor McGregor wannabe” after the challenger updated his Instagram bio to “UFC World Champion” and “Undefeated 15-0” before their fight.
  
  Is Volks too old now?
  
  In SportsBiz: The WNBA gets US$25Million annually from ESPN, and another US$13M per year from Scripps Ion, in deals running through the 2025 season.
  
  In comparison, the NBA receives a combined US$2.6Billion annually from Disney and Warner Brothers Discovery.
  
  Finally in Paris Olympic news: Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao’s bid to fight at the Paris Olympic Games has been rejected by the International Olympic Committee.
  
  A special request for the former multi-weight World Champion to participate despite being over the age limit for Olympic boxers at 40 was denied.
  
  That’s crazy - age is just a number!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58728120Sun, 18 Feb 2024 22:25:37 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 49 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Monday morning 19 February 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Watch out for France superstar halfback, Antoine Dupont at the SVNS Vancouver 7s this weekend.
  
  The France XVs Captain at the RWC2023 will make his international 7s debut in Canada as he pushes to make the French 7s team for the Paris Olympic Games later this year.
  
  After three legs of the HSBC 7s Series, Argentina leads with 58 points, Fiji is second on 44 points, tied with Australia and France
  is currently in 7th place.
  
  In rugby league: The Dolphins secured an impressive 26-14 win over the Titans, with Wayne Bennett unleashing a number of big-name recruits like Centre Herbie Farnworth, scoring only seven minutes into his debut and fellow former Bronco, Tom Flegler got to work in the middle and ate up metres, delivering several trademark runs for his new team.
  
  In combat sports: Spaniard, Ilia Topuria’s time has come, capturing his first UFC title and improving his record to 15-0 with a stunning second-round KO of 35 year old Aussie, Alexander Volkanovski in UFC298 yesterday in California USA.
  
  Volkanovski had branded Topuria a “Conor McGregor wannabe” after the challenger updated his Instagram bio to “UFC World Champion” and “Undefeated 15-0” before their fight.
  
  Is Volks too old now?
  
  In SportsBiz: The WNBA gets US$25Million annually from ESPN, and another US$13M per year from Scripps Ion, in deals running through the 2025 season.
  
  In comparison, the NBA receives a combined US$2.6Billion annually from Disney and Warner Brothers Discovery.
  
  Finally in Paris Olympic news: Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao’s bid to fight at the Paris Olympic Games has been rejected by the International Olympic Committee.
  
  A special request for the former multi-weight World Champion to participate despite being over the age limit for Olympic boxers at 40 was denied.
  
  That’s crazy - age is just a number!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2027s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean846fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-02-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e048-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58728018
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Top Kiwi rugby commentators have tipped a Crusaders versus Chiefs final in Super Rugby Pacific 2024, with Damian McKenzie winning it for the Chiefs.
  
  At the other end of the comp, they also tip Moana Pasifika as wooden spooners again!
  
  In rugby league: It was a sloppy start early but the Rabbitohs flexed their muscles in the second half to kick away from the Dragons for a 28-6 win in the Charity Shield.
  
  Souths wing Braidon Burns crossed for a second half double as the Rabbitohs outscored their rivals 22-0 after the main break.
  
  Meanwhile, Parramatta big man Ofahiki Ogden crashed over for the first try and things were looking ominous for Canberra when Sean Russell scored to make it 10-0 after 12 minutes.
  
  But the Raiders stormed back, scoring five unanswered tries on their way to a 38-16 win over the Eels in their Pre-season Challenge yesterday.
  
  In the NBA: The Lakers make a family pitch to keep LeBron James in LA.
  
  With speculation around whether James will exercise his US$51.4Million player option after this season, or enter free agency, the Los Angeles Lakers are willing to explore the option of adding his son, Bronny James, for the 2024-25 season, according to The Athletic.
  
  Bronny, a freshman at USC, can enter the 2024 NBA Draft, suffered a cardiac arrest in training in July, but the Lakers are willing to consider adding him to keep LeBron happy, and in LA.
  
  In combat sports: BIG drama in California yesterday as Aussie-Samoan heavyweight beast, Justin Tafa is out of UFC298, injured in his last training session less than 48 hours before his fight … no worries, his little brother, 115Kg Junior will replace him against Brazilian Marcos Rogerio de Lima.
  
  In SportsBiz: Data from Nielsen shows the final audience for Super Bowl LVIII reached an average of 123.7 million, reconfirming that game’s status as the largest single event in the history of US television.
  
  It represents a 7.4% boost from a year ago, but across multiple segments, women showed even greater levels of growth, thanks to – you know who.
  
  Women aged between 18–24 watching the game on CBS and Univision posted a 24% jump over Super Bowl LVII viewers, while girls aged 12–17 posted an 11% jump.
  
  So women overall logged a 9% increase to 58.8 million viewers, or 47.5% of the game’s total audience.
  
  So the big question for the NFL is – will Taylor Swift marry or drop Travis Kelce in 2025?
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58728018Sat, 17 Feb 2024 22:22:00 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 48 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Sunday morning 18 February 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Top Kiwi rugby commentators have tipped a Crusaders versus Chiefs final in Super Rugby Pacific 2024, with Damian McKenzie winning it for the Chiefs.
  
  At the other end of the comp, they also tip Moana Pasifika as wooden spooners again!
  
  In rugby league: It was a sloppy start early but the Rabbitohs flexed their muscles in the second half to kick away from the Dragons for a 28-6 win in the Charity Shield.
  
  Souths wing Braidon Burns crossed for a second half double as the Rabbitohs outscored their rivals 22-0 after the main break.
  
  Meanwhile, Parramatta big man Ofahiki Ogden crashed over for the first try and things were looking ominous for Canberra when Sean Russell scored to make it 10-0 after 12 minutes.
  
  But the Raiders stormed back, scoring five unanswered tries on their way to a 38-16 win over the Eels in their Pre-season Challenge yesterday.
  
  In the NBA: The Lakers make a family pitch to keep LeBron James in LA.
  
  With speculation around whether James will exercise his US$51.4Million player option after this season, or enter free agency, the Los Angeles Lakers are willing to explore the option of adding his son, Bronny James, for the 2024-25 season, according to The Athletic.
  
  Bronny, a freshman at USC, can enter the 2024 NBA Draft, suffered a cardiac arrest in training in July, but the Lakers are willing to consider adding him to keep LeBron happy, and in LA.
  
  In combat sports: BIG drama in California yesterday as Aussie-Samoan heavyweight beast, Justin Tafa is out of UFC298, injured in his last training session less than 48 hours before his fight … no worries, his little brother, 115Kg Junior will replace him against Brazilian Marcos Rogerio de Lima.
  
  In SportsBiz: Data from Nielsen shows the final audience for Super Bowl LVIII reached an average of 123.7 million, reconfirming that game’s status as the largest single event in the history of US television.
  
  It represents a 7.4% boost from a year ago, but across multiple segments, women showed even greater levels of growth, thanks to – you know who.
  
  Women aged between 18–24 watching the game on CBS and Univision posted a 24% jump over Super Bowl LVII viewers, while girls aged 12–17 posted an 11% jump.
  
  So women overall logged a 9% increase to 58.8 million viewers, or 47.5% of the game’s total audience.
  
  So the big question for the NFL is – will Taylor Swift marry or drop Travis Kelce in 2025?
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2487s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean845fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-02-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e47-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58712837
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The Swire Shipping Fijian Drua lost their final warm-up game against the Melbourne Rebels yesterday.
  
  The Aussies came from behind to beat the Drua 21-26 in Melbourne.
  
  The Drua led 21-7 at halftime thanks to tries from hooker Zuriel Togiatama, lock Etonia Waqa and flanker Elia Canakaivata with Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula successfully converting all three.
  
  In other pre-season games yesterday, the Hurricanes thrashed Moana Pasifika 59-26, the Highlanders beat the defending champions Crusaders 41-17 and the Blues beat the Chiefs.
  
  In rugby league: The Australian Indigenous All Stars secured a hard-fought 22-14 win, beating out the Maori All Stars in Townsville last night.
  
  Indigenous playmaker Braydon Trindall was crowned the 2024 Preston Campbell Medalist after recording two try assists in a solid display partnering Nicho Hynes.
  
  The Foxx – Josh Addo-Carr also scored two tries in front of a raucous crowd.
  
  Earlier Indigenous All Stars playmaker Kirra Dibb was awarded the Trish Hina medal after steering her side to a comprehensive 26-4 win over the Maori All Stars Women in wet conditions.
  
  In football: A Dutch court sentenced former Ajax and international wing Quincy Promes to six years in prison after convicting him of smuggling 1,363Kg of cocaine from Brazil in 2020, into the Netherlands with the help of an accomplice.
  
  The 32-year-old, now playing for Spartak Moscow, was not in court to hear the sentence, a spokesperson told AFP.
  
  Previous attempts to extradite him from Moscow have failed.
  
  In combat sports: One fight in UFC298 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California this Saturday night has been cancelled, but the championship main event between Alexander Volkanovski and Ilia Topuria is on.
  
  Volks and Topuria weighed in at 144.5 pounds, while in the main co-event, Robert Whittaker and Paulo Costa both made weight at 185.5 pounds.
  
  Finally only in America: Taylor Swift has donated US$100 000 to a fundraiser supporting the family of the woman shot dead at Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade.
  
  The GoFundMe page was set up to raise US$75 000 for the family of Elizabeth Lopez-Galvan, who died in the shooting that also left 22 people injured, including several children.
  
  “Sending my deepest sympathies and condolences in the wake of your devastating loss. With love, Taylor Swift.
  
  The page has raised more than US$200 000.
  
  Police said the shooting was the result of a “dispute” and two juveniles were among those detained.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58712837Sat, 17 Feb 2024 03:34:02 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 47 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Saturday morning 17 February 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The Swire Shipping Fijian Drua lost their final warm-up game against the Melbourne Rebels yesterday.
  
  The Aussies came from behind to beat the Drua 21-26 in Melbourne.
  
  The Drua led 21-7 at halftime thanks to tries from hooker Zuriel Togiatama, lock Etonia Waqa and flanker Elia Canakaivata with Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula successfully converting all three.
  
  In other pre-season games yesterday, the Hurricanes thrashed Moana Pasifika 59-26, the Highlanders beat the defending champions Crusaders 41-17 and the Blues beat the Chiefs.
  
  In rugby league: The Australian Indigenous All Stars secured a hard-fought 22-14 win, beating out the Maori All Stars in Townsville last night.
  
  Indigenous playmaker Braydon Trindall was crowned the 2024 Preston Campbell Medalist after recording two try assists in a solid display partnering Nicho Hynes.
  
  The Foxx – Josh Addo-Carr also scored two tries in front of a raucous crowd.
  
  Earlier Indigenous All Stars playmaker Kirra Dibb was awarded the Trish Hina medal after steering her side to a comprehensive 26-4 win over the Maori All Stars Women in wet conditions.
  
  In football: A Dutch court sentenced former Ajax and international wing Quincy Promes to six years in prison after convicting him of smuggling 1,363Kg of cocaine from Brazil in 2020, into the Netherlands with the help of an accomplice.
  
  The 32-year-old, now playing for Spartak Moscow, was not in court to hear the sentence, a spokesperson told AFP.
  
  Previous attempts to extradite him from Moscow have failed.
  
  In combat sports: One fight in UFC298 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California this Saturday night has been cancelled, but the championship main event between Alexander Volkanovski and Ilia Topuria is on.
  
  Volks and Topuria weighed in at 144.5 pounds, while in the main co-event, Robert Whittaker and Paulo Costa both made weight at 185.5 pounds.
  
  Finally only in America: Taylor Swift has donated US$100 000 to a fundraiser supporting the family of the woman shot dead at Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade.
  
  The GoFundMe page was set up to raise US$75 000 for the family of Elizabeth Lopez-Galvan, who died in the shooting that also left 22 people injured, including several children.
  
  “Sending my deepest sympathies and condolences in the wake of your devastating loss. With love, Taylor Swift.
  
  The page has raised more than US$200 000.
  
  Police said the shooting was the result of a “dispute” and two juveniles were among those detained.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  
  ]]>2417s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean846fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-02-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e046-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58700865
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Incoming Wallabies Head Coach Joe Schmidt has made a big impression on all five Australian Super Rugby Captains – Jake Gordon of the Waratahs, Allan Alaalatoa of the Brumbies, Tate McDermott of the Reds, Rob Leota of the Melbourne Rebels and Michael Wells of the Western Force.
  
  This, after the Kiwi drove more than seven hours in and out of Auckland for an early morning coffee ahead of the Super Rugby Pacific season launch on Wednesday in New Zealand.
  
  Instead of walking into his living room and jumping on a Zoom call, Schmidt woke up at 3am and made the three-and-a-half hour drive from Lake Taupo into Auckland for a 7am catch-up.
  
  The 58-year-old Kiwi doesn’t officially start the role until March 1.
  
  In rugby league: Catch the 2024 Harvey Norman All Stars Women’s game today Friday 16 February at 5.50pm at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville followed by the Harvey Norman Men's All Stars game at 8.10pm.
  
  Also catch Round 1 of the NRL Pre-season Challenge this weekend.
  
  In football: Oh oh, another dead man walking - former England boss and now Crystal Palace Manager Roy Hodgson’s days are numbered, after an alarming run of just three wins from 19 games.
  
  According to the Daily Mail it’s “now a matter of when” in regards to Hodgson’s exit from Selhurst Park.
  
  In SportsBiz: A UK-based cricketer has been banned from all forms of the game for 17 and a half years over match-fixing claims relating to the 2021 Abu Dhabi T10 Cricket League.
  
  Rizwan Javed, a Club cricketer, was one of eight players and officials charged by the ICC last September.
  
  The most notable of the group was Bangladesh international Nasir Hossain, who is now serving a two-year ban.
  
  In combat sports: Former England football Captain and recently sacked football Club Manager, Wayne Rooney is considering a career switch, with Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn insisting the pair have spoken about Rooney lacing up the gloves.
  
  In 2020, Hearn revealed that he would like to stage a charity fight against his former Man U and England teammate, Rio Ferdinand.
  
  There is even mention of a scrap with Jake Paul.
  
  Only in America: One person was killed and 22 others — including nine children injured after a shooting at the Kansas City Chief’s Super Bowl parade route during festivities yesterday afternoon.
  
  Panicked crowds raced for cover as gunfire erupted at Union Station towards the end of the victory parade — attended by tens of thousands of fans.
  
  Three suspected shooters were taken into custody by police, according to local media.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58700865Thu, 15 Feb 2024 22:38:20 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 46 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Friday morning 16 February 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Incoming Wallabies Head Coach Joe Schmidt has made a big impression on all five Australian Super Rugby Captains – Jake Gordon of the Waratahs, Allan Alaalatoa of the Brumbies, Tate McDermott of the Reds, Rob Leota of the Melbourne Rebels and Michael Wells of the Western Force.
  
  This, after the Kiwi drove more than seven hours in and out of Auckland for an early morning coffee ahead of the Super Rugby Pacific season launch on Wednesday in New Zealand.
  
  Instead of walking into his living room and jumping on a Zoom call, Schmidt woke up at 3am and made the three-and-a-half hour drive from Lake Taupo into Auckland for a 7am catch-up.
  
  The 58-year-old Kiwi doesn’t officially start the role until March 1.
  
  In rugby league: Catch the 2024 Harvey Norman All Stars Women’s game today Friday 16 February at 5.50pm at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville followed by the Harvey Norman Men's All Stars game at 8.10pm.
  
  Also catch Round 1 of the NRL Pre-season Challenge this weekend.
  
  In football: Oh oh, another dead man walking - former England boss and now Crystal Palace Manager Roy Hodgson’s days are numbered, after an alarming run of just three wins from 19 games.
  
  According to the Daily Mail it’s “now a matter of when” in regards to Hodgson’s exit from Selhurst Park.
  
  In SportsBiz: A UK-based cricketer has been banned from all forms of the game for 17 and a half years over match-fixing claims relating to the 2021 Abu Dhabi T10 Cricket League.
  
  Rizwan Javed, a Club cricketer, was one of eight players and officials charged by the ICC last September.
  
  The most notable of the group was Bangladesh international Nasir Hossain, who is now serving a two-year ban.
  
  In combat sports: Former England football Captain and recently sacked football Club Manager, Wayne Rooney is considering a career switch, with Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn insisting the pair have spoken about Rooney lacing up the gloves.
  
  In 2020, Hearn revealed that he would like to stage a charity fight against his former Man U and England teammate, Rio Ferdinand.
  
  There is even mention of a scrap with Jake Paul.
  
  Only in America: One person was killed and 22 others — including nine children injured after a shooting at the Kansas City Chief’s Super Bowl parade route during festivities yesterday afternoon.
  
  Panicked crowds raced for cover as gunfire erupted at Union Station towards the end of the victory parade — attended by tens of thousands of fans.
  
  Three suspected shooters were taken into custody by police, according to local media.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2397s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean846fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-02-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e045-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58689506
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The future of the Melbourne Rebels has taken a dark turn with 10 staff including their CEO sacked, and all remaining staff, including coaches put on four-month deals just to cover the 2024 Super Rugby season.
  
  Now under administration, The Age reports PwC terminated the employment of all staff members, excluding players, because Rugby Australia is a party to their contracts.
  
  In football: South Korea, ranked 23rd in the world, suffered a humiliating 2-0 loss to 87th-ranked Jordan, in the semi-finals of the Asian Football Confederation competition in Qatar.
  
  According to a report from British newspaper The Sun, Tottenham Hotspur Captain Son Heung-min dislocated his finger in a brawl with a teammate that erupted at dinner the night before the game.
  
  In combat sports: In an exclusive interview with FOX Sports, leading into his upcoming blockbuster against American superstar Keith Thurman, at T-Mobile Arena come 31 March, Aussie Champ Tim Tszyu gave respect to Terence Crawford: “He’ll fight anyone. And that’s why I see him as such a great challenge.
  
  “It could be Crawford or Errol Spence next, whichever one is easiest to make. That’s why this upcoming fight means so much … I win and the possibilities are endless.”
  
  In rugby league: Las Vegas Police Chief Kendall Bell has delivered a warning to NRL stars over sex, drugs, alcohol and scams on their trip to Sin City.
  
  The man who headed up security for Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday, spoke to players from the Rabbitohs, Broncos, Roosters and Sea Eagles yesterday morning to ensure they know exactly how much trouble they could get into in Sin City.
  
  Players were urged to avoid alcohol, drugs and sex where possible, and told:
  - Drink spiking is a major risk, with players told to avoid speaking with strangers or leaving their drinks behind.
  
  - Taking women back to their rooms would leave them vulnerable to extortion attempts, or simply theft.
  
  - Marijuana use is legal in Nevada.
  
  News Corp reported that each team will be supplied with 10 security guards.
  
  Sounds like a whole lotta fun! Wanna bet that some players will . . . never mind!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58689506Wed, 14 Feb 2024 22:19:15 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 45 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Thursday morning 15 February 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The future of the Melbourne Rebels has taken a dark turn with 10 staff including their CEO sacked, and all remaining staff, including coaches put on four-month deals just to cover the 2024 Super Rugby season.
  
  Now under administration, The Age reports PwC terminated the employment of all staff members, excluding players, because Rugby Australia is a party to their contracts.
  
  In football: South Korea, ranked 23rd in the world, suffered a humiliating 2-0 loss to 87th-ranked Jordan, in the semi-finals of the Asian Football Confederation competition in Qatar.
  
  According to a report from British newspaper The Sun, Tottenham Hotspur Captain Son Heung-min dislocated his finger in a brawl with a teammate that erupted at dinner the night before the game.
  
  In combat sports: In an exclusive interview with FOX Sports, leading into his upcoming blockbuster against American superstar Keith Thurman, at T-Mobile Arena come 31 March, Aussie Champ Tim Tszyu gave respect to Terence Crawford: “He’ll fight anyone. And that’s why I see him as such a great challenge.
  
  “It could be Crawford or Errol Spence next, whichever one is easiest to make. That’s why this upcoming fight means so much … I win and the possibilities are endless.”
  
  In rugby league: Las Vegas Police Chief Kendall Bell has delivered a warning to NRL stars over sex, drugs, alcohol and scams on their trip to Sin City.
  
  The man who headed up security for Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday, spoke to players from the Rabbitohs, Broncos, Roosters and Sea Eagles yesterday morning to ensure they know exactly how much trouble they could get into in Sin City.
  
  Players were urged to avoid alcohol, drugs and sex where possible, and told:
  - Drink spiking is a major risk, with players told to avoid speaking with strangers or leaving their drinks behind.
  
  - Taking women back to their rooms would leave them vulnerable to extortion attempts, or simply theft.
  
  - Marijuana use is legal in Nevada.
  
  News Corp reported that each team will be supplied with 10 security guards.
  
  Sounds like a whole lotta fun! Wanna bet that some players will . . . never mind!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2047s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean843fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-02-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e044-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58677905
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Can the Tongan Thor, Taniela Tupou save the Melbourne Rebels?
  
  While their 2024 future is secure, the Melbourne Rebels could be told they’ll be closing their doors within weeks, after revelations the ailing Super Rugby Club has just A$17,300 in the bank.
  
  The team has entered voluntary administration and auditors from PwC have found they owe over A$20Million, including:
  · A$11.6 million in taxes
  · A$5.7M to board members
  · A$2.8M to suppliers
  · A$1.1M in unpaid stadium fees
  · A$720,000 to the state revenue office and
  · A$250,000 in employee superannuation.
  
  Their assets amount to some office furniture, gym equipment and two cars.
  
  In rugby league: Clubs are unleashing new recruits and naming some of their biggest stars for week one of the NRL Pre-season Challenge.
  On Thursday Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs vs Melbourne Storm, 7pm at Belmore Sports Ground.
  On Saturday Newcastle Knights vs Cronulla Sharks, 1.45pm and Sydney Roosters vs Manly Sea Eagles, 3.45pm in Gosford.
  
  Parramatta Eels vs Canberra Raiders, 5.55pm and South Sydney Rabbitohs vs St George Illawarra Dragons, 8.05pm at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium in Sydney.
  
  On Sunday New Zealand Warriors vs Wests Tigers, 2pm in Christchurch.
  North Queensland Cowboys vs Brisbane Broncos, 4pm in Mackay.
  
  Finally, the Dolphins vs Gold Coast Titans, 6.15pm at Sunshine Coast Stadium.
  
  In football: Tottenham’s Aussie Manager, Ange Postecoglou is one of the favourites to replace Jurgen Klopp, however the top target for Liverpool is former Reds star and current Bayer Leverkusen Manager Xabi Alonso.
  
  The Reds have reportedly been in discussions with the Spanish legend about the role for more than three months.
  
  In combat sports: Tom Aspinall has cleared the air on his negotiations leading up to UFC300.
  
  As the interim UFC Heavyweight Champion, Aspinall has been campaigning for bouts with the undisputed champion Jon Jones, and his challenger Stipe Miocic.
  
  Only one of those names came up in negotiations, however.
  
  In SportsBiz: History has been made as Super Bowl LVIII now stands alone as the most-watched event in American television history.
  
  The Chiefs’ 25-22 overtime win over the San Francisco 49ers on CBS drew an average audience in the US of 123.4 million, beating last year’s record Super Bowl draw of 115.1 million by 7%, according to Nielsen
  
  All thanks to you know who!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58677905Tue, 13 Feb 2024 21:20:20 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 44 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Wednesday morning 14 February 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Can the Tongan Thor, Taniela Tupou save the Melbourne Rebels?
  
  While their 2024 future is secure, the Melbourne Rebels could be told they’ll be closing their doors within weeks, after revelations the ailing Super Rugby Club has just A$17,300 in the bank.
  
  The team has entered voluntary administration and auditors from PwC have found they owe over A$20Million, including:
  · A$11.6 million in taxes
  · A$5.7M to board members
  · A$2.8M to suppliers
  · A$1.1M in unpaid stadium fees
  · A$720,000 to the state revenue office and
  · A$250,000 in employee superannuation.
  
  Their assets amount to some office furniture, gym equipment and two cars.
  
  In rugby league: Clubs are unleashing new recruits and naming some of their biggest stars for week one of the NRL Pre-season Challenge.
  On Thursday Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs vs Melbourne Storm, 7pm at Belmore Sports Ground.
  On Saturday Newcastle Knights vs Cronulla Sharks, 1.45pm and Sydney Roosters vs Manly Sea Eagles, 3.45pm in Gosford.
  
  Parramatta Eels vs Canberra Raiders, 5.55pm and South Sydney Rabbitohs vs St George Illawarra Dragons, 8.05pm at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium in Sydney.
  
  On Sunday New Zealand Warriors vs Wests Tigers, 2pm in Christchurch.
  North Queensland Cowboys vs Brisbane Broncos, 4pm in Mackay.
  
  Finally, the Dolphins vs Gold Coast Titans, 6.15pm at Sunshine Coast Stadium.
  
  In football: Tottenham’s Aussie Manager, Ange Postecoglou is one of the favourites to replace Jurgen Klopp, however the top target for Liverpool is former Reds star and current Bayer Leverkusen Manager Xabi Alonso.
  
  The Reds have reportedly been in discussions with the Spanish legend about the role for more than three months.
  
  In combat sports: Tom Aspinall has cleared the air on his negotiations leading up to UFC300.
  
  As the interim UFC Heavyweight Champion, Aspinall has been campaigning for bouts with the undisputed champion Jon Jones, and his challenger Stipe Miocic.
  
  Only one of those names came up in negotiations, however.
  
  In SportsBiz: History has been made as Super Bowl LVIII now stands alone as the most-watched event in American television history.
  
  The Chiefs’ 25-22 overtime win over the San Francisco 49ers on CBS drew an average audience in the US of 123.4 million, beating last year’s record Super Bowl draw of 115.1 million by 7%, according to Nielsen
  
  All thanks to you know who!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2437s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean844fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-02-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e043-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58662955Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 43 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 13 February 2024.
  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union and rugby league: All eyes were on Super Bowl LVIII yesterday where after only the second overtime in Super Bowl history, and just three seconds away from the first double overtime, the Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 22-25 to become the first NFL franchise to clinch back-to-back Lombardi Trophies since the New England Patriots during the 2003 and ’04 seasons.
  
  “Is it a dynasty,” CBS’ Tracy Wolfson asked Kansas City superstar Patrick Mahomes?
  
  “It’s the start of one. We’re not done,” the Chiefs quarterback warned.
  
  “I’m proud of my guys, this is awesome, it’s legendary. I know we’re going to celebrate tonight, but we’re not done. We’ve got a young team, we’ll keep this thing going,” Mahomes added.
  
  Chasing their sixth championship, the San Francisco 49ers, gave it everything and really had the Chiefs by the scruff of their neck!
  The game was their’s for the taking!
  They came oh so close, but they could not get the job done, so remain on five NFL Super Bowl titles.
  
  Meanwhile Usher and friends blew Super Bowl fans away with a brilliant halftime show!
  
  So that’s a wrap, ending our Super Bowl LVIII coverage for 2024!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58662955Mon, 12 Feb 2024 20:33:12 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 43 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 13 February 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from...Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 43 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 13 February 2024.
  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union and rugby league: All eyes were on Super Bowl LVIII yesterday where after only the second overtime in Super Bowl history, and just three seconds away from the first double overtime, the Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 22-25 to become the first NFL franchise to clinch back-to-back Lombardi Trophies since the New England Patriots during the 2003 and ’04 seasons.
  
  “Is it a dynasty,” CBS’ Tracy Wolfson asked Kansas City superstar Patrick Mahomes?
  
  “It’s the start of one. We’re not done,” the Chiefs quarterback warned.
  
  “I’m proud of my guys, this is awesome, it’s legendary. I know we’re going to celebrate tonight, but we’re not done. We’ve got a young team, we’ll keep this thing going,” Mahomes added.
  
  Chasing their sixth championship, the San Francisco 49ers, gave it everything and really had the Chiefs by the scruff of their neck!
  The game was their’s for the taking!
  They came oh so close, but they could not get the job done, so remain on five NFL Super Bowl titles.
  
  Meanwhile Usher and friends blew Super Bowl fans away with a brilliant halftime show!
  
  So that’s a wrap, ending our Super Bowl LVIII coverage for 2024!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>1327s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean841fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-02-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e042-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58650735
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union and rugby league: All eyes are on Super Bowl LVIII today.
  
  Even with 150,000 hotel rooms, Las Vegas is full to the brim.
  
  The average weekend room rate at some casino hotels, is over US$1400 a night for Super Bowl weekend.
  
  All 37,000 rooms at 12 MGM Resorts International properties were sold out last night.
  
  The Kansas City Chiefs can secure a third Super Bowl win in five seasons and cement themselves as the NFL's great new dynasty, a title vacated by the New England Patriots since Tom Brady left.
  
  The San Francisco 49ers are chasing their franchise's sixth championship and attempting to end 20 years of hurt. If they get the job done, they will join the Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers as the only franchises with six titles.
  
  Usher is the Super Bowl halftime show!
  
  In SportsBiz: The cost of a Super Bowl halftime Ad has boomed over the years. It began at US$42,500 in 1967 and has skyrocketed to US$7Million for a 30-second spot over the last two years.
  · 1975: $107,000
  · 1985: $525,000
  · 1995: $1.2M
  · 2000: $2M
  · 2010: $3M
  · 2015: $4.25M
  · 2024: $7M
  
  And guess what?
  
  Taylor swift is in the house!
  
  Her private jet flew into LAX last night after travelling about 14 hours and over 13,000 Kms from Tokyo so that she can watch her main squeeze, Travis Kelce play at Super Bowl LVIII this morning in Las Vegas.
  
  OK so that’s a wrap! Go the Chiefs! Go Taylor! Go Swiftees!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58650735Sun, 11 Feb 2024 22:16:07 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 42 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Monday morning 12 February 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union and rugby league: All eyes are on Super Bowl LVIII today.
  
  Even with 150,000 hotel rooms, Las Vegas is full to the brim.
  
  The average weekend room rate at some casino hotels, is over US$1400 a night for Super Bowl weekend.
  
  All 37,000 rooms at 12 MGM Resorts International properties were sold out last night.
  
  The Kansas City Chiefs can secure a third Super Bowl win in five seasons and cement themselves as the NFL's great new dynasty, a title vacated by the New England Patriots since Tom Brady left.
  
  The San Francisco 49ers are chasing their franchise's sixth championship and attempting to end 20 years of hurt. If they get the job done, they will join the Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers as the only franchises with six titles.
  
  Usher is the Super Bowl halftime show!
  
  In SportsBiz: The cost of a Super Bowl halftime Ad has boomed over the years. It began at US$42,500 in 1967 and has skyrocketed to US$7Million for a 30-second spot over the last two years.
  · 1975: $107,000
  · 1985: $525,000
  · 1995: $1.2M
  · 2000: $2M
  · 2010: $3M
  · 2015: $4.25M
  · 2024: $7M
  
  And guess what?
  
  Taylor swift is in the house!
  
  Her private jet flew into LAX last night after travelling about 14 hours and over 13,000 Kms from Tokyo so that she can watch her main squeeze, Travis Kelce play at Super Bowl LVIII this morning in Las Vegas.
  
  OK so that’s a wrap! Go the Chiefs! Go Taylor! Go Swiftees!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>1937s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean842fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-02-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e041-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58642797
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union and rugby league: All eyes are on Super Bowl LVIII tomorrow.
  
  South Sydney Rabbitohs owner and Hollywood superstar Russell Crowe has lent his voice to a five-minute NRL promotional video, explaining the rules of rugby league in a bid to attract US audiences to the historic NRL double header blast in Vegas.
  
  Former Souths junior-turned NFL superstar Jordan Mailata in Vegas for the lead up to tomorrow’s Super Bowl, is also promoting the NRL blast.
  
  Mailata caught up with Hollywood royalty, “The Rock”, showing him some NRL highlights and asking for his opinion on a rugby league ball.
  
  Crowe and Mailata are expected to be in attendance at Allegiant Stadium when the Rabbitohs play Manly Sea Eagles on 03 March.
  
  In Football: Messi is hurt, Becks is dirt and football like all other sports, dives for cover on Super Bowl Sunday!
  
  In SportsBiz: US$17.3Billion is projected to be spent on food, drinks, apparel, decorations, and other purchases for Super Bowl LVIII tomorrow, according to a 2024 Super Bowl survey.
  
  It also noted that 112.2 million people are planning to throw or attend a party, and an additional 16.2 million plan to watch the game at a bar or restaurant.
  
  Staying with the NFL: Counting down to Super Bowl LVIII – the fire alarm at the Las Vegas hotel where the San Francisco 49ers are in lockdown leading up to Super Bowl LVIII went off on Thursday, abruptly waking players and coaching staff at 6am.
  
  Hotel engineers managed to shut it down after 25 minutes, saying it was a false alarm and that nobody was forced to evacuate, according to ESPN.
  
  And that’s a wrap Swiftees!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58642797Sat, 10 Feb 2024 22:39:02 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 41 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Sunday morning 11 February 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union and rugby league: All eyes are on Super Bowl LVIII tomorrow.
  
  South Sydney Rabbitohs owner and Hollywood superstar Russell Crowe has lent his voice to a five-minute NRL promotional video, explaining the rules of rugby league in a bid to attract US audiences to the historic NRL double header blast in Vegas.
  
  Former Souths junior-turned NFL superstar Jordan Mailata in Vegas for the lead up to tomorrow’s Super Bowl, is also promoting the NRL blast.
  
  Mailata caught up with Hollywood royalty, “The Rock”, showing him some NRL highlights and asking for his opinion on a rugby league ball.
  
  Crowe and Mailata are expected to be in attendance at Allegiant Stadium when the Rabbitohs play Manly Sea Eagles on 03 March.
  
  In Football: Messi is hurt, Becks is dirt and football like all other sports, dives for cover on Super Bowl Sunday!
  
  In SportsBiz: US$17.3Billion is projected to be spent on food, drinks, apparel, decorations, and other purchases for Super Bowl LVIII tomorrow, according to a 2024 Super Bowl survey.
  
  It also noted that 112.2 million people are planning to throw or attend a party, and an additional 16.2 million plan to watch the game at a bar or restaurant.
  
  Staying with the NFL: Counting down to Super Bowl LVIII – the fire alarm at the Las Vegas hotel where the San Francisco 49ers are in lockdown leading up to Super Bowl LVIII went off on Thursday, abruptly waking players and coaching staff at 6am.
  
  Hotel engineers managed to shut it down after 25 minutes, saying it was a false alarm and that nobody was forced to evacuate, according to ESPN.
  
  And that’s a wrap Swiftees!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>1757s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean841fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-02-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e40-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58642790
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Wallabies star Kurtley Beale has been found not guilty of allegations he sexually assaulted a woman in the bathroom of a Bondi bar on 17 December 2022, after a grueling two-week trial.
  
  The jury rejected claims that Mr Beale forced the 29-year-old woman into oral sex in the men’s bathroom.
  
  In rugby league: In one of the truly great pre-season coups, UFC Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones arrived in Australia yesterday, and headed straight to Belmore for a meeting with the entire Bulldogs NRL squad.
  
  Every player attended the session with the champion fighter for two hours, in which he pushed them through a series of physical challenges, and speaking openly about the secrets driving what just may be the greatest UFC career in history.
  
  “And the impact of that,” Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo says, “incredible”.
  
  In Football: David Beckham was booed by 40,000 fuming fans demanding a refund.
  
  The former England Captain, now Inter Miami owner, was in Hong Kong for Inter Miami’s pre-season trip to the Far East, The Sun reports.
  
  The 40,000 tickets for their game at Hong Kong stadium were snapped up within an hour of going on sale.
  
  However, locals who forked out as much as US$700 on tickets expressed their anger because Lionel Messi remained an unused substitute.
  The Argentine icon, 36, has been battling a hamstring injury that saw him only play seven minutes in the 6-0 defeat against Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr on Friday.
  There were chants of “we want Messi” during the second half as Inter Miami ran out 4-1 winners against a local invitational side.
  
  In SportsBiz: When it comes to advertising, the Super Bowl really is the big dance.
  
  Companies will pay US$6.5Million to US$7M for a 30-second commercial spot on CBS’ broadcast of the clash between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers.
  
  Because of the hefty cost of airing an ad to an audience of over 100 million viewers, companies go all-out.
  
  This year, as usual, Super Bowl LVIII Ads will feature a host of iconic products and some famous faces – from Hollywood stars to sports greats and entertainers like – Sir Anthony Hopkins, Jason Mamoa, Christopher Walken and Vince Vaughn.
  
  Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes and teammate Travis Kelce plus Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, David & Victoria Beckham, Wayne Gretzky and wrestling great ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin.
  
  The Ads even feature Super Bowl halftime performer Usher plus Snoop Dogg, Willie Nelson and Martha Stewart.
  
  Finally in the NFL: Counting down to Super Bowl LVIII - you can bet on the Super Bowl game itself or . . . just about anything around it - like
  · Who wins the coin toss – and what will it be – heads or tails? Seven of the last ten years, it’s been tails. Interestingly, if you look all-time, the team that wins the toss typically loses the game.
  This year, Caesars Sportsbook has reported a US$100,000 wager been placed on tails for the coin toss.
  · You can bet on the length of the national anthem – sung this year by Reba McEntire. Will it be longer or shorter than 90.5 seconds? Will she miss a word?
  This year, the halftime show will be performed by Usher.
  · Want to place a bet on that?
  · You can guess his first song - ‘Yeah’ is the favourite.
  · How many songs will Usher play - over or under 8 tunes?
  · Whether he will debut a new tune?
  · Or you can even place a bet on if, and who, Usher will bring out to perform with him - including for example - nana Madonna or Taylor Swift?
  And that’s a wrap Swiftees!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58642790Fri, 09 Feb 2024 22:34:00 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 40 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Saturday morning 10 February 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Wallabies star Kurtley Beale has been found not guilty of allegations he sexually assaulted a woman in the bathroom of a Bondi bar on 17 December 2022, after a grueling two-week trial.
  
  The jury rejected claims that Mr Beale forced the 29-year-old woman into oral sex in the men’s bathroom.
  
  In rugby league: In one of the truly great pre-season coups, UFC Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones arrived in Australia yesterday, and headed straight to Belmore for a meeting with the entire Bulldogs NRL squad.
  
  Every player attended the session with the champion fighter for two hours, in which he pushed them through a series of physical challenges, and speaking openly about the secrets driving what just may be the greatest UFC career in history.
  
  “And the impact of that,” Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo says, “incredible”.
  
  In Football: David Beckham was booed by 40,000 fuming fans demanding a refund.
  
  The former England Captain, now Inter Miami owner, was in Hong Kong for Inter Miami’s pre-season trip to the Far East, The Sun reports.
  
  The 40,000 tickets for their game at Hong Kong stadium were snapped up within an hour of going on sale.
  
  However, locals who forked out as much as US$700 on tickets expressed their anger because Lionel Messi remained an unused substitute.
  The Argentine icon, 36, has been battling a hamstring injury that saw him only play seven minutes in the 6-0 defeat against Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr on Friday.
  There were chants of “we want Messi” during the second half as Inter Miami ran out 4-1 winners against a local invitational side.
  
  In SportsBiz: When it comes to advertising, the Super Bowl really is the big dance.
  
  Companies will pay US$6.5Million to US$7M for a 30-second commercial spot on CBS’ broadcast of the clash between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers.
  
  Because of the hefty cost of airing an ad to an audience of over 100 million viewers, companies go all-out.
  
  This year, as usual, Super Bowl LVIII Ads will feature a host of iconic products and some famous faces – from Hollywood stars to sports greats and entertainers like – Sir Anthony Hopkins, Jason Mamoa, Christopher Walken and Vince Vaughn.
  
  Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes and teammate Travis Kelce plus Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, David & Victoria Beckham, Wayne Gretzky and wrestling great ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin.
  
  The Ads even feature Super Bowl halftime performer Usher plus Snoop Dogg, Willie Nelson and Martha Stewart.
  
  Finally in the NFL: Counting down to Super Bowl LVIII - you can bet on the Super Bowl game itself or . . . just about anything around it - like
  · Who wins the coin toss – and what will it be – heads or tails? Seven of the last ten years, it’s been tails. Interestingly, if you look all-time, the team that wins the toss typically loses the game.
  This year, Caesars Sportsbook has reported a US$100,000 wager been placed on tails for the coin toss.
  · You can bet on the length of the national anthem – sung this year by Reba McEntire. Will it be longer or shorter than 90.5 seconds? Will she miss a word?
  This year, the halftime show will be performed by Usher.
  · Want to place a bet on that?
  · You can guess his first song - ‘Yeah’ is the favourite.
  · How many songs will Usher play - over or under 8 tunes?
  · Whether he will debut a new tune?
  · Or you can even place a bet on if, and who, Usher will bring out to perform with him - including for example - nana Madonna or Taylor...]]>3177s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean840fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/08-02-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e39-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58603444
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego California, where the Flying Fijians will battle the All Blacks on 19 July has a seating capacity of 35,000 seats.
  
  Tickets are on sale now through TicketMaster at US$100 each!
  
  So if 20,000 fans turn up, that’s like F$4Million at the gate, let alone the broadcast rights and any “appearance fee” the All Blacks pocket from their American partners – Silver Lake.
  
  We ask again - how much did Fiji Rugby Union sell out this test for?
  
  In rugby league: From Wagga Wagga to Warwick, Central Queensland to Christchurch, NRL players and ambassadors are once again hitting the road in 2024 for the Road to Regions program.
  
  As part of the NRL’s commitment to the heartlands of rugby league, the annual Road to Regions tour will reach far and wide throughout February and March, with a host of past and current players visiting 13 locations across Australia and New Zealand.
  
  Gee guys aren’t you forgetting where some of your biggest stars, and half your players come from?
  
  In SportsBiz: Yikes - 68 million American adults are expected to bet on Super Bowl LVIII, according to a new American Gaming Association survey.
  
  The projected record number of bettors - an increase of 35% compared to 2023 - are expected to wager an estimated US$23.1 Billion on this year’s game, which is up from US$16B last year.
  
  Staying with the NFL: As a quarterback, leading your team to a Super Bowl is one of the great accolades you can achieve in the NFL.
  With 32 teams vying for just two spots, it is often a hard slog to reach the pinnacle of the sport. So much so that in 58 seasons of the Super Bowl era, 12 of the 32 teams have never won it.
  Plenty of outstanding players at the all-important position, such as “Hall-of-Famers” like Dan Marino and Jim Kelly got close but fell at the final hurdle.
  In just his second season, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy can already say he’s led his team to a Super Bowl.
  
  Can he steal the ultimate silverware off the Kansas City Chiefs superstar quarterback - Patrick Mahomes, and their biggest fan - Taylor Swift?
  
  And that’s a wrap Swiftees!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58603444Wed, 07 Feb 2024 22:28:47 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 39 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Thursday morning 08 February 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego California, where the Flying Fijians will battle the All Blacks on 19 July has a seating capacity of 35,000 seats.
  
  Tickets are on sale now through TicketMaster at US$100 each!
  
  So if 20,000 fans turn up, that’s like F$4Million at the gate, let alone the broadcast rights and any “appearance fee” the All Blacks pocket from their American partners – Silver Lake.
  
  We ask again - how much did Fiji Rugby Union sell out this test for?
  
  In rugby league: From Wagga Wagga to Warwick, Central Queensland to Christchurch, NRL players and ambassadors are once again hitting the road in 2024 for the Road to Regions program.
  
  As part of the NRL’s commitment to the heartlands of rugby league, the annual Road to Regions tour will reach far and wide throughout February and March, with a host of past and current players visiting 13 locations across Australia and New Zealand.
  
  Gee guys aren’t you forgetting where some of your biggest stars, and half your players come from?
  
  In SportsBiz: Yikes - 68 million American adults are expected to bet on Super Bowl LVIII, according to a new American Gaming Association survey.
  
  The projected record number of bettors - an increase of 35% compared to 2023 - are expected to wager an estimated US$23.1 Billion on this year’s game, which is up from US$16B last year.
  
  Staying with the NFL: As a quarterback, leading your team to a Super Bowl is one of the great accolades you can achieve in the NFL.
  With 32 teams vying for just two spots, it is often a hard slog to reach the pinnacle of the sport. So much so that in 58 seasons of the Super Bowl era, 12 of the 32 teams have never won it.
  Plenty of outstanding players at the all-important position, such as “Hall-of-Famers” like Dan Marino and Jim Kelly got close but fell at the final hurdle.
  In just his second season, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy can already say he’s led his team to a Super Bowl.
  
  Can he steal the ultimate silverware off the Kansas City Chiefs superstar quarterback - Patrick Mahomes, and their biggest fan - Taylor Swift?
  
  And that’s a wrap Swiftees!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2217s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean836fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/07-02-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e38-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58591309
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union and rugby league: While a Papua New Guinea-based team is leading the race to become the NRL’s 18th franchise, you gotta ask – how much the recent rioting across Papua New Guinea, especially in the capital Port Moresby, has damaged PNG’s strong expression of interest for that 18th NRL expansion franchise in 2027?
  
  Fiji, on the other hand is hosting its first ever NRL-sanctioned game on 24 February – a preseason clash between the Newcastle Knights and the Melbourne Storm in Lautoka.
  
  Plus they don’t have such violent riots and associated law and order problems (touch wood), plus the Kaiviti Silktails are competing very well in the NSWRL comp.
  
  In SportsBiz: US$8,023,800 is how much a collection of Air Jordan shoes worn by Michael Jordan during all six of the Chicago Bulls’ title-clinching games sold for at Sotheby’s - a world auction record for game-used shoes.
  
  The collection includes one of the following autographed shoes from each game: Air Jordan VI (1991), Air Jordan VII (’92), Air Jordan VIII (’93), Air Jordan XI (’96), Air Jordan XII (’97) and Air Jordan XIV (’98).
  
  In Football: On Monday, the host of the final of the FIFA World Cup 2026 in the USA was finally announced - New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, home to the NFL’s New York Jets and NY Giants, will host the tournament’s crown jewel along with seven other games.
  
  At that and with the release of other FIFA World Cup 2026 info, the football world truly started to realise how utterly bonkers the 2026 FIFA World Cup is going to be.
  
  Dallas’ AT&T Stadium will get nine games including a semi-final, Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium will host eight games including a semi-final, and Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium will host eight games including a quarter-final and two USA group games.
  
  Mexico will host the first two games of the tournament on 11 June, with the host nation playing at Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca.
  
  Those are just five of the 16 venues hosting the whopping 104 games required to narrow down 48 teams, spread across 12 four-team pools, to one world champion.
  
  God bless America!
  
  In the NFL: NFL commissioner Roger Goodell dismissed conspiracy theories surrounding Taylor Swift as “nonsense” on Monday as the final countdown to this week’s Super Bowl gets under way in Las Vegas.
  Pop icon Swift’s burgeoning romance with Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce has been cited by right-wing nutters as evidence of a plot to rig the Super Bowl and help get US President Joe Biden re-elected.
  “The idea that this is pre-planned is just nonsense. It’s frankly not even worth talking about.”
  “The Taylor Swift effect is all positive. Travis and Taylor are wonderful young people. She knows great entertainment and I think that’s why she loves NFL football.
  
  “It’s great to have her part of it,” Goodell said.
  
  On Sunday, Swift made Grammys history by winning her fourth Album of the Year prize, the most of any performer in history.
  
  And that’s a wrap Swiftees!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58591309Tue, 06 Feb 2024 20:48:09 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 38 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Wednesday morning 07 February 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union and rugby league: While a Papua New Guinea-based team is leading the race to become the NRL’s 18th franchise, you gotta ask – how much the recent rioting across Papua New Guinea, especially in the capital Port Moresby, has damaged PNG’s strong expression of interest for that 18th NRL expansion franchise in 2027?
  
  Fiji, on the other hand is hosting its first ever NRL-sanctioned game on 24 February – a preseason clash between the Newcastle Knights and the Melbourne Storm in Lautoka.
  
  Plus they don’t have such violent riots and associated law and order problems (touch wood), plus the Kaiviti Silktails are competing very well in the NSWRL comp.
  
  In SportsBiz: US$8,023,800 is how much a collection of Air Jordan shoes worn by Michael Jordan during all six of the Chicago Bulls’ title-clinching games sold for at Sotheby’s - a world auction record for game-used shoes.
  
  The collection includes one of the following autographed shoes from each game: Air Jordan VI (1991), Air Jordan VII (’92), Air Jordan VIII (’93), Air Jordan XI (’96), Air Jordan XII (’97) and Air Jordan XIV (’98).
  
  In Football: On Monday, the host of the final of the FIFA World Cup 2026 in the USA was finally announced - New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, home to the NFL’s New York Jets and NY Giants, will host the tournament’s crown jewel along with seven other games.
  
  At that and with the release of other FIFA World Cup 2026 info, the football world truly started to realise how utterly bonkers the 2026 FIFA World Cup is going to be.
  
  Dallas’ AT&T Stadium will get nine games including a semi-final, Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium will host eight games including a semi-final, and Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium will host eight games including a quarter-final and two USA group games.
  
  Mexico will host the first two games of the tournament on 11 June, with the host nation playing at Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca.
  
  Those are just five of the 16 venues hosting the whopping 104 games required to narrow down 48 teams, spread across 12 four-team pools, to one world champion.
  
  God bless America!
  
  In the NFL: NFL commissioner Roger Goodell dismissed conspiracy theories surrounding Taylor Swift as “nonsense” on Monday as the final countdown to this week’s Super Bowl gets under way in Las Vegas.
  Pop icon Swift’s burgeoning romance with Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce has been cited by right-wing nutters as evidence of a plot to rig the Super Bowl and help get US President Joe Biden re-elected.
  “The idea that this is pre-planned is just nonsense. It’s frankly not even worth talking about.”
  “The Taylor Swift effect is all positive. Travis and Taylor are wonderful young people. She knows great entertainment and I think that’s why she loves NFL football.
  
  “It’s great to have her part of it,” Goodell said.
  
  On Sunday, Swift made Grammys history by winning her fourth Album of the Year prize, the most of any performer in history.
  
  And that’s a wrap Swiftees!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague...]]>2867s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean838fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/06-02-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e37-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58579614
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: What to make of the opening round of the SIX Nations 2024? England scraped past Italy 24-27 at Twickenham, Scotland edged Wales 26-27 for the first time in Cardiff and Ireland thrashed France 17-38 in Marseille.
  
  So will the French press the panic button and swing Captain Fantastique Antoine Dupont away from 7s and back to XVs?
  
  In rugby league: Former Coach Des Hasler and the Manly Sea Eagles Club, are under the spotlight at a coronial inquest into the death of former player, Keith Titmuss, who collapsed at training at the team’s headquarters on Sydney’s northern beaches at their first pre-season training session in November 2020 and later died.
  
  The 20-year-old’s best friend and teammate, Josh Schuster said it was “one of the toughest training sessions I’ve ever done” and the indoor gym was “the hottest” temperature he’d ever experienced.
  
  But asking for a break was not possible under Des Hasler, Mr Schuster told the inquest.
  
  OUCH.
  
  In SportsBiz: “In-game television advertising around Super Bowl 2024 this weekend is expected to generate more than the estimated US$430Million worth of revenue in previous Super Bowls.
  
  That’s a hell of a lot of money to throw at one game. So exactly what value do brands get from advertising in Super Bowl?
  
  In the NBA: After making headlines earlier this month for wearing Breanna Stewart’s signature shoes this season, to “bring more awareness to the WNBA and give those women the flowers that they deserve”, Denver Nuggets star Michael Porter Jr. has come under fire for comparing women’s basketball to ping pong.
  
  The outspoken Porter, was asked on ‘The Pivot’ podcast recently whether he supported WNBA players’ fight for pay equity.
  
  Here’s what Mr. Porter Jr had to say: “I know these ladies want to get paid more and they’re very talented, but so is a famous ping pong player.
  
  “The best ping pong player is just as talented as the best basketball player, that doesn’t mean they’re going to get paid the same. It’s what the people want to watch.
  
  “So as much as I understand women wanting the same treatment as men basketball players, they’re not packing out the arenas.
  
  “Obviously their TV deals aren’t the same. So as much as I advocate for women and equality and the respect of their craft... you can’t pay them the same thing.
  
  He is right you know!
  
  Finally in Football: When it comes to coaching drama, the African Cup of Nations is pure mayhem.
  
  And this year’s football tournament has been no different.
  
  Six coaches have been sacked – the Coaches of Ivory Coast, Ghana, Gambia, Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt all given the boot.
  
  The Coach of Senegal was hospitalized and the Coach of Tanzania was fined US$10,000 and copped an eight-game ban for comments against the African Football Confederation, which ruled him out of the whole tournament.
  
  Hands up who wants to be a Coach?
  
  And that’s a wrap.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58579614Mon, 05 Feb 2024 21:30:32 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 37 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 06 February 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: What to make of the opening round of the SIX Nations 2024? England scraped past Italy 24-27 at Twickenham, Scotland edged Wales 26-27 for the first time in Cardiff and Ireland thrashed France 17-38 in Marseille.
  
  So will the French press the panic button and swing Captain Fantastique Antoine Dupont away from 7s and back to XVs?
  
  In rugby league: Former Coach Des Hasler and the Manly Sea Eagles Club, are under the spotlight at a coronial inquest into the death of former player, Keith Titmuss, who collapsed at training at the team’s headquarters on Sydney’s northern beaches at their first pre-season training session in November 2020 and later died.
  
  The 20-year-old’s best friend and teammate, Josh Schuster said it was “one of the toughest training sessions I’ve ever done” and the indoor gym was “the hottest” temperature he’d ever experienced.
  
  But asking for a break was not possible under Des Hasler, Mr Schuster told the inquest.
  
  OUCH.
  
  In SportsBiz: “In-game television advertising around Super Bowl 2024 this weekend is expected to generate more than the estimated US$430Million worth of revenue in previous Super Bowls.
  
  That’s a hell of a lot of money to throw at one game. So exactly what value do brands get from advertising in Super Bowl?
  
  In the NBA: After making headlines earlier this month for wearing Breanna Stewart’s signature shoes this season, to “bring more awareness to the WNBA and give those women the flowers that they deserve”, Denver Nuggets star Michael Porter Jr. has come under fire for comparing women’s basketball to ping pong.
  
  The outspoken Porter, was asked on ‘The Pivot’ podcast recently whether he supported WNBA players’ fight for pay equity.
  
  Here’s what Mr. Porter Jr had to say: “I know these ladies want to get paid more and they’re very talented, but so is a famous ping pong player.
  
  “The best ping pong player is just as talented as the best basketball player, that doesn’t mean they’re going to get paid the same. It’s what the people want to watch.
  
  “So as much as I understand women wanting the same treatment as men basketball players, they’re not packing out the arenas.
  
  “Obviously their TV deals aren’t the same. So as much as I advocate for women and equality and the respect of their craft... you can’t pay them the same thing.
  
  He is right you know!
  
  Finally in Football: When it comes to coaching drama, the African Cup of Nations is pure mayhem.
  
  And this year’s football tournament has been no different.
  
  Six coaches have been sacked – the Coaches of Ivory Coast, Ghana, Gambia, Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt all given the boot.
  
  The Coach of Senegal was hospitalized and the Coach of Tanzania was fined US$10,000 and copped an eight-game ban for comments against the African Football Confederation, which ruled him out of the whole tournament.
  
  Hands up who wants to be a Coach?
  
  And that’s a wrap.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness...]]>2677s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean837fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/05-02-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e36-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58568804
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The Suva Rugby Union’s claims that the Fiji Rugby Union’s interviews for Head Coach of the Flying Fijians last Friday was a sham, have some merit.
  
  The fact is; applications were long-closed before the FRU asked Fijian Drua Head Coach Mick Byrne to apply.
  
  I have no problems with that as Mick Byrne is the best man for the job.
  
  So the FRU should have just appointed him rather than jerking everyone around, especially Senirusi Seruvakula.
  
  In rugby league: Which NRL Club is sniffing around DCE?
  
  The Sea Eagles have heard that one particular Club has been asking questions about their long-time Captain Daly Cherry-Evans.
  
  DCE, who turns 35 soon, signed a two-year extension last year until the end of 2025.
  
  Given the condition the Manly icon keeps himself in, it’s no surprise opposition teams are still monitoring the Queensland and Australian No. 7.
  
  In SportsBiz: F1 racing giant, Ferrari’s value skyrocketed by over US$5.8Billion following the news that Sir Lewis Hamilton is joining the Italians in 2025.
  
  The seven-time world champion will leave Mercedes at the end this 2024 F1 season to partner Charles Leclerc on the grid.
  
  Multiple publications are reporting Hamilton could be paid a whopping US$100Million as part of his new Ferrari deal including sponsors, image rights and bonuses.
  
  Hamilton currently earns US$60M per year with Mercedes.
  
  In WWE: Fans are pissed after a backflip saw the planned main event of WrestleMania change out of nowhere - leaving out the most popular wrestler in WWE.
  
  On Saturday’s edition of Smackdown, Royal Rumble winner Cody Rhodes stood face-to-face with Universal Champion Roman Reigns; the man he was cheated out of beating at WrestleMania 2023, and the man he clearly intended to face at WrestleMania 2024.
  
  But, now that he’s a director of the WWE parent company - out came The Rock. He hugged Rhodes before standing face-to-face up against Reigns.
  
  It’s believed their main event match will be confirmed over the coming week.
  
  The reaction from WWE fans told the tale as Reigns and Rock posed - the crowd directly behind them gave a mixed reaction at best, with some boos audible and thumbs down motions visible.
  
  They want Rhodes, not The Rock.
  
  In Football: The Elephants of Ivory Coast, pulled off another remarkable escape in the Africa Cup of Nations tournament in front of home fans.
  
  Cote d’Ivoire and the Democratic Republic of Congo will face each other in a semi-final on Wednesday after the AFCON hosts won their quarterfinal against Mali with a goal in the 122nd-minute.
  
  This after the Ivorians equalized in the 90th minute of the game and then won the game with virtually the last kick which was deflected in.
  
  Talk about riding your luck – or is it voodoo?
  
  And that’s a wrap.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58568804Sun, 04 Feb 2024 21:13:36 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 36 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Monday morning 05 February 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The Suva Rugby Union’s claims that the Fiji Rugby Union’s interviews for Head Coach of the Flying Fijians last Friday was a sham, have some merit.
  
  The fact is; applications were long-closed before the FRU asked Fijian Drua Head Coach Mick Byrne to apply.
  
  I have no problems with that as Mick Byrne is the best man for the job.
  
  So the FRU should have just appointed him rather than jerking everyone around, especially Senirusi Seruvakula.
  
  In rugby league: Which NRL Club is sniffing around DCE?
  
  The Sea Eagles have heard that one particular Club has been asking questions about their long-time Captain Daly Cherry-Evans.
  
  DCE, who turns 35 soon, signed a two-year extension last year until the end of 2025.
  
  Given the condition the Manly icon keeps himself in, it’s no surprise opposition teams are still monitoring the Queensland and Australian No. 7.
  
  In SportsBiz: F1 racing giant, Ferrari’s value skyrocketed by over US$5.8Billion following the news that Sir Lewis Hamilton is joining the Italians in 2025.
  
  The seven-time world champion will leave Mercedes at the end this 2024 F1 season to partner Charles Leclerc on the grid.
  
  Multiple publications are reporting Hamilton could be paid a whopping US$100Million as part of his new Ferrari deal including sponsors, image rights and bonuses.
  
  Hamilton currently earns US$60M per year with Mercedes.
  
  In WWE: Fans are pissed after a backflip saw the planned main event of WrestleMania change out of nowhere - leaving out the most popular wrestler in WWE.
  
  On Saturday’s edition of Smackdown, Royal Rumble winner Cody Rhodes stood face-to-face with Universal Champion Roman Reigns; the man he was cheated out of beating at WrestleMania 2023, and the man he clearly intended to face at WrestleMania 2024.
  
  But, now that he’s a director of the WWE parent company - out came The Rock. He hugged Rhodes before standing face-to-face up against Reigns.
  
  It’s believed their main event match will be confirmed over the coming week.
  
  The reaction from WWE fans told the tale as Reigns and Rock posed - the crowd directly behind them gave a mixed reaction at best, with some boos audible and thumbs down motions visible.
  
  They want Rhodes, not The Rock.
  
  In Football: The Elephants of Ivory Coast, pulled off another remarkable escape in the Africa Cup of Nations tournament in front of home fans.
  
  Cote d’Ivoire and the Democratic Republic of Congo will face each other in a semi-final on Wednesday after the AFCON hosts won their quarterfinal against Mali with a goal in the 122nd-minute.
  
  This after the Ivorians equalized in the 90th minute of the game and then won the game with virtually the last kick which was deflected in.
  
  Talk about riding your luck – or is it voodoo?
  
  And that’s a wrap.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2717s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean836fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/04-02-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e35-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58558087
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The All Blacks play 14 Tests in total in 2024, warming up with two Tests against England in Dunedin and Auckland in early July, before a Pasifika battle in San Diego CA against the Flying Fijians.
  
  The All Blacks also play back-to-back Tests against Argentina in New Zealand in August, followed by two Tests against the Springboks in South Africa.
  
  The ABs Rugby Championship campaign concludes with Bledisloe Cup Tests in Sydney and Wellington in September.
  But wait, that’s not all - the All Blacks 2024 Northern Tour starts against Japan in Yokohama in October, followed by four November Tests against England, Ireland, France and Italy.
  
  And how many Tests against Tier One rugby nations do Samoa, Tonga and Fiji play in 2024?
  
  In rugby league: The NRL is continuing to shoot for the stars for its historic season launch in Las Vegas, chasing NFL star Travis Kelce to rock up to their corporate suites at Allegiant Stadium on 03 March . . with guess who?
  
  Why doesn’t Peter V’landys just pick up the phone and call Taylor Swift himself?
  
  “Er high Taylor, this is Peter V from the land down under – I’m a Swiftee and er . . .”
  
  Seriously, the bigger picture is that the Vegas gig is also tied to an all expenses trip down under for Kelce to watch an ORIGIN blockbuster, which the NRL is working on with his teammate, former Souths player and now also a big star in the NFL, Jordan Mailata.
  
  In Football: Nigeria's Super Eagles have dedicated their 1-0 quarterfinal win over Angola in the African Cup of Nations to the late Samuel Okwaraji, who died while playing in a 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Angola in Lagos.
  
  Nigeria will play the winner of South Africa versus Cape Verde in the semi-final.
  
  In SportsBiz: Super Bowl LVIII isn’t the only major sporting event about to make its Sin City debut.
  
  After LIV Golf completes its season-opening tournament in Mexico this weekend, the league will head to Las Vegas Country Club, just off the Strip, joining thousands of Chiefs, 49ers and other NFL die-hard fans, flocking to town for next Sunday’s Super Bowl.
  
  In Boxing: Hollywood legend Sylvester Stallone has paid tribute to Rocky co-star Carl Weathers who died at the age of 76.
  
  Weathers is best known for his role as the iconic Apollo Creed in the original “Rocky” in 1976, followed by Rocky II in 1979 and in 1982 in Rocky III, before his character was killed in the ring by Ivan Drogo in 1984’s Rocky IV.
  
  Stallone, who wrote and starred as Rocky Balboa paid tribute to Weathers in an emotional Instagram post.
  
  “Today is an incredibly sad day for me. I’m just trying to hold it in because Carl Weathers was such an integral part of my life and my success.”
  
  “I never could have accomplished what we did with Rocky without him. He was absolutely brilliant - his voice, his size, his power, his athletic ability but more importantly in his heart and his soul.”
  
  “He was magic and I was so fortunate to be part of his life. So, Apollo, keep punching.”
  
  And that’s a wrap.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58558087Sat, 03 Feb 2024 21:54:04 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 35 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Sunday morning 04 February 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The All Blacks play 14 Tests in total in 2024, warming up with two Tests against England in Dunedin and Auckland in early July, before a Pasifika battle in San Diego CA against the Flying Fijians.
  
  The All Blacks also play back-to-back Tests against Argentina in New Zealand in August, followed by two Tests against the Springboks in South Africa.
  
  The ABs Rugby Championship campaign concludes with Bledisloe Cup Tests in Sydney and Wellington in September.
  But wait, that’s not all - the All Blacks 2024 Northern Tour starts against Japan in Yokohama in October, followed by four November Tests against England, Ireland, France and Italy.
  
  And how many Tests against Tier One rugby nations do Samoa, Tonga and Fiji play in 2024?
  
  In rugby league: The NRL is continuing to shoot for the stars for its historic season launch in Las Vegas, chasing NFL star Travis Kelce to rock up to their corporate suites at Allegiant Stadium on 03 March . . with guess who?
  
  Why doesn’t Peter V’landys just pick up the phone and call Taylor Swift himself?
  
  “Er high Taylor, this is Peter V from the land down under – I’m a Swiftee and er . . .”
  
  Seriously, the bigger picture is that the Vegas gig is also tied to an all expenses trip down under for Kelce to watch an ORIGIN blockbuster, which the NRL is working on with his teammate, former Souths player and now also a big star in the NFL, Jordan Mailata.
  
  In Football: Nigeria's Super Eagles have dedicated their 1-0 quarterfinal win over Angola in the African Cup of Nations to the late Samuel Okwaraji, who died while playing in a 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Angola in Lagos.
  
  Nigeria will play the winner of South Africa versus Cape Verde in the semi-final.
  
  In SportsBiz: Super Bowl LVIII isn’t the only major sporting event about to make its Sin City debut.
  
  After LIV Golf completes its season-opening tournament in Mexico this weekend, the league will head to Las Vegas Country Club, just off the Strip, joining thousands of Chiefs, 49ers and other NFL die-hard fans, flocking to town for next Sunday’s Super Bowl.
  
  In Boxing: Hollywood legend Sylvester Stallone has paid tribute to Rocky co-star Carl Weathers who died at the age of 76.
  
  Weathers is best known for his role as the iconic Apollo Creed in the original “Rocky” in 1976, followed by Rocky II in 1979 and in 1982 in Rocky III, before his character was killed in the ring by Ivan Drogo in 1984’s Rocky IV.
  
  Stallone, who wrote and starred as Rocky Balboa paid tribute to Weathers in an emotional Instagram post.
  
  “Today is an incredibly sad day for me. I’m just trying to hold it in because Carl Weathers was such an integral part of my life and my success.”
  
  “I never could have accomplished what we did with Rocky without him. He was absolutely brilliant - his voice, his size, his power, his athletic ability but more importantly in his heart and his soul.”
  
  “He was magic and I was so fortunate to be part of his life. So, Apollo, keep punching.”
  
  And that’s a wrap.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls...]]>2857s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean835fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-02-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e34-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58550195
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Local rugby fans in Fiji want to know four things from the Fiji Rugby Union:
  1. How much did they sell their Test against the All Blacks for to take it to San Diego, California USA?
  2. Did the FRU purposely release the story about Fijian Drua Head Coach, Mick Byrne applying for the Flying Fijians job to appease Fijian fans before news got out about the ABs Test going overseas?
  3. Did FRU really consider former Fijiana Head Coach, Senirusi Seruvakula for the Flying Fijians job, and if yes - why was he told he wasn’t good enough and dropped, and then called up later the same day for an interview?
  4. Has the FRU approached the Fijian Drua CEO, Mark Evans to try and do a deal for Seruvakula in exchange for Byrne?
  
  In rugby league: Queensland Head Coach, Billy Slater has named four uncapped players in his 34-man Maroons squad that will come together for a pre-season camp this weekend.
  
  Broncos star Ezra Mam, Roosters halfback Sam Walker, Titans backrower Beau Fermor and Cowboys forward Heilum Luki are all selected.
  
  In Football: Man U has a new star in 18-year-old Kobbie Mainoo, who scored a 97th minute winner for United to snatch a dramatic 4-3 win at Wolves on Thursday after blowing a two-goal lead.
  
  Mainoo scored after a brilliant solo run, in the latest display of his potential as a rising star.
  
  Marcus Rashford also scored, days after being fined £650,000
  for missing training following a couple of nights out on the piss in Belfast, Ireland of all places!
  
  In Boxing: BREAKING NEWS The Tyson Fury versus Oleksandr Usyk fight for all four major world heavyweight boxing titles, has had to be postponed because of a “freak cut” the Gypsy King suffered above his right eye in training yesterday.
  
  Fury was due to defend his WBC World Heavyweight belt on 17 February in Saudi Arabia against the Ukrainian Warrior - the WBA, IBF and WBO World Champion, in the first undisputed world heavyweight title fight this century.
  
  Fury said in a statement: “I am absolutely devastated after preparing for this fight for so long and being in such superb condition.”
  
  “I feel bad for everyone involved in this huge event and I will work diligently towards the rescheduled date once the eye has healed. I can only apologise to everyone affected.”
  
  In SportsBiz: More Taylor Swift impact on the upcoming NFL Super Bowl includes the following bets:
  · Will Kelce propose to Swift at the game?
  · Will the Super Bowl MVP mention Swift in his acceptance speech?
  · Will Swift appear in Usher’s halftime show?
  · Will Swift make it from Tokyo in time for the game?
  
  There is a major catch though - such prop bets are not allowed in many US states that typically restrict bets to an official on-field statistic or game outcome.
  
  But not in Canada, where many of these sports bets have originated from.
  
  And that’s a wrap Swiftees!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58550195Fri, 02 Feb 2024 23:41:20 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 34 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Saturday morning 03 February 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Local rugby fans in Fiji want to know four things from the Fiji Rugby Union:
  1. How much did they sell their Test against the All Blacks for to take it to San Diego, California USA?
  2. Did the FRU purposely release the story about Fijian Drua Head Coach, Mick Byrne applying for the Flying Fijians job to appease Fijian fans before news got out about the ABs Test going overseas?
  3. Did FRU really consider former Fijiana Head Coach, Senirusi Seruvakula for the Flying Fijians job, and if yes - why was he told he wasn’t good enough and dropped, and then called up later the same day for an interview?
  4. Has the FRU approached the Fijian Drua CEO, Mark Evans to try and do a deal for Seruvakula in exchange for Byrne?
  
  In rugby league: Queensland Head Coach, Billy Slater has named four uncapped players in his 34-man Maroons squad that will come together for a pre-season camp this weekend.
  
  Broncos star Ezra Mam, Roosters halfback Sam Walker, Titans backrower Beau Fermor and Cowboys forward Heilum Luki are all selected.
  
  In Football: Man U has a new star in 18-year-old Kobbie Mainoo, who scored a 97th minute winner for United to snatch a dramatic 4-3 win at Wolves on Thursday after blowing a two-goal lead.
  
  Mainoo scored after a brilliant solo run, in the latest display of his potential as a rising star.
  
  Marcus Rashford also scored, days after being fined £650,000
  for missing training following a couple of nights out on the piss in Belfast, Ireland of all places!
  
  In Boxing: BREAKING NEWS The Tyson Fury versus Oleksandr Usyk fight for all four major world heavyweight boxing titles, has had to be postponed because of a “freak cut” the Gypsy King suffered above his right eye in training yesterday.
  
  Fury was due to defend his WBC World Heavyweight belt on 17 February in Saudi Arabia against the Ukrainian Warrior - the WBA, IBF and WBO World Champion, in the first undisputed world heavyweight title fight this century.
  
  Fury said in a statement: “I am absolutely devastated after preparing for this fight for so long and being in such superb condition.”
  
  “I feel bad for everyone involved in this huge event and I will work diligently towards the rescheduled date once the eye has healed. I can only apologise to everyone affected.”
  
  In SportsBiz: More Taylor Swift impact on the upcoming NFL Super Bowl includes the following bets:
  · Will Kelce propose to Swift at the game?
  · Will the Super Bowl MVP mention Swift in his acceptance speech?
  · Will Swift appear in Usher’s halftime show?
  · Will Swift make it from Tokyo in time for the game?
  
  There is a major catch though - such prop bets are not allowed in many US states that typically restrict bets to an official on-field statistic or game outcome.
  
  But not in Canada, where many of these sports bets have originated from.
  
  And that’s a wrap Swiftees!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team...]]>2877s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean834fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-02-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e33-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58537355
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Rugby World Cup 2023 in France was the most viewed rugby event of all time, achieving 1.33 billion viewing hours across all programming on linear & non-linear broadcast.
  
  This was 30 per cent more viewership than England 2015 and 19 per cent more than Japan 2019.
  
  In rugby league: Cameron Smith has quit as Billy Slater’s Assistant Coach for the 2024 State of Origin series to be replaced by former Maroons hooker Matt Ballin.
  
  AAP reported Smith has stepped down after two victorious series as Slater’s assistant coach, with Ballin to join Josh Hannay and Jonathan Thurston in the hunt for a three-peat.
  
  “I don’t know if there’s anyone who has contributed more to the Queensland Origin team than Cam Smith,” Slater said.
  
  In Football: Liverpool remain on course to send Jurgen Klopp off as a Premier League winner after Chelsea were thrashed 4-1 at Anfield.
  
  The win restores a five-point lead at the top of the EPL table for Klopp’s men over Manchester City, who have a game in hand.
  
  In Boxing: Australia’s Tim Tszyu has been described as a “slow Mexican” by American superstar Keith Thurman, who warned he will also be sending the WBO super welterweight king “tail tucked and head down, back to his daddy in Australia”.
  
  The undefeated 29-year-old Aussie and Thurman – once the world’s undisputed welterweight champ – squared off in a fiery press conference to launch their Las Vegas blockbuster on Sunday 31 March.
  
  In SportsBiz: More Taylor Swift Effect on the NFL: L’Oreal’s NYX Professional Makeup will make its Super Bowl debut with a new 30-second commercial celebrating the “power of women” in the “traditionally male-dominated” football industry.
  
  e.l.f. Cosmetics will air its first ever national Super Bowl commercial featuring singer Meghan Trainor, actor Gina Torres, and others.
  
  And Dove will advertise in the Big Game for the first time in 18 years with a new #KeepHerConfident commercial promoting body confidence in girls “to keep them playing the sports they love.”
  
  Thanks to Taylor Swift, these advertisers and others will fork over around US$7Million for their 30-second Ads.
  
  And that’s a wrap Swiftees!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58537355Thu, 01 Feb 2024 21:26:15 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 33 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Friday morning 02 February 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Rugby World Cup 2023 in France was the most viewed rugby event of all time, achieving 1.33 billion viewing hours across all programming on linear & non-linear broadcast.
  
  This was 30 per cent more viewership than England 2015 and 19 per cent more than Japan 2019.
  
  In rugby league: Cameron Smith has quit as Billy Slater’s Assistant Coach for the 2024 State of Origin series to be replaced by former Maroons hooker Matt Ballin.
  
  AAP reported Smith has stepped down after two victorious series as Slater’s assistant coach, with Ballin to join Josh Hannay and Jonathan Thurston in the hunt for a three-peat.
  
  “I don’t know if there’s anyone who has contributed more to the Queensland Origin team than Cam Smith,” Slater said.
  
  In Football: Liverpool remain on course to send Jurgen Klopp off as a Premier League winner after Chelsea were thrashed 4-1 at Anfield.
  
  The win restores a five-point lead at the top of the EPL table for Klopp’s men over Manchester City, who have a game in hand.
  
  In Boxing: Australia’s Tim Tszyu has been described as a “slow Mexican” by American superstar Keith Thurman, who warned he will also be sending the WBO super welterweight king “tail tucked and head down, back to his daddy in Australia”.
  
  The undefeated 29-year-old Aussie and Thurman – once the world’s undisputed welterweight champ – squared off in a fiery press conference to launch their Las Vegas blockbuster on Sunday 31 March.
  
  In SportsBiz: More Taylor Swift Effect on the NFL: L’Oreal’s NYX Professional Makeup will make its Super Bowl debut with a new 30-second commercial celebrating the “power of women” in the “traditionally male-dominated” football industry.
  
  e.l.f. Cosmetics will air its first ever national Super Bowl commercial featuring singer Meghan Trainor, actor Gina Torres, and others.
  
  And Dove will advertise in the Big Game for the first time in 18 years with a new #KeepHerConfident commercial promoting body confidence in girls “to keep them playing the sports they love.”
  
  Thanks to Taylor Swift, these advertisers and others will fork over around US$7Million for their 30-second Ads.
  
  And that’s a wrap Swiftees!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2207s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean833fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-02-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e32-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58525427
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The playing future of Wallabies star Taniela Tupou is up in the air, amid reports the cash-strapped Melbourne Rebels have entered voluntary administration needing a bailout of up to A$500,000 to pay players and staff.
  
  Less than a month out from their season-opening clash against the Brumbies on 23 February, the Rebels have appointed external financial advisers to help address their A$9Million debt.
  
  In rugby league: Despite being part of the last three All Stars games, Kalyn Ponga has decided to make himself unavailable for the Maori All Stars 2024 clash, to focus on picking up where he left off for the Knights 2023 charge to the NRL semi-finals on the back of a 10-game winning streak.
  
  Ponga sat out last year’s ORIGIN series to repay the Knights after a series of head knocks and he streaked home to win the Dally M Medal.
  
  The Kiwi star is also targeting a return to the ORIGIN arena with Queensland in 2024.
  
  In SportsBiz & the NFL: The equation for Super Bowl LVIII tickets is quite simple: Taylor Swift-enhanced Kansas City Chiefs fandom + the West Coast-draw of the San Francisco 49ers + the allure of Las Vegas = record-level pricing.
  
  Average secondary ticket market list pricing for the NFL’s title game, set for 11 February at Allegiant Stadium, has reached US$10,752 according to the ticket aggregator TicketIQ, the highest non-COVID figure ever tracked at this point before the Super Bowl.
  
  TickPick, meanwhile, said average purchase prices for Super Bowl LVIII thus far have reached $9,815 per ticket, also a record figure and 70% higher than a year ago.
  
  So, what got us here? This year’s game features a highly potent mix of competing teams and fan bases, plus a sizzling host market. The already-popular Chiefs have reached a new level of prominence this season thanks to tight end Travis Kelce’s romantic relationship with Taylor Swift.
  
  The 49ers, meanwhile, have the NFL’s sixth-largest social media following among NFL teams. And the league’s first-ever Super Bowl in Las Vegas brings the largest single event in US sports to the sports industry boom town.
  
  In another Vegas twist, low-end get-in pricing begins at more than US$7,000, also ranking among the highest-ever figures for a Super Bowl played under normal conditions.
  
  In Football: So far this January transfer window, only £50Million has been spent by English Premier League Clubs, with far fewer big-money deals than 12 months ago, when a staggering £700M+ was spent - one third of it by Chelsea.
  
  And that’s a wrap Swiftees!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58525427Wed, 31 Jan 2024 22:10:27 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 32 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Thursday morning 01 February 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The playing future of Wallabies star Taniela Tupou is up in the air, amid reports the cash-strapped Melbourne Rebels have entered voluntary administration needing a bailout of up to A$500,000 to pay players and staff.
  
  Less than a month out from their season-opening clash against the Brumbies on 23 February, the Rebels have appointed external financial advisers to help address their A$9Million debt.
  
  In rugby league: Despite being part of the last three All Stars games, Kalyn Ponga has decided to make himself unavailable for the Maori All Stars 2024 clash, to focus on picking up where he left off for the Knights 2023 charge to the NRL semi-finals on the back of a 10-game winning streak.
  
  Ponga sat out last year’s ORIGIN series to repay the Knights after a series of head knocks and he streaked home to win the Dally M Medal.
  
  The Kiwi star is also targeting a return to the ORIGIN arena with Queensland in 2024.
  
  In SportsBiz & the NFL: The equation for Super Bowl LVIII tickets is quite simple: Taylor Swift-enhanced Kansas City Chiefs fandom + the West Coast-draw of the San Francisco 49ers + the allure of Las Vegas = record-level pricing.
  
  Average secondary ticket market list pricing for the NFL’s title game, set for 11 February at Allegiant Stadium, has reached US$10,752 according to the ticket aggregator TicketIQ, the highest non-COVID figure ever tracked at this point before the Super Bowl.
  
  TickPick, meanwhile, said average purchase prices for Super Bowl LVIII thus far have reached $9,815 per ticket, also a record figure and 70% higher than a year ago.
  
  So, what got us here? This year’s game features a highly potent mix of competing teams and fan bases, plus a sizzling host market. The already-popular Chiefs have reached a new level of prominence this season thanks to tight end Travis Kelce’s romantic relationship with Taylor Swift.
  
  The 49ers, meanwhile, have the NFL’s sixth-largest social media following among NFL teams. And the league’s first-ever Super Bowl in Las Vegas brings the largest single event in US sports to the sports industry boom town.
  
  In another Vegas twist, low-end get-in pricing begins at more than US$7,000, also ranking among the highest-ever figures for a Super Bowl played under normal conditions.
  
  In Football: So far this January transfer window, only £50Million has been spent by English Premier League Clubs, with far fewer big-money deals than 12 months ago, when a staggering £700M+ was spent - one third of it by Chelsea.
  
  And that’s a wrap Swiftees!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2507s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean829fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/31-01-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e31-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58506963
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The World Rugby Pacific Four Series returns between 27 April and 25 May, 2024 with matches taking place in Australia, New Zealand and USA.
  
  But get this – there are no actual teams from Pasifika taking part!
  That’s right – no Fiji, no Tonga or Samoa.
  
  Host nations Australia, New Zealand and USA are joined by Canada in the four-team line-up, battling for one Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 place and the Top three teams qualify for WXV1.
  
  In rugby league: “I’ve expressed interest in the New Zealand job, yes. I’ve spoken to the NZ Rugby League and I’m waiting for them to come back to me,” Dolphins super coach Wayne Bennett confirms that he has applied to replace Michael Maguire as New Zealand Kiwis Head Coach.
  
  Bennett will finish with the Dolphins at the end of this season and is the leading candidate to land the Kiwis job, according to The Daily Telegraph.
  
  The report said the NZRL CEO confirmed Bennett will get a formal interview, with the governing body keen to name Maguire’s replacement by the end of February.
  
  In Football: Jordan will meet Tajikistan in the Asian Cup quarter-finals after scoring twice in three minutes deep in stoppage time to stun Iraq 2-3 in a thriller on Monday.
  
  Jordan looked down and out in injury time, only for Yazan Al-Arab to prod in a 95th-minute equalizer and just two minutes later Nizar Al-Rashdan curled in from well outside the box to fire the underdogs into the last eight and spark wild celebrations in Gaza with missiles fired at Israel.
  
  In Boxing: Tyson Fury has prioritised southpaw sparring ahead of his clash with Oleksandr Usyk and so has been facing Moses Itauma (7-0) Kevin Lerena (30-2) and Alexis Barriere (11-0) in training.
  
  Fury was hoping to add Aussie-Samoan fighter, Jai Opetaia to his list of sparring partners but only managed five rounds before the Australian fighter decided to leave Saudi Arabia.
  
  In Sportsbiz: Jordan Mailata and his Kansas City Chiefs play in Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas on 12 February.
  
  Apart from all the “Sports Illustrated stats” everyone is wondering if the “Taylor Swift Effect” will continue on the big game day?
  
  Swift is a cultural phenomenon. Everywhere she goes and everything she does is documented by fans and the media.
  
  Her Eras Tour is the highest-grossing tour of all time at US$1Billion.
  
  Even before Swift and Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce became “official” in the public eye, Swift broke the internet by appearing at Kelce’s game.
  
  Then everyone began feeling the “Taylor Swift Effect.”
  · Tickets on the resale market for Chiefs games began to skyrocket
  · There was a 400% spike in Kelce’s jersey sales
  · His podcast rose to No. 1 on Apple, and the
  · football star gained nearly 400,000 Instagram followers
  · Over 24 million people watched the Chiefs vs. Bears game and there was a 63% jump in female viewers between 18-49.
  
  And that’s a wrap Swiftees!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58506963Tue, 30 Jan 2024 22:00:50 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 31 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Wednesday morning 31 January 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The World Rugby Pacific Four Series returns between 27 April and 25 May, 2024 with matches taking place in Australia, New Zealand and USA.
  
  But get this – there are no actual teams from Pasifika taking part!
  That’s right – no Fiji, no Tonga or Samoa.
  
  Host nations Australia, New Zealand and USA are joined by Canada in the four-team line-up, battling for one Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 place and the Top three teams qualify for WXV1.
  
  In rugby league: “I’ve expressed interest in the New Zealand job, yes. I’ve spoken to the NZ Rugby League and I’m waiting for them to come back to me,” Dolphins super coach Wayne Bennett confirms that he has applied to replace Michael Maguire as New Zealand Kiwis Head Coach.
  
  Bennett will finish with the Dolphins at the end of this season and is the leading candidate to land the Kiwis job, according to The Daily Telegraph.
  
  The report said the NZRL CEO confirmed Bennett will get a formal interview, with the governing body keen to name Maguire’s replacement by the end of February.
  
  In Football: Jordan will meet Tajikistan in the Asian Cup quarter-finals after scoring twice in three minutes deep in stoppage time to stun Iraq 2-3 in a thriller on Monday.
  
  Jordan looked down and out in injury time, only for Yazan Al-Arab to prod in a 95th-minute equalizer and just two minutes later Nizar Al-Rashdan curled in from well outside the box to fire the underdogs into the last eight and spark wild celebrations in Gaza with missiles fired at Israel.
  
  In Boxing: Tyson Fury has prioritised southpaw sparring ahead of his clash with Oleksandr Usyk and so has been facing Moses Itauma (7-0) Kevin Lerena (30-2) and Alexis Barriere (11-0) in training.
  
  Fury was hoping to add Aussie-Samoan fighter, Jai Opetaia to his list of sparring partners but only managed five rounds before the Australian fighter decided to leave Saudi Arabia.
  
  In Sportsbiz: Jordan Mailata and his Kansas City Chiefs play in Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas on 12 February.
  
  Apart from all the “Sports Illustrated stats” everyone is wondering if the “Taylor Swift Effect” will continue on the big game day?
  
  Swift is a cultural phenomenon. Everywhere she goes and everything she does is documented by fans and the media.
  
  Her Eras Tour is the highest-grossing tour of all time at US$1Billion.
  
  Even before Swift and Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce became “official” in the public eye, Swift broke the internet by appearing at Kelce’s game.
  
  Then everyone began feeling the “Taylor Swift Effect.”
  · Tickets on the resale market for Chiefs games began to skyrocket
  · There was a 400% spike in Kelce’s jersey sales
  · His podcast rose to No. 1 on Apple, and the
  · football star gained nearly 400,000 Instagram followers
  · Over 24 million people watched the Chiefs vs. Bears game and there was a 63% jump in female viewers between 18-49.
  
  And that’s a wrap Swiftees!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team...]]>2557s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean831fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/30-01-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e30-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58492854
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union and league – well the NFL actually: The San Francisco 49ers will play the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII, pitching Quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes against Brock Purdy in an intriguing David versus Goliath battle.
  
  Mahomes will be playing in his fourth Super Bowl in five years and is on a 10-year, US$450Million contract, while Purdy will be making his first trip, signed at a paltry US$3.7M for four years, after being drafted by San Francisco with the final pick of the 2022 NFL draft.
  
  In Football: After beating Zambia in their knockout game in the AFCON Cup, the Angolan national team has received a major boost ahead of their quarterfinal against Nigeria this Friday, with promises of US$250,000 cash, iphones and more to beat Nigeria.
  
  It is not clear in the reports if that is all the cash for the team to share and just one iphone for all of them to fight over?
  
  In Boxing: Aussie World Champ Tim Tszyu has moved on from trying to fight Jermell Charlo, claiming the American is 'a coward'.
  
  Flying out to the US a on one-way ticket to Las Vegas to prepare for his fight against two-time world champion Keith Thurman, headlining a mega-money pay-per-view blockbuster on 30 March, the undefeated Tszyu told immigration officials . . I think that should be reporters: “I've come to the conclusion that I'm never going to fight him because he's a bit of a coward and finally, all the sanctioning bodies are realising that he's a fraud.'
  
  Finally in Sportsbiz: You know how Taylor Swift is in a relationship with Kansa City Chiefs Aussie-Samoan star, Jordan Mailata or is it Travis Kelce?
  
  Anyway, you do know that the Chiefs are in Super Bowl LVIII against the San Francisco 49ers right?
  
  OK so the night before Super Bowl on 12 February in Las Vegas, Taylor Swift is playing a concert for all her Japanese Swiftees in the Tokyo Dome.
  
  The $66Million question is: How much will it mean to the NFL and the broadcasters’ bottom line if she doesn’t make it to the game?
  
  Or put another way – how much does she really love whatshisname?
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58492854Mon, 29 Jan 2024 20:15:11 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 30 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 30 January 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union and league – well the NFL actually: The San Francisco 49ers will play the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII, pitching Quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes against Brock Purdy in an intriguing David versus Goliath battle.
  
  Mahomes will be playing in his fourth Super Bowl in five years and is on a 10-year, US$450Million contract, while Purdy will be making his first trip, signed at a paltry US$3.7M for four years, after being drafted by San Francisco with the final pick of the 2022 NFL draft.
  
  In Football: After beating Zambia in their knockout game in the AFCON Cup, the Angolan national team has received a major boost ahead of their quarterfinal against Nigeria this Friday, with promises of US$250,000 cash, iphones and more to beat Nigeria.
  
  It is not clear in the reports if that is all the cash for the team to share and just one iphone for all of them to fight over?
  
  In Boxing: Aussie World Champ Tim Tszyu has moved on from trying to fight Jermell Charlo, claiming the American is 'a coward'.
  
  Flying out to the US a on one-way ticket to Las Vegas to prepare for his fight against two-time world champion Keith Thurman, headlining a mega-money pay-per-view blockbuster on 30 March, the undefeated Tszyu told immigration officials . . I think that should be reporters: “I've come to the conclusion that I'm never going to fight him because he's a bit of a coward and finally, all the sanctioning bodies are realising that he's a fraud.'
  
  Finally in Sportsbiz: You know how Taylor Swift is in a relationship with Kansa City Chiefs Aussie-Samoan star, Jordan Mailata or is it Travis Kelce?
  
  Anyway, you do know that the Chiefs are in Super Bowl LVIII against the San Francisco 49ers right?
  
  OK so the night before Super Bowl on 12 February in Las Vegas, Taylor Swift is playing a concert for all her Japanese Swiftees in the Tokyo Dome.
  
  The $66Million question is: How much will it mean to the NFL and the broadcasters’ bottom line if she doesn’t make it to the game?
  
  Or put another way – how much does she really love whatshisname?
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>1997s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean830fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-01-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e29-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58481901
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: History was made in front of a sell-out crowd at the inaugural HSBC SVNS Perth 7s yesterday, as Ireland women claimed a first ever SVNS title tripping up hot favourites Australia 14-19 and Argentina men won back-to-back events for the first time after trouncing Australia 5-31 in the finals.
  
  Earlier, Argentina beat Ireland 5-24 and Fiji bombed out to Australia 7-22 in the Men’s Cup semifinals
  
  In the Women’s semifinals, Ireland 31-7 Great Britain and Australia 24-7 USA.
  
  Bronze medals went to Great Britain women and Ireland men.
  
  Fiji Men . . er no comment.
  
  In rugby league: Tom Dearden and Reuben Cotter will make North Queensland Cowboys history as their youngest co-captains after it was announced that incumbents Jason Taumalolo and Chad Townsend would step down from their roles ahead of the 2024 season.
  
  Townsend and Taumalolo will remain part of the Cowboy’s leadership group.
  
  And Papua New Guinea Kumuls star and new Wests Tigers recruit, Justin Olam says he has “something to prove” ahead of his debut season under rookie coach Benji Marshall at Leichhardt.
  
  Olam’s 2023 campaign was disappointing by his own admission as he told the Sydney Morning Herald: “I had ongoing injuries that I played with and I didn’t give myself a chance.”
  
  “I want to get back to top form, that’s what I’m focused on. I still feel I have something to prove. I just need to get my body right – that’s my goal at the moment,” Olam said.
  
  He already has a premiership under his belt, winning the title in 2020 with the Storm and a year later he was named the Dally M Centre of the Year.
  
  In football: It was far from pretty and two late goals blew out the score line for the Socceroos to book their place in the Asian Cup quarter-finals last night, with a 4-0 win over World number 146 Indonesia punching way above their weight – the lowest-ranked team to make the Asian Cup knockouts.
  
  In the NBA: LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors 145-144 in a NBA double overtime classic yesterday.
  James, defied his status as the oldest player in the league at 39, scoring 36 points with 20 rebounds and 12 assists.
  Curry, the 35-year-old two-time MVP, finished on the losing side despite an outstanding performance scoring 46 points with seven assists.
  Four-time MVP James settled the game by sinking his two free throws with just a second remaining on the clock after the Warriors grabbed a one point lead thanks to a 28-foot, three-point jumper from Curry with 5.2 seconds left.
  Earlier Curry leveled the enthralling game with 5.2 seconds left in regulation.
  Then Klay Thompson took the game into double overtime with his 25-foot three pointer with seven seconds remaining.
  James said the duel with Curry was one he would look back on when his Hall of Fame career is finally over: “Steph came to me after the game and said ‘how does it keep getting better?’”
  The contest was the first time since 1969 the two sides had gone to double overtime.
  
  In Australian Open Tennis: The kid has arrived. Long live the King!
  
  Twenty two year old Italian Jannik Sinner has broken through for his first grand slam title in stunning fashion, coming from two sets down to beat Daniil Medvedev 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3 for the Australian Open Men’s Singles title.
  
  In the WWE: So this is what he really meant when he appeared on WWE Smackdown earlier this month to announce that he wanted “a seat at the table” - Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has been appointed to the Board of Directors of WWE and UFC parent company - TKO Group Holdings.
  
  Sole, Executive Chairman next?
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58481901Sun, 28 Jan 2024 20:59:15 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 29 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Monday morning 29 January 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: History was made in front of a sell-out crowd at the inaugural HSBC SVNS Perth 7s yesterday, as Ireland women claimed a first ever SVNS title tripping up hot favourites Australia 14-19 and Argentina men won back-to-back events for the first time after trouncing Australia 5-31 in the finals.
  
  Earlier, Argentina beat Ireland 5-24 and Fiji bombed out to Australia 7-22 in the Men’s Cup semifinals
  
  In the Women’s semifinals, Ireland 31-7 Great Britain and Australia 24-7 USA.
  
  Bronze medals went to Great Britain women and Ireland men.
  
  Fiji Men . . er no comment.
  
  In rugby league: Tom Dearden and Reuben Cotter will make North Queensland Cowboys history as their youngest co-captains after it was announced that incumbents Jason Taumalolo and Chad Townsend would step down from their roles ahead of the 2024 season.
  
  Townsend and Taumalolo will remain part of the Cowboy’s leadership group.
  
  And Papua New Guinea Kumuls star and new Wests Tigers recruit, Justin Olam says he has “something to prove” ahead of his debut season under rookie coach Benji Marshall at Leichhardt.
  
  Olam’s 2023 campaign was disappointing by his own admission as he told the Sydney Morning Herald: “I had ongoing injuries that I played with and I didn’t give myself a chance.”
  
  “I want to get back to top form, that’s what I’m focused on. I still feel I have something to prove. I just need to get my body right – that’s my goal at the moment,” Olam said.
  
  He already has a premiership under his belt, winning the title in 2020 with the Storm and a year later he was named the Dally M Centre of the Year.
  
  In football: It was far from pretty and two late goals blew out the score line for the Socceroos to book their place in the Asian Cup quarter-finals last night, with a 4-0 win over World number 146 Indonesia punching way above their weight – the lowest-ranked team to make the Asian Cup knockouts.
  
  In the NBA: LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors 145-144 in a NBA double overtime classic yesterday.
  James, defied his status as the oldest player in the league at 39, scoring 36 points with 20 rebounds and 12 assists.
  Curry, the 35-year-old two-time MVP, finished on the losing side despite an outstanding performance scoring 46 points with seven assists.
  Four-time MVP James settled the game by sinking his two free throws with just a second remaining on the clock after the Warriors grabbed a one point lead thanks to a 28-foot, three-point jumper from Curry with 5.2 seconds left.
  Earlier Curry leveled the enthralling game with 5.2 seconds left in regulation.
  Then Klay Thompson took the game into double overtime with his 25-foot three pointer with seven seconds remaining.
  James said the duel with Curry was one he would look back on when his Hall of Fame career is finally over: “Steph came to me after the game and said ‘how does it keep getting better?’”
  The contest was the first time since 1969 the two sides had gone to double overtime.
  
  In Australian Open Tennis: The kid has arrived. Long live the King!
  
  Twenty two year old Italian Jannik Sinner has broken through for his first grand slam title in stunning fashion, coming from two sets down to beat Daniil Medvedev 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3 for the Australian Open Men’s Singles title.
  
  In the WWE: So this is what he really meant when he appeared on WWE Smackdown earlier this month to announce that he wanted “a seat at the table” - Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has been...]]>3157s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean829fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-01-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e28-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58475588
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Ireland, Great Britain, Australia and USA remain in the hunt for the Women’s title at the HSBC SVNS Perth 7s today, while it’s Argentina vs Ireland and Fiji vs Australia in the Men’s Cup semifinals starting at 5.10pm, following a thrilling day of rugby sevens action in Perth yesterday.
  
  Where the Fiji Airways Men came from 14-7 down at halftime to beat the All Blacks 7s 14-21 in their final pool game and they later beat USA 7-14 in their Cup quarterfinal yesterday.
  
  Argentina 28-21 Ireland, Spain 17-14 France and Australia 31-12 South Africa in the other Men’s quarters.
  
  Ireland Women beat Fijiana 12-14 in their quarterfinal last night, so in the Women’s semifinals at 4.22pm this afternoon it’s Ireland vs Great Britain and Australia vs USA.
  
  The Women’s Cup Final will be held at 9.13pm tonight followed by the Men’s Cup Final at 9.53pm.
  
  In rugby league: Bulldogs CEO Aaron Warburton has declared they won’t block any move by Tevita Pangai Junior to make a shock return to the NRL.
  
  “Tevita parted ways with the Bulldogs on extremely good terms,” Warburton told the Daily Telegraph.
  
  “We wish nothing but the best for Tevita and his family for their future.”
  
  Pangai Junior walked away from A$750,000 a year with the Bulldogs to take up professional boxing, and has reportedly met with the Brisbane Broncos to discuss a return in the second half of the 2024 season, according to The Daily Telegraph.
  
  There has been no deal offered by the Broncos yet, where Pangai Junior started his NRL career, playing 96 games before being released in 2021.
  
  Maybe he has run out of cash?
  
  In football: Manchester City moved into the FA Cup fifth round in dramatic fashion after their Dutch defender, Nathan Ake’s controversial goal with just two minutes left in the fourth round clash, clinched the holders’ 1-0 and first ever win at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium since it opened in April 2019.
  
  In other FA Cup fourth round action, Chelsea were held 0-0 by Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge, as was Nottingham Forest held to a 0-0 draw by Championship giant-killers Bristol City at Ashton Gate.
  
  In SportsBiz: While India with a population of 1.428 billion enjoys a slight edge over China at 1.425 billion in overall population - each of which is roughly quadruple that of the US, China has hosted two Olympics in the last 16 years, and won 713 Olympic medals to India’s 35 all-time.
  
  Since 2000, China has not finished worse than third in the overall medal count at the Summer Games.
  
  The only nation with a better track record is, of course, the US.
  
  In the NBA: Reigning MVP Luca Doncic scored 73 points along with 10 rebounds and seven assists as Dallas outlasted Atlanta 148-143 to join basketball royalty Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant and David Thompson in the record books as just the fourth player to reach 73 points in an NBA game!
  
  Finally only in the USA: Just days after appointing Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to the Board of Directors, Vince McMahon is stepping down as Executive Chairman of WWE and UFC parent company - TKO Group Holdings, amid the sexual abuse scandal that has rocked the wrestling world.
  
  According to Court filings in a bombshell lawsuit against McMahon by ex-staffer Janel Grant — he is accused of – wait for it - defecating on her during a threesome, trafficking her to other WWE executives and sexually abusing her with toys he named after wrestling stars like . . . er “The Rock” . . . no?
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58475588Sat, 27 Jan 2024 21:44:20 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 28 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Sunday morning 28 January 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Ireland, Great Britain, Australia and USA remain in the hunt for the Women’s title at the HSBC SVNS Perth 7s today, while it’s Argentina vs Ireland and Fiji vs Australia in the Men’s Cup semifinals starting at 5.10pm, following a thrilling day of rugby sevens action in Perth yesterday.
  
  Where the Fiji Airways Men came from 14-7 down at halftime to beat the All Blacks 7s 14-21 in their final pool game and they later beat USA 7-14 in their Cup quarterfinal yesterday.
  
  Argentina 28-21 Ireland, Spain 17-14 France and Australia 31-12 South Africa in the other Men’s quarters.
  
  Ireland Women beat Fijiana 12-14 in their quarterfinal last night, so in the Women’s semifinals at 4.22pm this afternoon it’s Ireland vs Great Britain and Australia vs USA.
  
  The Women’s Cup Final will be held at 9.13pm tonight followed by the Men’s Cup Final at 9.53pm.
  
  In rugby league: Bulldogs CEO Aaron Warburton has declared they won’t block any move by Tevita Pangai Junior to make a shock return to the NRL.
  
  “Tevita parted ways with the Bulldogs on extremely good terms,” Warburton told the Daily Telegraph.
  
  “We wish nothing but the best for Tevita and his family for their future.”
  
  Pangai Junior walked away from A$750,000 a year with the Bulldogs to take up professional boxing, and has reportedly met with the Brisbane Broncos to discuss a return in the second half of the 2024 season, according to The Daily Telegraph.
  
  There has been no deal offered by the Broncos yet, where Pangai Junior started his NRL career, playing 96 games before being released in 2021.
  
  Maybe he has run out of cash?
  
  In football: Manchester City moved into the FA Cup fifth round in dramatic fashion after their Dutch defender, Nathan Ake’s controversial goal with just two minutes left in the fourth round clash, clinched the holders’ 1-0 and first ever win at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium since it opened in April 2019.
  
  In other FA Cup fourth round action, Chelsea were held 0-0 by Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge, as was Nottingham Forest held to a 0-0 draw by Championship giant-killers Bristol City at Ashton Gate.
  
  In SportsBiz: While India with a population of 1.428 billion enjoys a slight edge over China at 1.425 billion in overall population - each of which is roughly quadruple that of the US, China has hosted two Olympics in the last 16 years, and won 713 Olympic medals to India’s 35 all-time.
  
  Since 2000, China has not finished worse than third in the overall medal count at the Summer Games.
  
  The only nation with a better track record is, of course, the US.
  
  In the NBA: Reigning MVP Luca Doncic scored 73 points along with 10 rebounds and seven assists as Dallas outlasted Atlanta 148-143 to join basketball royalty Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant and David Thompson in the record books as just the fourth player to reach 73 points in an NBA game!
  
  Finally only in the USA: Just days after appointing Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to the Board of Directors, Vince McMahon is stepping down as Executive Chairman of WWE and UFC parent company - TKO Group Holdings, amid the sexual abuse scandal that has rocked the wrestling world.
  
  According to Court filings in a bombshell lawsuit against McMahon by ex-staffer Janel Grant — he is accused of – wait for it - defecating on her during a threesome, trafficking her to other WWE executives and sexually abusing her with toys he named after wrestling stars like . . . er “The Rock” . . . no?
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For...]]>3267s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean827fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-01-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e27-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58465708
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The HSBC SVNS Perth 7s yesterday the Fiji Airways Men beat Samoa 7-14 in their first pool game and France trashed the All Blacks 7s 17-33 in the Perth Pool of Death.
  
  Later, NZ beat Samoa 12-17 and Fiji came from well behind at halftime to bite France in the bum 21-26.
  
  Team Fijiana 7s bashed Brazil 15-40 and smashed Spain 0-31.
  
  They play France at 2.22pm today, while Fiji Men play the All Blacks 7s at 5.25pm in their final pool game.
  
  The Women’s quarter finals start at 7.26pm tonight, with the Men’s cup quarter finals starting at 10.10pm with the semifinals tomorrow afternoon.
  
  In rugby league: Tongan tough guy, Tevita Pangai Jr is looking to don Broncos colours in 2024 to complete a shock return to the NRL.
  
  According to The Courier Mail, Pangai Jr has held talks with Broncos powerbrokers about a potential return to the NRL, only six months after he walked away from an A$750,000 a year contract with the Bulldogs, citing his desire to chase a professional boxing career and retiring from rugby league at the end of the 2023 season
  
  In football: Liverpool Manager Jurgen Klopp announced a shock decision yesterday that he will leave the Club at the end of the season because he was “running out of energy”.
  
  Klopp, who has returned Liverpool to one of European football’s powerhouses since taking over at Anfield in 2015, said the decision to leave was one “I have to take”.
  
  In SportsBiz: Real Madrid brought in US$901Million in revenue during the 2022-23 season, more than any other Club in the world, according to findings in the 2024 Deloitte Football Money League report.
  
  Manchester City, which topped last year’s list, brought in US$895M. Rounding out the next three Clubs:
  · Paris Saint-Germain: US$869M
  · Barcelona: US$867M
  · Manchester United: US$808M
  Deloitte also reported that Clubs from the US and Brazil are catching up to their European counterparts.
  
  Inter Miami has publicly set a revenue goal of US$200M for 2024. Hitting that mark would place them at No. 29 on the current list. This year’s 30th-ranked club, Everton, brought in US$214M.
  
  In Women’s football, familiar Clubs dominate the list:
  · Barcelona: US$14.5Million
  · Manchester United: US$8.7M
  · Real Madrid: US$8M
  · Manchester City: US$5.75M
  · Arsenal: US$5.75M
  
  In boxing: It’s official - Australia’s WBO Super Welterweight World Champion Tim Tszyu will fight American star Keith Thurman in Las Vegas on Sunday 31 March according to ESPN – with Tszyu’s arch rival Michael “Pretty Boy” Zerafa also set to fight for a world title on the same card against WBA middleweight champ Erislandy Lara.
  
  In the Australian Tennis Open: The king is dead: After 2195 days unbeaten in Melbourne since 2018 actually, Novak Djokovic has finally been dethroned, as Italian young gun, Jannik Sinner snapped the Serbian tennis legend’s Australian Open streak 6-1 6-2 6-7(6) 6-3.
  
  Long live the King!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58465708Fri, 26 Jan 2024 22:05:21 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 27 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Saturday morning 27 January 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The HSBC SVNS Perth 7s yesterday the Fiji Airways Men beat Samoa 7-14 in their first pool game and France trashed the All Blacks 7s 17-33 in the Perth Pool of Death.
  
  Later, NZ beat Samoa 12-17 and Fiji came from well behind at halftime to bite France in the bum 21-26.
  
  Team Fijiana 7s bashed Brazil 15-40 and smashed Spain 0-31.
  
  They play France at 2.22pm today, while Fiji Men play the All Blacks 7s at 5.25pm in their final pool game.
  
  The Women’s quarter finals start at 7.26pm tonight, with the Men’s cup quarter finals starting at 10.10pm with the semifinals tomorrow afternoon.
  
  In rugby league: Tongan tough guy, Tevita Pangai Jr is looking to don Broncos colours in 2024 to complete a shock return to the NRL.
  
  According to The Courier Mail, Pangai Jr has held talks with Broncos powerbrokers about a potential return to the NRL, only six months after he walked away from an A$750,000 a year contract with the Bulldogs, citing his desire to chase a professional boxing career and retiring from rugby league at the end of the 2023 season
  
  In football: Liverpool Manager Jurgen Klopp announced a shock decision yesterday that he will leave the Club at the end of the season because he was “running out of energy”.
  
  Klopp, who has returned Liverpool to one of European football’s powerhouses since taking over at Anfield in 2015, said the decision to leave was one “I have to take”.
  
  In SportsBiz: Real Madrid brought in US$901Million in revenue during the 2022-23 season, more than any other Club in the world, according to findings in the 2024 Deloitte Football Money League report.
  
  Manchester City, which topped last year’s list, brought in US$895M. Rounding out the next three Clubs:
  · Paris Saint-Germain: US$869M
  · Barcelona: US$867M
  · Manchester United: US$808M
  Deloitte also reported that Clubs from the US and Brazil are catching up to their European counterparts.
  
  Inter Miami has publicly set a revenue goal of US$200M for 2024. Hitting that mark would place them at No. 29 on the current list. This year’s 30th-ranked club, Everton, brought in US$214M.
  
  In Women’s football, familiar Clubs dominate the list:
  · Barcelona: US$14.5Million
  · Manchester United: US$8.7M
  · Real Madrid: US$8M
  · Manchester City: US$5.75M
  · Arsenal: US$5.75M
  
  In boxing: It’s official - Australia’s WBO Super Welterweight World Champion Tim Tszyu will fight American star Keith Thurman in Las Vegas on Sunday 31 March according to ESPN – with Tszyu’s arch rival Michael “Pretty Boy” Zerafa also set to fight for a world title on the same card against WBA middleweight champ Erislandy Lara.
  
  In the Australian Tennis Open: The king is dead: After 2195 days unbeaten in Melbourne since 2018 actually, Novak Djokovic has finally been dethroned, as Italian young gun, Jannik Sinner snapped the Serbian tennis legend’s Australian Open streak 6-1 6-2 6-7(6) 6-3.
  
  Long live the King!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby...]]>3137s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean827fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-01-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e26-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58449962
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The HSBC SVNS Perth 7s starts today!
  
  Can Fiji win their first HSBC SVNS 7s Series Tournament? The double Olympic champions face reigning Series title holders New Zealand as well as France and Samoa in the Perth Pool of Death.
  
  The Fiji Airways Men take on Samoa at 6.38pm today in their first pool game and play France at 11.31pm.
  
  They play the All Blacks 7s at 5.25pm on Saturday in their final pool match.
  
  Team Fijiana 7s runs out against Brazil at 4pm today, followed by Spain at 8.47pm tonight.
  
  They play France at 2.22pm on Saturday in their final pool match, followed by the quarter finals starting at 7.26pm Saturday night.
  
  In rugby league: The Panthers are taking over CommBank Stadium - home ground of fierce arch rivals Parramatta Eels. Penrith will play all of their home games there in 2025
  
  This after the NSW Government unveiled plans for a new Penrith Stadium, with an upgrade increasing capacity to 25,000.
  
  The works will see BlueBet Stadium closed after the end of the 2024 season and reopening in time for the 2026 campaign.
  
  And Broncos boss, Kevin Walters has put his son Billy on notice by re-signing hooker Tyson Smoothy until the end of 2025.
  
  Walters Jr cemented the No. 9 jersey in Brisbane last year as they charged to the grand final, but there’s plenty of competition for his spot.
  
  Walters will be the starting hooker in Round 1 but Smoothy, Cory Paix and rising star Blake Mozer will no doubt keep him on his toes.
  
  In football: Ivory Coast are looking to loan Les Bleues Manager, Hervé Renard until the end of the Africa Cup of Nations after the host nation advanced to the knockout stages by the skin of their teeth - as one of the best third-place finishers.
  
  The former Saudi Arabia Manager is currently managing the France women’s national team.
  
  In SportsBiz: Just hours after announcing a landmark US$5Billion-plus deal with WWE, Netflix said it has reached 260,280,000 subscribers, expanding its status as the world’s largest streaming platform.
  
  Up from 247million subscribers a quarter ago, Netflix’s latest quarterly results showed a 12.5% bump in revenue to US$8.8Billion and US$938M in net income, up from US$55M in the prior-year period.
  
  In boxing: ESPN is reporting that Australia’s WBO Super Welterweight Champion Tim Tszyu will fight American star Keith Thurman in Las Vegas on Sunday 31 March and his arch rival, Michael Zerafa will also fight for a world title on the same card.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58449962Thu, 25 Jan 2024 20:27:16 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 26 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Friday morning 26 January 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The HSBC SVNS Perth 7s starts today!
  
  Can Fiji win their first HSBC SVNS 7s Series Tournament? The double Olympic champions face reigning Series title holders New Zealand as well as France and Samoa in the Perth Pool of Death.
  
  The Fiji Airways Men take on Samoa at 6.38pm today in their first pool game and play France at 11.31pm.
  
  They play the All Blacks 7s at 5.25pm on Saturday in their final pool match.
  
  Team Fijiana 7s runs out against Brazil at 4pm today, followed by Spain at 8.47pm tonight.
  
  They play France at 2.22pm on Saturday in their final pool match, followed by the quarter finals starting at 7.26pm Saturday night.
  
  In rugby league: The Panthers are taking over CommBank Stadium - home ground of fierce arch rivals Parramatta Eels. Penrith will play all of their home games there in 2025
  
  This after the NSW Government unveiled plans for a new Penrith Stadium, with an upgrade increasing capacity to 25,000.
  
  The works will see BlueBet Stadium closed after the end of the 2024 season and reopening in time for the 2026 campaign.
  
  And Broncos boss, Kevin Walters has put his son Billy on notice by re-signing hooker Tyson Smoothy until the end of 2025.
  
  Walters Jr cemented the No. 9 jersey in Brisbane last year as they charged to the grand final, but there’s plenty of competition for his spot.
  
  Walters will be the starting hooker in Round 1 but Smoothy, Cory Paix and rising star Blake Mozer will no doubt keep him on his toes.
  
  In football: Ivory Coast are looking to loan Les Bleues Manager, Hervé Renard until the end of the Africa Cup of Nations after the host nation advanced to the knockout stages by the skin of their teeth - as one of the best third-place finishers.
  
  The former Saudi Arabia Manager is currently managing the France women’s national team.
  
  In SportsBiz: Just hours after announcing a landmark US$5Billion-plus deal with WWE, Netflix said it has reached 260,280,000 subscribers, expanding its status as the world’s largest streaming platform.
  
  Up from 247million subscribers a quarter ago, Netflix’s latest quarterly results showed a 12.5% bump in revenue to US$8.8Billion and US$938M in net income, up from US$55M in the prior-year period.
  
  In boxing: ESPN is reporting that Australia’s WBO Super Welterweight Champion Tim Tszyu will fight American star Keith Thurman in Las Vegas on Sunday 31 March and his arch rival, Michael Zerafa will also fight for a world title on the same card.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2837s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean826fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-01-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e25-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58437909Breakfast Bites the FIJI & PACIFIC SPORTS NEWS PODCAST, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bit of a wet and grey Thursday morning 25 January 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby union Captains of the best 12 Men’s and Women’s rugby sevens teams in the world are in Perth, ahead of the hotly anticipated third round of HSBC SVNS 2024 starting tomorrow! With victories in Dubai and Cape Town in December, Australia’s Women lead the standings, six points ahead of France and New Zealand and are set to go for another title on home soil where they will face Canada, Great Britain and South Africa in Pool A.
  
  Rivals and reigning Series and Olympic champions New Zealand will meet USA, Ireland and Japan in Pool C, while France, Fiji, Brazil and Spain will compete in Pool B of the women’s competition. In the Men’s comp, Argentina will take on Dubai champions South Africa in Pool A along with Canada and Spain. While Australia’s Men will play Ireland, Great Britain and USA in an exciting looking Pool B. Double Olympic champions Fiji face reigning Series title holders New Zealand as well as France and Samoa in a very tough Pool C.
  
  In rugby league The NZ Warriors have agreed to fly their former player Ronald Volkman to New Zealand and pay for the surgery on his injured shoulder. For Volkman, it’s welcome news after what has been a brutal few weeks, with the young halfback left without a club for 2024 and career in limbo. Volkman left the NZ Warriors at the end of last season to sign a 12-month deal for 2024 with the Saint George Dragons, however, that contract was torn up after the playmaker’s shoulder injury came to light.
  
  In football Ivory Coast has sacked their national team Manager Jean-Louis Gasset after their 4 nil thrashing by Equatorial Guinea capped a disappointing Africa Cup of Nations pool stage. The AFCON host nation has a slim chance to qualify for the round of 16.
  
  In SportsBiz The NBA is less than four months away from opening up negotiations for its next set of US media rights deals. Its deals with current broadcast partners - ESPN and TNT, worth US$24Billion in total, expire after the 2024-25 season, and the NBA will no doubt be looking for a huge increase. The NBA has never sold an exclusive streaming package for the USA, and interested bidders apart from Amazon, ESPN, and TNT could include NBC and streamers like Apple and Netflix.
  
  And one final look back as US Sports in 2023 And one final look back as US Sports in 2023:
  
  • · Saudi Arabia splurged billions on sports
  • · The streaming giants invaded live games
  • In college football, the Pac-12 blew up
  • · Japanese baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani hit a US$700Million homer
  • · Crypto-currency took a nosedive, leaving some sports stars red-faced
  • · Sports media rights got a facelift and ESPN burped.
  And that’s a wrap!
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  And tank you all too mas for all your love and support. Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji Listen to "24-01-2024 Breakfast Bites FIJI & PACIFIC SPORTS NEWS Podcast S08E24 #TeivovoSports #TeivovoDigital" on Spreaker.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58437909Wed, 24 Jan 2024 21:17:50 +0000Culden KameaKi ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 25 of https://www.teivovorugby.com/podcasts/ the https://www.teivovorugby.com/podcasts/, by...Breakfast Bites the FIJI & PACIFIC SPORTS NEWS PODCAST, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bit of a wet and grey Thursday morning 25 January 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby union Captains of the best 12 Men’s and Women’s rugby sevens teams in the world are in Perth, ahead of the hotly anticipated third round of HSBC SVNS 2024 starting tomorrow! With victories in Dubai and Cape Town in December, Australia’s Women lead the standings, six points ahead of France and New Zealand and are set to go for another title on home soil where they will face Canada, Great Britain and South Africa in Pool A.
  
  Rivals and reigning Series and Olympic champions New Zealand will meet USA, Ireland and Japan in Pool C, while France, Fiji, Brazil and Spain will compete in Pool B of the women’s competition. In the Men’s comp, Argentina will take on Dubai champions South Africa in Pool A along with Canada and Spain. While Australia’s Men will play Ireland, Great Britain and USA in an exciting looking Pool B. Double Olympic champions Fiji face reigning Series title holders New Zealand as well as France and Samoa in a very tough Pool C.
  
  In rugby league The NZ Warriors have agreed to fly their former player Ronald Volkman to New Zealand and pay for the surgery on his injured shoulder. For Volkman, it’s welcome news after what has been a brutal few weeks, with the young halfback left without a club for 2024 and career in limbo. Volkman left the NZ Warriors at the end of last season to sign a 12-month deal for 2024 with the Saint George Dragons, however, that contract was torn up after the playmaker’s shoulder injury came to light.
  
  In football Ivory Coast has sacked their national team Manager Jean-Louis Gasset after their 4 nil thrashing by Equatorial Guinea capped a disappointing Africa Cup of Nations pool stage. The AFCON host nation has a slim chance to qualify for the round of 16.
  
  In SportsBiz The NBA is less than four months away from opening up negotiations for its next set of US media rights deals. Its deals with current broadcast partners - ESPN and TNT, worth US$24Billion in total, expire after the 2024-25 season, and the NBA will no doubt be looking for a huge increase. The NBA has never sold an exclusive streaming package for the USA, and interested bidders apart from Amazon, ESPN, and TNT could include NBC and streamers like Apple and Netflix.
  
  And one final look back as US Sports in 2023 And one final look back as US Sports in 2023:
  
  • · Saudi Arabia splurged billions on sports
  • · The streaming giants invaded live games
  • In college football, the Pac-12 blew up
  • · Japanese baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani hit a US$700Million homer
  • · Crypto-currency took a nosedive, leaving some sports stars red-faced
  • · Sports media rights got a facelift and ESPN burped.
  And that’s a wrap!
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you...]]>2617s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean825fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-01-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e24-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58422741
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The hot topic around Kava circles in Fiji last night is, a leak from inside Rugby House that the Fiji Rugby Union interim Board has asked the popular Head Coach of the Fijian Drua, Mick Byrne to apply for the same role of the Flying Fijians.
  
  You gotta question their motives – why rush this appointment when they can leave it to a Board appointed by the Unions?
  
  Are they doing this in the hope that Byrne’s popularity with the fans will rub off on them?
  
  Only time will tell.
  
  In rugby league: Wests Tigers have released David Nofoaluma from the final two years of his contract. The out-of-favour wing accepted the Club’s offer to buy out his contract for A$300,000.
  
  The Tigers then released a statement which said the parties had agreed to terminate the contract by mutual consent, effective immediately.
  
  At only 30 years old, Nofoaluma still has a few more years to play.
  
  Will he end up back in Melbourne?
  
  In football: The President of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea declared yesterday a public holiday and offered their national soccer team a bonus of two million euro for their 4-0 win over the hosts of the Africa Cup of Nations, Ivory Coast.
  
  This after Equatorial Guinea, with a population of only 1.6-million people and with a team comprised mainly of players from the lower leagues in Spain, upset the Ivorians 4-0 on Monday in the heaviest defeat suffered by a AFCON host nation, and one of the biggest shocks in AFCON finals history.
  
  Before the game, the Vice-President of Equatorial Guinea had offered the players a bonus of 50,000 euro per goal as an incentive.
  
  Meanwhile, aided by a controversial penalty, the Socceroos have secured top spot in their Asian Cup pool with a 1-1 draw against an impressive Uzbekistan.
  
  In SportsBiz: Since they can’t beat Man City on the pitch, Man U has lured a key executive across town to Old Trafford: Omar Berrada is stepping down as Chief Football Operations Officer of City Football Group in order to become CEO of Man U.
  
  Berrada has worked for Manchester City in various capacities since 2011, and is widely credited with aiding the Club’s recent success both on and off the field.
  
  In combat sports: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has a new job.
  
  On Tuesday, TKO Group Holdings, Inc., the company that owns WWE and UFC, announced that the WWE legend has joined its Board of directors.
  
  Additionally, Johnson has been granted full ownership of "The Rock" trademark, which was previously owned by WWE.
  
  Finally in Tennis: Give it up for Novak Djokovic!
  
  The Serb tennis great is just two wins from making history as the only player to collect 25 Grand Slam singles titles.
  
  His quarter final win at the Australian Open last night was his 33rd consecutive victory in Melbourne, a startling run stretching back to 2018.
  
  Djokovic, who has never failed to win the Australian Open once he reaches the semi-finals, is level with Margaret Court on 24 majors.
  
  In men’s tennis he is two clear of the injured Rafael Nadal and four ahead of the retired Roger Federer.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58422741Tue, 23 Jan 2024 22:10:30 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 24 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Wednesday morning 24 January 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The hot topic around Kava circles in Fiji last night is, a leak from inside Rugby House that the Fiji Rugby Union interim Board has asked the popular Head Coach of the Fijian Drua, Mick Byrne to apply for the same role of the Flying Fijians.
  
  You gotta question their motives – why rush this appointment when they can leave it to a Board appointed by the Unions?
  
  Are they doing this in the hope that Byrne’s popularity with the fans will rub off on them?
  
  Only time will tell.
  
  In rugby league: Wests Tigers have released David Nofoaluma from the final two years of his contract. The out-of-favour wing accepted the Club’s offer to buy out his contract for A$300,000.
  
  The Tigers then released a statement which said the parties had agreed to terminate the contract by mutual consent, effective immediately.
  
  At only 30 years old, Nofoaluma still has a few more years to play.
  
  Will he end up back in Melbourne?
  
  In football: The President of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea declared yesterday a public holiday and offered their national soccer team a bonus of two million euro for their 4-0 win over the hosts of the Africa Cup of Nations, Ivory Coast.
  
  This after Equatorial Guinea, with a population of only 1.6-million people and with a team comprised mainly of players from the lower leagues in Spain, upset the Ivorians 4-0 on Monday in the heaviest defeat suffered by a AFCON host nation, and one of the biggest shocks in AFCON finals history.
  
  Before the game, the Vice-President of Equatorial Guinea had offered the players a bonus of 50,000 euro per goal as an incentive.
  
  Meanwhile, aided by a controversial penalty, the Socceroos have secured top spot in their Asian Cup pool with a 1-1 draw against an impressive Uzbekistan.
  
  In SportsBiz: Since they can’t beat Man City on the pitch, Man U has lured a key executive across town to Old Trafford: Omar Berrada is stepping down as Chief Football Operations Officer of City Football Group in order to become CEO of Man U.
  
  Berrada has worked for Manchester City in various capacities since 2011, and is widely credited with aiding the Club’s recent success both on and off the field.
  
  In combat sports: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has a new job.
  
  On Tuesday, TKO Group Holdings, Inc., the company that owns WWE and UFC, announced that the WWE legend has joined its Board of directors.
  
  Additionally, Johnson has been granted full ownership of "The Rock" trademark, which was previously owned by WWE.
  
  Finally in Tennis: Give it up for Novak Djokovic!
  
  The Serb tennis great is just two wins from making history as the only player to collect 25 Grand Slam singles titles.
  
  His quarter final win at the Australian Open last night was his 33rd consecutive victory in Melbourne, a startling run stretching back to 2018.
  
  Djokovic, who has never failed to win the Australian Open once he reaches the semi-finals, is level with Margaret Court on 24 majors.
  
  In men’s tennis he is two clear of the injured Rafael Nadal and four ahead of the retired Roger Federer.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team...]]>2607s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean824fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-01-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e23-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58410095
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Lawyers representing Wallabies star Kurtley Beale say CCTV video from the night of an alleged sexual assault is “at odds” with some claims from the alleged victim.
  
  Police allege the former NSW Waratahs star forced a 28-year-old woman to have oral sex with him in the toilets of Bondi’s Beach Road Bar on 18 December 2022.
  
  Beales’ lawyer told the Court “We have evidence the woman who makes these accusations followed Mr Beale into the toilet and not the other way around.”
  
  In rugby league: The Las Vegas-bound NRL clubs - the Broncos, Roosters, Rabbitohs and Sea Eagles are reportedly calling for an urgent meeting with the NRL as confusion grows around players getting visas.
  
  The Clubs are worried whether all their players will be granted visas to be able to enter the US, let alone play in Vegas.
  
  In football: Real Madrid scraped a controversial and dramatic 3-2 win over winless Almeria that left La Liga’s bottom team furious.
  
  Madrid trailed 2-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu before Jude Bellingham converted a penalty and Vinicius Junior used his upper arm to divert home an equaliser, before they scored a last-gasp winner in the 99th minute.
  
  Madrid had three key VAR decisions in their favour, including Vinicius’ goal which Almeria considered handball, an Almeria goal ruled out and the penalty given to Madrid.
  
  “We’ve been robbed,” complained Almeria midfielder Gonzalo Melero. His teammate Marc Pubill told DAZN, “Someone decided that we weren’t allowed to win here at Bernabéu today, and that’s what happened. Nothing more.”
  
  Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti disagreed, “I think the VAR decisions were well judged,” he told reporters.
  
  In SportsBiz: Since its debut last fall, the Sphere in Las Vegas is increasingly becoming a sports fixture.
  
  Now, the next-generation venue is raising its rates for its LED display during the week leading up to Super Bowl LVIII.
  
  Display time on the Sphere that initially sold for US$450,000 per day and US$650,000 per week has risen to between US$1Million and US$2M per day, closing in on the 11 February Super Bowl at nearby Allegiant Stadium.
  
  In fact, the Sphere has already sold out its Super Bowl week advertising.
  
  In combat sports: After Dricus Du Plesis stripped Sean Strickland of his UFC Middleweight title at UFC297 last weekend, the fans are all screaming for an “African Showdown” against former champ Israel Adesanya in the upcoming UFC300.
  
  But the Kiwi-Nigerian UFC star will have nothing of it, citing an injury and saying that he will not be ready.
  
  Finally in the NFL: Two-time MVP Patrick Mahomes connected with Travis Kelce for the tight end’s second touchdown of the game, helping the Kansas City Chiefs to a sixth straight AFC Championship game in pipping the Buffalo Bills 24-27.
  
  With it, the duo passed Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski for the most touchdowns by a quarterback-receiver duo in NFL postseason history with 16.
  
  Meanwhile Travis’ bro Jason, was pictured shirtless in a VIP box with Taylor Swift.
  
  So exactly which Kelce bro is Taylor’s main Swiftie squeeze?
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58410095Mon, 22 Jan 2024 21:59:40 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 23 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 23 January 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Lawyers representing Wallabies star Kurtley Beale say CCTV video from the night of an alleged sexual assault is “at odds” with some claims from the alleged victim.
  
  Police allege the former NSW Waratahs star forced a 28-year-old woman to have oral sex with him in the toilets of Bondi’s Beach Road Bar on 18 December 2022.
  
  Beales’ lawyer told the Court “We have evidence the woman who makes these accusations followed Mr Beale into the toilet and not the other way around.”
  
  In rugby league: The Las Vegas-bound NRL clubs - the Broncos, Roosters, Rabbitohs and Sea Eagles are reportedly calling for an urgent meeting with the NRL as confusion grows around players getting visas.
  
  The Clubs are worried whether all their players will be granted visas to be able to enter the US, let alone play in Vegas.
  
  In football: Real Madrid scraped a controversial and dramatic 3-2 win over winless Almeria that left La Liga’s bottom team furious.
  
  Madrid trailed 2-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu before Jude Bellingham converted a penalty and Vinicius Junior used his upper arm to divert home an equaliser, before they scored a last-gasp winner in the 99th minute.
  
  Madrid had three key VAR decisions in their favour, including Vinicius’ goal which Almeria considered handball, an Almeria goal ruled out and the penalty given to Madrid.
  
  “We’ve been robbed,” complained Almeria midfielder Gonzalo Melero. His teammate Marc Pubill told DAZN, “Someone decided that we weren’t allowed to win here at Bernabéu today, and that’s what happened. Nothing more.”
  
  Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti disagreed, “I think the VAR decisions were well judged,” he told reporters.
  
  In SportsBiz: Since its debut last fall, the Sphere in Las Vegas is increasingly becoming a sports fixture.
  
  Now, the next-generation venue is raising its rates for its LED display during the week leading up to Super Bowl LVIII.
  
  Display time on the Sphere that initially sold for US$450,000 per day and US$650,000 per week has risen to between US$1Million and US$2M per day, closing in on the 11 February Super Bowl at nearby Allegiant Stadium.
  
  In fact, the Sphere has already sold out its Super Bowl week advertising.
  
  In combat sports: After Dricus Du Plesis stripped Sean Strickland of his UFC Middleweight title at UFC297 last weekend, the fans are all screaming for an “African Showdown” against former champ Israel Adesanya in the upcoming UFC300.
  
  But the Kiwi-Nigerian UFC star will have nothing of it, citing an injury and saying that he will not be ready.
  
  Finally in the NFL: Two-time MVP Patrick Mahomes connected with Travis Kelce for the tight end’s second touchdown of the game, helping the Kansas City Chiefs to a sixth straight AFC Championship game in pipping the Buffalo Bills 24-27.
  
  With it, the duo passed Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski for the most touchdowns by a quarterback-receiver duo in NFL postseason history with 16.
  
  Meanwhile Travis’ bro Jason, was pictured shirtless in a VIP box with Taylor Swift.
  
  So exactly which Kelce bro is Taylor’s main Swiftie squeeze?
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka...]]>3087s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean823fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-01-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e22-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58396018
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Remember Jordan Mailata? The big Aussie-Samoan went from junior rugby union player to Souths unknown rugby league player, to tens of millions of dollars in the NFL.
  
  Now former Brisbane Broncos development squad member Jotham Russell is one of two Australians to have been chosen for the 2024 class of the NFL’s International Player Pathway program.
  
  The Canberra-born Russell played prop for Tweed Seagulls under 21’s in 2023 but is now off to the US where he’ll train in front of NFL scouts in March.
  
  In rugby league: Normally ice-cool Nathan Cleary has revealed the emotional toll his long time halves partner Jarome Luai’s departure next year, has had on him.
  
  Cleary told The Sydney Morning Herald that he was saddened by Luai’s decision to leave the club, but hopes he can chase one last premiership with his partner in crime.
  
  “I’ve played alongside ‘Romy’ my whole Penrith career, since we were 15 years old, which makes it even tougher,” Cleary said.
  
  “I never could have pictured Romy in another jersey. Now he’s secured his future, we can focus on this year and try to make it special ... it’s my last ride with him.”
  
  In football: France goalkeeper, Mike Maignan led his MC Milan team off the pitch as AC Milan’s dramatic 3-2 win at Udinese was temporarily halted due to racial abuse by ignorant Udinese fans who aimed monkey chants at Maignan during the first half of their game.
  
  Referee Fabio Maresca stopped play and a livid Maignan stormed down the tunnel with his teammates.
  
  In SportsBiz: The UFC handed out more than US$9Million in disclosed US$50,000 post-fight bonus cheques in 2023.
  
  What will the total be this year?
  
  So far in 2024, UFC has dished out US$400,000 through just two events, with new UFC Middleweight Champion Dricus du Plessis and former champ Sean Strickland earning bonuses for their epic clash yesterday.
  
  In combat sports: Dricus du Plessis is the new UFC middleweight champion after defeating Sean Strickland by split decision 48-47 x 2 judges and 47-48 in an unforgettable title fight in UFC297 in Ontario, Canada yesterday.
  
  It was an historic night for du Plessis, who became the first ever South African-born UFC Champion.
  While a rematch is likely on the cards, du Plessis called out bitter rival and former middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, who has taken an extended break from the sport.
  
  “Israel Adesanya, get your ass back in the UFC so we can settle the score,” he said.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58396018Sun, 21 Jan 2024 20:57:22 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 22 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Monday morning 22 January 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Remember Jordan Mailata? The big Aussie-Samoan went from junior rugby union player to Souths unknown rugby league player, to tens of millions of dollars in the NFL.
  
  Now former Brisbane Broncos development squad member Jotham Russell is one of two Australians to have been chosen for the 2024 class of the NFL’s International Player Pathway program.
  
  The Canberra-born Russell played prop for Tweed Seagulls under 21’s in 2023 but is now off to the US where he’ll train in front of NFL scouts in March.
  
  In rugby league: Normally ice-cool Nathan Cleary has revealed the emotional toll his long time halves partner Jarome Luai’s departure next year, has had on him.
  
  Cleary told The Sydney Morning Herald that he was saddened by Luai’s decision to leave the club, but hopes he can chase one last premiership with his partner in crime.
  
  “I’ve played alongside ‘Romy’ my whole Penrith career, since we were 15 years old, which makes it even tougher,” Cleary said.
  
  “I never could have pictured Romy in another jersey. Now he’s secured his future, we can focus on this year and try to make it special ... it’s my last ride with him.”
  
  In football: France goalkeeper, Mike Maignan led his MC Milan team off the pitch as AC Milan’s dramatic 3-2 win at Udinese was temporarily halted due to racial abuse by ignorant Udinese fans who aimed monkey chants at Maignan during the first half of their game.
  
  Referee Fabio Maresca stopped play and a livid Maignan stormed down the tunnel with his teammates.
  
  In SportsBiz: The UFC handed out more than US$9Million in disclosed US$50,000 post-fight bonus cheques in 2023.
  
  What will the total be this year?
  
  So far in 2024, UFC has dished out US$400,000 through just two events, with new UFC Middleweight Champion Dricus du Plessis and former champ Sean Strickland earning bonuses for their epic clash yesterday.
  
  In combat sports: Dricus du Plessis is the new UFC middleweight champion after defeating Sean Strickland by split decision 48-47 x 2 judges and 47-48 in an unforgettable title fight in UFC297 in Ontario, Canada yesterday.
  
  It was an historic night for du Plessis, who became the first ever South African-born UFC Champion.
  While a rematch is likely on the cards, du Plessis called out bitter rival and former middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, who has taken an extended break from the sport.
  
  “Israel Adesanya, get your ass back in the UFC so we can settle the score,” he said.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2627s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean822fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-01-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e21-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58386887
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The Fiji Barbarians are the McDonald’s Fiji’s Coral Coast 7s Champions for 2024, after they super-sized the McDonald's Saunaka 7s team 5-22 to win the final and $20,000 cash in front of a packed house at Lawaqa Park, RugbyTown yesterday.
  
  Earlier on the final day, the Fiji Babaas halted the historic run of the New Zealand Development 7s team 17-21 in their tense semifinal.
  
  In the other Men’s comp finals – the Plate saw Ravuka 14-12 Dominion Brothers, Bowl Final - SRS Tubarua Highlanders 10-5 EMS Tabadamu and in the Shield Final - Ambassador All Stars 24-26 Ba Originals.
  
  A New Zealand Women’s 7s side, masquerading as Matakesi won the Women’s comp, beating Mount Masada 19-24 in their finals clash, after Fresh’et Navy ran out of puff in their semi.
  
  The Youth Cup saw a bit of an upset, with Dominion Brothers Youth team tripping up the Fiji U20 10-12. Earlier in the day Fiji U20 spent all their energy walloping the Japan SDS U18 team 7-35 in their semifinal clash.
  
  So congratulations to Sir Ben Gollings!
  
  In rugby league: “We are thrilled to welcome the International Player Pathway program Class of 2024,” said Peter O’Reilly, Executive Vice President International in the NFL.
  
  He added, “As we focus on the global growth of the game, expanding international talent within the NFL is critical — connecting our sport with fans across the world.”
  
  The NFL implemented a rule change this past year to give NFL teams an extra spot on their practice squad to use for international players.
  
  So will this open the door for more Pasifika talent in the NFL?
  
  In SportsBiz: Texas University athletic department reported an NCAA record US$271Million in operating revenue for 2023 fiscal year, according to USA Today.
  
  That’s nearly US$32M more than the school’s 2022 revenue and more than the previous high of US$251.6M reported by Ohio State in 2022.
  
  And this summer, the Longhorns will move to the SEC, where they will see an uptick of more than US$20M in media rights
  revenue.
  
  The 2023 fiscal year was also a record-breaking one for the athletic departments at LSU with US$200.46M and Tennessee, which came in at US$202.09M.
  
  In combat sports: In UFC297 in Ontario, Canada today – the main event – a UFC Middleweight Title fight between UFC Middleweight Champion, Sean Strickland of the USA against his opponent from South Africa, Dricus Du Plessis is expected to start around 4pm.
  
  Sean Strickland’s record is 28-5 and he is 1.85M tall, weighing in at 84Kg with a reach of 193cm.
  
  Challenger Dricus du Plessis is 20-2, also 1.85M tall, also 84Kg, and just like the Champion, his reach is exactly the same at 193cm.
  
  Now is that a match-up or what?
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58386887Sat, 20 Jan 2024 22:16:37 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 21 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Sunday morning 21 January 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The Fiji Barbarians are the McDonald’s Fiji’s Coral Coast 7s Champions for 2024, after they super-sized the McDonald's Saunaka 7s team 5-22 to win the final and $20,000 cash in front of a packed house at Lawaqa Park, RugbyTown yesterday.
  
  Earlier on the final day, the Fiji Babaas halted the historic run of the New Zealand Development 7s team 17-21 in their tense semifinal.
  
  In the other Men’s comp finals – the Plate saw Ravuka 14-12 Dominion Brothers, Bowl Final - SRS Tubarua Highlanders 10-5 EMS Tabadamu and in the Shield Final - Ambassador All Stars 24-26 Ba Originals.
  
  A New Zealand Women’s 7s side, masquerading as Matakesi won the Women’s comp, beating Mount Masada 19-24 in their finals clash, after Fresh’et Navy ran out of puff in their semi.
  
  The Youth Cup saw a bit of an upset, with Dominion Brothers Youth team tripping up the Fiji U20 10-12. Earlier in the day Fiji U20 spent all their energy walloping the Japan SDS U18 team 7-35 in their semifinal clash.
  
  So congratulations to Sir Ben Gollings!
  
  In rugby league: “We are thrilled to welcome the International Player Pathway program Class of 2024,” said Peter O’Reilly, Executive Vice President International in the NFL.
  
  He added, “As we focus on the global growth of the game, expanding international talent within the NFL is critical — connecting our sport with fans across the world.”
  
  The NFL implemented a rule change this past year to give NFL teams an extra spot on their practice squad to use for international players.
  
  So will this open the door for more Pasifika talent in the NFL?
  
  In SportsBiz: Texas University athletic department reported an NCAA record US$271Million in operating revenue for 2023 fiscal year, according to USA Today.
  
  That’s nearly US$32M more than the school’s 2022 revenue and more than the previous high of US$251.6M reported by Ohio State in 2022.
  
  And this summer, the Longhorns will move to the SEC, where they will see an uptick of more than US$20M in media rights
  revenue.
  
  The 2023 fiscal year was also a record-breaking one for the athletic departments at LSU with US$200.46M and Tennessee, which came in at US$202.09M.
  
  In combat sports: In UFC297 in Ontario, Canada today – the main event – a UFC Middleweight Title fight between UFC Middleweight Champion, Sean Strickland of the USA against his opponent from South Africa, Dricus Du Plessis is expected to start around 4pm.
  
  Sean Strickland’s record is 28-5 and he is 1.85M tall, weighing in at 84Kg with a reach of 193cm.
  
  Challenger Dricus du Plessis is 20-2, also 1.85M tall, also 84Kg, and just like the Champion, his reach is exactly the same at 193cm.
  
  Now is that a match-up or what?
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2717s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean821fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-01-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e20-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58374073
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: All the final day action in the McDonald’s Fiji’s Coral Coast 7s kicks off at 8.45am today.
  
  In the Men’s Cup semifinals: Fire vs McDonald's Saunaka 7's and the Fiji Babaas vs the NZ Development 7s. This is very likely the very first time any overseas team has made it past the quarterfinals in any rugby 7s tournament in Fiji, so congrats to Sam Dickson and his boys!
  
  Last night in the Cup quarterfinals: Fire 10-0 Ravuka, NZ Development 14-12 Dominion Brothers, McDonald's Saunaka 7's 21-14 Ratu Filise and Fiji Babaas 14-12 Army – the defending champions.
  
  In the Women’s Cup semifinals: Matakesi vs Ezers and Mount Masada vs Fresh'et Navy.
  
  In the Youth Cup semifinals: Dominion Brothers vs Southland Broncos and Fiji U20 vs Japan SDS U18.
  
  In rugby league: Toa Samoa rookie Sua Fa’alogo continues to get better at the Melbourne Storm, and shapes as the obvious replacement at fullback if Ryan Papenhuyzen is unavailable.
  
  The young gun scored two stunning tries on debut last year and was one of the best players on the field for Samoa against Australia.
  
  In football & SportsBiz: First came the big-time media money for the US Women’s Soccer League. Now, comes the record-setting player contracts.
  
  Not long after the league signed US$240Million worth of media broadcast rights contracts with four networks - the most lucrative set of media deals in women’s sports history – US women soccer players are now seeing unprecedented deals of their own:
  
  The Chicago Red Stars signed US national team star striker Mallory Swanson to a US$2M contract spanning four years, setting a new league record.
  
  The Houston Dash inked a US$1.5M contract with forward María Sánchez, over three years.
  
  As well, the NWSL salary cap this season is doubling to US$2.75M per Club.
  
  In combat sports: “I'm okay dying as long as you die with me" UFC Middleweight Champion Sean Strickland freaks out his opponent from South Africa, Dricus Du Plessis before they clash in the main event of UFC297 tonight in Ontario, Canada.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58374073Fri, 19 Jan 2024 22:38:59 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 20 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Saturday morning 20 January 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: All the final day action in the McDonald’s Fiji’s Coral Coast 7s kicks off at 8.45am today.
  
  In the Men’s Cup semifinals: Fire vs McDonald's Saunaka 7's and the Fiji Babaas vs the NZ Development 7s. This is very likely the very first time any overseas team has made it past the quarterfinals in any rugby 7s tournament in Fiji, so congrats to Sam Dickson and his boys!
  
  Last night in the Cup quarterfinals: Fire 10-0 Ravuka, NZ Development 14-12 Dominion Brothers, McDonald's Saunaka 7's 21-14 Ratu Filise and Fiji Babaas 14-12 Army – the defending champions.
  
  In the Women’s Cup semifinals: Matakesi vs Ezers and Mount Masada vs Fresh'et Navy.
  
  In the Youth Cup semifinals: Dominion Brothers vs Southland Broncos and Fiji U20 vs Japan SDS U18.
  
  In rugby league: Toa Samoa rookie Sua Fa’alogo continues to get better at the Melbourne Storm, and shapes as the obvious replacement at fullback if Ryan Papenhuyzen is unavailable.
  
  The young gun scored two stunning tries on debut last year and was one of the best players on the field for Samoa against Australia.
  
  In football & SportsBiz: First came the big-time media money for the US Women’s Soccer League. Now, comes the record-setting player contracts.
  
  Not long after the league signed US$240Million worth of media broadcast rights contracts with four networks - the most lucrative set of media deals in women’s sports history – US women soccer players are now seeing unprecedented deals of their own:
  
  The Chicago Red Stars signed US national team star striker Mallory Swanson to a US$2M contract spanning four years, setting a new league record.
  
  The Houston Dash inked a US$1.5M contract with forward María Sánchez, over three years.
  
  As well, the NWSL salary cap this season is doubling to US$2.75M per Club.
  
  In combat sports: “I'm okay dying as long as you die with me" UFC Middleweight Champion Sean Strickland freaks out his opponent from South Africa, Dricus Du Plessis before they clash in the main event of UFC297 tonight in Ontario, Canada.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2237s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean820fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-01-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e19-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58356013
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Hooray for upsets at the McDonald’s Fiji’s Coral Coast 7s at sunny Lawaqa Park RugbyTown yesterday!
  
  And it started early too, in the McDonald’s Men comp’s pool B, where Fire doused the Zack Test-coached USA Falcons 5-22, followed by McDonald's Saunaka beating EMS Tabadamu with two converted tries to Ratumaitavuki 14 zip in pool D.
  
  In Round 2 of the Men’s comp, despite Pacific Nomads losing heavily to BDK Yalovata 43 nil and the USA Falcons falling again – this time to Ba Originals 14-10, the Sir Gordon Tietjens-coached Ambassador All Stars “titched” Devo Babas 5-26 with tries to Rico Syme, Fletcho Carpenter, Gaspo Lalli and Sairo Vunisa.
  
  The New Zealand 7s Development side also recorded a good win, just pipping Ravuka 15-17.
  
  In the final McDonald’s Men game of day one, Army ambushed Ratu Filise 12-19.
  
  So Army, Fire, New Zealand Development 7s, Fiji Babars and McDonald’s Saunaka teams all recorded two-out-of-two wins and so are looking good for the quarterfinals late today.
  
  In the Shangri-La Yanuca Island Fiji Women’s comp, Fresh’et Navy sailed into port late and scored two good wins to lead pool C, while champions Seahawks had their make-up smudged by Matakesi 22-7 to prise open pool A.
  
  In pool B, Mount Masada and the beauties from Kadavu lead a tight race for top spot with two wins apiece.
  
  In the Outrigger Fiji Beach Resort Youth games watch out for Japan SDS U18 in pool B. They played some excellent rugby 7s yesterday with wins over Dominion Bros Youth 17-22 and the Barbarians 7-28.
  
  The Fiji U20 lead pool A and Southland Broncos head pool D also with two wins each heading into day two, while pool C is wide open.
  
  Games in the McDonald’s Fiji’s Coral Coast 7s kick off today at 9am, with the Women’s and Youth competitions running through until about 1pm, before the Men’s games kick in until 3.30pm.
  
  From then on it’s finals playoffs games, with the Women’s Cup quarterfinals from 3.25pm followed by the Youth Cup quarters from 4.45pm.
  
  The Men’s competition restarts at 12.55pm, with their Cup quarter finals kicking off at 6.05pm.
  
  In rugby league: The Broncos have rejected a release request from Tristan Sailor to take up a lucrative deal with the Leigh Leopards in the UK Super League.
  
  The Daily Telegraph is reporting the Broncos want to keep Sailor as a back-up to Reece Walsh after he signed an extension with Brisbane through until the end of the 2025 season.
  
  Sailor was outstanding as a fill-in for Walsh in four games last season and his added value is, that he can cover multiple backline positions.
  
  In football: Manchester United’s failure to advance out of UEFA Champions League pools this season has forced the Club to lower its 2024 fiscal revenue forecast by nearly US$20Million.
  
  After originally expecting to bring in US$862M, Man U is now only projecting US$843M, with the additional prize funds of the Champions League no longer attainable.
  
  In SportsBiz: US$31,500,000 – that’s the fees that the Raine Group will collect for advising Manchester United owners, the American Glazer family on bringing in new investor, British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe, who acquired a 25% stake in the English Premier League Club for US$1.3Billion according to Bloomberg.
  
  In combat sports: Top British promoter cum fighter Manager, Eddie Hearn has bet US$1Million on his fighter, Anthony Joshua beating former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, managed by Frank Warren, who has happily taken the bet for when the two fighters clash in Saudi Arabia in March.
  
  Let’s get it on!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58356013Thu, 18 Jan 2024 21:05:33 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 19 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Friday morning 19 January 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Hooray for upsets at the McDonald’s Fiji’s Coral Coast 7s at sunny Lawaqa Park RugbyTown yesterday!
  
  And it started early too, in the McDonald’s Men comp’s pool B, where Fire doused the Zack Test-coached USA Falcons 5-22, followed by McDonald's Saunaka beating EMS Tabadamu with two converted tries to Ratumaitavuki 14 zip in pool D.
  
  In Round 2 of the Men’s comp, despite Pacific Nomads losing heavily to BDK Yalovata 43 nil and the USA Falcons falling again – this time to Ba Originals 14-10, the Sir Gordon Tietjens-coached Ambassador All Stars “titched” Devo Babas 5-26 with tries to Rico Syme, Fletcho Carpenter, Gaspo Lalli and Sairo Vunisa.
  
  The New Zealand 7s Development side also recorded a good win, just pipping Ravuka 15-17.
  
  In the final McDonald’s Men game of day one, Army ambushed Ratu Filise 12-19.
  
  So Army, Fire, New Zealand Development 7s, Fiji Babars and McDonald’s Saunaka teams all recorded two-out-of-two wins and so are looking good for the quarterfinals late today.
  
  In the Shangri-La Yanuca Island Fiji Women’s comp, Fresh’et Navy sailed into port late and scored two good wins to lead pool C, while champions Seahawks had their make-up smudged by Matakesi 22-7 to prise open pool A.
  
  In pool B, Mount Masada and the beauties from Kadavu lead a tight race for top spot with two wins apiece.
  
  In the Outrigger Fiji Beach Resort Youth games watch out for Japan SDS U18 in pool B. They played some excellent rugby 7s yesterday with wins over Dominion Bros Youth 17-22 and the Barbarians 7-28.
  
  The Fiji U20 lead pool A and Southland Broncos head pool D also with two wins each heading into day two, while pool C is wide open.
  
  Games in the McDonald’s Fiji’s Coral Coast 7s kick off today at 9am, with the Women’s and Youth competitions running through until about 1pm, before the Men’s games kick in until 3.30pm.
  
  From then on it’s finals playoffs games, with the Women’s Cup quarterfinals from 3.25pm followed by the Youth Cup quarters from 4.45pm.
  
  The Men’s competition restarts at 12.55pm, with their Cup quarter finals kicking off at 6.05pm.
  
  In rugby league: The Broncos have rejected a release request from Tristan Sailor to take up a lucrative deal with the Leigh Leopards in the UK Super League.
  
  The Daily Telegraph is reporting the Broncos want to keep Sailor as a back-up to Reece Walsh after he signed an extension with Brisbane through until the end of the 2025 season.
  
  Sailor was outstanding as a fill-in for Walsh in four games last season and his added value is, that he can cover multiple backline positions.
  
  In football: Manchester United’s failure to advance out of UEFA Champions League pools this season has forced the Club to lower its 2024 fiscal revenue forecast by nearly US$20Million.
  
  After originally expecting to bring in US$862M, Man U is now only projecting US$843M, with the additional prize funds of the Champions League no longer attainable.
  
  In SportsBiz: US$31,500,000 – that’s the fees that the Raine Group will collect for advising Manchester United owners, the American Glazer family on bringing in new investor, British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe, who acquired a 25% stake in the English Premier League Club for US$1.3Billion according to Bloomberg.
  
  In combat sports: Top British promoter cum fighter Manager, Eddie Hearn has bet US$1Million on his fighter, Anthony Joshua beating former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, managed by Frank Warren, who has happily taken the bet for when...]]>3567s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean819fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-01-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e18-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58337462
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The best international Club rugby 7s tournament in the world - the McDonald’s Fiji’s Coral Coast 7s Kicks off in RugbyTown at 9.30am with rugby royalty all over the show – Dan Norton, Semi Kunatani, Sir Gordan Tietjens, Rasta “the Ref from Ra” and Blitzboks star Kyle Brown.
  
  Yesterday the tournament honoured rugby 7s icon, Sir Gordon Tietjens and English speedster, Dan Norton with their plaques in the “RugbyTown Walk of Fame” on the footpath out front of Sigatoka River Safari, along the banks of the mighty Sigatoka River.
  
  At 9.30am this morning, the Shangri-La Yanuca Island Fiji Women’s comp gets underway, followed by the Outrigger Fiji Beach Resort Youth games from 10.25am and then the McDonad’s Men’s competition kicks off from 11.40am with a ripper between the New Zealand 7s Development versus the McDonald's Ambassador All Stars, with all games in the above competitions on grounds one and two.
  
  Round Two of the Women’s games runs through from 1pm to 2.30pm followed by R2 of the Youth comp running through until just before 4pm.
  
  R2 of the Men’s comp throws the visiting international teams up against local teams for the first time in the McDonald’s Fiji’s Coral Coast 7s, with some ripper match ups as follows:
  · 4:05 Ambassador All Stars vs Devo Babas
  · 4:23 NZ 7s Development vs Ravuka
  · 4:41 USA Falcons vs Ba Originals
  · 4:59 Fire vs Dominion Brothers
  · 5:17 McDonald's Saunaka vs SRS Tubarua Highlanders
  · 5:35 Fiji Babaas vs EMS Tabadamu
  · 5:53 Pacific Nomads vs BDK Yalovata
  · 6:11 Army vs Ratu Filise
  
  The big question is – can any of the overseas teams beat our local rugby 7s teams?
  
  In rugby league: The NRL have made a law change concerning contested restarts in 2024, in a bid to encourage teams to take risks to regain possession.
  
  “The change is designed to incentivise more contests for the ball from set restarts,” the NRL said in a statement yesterday, announcing the move which the league believes will give teams “more incentive” to attempt short kick-offs or drop-outs.
  
  So what is the change?
  
  If a team kicks the ball out on the full over the touch line, or the ball fails to travel at least 10M forward in an attempt to contest a restart from the goal-line, 20M line, or half-way line, play will now restart with a play-the-ball 10M out from the line of the kick, rather than with a penalty.
  
  In football: Inter Miami will travel to El Salvador this week to kick off their international tour, covering more than 23,000 miles for six games in five different countries over 20 days.
  
  The schedule is unprecedented for an MLS team, but it’s the new reality for a franchise looking to capitalize on the legendary Lionel Messi in every way possible:
  
  · So on Friday Inter Miami play the El Salvador national team, in San Salvador
  · Jan 22: FC Dallas, at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Texas
  · Jan 29: Al-Hilal in Riyadh
  · Feb 1: Al Nassr in Riyadh
  · Feb 4: Hong Kong all-stars
  · Feb 7: Vissel Kobe in Tokyo
  
  Back home, Inter Miami will host one final preseason game on Feb 15 against Atlético Newell Old Boys, for whom Messi played in his youth.
  
  In SportsBiz: As the Australian Open moves into second-round play, the first Grand Slam of 2024 is already on pace to break the attendance record it set last year.
  
  With the first two days of tennis in Melbourne attracting more than 169,000 fans, this year’s pace could easily see the tournament close in on one million total fans against an all-time tournament high of just over 839,000 spectators at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Park in 2023.
  
  In combat sports: World No 1, Novak Djokovic repeatedly challenged a heckler in the stands during his fiery second round match at the Australian Tennis Open last night shouting, 'Come say that to my face' between serves.
  
  The exchange appeared to help Djokovic as he upped his level to reach the last 32.
  
  Later, Aussie star, Nick Kyrgios offered to jump into the stands to defend the Serb fighter . . .er Tennis player!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58337462Wed, 17 Jan 2024 21:34:29 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 18 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Thursday morning 18 January 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The best international Club rugby 7s tournament in the world - the McDonald’s Fiji’s Coral Coast 7s Kicks off in RugbyTown at 9.30am with rugby royalty all over the show – Dan Norton, Semi Kunatani, Sir Gordan Tietjens, Rasta “the Ref from Ra” and Blitzboks star Kyle Brown.
  
  Yesterday the tournament honoured rugby 7s icon, Sir Gordon Tietjens and English speedster, Dan Norton with their plaques in the “RugbyTown Walk of Fame” on the footpath out front of Sigatoka River Safari, along the banks of the mighty Sigatoka River.
  
  At 9.30am this morning, the Shangri-La Yanuca Island Fiji Women’s comp gets underway, followed by the Outrigger Fiji Beach Resort Youth games from 10.25am and then the McDonad’s Men’s competition kicks off from 11.40am with a ripper between the New Zealand 7s Development versus the McDonald's Ambassador All Stars, with all games in the above competitions on grounds one and two.
  
  Round Two of the Women’s games runs through from 1pm to 2.30pm followed by R2 of the Youth comp running through until just before 4pm.
  
  R2 of the Men’s comp throws the visiting international teams up against local teams for the first time in the McDonald’s Fiji’s Coral Coast 7s, with some ripper match ups as follows:
  · 4:05 Ambassador All Stars vs Devo Babas
  · 4:23 NZ 7s Development vs Ravuka
  · 4:41 USA Falcons vs Ba Originals
  · 4:59 Fire vs Dominion Brothers
  · 5:17 McDonald's Saunaka vs SRS Tubarua Highlanders
  · 5:35 Fiji Babaas vs EMS Tabadamu
  · 5:53 Pacific Nomads vs BDK Yalovata
  · 6:11 Army vs Ratu Filise
  
  The big question is – can any of the overseas teams beat our local rugby 7s teams?
  
  In rugby league: The NRL have made a law change concerning contested restarts in 2024, in a bid to encourage teams to take risks to regain possession.
  
  “The change is designed to incentivise more contests for the ball from set restarts,” the NRL said in a statement yesterday, announcing the move which the league believes will give teams “more incentive” to attempt short kick-offs or drop-outs.
  
  So what is the change?
  
  If a team kicks the ball out on the full over the touch line, or the ball fails to travel at least 10M forward in an attempt to contest a restart from the goal-line, 20M line, or half-way line, play will now restart with a play-the-ball 10M out from the line of the kick, rather than with a penalty.
  
  In football: Inter Miami will travel to El Salvador this week to kick off their international tour, covering more than 23,000 miles for six games in five different countries over 20 days.
  
  The schedule is unprecedented for an MLS team, but it’s the new reality for a franchise looking to capitalize on the legendary Lionel Messi in every way possible:
  
  · So on Friday Inter Miami play the El Salvador national team, in San Salvador
  · Jan 22: FC Dallas, at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Texas
  · Jan 29: Al-Hilal in Riyadh
  · Feb 1: Al Nassr in Riyadh
  · Feb 4: Hong Kong all-stars
  · Feb 7: Vissel Kobe in Tokyo
  
  Back home, Inter Miami will host one final preseason game on Feb 15 against Atlético Newell Old Boys, for whom Messi played in his youth.
  
  In SportsBiz: As the Australian Open moves into second-round play, the first Grand Slam of 2024 is already on pace to break the attendance record it set last year.
  
  With the first two days of tennis in Melbourne attracting more than 169,000 fans, this year’s pace could easily see the tournament close in on one million total fans against an all-time...]]>3677s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean818fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-01-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e17-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58325458
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union BREAKING NEWS: Warren Gatland holds no ill-feeling towards Louis Rees-Zammit, who dropped a bombshell on Yesterday when he quit rugby union to try his hand at American Football just minutes before he was to be named in his Wales' Six Nations squad.
  
  Rees-Zammit, 22, was to become a central figure for Wales coach Gatland in the next cycle up to the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia, but instead will pursue a career in the NFL.
  
  In rugby league BREAKING NEWS: After six months of blushing denials, trying to keep a lid on their budding romance, Panthers star Nathan Cleary has confirmed that he is in a relationship with Matildas star Mary Fowler.
  
  Welcome to Australian sport’s newest power couple!
  
  Aging Kiwi, Kieran Foran plans to play beyond 2024 with The Sydney Morning Herald reporting he is closing in on a one-year extension with the Titans.
  
  Foran will be 34 by the end of this season but said this week: “physically I feel as good as ever.”
  
  “I battled a few niggling injuries last season, but the fact I was able to punch out the minutes I did … gave me great belief,” Foran said.
  
  He struggled with injuries during his three-year stint with the Bulldogs, but has managed to play 20 or more games in each of his last three seasons.
  
  “There’s plenty of fuel left in the tank.”
  
  The New Zealand international has played 282 NRL games over 15 years with six different clubs.
  
  In football BREAKING NEWS: José Mourinho has been sacked by Roma this morning!
  
  This despite questions being raised about whether Roma could afford to sack the Portuguese maestro only yesterday, given his infamous “sack me early and you pay big time” clause in his contract.
  
  Early wild speculation is that Jose is heading back to Stamford Bridge!
  
  In SportsBiz: The NFL wild card play-off game between the Chiefs and the Dolphins, which aired exclusively on Peacock, is the most-streamed event in US history, averaging 23 million viewers.
  
  This despite some fans outrage last week about the game being available exclusively on the streamer @ US$5.99.
  
  The Chiefs-Dolphins stream beat out last year’s Saturday night wild card matchup between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Los Angeles Chargers, which drew 20.6m viewers on NBC.
  
  Peacock paid US$110Million rights to this year’s wild card game, which will be up for auction again this offseason and intended for a streaming audience.
  
  In boxing BREAKING NEWS: Ryan Garcia and his now estranged influencer wife, Andrea Celina separated on Christmas day 2023 due to irreconcilable differences according to Court filings.
  
  Garcia announced their divorce two days after she gave birth to their second child together – a boy.
  
  Celina is still living in her husband's US$3Million California home.
  
  Don’t leave girl!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58325458Wed, 17 Jan 2024 01:23:49 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 17 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Wednesday morning 17 January 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union BREAKING NEWS: Warren Gatland holds no ill-feeling towards Louis Rees-Zammit, who dropped a bombshell on Yesterday when he quit rugby union to try his hand at American Football just minutes before he was to be named in his Wales' Six Nations squad.
  
  Rees-Zammit, 22, was to become a central figure for Wales coach Gatland in the next cycle up to the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia, but instead will pursue a career in the NFL.
  
  In rugby league BREAKING NEWS: After six months of blushing denials, trying to keep a lid on their budding romance, Panthers star Nathan Cleary has confirmed that he is in a relationship with Matildas star Mary Fowler.
  
  Welcome to Australian sport’s newest power couple!
  
  Aging Kiwi, Kieran Foran plans to play beyond 2024 with The Sydney Morning Herald reporting he is closing in on a one-year extension with the Titans.
  
  Foran will be 34 by the end of this season but said this week: “physically I feel as good as ever.”
  
  “I battled a few niggling injuries last season, but the fact I was able to punch out the minutes I did … gave me great belief,” Foran said.
  
  He struggled with injuries during his three-year stint with the Bulldogs, but has managed to play 20 or more games in each of his last three seasons.
  
  “There’s plenty of fuel left in the tank.”
  
  The New Zealand international has played 282 NRL games over 15 years with six different clubs.
  
  In football BREAKING NEWS: José Mourinho has been sacked by Roma this morning!
  
  This despite questions being raised about whether Roma could afford to sack the Portuguese maestro only yesterday, given his infamous “sack me early and you pay big time” clause in his contract.
  
  Early wild speculation is that Jose is heading back to Stamford Bridge!
  
  In SportsBiz: The NFL wild card play-off game between the Chiefs and the Dolphins, which aired exclusively on Peacock, is the most-streamed event in US history, averaging 23 million viewers.
  
  This despite some fans outrage last week about the game being available exclusively on the streamer @ US$5.99.
  
  The Chiefs-Dolphins stream beat out last year’s Saturday night wild card matchup between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Los Angeles Chargers, which drew 20.6m viewers on NBC.
  
  Peacock paid US$110Million rights to this year’s wild card game, which will be up for auction again this offseason and intended for a streaming audience.
  
  In boxing BREAKING NEWS: Ryan Garcia and his now estranged influencer wife, Andrea Celina separated on Christmas day 2023 due to irreconcilable differences according to Court filings.
  
  Garcia announced their divorce two days after she gave birth to their second child together – a boy.
  
  Celina is still living in her husband's US$3Million California home.
  
  Don’t leave girl!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2767s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean817fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-01-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e16-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58314917
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Wallabies star Kurtley Beale faced court yesterday for the first day of a criminal trial into allegations he sexually assaulted a 28-year-old woman at the Beach Road hotel, near Bondi Beach, late at night on December 17, 2022.
  
  Police charged the 35-year-old rugby veteran with one count of sexual intercourse without consent, and two counts of sexual touching.
  
  Beale has adamantly rejected the allegations and pleaded not guilty.
  
  In rugby league: Former Parramatta Eels outside-back Waqa Blake is joining St Helens in the English Super League on a one-year contract for the 2024 season.
  
  Released by the Eels at the end of the 2023 season, the Fijian Bati has played over 150 games in the NRL, including a stint with the Penrith Panthers from 2015 to 2019.
  
  There were rumours that Blake was considering a code switch to rugby union after reportedly talking with the Western Force in the middle of last year.
  
  In football: Man U’s new co-owner, Jim Ratcliffe was in attendance for the first time since agreeing a deal to take a 25 percent stake of the English giants for US$1.3Billion.
  
  But Tottenham twice came from behind to claim a 2-2 draw yesterday morning, cancelling out rare goals from Man U forwards Rasmus Hojlund and Marcus Rashford.
  
  In SportsBiz: Amazon at US$1Billion and Google at US$2B are paying the NFL for media broadcast rights per year.
  
  Viewership of Amazon’s Thursday Night Football on Prime Video was up 24% during the 2023 season, reaching an average audience of 11.86 million viewers per game.
  
  Amazon paid another US$100Million for the inaugural Black Friday NFL game - Dolphins-New York Jets matchup that experimented with integrated shopping features.
  
  Despite underperforming TNF with 9.61 million viewers, Amazon said it hopes to do it all over again next Thanksgiving weekend.
  
  Google is typically coy about publicly confirming subscriber numbers for YouTube TV, but a recent estimate from MoffettNathanson said 7 million viewers.
  
  In September, the NFL said that Sunday Ticket already boasted more subscribers than it had on DirecTV in 2022.
  
  Meanwhile, Business Insider reported that YouTubeTV subscribers grew by 48% from 2022 to 2023.
  
  In combat sports: After surging to prominence with big wins in 2023, top heavyweights “Big Bang” Zhang Zhilei (26-1-1, 21 KO) will square off against Joseph Parker (34-3, 23 KO) in the undercard of the Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou fight on 08 March in Saudi Arabia.
  
  Kiwi-Samoan warrior, Parker is younger than Zhang by eight years,
  
  In the NFL: The Dallas Cowboys horror post-season run continues, after they suffered yet another embarrassing playoff loss 32-48 to the Green Bay Packers in their wild card clash.
  
  The Cowboys finished the regular season as the NFC’s second seed, were rated 7.5 point favourites to beat the Packers and continue their streak of 16 straight home wins, however Green Bay and their emerging quarterback Jordan Love had other ideas.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58314917Mon, 15 Jan 2024 23:55:51 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 16 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 16 January 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Wallabies star Kurtley Beale faced court yesterday for the first day of a criminal trial into allegations he sexually assaulted a 28-year-old woman at the Beach Road hotel, near Bondi Beach, late at night on December 17, 2022.
  
  Police charged the 35-year-old rugby veteran with one count of sexual intercourse without consent, and two counts of sexual touching.
  
  Beale has adamantly rejected the allegations and pleaded not guilty.
  
  In rugby league: Former Parramatta Eels outside-back Waqa Blake is joining St Helens in the English Super League on a one-year contract for the 2024 season.
  
  Released by the Eels at the end of the 2023 season, the Fijian Bati has played over 150 games in the NRL, including a stint with the Penrith Panthers from 2015 to 2019.
  
  There were rumours that Blake was considering a code switch to rugby union after reportedly talking with the Western Force in the middle of last year.
  
  In football: Man U’s new co-owner, Jim Ratcliffe was in attendance for the first time since agreeing a deal to take a 25 percent stake of the English giants for US$1.3Billion.
  
  But Tottenham twice came from behind to claim a 2-2 draw yesterday morning, cancelling out rare goals from Man U forwards Rasmus Hojlund and Marcus Rashford.
  
  In SportsBiz: Amazon at US$1Billion and Google at US$2B are paying the NFL for media broadcast rights per year.
  
  Viewership of Amazon’s Thursday Night Football on Prime Video was up 24% during the 2023 season, reaching an average audience of 11.86 million viewers per game.
  
  Amazon paid another US$100Million for the inaugural Black Friday NFL game - Dolphins-New York Jets matchup that experimented with integrated shopping features.
  
  Despite underperforming TNF with 9.61 million viewers, Amazon said it hopes to do it all over again next Thanksgiving weekend.
  
  Google is typically coy about publicly confirming subscriber numbers for YouTube TV, but a recent estimate from MoffettNathanson said 7 million viewers.
  
  In September, the NFL said that Sunday Ticket already boasted more subscribers than it had on DirecTV in 2022.
  
  Meanwhile, Business Insider reported that YouTubeTV subscribers grew by 48% from 2022 to 2023.
  
  In combat sports: After surging to prominence with big wins in 2023, top heavyweights “Big Bang” Zhang Zhilei (26-1-1, 21 KO) will square off against Joseph Parker (34-3, 23 KO) in the undercard of the Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou fight on 08 March in Saudi Arabia.
  
  Kiwi-Samoan warrior, Parker is younger than Zhang by eight years,
  
  In the NFL: The Dallas Cowboys horror post-season run continues, after they suffered yet another embarrassing playoff loss 32-48 to the Green Bay Packers in their wild card clash.
  
  The Cowboys finished the regular season as the NFC’s second seed, were rated 7.5 point favourites to beat the Packers and continue their streak of 16 straight home wins, however Green Bay and their emerging quarterback Jordan Love had other ideas.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby...]]>2947s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean816fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-01-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e15-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58300878
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Kenya Men had to work for their gold medal vs Chile 5-12, to win the World Rugby HSBC 7s Challenger 2024 in Dubai yesterday.
  
  Earlier, Kenya beat Uruguay 5-21 and Chile 15-7 Germany in the semi-finals. Later Uruguay claimed the bronze medal 12-7 Germany.
  
  China were the dominant force in the women’s competition and secured gold with a 19-5 win over Kenya in the final, gaining revenge for their 17-12 loss to the same opposition in Friday’s pool match.
  China had earlier cruised into the final thanks to a 45-5 thrashing of Uganda in the semi-final, while Kenya saw off Argentina 17-0.
  Argentina were impressive throughout the weekend and claimed the bronze thanks to a 36-10 win over Uganda.
  Last year’s Challenger champions Tonga Men came 5th after losing to Japan 28-5.
  
  Papua New Guinea Men beat Mexico 10-47 for 11th place and PNG Women beat Hong Kong 0-31 for 9th spot.
  
  In rugby league: Last season, the Broncos attack went to a whole new level with Reece Walsh on fire, while the Rabbitohs lost their way in attack and defence without Latrell Mitchell as they went from first early in the season to miss the finals.
  
  Meanwhile, the Eels fell off a cliff with their shockingly poor completion rates.
  
  So where will these NRL foundation Clubs end up in 2024?
  
  Panthers star Jarome Luai is aiming to play in next month’s World Club Challenge against Wigan after undergoing shoulder surgery in October.
  
  Luai left the NRL grand final win against the Broncos in the second half after suffering a shoulder injury, and went under the knife soon after.
  
  In football: Cole Palmer converted a penalty late in the first half to fire Chelsea to a 1-0 win over west London rivals Fulham.
  
  Later, Kevin De Bruyne inspired a Manchester City fight back on his first taste of Premier League action for five months to beat Newcastle 2-3 and close to within two points of the top of the Premier League.
  
  In SportsBiz: One of the most impactful and lucrative athlete endorsement deals in sports history is over.
  
  Golf icon Tiger Woods confirmed that he has ended his 27-year relationship with Nike.
  
  The athletic footwear and apparel company is believed to have paid Woods an estimated US$500Million since signing the superstar in 1996 at just 20 years old, and has been deeply intertwined with the ups and downs of his career, including 15 major tournament victories and 82 PGA Tour event wins since then.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58300878Mon, 15 Jan 2024 03:10:45 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 15 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Monday morning 15 January 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Kenya Men had to work for their gold medal vs Chile 5-12, to win the World Rugby HSBC 7s Challenger 2024 in Dubai yesterday.
  
  Earlier, Kenya beat Uruguay 5-21 and Chile 15-7 Germany in the semi-finals. Later Uruguay claimed the bronze medal 12-7 Germany.
  
  China were the dominant force in the women’s competition and secured gold with a 19-5 win over Kenya in the final, gaining revenge for their 17-12 loss to the same opposition in Friday’s pool match.
  China had earlier cruised into the final thanks to a 45-5 thrashing of Uganda in the semi-final, while Kenya saw off Argentina 17-0.
  Argentina were impressive throughout the weekend and claimed the bronze thanks to a 36-10 win over Uganda.
  Last year’s Challenger champions Tonga Men came 5th after losing to Japan 28-5.
  
  Papua New Guinea Men beat Mexico 10-47 for 11th place and PNG Women beat Hong Kong 0-31 for 9th spot.
  
  In rugby league: Last season, the Broncos attack went to a whole new level with Reece Walsh on fire, while the Rabbitohs lost their way in attack and defence without Latrell Mitchell as they went from first early in the season to miss the finals.
  
  Meanwhile, the Eels fell off a cliff with their shockingly poor completion rates.
  
  So where will these NRL foundation Clubs end up in 2024?
  
  Panthers star Jarome Luai is aiming to play in next month’s World Club Challenge against Wigan after undergoing shoulder surgery in October.
  
  Luai left the NRL grand final win against the Broncos in the second half after suffering a shoulder injury, and went under the knife soon after.
  
  In football: Cole Palmer converted a penalty late in the first half to fire Chelsea to a 1-0 win over west London rivals Fulham.
  
  Later, Kevin De Bruyne inspired a Manchester City fight back on his first taste of Premier League action for five months to beat Newcastle 2-3 and close to within two points of the top of the Premier League.
  
  In SportsBiz: One of the most impactful and lucrative athlete endorsement deals in sports history is over.
  
  Golf icon Tiger Woods confirmed that he has ended his 27-year relationship with Nike.
  
  The athletic footwear and apparel company is believed to have paid Woods an estimated US$500Million since signing the superstar in 1996 at just 20 years old, and has been deeply intertwined with the ups and downs of his career, including 15 major tournament victories and 82 PGA Tour event wins since then.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2657s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean815fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-01-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e14-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58293977
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Day two of the World Rugby HSBC 7s Challenger 2024 in Dubai saw teams from four different continents qualify for the semi-finals.
  
  The Women’s semi-finals sees China vs Uganda and Argentina vs Kenya.
  
  The Men’s semi-finals: Kenya vs Uruguay, Germany vs Chile.
  
  Uruguay – already qualified for the Olympic Games in Paris – will face Kenya in the semi-finals after they overcame last year’s Challenger champions Tonga 14-21.
  
  Papua New Guinea Men and Women lost all their pool games.
  
  In rugby league: A Pasifika rugby league pioneer in Australia, Amenatave Gutugutuwai has died at 76 of prostrate cancer.
  
  There were times when Gutugutuwai slept in the dirt and caught birds and bats for sustenance, but he rose to become one of Queensland's great multicultural pioneers.
  
  Born Ratu Amenatave Gutugutuwai in Nakasaleka, Fiji in 1947, the six-time Fiji rugby union representative was recruited to Australia in 1969 to play rugby league for Brisbane's Southern Suburbs Magpies.
  
  Gutugutuwai was among the first South Pacific Islanders to play the sport in Australia, but he also helped to pave the way for migrants of various backgrounds.
  
  Last year the National Rugby League reported 45 per cent of its players were of Pacific Island descent.
  
  Former International Rugby League and Australian Rugby League Chairman, John Grant said the decision of Brisbane Souths to recruit Gutugutuwai and his compatriots was one of the turning points in Australian sports history.
  
  "It was hugely significant and now rugby league attracts the stars from the Pacific and has become much better for it," Grant said.
  
  "It was breakthrough stuff, something that had not even been considered before and crowds that year were phenomenal,” he added.
  
  The long-time Logan resident passed away on 03 January.
  
  Gutugutuwai was a father of six and had five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
  
  In football: Former Melbourne City prodigy, Jordan Bos entered Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Qatar as a second-half substitute and found the back of the net with his first touch of the ball in the 73rd minute, to score his first goal for the Socceroos and open their Asian Cup campaign with a sluggish 2-0 win over India.
  
  In the NFL: The New England Patriots and Head Coach Bill Belichick have parted ways after 24 seasons and six Super Bowl victories together.
  
  Belichick, who turns 72 in April, had one year remaining on a contract that paid him US$25Million annually, more than any other coach in the NFL.
  
  Belichick has 333 career wins, but in four seasons without Tom Brady, he is just 29-37 with one playoff appearance.
  
  In SportsBiz: The Miami Heat have extended Erik Spoelstra with a new eight-year deal worth more than US$120million according to ESPN. That would represent the most amount of total money committed not just in the NBA, but in all of North American professional sports coaching history.
  
  Last summer, the Detroit Pistons made Monty Williams the highest-paid coach in the NBA with a six-year, US$78.5M contract. However, just over a month later, the San Antonio Spurs extended Gregg Popovich with a five-year US$80M deal.
  
  Beyond the top trio, other NBA coaches with big deals include Steve Kerr, who is entering the final year of a contract with the Golden State Warriors believed to be worth US$9.5M annually, and Rick Carlisle, who was making US$7.25M a year before receiving an undisclosed extension in October that could be even more valuable.
  
  The bottom line for Erik Spoelstra – his divorce from his wife just came through! Do you think he told her about his pay negotiations before their divorce?
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58293977Sun, 14 Jan 2024 02:55:00 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 14 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Sunday morning 14 January 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Day two of the World Rugby HSBC 7s Challenger 2024 in Dubai saw teams from four different continents qualify for the semi-finals.
  
  The Women’s semi-finals sees China vs Uganda and Argentina vs Kenya.
  
  The Men’s semi-finals: Kenya vs Uruguay, Germany vs Chile.
  
  Uruguay – already qualified for the Olympic Games in Paris – will face Kenya in the semi-finals after they overcame last year’s Challenger champions Tonga 14-21.
  
  Papua New Guinea Men and Women lost all their pool games.
  
  In rugby league: A Pasifika rugby league pioneer in Australia, Amenatave Gutugutuwai has died at 76 of prostrate cancer.
  
  There were times when Gutugutuwai slept in the dirt and caught birds and bats for sustenance, but he rose to become one of Queensland's great multicultural pioneers.
  
  Born Ratu Amenatave Gutugutuwai in Nakasaleka, Fiji in 1947, the six-time Fiji rugby union representative was recruited to Australia in 1969 to play rugby league for Brisbane's Southern Suburbs Magpies.
  
  Gutugutuwai was among the first South Pacific Islanders to play the sport in Australia, but he also helped to pave the way for migrants of various backgrounds.
  
  Last year the National Rugby League reported 45 per cent of its players were of Pacific Island descent.
  
  Former International Rugby League and Australian Rugby League Chairman, John Grant said the decision of Brisbane Souths to recruit Gutugutuwai and his compatriots was one of the turning points in Australian sports history.
  
  "It was hugely significant and now rugby league attracts the stars from the Pacific and has become much better for it," Grant said.
  
  "It was breakthrough stuff, something that had not even been considered before and crowds that year were phenomenal,” he added.
  
  The long-time Logan resident passed away on 03 January.
  
  Gutugutuwai was a father of six and had five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
  
  In football: Former Melbourne City prodigy, Jordan Bos entered Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Qatar as a second-half substitute and found the back of the net with his first touch of the ball in the 73rd minute, to score his first goal for the Socceroos and open their Asian Cup campaign with a sluggish 2-0 win over India.
  
  In the NFL: The New England Patriots and Head Coach Bill Belichick have parted ways after 24 seasons and six Super Bowl victories together.
  
  Belichick, who turns 72 in April, had one year remaining on a contract that paid him US$25Million annually, more than any other coach in the NFL.
  
  Belichick has 333 career wins, but in four seasons without Tom Brady, he is just 29-37 with one playoff appearance.
  
  In SportsBiz: The Miami Heat have extended Erik Spoelstra with a new eight-year deal worth more than US$120million according to ESPN. That would represent the most amount of total money committed not just in the NBA, but in all of North American professional sports coaching history.
  
  Last summer, the Detroit Pistons made Monty Williams the highest-paid coach in the NBA with a six-year, US$78.5M contract. However, just over a month later, the San Antonio Spurs extended Gregg Popovich with a five-year US$80M deal.
  
  Beyond the top trio, other NBA coaches with big deals include Steve Kerr, who is entering the final year of a contract with the Golden State Warriors believed to be worth US$9.5M annually, and Rick Carlisle, who was making US$7.25M a year before receiving an undisclosed extension in October that could be even more valuable.3367s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean814fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-01-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e13-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58286620
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: Broncos Coach Kevin Walters plans to unleash 19-year-old Prop Ben Te Kura this season after an impressive pre-season at Red Hill.
  
  Te Kura, who is nicknamed ‘Big Ben’, stands at 2.05M tall and weighs 122Kg, which makes him one of the biggest players in the NRL.
  
  Put it this way: He is 11cm taller and five kilos heavier than his superstar teammate and leading Broncos enforcer Payne Haas.
  
  In rugby union: While Papua New Guinea Men and Women lost all their games on Day One of the World Rugby HSBC 7s Challenger 2024, Tonga men scored two very good wins over Chile 19-26 and Portugal 21-26.
  
  In football: Despite receiving offers from elsewhere and not being a guaranteed starter, Anthony Martial is reportedly keen to stick around at Manchester United for the remainder of his contract.
  
  SKY Sports reports Martial, who will become a free agent on 30 June, has little interest in leaving Old Trafford in the January window.
  
  The report claims the French striker has knocked back the likes of Marseille, Fenerbache as well as cashed-up clubs in Saudi Arabia happy to remain at United.
  
  The Red Devils want to receive a transfer fee before losing Martial for free in the summer.
  
  After scoring 17 league goals in the 2019/20 campaign, the 28-year-old has found the back of the net just 12 times across the four seasons since.
  
  In the NBA & SportsBiz: Victor Wembanyama, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, currently has the best-selling NBA jersey in France, and also in all of Europe. In the US and Canada, the 20-year-old sits only behind NBA superstars Steph Curry and LeBron James.
  
  Despite the Spurs having the NBA’s second-worst record halfway through Wembanyama’s rookie season, his presence in the NBA is drawing French fans, with NBA viewership in France up 26% on last year.
  
  In combat sports: Kiwi-Nigerian UFC star, Israel Adesanya has been discharged without conviction after his lawyer revealed that the UFC superstar was at risk of losing lucrative sponsorship deals over his drink driving charge.
  
  The fighter admitted to drink driving on 19 August 2023, in the weeks leading up to his loss to Sean Strickland at UFC293 in Sydney, which saw Adesanya lose his middleweight title to the American.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58286620Sat, 13 Jan 2024 02:21:00 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 13 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Saturday morning 13 January 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: Broncos Coach Kevin Walters plans to unleash 19-year-old Prop Ben Te Kura this season after an impressive pre-season at Red Hill.
  
  Te Kura, who is nicknamed ‘Big Ben’, stands at 2.05M tall and weighs 122Kg, which makes him one of the biggest players in the NRL.
  
  Put it this way: He is 11cm taller and five kilos heavier than his superstar teammate and leading Broncos enforcer Payne Haas.
  
  In rugby union: While Papua New Guinea Men and Women lost all their games on Day One of the World Rugby HSBC 7s Challenger 2024, Tonga men scored two very good wins over Chile 19-26 and Portugal 21-26.
  
  In football: Despite receiving offers from elsewhere and not being a guaranteed starter, Anthony Martial is reportedly keen to stick around at Manchester United for the remainder of his contract.
  
  SKY Sports reports Martial, who will become a free agent on 30 June, has little interest in leaving Old Trafford in the January window.
  
  The report claims the French striker has knocked back the likes of Marseille, Fenerbache as well as cashed-up clubs in Saudi Arabia happy to remain at United.
  
  The Red Devils want to receive a transfer fee before losing Martial for free in the summer.
  
  After scoring 17 league goals in the 2019/20 campaign, the 28-year-old has found the back of the net just 12 times across the four seasons since.
  
  In the NBA & SportsBiz: Victor Wembanyama, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, currently has the best-selling NBA jersey in France, and also in all of Europe. In the US and Canada, the 20-year-old sits only behind NBA superstars Steph Curry and LeBron James.
  
  Despite the Spurs having the NBA’s second-worst record halfway through Wembanyama’s rookie season, his presence in the NBA is drawing French fans, with NBA viewership in France up 26% on last year.
  
  In combat sports: Kiwi-Nigerian UFC star, Israel Adesanya has been discharged without conviction after his lawyer revealed that the UFC superstar was at risk of losing lucrative sponsorship deals over his drink driving charge.
  
  The fighter admitted to drink driving on 19 August 2023, in the weeks leading up to his loss to Sean Strickland at UFC293 in Sydney, which saw Adesanya lose his middleweight title to the American.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2237s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean813fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-01-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e12-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58269732
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: Watch out for Jacob Alick in 2024.
  
  Representing Papua New Guinea in the Rugby League World Cup has boosted his confidence, which ultimately helped him have a breakout season in 2023.
  
  The 24-year-old made his NRL debut in Round 19 and played four more games before the end of the season. At 1.92M, the 105Kg second-rower was enormous for the Burleigh Bears in Queensland Cup with 12 tries in 19 games and was rewarded with a spot in the Team of the Year as well as new a Titans deal for 2024.
  
  Alick has made a good impression on new Titans coach Des Hasler and will push for more games this year.
  
  In football: Former England football Manager Sven-Göran Eriksson has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. When asked about the prognosis, Eriksson said he has “maybe at best a year, at worst a little less to live”.
  
  The 75-year-old told a Swedish radio station “Everyone guesses it’s cancer and it is. But I have to fight as long as I can.”
  
  In SportsBiz: The NFL averaged 17.9 million viewers per game across all networks for the regular season, up by 7% from a year ago and the NFL’s best figure since 2015.
  
  In addition, each of the NFL’s domestic rights-holders showed growth on 2022:
  · Amazon was up 24% to an average of 11.9 million viewers for Thursday Night Football.
  · CBS was up 5% to an average of 19.4 million for overall coverage and an average of 24.6 million for late Sunday afternoon games.
  · CBS also had the season’s most-watched game of 41.8 million for the Washington-Dallas game on Thanksgiving.
  · ESPN was up 29% to an average of 17.4 million for Monday Night Football.
  · Fox up 2% to an average of 24.62 million for its America’s Game of the Week national broadcasts.
  · NBC up 8% to an average of 21.4 million for Sunday Night Football.
  The NFL also showed improvement in: female viewership, which rose 9% its highest level ever thanks to Taylor Swift, as well as the best levels of viewership in the under-35 demographic since 2019.
  The NFL further flexed its television prowess by claiming 93 of Nielsen’s top 100 broadcasts in 2023.
  
  In combat sports: With the undisputed World Heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk just weeks away, the undercard is coming together, with one name from out of the blue.
  
  Former WBA, WBO & IBF Light-heavyweight World Champion and
  2014 Fighter of the Year, Sergey Kovalev is making a sensational return at the age of 40.
  
  Kovalev will fight as a cruiserweight against unbeaten Swede Robin Safar (16-0).
  
  In the NBA: Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo and Los Angeles Lakers icon, LeBron James remain the top vote-getters in the latest fan balloting for next month's NBA All-Star Game.
  
  Starters will be determined by 50% fan voting and 25% each from NBA players and a media panel.
  
  Greek star big man Antetokounmpo led the Eastern Conference and NBA overall with 3,476,000 fan votes, while James set the Western Conference pace with 3,096,000 fan votes.
  
  Voting will conclude on January 20 with NBA All-Star Game starters to be revealed on January 25.
  
  Joining Antetokounmpo in the East All Stars are reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid of Philadelphia and Boston's Jayson Tatum both with 2.9million votes.
  
  Setting the pace for East guards are Indiana's Tyrese Haliburton on 2.2m with Atlanta's Trae Young moving into second place on 1.44m ahead of Milwaukee's third-place Damian Lillard on 1.41m.
  
  Out West, four-time NBA MVP James is joined by two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic of reigning NBA champion Denver on 2.8m votes with Phoenix's Kevin Durant a close-behind third on 2.7m votes. Anthony Davis of the Lakers is fourth on 1.5m.
  
  Among West guards, Luka Doncic of Dallas leads with 2.5m votes while Golden State's Steph Curry is second on 2.1m.
  
  And my man Draemon Green is . . . er nowhere to be seen!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58269732Thu, 11 Jan 2024 23:17:36 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 12 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Friday morning 12 January 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: Watch out for Jacob Alick in 2024.
  
  Representing Papua New Guinea in the Rugby League World Cup has boosted his confidence, which ultimately helped him have a breakout season in 2023.
  
  The 24-year-old made his NRL debut in Round 19 and played four more games before the end of the season. At 1.92M, the 105Kg second-rower was enormous for the Burleigh Bears in Queensland Cup with 12 tries in 19 games and was rewarded with a spot in the Team of the Year as well as new a Titans deal for 2024.
  
  Alick has made a good impression on new Titans coach Des Hasler and will push for more games this year.
  
  In football: Former England football Manager Sven-Göran Eriksson has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. When asked about the prognosis, Eriksson said he has “maybe at best a year, at worst a little less to live”.
  
  The 75-year-old told a Swedish radio station “Everyone guesses it’s cancer and it is. But I have to fight as long as I can.”
  
  In SportsBiz: The NFL averaged 17.9 million viewers per game across all networks for the regular season, up by 7% from a year ago and the NFL’s best figure since 2015.
  
  In addition, each of the NFL’s domestic rights-holders showed growth on 2022:
  · Amazon was up 24% to an average of 11.9 million viewers for Thursday Night Football.
  · CBS was up 5% to an average of 19.4 million for overall coverage and an average of 24.6 million for late Sunday afternoon games.
  · CBS also had the season’s most-watched game of 41.8 million for the Washington-Dallas game on Thanksgiving.
  · ESPN was up 29% to an average of 17.4 million for Monday Night Football.
  · Fox up 2% to an average of 24.62 million for its America’s Game of the Week national broadcasts.
  · NBC up 8% to an average of 21.4 million for Sunday Night Football.
  The NFL also showed improvement in: female viewership, which rose 9% its highest level ever thanks to Taylor Swift, as well as the best levels of viewership in the under-35 demographic since 2019.
  The NFL further flexed its television prowess by claiming 93 of Nielsen’s top 100 broadcasts in 2023.
  
  In combat sports: With the undisputed World Heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk just weeks away, the undercard is coming together, with one name from out of the blue.
  
  Former WBA, WBO & IBF Light-heavyweight World Champion and
  2014 Fighter of the Year, Sergey Kovalev is making a sensational return at the age of 40.
  
  Kovalev will fight as a cruiserweight against unbeaten Swede Robin Safar (16-0).
  
  In the NBA: Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo and Los Angeles Lakers icon, LeBron James remain the top vote-getters in the latest fan balloting for next month's NBA All-Star Game.
  
  Starters will be determined by 50% fan voting and 25% each from NBA players and a media panel.
  
  Greek star big man Antetokounmpo led the Eastern Conference and NBA overall with 3,476,000 fan votes, while James set the Western Conference pace with 3,096,000 fan votes.
  
  Voting will conclude on January 20 with NBA All-Star Game starters to be revealed on January 25.
  
  Joining Antetokounmpo in the East All Stars are reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid of Philadelphia and Boston's Jayson Tatum both with 2.9million votes.
  
  Setting the pace for East guards are Indiana's Tyrese Haliburton on 2.2m with Atlanta's Trae Young moving into second place on 1.44m ahead of Milwaukee's third-place Damian Lillard on 1.41m.
  
  Out West, four-time NBA MVP...]]>3907s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean812fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-01-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e11-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58260014
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The opening round of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024, takes place at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai from tomorrow over three days.
  
  There is more to play for than ever before in this year’s Challenger with the competition expanded to three rounds and the top four placed men’s and women’s teams qualifying for the new promotion and relegation play-off competition at the HSBC SVNS 2024 Grand Final in Madrid.
  The 12-team men’s and women’s competition format replicates the Olympic Games with three pools of four teams each.
  The Challenger runs from January to May with men’s and women’s combined events in Dubai, UAE and Montevideo, Uruguay before standalone events in Germany and Poland.
  Three teams in the Men’s competition – Uruguay, Japan and Kenya – have already booked their places at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 and they headline Pools A, B and C respectively.
  All teams qualified for the Challenger 2024 through regional competitions.
  Men’s pools:
  Pool A: Uruguay, Hong Kong China, Papua New Guinea, Georgia
  Pool B: Japan, Tonga, Chile, Portugal
  Pool C: Kenya, Germany, Uganda, Mexico
  Women’s pools:
  Pool A: Belgium, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Uganda
  Pool B: China, Czechia, Mexico, Kenya
  Pool C: Poland, Hong Kong China, Paraguay, Argentina
  HSBC World Rugby Sevens Challenger 2024 dates:
  Dubai, UAE – 12-14 January
  Montevideo, Uruguay – 8-10 March
  Krakow, Poland - 18-19 May
  Munich, Germany –18-19 May
  
  In football: Chelsea have work to do to avoid slumping to a shock League Cup semi-final exit to Middlesbrough after losing the first leg 1-0 at the Riverside on Tuesday.
  Hayden Hackney scored the only goal on 38 minutes as the Championship side held out against Mauricio Pochettino’s expensively assembled array of underperforming stars.
  A fifth defeat in six away games heaps more pressure on Pochettino, with Chelsea languishing in 10th spot in the Premier League.
  
  In SportsBiz: US$35Million is the amount in cash bonus that Mark Cuban is distributing to Dallas Mavericks employees after selling his majority interest in the NBA team, according to ESPN. “To calculate your bonus, we used a framework that took into consideration how long you have worked for the Mavs,” Cuban emailed staff.
  
  In combat sports: Cameroonian warrior Francis Ngannou made over US$10Million against Tyson Fury, with a report from the Sports Business Journal claiming he is expected to earn around US$20M this time around against AJ.
  
  As for Joshua, he's expected to make 'double that figure' so he could bank around US$40M.
  
  In the NBA: Toronto Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic delivered one of the angriest rants in recent NBA history after the LA Lakers were given 23 last-quarter free throws in a 132-131 win.
  The Lakers escaped by the skin of their teeth at home after hitting 10 free throws in the last 34 seconds of the game alone.
  In total the Raptors went eight of 13 on free throws, while the Lakers shot 28 of 36.
  “That’s outrageous. What happened tonight, is complete BS,” Rajakovic declared post-game.
  “Shame on the referees, shame on the NBA for allowing this: 23 free throws for them and we get two free throws in the fourth quarter.
  “If that’s the case, just let us know so we don’t show up for the game, give them the win.
  He concluded: “It’s complete crap.”
  He’s right too – in football it’s a fixed match! That’s what it is.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58260014Thu, 11 Jan 2024 03:28:14 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 11 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Thursday morning 11 January 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The opening round of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024, takes place at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai from tomorrow over three days.
  
  There is more to play for than ever before in this year’s Challenger with the competition expanded to three rounds and the top four placed men’s and women’s teams qualifying for the new promotion and relegation play-off competition at the HSBC SVNS 2024 Grand Final in Madrid.
  The 12-team men’s and women’s competition format replicates the Olympic Games with three pools of four teams each.
  The Challenger runs from January to May with men’s and women’s combined events in Dubai, UAE and Montevideo, Uruguay before standalone events in Germany and Poland.
  Three teams in the Men’s competition – Uruguay, Japan and Kenya – have already booked their places at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 and they headline Pools A, B and C respectively.
  All teams qualified for the Challenger 2024 through regional competitions.
  Men’s pools:
  Pool A: Uruguay, Hong Kong China, Papua New Guinea, Georgia
  Pool B: Japan, Tonga, Chile, Portugal
  Pool C: Kenya, Germany, Uganda, Mexico
  Women’s pools:
  Pool A: Belgium, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Uganda
  Pool B: China, Czechia, Mexico, Kenya
  Pool C: Poland, Hong Kong China, Paraguay, Argentina
  HSBC World Rugby Sevens Challenger 2024 dates:
  Dubai, UAE – 12-14 January
  Montevideo, Uruguay – 8-10 March
  Krakow, Poland - 18-19 May
  Munich, Germany –18-19 May
  
  In football: Chelsea have work to do to avoid slumping to a shock League Cup semi-final exit to Middlesbrough after losing the first leg 1-0 at the Riverside on Tuesday.
  Hayden Hackney scored the only goal on 38 minutes as the Championship side held out against Mauricio Pochettino’s expensively assembled array of underperforming stars.
  A fifth defeat in six away games heaps more pressure on Pochettino, with Chelsea languishing in 10th spot in the Premier League.
  
  In SportsBiz: US$35Million is the amount in cash bonus that Mark Cuban is distributing to Dallas Mavericks employees after selling his majority interest in the NBA team, according to ESPN. “To calculate your bonus, we used a framework that took into consideration how long you have worked for the Mavs,” Cuban emailed staff.
  
  In combat sports: Cameroonian warrior Francis Ngannou made over US$10Million against Tyson Fury, with a report from the Sports Business Journal claiming he is expected to earn around US$20M this time around against AJ.
  
  As for Joshua, he's expected to make 'double that figure' so he could bank around US$40M.
  
  In the NBA: Toronto Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic delivered one of the angriest rants in recent NBA history after the LA Lakers were given 23 last-quarter free throws in a 132-131 win.
  The Lakers escaped by the skin of their teeth at home after hitting 10 free throws in the last 34 seconds of the game alone.
  In total the Raptors went eight of 13 on free throws, while the Lakers shot 28 of 36.
  “That’s outrageous. What happened tonight, is complete BS,” Rajakovic declared post-game.
  “Shame on the referees, shame on the NBA for allowing this: 23 free throws for them and we get two free throws in the fourth quarter.
  “If that’s the case, just let us know so we don’t show up for the game, give them the win.
  He concluded: “It’s complete crap.”
  He’s right too – in football it’s a fixed match! That’s what it is.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe...]]>3317s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean811fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-01-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e10-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58248314
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: When asked recently who will skipper the All Blacks in 2024, new All Blacks Head Coach, Scott Robertson remained tight-lipped, although he did say when the captaincy announcement would be made.
  
  “I’ll name the Captain as we come into the England series, when we name the squad,” he said. “I’ve got to get in front of a few people, have conversations, catch a few eyes, get on the odd knee and have some chats.
  
  “It’s important we do that for all options.”
  
  With Sam Cane and Ardie Savea not in action at Super Rugby Pacific level this year, it gives other players the chance to impress Robertson with their leadership skills, like Crusaders skipper Scott Barrett and fellow All Black Codie Taylor.
  
  In rugby league: Wests Tigers have sacked their head of recruitment, Scott Fulton just days after landing arguably the biggest signing in the Club’s history in Panthers star Jarome Luai.
  
  Fulton was controversially appointed by previous Tigers management led by CEO Justin Pascoe without the knowledge of then coach Tim Sheens and assistant turned head coach Benji Marshall.
  
  In football: Franz Beckenbauer, one of football’s iconic figures and a rare World Cup winner as both player and coach who revolutionised the way the game is played, has died.
  
  Born in Munich in 1945, he helped establish Bayern as Germany’s strongest Club and at international level, he played a key role in Germany becoming a footballing powerhouse.
  
  Known in Germany as “the Kaiser”, Beckenbauer played a central role in some of the country’s greatest sporting achievements and was named European footballer of the year in 1972 and 1976.
  
  In SportsBiz: Over the weekend, the Los Angeles Dodgers made another free-agent signing, this time bringing in Seattle Mariners outfielder Teoscar Hernández on a one-year US$23.5Million deal.
  
  The agreement pushes the team’s offseason spending to more than US$1.2Billion when including free-agent deals for two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani, pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Joe Kelly, a five-year contract extension for pitcher Tyler Glasnow, and several other smaller deals.
  
  And that’s not including the nearly US$51Million posting fee also being paid to Yamamoto’s former Japanese team.
  
  The Dodgers’ offseason spending roughly equals that of the other 29 MLB teams combined.
  
  In combat sports: Speaking on the MMA Hour, Cameroonian warrior Francis Ngannou insists he is improving as a boxer because he is only a beginner and believes his upcoming fight with Anthony Joshua is an easier task for him after pushing Fury all the way in his narrow defeat, last year.
  
  “No one knows what I can do,” Ngannou told The MMA Hour. “That was my first fight in boxing. That was my first fight. As anyone, I’m just improving, and the gap of improvement for a beginner like me, it’s huge. I’m just a beginner improving.
  
  “I think most likely that I’ll be knocking Anthony Joshua out,” Ngannou said.
  
  “I think that he’s easier to go down than Fury. I mean, not that he’s not a strong fighter. He’s a very tough fighter, but he’s easier to send down than Fury, and it’s harder for him to get back up than Fury.”
  
  Ha ha I like this guy already!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58248314Wed, 10 Jan 2024 04:13:59 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 10 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Wednesday morning 10 January 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: When asked recently who will skipper the All Blacks in 2024, new All Blacks Head Coach, Scott Robertson remained tight-lipped, although he did say when the captaincy announcement would be made.
  
  “I’ll name the Captain as we come into the England series, when we name the squad,” he said. “I’ve got to get in front of a few people, have conversations, catch a few eyes, get on the odd knee and have some chats.
  
  “It’s important we do that for all options.”
  
  With Sam Cane and Ardie Savea not in action at Super Rugby Pacific level this year, it gives other players the chance to impress Robertson with their leadership skills, like Crusaders skipper Scott Barrett and fellow All Black Codie Taylor.
  
  In rugby league: Wests Tigers have sacked their head of recruitment, Scott Fulton just days after landing arguably the biggest signing in the Club’s history in Panthers star Jarome Luai.
  
  Fulton was controversially appointed by previous Tigers management led by CEO Justin Pascoe without the knowledge of then coach Tim Sheens and assistant turned head coach Benji Marshall.
  
  In football: Franz Beckenbauer, one of football’s iconic figures and a rare World Cup winner as both player and coach who revolutionised the way the game is played, has died.
  
  Born in Munich in 1945, he helped establish Bayern as Germany’s strongest Club and at international level, he played a key role in Germany becoming a footballing powerhouse.
  
  Known in Germany as “the Kaiser”, Beckenbauer played a central role in some of the country’s greatest sporting achievements and was named European footballer of the year in 1972 and 1976.
  
  In SportsBiz: Over the weekend, the Los Angeles Dodgers made another free-agent signing, this time bringing in Seattle Mariners outfielder Teoscar Hernández on a one-year US$23.5Million deal.
  
  The agreement pushes the team’s offseason spending to more than US$1.2Billion when including free-agent deals for two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani, pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Joe Kelly, a five-year contract extension for pitcher Tyler Glasnow, and several other smaller deals.
  
  And that’s not including the nearly US$51Million posting fee also being paid to Yamamoto’s former Japanese team.
  
  The Dodgers’ offseason spending roughly equals that of the other 29 MLB teams combined.
  
  In combat sports: Speaking on the MMA Hour, Cameroonian warrior Francis Ngannou insists he is improving as a boxer because he is only a beginner and believes his upcoming fight with Anthony Joshua is an easier task for him after pushing Fury all the way in his narrow defeat, last year.
  
  “No one knows what I can do,” Ngannou told The MMA Hour. “That was my first fight in boxing. That was my first fight. As anyone, I’m just improving, and the gap of improvement for a beginner like me, it’s huge. I’m just a beginner improving.
  
  “I think most likely that I’ll be knocking Anthony Joshua out,” Ngannou said.
  
  “I think that he’s easier to go down than Fury. I mean, not that he’s not a strong fighter. He’s a very tough fighter, but he’s easier to send down than Fury, and it’s harder for him to get back up than Fury.”
  
  Ha ha I like this guy already!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby...]]>2737s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean810fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/09-01-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e09-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58235137
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Fiji Men’s 7s Head Coach Ben Gollings, the subject of a personal attack from Fiji rugby 7s legend Jerry Tuwai, has responded by insisting teams have to “go through the valleys and dark times.”
  
  Gollings is preparing his squad for the next HSBC SVNS leg in Perth later this month with the defence of Fiji’s Olympic Games gold medal in Paris looming this summer having not won any of the HSBC rounds last year, added: “Rome wasn’t built in a day, so we can’t be winning tournaments and games all the time.
  
  “This is a very important year for us, so we want to get it started on a high. Winning the first tournament of the season, which is the Perth 7s, is our next task and the boys are looking forward to competing.”
  
  In rugby league: The Top NRL Stories From 2023 – Sam Burgess Walks Out On Souths:
  
  The Rabbitohs were sitting pretty on top of the NRL table, before a calf injury to superstar Latrell Mitchell in ORIGIN, camp sparked an almighty season implosion that culminated in an overhaul of their support staff.
  
  Mitchell’s calf injury was meant to keep him out for a fortnight but he ended up missing most of the middle part of the season and without him Souths looked rudderless.
  
  Even when he returned late in the season, Mitchell was below his best and was suspended for the crucial final game of the season against the Roosters, which saw the Bunnies miss the finals altogether.
  
  Assistant coaches Sam Burgess and John Morris were made to pay for Souths’ horror season fade-out, with the loss of their jobs.
  
  In football: Liverpool survived an Arsenal barrage to steal a win in the FA Cup third round in dramatic fashion as a pair of late goals sealed their gritty 2-0 win on Sunday.
  
  While Kevin De Bruyne’s long-awaited return for Manchester City in the holders’ 5-0 rout of Huddersfield was a memorable moment, it was Liverpool’s gritty win at the Emirates Stadium that stole the spotlight.
  
  In SportsBiz: One of the hottest NFL head coach targets could be Jim Harbaugh, who is reportedly weighing up a 10-year, US$125Million contract extension at Michigan to make him the highest-paid coach in college football.
  
  Harbaugh has already been linked to openings in Los Angeles
  and Las Vegas, and he has hired a new agent, Don Yee, who has strong NFL ties.
  
  In combat sports: UFC CEO Dana White took to social media to announce a pair of gigantic UFC Lightweight contests that will have immediate impact on the title picture at 155 pounds.
  
  First, former interim champion Dustin Poirier faces surging Frenchman Benoît Saint Denis in a 5-round co-main event at UFC299 on 09 March in Miami.
  
  The next month at UFC300, former undisputed champion Charles Oliveira takes on Arman Tsarukyan with a title shot against Islam Makhachev on the line.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58235137Mon, 08 Jan 2024 22:09:11 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 09 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 09 January 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Fiji Men’s 7s Head Coach Ben Gollings, the subject of a personal attack from Fiji rugby 7s legend Jerry Tuwai, has responded by insisting teams have to “go through the valleys and dark times.”
  
  Gollings is preparing his squad for the next HSBC SVNS leg in Perth later this month with the defence of Fiji’s Olympic Games gold medal in Paris looming this summer having not won any of the HSBC rounds last year, added: “Rome wasn’t built in a day, so we can’t be winning tournaments and games all the time.
  
  “This is a very important year for us, so we want to get it started on a high. Winning the first tournament of the season, which is the Perth 7s, is our next task and the boys are looking forward to competing.”
  
  In rugby league: The Top NRL Stories From 2023 – Sam Burgess Walks Out On Souths:
  
  The Rabbitohs were sitting pretty on top of the NRL table, before a calf injury to superstar Latrell Mitchell in ORIGIN, camp sparked an almighty season implosion that culminated in an overhaul of their support staff.
  
  Mitchell’s calf injury was meant to keep him out for a fortnight but he ended up missing most of the middle part of the season and without him Souths looked rudderless.
  
  Even when he returned late in the season, Mitchell was below his best and was suspended for the crucial final game of the season against the Roosters, which saw the Bunnies miss the finals altogether.
  
  Assistant coaches Sam Burgess and John Morris were made to pay for Souths’ horror season fade-out, with the loss of their jobs.
  
  In football: Liverpool survived an Arsenal barrage to steal a win in the FA Cup third round in dramatic fashion as a pair of late goals sealed their gritty 2-0 win on Sunday.
  
  While Kevin De Bruyne’s long-awaited return for Manchester City in the holders’ 5-0 rout of Huddersfield was a memorable moment, it was Liverpool’s gritty win at the Emirates Stadium that stole the spotlight.
  
  In SportsBiz: One of the hottest NFL head coach targets could be Jim Harbaugh, who is reportedly weighing up a 10-year, US$125Million contract extension at Michigan to make him the highest-paid coach in college football.
  
  Harbaugh has already been linked to openings in Los Angeles
  and Las Vegas, and he has hired a new agent, Don Yee, who has strong NFL ties.
  
  In combat sports: UFC CEO Dana White took to social media to announce a pair of gigantic UFC Lightweight contests that will have immediate impact on the title picture at 155 pounds.
  
  First, former interim champion Dustin Poirier faces surging Frenchman Benoît Saint Denis in a 5-round co-main event at UFC299 on 09 March in Miami.
  
  The next month at UFC300, former undisputed champion Charles Oliveira takes on Arman Tsarukyan with a title shot against Islam Makhachev on the line.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2597s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean89fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/08-01-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e08-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58226826
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The chance to win a gold medal at home has lured one of the best rugby players in the world to sevens for this year’s Paris Olympics.
  
  But you will not see any All Blacks following France star Antoine Dupont’s lead – it’s too hard and stacked with risk.
  
  In a massive boost for the event, Dupont – a finalist for World Rugby Player of the year in 2023 – has decided to have a crack at sevens and will forgo this year’s Six Nations in an attempt to win Olympic gold.
  
  It is a marketing dream for the Paris Olympics as he is the biggest rugby star in France and his presence alone has made the hosts an instant contender for gold.
  
  In rugby league: The Top NRL Stories From 2023 – Nathan Cleary’s Grand Final Masterclass:
  
  The Broncos had one hand on the 2023 premiership trophy after Ezra Mam’s second half hat-trick gave Brisbane a commanding 24-8 lead with 17 minutes to go in the NRL Grand Final.
  
  However, Panthers halfback Nathan Cleary had other ideas and threw his team on his back to lead an unbelievable comeback that months later still has the NRL world scratching its head.
  
  Cleary set up two tries, produced a superb 40/20 and then scored the match winning four-pointer with a dummy and go to clinch an unthinkable 26-24 victory and a third straight title for the mountain men.
  
  Kevin Walters and Adam Reynolds were at a complete loss as to how their team let the game slip, while even Ivan Cleary admitted halfway through the second half that he doubted his team could come back.
  
  But Cleary was at the peak of his powers on his way to winning a second Clive Churchill Medal and showed why many believe he is the best player in the game.
  
  For the Broncos it will always be the one that got away, while Cleary’s pure belief and will to win, combined with his supreme skills ensured he etched his name into grand final folklore in arguably the greatest comeback ever in an NRL grand final.
  
  In SportsBiz: A collection of Michael Jordan game-worn sneakers is going to auction and is projected to fetch US$7 - $10Million.
  
  The Sotheby’s auction, starting 02 February includes a single Air Jordan shoe from each of the clinching games in Jordan’s six NBA Finals appearances, all autographed by the basketball icon.
  
  The shoes were originally given to former Chicago Bulls public relations executive Tim Hallam, who then sold them to a private collector, who in turn has retained Sotheby’s for the latest auction.
  
  The collection is predicted to smash the existing sneaker sales record of US$2.2Million for a single pair of Air Jordans worn by His Airness during Game 2 of the 1998 NBA Finals.
  
  Among the prominent deals and records set in the last two years across the memorabilia business:
  · US$12.6Million sale in 2022 of a Mickey Mantle baseball card from 1952.
  · US$10.1M sale in 2022 of a Jordan jersey from Game 1 of the 1998 NBA Finals.
  · US$9.3M sale in 2022 of Diego Maradona’s famous “Hand of God” jersey from the 1986 World Cup.
  · US$7.8M sale last month of a collection of Lionel Messi jerseys from the 2022 World Cup.
  · US$7.25M sale in 2022 of a baseball card from 1909.
  · US$7.2M sale last month of a Babe Ruth baseball card from 1914.
  
  In combat sports: As they say in the fight game – “Be very careful what you wish for.”
  
  Undefeated American, Vergil Ortiz Jnr has called out Tim Tszyu for a WBO World title fight – with his legendary promoter Oscar De La Hoya suggesting he would even be willing to make the fight in Australia.
  
  After spending the best part of 18 months away from the ring due to various health issues, Ortiz returned in stunning fashion on Sunday afternoon in Las Vegas – scoring a first round TKO over Frederick Lawson.
  
  Prior to Sunday’s bout, Ortiz Jr. had produced all of his 19 victories by stoppage at welterweight. He now has his first in the super welterweight division.
  
  “I’ve told Oscar put me in again as soon as you can. Let’s do it.
  Let’s go tomorrow.
  
  “This is a sport where we want to prove we’re the best, the strongest … that’s what fighters are supposed to do.
  
  “I don’t fear anyone.
  
  “I’ll fight anyone, anywhere, anytime.
  
  Asked what was next, Ortiz replied: “Bro there’s a lot of fighters that I want to fight and I know people would love to see this fight so Tim Tszyu, with all respect, I would love to fight you.
  
  “I think you’re a hell of a fighter, let’s make it happen.
  
  “It’s all business.
  
  “I want to fight the best.”
  
  “So if we have to go to Australia, I’m down.”
  
  Tszyu has already responded to the surprise call out on social media, saying he would happily accept what he dubbed a “modern day classic” with the rising star whose knockout record now stands at 20-zip.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58226826Mon, 08 Jan 2024 01:35:32 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 08 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Monday morning 08 January 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The chance to win a gold medal at home has lured one of the best rugby players in the world to sevens for this year’s Paris Olympics.
  
  But you will not see any All Blacks following France star Antoine Dupont’s lead – it’s too hard and stacked with risk.
  
  In a massive boost for the event, Dupont – a finalist for World Rugby Player of the year in 2023 – has decided to have a crack at sevens and will forgo this year’s Six Nations in an attempt to win Olympic gold.
  
  It is a marketing dream for the Paris Olympics as he is the biggest rugby star in France and his presence alone has made the hosts an instant contender for gold.
  
  In rugby league: The Top NRL Stories From 2023 – Nathan Cleary’s Grand Final Masterclass:
  
  The Broncos had one hand on the 2023 premiership trophy after Ezra Mam’s second half hat-trick gave Brisbane a commanding 24-8 lead with 17 minutes to go in the NRL Grand Final.
  
  However, Panthers halfback Nathan Cleary had other ideas and threw his team on his back to lead an unbelievable comeback that months later still has the NRL world scratching its head.
  
  Cleary set up two tries, produced a superb 40/20 and then scored the match winning four-pointer with a dummy and go to clinch an unthinkable 26-24 victory and a third straight title for the mountain men.
  
  Kevin Walters and Adam Reynolds were at a complete loss as to how their team let the game slip, while even Ivan Cleary admitted halfway through the second half that he doubted his team could come back.
  
  But Cleary was at the peak of his powers on his way to winning a second Clive Churchill Medal and showed why many believe he is the best player in the game.
  
  For the Broncos it will always be the one that got away, while Cleary’s pure belief and will to win, combined with his supreme skills ensured he etched his name into grand final folklore in arguably the greatest comeback ever in an NRL grand final.
  
  In SportsBiz: A collection of Michael Jordan game-worn sneakers is going to auction and is projected to fetch US$7 - $10Million.
  
  The Sotheby’s auction, starting 02 February includes a single Air Jordan shoe from each of the clinching games in Jordan’s six NBA Finals appearances, all autographed by the basketball icon.
  
  The shoes were originally given to former Chicago Bulls public relations executive Tim Hallam, who then sold them to a private collector, who in turn has retained Sotheby’s for the latest auction.
  
  The collection is predicted to smash the existing sneaker sales record of US$2.2Million for a single pair of Air Jordans worn by His Airness during Game 2 of the 1998 NBA Finals.
  
  Among the prominent deals and records set in the last two years across the memorabilia business:
  · US$12.6Million sale in 2022 of a Mickey Mantle baseball card from 1952.
  · US$10.1M sale in 2022 of a Jordan jersey from Game 1 of the 1998 NBA Finals.
  · US$9.3M sale in 2022 of Diego Maradona’s famous “Hand of God” jersey from the 1986 World Cup.
  · US$7.8M sale last month of a collection of Lionel Messi jerseys from the 2022 World Cup.
  · US$7.25M sale in 2022 of a baseball card from 1909.
  · US$7.2M sale last month of a Babe Ruth baseball card from 1914.
  
  In combat sports: As they say in the fight game – “Be very careful what you wish for.”
  
  Undefeated American, Vergil Ortiz Jnr has called out Tim Tszyu for a WBO World title fight – with his legendary promoter Oscar De La Hoya suggesting he would even be willing to make the fight in Australia.4117s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean88fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/07-01-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e07-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58225282
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: England Captain, Owen Farrell who has won 112 Test caps with England, is taking a break from international rugby to focus on his mental well-being and as such, opted out of the 2024 Guinness Six Nations.
  
  BREAKING NEWS this morning is that Farrell is also leaving Saracens and signing with Top 14 French Club Racing 92.
  
  In rugby league: The Top NRL Story From 2023 – 1. The Clean Out Of The Tigers Cage: Wests Tigers had been a basket case for so long that no one could have predicted they would have the courage to make a huge call and sack their entire board and CEO in one swoop.
  
  After overseeing years of mediocrity, Chairman Lee Hagipantelis and CEO Justin “Fiasco” Pascoe were blindsided and shown the door with a new board led by Barry O’Farrell and interim CEO Shane Richardson installed.
  
  Remarkably, Hagipantelis’ Bryden Lawyers still have a year to run on their multi-million dollar sponsorship with the Club.
  
  The Tigers picked up their second straight wooden spoon and have the longest finals drought in the NRL, so it was no surprise a petition from a fan of the club sparked the seismic change of direction.
  
  Rookie coach Benji Marshall will have his work cut out in his first season in charge in 2024, but there is at least a feeling of a clean slate and that could help him turn the Tigers around on and off the field, to restore some pride next season and beyond.
  
  In combat sports: BREAKING BOXING NEWS: Anthony Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn posted on X: "Tonight we confirm it’s a done deal! @anthonyjoshua v @francis_ngannou collide on a huge night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - press conference Jan 15 in London with full details dropping soon!"
  
  The Joshua-Ngannou ten-round fight will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 08 March 2024.
  
  And Deontay Wilder could fight Chinese giant, Zhilei Zhang on the undercard.
  
  Only in the USA: This afternoon could be Bill Belichick’s last game with the New England Patriots, who host the New York Jets in a meaningless matchup for both clubs.
  
  With an annual salary now reported to be US$25Million, Belichick has already clinched the worst record (currently 4-12) of his 24-year tenure, during which he has been paid at least US$200M, by conservative estimates.
  
  Despite reportedly receiving a “lucrative, multiyear” extension ahead of this season, according to NFL.com, Belichick could still be one of several coaches to lose their high-paying jobs on Black Monday, the first day after the regular season concludes.
  
  ESPN report there could be as many as 10 NFL coaches ultimately fired this cycle.
  
  As evidenced by the three Coaches already fired, change isn’t cheap:
  · Las Vegas will spend US$85M buying out head coach Josh McDaniels, general manager Dave Zeigler, and other coaches contracts.
  · Carolina will pay head coach Frank Reich US$27M and
  · The Los Angeles Chargers owe Brandon Staley at least US$4M.
  
  Coaches in Atlanta, New Orleans, and Tampa Bay are believed to be on the hot seat (particularly for whichever two don’t win the NFC South), as well as those in Chicago and Washington.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58225282Sat, 06 Jan 2024 19:46:00 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 07 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Sunday morning 07 January 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: England Captain, Owen Farrell who has won 112 Test caps with England, is taking a break from international rugby to focus on his mental well-being and as such, opted out of the 2024 Guinness Six Nations.
  
  BREAKING NEWS this morning is that Farrell is also leaving Saracens and signing with Top 14 French Club Racing 92.
  
  In rugby league: The Top NRL Story From 2023 – 1. The Clean Out Of The Tigers Cage: Wests Tigers had been a basket case for so long that no one could have predicted they would have the courage to make a huge call and sack their entire board and CEO in one swoop.
  
  After overseeing years of mediocrity, Chairman Lee Hagipantelis and CEO Justin “Fiasco” Pascoe were blindsided and shown the door with a new board led by Barry O’Farrell and interim CEO Shane Richardson installed.
  
  Remarkably, Hagipantelis’ Bryden Lawyers still have a year to run on their multi-million dollar sponsorship with the Club.
  
  The Tigers picked up their second straight wooden spoon and have the longest finals drought in the NRL, so it was no surprise a petition from a fan of the club sparked the seismic change of direction.
  
  Rookie coach Benji Marshall will have his work cut out in his first season in charge in 2024, but there is at least a feeling of a clean slate and that could help him turn the Tigers around on and off the field, to restore some pride next season and beyond.
  
  In combat sports: BREAKING BOXING NEWS: Anthony Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn posted on X: "Tonight we confirm it’s a done deal! @anthonyjoshua v @francis_ngannou collide on a huge night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - press conference Jan 15 in London with full details dropping soon!"
  
  The Joshua-Ngannou ten-round fight will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 08 March 2024.
  
  And Deontay Wilder could fight Chinese giant, Zhilei Zhang on the undercard.
  
  Only in the USA: This afternoon could be Bill Belichick’s last game with the New England Patriots, who host the New York Jets in a meaningless matchup for both clubs.
  
  With an annual salary now reported to be US$25Million, Belichick has already clinched the worst record (currently 4-12) of his 24-year tenure, during which he has been paid at least US$200M, by conservative estimates.
  
  Despite reportedly receiving a “lucrative, multiyear” extension ahead of this season, according to NFL.com, Belichick could still be one of several coaches to lose their high-paying jobs on Black Monday, the first day after the regular season concludes.
  
  ESPN report there could be as many as 10 NFL coaches ultimately fired this cycle.
  
  As evidenced by the three Coaches already fired, change isn’t cheap:
  · Las Vegas will spend US$85M buying out head coach Josh McDaniels, general manager Dave Zeigler, and other coaches contracts.
  · Carolina will pay head coach Frank Reich US$27M and
  · The Los Angeles Chargers owe Brandon Staley at least US$4M.
  
  Coaches in Atlanta, New Orleans, and Tampa Bay are believed to be on the hot seat (particularly for whichever two don’t win the NFC South), as well as those in Chicago and Washington.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team...]]>2907s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean87fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/06-01-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e06-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58213122
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: England Captain, Owen Farrell will not compete in the 2024 Guinness Six Nations, after he announced that he would be taking a break from international rugby to focus on his and his family’s mental well-being.
  
  Farrell has earned 112 England caps, won three Guinness Six Nations championships in 2016, 2017 and 2020 as captain.
  
  He sits fourth on the list of Guinness Six Nations points scorers with 528 points, 18 behind compatriot Jonny Wilkinson and 38 off current record holder Johnny Sexton.
  
  The fly-half also became England’s all-time top points scorer during Rugby World Cup 2023, overtaking Wilkinson as he kicked his side to quarter-final victory against Fiji.
  
  In rugby league: Wests Tigers are set to announce another big signing in the coming days, with Papua New Guinea Kumuls and Storm Centre, Justin Olam reportedly agreeing on a deal with the reigning wooden spooners.
  
  It is being reported that Olam only needs to pass a fitness test in the coming days and he’ll be a Tiger immediately, with the Storm willing to accommodate the PNG international’s move and release him from his contract three years early.
  
  In Football: The Premier League is set for a major six-week shake-up as a whopping 40 players are called up for their respective national teams competing in The Africa Cup of Nations from 13 January to 11 February in Ivory Coast and The Asian Cup – where Australia’s Socceroos will compete – in Qatar from 12 January to 10 February.
  
  Many players competing in AFCON or the Asian Cup have already departed their Clubs to link up with their national teams.
  
  Only in the USA: The final week of the NFL season is tense for some teams, fighting for their lives.
  
  But even for the least successful franchises of the year who have nothing to play for, players still have a lot on the line to hit lucrative contract incentives tied to regular-season statistics with their own rewards:
  US$2.2Million: Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield
  · Goal: Make the playoffs for US$1M and finish in the top 10 of four passing categories at US$300,000 each
  · How close is he? Mayfield needs a victory over Carolina. Currently 6th in TD passes, 8th in yards, 9th in passer rating, and tied for 9th in yards per attempt
  
  US$2Million: Seattle Seahawks QB Geno Smith
  · Goal: Make the playoffs
  · How close? Needs a victory over Arizona and a Green Bay loss, or a number of scenarios involving ties
  
  US$1.25Million: Kansas City Chiefs DE Chris Jones
  · Goal: 10 sacks this season
  · How Close? Has 9.5 already
  
  US$750,000: Cleveland Browns DE Jadaveon Clowney
  · Goal: Nine sacks this season
  · How close? Has 8.5 already and banked US$1M in bonuses for 5 and 7 sacks
  
  US$750,000: Tennessee Titans WR DeAndre Hopkins
  · Goal: 75 receptions, 1,050 yards, and 8 TDs (additional $250,000 each)
  · How close? Has 68 receptions, 1,011 yards, and 6 TDs and has already banked US$1.5M in bonuses in each category
  
  So now, it’s time to cash in.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58213122Fri, 05 Jan 2024 22:41:06 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 06 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Saturday morning 06 January 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: England Captain, Owen Farrell will not compete in the 2024 Guinness Six Nations, after he announced that he would be taking a break from international rugby to focus on his and his family’s mental well-being.
  
  Farrell has earned 112 England caps, won three Guinness Six Nations championships in 2016, 2017 and 2020 as captain.
  
  He sits fourth on the list of Guinness Six Nations points scorers with 528 points, 18 behind compatriot Jonny Wilkinson and 38 off current record holder Johnny Sexton.
  
  The fly-half also became England’s all-time top points scorer during Rugby World Cup 2023, overtaking Wilkinson as he kicked his side to quarter-final victory against Fiji.
  
  In rugby league: Wests Tigers are set to announce another big signing in the coming days, with Papua New Guinea Kumuls and Storm Centre, Justin Olam reportedly agreeing on a deal with the reigning wooden spooners.
  
  It is being reported that Olam only needs to pass a fitness test in the coming days and he’ll be a Tiger immediately, with the Storm willing to accommodate the PNG international’s move and release him from his contract three years early.
  
  In Football: The Premier League is set for a major six-week shake-up as a whopping 40 players are called up for their respective national teams competing in The Africa Cup of Nations from 13 January to 11 February in Ivory Coast and The Asian Cup – where Australia’s Socceroos will compete – in Qatar from 12 January to 10 February.
  
  Many players competing in AFCON or the Asian Cup have already departed their Clubs to link up with their national teams.
  
  Only in the USA: The final week of the NFL season is tense for some teams, fighting for their lives.
  
  But even for the least successful franchises of the year who have nothing to play for, players still have a lot on the line to hit lucrative contract incentives tied to regular-season statistics with their own rewards:
  US$2.2Million: Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield
  · Goal: Make the playoffs for US$1M and finish in the top 10 of four passing categories at US$300,000 each
  · How close is he? Mayfield needs a victory over Carolina. Currently 6th in TD passes, 8th in yards, 9th in passer rating, and tied for 9th in yards per attempt
  
  US$2Million: Seattle Seahawks QB Geno Smith
  · Goal: Make the playoffs
  · How close? Needs a victory over Arizona and a Green Bay loss, or a number of scenarios involving ties
  
  US$1.25Million: Kansas City Chiefs DE Chris Jones
  · Goal: 10 sacks this season
  · How Close? Has 9.5 already
  
  US$750,000: Cleveland Browns DE Jadaveon Clowney
  · Goal: Nine sacks this season
  · How close? Has 8.5 already and banked US$1M in bonuses for 5 and 7 sacks
  
  US$750,000: Tennessee Titans WR DeAndre Hopkins
  · Goal: 75 receptions, 1,050 yards, and 8 TDs (additional $250,000 each)
  · How close? Has 68 receptions, 1,011 yards, and 6 TDs and has already banked US$1.5M in bonuses in each category
  
  So now, it’s time to cash in.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman...]]>3307s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean86fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/05-01-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e05-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58202131
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: On the first Saturday in May this year, Moana Pasifika will make history when they host the Highlanders in a first-ever Super Rugby Pacific game to be played in Nukualofa, Kingdom of Tonga.
  
  “I am very happy as I am sure all Tongans are, to have Moana Pasifika right here in the Kingdom. We look forward to continuing to demonstrate that we can host these international games,” Tonga Prime Minister RT Hon Hu’akavameiliku and President of Tonga Rugby Union said.
  
  In rugby league: Wests Tigers have been forced to remove a graphic of new signing Jarome Luai wearing the Tiger’s jersey from their social media accounts.
  
  Luai’s current Club, the Panthers, were not happy with the doctored graphic - which had three photos of the playmaker, two of them in a Tigers jersey.
  
  Not long after the original graphic had been posted, the Tigers took it down and reposted different photos of Luai wearing a NSW Blues jersey.
  
  In Football & SportsBiz: French superstar Kylian Mbappe declared he has an “agreement” with Paris Saint-Germain President Nasser Al-Khelaifi as questions are raised about his future.
  
  With the January transfer window now open, Mbappe is free to negotiate with rival clubs over a move, as his contract with PSG expires this summer.
  
  Spanish giants Real Madrid have been heavily linked with Mbappe in the past and thought they had their man in the summer of 2022, only for Mbappe to sign an extension with PSG.
  
  “I didn’t make any decision but we have an agreement with the President Al-Khelaifi so it means that all parties are protected. The focus is on the team, not my situation.”
  
  Finally in combat sports: BREAKING NEWS: Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock, is making a career change to the UFC.
  
  Johnson wants to push himself and star in a new movie titled “The Smashing Machine”, which is about the life and struggles of former UFC Champion Mark Kerr, and will tackle addiction and the challenges faced by professional fighters.
  
  Talofa lava The Rock! And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58202131Thu, 04 Jan 2024 23:05:53 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 05 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Friday morning 05 January 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: On the first Saturday in May this year, Moana Pasifika will make history when they host the Highlanders in a first-ever Super Rugby Pacific game to be played in Nukualofa, Kingdom of Tonga.
  
  “I am very happy as I am sure all Tongans are, to have Moana Pasifika right here in the Kingdom. We look forward to continuing to demonstrate that we can host these international games,” Tonga Prime Minister RT Hon Hu’akavameiliku and President of Tonga Rugby Union said.
  
  In rugby league: Wests Tigers have been forced to remove a graphic of new signing Jarome Luai wearing the Tiger’s jersey from their social media accounts.
  
  Luai’s current Club, the Panthers, were not happy with the doctored graphic - which had three photos of the playmaker, two of them in a Tigers jersey.
  
  Not long after the original graphic had been posted, the Tigers took it down and reposted different photos of Luai wearing a NSW Blues jersey.
  
  In Football & SportsBiz: French superstar Kylian Mbappe declared he has an “agreement” with Paris Saint-Germain President Nasser Al-Khelaifi as questions are raised about his future.
  
  With the January transfer window now open, Mbappe is free to negotiate with rival clubs over a move, as his contract with PSG expires this summer.
  
  Spanish giants Real Madrid have been heavily linked with Mbappe in the past and thought they had their man in the summer of 2022, only for Mbappe to sign an extension with PSG.
  
  “I didn’t make any decision but we have an agreement with the President Al-Khelaifi so it means that all parties are protected. The focus is on the team, not my situation.”
  
  Finally in combat sports: BREAKING NEWS: Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock, is making a career change to the UFC.
  
  Johnson wants to push himself and star in a new movie titled “The Smashing Machine”, which is about the life and struggles of former UFC Champion Mark Kerr, and will tackle addiction and the challenges faced by professional fighters.
  
  Talofa lava The Rock! And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2007s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean85fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/04-01-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e04-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58192282Breakfast Bites the FIJI & PACIFIC SPORTS NEWS PODCAST, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Thursday morning 5th January 2024.
  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: Jarome Luai has confirmed he will move to Wests Tigers on a five-year deal from 2025, putting an end to months of speculaton surrounding his future.
  
  The Penrith star revealed the news in a press conference in Darling Harbour, Sydney yesterday.
  
  Luai described the call to leave the Panthers as “probably the toughest decision of my career and life.”
  
  In football: Just two-and-a-half years after signing Jadon Sancho for US$91.5Million, Manchester United could be sending the troubled star back to where they initially signed him from.
  
  Multiple outlets report Bundesliga heavyweights Borussia Dortmund are willing to take Sancho back, but on loan and with Man U chipping in for his weekly wages!
  
  In SportsBiz: Amazon has already concluded its second year of exclusively streaming “Thursday Night Football” in the NFL’s regular season, which delivered big viewership gains on Prime Video.
  
  The 15 games in 2023 drew an average of 11.86 million viewers, up 24% from Amazon’s debut TNF season in 2022.
  
  Those figures are still down from the 16.2 million viewers Thursday night games averaged during the 2021 season on Fox and the NFL Network, but the growth is promising.
  
  Fox, CBS, and NBC routinely draw 20 million-plus viewers to NFL games each Sunday, as well as ABC/ESPN on Mondays.
  
  Finally in combat sports: Devin Haney has emerged from a tight field to be named “Sports Illustrated’s” Fighter of the Year” for 2023.
  
  Haney’s chief competition for the award was Naoya Inoue, who a year after collecting all four belts at 118 pounds, moved up in weight and seized every title at 122.
  Two came off Stephen Fulton, the slick US boxing star widely considered the top fighter at super bantamweight, but midway through the eighth round, a battered Fulton was crumpled in the corner.
  Filipino champ Marlon Tapales had the other two, at least until a straight right hand in the 10th round of their fight left him unable to continue.
  Beyond Fighter of the Year, Inoue made a strong case to be called pound-for-pound No. 1.
  Apart from Inoue, Terrence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. would’ve been a worthy winner, with David Benavidez, Gervonta Davis and Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez also deserving of consideration.
  In the end, the nod goes to Haney, who took a tough title defense against Lomachenko and blew out arguably the top man at 140 in his debut at a new weight.
  It was an impressive year for a very impressive young fighter.
  
  Ding ding “Seconds Out”! And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58192282Wed, 03 Jan 2024 22:39:14 +0000Culden KameaKi ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 04 of https://www.teivovorugby.com/podcasts/ the https://www.teivovorugby.com/podcasts/, by...Breakfast Bites the FIJI & PACIFIC SPORTS NEWS PODCAST, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Thursday morning 5th January 2024.
  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: Jarome Luai has confirmed he will move to Wests Tigers on a five-year deal from 2025, putting an end to months of speculaton surrounding his future.
  
  The Penrith star revealed the news in a press conference in Darling Harbour, Sydney yesterday.
  
  Luai described the call to leave the Panthers as “probably the toughest decision of my career and life.”
  
  In football: Just two-and-a-half years after signing Jadon Sancho for US$91.5Million, Manchester United could be sending the troubled star back to where they initially signed him from.
  
  Multiple outlets report Bundesliga heavyweights Borussia Dortmund are willing to take Sancho back, but on loan and with Man U chipping in for his weekly wages!
  
  In SportsBiz: Amazon has already concluded its second year of exclusively streaming “Thursday Night Football” in the NFL’s regular season, which delivered big viewership gains on Prime Video.
  
  The 15 games in 2023 drew an average of 11.86 million viewers, up 24% from Amazon’s debut TNF season in 2022.
  
  Those figures are still down from the 16.2 million viewers Thursday night games averaged during the 2021 season on Fox and the NFL Network, but the growth is promising.
  
  Fox, CBS, and NBC routinely draw 20 million-plus viewers to NFL games each Sunday, as well as ABC/ESPN on Mondays.
  
  Finally in combat sports: Devin Haney has emerged from a tight field to be named “Sports Illustrated’s” Fighter of the Year” for 2023.
  
  Haney’s chief competition for the award was Naoya Inoue, who a year after collecting all four belts at 118 pounds, moved up in weight and seized every title at 122.
  Two came off Stephen Fulton, the slick US boxing star widely considered the top fighter at super bantamweight, but midway through the eighth round, a battered Fulton was crumpled in the corner.
  Filipino champ Marlon Tapales had the other two, at least until a straight right hand in the 10th round of their fight left him unable to continue.
  Beyond Fighter of the Year, Inoue made a strong case to be called pound-for-pound No. 1.
  Apart from Inoue, Terrence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. would’ve been a worthy winner, with David Benavidez, Gervonta Davis and Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez also deserving of consideration.
  In the end, the nod goes to Haney, who took a tough title defense against Lomachenko and blew out arguably the top man at 140 in his debut at a new weight.
  It was an impressive year for a very impressive young fighter.
  
  Ding ding “Seconds Out”! And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2607s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean84fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-01-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e03-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58177111
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Fiji captain Waisea Nayacalevu will depart Toulon
  at the end of the season after French outlet L’Equipe reported that the Top 14 giants have decided not to activate an additional year on his deal.
  
  L’Equipe have also reported that the Fijian centre has held talks with Montpellier, but there is no confirmation yet as to where he will be playing next season.
  
  The two sides go head-to-head this Sunday as Toulon travel to the GGL Stadium in their first game of 2024.
  
  Nayacalevu had a standout 2023 for his country, showing some of his best ever form and would still be a major asset to many Clubs despite now being in his thirties.
  
  Since returning from the World Cup, the 38-cap international has featured five times for Toulon, who sit in third place in the Top 14 following a 19-5 win over Stade Francais on Saturday.
  
  In rugby league: Former St George Illawarra Dragons star, Junior Amone is battling back.
  
  The stand-off was de-registered from the NRL after being found guilty of threatening a man in a hammer attack alongside his father.
  
  Though he avoided jail time, he was sentenced to 300 hours of community service.
  
  There has been speculation Amone could move to Super League to begin his come back and now he has spoken out about fighting to come back: “I’ve been told just to keep my head up. As long as I keep training, my mind will be set on footy and I’ll be getting better each and every day.”
  
  In football: Wayne Rooney was sacked as Manager of Championship side Birmingham City on Tuesday following a disastrous spell in charge.
  
  The 38-year-old former Manchester United and England star was appointed in October last year, but oversaw just two wins in 15 games with Monday’s 3-0 thumping by Leeds, their ninth defeat under him, proving to be the final straw.
  
  Birmingham, who have NFL legend Tom Brady as a minority shareholder, are embroiled in a battle against relegation, slumping to 20th from sixth since Rooney took over.
  
  In SportsBiz: There’s pressure, and then there’s what Paris 2024 organizers face.
  
  After months of turmoil and bad press—including local rioting, corruption allegations, and budget concerns—the heat is on the French capital to not only stage a successful event, but, in some respects, to restore the Olympic movement.
  
  The last half-decade has been a brutal stretch for the IOC.
  
  Both the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Games were marred by the pandemic and record-low US ratings.
  
  With the 2032 Games in Brisbane already facing budget problems, a bigger question arises: Are the Olympics beginning to collapse under their own weight and complexity?
  
  Instead of being too big to fail, are the Olympics now too big to succeed?
  
  In combat sports: Finally. WWE legend The Rock made his surprise return on the year-opening edition of Monday Night Raw, hinting at one of the biggest possible matches in wrestling is finally on the cards.
  
  A long-awaited match with long-time Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns, who has lasted over 1200 days, putting him in striking distance of Hulk Hogan’s 1474-day reign between 1984 and 1988.
  
  And finally today: Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat has been murdered, police say.
  
  The Olympian was found dead in Kenya with local media reporting he had been stabbed to death.
  
  The Kenyan-born Kiplagat, 34, had represented Uganda internationally in the 3000M steeplechase, including at several Olympic Games and World Championships.
  
  His body was found in a car on Saturday night on the outskirts of the Rift Valley town of Eldoret, which is home to many athletes who train in the high-altitude area.
  
  Rest in Peace brother.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58177111Tue, 02 Jan 2024 22:18:29 +0000Culden KameaKia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 03 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Wednesday morning 03 January 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Fiji captain Waisea Nayacalevu will depart Toulon
  at the end of the season after French outlet L’Equipe reported that the Top 14 giants have decided not to activate an additional year on his deal.
  
  L’Equipe have also reported that the Fijian centre has held talks with Montpellier, but there is no confirmation yet as to where he will be playing next season.
  
  The two sides go head-to-head this Sunday as Toulon travel to the GGL Stadium in their first game of 2024.
  
  Nayacalevu had a standout 2023 for his country, showing some of his best ever form and would still be a major asset to many Clubs despite now being in his thirties.
  
  Since returning from the World Cup, the 38-cap international has featured five times for Toulon, who sit in third place in the Top 14 following a 19-5 win over Stade Francais on Saturday.
  
  In rugby league: Former St George Illawarra Dragons star, Junior Amone is battling back.
  
  The stand-off was de-registered from the NRL after being found guilty of threatening a man in a hammer attack alongside his father.
  
  Though he avoided jail time, he was sentenced to 300 hours of community service.
  
  There has been speculation Amone could move to Super League to begin his come back and now he has spoken out about fighting to come back: “I’ve been told just to keep my head up. As long as I keep training, my mind will be set on footy and I’ll be getting better each and every day.”
  
  In football: Wayne Rooney was sacked as Manager of Championship side Birmingham City on Tuesday following a disastrous spell in charge.
  
  The 38-year-old former Manchester United and England star was appointed in October last year, but oversaw just two wins in 15 games with Monday’s 3-0 thumping by Leeds, their ninth defeat under him, proving to be the final straw.
  
  Birmingham, who have NFL legend Tom Brady as a minority shareholder, are embroiled in a battle against relegation, slumping to 20th from sixth since Rooney took over.
  
  In SportsBiz: There’s pressure, and then there’s what Paris 2024 organizers face.
  
  After months of turmoil and bad press—including local rioting, corruption allegations, and budget concerns—the heat is on the French capital to not only stage a successful event, but, in some respects, to restore the Olympic movement.
  
  The last half-decade has been a brutal stretch for the IOC.
  
  Both the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Games were marred by the pandemic and record-low US ratings.
  
  With the 2032 Games in Brisbane already facing budget problems, a bigger question arises: Are the Olympics beginning to collapse under their own weight and complexity?
  
  Instead of being too big to fail, are the Olympics now too big to succeed?
  
  In combat sports: Finally. WWE legend The Rock made his surprise return on the year-opening edition of Monday Night Raw, hinting at one of the biggest possible matches in wrestling is finally on the cards.
  
  A long-awaited match with long-time Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns, who has lasted over 1200 days, putting him in striking distance of Hulk Hogan’s 1474-day reign between 1984 and 1988.
  
  And finally today: Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat has been murdered, police say.
  
  The Olympian was found dead in Kenya with local media reporting he had been stabbed to death.
  
  The Kenyan-born Kiplagat, 34, had represented Uganda internationally in the 3000M steeplechase, including at several Olympic Games and World...]]>3517s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean81fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-01-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e02-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58177005
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union and rugby league: Arguably one of the best cross-code players, Sonny Bill Williams has endorsed Joey Manu’s bid for a short-term rugby union switch and believes it can make him an even better NRL player.
  
  Speaking with The Sydney Morning Herald, Williams believes Manu’s status in rugby league means he deserves to maximise his earning potential and the Rooters and the NRL need to explore ways to keep him in the game.
  
  “When you’re an elite player like Joey is, that’s what you can do,” Williams said of his attempts to spend the early part of the 2025 season to chase a big money offer in Japan before returning to the Roosters.
  
  “As long as it’s done respectfully, he deserves a chance to see what’s there for himself.
  
  “I’m proud of him for stepping out there and doing his thing. When you have that talent, that talent deserves to be seen.”
  
  Williams is the most decorated cross-code star having won two NRL premierships with the Bulldogs (2004) and Roosters (2013) to go with two Rugby World Cups with the All Blacks in 2011 and 2015.
  
  In football: Manchester United’s miserable season hit a new low as they crashed to a dismal 1-2 loss to Premier League strugglers Nottingham Forest on Sunday.
  
  Erik10’s side produced a wretched display for Man U’s fourth loss in their last six games in all competitions, leaving them languishing in seventh place in the Premier League.
  
  Forest moved five points clear of the relegation zone after Nuno Espirito Santo masterminded his second successive high-profile win.
  
  Nuno’s first win as Forest boss after replacing the sacked Steve Cooper came against Newcastle, but this was an even bigger scalp.
  
  In SportsBiz: Super Rugby Pacific is seeking to employ a Chief Executive Officer focused on driving innovation, collaboration, and to position the Super Rugby competition front and center, while breathing new life into and rejuvenating the competition.
  
  This rare opportunity will suit someone who has strong leadership experience at an executive level, with a proven track record in building effective relationships.
  
  The role is based in Sydney, Australia and applications close Wednesday 31 January 2024.
  
  In combat sports: After his stoppage win over Otto Wallin in December on the Day of Reckoning card, Anthony Joshua was expected to lace up for a long-awaited showdown against Deontay Wilder, with a lucrative deal already signed, before plans were scuppered when the American was soundly defeated by Kiwi-Samoan warrior, Joseph Parker.
  
  Now AJ’s promoter, Eddie Hearn says they are considering a fight in March 2024, possibly against former MMA Champion Francis Ngannou, who is riding a wave of momentum since transitioning to the world of professional boxing and almost upsetting the Gypsy King Tyson Fury in his first professional boxing match.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58177005Mon, 01 Jan 2024 22:07:00 +0000Culden KameaKi ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 02 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 02 January 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union and rugby league: Arguably one of the best cross-code players, Sonny Bill Williams has endorsed Joey Manu’s bid for a short-term rugby union switch and believes it can make him an even better NRL player.
  
  Speaking with The Sydney Morning Herald, Williams believes Manu’s status in rugby league means he deserves to maximise his earning potential and the Rooters and the NRL need to explore ways to keep him in the game.
  
  “When you’re an elite player like Joey is, that’s what you can do,” Williams said of his attempts to spend the early part of the 2025 season to chase a big money offer in Japan before returning to the Roosters.
  
  “As long as it’s done respectfully, he deserves a chance to see what’s there for himself.
  
  “I’m proud of him for stepping out there and doing his thing. When you have that talent, that talent deserves to be seen.”
  
  Williams is the most decorated cross-code star having won two NRL premierships with the Bulldogs (2004) and Roosters (2013) to go with two Rugby World Cups with the All Blacks in 2011 and 2015.
  
  In football: Manchester United’s miserable season hit a new low as they crashed to a dismal 1-2 loss to Premier League strugglers Nottingham Forest on Sunday.
  
  Erik10’s side produced a wretched display for Man U’s fourth loss in their last six games in all competitions, leaving them languishing in seventh place in the Premier League.
  
  Forest moved five points clear of the relegation zone after Nuno Espirito Santo masterminded his second successive high-profile win.
  
  Nuno’s first win as Forest boss after replacing the sacked Steve Cooper came against Newcastle, but this was an even bigger scalp.
  
  In SportsBiz: Super Rugby Pacific is seeking to employ a Chief Executive Officer focused on driving innovation, collaboration, and to position the Super Rugby competition front and center, while breathing new life into and rejuvenating the competition.
  
  This rare opportunity will suit someone who has strong leadership experience at an executive level, with a proven track record in building effective relationships.
  
  The role is based in Sydney, Australia and applications close Wednesday 31 January 2024.
  
  In combat sports: After his stoppage win over Otto Wallin in December on the Day of Reckoning card, Anthony Joshua was expected to lace up for a long-awaited showdown against Deontay Wilder, with a lucrative deal already signed, before plans were scuppered when the American was soundly defeated by Kiwi-Samoan warrior, Joseph Parker.
  
  Now AJ’s promoter, Eddie Hearn says they are considering a fight in March 2024, possibly against former MMA Champion Francis Ngannou, who is riding a wave of momentum since transitioning to the world of professional boxing and almost upsetting the Gypsy King Tyson Fury in his first professional boxing match.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2977s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean82fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-01-2024-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s08e01-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58163264
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union and rugby league: Happy New Year Sports Fans! May 2024 bring victory, pride and joy to you and your team, whatever sports you’re into and in whatever capacity, whether as a player, official or sports fan. As Nike famously proclaimed all those years ago - the main thing in life is to “just do it”.
  
  World Rugby Chairman Sir Bill Beaumont has expressed his gratitude and says that he is “honoured and humbled” after being awarded the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire for services to rugby on the international stage in His Majesty King Charles’ New Year’s Honours list.
  
  In football: Arsenal missed the chance to end the year on top of the Premier League after falling to a 2-1 loss to Fulham, while Tottenham are up to fifth following a 3-1 win over Bournemouth.
  
  Fulham rose to 13th in the table with 24 points while Arsenal, who were top of the table on Christmas day, have ended the year fourth, after going winless in their last three matches.
  
  In SportsBiz & the NBA: Once the NBA’s exclusive negotiating window with ESPN and TNT expires in mid-April, it’s anybody’s ballgame.
  
  Look for the NBA to retain both as primary television partners, and for ESPN’s sister broadcast network, ABC, to keep the NBA Finals.
  
  However, the NBA will add two more media rights partners - expect a newcomer in the form of deep-pocketed Amazon Prime to pick off a weekday streaming-only package and create the NBA equivalent of Thursday Night Football.
  
  In combat sports: Mad Irishman, Conor McGregor took to social media on New Year’s Eve to announce that his UFC return would take place on 29 June 2024 against Michael Chandler, at what is scheduled to be International Fight Week in Las Vegas.
  
  McGregor also said the fight will be contested at the middleweight limit of 185 pounds although there have been no confirmations of that.
  
  McGregor had pushed to be on UFC300 in April, but after meeting with Dana White in Dubai, they came to an agreement for a summer blockbuster in Sin City.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites in 2024.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58163264Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:42:18 +0000Culden KameaKi ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 01 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Monday morning 01 January 2024 - Happy New Year! Coming to you with tons of...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union and rugby league: Happy New Year Sports Fans! May 2024 bring victory, pride and joy to you and your team, whatever sports you’re into and in whatever capacity, whether as a player, official or sports fan. As Nike famously proclaimed all those years ago - the main thing in life is to “just do it”.
  
  World Rugby Chairman Sir Bill Beaumont has expressed his gratitude and says that he is “honoured and humbled” after being awarded the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire for services to rugby on the international stage in His Majesty King Charles’ New Year’s Honours list.
  
  In football: Arsenal missed the chance to end the year on top of the Premier League after falling to a 2-1 loss to Fulham, while Tottenham are up to fifth following a 3-1 win over Bournemouth.
  
  Fulham rose to 13th in the table with 24 points while Arsenal, who were top of the table on Christmas day, have ended the year fourth, after going winless in their last three matches.
  
  In SportsBiz & the NBA: Once the NBA’s exclusive negotiating window with ESPN and TNT expires in mid-April, it’s anybody’s ballgame.
  
  Look for the NBA to retain both as primary television partners, and for ESPN’s sister broadcast network, ABC, to keep the NBA Finals.
  
  However, the NBA will add two more media rights partners - expect a newcomer in the form of deep-pocketed Amazon Prime to pick off a weekday streaming-only package and create the NBA equivalent of Thursday Night Football.
  
  In combat sports: Mad Irishman, Conor McGregor took to social media on New Year’s Eve to announce that his UFC return would take place on 29 June 2024 against Michael Chandler, at what is scheduled to be International Fight Week in Las Vegas.
  
  McGregor also said the fight will be contested at the middleweight limit of 185 pounds although there have been no confirmations of that.
  
  McGregor had pushed to be on UFC300 in April, but after meeting with Dana White in Dubai, they came to an agreement for a summer blockbuster in Sin City.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites in 2024.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2207s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean81fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/31-12-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e85-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58157165
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union and rugby league: “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” 2023 has been a fantastic year for sports all over the world, and especially for the Top Sports People, with their earnings, driven by record live gates and viewership on broadcast TV and streaming platforms going absolutely nuts! Long may it last!
  
  The Rugby World Cup 2023 in France was an outstanding success, even though hosts France and pre-tournament favourites, Ireland both came up short.
  
  So in the end, it was left to Ian “Fozzy” Foster’s All Blacks to try and stop the mighty Springboks, and with “nearly always absent” ABs Captain Sam Cane red carded, the 14-men left, led by Ardie Savea almost pulled off an incredible upset.
  
  Congratulations Siya Kolisi and his Springboks!
  
  In football: Man City Manager Pep G has advised players not to flaunt their wealth online as they are always being watched.
  It comes after football star Jack Grealish, 28, lost £1Million in watches and jewellery in a burglary on Wednesday night while Man City was playing Everton in the Premier League.
  
  "They have security but unfortunately it's happened. It's happened many times," Guardiola said.
  
  Finally a wrap of US Sports for the year: 2023 was a transformational year in US sports: Deion Sanders turned Boulder into Hollywood, Las Vegas emerged as the next sports capital, Taylor Swift entered the NFL consciousness and Lionel Messi made MLS matter.
  
  Saudi Arabia splurged billions on sports, streaming giants invaded live games and the Pac-12 blew up.
  
  Japanese baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani hit a US$700Million homer, crypto-currency took a nosedive, media rights got a facelift and ESPN had its own plot twist.
  
  After winning his first FIFA World Cup in late 2022, Lionel Messi was the center of the soccer universe for the bulk of 2023.
  
  Speculation mounted about the Argentinian legend’s future after a brief stint with Paris Saint-Germain; among his suitors: The Saudi Pro League attempted to lure him with a US$1.6Billion offer. Ultimately, MLS—and the allure of playing in the US—won out.
  
  The NFL is on pace for its best television performance in eight seasons, with audiences growing 7% from 2022, to 17.5 million average viewers through Week 15. Did a pop star play a part in that? It’s hard to quantify how many Swifties embraced pro football due to the singer’s romance with Super Bowl champion Travis Kelce.
  
  The 40-plus years of security that teams enjoyed from their cable deals is giving way to a much more turbulent and uncertain future.
  
  The long-expected invasion of live sports by giant streamers became a reality this year:
  · Amazon Prime Video aired its second exclusive season of Thursday Night Football,
  · Google’s YouTube TV took over NFL Sunday Ticket, and
  · Apple began its 10-year, US$2.5B MLS deal. (Netflix experimented with exhibitions like The Netflix Cup but remained focused on documentaries.)
  · With Prime pulling near-broadcast-like audiences of 12.1 million viewers per game for TNF this season, the writing’s on the wall for legacy media companies.
  
  In 2023, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund showed no signs it would stop pumping money into sports - the biggest splash:
  · In June, the Saudi Public Investment Fund, along with LIV Golf—backed almost exclusively by the PIF—entered into a framework agreement with the PGA Tour to mend golf’s divide at a cost of US$2B flooding into a united pro golf effort.
  · In the Saudi Pro League, Cristiano Ronaldo inked a contract with top Saudi Club Al Nassr that pays him roughly US$200Million per season through 2025.
  
  Las Vegas, home to Super Bowl LVIII in February, took center stage in 2023, hosting its first Formula 1 race in four decades, plus the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament semifinals and championship.
  
  And in case you missed it, MSG Entertainment’s Sphere opened, immediately becoming the most eye-catching venue in sin city.
  
  As crypto crashed and burned, led by FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and others at the failed crypto giant facing federal fraud charges, and SBF found guilty, current and former athletes such as Stephen Curry, Tom Brady and Shaquille O’Neal—along with the Golden State Warriors—remain defendants in a civil case.
  
  2023 – was a year of uncertainty for ESPN. During the first half of 2023, layoffs cast a long shadow over Bristol, culminating with the June departures of well-known hosts Jeff Van Gundy, Suzy Kolber, and Max Kellerman.
  
  The once-mighty ESPN looked vulnerable, but battled back in the second half of the year with their Monday Night Football audience growing 23% to 16 million average viewers.
  
  ESPN also grew into the most-followed brand on TikTok, with 44 million fans, while separately launching ESPNBet.
  
  In October, Disney released data showing that ESPN generated more profits, US$2.9Billion than the mighty Mouse’s entire entertainment business in fiscal 2022.
  
  Bottom Line: However bad the year may have looked, it’s too early to underestimate the most powerful four letters in sports media.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites in 2024.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58157165Sat, 30 Dec 2023 21:17:42 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 85 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Sunday morning 31 December 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union and rugby league: “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” 2023 has been a fantastic year for sports all over the world, and especially for the Top Sports People, with their earnings, driven by record live gates and viewership on broadcast TV and streaming platforms going absolutely nuts! Long may it last!
  
  The Rugby World Cup 2023 in France was an outstanding success, even though hosts France and pre-tournament favourites, Ireland both came up short.
  
  So in the end, it was left to Ian “Fozzy” Foster’s All Blacks to try and stop the mighty Springboks, and with “nearly always absent” ABs Captain Sam Cane red carded, the 14-men left, led by Ardie Savea almost pulled off an incredible upset.
  
  Congratulations Siya Kolisi and his Springboks!
  
  In football: Man City Manager Pep G has advised players not to flaunt their wealth online as they are always being watched.
  It comes after football star Jack Grealish, 28, lost £1Million in watches and jewellery in a burglary on Wednesday night while Man City was playing Everton in the Premier League.
  
  "They have security but unfortunately it's happened. It's happened many times," Guardiola said.
  
  Finally a wrap of US Sports for the year: 2023 was a transformational year in US sports: Deion Sanders turned Boulder into Hollywood, Las Vegas emerged as the next sports capital, Taylor Swift entered the NFL consciousness and Lionel Messi made MLS matter.
  
  Saudi Arabia splurged billions on sports, streaming giants invaded live games and the Pac-12 blew up.
  
  Japanese baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani hit a US$700Million homer, crypto-currency took a nosedive, media rights got a facelift and ESPN had its own plot twist.
  
  After winning his first FIFA World Cup in late 2022, Lionel Messi was the center of the soccer universe for the bulk of 2023.
  
  Speculation mounted about the Argentinian legend’s future after a brief stint with Paris Saint-Germain; among his suitors: The Saudi Pro League attempted to lure him with a US$1.6Billion offer. Ultimately, MLS—and the allure of playing in the US—won out.
  
  The NFL is on pace for its best television performance in eight seasons, with audiences growing 7% from 2022, to 17.5 million average viewers through Week 15. Did a pop star play a part in that? It’s hard to quantify how many Swifties embraced pro football due to the singer’s romance with Super Bowl champion Travis Kelce.
  
  The 40-plus years of security that teams enjoyed from their cable deals is giving way to a much more turbulent and uncertain future.
  
  The long-expected invasion of live sports by giant streamers became a reality this year:
  · Amazon Prime Video aired its second exclusive season of Thursday Night Football,
  · Google’s YouTube TV took over NFL Sunday Ticket, and
  · Apple began its 10-year, US$2.5B MLS deal. (Netflix experimented with exhibitions like The Netflix Cup but remained focused on documentaries.)
  · With Prime pulling near-broadcast-like audiences of 12.1 million viewers per game for TNF this season, the writing’s on the wall for legacy media companies.
  
  In 2023, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund showed no signs it would stop pumping money into sports - the biggest splash:
  · In June, the Saudi Public Investment Fund, along with LIV Golf—backed almost exclusively by the PIF—entered into a framework agreement with the PGA Tour to mend golf’s divide at a cost of US$2B flooding into a united pro golf effort.
  · In the Saudi Pro League, Cristiano Ronaldo inked a contract with top Saudi Club Al Nassr...]]>5397s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean785fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/30-12-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e84-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58151564
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union and rugby league: Our Sports Quote Of The Year for 2023 comes from the NRL in Australia: “We just find ways to get people who aren’t even on the field to make big decisions by looking at a play again and again and again; slow it down and manufacture an opinion.” South Sydney Rabbitohs Head Coach Jason Demetriou articulates every Coach’s frustration with the Television Match Official (TMO) and “the Bunker”.
  
  In SportsBiz: Ever since the US Supreme Court ruled in 2018 to allow States to make their own laws in regards to sports betting, many States have rushed in legislation to do so, as an easy revenue booster.
  
  As a result, the total US betting market is projected to hit US$100Billion for 2023, and as such, the market is beginning to center around a top-tier group of sharks including: DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, Caesars, ESPN Bet, Fanatics and Bet 365.
  
  However, California and Texas, the two most populous states - and therefore industry whales - have thus far shown stiff resistance to legislate.
  
  In football: Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe is now closer to joining FC Barcelona than bitter rivals Real Madrid after they pulled out of the race to sign him as a reward to the Catalans for remaining with them in the European Super League project.
  
  Madrid courted the Frenchman as a teenager before he ditched them to join PSG from Monaco in 2017.
  
  In mid-2022, it appeared as though the World Cup winner would make the switch from the French capital to its Spanish counterpart, only for Mbappe to have a change of heart and renew terms with his current Qatari employers in a deal which topped Forbes' list of the World's Highest-Paid Soccer Players.
  
  In combat sports: Do you know who Abdul Wahid is? None other than undefeated WBA Lightweight World Boxing Champion, Gevonta “The Tank” Davis, who has converted to Islam.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58151564Sat, 30 Dec 2023 00:02:09 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 84 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Saturday morning 30 December 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union and rugby league: Our Sports Quote Of The Year for 2023 comes from the NRL in Australia: “We just find ways to get people who aren’t even on the field to make big decisions by looking at a play again and again and again; slow it down and manufacture an opinion.” South Sydney Rabbitohs Head Coach Jason Demetriou articulates every Coach’s frustration with the Television Match Official (TMO) and “the Bunker”.
  
  In SportsBiz: Ever since the US Supreme Court ruled in 2018 to allow States to make their own laws in regards to sports betting, many States have rushed in legislation to do so, as an easy revenue booster.
  
  As a result, the total US betting market is projected to hit US$100Billion for 2023, and as such, the market is beginning to center around a top-tier group of sharks including: DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, Caesars, ESPN Bet, Fanatics and Bet 365.
  
  However, California and Texas, the two most populous states - and therefore industry whales - have thus far shown stiff resistance to legislate.
  
  In football: Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe is now closer to joining FC Barcelona than bitter rivals Real Madrid after they pulled out of the race to sign him as a reward to the Catalans for remaining with them in the European Super League project.
  
  Madrid courted the Frenchman as a teenager before he ditched them to join PSG from Monaco in 2017.
  
  In mid-2022, it appeared as though the World Cup winner would make the switch from the French capital to its Spanish counterpart, only for Mbappe to have a change of heart and renew terms with his current Qatari employers in a deal which topped Forbes' list of the World's Highest-Paid Soccer Players.
  
  In combat sports: Do you know who Abdul Wahid is? None other than undefeated WBA Lightweight World Boxing Champion, Gevonta “The Tank” Davis, who has converted to Islam.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2167s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean784fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-12-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e83-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58142733
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Sydney Roosters NRL star Joey Manu is off contract at the end of next season and his situation has now taken a huge twist with The Daily Telegraph reporting Manu may make a bombshell code switch to Japanese rugby union with offers of up to A$1.5Million per season in the 15-man code.
  
  In rugby league: Former Dragons playmaker Talatau Amone will have his A$500,000 a year contract ripped up after he chose not to appeal the NRL’s ruling to deregister him after being found guilty of a hammer attack - chasing a tradesman off a roof in a heated dispute in Wollongong in November 2022.
  
  In combat sports: Despite his rising celebrity status and ever-increasing bank account, Gervonta “The Tank” Davis has not forgotten where he came from.
  
  The 29-year-old returned to his Baltimore roots to buy a nine-house block in his childhood neighbourhood to renovate into affordable housing for the local community.
  
  In SportsBiz: The NFL made a concerted effort to play better match-ups on Christmas Day, and they were promptly rewarded with monster ratings, raising the stakes on what they might do in future years on this holiday.
  
  Featuring Super Bowl contenders in each of its three games on Christmas day, CBS Sports reported an average audience of 29.2 million viewers for the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Las Vegas Raiders - the most-watched Christmas Day game in 34 years, also up on last year by 29%.
  
  ESPN, meanwhile, said its coverage of the Christmas day clash between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers on ABC and ESPN+ drew an average of 27.1 million, the second-most-watched Monday Night Football game in the last 27 years.
  
  In football: Man City came from behind to beat Everton 1-3 on their return from the Club World Cup and move five points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
  
  Pep G’s men, chasing an unprecedented fourth consecutive English top-flight title, were in deep trouble when trailing 1-0 at Goodison Park.
  
  But Phil Foden fizzed a shot past Jordan Pickford in the 53rd minute and Julian Alvarez put the visitors ahead from the penalty spot.
  
  Bernardo Silva capped a brilliant second-half performance for the champions, taking advantage of an error from Pickford in the closing minutes to lift the ball over the Everton goalkeeper.
  
  City, who had won just one of their previous six league games, have a game in hand over J Klopp’s Liverpool, who are two points clear of second-placed Arsenal, who are in action against West Ham today.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58142733Fri, 29 Dec 2023 02:19:46 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 83 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Friday morning 29 December 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Sydney Roosters NRL star Joey Manu is off contract at the end of next season and his situation has now taken a huge twist with The Daily Telegraph reporting Manu may make a bombshell code switch to Japanese rugby union with offers of up to A$1.5Million per season in the 15-man code.
  
  In rugby league: Former Dragons playmaker Talatau Amone will have his A$500,000 a year contract ripped up after he chose not to appeal the NRL’s ruling to deregister him after being found guilty of a hammer attack - chasing a tradesman off a roof in a heated dispute in Wollongong in November 2022.
  
  In combat sports: Despite his rising celebrity status and ever-increasing bank account, Gervonta “The Tank” Davis has not forgotten where he came from.
  
  The 29-year-old returned to his Baltimore roots to buy a nine-house block in his childhood neighbourhood to renovate into affordable housing for the local community.
  
  In SportsBiz: The NFL made a concerted effort to play better match-ups on Christmas Day, and they were promptly rewarded with monster ratings, raising the stakes on what they might do in future years on this holiday.
  
  Featuring Super Bowl contenders in each of its three games on Christmas day, CBS Sports reported an average audience of 29.2 million viewers for the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Las Vegas Raiders - the most-watched Christmas Day game in 34 years, also up on last year by 29%.
  
  ESPN, meanwhile, said its coverage of the Christmas day clash between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers on ABC and ESPN+ drew an average of 27.1 million, the second-most-watched Monday Night Football game in the last 27 years.
  
  In football: Man City came from behind to beat Everton 1-3 on their return from the Club World Cup and move five points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
  
  Pep G’s men, chasing an unprecedented fourth consecutive English top-flight title, were in deep trouble when trailing 1-0 at Goodison Park.
  
  But Phil Foden fizzed a shot past Jordan Pickford in the 53rd minute and Julian Alvarez put the visitors ahead from the penalty spot.
  
  Bernardo Silva capped a brilliant second-half performance for the champions, taking advantage of an error from Pickford in the closing minutes to lift the ball over the Everton goalkeeper.
  
  City, who had won just one of their previous six league games, have a game in hand over J Klopp’s Liverpool, who are two points clear of second-placed Arsenal, who are in action against West Ham today.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  
  ]]>2367s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean782fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-12-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e82-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58133884
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union & rugby league: The local Police report on the tragic death of NRL player and Cook Islands rugby league rep, Troy Dargan junior is a lesson to all young men and women on Christmas break.
  
  His death in paradise on Aitutaki Island in the Cook Islands was due to alcohol, over-speeding and riding a scooter without a helmet.
  
  In combat sports: Top British TV boxing commentator, Carl Froch has addressed the elephant in the room, "I think Deontay Wilder’s finished. I don’t want to take the shine off Parker by playing down Deontay Wilder, because that was a great performance, but I think Deontay Wilder needs to finish."
  
  "I feel that those fights with Fury have taken a lot out of Deontay Wilder. He got knocked down a few times, badly hurt, stopped. Those beatings, they can’t go unnoticed. Every single fight ages you. You leave a piece of you in that ring every time you have a bad fight," Froch stated on his YouTube channel.
  
  "Deontay Wilder is now an old guy who’s been beaten a few times now. Twice by Fury and now Parker. Parker is back, done really well.
  
  In SportsBiz: Bayern Munich striker, Harry Kane has thanked staff of the luxury Munich hotel he has been staying in since his summer move from Tottenham, as he prepares to move into a family home.
  
  The England skipper had been living in a £10,000 per night suite at Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski Hotel since August, racking up a bill in excess of £1million.
  
  But Kane can easily afford it - now on a salary of approximately £415,000-a-week.
  
  His wife Kate did not travel with him with after the birth of their fourth child back in England.
  
  In football: From jeers to cheers. From agony to ecstasy?
  
  Manchester United looked destined for yet another frustrating defeat heading into halftime yesterday morning, trailing Aston Villa 2-0 at Old Trafford.
  
  But an inspired second half performance from the Red Devils has — at least temporarily — eased the pressure on manager Erik10 as his team stormed home to claim a thrilling 3-2 win.
  
  United announced on Christmas eve that British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe had agreed a deal to buy a 25 percent stake for $1.3Billion pounds, with Ratcliffe vowing to return the Premier League side to the “top of world football”.
  
  United also announced in a statement on Sunday that Ratcliffe’s INEOS Chemicals company was taking control of football operations – so the sixty million dollar question is – What did Ratcliffe’s chemical company inject the Man U players with at halftime???
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58133884Wed, 27 Dec 2023 21:46:36 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 82 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Thursday morning 28 December 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union & rugby league: The local Police report on the tragic death of NRL player and Cook Islands rugby league rep, Troy Dargan junior is a lesson to all young men and women on Christmas break.
  
  His death in paradise on Aitutaki Island in the Cook Islands was due to alcohol, over-speeding and riding a scooter without a helmet.
  
  In combat sports: Top British TV boxing commentator, Carl Froch has addressed the elephant in the room, "I think Deontay Wilder’s finished. I don’t want to take the shine off Parker by playing down Deontay Wilder, because that was a great performance, but I think Deontay Wilder needs to finish."
  
  "I feel that those fights with Fury have taken a lot out of Deontay Wilder. He got knocked down a few times, badly hurt, stopped. Those beatings, they can’t go unnoticed. Every single fight ages you. You leave a piece of you in that ring every time you have a bad fight," Froch stated on his YouTube channel.
  
  "Deontay Wilder is now an old guy who’s been beaten a few times now. Twice by Fury and now Parker. Parker is back, done really well.
  
  In SportsBiz: Bayern Munich striker, Harry Kane has thanked staff of the luxury Munich hotel he has been staying in since his summer move from Tottenham, as he prepares to move into a family home.
  
  The England skipper had been living in a £10,000 per night suite at Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski Hotel since August, racking up a bill in excess of £1million.
  
  But Kane can easily afford it - now on a salary of approximately £415,000-a-week.
  
  His wife Kate did not travel with him with after the birth of their fourth child back in England.
  
  In football: From jeers to cheers. From agony to ecstasy?
  
  Manchester United looked destined for yet another frustrating defeat heading into halftime yesterday morning, trailing Aston Villa 2-0 at Old Trafford.
  
  But an inspired second half performance from the Red Devils has — at least temporarily — eased the pressure on manager Erik10 as his team stormed home to claim a thrilling 3-2 win.
  
  United announced on Christmas eve that British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe had agreed a deal to buy a 25 percent stake for $1.3Billion pounds, with Ratcliffe vowing to return the Premier League side to the “top of world football”.
  
  United also announced in a statement on Sunday that Ratcliffe’s INEOS Chemicals company was taking control of football operations – so the sixty million dollar question is – What did Ratcliffe’s chemical company inject the Man U players with at halftime???
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2477s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean781fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-12-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e80-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58117579
  Happy Boxing Day and season’s greetings everyone!
  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: All Blacks flanker Shannon Frizell scored four tries as Toshiba Brave Lupus beat Kobelco Kobe Steelers, inflicting a first loss on former Wallabies Head Coach Dave Rennie, since he moved to Japan.
  
  The Tongan tough guy scored two tries in each half while his New Zealand team-mate Richie Mo'unga kicked 16 points, as the visitors retained their unbeaten record after three rounds.
  
  In rugby league: Forward packs are the engine room of every NRL Club and their importance can’t be understated to a team’s success.
  
  The NRL competition’s heavyweights boast the best packs in the league, including: The New Zealand Warriors 2024 pack rating “A” with Props Addin Fonua-Blake and Mitch Barnett, Hooker Wayde Egan, Backrowers Marata Niukore and Kurt Capewell and Lock Tohu Harris.
  
  In football: Arsenal spent Christmas Day on top of the Premier League after they held title rivals Liverpool to a pulsating 1-1 draw at Anfield.
  
  Chasing a first title since 2004, Arsenal sit one point clear of second placed Liverpool.
  
  The team that has topped the Premier League at Christmas has gone on to win the title in six of the past 10 seasons, but the draw on Merseyside was also a boost to the chasing pack.
  
  Third placed Aston Villa are level on points with Liverpool, fourth placed Tottenham are three points further back, while champions Man City are six points adrift of the leaders with a game in hand.
  
  In SportsBiz: Christmas games on television in the US has traditionally been the exclusive preserve of the NBA, but the NFL is slowly but surely taking over, offering more Christmas presents than ever now, as per their schedule below:
  · NFL: Raiders at Chiefs: 1pm on CBS
  · NFL: Giants at Eagles: 4:30pm on Fox
  · NFL: Ravens at 49ers: 8:15pm on ABC and ESPN+
  
  In combat sports: The Day of Reckoning wrap from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia:
  · Anthony Joshua R5 TKO Otto Wallin,
  · Joseph Parker unanimous points win vs Deontay Wilder,
  · Daniel Dubois R10 TKO Jarrell Miller,
  · Dmitry Bivol unanimous points win vs Lyndon Arthur,
  · Agit Kabayel R4 TKO Arslanbek Makhmudov,
  · Jai Opetaia won by R1 KO Ellis Zorro,
  · Filip Hrgovic R1 TKO Mark de Mori
  · Frank Sanchez won by R7 TKO Junior Fa.
  
  Only in America: Japanese baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani is already making friends with his new team.
  
  The LA Dodgers superstar gifted a brand-new Porsche to the wife of his new teammate Joe Kelly after her personal campaign to lure the then-coveted free agent to sign with Los Angeles went viral.
  
  “It’s yours. From Shohei,” Ashley Kelly is told in a video posted to social media. “He wanted to gift you a Porsche.”
  
  Kelly was in shock as she was told she was the new owner of the silver four-door sports car, parked at the end of the driveway.
  
  Oh so sweet Ohtani as I look out to my Toyota Pryus at the end of my driveway!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58117579Mon, 25 Dec 2023 21:46:24 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 80 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 26 December 2023. Happy Boxing Day and season’s greetings everyone!...
  Happy Boxing Day and season’s greetings everyone!
  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: All Blacks flanker Shannon Frizell scored four tries as Toshiba Brave Lupus beat Kobelco Kobe Steelers, inflicting a first loss on former Wallabies Head Coach Dave Rennie, since he moved to Japan.
  
  The Tongan tough guy scored two tries in each half while his New Zealand team-mate Richie Mo'unga kicked 16 points, as the visitors retained their unbeaten record after three rounds.
  
  In rugby league: Forward packs are the engine room of every NRL Club and their importance can’t be understated to a team’s success.
  
  The NRL competition’s heavyweights boast the best packs in the league, including: The New Zealand Warriors 2024 pack rating “A” with Props Addin Fonua-Blake and Mitch Barnett, Hooker Wayde Egan, Backrowers Marata Niukore and Kurt Capewell and Lock Tohu Harris.
  
  In football: Arsenal spent Christmas Day on top of the Premier League after they held title rivals Liverpool to a pulsating 1-1 draw at Anfield.
  
  Chasing a first title since 2004, Arsenal sit one point clear of second placed Liverpool.
  
  The team that has topped the Premier League at Christmas has gone on to win the title in six of the past 10 seasons, but the draw on Merseyside was also a boost to the chasing pack.
  
  Third placed Aston Villa are level on points with Liverpool, fourth placed Tottenham are three points further back, while champions Man City are six points adrift of the leaders with a game in hand.
  
  In SportsBiz: Christmas games on television in the US has traditionally been the exclusive preserve of the NBA, but the NFL is slowly but surely taking over, offering more Christmas presents than ever now, as per their schedule below:
  · NFL: Raiders at Chiefs: 1pm on CBS
  · NFL: Giants at Eagles: 4:30pm on Fox
  · NFL: Ravens at 49ers: 8:15pm on ABC and ESPN+
  
  In combat sports: The Day of Reckoning wrap from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia:
  · Anthony Joshua R5 TKO Otto Wallin,
  · Joseph Parker unanimous points win vs Deontay Wilder,
  · Daniel Dubois R10 TKO Jarrell Miller,
  · Dmitry Bivol unanimous points win vs Lyndon Arthur,
  · Agit Kabayel R4 TKO Arslanbek Makhmudov,
  · Jai Opetaia won by R1 KO Ellis Zorro,
  · Filip Hrgovic R1 TKO Mark de Mori
  · Frank Sanchez won by R7 TKO Junior Fa.
  
  Only in America: Japanese baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani is already making friends with his new team.
  
  The LA Dodgers superstar gifted a brand-new Porsche to the wife of his new teammate Joe Kelly after her personal campaign to lure the then-coveted free agent to sign with Los Angeles went viral.
  
  “It’s yours. From Shohei,” Ashley Kelly is told in a video posted to social media. “He wanted to gift you a Porsche.”
  
  Kelly was in shock as she was told she was the new owner of the silver four-door sports car, parked at the end of the driveway.
  
  Oh so sweet Ohtani as I look out to my Toyota Pryus at the end of my driveway!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting...]]>2847s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean780fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-12-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e79-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58106664
  Just one more sleep to Christmas!
  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: According to OPTA, no player won more breakdowns or jackal turnovers than Springbok star Kwagga Smith in 2023, when tallying up the players’ totals for both club and country.
  
  Smith won 27 jackals at the breakdown in total, for the Springboks and his Japanese Club side, Shizuoka Blue Revs, and claimed an impressive 40 turnovers from ball carriers.
  
  In rugby league: Forward packs are the engine room of every NRL Club and their importance can’t be understated to a team’s success.
  
  The NRL competition’s heavyweights boast the best packs in the league, including:
  
  The Dolphins, with 2024 season pack rating of “C+” with Props: Tom Flegler and Jesse Bromwich, Hooker Jeremy Marshall-King, Backrowers Felise Kaufusi and Connelly Lemuelu and Lock Tom Gilbert.
  
  The Dolphins marquee recruit for 2024 - Broncos gun Tom Flegler will be a rock in their pack to lift their rating.
  
  In football: Manchester City won the Club World Cup for the first time to end 2023 with five trophies after a 4-0 win over Brazilian champions, Fluminense in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Friday.
  
  Man City’s win was never in doubt once Julian Alvarez opened the scoring inside the first minute, before a first-half own goal realistically ended the Brazilians’ dreams of an upset, and then Phil Foden and Alvarez again rounded off the scoring in the final 20 minutes.
  
  In SportsBiz: NBA icon Michael Jordan’s 2023 royalty cheque from Nike for their sales of his “Jordan” brand range — which uses the iconic “Jumpman” logo, will hit US$330Million this year.
  
  As such, MJ is the first ever athlete to crack Forbes’ annual list of the 400 richest people in America with his net worth soaring to US$4.7Billion.
  
  His contract with Nike — and the deal Jordan negotiated back in 1984 has been described as the “greatest sports business deal in history”.
  
  The real scary part is; that the five per cent royalty on sales that Jordan receives will explode in coming years with Nike setting ambitious targets for the brand’s growth.
  
  In combat sports: Jai Opetaia didn’t care who was in front of him. The message was going to be delivered that he is still the baddest cruiserweight on the planet.
  
  Ellis Zorro was the unfortunate victim, as an overhand left flattened the unbeaten, but overmatched Brit at 2:56 of round one this morning in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  
  As expected, Cuban heavyweight, Frank Sanchez proved to be too good for Kiwi-Tongan Junior Fa, knocking him down in round six before finishing off the brave Fa in round seven with two more vicious knockdowns in the opening fight this morning.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58106664Sat, 23 Dec 2023 22:03:58 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 79 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Sunday morning 24 December 2023. Just one more sleep to Christmas! Coming to you...
  Just one more sleep to Christmas!
  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: According to OPTA, no player won more breakdowns or jackal turnovers than Springbok star Kwagga Smith in 2023, when tallying up the players’ totals for both club and country.
  
  Smith won 27 jackals at the breakdown in total, for the Springboks and his Japanese Club side, Shizuoka Blue Revs, and claimed an impressive 40 turnovers from ball carriers.
  
  In rugby league: Forward packs are the engine room of every NRL Club and their importance can’t be understated to a team’s success.
  
  The NRL competition’s heavyweights boast the best packs in the league, including:
  
  The Dolphins, with 2024 season pack rating of “C+” with Props: Tom Flegler and Jesse Bromwich, Hooker Jeremy Marshall-King, Backrowers Felise Kaufusi and Connelly Lemuelu and Lock Tom Gilbert.
  
  The Dolphins marquee recruit for 2024 - Broncos gun Tom Flegler will be a rock in their pack to lift their rating.
  
  In football: Manchester City won the Club World Cup for the first time to end 2023 with five trophies after a 4-0 win over Brazilian champions, Fluminense in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Friday.
  
  Man City’s win was never in doubt once Julian Alvarez opened the scoring inside the first minute, before a first-half own goal realistically ended the Brazilians’ dreams of an upset, and then Phil Foden and Alvarez again rounded off the scoring in the final 20 minutes.
  
  In SportsBiz: NBA icon Michael Jordan’s 2023 royalty cheque from Nike for their sales of his “Jordan” brand range — which uses the iconic “Jumpman” logo, will hit US$330Million this year.
  
  As such, MJ is the first ever athlete to crack Forbes’ annual list of the 400 richest people in America with his net worth soaring to US$4.7Billion.
  
  His contract with Nike — and the deal Jordan negotiated back in 1984 has been described as the “greatest sports business deal in history”.
  
  The real scary part is; that the five per cent royalty on sales that Jordan receives will explode in coming years with Nike setting ambitious targets for the brand’s growth.
  
  In combat sports: Jai Opetaia didn’t care who was in front of him. The message was going to be delivered that he is still the baddest cruiserweight on the planet.
  
  Ellis Zorro was the unfortunate victim, as an overhand left flattened the unbeaten, but overmatched Brit at 2:56 of round one this morning in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  
  As expected, Cuban heavyweight, Frank Sanchez proved to be too good for Kiwi-Tongan Junior Fa, knocking him down in round six before finishing off the brave Fa in round seven with two more vicious knockdowns in the opening fight this morning.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2527s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean776fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-12-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e78-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58100988
  Just two more sleeps to Christmas kiddies!
  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: New All Blacks Head Coach Scott Razor Robertson has retained seven members of his predecessor, Ian Fozzy Foster’s coaching gang with Jason Ryan and Sir Wayne Smith the best known big guns.
  
  But the $66Million question is who will Razor name as his Captain – the forever absent Sam Cane or the ever-present Ardie Savea?
  
  In rugby league: Forward packs are the engine room of every NRL Club and their importance can’t be understated to a team’s success.
  
  They lay the platform for every team’s halves and outside backs to produce points and it’s not a surprise the competition’s heavyweights boast the best packs in the league.
  
  The reigning premiers, the Panthers, have some of the NRL’s scariest and most consistent forwards in their pack who have helped them to three-straight titles.
  
  The 2024 Panthers Pack Rating is “A+” with Props: James Fisher-Harris and Moses Leota, Hooker: Mitch Kenny, Backrowers: Liam Martin and Scott Sorensen, Lock: Isaah Yeo. The Panthers pack is simply the competition benchmark.
  
  In football: The Super League dream is still alive and kicking: Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham all reiterated their pledges for it yesterday, but Arsenal and Liverpool did not.
  
  A Barcelona-based newspaper claims that founding Clubs who pull out of the Super League could be hit with a €300M fine.
  
  In SportsBiz: There are fears for the future of Super Rugby’s Melbourne Rebels who are under immense financial pressure - A$9Million in debt, a Rugby Australia inspection of their books has revealed.
  
  News Corp is reporting that Rugby Australia cannot bail out the Rebels but a forced merger with the ACT Brumbies, who also have financial issues, is a possibility.
  
  In combat sports: The Anthony Joshua vs Otto Wallin @11:45pm GMT and the undercard:
  · Deontay Wilder vs Joseph Parker
  · Daniel Dubois vs Jarrell Miller
  · Dmitry Bivol vs Lyndon Arthur – for WBA Lightweight title
  · Arslanbek Makhmudov vs Agit Kabayel
  · Jai Opetaia vs Ellis Zorro
  · Filip Hrgovic vs Mark de Mori
  · Frank Sanchez vs Junior Fa – @4:15pm GMT
  
  In US sport: College football is in the heart of bowl season, postseason matchups attract tens of millions of eyeballs during the holiday break.
  Looking back on the 2023 season, with major TV viewership metrics now available thanks to data from Sports Media Watch, the results confirm that fans continue to watch blue-blood programs and rivalries the most.
  
  While Michigan’s 30-24 victory over Ohio State was the most-watched game of the season, Alabama was actually the most watched team.
  
  The Crimson Tide averaged 7.12 million viewers per game, according to a list of the The Top 10 teams for 10 – 12 games/season:
  · Alabama 7.12M
  · Ohio State 6.05M
  · Colorado 6M
  · Georgia 5.9M
  · Michigan 5.61M
  · Tennessee 4.57M
  · Oregon 4.43M
  · Texas 4.26M
  · Florida State 4.16M
  · Notre Dame 4.15M
  
  The outlier here is Colorado, which was thrust into the national spotlight thanks to first-year Head Coach Deion Sanders and Netflix.
  
  The Buffaloes had the third- and seventh-most-watched games of the season:
  1. Ohio State vs Michigan at 19.07Million viewers on Fox
  2. Georgia vs Alabama (SEC Championship): 17.52M on CBS
  3. Colorado vs Oregon: 10.03M on ABC
  4. Colorado State vs Colorado: 9.3M on ESPN
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58100988Fri, 22 Dec 2023 23:16:20 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 78 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Saturday morning 23 December 2023. Just two more sleeps to Christmas kiddies!...
  Just two more sleeps to Christmas kiddies!
  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: New All Blacks Head Coach Scott Razor Robertson has retained seven members of his predecessor, Ian Fozzy Foster’s coaching gang with Jason Ryan and Sir Wayne Smith the best known big guns.
  
  But the $66Million question is who will Razor name as his Captain – the forever absent Sam Cane or the ever-present Ardie Savea?
  
  In rugby league: Forward packs are the engine room of every NRL Club and their importance can’t be understated to a team’s success.
  
  They lay the platform for every team’s halves and outside backs to produce points and it’s not a surprise the competition’s heavyweights boast the best packs in the league.
  
  The reigning premiers, the Panthers, have some of the NRL’s scariest and most consistent forwards in their pack who have helped them to three-straight titles.
  
  The 2024 Panthers Pack Rating is “A+” with Props: James Fisher-Harris and Moses Leota, Hooker: Mitch Kenny, Backrowers: Liam Martin and Scott Sorensen, Lock: Isaah Yeo. The Panthers pack is simply the competition benchmark.
  
  In football: The Super League dream is still alive and kicking: Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham all reiterated their pledges for it yesterday, but Arsenal and Liverpool did not.
  
  A Barcelona-based newspaper claims that founding Clubs who pull out of the Super League could be hit with a €300M fine.
  
  In SportsBiz: There are fears for the future of Super Rugby’s Melbourne Rebels who are under immense financial pressure - A$9Million in debt, a Rugby Australia inspection of their books has revealed.
  
  News Corp is reporting that Rugby Australia cannot bail out the Rebels but a forced merger with the ACT Brumbies, who also have financial issues, is a possibility.
  
  In combat sports: The Anthony Joshua vs Otto Wallin @11:45pm GMT and the undercard:
  · Deontay Wilder vs Joseph Parker
  · Daniel Dubois vs Jarrell Miller
  · Dmitry Bivol vs Lyndon Arthur – for WBA Lightweight title
  · Arslanbek Makhmudov vs Agit Kabayel
  · Jai Opetaia vs Ellis Zorro
  · Filip Hrgovic vs Mark de Mori
  · Frank Sanchez vs Junior Fa – @4:15pm GMT
  
  In US sport: College football is in the heart of bowl season, postseason matchups attract tens of millions of eyeballs during the holiday break.
  Looking back on the 2023 season, with major TV viewership metrics now available thanks to data from Sports Media Watch, the results confirm that fans continue to watch blue-blood programs and rivalries the most.
  
  While Michigan’s 30-24 victory over Ohio State was the most-watched game of the season, Alabama was actually the most watched team.
  
  The Crimson Tide averaged 7.12 million viewers per game, according to a list of the The Top 10 teams for 10 – 12 games/season:
  · Alabama 7.12M
  · Ohio State 6.05M
  · Colorado 6M
  · Georgia 5.9M
  · Michigan 5.61M
  · Tennessee 4.57M
  · Oregon 4.43M
  · Texas 4.26M
  · Florida State 4.16M
  · Notre Dame 4.15M
  
  The outlier here is Colorado, which was thrust into the national spotlight thanks to first-year Head Coach Deion Sanders and Netflix.
  
  The Buffaloes had the third- and seventh-most-watched games of the season:
  1. Ohio State vs Michigan at 19.07Million viewers on Fox
  2. Georgia vs Alabama (SEC Championship): 17.52M on CBS
  3. Colorado vs Oregon: 10.03M on ABC
  4....]]>3797s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean775fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-12-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e77-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58090338
  Just three days to Christmas!
  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union & league: The Kangaroos have retained No.1 spot in the IRL World Rankings, despite suffering a record 30-0 loss to the Kiwis in the final of the Pacific Cup in Hamilton, New Zealand last month - their biggest loss in 115 years!
  
  The Kiwis remain second, ahead of England, who are now No.3 on the back of a 3-0 series win against Tonga (4) and Samoa (5) suffering a 50-0 loss to Michael Maguire’s record-breaking New Zealand team and a 38-12 defeat by Australia in the Pacific Championships.
  
  The Papua New Guinea Kumuls are sixth, Fiji Bati seventh, France and Lebanon are next, with the Cook Islands rounding out the top 10.
  
  In football & SportsBiz: Remember when the European Super League made a big splash in 2021?
  
  Well the European Court of Justice has just ruled that the actions of FIFA and UEFA in squashing it was achieved by “abusing a dominant position” in football.
  
  “The FIFA and UEFA rules making any new interclub football project subject to their prior approval, such as the Super League, and prohibiting clubs and players from playing in those competitions, are unlawful,” the court said.
  
  UEFA said, though, that it acted in liaison with fans -- who were the main force against the Super League when it first reared its head as the pinnacle of European football club competition.
  
  Nine of the 12 clubs involved -- including six from the English Premier League -- threw in the towel almost immediately, leading to the collapse of the Super League within 48 hours of its launch.
  
  Two years on, only Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona have not stood down from the project, with Juventus withdrawing in July.
  
  In combat sports: “My main focus is on Otto Wallin right now. I know where I'm going in my life. But if I don't get past this, then there is no future,” Anthony Joshua on his fight tomorrow against a nobody, seriously – a punching bag who Deontay Wilder knocked out inside one round.
  
  Only in America: The Los Angeles Dodgers pulled out all the stops to land Japanese baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani recently, including a big sales pitch from the land of the . . not so living!
  
  You guessed it – the Dodgers used the late great NBA star Kobe Bryant.
  
  According to ESPN, the Dodgers showed a six-year-old recorded video message from Kobe as part of their pitch to land Ohtani – OK, apart from a 10-year, US$700Million contract.
  
  In 2017, Bryant made the minute-long video for the Dodgers as a favor in pursuit of Ohtani, but he instead signed with the Angels.
  
  Not this time – the big Mamba got his man!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58090338Thu, 21 Dec 2023 21:29:09 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 77 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Friday morning 22 December 2023. Just three days to Christmas! Coming to you with...
  Just three days to Christmas!
  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union & league: The Kangaroos have retained No.1 spot in the IRL World Rankings, despite suffering a record 30-0 loss to the Kiwis in the final of the Pacific Cup in Hamilton, New Zealand last month - their biggest loss in 115 years!
  
  The Kiwis remain second, ahead of England, who are now No.3 on the back of a 3-0 series win against Tonga (4) and Samoa (5) suffering a 50-0 loss to Michael Maguire’s record-breaking New Zealand team and a 38-12 defeat by Australia in the Pacific Championships.
  
  The Papua New Guinea Kumuls are sixth, Fiji Bati seventh, France and Lebanon are next, with the Cook Islands rounding out the top 10.
  
  In football & SportsBiz: Remember when the European Super League made a big splash in 2021?
  
  Well the European Court of Justice has just ruled that the actions of FIFA and UEFA in squashing it was achieved by “abusing a dominant position” in football.
  
  “The FIFA and UEFA rules making any new interclub football project subject to their prior approval, such as the Super League, and prohibiting clubs and players from playing in those competitions, are unlawful,” the court said.
  
  UEFA said, though, that it acted in liaison with fans -- who were the main force against the Super League when it first reared its head as the pinnacle of European football club competition.
  
  Nine of the 12 clubs involved -- including six from the English Premier League -- threw in the towel almost immediately, leading to the collapse of the Super League within 48 hours of its launch.
  
  Two years on, only Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona have not stood down from the project, with Juventus withdrawing in July.
  
  In combat sports: “My main focus is on Otto Wallin right now. I know where I'm going in my life. But if I don't get past this, then there is no future,” Anthony Joshua on his fight tomorrow against a nobody, seriously – a punching bag who Deontay Wilder knocked out inside one round.
  
  Only in America: The Los Angeles Dodgers pulled out all the stops to land Japanese baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani recently, including a big sales pitch from the land of the . . not so living!
  
  You guessed it – the Dodgers used the late great NBA star Kobe Bryant.
  
  According to ESPN, the Dodgers showed a six-year-old recorded video message from Kobe as part of their pitch to land Ohtani – OK, apart from a 10-year, US$700Million contract.
  
  In 2017, Bryant made the minute-long video for the Dodgers as a favor in pursuit of Ohtani, but he instead signed with the Angels.
  
  Not this time – the big Mamba got his man!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2547s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean777fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-12-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e76-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58076382
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In BREAKING RUGBY rugby union news: There are fears for the future of Super Rugby’s Melbourne Rebels who are under immense financial pressure - A$9Million in debt, a Rugby Australia inspection of their books has revealed.
  
  News Corp is reporting that Rugby Australia cannot bail out the Rebels but a forced merger with the ACT Brumbies, who also have financial issues, is a possibility.
  
  In rugby league: Canberra Raiders Head Coach Ricky Stuart has revealed back-rower Corey Harawira-Naera is facing immediate medical retirement following his mid-game seizure earlier this year.
  
  Harawira-Naera hasn’t played since collapsing on the field during the Raiders’ clash against the Rabbitohs in Round 13.
  
  The New Zealand Test rep was sidelined for the rest of the season as doctors tried to get to the bottom of what triggered his seizure.
  
  It was expected Harawira-Naera would return in 2024, but Stuart is resigned to the Kiwi never playing again.
  
  “It is really sad for the kid… it’s a tragedy actually,” Stuart told local media.
  
  “The medical reports we are getting is that he is very unlikely to play again.
  
  “At 28, that’s tough, but we are supporting him and looking for a pathway for him after football, in the game and in the Club.”
  
  In football: BOOM another one bites the dust - Steve Cooper was sacked by Nottingham Forest on Tuesday. The 44-year-old Manager had been under fire throughout a dismal run of just one win in 13 Premier League games, including five defeats from their last six games, leaving Forest just one place above the relegation zone.
  
  Reports suggest the Premier League strugglers are set to hire Nuno Espirito Santo.
  
  In SportsBiz: If sports fans have made one thing clear in 2023, it’s that they have been more eager than ever to attend live games.
  
  The headlines throughout the year provided almost uniform testament to that, as the NBA, NHL, MLS, NWSL, the US Open tennis, the WNBA, the MLB and the NFL all reached record attendance levels,
  
  But will the good times last?
  
  In combat sports: "I knock AJ out, I deliver what I was supposed to deliver years ago. I deliver what they ran from. I deliver what he asked for US$50million, so I'm going to give him a US$50million knockout," Deontay Wilder said at a media conference yesterday.
  
  But hang on, isn’t he fighting Kiwi-Samoan, Joseph Parker this weekend, so could he be counting his chickens before they hatch?
  
  Even so, the cocky American has warned fans to "not blink" during his comeback fight.
  
  Looks like somebody gonna hit the canvas!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58076382Wed, 20 Dec 2023 21:20:01 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 76 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Thursday morning 21 December 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In BREAKING RUGBY rugby union news: There are fears for the future of Super Rugby’s Melbourne Rebels who are under immense financial pressure - A$9Million in debt, a Rugby Australia inspection of their books has revealed.
  
  News Corp is reporting that Rugby Australia cannot bail out the Rebels but a forced merger with the ACT Brumbies, who also have financial issues, is a possibility.
  
  In rugby league: Canberra Raiders Head Coach Ricky Stuart has revealed back-rower Corey Harawira-Naera is facing immediate medical retirement following his mid-game seizure earlier this year.
  
  Harawira-Naera hasn’t played since collapsing on the field during the Raiders’ clash against the Rabbitohs in Round 13.
  
  The New Zealand Test rep was sidelined for the rest of the season as doctors tried to get to the bottom of what triggered his seizure.
  
  It was expected Harawira-Naera would return in 2024, but Stuart is resigned to the Kiwi never playing again.
  
  “It is really sad for the kid… it’s a tragedy actually,” Stuart told local media.
  
  “The medical reports we are getting is that he is very unlikely to play again.
  
  “At 28, that’s tough, but we are supporting him and looking for a pathway for him after football, in the game and in the Club.”
  
  In football: BOOM another one bites the dust - Steve Cooper was sacked by Nottingham Forest on Tuesday. The 44-year-old Manager had been under fire throughout a dismal run of just one win in 13 Premier League games, including five defeats from their last six games, leaving Forest just one place above the relegation zone.
  
  Reports suggest the Premier League strugglers are set to hire Nuno Espirito Santo.
  
  In SportsBiz: If sports fans have made one thing clear in 2023, it’s that they have been more eager than ever to attend live games.
  
  The headlines throughout the year provided almost uniform testament to that, as the NBA, NHL, MLS, NWSL, the US Open tennis, the WNBA, the MLB and the NFL all reached record attendance levels,
  
  But will the good times last?
  
  In combat sports: "I knock AJ out, I deliver what I was supposed to deliver years ago. I deliver what they ran from. I deliver what he asked for US$50million, so I'm going to give him a US$50million knockout," Deontay Wilder said at a media conference yesterday.
  
  But hang on, isn’t he fighting Kiwi-Samoan, Joseph Parker this weekend, so could he be counting his chickens before they hatch?
  
  Even so, the cocky American has warned fans to "not blink" during his comeback fight.
  
  Looks like somebody gonna hit the canvas!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2487s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean776fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-12-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e75-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58065126
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: The Cronulla Sharks have secured the prized signature of Tongan enforcer Addin Fonua-Blake on a four-year deal from 2025.
  
  The Bulldogs and Tigers fell out of the race, while the Dragons were believed to be the frontrunners, but the Sharks came out of nowhere to lock him up.
  
  Fonua-Blake has played 159 NRL games, 97 for Manly and 62 for the NZ Warriors, in addition to 11 international games for Tonga, including the 2021 World Cup, and one Test for New Zealand.
  
  Following his impressive 2023 season, where he played 26 games for the NZ Warriors, who finished fourth on the NRL table, Fonua-Blake was named alongside Payne Haas as a front rower in the Dally M Team of the Year.
  
  In rugby union: All the talk around the kava bowls in Fiji today is that the Management and Coaching team of the Fijian Drua, led by CEO Mark Evans and Head Coach Mick Byrne should be appointed to take over the Flying Fijians lock, stock and barrel.
  
  In football: Former England and Man U star Gary Neville on Tottenham’s Aussie Manager, Ange Postecoglou.
  “What he’s done in such a short period of time is quite staggering,” Neville said on Sky Sports.
  
  “He’s put something in place that’s breathtaking to watch.”
  
  “Spurs fans won’t like this but he is amazing, and if you’re Manchester City losing Pep Guardiola in a year or two, you’d be looking at Ange Postecoglou now thinking ‘wow that’s exactly what we want to see’,” he said.
  
  “But for the time being Spurs fans can enjoy one of the best brands of football I’ve seen since I finished playing. I love watching Tottenham Hotspur play.”
  
  In combat sports: Deontay Wilder is hoping to deliver a “devastating knockout” against Kiwi-Nigerian Joseph Parker. “Parker should be worried, I always say women lie, men lie, but numbers don’t lie. I am the hardest punching boxer in history,” Wilder said.
  
  “Every guy I’ve faced I’ve either knocked them out or put him on the canvas so I’m very dangerous and he should be aware of that.”
  
  In SportsBiz: World Cup cricket champion Mitchell Starc has been sold for a record sum in yesterday’s Indian Premier League Auction.
  
  Starc, who has not made an IPL appearance since 2015, was snapped up by the Kolkata Knight Riders for A$4.42Million, the highest price in the competition’s history, following an intense bidding war with the Gujarat Titans.
  
  If the left-armer bowls four overs in every match during the six-week tournament, he’ll make approximately A$13,185 per delivery.
  
  Other Australians sold in the 2024 IPL Auction:
  · Pat Cummins — $3.66M to Sunrisers Hyderabad
  · Spencer Johnson — $1.78M to Gujarat Titans
  · Travis Head — $1.22M to Sunrisers Hyderabad
  · Jhye Richardson — $892,000 to Delhi Capitals
  · Ashton Turner — $178,000 to Lucknow Super Giants
  
  In US Sports: NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been hospitalised after falling at a concert and suffering a broken hip, according to a statement on Sunday 17 December.
  
  Abdul-Jabbar, 76, is a six-time NBA champion and six-time Most Valuable Player in his 20 league seasons.
  
  The statement did not say what concert Abdul-Jabbar was attending when he fell, but I’m guessing he’s a Swiftee!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58065126Tue, 19 Dec 2023 22:22:22 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 75 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Wednesday morning 20 December 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: The Cronulla Sharks have secured the prized signature of Tongan enforcer Addin Fonua-Blake on a four-year deal from 2025.
  
  The Bulldogs and Tigers fell out of the race, while the Dragons were believed to be the frontrunners, but the Sharks came out of nowhere to lock him up.
  
  Fonua-Blake has played 159 NRL games, 97 for Manly and 62 for the NZ Warriors, in addition to 11 international games for Tonga, including the 2021 World Cup, and one Test for New Zealand.
  
  Following his impressive 2023 season, where he played 26 games for the NZ Warriors, who finished fourth on the NRL table, Fonua-Blake was named alongside Payne Haas as a front rower in the Dally M Team of the Year.
  
  In rugby union: All the talk around the kava bowls in Fiji today is that the Management and Coaching team of the Fijian Drua, led by CEO Mark Evans and Head Coach Mick Byrne should be appointed to take over the Flying Fijians lock, stock and barrel.
  
  In football: Former England and Man U star Gary Neville on Tottenham’s Aussie Manager, Ange Postecoglou.
  “What he’s done in such a short period of time is quite staggering,” Neville said on Sky Sports.
  
  “He’s put something in place that’s breathtaking to watch.”
  
  “Spurs fans won’t like this but he is amazing, and if you’re Manchester City losing Pep Guardiola in a year or two, you’d be looking at Ange Postecoglou now thinking ‘wow that’s exactly what we want to see’,” he said.
  
  “But for the time being Spurs fans can enjoy one of the best brands of football I’ve seen since I finished playing. I love watching Tottenham Hotspur play.”
  
  In combat sports: Deontay Wilder is hoping to deliver a “devastating knockout” against Kiwi-Nigerian Joseph Parker. “Parker should be worried, I always say women lie, men lie, but numbers don’t lie. I am the hardest punching boxer in history,” Wilder said.
  
  “Every guy I’ve faced I’ve either knocked them out or put him on the canvas so I’m very dangerous and he should be aware of that.”
  
  In SportsBiz: World Cup cricket champion Mitchell Starc has been sold for a record sum in yesterday’s Indian Premier League Auction.
  
  Starc, who has not made an IPL appearance since 2015, was snapped up by the Kolkata Knight Riders for A$4.42Million, the highest price in the competition’s history, following an intense bidding war with the Gujarat Titans.
  
  If the left-armer bowls four overs in every match during the six-week tournament, he’ll make approximately A$13,185 per delivery.
  
  Other Australians sold in the 2024 IPL Auction:
  · Pat Cummins — $3.66M to Sunrisers Hyderabad
  · Spencer Johnson — $1.78M to Gujarat Titans
  · Travis Head — $1.22M to Sunrisers Hyderabad
  · Jhye Richardson — $892,000 to Delhi Capitals
  · Ashton Turner — $178,000 to Lucknow Super Giants
  
  In US Sports: NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been hospitalised after falling at a concert and suffering a broken hip, according to a statement on Sunday 17 December.
  
  Abdul-Jabbar, 76, is a six-time NBA champion and six-time Most Valuable Player in his 20 league seasons.
  
  The statement did not say what concert Abdul-Jabbar was attending when he fell, but I’m guessing he’s a Swiftee!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital...]]>2907s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean775fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-12-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e74-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58063608
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: As the Jarome Luai – Wests Tigers deal plays out, a controversial new rule makes the chase more complex.
  
  Under the new CBA, there is a 10-day cooling off period after a player receives an offer they’re willing to accept from another Club.
  
  That gives the player’s former Club – in this case the Panthers, a chance to negotiate and potentially up their offer if they would like.
  
  Those 10 days also gives the player the option to change his mind if he wants to. Once the 10 day period ends, the player is free to sign with either Club.
  
  Staying with Wests Tigers – you gain some, you lose some: Flyer Junior Tupou has reportedly accepted an offer from Wayne Bennett’s Dolphins to move north to Queensland in 2025 and Benji Marshall won’t stand in the way of his move despite being keen on retaining Tupou beyond 2024.
  
  In rugby union: A month after claiming World Rugby’s biggest prize, Ardie Savea has claimed the Kelvin R Tremain Memorial Player of the Year at the New Zealand Rugby Awards.
  It is the second time Savea has received the top honour, while he was also named the All Blacks Player of the Year for the third consecutive year.
  
  The World 7s Series winning All Blacks and Black Ferns 7s teams were each recognised with the Men’s team named Adidas New Zealand Team of the Year and Women’s Coach Cory Sweeney the ASB New Zealand Coach of the Year.
  
  In football: UEFA Champions League Last 16 first round games: FC Porto vs Arsenal, Napoli vs Barcelona, Paris vs Real Sociedad, Inter vs Atletico de Madrid, PSV vs Borussia Dortmund, Lazio vs Bayren Munich, Coppenhagen vs Man City and Leipzig vs Real Madrid.
  
  In combat sports: Australian-Samoan World Champion, Jai Opetaia has blown up at the IBF after they stripped him of his IBF Cruiserweight title for taking a US$450,000 payday in Saudi Arabia on 23 December against England’s Ellis Zorro (17-0, 7 KO's).
  
  Opetaia reportedly has a couple of million dollars more coming his way in a three-fight deal that’s in the works with the Saudis.
  
  But fighting on the “Day of Reckoning” card which also features Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder, Joseph Parker and Daniel Dubois means snubbing the IBF’s mandatory title defence – against Mairis Briedis, who Opetaia beat last year to win the belt despite suffering a broken jaw in two places.
  
  In SportsBiz: They didn’t get the win at the PNC Championship, but Tiger Woods and his son Charlie once again stole the show on the final day of the exhibition event at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando.
  
  Charlie Woods only turns 15 in February, drove a green 325M away, and also showcased a sharp touch around the greens.
  
  The highlight was when Charlie Woods expertly chipped in for birdie and capped off the magic moment with a fist-pump that was reminiscent of his famous father in his prime.
  
  Tiger Woods watched and applauded while visibly beaming with pride.
  
  Kaching – show me the money Nike!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58063608Mon, 18 Dec 2023 20:32:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 74 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 19 December 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: As the Jarome Luai – Wests Tigers deal plays out, a controversial new rule makes the chase more complex.
  
  Under the new CBA, there is a 10-day cooling off period after a player receives an offer they’re willing to accept from another Club.
  
  That gives the player’s former Club – in this case the Panthers, a chance to negotiate and potentially up their offer if they would like.
  
  Those 10 days also gives the player the option to change his mind if he wants to. Once the 10 day period ends, the player is free to sign with either Club.
  
  Staying with Wests Tigers – you gain some, you lose some: Flyer Junior Tupou has reportedly accepted an offer from Wayne Bennett’s Dolphins to move north to Queensland in 2025 and Benji Marshall won’t stand in the way of his move despite being keen on retaining Tupou beyond 2024.
  
  In rugby union: A month after claiming World Rugby’s biggest prize, Ardie Savea has claimed the Kelvin R Tremain Memorial Player of the Year at the New Zealand Rugby Awards.
  It is the second time Savea has received the top honour, while he was also named the All Blacks Player of the Year for the third consecutive year.
  
  The World 7s Series winning All Blacks and Black Ferns 7s teams were each recognised with the Men’s team named Adidas New Zealand Team of the Year and Women’s Coach Cory Sweeney the ASB New Zealand Coach of the Year.
  
  In football: UEFA Champions League Last 16 first round games: FC Porto vs Arsenal, Napoli vs Barcelona, Paris vs Real Sociedad, Inter vs Atletico de Madrid, PSV vs Borussia Dortmund, Lazio vs Bayren Munich, Coppenhagen vs Man City and Leipzig vs Real Madrid.
  
  In combat sports: Australian-Samoan World Champion, Jai Opetaia has blown up at the IBF after they stripped him of his IBF Cruiserweight title for taking a US$450,000 payday in Saudi Arabia on 23 December against England’s Ellis Zorro (17-0, 7 KO's).
  
  Opetaia reportedly has a couple of million dollars more coming his way in a three-fight deal that’s in the works with the Saudis.
  
  But fighting on the “Day of Reckoning” card which also features Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder, Joseph Parker and Daniel Dubois means snubbing the IBF’s mandatory title defence – against Mairis Briedis, who Opetaia beat last year to win the belt despite suffering a broken jaw in two places.
  
  In SportsBiz: They didn’t get the win at the PNC Championship, but Tiger Woods and his son Charlie once again stole the show on the final day of the exhibition event at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando.
  
  Charlie Woods only turns 15 in February, drove a green 325M away, and also showcased a sharp touch around the greens.
  
  The highlight was when Charlie Woods expertly chipped in for birdie and capped off the magic moment with a fist-pump that was reminiscent of his famous father in his prime.
  
  Tiger Woods watched and applauded while visibly beaming with pride.
  
  Kaching – show me the money Nike!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting...]]>2817s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean774fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-12-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e73-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58039048
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: With superstar free agent Jarome Luai’s future expected to be settled in the coming days, the market for the remaining crop of elite playmakers is heating up.
  
  The Bulldogs are still in need of a partner for gun five-eighth Matt Burton.
  
  While the Cowboys are also battling to retain their young No.6 who could field offers worth around A$1Million, and the Canberra Raiders could also do with a Jack Wighton replacement.
  
  In rugby union: In a first for Fiji sports, the Fijian Drua has launched its very own travel booking website to make it even easier for fans to attend matches in Fiji, Australia and New Zealand.
  
  Launched in partnership with New Zealand travel technology experts Travel Lab, Fijian Drua Travel is the first of its kind for any Super Rugby side and is a one-stop shop for fans wanting the best packaged deals including flights, accommodation, matchday tickets, matchday hospitality, ground transfers and many other activities.
  The website is now live, featuring excellent flight deals with Drua airline partner Fiji Airways as well as leading Fiji resorts and hotels.
  
  In football: Carlo Ancelotti says he is in “no rush” to sign a contract extension with Real Madrid amid continued speculation that Brazil’s national team wants to hire the Italian coach.
  
  Ancelotti’s contract runs out at the end of this season. “There’s no rush. We’re here until 30 June 2024.”
  
  In combat sports: The UFC’s most hated fighter, Colby Covington, failed to live up to his tough talk, flopping in his UFC296 main event loss to UFC Welterweight Champion Leon Edwards.
  
  The American nationalist, who was heavily cheered pre-fight - received boos after he went quiet once he got into the octagon, with Brit, Edwards winning by unanimous decision 49-46 on all three scorecards.
  
  In SportsBiz: The Los Angeles Dodgers pulled out all the stops to land Shohei Ohtani, including a big sales pitch from the late great NBA star Kobe Bryant.
  
  According to ESPN, the Dodgers showed a six-year-old recorded video message from Bryant as part of their pitch to land Ohtani – OK, apart from a 10-year, US$700Million contract.
  
  In 2017, Bryant made the minute-long video for the Dodgers as a favor in pursuit of Ohtani, but he instead signed with the Angels.
  
  But this time, the Dodgers got the highly coveted player and Ohtani spoke highly of the video from the Lakers star, who died in a January 2020 helicopter crash.
  
  “That was one of the highlights of the whole meeting,” Ohtani told ESPN. “I was really surprised to see it. It was a strong and touching message.”
  
  Apparently, that moment became the cherry on top for Ohtani to commit to Los Angeles in the largest contract in professional sports history.
  
  Show me the money! For US$700M I’ll sign anything!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58039048Sun, 17 Dec 2023 20:25:22 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 73 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Monday morning 18 December 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: With superstar free agent Jarome Luai’s future expected to be settled in the coming days, the market for the remaining crop of elite playmakers is heating up.
  
  The Bulldogs are still in need of a partner for gun five-eighth Matt Burton.
  
  While the Cowboys are also battling to retain their young No.6 who could field offers worth around A$1Million, and the Canberra Raiders could also do with a Jack Wighton replacement.
  
  In rugby union: In a first for Fiji sports, the Fijian Drua has launched its very own travel booking website to make it even easier for fans to attend matches in Fiji, Australia and New Zealand.
  
  Launched in partnership with New Zealand travel technology experts Travel Lab, Fijian Drua Travel is the first of its kind for any Super Rugby side and is a one-stop shop for fans wanting the best packaged deals including flights, accommodation, matchday tickets, matchday hospitality, ground transfers and many other activities.
  The website is now live, featuring excellent flight deals with Drua airline partner Fiji Airways as well as leading Fiji resorts and hotels.
  
  In football: Carlo Ancelotti says he is in “no rush” to sign a contract extension with Real Madrid amid continued speculation that Brazil’s national team wants to hire the Italian coach.
  
  Ancelotti’s contract runs out at the end of this season. “There’s no rush. We’re here until 30 June 2024.”
  
  In combat sports: The UFC’s most hated fighter, Colby Covington, failed to live up to his tough talk, flopping in his UFC296 main event loss to UFC Welterweight Champion Leon Edwards.
  
  The American nationalist, who was heavily cheered pre-fight - received boos after he went quiet once he got into the octagon, with Brit, Edwards winning by unanimous decision 49-46 on all three scorecards.
  
  In SportsBiz: The Los Angeles Dodgers pulled out all the stops to land Shohei Ohtani, including a big sales pitch from the late great NBA star Kobe Bryant.
  
  According to ESPN, the Dodgers showed a six-year-old recorded video message from Bryant as part of their pitch to land Ohtani – OK, apart from a 10-year, US$700Million contract.
  
  In 2017, Bryant made the minute-long video for the Dodgers as a favor in pursuit of Ohtani, but he instead signed with the Angels.
  
  But this time, the Dodgers got the highly coveted player and Ohtani spoke highly of the video from the Lakers star, who died in a January 2020 helicopter crash.
  
  “That was one of the highlights of the whole meeting,” Ohtani told ESPN. “I was really surprised to see it. It was a strong and touching message.”
  
  Apparently, that moment became the cherry on top for Ohtani to commit to Los Angeles in the largest contract in professional sports history.
  
  Show me the money! For US$700M I’ll sign anything!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2557s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean773fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-12-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e72-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58032489
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: After reports filtered through yesterday morning in Sydney that Jarome Luai would be leaving the Panthers to join Wests Tigers on a five-year A$6Million deal, the Panthers playmaker posted on Instagram: “No pen to paper here. I’ll let yous know when a deal is done”.
  
  It was the Sydney Morning Herald who reported that Luai had agreed to the deal with the Tigers, but according to The Daily Telegraph, no such deal has been done, with the Bulldogs still in the running for the five-eighth’s signature as well as a third unnamed club.
  
  The Telegraph also reported that Luai has told coach Ivan Cleary and teammates that he intends to leave Penrith at the end of next season.
  
  In rugby union: The World Rugby 7s Repechage Tournament for the 2024 Olympics will be held in Monaco in June 2024, just a month before the Paris Olympics with the usual suspects in the Women’s comp: Argentina, China, Czech Republic, Hong Kong China, Kenya, Jamaica, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Poland, Samoa, Uganda, and the Czech Republic
  
  The Men’s comp however is stacked with China, Brazil, Chile, Hong Kong China, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Tonga and Uganda up against 7s big guns - Canada, Spain, Great Britain and South Africa.
  
  Teams that have already qualified for Paris 2024 include the host nation France, New Zealand, Argentina, Fiji and Australia, along with the winners of the six regional qualifying tournaments: Uruguay, Ireland, the United States, Kenya, Samoa and Japan.
  
  On the women's side: Hosts France, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland and the United States are joined by Brazil, Canada, Great Britain, South Africa, Fiji, and Japan as winners of their respective regional qualifying tournaments.
  
  In football: The Premier League match between Bournemouth and Luton Town was abandoned after the visitors' captain, Tom Lockyer, collapsed on the pitch. The defender was treated immediately and was stretchered off to applause. The game was eventually abandoned 25 minutes later.
  
  In combat sports: UFC Welterweight champion Leon Edwards has promised to make Colby Covington pay for the now infamous remarks made about his late father, saying: “That man is as good as dead”.
  
  Edwards will look to defend UFC gold for a second straight time against America’s fighting villain Covington at UFC296 in Las Vegas, today.
  
  The fight will be the culmination of hyped, and at times dark, build-up which this week saw Covington reference the champ’s father who was murdered in a London nightclub when he was 13.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58032489Sat, 16 Dec 2023 22:44:57 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 72 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Monday morning 17 December 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: After reports filtered through yesterday morning in Sydney that Jarome Luai would be leaving the Panthers to join Wests Tigers on a five-year A$6Million deal, the Panthers playmaker posted on Instagram: “No pen to paper here. I’ll let yous know when a deal is done”.
  
  It was the Sydney Morning Herald who reported that Luai had agreed to the deal with the Tigers, but according to The Daily Telegraph, no such deal has been done, with the Bulldogs still in the running for the five-eighth’s signature as well as a third unnamed club.
  
  The Telegraph also reported that Luai has told coach Ivan Cleary and teammates that he intends to leave Penrith at the end of next season.
  
  In rugby union: The World Rugby 7s Repechage Tournament for the 2024 Olympics will be held in Monaco in June 2024, just a month before the Paris Olympics with the usual suspects in the Women’s comp: Argentina, China, Czech Republic, Hong Kong China, Kenya, Jamaica, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Poland, Samoa, Uganda, and the Czech Republic
  
  The Men’s comp however is stacked with China, Brazil, Chile, Hong Kong China, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Tonga and Uganda up against 7s big guns - Canada, Spain, Great Britain and South Africa.
  
  Teams that have already qualified for Paris 2024 include the host nation France, New Zealand, Argentina, Fiji and Australia, along with the winners of the six regional qualifying tournaments: Uruguay, Ireland, the United States, Kenya, Samoa and Japan.
  
  On the women's side: Hosts France, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland and the United States are joined by Brazil, Canada, Great Britain, South Africa, Fiji, and Japan as winners of their respective regional qualifying tournaments.
  
  In football: The Premier League match between Bournemouth and Luton Town was abandoned after the visitors' captain, Tom Lockyer, collapsed on the pitch. The defender was treated immediately and was stretchered off to applause. The game was eventually abandoned 25 minutes later.
  
  In combat sports: UFC Welterweight champion Leon Edwards has promised to make Colby Covington pay for the now infamous remarks made about his late father, saying: “That man is as good as dead”.
  
  Edwards will look to defend UFC gold for a second straight time against America’s fighting villain Covington at UFC296 in Las Vegas, today.
  
  The fight will be the culmination of hyped, and at times dark, build-up which this week saw Covington reference the champ’s father who was murdered in a London nightclub when he was 13.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2467s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean772fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-12-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e72-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58024086
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: The Storm will play the Knights in Fiji in the pre-season in what marks the first NRL-sanctioned rugby league game in the country.
  
  The match will be played on 24 February at Churchill Park, Lautoka, and will be Melbourne’s second trial in preparation for the 2024 season.
  
  Fiji captain and Storm star Tui Kamikamica flew to Fiji with Club CEO Justin Rodski to announce the historic match: “We are very excited about bringing the first ever NRL match to Fiji,” Rodski said.
  
  “We already have a lot of Fijian talent within our game, and this serves as an incredible opportunity to not only grow the sport we love but help develop the next wave of talent and hopefully give more young men and women the chance to play NRL or NRLW.”
  
  The Storm will spend the week leading into the match in Fiji to connect with the local Fijian community, engaging with schools and local rugby league clubs.
  The Storm will also wear a specially designed training t-shirt during the week and the match ball will carry traditional Fiji artwork to recognise the significance of the match.
  
  In rugby union: The Barbarians have announced they will play Fiji in a cracker at Twickenham Stadium in the summer of 2024.
  
  The Killik Cup will be on the line on Saturday 22 June with kick-off at 3pm GMT, with Robbie Deans coaching the Barbarians against an all-star Fiji line-up – who set pulses racing at the recent Rugby World Cup on their way to the quarter-finals.
  
  In US Sports: The NFL owners meeting, hosted at a resort in Irving, Texas, yielded progress on multiple topics before all the owners boarded their private jets and flew home.
  
  Super Bowl LXI was awarded to Southern California. And there could be as many as four more international games in a couple seasons. And São Paolo will host Brazil’s first NFL regular-season game next year.
  
  The league’s international push, which could eventually lead to a four-team European division, continued to gain momentum as owners voted to nearly double the number of NFL games played outside the US, to eight.
  
  “If you’re serious about international growth, you’ve got to have more overseas games,” Jags owner Shad Khan said. “It’s a step in the right direction, and there’s a huge amount of demand for them.”
  
  So the Super Bowl schedule now looks like:
  · 2024: Allegiant Stadium (hosted by the Las Vegas Raiders)
  · 2025: Caesars Superdome (New Orleans Saints)
  · 2026: Levi’s Stadium (San Francisco 49ers)
  · 2027: SoFi Stadium (LA Chargers/Rams)
  
  In football: HISTORY Rebecca Welch will become the first female referee of a Premier League match after being appointed to oversee Fulham’s game against Burnley on 23 December.
  
  Welch has already the refereed games in the Championship and the FA Cup. Last month she became the first woman fourth official in an EPL game for Fulham vs Manchester United.
  
  Welch has also taken charge of several high-profile women’s fixtures, including at the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023.
  
  In combat sports: "Deontay hasn't been in the ring for a while, coming into this fight I've been busy, I've been active," Kiwi-Samoan boxer Joseph Parker talking up his chances against Deontay Wilder in an interview yesterday.
  
  "A lot of people are scared of his right hand, but at this stage of my career, I take on the biggest fights. I don't shy away from challenges."
  
  When quizzed if he is worried about coming into this fight with only one round of competitive boxing in two years, Wilder responded: "Not at all. I'm fresh and ready to go. Most of all, I'm excited. I'm a world-class athlete. This is what I'm used to."
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58024086Sat, 16 Dec 2023 01:48:09 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 72 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Saturday morning 16 December 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: The Storm will play the Knights in Fiji in the pre-season in what marks the first NRL-sanctioned rugby league game in the country.
  
  The match will be played on 24 February at Churchill Park, Lautoka, and will be Melbourne’s second trial in preparation for the 2024 season.
  
  Fiji captain and Storm star Tui Kamikamica flew to Fiji with Club CEO Justin Rodski to announce the historic match: “We are very excited about bringing the first ever NRL match to Fiji,” Rodski said.
  
  “We already have a lot of Fijian talent within our game, and this serves as an incredible opportunity to not only grow the sport we love but help develop the next wave of talent and hopefully give more young men and women the chance to play NRL or NRLW.”
  
  The Storm will spend the week leading into the match in Fiji to connect with the local Fijian community, engaging with schools and local rugby league clubs.
  The Storm will also wear a specially designed training t-shirt during the week and the match ball will carry traditional Fiji artwork to recognise the significance of the match.
  
  In rugby union: The Barbarians have announced they will play Fiji in a cracker at Twickenham Stadium in the summer of 2024.
  
  The Killik Cup will be on the line on Saturday 22 June with kick-off at 3pm GMT, with Robbie Deans coaching the Barbarians against an all-star Fiji line-up – who set pulses racing at the recent Rugby World Cup on their way to the quarter-finals.
  
  In US Sports: The NFL owners meeting, hosted at a resort in Irving, Texas, yielded progress on multiple topics before all the owners boarded their private jets and flew home.
  
  Super Bowl LXI was awarded to Southern California. And there could be as many as four more international games in a couple seasons. And São Paolo will host Brazil’s first NFL regular-season game next year.
  
  The league’s international push, which could eventually lead to a four-team European division, continued to gain momentum as owners voted to nearly double the number of NFL games played outside the US, to eight.
  
  “If you’re serious about international growth, you’ve got to have more overseas games,” Jags owner Shad Khan said. “It’s a step in the right direction, and there’s a huge amount of demand for them.”
  
  So the Super Bowl schedule now looks like:
  · 2024: Allegiant Stadium (hosted by the Las Vegas Raiders)
  · 2025: Caesars Superdome (New Orleans Saints)
  · 2026: Levi’s Stadium (San Francisco 49ers)
  · 2027: SoFi Stadium (LA Chargers/Rams)
  
  In football: HISTORY Rebecca Welch will become the first female referee of a Premier League match after being appointed to oversee Fulham’s game against Burnley on 23 December.
  
  Welch has already the refereed games in the Championship and the FA Cup. Last month she became the first woman fourth official in an EPL game for Fulham vs Manchester United.
  
  Welch has also taken charge of several high-profile women’s fixtures, including at the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023.
  
  In combat sports: "Deontay hasn't been in the ring for a while, coming into this fight I've been busy, I've been active," Kiwi-Samoan boxer Joseph Parker talking up his chances against Deontay Wilder in an interview yesterday.
  
  "A lot of people are scared of his right hand, but at this stage of my career, I take on the biggest fights. I don't shy away from challenges."
  
  When quizzed if he is worried about coming into this fight with only one round of competitive boxing in two years, Wilder responded: "Not at all. I'm...]]>3387s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean772fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-12-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e71-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58024308
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: “I didn’t do an interview before the World Cup,” Eddie Jones said yesterday at a packed media conference in Tokyo.
  
  “I wish Australia all the best. I feel terrible about the results, because I wanted to go back and change Australia.
  
  “But I don’t feel any guilt at all about the process.”
  
  Jones repeated his claim that he had not interviewed for the Japan job until December, even though applications for the role closed on August 18.
  
  “Mate, I gave everything I could for that short period of time and it wasn’t good enough.
  
  “I feel terrible about the results of Australia but I don’t feel any guilt at all about this process
  
  In rugby league: The greatest rugby league coach of all time is back on the market.
  
  Wayne Bennett is open for business in 2025 when Kristian Woolf succeeds him at the Dolphins.
  
  Bennett, who turns 74 in a few weeks, has won seven premierships from 10 grand finals.
  
  He’s taken the Raiders, Broncos, Dragons and Rabbitohs to the NRL grand final and boasts a win rate of 62 per cent dating back to 1987.
  
  The Dolphins want him to stay in a coaching director capacity, but Bennett is an on-field coach and he’ll have a whistle in his mouth for the rest of his days.
  
  In football: Through to round of 16 of the Champions League: Arsenal, Atlético de Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Copenhagen, Borussia Dortmund, Inter, Lazio, Leipzig, Man City, Napoli, Paris Saint-Germain, Porto, PSV Eindhoven, Real Madrid and Real Sociedad.
  
  Confirmed in third place and Europa League knockout round play-offs: Benfica, Braga, Feyenoord, Galatasaray, Lens, Milan, Shakhtar and Young Boys.
  
  Finished fourth and knocked the F out of the Champions and Europa comps altogether: Antwerp, Celtic, Crvena zvezda, Manchester United, Newcastle, Salzburg, Sevilla and Union Berlin.
  
  In combat sports: “A fight between me and Mcgregor would be crazy,” and with that the seed has been planted. Jake Paul vs Conor McGregor is going to happen one day soon when the price is right. As the problem child said in signing off on the interview, “Life is crazy.”
  
  So the poster will say “Paul vs McGregor Jake vs Fake” or something like that.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58024308Fri, 15 Dec 2023 01:47:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 71 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Friday morning 15 December 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: “I didn’t do an interview before the World Cup,” Eddie Jones said yesterday at a packed media conference in Tokyo.
  
  “I wish Australia all the best. I feel terrible about the results, because I wanted to go back and change Australia.
  
  “But I don’t feel any guilt at all about the process.”
  
  Jones repeated his claim that he had not interviewed for the Japan job until December, even though applications for the role closed on August 18.
  
  “Mate, I gave everything I could for that short period of time and it wasn’t good enough.
  
  “I feel terrible about the results of Australia but I don’t feel any guilt at all about this process
  
  In rugby league: The greatest rugby league coach of all time is back on the market.
  
  Wayne Bennett is open for business in 2025 when Kristian Woolf succeeds him at the Dolphins.
  
  Bennett, who turns 74 in a few weeks, has won seven premierships from 10 grand finals.
  
  He’s taken the Raiders, Broncos, Dragons and Rabbitohs to the NRL grand final and boasts a win rate of 62 per cent dating back to 1987.
  
  The Dolphins want him to stay in a coaching director capacity, but Bennett is an on-field coach and he’ll have a whistle in his mouth for the rest of his days.
  
  In football: Through to round of 16 of the Champions League: Arsenal, Atlético de Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Copenhagen, Borussia Dortmund, Inter, Lazio, Leipzig, Man City, Napoli, Paris Saint-Germain, Porto, PSV Eindhoven, Real Madrid and Real Sociedad.
  
  Confirmed in third place and Europa League knockout round play-offs: Benfica, Braga, Feyenoord, Galatasaray, Lens, Milan, Shakhtar and Young Boys.
  
  Finished fourth and knocked the F out of the Champions and Europa comps altogether: Antwerp, Celtic, Crvena zvezda, Manchester United, Newcastle, Salzburg, Sevilla and Union Berlin.
  
  In combat sports: “A fight between me and Mcgregor would be crazy,” and with that the seed has been planted. Jake Paul vs Conor McGregor is going to happen one day soon when the price is right. As the problem child said in signing off on the interview, “Life is crazy.”
  
  So the poster will say “Paul vs McGregor Jake vs Fake” or something like that.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2307s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean771fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-12-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e70-teivovosports-teivovodigital--58003357
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Eddie Jones has been named by Japan Rugby Union as their new Head Coach, six weeks after the Australian quit the Wallabies following their dismal showing at the Rugby World Cup 2023.
  
  Jones previously coached Japan for three years from 2012 and led them to their historic win over South Africa at the 2015 World Cup.
  
  In rugby league: BOOM GONE - interim Wests Tigers CEO Shane Richardson has revealed the merger club have pulled out of the race to sign NZ Warriors superstar Addin Fonua-Blake, “I’ll give you an exclusive, we’ve actually withdrawn our offer for Addin Fonua-Blake,” Richardson said.
  
  He added, “I think he’s a great player, he’s one of the top three front rowers in the game. Our forward pack is really strong, and we can add to that with our young players coming through.”
  
  In football: UEFA Champions League results: Lens 2-1 Sevilla, PSV 1-1 Arsenal, Bayern Munich 1-0 Man U, Copenhagen 1-0 Galatasaray, Napoli 2-0 Braga, Real Madrid 3-2 Union Berlin, Inter 0-0 Royal Sociedad and Benfica 3-1 Salzburg.
  
  In combat sports: UFC President Dana White has poured cold water on Conor McGregor’s UFC comeback, refusing to offer a date for the former champion’s return to the Octagon.
  
  It was announced in February that McGregor would return to competition against Michael Chandler in 2023, though no date was revealed for the bout.
  
  Ten months on, the fight is still up in the air, and White was coy on when asked about the Irishman’s return.
  
  In an interview with TNT Sports, the UFC President said, “At the end of the day… I say it all the time: Conor is extremely wealthy, has a lot of different options in his life. When Conor gets that hunger back and really wants to come back and fight, it’s all up to him.
  
  “If you look at what the guy has accomplished in such a short amount of time, the amount of money that he’s made, and the business opportunities that he’s taken outside of the Octagon, Conor can do whatever the hell Conor wants to do – and good for him.”
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58003357Thu, 14 Dec 2023 02:40:04 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 70 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Thursday morning 14 December 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Eddie Jones has been named by Japan Rugby Union as their new Head Coach, six weeks after the Australian quit the Wallabies following their dismal showing at the Rugby World Cup 2023.
  
  Jones previously coached Japan for three years from 2012 and led them to their historic win over South Africa at the 2015 World Cup.
  
  In rugby league: BOOM GONE - interim Wests Tigers CEO Shane Richardson has revealed the merger club have pulled out of the race to sign NZ Warriors superstar Addin Fonua-Blake, “I’ll give you an exclusive, we’ve actually withdrawn our offer for Addin Fonua-Blake,” Richardson said.
  
  He added, “I think he’s a great player, he’s one of the top three front rowers in the game. Our forward pack is really strong, and we can add to that with our young players coming through.”
  
  In football: UEFA Champions League results: Lens 2-1 Sevilla, PSV 1-1 Arsenal, Bayern Munich 1-0 Man U, Copenhagen 1-0 Galatasaray, Napoli 2-0 Braga, Real Madrid 3-2 Union Berlin, Inter 0-0 Royal Sociedad and Benfica 3-1 Salzburg.
  
  In combat sports: UFC President Dana White has poured cold water on Conor McGregor’s UFC comeback, refusing to offer a date for the former champion’s return to the Octagon.
  
  It was announced in February that McGregor would return to competition against Michael Chandler in 2023, though no date was revealed for the bout.
  
  Ten months on, the fight is still up in the air, and White was coy on when asked about the Irishman’s return.
  
  In an interview with TNT Sports, the UFC President said, “At the end of the day… I say it all the time: Conor is extremely wealthy, has a lot of different options in his life. When Conor gets that hunger back and really wants to come back and fight, it’s all up to him.
  
  “If you look at what the guy has accomplished in such a short amount of time, the amount of money that he’s made, and the business opportunities that he’s taken outside of the Octagon, Conor can do whatever the hell Conor wants to do – and good for him.”
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>1917s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean770fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-12-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e69-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57988458
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Bristol Bears are reported to be chasing Fijian number eight BIG Bill Mata, from Scottish side Edinburgh.
  
  RugbyPass is reporting that Bears Samoan boss, Pat Lam is keen to add 32-year-old powerhouse and offloading genius, Mata to his squad for the 2023/24 season.
  
  The Fijian star is reported to currently make in the region of £450,000 a season.
  
  In rugby league: BOOM GONE – the entire Wests Tigers board and CEO Justin “fiasco” Pascoe have been dismissed in a stunning move following a bombshell internal review, according to The Daily Telegraph.
  
  Former New South Wales Premier, Barry O’Farrell will be interim Chairman. Mr O’Farrell was previously Wests Tigers Chairman in 2019 before taking up a role as High Commissioner to India.
  
  Shane Richardson will be interim Chief Executive Officer. He was previously CEO of Penrith from 2002-2004 with the Panthers winning the Premiership in 2003.
  
  He was also the CEO of the South Sydney from 2004 to 2015, with the Rabbitohs winning the Premiership in 2014.
  
  And senior NRL Sports journalist, Paul Kent has been found not guilty of allegations he attacked and choked his then-partner at his home in Sydney.
  
  Following a two-day hearing in a Sydney Court, Magistrate Daniel Rees ruled that he could not find the charges proven beyond reasonable doubt.
  
  In SportsBiz: One of the most extraordinary contracts in pro sports history just got even crazier.
  
  Shohei Ohtani, the Japanese baseball superstar has signed a $US700Million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but will be paid just $US2M a year while playing for them.
  
  The Athletic first reported the bizarre structure of the contract which will see Ohtani defer US$US680M of his salary until after the deal wraps up.
  
  So Ohtani gets US$2M a year between 2024 and 2033 while actually playing for the Dodgers, and US$68M a year between 2034 and 2043.
  
  In football: A Turkish referee was punched by a Club President before being kicked by another person after collapsing to the ground in a sickening attack in Turkey’s Super Lig.
  
  The visitors received a 95th-minute red card, only to stun the home side with a 97th minute equaliser.
  
  When the full time whistle blew, host team President Faruk Koca charged onto the pitch and punched Halil Umut Meler in the face.
  
  As the referee hit the turf, another person – who appeared to be a Club official – kicked him in the head.
  
  So that’s the beautiful game – now to combat sports: Aussie fight favourite, Robert Whittaker could still be catapulted into a UFC300 blockbuster against Kamaru Usman, despite having already agreed to fight a month earlier in UFC299 against Brazilian Paulo Costa.
  
  Speaking with Fox Sports Australia this week, Whittaker’s Manager Titus Day confirmed that since they verbally agreed to accept the fight, Costa has vanished.
  
  You mean like run away? Maybe he’s switched to netball.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57988458Tue, 12 Dec 2023 19:52:01 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 69 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Wednesday morning 13 December 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Bristol Bears are reported to be chasing Fijian number eight BIG Bill Mata, from Scottish side Edinburgh.
  
  RugbyPass is reporting that Bears Samoan boss, Pat Lam is keen to add 32-year-old powerhouse and offloading genius, Mata to his squad for the 2023/24 season.
  
  The Fijian star is reported to currently make in the region of £450,000 a season.
  
  In rugby league: BOOM GONE – the entire Wests Tigers board and CEO Justin “fiasco” Pascoe have been dismissed in a stunning move following a bombshell internal review, according to The Daily Telegraph.
  
  Former New South Wales Premier, Barry O’Farrell will be interim Chairman. Mr O’Farrell was previously Wests Tigers Chairman in 2019 before taking up a role as High Commissioner to India.
  
  Shane Richardson will be interim Chief Executive Officer. He was previously CEO of Penrith from 2002-2004 with the Panthers winning the Premiership in 2003.
  
  He was also the CEO of the South Sydney from 2004 to 2015, with the Rabbitohs winning the Premiership in 2014.
  
  And senior NRL Sports journalist, Paul Kent has been found not guilty of allegations he attacked and choked his then-partner at his home in Sydney.
  
  Following a two-day hearing in a Sydney Court, Magistrate Daniel Rees ruled that he could not find the charges proven beyond reasonable doubt.
  
  In SportsBiz: One of the most extraordinary contracts in pro sports history just got even crazier.
  
  Shohei Ohtani, the Japanese baseball superstar has signed a $US700Million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but will be paid just $US2M a year while playing for them.
  
  The Athletic first reported the bizarre structure of the contract which will see Ohtani defer US$US680M of his salary until after the deal wraps up.
  
  So Ohtani gets US$2M a year between 2024 and 2033 while actually playing for the Dodgers, and US$68M a year between 2034 and 2043.
  
  In football: A Turkish referee was punched by a Club President before being kicked by another person after collapsing to the ground in a sickening attack in Turkey’s Super Lig.
  
  The visitors received a 95th-minute red card, only to stun the home side with a 97th minute equaliser.
  
  When the full time whistle blew, host team President Faruk Koca charged onto the pitch and punched Halil Umut Meler in the face.
  
  As the referee hit the turf, another person – who appeared to be a Club official – kicked him in the head.
  
  So that’s the beautiful game – now to combat sports: Aussie fight favourite, Robert Whittaker could still be catapulted into a UFC300 blockbuster against Kamaru Usman, despite having already agreed to fight a month earlier in UFC299 against Brazilian Paulo Costa.
  
  Speaking with Fox Sports Australia this week, Whittaker’s Manager Titus Day confirmed that since they verbally agreed to accept the fight, Costa has vanished.
  
  You mean like run away? Maybe he’s switched to netball.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness...]]>3037s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean769fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-12-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e68-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57977609
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: All the talk around Kava bowls in Fiji about sacking Ben Gollings is rubbish – Fiji Men are third, equal on 30 points with South Africa who are second, both chasing Argentina on 38 after the Cape Town 7s.
  
  Fijiana are fourth in the Women’s standings.
  
  A Coach can only do so much. Viva los Pumas!
  
  In rugby league: St George Illawarra playmaker Junior Amone has avoided prison after he was found guilty of arming himself with a hammer and chasing a tradesman off a roof during a heated dispute.
  
  But the 21-year-old walked out of Wollongong Local Court on Monday without his father Talatau Amone who was sentenced for two and a half years with a non-parole period of 12 months for the same incident.
  
  Meanwhile in another Aussie Court yesterday, Daily Telegraph and Fox Sports rugby league journalist, Paul Kent is fighting allegations he attacked a 33-year-old woman at his home in May, 2023.
  
  Police allege the pair were involved in a domestic dispute before Mr Kent assaulted and choked the woman. He was arrested by NSW Police at the home shortly after.
  
  Body-worn footage played before a hearing at Downing Centre District Court on Monday showed the woman telling officers that Mr Kent had had his hands “around my neck”.
  
  In football: Australian superstar Sam Kerr delivered a perfect taunt to rival fans after Chelsea were defeated by Arsenal on Sunday.
  
  After the game, with Kerr stuck in traffic, boisterous Gunners fans broke out into chants of “Arsenal, Arsenal” in the direction of Kerr sitting in the passenger seat.
  
  The Aussie striker, quick as a flash, threw up four fingers to remind her foes just how many Women’s Super League titles Chelsea has won.
  
  Arsenal fans however were quick to point out that Kerr flashed the exact number of goals Arsenal scored in their 4-1 win to hand Chelsea their first loss of the season.
  
  In combat sports: Devin Haney beat Regis Prograis by unanimous decision in his division debut to win the WBC Super Welterweight title in front of a sellout crowd in his hometown San Francisco, home of the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night.
  
  All three judges scored the bout 120-107 in Haney's favor.
  
  It was Haney's first fight as a super welterweight since he made the decision to move up after having trouble making weight at lightweight, where he is the undisputed champion.
  
  Haney is now a two division champion.
  
  In SportsBiz: Early projections for the 2024 NFL salary cap are coming in at more than US$240Million, representing a significant increase over this season’s US$224.8M that each team is allowed to allocate for player contracts.
  
  This season, revenue from the NFL’s new US$110Billion media rights deals kicked in, adding a big boost to overall league cash intake.
  
  When final numbers come in, 2023 will represent another record year for the NFL.
  
  In 2022, the league is believed to have brought in close to US$20B in revenue — inching the NFL’s 32 owners closer to their long-stated goal of US$25B annual revenue.
  
  Come 2024, there is no reason to think the NFL’s billions won’t be even bigger, either.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57977609Mon, 11 Dec 2023 20:22:06 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 68 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 12 December 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: All the talk around Kava bowls in Fiji about sacking Ben Gollings is rubbish – Fiji Men are third, equal on 30 points with South Africa who are second, both chasing Argentina on 38 after the Cape Town 7s.
  
  Fijiana are fourth in the Women’s standings.
  
  A Coach can only do so much. Viva los Pumas!
  
  In rugby league: St George Illawarra playmaker Junior Amone has avoided prison after he was found guilty of arming himself with a hammer and chasing a tradesman off a roof during a heated dispute.
  
  But the 21-year-old walked out of Wollongong Local Court on Monday without his father Talatau Amone who was sentenced for two and a half years with a non-parole period of 12 months for the same incident.
  
  Meanwhile in another Aussie Court yesterday, Daily Telegraph and Fox Sports rugby league journalist, Paul Kent is fighting allegations he attacked a 33-year-old woman at his home in May, 2023.
  
  Police allege the pair were involved in a domestic dispute before Mr Kent assaulted and choked the woman. He was arrested by NSW Police at the home shortly after.
  
  Body-worn footage played before a hearing at Downing Centre District Court on Monday showed the woman telling officers that Mr Kent had had his hands “around my neck”.
  
  In football: Australian superstar Sam Kerr delivered a perfect taunt to rival fans after Chelsea were defeated by Arsenal on Sunday.
  
  After the game, with Kerr stuck in traffic, boisterous Gunners fans broke out into chants of “Arsenal, Arsenal” in the direction of Kerr sitting in the passenger seat.
  
  The Aussie striker, quick as a flash, threw up four fingers to remind her foes just how many Women’s Super League titles Chelsea has won.
  
  Arsenal fans however were quick to point out that Kerr flashed the exact number of goals Arsenal scored in their 4-1 win to hand Chelsea their first loss of the season.
  
  In combat sports: Devin Haney beat Regis Prograis by unanimous decision in his division debut to win the WBC Super Welterweight title in front of a sellout crowd in his hometown San Francisco, home of the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night.
  
  All three judges scored the bout 120-107 in Haney's favor.
  
  It was Haney's first fight as a super welterweight since he made the decision to move up after having trouble making weight at lightweight, where he is the undisputed champion.
  
  Haney is now a two division champion.
  
  In SportsBiz: Early projections for the 2024 NFL salary cap are coming in at more than US$240Million, representing a significant increase over this season’s US$224.8M that each team is allowed to allocate for player contracts.
  
  This season, revenue from the NFL’s new US$110Billion media rights deals kicked in, adding a big boost to overall league cash intake.
  
  When final numbers come in, 2023 will represent another record year for the NFL.
  
  In 2022, the league is believed to have brought in close to US$20B in revenue — inching the NFL’s 32 owners closer to their long-stated goal of US$25B annual revenue.
  
  Come 2024, there is no reason to think the NFL’s billions won’t be even bigger, either.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion...]]>3037s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean768fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-12-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e67-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57968093
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The Cape Town 7s Mens quarter-finals: Argentina 33-0 Canada, Ireland 36-21 New Zealand, Australia 28-0 South Africa and Fiji 29-24 France.
  
  In the semifinals: Argentina 26-19 Ireland and Australia 24-7 Fiji.
  
  In the Finals: Argentina 45-12 Australia while Fiji won Bronze 14-7 Ireland.
  
  Cape Town 7s Women’s QFs: Fijiana 17-19 France. So Fijiana 19-17 Canada for fifth place and Australia 29-26 France for the title.
  
  In rugby league: A public inquest into the death of former Manly Sea Eagles player Keith Titmuss will be held in February 2024.
  
  The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting the NSW Coroner’s Court has planned a five-day investigation into Titmuss’ death which occurred after a pre-season session in late 2020.
  
  The 20-year-old collapsed during the session and died with an initial report unable to identify what caused his tragic death.
  
  In the NBA: The Lakers are the inaugural winners of the NBA’s in-season tournament, taking down a plucky Indiana Pacers team 123-109 on Sunday afternoon in their showdown in Las Vegas.
  
  And in the Lakers biggest game of the 2023-24 season so far, Anthony Davis went a long way to answering his critics finishing with 41 points, 20 rebounds, five assists and four blocks.
  
  Lebron James had 24 points and 11 rebounds while Austin Reaves was a spark plug off the bench with 28 points.
  
  Tyrese Haliburton led the way for Indiana with 20 points and 11 assists but was made to work for every bucket against a testing Lakers defence.
  
  In combat sports: Aussie boxing star Liam Paro just put the boxing world on notice after delivering a stunning sixth round stoppage win against Montana Love in San Francisco on Sunday.
  
  Paro improved his professional record to 24-0 as he thrust himself into the upper echelon of the super lightweight division on the blockbuster Devin Haney vs Regis Prograis card.
  
  Meanwhile blonde Aussie bombshell Ebanie Bridges lost her IBF Bantamweight world title via a unanimous decision after she was stunned and completely pummeled by Japanese fighter Miyo Yoshida.
  
  Yoshida controlled the fight, landing punches at will with the judges all scoring the contest for Yoshida in a landslide.
  
  In SportsBiz: One of the biggest questions in US sports has finally been answered – Japanese baseball star, Shohei Ohtani is signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers, for the next 10 years, at US$700Million according to ESPN, which comes to an average of US$432,098 per game according to The Athletic.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57968093Sun, 10 Dec 2023 21:50:21 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 67 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Monday morning 11 December 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The Cape Town 7s Mens quarter-finals: Argentina 33-0 Canada, Ireland 36-21 New Zealand, Australia 28-0 South Africa and Fiji 29-24 France.
  
  In the semifinals: Argentina 26-19 Ireland and Australia 24-7 Fiji.
  
  In the Finals: Argentina 45-12 Australia while Fiji won Bronze 14-7 Ireland.
  
  Cape Town 7s Women’s QFs: Fijiana 17-19 France. So Fijiana 19-17 Canada for fifth place and Australia 29-26 France for the title.
  
  In rugby league: A public inquest into the death of former Manly Sea Eagles player Keith Titmuss will be held in February 2024.
  
  The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting the NSW Coroner’s Court has planned a five-day investigation into Titmuss’ death which occurred after a pre-season session in late 2020.
  
  The 20-year-old collapsed during the session and died with an initial report unable to identify what caused his tragic death.
  
  In the NBA: The Lakers are the inaugural winners of the NBA’s in-season tournament, taking down a plucky Indiana Pacers team 123-109 on Sunday afternoon in their showdown in Las Vegas.
  
  And in the Lakers biggest game of the 2023-24 season so far, Anthony Davis went a long way to answering his critics finishing with 41 points, 20 rebounds, five assists and four blocks.
  
  Lebron James had 24 points and 11 rebounds while Austin Reaves was a spark plug off the bench with 28 points.
  
  Tyrese Haliburton led the way for Indiana with 20 points and 11 assists but was made to work for every bucket against a testing Lakers defence.
  
  In combat sports: Aussie boxing star Liam Paro just put the boxing world on notice after delivering a stunning sixth round stoppage win against Montana Love in San Francisco on Sunday.
  
  Paro improved his professional record to 24-0 as he thrust himself into the upper echelon of the super lightweight division on the blockbuster Devin Haney vs Regis Prograis card.
  
  Meanwhile blonde Aussie bombshell Ebanie Bridges lost her IBF Bantamweight world title via a unanimous decision after she was stunned and completely pummeled by Japanese fighter Miyo Yoshida.
  
  Yoshida controlled the fight, landing punches at will with the judges all scoring the contest for Yoshida in a landslide.
  
  In SportsBiz: One of the biggest questions in US sports has finally been answered – Japanese baseball star, Shohei Ohtani is signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers, for the next 10 years, at US$700Million according to ESPN, which comes to an average of US$432,098 per game according to The Athletic.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2697s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean767fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-12-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e66-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57962003
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Cape Town 7s Women’s QFs from 7pm with Fijiana-France. Earlier Australia 38-0 Spain and Fijiana 36-12 Japan. NZ 37-5 Great Britain, Ireland 39-14 Brazil, France 29-7 South Africa and Canada 14-21 USA.
  
  The Cape Town 7s Mens quarters starts straight after that from 8.34pm with Fiji vs France in QF4. Earlier South Africa 19-5 Great Britain, Fiji 14-17 France, Canada 19-7 NZ and Samoa 7-27 Australia. Fiji 19-12 Argentina, Ireland 14-12 South Africa and Samoa 21-14 NZ.
  
  In rugby league: The Sydney Roosters deal, snatching Mark Nawaqanitawase from the Wallabies, has more potential upside if the NRL gives Clubs a discount for signing any top player from another code who would add another dimension to rugby league.
  
  But there would be no incentive for Joseph Sua’ali’i should he seek a return to the NRL after his three-year deal with Rugby Australia, with the potential policy tweak to only apply to new players.
  
  In the NBA: As the group stage and quarterfinals of the new NBA In-Season Tournament played out, the NBA saw its best November attendance ever, averaging 18,208 fans per game, with players noticeably increasing their intensity.
  
  Group games on ESPN and TNT saw a 26% increase from last season’s comparable windows.
  
  So, it’s safe to say that the first NBA Cup awarded on Saturday night Vegas time won’t be the last.
  
  In combat sports: Australian World IBF Cruiserweight Champion Jai Opetaia (23-0, 18 KOs) faces being stripped of his belt over his decision to take a A$680,000 payday in Saudi Arabia on 23 December against England’s Ellis Zorro (17-0, 7 KOs).
  
  The Aussie-Samoan, who claimed the IBF title on the Gold Coast last year despite a broken jaw, is scheduled to feature on the undercard with Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder, Joseph Parker and Daniel Dubois.
  
  In SportsBiz: The Women’s Premier League cricket players auction in India this morning saw some of Australia’s best female cricket players making a fortune for six weeks work: Phoebe Litchfield sold to Gujarat Giants for A$182,000. Georgia Wareham sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for A$72,000. Annabel Sutherland sold to Delhi Capitals for A$364,000.
  
  Aussie girls retained by their respective Clubs for WPL 2024 included the Gujarat Giants retaining Ashleigh Gardner on A$577,000 and Beth Mooney A$361,000.
  
  Royal Challengers Bangalore retained Ellyse Perry on A$306,000, while UP Warriorz retained Tahlia McGrath on A$252,000, Grace Harris on A$135,000 and Alyssa Healy on A$126,000.
  
  And the Delhi Capitals held on to Meg Lanning on A$199,000, Jess Jonassen on A$90,000 and Laura Harris on A$81,000.
  
  Better than making Vegemite sandwiches in Wollongong aye girls!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57962003Sat, 09 Dec 2023 20:45:13 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 66 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Sunday morning 10 December 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Cape Town 7s Women’s QFs from 7pm with Fijiana-France. Earlier Australia 38-0 Spain and Fijiana 36-12 Japan. NZ 37-5 Great Britain, Ireland 39-14 Brazil, France 29-7 South Africa and Canada 14-21 USA.
  
  The Cape Town 7s Mens quarters starts straight after that from 8.34pm with Fiji vs France in QF4. Earlier South Africa 19-5 Great Britain, Fiji 14-17 France, Canada 19-7 NZ and Samoa 7-27 Australia. Fiji 19-12 Argentina, Ireland 14-12 South Africa and Samoa 21-14 NZ.
  
  In rugby league: The Sydney Roosters deal, snatching Mark Nawaqanitawase from the Wallabies, has more potential upside if the NRL gives Clubs a discount for signing any top player from another code who would add another dimension to rugby league.
  
  But there would be no incentive for Joseph Sua’ali’i should he seek a return to the NRL after his three-year deal with Rugby Australia, with the potential policy tweak to only apply to new players.
  
  In the NBA: As the group stage and quarterfinals of the new NBA In-Season Tournament played out, the NBA saw its best November attendance ever, averaging 18,208 fans per game, with players noticeably increasing their intensity.
  
  Group games on ESPN and TNT saw a 26% increase from last season’s comparable windows.
  
  So, it’s safe to say that the first NBA Cup awarded on Saturday night Vegas time won’t be the last.
  
  In combat sports: Australian World IBF Cruiserweight Champion Jai Opetaia (23-0, 18 KOs) faces being stripped of his belt over his decision to take a A$680,000 payday in Saudi Arabia on 23 December against England’s Ellis Zorro (17-0, 7 KOs).
  
  The Aussie-Samoan, who claimed the IBF title on the Gold Coast last year despite a broken jaw, is scheduled to feature on the undercard with Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder, Joseph Parker and Daniel Dubois.
  
  In SportsBiz: The Women’s Premier League cricket players auction in India this morning saw some of Australia’s best female cricket players making a fortune for six weeks work: Phoebe Litchfield sold to Gujarat Giants for A$182,000. Georgia Wareham sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for A$72,000. Annabel Sutherland sold to Delhi Capitals for A$364,000.
  
  Aussie girls retained by their respective Clubs for WPL 2024 included the Gujarat Giants retaining Ashleigh Gardner on A$577,000 and Beth Mooney A$361,000.
  
  Royal Challengers Bangalore retained Ellyse Perry on A$306,000, while UP Warriorz retained Tahlia McGrath on A$252,000, Grace Harris on A$135,000 and Alyssa Healy on A$126,000.
  
  And the Delhi Capitals held on to Meg Lanning on A$199,000, Jess Jonassen on A$90,000 and Laura Harris on A$81,000.
  
  Better than making Vegemite sandwiches in Wollongong aye girls!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>3037s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean764fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/09-12-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e65-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57954787
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The Sydney Morning Herald has reported that former Wallabies Head Coach Eddie Jones had his in-person interview for the role with Japan Rugby at the Royal Park Hotel in Tokyo on Thursday morning.
  
  It’s reportedly down to Jones and South African coach Frans Ludeke, who coaches Japanese Top League side Kubota Spears, having previously coached the Bulls Super Rugby franchise to two titles.
  
  Japanese media have long reported the 63-year-old Jones as the leading candidate to take over from ex-Japanese coach Jamie Joseph.
  
  And wait for it - sources in Fiji claim that Joseph has applied for the Flying Fijians job, recently vacated by Simon Raiwalui.
  
  In rugby league: Is he human or robot?
  
  NRL Physio, Brien Seeney has posted that Penrith Panthers superstar Captain Nathan Cleary “Will play the rest of his career without a posterior cruciate ligament in that knee – the likes of Benji Marshall, Greg Inglis, Billy Slater and Shaun Johnson have all played for years with torn PCL’s.”
  
  In Football: More Messi magic: Inter Miami might end up the league’s top-earning MLS Club this season, despite not making the playoffs.
  
  Thanks to the arrival of Lionel Messi in July, Miami’s 2023 total revenue will land upwards of US$120Million for this year.
  
  Inter Miami’s season tickets for next year have, unsurprisingly, already sold out.
  
  Even with record goals for 2024, Inter Miami’s revenue could soar still higher in 2025, when a new US$350M soccer stadium is scheduled to open.
  
  In the NBA: The stage is set for the NBA’s In-Season Tournament Final tomorrow, between the Indiana Pacers and LA Lakers.
  
  In Friday’s first semi-final in Las Vegas, Tyrese Haliburton announced himself as a genuine NBA superstar under the bright lights, dropping 27 points with 15 assists and seven rebounds — and no turnovers — to see the Indiana Pacers take down the Milwaukee Bucks 128-119.
  
  Later, the Lakers made quick work of the New Orleans Pelicans in a 133-89 thrashing thanks to a masterful showing from LeBron James who racked up 30 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the field and 8-of-8 from the free throw line with five rebounds and eight assists in just 23 minutes.
  
  In combat sports: Samoa Joe will reprise his role as series-favorite “Sweet Tooth” in the second season of the Peacock series ‘Twisted Metal‘’.
  
  This week, it was confirmed that the show, based on the hit video game franchise, has been renewed for another season.
  
  In SportsBiz: More than two years after the Tokyo Olympic Games were held at a reported cost of US$13Billion, six companies, including the advertising giant Dentsu, plus seven individuals, are standing trial in Japan on corruption charges related to the bidding process.
  
  The allegations largely center around claims of rigging a string of Games-related contracts. Dentsu in particular served as the chief marketing arm of the Tokyo Olympics, raising a record US$3.3B in local sponsorships and receiving a commission on sales.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57954787Fri, 08 Dec 2023 20:11:43 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 65 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Saturday morning 09 December 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The Sydney Morning Herald has reported that former Wallabies Head Coach Eddie Jones had his in-person interview for the role with Japan Rugby at the Royal Park Hotel in Tokyo on Thursday morning.
  
  It’s reportedly down to Jones and South African coach Frans Ludeke, who coaches Japanese Top League side Kubota Spears, having previously coached the Bulls Super Rugby franchise to two titles.
  
  Japanese media have long reported the 63-year-old Jones as the leading candidate to take over from ex-Japanese coach Jamie Joseph.
  
  And wait for it - sources in Fiji claim that Joseph has applied for the Flying Fijians job, recently vacated by Simon Raiwalui.
  
  In rugby league: Is he human or robot?
  
  NRL Physio, Brien Seeney has posted that Penrith Panthers superstar Captain Nathan Cleary “Will play the rest of his career without a posterior cruciate ligament in that knee – the likes of Benji Marshall, Greg Inglis, Billy Slater and Shaun Johnson have all played for years with torn PCL’s.”
  
  In Football: More Messi magic: Inter Miami might end up the league’s top-earning MLS Club this season, despite not making the playoffs.
  
  Thanks to the arrival of Lionel Messi in July, Miami’s 2023 total revenue will land upwards of US$120Million for this year.
  
  Inter Miami’s season tickets for next year have, unsurprisingly, already sold out.
  
  Even with record goals for 2024, Inter Miami’s revenue could soar still higher in 2025, when a new US$350M soccer stadium is scheduled to open.
  
  In the NBA: The stage is set for the NBA’s In-Season Tournament Final tomorrow, between the Indiana Pacers and LA Lakers.
  
  In Friday’s first semi-final in Las Vegas, Tyrese Haliburton announced himself as a genuine NBA superstar under the bright lights, dropping 27 points with 15 assists and seven rebounds — and no turnovers — to see the Indiana Pacers take down the Milwaukee Bucks 128-119.
  
  Later, the Lakers made quick work of the New Orleans Pelicans in a 133-89 thrashing thanks to a masterful showing from LeBron James who racked up 30 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the field and 8-of-8 from the free throw line with five rebounds and eight assists in just 23 minutes.
  
  In combat sports: Samoa Joe will reprise his role as series-favorite “Sweet Tooth” in the second season of the Peacock series ‘Twisted Metal‘’.
  
  This week, it was confirmed that the show, based on the hit video game franchise, has been renewed for another season.
  
  In SportsBiz: More than two years after the Tokyo Olympic Games were held at a reported cost of US$13Billion, six companies, including the advertising giant Dentsu, plus seven individuals, are standing trial in Japan on corruption charges related to the bidding process.
  
  The allegations largely center around claims of rigging a string of Games-related contracts. Dentsu in particular served as the chief marketing arm of the Tokyo Olympics, raising a record US$3.3B in local sponsorships and receiving a commission on sales.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby...]]>3157s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean765fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/07-12-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e64-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57932917
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: HSBC SVNS Cape Town pools – Women:
  
  • Pool A: Australia, Fiji, Japan, Spain
  • Pool B: New Zealand, Ireland, Brazil, Great Britain
  • Pool C: France, Canada, USA, South Africa
  And the HSBC SVNS Cape Town pools – Men:
  
  • Pool A: South Africa, Ireland, USA, Great Britain
  • Pool B: Argentina, Fiji, France, Spain
  • Pool C: New Zealand, Samoa, Australia, Canada
  In rugby league: The Titans Tongan powerhouse, David Fifita will undergo surgery after suffering a pectoral muscle tear.
  
  The club confirmed in a statement yesterday that the 23-year-old back-rower sustained a partial tear during pre-season training.
  
  The Maroons ORIGIN star will aim to return for the start of the 2024 season after completing his rehab over the coming weeks.
  
  Former Tonga co-captain Sio Siua Taukeiaho is back in training with Catalans Dragons following the collapse of a move back to the NRL due to a failed medical.
  
  As early as August, Catalans confirmed he would be granted an early release to make his return Down Under to the Canterbury Bulldogs all but signed and sealed.
  
  That was until he failed his medical, with 9News reporting last month that the veteran has a foot injury which requires surgery, leaving the Bulldogs looking elsewhere in terms of recruitment.
  
  In Football: The Premier League has completed a US$8.5Billion set of domestic media rights agreements that reasserts its presence as one of the world’s most dominant sports properties.
  
  In four-year pacts starting with the 2025-26 season, Sky Sports and TNT will broadcast up to 270 live games per season, each retaining their status with the league, while the BBC will continue to broadcast a free-to-air highlights package.
  
  The highly anticipated agreements, the largest sports media rights deal ever in the UK are nearly double the recently struck domestic media rights deals in Italy for Serie A.
  
  In combat sports: Melvin Townsend, the man who made the news last year after Mike Tyson was filmed punching him while on board a JetBlue flight that was preparing to take off for Florida from San Francisco, wants Tyson to pay him US$450,000 to cater for his legal bills and future treatment for the injuries he reportedly suffered from the attack, including concussion, cervical radiculopathy and impaired vision according to TMZ.
  
  Mr. Townsend’s lawyer said, “Being irritated by a fan is not a legal defense for Tyson.”
  
  Sorry, but that just does not make sense.
  
  In SportsBiz: Beginning in 2028, amateur golfers will have to start using balls that, on average, cover 5% less distance than today’s balls.
  
  That would mean a 250-yard drive would now go about 238 yards. Professionals will start using these balls in 2026.
  
  In 2022, the global golf ball market was valued at US$1Billion, according to a report from the research guide Market.US, and it is anticipated to reach $1.35 billion by 2032.
  
  So the new balls fly less, you hit them more and they wear out quicker . . so you buy new balls – “kaching.”
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57932917Wed, 06 Dec 2023 20:55:03 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 64 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Thursday morning 07 December 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: HSBC SVNS Cape Town pools – Women:
  
  • Pool A: Australia, Fiji, Japan, Spain
  • Pool B: New Zealand, Ireland, Brazil, Great Britain
  • Pool C: France, Canada, USA, South Africa
  And the HSBC SVNS Cape Town pools – Men:
  
  • Pool A: South Africa, Ireland, USA, Great Britain
  • Pool B: Argentina, Fiji, France, Spain
  • Pool C: New Zealand, Samoa, Australia, Canada
  In rugby league: The Titans Tongan powerhouse, David Fifita will undergo surgery after suffering a pectoral muscle tear.
  
  The club confirmed in a statement yesterday that the 23-year-old back-rower sustained a partial tear during pre-season training.
  
  The Maroons ORIGIN star will aim to return for the start of the 2024 season after completing his rehab over the coming weeks.
  
  Former Tonga co-captain Sio Siua Taukeiaho is back in training with Catalans Dragons following the collapse of a move back to the NRL due to a failed medical.
  
  As early as August, Catalans confirmed he would be granted an early release to make his return Down Under to the Canterbury Bulldogs all but signed and sealed.
  
  That was until he failed his medical, with 9News reporting last month that the veteran has a foot injury which requires surgery, leaving the Bulldogs looking elsewhere in terms of recruitment.
  
  In Football: The Premier League has completed a US$8.5Billion set of domestic media rights agreements that reasserts its presence as one of the world’s most dominant sports properties.
  
  In four-year pacts starting with the 2025-26 season, Sky Sports and TNT will broadcast up to 270 live games per season, each retaining their status with the league, while the BBC will continue to broadcast a free-to-air highlights package.
  
  The highly anticipated agreements, the largest sports media rights deal ever in the UK are nearly double the recently struck domestic media rights deals in Italy for Serie A.
  
  In combat sports: Melvin Townsend, the man who made the news last year after Mike Tyson was filmed punching him while on board a JetBlue flight that was preparing to take off for Florida from San Francisco, wants Tyson to pay him US$450,000 to cater for his legal bills and future treatment for the injuries he reportedly suffered from the attack, including concussion, cervical radiculopathy and impaired vision according to TMZ.
  
  Mr. Townsend’s lawyer said, “Being irritated by a fan is not a legal defense for Tyson.”
  
  Sorry, but that just does not make sense.
  
  In SportsBiz: Beginning in 2028, amateur golfers will have to start using balls that, on average, cover 5% less distance than today’s balls.
  
  That would mean a 250-yard drive would now go about 238 yards. Professionals will start using these balls in 2026.
  
  In 2022, the global golf ball market was valued at US$1Billion, according to a report from the research guide Market.US, and it is anticipated to reach $1.35 billion by 2032.
  
  So the new balls fly less, you hit them more and they wear out quicker . . so you buy new balls – “kaching.”
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls...]]>2837s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean764fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/05-12-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e63-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57910247
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: English rugby referee Tom Foley has stepped down from international match officiating for the foreseeable future, citing online abuse as a major reason yesterday.
  
  Foley was the Television Match Official at this year's Rugby World Cup final in France when South Africa defeated New Zealand 12-11, and has previously reported receiving death threats to himself and his family in the wake of that game.
  
  In rugby league: “They know where to find me.”
  
  “I’ve got a history with New Zealand since 2007 when we toured England and I was coach of the team.
  
  “I’ve also worked with Steve Kearney when he was coaching the Kiwis and they won the World Cup in 2008.
  
  “I have great affection for the Kiwis, I coach several of their guys at the Dolphins in the Bromwich bros and Jamayne Isaako.
  
  “The door is certainly open for me. If it’s an option for the New Zealand Rugby League,” the most experienced Coach in the game – Wayne Bennett, has put his hand up to lead New Zealand’s Test team.
  
  The Kiwis are on the hunt for a new coach after parting ways with Michael Maguire, who has since signed a three-year deal with the New South Wales Blues.
  
  In Football: Champions Manchester City looked set to move to within one point of leaders Arsenal when they led Spurs 3-2 in the dying minutes at the Etihad, but Tottenham scored in the 90th minute to hold them in a six-goal thriller.
  
  Meanwhile, Liverpool staged a sensational comeback from 3-2 down after Fulham scored in the 80th minute at Anfield, but they turned the tables in dramatic fashion with goals in the 87th and 88th minutes for a 4-3 win.
  
  High-flying Aston Villa scored in the 90th minute to draw 2-2 at Bournemouth while 10-man Chelsea shrugged off a red card to edge Brighton 3-2 on a day when 24 goals were scored in five games on a breathless afternoon in the Premier League.
  
  In SportsBiz: Australia’s Gold Coast has scrapped its last-ditch bid to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, leaving the event in limbo as organisers race to find a willing host.
  
  The Australian state of Victoria was originally slated to host the Games, but unexpectedly pulled out in July this year citing an eye-watering cost blowout running into billions of dollars.
  
  Surely this is the end?
  
  In the NBA: So we’ve reached the Quarter-finals of the worst-named sports event ever – “The NBA In-Season Tournament” with: The Boston Celtics at Indiana Pacers, today at 11:30am, the New Orleans Pelicans at Sacramento Kings at 2pm; the New York Knicks at Milwaukee Bucks at 11:30am and the Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Lakers at 2pm local time.
  
  Everyone on the squad, including all the Coaches start earning money now, with the winners taking home all the chocolates – that’s right US$500,000 cash each invidual!
  
  In combat sports: The mouthwatering clash between NFL heavyweights the 10-1 Philadelphia Eagles and the 8-3 San Francisco 49ers was billed as the game of the year and boy did it deliver!
  
  With just over 9 minutes left in the third quarter with the Niners leading 21-6, San Francisco linebacker Dre Greenlaw got involved in an altercation with a member of the Eagles security team, which led to his ejection from the game.
  
  To be fair, the contact to the security guard’s face was minimal, but it was enough to warrant the ejection.
  
  The security guard was also made to leave the field to a standing ovation and rapturous applause from Eagles fans!
  
  Now for the mandatory law suit.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57910247Mon, 04 Dec 2023 20:36:38 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 63 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 05 December 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: English rugby referee Tom Foley has stepped down from international match officiating for the foreseeable future, citing online abuse as a major reason yesterday.
  
  Foley was the Television Match Official at this year's Rugby World Cup final in France when South Africa defeated New Zealand 12-11, and has previously reported receiving death threats to himself and his family in the wake of that game.
  
  In rugby league: “They know where to find me.”
  
  “I’ve got a history with New Zealand since 2007 when we toured England and I was coach of the team.
  
  “I’ve also worked with Steve Kearney when he was coaching the Kiwis and they won the World Cup in 2008.
  
  “I have great affection for the Kiwis, I coach several of their guys at the Dolphins in the Bromwich bros and Jamayne Isaako.
  
  “The door is certainly open for me. If it’s an option for the New Zealand Rugby League,” the most experienced Coach in the game – Wayne Bennett, has put his hand up to lead New Zealand’s Test team.
  
  The Kiwis are on the hunt for a new coach after parting ways with Michael Maguire, who has since signed a three-year deal with the New South Wales Blues.
  
  In Football: Champions Manchester City looked set to move to within one point of leaders Arsenal when they led Spurs 3-2 in the dying minutes at the Etihad, but Tottenham scored in the 90th minute to hold them in a six-goal thriller.
  
  Meanwhile, Liverpool staged a sensational comeback from 3-2 down after Fulham scored in the 80th minute at Anfield, but they turned the tables in dramatic fashion with goals in the 87th and 88th minutes for a 4-3 win.
  
  High-flying Aston Villa scored in the 90th minute to draw 2-2 at Bournemouth while 10-man Chelsea shrugged off a red card to edge Brighton 3-2 on a day when 24 goals were scored in five games on a breathless afternoon in the Premier League.
  
  In SportsBiz: Australia’s Gold Coast has scrapped its last-ditch bid to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, leaving the event in limbo as organisers race to find a willing host.
  
  The Australian state of Victoria was originally slated to host the Games, but unexpectedly pulled out in July this year citing an eye-watering cost blowout running into billions of dollars.
  
  Surely this is the end?
  
  In the NBA: So we’ve reached the Quarter-finals of the worst-named sports event ever – “The NBA In-Season Tournament” with: The Boston Celtics at Indiana Pacers, today at 11:30am, the New Orleans Pelicans at Sacramento Kings at 2pm; the New York Knicks at Milwaukee Bucks at 11:30am and the Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Lakers at 2pm local time.
  
  Everyone on the squad, including all the Coaches start earning money now, with the winners taking home all the chocolates – that’s right US$500,000 cash each invidual!
  
  In combat sports: The mouthwatering clash between NFL heavyweights the 10-1 Philadelphia Eagles and the 8-3 San Francisco 49ers was billed as the game of the year and boy did it deliver!
  
  With just over 9 minutes left in the third quarter with the Niners leading 21-6, San Francisco linebacker Dre Greenlaw got involved in an altercation with a member of the Eagles security team, which led to his ejection from the game.
  
  To be fair, the contact to the security guard’s face was minimal, but it was enough to warrant the ejection.
  
  The security guard was also made to leave the field to a standing ovation and rapturous applause from Eagles fans!
  
  Now for the mandatory law suit.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  3067s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean763fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/04-12-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e62-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57898139
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union Dubai 7s: Maddison Levi and her sister Teagan have inspired Australia's rugby women to a blistering triumph in the season-opening Dubai 7s, while dynamiting New Zealand's world-record 41-match unbeaten streak.
  
  Dual-code star Maddison ended a magnificent tournament with a world series record of 12 tries in a single event as the Aussie World Cup winners defeated their great trans-Tasman rivals 26-19 in the final this morning.
  
  Australia became the first team ever to win the same world series women's event four times in a row in the UAE desert.
  
  In doing so, they also ended the New Zealanders' air of invincibility as the reigning World 7s Series champions were finally beaten after a year when they set a women's world record of 41 straight series wins, which began after Australia had beaten them in the 2022 Dubai final.
  
  France beat Fijiana 14-38 in their quarter-final.
  
  In the Men’s quarter-finals: Fiji beat Ireland 24-29 and Argentina beat Samoa 14-21. In the semis South Africa 14-7 Fiji and Argentina 21-19 New Zealand.
  
  The All Blacks 7s beat Fiji 12-17 in their bronze medal match, before South Africa 12-7 Argentina to defend their Dubai 7s Men’s title.
  
  In rugby league: Australia’s very own Hollywood superstar Russell Crowe is reportedly working with the NRL ahead of the game’s historic season-opening double-header in Las Vegas in March.
  
  The governing body had hoped for Crowe and Hugh Jackman to be on board with promoting the Round 1 Vegas clash between Manly and South Sydney starting with the NRL’s official launch in Vegas later this month.
  
  But at this stage neither will be at the event, according to the Herald.
  
  The Sea Eagle and Rabbitohs will kick off the 2024 season at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas followed by a clash between the Roosters and Broncos.
  
  In Football: Lionel Messi is not ruling out another bid for FIFA World Cup glory with Argentina in 2026, which will be co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, despite acknowledging that time is working against him.
  
  “I’m not thinking about the World Cup and I’m not saying 100 per cent that I won’t be there because anything can happen. Because of my age, the most normal thing is that I won’t be there. But we’ll see,” Messi said in an interview.
  
  In SportsBiz: The centerpiece venue of the 2032 Summer Olympics in Brisbane is now set to be demolished and rebuilt, further accelerating a wave of stadium development across much of Australia.
  
  The Brisbane Cricket Ground, commonly known as The Gabba, will be torn down and replaced with a new A$1.8Billion venue that will replace a 128-year-old, 36,000-seat venue with a new one seating up to 80,000.
  
  Work on the new stadium will stretch from late 2025 to 2030.
  
  In combat sports: Ryan Garcia had to get through some rough moments and some boos from the crowd during his comeback bout against rugged Mexican Lightweight contender Oscar Duarte, but the California star scored an eighth-round KO on Saturday at a packed Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, to rebound from his high-profile stoppage loss to Gervonta Davis in April.
  
  So the kid is back!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57898139Sun, 03 Dec 2023 20:29:22 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 62 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Monday morning 04 December 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union Dubai 7s: Maddison Levi and her sister Teagan have inspired Australia's rugby women to a blistering triumph in the season-opening Dubai 7s, while dynamiting New Zealand's world-record 41-match unbeaten streak.
  
  Dual-code star Maddison ended a magnificent tournament with a world series record of 12 tries in a single event as the Aussie World Cup winners defeated their great trans-Tasman rivals 26-19 in the final this morning.
  
  Australia became the first team ever to win the same world series women's event four times in a row in the UAE desert.
  
  In doing so, they also ended the New Zealanders' air of invincibility as the reigning World 7s Series champions were finally beaten after a year when they set a women's world record of 41 straight series wins, which began after Australia had beaten them in the 2022 Dubai final.
  
  France beat Fijiana 14-38 in their quarter-final.
  
  In the Men’s quarter-finals: Fiji beat Ireland 24-29 and Argentina beat Samoa 14-21. In the semis South Africa 14-7 Fiji and Argentina 21-19 New Zealand.
  
  The All Blacks 7s beat Fiji 12-17 in their bronze medal match, before South Africa 12-7 Argentina to defend their Dubai 7s Men’s title.
  
  In rugby league: Australia’s very own Hollywood superstar Russell Crowe is reportedly working with the NRL ahead of the game’s historic season-opening double-header in Las Vegas in March.
  
  The governing body had hoped for Crowe and Hugh Jackman to be on board with promoting the Round 1 Vegas clash between Manly and South Sydney starting with the NRL’s official launch in Vegas later this month.
  
  But at this stage neither will be at the event, according to the Herald.
  
  The Sea Eagle and Rabbitohs will kick off the 2024 season at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas followed by a clash between the Roosters and Broncos.
  
  In Football: Lionel Messi is not ruling out another bid for FIFA World Cup glory with Argentina in 2026, which will be co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, despite acknowledging that time is working against him.
  
  “I’m not thinking about the World Cup and I’m not saying 100 per cent that I won’t be there because anything can happen. Because of my age, the most normal thing is that I won’t be there. But we’ll see,” Messi said in an interview.
  
  In SportsBiz: The centerpiece venue of the 2032 Summer Olympics in Brisbane is now set to be demolished and rebuilt, further accelerating a wave of stadium development across much of Australia.
  
  The Brisbane Cricket Ground, commonly known as The Gabba, will be torn down and replaced with a new A$1.8Billion venue that will replace a 128-year-old, 36,000-seat venue with a new one seating up to 80,000.
  
  Work on the new stadium will stretch from late 2025 to 2030.
  
  In combat sports: Ryan Garcia had to get through some rough moments and some boos from the crowd during his comeback bout against rugged Mexican Lightweight contender Oscar Duarte, but the California star scored an eighth-round KO on Saturday at a packed Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, to rebound from his high-profile stoppage loss to Gervonta Davis in April.
  
  So the kid is back!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby...]]>2887s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean762fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-12-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e61-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57888810
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union Dubai 7s Day One: Team Fijiana 38-17 Great Britain, Fijiana 21-17 South Africa and Fijiana 21-29 New Zealand in their last pool game at 1.35am this morning.
  
  Fiji Men 21-14 USA, Fiji 40-5 France and then Great Britain whacked them 24-0 at 4am.
  
  Meanwhile, Samoa 14-22 South Africa, Samoa 12-14 New Zealand and then smashed Canada 0-24.
  
  In rugby league: “I’m not too sure,” Bill Slater said when quizzed on what he thought Michael Maguire would bring to the NSW Blues after they were outplayed in the 2023 series.
  
  “I think it’s important to focus on what’s in front of you and what you can control. That sort of stuff we can’t control as Queenslanders – we just need to get our game on and that’s what we’re focusing on this year.”
  
  In Football: The Matildas have suffered their first loss since the FIFA World Cup, thrashed 5-0 in a brutal defeat to Canada in a friendly yesterday afternoon.
  
  Having already progressed to the next stage of Olympic qualification with good wins over Chinese Tapei, Iran and the Philippines, the stakes were lower against Canada and Matildas Coach Tony Gustavsson opted for an experimental side and paid the price.
  
  In SportsBiz: NASCAR has announced seven-year broadcast partnerships for its Cup Series with Fox Sports, NBC Sports, Amazon, and Warner Bros. Discovery, starting in 2025.
  
  And the sum of all the new deals amounts to US$7.7Billion — a 40% annual increase on what NASCAR is currently receiving from Fox and NBC.
  Notably, as Formula 1 gains more fans in the US, NASCAR’s new media deals are worth 13 times the reported value of F1’s US deal with ESPN, which runs through 2025.
  
  In combat sports: Eight months ago, Ryan Garcia strived for greatness as he tried to score a career-defining victory, but unfortunately, he came up short, beaten by Gervonta “Tank” Davis, so now Garcia is attempting to bounce back as he steps into the ring to face Oscar “La Migrana” Duarte (26-1-1, 21 KOs) in Houston, Texas tonight.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57888810Sun, 03 Dec 2023 00:30:33 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 61 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Sunday morning 03 December 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union Dubai 7s Day One: Team Fijiana 38-17 Great Britain, Fijiana 21-17 South Africa and Fijiana 21-29 New Zealand in their last pool game at 1.35am this morning.
  
  Fiji Men 21-14 USA, Fiji 40-5 France and then Great Britain whacked them 24-0 at 4am.
  
  Meanwhile, Samoa 14-22 South Africa, Samoa 12-14 New Zealand and then smashed Canada 0-24.
  
  In rugby league: “I’m not too sure,” Bill Slater said when quizzed on what he thought Michael Maguire would bring to the NSW Blues after they were outplayed in the 2023 series.
  
  “I think it’s important to focus on what’s in front of you and what you can control. That sort of stuff we can’t control as Queenslanders – we just need to get our game on and that’s what we’re focusing on this year.”
  
  In Football: The Matildas have suffered their first loss since the FIFA World Cup, thrashed 5-0 in a brutal defeat to Canada in a friendly yesterday afternoon.
  
  Having already progressed to the next stage of Olympic qualification with good wins over Chinese Tapei, Iran and the Philippines, the stakes were lower against Canada and Matildas Coach Tony Gustavsson opted for an experimental side and paid the price.
  
  In SportsBiz: NASCAR has announced seven-year broadcast partnerships for its Cup Series with Fox Sports, NBC Sports, Amazon, and Warner Bros. Discovery, starting in 2025.
  
  And the sum of all the new deals amounts to US$7.7Billion — a 40% annual increase on what NASCAR is currently receiving from Fox and NBC.
  Notably, as Formula 1 gains more fans in the US, NASCAR’s new media deals are worth 13 times the reported value of F1’s US deal with ESPN, which runs through 2025.
  
  In combat sports: Eight months ago, Ryan Garcia strived for greatness as he tried to score a career-defining victory, but unfortunately, he came up short, beaten by Gervonta “Tank” Davis, so now Garcia is attempting to bounce back as he steps into the ring to face Oscar “La Migrana” Duarte (26-1-1, 21 KOs) in Houston, Texas tonight.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2377s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean761fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-12-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e60-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57888716
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union 7s: All eyes are on the Emirates Dubai 7s this weekend, with Team Fijiana taking on Great Britain in its opening game at 5.44pm today before facing South Africa at 8.43pm.
  
  The Saiasi Fuli coached side takes on New Zealand in its last pool game at 1.35am tomorrow morning.
  
  The Fiji Men’s side faces USA in its first match at 6.06pm today – straight after Fijiana’s game, before playing France at 9.52pm and Great Britain at 4am tomorrow.
  
  Meanwhile, Samoa play South Africa at 6.50pm, New Zealand at 11.20pm and Canada at 3.28am.
  
  In rugby league: Only two clubs haven’t recruited any players ahead of the 2024 season, while the Bulldogs, almost shockingly, have a third of their squad as new faces.
  
  How is your NRL Club shaping up, as we await the pre-season challenge to see new faces don their Club’s jerseys.
  
  Some Clubs have recruited big-name players slated to make a huge impact on their respective teams, like Luke Brooks at the Sea Eagles and Jack Wighton at South Sydney.
  
  Others, however, have made savvy signings, hoping to improve deficiencies in their squad.
  
  Is your Club set?
  
  In Football: FIFA men’s world rankings – as of 01 December 2023: 1. Argentina, 2. France, 3. England, 4. Belgium, 5. Brazil, 6. Netherlands, 7. Portugal, 8. Spain, 9. Italy, 10. Croatia and 25. Australia - only the fourth-highest-ranked Asian Football Confederation nation going into January’s Asian Cup early next year, with Japan, Iran and Korea Republic above the Aussies.
  
  In SportsBiz: Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has been hit with a US$1Billion class action lawsuit for promoting under-fire cryptocurrency exchange Binance.
  
  The lawsuit, filed in federal court in the Southern District of Florida on Monday, alleges that Ronaldo’s promotion of Binance was “deceptive and unlawful” and convinced them to invest in “unregistered securities” like Binance’s own cryptocurrency, BNB.
  
  Ahead of the 2022 World Cup, the Portuguese star partnered with Binance to release a range of NFTs – celebrating his life.
  
  The collection of seven animated statues ranged in starting price from US$77 to US$10,000, but the value has collapsed in the last 12 months to around US$1 per NFT currently.
  
  Ronaldo is not the first celebrity to face a lawsuit over their promotion of cryptocurrency exchanges or online assets - last year a raft sports stars and Hollywood celebrities including Tom Brady, Stephen Curry, and Naomi Osaka were named as defendants in a class-action lawsuit against FTX.
  
  In combat sports: UFC Middleweight Champion Sean Strickland has posted a video on his Instagram page in which an alleged domestic violence suspect, sought to hide out at Strickland’s house after apparently trying to outrun security — and Strickland held the man at gunpoint.
  
  “Here’s what I know….,” Strickland explains: “The guy was drunk stomping out a girl, a security guard seen it, the guy jumped in his car and drove off. Security followed him, he hit a curb, completely shredded his tire, drove on the rim for a while then jumped out and tried to hide at my house.”
  
  “I initially thought he was stealing my car.”
  
  Strickland added that the suspect was arrested.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57888716Fri, 01 Dec 2023 21:18:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 60 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Saturday morning 02 December 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union 7s: All eyes are on the Emirates Dubai 7s this weekend, with Team Fijiana taking on Great Britain in its opening game at 5.44pm today before facing South Africa at 8.43pm.
  
  The Saiasi Fuli coached side takes on New Zealand in its last pool game at 1.35am tomorrow morning.
  
  The Fiji Men’s side faces USA in its first match at 6.06pm today – straight after Fijiana’s game, before playing France at 9.52pm and Great Britain at 4am tomorrow.
  
  Meanwhile, Samoa play South Africa at 6.50pm, New Zealand at 11.20pm and Canada at 3.28am.
  
  In rugby league: Only two clubs haven’t recruited any players ahead of the 2024 season, while the Bulldogs, almost shockingly, have a third of their squad as new faces.
  
  How is your NRL Club shaping up, as we await the pre-season challenge to see new faces don their Club’s jerseys.
  
  Some Clubs have recruited big-name players slated to make a huge impact on their respective teams, like Luke Brooks at the Sea Eagles and Jack Wighton at South Sydney.
  
  Others, however, have made savvy signings, hoping to improve deficiencies in their squad.
  
  Is your Club set?
  
  In Football: FIFA men’s world rankings – as of 01 December 2023: 1. Argentina, 2. France, 3. England, 4. Belgium, 5. Brazil, 6. Netherlands, 7. Portugal, 8. Spain, 9. Italy, 10. Croatia and 25. Australia - only the fourth-highest-ranked Asian Football Confederation nation going into January’s Asian Cup early next year, with Japan, Iran and Korea Republic above the Aussies.
  
  In SportsBiz: Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has been hit with a US$1Billion class action lawsuit for promoting under-fire cryptocurrency exchange Binance.
  
  The lawsuit, filed in federal court in the Southern District of Florida on Monday, alleges that Ronaldo’s promotion of Binance was “deceptive and unlawful” and convinced them to invest in “unregistered securities” like Binance’s own cryptocurrency, BNB.
  
  Ahead of the 2022 World Cup, the Portuguese star partnered with Binance to release a range of NFTs – celebrating his life.
  
  The collection of seven animated statues ranged in starting price from US$77 to US$10,000, but the value has collapsed in the last 12 months to around US$1 per NFT currently.
  
  Ronaldo is not the first celebrity to face a lawsuit over their promotion of cryptocurrency exchanges or online assets - last year a raft sports stars and Hollywood celebrities including Tom Brady, Stephen Curry, and Naomi Osaka were named as defendants in a class-action lawsuit against FTX.
  
  In combat sports: UFC Middleweight Champion Sean Strickland has posted a video on his Instagram page in which an alleged domestic violence suspect, sought to hide out at Strickland’s house after apparently trying to outrun security — and Strickland held the man at gunpoint.
  
  “Here’s what I know….,” Strickland explains: “The guy was drunk stomping out a girl, a security guard seen it, the guy jumped in his car and drove off. Security followed him, he hit a curb, completely shredded his tire, drove on the rim for a while then jumped out and tried to hide at my house.”
  
  “I initially thought he was stealing my car.”
  
  Strickland added that the suspect was arrested.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital...]]>3077s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean760fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-12-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e59-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57869311
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: The New South Wales Rugby League Board has appointed Michael Maguire as the new Head Coach of the NSW Blues.
  
  Maguire, 49, fresh from steering the New Zealand national team to a historic 30-0 Pacific Cup Final win over the Kangaroos this month, will become the 16th coach of the Blues following the end of Brad Fittler’s six-year tenure.
  
  In Football: UEFA Champions League results: Galatasaray 3-3 Man United, Sevilla 2-3 PSV Eindhoven, Bayern 0-0 Copenhagen, Arsenal 6-0 Lens, Real Madrid 4-2 Napoli, Braga 0-0 Union Berlin, Benfica 3-3 Inter and Real Sociedad 1-1 Salzburg.
  
  In SportsBiz: In yet another sign of the increasing popularity of women’s sports, elite competitions around the world are projected to surpass US$1Billion in annual revenue for the first time next year.
  
  A new report from Deloitte predicts that top women’s leagues will generate global revenues of US$1.28B in 2024.
  
  · Commercial revenue (sponsorships, merchandising): US$696Million
  · Media rights: US$340M
  · Matchday (tickets, concessions): US$240M
  
  This is the first time that annual global revenues for women’s sports will have surpassed US$1B. This total is at least 300% higher than Deloitte’s previous valuation just three years ago.
  
  In combat sports: In the semifinals of the International Boxing Association Junior World Championships being held somewhere in the former Soviet empire, India and Russia have 17 boxers each.
  
  India is the absolute leader in women’s competition with 12 semifinalists. Uzbekistan has 11, Armenia and Kazakhstan have 10 representatives each in the semis.
  
  Armenia and Russia have the most representatives in the Men's comp with 9.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57869311Thu, 30 Nov 2023 20:45:29 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 59 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Friday morning 01 December 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: The New South Wales Rugby League Board has appointed Michael Maguire as the new Head Coach of the NSW Blues.
  
  Maguire, 49, fresh from steering the New Zealand national team to a historic 30-0 Pacific Cup Final win over the Kangaroos this month, will become the 16th coach of the Blues following the end of Brad Fittler’s six-year tenure.
  
  In Football: UEFA Champions League results: Galatasaray 3-3 Man United, Sevilla 2-3 PSV Eindhoven, Bayern 0-0 Copenhagen, Arsenal 6-0 Lens, Real Madrid 4-2 Napoli, Braga 0-0 Union Berlin, Benfica 3-3 Inter and Real Sociedad 1-1 Salzburg.
  
  In SportsBiz: In yet another sign of the increasing popularity of women’s sports, elite competitions around the world are projected to surpass US$1Billion in annual revenue for the first time next year.
  
  A new report from Deloitte predicts that top women’s leagues will generate global revenues of US$1.28B in 2024.
  
  · Commercial revenue (sponsorships, merchandising): US$696Million
  · Media rights: US$340M
  · Matchday (tickets, concessions): US$240M
  
  This is the first time that annual global revenues for women’s sports will have surpassed US$1B. This total is at least 300% higher than Deloitte’s previous valuation just three years ago.
  
  In combat sports: In the semifinals of the International Boxing Association Junior World Championships being held somewhere in the former Soviet empire, India and Russia have 17 boxers each.
  
  India is the absolute leader in women’s competition with 12 semifinalists. Uzbekistan has 11, Armenia and Kazakhstan have 10 representatives each in the semis.
  
  Armenia and Russia have the most representatives in the Men's comp with 9.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2517s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean759fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/30-11-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e58-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57853542
  Happy birthday Sir James Ah Koy 87 today!
  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The big question around kava circles in Fiji is – did Simon Raiwalui already line up his World Rugby gig before the Rugby World Cup 2023?
  
  Looks like it in hindsight.
  
  In Football: UEFA Champions League Group Games yesterday: Lazio 2-0 Celtic, Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 Antwerp, Feyenoord 1-3 Atlético de Madrid, Paris 1-1 Newcastle, Milan 1-3 Dortmund, Man City 3-2 Leipzig, Young Boys 2-0 Crvena zvezda and Barcelona 2-1 FC Porto.
  
  Playing today: Galatasaray vs Man United, Sevilla vs PSV, Bayern vs Copenhagen, Arsenal vs Lens, Real Madrid vs Napoli, Braga vs Union Berlin, Benfica vs Inter and Real Sociedad vs Salzburg.
  
  In SportsBiz: Mark Cuban’s time as the majority owner of the Mavericks is coming to a shocking conclusion.
  
  Cuban has agreed to sell a majority stake in the NBA franchise to Miriam Adelson, the widow of late casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, at a valuation of approximately US$3.5Billion according to The Athletic.
  
  In combat sports: Australia’s Tszyu boxing brothers, Tim and Nikita will share a US$200,000 eight-week training camp in Las Vegas from 01 January 2024, in preparation for a US boxing blockbuster in March next year on the same weekend the NRL launches its 2024 season in the same city.
  
  The Aussie boxing bonanza will hopefully see Tim against Jermell Charlo and Nikita fight American middleweight Nico Ali Walsh, the grandson of boxing legend Muhammad Ali.
  
  The big question is – will Charlo bite!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57853542Wed, 29 Nov 2023 21:14:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 58 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Thursday morning 30 November 2023. Happy birthday Sir James Ah Koy 87 today! Coming...
  Happy birthday Sir James Ah Koy 87 today!
  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The big question around kava circles in Fiji is – did Simon Raiwalui already line up his World Rugby gig before the Rugby World Cup 2023?
  
  Looks like it in hindsight.
  
  In Football: UEFA Champions League Group Games yesterday: Lazio 2-0 Celtic, Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 Antwerp, Feyenoord 1-3 Atlético de Madrid, Paris 1-1 Newcastle, Milan 1-3 Dortmund, Man City 3-2 Leipzig, Young Boys 2-0 Crvena zvezda and Barcelona 2-1 FC Porto.
  
  Playing today: Galatasaray vs Man United, Sevilla vs PSV, Bayern vs Copenhagen, Arsenal vs Lens, Real Madrid vs Napoli, Braga vs Union Berlin, Benfica vs Inter and Real Sociedad vs Salzburg.
  
  In SportsBiz: Mark Cuban’s time as the majority owner of the Mavericks is coming to a shocking conclusion.
  
  Cuban has agreed to sell a majority stake in the NBA franchise to Miriam Adelson, the widow of late casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, at a valuation of approximately US$3.5Billion according to The Athletic.
  
  In combat sports: Australia’s Tszyu boxing brothers, Tim and Nikita will share a US$200,000 eight-week training camp in Las Vegas from 01 January 2024, in preparation for a US boxing blockbuster in March next year on the same weekend the NRL launches its 2024 season in the same city.
  
  The Aussie boxing bonanza will hopefully see Tim against Jermell Charlo and Nikita fight American middleweight Nico Ali Walsh, the grandson of boxing legend Muhammad Ali.
  
  The big question is – will Charlo bite!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>1787s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean758fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-11-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e57-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57835660
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In breaking rugby union news: Surprise, surprise Simon Raiwalui has joined World Rugby as High Performance Pathways and Player Development Manager.
  
  World Rugby has appointed the former Flying Fijians Head Coach in the key role to support a new era of opportunity and growth.
  
  No wonder Raiwalui never criticized the governing body and match officials during Rugby World Cup 2023 despite blatant wrong calls against Fiji.
  
  In Football: Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr have booked their place in the Asian Champions League knockout stages, despite the megastar overruling the referee to say there was no foul on him and so no penalty in an incredible piece of sportsmanship.
  
  Had Ronaldo scored from the spot he would have become the top goal scorer for the season.
  
  In combat sports: Former WWE star Tammy “Sunny” Sytch was sentenced in a Florida court on Monday to 17 years in prison for a March 2022 car crash that claimed the life of a 75-year-old man.
  
  The former wrestler and manager was alleged to have a blood-alcohol content three and half times the legal limit.
  
  In SportsBiz: Jon Rahm, the No. 3-ranked player in the world and defending Masters champion, reportedly has an offer to sign with the controversial Saudi-backed league for US$600Million. That would mark the biggest paycheck yet shelled out by LIV.
  
  Phil Mickelson is currently believed to have accepted the highest offer — around US$200M — while players like Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson, and Bryson DeChambeau are said to have received US$100M-plus deals.
  
  Tiger Woods reportedly turned down an offer from LIV worth nearly US$800M.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57835660Tue, 28 Nov 2023 20:02:43 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 57 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Wednesday morning 29 November 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In breaking rugby union news: Surprise, surprise Simon Raiwalui has joined World Rugby as High Performance Pathways and Player Development Manager.
  
  World Rugby has appointed the former Flying Fijians Head Coach in the key role to support a new era of opportunity and growth.
  
  No wonder Raiwalui never criticized the governing body and match officials during Rugby World Cup 2023 despite blatant wrong calls against Fiji.
  
  In Football: Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr have booked their place in the Asian Champions League knockout stages, despite the megastar overruling the referee to say there was no foul on him and so no penalty in an incredible piece of sportsmanship.
  
  Had Ronaldo scored from the spot he would have become the top goal scorer for the season.
  
  In combat sports: Former WWE star Tammy “Sunny” Sytch was sentenced in a Florida court on Monday to 17 years in prison for a March 2022 car crash that claimed the life of a 75-year-old man.
  
  The former wrestler and manager was alleged to have a blood-alcohol content three and half times the legal limit.
  
  In SportsBiz: Jon Rahm, the No. 3-ranked player in the world and defending Masters champion, reportedly has an offer to sign with the controversial Saudi-backed league for US$600Million. That would mark the biggest paycheck yet shelled out by LIV.
  
  Phil Mickelson is currently believed to have accepted the highest offer — around US$200M — while players like Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson, and Bryson DeChambeau are said to have received US$100M-plus deals.
  
  Tiger Woods reportedly turned down an offer from LIV worth nearly US$800M.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>1717s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean757fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-11-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e56-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57824510
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In Ireland, police have launched an investigation into UFC superstar Conor McGregor after he expressed outrage over the vicious stabbing of three young children and their caregiver outside a primary school in Dublin last week.
  
  According to the Sunday Times, two little girls, ages 5 and 6, a 5-year-old boy, and the children's caregiver, a woman in her 30s, were stabbed by a suspect allegedly of Algerian origin outside a Dublin primary school.
  
  The 50-year-old suspect arrived in Ireland in 2003 demanding asylum. His application was rejected and officials ordered his deportation, but he successfully challenged his removal and won residency rights.
  
  In Football: The Red Devils look to be back on track! A wonder-goal to Alejandro Garnacho in just the third minute triggered a 3-0 win versus Everton with Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford also getting on the score sheet.
  
  Man U are now up to sixth place and in red-hot form – since the start of October, they’ve picked up five wins from their last six games, the best run of any team in the league.
  
  In combat sports: Jermall Charlo (33-0, 22 KOs) looked good in winning a dominant 10 round unanimous decision over Jose Benavidez at the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas on Sunday.
  
  The scores in their Super Middleweight fight were 98-92, 99-91 and 100-90 to the still undefeated champ.
  
  Charlo, who currently holds the WBC Middleweight title, was fighting for the first time since June 2021, when he won a tough twelve round decision over Juan Macias Montiel.
  
  In US College football: The regular season is over, but the tab for fired Head Coaches is growing at a record pace.
  
  After Indiana finished with a record of 3-9, they fired Head Coach Tom Allen, who agreed to a US$15.5Million settlement.
  
  Houston ended the season with a 4-8 record and is firing Coach Dana Holgorsen for nearly US$14.8M in buyout money.
  
  In fact, this season’s total amount of buyout money owed to coaches is more than US$118M – a new single-season record, according to Yahoo Sports.
  
  Here’s the list of US football College coaches who have been fired so far in 2023:
  · Texas A&M’s Jimbo Fisher @ US$76Million
  · Indiana’s Tom Allen: US$15.5M
  · Houston’s Dana Holgorsen: US$14.8M
  · Mississippi State’s Zach Arnett: US$4.5M
  · Syracuse’s Dino Babers: US$4M
  · Boise State’s Andy Avalos: US$3M
  · New Mexico’s Danny Gonzales: US$400,000
  
  Suva Grammar School’s Head Coach – one tin of Tuna and one long loaf of bread!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57824510Mon, 27 Nov 2023 21:53:33 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 56 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 28 November 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In Ireland, police have launched an investigation into UFC superstar Conor McGregor after he expressed outrage over the vicious stabbing of three young children and their caregiver outside a primary school in Dublin last week.
  
  According to the Sunday Times, two little girls, ages 5 and 6, a 5-year-old boy, and the children's caregiver, a woman in her 30s, were stabbed by a suspect allegedly of Algerian origin outside a Dublin primary school.
  
  The 50-year-old suspect arrived in Ireland in 2003 demanding asylum. His application was rejected and officials ordered his deportation, but he successfully challenged his removal and won residency rights.
  
  In Football: The Red Devils look to be back on track! A wonder-goal to Alejandro Garnacho in just the third minute triggered a 3-0 win versus Everton with Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford also getting on the score sheet.
  
  Man U are now up to sixth place and in red-hot form – since the start of October, they’ve picked up five wins from their last six games, the best run of any team in the league.
  
  In combat sports: Jermall Charlo (33-0, 22 KOs) looked good in winning a dominant 10 round unanimous decision over Jose Benavidez at the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas on Sunday.
  
  The scores in their Super Middleweight fight were 98-92, 99-91 and 100-90 to the still undefeated champ.
  
  Charlo, who currently holds the WBC Middleweight title, was fighting for the first time since June 2021, when he won a tough twelve round decision over Juan Macias Montiel.
  
  In US College football: The regular season is over, but the tab for fired Head Coaches is growing at a record pace.
  
  After Indiana finished with a record of 3-9, they fired Head Coach Tom Allen, who agreed to a US$15.5Million settlement.
  
  Houston ended the season with a 4-8 record and is firing Coach Dana Holgorsen for nearly US$14.8M in buyout money.
  
  In fact, this season’s total amount of buyout money owed to coaches is more than US$118M – a new single-season record, according to Yahoo Sports.
  
  Here’s the list of US football College coaches who have been fired so far in 2023:
  · Texas A&M’s Jimbo Fisher @ US$76Million
  · Indiana’s Tom Allen: US$15.5M
  · Houston’s Dana Holgorsen: US$14.8M
  · Mississippi State’s Zach Arnett: US$4.5M
  · Syracuse’s Dino Babers: US$4M
  · Boise State’s Andy Avalos: US$3M
  · New Mexico’s Danny Gonzales: US$400,000
  
  Suva Grammar School’s Head Coach – one tin of Tuna and one long loaf of bread!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2507s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean756fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-11-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e55-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57813349
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: The St George Illawarra Dragons are set for a massive financial boost with Australia’s second-richest person, Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest, valued at A$33.29Billion on the Financial Review 2023 Rich List, set to sign on as their major club sponsor.
  
  According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the billionaire mining magnate will ink a A$1.2Million per year deal for his energy company, Squadron Energy to become the Dragons’ front-of-shirt sponsor from 2025 once the club’s agreement with current principal partner St George Bank ends.
  
  In Football: No player in English Premier League history has reached half a century of goals quicker – Erling Haaland doing so in 48 games. The previous record holder Andrew Cole, who played for Manchester United and Newcastle Untied, took 65 games to reach the mark.
  
  Haaland scored in the 27th minute to give host City a lead it only relinquished in the 80th minute when Trent Alexander-Arnold leveled for Liverpool.
  
  “We played really well, excellent performance,” City Manager Pep G told BBC Sport. “I don’t have anything to complain or regret about how proud I am of the team.”
  
  In combat sports: Conor McGregor is doing what he does best - stir up trouble.
  
  The mad Irishman has predicted a “landslide victory” for world champion, Katie Taylor against British fighter, Chantelle Cameron in a Light Welterweight title rematch, amid accusations McGregor incited hate and made inflammatory comments during a violent night of riots in Dublin’s city center earlier this week.
  
  Finally in Rugby Union: The New Zealand Rugby Pasifika Strategy 2024-2029 states that 36 percent of contracted players in the Black Ferns or Black Ferns 7s between 2021 and 2025 identify as Pasifika players.
  
  For the All Blacks and All Blacks 7s, 38 percent of contracted players identify as Pasifika.
  
  In the Super Rugby Aupiki competition for women, 30 percent of contracted players are from Pasifika origin while 26 percent of players in the Super Rugby Pacific New Zealand teams are Pasifika players.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57813349Sun, 26 Nov 2023 21:06:57 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 55 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Monday morning 27 November 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: The St George Illawarra Dragons are set for a massive financial boost with Australia’s second-richest person, Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest, valued at A$33.29Billion on the Financial Review 2023 Rich List, set to sign on as their major club sponsor.
  
  According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the billionaire mining magnate will ink a A$1.2Million per year deal for his energy company, Squadron Energy to become the Dragons’ front-of-shirt sponsor from 2025 once the club’s agreement with current principal partner St George Bank ends.
  
  In Football: No player in English Premier League history has reached half a century of goals quicker – Erling Haaland doing so in 48 games. The previous record holder Andrew Cole, who played for Manchester United and Newcastle Untied, took 65 games to reach the mark.
  
  Haaland scored in the 27th minute to give host City a lead it only relinquished in the 80th minute when Trent Alexander-Arnold leveled for Liverpool.
  
  “We played really well, excellent performance,” City Manager Pep G told BBC Sport. “I don’t have anything to complain or regret about how proud I am of the team.”
  
  In combat sports: Conor McGregor is doing what he does best - stir up trouble.
  
  The mad Irishman has predicted a “landslide victory” for world champion, Katie Taylor against British fighter, Chantelle Cameron in a Light Welterweight title rematch, amid accusations McGregor incited hate and made inflammatory comments during a violent night of riots in Dublin’s city center earlier this week.
  
  Finally in Rugby Union: The New Zealand Rugby Pasifika Strategy 2024-2029 states that 36 percent of contracted players in the Black Ferns or Black Ferns 7s between 2021 and 2025 identify as Pasifika players.
  
  For the All Blacks and All Blacks 7s, 38 percent of contracted players identify as Pasifika.
  
  In the Super Rugby Aupiki competition for women, 30 percent of contracted players are from Pasifika origin while 26 percent of players in the Super Rugby Pacific New Zealand teams are Pasifika players.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2037s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean755fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-11-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e54-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57800665
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: The Dragons and Bulldogs are the two Clubs leading the race for want-away NZ Warriors forward Addin Fonua-Blake after the Tongan enforcer requested a release from his contract with the Warriors on compassionate grounds last month to head back to Sydney to be with family.
  
  The Dally M Prop of the Year will stay with the NZ Warriors in 2024, but will likely be sporting new colours in 2025 and beyond.
  
  Meanwhile the Tigers have shopped prop David Klemmer to NRL rivals in a bid to free up his A$750,000 salary to help them land Jarome Luai on a A$4Million deal.
  
  In Football: Former Barcelona, PSG and Juventus star, Dani Alves is set to stand trial for alleged sex assault and could face up to nine years behind bars if found guilty
  
  The former Brazil international, 40, is accused of raping a young woman in a Barcelona nightclub on 30 December 2022, and was arrested in January after turning himself in.
  
  In addition to requesting a nine-year prison sentence for the defendant, the prosecution has requested compensation of €150,000 for the complainant.
  Alves has been in prison without bail since handing himself in 10 months ago. He has denied any wrongdoing and insists the sex was consensual.
  
  In combat sports: Finally – it’s confirmed so save the date – 17 February 2024 is when Tyson Fury will put his WBC belt on the line, with the WBA, IBF and WBO titles held by Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk also up for grabs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  
  The winner will be crowned the Heavyweight division’s first undisputed champion since Lennox Lewis from 1999 to 2000.
  
  Finally in Rugby Union: Rumours in Fiji are that a French Top 14 Club Coach and a Tier One rugby nation Coach lead the shortlist of candidates who have applied to take over as Head Coach of the Flying Fijians.
  
  In a puzzling move, the Fiji Rugby Union interim Board has named Senirusi Seruvakula “to act in the role” for now.
  
  Sounds like a Bollywood blockbuster!
  
  You can bet if interim Chairman Peter Mazey and team had a big fish applicant, they would have jumped to name him already, but have now kicked this can down the line to the next mob.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57800665Fri, 24 Nov 2023 22:14:23 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 54 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Saturday morning 25 November 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: The Dragons and Bulldogs are the two Clubs leading the race for want-away NZ Warriors forward Addin Fonua-Blake after the Tongan enforcer requested a release from his contract with the Warriors on compassionate grounds last month to head back to Sydney to be with family.
  
  The Dally M Prop of the Year will stay with the NZ Warriors in 2024, but will likely be sporting new colours in 2025 and beyond.
  
  Meanwhile the Tigers have shopped prop David Klemmer to NRL rivals in a bid to free up his A$750,000 salary to help them land Jarome Luai on a A$4Million deal.
  
  In Football: Former Barcelona, PSG and Juventus star, Dani Alves is set to stand trial for alleged sex assault and could face up to nine years behind bars if found guilty
  
  The former Brazil international, 40, is accused of raping a young woman in a Barcelona nightclub on 30 December 2022, and was arrested in January after turning himself in.
  
  In addition to requesting a nine-year prison sentence for the defendant, the prosecution has requested compensation of €150,000 for the complainant.
  Alves has been in prison without bail since handing himself in 10 months ago. He has denied any wrongdoing and insists the sex was consensual.
  
  In combat sports: Finally – it’s confirmed so save the date – 17 February 2024 is when Tyson Fury will put his WBC belt on the line, with the WBA, IBF and WBO titles held by Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk also up for grabs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  
  The winner will be crowned the Heavyweight division’s first undisputed champion since Lennox Lewis from 1999 to 2000.
  
  Finally in Rugby Union: Rumours in Fiji are that a French Top 14 Club Coach and a Tier One rugby nation Coach lead the shortlist of candidates who have applied to take over as Head Coach of the Flying Fijians.
  
  In a puzzling move, the Fiji Rugby Union interim Board has named Senirusi Seruvakula “to act in the role” for now.
  
  Sounds like a Bollywood blockbuster!
  
  You can bet if interim Chairman Peter Mazey and team had a big fish applicant, they would have jumped to name him already, but have now kicked this can down the line to the next mob.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2147s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean754fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-10-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e53-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57770587
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: Michael Maguire will stay on as Head Coach of the New Zealand Kiwis after a disgruntled group of ex-players pushed for his sacking, saying that he wouldn’t be able to juggle two roles – Kiwis Coach and NSW Blues Coach, claiming also that his involvement in State of Origin would benefit the Kangaroos.
  
  However, the New Zealand Rugby League Board decided against his sacking with the playing group also backing the former Wests Tigers Coach.
  
  Maguire only had to point to the recent Pacific Championships where his Kiwis smashed Mal Meninga’s Kangaroos 30-0 in the final in one of their best performances in recent years.
  
  In SportsBiz: The ICC Cricket World Cup won a few days ago by Australia in India, drew a record attendance of 1.25 million fans, surpassing the prior mark of 1.02 million set for the 2015 event in Australia/New Zealand and smashing the 752,000 who attended the England/Wales tournament in 2019.
  
  Disney’s Hotstar topped 59 million concurrent viewers for the tournament final in which Australia upset the host nation India. The figure set a new record for global on-demand video streaming - a whopping 24 million more viewers than the prior streaming record set just last month.
  
  In combat sports: Nikita Tszyu has been crowned the Australian Super Welterweight Champion, after defeating the experienced Dylan Biggs in Newcastle last night.
  
  Tszyu was sensationally dropped in the first round, but he recovered well and landed several strong blows to close out the round.
  
  In the fourth, Biggs took a beating and left commentators baffled as to how he stayed on his feet and survived the round.
  
  But Biggs couldn’t match ‘The Butcher’ and hit the canvas in the fifth before his team threw in the towel to hand Tszyu the belt.
  
  Finally in Rugby Union: Recently retired or shoved-out-the-door Wallabies Head Coach, Eddie Jones has ruled out coaching Wales, Ireland or Scotland.
  
  So, what about sunny Fiji? We thinks Fast Eddie would produce magic with the Flying Fijians with his sharp rugby mind and big Bula smile! Go Fiji Go Eddie Go!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57770587Wed, 22 Nov 2023 20:06:12 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 53 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Thursday morning 23 November 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: Michael Maguire will stay on as Head Coach of the New Zealand Kiwis after a disgruntled group of ex-players pushed for his sacking, saying that he wouldn’t be able to juggle two roles – Kiwis Coach and NSW Blues Coach, claiming also that his involvement in State of Origin would benefit the Kangaroos.
  
  However, the New Zealand Rugby League Board decided against his sacking with the playing group also backing the former Wests Tigers Coach.
  
  Maguire only had to point to the recent Pacific Championships where his Kiwis smashed Mal Meninga’s Kangaroos 30-0 in the final in one of their best performances in recent years.
  
  In SportsBiz: The ICC Cricket World Cup won a few days ago by Australia in India, drew a record attendance of 1.25 million fans, surpassing the prior mark of 1.02 million set for the 2015 event in Australia/New Zealand and smashing the 752,000 who attended the England/Wales tournament in 2019.
  
  Disney’s Hotstar topped 59 million concurrent viewers for the tournament final in which Australia upset the host nation India. The figure set a new record for global on-demand video streaming - a whopping 24 million more viewers than the prior streaming record set just last month.
  
  In combat sports: Nikita Tszyu has been crowned the Australian Super Welterweight Champion, after defeating the experienced Dylan Biggs in Newcastle last night.
  
  Tszyu was sensationally dropped in the first round, but he recovered well and landed several strong blows to close out the round.
  
  In the fourth, Biggs took a beating and left commentators baffled as to how he stayed on his feet and survived the round.
  
  But Biggs couldn’t match ‘The Butcher’ and hit the canvas in the fifth before his team threw in the towel to hand Tszyu the belt.
  
  Finally in Rugby Union: Recently retired or shoved-out-the-door Wallabies Head Coach, Eddie Jones has ruled out coaching Wales, Ireland or Scotland.
  
  So, what about sunny Fiji? We thinks Fast Eddie would produce magic with the Flying Fijians with his sharp rugby mind and big Bula smile! Go Fiji Go Eddie Go!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2137s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean753fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-11-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e52-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57756429
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: The NRL has cleared Michael Jennings for a return to the Sydney Roosters three years after his career went off the rails.
  
  Jennings hasn’t played in the NRL since 2020 when he was suspended on the day of the Eels’ elimination final against the Rabbitohs after failing a drug test.
  
  The veteran centre’s contract was ended by mutual consent in 2021 and Jennings accepted a three-year ban for doping.
  
  And former Sydney Roosters prop, Sio Siua Taukei’aho will not be joining the Bulldogs ahead of the 2024 season after he failed a medical test.
  
  The 31-year-old was reportedly offered a two-year deal to join Cameron Ciraldo’s squad but a foot issue reportedly saw him fail the test and the Bulldogs have now walked away from the potential move.
  
  Taukeiaho’s injury will reportedly require surgery which would have seen him miss the early stages of the 2024 NRL season.
  
  In SportsBiz: The troubled run up to next year’s Paris Olympics has spread to a new sector: hotel prices.
  
  A new report from Paris tourism showed that hotel prices will rise 314% between the summer of 2023 and next summer’s Games, somewhat similar to price hikes seen for prior Olympics and World Cups.
  
  So average prices will rise from US$185 per night to US$765 OUCH.
  
  In combat sports: Nikita Tszyu and Dylan Biggs have both made weight ahead of their blockbuster clash for the Australian Super Welterweight title tonight.
  
  Both fighters made weight comfortably as Tszyu tipped the scales at 69.6Kg while Biggs weighed in at 69.5Kg.
  
  Speaking after making weight, Tszyu revealed just how important this fight is to him. “It means everything for me,” Tszyu said. “It’s where my life and focus has led up to.”
  
  As for Biggs, he was keen as mustard to finally get in the ring and settle their score. “The time for talking is done,” Biggs said. “It’s fight time.”
  
  Also on the card is Issac Hardman’s bout for the vacant WBC Intercontinental Middleweight title against Troy Coleman.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57756429Tue, 21 Nov 2023 23:10:57 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 52 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Wednesday morning 22 November 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: The NRL has cleared Michael Jennings for a return to the Sydney Roosters three years after his career went off the rails.
  
  Jennings hasn’t played in the NRL since 2020 when he was suspended on the day of the Eels’ elimination final against the Rabbitohs after failing a drug test.
  
  The veteran centre’s contract was ended by mutual consent in 2021 and Jennings accepted a three-year ban for doping.
  
  And former Sydney Roosters prop, Sio Siua Taukei’aho will not be joining the Bulldogs ahead of the 2024 season after he failed a medical test.
  
  The 31-year-old was reportedly offered a two-year deal to join Cameron Ciraldo’s squad but a foot issue reportedly saw him fail the test and the Bulldogs have now walked away from the potential move.
  
  Taukeiaho’s injury will reportedly require surgery which would have seen him miss the early stages of the 2024 NRL season.
  
  In SportsBiz: The troubled run up to next year’s Paris Olympics has spread to a new sector: hotel prices.
  
  A new report from Paris tourism showed that hotel prices will rise 314% between the summer of 2023 and next summer’s Games, somewhat similar to price hikes seen for prior Olympics and World Cups.
  
  So average prices will rise from US$185 per night to US$765 OUCH.
  
  In combat sports: Nikita Tszyu and Dylan Biggs have both made weight ahead of their blockbuster clash for the Australian Super Welterweight title tonight.
  
  Both fighters made weight comfortably as Tszyu tipped the scales at 69.6Kg while Biggs weighed in at 69.5Kg.
  
  Speaking after making weight, Tszyu revealed just how important this fight is to him. “It means everything for me,” Tszyu said. “It’s where my life and focus has led up to.”
  
  As for Biggs, he was keen as mustard to finally get in the ring and settle their score. “The time for talking is done,” Biggs said. “It’s fight time.”
  
  Also on the card is Issac Hardman’s bout for the vacant WBC Intercontinental Middleweight title against Troy Coleman.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2187s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean752fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-10-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e51-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57742857
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In combat sports: After scoring six straight wins inside the Octagon, Dricus Du Plessis will receive his first shot at UFC gold in 2024.
  
  As announced by UFC CEO Dana White earlier this month, the South African tough guy will be the first man to challenge newly crowned UFC Middleweight World Champion Sean Strickland when they headline UFC297 on 20 January 2024 in Toronto, Canada.
  
  In rugby league: The Eels Brad Arthur enters a make or break contract year and needs to prove he is worth going forward with, after years of near misses.
  
  Also Dylan Brown needs to repay his team and deliver on his pay packet after his suspension rocked their finals hopes last year.
  
  And the Eels might need to go to market if their two Hooker options fail to stand up following Josh Hodgson’s retirement and Reed Mahoney’s defection to the Bulldogs in consecutive seasons.
  
  In SportsBiz: Lionel Messi's six shirts from the FIFA World Cup in Qatar could become the most valuable game-worn item of football memorabilia if they sell for more than the US$9.3Million price tag for Diego Maradona's shirt that was worn during the 1986 quarter-final victory over England, during which he scored his infamous 'Hand of God' goal
  
  Sotheby's estimates the shirts worn by the Argentina Captain in Qatar, including during the final against France in December 2022, could fetch more than US$10Million.
  
  Messi shared news of the auction on social media, announcing a portion of the proceeds would be donated to a Barcelona Children's Hospital, for children suffering from rare diseases.
  
  Michael Jordan's 1998 NBA Finals jersey, which sold for $10.1M at Sotheby's in New York in September 2022, holds the current record for a game-worn item of sports memorabilia.
  
  And finally today – remember the Blade Runner?
  
  Oscar Pistorius will have a second chance at parole at a hearing on Friday after he was wrongly ruled ineligible for early release from prison in March.
  
  South Africa’s department of corrections said in a statement sent to the press yesterday that a parole board will consider the former Olympic runner’s case again this week and decide “whether the inmate is suitable or not for social integration.”
  
  Pistorius, a world-famous double-amputee athlete who broke barriers by competing on carbon-fiber running blades at the 2012 London Olympics, has been in prison since late 2014 for the shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57742857Tue, 21 Nov 2023 03:56:11 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 51 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 21 November 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In combat sports: After scoring six straight wins inside the Octagon, Dricus Du Plessis will receive his first shot at UFC gold in 2024.
  
  As announced by UFC CEO Dana White earlier this month, the South African tough guy will be the first man to challenge newly crowned UFC Middleweight World Champion Sean Strickland when they headline UFC297 on 20 January 2024 in Toronto, Canada.
  
  In rugby league: The Eels Brad Arthur enters a make or break contract year and needs to prove he is worth going forward with, after years of near misses.
  
  Also Dylan Brown needs to repay his team and deliver on his pay packet after his suspension rocked their finals hopes last year.
  
  And the Eels might need to go to market if their two Hooker options fail to stand up following Josh Hodgson’s retirement and Reed Mahoney’s defection to the Bulldogs in consecutive seasons.
  
  In SportsBiz: Lionel Messi's six shirts from the FIFA World Cup in Qatar could become the most valuable game-worn item of football memorabilia if they sell for more than the US$9.3Million price tag for Diego Maradona's shirt that was worn during the 1986 quarter-final victory over England, during which he scored his infamous 'Hand of God' goal
  
  Sotheby's estimates the shirts worn by the Argentina Captain in Qatar, including during the final against France in December 2022, could fetch more than US$10Million.
  
  Messi shared news of the auction on social media, announcing a portion of the proceeds would be donated to a Barcelona Children's Hospital, for children suffering from rare diseases.
  
  Michael Jordan's 1998 NBA Finals jersey, which sold for $10.1M at Sotheby's in New York in September 2022, holds the current record for a game-worn item of sports memorabilia.
  
  And finally today – remember the Blade Runner?
  
  Oscar Pistorius will have a second chance at parole at a hearing on Friday after he was wrongly ruled ineligible for early release from prison in March.
  
  South Africa’s department of corrections said in a statement sent to the press yesterday that a parole board will consider the former Olympic runner’s case again this week and decide “whether the inmate is suitable or not for social integration.”
  
  Pistorius, a world-famous double-amputee athlete who broke barriers by competing on carbon-fiber running blades at the 2012 London Olympics, has been in prison since late 2014 for the shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2457s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean751fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-10-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e50-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57724485
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  And at the Las Vegas Grand Prix: Max Verstappen sang Elvis’ ‘Viva Las Vegas’ over the Red Bull team radio as he celebrated winning the first race in the glamour city in 41 years.
  
  Ferrari driver, Charles Leclerc started in pole position, ahead of the F1 Series Champion, but Verstappen won again, with Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez coming in 3rd.
  
  So the Las Vegas Grand Prix Top 10 Results:
  1) Max Verstappen, Red Bull
  2) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
  3) Sergio Perez, Red Bull
  4) Esteban Ocon, Alpine
  5) Lance Stroll, Aston Martin
  6) Carlos Sainz, Ferrari
  7) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
  8) George Russell, Mercedes
  9) Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin
  10) Aussie young gun, Oscar Piastri in a McLaren and he recorded the fastest lap in Las Vegas yesterday.
  
  In Rugby SportsBiz: Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan was sacked last night as the State unions continue to fight over major centralisation plans for the sport.
  
  McLennan had rejected a call from six rebellious state unions to resign by 5pm Sunday, before an extraordinary general meeting voted him out.
  
  The businessman will be replaced immediately by former Wallaby Dan Herbert, with McLennan opting to quit the board entirely rather than remain as a director.
  
  It comes, after Rugby Australia’s plan to centralise the structure of the sport in the wake of the World Cup disaster, with Rugby Australia to create a unified high performance program and effectively take charge of the Super Rugby franchises’ commercial functions.
  
  While NSW Rugby and Rugby Victoria supported the plan, as did Andrew and Nicola Forrest who own the Western Force, McLennan was sent a damning letter of no confidence by the Queensland, ACT, West Australian, South Australia, Tasmanian and Northern Territory state unions on Friday.
  
  See you later mate!
  
  In the ICC Cricket World Cup: Australia are World Cup champions once again, defeating India by six wickets in front of 92,453 fans at Narendra Modi Stadium to lift the coveted trophy for a sixth time.
  
  Travis Head, named Man of the Match, pummeled India’s world-class bowlers throughout the run chase, scoring a masterful 137 runs off 120 balls to help Australia chase the 241-run target with 42 balls to spare.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57724485Mon, 20 Nov 2023 10:01:10 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 50 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Monday morning 20 November 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  And at the Las Vegas Grand Prix: Max Verstappen sang Elvis’ ‘Viva Las Vegas’ over the Red Bull team radio as he celebrated winning the first race in the glamour city in 41 years.
  
  Ferrari driver, Charles Leclerc started in pole position, ahead of the F1 Series Champion, but Verstappen won again, with Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez coming in 3rd.
  
  So the Las Vegas Grand Prix Top 10 Results:
  1) Max Verstappen, Red Bull
  2) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
  3) Sergio Perez, Red Bull
  4) Esteban Ocon, Alpine
  5) Lance Stroll, Aston Martin
  6) Carlos Sainz, Ferrari
  7) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
  8) George Russell, Mercedes
  9) Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin
  10) Aussie young gun, Oscar Piastri in a McLaren and he recorded the fastest lap in Las Vegas yesterday.
  
  In Rugby SportsBiz: Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan was sacked last night as the State unions continue to fight over major centralisation plans for the sport.
  
  McLennan had rejected a call from six rebellious state unions to resign by 5pm Sunday, before an extraordinary general meeting voted him out.
  
  The businessman will be replaced immediately by former Wallaby Dan Herbert, with McLennan opting to quit the board entirely rather than remain as a director.
  
  It comes, after Rugby Australia’s plan to centralise the structure of the sport in the wake of the World Cup disaster, with Rugby Australia to create a unified high performance program and effectively take charge of the Super Rugby franchises’ commercial functions.
  
  While NSW Rugby and Rugby Victoria supported the plan, as did Andrew and Nicola Forrest who own the Western Force, McLennan was sent a damning letter of no confidence by the Queensland, ACT, West Australian, South Australia, Tasmanian and Northern Territory state unions on Friday.
  
  See you later mate!
  
  In the ICC Cricket World Cup: Australia are World Cup champions once again, defeating India by six wickets in front of 92,453 fans at Narendra Modi Stadium to lift the coveted trophy for a sixth time.
  
  Travis Head, named Man of the Match, pummeled India’s world-class bowlers throughout the run chase, scoring a masterful 137 runs off 120 balls to help Australia chase the 241-run target with 42 balls to spare.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2457s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean750fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-11-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e49-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57707112
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  And we begin with the US$1Billion cost, 6.1Km Las Vegas Grand Prix where Ferrari claimed a qualifying one-two with Charles Leclerc to start the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix on pole after a dramatic session that saw big names tumble early.
  
  The champion Max Verstappen came in third but starts on the front row instead of Carlos Sainz, who finished second, but was dropped back 10 places after copping a grid penalty that left the Ferrari star fuming.
  
  So the starting line-up when the Las Vegas Grand Prix gets underway at 10PM sin city time tonight:
  1 — Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
  2 — Max Verstappen, Red Bull
  3 — George Russell, Mercedes
  4 — Pierre Gasly, Alpine
  5 — Alex Albon, Williams
  6 — Logan Sargeant, Williams
  7 — Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo
  8 — Kevin Magnussen, Haas
  9 — Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin
  10 — Carlos Sainz, Ferrari (10-place grid penalty)
  
  “Still disappointed with the penalty,” Sainz told Sky Sports post-qualifying. “Not going to lie, still in a very bad mood and trying not to show it too much. But it is what it is.”
  
  In SportsBiz: Warren Buffet has been wildly successful when it comes to investing, making money with Apple, Coca-Cola, SirusXM and more.
  
  Now, Buffet can add “sports team owner” to his portfolio.
  Berkshire Hathaway — Buffet’s mega-fund with a market cap of more than US$700Billion — has invested in Atlanta Braves Holdings, the new parent company of the MLB team that Hathaway recently bought nearly US$8Million worth of shares in, according to an SEC filing.
  In their third fiscal quarter, the team reported an 11% jump in revenue to US$272M. Operating income swung from a loss of $4.7M a year ago to a gain of $15.7M.
  In football: FIFA’s process in awarding Saudi Arabia the 2034 World Cup was significantly quicker than those of most other editions, arriving 11 years ahead of the event.
  
  Now, a potential US$1Billion sponsorship deal is putting the bidding process in a new light.
  
  Aramco, the Saudi Arabian state-owned oil company, is close to becoming FIFA’s biggest sponsor in a deal that would include annual payments of up to US$100Million through 2034, according to the London Times.
  
  It is unclear whether sponsorship talks between Saudi Arabia and FIFA took place after, during, or even before Saudi Arabia’s World Cup bid.
  
  This isn’t FIFA’s first brush with controversy involving World Cup bids, with the US Department of Justice accusing FIFA officials of taking bribes from Russia for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and Qatar securing hosting rights for 2022.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57707112Sun, 19 Nov 2023 01:34:04 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 49 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Sunday morning 19 November 2023. Happy 40th Culden & Amete! Coming to you with...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  And we begin with the US$1Billion cost, 6.1Km Las Vegas Grand Prix where Ferrari claimed a qualifying one-two with Charles Leclerc to start the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix on pole after a dramatic session that saw big names tumble early.
  
  The champion Max Verstappen came in third but starts on the front row instead of Carlos Sainz, who finished second, but was dropped back 10 places after copping a grid penalty that left the Ferrari star fuming.
  
  So the starting line-up when the Las Vegas Grand Prix gets underway at 10PM sin city time tonight:
  1 — Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
  2 — Max Verstappen, Red Bull
  3 — George Russell, Mercedes
  4 — Pierre Gasly, Alpine
  5 — Alex Albon, Williams
  6 — Logan Sargeant, Williams
  7 — Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo
  8 — Kevin Magnussen, Haas
  9 — Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin
  10 — Carlos Sainz, Ferrari (10-place grid penalty)
  
  “Still disappointed with the penalty,” Sainz told Sky Sports post-qualifying. “Not going to lie, still in a very bad mood and trying not to show it too much. But it is what it is.”
  
  In SportsBiz: Warren Buffet has been wildly successful when it comes to investing, making money with Apple, Coca-Cola, SirusXM and more.
  
  Now, Buffet can add “sports team owner” to his portfolio.
  Berkshire Hathaway — Buffet’s mega-fund with a market cap of more than US$700Billion — has invested in Atlanta Braves Holdings, the new parent company of the MLB team that Hathaway recently bought nearly US$8Million worth of shares in, according to an SEC filing.
  In their third fiscal quarter, the team reported an 11% jump in revenue to US$272M. Operating income swung from a loss of $4.7M a year ago to a gain of $15.7M.
  In football: FIFA’s process in awarding Saudi Arabia the 2034 World Cup was significantly quicker than those of most other editions, arriving 11 years ahead of the event.
  
  Now, a potential US$1Billion sponsorship deal is putting the bidding process in a new light.
  
  Aramco, the Saudi Arabian state-owned oil company, is close to becoming FIFA’s biggest sponsor in a deal that would include annual payments of up to US$100Million through 2034, according to the London Times.
  
  It is unclear whether sponsorship talks between Saudi Arabia and FIFA took place after, during, or even before Saudi Arabia’s World Cup bid.
  
  This isn’t FIFA’s first brush with controversy involving World Cup bids, with the US Department of Justice accusing FIFA officials of taking bribes from Russia for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and Qatar securing hosting rights for 2022.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2677s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean749fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-11-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e48-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57691850
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  And we begin with SportsBiz: Where all eyes are on Vegas, with over 2000 private jets expected to fly into airports around Las Vegas today, as the stars descend on sin city for the biggest party in town – the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
  
  While F1 drivers zip down the strip, bathed in the electric glow of its opulent casinos, music will mix with the motorsport at countless events including artists: will.i.am, J Balvin, Tiësto, John Legend, Keith Urban, Kylie Minogue, Thirty Seconds to Mars and more.
  
  Red Bull has constructed a 20,000-square-foot hospitality complex where the centre piece is the Holzhaus, an alpine inspired three-level party palace for VVIPs and team use only.
  
  Or for US$7,000 you can mingle with David Beckham and Shaquille O’Neal at Club SI hosting Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit and Saturday Race Night party.
  
  A quick glance at the companies setting up camp around the 6.1Km circuit reads like the New York Stock Exchange, with American Express, Heineken, Hilton Grand Vacations, MGM Resorts International and others constructing luxurious trackside suites.
  
  The Bellagio Fountain Club in the heart of the Strip will provide the backdrop for the winner’s stage and post-race ceremonies but if you do not already have a ticket, which started at US$11,000 each, you are too late.
  
  Setting up the race has come at considerable expense, with Liberty Media CFO Brian Wilding detailing capital expenditure costs of US$435Million up to the end of September for the entire grand prix build, bringing the total cost of setting up the race to at least $1.06Billion.
  
  The entire 6.1Km course has been resurfaced ahead of the event.
  
  According to Formula 1, between 12 and 25 centimetres of existing road was ripped out and the re-surfacing work involved 60,000 tonnes of base-layer pacing to prepare the track, on top of which was layered 43,000 tonnes of asphalt to form the circuit surface.
  
  On top of the track re-surfacing work, F1 also installed 1750 floodlights, 18 temporary grandstands, trackside barriers and pedestrian bridges — so people can continue to commute and tour the 24-hour city.
  
  In football: Manchester City’s record-breaking 2022-23 season keeps delivering, even months after the conclusion of its historic campaign.
  
  In June, Man City became the first English soccer team to win the treble since their crosstown rival Manchester United in 1999. Now, just weeks after Man United set a EPL record for annual revenue with US$773Million, Man City has bested the Red Devils yet again — reporting revenue of US$884M for this past season.
  
  Profits came in at almost US$100M — nearly double a year ago — as commercial, broadcast, and match-day earnings all jumped year-over-year.
  
  Winning the Premier League, FA Cup, and UEFA Champions League came at a steep cost, though.
  
  Man City’s US$525M spend on play salaries is also a Premier League record.
  
  Man City, owned by Abu Dhabi-based City Football Group, currently has a valuation of nearly US$5Billion — the fifth-highest in the world among soccer clubs, according to Forbes.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57691850Fri, 17 Nov 2023 21:45:25 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 48 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Saturday morning 18 November 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  And we begin with SportsBiz: Where all eyes are on Vegas, with over 2000 private jets expected to fly into airports around Las Vegas today, as the stars descend on sin city for the biggest party in town – the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
  
  While F1 drivers zip down the strip, bathed in the electric glow of its opulent casinos, music will mix with the motorsport at countless events including artists: will.i.am, J Balvin, Tiësto, John Legend, Keith Urban, Kylie Minogue, Thirty Seconds to Mars and more.
  
  Red Bull has constructed a 20,000-square-foot hospitality complex where the centre piece is the Holzhaus, an alpine inspired three-level party palace for VVIPs and team use only.
  
  Or for US$7,000 you can mingle with David Beckham and Shaquille O’Neal at Club SI hosting Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit and Saturday Race Night party.
  
  A quick glance at the companies setting up camp around the 6.1Km circuit reads like the New York Stock Exchange, with American Express, Heineken, Hilton Grand Vacations, MGM Resorts International and others constructing luxurious trackside suites.
  
  The Bellagio Fountain Club in the heart of the Strip will provide the backdrop for the winner’s stage and post-race ceremonies but if you do not already have a ticket, which started at US$11,000 each, you are too late.
  
  Setting up the race has come at considerable expense, with Liberty Media CFO Brian Wilding detailing capital expenditure costs of US$435Million up to the end of September for the entire grand prix build, bringing the total cost of setting up the race to at least $1.06Billion.
  
  The entire 6.1Km course has been resurfaced ahead of the event.
  
  According to Formula 1, between 12 and 25 centimetres of existing road was ripped out and the re-surfacing work involved 60,000 tonnes of base-layer pacing to prepare the track, on top of which was layered 43,000 tonnes of asphalt to form the circuit surface.
  
  On top of the track re-surfacing work, F1 also installed 1750 floodlights, 18 temporary grandstands, trackside barriers and pedestrian bridges — so people can continue to commute and tour the 24-hour city.
  
  In football: Manchester City’s record-breaking 2022-23 season keeps delivering, even months after the conclusion of its historic campaign.
  
  In June, Man City became the first English soccer team to win the treble since their crosstown rival Manchester United in 1999. Now, just weeks after Man United set a EPL record for annual revenue with US$773Million, Man City has bested the Red Devils yet again — reporting revenue of US$884M for this past season.
  
  Profits came in at almost US$100M — nearly double a year ago — as commercial, broadcast, and match-day earnings all jumped year-over-year.
  
  Winning the Premier League, FA Cup, and UEFA Champions League came at a steep cost, though.
  
  Man City’s US$525M spend on play salaries is also a Premier League record.
  
  Man City, owned by Abu Dhabi-based City Football Group, currently has a valuation of nearly US$5Billion — the fifth-highest in the world among soccer clubs, according to Forbes.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby...]]>3007s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean748fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-11-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e47-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57670609
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: After France XVs Captain and superstar Antoine Dupont announced that he will miss the Six Nations next year to represent France 7s at the Paris Olympic Games 2024, followed by former Australian Captain Michael Hooper doing the same thing, the question now is who else will follow suit?
  
  Former England Captain Chris Robshaw recently picked his Great Britain dream 7s Team, made up of XVs stars from England, Scotland and Wales as follows:
  1. Hamish Watson (Scotland)
  2. Ben Earl (England)
  3. Duhan van der Merwe (Scotland)
  4. Raffi Quirke (England)
  5. Marcus Smith (England)
  6. Joe Marchant (England)
  7. Louis Rees-Zammit (Wales)
  
  In rugby league: The Dolphins are furious at the 2024 NRL draw: They have the final game of Magic Round, taking on the Tigers at 6:25pm when most fans have gone home.
  
  And pre-ORIGIN, they are the only team playing every single week.
  
  Meanwhile Wests Tigers are gearing up to throw A$1Million-plus cash at star Panthers five-eighth Jarome Luai as a circuit breaker to get off the bottom of the NRL ladder.
  
  The Samoan’s flamboyant, off-the-cuff style of attack could be a perfect fit for Head Coach Benji Marshall.
  
  In SportsBiz: As Formula 1 descends on Sin City for its highly anticipated Las Vegas Grand Prix this weekend, Michael Andretti’s bid to launch an expansion team continues to gain momentum.
  
  The influential American racing figure has already sealed a partnership with Cadillac for his potential F1 team, and now their parent company, General Motors, has decided to build F1 engines for the team starting in the 2028 season.
  
  F1 needs an American team, and a champion one at that to really spark the interest of US fans across their three F1 grand prix races.
  
  Developing F1 championship-caliber engines can cost automakers north of US$1Billion.
  
  · Mercedes supplies its own team, plus Aston Martin, McLaren, and Williams.
  · Ferrari supplies itself plus Alfa Romeo and Haas.
  · Red Bull and sister team Alpha Tauri have a power-unit support deal with Honda.
  · Alpine uses engines from its parent company, Renault.
  
  In 2026, Red Bull will transition to using Ford engines.
  
  In Boxing: BREAKING NEWS: Kiwi Samoan Joseph Parker takes on KO King – the Bronze Bomber Deontay Wilder on 23 December 2023 in Saudi Arabia, in place of Usyk vs Fury following the Gypsy King’s controversial points win over MMA star Francis Ngannou recently.
  
  The card is also set to feature Anthony Joshua vs Otto Wallin who Wilder knocked out in Round One, plus Aussie-Samoan Jai Opetaia will defend his IBF Cruiserweight belt against undefeated British fighter, Ellis Zorra.
  
  Russian Lightweight King Dmitry Bivol and British heavyweight Daniel Dubois also feature, along with a Tongan – Junior Fa against Frank Sanchez.
  
  In the ICC Cricket World Cup in India, the hosts will play Australia in the final after the Aussies pipped South Africa in their semi-final last night.
  
  India beat New Zealand in their semi-final yesterday after Virat Kholi blasted another hundred – his 50th in one day cricket, and in the process, eclipsing Indian legend, Sachin Tendulker’s record which he achieved at the same ground in Mumbai.
  
  In football: A New York Times investigative report claims FIFA President Gianni Infantino was working towards a World Cup hosted in Saudi Arabia as early as 2020.
  
  Australia withdrew from the running last month after a surprisingly quick process, brought forward by at least three years, during which Saudi Arabia launched their bid just minutes after FIFA had announced they were accepting bids, and the head of Asian Confederation followed up with a supportive statement hours later.
  
  So? No big deal girls, after the last FIFA World Cup in Qatar, everyone – fans, players and officials want to play in the best stadiums in the world staying in the best hotels.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57670609Thu, 16 Nov 2023 21:08:22 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 47 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Friday morning 17 November 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: After France XVs Captain and superstar Antoine Dupont announced that he will miss the Six Nations next year to represent France 7s at the Paris Olympic Games 2024, followed by former Australian Captain Michael Hooper doing the same thing, the question now is who else will follow suit?
  
  Former England Captain Chris Robshaw recently picked his Great Britain dream 7s Team, made up of XVs stars from England, Scotland and Wales as follows:
  1. Hamish Watson (Scotland)
  2. Ben Earl (England)
  3. Duhan van der Merwe (Scotland)
  4. Raffi Quirke (England)
  5. Marcus Smith (England)
  6. Joe Marchant (England)
  7. Louis Rees-Zammit (Wales)
  
  In rugby league: The Dolphins are furious at the 2024 NRL draw: They have the final game of Magic Round, taking on the Tigers at 6:25pm when most fans have gone home.
  
  And pre-ORIGIN, they are the only team playing every single week.
  
  Meanwhile Wests Tigers are gearing up to throw A$1Million-plus cash at star Panthers five-eighth Jarome Luai as a circuit breaker to get off the bottom of the NRL ladder.
  
  The Samoan’s flamboyant, off-the-cuff style of attack could be a perfect fit for Head Coach Benji Marshall.
  
  In SportsBiz: As Formula 1 descends on Sin City for its highly anticipated Las Vegas Grand Prix this weekend, Michael Andretti’s bid to launch an expansion team continues to gain momentum.
  
  The influential American racing figure has already sealed a partnership with Cadillac for his potential F1 team, and now their parent company, General Motors, has decided to build F1 engines for the team starting in the 2028 season.
  
  F1 needs an American team, and a champion one at that to really spark the interest of US fans across their three F1 grand prix races.
  
  Developing F1 championship-caliber engines can cost automakers north of US$1Billion.
  
  · Mercedes supplies its own team, plus Aston Martin, McLaren, and Williams.
  · Ferrari supplies itself plus Alfa Romeo and Haas.
  · Red Bull and sister team Alpha Tauri have a power-unit support deal with Honda.
  · Alpine uses engines from its parent company, Renault.
  
  In 2026, Red Bull will transition to using Ford engines.
  
  In Boxing: BREAKING NEWS: Kiwi Samoan Joseph Parker takes on KO King – the Bronze Bomber Deontay Wilder on 23 December 2023 in Saudi Arabia, in place of Usyk vs Fury following the Gypsy King’s controversial points win over MMA star Francis Ngannou recently.
  
  The card is also set to feature Anthony Joshua vs Otto Wallin who Wilder knocked out in Round One, plus Aussie-Samoan Jai Opetaia will defend his IBF Cruiserweight belt against undefeated British fighter, Ellis Zorra.
  
  Russian Lightweight King Dmitry Bivol and British heavyweight Daniel Dubois also feature, along with a Tongan – Junior Fa against Frank Sanchez.
  
  In the ICC Cricket World Cup in India, the hosts will play Australia in the final after the Aussies pipped South Africa in their semi-final last night.
  
  India beat New Zealand in their semi-final yesterday after Virat Kholi blasted another hundred – his 50th in one day cricket, and in the process, eclipsing Indian legend, Sachin Tendulker’s record which he achieved at the same ground in Mumbai.
  
  In football: A New York Times investigative report claims FIFA President Gianni Infantino was working towards a World Cup hosted in Saudi Arabia as early as 2020.
  
  Australia withdrew from the running last month after a surprisingly quick process, brought forward by at least three years,...]]>3507s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean747fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-11-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e46-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57654217
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Watch out Fiji and Samoa - France Captain Antoine Dupont is set to focus on 7s rugby in the build-up to the Olympic Games 2024 in Paris.
  
  Meanwhile, former Wallabies Captain Michael Hooper will play for Australia in the HSBC SVNS Series, also aiming for Paris 2024.
  
  In rugby league: With the Christmas décor going up and the NRL pre-season underway, every Club is hoping for some good from Santa this Christmas: The Dolphins Christmas gift wish – one or two more elite players for a deep finals run, and if anyone can perform a miracle it is Wayne Bennett.
  
  The Cowboys Christmas gift wish is for Tom Dearden to re-sign a three-year deal worth around A$2Million to remain in North Queensland.
  
  The Eels wish from Santa: An ‘X-factor’ signing like the Foxx - Josh Addo-Carr, with speed to burn. So what happens to Sivo? Cut like Waqa Blake?
  
  In SportsBiz: In 2021, Roger Federer invested around US$200Million for 3% of Swiss athletic apparel company “On”, founded in 2010.
  
  In its third fiscal quarter, “On” saw net sales increase 46.5% from the previous year to US$540.2M.
  
  The most important increase came in the Americas region, which saw sales of US$292.2M — a 60.5% boost. Asia-Pacific sales were up 71.5 % to US$46.8M. Sales elsewhere grew 19.9% to US$161.9M.
  
  So, compare these sales to Nike - missed revenue projections for the first time in two years. Under Armour saw sales decline in its most recent quarter. Adidas reported a revenue dip of 6% and Puma had a weaker-than-expected third quarter.
  
  In the NBA: In partnership with Ticketmaster, the NBA’s Orlando Magic has given their fans a ground-breaking season-ticket packaged as “Magic Money”.
  
  With “Magic Money”, fans receive credits for returning unused tickets, which can be used to not only upgrade their seats but also purchase merchandise, concessions and more.
  
  This innovative approach has transformed the traditional season-ticket into a more flexible and valuable opportunity for fans.
  
  In Boxing: Not so long ago, Devin Haney was Public Enemy No.1 in Australia, after dethroning Aussie favourite, George Kambosos, but now, the 24-year-old American superstar Lightweight boxing King is happy to help breakout Sydney Heavyweight Jackson Murray aka ‘White Chocolate’ prepare for the biggest fight of his career in Las Vegas this weekend.
  
  In Cricket – no football - ahh whatever: Sporting worlds collided in India with two of the world’s biggest stars pictured together ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup semi-final at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai yesterday.
  
  Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and English football icon David Beckham have been pictured together ahead of the highly anticipated clash.
  
  Beckham is in India on a three day tour in his role as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador.
  
  The football legend attended a UNICEF event in Gujarat, including playing street cricket with some children, as well as celebrating Diwali and visiting Gujarat University in Ahmedabad.
  
  And the game – er India won of course, beating New Zealand by 70 runs to move into the final.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57654217Wed, 15 Nov 2023 22:04:05 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 46 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Thursday morning 16 November 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Watch out Fiji and Samoa - France Captain Antoine Dupont is set to focus on 7s rugby in the build-up to the Olympic Games 2024 in Paris.
  
  Meanwhile, former Wallabies Captain Michael Hooper will play for Australia in the HSBC SVNS Series, also aiming for Paris 2024.
  
  In rugby league: With the Christmas décor going up and the NRL pre-season underway, every Club is hoping for some good from Santa this Christmas: The Dolphins Christmas gift wish – one or two more elite players for a deep finals run, and if anyone can perform a miracle it is Wayne Bennett.
  
  The Cowboys Christmas gift wish is for Tom Dearden to re-sign a three-year deal worth around A$2Million to remain in North Queensland.
  
  The Eels wish from Santa: An ‘X-factor’ signing like the Foxx - Josh Addo-Carr, with speed to burn. So what happens to Sivo? Cut like Waqa Blake?
  
  In SportsBiz: In 2021, Roger Federer invested around US$200Million for 3% of Swiss athletic apparel company “On”, founded in 2010.
  
  In its third fiscal quarter, “On” saw net sales increase 46.5% from the previous year to US$540.2M.
  
  The most important increase came in the Americas region, which saw sales of US$292.2M — a 60.5% boost. Asia-Pacific sales were up 71.5 % to US$46.8M. Sales elsewhere grew 19.9% to US$161.9M.
  
  So, compare these sales to Nike - missed revenue projections for the first time in two years. Under Armour saw sales decline in its most recent quarter. Adidas reported a revenue dip of 6% and Puma had a weaker-than-expected third quarter.
  
  In the NBA: In partnership with Ticketmaster, the NBA’s Orlando Magic has given their fans a ground-breaking season-ticket packaged as “Magic Money”.
  
  With “Magic Money”, fans receive credits for returning unused tickets, which can be used to not only upgrade their seats but also purchase merchandise, concessions and more.
  
  This innovative approach has transformed the traditional season-ticket into a more flexible and valuable opportunity for fans.
  
  In Boxing: Not so long ago, Devin Haney was Public Enemy No.1 in Australia, after dethroning Aussie favourite, George Kambosos, but now, the 24-year-old American superstar Lightweight boxing King is happy to help breakout Sydney Heavyweight Jackson Murray aka ‘White Chocolate’ prepare for the biggest fight of his career in Las Vegas this weekend.
  
  In Cricket – no football - ahh whatever: Sporting worlds collided in India with two of the world’s biggest stars pictured together ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup semi-final at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai yesterday.
  
  Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and English football icon David Beckham have been pictured together ahead of the highly anticipated clash.
  
  Beckham is in India on a three day tour in his role as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador.
  
  The football legend attended a UNICEF event in Gujarat, including playing street cricket with some children, as well as celebrating Diwali and visiting Gujarat University in Ahmedabad.
  
  And the game – er India won of course, beating New Zealand by 70 runs to move into the final.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports...]]>3377s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean746fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-11-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e45-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57635376Goodbye Cyclone Mal.
  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: While “The South African” media outlet ran with this headline: “Were All Blacks ROBBED of 2023 Rugby World Cup title?” a couple of thieves broke into SARU House yesterday and stole computers, Springboks jerseys and other items, while players, fans and rugby administrators are still riding the wave of euphoria after the Springboks’ historic Rugby World Cup 2023 win.
  
  In rugby league: With the Christmas decorations already being sold in department stores and the NRL pre-season underway every NRL Club would be hoping for some good news in their Santa sacks this Christmas – The Panthers: Jarome Luai to re-sign @ A$850,000 per year.
  
  The Broncos Christmas gift wish from Santa: A time machine to teleport them back to Penrith kicking off following Ezra Mam’s third try in the NRL grand final 2023.
  
  South Sydney’s Christmas wish: To exercise the demons of their 2023 season and come back bigger and stronger next year to lift the trophy once again.
  
  And the Storm’s Christmas gift wish: A forward pack that can match the Panthers and Broncos, so Melbourne can once again be genuine NRL title contenders.
  
  In SportsBiz: German soccer powerhouse Bayern Munich is one of the most profitable Clubs in the world - reporting record revenue of nearly US$914Million for a 2022-23 season that brought a 33rd Bundesliga championship and saw them reach the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals.
  
  Net profit for Bayern Munich last season was US$38.2M, an increase of more than US$24M compared to the previous year.
  
  Bayern Munich’s most recent valuation from Forbes is US$4.9Billion - the highest in German soccer and sixth in the world.
  
  Bayern is currently second in the Bundlesliga, just two points off first-place Bayer Leverkusen. The Club also sits in first place of its Champions League group, having won all four of its group-stage matches.
  
  In the NBA: After winning the NBA Finals in June, the Denver Nuggets donated US$680,000 to nonprofit organisations across the State of Colorado.
  
  Go the Nuggets!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57635376Tue, 14 Nov 2023 21:58:38 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 45 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and breezy Wednesday morning 15 November 2023. Goodbye Cyclone Mal. Coming to you with tons of...Goodbye Cyclone Mal.
  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: While “The South African” media outlet ran with this headline: “Were All Blacks ROBBED of 2023 Rugby World Cup title?” a couple of thieves broke into SARU House yesterday and stole computers, Springboks jerseys and other items, while players, fans and rugby administrators are still riding the wave of euphoria after the Springboks’ historic Rugby World Cup 2023 win.
  
  In rugby league: With the Christmas decorations already being sold in department stores and the NRL pre-season underway every NRL Club would be hoping for some good news in their Santa sacks this Christmas – The Panthers: Jarome Luai to re-sign @ A$850,000 per year.
  
  The Broncos Christmas gift wish from Santa: A time machine to teleport them back to Penrith kicking off following Ezra Mam’s third try in the NRL grand final 2023.
  
  South Sydney’s Christmas wish: To exercise the demons of their 2023 season and come back bigger and stronger next year to lift the trophy once again.
  
  And the Storm’s Christmas gift wish: A forward pack that can match the Panthers and Broncos, so Melbourne can once again be genuine NRL title contenders.
  
  In SportsBiz: German soccer powerhouse Bayern Munich is one of the most profitable Clubs in the world - reporting record revenue of nearly US$914Million for a 2022-23 season that brought a 33rd Bundesliga championship and saw them reach the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals.
  
  Net profit for Bayern Munich last season was US$38.2M, an increase of more than US$24M compared to the previous year.
  
  Bayern Munich’s most recent valuation from Forbes is US$4.9Billion - the highest in German soccer and sixth in the world.
  
  Bayern is currently second in the Bundlesliga, just two points off first-place Bayer Leverkusen. The Club also sits in first place of its Champions League group, having won all four of its group-stage matches.
  
  In the NBA: After winning the NBA Finals in June, the Denver Nuggets donated US$680,000 to nonprofit organisations across the State of Colorado.
  
  Go the Nuggets!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2257s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean745fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-11-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e44-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57623928
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The mother of Flying Fijians and Racing 92 star, Josua Tuisova has died, just under two months after his seven-year-old son tragically passed away.
  
  The 29-year-old learned of the news late last week, ahead of Racing’s Top 14 clash with Toulon.
  
  Tuisova’s son died in September following a long-term illness, just before the Flying Fijians’ Rugby World Cup clash with Georgia.
  
  In rugby league: In the just-released NRL draw for 2024, the Broncos will get a huge leg-up in their bid to go one better and win the title this season, while the Sharks are looking at a soft draw.
  
  Meanwhile, the Rabbitohs have copped arguably the toughest fixtures list as they aim to bounce back into the finals.
  
  In SportsBiz: Formula One is taking over Las Vegas – including the brand-new futuristic 111M tall, US$2.3Billion Sphere dome, with its high-definition screens both on the inside and outside of the building.
  
  The Las Vegas Grand Prix track runs across the grounds of the Sphere, forcing F1’s owners Liberty Media to lease out the venue and effectively shut it down.
  
  F1 will own all the advertising on the Sphere for the duration of the race for a fixed fee and so have bundled that into some sponsorship deals, and also sold advertising directly to parties during the race to defray costs.
  
  F1 will also host a recovery brunch on Sunday morning inside the Sphere where they will show highlights of the race from the weekend.
  
  In combat sports: Former UFC Middleweight Champion Kiwi-Nigerian, Israel Adesanya couldn't help but laugh when Alex Pereira called him out after UFC295 by saying "come to daddy".
  
  The Brazilian Pereira became a two-weight UFC World Champion this past weekend by knocking out Jiri Prochazka in New York.
  
  "The fact that it sits with him. It hurts his spirit, I like it,' Adesanya said on Youtube.
  
  In football: Is this their problem? Man U have scored just 13 EPL goals this season which pales in comparison to the likes of their rivals competing for European spots like Aston Villa (29), Newcastle (27) and Tottenham (24).
  
  Heck, even Nottingham Forest have scored more goals than United this season, with 14.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57623928Mon, 13 Nov 2023 22:45:36 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 44 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 14 November 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The mother of Flying Fijians and Racing 92 star, Josua Tuisova has died, just under two months after his seven-year-old son tragically passed away.
  
  The 29-year-old learned of the news late last week, ahead of Racing’s Top 14 clash with Toulon.
  
  Tuisova’s son died in September following a long-term illness, just before the Flying Fijians’ Rugby World Cup clash with Georgia.
  
  In rugby league: In the just-released NRL draw for 2024, the Broncos will get a huge leg-up in their bid to go one better and win the title this season, while the Sharks are looking at a soft draw.
  
  Meanwhile, the Rabbitohs have copped arguably the toughest fixtures list as they aim to bounce back into the finals.
  
  In SportsBiz: Formula One is taking over Las Vegas – including the brand-new futuristic 111M tall, US$2.3Billion Sphere dome, with its high-definition screens both on the inside and outside of the building.
  
  The Las Vegas Grand Prix track runs across the grounds of the Sphere, forcing F1’s owners Liberty Media to lease out the venue and effectively shut it down.
  
  F1 will own all the advertising on the Sphere for the duration of the race for a fixed fee and so have bundled that into some sponsorship deals, and also sold advertising directly to parties during the race to defray costs.
  
  F1 will also host a recovery brunch on Sunday morning inside the Sphere where they will show highlights of the race from the weekend.
  
  In combat sports: Former UFC Middleweight Champion Kiwi-Nigerian, Israel Adesanya couldn't help but laugh when Alex Pereira called him out after UFC295 by saying "come to daddy".
  
  The Brazilian Pereira became a two-weight UFC World Champion this past weekend by knocking out Jiri Prochazka in New York.
  
  "The fact that it sits with him. It hurts his spirit, I like it,' Adesanya said on Youtube.
  
  In football: Is this their problem? Man U have scored just 13 EPL goals this season which pales in comparison to the likes of their rivals competing for European spots like Aston Villa (29), Newcastle (27) and Tottenham (24).
  
  Heck, even Nottingham Forest have scored more goals than United this season, with 14.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  
  ]]>1987s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean744fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-11-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e43-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57610308
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. Happy Diwali Everyone!
  
  In rugby union: Samoa men shut out Papua New Guinea 24 nil to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in rugby 7s.
  
  In the women's Olympic qualifiers, Fiji after thrashing Papua New Guinea women 54 zip at Ballymore in Brisbane yesterday.
  
  In rugby league: Australian Rugby League BIG boss man, Peter V’landys and NRL Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Abdo are reported to be preparing to announce within weeks, up to A$1Million in salary cap relief for NRL Clubs to sign players from rival codes and sports worldwide, especially to recruit players from South Africa and Argentina as well as from the NFL.
  
  South Sydney and NRL star Latrell Mitchell’s 14-year-old cousin has been identified as one of two teenagers killed in a horror northern New South Wales car crash in the early hours of Saturday morning.
  
  Three others are in hospital.
  
  In combat sports: Alex Pereira has entered the UFC history books as their ninth fighter to become a two-weight World Champion, defeating Jiri Prochazka via second-round TKO to claim the UFC Light Heavyweight belt.
  
  The former UFC Middleweight Champion, whose UFC debut came at Madison Square Garden back in 2021, made his mark once more at the New York venue in UFC295 yesterday.
  
  And the UK has a new UFC Champion.
  
  In his first shot at UFC gold, Tom Aspinall made quick work of fellow heavyweight contender Sergei Pavlovich to claim a first-round knockout in just over one minute at UFC295.
  
  This heavyweight scrap was always expected to be over pretty fast given Pavlovich previously held the record for the longest UFC first-round knockout win streak of six in the modern era.
  
  But what he didn’t know was that Aspinall had 12 first-round finishes of his own – well 13 now!
  
  Earlier, Australian Flyweight, Steve Erceg defeated Alessandro Costa by unanimous decision, extending his MMA winning streak to 10 fights.
  
  And finally in football: Former Ghana striker Raphael Dwamena died after suffering a heart attack during an Albanian league match.
  
  Players from both sides rushed to his side the moment the player collapsed to the turf in the 24th minute of the game. Paramedics rushed him to hospital, where the player died at the age of 28.
  
  Dwamena earned eight caps for Ghana and was once considered one of the country’s rising stars but encountered several cardiac problems over the course of his career.
  
  In 2017, the attacker was unable to join Brighton due to these health issues, and he eventually moved to Spain.
  
  Four years later, the Ghanaian collapsed during a cup match in Austria, recovered and continued his playing career.
  
  Dwamena had undergone a heart operation in 2020 and had an automatic defibrillator implanted, to allow him to pursue playing football.
  
  Following this operation, the 28-year-old played in the Danish, Austrian and Swiss leagues before joining Albanian Club KF Egnatia in January 2023 where he was this season’s top scorer with nine goals in the Albanian Super League.
  
  Rest in Peace Raphael Dwamena.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57610308Mon, 13 Nov 2023 04:10:38 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 43 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a rather wet Monday morning 13 November 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. Happy Diwali Everyone!
  
  In rugby union: Samoa men shut out Papua New Guinea 24 nil to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in rugby 7s.
  
  In the women's Olympic qualifiers, Fiji after thrashing Papua New Guinea women 54 zip at Ballymore in Brisbane yesterday.
  
  In rugby league: Australian Rugby League BIG boss man, Peter V’landys and NRL Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Abdo are reported to be preparing to announce within weeks, up to A$1Million in salary cap relief for NRL Clubs to sign players from rival codes and sports worldwide, especially to recruit players from South Africa and Argentina as well as from the NFL.
  
  South Sydney and NRL star Latrell Mitchell’s 14-year-old cousin has been identified as one of two teenagers killed in a horror northern New South Wales car crash in the early hours of Saturday morning.
  
  Three others are in hospital.
  
  In combat sports: Alex Pereira has entered the UFC history books as their ninth fighter to become a two-weight World Champion, defeating Jiri Prochazka via second-round TKO to claim the UFC Light Heavyweight belt.
  
  The former UFC Middleweight Champion, whose UFC debut came at Madison Square Garden back in 2021, made his mark once more at the New York venue in UFC295 yesterday.
  
  And the UK has a new UFC Champion.
  
  In his first shot at UFC gold, Tom Aspinall made quick work of fellow heavyweight contender Sergei Pavlovich to claim a first-round knockout in just over one minute at UFC295.
  
  This heavyweight scrap was always expected to be over pretty fast given Pavlovich previously held the record for the longest UFC first-round knockout win streak of six in the modern era.
  
  But what he didn’t know was that Aspinall had 12 first-round finishes of his own – well 13 now!
  
  Earlier, Australian Flyweight, Steve Erceg defeated Alessandro Costa by unanimous decision, extending his MMA winning streak to 10 fights.
  
  And finally in football: Former Ghana striker Raphael Dwamena died after suffering a heart attack during an Albanian league match.
  
  Players from both sides rushed to his side the moment the player collapsed to the turf in the 24th minute of the game. Paramedics rushed him to hospital, where the player died at the age of 28.
  
  Dwamena earned eight caps for Ghana and was once considered one of the country’s rising stars but encountered several cardiac problems over the course of his career.
  
  In 2017, the attacker was unable to join Brighton due to these health issues, and he eventually moved to Spain.
  
  Four years later, the Ghanaian collapsed during a cup match in Austria, recovered and continued his playing career.
  
  Dwamena had undergone a heart operation in 2020 and had an automatic defibrillator implanted, to allow him to pursue playing football.
  
  Following this operation, the 28-year-old played in the Danish, Austrian and Swiss leagues before joining Albanian Club KF Egnatia in January 2023 where he was this season’s top scorer with nine goals in the Albanian Super League.
  
  Rest in Peace Raphael Dwamena.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby...]]>2977s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean743fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-11-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e42-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57610204
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. Happy birthday Harry!
  
  In rugby league: Watch out Australia - the New Zealand Warriors’ favourite son is back.
  
  Roger Tuivasa-Sheck is one of two recruits returning to New Zealand, with Chanel Harris-Tavita coming back after a year away from the sport.
  
  The former Dally M Medallist is set to slot in to the centres, with Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad remaining in the No.1 jersey.
  
  His arrival will see one of Adam Pompey and Rocco Berry drop out of the team, despite both players performing solidly in 2023.
  
  Andrew Webster had the New Zealand Warriors humming last season and the inclusion of a player of Tuivasa-Sheck’s quality can only boost morale across the Tasman.
  
  If New Zealand weren’t already dangerous enough, Webster’s warriors could prove to be lethal in the 2024 NRL season.
  
  In football: Australian football superstar, Sam Kerr and US National Women’s Team rep, Kristie Mewis are both sporting rocks on their wedding fingers!
  
  The celebrity gossip world is trying to confirm the long-speculated engagement of the footballing power couple, since an Instagram post of American Mewis sporting a large rock on her left ring finger back in September, sent tongues wagging!
  
  In combat sports: Today’s UFC295 is set to be an absolute cracker – with the latest rising Aussie making his second appearance in the competition the - 10-1 Flyweight Stephen Erceg, taking on Alessandro Costa, who stepped up to the plate after American Matt Schnell withdrew.
  
  In other fights, Jiri Prochazka (29-3-1) and Alex Pereira (8-2) battle for the UFC Light Heavyweight title and Sergei Pavlovich (18-1) faces Tom Aspinall (13-3) for the interim heavyweight title in the co-main event.
  
  In SportsBiz: Mattress Mack’s US$7.9Million bets on the Astros to win the MLB World Series fell by the wayside after another offensive onslaught by the Texas Rangers ultimately eliminated Houston with an 11-4 win.
  
  Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale - the furniture tycoon has become the centre of attention during this decade-long string of Astros’ successes, continuously betting on Houston to win the World Series seemingly every year as part of a promotion for his Gallery Furniture business in Houston.
  
  If the Astros do win the World Series, Mack uses the money as promotional funds by giving his loyal customers free product.
  
  Last year, Mack won a scintillating US$75M when the Astros beat the Phillies in the World Series.
  Mack has had many big-time losses in his sports betting career, including US$9.9M in bad bets on the 2022 Super Bowl and US$2.6M on the Kentucky Derby last year.
  
  And finally in rugby union: Fiji and New Zealand will contest the Men's Oceania title later today, while Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Tonga and the Solomon Islands chase a Paris 2024 Olympic Games Men’s place.
  
  In the women's Olympic qualifiers, Papua New Guinea and Fiji are the favourites after topping their pools, but they'll face Tonga and Samoa respectively in today's Oceania 7s semi-finals.
  
  Reigning Olympic Men's champions Fiji flexed their muscles with a 47-5 win over Niue and a 12-5 win over New Zealand yesterday.
  
  In other key Oceania 7s Paris 2024 Olympic Games qualifiers yesterday:
  Samoa 50-0 Solomon Islands Men
  Cook Islands 17-10 Tuvalu Men
  Papua New Guinea 24-21 Tonga Men
  Fiji 38-5 Tonga Women
  Papua New Guinea 36-7 Samoa Women
  Samoa 36-0 Tuvalu Men
  Tonga 59-7 Nauru Men
  Fiji 50-0 Cook Islands Women
  Tonga 32-0 American Samoa Women
  Papua New Guinea 45-0 Solomon Islands Women
  Samoa 50-0 Nauru Women
  
  Can you imagine the amount of kava flowing in Brisbane this weekend?
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57610204Sat, 11 Nov 2023 21:01:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 42 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Sunday morning 12 November 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. Happy birthday Harry!
  
  In rugby league: Watch out Australia - the New Zealand Warriors’ favourite son is back.
  
  Roger Tuivasa-Sheck is one of two recruits returning to New Zealand, with Chanel Harris-Tavita coming back after a year away from the sport.
  
  The former Dally M Medallist is set to slot in to the centres, with Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad remaining in the No.1 jersey.
  
  His arrival will see one of Adam Pompey and Rocco Berry drop out of the team, despite both players performing solidly in 2023.
  
  Andrew Webster had the New Zealand Warriors humming last season and the inclusion of a player of Tuivasa-Sheck’s quality can only boost morale across the Tasman.
  
  If New Zealand weren’t already dangerous enough, Webster’s warriors could prove to be lethal in the 2024 NRL season.
  
  In football: Australian football superstar, Sam Kerr and US National Women’s Team rep, Kristie Mewis are both sporting rocks on their wedding fingers!
  
  The celebrity gossip world is trying to confirm the long-speculated engagement of the footballing power couple, since an Instagram post of American Mewis sporting a large rock on her left ring finger back in September, sent tongues wagging!
  
  In combat sports: Today’s UFC295 is set to be an absolute cracker – with the latest rising Aussie making his second appearance in the competition the - 10-1 Flyweight Stephen Erceg, taking on Alessandro Costa, who stepped up to the plate after American Matt Schnell withdrew.
  
  In other fights, Jiri Prochazka (29-3-1) and Alex Pereira (8-2) battle for the UFC Light Heavyweight title and Sergei Pavlovich (18-1) faces Tom Aspinall (13-3) for the interim heavyweight title in the co-main event.
  
  In SportsBiz: Mattress Mack’s US$7.9Million bets on the Astros to win the MLB World Series fell by the wayside after another offensive onslaught by the Texas Rangers ultimately eliminated Houston with an 11-4 win.
  
  Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale - the furniture tycoon has become the centre of attention during this decade-long string of Astros’ successes, continuously betting on Houston to win the World Series seemingly every year as part of a promotion for his Gallery Furniture business in Houston.
  
  If the Astros do win the World Series, Mack uses the money as promotional funds by giving his loyal customers free product.
  
  Last year, Mack won a scintillating US$75M when the Astros beat the Phillies in the World Series.
  Mack has had many big-time losses in his sports betting career, including US$9.9M in bad bets on the 2022 Super Bowl and US$2.6M on the Kentucky Derby last year.
  
  And finally in rugby union: Fiji and New Zealand will contest the Men's Oceania title later today, while Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Tonga and the Solomon Islands chase a Paris 2024 Olympic Games Men’s place.
  
  In the women's Olympic qualifiers, Papua New Guinea and Fiji are the favourites after topping their pools, but they'll face Tonga and Samoa respectively in today's Oceania 7s semi-finals.
  
  Reigning Olympic Men's champions Fiji flexed their muscles with a 47-5 win over Niue and a 12-5 win over New Zealand yesterday.
  
  In other key Oceania 7s Paris 2024 Olympic Games qualifiers yesterday:
  Samoa 50-0 Solomon Islands Men
  Cook Islands 17-10 Tuvalu Men
  Papua New Guinea 24-21 Tonga Men
  Fiji 38-5 Tonga Women
  Papua New Guinea 36-7 Samoa Women
  Samoa 36-0 Tuvalu Men
  Tonga 59-7 Nauru Men
  Fiji 50-0 Cook Islands Women
  Tonga 32-0 American Samoa Women
  Papua New Guinea 45-0 Solomon Islands...]]>4047s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean742fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-11-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e41-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57594145
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: The Sydney Roosters are set to make a shock play for Wallabies Wing Mark Nawaqanitawase to join the 13-man game from rugby union as the code war rolls on.
  
  The Sydney Morning Herald reported Roosters boss Trent Robinson will meet with Nawaqanitawase next week in a potential revenge mission for Joseph Suaali’i defecting to rugby.
  
  Nawaqanitawase was one of the Wallabies’ best and brightest stars over the last two seasons and was a starter in their failed Rugby World Cup campaign 2023.
  
  In football: The US National Women’s Soccer League has completed a transformative, US$240Million set of domestic media rights agreements that will provide an unprecedented level of exposure to women’s pro soccer in the US.
  
  Their four-year deals with ESPN, CBS, Amazon and Scripps Sports provide cross-platform coverage for the NWSL via cable/broadcast television and streaming at a collective annual value of US$60M, up from - wait for it, US$1.5M per year.
  
  It is the largest media deal in women’s sports history.
  
  In combat sports: “I absolutely love Ronda. She’s one of the greatest athletes, a pioneer, an inspiration and an all-around bad ass for UFC, but there’s no shot that she fights again. She’s achieved everything she set out to do.
  
  “Her dream was to win a UFC championship, then win a WWE championship, and she’s done it. Now she’s starting a family,” UFC Boss Dana White shuts down rumours of Ronda Rousey fighting in UFC300.
  
  In SportsBiz: Adidas didn’t post a strong earnings report for its most recent fiscal quarter — but its association with controversial rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, continues to stoke high interest among consumers.
  
  Sales of the brand’s Yeezy shoes brought in US$374Million last quarter. After initially parting ways with the rapper in the wake of his antisemitic comments, Adidas had more than US$1Billion worth of Yeezy stock remaining.
  
  The most recent report brings the total revenue from Yeezy sales past US$800M since the relationship ended.
  
  Instead of destroying the remaining Yeezy merchandise, Adidas continued selling it and donated the proceeds to anti-hate groups.
  
  The company has yet to decide whether it will sell the remaining US$320M of stock next year or write off the inventory as a loss.
  
  And finally in rugby union: New Zealand begin the defence of their Men’s and Women’s 2023 World Rugby 7s titles at the Emirates Dubai 7s on 2-3 December, the opening round of HSBC SVNS 2024, featuring the Top 12 Men’s and Women’s rugby 7s teams in the world. Fiji Men, France, USA and Great Britain are in Pool C.
  
  New Zealand Men, Canada, Samoa and South Africa are in Pool A.
  
  Argentina Men, Spain, Australia and Ireland are in Pool B.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57594145Fri, 10 Nov 2023 21:17:58 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 41 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Saturday morning 11 November 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: The Sydney Roosters are set to make a shock play for Wallabies Wing Mark Nawaqanitawase to join the 13-man game from rugby union as the code war rolls on.
  
  The Sydney Morning Herald reported Roosters boss Trent Robinson will meet with Nawaqanitawase next week in a potential revenge mission for Joseph Suaali’i defecting to rugby.
  
  Nawaqanitawase was one of the Wallabies’ best and brightest stars over the last two seasons and was a starter in their failed Rugby World Cup campaign 2023.
  
  In football: The US National Women’s Soccer League has completed a transformative, US$240Million set of domestic media rights agreements that will provide an unprecedented level of exposure to women’s pro soccer in the US.
  
  Their four-year deals with ESPN, CBS, Amazon and Scripps Sports provide cross-platform coverage for the NWSL via cable/broadcast television and streaming at a collective annual value of US$60M, up from - wait for it, US$1.5M per year.
  
  It is the largest media deal in women’s sports history.
  
  In combat sports: “I absolutely love Ronda. She’s one of the greatest athletes, a pioneer, an inspiration and an all-around bad ass for UFC, but there’s no shot that she fights again. She’s achieved everything she set out to do.
  
  “Her dream was to win a UFC championship, then win a WWE championship, and she’s done it. Now she’s starting a family,” UFC Boss Dana White shuts down rumours of Ronda Rousey fighting in UFC300.
  
  In SportsBiz: Adidas didn’t post a strong earnings report for its most recent fiscal quarter — but its association with controversial rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, continues to stoke high interest among consumers.
  
  Sales of the brand’s Yeezy shoes brought in US$374Million last quarter. After initially parting ways with the rapper in the wake of his antisemitic comments, Adidas had more than US$1Billion worth of Yeezy stock remaining.
  
  The most recent report brings the total revenue from Yeezy sales past US$800M since the relationship ended.
  
  Instead of destroying the remaining Yeezy merchandise, Adidas continued selling it and donated the proceeds to anti-hate groups.
  
  The company has yet to decide whether it will sell the remaining US$320M of stock next year or write off the inventory as a loss.
  
  And finally in rugby union: New Zealand begin the defence of their Men’s and Women’s 2023 World Rugby 7s titles at the Emirates Dubai 7s on 2-3 December, the opening round of HSBC SVNS 2024, featuring the Top 12 Men’s and Women’s rugby 7s teams in the world. Fiji Men, France, USA and Great Britain are in Pool C.
  
  New Zealand Men, Canada, Samoa and South Africa are in Pool A.
  
  Argentina Men, Spain, Australia and Ireland are in Pool B.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2877s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean741fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-11-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e40-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57582787
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: It's time.
  
  Kangaroos Captain James Tedesco has to make the tough call and retire from representative football.
  
  At his best Tedesco was one of the best fullback’s of the modern generation, but last Saturday’s shock Pacific Nations Test final loss to New Zealand only further underlined how time can catch up with even the champion players.
  
  Tedesco is a champion but after a lacklustre opening two games for NSW in this year’s ORIGIN series and then the Kangaroos Pacific Nations final thrashing by the Kiwis, it’s blatantly clear, he needs to channel all his energy into the Sydney Roosters.
  
  In football: UEFA Champions League Round 3 scores: Napoli 1-1 Union Berlin, Real Sociedad 3-1 Benfica, Bayern 2-1 Galatasaray, Copenhagen 4-3 Man United, Arsenal 2-0 Sevilla, PSV Eindhoven 1-0 Lens, Real Madrid 3-0 Braga and Salzburg 0-1 Inter.
  
  In combat sports: BOOM – a “Viva Las Vegas Aussie Boxing Blockbuster” timed to coincide with the NRL 2024 season launch, is in the works.
  
  Fox Sports Australia is reporting that fight promoters No Limit are in talks to host a unique ‘Aussies versus America’ boxing card on the Friday night before the NRL season kicks off.
  
  Under the proposal, WBO Super Welterweight Champion Tim Tszyu would headline a card involving up to five of Australia’s best fighters – with Sam Goodman, Liam Wilson and Nikita Tszyu among the names under discussion.
  
  In SportsBiz: The top Matildas and Socceroos players are set to be handed a huge pay increase up to A$200,000-per-year even outside of World Cup campaigns.
  
  A new collective bargaining agreement has reportedly been finalised between Football Australia and the Professional Footballers’ Association according to the The Age.
  
  Players are now reportedly set to earn between A$120,000 and A$200,000 before prize money is allocated to the respective teams.
  
  Previously, the best contracted Matildas players earned A$110,000.
  
  And finally in rugby union: The Fijian Drua play their opening game of Round One, Super Rugby Pacific 2024 competition against the Blues at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday 24 February.
  
  A week later they play Moana Pasifika at AAMI Park in Melbourne.
  
  And the Drua’s first home game is against the Champion Crusaders on 09 March 2024 – save the dates sports fans.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57582787Thu, 09 Nov 2023 20:34:13 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 40 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Friday morning 10 November 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: It's time.
  
  Kangaroos Captain James Tedesco has to make the tough call and retire from representative football.
  
  At his best Tedesco was one of the best fullback’s of the modern generation, but last Saturday’s shock Pacific Nations Test final loss to New Zealand only further underlined how time can catch up with even the champion players.
  
  Tedesco is a champion but after a lacklustre opening two games for NSW in this year’s ORIGIN series and then the Kangaroos Pacific Nations final thrashing by the Kiwis, it’s blatantly clear, he needs to channel all his energy into the Sydney Roosters.
  
  In football: UEFA Champions League Round 3 scores: Napoli 1-1 Union Berlin, Real Sociedad 3-1 Benfica, Bayern 2-1 Galatasaray, Copenhagen 4-3 Man United, Arsenal 2-0 Sevilla, PSV Eindhoven 1-0 Lens, Real Madrid 3-0 Braga and Salzburg 0-1 Inter.
  
  In combat sports: BOOM – a “Viva Las Vegas Aussie Boxing Blockbuster” timed to coincide with the NRL 2024 season launch, is in the works.
  
  Fox Sports Australia is reporting that fight promoters No Limit are in talks to host a unique ‘Aussies versus America’ boxing card on the Friday night before the NRL season kicks off.
  
  Under the proposal, WBO Super Welterweight Champion Tim Tszyu would headline a card involving up to five of Australia’s best fighters – with Sam Goodman, Liam Wilson and Nikita Tszyu among the names under discussion.
  
  In SportsBiz: The top Matildas and Socceroos players are set to be handed a huge pay increase up to A$200,000-per-year even outside of World Cup campaigns.
  
  A new collective bargaining agreement has reportedly been finalised between Football Australia and the Professional Footballers’ Association according to the The Age.
  
  Players are now reportedly set to earn between A$120,000 and A$200,000 before prize money is allocated to the respective teams.
  
  Previously, the best contracted Matildas players earned A$110,000.
  
  And finally in rugby union: The Fijian Drua play their opening game of Round One, Super Rugby Pacific 2024 competition against the Blues at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday 24 February.
  
  A week later they play Moana Pasifika at AAMI Park in Melbourne.
  
  And the Drua’s first home game is against the Champion Crusaders on 09 March 2024 – save the dates sports fans.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2457s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean740fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/09-11-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e39-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57565019
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: Tonga went nuts against England in their third Test last weekend. Manly Sea Eagles gun outside back Tolutau Koula was hit with a high tackle charge, South Sydney Rabbitohs dummy half and lock forward Siliva Havili was pulled up for striking, and Wests Tigers star recruit Latu Fainu was cited for a dangerous throw in what was a firey clash that saw England win 26-4 to complete a 3-0 series victory.
  
  Another three Tongan players: Keaon Koloamatangi, Felise Kaufusi and Moeaki Fotuaika received cautions from the clash, for dangerous contact.
  
  In football: UEFA Champions League Round 3 games today: Dortmund 2-0 Newcastle, Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid 6-0 Celtic, Lazio 1-0 Feyenoord, Milan 2-1 PSG, Man City 3-0 Young Boys, Crvena zvezda 1-2 Leipzig and Porto 2-0 Antwerp.
  
  In combat sports: The WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO World Heavyweight Champion, Oleksandr Usyk is hoping his fight with Tyson Fury will now take place in Saudi Arabia in February 2024 once the Briton has recovered from a bruising 10 rounds vs Francis Ngannou. Both the Ukrainian and Fury are unbeaten.
  
  Speaking to Reuters from his training camp in Valencia, Spain, Usyk said the date should be decided next week.
  
  "I was ready to fight on the 23rd but since Fury got some injuries in the last fight, a knockdown, then probably it will be postponed to next year."
  
  A proposed 23 December date in Riyadh looks sure to slide since WBC Champion Fury's near-defeat to former UFC champion Ngannou on 28 October.
  
  The long-awaited on-off fight would crown the first undisputed champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999.
  
  "Technically, nothing changes. I just have a little more time for some additional tasks, and that's it," Usyk said.
  
  In SportsBiz: OK so which franchise has the richest owners in the NFL?
  
  The Denver Broncos dummy – where Rob Walton, the 79-year-old Walmart heir with a net worth of US$70Billion recently transferred controlling ownership to his son-in-law, Greg Penner.
  
  And midway through their second season in charge, after they paid US$4.65B for the Broncos in 2022, they continue to invest their personal funds into the franchise.
  
  Their latest plans include a new US$175Million training facility and team headquarters that is expected to open before the 2026 NFL season.
  
  Ahead of this season, the Broncos unveiled US$100M of upgrades to Empower Field at Mile High and before the 2022 season finale, the owners paid US$400,000 to install a new playing surface for just one game.
  
  And finally in rugby union: The Emirates Dubai 7s returns on 2-3 December as the opening round of HSBC SVNS 2024, featuring the top 12 men’s and 12 women’s rugby 7s teams in the world.
  
  New Zealand begin the defence of their men’s and women’s 2023 titles, while South Africa men and Australia women look to repeat their victories at The Sevens Stadium last December.
  
  The new look HSBC SVNS 2024 series features seven regular season events plus a Grand Final with promotion and relegation at stake.
  
  The men’s competition sees 2023 champions New Zealand, who were winners in Sydney, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Singapore and Toulouse last year, headline Pool A alongside Canada, last year’s Cape Town winners Samoa and the defending Emirates Dubai 7s champions South Africa.
  
  Hamilton, Vancouver and London winners from last season, Argentina, are in Pool B and will face Spain, Australia and Ireland in Dubai, while double Olympic gold medal winners Fiji will face France, USA and Great Britain in Pool C.
  
  In the women’s competition, the New Zealand Black Ferns, who won six of seven tournaments to claim their seventh series title, headline Pool A alongside Fiji, Great Britain and the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series 2023 champions South Africa who join the HSBC SVNS 2024 series for the first time this season.
  
  Defending Emirates Dubai 7s champions, Australia will face Brazil, Ireland and Japan in Pool B, while USA take on France, Spain and their north American rivals Canada in Pool C.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57565019Wed, 08 Nov 2023 22:22:45 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 39 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Thursday morning 09 November 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: Tonga went nuts against England in their third Test last weekend. Manly Sea Eagles gun outside back Tolutau Koula was hit with a high tackle charge, South Sydney Rabbitohs dummy half and lock forward Siliva Havili was pulled up for striking, and Wests Tigers star recruit Latu Fainu was cited for a dangerous throw in what was a firey clash that saw England win 26-4 to complete a 3-0 series victory.
  
  Another three Tongan players: Keaon Koloamatangi, Felise Kaufusi and Moeaki Fotuaika received cautions from the clash, for dangerous contact.
  
  In football: UEFA Champions League Round 3 games today: Dortmund 2-0 Newcastle, Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid 6-0 Celtic, Lazio 1-0 Feyenoord, Milan 2-1 PSG, Man City 3-0 Young Boys, Crvena zvezda 1-2 Leipzig and Porto 2-0 Antwerp.
  
  In combat sports: The WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO World Heavyweight Champion, Oleksandr Usyk is hoping his fight with Tyson Fury will now take place in Saudi Arabia in February 2024 once the Briton has recovered from a bruising 10 rounds vs Francis Ngannou. Both the Ukrainian and Fury are unbeaten.
  
  Speaking to Reuters from his training camp in Valencia, Spain, Usyk said the date should be decided next week.
  
  "I was ready to fight on the 23rd but since Fury got some injuries in the last fight, a knockdown, then probably it will be postponed to next year."
  
  A proposed 23 December date in Riyadh looks sure to slide since WBC Champion Fury's near-defeat to former UFC champion Ngannou on 28 October.
  
  The long-awaited on-off fight would crown the first undisputed champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999.
  
  "Technically, nothing changes. I just have a little more time for some additional tasks, and that's it," Usyk said.
  
  In SportsBiz: OK so which franchise has the richest owners in the NFL?
  
  The Denver Broncos dummy – where Rob Walton, the 79-year-old Walmart heir with a net worth of US$70Billion recently transferred controlling ownership to his son-in-law, Greg Penner.
  
  And midway through their second season in charge, after they paid US$4.65B for the Broncos in 2022, they continue to invest their personal funds into the franchise.
  
  Their latest plans include a new US$175Million training facility and team headquarters that is expected to open before the 2026 NFL season.
  
  Ahead of this season, the Broncos unveiled US$100M of upgrades to Empower Field at Mile High and before the 2022 season finale, the owners paid US$400,000 to install a new playing surface for just one game.
  
  And finally in rugby union: The Emirates Dubai 7s returns on 2-3 December as the opening round of HSBC SVNS 2024, featuring the top 12 men’s and 12 women’s rugby 7s teams in the world.
  
  New Zealand begin the defence of their men’s and women’s 2023 titles, while South Africa men and Australia women look to repeat their victories at The Sevens Stadium last December.
  
  The new look HSBC SVNS 2024 series features seven regular season events plus a Grand Final with promotion and relegation at stake.
  
  The men’s competition sees 2023 champions New Zealand, who were winners in Sydney, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Singapore and Toulouse last year, headline Pool A alongside Canada, last year’s Cape Town winners Samoa and the defending Emirates Dubai 7s champions South Africa.
  
  Hamilton, Vancouver and London winners from last season, Argentina, are in Pool B and will face Spain, Australia and Ireland in Dubai, while double Olympic gold medal winners Fiji will face France, USA and Great Britain...]]>4127s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean737fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/08-11-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e38-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57547535
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: Papua New Guinea Kumuls Head Coach Justin Holbrook believes PNG’s Pacific Bowl triumph, won 32-12 by the Kumuls against Fiji at a sold-out Santos Stadium in PoM on Sunday, is just the first step in a dramatic rise for the league mad nation and predicted more of his players would soon be playing in the NRL.
  
  PNG captain Kyle Laybutt is among seven members of the winning side selected from the Queensland Cup, while a further five returned from the Super League for the Pacific Championships.
  
  Centre Rodrick Tai will play for Sam Burgess at Warrington next season, while hooker Judah Rimbu and prop Epel Kapianis showed they can step up to the NRL.
  
  And Holbrook urged existing NRL Clubs to look at his players now.
  
  In football: UEFA Champions League Round 3 games today: Dortmund vs Newcastle, Shakhtar Donetsk vs Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid vs Celtic, Lazio vs Feyenoord, Milan vs PSG, Man City vs Young Boys, Crvena zvezda vs Leipzig and Porto vs Antwerp.
  
  And finally in rugby union: The Oceania Rugby 7s Championship gets underway in Brisbane this weekend: Men’s Pool A: New Zealand, Fiji, Australia, Niue and Oceania. Pool B: Samoa, Solomon Islands, Cook Islands, American Samoa and Tuvalu and in Pool C: Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Kiribati and Nauru.
  
  In the Women’s comp, New Zealand and Australia have already qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024, so the race is on between:
  Pool B: Fiji, Tonga, Cook Islands, American Samoa and in Pool C: Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Nauru.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57547535Tue, 07 Nov 2023 21:04:16 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 38 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Wednesday morning 08 November 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: Papua New Guinea Kumuls Head Coach Justin Holbrook believes PNG’s Pacific Bowl triumph, won 32-12 by the Kumuls against Fiji at a sold-out Santos Stadium in PoM on Sunday, is just the first step in a dramatic rise for the league mad nation and predicted more of his players would soon be playing in the NRL.
  
  PNG captain Kyle Laybutt is among seven members of the winning side selected from the Queensland Cup, while a further five returned from the Super League for the Pacific Championships.
  
  Centre Rodrick Tai will play for Sam Burgess at Warrington next season, while hooker Judah Rimbu and prop Epel Kapianis showed they can step up to the NRL.
  
  And Holbrook urged existing NRL Clubs to look at his players now.
  
  In football: UEFA Champions League Round 3 games today: Dortmund vs Newcastle, Shakhtar Donetsk vs Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid vs Celtic, Lazio vs Feyenoord, Milan vs PSG, Man City vs Young Boys, Crvena zvezda vs Leipzig and Porto vs Antwerp.
  
  And finally in rugby union: The Oceania Rugby 7s Championship gets underway in Brisbane this weekend: Men’s Pool A: New Zealand, Fiji, Australia, Niue and Oceania. Pool B: Samoa, Solomon Islands, Cook Islands, American Samoa and Tuvalu and in Pool C: Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Kiribati and Nauru.
  
  In the Women’s comp, New Zealand and Australia have already qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024, so the race is on between:
  Pool B: Fiji, Tonga, Cook Islands, American Samoa and in Pool C: Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Nauru.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>1777s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean738fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/07-11-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e37-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57535057
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  Only on the first Tuesday in November, Australia’s greatest horse race, the Melbourne Cup – Race 7 at Flemington at 5PM today Fiji time where track conditions are expected to be dry, hard and fast so our world famous tips are:
  · Without a fight
  · Soulcombe
  · Gold Trip
  · Vauban
  
  In our rugby league 2024 NRL preview: Having the services of their best player for only half of the season last year killed the Rabbitohs, who spent the first 14 rounds at, or within touching distance of, the top of the competition, before experiencing a slow and painful decline which resulted in them missing the finals altogether.
  
  They won just two of the seven games Latrell Mitchell missed between Rounds 13-21.
  
  They were then struck another huge blow when Mitchell picked up a suspension for foul play in the dying minutes of a blowout defeat to the Knights, which ruled him out of their last and biggest game of the year, a must-win encounter with the Roosters which they lost to end their season.
  
  So much hinges on their No.1 man being available more often in 2024.
  
  In SportsBiz: Approaching the halfway point in its first season with NFL Sunday Ticket, YouTube has slashed the price of its prized football media property.
  
  The Google-owned streamer lowered the base package of Sunday Ticket to US$174 from US$349. Further, the plan through YouTube Primetime Channels is reduced to US$224 from US$449.
  
  While the price reduction comes after YouTube experienced its first major technical glitch related to Sunday Ticket during Week 8 of the NFL regular season, experts say these discounts were already planned to boost sales.
  
  In Formula One racing: F1’s focus is now heavily on the 18 November Las Vegas Grand Prix, which is projected to be perhaps the property’s largest spectacle ever, as well as the most-attended sports event in Las Vegas history.
  
  Signs of the forthcoming race were found all over town, including grandstand seating, track lighting, and barrier installation now happening along the Las Vegas Strip.
  
  Liberty Media disclosed it had spent US$280 million thus far in 2023 in capital expenditures related to track and pit preparation for the Las Vegas GP, part of a previously projected US$400 million in overall set-up costs for the event.
  
  And finally in rugby union: Just to rub salt in the wound, All Blacks Captain, Sam Cane has been suspended for two games for his red card during the RWC2023 final which they lost . . . you know the rest.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57535057Mon, 06 Nov 2023 19:50:53 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 37 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Tuesday morning 07 November 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  Only on the first Tuesday in November, Australia’s greatest horse race, the Melbourne Cup – Race 7 at Flemington at 5PM today Fiji time where track conditions are expected to be dry, hard and fast so our world famous tips are:
  · Without a fight
  · Soulcombe
  · Gold Trip
  · Vauban
  
  In our rugby league 2024 NRL preview: Having the services of their best player for only half of the season last year killed the Rabbitohs, who spent the first 14 rounds at, or within touching distance of, the top of the competition, before experiencing a slow and painful decline which resulted in them missing the finals altogether.
  
  They won just two of the seven games Latrell Mitchell missed between Rounds 13-21.
  
  They were then struck another huge blow when Mitchell picked up a suspension for foul play in the dying minutes of a blowout defeat to the Knights, which ruled him out of their last and biggest game of the year, a must-win encounter with the Roosters which they lost to end their season.
  
  So much hinges on their No.1 man being available more often in 2024.
  
  In SportsBiz: Approaching the halfway point in its first season with NFL Sunday Ticket, YouTube has slashed the price of its prized football media property.
  
  The Google-owned streamer lowered the base package of Sunday Ticket to US$174 from US$349. Further, the plan through YouTube Primetime Channels is reduced to US$224 from US$449.
  
  While the price reduction comes after YouTube experienced its first major technical glitch related to Sunday Ticket during Week 8 of the NFL regular season, experts say these discounts were already planned to boost sales.
  
  In Formula One racing: F1’s focus is now heavily on the 18 November Las Vegas Grand Prix, which is projected to be perhaps the property’s largest spectacle ever, as well as the most-attended sports event in Las Vegas history.
  
  Signs of the forthcoming race were found all over town, including grandstand seating, track lighting, and barrier installation now happening along the Las Vegas Strip.
  
  Liberty Media disclosed it had spent US$280 million thus far in 2023 in capital expenditures related to track and pit preparation for the Las Vegas GP, part of a previously projected US$400 million in overall set-up costs for the event.
  
  And finally in rugby union: Just to rub salt in the wound, All Blacks Captain, Sam Cane has been suspended for two games for his red card during the RWC2023 final which they lost . . . you know the rest.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2477s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean734fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/06-11-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e36-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57525016
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: The PNG Kumuls delighted their home crowd and turned their fortunes around, following a poor performance last week to claim the inaugural Pacific Bowl with a 32-12 win against Fiji.
  
  Livewire Hooker Edwin Ipape, who was kept quiet last weekend, was a different beast yesterday - scoring a try, made nine runs for 102M with seven tackle breaks and also had a try assist in a Player of the Match performance.
  
  In our 2024 NRL preview: Parramatta’s long-suffering fans had hoped their run to the 2022 decider would kick off a period where they would be a NRL Premiership title contender for a number of years.
  
  But missing the finals altogether last year was a bit of a reality check.
  
  And now they are very much racing against the clock to make it with this current roster, which, as it is, has had almost a 50 percent turnover since that 2022 grand final loss to Penrith.
  
  As they enter a 38th year in their wait for the Club’s fifth premiership, Eels fans are growing less patient by the game.
  
  In SportsBiz: Saudi Arabia is trying to buy two major tennis tournaments — the Miami and Madrid Opens, according to a report by The Athletic.
  
  Currently owned by Endeavor’s IMG agency, both are top-level events on the men’s ATP and women’s WTA tours, falling just behind the four Grand Slams, so the two tournaments could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars each.
  
  Saudi Arabia launched the Diriyah Tennis Cup in 2019, and is the new host of the Under-21 Next Gen ATP Finals through 2027.
  
  In the NFL: German fans of American football will get their second taste of NFL regular-season action when the Kansas City Chiefs host the Miami Dolphins today in what is undoubtedly the league’s highest-profile international game to date.
  
  Both 6-2 teams are tied for the best record in the AFC, and quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes and Tua Tagovailoa are among the MVP favorites midway through the season.
  
  In rugby union: England Captain Marlie Packer has been named this year’s World Rugby Women’s XVs Player of the Year, receiving the coveted award in front of fans and her rugby comrades in Auckland at the conclusion of WXV1 on Saturday, just moments after the Red Roses beat New Zealand in the final of the inaugural WXV1 competition in New Zealand.
  
  "I'm proud and I’m on cloud nine. To be honest, when I got tired, I actually had some tears," Packer said.
  
  And only in November: Australia’s greatest horse race, the Melbourne Cup, where a total of A$8Million prize money is on offer, broken down as follows: 1st wins A$4.4M, 2nd gets A$1.1M, 3rd: A$550,000, 4th: A$350,000, 5th: A$230,000 and 6th-12th: $160,000 each.
  
  Track conditions are expected to be dry, hard and fast so we’re tipping two horses from Europe and one from Japan in our top three picks for Race 7 tomorrow at Flemington.
  
  So watch this space for our world famous tips!
  
  And finally the WNBA: Former WNBA and Aussie basketball star, Liz Cambage has reportedly signed a deal with a Chinese basketball team worth more than A$1Million for a three-month cameo in the local league with the Sichuan women’s team based in Chengdu.
  
  The insane money is off the charts for women’s basketball with WNBA Supermax contracts capped at US$153,000 per-season.
  
  Cambage was famously dumped by the Aussie team after allegedly telling Nigerian players to “go back to their third world country” during a scrimmage ahead of the 2021 Games.
  
  Cambage has repeatedly denied the allegations, despite numerous separate confirmations that she made the comment — including from former Opals captain Jenna O’Hea.
  
  She has made good so far on her promise to never represent Australia again.
  
  In recent years she has been known just as much for her career as an adult entertainer on a subscription website, as she has been for her skills on the basketball court.
  
  Now, it seems she is getting the last laugh.
  
  Er . . what’s that site again – ESPN?
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57525016Sun, 05 Nov 2023 20:42:56 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 36 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Monday morning 06 November 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: The PNG Kumuls delighted their home crowd and turned their fortunes around, following a poor performance last week to claim the inaugural Pacific Bowl with a 32-12 win against Fiji.
  
  Livewire Hooker Edwin Ipape, who was kept quiet last weekend, was a different beast yesterday - scoring a try, made nine runs for 102M with seven tackle breaks and also had a try assist in a Player of the Match performance.
  
  In our 2024 NRL preview: Parramatta’s long-suffering fans had hoped their run to the 2022 decider would kick off a period where they would be a NRL Premiership title contender for a number of years.
  
  But missing the finals altogether last year was a bit of a reality check.
  
  And now they are very much racing against the clock to make it with this current roster, which, as it is, has had almost a 50 percent turnover since that 2022 grand final loss to Penrith.
  
  As they enter a 38th year in their wait for the Club’s fifth premiership, Eels fans are growing less patient by the game.
  
  In SportsBiz: Saudi Arabia is trying to buy two major tennis tournaments — the Miami and Madrid Opens, according to a report by The Athletic.
  
  Currently owned by Endeavor’s IMG agency, both are top-level events on the men’s ATP and women’s WTA tours, falling just behind the four Grand Slams, so the two tournaments could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars each.
  
  Saudi Arabia launched the Diriyah Tennis Cup in 2019, and is the new host of the Under-21 Next Gen ATP Finals through 2027.
  
  In the NFL: German fans of American football will get their second taste of NFL regular-season action when the Kansas City Chiefs host the Miami Dolphins today in what is undoubtedly the league’s highest-profile international game to date.
  
  Both 6-2 teams are tied for the best record in the AFC, and quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes and Tua Tagovailoa are among the MVP favorites midway through the season.
  
  In rugby union: England Captain Marlie Packer has been named this year’s World Rugby Women’s XVs Player of the Year, receiving the coveted award in front of fans and her rugby comrades in Auckland at the conclusion of WXV1 on Saturday, just moments after the Red Roses beat New Zealand in the final of the inaugural WXV1 competition in New Zealand.
  
  "I'm proud and I’m on cloud nine. To be honest, when I got tired, I actually had some tears," Packer said.
  
  And only in November: Australia’s greatest horse race, the Melbourne Cup, where a total of A$8Million prize money is on offer, broken down as follows: 1st wins A$4.4M, 2nd gets A$1.1M, 3rd: A$550,000, 4th: A$350,000, 5th: A$230,000 and 6th-12th: $160,000 each.
  
  Track conditions are expected to be dry, hard and fast so we’re tipping two horses from Europe and one from Japan in our top three picks for Race 7 tomorrow at Flemington.
  
  So watch this space for our world famous tips!
  
  And finally the WNBA: Former WNBA and Aussie basketball star, Liz Cambage has reportedly signed a deal with a Chinese basketball team worth more than A$1Million for a three-month cameo in the local league with the Sichuan women’s team based in Chengdu.
  
  The insane money is off the charts for women’s basketball with WNBA Supermax contracts capped at US$153,000 per-season.
  
  Cambage was famously dumped by the Aussie team after allegedly telling Nigerian players to “go back to their third world country” during a scrimmage ahead of the 2021 Games.
  
  Cambage has repeatedly denied the allegations, despite numerous separate...]]>4197s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean736fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/05-11-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e35-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57512815
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: We told you so - Big Mal’s Kangaroos were absolutely walloped – 30-0 by the Kiwis in the Pacific Championship Final yesterday in the heart of the Maori Kingdom.
  
  The Aussies simply capitulated to the warrior spirit of the New Zealand Maori on their home soil.
  
  The sixty six million-dollar question today is, whether the Fiji Bati will be able to overcome the fighting spirit of the Papua New Guinea Kumuls, seeking revenge for their toweling last week in Port Moresby.
  
  In our 2024 NRL preview: Despite going deep into the finals this season, the Storm didn’t look themselves for much of the year.
  
  A healthy Ryan Papenhuyzen’s return to fullback would give Melbourne more creativity from the back and allow Nick Meaney – who has filled in admirably there in the meantime – to return to either Wing or Centre, where he will significantly strengthen that part of the field.
  
  In SportsBiz: Saudi Arabia just secured the 2034 FIFA World Cup — and its aggressive ambition to be involved in as much of professional sports as possible shows no sign of slowing down.
  
  New reports say Saudi Arabia may invest billions of dollars into one sport to which it has no major ties — and another in which it’s looking to expand.
  
  The Indian Premier League has held talks with Saudi officials about injecting as much as US$5Billion into the world’s top international cricket competition, according to Bloomberg.
  
  Under a potential deal, which would value the IPL at US$30B, with Saudi Arabia acquiring a significant minority stake.
  
  This would mark the first Saudi investment in cricket.
  
  Beyond these new interests, Saudi Arabia has invested in LIV Golf, Formula 1, English Premier League Club Newcastle United, and in MMA.
  
  In the NBA: Players won’t be the only ones benefiting financially from the new NBA In-Season Tournament.
  
  NBA Coaches will have a financial prize pool that will pay out based on how far their teams advance in the new tournament, according to ESPN.
  
  The Head Coach of the winning team will reportedly receive US$500,000, the runner-up will earn US$200,000, semifinalists will make US$100,000, and quarterfinalists will take home US$50,000.
  
  Assistant Coaches will have a prize pool that will pay them 75% of what their head coaches earn.
  
  In rugby union: Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka surprised everyone by turning up at the Fiji Rugby Union talanoa session at the Novotel Lami Bay yesterday morning, obviously still emotionally attached to the game he loves and represented Fiji in way back in the 1970s.
  
  So what does that signal - more government support for the Flying Fijians?
  
  Steve wanting to oust Voreqe as Chairman of the FRU?
  
  Probably both of the above.
  
  And finally, only in November: Australia’s greatest horse race and one of its biggest and most enduring cultural institutions: the wonderful Melbourne Cup is here again.
  
  As always, the country will down tools and stop what it’s doing this Tuesday afternoon to watch the huge field contest the 3200M race, which has not only grown into the world’s best handicap, but one of the marquee races on the planet.
  
  So watch this space for our world famous tips!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57512815Sat, 04 Nov 2023 21:05:29 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 35 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Sunday morning 05 November 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: We told you so - Big Mal’s Kangaroos were absolutely walloped – 30-0 by the Kiwis in the Pacific Championship Final yesterday in the heart of the Maori Kingdom.
  
  The Aussies simply capitulated to the warrior spirit of the New Zealand Maori on their home soil.
  
  The sixty six million-dollar question today is, whether the Fiji Bati will be able to overcome the fighting spirit of the Papua New Guinea Kumuls, seeking revenge for their toweling last week in Port Moresby.
  
  In our 2024 NRL preview: Despite going deep into the finals this season, the Storm didn’t look themselves for much of the year.
  
  A healthy Ryan Papenhuyzen’s return to fullback would give Melbourne more creativity from the back and allow Nick Meaney – who has filled in admirably there in the meantime – to return to either Wing or Centre, where he will significantly strengthen that part of the field.
  
  In SportsBiz: Saudi Arabia just secured the 2034 FIFA World Cup — and its aggressive ambition to be involved in as much of professional sports as possible shows no sign of slowing down.
  
  New reports say Saudi Arabia may invest billions of dollars into one sport to which it has no major ties — and another in which it’s looking to expand.
  
  The Indian Premier League has held talks with Saudi officials about injecting as much as US$5Billion into the world’s top international cricket competition, according to Bloomberg.
  
  Under a potential deal, which would value the IPL at US$30B, with Saudi Arabia acquiring a significant minority stake.
  
  This would mark the first Saudi investment in cricket.
  
  Beyond these new interests, Saudi Arabia has invested in LIV Golf, Formula 1, English Premier League Club Newcastle United, and in MMA.
  
  In the NBA: Players won’t be the only ones benefiting financially from the new NBA In-Season Tournament.
  
  NBA Coaches will have a financial prize pool that will pay out based on how far their teams advance in the new tournament, according to ESPN.
  
  The Head Coach of the winning team will reportedly receive US$500,000, the runner-up will earn US$200,000, semifinalists will make US$100,000, and quarterfinalists will take home US$50,000.
  
  Assistant Coaches will have a prize pool that will pay them 75% of what their head coaches earn.
  
  In rugby union: Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka surprised everyone by turning up at the Fiji Rugby Union talanoa session at the Novotel Lami Bay yesterday morning, obviously still emotionally attached to the game he loves and represented Fiji in way back in the 1970s.
  
  So what does that signal - more government support for the Flying Fijians?
  
  Steve wanting to oust Voreqe as Chairman of the FRU?
  
  Probably both of the above.
  
  And finally, only in November: Australia’s greatest horse race and one of its biggest and most enduring cultural institutions: the wonderful Melbourne Cup is here again.
  
  As always, the country will down tools and stop what it’s doing this Tuesday afternoon to watch the huge field contest the 3200M race, which has not only grown into the world’s best handicap, but one of the marquee races on the planet.
  
  So watch this space for our world famous tips!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby...]]>3207s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean735fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/04-11-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e34-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57508310
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: All eyes are on Big Mal’s Kangaroos versus the Kiwis today in the heart of the Maori Kingdom.
  
  Can the Aussies overcome the warrior spirit of the New Zealand Maori on their home soil?
  
  Also - will the Fiji Bati be able to overcome the fighting spirit of the Papua New Guinea Kumuls tomorrow in Port Moresby?
  
  In our 2024 NRL preview, one of the major differences between North Queensland’s 2022 campaign, in which they finished 3rd, and last year’s slump to 11th, was their performances on the road.
  
  The Cowboys won just four times away from home in 2023, half the number they won the year prior, and in eight trips outside of Queensland they picked up competition points just twice.
  
  Finding more success away from Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville will go a long way to improving their overall record next season and hopefully returning to the finals.
  
  In SportsBiz: Although NASCAR’s season-long viewership on US television is trending slightly down, averaging 2.87 million viewers through last week’s race, compared to just over 3 million last season, it is double F1.
  
  Halfway through this season, F1 is outpacing last year’s record average of 1.21 up to 1.24 million - still less than half what NASCAR draws.
  
  In the NBA: The NBA’s move to copy European soccer’s UEFA Champions League takes off today.
  
  The long-awaited and much-discussed NBA “In-Season Tournament” begins with seven games, commencing a five-week tournament that will conclude with a Final Four-style event set for Las Vegas.
  
  Teams will compete for the new NBA Cup and a prize pool of about US$18Million.
  
  Hype for the event has even included Las Vegas’ US$2.3Billion Sphere venue: to inject more excitement into the regular season and to boost the NBA’s global profile.
  
  In football: Harry Kane’s Bayern Munich crashed out of the German Cup in the second round for the third time in four years after a remarkable 1-2 loss at third-division Saarbruecken on Thursday.
  
  With the scores locked at 1-1 and the match looking destined for extra time, defender Marcel Gaus netted in the sixth minute of injury time to grab his team a famous victory.
  
  In combat sports: Recently unsealed court documents have revealed some of the biggest paydays in UFC history, as part of a class action lawsuit by hundreds of martial arts fighters who are suing for billions of dollars in wages, which the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals has set a trial date for April 2024.
  
  The fighters competed in professional UFC promoted bouts in the US between December 2010 and June 2017.
  
  The UFC has denied any wrongdoing.
  
  During that 2010-2017 period, in which the UFC popularity skyrocketed and Conor McGregor was in career best form, plus Ronda Rousey was the most well-known female fighter in UFC history, the documents reveal that Conor McGregor was compensated nearly US$20Million for nine UFC fights of which he won eight and Rhonda Rousey was compensated US$13M for seven UFC fights of which she won six.
  
  Eight of the 10 biggest UFC pay-per-views ever featured a Conor McGregor fight.
  
  McGregor earned more than US$100 million for his crossover boxing fight with Floyd Mayweather in 2017.
  
  And finally in India: Ahead of the World Cup clash between India and Sri Lanka, the Mumbai Cricket Association revealed its statue of sporting icon Sachin Tendulkar at Wankhede Stadium
  
  Tendulkar famously lifted the World Cup trophy at the iconic venue in 2011, also playing the final Test match of his career there in 2013.
  
  The elegant right-hander also represented the Mumbai Indians in 78 matches in the Indian Premier League from 2008 to 2013.
  
  However, fans were quick to point out . . . wait for it - the statue looks more like Australian cricketer Steve Smith.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57508310Sat, 04 Nov 2023 05:45:14 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 34 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Saturday morning 04 November 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: All eyes are on Big Mal’s Kangaroos versus the Kiwis today in the heart of the Maori Kingdom.
  
  Can the Aussies overcome the warrior spirit of the New Zealand Maori on their home soil?
  
  Also - will the Fiji Bati be able to overcome the fighting spirit of the Papua New Guinea Kumuls tomorrow in Port Moresby?
  
  In our 2024 NRL preview, one of the major differences between North Queensland’s 2022 campaign, in which they finished 3rd, and last year’s slump to 11th, was their performances on the road.
  
  The Cowboys won just four times away from home in 2023, half the number they won the year prior, and in eight trips outside of Queensland they picked up competition points just twice.
  
  Finding more success away from Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville will go a long way to improving their overall record next season and hopefully returning to the finals.
  
  In SportsBiz: Although NASCAR’s season-long viewership on US television is trending slightly down, averaging 2.87 million viewers through last week’s race, compared to just over 3 million last season, it is double F1.
  
  Halfway through this season, F1 is outpacing last year’s record average of 1.21 up to 1.24 million - still less than half what NASCAR draws.
  
  In the NBA: The NBA’s move to copy European soccer’s UEFA Champions League takes off today.
  
  The long-awaited and much-discussed NBA “In-Season Tournament” begins with seven games, commencing a five-week tournament that will conclude with a Final Four-style event set for Las Vegas.
  
  Teams will compete for the new NBA Cup and a prize pool of about US$18Million.
  
  Hype for the event has even included Las Vegas’ US$2.3Billion Sphere venue: to inject more excitement into the regular season and to boost the NBA’s global profile.
  
  In football: Harry Kane’s Bayern Munich crashed out of the German Cup in the second round for the third time in four years after a remarkable 1-2 loss at third-division Saarbruecken on Thursday.
  
  With the scores locked at 1-1 and the match looking destined for extra time, defender Marcel Gaus netted in the sixth minute of injury time to grab his team a famous victory.
  
  In combat sports: Recently unsealed court documents have revealed some of the biggest paydays in UFC history, as part of a class action lawsuit by hundreds of martial arts fighters who are suing for billions of dollars in wages, which the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals has set a trial date for April 2024.
  
  The fighters competed in professional UFC promoted bouts in the US between December 2010 and June 2017.
  
  The UFC has denied any wrongdoing.
  
  During that 2010-2017 period, in which the UFC popularity skyrocketed and Conor McGregor was in career best form, plus Ronda Rousey was the most well-known female fighter in UFC history, the documents reveal that Conor McGregor was compensated nearly US$20Million for nine UFC fights of which he won eight and Rhonda Rousey was compensated US$13M for seven UFC fights of which she won six.
  
  Eight of the 10 biggest UFC pay-per-views ever featured a Conor McGregor fight.
  
  McGregor earned more than US$100 million for his crossover boxing fight with Floyd Mayweather in 2017.
  
  And finally in India: Ahead of the World Cup clash between India and Sri Lanka, the Mumbai Cricket Association revealed its statue of sporting icon Sachin Tendulkar at Wankhede Stadium
  
  Tendulkar famously lifted the World Cup trophy at the iconic venue in 2011, also playing the final Test...]]>3767s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean734fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-11-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e33-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57488045
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: BOOM NZ Warriors superstar Addin Fonua-Blake has dropped a bombshell and asked the Club for an immediate release to return to Sydney on compassionate grounds.
  
  Fonua-Blake is one of the best forwards in the NRL and was named prop in the 2023 Dally M Team of the Year alongside Payne Haas.
  
  And after winning seven of their opening 12 games in their debut season this year, the Dolphins won just twice after Round 13, with Origin forward Tom Gilbert's season-ending shoulder injury a turning point.
  
  Having blooded nine players at NRL level last season and acquired frontline stars, Herbie Farnworth, Tom Flegler and Jake Averillo for 2024, the Dolphins will have more depth for season two if injuries and suspensions strike.
  
  In SportsBiz: After spending US$700Million toward the US$1.2Billion Globe Life Field that opened in 2020, the Texas Rangers dished out US$561M in late 2021 to buy star infielders Corey Seager and Marcus Semien, plus another US$185M for pitcher Jacob deGrom this past offseason and again in this summer’s trade-deadline with two more pitchers.
  
  And it’s all paid off thankfully – previously just one of six current Major League Baseball franchises to never win a title, the Rangers closed out a five-game World Series win yesterday, dispatching the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 and completing an unprecedented 11-game postseason winning streak on the road.
  
  In the NBA: LeBron James created history yet again in the Lakers overtime win over the Clippers.
  
  King James is showing no signs of slowing down; leading the Lakers to an epic 130-125 comeback win yesterday.
  
  In doing so, he became the first player in NBA history to score at least 35 points in a game in his 21st season.
  
  In combat sports: Japanese megastar Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue, undefeated through 25 fights and currently the WBO and WBC World Super Bantamweight Champion – having already unified the division beneath him, will look to unify his second division against Filipino Marlon Tapales – who holds the IBF and WBA straps — on Boxing Day 26 December 2023 in Tokyo.
  
  Enter undefeated Aussie, Sam Goodman, ranked No. 1 for both the WBO and IBF Super Bantamweight titles.
  
  In rugby union: Rugby Australia has locked in a three-member panel to conduct an external review into what went wrong for the Wallabies in 2023, including their humiliating exit from the Rugby World Cup in the group stage under Eddie Jones.
  
  Former Wallabies skipper Andrew Slack, 34-Test veteran Justin Harrison and industry expert, Darlene Harrison form the panel that will also include a Pasifika adviser to support the process.
  
  A Pasifika advisor? He’ll be like, “Bro, I think Eddie drank too much Kava in France.”
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57488045Thu, 02 Nov 2023 20:42:16 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 33 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Friday morning 03 November 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby league: BOOM NZ Warriors superstar Addin Fonua-Blake has dropped a bombshell and asked the Club for an immediate release to return to Sydney on compassionate grounds.
  
  Fonua-Blake is one of the best forwards in the NRL and was named prop in the 2023 Dally M Team of the Year alongside Payne Haas.
  
  And after winning seven of their opening 12 games in their debut season this year, the Dolphins won just twice after Round 13, with Origin forward Tom Gilbert's season-ending shoulder injury a turning point.
  
  Having blooded nine players at NRL level last season and acquired frontline stars, Herbie Farnworth, Tom Flegler and Jake Averillo for 2024, the Dolphins will have more depth for season two if injuries and suspensions strike.
  
  In SportsBiz: After spending US$700Million toward the US$1.2Billion Globe Life Field that opened in 2020, the Texas Rangers dished out US$561M in late 2021 to buy star infielders Corey Seager and Marcus Semien, plus another US$185M for pitcher Jacob deGrom this past offseason and again in this summer’s trade-deadline with two more pitchers.
  
  And it’s all paid off thankfully – previously just one of six current Major League Baseball franchises to never win a title, the Rangers closed out a five-game World Series win yesterday, dispatching the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 and completing an unprecedented 11-game postseason winning streak on the road.
  
  In the NBA: LeBron James created history yet again in the Lakers overtime win over the Clippers.
  
  King James is showing no signs of slowing down; leading the Lakers to an epic 130-125 comeback win yesterday.
  
  In doing so, he became the first player in NBA history to score at least 35 points in a game in his 21st season.
  
  In combat sports: Japanese megastar Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue, undefeated through 25 fights and currently the WBO and WBC World Super Bantamweight Champion – having already unified the division beneath him, will look to unify his second division against Filipino Marlon Tapales – who holds the IBF and WBA straps — on Boxing Day 26 December 2023 in Tokyo.
  
  Enter undefeated Aussie, Sam Goodman, ranked No. 1 for both the WBO and IBF Super Bantamweight titles.
  
  In rugby union: Rugby Australia has locked in a three-member panel to conduct an external review into what went wrong for the Wallabies in 2023, including their humiliating exit from the Rugby World Cup in the group stage under Eddie Jones.
  
  Former Wallabies skipper Andrew Slack, 34-Test veteran Justin Harrison and industry expert, Darlene Harrison form the panel that will also include a Pasifika adviser to support the process.
  
  A Pasifika advisor? He’ll be like, “Bro, I think Eddie drank too much Kava in France.”
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>3067s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean733fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-11-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e32-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57475891
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: We’re counting down to the annual Oceania Rugby 7s Championship at Brisbane’s Ballymore Stadium on 10 – 12 November.
  
  In the Men’s Pool A: New Zealand, Fiji and Australia have already qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024 7s rugby, so Niue and an Oceania team are just practice games.
  
  The real competition is in the Men’s Pool B where Samoa plays Solomon Islands, Cook Islands, American Samoa and Tuvalu.
  
  And in Pool C headed by Tonga, with Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Kiribati and Nauru.
  
  The winner of these two pools will clash for the trip to Paris.
  
  In rugby league: The majority of the Broncos will remain for 2024, although the loss of strike centre Herbie Farnworth and rep prop Thomas Flegler will hurt, although young stars like Reece Walsh and Ezra Mam should be better for the experiences of last season.
  
  Kevin Walters will have his work cut out to ensure his side find another gear now that they have a huge target on their heads.
  
  In football: Saudi Arabia’s path to hosting the FIFA World Cup 2034 is clear after its main competitor, Australia, decided not to bid for the event. Australia’s exit made Saudi Arabia the sole bidder for 2034, with Tuesday’s deadline for any other countries from the Asian and Oceania Football Confederations to submit formal bids.
  
  A joint Australian bid with Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore was floated as a possibility but ultimately never materialized.
  
  Due to Saudi Arabia’s extreme heat, the 2034 tournament will likely be the second-ever winter World Cup, following Qatar 2022’s move from the traditional summer timeslot.
  
  In combat sports: British heavyweight David Adeleye caused controversy on the Fury-Ngannou undercard by punching the Referee in the stomach.
  
  Adeleye gave the third man in the ring, John Latham, a wallop for his trouble as the official stopped the contest against Fabio Wardley in round seven.
  
  In the immediate aftermath, Adeleye admitted he was unhappy with Lathom’s timing, despite being down and on the verge of losing anyway.
  
  I’m pissed off that the Referee stopped me. I was still there. Give me another ten seconds. “I’ve never been down. I just about beat the count.”
  
  Yeah right - the British Boxing Board of Control is yet to comment on the incident.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57475891Wed, 01 Nov 2023 20:31:47 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 32 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Thursday morning 02 November 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: We’re counting down to the annual Oceania Rugby 7s Championship at Brisbane’s Ballymore Stadium on 10 – 12 November.
  
  In the Men’s Pool A: New Zealand, Fiji and Australia have already qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024 7s rugby, so Niue and an Oceania team are just practice games.
  
  The real competition is in the Men’s Pool B where Samoa plays Solomon Islands, Cook Islands, American Samoa and Tuvalu.
  
  And in Pool C headed by Tonga, with Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Kiribati and Nauru.
  
  The winner of these two pools will clash for the trip to Paris.
  
  In rugby league: The majority of the Broncos will remain for 2024, although the loss of strike centre Herbie Farnworth and rep prop Thomas Flegler will hurt, although young stars like Reece Walsh and Ezra Mam should be better for the experiences of last season.
  
  Kevin Walters will have his work cut out to ensure his side find another gear now that they have a huge target on their heads.
  
  In football: Saudi Arabia’s path to hosting the FIFA World Cup 2034 is clear after its main competitor, Australia, decided not to bid for the event. Australia’s exit made Saudi Arabia the sole bidder for 2034, with Tuesday’s deadline for any other countries from the Asian and Oceania Football Confederations to submit formal bids.
  
  A joint Australian bid with Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore was floated as a possibility but ultimately never materialized.
  
  Due to Saudi Arabia’s extreme heat, the 2034 tournament will likely be the second-ever winter World Cup, following Qatar 2022’s move from the traditional summer timeslot.
  
  In combat sports: British heavyweight David Adeleye caused controversy on the Fury-Ngannou undercard by punching the Referee in the stomach.
  
  Adeleye gave the third man in the ring, John Latham, a wallop for his trouble as the official stopped the contest against Fabio Wardley in round seven.
  
  In the immediate aftermath, Adeleye admitted he was unhappy with Lathom’s timing, despite being down and on the verge of losing anyway.
  
  I’m pissed off that the Referee stopped me. I was still there. Give me another ten seconds. “I’ve never been down. I just about beat the count.”
  
  Yeah right - the British Boxing Board of Control is yet to comment on the incident.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2187s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean732fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-11-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e31-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57461215
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: And we’re counting down to the annual Oceania Rugby 7s Championship at Brisbane’s Ballymore Stadium on 10 – 12 November.
  
  The three-day tournament will feature 25 teams, 15 men’s and 10 women’s teams, from 14 countries in the region.
  
  The top Pacific Island rugby 7s nations - Fiji and Samoa are buzzing for some game time after a long break from the HSBC SVNS Series and World Rugby Challenger Series.
  
  Tonga in particular will try and seize the opportunity to create history and qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics for the first time.
  
  Given that New Zealand, Fiji and Australia have already qualified for Paris 2024, the race to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics is realistically between Samoa and Tonga.
  
  Like Tonga, Samoa’s Men’s 7s Coach, Brian Lima says making it to Paris is at the top of the agenda for his men: “We have been preparing well since the end of the HSBC series, aware that the Oceania 7s is perhaps our best chance to qualify.”
  
  Lima has done the smart thing, sending his squad to train at the Sigatoka sand dunes in Fiji this week to sharpen up their fitness.
  
  Go Samoa Go!
  
  In rugby league: Our world famous tips for the Finals of the Pacific Cup tournament this Saturday in Hamilton, New Zealand: we tip the NZ Kiwis to bongocongo the Kangaroos.
  
  And in the Pacific Bowl Final on Sunday in Port Moresby, we tip the Fiji Bati to sivosivo the Papua New Guinea Kumuls again.
  
  Again? Yes again!
  
  In football: Football fans are reacting with fury over the Ballon d’Or ceremony and not because of who was declared the best man and woman player - but those presenting the trophies.
  
  Argentinian megastar Lionel Messi won his record eighth Ballon d’Or at the glitzy Paris ceremony, while Spanish star Aitana Bonmati won the Ballon d’Or Féminin.
  
  The annual ceremony is the soccer world’s equivalent of the Oscars. But it was who presented Bonmati the gilt award that has caused a stir among fans: Serbian tennis legend Novak Djokovic.
  
  In combat sports: On the undercard of Fury-Ngannou, Martin Bakole swallowed a wasp during his fight with Carlos Takam.
  
  Yes, you heard that right, a few rounds into the fight, Bakole says he swallowed a wasp.
  
  It stung him on the side of his face and then flew into his mouth so he swallowed it. “I can’t believe it, I’m surprised. I’m still coughing now.”
  
  The boxer from the Democratic Republic of Congo went on to win the fight by fourth-round stoppage.
  
  Bakole is now on a nine-fight win streak, as he continues to rise up the ranks in pursuit of a heavyweight world title shot.
  
  And finally in SportsBiz: Across three days of competition at the Oceania Rugby 7s Championship in Brisbane next weekend, 66 games (35 men’s and 31 women’s games) will be played, coupled with an exciting raft of entertainment, with DJs representing their different island nations, like Samoan DJ Masini, Fijian DJ Bailey, Fijian-Tongan DJ Bawlin and Cook Islander DJ GZ, plus performances from JSQE who is Samoan-Fijian.
  
  Man, where did they dredge up these Pasifika DJ dudes from?
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57461215Tue, 31 Oct 2023 20:24:56 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 31 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Wednesday morning 01 November 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: And we’re counting down to the annual Oceania Rugby 7s Championship at Brisbane’s Ballymore Stadium on 10 – 12 November.
  
  The three-day tournament will feature 25 teams, 15 men’s and 10 women’s teams, from 14 countries in the region.
  
  The top Pacific Island rugby 7s nations - Fiji and Samoa are buzzing for some game time after a long break from the HSBC SVNS Series and World Rugby Challenger Series.
  
  Tonga in particular will try and seize the opportunity to create history and qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics for the first time.
  
  Given that New Zealand, Fiji and Australia have already qualified for Paris 2024, the race to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics is realistically between Samoa and Tonga.
  
  Like Tonga, Samoa’s Men’s 7s Coach, Brian Lima says making it to Paris is at the top of the agenda for his men: “We have been preparing well since the end of the HSBC series, aware that the Oceania 7s is perhaps our best chance to qualify.”
  
  Lima has done the smart thing, sending his squad to train at the Sigatoka sand dunes in Fiji this week to sharpen up their fitness.
  
  Go Samoa Go!
  
  In rugby league: Our world famous tips for the Finals of the Pacific Cup tournament this Saturday in Hamilton, New Zealand: we tip the NZ Kiwis to bongocongo the Kangaroos.
  
  And in the Pacific Bowl Final on Sunday in Port Moresby, we tip the Fiji Bati to sivosivo the Papua New Guinea Kumuls again.
  
  Again? Yes again!
  
  In football: Football fans are reacting with fury over the Ballon d’Or ceremony and not because of who was declared the best man and woman player - but those presenting the trophies.
  
  Argentinian megastar Lionel Messi won his record eighth Ballon d’Or at the glitzy Paris ceremony, while Spanish star Aitana Bonmati won the Ballon d’Or Féminin.
  
  The annual ceremony is the soccer world’s equivalent of the Oscars. But it was who presented Bonmati the gilt award that has caused a stir among fans: Serbian tennis legend Novak Djokovic.
  
  In combat sports: On the undercard of Fury-Ngannou, Martin Bakole swallowed a wasp during his fight with Carlos Takam.
  
  Yes, you heard that right, a few rounds into the fight, Bakole says he swallowed a wasp.
  
  It stung him on the side of his face and then flew into his mouth so he swallowed it. “I can’t believe it, I’m surprised. I’m still coughing now.”
  
  The boxer from the Democratic Republic of Congo went on to win the fight by fourth-round stoppage.
  
  Bakole is now on a nine-fight win streak, as he continues to rise up the ranks in pursuit of a heavyweight world title shot.
  
  And finally in SportsBiz: Across three days of competition at the Oceania Rugby 7s Championship in Brisbane next weekend, 66 games (35 men’s and 31 women’s games) will be played, coupled with an exciting raft of entertainment, with DJs representing their different island nations, like Samoan DJ Masini, Fijian DJ Bailey, Fijian-Tongan DJ Bawlin and Cook Islander DJ GZ, plus performances from JSQE who is Samoan-Fijian.
  
  Man, where did they dredge up these Pasifika DJ dudes from?
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team...]]>2747s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean731fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/31-10-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e30-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57445050
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Dynamic All Black No 8, Ardie Savea has been named the World Rugby Mens XVs Player of the Year – awesome!
  
  So can someone in World Rugby please explain, how did the Coach of losing RWC2023 quarterfinalist - Ireland’s Andy Farrell win Coach of the Year?
  
  Surely the Springboks Coach deserves it.
  
  Now that the RWC2023 in France is over and Fast Eddie has left the scene, the Rugby World Cup 2027 will take place in Australia between October 1 and 13 November, moved later than usual to avoid clashes with the dominant rugby codes downunder - the AFL and NRL seasons.
  
  In rugby league: The Finals of the Pacific Cup 2023 men’s tournament this Saturday 04 November in Hamilton, New Zealand sees the Australian Kangaroos versus the NZ Kiwis.
  
  And the Final of the men’s Pacific Bowl tournament on Sunday 05 November at Santos Stadium, Port Moresby sees the Fiji Bati take on the Papua New Guinea Kumuls again.
  
  In football: The parents of star Liverpool player, Luis Diaz were kidnapped in his home country of Colombia last weekend.
  
  Colombia President Gustavo Petro said on Saturday that the Wing’s mother had been rescued, but the search remained ongoing for his father, with a reward worth around US$48,000 offered for information.
  
  In combat sports: Age is suddenly a big factor for Tyson Fury after his shockingly poor win over former boxing-unknown – Francis Ngannou.
  
  Promoter Frank Warren said post-fight in Riyadh that “The Gypsy King” needs a break to spend time with family and that his World Heavyweight title-unification fight with Oleksandr Usyk will be postponed from 23 December to “early in the New Year.”
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57445050Mon, 30 Oct 2023 19:29:49 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 30 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Tuesday morning 31 October 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: Dynamic All Black No 8, Ardie Savea has been named the World Rugby Mens XVs Player of the Year – awesome!
  
  So can someone in World Rugby please explain, how did the Coach of losing RWC2023 quarterfinalist - Ireland’s Andy Farrell win Coach of the Year?
  
  Surely the Springboks Coach deserves it.
  
  Now that the RWC2023 in France is over and Fast Eddie has left the scene, the Rugby World Cup 2027 will take place in Australia between October 1 and 13 November, moved later than usual to avoid clashes with the dominant rugby codes downunder - the AFL and NRL seasons.
  
  In rugby league: The Finals of the Pacific Cup 2023 men’s tournament this Saturday 04 November in Hamilton, New Zealand sees the Australian Kangaroos versus the NZ Kiwis.
  
  And the Final of the men’s Pacific Bowl tournament on Sunday 05 November at Santos Stadium, Port Moresby sees the Fiji Bati take on the Papua New Guinea Kumuls again.
  
  In football: The parents of star Liverpool player, Luis Diaz were kidnapped in his home country of Colombia last weekend.
  
  Colombia President Gustavo Petro said on Saturday that the Wing’s mother had been rescued, but the search remained ongoing for his father, with a reward worth around US$48,000 offered for information.
  
  In combat sports: Age is suddenly a big factor for Tyson Fury after his shockingly poor win over former boxing-unknown – Francis Ngannou.
  
  Promoter Frank Warren said post-fight in Riyadh that “The Gypsy King” needs a break to spend time with family and that his World Heavyweight title-unification fight with Oleksandr Usyk will be postponed from 23 December to “early in the New Year.”
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
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  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The RWC2023 final between South Africa and New Zealand will forever be controversial for a decision that saw Springboks Captain Siya Kolisi avoid All Blacks Captain, Sam Cane's fate for a head contact tackle on All Blacks No 8 Ardie Savea.
  
  Kolisi was given a yellow card on review, but the TMO Tom Foley ruled it should not be upgraded to red.
  
  The All Blacks played 62 minutes with 14 men, while South Africa had 18 minutes with 14 players.
  
  The All Blacks were gutsy in attempting to defy the odds, but in the end, it was a bridge too far.
  
  All Blacks Captain Sam Cane should do the right thing by New Zealand and step down alongside his Coach, Ian Foster.
  
  I say this because, unlike Richie McCaw and previous All Black Captains, Sam Cane has never been a clear-cut starter in the All Blacks teams and as such, he has been a polarizing figure in New Zealand.
  
  OK he had a blinder in the RWC2023 semifinal, but that’s after he was MIA for the most of the tournament, including the final.
  
  This will give incoming Coach, Scott Robertson a clean slate to work with, and name the rightful man as skipper – Ardie Savea.
  
  In rugby league: PNG Kumuls speedster Alex Johnston cut through Fiji’s defence to score the opener in just the second minute.
  
  But it was all Fiji from there as Kurt Donoghoe and the blockbusting Maika Sivo each scored a double, Captain Tui Kamikamica, Caleb Navale and Jason Qareqare also scored for the Fiji Bati’s biggest ever win over Papua New Guinea 16-43, that left the Port Moresby fans shell-shocked.
  
  In football: Harry Kane scored one of his three goals from inside his own half as Bayern Munich thrashed newly promoted side Darmstadt 8-0 in Bundesliga action yesterday.
  
  Kane lobbed the goalkeeper from the centre circle to score Bayern’s fifth and his second.
  
  “To score a hat-trick is always a great feeling for a striker,” said the England Captain, who has now scored two hat-tricks in nine Bundesliga games since joining Bayern earlier this year.
  
  In combat sports: Never has a victory seemed so hollow. WBC World Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury was knocked down in the third round by a left hook from former UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou in his first professional boxing fight.
  
  And with that punch, Tyson Fury – The Gypsy King “lost his mystique”.
  
  “What he said at the end to Oleksandr Usyk, ‘Clear the ring out, we’re going to go right now,’ no-one’s buying it anymore,” DAZN
  pundit Todd Grisham said.
  
  And finally in this BREAKING STORY: Eddie Jones’ disastrous second stint as Wallabies Coach has come to an end.
  
  After a worst-ever Rugby World Cup performance, Jones and Rugby Australia have agreed for him to quit, according to multiple reports.
  
  It was widely reported Jones had interviewed with Japan over their national coaching job before the World Cup, which he strongly denied.
  
  “There’s no named source for these stories, so there’s no credibility about the story to start with,” Jones said.
  
  “Secondly, the President of Japan Rugby happens to be a very close associate of mine. Every time I go to Japan, I have coffee with him. We talk about rugby. But I have done that for 30 years.”
  
  “The only thing I’m disappointed about is the media was trying to portray me as not being committed to Australian rugby,” he said.
  
  “The last thing anyone could criticise me about is commitment. Anyone that really knows me, knows I’ve been committed to it. I’ve given it a go.”
  
  “So I’ve got the timing wrong, because we’re not ready for the change yet. But hopefully maybe what I can be is a catalyst for change and people will start to see.”
  
  Jones was contracted until after the RWC2027 to be held in Australia.
  
  Sayanora Eddie!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
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  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: The RWC2023 final between South Africa and New Zealand will forever be controversial for a decision that saw Springboks Captain Siya Kolisi avoid All Blacks Captain, Sam Cane's fate for a head contact tackle on All Blacks No 8 Ardie Savea.
  
  Kolisi was given a yellow card on review, but the TMO Tom Foley ruled it should not be upgraded to red.
  
  The All Blacks played 62 minutes with 14 men, while South Africa had 18 minutes with 14 players.
  
  The All Blacks were gutsy in attempting to defy the odds, but in the end, it was a bridge too far.
  
  All Blacks Captain Sam Cane should do the right thing by New Zealand and step down alongside his Coach, Ian Foster.
  
  I say this because, unlike Richie McCaw and previous All Black Captains, Sam Cane has never been a clear-cut starter in the All Blacks teams and as such, he has been a polarizing figure in New Zealand.
  
  OK he had a blinder in the RWC2023 semifinal, but that’s after he was MIA for the most of the tournament, including the final.
  
  This will give incoming Coach, Scott Robertson a clean slate to work with, and name the rightful man as skipper – Ardie Savea.
  
  In rugby league: PNG Kumuls speedster Alex Johnston cut through Fiji’s defence to score the opener in just the second minute.
  
  But it was all Fiji from there as Kurt Donoghoe and the blockbusting Maika Sivo each scored a double, Captain Tui Kamikamica, Caleb Navale and Jason Qareqare also scored for the Fiji Bati’s biggest ever win over Papua New Guinea 16-43, that left the Port Moresby fans shell-shocked.
  
  In football: Harry Kane scored one of his three goals from inside his own half as Bayern Munich thrashed newly promoted side Darmstadt 8-0 in Bundesliga action yesterday.
  
  Kane lobbed the goalkeeper from the centre circle to score Bayern’s fifth and his second.
  
  “To score a hat-trick is always a great feeling for a striker,” said the England Captain, who has now scored two hat-tricks in nine Bundesliga games since joining Bayern earlier this year.
  
  In combat sports: Never has a victory seemed so hollow. WBC World Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury was knocked down in the third round by a left hook from former UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou in his first professional boxing fight.
  
  And with that punch, Tyson Fury – The Gypsy King “lost his mystique”.
  
  “What he said at the end to Oleksandr Usyk, ‘Clear the ring out, we’re going to go right now,’ no-one’s buying it anymore,” DAZN
  pundit Todd Grisham said.
  
  And finally in this BREAKING STORY: Eddie Jones’ disastrous second stint as Wallabies Coach has come to an end.
  
  After a worst-ever Rugby World Cup performance, Jones and Rugby Australia have agreed for him to quit, according to multiple reports.
  
  It was widely reported Jones had interviewed with Japan over their national coaching job before the World Cup, which he strongly denied.
  
  “There’s no named source for these stories, so there’s no credibility about the story to start with,” Jones said.
  
  “Secondly, the President of Japan Rugby happens to be a very close associate of mine. Every time I go to Japan, I have coffee with him. We talk about rugby. But I have done that for 30 years.”
  
  “The only thing I’m disappointed about is the media was trying to portray me as not being committed to Australian rugby,” he said.
  
  “The last thing anyone could criticise me about is commitment. Anyone that really knows me, knows I’ve been committed to it. I’ve given it a go.”3237s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean729fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-10-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e28-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--57434835
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: In the RWC2023 final this morning, South Africa has beaten New Zealand 11-12 with Handre Pollard kicking four penalties, to one try to Beauden Barrett for the Kiwis and his younger bro, Jordie missing a late long range penalty.
  
  The turning point came in the 34th minute, when All Blacks Captain Sam Cane was yellow-carded for a high tackle which was upgraded to red on review by the TMO.
  
  Springboks Captain Siya Kolisi was also yellow-carded for a similar offense which was not upgraded and will be a talking point long into the night.
  
  And Ireland is the inaugural WXV3 Champions after beating Spain 15-13 in Dubai, to lift the WXV3 trophy and earn promotion to WXV2, with Samoa dropping down to join Fijiana there next year.
  
  In rugby league: Australia beat New Zealand 18-36 in a tense clash between the arch rivals at AAMI Park in Melbourne last night.
  
  Kangaroos bench prop Lindsay Collins scored an unlikely double in the first half, while Nicho Hynes and Tom Flegler both made their Test debuts.
  
  Big Mal is now 12/12 on Australian soil and the sides will meet again in the Pacific Championships final in Hamilton next Saturday night.
  
  Earlier the New Zealand Kiwi Ferns ended seven years of heartbreak to stun the Australian Jillaroos 6-12 in a monumental upset at AAMI Park in Melbourne yesterday.
  
  A year after they were obliterated by 50 points in the Rugby League World Cup final, a new-look Kiwi Ferns side got their revenge despite spending the majority of the match defending their own line.
  
  And Fiji Bati Coach Wise Kativerata has confirmed that Penrith Panther’s star, Sunia Turuva will miss the clash against the Papua New Guinea Kumuls today after sustaining a calf injury but stressed the injury wasn’t “major”.
  
  In football: This was supposed to be the “El Clásico of the Rolling Stones” - their logo adorned Barça's shirts, and rock legends, Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood were in their directors' box.
  
  The soundtrack in the end though, was the Beatles track: "Hey Jude."
  
  Barcelona was cruising early in front of a home crowd, through a sixth-minute Ilkay Gündogan goal, but then The Jude Bellingham Show began.
  
  First, the English midfielder scored from a stunning, thunderous shot in the 68th minute - the speed and power behind it too much for the Barcelona goalkeeper. Then, in stoppage time, Bellingham scored the game winner.
  
  With the result, Barcelona have their first loss of the La Liga season and fall to third on the league table as Real Madrid leapfrog their way to first.
  
  In combat sports: At 123.4Kg and 1.93M tall, Francis Ngannou isn’t a small man. In fact, the French Cameroonian former UFC Heavyweight Champion is only giving away 12.5cms in height and 6.4Kg in weight to the Gypsy King when they clash in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia today.
  
  Despite the Englishman shouting: “I’m bigger than you little man! and trash talking Ngannou’s team with, “I’m going to smash your boy. There’s only one heavyweight champion, that’s me!”
  
  Ngannou took the more cool-headed approach, telling journalists,
  “Anything is possible. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be here.”
  
  If Ngannou does land the ‘big shot’ today, and that’s a pretty big ‘if’, Fury may yet rue this fight.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57434835Sat, 28 Oct 2023 21:19:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 28 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Sunday morning 29 October 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: In the RWC2023 final this morning, South Africa has beaten New Zealand 11-12 with Handre Pollard kicking four penalties, to one try to Beauden Barrett for the Kiwis and his younger bro, Jordie missing a late long range penalty.
  
  The turning point came in the 34th minute, when All Blacks Captain Sam Cane was yellow-carded for a high tackle which was upgraded to red on review by the TMO.
  
  Springboks Captain Siya Kolisi was also yellow-carded for a similar offense which was not upgraded and will be a talking point long into the night.
  
  And Ireland is the inaugural WXV3 Champions after beating Spain 15-13 in Dubai, to lift the WXV3 trophy and earn promotion to WXV2, with Samoa dropping down to join Fijiana there next year.
  
  In rugby league: Australia beat New Zealand 18-36 in a tense clash between the arch rivals at AAMI Park in Melbourne last night.
  
  Kangaroos bench prop Lindsay Collins scored an unlikely double in the first half, while Nicho Hynes and Tom Flegler both made their Test debuts.
  
  Big Mal is now 12/12 on Australian soil and the sides will meet again in the Pacific Championships final in Hamilton next Saturday night.
  
  Earlier the New Zealand Kiwi Ferns ended seven years of heartbreak to stun the Australian Jillaroos 6-12 in a monumental upset at AAMI Park in Melbourne yesterday.
  
  A year after they were obliterated by 50 points in the Rugby League World Cup final, a new-look Kiwi Ferns side got their revenge despite spending the majority of the match defending their own line.
  
  And Fiji Bati Coach Wise Kativerata has confirmed that Penrith Panther’s star, Sunia Turuva will miss the clash against the Papua New Guinea Kumuls today after sustaining a calf injury but stressed the injury wasn’t “major”.
  
  In football: This was supposed to be the “El Clásico of the Rolling Stones” - their logo adorned Barça's shirts, and rock legends, Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood were in their directors' box.
  
  The soundtrack in the end though, was the Beatles track: "Hey Jude."
  
  Barcelona was cruising early in front of a home crowd, through a sixth-minute Ilkay Gündogan goal, but then The Jude Bellingham Show began.
  
  First, the English midfielder scored from a stunning, thunderous shot in the 68th minute - the speed and power behind it too much for the Barcelona goalkeeper. Then, in stoppage time, Bellingham scored the game winner.
  
  With the result, Barcelona have their first loss of the La Liga season and fall to third on the league table as Real Madrid leapfrog their way to first.
  
  In combat sports: At 123.4Kg and 1.93M tall, Francis Ngannou isn’t a small man. In fact, the French Cameroonian former UFC Heavyweight Champion is only giving away 12.5cms in height and 6.4Kg in weight to the Gypsy King when they clash in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia today.
  
  Despite the Englishman shouting: “I’m bigger than you little man! and trash talking Ngannou’s team with, “I’m going to smash your boy. There’s only one heavyweight champion, that’s me!”
  
  Ngannou took the more cool-headed approach, telling journalists,
  “Anything is possible. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be here.”
  
  If Ngannou does land the ‘big shot’ today, and that’s a pretty big ‘if’, Fury may yet rue this fight.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.2857s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean728fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-10-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e27-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--57414804
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: When you think about it, the World Rugby Awards for Coach and Player of the Year has to come from the winning team come Sunday morning. So the Coach of the Year can only be either one of Ian Foster of New Zealand or Jacques Nienaber of South Africa. Sorry Andy Farrell and Simon Raiwalui but you’re already at home.
  
  Similarly with the Mastercard Men's XVs Player of the Year: Bundee Aki and Antoine Dupont are watching from home. It will be between Big Boks lock, Eben Etzebeth and the dynamic Ardie Savea of New Zealand.
  
  In rugby league: Kangaroos star Cam Munster is in some doubt to take his place against the Kiwis in Melbourne later today, battling illness.
  
  The five-eighth missed training this week and was a noticeable absentee at Thursday’s jersey presentation.
  
  “It’ll be up to Munny, we’ll give him every chance to play,” Kangaroos Captain James Tedesco said.
  
  If Munster can’t play, Nicho Hynes will debut for the Kangaroos in the halves.
  
  In football: "I don't have to explain to him what El Clasico is, everyone knows what it means. It's a worldwide match."Real Madrid Coach Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that England midfielder, Jude Bellingham is ready to face Barcelona in Saturday's El Clasico after he was forced out of their Champions League win at Braga with a thigh strain.
  
  The 20-year-old Bellingham has made his transition to Spanish soccer look ridiculously easy with 11 goals and threes assists in 12 games in all competitions since joining from Borussia Dortmund.
  
  He scored the winner in Real's 2-1 victory at Braga and became only the second Real Madrid player to net in each of his first three Champions League games after Christian Karembeu in 1998.
  
  In combat sports: The $66Million question facing fans in the fight game this weekend is: Can the Cameroonian-French UFC superstar, Francis Ngannou turn the boxing landscape on its head with a monster upset over the Gypsy King, Tyson Fury in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia come Sunday?
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57414804Fri, 27 Oct 2023 23:13:07 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 27 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Saturday morning 28 October 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.
  
  In rugby union: When you think about it, the World Rugby Awards for Coach and Player of the Year has to come from the winning team come Sunday morning. So the Coach of the Year can only be either one of Ian Foster of New Zealand or Jacques Nienaber of South Africa. Sorry Andy Farrell and Simon Raiwalui but you’re already at home.
  
  Similarly with the Mastercard Men's XVs Player of the Year: Bundee Aki and Antoine Dupont are watching from home. It will be between Big Boks lock, Eben Etzebeth and the dynamic Ardie Savea of New Zealand.
  
  In rugby league: Kangaroos star Cam Munster is in some doubt to take his place against the Kiwis in Melbourne later today, battling illness.
  
  The five-eighth missed training this week and was a noticeable absentee at Thursday’s jersey presentation.
  
  “It’ll be up to Munny, we’ll give him every chance to play,” Kangaroos Captain James Tedesco said.
  
  If Munster can’t play, Nicho Hynes will debut for the Kangaroos in the halves.
  
  In football: "I don't have to explain to him what El Clasico is, everyone knows what it means. It's a worldwide match."Real Madrid Coach Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that England midfielder, Jude Bellingham is ready to face Barcelona in Saturday's El Clasico after he was forced out of their Champions League win at Braga with a thigh strain.
  
  The 20-year-old Bellingham has made his transition to Spanish soccer look ridiculously easy with 11 goals and threes assists in 12 games in all competitions since joining from Borussia Dortmund.
  
  He scored the winner in Real's 2-1 victory at Braga and became only the second Real Madrid player to net in each of his first three Champions League games after Christian Karembeu in 1998.
  
  In combat sports: The $66Million question facing fans in the fight game this weekend is: Can the Cameroonian-French UFC superstar, Francis Ngannou turn the boxing landscape on its head with a monster upset over the Gypsy King, Tyson Fury in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia come Sunday?
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2117s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean727fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-10-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e25-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--57384822
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent - the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby union: World Rugby CEO Alan Gilpin said on Tuesday holding the draw for the Rugby World Cup 2027 in January 2026 would be better than the current situation where the draw for RWC2023 in France was held in December 2020, leading unintentionally to a lopsided tournament.
  
  When RWC2023 started in September the top five teams according to Test rankings - Ireland, South Africa, France, New Zealand and Scotland - were in two of the pools.
  
  In rugby league: Pacific Championships games this weekend 28-29 October sees Big Mal’s Australian Kangaroos vs the New Zealand Kiwis and Australia vs New Zealand women at AAMI Park, Melbourne, plus the cracker at Santos Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Kumuls vs Fiji Bati.
  
  In SportsBiz: FC Barcelona’s financial troubles continue to pile up, despite it being one of the most popular and successful teams on the field in European soccer.
  
  At the Club’s AGM, the reigning La Liga champions announced a debt of US$1.3Billion, ongoing renovations of the Spotify Camp Nou stadium will likely add another US$1.6B in debt.
  Barca also sustained an operating loss of US$212Million for the 2022-23 season. But Barcelona President Joan Laporta said the Club was in an even worse state three years ago
  
  In football: UEFA Champions League Rd 3 scores: Galatasaray 1-3 Bayern Munich ,Inter Milan 2-1 RB Salzburg, Man United 1-0 FC Copenhagen, Sevilla 1-2 Arsenal, Lens 1-1 PSV Eindhoven, Union Berlin 0–1 Napoli, Sporting Braga 1-2 Real Madrid and Benfica 0-1 Real Sociedad.
  
  In combat sports: “I'm going to knock him out inside six rounds. I’ll get on the front foot, high arm, catch him with a punishing jab, 120-127kg in the face. Bust him up, swell his eyes out and bang, KO. On the front foot, not running away.
  
  “No one can take my power, nobody. These heavyweights don’t have a chance,” WBC World Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury on how he plans to beat former UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou in Riyadh Saudi Arabia this weekend.
  
  Ahead of their showdown, both fighters posed for photos with their teams in front of fans and the media.
  
  Fury's WBC title will not be on the line.
  
  Ngannou will enter the ring in Riyadh for his boxing debut having conquered the MMA heavyweight scene. The Cameroonian, known for his brutal power inside the cage, left the UFC last year after winning and then retaining the UFC Heavyweight title in his final two UFC fights.
  
  Fury is a wide favourite and the British fighter is predicting an early stoppage.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57384822Wed, 25 Oct 2023 20:29:40 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 25 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Thursday morning 26 October 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent - the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby union: World Rugby CEO Alan Gilpin said on Tuesday holding the draw for the Rugby World Cup 2027 in January 2026 would be better than the current situation where the draw for RWC2023 in France was held in December 2020, leading unintentionally to a lopsided tournament.
  
  When RWC2023 started in September the top five teams according to Test rankings - Ireland, South Africa, France, New Zealand and Scotland - were in two of the pools.
  
  In rugby league: Pacific Championships games this weekend 28-29 October sees Big Mal’s Australian Kangaroos vs the New Zealand Kiwis and Australia vs New Zealand women at AAMI Park, Melbourne, plus the cracker at Santos Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Kumuls vs Fiji Bati.
  
  In SportsBiz: FC Barcelona’s financial troubles continue to pile up, despite it being one of the most popular and successful teams on the field in European soccer.
  
  At the Club’s AGM, the reigning La Liga champions announced a debt of US$1.3Billion, ongoing renovations of the Spotify Camp Nou stadium will likely add another US$1.6B in debt.
  Barca also sustained an operating loss of US$212Million for the 2022-23 season. But Barcelona President Joan Laporta said the Club was in an even worse state three years ago
  
  In football: UEFA Champions League Rd 3 scores: Galatasaray 1-3 Bayern Munich ,Inter Milan 2-1 RB Salzburg, Man United 1-0 FC Copenhagen, Sevilla 1-2 Arsenal, Lens 1-1 PSV Eindhoven, Union Berlin 0–1 Napoli, Sporting Braga 1-2 Real Madrid and Benfica 0-1 Real Sociedad.
  
  In combat sports: “I'm going to knock him out inside six rounds. I’ll get on the front foot, high arm, catch him with a punishing jab, 120-127kg in the face. Bust him up, swell his eyes out and bang, KO. On the front foot, not running away.
  
  “No one can take my power, nobody. These heavyweights don’t have a chance,” WBC World Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury on how he plans to beat former UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou in Riyadh Saudi Arabia this weekend.
  
  Ahead of their showdown, both fighters posed for photos with their teams in front of fans and the media.
  
  Fury's WBC title will not be on the line.
  
  Ngannou will enter the ring in Riyadh for his boxing debut having conquered the MMA heavyweight scene. The Cameroonian, known for his brutal power inside the cage, left the UFC last year after winning and then retaining the UFC Heavyweight title in his final two UFC fights.
  
  Fury is a wide favourite and the British fighter is predicting an early stoppage.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2517s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean725fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-10-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e24-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--57372415
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent - the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby union: BREAKING NEWS: World Rugby has just announced a new annual men’s XVs competition involving Canada, Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and USA launching in 2024.
  
  It reaffirms World Rugby’s commitment to increasing global competitiveness on the road to Rugby World Cups in Australia 2027 and USA 2031.
  
  Approved by the World Rugby Council, the rebranded Pacific Nations Cup, which will be played in the southern hemisphere in August and September, featuring two pools of three teams – a northern pool with USA, Canada and Japan plus a Pacific Islands pool with Fiji, Samoa and Tonga hosting matches.
  
  For us coconuts, it’s like putting lipstick on a pig . . . this just reaffirms World Rugby’s ignorance of the emergence and requests of Pacific Islands rugby once again, to play Tier One rugby nations.
  
  In rugby league: Fiji Bati pair Mikaele Ravalawa and Kitione Kautoga have pleaded guilty and both fined a percentage of their match fees, after they were charged with careless high tackles following their win over Cook Islands in PoM in Sunday's Pacific Championships clash.
  
  Meanwhile, Storm centre Justin Olam has been ruled out of Papua New Guinea's Pacific Championships campaign due to an ongoing knee issue.
  
  Olam was a notable absentee when the Kumuls returned to camp in Port Moresby after a week off to prepare for Sunday's Test against Fiji and PNG Head Coach, Justin Holbrook said that Olam would take no part in the tournament.
  
  In Football SportsBiz: Another sign of Serie A’s improving financial health: AC Milan has reported its first Club profits since 2006.
  
  On the heels of a critical set of the league’s new domestic media rights agreements, the Club said it posted a US$6.5Million profit for the year ended 30 June 2023 on Club-record revenue of US$430.5M — up 36% from a year ago.
  
  In football: UEFA Champions League Rd 3 games: Galatasaray 1-1 Bayern Munich and Inter Milan 1-0 RB Salzburg at halftime, plus Man United – FC Copenhagen, Sevilla – Arsenal, Lens - PSV Eindhoven, Union Berlin – Napoli, Sporting Braga - Real Madrid and Benfica - Real Sociedad.
  
  In combat sports: “I would love to have a good body. But, I don’t have any hope of having a good body. I’ve been in a training camp, living like a monk, for the past 12 weeks and I still don’t have a good body.
  
  “But, the one thing I know is this - this isn’t a bodybuilding contest.
  
  “I am an old fashioned kind of guy who can go in there and have a fight, it doesn’t really matter what I look like. It’s about getting the victory. If I had a ten pack and I looked like Adonis and I wasn’t winning, it’s pointless,” the Gypsy King telling it like it is.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57372415Tue, 24 Oct 2023 21:09:06 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 24 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Wednesday morning 25 October 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent - the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby union: BREAKING NEWS: World Rugby has just announced a new annual men’s XVs competition involving Canada, Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and USA launching in 2024.
  
  It reaffirms World Rugby’s commitment to increasing global competitiveness on the road to Rugby World Cups in Australia 2027 and USA 2031.
  
  Approved by the World Rugby Council, the rebranded Pacific Nations Cup, which will be played in the southern hemisphere in August and September, featuring two pools of three teams – a northern pool with USA, Canada and Japan plus a Pacific Islands pool with Fiji, Samoa and Tonga hosting matches.
  
  For us coconuts, it’s like putting lipstick on a pig . . . this just reaffirms World Rugby’s ignorance of the emergence and requests of Pacific Islands rugby once again, to play Tier One rugby nations.
  
  In rugby league: Fiji Bati pair Mikaele Ravalawa and Kitione Kautoga have pleaded guilty and both fined a percentage of their match fees, after they were charged with careless high tackles following their win over Cook Islands in PoM in Sunday's Pacific Championships clash.
  
  Meanwhile, Storm centre Justin Olam has been ruled out of Papua New Guinea's Pacific Championships campaign due to an ongoing knee issue.
  
  Olam was a notable absentee when the Kumuls returned to camp in Port Moresby after a week off to prepare for Sunday's Test against Fiji and PNG Head Coach, Justin Holbrook said that Olam would take no part in the tournament.
  
  In Football SportsBiz: Another sign of Serie A’s improving financial health: AC Milan has reported its first Club profits since 2006.
  
  On the heels of a critical set of the league’s new domestic media rights agreements, the Club said it posted a US$6.5Million profit for the year ended 30 June 2023 on Club-record revenue of US$430.5M — up 36% from a year ago.
  
  In football: UEFA Champions League Rd 3 games: Galatasaray 1-1 Bayern Munich and Inter Milan 1-0 RB Salzburg at halftime, plus Man United – FC Copenhagen, Sevilla – Arsenal, Lens - PSV Eindhoven, Union Berlin – Napoli, Sporting Braga - Real Madrid and Benfica - Real Sociedad.
  
  In combat sports: “I would love to have a good body. But, I don’t have any hope of having a good body. I’ve been in a training camp, living like a monk, for the past 12 weeks and I still don’t have a good body.
  
  “But, the one thing I know is this - this isn’t a bodybuilding contest.
  
  “I am an old fashioned kind of guy who can go in there and have a fight, it doesn’t really matter what I look like. It’s about getting the victory. If I had a ten pack and I looked like Adonis and I wasn’t winning, it’s pointless,” the Gypsy King telling it like it is.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2437s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean723fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-10-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e23-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--57358412
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent - the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby union: England’s Wayne Barnes will take charge of the Rugby World Cup 2023 final between New Zealand and South Africa at Stade de France on Sunday, with Australia's Nic Berry to referee the bronze final between Argentina and England a day earlier.
  
  Barnes, the world’s most-capped referee with 110 tests made his debut with Fiji v Samoa in Suva in June 2006, will become only the second Englishman to officiate a Rugby World Cup final after Ed Morrison in 1995.
  
  It will be a record 27th Rugby World Cup match as referee for Barnes in what is his fifth tournament. The final will be his sixth match in the middle during France 2023.
  
  In rugby league: Samoan rugby league fans are relishing the prospect of Jamayne Isaako facing off against his Dolphins teammate, Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow this Saturday in Melbourne when the Kangaroos host the Kiwis in the Pacific Championships at AAMI Park.
  
  The pair have each carried their strong NRL form – which saw them score a combined 39 tries for the competition newcomers – the Dolphins, into the Test arena with their nations of birth, after both represented Samoa in the past.
  
  In Football SportsBiz: Remember how Gary O’Neil was surprisingly sacked in June despite leading Bournemouth to survival in the EPL last season against the odds?
  
  The Club’s American owner, Bill Foley, said at the time, “that the chance to hire one of Europe’s most promising young Coaches in Spaniard, Andoni Iraola was too good to turn down.”
  
  Well O’Neil savoured sweet revenge on his return to Bournemouth as Wolves came from behind to win 2-1 and extend Iraola’s season to just three points and no wins from nine games, and this after Bournemouth splashed out over £100 million in the transfer window. OUCH.
  
  In the cutthroat world of the EPL, next weekend’s clash against Burnley could be Iraola’s last roll of the dice.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57358412Mon, 23 Oct 2023 20:18:55 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 23 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Tuesday morning 24 October 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent - the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby union: England’s Wayne Barnes will take charge of the Rugby World Cup 2023 final between New Zealand and South Africa at Stade de France on Sunday, with Australia's Nic Berry to referee the bronze final between Argentina and England a day earlier.
  
  Barnes, the world’s most-capped referee with 110 tests made his debut with Fiji v Samoa in Suva in June 2006, will become only the second Englishman to officiate a Rugby World Cup final after Ed Morrison in 1995.
  
  It will be a record 27th Rugby World Cup match as referee for Barnes in what is his fifth tournament. The final will be his sixth match in the middle during France 2023.
  
  In rugby league: Samoan rugby league fans are relishing the prospect of Jamayne Isaako facing off against his Dolphins teammate, Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow this Saturday in Melbourne when the Kangaroos host the Kiwis in the Pacific Championships at AAMI Park.
  
  The pair have each carried their strong NRL form – which saw them score a combined 39 tries for the competition newcomers – the Dolphins, into the Test arena with their nations of birth, after both represented Samoa in the past.
  
  In Football SportsBiz: Remember how Gary O’Neil was surprisingly sacked in June despite leading Bournemouth to survival in the EPL last season against the odds?
  
  The Club’s American owner, Bill Foley, said at the time, “that the chance to hire one of Europe’s most promising young Coaches in Spaniard, Andoni Iraola was too good to turn down.”
  
  Well O’Neil savoured sweet revenge on his return to Bournemouth as Wolves came from behind to win 2-1 and extend Iraola’s season to just three points and no wins from nine games, and this after Bournemouth splashed out over £100 million in the transfer window. OUCH.
  
  In the cutthroat world of the EPL, next weekend’s clash against Burnley could be Iraola’s last roll of the dice.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>1867s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean723fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-10-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e22-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--57347066
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent - the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby union: South Africa just beat England 15-16 in their RWC2023 semi-final clash in Paris yesterday morning, thanks to the trusty boot of Andre Pollard cool under pressure. So, after New Zealand bounced Argentina 6-44 we march on to the RWC2023 finals this weekend.
  
  Meanwhile, in WXV1 in Wellington, New Zealand: France upset the world champion Black Ferns 17-18, England 42-7 Australia, Canada 42-22 Wales.
  
  Catching up with WXV2 in Stellenbosch, South Africa and WXV3 in Dubai there are already some huge mis-matches and with two wins each already, it looks as if Italy and Scotland will play for top spot in WXV2, while Spain and Ireland are top dogs in WXV3.
  
  Why? Because same old same old - World Rugby has poured more money and resources into European women’s rugby than anywhere else in the world.
  
  Other key results: USA 36-26 Samoa and Japan 32-10 Samoa and Spain meanwhile beat Fiji 19-26.
  
  In rugby league: Tonga's history-making touring team, full of NRL talent, have given England a scare in the first of three rugby league Tests before falling to a valiant 22-18 defeat at St Helens.
  
  Kristian Woolf's touring side; the first tier-two rugby league side to play a full series in Britain, were still forging forward in the dying minutes overnight as they tried to record a landmark victory.
  
  A late try from Manly's Tolutau Koula had set up a grandstand finish but England held out for the four-point win.
  
  The NRL Dally M Rookie of the Year, Penrith Panther Sunia Turuva scored a late try to help Fiji to a 22-18 “get out of jail” win against a brave Cook Islands side in their Pacific Championship Test in Port Moresby yesterday.
  
  Down 16-18 with just over five minutes to play, Turuva danced through a gap and pinned his ears back from 10 metres out to score a brilliant individual try and give Fiji the win.
  
  In SportsBiz: In only its second year, the Amazon & NFL 11-year rights bet, in excess of US$11Billion, against traditional linear television, is looking good: Amazon is averaging 13.6 million viewers through its first five “Thursday Night Football” live streams — 26% above its comparable average to start the 2022 season and 42% higher than the full-season average of 9.6 million last year.
  
  Those increases bring Amazon and “TNF” streaming nearer to the NFL’s overall per-game average of 17.3 million so far in 2023 — itself up 4% from last year.
  
  The league’s digital growth also extends to YouTube, in its first year running NFL Sunday Ticket after years of satellite-based distribution on DirecTV.
  
  In Combat sports: All it took was one head kick to dash Australian Alexander Volkanovski’s dreams of double-champ status, with Islam Makhachev extending his reign on top of the Lightweight division.
  
  The undefeated Russian superstar closed the chapter on the rivalry with Volkanovski – claiming a first-round TKO win in the pair’s highly-anticipated rematch at UFC294.
  
  Undefeated middleweight rising star Khamzat Chimaev has put himself in a position for a shot at Sean Strickland and the title after a majority decision victory over Kamaru Usman.
  
  UFC CEO Dana White bet his house on UFC294 outperforming Tyson Fury versus Francis Ngannou on pay-per-view next Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57347066Sun, 22 Oct 2023 22:37:03 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 22 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Monday morning 23 October 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent - the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby union: South Africa just beat England 15-16 in their RWC2023 semi-final clash in Paris yesterday morning, thanks to the trusty boot of Andre Pollard cool under pressure. So, after New Zealand bounced Argentina 6-44 we march on to the RWC2023 finals this weekend.
  
  Meanwhile, in WXV1 in Wellington, New Zealand: France upset the world champion Black Ferns 17-18, England 42-7 Australia, Canada 42-22 Wales.
  
  Catching up with WXV2 in Stellenbosch, South Africa and WXV3 in Dubai there are already some huge mis-matches and with two wins each already, it looks as if Italy and Scotland will play for top spot in WXV2, while Spain and Ireland are top dogs in WXV3.
  
  Why? Because same old same old - World Rugby has poured more money and resources into European women’s rugby than anywhere else in the world.
  
  Other key results: USA 36-26 Samoa and Japan 32-10 Samoa and Spain meanwhile beat Fiji 19-26.
  
  In rugby league: Tonga's history-making touring team, full of NRL talent, have given England a scare in the first of three rugby league Tests before falling to a valiant 22-18 defeat at St Helens.
  
  Kristian Woolf's touring side; the first tier-two rugby league side to play a full series in Britain, were still forging forward in the dying minutes overnight as they tried to record a landmark victory.
  
  A late try from Manly's Tolutau Koula had set up a grandstand finish but England held out for the four-point win.
  
  The NRL Dally M Rookie of the Year, Penrith Panther Sunia Turuva scored a late try to help Fiji to a 22-18 “get out of jail” win against a brave Cook Islands side in their Pacific Championship Test in Port Moresby yesterday.
  
  Down 16-18 with just over five minutes to play, Turuva danced through a gap and pinned his ears back from 10 metres out to score a brilliant individual try and give Fiji the win.
  
  In SportsBiz: In only its second year, the Amazon & NFL 11-year rights bet, in excess of US$11Billion, against traditional linear television, is looking good: Amazon is averaging 13.6 million viewers through its first five “Thursday Night Football” live streams — 26% above its comparable average to start the 2022 season and 42% higher than the full-season average of 9.6 million last year.
  
  Those increases bring Amazon and “TNF” streaming nearer to the NFL’s overall per-game average of 17.3 million so far in 2023 — itself up 4% from last year.
  
  The league’s digital growth also extends to YouTube, in its first year running NFL Sunday Ticket after years of satellite-based distribution on DirecTV.
  
  In Combat sports: All it took was one head kick to dash Australian Alexander Volkanovski’s dreams of double-champ status, with Islam Makhachev extending his reign on top of the Lightweight division.
  
  The undefeated Russian superstar closed the chapter on the rivalry with Volkanovski – claiming a first-round TKO win in the pair’s highly-anticipated rematch at UFC294.
  
  Undefeated middleweight rising star Khamzat Chimaev has put himself in a position for a shot at Sean Strickland and the title after a majority decision victory over Kamaru Usman.
  
  UFC CEO Dana White bet his house on UFC294 outperforming Tyson Fury versus Francis Ngannou on pay-per-view next Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all...]]>3187s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean722fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-10-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e21-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--57346962
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent - the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby union: The All Blacks were simply too good for Los Pumas in their RWC2023 semi-final yesterday, swiping Michael Cheika’s men aside with power and accuracy to the sweet tune of 44-6.
  
  It’s the Boks turn to wipe England and the northern hemisphere Unions off the RWC2023 landscape this morning in their semi-final clash in Paris.
  
  Check out WXV where France has upset the world champion Black Ferns!
  
  In rugby league: The New Zealand Kiwis recorded their biggest-ever win over Toa Samoa at Eden Park yesterday - a 50-nil bloodbath; with Jamayne Isaako opening the scoring in the 13th minute, followed by two tries in two minutes from Jahrome Hughes before Isaako crossed for his second.
  
  The Kiwis piled on more misery in the second half, with Asofa-Solomona and Isaiah Papali’i crossing within the first eight minutes, before James Fisher-Harris celebrated his first game as Kiwis Captain with the final try of the one-sided Test.
  
  Earlier, the Kiwi Ferns ran out comfortable 28-10 winners over Mate Ma’a Tonga women.
  
  In other Pacific Championship Tests today: It’s the Fiji Bati vs the Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea women vs the Cook Islands girls in Port Moresby.
  
  In SportsBiz and Combat sports: UFC CEO Dana White is crossing his fingers that UFC294 will outperform Tyson Fury versus Francis Ngannou on pay-per-view.
  
  UFC294 is on today from the Etihad Arena Abu Dhabi, while Fury vs Ngannou takes place next Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  
  White loaded up UFC294, with a double main event featuring a Lightweight Championship rematch between reigning belt-holder Islam Makhachev and challenger Alex Volkanovski - and the other main bout will see former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman facing undefeated rising Middleweight star, Khamzat Chimaev in a world title eliminator.
  
  In Football: Tributes have poured in from across the football world for England football legend Sir Bobby Charlton following his death aged 86.
  
  The football legend, who was part of England’s 1966 World Cup winning squad, died peacefully in the early hours of Saturday morning, according to his family.
  
  Sir Bobby is also considered to be one of Man United’s greatest-ever players and the Club said it would hold a minute’s silence for him at their game against Sheffield United on Saturday night, with players wearing black armbands.
  
  Charlton played 758 games and scored 249 goals during 17 years as a Manchester United player, winning the European Cup, three league titles and the FA Cup. For England, he won 106 caps and scored 49 goals for England, and won the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
  
  Rest in Peace Sir Bobby Charlton.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57346962Sat, 21 Oct 2023 22:13:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 21 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Sunday morning 22 October 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent - the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby union: The All Blacks were simply too good for Los Pumas in their RWC2023 semi-final yesterday, swiping Michael Cheika’s men aside with power and accuracy to the sweet tune of 44-6.
  
  It’s the Boks turn to wipe England and the northern hemisphere Unions off the RWC2023 landscape this morning in their semi-final clash in Paris.
  
  Check out WXV where France has upset the world champion Black Ferns!
  
  In rugby league: The New Zealand Kiwis recorded their biggest-ever win over Toa Samoa at Eden Park yesterday - a 50-nil bloodbath; with Jamayne Isaako opening the scoring in the 13th minute, followed by two tries in two minutes from Jahrome Hughes before Isaako crossed for his second.
  
  The Kiwis piled on more misery in the second half, with Asofa-Solomona and Isaiah Papali’i crossing within the first eight minutes, before James Fisher-Harris celebrated his first game as Kiwis Captain with the final try of the one-sided Test.
  
  Earlier, the Kiwi Ferns ran out comfortable 28-10 winners over Mate Ma’a Tonga women.
  
  In other Pacific Championship Tests today: It’s the Fiji Bati vs the Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea women vs the Cook Islands girls in Port Moresby.
  
  In SportsBiz and Combat sports: UFC CEO Dana White is crossing his fingers that UFC294 will outperform Tyson Fury versus Francis Ngannou on pay-per-view.
  
  UFC294 is on today from the Etihad Arena Abu Dhabi, while Fury vs Ngannou takes place next Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  
  White loaded up UFC294, with a double main event featuring a Lightweight Championship rematch between reigning belt-holder Islam Makhachev and challenger Alex Volkanovski - and the other main bout will see former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman facing undefeated rising Middleweight star, Khamzat Chimaev in a world title eliminator.
  
  In Football: Tributes have poured in from across the football world for England football legend Sir Bobby Charlton following his death aged 86.
  
  The football legend, who was part of England’s 1966 World Cup winning squad, died peacefully in the early hours of Saturday morning, according to his family.
  
  Sir Bobby is also considered to be one of Man United’s greatest-ever players and the Club said it would hold a minute’s silence for him at their game against Sheffield United on Saturday night, with players wearing black armbands.
  
  Charlton played 758 games and scored 249 goals during 17 years as a Manchester United player, winning the European Cup, three league titles and the FA Cup. For England, he won 106 caps and scored 49 goals for England, and won the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
  
  Rest in Peace Sir Bobby Charlton.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2447s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean721fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-10-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e20-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--57326857
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent - the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby union: England, the beaten Rugby World Cup finalists of last year, made a statement on their return to New Zealand with a 42-7 victory over Australia in rugby’s newest world series, WXV.
  
  The world’s No 1 ranked women’s national rugby team blew the Australian Wallaroos off the park in front of a minuscule crowd at Sky Stadium in Wellington last night.
  
  The All Blacks are playing Los Pumas in their RWC2023 semi-final as we file this podcast.
  
  In rugby league: Ahead of playing on New Zealand soil for the first time in four years, Toa Samoa see no reason why their support at Eden Park today cannot match that of Mate Ma’a Tonga in recent years.
  
  Their game headlines a triple-header at Eden Park, with a match between the New Zealand and Tonga ‘A’ sides and a Test between the Kiwi Ferns and Mate Ma’a Tonga women kicking off week two of the Pacific Championships.
  
  In other Pacific Championship Tests this weekend: We tip the Fiji Bati to cococoo the Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea women to papadoo the Cook Islands women
  
  In SportsBiz: New York City’s plans for its first-ever soccer-specific stadium is another step closer to becoming a reality.
  
  The US$780Million proposal — which will seat 25,000 fans — passed a key approval and is set to open in 2027.
  
  For the first time ever, Nike is selling gym equipment — and the Swoosh will have everything from barbells to squat racks.
  
  Finally, Amazon is averaging 13.6 million viewers through its first five “Thursday Night Football” streams — nearing linear broadcast numbers.
  
  And FOX Chairman Lachlan Murdoch is still betting on broadcast TV?
  
  In Combat sports: “12Kg in 11 days … too easy, let’s go,” Alexander Volkanovski is all set for one of the biggest fights in Australian sports history against UFC Lightweight King Islam Makhachev, this Sunday in UFC294 in Abu Dhabi, after shedding a staggering 12kg in 11 days.
  
  Now to pile it all back on in 24 hours.
  
  In Football: Questioned as to why they took so long to come to the aid of Neymar when he fell awkwardly and seriously injured his knee while playing for Brazil against Uruguay – medical staff said they were waiting on the Referee – who said he thought it was just another “fake dive” from the Brazilian star!
  
  Neymar got 9 out of 10 for the dive!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57326857Fri, 20 Oct 2023 21:39:30 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 20 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Saturday morning 21 October 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent - the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby union: England, the beaten Rugby World Cup finalists of last year, made a statement on their return to New Zealand with a 42-7 victory over Australia in rugby’s newest world series, WXV.
  
  The world’s No 1 ranked women’s national rugby team blew the Australian Wallaroos off the park in front of a minuscule crowd at Sky Stadium in Wellington last night.
  
  The All Blacks are playing Los Pumas in their RWC2023 semi-final as we file this podcast.
  
  In rugby league: Ahead of playing on New Zealand soil for the first time in four years, Toa Samoa see no reason why their support at Eden Park today cannot match that of Mate Ma’a Tonga in recent years.
  
  Their game headlines a triple-header at Eden Park, with a match between the New Zealand and Tonga ‘A’ sides and a Test between the Kiwi Ferns and Mate Ma’a Tonga women kicking off week two of the Pacific Championships.
  
  In other Pacific Championship Tests this weekend: We tip the Fiji Bati to cococoo the Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea women to papadoo the Cook Islands women
  
  In SportsBiz: New York City’s plans for its first-ever soccer-specific stadium is another step closer to becoming a reality.
  
  The US$780Million proposal — which will seat 25,000 fans — passed a key approval and is set to open in 2027.
  
  For the first time ever, Nike is selling gym equipment — and the Swoosh will have everything from barbells to squat racks.
  
  Finally, Amazon is averaging 13.6 million viewers through its first five “Thursday Night Football” streams — nearing linear broadcast numbers.
  
  And FOX Chairman Lachlan Murdoch is still betting on broadcast TV?
  
  In Combat sports: “12Kg in 11 days … too easy, let’s go,” Alexander Volkanovski is all set for one of the biggest fights in Australian sports history against UFC Lightweight King Islam Makhachev, this Sunday in UFC294 in Abu Dhabi, after shedding a staggering 12kg in 11 days.
  
  Now to pile it all back on in 24 hours.
  
  In Football: Questioned as to why they took so long to come to the aid of Neymar when he fell awkwardly and seriously injured his knee while playing for Brazil against Uruguay – medical staff said they were waiting on the Referee – who said he thought it was just another “fake dive” from the Brazilian star!
  
  Neymar got 9 out of 10 for the dive!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2317s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean720fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-10-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e19-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--57312094Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent - the Pacific Ocean.
  In rugby union: The Australian federal government of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, is using rugby diplomacy to improve international relations with Fiji and Papua New Guinea: The Aussies just confirmed ongoing funding for the Fijian Drua and Fijiana Drua participation in Super Rugby Pacific and the Australian National Rugby Championship respectively, for the next four years.
  While on his last trip to Port Moresby, Albanese also announced funding for PNG to be the 18th franchise in the NRL in the near future.
  In rugby league: The North Sydney Bears have lost out on A$11Million in New South Wales government funding, promised by the ousted Liberal government, and which has been scrapped by new Labor Premier.
  This has put Papua New Guinea in the box seat to be named the 18th NRL side with funding from the federal government of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, backing PNG to join the NRL, in a political move to improve international relations.
  In SportsBiz: Two top media companies have reportedly raised their bids for the media rights to Serie A — but the figures still fall short of the initial US$1Billion-plus annual goal set by Italy’s top soccer league.
  DAZN and Comcast-owned Sky Italia submitted offers that would pay Serie A US$4.75B over five years, or about US$950Million a year, according to Bloomberg, DAZN would pay about US$740M per season, while Sky Italia would contribute about US$211M annually.
  In Combat sports: IBF Bantamweight World Champion, blonde Aussie stunner, Ebanie Bridges will defend her title on 9 December in San Francisco against fellow Aussie beauty, Avril Mathie in what has already been tagged as the ‘Battle of the Babes’,” with Bridges adding “It will be the sexiest fight ever” and just for good measure, “The weigh-in will break the internet.”
  Why you might ask? Well, a lot of people, outside of boxing will be interested to see if these two ‘OnlyFans models’ can really box.
  In Football: Brazilian superstar Neymar has ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament and will go under the knife.
  The 31-year-old was stretchered off during Brazil’s 2-0 2026 World Cup qualifier loss to Uruguay, after landing awkwardly after what players and officials thought was just another Neymar dive!
  But he was in real tears as he left the field, knowing how much match fees he will miss out on while sidelined from playing in the lucrative Saudi Pro League, with Al Hilal, as ESPN is reporting Brazil’s medical staff believe his return could take eight months.
  And that’s a wrap!
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57312094Fri, 20 Oct 2023 00:40:15 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 19 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Friday morning 20 October 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent - the Pacific Ocean.
  In rugby union: The Australian federal government of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, is using rugby diplomacy to improve international relations with Fiji and Papua New Guinea: The Aussies just confirmed ongoing funding for the Fijian Drua and Fijiana Drua participation in Super Rugby Pacific and the Australian National Rugby Championship respectively, for the next four years.
  While on his last trip to Port Moresby, Albanese also announced funding for PNG to be the 18th franchise in the NRL in the near future.
  In rugby league: The North Sydney Bears have lost out on A$11Million in New South Wales government funding, promised by the ousted Liberal government, and which has been scrapped by new Labor Premier.
  This has put Papua New Guinea in the box seat to be named the 18th NRL side with funding from the federal government of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, backing PNG to join the NRL, in a political move to improve international relations.
  In SportsBiz: Two top media companies have reportedly raised their bids for the media rights to Serie A — but the figures still fall short of the initial US$1Billion-plus annual goal set by Italy’s top soccer league.
  DAZN and Comcast-owned Sky Italia submitted offers that would pay Serie A US$4.75B over five years, or about US$950Million a year, according to Bloomberg, DAZN would pay about US$740M per season, while Sky Italia would contribute about US$211M annually.
  In Combat sports: IBF Bantamweight World Champion, blonde Aussie stunner, Ebanie Bridges will defend her title on 9 December in San Francisco against fellow Aussie beauty, Avril Mathie in what has already been tagged as the ‘Battle of the Babes’,” with Bridges adding “It will be the sexiest fight ever” and just for good measure, “The weigh-in will break the internet.”
  Why you might ask? Well, a lot of people, outside of boxing will be interested to see if these two ‘OnlyFans models’ can really box.
  In Football: Brazilian superstar Neymar has ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament and will go under the knife.
  The 31-year-old was stretchered off during Brazil’s 2-0 2026 World Cup qualifier loss to Uruguay, after landing awkwardly after what players and officials thought was just another Neymar dive!
  But he was in real tears as he left the field, knowing how much match fees he will miss out on while sidelined from playing in the lucrative Saudi Pro League, with Al Hilal, as ESPN is reporting Brazil’s medical staff believe his return could take eight months.
  And that’s a wrap!
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2217s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean720fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-10-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e18-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--57296321
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent - the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby union: Our world famous tips for the RWC2023 semi-finals: On Saturday at 7AM in S-F1: New Zealand to loslobos Argentina in Paris, and on Sunday at 7AM in S-F2, we tip South Africa to ebay England also in gay Paris.
  
  In rugby league: Our world famous tips for the Rugby League 2023 Pacific Championships this weekend, where we tip Toa Samoa to siva-siva the New Zealand Kiwis, and New Zealand women to togotoo the Tongan women at Eden Park, Auckland.
  
  We also tip the Fiji Bati to cococoo the Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea women to papadoo the Cook Islands women at Santos Stadium, Port Moresby.
  
  In Combat sports: Aussie beast, Alexander Volkanovski has branded UFC cheats “f***ing cowards” after allegations of improper IV use – and dodgy weigh-ins – ignited his blockbuster world title rivalry with UFC Lightweight King Islam Makhachev.
  
  Already considered one of the greatest UFC fighters, Volkanovski is looking to become just the fifth UFC ‘champ champ’ ever when he throws down against Makhachev this Sunday at Etihad Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
  
  In Football: Needing just a point to be certain of qualifying for next year’s Euro 2024 in Germany, Gareth Southgate’s side fell behind to Gianluca Scamacca’s early goal for Italy.
  
  But England booked their place after Harry Kane inspired an impressive fight back, scoring a double to beat title holders Italy 3-1 at Wembley yesterday.
  
  Out of form for Man U, Marcus Rashford also scored for the Three Lions.
  
  In SportsBiz: Facing arguably an all-time low in its cultural status, after the Olympics posted record-low US television ratings last year in Beijing and two years ago in Tokyo, the International Olympic Committee formally approved flag football, lacrosse, baseball, softball, cricket and squash for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, to boost the global appeal of the Olympics.
  
  Me thinks that should read – to boost the appeal of the Olympics to Americans!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57296321Wed, 18 Oct 2023 20:40:59 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 18 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Thursday morning 19 October 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent - the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby union: Our world famous tips for the RWC2023 semi-finals: On Saturday at 7AM in S-F1: New Zealand to loslobos Argentina in Paris, and on Sunday at 7AM in S-F2, we tip South Africa to ebay England also in gay Paris.
  
  In rugby league: Our world famous tips for the Rugby League 2023 Pacific Championships this weekend, where we tip Toa Samoa to siva-siva the New Zealand Kiwis, and New Zealand women to togotoo the Tongan women at Eden Park, Auckland.
  
  We also tip the Fiji Bati to cococoo the Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea women to papadoo the Cook Islands women at Santos Stadium, Port Moresby.
  
  In Combat sports: Aussie beast, Alexander Volkanovski has branded UFC cheats “f***ing cowards” after allegations of improper IV use – and dodgy weigh-ins – ignited his blockbuster world title rivalry with UFC Lightweight King Islam Makhachev.
  
  Already considered one of the greatest UFC fighters, Volkanovski is looking to become just the fifth UFC ‘champ champ’ ever when he throws down against Makhachev this Sunday at Etihad Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
  
  In Football: Needing just a point to be certain of qualifying for next year’s Euro 2024 in Germany, Gareth Southgate’s side fell behind to Gianluca Scamacca’s early goal for Italy.
  
  But England booked their place after Harry Kane inspired an impressive fight back, scoring a double to beat title holders Italy 3-1 at Wembley yesterday.
  
  Out of form for Man U, Marcus Rashford also scored for the Three Lions.
  
  In SportsBiz: Facing arguably an all-time low in its cultural status, after the Olympics posted record-low US television ratings last year in Beijing and two years ago in Tokyo, the International Olympic Committee formally approved flag football, lacrosse, baseball, softball, cricket and squash for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, to boost the global appeal of the Olympics.
  
  Me thinks that should read – to boost the appeal of the Olympics to Americans!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2017s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean717fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-10-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e17-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--57277123
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby league: The Rugby League 2023 Pacific Championships rolls on this weekend 21-22 October with the New Zealand Kiwis versus Toa Samoa and New Zealand versus Tonga women at Eden Park, Auckland, plus the Fiji Bati versus the Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea versus Cook Islands women at Santos Stadium, Port Moresby.
  
  In Combat sports: Only days after defending his WBO Super Welterweight title, Tim Tszyu has backed fellow Aussie, Alexander Volkanovski to upset UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev in Abu Dhabi this Sunday.
  
  Australian boxing superstar Tszyu even suggested sharing a Las Vegas fight week with Volkanovski, the UFC Champion he describes as “an absolute beast”.
  
  In Football: The Euro2024 qualifier between Belgium and Sweden was abandoned at half-time yesterday after a “terrorist attack” in Brussels left two Swedish nationals dead.
  
  Fans were kept in the ground for security reasons and the game was halted with the score at 1-1.
  
  The game was later “abandoned” UEFA said on its website.
  
  Spain, Scotland, Türkiye, France, Portugal and Belgium have qualified for Euro2024, set to take place in Germany in June 2024.
  
  In the NFL: On Sunday, the NFL played its third and final game this season in London as the Baltimore Ravens knocked off the Tennessee Titans in front of 61,011 American football-hungry fans at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. One day, the city could host a Super Bowl.
  
  In November, the NFL will also play two games in Germany and in future, the NFL could also play games in Spain and Brazil, along with an expected return to Mexico.
  
  In SportsBiz: Lionel Messi’s arrival at Inter Miami brought the eyes of the world on MLS. Now, they are taking the USA’s most popular football team out to international fans in an effort to grow their global appeal.
  
  Next month, Inter Miami will play two exhibition games in China as part of the Club’s first-ever international tour.
  
  Inter Miami failed to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs, which will extend through early December. The Club’s final match of the regular season is Saturday against Charlotte FC.
  
  Finally in rugby union: Embattled Wallabies Head Coach, Eddie Jones faced the media in Sydney yesterday for a post-mortem of the RWC2023.
  
  Jones was asked if he regretted returning to coach Australia at the start of the year, who he coached between 2001-05.
  
  “I always knew this was going to be hard. The only thing I regret is probably telling the press to give themselves an uppercut,” he said.
  
  “Look, it probably wasn’t the wisest thing to say but sometimes you say things in the heat of the moment that you regret.”
  
  “I probably need to give myself an uppercut, don’t I,” Jones said.
  
  No don’t do that Eddie.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57277123Tue, 17 Oct 2023 20:13:43 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 17 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Wednesday morning 18 October 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby league: The Rugby League 2023 Pacific Championships rolls on this weekend 21-22 October with the New Zealand Kiwis versus Toa Samoa and New Zealand versus Tonga women at Eden Park, Auckland, plus the Fiji Bati versus the Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea versus Cook Islands women at Santos Stadium, Port Moresby.
  
  In Combat sports: Only days after defending his WBO Super Welterweight title, Tim Tszyu has backed fellow Aussie, Alexander Volkanovski to upset UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev in Abu Dhabi this Sunday.
  
  Australian boxing superstar Tszyu even suggested sharing a Las Vegas fight week with Volkanovski, the UFC Champion he describes as “an absolute beast”.
  
  In Football: The Euro2024 qualifier between Belgium and Sweden was abandoned at half-time yesterday after a “terrorist attack” in Brussels left two Swedish nationals dead.
  
  Fans were kept in the ground for security reasons and the game was halted with the score at 1-1.
  
  The game was later “abandoned” UEFA said on its website.
  
  Spain, Scotland, Türkiye, France, Portugal and Belgium have qualified for Euro2024, set to take place in Germany in June 2024.
  
  In the NFL: On Sunday, the NFL played its third and final game this season in London as the Baltimore Ravens knocked off the Tennessee Titans in front of 61,011 American football-hungry fans at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. One day, the city could host a Super Bowl.
  
  In November, the NFL will also play two games in Germany and in future, the NFL could also play games in Spain and Brazil, along with an expected return to Mexico.
  
  In SportsBiz: Lionel Messi’s arrival at Inter Miami brought the eyes of the world on MLS. Now, they are taking the USA’s most popular football team out to international fans in an effort to grow their global appeal.
  
  Next month, Inter Miami will play two exhibition games in China as part of the Club’s first-ever international tour.
  
  Inter Miami failed to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs, which will extend through early December. The Club’s final match of the regular season is Saturday against Charlotte FC.
  
  Finally in rugby union: Embattled Wallabies Head Coach, Eddie Jones faced the media in Sydney yesterday for a post-mortem of the RWC2023.
  
  Jones was asked if he regretted returning to coach Australia at the start of the year, who he coached between 2001-05.
  
  “I always knew this was going to be hard. The only thing I regret is probably telling the press to give themselves an uppercut,” he said.
  
  “Look, it probably wasn’t the wisest thing to say but sometimes you say things in the heat of the moment that you regret.”
  
  “I probably need to give myself an uppercut, don’t I,” Jones said.
  
  No don’t do that Eddie.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2517s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean717fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-10-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e16-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57260291
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And then there were four - Argentina, New Zealand, England and South Africa after the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals. All the others have gone home. So at the RWC2023 semi-finals in Paris this weekend, it’s New Zealand versus Argentina on Saturday at 7am and on Sunday England versus South Africa.
  
  In rugby league: Note to Storm boss man Craig Bellamy: Double the salary of rookie fullback Sualauvi Fa’alogo or risk losing him, following his sizzling Test debut on Saturday night.
  
  The Toa Samoa star Fa’alogo was close to the best player on the field, despite Australia running out comfortable 38-12 winners in their Pacific Championships opener.
  
  The 20-year-old has played just one NRL game - when he scored a double against the Broncos in Round 27 - and he didn’t look remotely out of place against the world champions.
  
  Fa’alogo is currently on a development list contract of A$60,000 this year, but the Storm need to at least double that for 2024.
  
  Meanwhile, Kangaroos Coach Mal Meninga faces a big call on his backline.
  
  Selwyn Cobbo ticked off his Kangaroos debut on Saturday, but could lose his jersey as Valentine Holmes will be available for selection for Australia’s clash with New Zealand on 28 October, after serving a one-game suspension for an off-field incident.
  
  While Holmes has become one of the elite Centres in the game, he has also played 14 games on the Wing for Australia.
  
  In Combat sports: Two-weight world champion Shakur Stevenson has never been a huge fan of Tim Tszyu - but that all changed after his latest world title triumph against Brian Mendoza on Sunday.
  
  'I was wrong bout Tim Tszyu he looked better then I thought he was last night,' Stevenson wrote on X.
  
  Before the fight the undefeated American said he thought Mendoza would beat the Aussie and that he hadn't seen anything 'too special' from Tszyu - 'I think Mendoza beats Tim Tszyu,' Stevenson said at the time.
  
  In Football: Spain qualified for Euro2024 after beating Norway 1-0 away on Sunday, joined by Group A rivals Scotland and Türkiye from Group D.
  
  Earlier on Saturday, France, Portugal and Belgium were the first teams to qualify for the quadrennial event, set to take place in Germany from 14 June to 14 July 2024.
  
  In SportsBiz and only in the USA: Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase insists he is always open on the football field and so gave himself the nickname “7-Eleven.”
  
  Now he has parlayed that into a marketing deal with the global retail franchise.
  
  And that’s a wrap 7-Eleven!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57260291Mon, 16 Oct 2023 20:17:55 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 16 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Tuesday morning 17 October 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And then there were four - Argentina, New Zealand, England and South Africa after the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals. All the others have gone home. So at the RWC2023 semi-finals in Paris this weekend, it’s New Zealand versus Argentina on Saturday at 7am and on Sunday England versus South Africa.
  
  In rugby league: Note to Storm boss man Craig Bellamy: Double the salary of rookie fullback Sualauvi Fa’alogo or risk losing him, following his sizzling Test debut on Saturday night.
  
  The Toa Samoa star Fa’alogo was close to the best player on the field, despite Australia running out comfortable 38-12 winners in their Pacific Championships opener.
  
  The 20-year-old has played just one NRL game - when he scored a double against the Broncos in Round 27 - and he didn’t look remotely out of place against the world champions.
  
  Fa’alogo is currently on a development list contract of A$60,000 this year, but the Storm need to at least double that for 2024.
  
  Meanwhile, Kangaroos Coach Mal Meninga faces a big call on his backline.
  
  Selwyn Cobbo ticked off his Kangaroos debut on Saturday, but could lose his jersey as Valentine Holmes will be available for selection for Australia’s clash with New Zealand on 28 October, after serving a one-game suspension for an off-field incident.
  
  While Holmes has become one of the elite Centres in the game, he has also played 14 games on the Wing for Australia.
  
  In Combat sports: Two-weight world champion Shakur Stevenson has never been a huge fan of Tim Tszyu - but that all changed after his latest world title triumph against Brian Mendoza on Sunday.
  
  'I was wrong bout Tim Tszyu he looked better then I thought he was last night,' Stevenson wrote on X.
  
  Before the fight the undefeated American said he thought Mendoza would beat the Aussie and that he hadn't seen anything 'too special' from Tszyu - 'I think Mendoza beats Tim Tszyu,' Stevenson said at the time.
  
  In Football: Spain qualified for Euro2024 after beating Norway 1-0 away on Sunday, joined by Group A rivals Scotland and Türkiye from Group D.
  
  Earlier on Saturday, France, Portugal and Belgium were the first teams to qualify for the quadrennial event, set to take place in Germany from 14 June to 14 July 2024.
  
  In SportsBiz and only in the USA: Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase insists he is always open on the football field and so gave himself the nickname “7-Eleven.”
  
  Now he has parlayed that into a marketing deal with the global retail franchise.
  
  And that’s a wrap 7-Eleven!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2617s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean716fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-10-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e15-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--57243640
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  BOOM against all odds – the second upset of the RWC2023 quarter-finals where England arm-wrestled Fiji 24-28 in Marseille to move through to the next round and Fiji proudly goes home a genuine Tier One rugby nation after scalping Japan, England last month and Australia, plus running Wales and England very close at RWC2023.
  
  But will it change anything?
  
  Who can forget, New Zealand 28-24 over Ireland in a classic Test yesterday.
  
  In SportsBiz: The big question for Fiji Rugby Union, Fiji’s passionate rugby fans and the Government of Fiji – what happens now with regards the Fiji Water sponsorship – the most lucrative sponsorship ever of any sports in Fiji’s history; some F$3.8Million for six months until the end of RWC2023.
  
  Two questions - will they renew it? And at what cost to Fiji?
  
  In Combat sports: In the main event on the Gold Coast yesterday: Tim Tszyu made the statement that he needed to in his final fight in Australia before heading overseas, defeating American Brian Mendoza by unanimous decision (116-111, 116-112, 117-111) to defend his WBO Junior Middleweight title.
  
  Sam Goodman defeated Miguel Flores via unanimous decision also (118-107, 120-105 by two judges).
  
  In Football and only in Teheran: Cristiano Ronaldo might want to avoid Iran for a while.
  
  Iranian media reports that there have been several lawsuits filed against the Al-Nassr star after he hugged and kissed artist Fatima Hamimi on the cheek to thank her for a gift of two paintings.
  
  As such, Ronaldo could be staring down 99 lashes as punishment for adultery - touching a woman while in a relationship.
  
  This after his Saudi Club Al-Nassr traveled to Tehran to play Persepolis for an Asian Champions League group stage match.
  
  Hamimi, who is reportedly 85 per cent paralysed and paints with her feet, was one of many fans who showered Ronaldo with gifts.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57243640Sun, 15 Oct 2023 22:08:16 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 15 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Monday morning 16 October 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  BOOM against all odds – the second upset of the RWC2023 quarter-finals where England arm-wrestled Fiji 24-28 in Marseille to move through to the next round and Fiji proudly goes home a genuine Tier One rugby nation after scalping Japan, England last month and Australia, plus running Wales and England very close at RWC2023.
  
  But will it change anything?
  
  Who can forget, New Zealand 28-24 over Ireland in a classic Test yesterday.
  
  In SportsBiz: The big question for Fiji Rugby Union, Fiji’s passionate rugby fans and the Government of Fiji – what happens now with regards the Fiji Water sponsorship – the most lucrative sponsorship ever of any sports in Fiji’s history; some F$3.8Million for six months until the end of RWC2023.
  
  Two questions - will they renew it? And at what cost to Fiji?
  
  In Combat sports: In the main event on the Gold Coast yesterday: Tim Tszyu made the statement that he needed to in his final fight in Australia before heading overseas, defeating American Brian Mendoza by unanimous decision (116-111, 116-112, 117-111) to defend his WBO Junior Middleweight title.
  
  Sam Goodman defeated Miguel Flores via unanimous decision also (118-107, 120-105 by two judges).
  
  In Football and only in Teheran: Cristiano Ronaldo might want to avoid Iran for a while.
  
  Iranian media reports that there have been several lawsuits filed against the Al-Nassr star after he hugged and kissed artist Fatima Hamimi on the cheek to thank her for a gift of two paintings.
  
  As such, Ronaldo could be staring down 99 lashes as punishment for adultery - touching a woman while in a relationship.
  
  This after his Saudi Club Al-Nassr traveled to Tehran to play Persepolis for an Asian Champions League group stage match.
  
  Hamimi, who is reportedly 85 per cent paralysed and paints with her feet, was one of many fans who showered Ronaldo with gifts.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>1957s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean715fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-10-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e14-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57238195
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  BOOM against all odds – the first upset of the RWC2023 quarter-finals, Argentina has smashed Wales 17-29 in Marseille earlier this morning! Viva Los Pumas!
  
  And the New Zealand All Blacks are zuckerberging Ireland in Paris.
  
  Stick around for background buzz at the end of this podcast, where I dive into the Fiji versus England quarter-final coming up tomorrow morning.
  
  Results from the Rugby League 2023 Pacific Championships: The Australian Kangaroos crushed Toa Samoa 12-38 in their World Cup final rematch as debutants from both sides starred in Townsville last night.
  
  The Kangaroos scored four tries in the opening 15 minutes of their Pacific Championships clash with their Aussie-Samoan enforcers, Payne Haas and Tino Fa’asuamaleaui both scoring early, before the visitors rallied to stop the onslaught,
  
  Samoan debutant Sualauvi Fa’alogo was a standout, establishing himself as a star of the future.
  
  Earlier, the Australian women won their World Cup final rematch against New Zealand with a hard-fought 16-10 victory in Townsville as well - much closer than the World Cup decider which the Jillaroos won this time last year 54-4.
  
  We tip the Papua New Guinea Kumuls to corubarum the Cook Islands men and the Fiji women to bacardi Samoa women at Santos Stadium, Port Moresby later today.
  
  In Football: The Aussies couldn’t score against England, falling 1-0 in a gripping encounter at Wembley overnight.
  
  Australia’s well-drilled defence, hard tackling and dangerous attacking play gave the hosts plenty of headaches, particularly in a thrilling first half, but the Socceroos ultimately fell short after Ollie Watkins scored for the Three Lions, 12 minutes into the second half.
  
  In Combat sports: Our world famous tips for the Tszyu-Mendoza main event on the Gold Coast later today: In the main fight, we tip Tim Tszyu to pip Brian Mendoza on points for the World Super Welterweight title. And we tip Sam Goodman to KO Miguel Flores within the first five rounds of their featherweight scrap.
  
  OK so in background buzz today, I dive into the Fiji versus England quarter-final at 3AM tomorrow morning.
  
  Expect a low scoring game: England has conceded only three tries at RWC2023, the lowest of any team.
  
  Those three tries came from 26 entries into their red zone, averaging just two missed tackles per game when defending their line, the lowest of any team – so they are very strong in D.
  
  Fiji on the other hand, has scored the lowest tries of any RWC2023 quarter-finalist with just nine, and while Fiji scored 14 first-half points against Wales and 10 against Australia, they scored none against Georgia and only three against Portugal in the first half.
  
  Like New Zealand and South Africa, England has not conceded a try inside the opening 20 minutes at RWC2023, plus they have only conceded one second-half try in four games so far.
  
  Expect England to also kick a lot, as their attacking strategy has been to put boot to ball, averaging the most kicks in play - 40 of all teams at RWC2023, PLUS the most box kicks @ 45 and mid-field bombs @ 19 average per pool game, with 64% of their total kicks from outside their own 22M, the highest of all teams.
  
  Couple that with England being one of the lowest ball-carrying team’s per game – only 108 average carries in their pool games and you can see how they’re going to play.
  
  In fact, England’s 92 carries against Samoa was the third-lowest of all teams in RWC2023 pool games.
  
  Fiji has a contrasting attacking strategy to England, preferring to keep the ball in hand, averaging the second-most carries per game with 140.
  
  But, while Fiji is spending long periods of time in the opposition red zone, averaging the most rucks @ 40 and the second-most carries @ 46 per game of all teams in this zone, including a competition-high 11 pick-and-go carries, Fiji is NOT scoring points, let alone tries.
  
  In fact, in RWC2023 pool games, Fiji has averaged one of the lowest points per visit, while in the opposition red zone, per game.
  
  As I mentioned earlier, Fiji has scored only nine tries so far in RWC2023.
  
  Fiji lost to Portugal last week because they played too tight, running back into their forwards over and over again; playing a narrow attacking game which suited Portugal’s lumbering forwards.
  
  Consider, Fiji made 11 visits to the Portuguese red zone, but scored just two tries by playing it tight. England’s lumbering forwards, who are averaging one of the lowest missed tackle counts per game at RWC2023, are just gonna love Fiji running at them, rather than away from them.
  
  England has scored twice as many tries as Fiji. Of their 17 tries -
  · Seven originated from set-piece play
  · Five from counter attacks
  · Four from turnovers, and
  · One from a quick-tap penalty
  
  Unlike other RWC2023 quarter-finalists, both England and Fiji are hopeless at line-out drives to score tries, with England launching nine lineouts 10M out from the opposition try-line, for just two tries.
  
  Fiji has launched eight lineouts 10M out from the opposition try-line, resulting in just one try.
  
  Worryingly, Fiji conceded 11 penalties against Portugal, their highest in all their games so far at RWC2023. They must maintain their discipline against England, who have made the most penalty goal attempts @ 14 of all teams in the pool rounds, and who have missed just four shots when choosing the three-point penalty option.
  
  England has also conceded one of the lowest average penalties per game of all teams at RWC2023 @ 8 per game.
  
  They have never received a card in a Rugby World Cup knock-out games, while Fiji has received four yellow cards at RWC2023, their highest in a RWC tournament in their history.
  
  In summary, for Fiji to win:
  · They must cut loose and spin the ball wide, especially off second phase and counter-attacks to score tries with their flair and support runners.
  · Fiji must keep the ball in hand and play it on their feet, rather than rumbling it up and going to ground so predictably now.
  · England will kick a lot, so Fiji must counter attack with open field running, rather than counter-kicking it back, or out of play.
  
  Toso Viti Toso! Go Fiji Go!
  
  And that’s a wrap baby!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57238195Sat, 14 Oct 2023 22:56:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 14 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Sunday morning 15 October 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  BOOM against all odds – the first upset of the RWC2023 quarter-finals, Argentina has smashed Wales 17-29 in Marseille earlier this morning! Viva Los Pumas!
  
  And the New Zealand All Blacks are zuckerberging Ireland in Paris.
  
  Stick around for background buzz at the end of this podcast, where I dive into the Fiji versus England quarter-final coming up tomorrow morning.
  
  Results from the Rugby League 2023 Pacific Championships: The Australian Kangaroos crushed Toa Samoa 12-38 in their World Cup final rematch as debutants from both sides starred in Townsville last night.
  
  The Kangaroos scored four tries in the opening 15 minutes of their Pacific Championships clash with their Aussie-Samoan enforcers, Payne Haas and Tino Fa’asuamaleaui both scoring early, before the visitors rallied to stop the onslaught,
  
  Samoan debutant Sualauvi Fa’alogo was a standout, establishing himself as a star of the future.
  
  Earlier, the Australian women won their World Cup final rematch against New Zealand with a hard-fought 16-10 victory in Townsville as well - much closer than the World Cup decider which the Jillaroos won this time last year 54-4.
  
  We tip the Papua New Guinea Kumuls to corubarum the Cook Islands men and the Fiji women to bacardi Samoa women at Santos Stadium, Port Moresby later today.
  
  In Football: The Aussies couldn’t score against England, falling 1-0 in a gripping encounter at Wembley overnight.
  
  Australia’s well-drilled defence, hard tackling and dangerous attacking play gave the hosts plenty of headaches, particularly in a thrilling first half, but the Socceroos ultimately fell short after Ollie Watkins scored for the Three Lions, 12 minutes into the second half.
  
  In Combat sports: Our world famous tips for the Tszyu-Mendoza main event on the Gold Coast later today: In the main fight, we tip Tim Tszyu to pip Brian Mendoza on points for the World Super Welterweight title. And we tip Sam Goodman to KO Miguel Flores within the first five rounds of their featherweight scrap.
  
  OK so in background buzz today, I dive into the Fiji versus England quarter-final at 3AM tomorrow morning.
  
  Expect a low scoring game: England has conceded only three tries at RWC2023, the lowest of any team.
  
  Those three tries came from 26 entries into their red zone, averaging just two missed tackles per game when defending their line, the lowest of any team – so they are very strong in D.
  
  Fiji on the other hand, has scored the lowest tries of any RWC2023 quarter-finalist with just nine, and while Fiji scored 14 first-half points against Wales and 10 against Australia, they scored none against Georgia and only three against Portugal in the first half.
  
  Like New Zealand and South Africa, England has not conceded a try inside the opening 20 minutes at RWC2023, plus they have only conceded one second-half try in four games so far.
  
  Expect England to also kick a lot, as their attacking strategy has been to put boot to ball, averaging the most kicks in play - 40 of all teams at RWC2023, PLUS the most box kicks @ 45 and mid-field bombs @ 19 average per pool game, with 64% of their total kicks from outside their own 22M, the highest of all teams.
  
  Couple that with England being one of the lowest ball-carrying team’s per game – only 108 average carries in their pool games and you can see how they’re going to play.
  
  In fact, England’s 92 carries against Samoa was the third-lowest of all teams in RWC2023 pool games.
  
  Fiji has a contrasting attacking strategy to England,...]]>5227s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean714fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-10-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e13-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--57227835
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  So why do we tip Wales to weewillywonka Argentina at the RWC2023 quarter-finals in Marseille? Because the Welsh forwards are much tougher and they have flash in their backs as well. And New Zealand to zuckerberg Ireland in Paris? Just three words – revenge, pride and learnings.
  
  OK here we go - our world famous tips for the Rugby League 2023 Pacific Championships: The Australian Kangaroos to johhnywalker Samoa and the Australian women to sambuca New Zealand women at Queensland Country Bank Stadium in sunny Townsville, plus we tip the Papua New Guinea Kumuls to corubarum the Cook Islands men and the Fiji women to bacardi Samoa women at Santos Stadium, Port Moresby.
  
  In Football: England Manager Gareth Southgate has urged his understudies to seize their chance to impress in this morning’s friendly against Australia at Wembley, as he rests his established stars ahead of Tuesday’s key Euro 2024 qualifier against Italy.
  
  England could seal their place at next year’s tournament when they face the Italians, but first Southgate will take a look at some of his fringe players against the Socceroos.
  
  In Combat sports: The Tszyu versus Mendoza Fight Card sees:
  Ø Tim Tszyu (23-0) vs Brian Mendoza (22-2) Super Welterweight
  Ø Sam Goodman (15-0) vs Miguel Flores (25-4-1) Featherweight
  
  Preliminaries
  Ø Nathaniel May vs Jackson Jon England Featherweight
  Ø Shanell Dargan vs Amber Amelia Super Bantamweight
  Ø Toese Vousiutu vs Julius Long Heavyweight
  Ø Hassan Hamdan vs Danvers Cuschieri Welterweight
  Ø Sergei Vorobev vs Wade Ryan Super Welterweight
  
  In SportsBiz from India: Crazy Indian cricket fans desperate to witness Saturday’s World Cup blockbuster between India and Pakistan have booked into hospitals, rather than stay at hotels where some prices have been hiked by up to 10 times their standard rates.
  
  Thousands of fans have descended on the western Indian city of Ahmedabad from across the country and overseas to witness a rare meeting of the bitter cricket rivals at the 132,000-seater Modi Stadium.
  
  Prominent hotels in the city usually charge 6,000 rupees or US$72 for a deluxe room but on Friday, Saturday and Sunday the price for a day has been hiked to 70,000 rupees or US$865.
  
  However, by checking into a city hospital for a health check, the cost is 7,000 rupees, only US$84 a day.
  
  “It’s a double act, I believe. They want a full-body check-up and an overnight stay, probably to watch the match,” a city doctor told AFP.
  
  “These are mostly non-resident Indians from the United States and the UK who have booked deluxe one-bed rooms and have opted for a full health package.”
  
  The doctor added: “We have to be cautious with these bookings, because our primary aim is patient care. We can’t just hand out a bed to watch the match. But we can’t deny check-ups for patients with medical history either.”
  
  In the NBA: Twenty-five years later, Shaquille O’Neal and Reebok are collaborating again. O’Neal is the new President of Reebok Basketball, with the Authentic Brands Group subsidiary, as Reebok seeks to return to the elite basketball segment.
  
  While Allen Iverson, who signed a new deal with the Group earlier this year, will take over as VP of Reebok Basketball.
  
  “We’re back, baby!” O’Neal said in a statement. “Get ready.”
  
  And that’s a wrap baby!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57227835Fri, 13 Oct 2023 20:05:41 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 13 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Saturday morning 14 October 2023 – Happy birthday Tahitia! Coming to you with tons of...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  So why do we tip Wales to weewillywonka Argentina at the RWC2023 quarter-finals in Marseille? Because the Welsh forwards are much tougher and they have flash in their backs as well. And New Zealand to zuckerberg Ireland in Paris? Just three words – revenge, pride and learnings.
  
  OK here we go - our world famous tips for the Rugby League 2023 Pacific Championships: The Australian Kangaroos to johhnywalker Samoa and the Australian women to sambuca New Zealand women at Queensland Country Bank Stadium in sunny Townsville, plus we tip the Papua New Guinea Kumuls to corubarum the Cook Islands men and the Fiji women to bacardi Samoa women at Santos Stadium, Port Moresby.
  
  In Football: England Manager Gareth Southgate has urged his understudies to seize their chance to impress in this morning’s friendly against Australia at Wembley, as he rests his established stars ahead of Tuesday’s key Euro 2024 qualifier against Italy.
  
  England could seal their place at next year’s tournament when they face the Italians, but first Southgate will take a look at some of his fringe players against the Socceroos.
  
  In Combat sports: The Tszyu versus Mendoza Fight Card sees:
  Ø Tim Tszyu (23-0) vs Brian Mendoza (22-2) Super Welterweight
  Ø Sam Goodman (15-0) vs Miguel Flores (25-4-1) Featherweight
  
  Preliminaries
  Ø Nathaniel May vs Jackson Jon England Featherweight
  Ø Shanell Dargan vs Amber Amelia Super Bantamweight
  Ø Toese Vousiutu vs Julius Long Heavyweight
  Ø Hassan Hamdan vs Danvers Cuschieri Welterweight
  Ø Sergei Vorobev vs Wade Ryan Super Welterweight
  
  In SportsBiz from India: Crazy Indian cricket fans desperate to witness Saturday’s World Cup blockbuster between India and Pakistan have booked into hospitals, rather than stay at hotels where some prices have been hiked by up to 10 times their standard rates.
  
  Thousands of fans have descended on the western Indian city of Ahmedabad from across the country and overseas to witness a rare meeting of the bitter cricket rivals at the 132,000-seater Modi Stadium.
  
  Prominent hotels in the city usually charge 6,000 rupees or US$72 for a deluxe room but on Friday, Saturday and Sunday the price for a day has been hiked to 70,000 rupees or US$865.
  
  However, by checking into a city hospital for a health check, the cost is 7,000 rupees, only US$84 a day.
  
  “It’s a double act, I believe. They want a full-body check-up and an overnight stay, probably to watch the match,” a city doctor told AFP.
  
  “These are mostly non-resident Indians from the United States and the UK who have booked deluxe one-bed rooms and have opted for a full health package.”
  
  The doctor added: “We have to be cautious with these bookings, because our primary aim is patient care. We can’t just hand out a bed to watch the match. But we can’t deny check-ups for patients with medical history either.”
  
  In the NBA: Twenty-five years later, Shaquille O’Neal and Reebok are collaborating again. O’Neal is the new President of Reebok Basketball, with the Authentic Brands Group subsidiary, as Reebok seeks to return to the elite basketball segment.
  
  While Allen Iverson, who signed a new deal with the Group earlier this year, will take over as VP of Reebok Basketball.
  
  “We’re back, baby!” O’Neal said in a statement. “Get ready.”
  
  And that’s a wrap baby!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.3207s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean710fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-10-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e12-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--57215504
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  OK here we go - our world famous tips for the RWC2023 quarter-finals: On Sunday at 3AM in Q-F1, we tip Wales to weewillywonka Argentina in Marseille, at 7AM in Q-F2 we tip New Zealand to zuckerberg Ireland in Paris.
  
  On Monday at 3AM in Q-F3, of course we tip Fiji to fantasia England in Marseille and at 7AM in Q-F4 we tip France to fandango South Africa in Paris.
  
  In rugby league: Rugby League 2023 Pacific Championships next weekend 21-22 October: Australia vs Samoa men and Australia vs New Zealand women at Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville.
  
  Plus Papua New Guinea Kumuls vs Cook Islands and Samoa vs Fiji women at Santos Stadium, Port Moresby.
  
  In Football SportsBiz: France’s Ligue 1 is in the final season of its current media rights deals and wants to boost its financial value exponentially with new contracts.
  
  BeIN Sports currently has Ligue 1’s media rights for broadcasts outside of France, for which it pays US$85Million annually. Ligue 1 would like that number to triple.
  
  In an effort to increase what its games are worth to broadcasters, the league is considering playing regular-season games in the US.
  
  In Combat sports: In huge news for UFC Featherweight King, Alexander Volkanovski, he has been catapulted into a Lightweight title showdown against reigning champion, Islam Makhachev at UFC294 next Sunday.
  
  The Aussie fan favourite comes into the Abu Dhabi event as a late replacement for Brazilian Charles Oliveira, who has been ruled out after being seriously cut during a sparring session.
  
  Seriously cut himself shaving?
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57215504Thu, 12 Oct 2023 20:50:57 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 12 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Friday morning 13 October 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  OK here we go - our world famous tips for the RWC2023 quarter-finals: On Sunday at 3AM in Q-F1, we tip Wales to weewillywonka Argentina in Marseille, at 7AM in Q-F2 we tip New Zealand to zuckerberg Ireland in Paris.
  
  On Monday at 3AM in Q-F3, of course we tip Fiji to fantasia England in Marseille and at 7AM in Q-F4 we tip France to fandango South Africa in Paris.
  
  In rugby league: Rugby League 2023 Pacific Championships next weekend 21-22 October: Australia vs Samoa men and Australia vs New Zealand women at Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville.
  
  Plus Papua New Guinea Kumuls vs Cook Islands and Samoa vs Fiji women at Santos Stadium, Port Moresby.
  
  In Football SportsBiz: France’s Ligue 1 is in the final season of its current media rights deals and wants to boost its financial value exponentially with new contracts.
  
  BeIN Sports currently has Ligue 1’s media rights for broadcasts outside of France, for which it pays US$85Million annually. Ligue 1 would like that number to triple.
  
  In an effort to increase what its games are worth to broadcasters, the league is considering playing regular-season games in the US.
  
  In Combat sports: In huge news for UFC Featherweight King, Alexander Volkanovski, he has been catapulted into a Lightweight title showdown against reigning champion, Islam Makhachev at UFC294 next Sunday.
  
  The Aussie fan favourite comes into the Abu Dhabi event as a late replacement for Brazilian Charles Oliveira, who has been ruled out after being seriously cut during a sparring session.
  
  Seriously cut himself shaving?
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>1877s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean712fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-10-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e11-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--57199927
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And we start with rugby union, where Dan Carter of New Zealand, Thierry Dusautoir of France, George Smith of Australia, Juan Martín Hernández of Argentina and Bryan Habana of South Africa will become the latest rugby legends inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame at the World Rugby Awards in Paris on 29 October.
  
  In rugby league: The Rugby League 2023 Pacific Championships kicks off this weekend 14-15 October with Australia versus Samoa men and Australia versus New Zealand women at Queensland Country Bank Stadium in sunny Townsville.
  
  Plus the Papua New Guinea Kumuls versus Cook Islands men and Samoa versus Fiji women at Santos Stadium, Port Moresby.
  
  In Football: American billionaire Bill Foley who owns English Premier League club Bournemouth has secured the licence for the new Auckland franchise that will join the A-League men’s and women’s competitions in the 2024-25 season.
  
  Auckland is the largest city in Australia and New Zealand without a professional football team, despite football being the most popular team participation sport nationally in New Zealand.
  
  In SportsBiz: Disney has been swamped with potential suitors for ESPN ever since CEO Bob Iger said in July that he’s open to bringing in strategic partners.
  
  That comment has drawn in the likes of the NFL, NBA, and MLB, Amazon and Verizon. But a major Wall Street analyst, Laura Martin says the NFL should consider purchasing ABC from Disney to protect the scale-oriented broadcast television exposure that is a bedrock of the league’s economics.
  
  “The NFL is standing by and witnessing the destruction of the linear TV ecosystem, with its powerful economics that largely flow to the NFL and other sports leagues,” Martin says. “The NFL is fiddling while Rome burns, in our view.”
  
  “Content without distribution is worthless, no matter how good,” she said.
  
  In Combat sports: “Fair enough,” Tim Tszyu shrugged, “So Mendoza is the bigger puncher? Big punching doesn’t win fights. I’m not here to debate who is a bigger puncher. If he thinks he is the bigger puncher, so be it. I couldn’t care less about anything he’s got. If he’s got Hercules’ arms so be it … he’s got to worry about me.”
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57199927Wed, 11 Oct 2023 19:47:46 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 11 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Thursday morning 12 October 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And we start with rugby union, where Dan Carter of New Zealand, Thierry Dusautoir of France, George Smith of Australia, Juan Martín Hernández of Argentina and Bryan Habana of South Africa will become the latest rugby legends inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame at the World Rugby Awards in Paris on 29 October.
  
  In rugby league: The Rugby League 2023 Pacific Championships kicks off this weekend 14-15 October with Australia versus Samoa men and Australia versus New Zealand women at Queensland Country Bank Stadium in sunny Townsville.
  
  Plus the Papua New Guinea Kumuls versus Cook Islands men and Samoa versus Fiji women at Santos Stadium, Port Moresby.
  
  In Football: American billionaire Bill Foley who owns English Premier League club Bournemouth has secured the licence for the new Auckland franchise that will join the A-League men’s and women’s competitions in the 2024-25 season.
  
  Auckland is the largest city in Australia and New Zealand without a professional football team, despite football being the most popular team participation sport nationally in New Zealand.
  
  In SportsBiz: Disney has been swamped with potential suitors for ESPN ever since CEO Bob Iger said in July that he’s open to bringing in strategic partners.
  
  That comment has drawn in the likes of the NFL, NBA, and MLB, Amazon and Verizon. But a major Wall Street analyst, Laura Martin says the NFL should consider purchasing ABC from Disney to protect the scale-oriented broadcast television exposure that is a bedrock of the league’s economics.
  
  “The NFL is standing by and witnessing the destruction of the linear TV ecosystem, with its powerful economics that largely flow to the NFL and other sports leagues,” Martin says. “The NFL is fiddling while Rome burns, in our view.”
  
  “Content without distribution is worthless, no matter how good,” she said.
  
  In Combat sports: “Fair enough,” Tim Tszyu shrugged, “So Mendoza is the bigger puncher? Big punching doesn’t win fights. I’m not here to debate who is a bigger puncher. If he thinks he is the bigger puncher, so be it. I couldn’t care less about anything he’s got. If he’s got Hercules’ arms so be it … he’s got to worry about me.”
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2097s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean711fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-10-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e10-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--57184528
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And we start with SportsBiz at the RWC2023: Some 1.8 million fans have attended RWC2023 pool games the length and breadth of France, surpassing the 1.7m set at Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan.
  
  Official social media accounts have attracted 1.8m new followers with more than a third from Spanish-speaking nations and 400,000 from USA, highlighting the rapid growth in fans across the Americas in particular in recent years.
  
  And more than 1.1 billion views of Rugby World Cup content have been achieved so far, thanks to collaboration between World Rugby and the teams.
  
  In rugby league: The Best and Fairest Award Winners for 2023 at the Roosters - Lindsay Collins won the Jack Gibson Medal, the Raiders - Joe Tapine – the Mal Meninga Medal, Rabbitohs - Latrell Mitchell – the Ken Stephen Medal, and at the Eels - Clint Gutherson won the Ken Thornett Medal.
  
  In Football: What has gone wrong with Erling Haaland?
  
  The deadly striker started the season with a flurry of seven goals in five EPL games, but since then the Man City striker has scored just once in his last five appearances in all competitions, including three in a row without a goal.
  
  Pep G will have a few sleepless nights as he ponders City’s slump during the international break.
  
  In Combat sports: Should he defeat American knockout artist, Brian Mendoza on Sunday, the promoters of Australian champ, Tim Tszyu - No Limit Boxing, have promised to chase down three of the planet’s greatest pound-for-pound fighters – Terence Crawford, Errol Spence Jnr or Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez for a fight.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57184528Tue, 10 Oct 2023 20:59:16 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 10 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Wednesday morning 11 October 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And we start with SportsBiz at the RWC2023: Some 1.8 million fans have attended RWC2023 pool games the length and breadth of France, surpassing the 1.7m set at Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan.
  
  Official social media accounts have attracted 1.8m new followers with more than a third from Spanish-speaking nations and 400,000 from USA, highlighting the rapid growth in fans across the Americas in particular in recent years.
  
  And more than 1.1 billion views of Rugby World Cup content have been achieved so far, thanks to collaboration between World Rugby and the teams.
  
  In rugby league: The Best and Fairest Award Winners for 2023 at the Roosters - Lindsay Collins won the Jack Gibson Medal, the Raiders - Joe Tapine – the Mal Meninga Medal, Rabbitohs - Latrell Mitchell – the Ken Stephen Medal, and at the Eels - Clint Gutherson won the Ken Thornett Medal.
  
  In Football: What has gone wrong with Erling Haaland?
  
  The deadly striker started the season with a flurry of seven goals in five EPL games, but since then the Man City striker has scored just once in his last five appearances in all competitions, including three in a row without a goal.
  
  Pep G will have a few sleepless nights as he ponders City’s slump during the international break.
  
  In Combat sports: Should he defeat American knockout artist, Brian Mendoza on Sunday, the promoters of Australian champ, Tim Tszyu - No Limit Boxing, have promised to chase down three of the planet’s greatest pound-for-pound fighters – Terence Crawford, Errol Spence Jnr or Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez for a fight.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>1827s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean78fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-10-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e09-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--57174179
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  At the RWC2023 in France:
  · Australia
  · Portugal
  · Tonga
  · Romania
  · Japan
  · Scotland
  · Samoa
  · Georgia
  · Italy and
  · Uruguay
  have all gone home, so with the exception of Australia, Samoa and Japan, shouldn’t they form the basis of a global Tier Two comp?
  
  You could group the Europeans together in one pool – Portugal, Romania, Georgia and Italy with Scotland, and have Tonga, Uruguay pooled with Chile, Canada and USA.
  
  Meanwhile, Australia, Samoa and Japan join Fiji, Argentina and New Zealand in one pool, while Ireland, Wales, France, England and South Africa play in another pool in a Tier One comp.
  
  The top two from each pool clash in the semi-finals and the bottom pool finishers each year are relegated from Tier One and the Tier Two pool winners are promoted.
  
  Come on World Rugby – how about it?
  
  In rugby league: Panthers co-captain Isaah Yeo beat a red-hot field of premiership teammates to win the club’s best-and-fairest award on Wednesday night. Yeo won the Merv Cartwright Medal ahead of fellow co-captain Nathan Cleary, star centre Stephen Crichton and gun fullback Dylan Edwards.
  
  The Best and Fairest Award Winners at the Storm: Xavier Coates won the Cameron Smith Medal, at the New Zealand Warriors - Shaun Johnson won the Simon Mannering Medal, Newcastle Knights - Kalyn Ponga took home the Danny Buderus Medal and at the Sharks – Blayke Brailey won the Paul Gallen Medal.
  
  In Football: It took nearly three months – and they made plenty of magic in that time – but their bubble finally burst and it turns out Inter Miami can in fact lose with Lionel Messi on the field.
  
  After missing four games with a muscular issue, Messi returned to face FC Cincinnati at home, logging 35 minutes off the bench, but for the first time since he donned their pink kit back in late July, Messi could not hustle up any magic, and watched on helplessly as Cincy won 1-0.
  
  And with that, the Inter Miami long-shot quest to qualify for the Audi 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs ground to an inglorious end on a rainy South Florida night.
  
  In Combat sports: “This is my time and my division now,” says undefeated Aussie Champion, Tim Tszyu, as he finally gets a chance to claim and officially get his hands on the WBO Super Welterweight World title, fighting against American Brian Mendoza on the Gold Coast this Sunday afternoon.
  
  In SportsBiz: Paul Pogba – remember his crazy hairstyles at Man U?
  
  Well he was suspended in September by Juventus after returning a doping test with unusually high levels of testosterone in August.
  
  Pogba requested for the sample to be analysed again in the hope there had been an error, but the secondary analysis also returned a positive result.
  
  So Mr. Pogba is now facing a four-year ban and the cancellation of his Juventus contract. Following his initial suspension, his salary had been cut to US$44,500 from US$10.5Million a year - now that’s what I call a haircut!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57174179Tue, 10 Oct 2023 01:33:26 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 09 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Tuesday morning 10 October 2023. Happy Fiji Day! Coming to you with tons of hanisi...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  At the RWC2023 in France:
  · Australia
  · Portugal
  · Tonga
  · Romania
  · Japan
  · Scotland
  · Samoa
  · Georgia
  · Italy and
  · Uruguay
  have all gone home, so with the exception of Australia, Samoa and Japan, shouldn’t they form the basis of a global Tier Two comp?
  
  You could group the Europeans together in one pool – Portugal, Romania, Georgia and Italy with Scotland, and have Tonga, Uruguay pooled with Chile, Canada and USA.
  
  Meanwhile, Australia, Samoa and Japan join Fiji, Argentina and New Zealand in one pool, while Ireland, Wales, France, England and South Africa play in another pool in a Tier One comp.
  
  The top two from each pool clash in the semi-finals and the bottom pool finishers each year are relegated from Tier One and the Tier Two pool winners are promoted.
  
  Come on World Rugby – how about it?
  
  In rugby league: Panthers co-captain Isaah Yeo beat a red-hot field of premiership teammates to win the club’s best-and-fairest award on Wednesday night. Yeo won the Merv Cartwright Medal ahead of fellow co-captain Nathan Cleary, star centre Stephen Crichton and gun fullback Dylan Edwards.
  
  The Best and Fairest Award Winners at the Storm: Xavier Coates won the Cameron Smith Medal, at the New Zealand Warriors - Shaun Johnson won the Simon Mannering Medal, Newcastle Knights - Kalyn Ponga took home the Danny Buderus Medal and at the Sharks – Blayke Brailey won the Paul Gallen Medal.
  
  In Football: It took nearly three months – and they made plenty of magic in that time – but their bubble finally burst and it turns out Inter Miami can in fact lose with Lionel Messi on the field.
  
  After missing four games with a muscular issue, Messi returned to face FC Cincinnati at home, logging 35 minutes off the bench, but for the first time since he donned their pink kit back in late July, Messi could not hustle up any magic, and watched on helplessly as Cincy won 1-0.
  
  And with that, the Inter Miami long-shot quest to qualify for the Audi 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs ground to an inglorious end on a rainy South Florida night.
  
  In Combat sports: “This is my time and my division now,” says undefeated Aussie Champion, Tim Tszyu, as he finally gets a chance to claim and officially get his hands on the WBO Super Welterweight World title, fighting against American Brian Mendoza on the Gold Coast this Sunday afternoon.
  
  In SportsBiz: Paul Pogba – remember his crazy hairstyles at Man U?
  
  Well he was suspended in September by Juventus after returning a doping test with unusually high levels of testosterone in August.
  
  Pogba requested for the sample to be analysed again in the hope there had been an error, but the secondary analysis also returned a positive result.
  
  So Mr. Pogba is now facing a four-year ban and the cancellation of his Juventus contract. Following his initial suspension, his salary had been cut to US$44,500 from US$10.5Million a year - now that’s what I call a haircut!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion...]]>2797s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean79fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/09-10-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e08-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--57156351
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  Results from the last round of pool games at the RWC2023 in France:
  · Fiji 23-24 Portugal
  · Tonga 45-24 Romania
  · Japan 27-39 Argentina
  · Ireland 36-14 Scotland
  · Samoa 17-18 England
  · Wales 43-19 Georgia
  · France 60-7 Italy
  · New Zealand 73-0 Uruguay
  
  So the RWC2023 quarter-finals are:
  · Sun Oct 15 2AM Q-F1: Wales vs Argentina in Marseille
  6AM Q-F2: Ireland vs New Zealand in Paris
  · Mon Oct 16 2AM Q-F3: England vs Fiji in Marseille
  6AM Q-F4: France vs South Africa in Paris
  
  In rugby league: Penrith star fullback, Dylan Edwards has been added to the Kangaroos squad for the Pacific Championship in the wake of Josh Addo-Carr copping a two-game suspension for his involvement in a brawl at the Koori Knockout last week.
  
  Australia will play Samoa on October 14 and New Zealand on October 28.
  
  In Football: At Kenilworth Road, Micky van de Ven’s first goal for Ange Postecoglou, soon after the interval, clinched unbeaten Tottenham’s sixth win in eight league games, to sit two points clear, top of the EPL ahead of second placed Manchester City, who play title rivals Arsenal today.
  
  In Combat sports: Originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico and now fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Mendoza (22-2, 16 KOs) scored one of this year’s biggest upsets in April with a sensational one-punch knockout in round seven of the previously unbeaten Sebastian Fundora, solidifying his status at 154 pounds and capturing the interim WBC title.
  
  But undefeated Aussie Champ, Tim Tszyu says, “This is my time and my division now.”
  
  In SportsBiz: From January 2021 to July 2023, Saudi Arabia spent at least US$6.3Billion on sports, according to data from The Guardian.
  
  And what is evident is that the Arab Kingdom isn’t just targeting mainstream sports like football, boxing and golf, but investing in almost every code you can imagine – from motorsports to horseracing, mixed martial arts to handball and tennis to chess.
  
  WWE wrestling events have been held in the nation since 2014, while the Saudis have even turned their attention to winter sports, reviving the Asian Winter Games that have been dormant since 2017, with a promise to host it in 2029.
  
  When money is no object, even the weather isn’t a problem.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57156351Sun, 08 Oct 2023 21:53:12 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 08 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Monday morning 09 October 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  Results from the last round of pool games at the RWC2023 in France:
  · Fiji 23-24 Portugal
  · Tonga 45-24 Romania
  · Japan 27-39 Argentina
  · Ireland 36-14 Scotland
  · Samoa 17-18 England
  · Wales 43-19 Georgia
  · France 60-7 Italy
  · New Zealand 73-0 Uruguay
  
  So the RWC2023 quarter-finals are:
  · Sun Oct 15 2AM Q-F1: Wales vs Argentina in Marseille
  6AM Q-F2: Ireland vs New Zealand in Paris
  · Mon Oct 16 2AM Q-F3: England vs Fiji in Marseille
  6AM Q-F4: France vs South Africa in Paris
  
  In rugby league: Penrith star fullback, Dylan Edwards has been added to the Kangaroos squad for the Pacific Championship in the wake of Josh Addo-Carr copping a two-game suspension for his involvement in a brawl at the Koori Knockout last week.
  
  Australia will play Samoa on October 14 and New Zealand on October 28.
  
  In Football: At Kenilworth Road, Micky van de Ven’s first goal for Ange Postecoglou, soon after the interval, clinched unbeaten Tottenham’s sixth win in eight league games, to sit two points clear, top of the EPL ahead of second placed Manchester City, who play title rivals Arsenal today.
  
  In Combat sports: Originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico and now fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Mendoza (22-2, 16 KOs) scored one of this year’s biggest upsets in April with a sensational one-punch knockout in round seven of the previously unbeaten Sebastian Fundora, solidifying his status at 154 pounds and capturing the interim WBC title.
  
  But undefeated Aussie Champ, Tim Tszyu says, “This is my time and my division now.”
  
  In SportsBiz: From January 2021 to July 2023, Saudi Arabia spent at least US$6.3Billion on sports, according to data from The Guardian.
  
  And what is evident is that the Arab Kingdom isn’t just targeting mainstream sports like football, boxing and golf, but investing in almost every code you can imagine – from motorsports to horseracing, mixed martial arts to handball and tennis to chess.
  
  WWE wrestling events have been held in the nation since 2014, while the Saudis have even turned their attention to winter sports, reviving the Asian Winter Games that have been dormant since 2017, with a promise to host it in 2029.
  
  When money is no object, even the weather isn’t a problem.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2637s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean78fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/08-10-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e07-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57149551
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  Results from the last round of pool games at the RWC2023 in France:
  · Samoa 17-18 England in Lille
  · Wales 43-19 Georgia
  · France 60-7 Italy
  · New Zealand 73-0 Uruguay
  
  Ireland and Scotland are playing at the moment with Ireland just in front.
  
  So the RWC2023 quarter-finalists so far are: Wales France and New Zealand confirmed.
  
  Tomorrow, it’s Japan vs Argentina in Nantes followed by Tonga tackling Romania in Lille and at 7AM in Toulouse the Flying Fijians grapple with Portugal.
  
  Wales has qualified top of Pool C for the quarter-finals. Fiji needs one point against Portugal to confirm second place.
  
  If Fiji gets no points from the match, Australia will qualify for the quarter-finals as runners-up.
  
  In rugby league: “On behalf of the WWE, congratulations to the Penrith Panthers, once again winning the NRL premiership — that’s three in a row.”
  
  “The three peat is complete. You are the undisputed champion of the NRL. With such a historic achievement, the WWE thought, we need to do something really special for such a historic team.”
  
  “So what we’ve done is we’ve gone out and got the first-ever, custom-plated NRL WWE Championship belt specially for the boys. It’s on its way to you lads now,” Australian WWE superstar Grayson Waller.
  
  The Dally M Five-eighth of the Year, Ezra Mam is set to stay at Red Hill in a huge boost for the Broncos, with The Courier Mail reporting Mam has been offered a new four-year deal at A$750,000 a season, up from A$250,000 this year.
  
  In Football: Latest EPL results: Tottenham 1-0 Luton, Chelsea 4-1 Burnley, Everton 3-0 Bournemouth, Fulham 3-1 Sheffield United and Man U 2-1 Brentford.
  
  Scott McTominay was asked what his Manager had said to him as he prepared to come on as an 87th-minute substitute against Brentford. "It was very loud," said the midfielder. "The fans were roaring us on so I couldn't hear fully. He probably said something like: 'Go on and score'."
  
  Informed of this half an hour later, Erik ten Hag couldn't resist an amused smile. McTominay was wrong. "I said score two goals," said the Dutchman.
  
  Scott McTominay's introduction was a last desperate throw of the dice as United were about to suffer their third home defeat and experience three home league losses in a row for the first time since 1977.
  
  McTominay scored two in stoppage time for the 2-1 win.
  
  In Combat sports: Top US Promoter, Bob Arum says that the Gypsy King could make US$200Million after it was announced that Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk have agreed terms to put all their world heavyweight titles on the line in a fight in Saudi Arabia just before Christmas this year.
  
  Finally, our SportsBiz tribute to MJ: Michael Jordan is now worth US$4.7Billion, ranking him as one of America’s 400 richest people.
  
  Now 60, MJ first stepped onto an NBA court in 1984 as a 21-year-old rookie and over 15 NBA seasons, earned US$94Million.
  
  But his lifetime product sponsorship deals with the likes of McDonald’s, Gatorade and Nike set the platform for superstar athletes today - his latest yearly royalty cheque from Nike raked in US$260Million.
  
  In August, MJ sold his majority stake in the Charlotte Hornets for US$3Billion - the second highest sale price in NBA history and more than 17 times the team’s value when he purchased it in 2010.
  
  The sale makes Jordan the first ever athlete to make the Forbes 400 richest people in the US. Only three professional athletes have become billionaires — Michael Jordan back in 2014, followed by LeBron James and Tiger Woods.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57149551Sat, 07 Oct 2023 22:53:53 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 07 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Sunday morning 08 October 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  Results from the last round of pool games at the RWC2023 in France:
  · Samoa 17-18 England in Lille
  · Wales 43-19 Georgia
  · France 60-7 Italy
  · New Zealand 73-0 Uruguay
  
  Ireland and Scotland are playing at the moment with Ireland just in front.
  
  So the RWC2023 quarter-finalists so far are: Wales France and New Zealand confirmed.
  
  Tomorrow, it’s Japan vs Argentina in Nantes followed by Tonga tackling Romania in Lille and at 7AM in Toulouse the Flying Fijians grapple with Portugal.
  
  Wales has qualified top of Pool C for the quarter-finals. Fiji needs one point against Portugal to confirm second place.
  
  If Fiji gets no points from the match, Australia will qualify for the quarter-finals as runners-up.
  
  In rugby league: “On behalf of the WWE, congratulations to the Penrith Panthers, once again winning the NRL premiership — that’s three in a row.”
  
  “The three peat is complete. You are the undisputed champion of the NRL. With such a historic achievement, the WWE thought, we need to do something really special for such a historic team.”
  
  “So what we’ve done is we’ve gone out and got the first-ever, custom-plated NRL WWE Championship belt specially for the boys. It’s on its way to you lads now,” Australian WWE superstar Grayson Waller.
  
  The Dally M Five-eighth of the Year, Ezra Mam is set to stay at Red Hill in a huge boost for the Broncos, with The Courier Mail reporting Mam has been offered a new four-year deal at A$750,000 a season, up from A$250,000 this year.
  
  In Football: Latest EPL results: Tottenham 1-0 Luton, Chelsea 4-1 Burnley, Everton 3-0 Bournemouth, Fulham 3-1 Sheffield United and Man U 2-1 Brentford.
  
  Scott McTominay was asked what his Manager had said to him as he prepared to come on as an 87th-minute substitute against Brentford. "It was very loud," said the midfielder. "The fans were roaring us on so I couldn't hear fully. He probably said something like: 'Go on and score'."
  
  Informed of this half an hour later, Erik ten Hag couldn't resist an amused smile. McTominay was wrong. "I said score two goals," said the Dutchman.
  
  Scott McTominay's introduction was a last desperate throw of the dice as United were about to suffer their third home defeat and experience three home league losses in a row for the first time since 1977.
  
  McTominay scored two in stoppage time for the 2-1 win.
  
  In Combat sports: Top US Promoter, Bob Arum says that the Gypsy King could make US$200Million after it was announced that Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk have agreed terms to put all their world heavyweight titles on the line in a fight in Saudi Arabia just before Christmas this year.
  
  Finally, our SportsBiz tribute to MJ: Michael Jordan is now worth US$4.7Billion, ranking him as one of America’s 400 richest people.
  
  Now 60, MJ first stepped onto an NBA court in 1984 as a 21-year-old rookie and over 15 NBA seasons, earned US$94Million.
  
  But his lifetime product sponsorship deals with the likes of McDonald’s, Gatorade and Nike set the platform for superstar athletes today - his latest yearly royalty cheque from Nike raked in US$260Million.
  
  In August, MJ sold his majority stake in the Charlotte Hornets for US$3Billion - the second highest sale price in NBA history and more than 17 times the team’s value when he purchased it in 2010.
  
  The sale makes Jordan the first ever athlete to make the Forbes 400 richest people in the US. Only three professional athletes have become billionaires — Michael Jordan back in 2014,...]]>3877s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean77fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/07-10-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e06-teivovosports-teivovodigital--57128145
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  So we’re into the last round of pool games at the RWC2023 in France with some critical games to come, but first New Zealand has qualified for the quarter-finals after they thrashed Uruguay 0-73 yesterday in Lyon.
  
  Also in Lyon this morning is France vs Italy and tomorrow at 1AM Wales vs Georgia in Nantes, 3:45 AM a must-win for Manu Samoa vs England in Lille, 8AM another key game Ireland vs Scotland in Paris, and at 12midnight it’s Japan vs Argentina in Nantes.
  
  On Monday in Lille at 3:45AM Tonga tackle Romania followed at 7AM by Fiji vs Portugal in Toulouse.
  
  In rugby league: Our world famous tips for the Pacific Championships, big Mal’s Australian Kangaroos to hondacivic New Zealand and teslamusk Samoa in the Cup competition, while in the battle for the Bowl we tip the Papua New Guinea Kumuls to isuzuzooloo the Fiji Bati and to subarubaru the Cook Islands.
  
  In Football: 31 October is the deadline for receiving applications for organizing the FIFA World Cup 2034 and Saudi Arabia is receiving strong support from numerous countries from Asia and other continents for its bid. Apart from Saudi Arabia, Australia is also planning to submit a bid.
  
  In Combat sports: American fighter, Brian Mendoza has landed in Australia ahead of his bout with unbeaten Aussie star, Tim Tszyu next weekend on the Gold Coast for the WBO World Super Welterweight title after undisputed 12 rounds runner, Jermell Charlo was stripped of the belt when he stepped into the ring against Canelo Alvarez last week.
  
  In SportsBiz and I might add – only in the USA: The budding romantic relationship between Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift has turned the NFL into a pop culture media circus since the pop superstar first attended the Kansas City Chiefs versus Chicago Bears game at Arrowhead Stadium two weeks ago.
  
  During the Chiefs versus Jets “Sunday Night Football” broadcast, NBC cut away to Taylor Swift 17 times and showed two commercials for her new movie!
  
  That Chiefs-Jets game drew 27 million viewers, making it the most-watched Sunday broadcast since Super Bowl LVII in February, while NBC drew about 2 million more female viewers than its season average so far for “Saturday Night Football.”
  
  Oh Taylor, what are we to do with you?
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57128145Fri, 06 Oct 2023 22:24:44 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 06 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Saturday morning 07 October 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  So we’re into the last round of pool games at the RWC2023 in France with some critical games to come, but first New Zealand has qualified for the quarter-finals after they thrashed Uruguay 0-73 yesterday in Lyon.
  
  Also in Lyon this morning is France vs Italy and tomorrow at 1AM Wales vs Georgia in Nantes, 3:45 AM a must-win for Manu Samoa vs England in Lille, 8AM another key game Ireland vs Scotland in Paris, and at 12midnight it’s Japan vs Argentina in Nantes.
  
  On Monday in Lille at 3:45AM Tonga tackle Romania followed at 7AM by Fiji vs Portugal in Toulouse.
  
  In rugby league: Our world famous tips for the Pacific Championships, big Mal’s Australian Kangaroos to hondacivic New Zealand and teslamusk Samoa in the Cup competition, while in the battle for the Bowl we tip the Papua New Guinea Kumuls to isuzuzooloo the Fiji Bati and to subarubaru the Cook Islands.
  
  In Football: 31 October is the deadline for receiving applications for organizing the FIFA World Cup 2034 and Saudi Arabia is receiving strong support from numerous countries from Asia and other continents for its bid. Apart from Saudi Arabia, Australia is also planning to submit a bid.
  
  In Combat sports: American fighter, Brian Mendoza has landed in Australia ahead of his bout with unbeaten Aussie star, Tim Tszyu next weekend on the Gold Coast for the WBO World Super Welterweight title after undisputed 12 rounds runner, Jermell Charlo was stripped of the belt when he stepped into the ring against Canelo Alvarez last week.
  
  In SportsBiz and I might add – only in the USA: The budding romantic relationship between Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift has turned the NFL into a pop culture media circus since the pop superstar first attended the Kansas City Chiefs versus Chicago Bears game at Arrowhead Stadium two weeks ago.
  
  During the Chiefs versus Jets “Sunday Night Football” broadcast, NBC cut away to Taylor Swift 17 times and showed two commercials for her new movie!
  
  That Chiefs-Jets game drew 27 million viewers, making it the most-watched Sunday broadcast since Super Bowl LVII in February, while NBC drew about 2 million more female viewers than its season average so far for “Saturday Night Football.”
  
  Oh Taylor, what are we to do with you?
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2247s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean76fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/06-10-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e05-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--57095632
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In Rugby: The Pacific Championships are almost upon us, giving rugby league fans a taste of international rugby league, only days after the NRL grand final.
  
  Australia, New Zealand and Samoa will compete for the Cup competition, whileTonga takes on England in a three-Test series.
  
  Meanwhile, Fiji, Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea will do battle for the Bowl. Each of the smaller nations are yet to announce their squads as they scramble for funds and star players after another hectic NRL season.
  
  In Football: UEFA Champions League key results: Leipzig 1-3 defending Champions Manchester City, Celtic 1-2 Lazio and Newcastle 4-1 PSG, Barcelona 1-0 FC Porto.
  
  Earlier Manchester United 2-3 Galatasaray, Copenhagen 1-2 Bayern Munich, Lens 2-1 Arsenal, Napoli 2-3 Real Madrid, PSV 2-2 Sevilla, Inter 1-0 Benfica
  
  In SportsBiz: Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is easily still the wealthiest owner in US pro sports, topping Forbes’ rankings for a ninth consecutive year with an estimated net worth of US$101Billion — a 21.7% jump from a year ago, and built mainly on his Microsoft stock.
  
  Second-ranked on the list is Denver Broncos owner Rob Walton with US$67.4B. Lining up behind Walton is the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Dan Gilbert third at US$21.3B, the Carolina Panthers and Charlotte FC’s David Tepper on US$20.6B and the New York Mets’ Steve Cohen rounding out the Top 5 with US$19.8B.
  
  Earlier this year, Josh Harris led a US$6.05B purchase of the Washington Commanders that set a new record for the largest-ever sale of a pro sports team.
  
  In Combat sports: Subject to confirmation, Canelo Alvarez earned US$6Million guaranteed and 60% of the pay-per-view share, estimated at US$18M - $30M for his showdown against Jermell Charlo last weekend.
  
  While Charlo got US$1.5M guaranteed and 40% of the PPV share, say US$4.5M for running all night.
  
  Finally, only in the Solomon Islands: Honiara is just a month out from hosting the biggest sporting event in the region, but controversial contracts have overshadowed the Pacific Games.
  
  The latest one being - a multimillion-dollar contract to supply toilet paper was awarded to – wait for it - a barbershop.
  
  "It's hard to see how a barbershop gets a contract and it's prompted people to ask who the other bidders were," Youth activist Regina Lepping told Pacific Beat.
  
  And that’s a wipe, I mean a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57095632Thu, 05 Oct 2023 20:33:59 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 05 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Friday morning 06 October 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In Rugby: The Pacific Championships are almost upon us, giving rugby league fans a taste of international rugby league, only days after the NRL grand final.
  
  Australia, New Zealand and Samoa will compete for the Cup competition, whileTonga takes on England in a three-Test series.
  
  Meanwhile, Fiji, Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea will do battle for the Bowl. Each of the smaller nations are yet to announce their squads as they scramble for funds and star players after another hectic NRL season.
  
  In Football: UEFA Champions League key results: Leipzig 1-3 defending Champions Manchester City, Celtic 1-2 Lazio and Newcastle 4-1 PSG, Barcelona 1-0 FC Porto.
  
  Earlier Manchester United 2-3 Galatasaray, Copenhagen 1-2 Bayern Munich, Lens 2-1 Arsenal, Napoli 2-3 Real Madrid, PSV 2-2 Sevilla, Inter 1-0 Benfica
  
  In SportsBiz: Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is easily still the wealthiest owner in US pro sports, topping Forbes’ rankings for a ninth consecutive year with an estimated net worth of US$101Billion — a 21.7% jump from a year ago, and built mainly on his Microsoft stock.
  
  Second-ranked on the list is Denver Broncos owner Rob Walton with US$67.4B. Lining up behind Walton is the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Dan Gilbert third at US$21.3B, the Carolina Panthers and Charlotte FC’s David Tepper on US$20.6B and the New York Mets’ Steve Cohen rounding out the Top 5 with US$19.8B.
  
  Earlier this year, Josh Harris led a US$6.05B purchase of the Washington Commanders that set a new record for the largest-ever sale of a pro sports team.
  
  In Combat sports: Subject to confirmation, Canelo Alvarez earned US$6Million guaranteed and 60% of the pay-per-view share, estimated at US$18M - $30M for his showdown against Jermell Charlo last weekend.
  
  While Charlo got US$1.5M guaranteed and 40% of the PPV share, say US$4.5M for running all night.
  
  Finally, only in the Solomon Islands: Honiara is just a month out from hosting the biggest sporting event in the region, but controversial contracts have overshadowed the Pacific Games.
  
  The latest one being - a multimillion-dollar contract to supply toilet paper was awarded to – wait for it - a barbershop.
  
  "It's hard to see how a barbershop gets a contract and it's prompted people to ask who the other bidders were," Youth activist Regina Lepping told Pacific Beat.
  
  And that’s a wipe, I mean a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2727s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean75fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/05-10-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e04-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--57065210
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  With one round of the Rugby World Cup 2023 pool games left to play, only two teams - Wales and England - have already qualified for the quarter-finals.
  
  Six places in the last eight are still to play for and below we outline how teams can qualify:
  
  Pool A Both quarter-final spots are to be decided but most likely to be France and New Zealand.
  
  Pool B Tonga and Romania cannot qualify for the quarter-finals. Both quarter-final places are still to be decided between Ireland, South Africa and Scotland.
  
  Pool C Wales has already qualified for the quarter-finals. The other place will be secured by either Australia or Fiji:
  Wales need one point against Georgia to guarantee top spot in Pool C.
  Fiji needs one point against Portugal to confirm second place on the head-to-head rule having already beaten Australia.
  If Fiji gets no points from the match, Australia will qualify for the quarter-finals as runners-up.
  · Georgia and Portugal cannot qualify for the quarter-finals
  
  Pool D England has qualified for the quarter-finals. The other quarter-final spot will be decided between Argentina, Japan and Samoa:
  The winner of Japan v Argentina will qualify for quarter-finals as runner-up.
  Samoa must beat England by 29 points and get a try-bonus point to qualify.
  
  In Rugby League: Jarome Luai believes there’s even more success to come from the Panthers. With the traditional lei around his neck and now a third premiership ring on his fingers, Luai said he believes his side is the greatest team of the NRL era but sent a scary warning shot to the rest of the competition that this is only the beginning.
  
  Speaking to their fans the next day, Coach Ivan Cleary, credited his team and thanked the fans for their support: “We want to be a source of community pride. I just can’t believe how many smiling, happy faces I saw last night at the ground,” Cleary said.
  
  “You guys are very lucky to have this team, these guys are awesome. I feel very fortunate to be able to lead these guys. The community of Penrith and all our Penrith crew, that’s what got us home.”
  
  Would the result have been the same if that Grand Final had been played at Suncorp?
  
  In Football: UEFA Champions League games today: Manchester United hosted Galatasaray in fact they lost to them, Bayern Munich beat Copenhag, Lens vs Arsenal, Napoli host Real Madrid, PSV vs Sevilla, Inter vs Benfica and also this morning, Leipzig are at home to defending Champions Manchester City.
  
  In SportsBiz: Colorado suffered a second straight loss to a Pac-12 opponent, falling 48-41 to USC on Saturday — but five games into the Coach Prime era, the football program has already achieved monumental financial success:
  · Ticket revenue for football games is up US$14Million from last season, after the Buffaloes sold out all tickets for the entire season for their 53,000-seat Folsom Field Stadium for the first time ever.
  
  · Single-game ticket revenue is up threefold this season and get-in prices for several of Colorado’s games have reached hundreds of dollars.
  
  In Combat sports: ‘The Problem Child’ feels confident that he can one day dethrone Canelo Alvarez. Youtuber and fake boxer Jake Paul posted on X, that he would defeat Canelo Alvarez in a fight. Along with that, he even attached a poster for the hypothetical bout.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57065210Wed, 04 Oct 2023 21:22:54 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 04 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Thursday morning 05 October 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  With one round of the Rugby World Cup 2023 pool games left to play, only two teams - Wales and England - have already qualified for the quarter-finals.
  
  Six places in the last eight are still to play for and below we outline how teams can qualify:
  
  Pool A Both quarter-final spots are to be decided but most likely to be France and New Zealand.
  
  Pool B Tonga and Romania cannot qualify for the quarter-finals. Both quarter-final places are still to be decided between Ireland, South Africa and Scotland.
  
  Pool C Wales has already qualified for the quarter-finals. The other place will be secured by either Australia or Fiji:
  Wales need one point against Georgia to guarantee top spot in Pool C.
  Fiji needs one point against Portugal to confirm second place on the head-to-head rule having already beaten Australia.
  If Fiji gets no points from the match, Australia will qualify for the quarter-finals as runners-up.
  · Georgia and Portugal cannot qualify for the quarter-finals
  
  Pool D England has qualified for the quarter-finals. The other quarter-final spot will be decided between Argentina, Japan and Samoa:
  The winner of Japan v Argentina will qualify for quarter-finals as runner-up.
  Samoa must beat England by 29 points and get a try-bonus point to qualify.
  
  In Rugby League: Jarome Luai believes there’s even more success to come from the Panthers. With the traditional lei around his neck and now a third premiership ring on his fingers, Luai said he believes his side is the greatest team of the NRL era but sent a scary warning shot to the rest of the competition that this is only the beginning.
  
  Speaking to their fans the next day, Coach Ivan Cleary, credited his team and thanked the fans for their support: “We want to be a source of community pride. I just can’t believe how many smiling, happy faces I saw last night at the ground,” Cleary said.
  
  “You guys are very lucky to have this team, these guys are awesome. I feel very fortunate to be able to lead these guys. The community of Penrith and all our Penrith crew, that’s what got us home.”
  
  Would the result have been the same if that Grand Final had been played at Suncorp?
  
  In Football: UEFA Champions League games today: Manchester United hosted Galatasaray in fact they lost to them, Bayern Munich beat Copenhag, Lens vs Arsenal, Napoli host Real Madrid, PSV vs Sevilla, Inter vs Benfica and also this morning, Leipzig are at home to defending Champions Manchester City.
  
  In SportsBiz: Colorado suffered a second straight loss to a Pac-12 opponent, falling 48-41 to USC on Saturday — but five games into the Coach Prime era, the football program has already achieved monumental financial success:
  · Ticket revenue for football games is up US$14Million from last season, after the Buffaloes sold out all tickets for the entire season for their 53,000-seat Folsom Field Stadium for the first time ever.
  
  · Single-game ticket revenue is up threefold this season and get-in prices for several of Colorado’s games have reached hundreds of dollars.
  
  In Combat sports: ‘The Problem Child’ feels confident that he can one day dethrone Canelo Alvarez. Youtuber and fake boxer Jake Paul posted on X, that he would defeat Canelo Alvarez in a fight. Along with that, he even attached a poster for the hypothetical bout.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo,...]]>2957s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean74fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-10-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e03-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--57036033
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  Just in case you were on Mars last week - all the RWC2023 results from last weekend: Uruguay 36-26 Namibia, Japan 28-22 Samoa, New Zealand 96-17 Italy, Argentina 59-5 Chile, Fiji 17-12 Georgia, Scotland 84-0 Romania, Australia 34-14 Portugal and South Africa 49-18 Tonga. England is already in the quarter finals.
  
  The maximum points Wales can achieve is 19 with a bonus point win over Georgia. If Georgia beat Wales without any bonus points in the game then Fiji can top the Pool if they beat Portugal with a bonus point. It looks like Argentina will also make the quarters.
  
  In Rugby League: The State of Queensland is still reeling from the Broncos last minute loss to the Penrith Panthers in the NRL Grand Final in Sydney on Sunday. How did they let that one slip away? Meanwhile, Nathan Cleary already a legend out west Sydney, is now an Immortal in Penrith.
  
  In Football: After completing his US$140Million move from Borussia Dortmund in the summer, Jude Bellingham has made a dream start with Spanish giants Real Madrid, equaling a record held by Cristiano Ronaldo, scoring seven goals for Los Blancos across all competitions in his first eight games.
  
  In SportsBiz: After seeing unprecedented success in the first season of its 10-year, US$2.5Billion media rights deal with MLS, Apple appears to be setting its sights on acquiring the worldwide media rights to Formula 1 races, willing to pay US$2B annually, which would double what the circuit brings in, according to BusinessF1 Magazine.
  
  Currently F1 has a long list of broadcast partners that vary by country — from ESPN in the US to Sky Sports in the UK to Fox Sports in Australia and Mexico.
  
  In Combat sports: Australian-Samoan southpaw, Jai Opetaia successfully defended his IBF World Cruiserweight title, defeating British challenger Jordan Thompson at London’s Wembley Arena on Sunday morning, securing a fourth-round TKO victory in a clinical performance, hurting Thompson on multiple occasions.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57036033Mon, 02 Oct 2023 23:33:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 03 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Tuesday morning 03 October 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  Just in case you were on Mars last week - all the RWC2023 results from last weekend: Uruguay 36-26 Namibia, Japan 28-22 Samoa, New Zealand 96-17 Italy, Argentina 59-5 Chile, Fiji 17-12 Georgia, Scotland 84-0 Romania, Australia 34-14 Portugal and South Africa 49-18 Tonga. England is already in the quarter finals.
  
  The maximum points Wales can achieve is 19 with a bonus point win over Georgia. If Georgia beat Wales without any bonus points in the game then Fiji can top the Pool if they beat Portugal with a bonus point. It looks like Argentina will also make the quarters.
  
  In Rugby League: The State of Queensland is still reeling from the Broncos last minute loss to the Penrith Panthers in the NRL Grand Final in Sydney on Sunday. How did they let that one slip away? Meanwhile, Nathan Cleary already a legend out west Sydney, is now an Immortal in Penrith.
  
  In Football: After completing his US$140Million move from Borussia Dortmund in the summer, Jude Bellingham has made a dream start with Spanish giants Real Madrid, equaling a record held by Cristiano Ronaldo, scoring seven goals for Los Blancos across all competitions in his first eight games.
  
  In SportsBiz: After seeing unprecedented success in the first season of its 10-year, US$2.5Billion media rights deal with MLS, Apple appears to be setting its sights on acquiring the worldwide media rights to Formula 1 races, willing to pay US$2B annually, which would double what the circuit brings in, according to BusinessF1 Magazine.
  
  Currently F1 has a long list of broadcast partners that vary by country — from ESPN in the US to Sky Sports in the UK to Fox Sports in Australia and Mexico.
  
  In Combat sports: Australian-Samoan southpaw, Jai Opetaia successfully defended his IBF World Cruiserweight title, defeating British challenger Jordan Thompson at London’s Wembley Arena on Sunday morning, securing a fourth-round TKO victory in a clinical performance, hurting Thompson on multiple occasions.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2147s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean73fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-10-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e02-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--57020028
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  At the RWC2023 this morning: Australia scored five tries to secure a bonus point win over Portugal 14-34. The Aussies have now played all their pool games for two wins with +1 points differential and 11 points in total. Fiji has +7 dif for 10 points and so must beat Portugal next to make the quarter finals.
  
  The Max points Wales can achieve is 19 points with a bonus point win over Georgia next Sunday. If Georgia beat Wales (without any bonus points in the game) then Fiji can top the Pool if they beat Portugal with a bonus point.
  
  Tonga against South Africa at the moment 42-18.
  
  In Rugby League: Trailing 8-24 after 58 minutes, the Penrith Panthers pulled off the biggest comeback in NRL grand final history to beat the Brisbane Broncos 24-26 at ACCOR Stadium in Sydney last night, and become the first team in 40 years to win three straight NRL Premierships.
  
  Clive Churchill Medal winner Nathan Cleary booted a crucial 40-20 and then helped set up the first of two tries, before scoring the match-winner himself in the 77th minute in one of the greatest Grand Finals ever.
  
  “It doesn’t feel real, it feels like a dream,” Cleary said.
  
  In Football: As expected, Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami has doubled their 2024 season ticket prices, with the cheapest season ticket going from US$485 to US$884 for a seat behind the goal for 17 MLS home games at US$52 per game.
  
  Seats closer to the half-way line with access to a food and drink ‘club’ area, have risen from US$3600 to US$7650.
  
  The cheapest season ticket to watch European and EPL Champions Manchester City is US$469 with the most expensive costing US$1256.
  
  At Barcelona, the lowest price for a season pass is US$380 with the most costly at US$920.
  
  In SportsBiz: NBC golf analyst, Paul Azinger says the Ryder Cup is 10 times bigger than what it was when he played in the event: “In 1991 the President of NBC was wondering why the Ryder Cup was even on his TV.”
  
  NBC Sports now pays US$440Million over 15 years for US media rights to the event.
  
  In Combat sports: Jermell Charlo got pummeled early by a trademark Canelo Alvarez body shot and ran like a scared rabbit for the rest of their 12 round Super Middleweight fight in Las Vegas yesterday, with Canelo winning an easy unanimous points decision.
  
  My Tongan girlfriend would have put up a better scrap than that with her sasa broom!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57020028Mon, 02 Oct 2023 00:24:18 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 02 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Monday morning 02 October 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  At the RWC2023 this morning: Australia scored five tries to secure a bonus point win over Portugal 14-34. The Aussies have now played all their pool games for two wins with +1 points differential and 11 points in total. Fiji has +7 dif for 10 points and so must beat Portugal next to make the quarter finals.
  
  The Max points Wales can achieve is 19 points with a bonus point win over Georgia next Sunday. If Georgia beat Wales (without any bonus points in the game) then Fiji can top the Pool if they beat Portugal with a bonus point.
  
  Tonga against South Africa at the moment 42-18.
  
  In Rugby League: Trailing 8-24 after 58 minutes, the Penrith Panthers pulled off the biggest comeback in NRL grand final history to beat the Brisbane Broncos 24-26 at ACCOR Stadium in Sydney last night, and become the first team in 40 years to win three straight NRL Premierships.
  
  Clive Churchill Medal winner Nathan Cleary booted a crucial 40-20 and then helped set up the first of two tries, before scoring the match-winner himself in the 77th minute in one of the greatest Grand Finals ever.
  
  “It doesn’t feel real, it feels like a dream,” Cleary said.
  
  In Football: As expected, Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami has doubled their 2024 season ticket prices, with the cheapest season ticket going from US$485 to US$884 for a seat behind the goal for 17 MLS home games at US$52 per game.
  
  Seats closer to the half-way line with access to a food and drink ‘club’ area, have risen from US$3600 to US$7650.
  
  The cheapest season ticket to watch European and EPL Champions Manchester City is US$469 with the most expensive costing US$1256.
  
  At Barcelona, the lowest price for a season pass is US$380 with the most costly at US$920.
  
  In SportsBiz: NBC golf analyst, Paul Azinger says the Ryder Cup is 10 times bigger than what it was when he played in the event: “In 1991 the President of NBC was wondering why the Ryder Cup was even on his TV.”
  
  NBC Sports now pays US$440Million over 15 years for US media rights to the event.
  
  In Combat sports: Jermell Charlo got pummeled early by a trademark Canelo Alvarez body shot and ran like a scared rabbit for the rest of their 12 round Super Middleweight fight in Las Vegas yesterday, with Canelo winning an easy unanimous points decision.
  
  My Tongan girlfriend would have put up a better scrap than that with her sasa broom!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2547s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean72fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-10-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s07e01-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--57006962
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  At the RWC2023: Fiji did just enough to beat Georgia in Bordeux this morning, fighting back to win it 17-12 after the brave Lelos led 9-0 at the break.
  
  Tries to Captain fantastic Waisea Nayacalevu and the bossman Vinaya Habosi benefitting off a tough driving half break from the demolition man Levani Botia.
  
  Now for Portugal and a quarterfinal.
  
  Tomorrow we tip Australia to pancake Portugal and Tonga to toogaloo South Africa.
  
  So the state of play in Pool C is as follows:
  · Wales has won 3 games for +60 differential for 14points
  · Fiji has played 3 games won 2 with +7 differential for 10 points
  · Australia has played 3 won 1 with -21 differential @ 06 points
  
  The Max points Wales can achieve is 19 points with a bonus point win over Georgia next Sunday.
  
  Fiji must beat Portugal next Monday to make the quarter finals, because the Max points Australia can achieve is 11 points with a bonus point win over Portugal tomorrow morning.
  
  If Georgia beat Wales (without any bonus points) then Fiji can top the Pool if they beat Portugal with a bonus point.
  
  In Rugby League: Grand Final day today in Sydney for the NRL Premiership with key match ups all over the park: Dylan Edwards vs Reece Walsh, Stephen Crichton vs Herbie Farnworth, Brian To’o vs Selwyn Cobbo, Jarome Luai vs Ezra Mam and Nathan Cleary vs Adam Reynolds.
  
  We tip the Panthers to win a close one if they can contain Reece Walsh, Adam Reynolds and Payne Haas.
  
  In Football: Manchester City slipped to a shock first Premier League loss of the season when they were beaten 2-1 at Wolverhampton Wanderers overnight, while Tottenham overcame nine-man Liverpool by the same score thanks to a stoppage-time Joel Matip own goal.
  
  Manchester United's sorry season continued with a 1-0 home loss to Crystal Palace but there were no such troubles for Arsenal who, along with Spurs, closed the gap on Man City to one point with a rampant 4-0 win at Bournemouth.
  
  In Combat sports: The Gypsy King versus the Ukrainian Warrior fight has finally been confirmed yesterday, with the WBC World Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury battling IBF, WBO and WBA World Champion Oleksandr Usyk at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 23 December.
  
  Fury will first take on former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in a non-title exhibition bout on 28 October.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57006962Sat, 30 Sep 2023 23:48:13 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 01 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Sunday morning 01 October 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  At the RWC2023: Fiji did just enough to beat Georgia in Bordeux this morning, fighting back to win it 17-12 after the brave Lelos led 9-0 at the break.
  
  Tries to Captain fantastic Waisea Nayacalevu and the bossman Vinaya Habosi benefitting off a tough driving half break from the demolition man Levani Botia.
  
  Now for Portugal and a quarterfinal.
  
  Tomorrow we tip Australia to pancake Portugal and Tonga to toogaloo South Africa.
  
  So the state of play in Pool C is as follows:
  · Wales has won 3 games for +60 differential for 14points
  · Fiji has played 3 games won 2 with +7 differential for 10 points
  · Australia has played 3 won 1 with -21 differential @ 06 points
  
  The Max points Wales can achieve is 19 points with a bonus point win over Georgia next Sunday.
  
  Fiji must beat Portugal next Monday to make the quarter finals, because the Max points Australia can achieve is 11 points with a bonus point win over Portugal tomorrow morning.
  
  If Georgia beat Wales (without any bonus points) then Fiji can top the Pool if they beat Portugal with a bonus point.
  
  In Rugby League: Grand Final day today in Sydney for the NRL Premiership with key match ups all over the park: Dylan Edwards vs Reece Walsh, Stephen Crichton vs Herbie Farnworth, Brian To’o vs Selwyn Cobbo, Jarome Luai vs Ezra Mam and Nathan Cleary vs Adam Reynolds.
  
  We tip the Panthers to win a close one if they can contain Reece Walsh, Adam Reynolds and Payne Haas.
  
  In Football: Manchester City slipped to a shock first Premier League loss of the season when they were beaten 2-1 at Wolverhampton Wanderers overnight, while Tottenham overcame nine-man Liverpool by the same score thanks to a stoppage-time Joel Matip own goal.
  
  Manchester United's sorry season continued with a 1-0 home loss to Crystal Palace but there were no such troubles for Arsenal who, along with Spurs, closed the gap on Man City to one point with a rampant 4-0 win at Bournemouth.
  
  In Combat sports: The Gypsy King versus the Ukrainian Warrior fight has finally been confirmed yesterday, with the WBC World Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury battling IBF, WBO and WBA World Champion Oleksandr Usyk at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 23 December.
  
  Fury will first take on former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in a non-title exhibition bout on 28 October.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2337s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean71fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/30-09-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e83-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56998586
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  So we start with RWC2023: The All Blacks scored 14 tries with Aaron Smith grabbing three as they trashed Italy 17-96 in Lyon this morning.
  
  Japan’s 28-22 win over Samoa yesterday means Japan is still alive for a quarterfinal and it will come down to their do-or-die game against Argentina next (did I say Italy?), Manu Samoa has to beat England.
  
  Meanwhile, Simon Raiwalui has named his strongest Flying Fijians side to googaloo Georgia tomorrow morning.
  
  Other key games tomorrow: Australia to pancake Portugal and Tonga to toogaloo South Africa.
  
  In Rugby League: As usual, the NRL Dally M Team of the Year is stacked full of Pacific Islanders. This 2023 team is 69% PIs starting with: 1 Kalyn Ponga, 2 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak and 3 Jamayne Isaako, 4 Stephen Crichton and 5 Herbie Farnworth, 6 Ezra Mam, 7 Shaun Johnson, 9 Harry Grant, 8 Payne Haas and 10 Addin Fonua-Blake, 11 Liam Martin and 12 David Fifita and 13 Patrick Carrigan.
  
  In Football: Former Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos was the victim of a horrifying home invasion while he was away on UEFA Champions League duty with Sevilla last week.
  
  The 37-year-old, was playing against French side Lens in the premier European competition when thieves broke in, bypassing the security alarm system at his home in an estate in southern Spain, before 'terrorising' his four young children and their two nannies.
  
  In Combat sports: Canelo Saul Alvarez predicts that he will win his undisputed Super Middleweight fight against Jermell Charlo on Sunday – “It’s going to be a great fight but I’m going to win, for sure – I feel it,” he said with a smile. “I want to show him why I’m here. Why I’m one of the best.”
  
  And in Boxing Breaking News: The Gypsy King versus Ukrainian Warrior fight has finally been confirmed for megamillons more on that tomorrow.
  
  Only in the USA: If you thought the Coach Prime hype would be crashing back down to earth after last week’s 42-6 loss to Oregon, have I got news for you!
  
  With No. 8 USC visiting Colorado on Saturday, Boulder is once again the Hollywood of college football.
  
  LeBron James, Matthew McConaughey and Jay-Z top a growing list of celebrities rumored to be attending the game — Deion Sanders said the number is probably three times higher than what’s being reported.
  
  The game will air on Fox’s coveted “Big Noon Saturday” slot and could break a Pac-12 viewership record.
  
  The University of Colorado sold out of all tickets for the entire season for the first time in history, and is one of the hottest tickets in college football period.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56998586Fri, 29 Sep 2023 21:29:11 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 83 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Saturday 30 September 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  So we start with RWC2023: The All Blacks scored 14 tries with Aaron Smith grabbing three as they trashed Italy 17-96 in Lyon this morning.
  
  Japan’s 28-22 win over Samoa yesterday means Japan is still alive for a quarterfinal and it will come down to their do-or-die game against Argentina next (did I say Italy?), Manu Samoa has to beat England.
  
  Meanwhile, Simon Raiwalui has named his strongest Flying Fijians side to googaloo Georgia tomorrow morning.
  
  Other key games tomorrow: Australia to pancake Portugal and Tonga to toogaloo South Africa.
  
  In Rugby League: As usual, the NRL Dally M Team of the Year is stacked full of Pacific Islanders. This 2023 team is 69% PIs starting with: 1 Kalyn Ponga, 2 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak and 3 Jamayne Isaako, 4 Stephen Crichton and 5 Herbie Farnworth, 6 Ezra Mam, 7 Shaun Johnson, 9 Harry Grant, 8 Payne Haas and 10 Addin Fonua-Blake, 11 Liam Martin and 12 David Fifita and 13 Patrick Carrigan.
  
  In Football: Former Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos was the victim of a horrifying home invasion while he was away on UEFA Champions League duty with Sevilla last week.
  
  The 37-year-old, was playing against French side Lens in the premier European competition when thieves broke in, bypassing the security alarm system at his home in an estate in southern Spain, before 'terrorising' his four young children and their two nannies.
  
  In Combat sports: Canelo Saul Alvarez predicts that he will win his undisputed Super Middleweight fight against Jermell Charlo on Sunday – “It’s going to be a great fight but I’m going to win, for sure – I feel it,” he said with a smile. “I want to show him why I’m here. Why I’m one of the best.”
  
  And in Boxing Breaking News: The Gypsy King versus Ukrainian Warrior fight has finally been confirmed for megamillons more on that tomorrow.
  
  Only in the USA: If you thought the Coach Prime hype would be crashing back down to earth after last week’s 42-6 loss to Oregon, have I got news for you!
  
  With No. 8 USC visiting Colorado on Saturday, Boulder is once again the Hollywood of college football.
  
  LeBron James, Matthew McConaughey and Jay-Z top a growing list of celebrities rumored to be attending the game — Deion Sanders said the number is probably three times higher than what’s being reported.
  
  The game will air on Fox’s coveted “Big Noon Saturday” slot and could break a Pac-12 viewership record.
  
  The University of Colorado sold out of all tickets for the entire season for the first time in history, and is one of the hottest tickets in college football period.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2527s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean683fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-09-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e82-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56965371
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  So we start with our world famous tips for RWC2023 games this weekend: Uruguay to uluru Namibia, Samoa to samurai Japan, New Zealand to upthewahs Italy, Chile to bongo Argentina, Fiji to googaloo Georgia, Scotland to sasamaki Romania, Australia to pancake Portugal and Tonga to toogaloo South Africa.
  
  In Rugby League: Newcastle Knights superstar Kalyn Ponga has stormed home to win the 2023 Dally M Medal from NZ Warriors veteran Shaun Johnson by just one point.
  
  Ponga earned the maximum six points in Round 26 and with the big contenders rested in Round 27, it was enough to overhaul Johnson for the win.
  
  “It’s a pretty crazy feeling standing up here in front of so much talent… I feel honoured, humbled and very lucky,” Ponga said.
  
  In Football: Manchester United cruised into the League Cup fourth round with a 3-0 win against Crystal Palace yesterday, following Saturday’s narrow Premier League victory at Burnley.
  
  Their second successive win eases the pressure at least a little on Erik10 and his players, who have been under fire after a disappointing start to the season.
  
  In SportsBiz: More Messi Magic - FIFA is planting roots in the US, specifically in South Florida, capitalizing on a hot market stoked by Lionel Messi.
  
  Even the Argentina Football Association is building an official training facility near Miami Beach that would serve as its headquarters in the US.
  
  Now, FIFA is moving more than 100 jobs from its headquarters in Switzerland to Florida, to house the organization’s legal, audit, compliance and risk management teams.
  
  The move makes sense for FIFA, which has big business in North America over the next few years, with US, Canada and Mexico co-hosting the FIFA World Cup 2026, the revamped FIFA Club World Cup will take place in the US and the US and Mexico’s joint bid for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 will also likely be selected.
  
  Either way, FIFA will be spending a lot more time stateside — and Miami will continue to be the soccer capital of the US for the foreseeable future.
  
  In Combat sports: Australia’s Tim Tszyu says Jermell Charlo is not on the same level as world boxing’s other undisputed champions and will learn that in spectacular fashion this Sunday – when he gets knocked out by Canelo Alvarez.
  
  Charlo is moving up two weight divisions to try and dethrone undisputed Super Middleweight king Alvarez.
  
  Tszyu’s prediction is in line with Hall of Famer Oscar De La Hoya, yet at odds with legendary US coach Freddie Roach -- who told reporters in Las Vegas overnight he sees Charlo earning an upset KO.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56965371Wed, 27 Sep 2023 21:27:36 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 82 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Thursday 28 September 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  So we start with our world famous tips for RWC2023 games this weekend: Uruguay to uluru Namibia, Samoa to samurai Japan, New Zealand to upthewahs Italy, Chile to bongo Argentina, Fiji to googaloo Georgia, Scotland to sasamaki Romania, Australia to pancake Portugal and Tonga to toogaloo South Africa.
  
  In Rugby League: Newcastle Knights superstar Kalyn Ponga has stormed home to win the 2023 Dally M Medal from NZ Warriors veteran Shaun Johnson by just one point.
  
  Ponga earned the maximum six points in Round 26 and with the big contenders rested in Round 27, it was enough to overhaul Johnson for the win.
  
  “It’s a pretty crazy feeling standing up here in front of so much talent… I feel honoured, humbled and very lucky,” Ponga said.
  
  In Football: Manchester United cruised into the League Cup fourth round with a 3-0 win against Crystal Palace yesterday, following Saturday’s narrow Premier League victory at Burnley.
  
  Their second successive win eases the pressure at least a little on Erik10 and his players, who have been under fire after a disappointing start to the season.
  
  In SportsBiz: More Messi Magic - FIFA is planting roots in the US, specifically in South Florida, capitalizing on a hot market stoked by Lionel Messi.
  
  Even the Argentina Football Association is building an official training facility near Miami Beach that would serve as its headquarters in the US.
  
  Now, FIFA is moving more than 100 jobs from its headquarters in Switzerland to Florida, to house the organization’s legal, audit, compliance and risk management teams.
  
  The move makes sense for FIFA, which has big business in North America over the next few years, with US, Canada and Mexico co-hosting the FIFA World Cup 2026, the revamped FIFA Club World Cup will take place in the US and the US and Mexico’s joint bid for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 will also likely be selected.
  
  Either way, FIFA will be spending a lot more time stateside — and Miami will continue to be the soccer capital of the US for the foreseeable future.
  
  In Combat sports: Australia’s Tim Tszyu says Jermell Charlo is not on the same level as world boxing’s other undisputed champions and will learn that in spectacular fashion this Sunday – when he gets knocked out by Canelo Alvarez.
  
  Charlo is moving up two weight divisions to try and dethrone undisputed Super Middleweight king Alvarez.
  
  Tszyu’s prediction is in line with Hall of Famer Oscar De La Hoya, yet at odds with legendary US coach Freddie Roach -- who told reporters in Las Vegas overnight he sees Charlo earning an upset KO.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2547s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean682fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-09-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e81-teivovosports-teivovodigital--56948970
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  At the Rugby World Cup 2023: Vaea Fifita of Tonga is suspended for four games after appearing before an independent Judicial Committee in Paris this morning, for his red card in Tonga’s RWC2023 game against Scotland in Nice on Sunday, for dangerous charging into ruck or maul.
  
  The independent Judicial Committee was chaired by Brenda Heather-Latu of Samoa, joined by former international players Leon Lloyd of England and Mike Mika of Samoa.
  
  In Rugby League: The NRL grand final teams are in with Penrith’s Ivan Cleary and Brisbane’s Kevin Walters deciding on their sides for the decider at Accor Stadium on Sunday.
  
  The Broncos have overcome several injuries scares, with Reece Walsh, Herbie Farnworth and Adam Reynolds all cleared to play.
  
  Meanwhile, Jarome Luai will soon have to choose between his beloved Panthers or moving to greener pastures.
  
  The two-time premiership winning No. 6 will hit the open market in November, with rival Clubs already lining up to sign him.
  
  Penrith have reportedly told Luai they can only afford to offer him A$800,000 per season, but the 26-year-old could attract long-term offers around A$1.2Million per season.
  
  And in Football: Taking into account, all match results from last season across all competitions, pre-season results and the current season after last weekend's results, a supercomputer has predicted how the 2023/24 Premier League will pan out as follows: Manchester City to win a fourth consecutive league title, with Liverpool finishing eight points behind in second, with Tottenham and Arsenal are tipped to finish third with Newcastle rounding out the Champions League spots.
  
  In SportsBiz: Fox appears to be choosing live college sports over scripted entertainment after ending its five-year, billion-dollar run with the WWE.
  
  In October 2024, WWE’s Friday night showcase “SmackDown” will transition from Fox to USA Network under a reported five-year, US$1.4Billion deal with NBCUniversal, which Fox had been paying US$205Million a year for the rights.
  
  In Combat sports: Top Rank CEO Bob Arum claims that former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is a bigger threat to Tyson Fury compared to his past fights with Dillian Whyte and Derek Chisora.
  
  Ngannou is set to face the WBC World Heavyweight Champion in Saudi Arabia on 28 October in what will be his professional boxing debut.
  
  "Absolutely this is a more dangerous fight!" Arum told Pro Boxing Fans. "Ngannou hits harder than either Chisora or Whyte, and when you’re in with a puncher like that, and you’re not in perfect shape, that’s when you can get knocked out.
  
  Arum added, “Ngannou is a tremendous puncher, probably the best puncher in the history of the UFC. This is going to be a really interesting fight. It’s going to be fun to watch.”
  
  In US Sports: The University of Colorado football team’s joy ride, piloted by inspirational Head Coach Deion Sanders has crash-landed, after their month-long national frenzy during which Sanders led Colorado to a 3-0 start — in turn driving tens of millions in earned media for the university, network rivalries, ticket furor, ratings surges and even extra sunglasses sales — Oregon dominated the Buffaloes 42-6 on Saturday.
  
  “Good old-fashioned butt-kicking. No excuses, no nothing,” Sanders said.
  
  You got that right Coach Prime!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56948970Tue, 26 Sep 2023 23:10:15 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 81 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Wednesday 27 September 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  At the Rugby World Cup 2023: Vaea Fifita of Tonga is suspended for four games after appearing before an independent Judicial Committee in Paris this morning, for his red card in Tonga’s RWC2023 game against Scotland in Nice on Sunday, for dangerous charging into ruck or maul.
  
  The independent Judicial Committee was chaired by Brenda Heather-Latu of Samoa, joined by former international players Leon Lloyd of England and Mike Mika of Samoa.
  
  In Rugby League: The NRL grand final teams are in with Penrith’s Ivan Cleary and Brisbane’s Kevin Walters deciding on their sides for the decider at Accor Stadium on Sunday.
  
  The Broncos have overcome several injuries scares, with Reece Walsh, Herbie Farnworth and Adam Reynolds all cleared to play.
  
  Meanwhile, Jarome Luai will soon have to choose between his beloved Panthers or moving to greener pastures.
  
  The two-time premiership winning No. 6 will hit the open market in November, with rival Clubs already lining up to sign him.
  
  Penrith have reportedly told Luai they can only afford to offer him A$800,000 per season, but the 26-year-old could attract long-term offers around A$1.2Million per season.
  
  And in Football: Taking into account, all match results from last season across all competitions, pre-season results and the current season after last weekend's results, a supercomputer has predicted how the 2023/24 Premier League will pan out as follows: Manchester City to win a fourth consecutive league title, with Liverpool finishing eight points behind in second, with Tottenham and Arsenal are tipped to finish third with Newcastle rounding out the Champions League spots.
  
  In SportsBiz: Fox appears to be choosing live college sports over scripted entertainment after ending its five-year, billion-dollar run with the WWE.
  
  In October 2024, WWE’s Friday night showcase “SmackDown” will transition from Fox to USA Network under a reported five-year, US$1.4Billion deal with NBCUniversal, which Fox had been paying US$205Million a year for the rights.
  
  In Combat sports: Top Rank CEO Bob Arum claims that former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is a bigger threat to Tyson Fury compared to his past fights with Dillian Whyte and Derek Chisora.
  
  Ngannou is set to face the WBC World Heavyweight Champion in Saudi Arabia on 28 October in what will be his professional boxing debut.
  
  "Absolutely this is a more dangerous fight!" Arum told Pro Boxing Fans. "Ngannou hits harder than either Chisora or Whyte, and when you’re in with a puncher like that, and you’re not in perfect shape, that’s when you can get knocked out.
  
  Arum added, “Ngannou is a tremendous puncher, probably the best puncher in the history of the UFC. This is going to be a really interesting fight. It’s going to be fun to watch.”
  
  In US Sports: The University of Colorado football team’s joy ride, piloted by inspirational Head Coach Deion Sanders has crash-landed, after their month-long national frenzy during which Sanders led Colorado to a 3-0 start — in turn driving tens of millions in earned media for the university, network rivalries, ticket furor, ratings surges and even extra sunglasses sales — Oregon dominated the Buffaloes 42-6 on Saturday.
  
  “Good old-fashioned butt-kicking. No excuses, no nothing,” Sanders said.
  
  You got that right Coach Prime!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  3047s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean681fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-09-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e80-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56931966
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  At the Rugby World Cup 2023: While Fiji is a big chance to make the quarter-finals, Samoa must beat Japan next to stay alive for a chance at making it too, and hope that the South American rivalry will boost rugby minnows Chile against powerhouse Argentina.
  
  Meanwhile, Ben Tameifuna’s Tongan team is doing it tough in the Pool of Death. After tough losses against Ireland and Scotland, where No. 8 Vaea Fifita had his yellow card upgraded to a red, they play the South Africans next Monday morning.
  
  In Rugby League: Debate is raging over whether the Bunker should be allowed to intervene for blatant forward passes following a howler in the preliminary final where Reece Walsh threw an obvious forward pass to Selwyn Cobbo but it was missed by the on-field officials.
  
  The Bunker cannot rule on forward passes because they are considered too subjective, but the NRL is now considering changing that rule for next season.
  
  And in Football: Marcus Rashford crashed his £700,000 Black Badge Wraith Rolls-Royce near Manchester United’s Carrington base after his team’s 1-0 win at Burnley.
  
  Not to worry fans, Rashford owns three Rolls-Royces – the one involved in the crash, a £390,000 Black Badge Cullinan and a £560,000 Cullinan Blue Shadow.
  
  Meanwhile in the laid back city of Amsterdam, Ajax fans went bananas after bitter rivals, Feyenoord had taken a 3-0 first-half lead at the Johan Cruyff Arena, sparking ugly scenes from the hardcore supporters of Ajax, who lobbed flares onto the pitch, forcing the game to be abandoned on Sunday.
  
  The unrest spilt out of the stadium, as furious Ajax fans smashed into the main entrance, prompting riot police on horseback to fire tear gas to disperse the crowd.
  
  In SportsBiz: Last weekend’s Berlin marathon saw Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa shatter the women’s world record set in 2019 - by more than two minutes to finish in 2hr 11 min 53 seconds.
  
  The Ethiopian caught the eye not only for her startling performance and finish time but also for the shoes she was sporting, which made their debut on Sunday.
  
  The Adizero Adios Pro Evo 1 - soon to be released to the general public - will retail for around £400 and are reportedly only designed to last for one race.
  
  At just 138 grams, the ADIDAS shoe comes with a new foam design with a 39mm heel and a first-of-its-kind rocker at the front of the shoe which propels the runner forward at even greater speed while expending less energy.
  
  The only downside to the shoe’s mainstream appeal is that it is only meant to last for one race.
  
  In Combat sports: Fading Kiwi-Nigerian UFC star, Israel Adesanya, pleaded guilty to drink driving at Auckland District Court yesterday morning, in relation to an incident on 19 August – three weeks before his UFC championship fight in Sydney, against American challenger and now champion, Sean Strickland.
  
  Check this out, Adesanya’s blood test result on the night was 87mls of alcohol per 100mls of blood – what???
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56931966Tue, 26 Sep 2023 01:45:21 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 80 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Tuesday 26 September 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  At the Rugby World Cup 2023: While Fiji is a big chance to make the quarter-finals, Samoa must beat Japan next to stay alive for a chance at making it too, and hope that the South American rivalry will boost rugby minnows Chile against powerhouse Argentina.
  
  Meanwhile, Ben Tameifuna’s Tongan team is doing it tough in the Pool of Death. After tough losses against Ireland and Scotland, where No. 8 Vaea Fifita had his yellow card upgraded to a red, they play the South Africans next Monday morning.
  
  In Rugby League: Debate is raging over whether the Bunker should be allowed to intervene for blatant forward passes following a howler in the preliminary final where Reece Walsh threw an obvious forward pass to Selwyn Cobbo but it was missed by the on-field officials.
  
  The Bunker cannot rule on forward passes because they are considered too subjective, but the NRL is now considering changing that rule for next season.
  
  And in Football: Marcus Rashford crashed his £700,000 Black Badge Wraith Rolls-Royce near Manchester United’s Carrington base after his team’s 1-0 win at Burnley.
  
  Not to worry fans, Rashford owns three Rolls-Royces – the one involved in the crash, a £390,000 Black Badge Cullinan and a £560,000 Cullinan Blue Shadow.
  
  Meanwhile in the laid back city of Amsterdam, Ajax fans went bananas after bitter rivals, Feyenoord had taken a 3-0 first-half lead at the Johan Cruyff Arena, sparking ugly scenes from the hardcore supporters of Ajax, who lobbed flares onto the pitch, forcing the game to be abandoned on Sunday.
  
  The unrest spilt out of the stadium, as furious Ajax fans smashed into the main entrance, prompting riot police on horseback to fire tear gas to disperse the crowd.
  
  In SportsBiz: Last weekend’s Berlin marathon saw Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa shatter the women’s world record set in 2019 - by more than two minutes to finish in 2hr 11 min 53 seconds.
  
  The Ethiopian caught the eye not only for her startling performance and finish time but also for the shoes she was sporting, which made their debut on Sunday.
  
  The Adizero Adios Pro Evo 1 - soon to be released to the general public - will retail for around £400 and are reportedly only designed to last for one race.
  
  At just 138 grams, the ADIDAS shoe comes with a new foam design with a 39mm heel and a first-of-its-kind rocker at the front of the shoe which propels the runner forward at even greater speed while expending less energy.
  
  The only downside to the shoe’s mainstream appeal is that it is only meant to last for one race.
  
  In Combat sports: Fading Kiwi-Nigerian UFC star, Israel Adesanya, pleaded guilty to drink driving at Auckland District Court yesterday morning, in relation to an incident on 19 August – three weeks before his UFC championship fight in Sydney, against American challenger and now champion, Sean Strickland.
  
  Check this out, Adesanya’s blood test result on the night was 87mls of alcohol per 100mls of blood – what???
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting...]]>2667s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean680fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-09-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e79-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56929882
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  All the Rugby World Cup 2023 results from this weekend: Wales 40-6 Australia in Lyon this morning, but no bonus points. Earlier, Scotland 45-17 Tonga, Ireland 13-8 South Africa, England 71-0 Chile, Georgia 18-18 Portugal, Argentina 19-10 Samoa, France 96-0 Namibia and Italy 38-17 Uruguay.
  
  The State of play in Pool C:
  · Wales has played and won 3 games for a +60 points differential for 12 points +2 bonus points for a total of 14 points.
  · Fiji has played 2 GAMES for one win and +1 differential for 04 points +2 bonus points total 6 points.
  · Australia has played 3 won 1 at -21 dif for 05 points +01 bonus point so 6.
  
  The maximum points Wales can achieve is 19 points if they beat Georgia with a bonus point.
  
  The maximum Fiji can achieve is 16 points if they win both remaining games with a bonus point. Even two wins without bonus points is enough for Fiji to go through to the RWC2023 quarter-finals.
  
  The maximum Australia can achieve is 11 points.
  
  Only if Georgia beat Wales then Fiji can top the Pool if we win both our games with bonus points.
  
  In Rugby League: So at the end of another colossal NRL season, having played 24 rounds of tough uncompromising rugby league, the 17 Clubs have been whittled down to the top two - the Brisbane Broncos and the Penrith Panthers to face off in the NRL Grand Final for 2023 this weekend.
  
  And in Football: Phil Foden and Erling Haaland struck inside the first 15 minutes as Man City extended their perfect start in the Premier League to six games, five points clear at the top of the EPL despite having Rodri controversially sent-off in a fiery 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Saturday, while Manchester United snapped their losing streak by beating Burnley 1-0.
  
  In Combat sports: Since making his UFC debut in 2020, Khamzat Chimaev has always represented Sweden since moving there at the age of 18 from Chechnya, but according to Russian media, Chimaev will no longer represent Sweden, due to the burning of the Koran there in public recently and he will now represent the United Arab Emirates.
  
  In SportsBiz: Loosely described as baseball’s version of the Harlem Globetrotters, the Savannah Bananas 2023 World Tour from California to Maine, drew more than 550,000 fans and boosted their TikTok following past 7.6 million — more than the MLB.
  
  The Bananas also have 2.1m followers on Instagram and 1.5m on Facebook, easily surpassing the New York Yankees.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56929882Sun, 24 Sep 2023 22:09:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 79 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Monday 25 September 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  All the Rugby World Cup 2023 results from this weekend: Wales 40-6 Australia in Lyon this morning, but no bonus points. Earlier, Scotland 45-17 Tonga, Ireland 13-8 South Africa, England 71-0 Chile, Georgia 18-18 Portugal, Argentina 19-10 Samoa, France 96-0 Namibia and Italy 38-17 Uruguay.
  
  The State of play in Pool C:
  · Wales has played and won 3 games for a +60 points differential for 12 points +2 bonus points for a total of 14 points.
  · Fiji has played 2 GAMES for one win and +1 differential for 04 points +2 bonus points total 6 points.
  · Australia has played 3 won 1 at -21 dif for 05 points +01 bonus point so 6.
  
  The maximum points Wales can achieve is 19 points if they beat Georgia with a bonus point.
  
  The maximum Fiji can achieve is 16 points if they win both remaining games with a bonus point. Even two wins without bonus points is enough for Fiji to go through to the RWC2023 quarter-finals.
  
  The maximum Australia can achieve is 11 points.
  
  Only if Georgia beat Wales then Fiji can top the Pool if we win both our games with bonus points.
  
  In Rugby League: So at the end of another colossal NRL season, having played 24 rounds of tough uncompromising rugby league, the 17 Clubs have been whittled down to the top two - the Brisbane Broncos and the Penrith Panthers to face off in the NRL Grand Final for 2023 this weekend.
  
  And in Football: Phil Foden and Erling Haaland struck inside the first 15 minutes as Man City extended their perfect start in the Premier League to six games, five points clear at the top of the EPL despite having Rodri controversially sent-off in a fiery 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Saturday, while Manchester United snapped their losing streak by beating Burnley 1-0.
  
  In Combat sports: Since making his UFC debut in 2020, Khamzat Chimaev has always represented Sweden since moving there at the age of 18 from Chechnya, but according to Russian media, Chimaev will no longer represent Sweden, due to the burning of the Koran there in public recently and he will now represent the United Arab Emirates.
  
  In SportsBiz: Loosely described as baseball’s version of the Harlem Globetrotters, the Savannah Bananas 2023 World Tour from California to Maine, drew more than 550,000 fans and boosted their TikTok following past 7.6 million — more than the MLB.
  
  The Bananas also have 2.1m followers on Instagram and 1.5m on Facebook, easily surpassing the New York Yankees.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2617s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean679fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-09-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e78-teivovosports-teivovodigital--56912131
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  The latest RWC2023 results so far this weekend: England 71-0 Chile in Lille, Georgia 18-18 Portugal in Toulouse, Argentina 19-10 Samoa, France 96-0 Namibia, Italy 38-17 Uruguay and we tip Ireland to trip up South Africa in Paris later this morning.
  
  Tomorrow at 3:45AM Scotland vs Tonga in Nice and at 7AM Wales vs Australia in Lyon.
  
  Wallabies Head Coach Eddie Jones said yesterday: “Every team has matches like this during a Rugby World Cup and for this young team it is this week. We’ve prepared well, are focused on what we need to do, and we’re ready to fight.”
  
  In Rugby League: The Australia PM’s XIII escaped with a hard fought 30-18 win over the Papua New Guinea PM’s XIII in Port Moresby, with Australian Head Coach Mal Meninga praising both sides post-game as well as the PNG fans, who came out in droves to support their country yesterday.
  
  “The PNG side played really well, but I’m really proud of my guys as well. Rugby league is the winner.”
  
  In the NRL Semi-finals: The New Zealand Warriors scored first against the Broncos last night, when Dallin Watene-Zelezniak finished off a slick movement from Shaun Johnson to take an early lead. But the Broncos dominated the rest of their semi-final for a 42-12 win at Suncorp, with Reece Walsh stealing the show.
  
  Yesterday, the Panthers booked a spot in their fourth consecutive grand final after thrashing the Storm 4-38 — their biggest-ever win in a final.
  
  Powerhouse winger Brian To’o bagged a hat-trick, thanks to the smarts of Nathan Cleary and effort of Isaah Yeo.
  
  In SportsBiz: The Marshall Islands — a chain of islands in the north Pacific Ocean with just 60,000 inhabitants has formed its first national soccer team. They were the last country recognized by the United Nations without a national soccer team.
  
  So now, the Marshall Islands will receive at least US1Million from FIFA for football development.
  
  And un Football: After their Clubs spent nearly US$1Billion buying new players and superstars like Neymar and Karim Benzema, the Saudi Pro League is averaging only 8,500 fans per game, a 24% increase from last year, but much lower than the 40,000 the EPL averages.
  
  In Combat sports: Ex-UFC star, Jason ‘Mayhem’ Miller has been arrested again.
  
  Miller, was arrested for the twelfth time in the last 12 years following an altercation at a West Hollywood nightclub last month.
  
  By the time Police arrived on the scene, Miller had fled, but he was arrested the following night after returning to the nightclub.
  
  ‘Mayhem’ has served time for felony domestic violence, vandalism, attempted grand theft, and resisting arrest.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56912131Fri, 22 Sep 2023 21:41:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 78 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Sunday 23 September 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  The latest RWC2023 results so far this weekend: England 71-0 Chile in Lille, Georgia 18-18 Portugal in Toulouse, Argentina 19-10 Samoa, France 96-0 Namibia, Italy 38-17 Uruguay and we tip Ireland to trip up South Africa in Paris later this morning.
  
  Tomorrow at 3:45AM Scotland vs Tonga in Nice and at 7AM Wales vs Australia in Lyon.
  
  Wallabies Head Coach Eddie Jones said yesterday: “Every team has matches like this during a Rugby World Cup and for this young team it is this week. We’ve prepared well, are focused on what we need to do, and we’re ready to fight.”
  
  In Rugby League: The Australia PM’s XIII escaped with a hard fought 30-18 win over the Papua New Guinea PM’s XIII in Port Moresby, with Australian Head Coach Mal Meninga praising both sides post-game as well as the PNG fans, who came out in droves to support their country yesterday.
  
  “The PNG side played really well, but I’m really proud of my guys as well. Rugby league is the winner.”
  
  In the NRL Semi-finals: The New Zealand Warriors scored first against the Broncos last night, when Dallin Watene-Zelezniak finished off a slick movement from Shaun Johnson to take an early lead. But the Broncos dominated the rest of their semi-final for a 42-12 win at Suncorp, with Reece Walsh stealing the show.
  
  Yesterday, the Panthers booked a spot in their fourth consecutive grand final after thrashing the Storm 4-38 — their biggest-ever win in a final.
  
  Powerhouse winger Brian To’o bagged a hat-trick, thanks to the smarts of Nathan Cleary and effort of Isaah Yeo.
  
  In SportsBiz: The Marshall Islands — a chain of islands in the north Pacific Ocean with just 60,000 inhabitants has formed its first national soccer team. They were the last country recognized by the United Nations without a national soccer team.
  
  So now, the Marshall Islands will receive at least US1Million from FIFA for football development.
  
  And un Football: After their Clubs spent nearly US$1Billion buying new players and superstars like Neymar and Karim Benzema, the Saudi Pro League is averaging only 8,500 fans per game, a 24% increase from last year, but much lower than the 40,000 the EPL averages.
  
  In Combat sports: Ex-UFC star, Jason ‘Mayhem’ Miller has been arrested again.
  
  Miller, was arrested for the twelfth time in the last 12 years following an altercation at a West Hollywood nightclub last month.
  
  By the time Police arrived on the scene, Miller had fled, but he was arrested the following night after returning to the nightclub.
  
  ‘Mayhem’ has served time for felony domestic violence, vandalism, attempted grand theft, and resisting arrest.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2547s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean678fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-09-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e77-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56892976
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  At the Rugby World Cup 2023: Italy 38-17 Uruguay and France wiped Namibia off the map 96 nil in Marseille this morning.
  
  On the eve of their do or die game against Wales, the Wallabies have lost teenage Wing Max Jorgensen who broke his leg at training.
  
  So Jorgensen will return to Australia, with a replacement player set to join the squad – Quade Cooper maybe?
  
  Too little too late Eddie.
  
  Tomorrow we tip Manu Samoa to mambojambo Argentina in St-Étienne, South Africa to sambarambo Ireland in Paris.
  
  On Monday we tip Tonga to scoobydoobydoo Scotland in Nice and Wales to whackaroo Australia in Lyon.
  
  In the NRL Semi-finals: Now that we are down to the Top 4 of the 2023 NRL season, we ask only one question: Who out of the battling Storm, the resurgent New Zealand Warriors or the rampaging Broncos can stop the Penrith Panthers from snatching another NRL title? You wanna bet?
  
  Our world famous tips for the NRL semi-finals this weekend: The Broncos to tattslotto the New Zealand Warriors at Suncorp and the Panthers to silverado the Storm.
  
  In SportsBiz: A little more than a month after their Clubs spent nearly US$1Billion buying new players and superstars like Neymar and Karim Benzema, the Saudi Pro League games are averaging a 24% increase from last year, but still only 8,500 fans per game, much lower than the 40,000 the Premier League averaged last season.
  
  In Combat sports: After months of speculation, the WWE will return to Australia for the first time since 2018, on Saturday 24 February 2024 after the Elimination Chamber event was announced for Perth’s 60,000 seat Optus Stadium.
  
  The show is expected to reach an audience of one billion people worldwide.
  
  In Football: In the Champions League, Harry Kane scored from the penalty spot for Bayern Munich 4-3 Manchester United in Germany yesterday, while Manchester City were forced to come from behind against Red Star Belgrade in a 3-1 victory at the Etihad Stadium.
  
  In Italy, Lazio goalkeeper Ivan Provedel saved his side with an incredible stoppage-time equaliser to rescue a point against Atletico Madrid and Newcastle secured a point in their first Champions League match in 20 years, holding AC Milan to a scoreless draw.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56892976Fri, 22 Sep 2023 07:35:15 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 77 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a drizzly but warm Friday 22 September 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  At the Rugby World Cup 2023: Italy 38-17 Uruguay and France wiped Namibia off the map 96 nil in Marseille this morning.
  
  On the eve of their do or die game against Wales, the Wallabies have lost teenage Wing Max Jorgensen who broke his leg at training.
  
  So Jorgensen will return to Australia, with a replacement player set to join the squad – Quade Cooper maybe?
  
  Too little too late Eddie.
  
  Tomorrow we tip Manu Samoa to mambojambo Argentina in St-Étienne, South Africa to sambarambo Ireland in Paris.
  
  On Monday we tip Tonga to scoobydoobydoo Scotland in Nice and Wales to whackaroo Australia in Lyon.
  
  In the NRL Semi-finals: Now that we are down to the Top 4 of the 2023 NRL season, we ask only one question: Who out of the battling Storm, the resurgent New Zealand Warriors or the rampaging Broncos can stop the Penrith Panthers from snatching another NRL title? You wanna bet?
  
  Our world famous tips for the NRL semi-finals this weekend: The Broncos to tattslotto the New Zealand Warriors at Suncorp and the Panthers to silverado the Storm.
  
  In SportsBiz: A little more than a month after their Clubs spent nearly US$1Billion buying new players and superstars like Neymar and Karim Benzema, the Saudi Pro League games are averaging a 24% increase from last year, but still only 8,500 fans per game, much lower than the 40,000 the Premier League averaged last season.
  
  In Combat sports: After months of speculation, the WWE will return to Australia for the first time since 2018, on Saturday 24 February 2024 after the Elimination Chamber event was announced for Perth’s 60,000 seat Optus Stadium.
  
  The show is expected to reach an audience of one billion people worldwide.
  
  In Football: In the Champions League, Harry Kane scored from the penalty spot for Bayern Munich 4-3 Manchester United in Germany yesterday, while Manchester City were forced to come from behind against Red Star Belgrade in a 3-1 victory at the Etihad Stadium.
  
  In Italy, Lazio goalkeeper Ivan Provedel saved his side with an incredible stoppage-time equaliser to rescue a point against Atletico Madrid and Newcastle secured a point in their first Champions League match in 20 years, holding AC Milan to a scoreless draw.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2127s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean677fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-09-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e76-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56874586
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  "And a Happy 25th anniversary to the current and former players with the Pacific Islanders Rugby Football Club in London, England. Founded in September 1998 by Bruce Tizard-Varcoe, the amateur Club has maintained its reputation for Pacific Islands-style running rugby, big tackles and especially their post-match entertainment er let’s just call it what it is - kava.
  
  The team has also provided a community in the UK for PIs from every corner of the Pacific.
  
  A final BIG Bula to a former player, Robert Dewey Jr. Greencastle, Indiana, USA – Bula Rob.
  
  OK so our world famous tips for the Rugby World Cup 2023 games this weekend: This morning, Italy ukaleled Uruguay already, tomorrow France to nikeswipe Namibia in Marseille, on Saturday Manu Samoa to mambojambo Argentina in St-Étienne, Georgia to gringoringo Portugal in Toulouse, England to chikochumba Chile in Lille and South Africa to sambarambo Ireland in Paris.
  
  On Monday we tip Tonga to scoobydoobydoo Scotland in Nice and finally this weekend Wales to whackaroo Australia in Lyon.
  
  In the NRL Semi-finals: A year ago the Broncos imploded in one of the biggest stories of the 2022 NRL season. They sat in the top four by the end of Round 19 following a seven-game winning streak, only to lose five of their last six games and miss the eight.
  
  Now they are one game away from the 2023 NRL Grand Final.
  
  In SportsBiz and the NFL: “If you look good, you feel good,” University of Colorado’s Head Coach, Deion Sanders is famous for saying. “If you feel good, you play good. If you play good, they pay good,” as his “Prime 21” sunglasses with Blender generated sales of at least US$4.5Million in sales already.
  
  Only in the USA: Former NFL player Sergio Brown’s latest Instagram video suggests he is in Mexico, days after his mother was discovered murdered in a creek.
  
  US Police reportedly used Google Lens to determine that the video Mr Brown posted yesterday morning was recorded in front of a condo in Playa del Carmen, Mexico according to Forbes.
  
  The FBI coming to get you boy!
  
  In Combat sports: WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman has named David Benavidez as the mandatory challenger for Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez's undisputed Super Middleweight title, if he successfully defends his four world title belts against the undisputed Light Middleweight Champion Jermell Charlo in Las Vegas on 30 September.
  
  Benavidez has been biding his time while waiting for the chance to become a two-time world champion, his most recent fight ending in a unanimous decision win over former world champion Caleb Plant in March.
  
  In Football: “It started with a kiss . . .” “Protect me from what? And from whom? We have been searching for weeks - months, even - for protection from the Federation that never came,” FIFA World Cup star Jenni Hermoso, who has been axed from the Spain Women’s team “for her own protection” according to the Spanish Football Federation.
  
  Oh boy this is the scandal that just will not go away.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56874586Wed, 20 Sep 2023 20:57:04 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 76 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Thursday morning 21 September 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  "And a Happy 25th anniversary to the current and former players with the Pacific Islanders Rugby Football Club in London, England. Founded in September 1998 by Bruce Tizard-Varcoe, the amateur Club has maintained its reputation for Pacific Islands-style running rugby, big tackles and especially their post-match entertainment er let’s just call it what it is - kava.
  
  The team has also provided a community in the UK for PIs from every corner of the Pacific.
  
  A final BIG Bula to a former player, Robert Dewey Jr. Greencastle, Indiana, USA – Bula Rob.
  
  OK so our world famous tips for the Rugby World Cup 2023 games this weekend: This morning, Italy ukaleled Uruguay already, tomorrow France to nikeswipe Namibia in Marseille, on Saturday Manu Samoa to mambojambo Argentina in St-Étienne, Georgia to gringoringo Portugal in Toulouse, England to chikochumba Chile in Lille and South Africa to sambarambo Ireland in Paris.
  
  On Monday we tip Tonga to scoobydoobydoo Scotland in Nice and finally this weekend Wales to whackaroo Australia in Lyon.
  
  In the NRL Semi-finals: A year ago the Broncos imploded in one of the biggest stories of the 2022 NRL season. They sat in the top four by the end of Round 19 following a seven-game winning streak, only to lose five of their last six games and miss the eight.
  
  Now they are one game away from the 2023 NRL Grand Final.
  
  In SportsBiz and the NFL: “If you look good, you feel good,” University of Colorado’s Head Coach, Deion Sanders is famous for saying. “If you feel good, you play good. If you play good, they pay good,” as his “Prime 21” sunglasses with Blender generated sales of at least US$4.5Million in sales already.
  
  Only in the USA: Former NFL player Sergio Brown’s latest Instagram video suggests he is in Mexico, days after his mother was discovered murdered in a creek.
  
  US Police reportedly used Google Lens to determine that the video Mr Brown posted yesterday morning was recorded in front of a condo in Playa del Carmen, Mexico according to Forbes.
  
  The FBI coming to get you boy!
  
  In Combat sports: WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman has named David Benavidez as the mandatory challenger for Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez's undisputed Super Middleweight title, if he successfully defends his four world title belts against the undisputed Light Middleweight Champion Jermell Charlo in Las Vegas on 30 September.
  
  Benavidez has been biding his time while waiting for the chance to become a two-time world champion, his most recent fight ending in a unanimous decision win over former world champion Caleb Plant in March.
  
  In Football: “It started with a kiss . . .” “Protect me from what? And from whom? We have been searching for weeks - months, even - for protection from the Federation that never came,” FIFA World Cup star Jenni Hermoso, who has been axed from the Spain Women’s team “for her own protection” according to the Spanish Football Federation.
  
  Oh boy this is the scandal that just will not go away.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion...]]>2747s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean576fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-09-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e75-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56859215
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  Rugby World Cup 2023 games this weekend:
  · Pool A on Thursday at 3:45AM Italy vs Uruguay in Nice
  · Pool A on Friday at 7AM France vs Namibia in Marseille
  · Pool D on Saturday at 4:45AM Argentina vs Manu Samoa in St-Étienne
  · Pool C on Saturday at Midnight Georgia vs Portugal in Toulouse
  · Pool D on Sunday at 3:45AM England vs Chile in Lille
  · Pool B on Sunday at 7AM South Africa vs Ireland in Paris
  · Pool B on Monday at 3:45AM Scotland vs Tonga in Nice
  · Pool C on Monday at 7AM Wales vs Australia in Lyon
  
  
  In the NRL Semi-finals: Both the Panthers and the Storm have received major boosts with star players named to return from injury for their NRL Semi-final clash this weekend in Sydney.
  
  Jarome Luai will partner Nathan Cleary in the halves for Penrith, while the Storm have also been given a timely boost of their own with star halfback Jahrome Hughes named to return from a calf injury.
  
  In Football: American soccer player, Matko Milijevic had his contract with Major League Soccer team CF Montreal ripped up after he played in an amateur league under a false name and punched an opponent.
  
  Milijevic was convinced to play in the amateur league by a friend where the 22-year-old was an instant hit, scoring eight goals in six games, six of those goals in a single game.
  
  But he was involved in a physical altercation with an opponent where he allegedly spat and hit his rival, which resulted in a life ban from the amateur league, shortly after which Milijevic’s real background as a professional footballer was uncovered.
  
  In the NFL: Winners are grinners! Celebrities in town and on the sidelines during the University of Colorado’s 43-35 double-overtime win over Colorado State last weekend included: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, rappers Lil Wayne and Offset, NBA stars Kawhi Leonard and Kyle Lowry and Portland Trail Blazers Head Coach Chauncey Billups.
  
  In SportsBiz: While ESPN’s US$2.7Billion annual media rights fee is enormous, their NFL Week 1 New York Jets-Buffalo Bills telecast set a “Monday Night Football” record with 22.6 million viewers. Last season, “Monday Night Football” averaged just 13.8m viewers across 17 games, down 2% from 2021.
  
  Between announcers Joe Buck and Troy Aikman, plus the “ManningCast” duo of Peyton and Eli, ESPN is paying around US$50Million for its “Monday Night Football” broadcasters.
  
  With the NFL seemingly hotter than ever, ESPN has even held talks with the NFL — among others — about acquiring an equity stake in the network.
  
  Nah nah nah, nah nah nah!
  
  In Combat sports: Boxing Coach Diego Arrua 58, died after suffering a massive heart attack during his wife Sabrina Perez’s interim WBC featherweight title bout against Australian Skye Nicolson last Friday night in Mexico.
  
  Arrua collapsed between the ninth and tenth rounds of the fight after which his wife apparently boxed on, suffering a unanimous decision loss 99-91, 98-92 and 97-93 in favour of the Aussie.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56859215Tue, 19 Sep 2023 20:58:31 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 75 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Wednesday morning 20 September 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  Rugby World Cup 2023 games this weekend:
  · Pool A on Thursday at 3:45AM Italy vs Uruguay in Nice
  · Pool A on Friday at 7AM France vs Namibia in Marseille
  · Pool D on Saturday at 4:45AM Argentina vs Manu Samoa in St-Étienne
  · Pool C on Saturday at Midnight Georgia vs Portugal in Toulouse
  · Pool D on Sunday at 3:45AM England vs Chile in Lille
  · Pool B on Sunday at 7AM South Africa vs Ireland in Paris
  · Pool B on Monday at 3:45AM Scotland vs Tonga in Nice
  · Pool C on Monday at 7AM Wales vs Australia in Lyon
  
  
  In the NRL Semi-finals: Both the Panthers and the Storm have received major boosts with star players named to return from injury for their NRL Semi-final clash this weekend in Sydney.
  
  Jarome Luai will partner Nathan Cleary in the halves for Penrith, while the Storm have also been given a timely boost of their own with star halfback Jahrome Hughes named to return from a calf injury.
  
  In Football: American soccer player, Matko Milijevic had his contract with Major League Soccer team CF Montreal ripped up after he played in an amateur league under a false name and punched an opponent.
  
  Milijevic was convinced to play in the amateur league by a friend where the 22-year-old was an instant hit, scoring eight goals in six games, six of those goals in a single game.
  
  But he was involved in a physical altercation with an opponent where he allegedly spat and hit his rival, which resulted in a life ban from the amateur league, shortly after which Milijevic’s real background as a professional footballer was uncovered.
  
  In the NFL: Winners are grinners! Celebrities in town and on the sidelines during the University of Colorado’s 43-35 double-overtime win over Colorado State last weekend included: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, rappers Lil Wayne and Offset, NBA stars Kawhi Leonard and Kyle Lowry and Portland Trail Blazers Head Coach Chauncey Billups.
  
  In SportsBiz: While ESPN’s US$2.7Billion annual media rights fee is enormous, their NFL Week 1 New York Jets-Buffalo Bills telecast set a “Monday Night Football” record with 22.6 million viewers. Last season, “Monday Night Football” averaged just 13.8m viewers across 17 games, down 2% from 2021.
  
  Between announcers Joe Buck and Troy Aikman, plus the “ManningCast” duo of Peyton and Eli, ESPN is paying around US$50Million for its “Monday Night Football” broadcasters.
  
  With the NFL seemingly hotter than ever, ESPN has even held talks with the NFL — among others — about acquiring an equity stake in the network.
  
  Nah nah nah, nah nah nah!
  
  In Combat sports: Boxing Coach Diego Arrua 58, died after suffering a massive heart attack during his wife Sabrina Perez’s interim WBC featherweight title bout against Australian Skye Nicolson last Friday night in Mexico.
  
  Arrua collapsed between the ninth and tenth rounds of the fight after which his wife apparently boxed on, suffering a unanimous decision loss 99-91, 98-92 and 97-93 in favour of the Aussie.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness...]]>3047s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean675fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-09-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e74-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56846012
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And at the Rugby World Cup 2023: After two rounds, this is the state of play for Pool C: Wales on 10 points +26 points differential, Australia at 6 points +13 points dif while Fiji also has 6 points +1 point differential.
  
  Georgia and Portugal have zero points and both have -20 points differential so it is safe to assume they are not progressing from this pool.
  
  Australia has Wales and Portugal to play while Fiji has Georgia and Portugal and Wales has Georgia to play.
  
  In Pool D: England is on 9 points +39 points differential, Samoa is on 5 points +33 points dif, Japan is on 5 points +8 dif and Argentina on zero points -17 dif.
  
  In Pool B: After their opening loss to Ireland, Tonga has zero points and -43 differential and they play Scotland next, with South Africa still to go – pool of death alright.
  
  In the NRL Semi-finals: Despite his record of whistling several Tests, 23 NRL finals and 14 State of Origin games, top NRL Referee Ashley Klein has been demoted to the Bunker for the preliminary finals this weekend and will likely stay there for the grand-final, after two bad mistakes last weekend.
  
  The NRL has instead picked two form Referees for the semi-finals this weekend in Adam Gee and Grant Atkins.
  
  In Football: All good in the Premier League - Man U and Chelsea fans are booing their teams, Arsenal beat the Toffees and Man City keeps winning!
  
  In the NFL: The highest-paid player in NFL history, on a five-year US$275Million contract, Cincinati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow hasn’t been anywhere near his best or worthy of that pay packet to begin this season.
  
  Burrow was benched against Cleveland in Week 1, and while he was much better against the Ravens on Monday morning, a number of erratic throws sunk his team’s chances.
  
  In SportsBiz: The world’s Top 3 most valuable sports empires are worth a total of US$173Billion, 23% more than a year ago.
  
  Number two on that list is Kroenke Sports and Entertainment, an empire valued at US$12.75Billion and run by billionaire Stan Kroenke, that ranges from Arsenal in the Premier League, to the NHL Colorado Avalanche, the NBA Denver Nuggets and the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams.
  
  Jerry Jones owner, Manager and President of the Dallas Cowboys valued at US$11.32Billion comes in third.
  
  In Combat sports: Tyson and Paris Fury have become parents for the seventh time after she gave birth to a baby boy.
  
  They are already proud parents to Venezuela, 13, Prince John James, 11, Prince Tyson II, seven, Valencia Amber, five, Prince Adonis Amaziah, four, and Athena, two.
  
  Paris confimed to OK! Magazine that their latest addition was born on Tuesday at 2.29am weighing 6lb 13oz, but has not yet disclosed his name.
  
  She told the publication: “We’re over the moon to have welcomed our baby boy to the Fury family. His brothers and sisters can’t wait to meet him and create lots of Fury fun!
  
  OK so how about some suggested names: Deontay “Bronze Warrior” Fury, Usyk Fury - no?
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56846012Mon, 18 Sep 2023 20:44:07 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 74 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Tuesday midday 19 September 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And at the Rugby World Cup 2023: After two rounds, this is the state of play for Pool C: Wales on 10 points +26 points differential, Australia at 6 points +13 points dif while Fiji also has 6 points +1 point differential.
  
  Georgia and Portugal have zero points and both have -20 points differential so it is safe to assume they are not progressing from this pool.
  
  Australia has Wales and Portugal to play while Fiji has Georgia and Portugal and Wales has Georgia to play.
  
  In Pool D: England is on 9 points +39 points differential, Samoa is on 5 points +33 points dif, Japan is on 5 points +8 dif and Argentina on zero points -17 dif.
  
  In Pool B: After their opening loss to Ireland, Tonga has zero points and -43 differential and they play Scotland next, with South Africa still to go – pool of death alright.
  
  In the NRL Semi-finals: Despite his record of whistling several Tests, 23 NRL finals and 14 State of Origin games, top NRL Referee Ashley Klein has been demoted to the Bunker for the preliminary finals this weekend and will likely stay there for the grand-final, after two bad mistakes last weekend.
  
  The NRL has instead picked two form Referees for the semi-finals this weekend in Adam Gee and Grant Atkins.
  
  In Football: All good in the Premier League - Man U and Chelsea fans are booing their teams, Arsenal beat the Toffees and Man City keeps winning!
  
  In the NFL: The highest-paid player in NFL history, on a five-year US$275Million contract, Cincinati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow hasn’t been anywhere near his best or worthy of that pay packet to begin this season.
  
  Burrow was benched against Cleveland in Week 1, and while he was much better against the Ravens on Monday morning, a number of erratic throws sunk his team’s chances.
  
  In SportsBiz: The world’s Top 3 most valuable sports empires are worth a total of US$173Billion, 23% more than a year ago.
  
  Number two on that list is Kroenke Sports and Entertainment, an empire valued at US$12.75Billion and run by billionaire Stan Kroenke, that ranges from Arsenal in the Premier League, to the NHL Colorado Avalanche, the NBA Denver Nuggets and the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams.
  
  Jerry Jones owner, Manager and President of the Dallas Cowboys valued at US$11.32Billion comes in third.
  
  In Combat sports: Tyson and Paris Fury have become parents for the seventh time after she gave birth to a baby boy.
  
  They are already proud parents to Venezuela, 13, Prince John James, 11, Prince Tyson II, seven, Valencia Amber, five, Prince Adonis Amaziah, four, and Athena, two.
  
  Paris confimed to OK! Magazine that their latest addition was born on Tuesday at 2.29am weighing 6lb 13oz, but has not yet disclosed his name.
  
  She told the publication: “We’re over the moon to have welcomed our baby boy to the Fury family. His brothers and sisters can’t wait to meet him and create lots of Fury fun!
  
  OK so how about some suggested names: Deontay “Bronze Warrior” Fury, Usyk Fury - no?
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion...]]>3107s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean674fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-09-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e73-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56836798
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And at the Rugby World Cup 2023: HISTORY as Fiji beat Australia 15-22 in a tight game this morning. Earlier South Africa 76-0 Romania and at 7AM today it’s England versus Japan in Nice.
  
  Recapping other games: Samoa 43-10 Chile in Bordeaux. Wales 28-8 Portugal. Ireland 59-16 Tonga.
  
  In the NRL Semi-finals: The Panthers are sweating on a fitness test for Jarome Luai today as he bids to return early from a shoulder injury, but another backline star has been ruled out.
  
  Meanwhile, Kevin Walters is weighing up the potential return of two veterans in Marty Taupau and Corey Oates, and the Storm are hopeful of stars Jahrome Hughes and Xavier Coates being back on deck.
  
  In Football: Mason Greenwood was greeted with chants calling for him to die from the visiting team supporters as he returned to the field for the first time in a year and a half for new Spanish Club Getafe who won 3-2 against Osasuna at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez.
  
  In SportsBiz: The world’s Top 3 most valuable sports empires are worth a total of US$173Billion, 23% more than a year ago.
  
  Liberty Media, headed by billionaire John Malone is worth US$21Billion, sits on top with its primary sports assets being the Formula One auto-racing circuit valued at US$17.1B and the Atlanta Braves MLB team @ US$2.1B.
  
  Formula One had a banner 2022, averaging 1.21 million viewers across all the ESPN networks, the highest on record for the series, and signed a new television deal in June worth at least US$75Million a year.
  
  In Combat sports: Tyson Fury admitted that he is saddened by Mike Tyson training his next opponent. Having been named after the boxing legend, he believes that he should be coaching him, not Francis Ngannou.
  
  “I think that it’s sad, actually. The man that I am named after, a legend, has to go against me and then come out as a loser, having lost to a man who was named after him. I think that it’s sad and I think that he should be in my corner, not the opposing corner, but business is business and I understand that it’s strictly business.”
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56836798Mon, 18 Sep 2023 00:14:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 73 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Monday midday 18 September 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And at the Rugby World Cup 2023: HISTORY as Fiji beat Australia 15-22 in a tight game this morning. Earlier South Africa 76-0 Romania and at 7AM today it’s England versus Japan in Nice.
  
  Recapping other games: Samoa 43-10 Chile in Bordeaux. Wales 28-8 Portugal. Ireland 59-16 Tonga.
  
  In the NRL Semi-finals: The Panthers are sweating on a fitness test for Jarome Luai today as he bids to return early from a shoulder injury, but another backline star has been ruled out.
  
  Meanwhile, Kevin Walters is weighing up the potential return of two veterans in Marty Taupau and Corey Oates, and the Storm are hopeful of stars Jahrome Hughes and Xavier Coates being back on deck.
  
  In Football: Mason Greenwood was greeted with chants calling for him to die from the visiting team supporters as he returned to the field for the first time in a year and a half for new Spanish Club Getafe who won 3-2 against Osasuna at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez.
  
  In SportsBiz: The world’s Top 3 most valuable sports empires are worth a total of US$173Billion, 23% more than a year ago.
  
  Liberty Media, headed by billionaire John Malone is worth US$21Billion, sits on top with its primary sports assets being the Formula One auto-racing circuit valued at US$17.1B and the Atlanta Braves MLB team @ US$2.1B.
  
  Formula One had a banner 2022, averaging 1.21 million viewers across all the ESPN networks, the highest on record for the series, and signed a new television deal in June worth at least US$75Million a year.
  
  In Combat sports: Tyson Fury admitted that he is saddened by Mike Tyson training his next opponent. Having been named after the boxing legend, he believes that he should be coaching him, not Francis Ngannou.
  
  “I think that it’s sad, actually. The man that I am named after, a legend, has to go against me and then come out as a loser, having lost to a man who was named after him. I think that it’s sad and I think that he should be in my corner, not the opposing corner, but business is business and I understand that it’s strictly business.”
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2147s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean673fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-09-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e72-teivovosports-teivovodigital--56832680
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And at the Rugby World Cup 2023: Chile scored the first try, but veteran flyhalf, Christian Leali'ifano kept Manu Samoa in the game with four first half penalties, before the Manu broke out with five back-to-back tries from fullback Duncan Paia'aua,
  Jonathan Taumateine a minute later, Fritz Lee and super sub, Sama Malolo with a double for Samoa 43-10 Chile in Bordeaux.
  
  Wales beat Portugal 8-28 in Nice earlier the morning, with Toby Faletau scoring their fourth try in the 83rd minute for a crucial bonus point win.
  
  Ireland 59-16 Tonga in Nantes.
  
  Tomorrow morning at 1AM South Africa vs Romania in Bordeaux and at 3:45AM the big one, Australia vs Fiji in Saint-Étienne followed at 7AM by England vs Japan in Nice.
  
  In the NRL Finals week 2: The NZ Warriors fans can start packing their bags because their team is heading to Brisbane next week for their first preliminary final since 2011.
  
  This after the feel good team of the season, ended Newcastle’s 10-game winning streak with a stunning 40-10 victory in Auckland yesterday.
  
  The Storm will also play the Panthers in Sydney next week for a spot in the grand final.
  
  In SportsBiz & Combat sports: Pay-per-view wrap: David Benavidez vs Caleb Plant on Showtime PPV, and Devin Haney vs Vasiliy Lomachenko on ESPN PPV, both drew approx 150,000 sales while 700,000 homes in the US bought Terence Crawford vs Errol Spence in July. Gervonta Davis vs Ryan Garcia hit 1.2 million sales.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56832680Sat, 16 Sep 2023 20:55:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 72 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Sunday midday 17 September 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And at the Rugby World Cup 2023: Chile scored the first try, but veteran flyhalf, Christian Leali'ifano kept Manu Samoa in the game with four first half penalties, before the Manu broke out with five back-to-back tries from fullback Duncan Paia'aua,
  Jonathan Taumateine a minute later, Fritz Lee and super sub, Sama Malolo with a double for Samoa 43-10 Chile in Bordeaux.
  
  Wales beat Portugal 8-28 in Nice earlier the morning, with Toby Faletau scoring their fourth try in the 83rd minute for a crucial bonus point win.
  
  Ireland 59-16 Tonga in Nantes.
  
  Tomorrow morning at 1AM South Africa vs Romania in Bordeaux and at 3:45AM the big one, Australia vs Fiji in Saint-Étienne followed at 7AM by England vs Japan in Nice.
  
  In the NRL Finals week 2: The NZ Warriors fans can start packing their bags because their team is heading to Brisbane next week for their first preliminary final since 2011.
  
  This after the feel good team of the season, ended Newcastle’s 10-game winning streak with a stunning 40-10 victory in Auckland yesterday.
  
  The Storm will also play the Panthers in Sydney next week for a spot in the grand final.
  
  In SportsBiz & Combat sports: Pay-per-view wrap: David Benavidez vs Caleb Plant on Showtime PPV, and Devin Haney vs Vasiliy Lomachenko on ESPN PPV, both drew approx 150,000 sales while 700,000 homes in the US bought Terence Crawford vs Errol Spence in July. Gervonta Davis vs Ryan Garcia hit 1.2 million sales.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>1837s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean672fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-09-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e71-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56817995
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And at the Rugby World Cup 2023, one game today New Zealand scored 11 tries to beat Namibia 3-71. Tomorrow at 1AM Samoa vs Chile in Bordeaux, 3:45AM Wales vs Portugal in Nice and 7AM Ireland vs Tonga in Nantes.
  
  On Monday at 1AM South Africa vs Romania in Bordeaux and at 3:45AM the big one, Australia vs Fiji in Saint-Étienne followed at 7AM by England vs Japan in Nice.
  
  In Background Buzz today I dive into the Fiji team that Simon Raiwalui has named to beat the Wallabies.
  
  In the NRL Finals week 2: The Sydney Roosters took a 13-12 lead in the 72nd minute before Cameron Munster set up a late try for Wing Will Warbrick to steal an 18-13 semi-final victory at the death in Melbourne last night.
  
  The Storm will now face the Panthers in Sydney next week for a spot in the grand final.
  
  Later today at 6:05PM, we tip the NZ Warriors to roastpotato the Knights in Auckland.
  
  In SportsBiz: Florida-based 777 Partners have acquired a controlling 94.1% stake in Premier League Club, Everton extending a growing American presence in arguably the sport’s top league.
  
  Multiple reports pegged the deal at US$685Million.
  
  In Combat sports: Las Vegas may now be an option for Deontay Wilder versus Anthony Joshua as Saudi Arabia is seemingly backing away from heavyweight boxing's mega bout.
  
  Matchroom Chairman Eddie Hearn, says the two fighters have agreed regarding financial arrangements but there has been no contract from the Middle East, and said: "We're a little bit in limbo."
  
  A heavyweight battle involving two of the sport's biggest names will no doubt push the million pay-per-view sales barrier if and when it gets booked.
  
  So in Background Buzz today I dive right into the Fiji team that Simon Raiwalui has named to beat the Wallabies in Saint-Étienne on Monday morning, especially looking at the six changes.
  
  This is the biggest Test of this weekend with everything riding on it for Fiji at RWC2023 – lose and we may as well go home, but win – which I think they will, and this Fiji team can make history and go all the way to the semifinals.
  
  The Fiji Match Day 23 is 1 Eroni Mawi, 2 Samuel Matavesi, 3 Luke Tagi upfront and 4 Isoa Nasilasila pairing with 5 Te Ahiwaru Cirikidaveta in the second row, so exactly the same tight five who played very well against Wales.
  In the back row Raiwalui has gone for 6 Lekima Tagitagivalu, 7 Levani Botia and 8 Viliame Mata a world class trio with Botia replacing Albert Tuisue who will come on off the bench.
  The backline is where I believe Fiji will beat the Aussies on Monday, with the faster clearance from the breakdowns by 9 Simione Kuruvoli, 10 Teti Tela hopefully improves his kicking, 11 Semi Radradra moves to the Wing and 12 Josua Tuisova pairs Captain
  Waisea Nayacalevu in the Centres with the speed of Jiuta Wainiqolo at 14 and the reliable Ilaisa Droasese at fullback.
  
  One on one I honestly cannot think of a single Wallaby back as good as, or better than his Fijian opponent, except maybe Samu Kerevi but we all know that he is carrying an injury and up against the bus Tuisova, he is in for a very tough night.
  
  Fiji’s replacements have been excellent making an impact off the bench with 16 Tevita Ikanivere, 17 Peni Ravai, 18 Mesake Doge, 19 Temo Mayanavanua, 20 Albert Tuisue, 21 Frank Lomani, 22 Vilimoni Botitu and 23 Vinaya Habosi.
  
  The Wallabies are stacked with Fijians – Marika Koroibete and Mark Nawaqanitawase on their Wings, Samu Kerevi at inside centre and Rob Valetini at No. 8.
  
  On playing against the Fijians in the Australian team, Simon Raiwalui said: "We're proud of all Fijians that play all over the world. Some have had to go overseas to find opportunities but we're proud of all our brothers whether they play for Fiji or Australia or other countries. It's going to be good with so many Fijians on the field."
  
  The danger sign for Eddie Jones and his team comes from Fiji Captain Waisea Nayacalevu, who when asked about the importance of the match said, "It's a do or die game this week for us, so that's our mentality this week."
  
  And asked what they've been doing when not focusing on rugby:
  "Just singing. We love to sing,” watch out when the Fijian boys are smiling and singing – exactly what they were doing before that famous gold medal game in Rio 2016.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56817995Sat, 16 Sep 2023 04:34:59 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 71 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Saturday morning 16 September 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And at the Rugby World Cup 2023, one game today New Zealand scored 11 tries to beat Namibia 3-71. Tomorrow at 1AM Samoa vs Chile in Bordeaux, 3:45AM Wales vs Portugal in Nice and 7AM Ireland vs Tonga in Nantes.
  
  On Monday at 1AM South Africa vs Romania in Bordeaux and at 3:45AM the big one, Australia vs Fiji in Saint-Étienne followed at 7AM by England vs Japan in Nice.
  
  In Background Buzz today I dive into the Fiji team that Simon Raiwalui has named to beat the Wallabies.
  
  In the NRL Finals week 2: The Sydney Roosters took a 13-12 lead in the 72nd minute before Cameron Munster set up a late try for Wing Will Warbrick to steal an 18-13 semi-final victory at the death in Melbourne last night.
  
  The Storm will now face the Panthers in Sydney next week for a spot in the grand final.
  
  Later today at 6:05PM, we tip the NZ Warriors to roastpotato the Knights in Auckland.
  
  In SportsBiz: Florida-based 777 Partners have acquired a controlling 94.1% stake in Premier League Club, Everton extending a growing American presence in arguably the sport’s top league.
  
  Multiple reports pegged the deal at US$685Million.
  
  In Combat sports: Las Vegas may now be an option for Deontay Wilder versus Anthony Joshua as Saudi Arabia is seemingly backing away from heavyweight boxing's mega bout.
  
  Matchroom Chairman Eddie Hearn, says the two fighters have agreed regarding financial arrangements but there has been no contract from the Middle East, and said: "We're a little bit in limbo."
  
  A heavyweight battle involving two of the sport's biggest names will no doubt push the million pay-per-view sales barrier if and when it gets booked.
  
  So in Background Buzz today I dive right into the Fiji team that Simon Raiwalui has named to beat the Wallabies in Saint-Étienne on Monday morning, especially looking at the six changes.
  
  This is the biggest Test of this weekend with everything riding on it for Fiji at RWC2023 – lose and we may as well go home, but win – which I think they will, and this Fiji team can make history and go all the way to the semifinals.
  
  The Fiji Match Day 23 is 1 Eroni Mawi, 2 Samuel Matavesi, 3 Luke Tagi upfront and 4 Isoa Nasilasila pairing with 5 Te Ahiwaru Cirikidaveta in the second row, so exactly the same tight five who played very well against Wales.
  In the back row Raiwalui has gone for 6 Lekima Tagitagivalu, 7 Levani Botia and 8 Viliame Mata a world class trio with Botia replacing Albert Tuisue who will come on off the bench.
  The backline is where I believe Fiji will beat the Aussies on Monday, with the faster clearance from the breakdowns by 9 Simione Kuruvoli, 10 Teti Tela hopefully improves his kicking, 11 Semi Radradra moves to the Wing and 12 Josua Tuisova pairs Captain
  Waisea Nayacalevu in the Centres with the speed of Jiuta Wainiqolo at 14 and the reliable Ilaisa Droasese at fullback.
  
  One on one I honestly cannot think of a single Wallaby back as good as, or better than his Fijian opponent, except maybe Samu Kerevi but we all know that he is carrying an injury and up against the bus Tuisova, he is in for a very tough night.
  
  Fiji’s replacements have been excellent making an impact off the bench with 16 Tevita Ikanivere, 17 Peni Ravai, 18 Mesake Doge, 19 Temo Mayanavanua, 20 Albert Tuisue, 21 Frank Lomani, 22 Vilimoni Botitu and 23 Vinaya Habosi.
  
  The Wallabies are stacked with Fijians – Marika Koroibete and Mark Nawaqanitawase on their Wings, Samu Kerevi at inside centre and Rob Valetini at No. 8.
  
  On playing...]]>4167s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean671fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-09-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e70-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56807044
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And at the Rugby World Cup 2023: Wales and Australia have moved above Fiji in the latest World Rugby Test Rankings, but who cares? Fiji will climb back above them when we beat the Wallabies by more than 15 points next Monday morning at 3.45AM. Wanna bet?
  
  RWC2023 games: Today at 7AM France 27-12 Uruguay in Lille, tomorrow at 1AM Samoa vs Chile in Bordeaux and at 7AM New Zealand vs Namibia in Toulouse. On Sunday at 1AM South Africa vs Romania in Bordeaux, 3:45AM Wales vs Portugal in Nice and at 7AM Ireland vs Tonga in Nantes.
  
  In rugby league: Our world famous tips for the NRL Finals week 2: Tonight at 9:50PM AEST the Storm to currychilli the Roosters at AAMI Park, with the Panthers preparing to umu the winner. On Saturday at 6:05PM, we tip the NZ Warriors to roastpotato the Knights in Auckland.
  
  In SportsBiz: The US$21.4Billion merger of UFC and WWE, under TKO Group Holdings on the New York Stock Exchange last Tuesday, aims to create a “premium sports and entertainment company” building on an existing audience of more than 1 billion fans across 180 countries.
  
  The deal values WWE at US$9.3Billion and UFC at US$12.1B, making Prez Dana White, now UFC CEO, a truckload of cash.
  
  In Combat sports: The US$21.4Billion merger of UFC and WWE, on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, based on more than one billion fans across 180 countries is now the second largest sports company in the world, but they do have teething problems!
  
  WWE senior executive vice president and chief operating officer Lawrence Epstein said of the merger on ESPN: “Where we want to get is where every UFC fan is a WWE fan and every WWE fan is a UFC fan.”
  
  To which new UFC CEO, Dana White replied: “That’s one of the dumbest statements of all-time. There’s some crossover. Some people like WWE, some people like UFC, some like both. But I don’t think there’s ever gonna be a day where we turn every UFC fan into a WWE fan or every WWE fan into a UFC fan.”
  
  Oh boy!
  
  In the NFL: Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa had a resounding response to the skeptics who questioned his deep-passing ability.
  
  Following his outstanding NFL Week 1 performance against the Los Angeles Chargers, where he completed 28 of 45 passes for a staggering 466 yards, three touchdowns, and just one interception, Tagovailoa addressed reporters.
  
  When asked if he believes anyone is still doubting his ability to throw deep, Tagovailoa responded, “I don’t care. 466. That’s what 466 is if I can’t throw it deep. Thanks.”
  
  Finally, only in the USA: Where the New York Post is reporting that former New York Yankees superstar, Alex Rodriguez ratted out his fellow performance-enhancing drug cheating stars - Manny Ramirez, Ryan Braun and one other All-Star player when he met with two assistant US Department of Justice attorneys and seven DEA agents in January 2014.
  
  This meeting came several weeks after he received his 211-game suspension for violating MLB’s PED policy, which earned him a ban for the entire 2014 season.
  
  And here’s the kicker - Rodriguez declined to comment on this story to ESPN, where the 14-time Major League baseball All-Star co-hosts one of their top baseball shows - nah nah nah, nah nah nah!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56807044Fri, 15 Sep 2023 03:14:31 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 70 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Friday morning 15 September 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And at the Rugby World Cup 2023: Wales and Australia have moved above Fiji in the latest World Rugby Test Rankings, but who cares? Fiji will climb back above them when we beat the Wallabies by more than 15 points next Monday morning at 3.45AM. Wanna bet?
  
  RWC2023 games: Today at 7AM France 27-12 Uruguay in Lille, tomorrow at 1AM Samoa vs Chile in Bordeaux and at 7AM New Zealand vs Namibia in Toulouse. On Sunday at 1AM South Africa vs Romania in Bordeaux, 3:45AM Wales vs Portugal in Nice and at 7AM Ireland vs Tonga in Nantes.
  
  In rugby league: Our world famous tips for the NRL Finals week 2: Tonight at 9:50PM AEST the Storm to currychilli the Roosters at AAMI Park, with the Panthers preparing to umu the winner. On Saturday at 6:05PM, we tip the NZ Warriors to roastpotato the Knights in Auckland.
  
  In SportsBiz: The US$21.4Billion merger of UFC and WWE, under TKO Group Holdings on the New York Stock Exchange last Tuesday, aims to create a “premium sports and entertainment company” building on an existing audience of more than 1 billion fans across 180 countries.
  
  The deal values WWE at US$9.3Billion and UFC at US$12.1B, making Prez Dana White, now UFC CEO, a truckload of cash.
  
  In Combat sports: The US$21.4Billion merger of UFC and WWE, on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, based on more than one billion fans across 180 countries is now the second largest sports company in the world, but they do have teething problems!
  
  WWE senior executive vice president and chief operating officer Lawrence Epstein said of the merger on ESPN: “Where we want to get is where every UFC fan is a WWE fan and every WWE fan is a UFC fan.”
  
  To which new UFC CEO, Dana White replied: “That’s one of the dumbest statements of all-time. There’s some crossover. Some people like WWE, some people like UFC, some like both. But I don’t think there’s ever gonna be a day where we turn every UFC fan into a WWE fan or every WWE fan into a UFC fan.”
  
  Oh boy!
  
  In the NFL: Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa had a resounding response to the skeptics who questioned his deep-passing ability.
  
  Following his outstanding NFL Week 1 performance against the Los Angeles Chargers, where he completed 28 of 45 passes for a staggering 466 yards, three touchdowns, and just one interception, Tagovailoa addressed reporters.
  
  When asked if he believes anyone is still doubting his ability to throw deep, Tagovailoa responded, “I don’t care. 466. That’s what 466 is if I can’t throw it deep. Thanks.”
  
  Finally, only in the USA: Where the New York Post is reporting that former New York Yankees superstar, Alex Rodriguez ratted out his fellow performance-enhancing drug cheating stars - Manny Ramirez, Ryan Braun and one other All-Star player when he met with two assistant US Department of Justice attorneys and seven DEA agents in January 2014.
  
  This meeting came several weeks after he received his 211-game suspension for violating MLB’s PED policy, which earned him a ban for the entire 2014 season.
  
  And here’s the kicker - Rodriguez declined to comment on this story to ESPN, where the 14-time Major League baseball All-Star co-hosts one of their top baseball shows - nah nah nah, nah nah nah!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby...]]>3337s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean670fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-09-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e69-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56781620
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And at the Rugby World Cup 2023: After their bruising defeat to hosts France in the RWC opening game, where France ran out 27-13 winners at the Stade de France, handing the Kiwis a first-ever pool stage loss in their tenth Rugby World Cup and their biggest ever World Cup defeat, the New Zealand media has taken a dim view of the All Blacks chances of turning things around.
  
  One Kiwi journalist declared the team was ‘teetering on the brink’, while another said the side is likely ‘heading towards their worst ever Rugby World Cup campaign’.
  
  What do journos know about rugby?
  
  In rugby league: In NRL Finals week 2: On Friday night at 9:50PM AEST it’s the Storm vs the Roosters at AAMI Park, with the Panthers resting up waiting to play the winner. On Saturday at 6:05PM, it’s the NZ Warriors vs the Knights in Auckland, with the Broncos hanging out to crush the winner.
  
  In SportsBiz: Saudi Pro League clubs spent US$957Million in the recent summer transfer window, which is a record for the league — more than any other competition except for the Premier League, which spent US$1.39Billion, according to a new report from Deloitte.
  
  The Saudi Pro League was responsible for almost half of overseas transfer fees received by EPL clubs, shelling out US$312M for players like Ruben Neve US$59M, Aleksandar Mitrovic US$56M, Fabinho US$50M and Riyad Mahrez US$37M.
  
  The Saudis also spent US$148M in Ligue 1, US$122M in Serie A, US$116M in La Liga and US$32M in the Bundesliga.
  
  In the NBA: After another US flop at the FIBA World Cup, NBA superstars LeBron James and Stephen Curry are among several top players interested in competing for the United States at next year’s Paris Olympics, according to multiple reports.
  
  Two-time Olympic champion and four-time NBA champion James has been recruiting fellow NBA stars for a US squad that seeks a fifth gold medal in a row next year in France.
  
  In Combat sports: Australian boxing champ, Tim Tszyu has two states and three NRL stadiums fighting for the right to host his WBO world title blockbuster against Brian Mendoza, a bout the champ also says will be his last on home soil for some time.
  
  Speaking exclusively with FOX Sports Australia from Las Vegas, where he is currently in training, Tszyu revealed the 15 October showdown will be his last fight Down Under before heading off to chase megafights around the world.
  
  In the NFL: Aaron Rodgers’ highly-anticipated New York Jets debut against the Buffalo Bills started in disastrous fashion, with the star quarterback signing, suffering a suspected torn Achilles just seconds into their season opener.
  
  Just minutes earlier, the 39-year-old, who joined the Jets on a two-year US$75 million deal, raced onto the field at MetLife Stadium, carrying a USA flag and earning raucous applause from the more than 80,000 fans.
  
  The Jets scrapped their way to a chaotic overtime victory, 22-16 on the back of an impressive defensive performance.
  
  And finally, this crazy news: Egypt has grand plans to host the 2036 Olympics — and the country is already building a whole new city in order to make their dream a reality.
  
  That’s despite them not even officially bidding for it yet, The Sun reports.
  
  Work began in 2015 with the government pledging US$78Billion to the project, being constructed 30 miles west of Cairo and will be home to around 6.5 million people.
  
  Sports Minister Ashraf Sobhy is confident the new city can deliver a successful tournament, “If Qatar was able to land the 2022 World Cup, then Egypt, with its long history and growing economy, shouldn’t be far off hosting international events like the Olympics either.”
  
  Go Egypt Go.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56781620Tue, 12 Sep 2023 22:50:17 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 69 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Wednesday morning 13 September 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And at the Rugby World Cup 2023: After their bruising defeat to hosts France in the RWC opening game, where France ran out 27-13 winners at the Stade de France, handing the Kiwis a first-ever pool stage loss in their tenth Rugby World Cup and their biggest ever World Cup defeat, the New Zealand media has taken a dim view of the All Blacks chances of turning things around.
  
  One Kiwi journalist declared the team was ‘teetering on the brink’, while another said the side is likely ‘heading towards their worst ever Rugby World Cup campaign’.
  
  What do journos know about rugby?
  
  In rugby league: In NRL Finals week 2: On Friday night at 9:50PM AEST it’s the Storm vs the Roosters at AAMI Park, with the Panthers resting up waiting to play the winner. On Saturday at 6:05PM, it’s the NZ Warriors vs the Knights in Auckland, with the Broncos hanging out to crush the winner.
  
  In SportsBiz: Saudi Pro League clubs spent US$957Million in the recent summer transfer window, which is a record for the league — more than any other competition except for the Premier League, which spent US$1.39Billion, according to a new report from Deloitte.
  
  The Saudi Pro League was responsible for almost half of overseas transfer fees received by EPL clubs, shelling out US$312M for players like Ruben Neve US$59M, Aleksandar Mitrovic US$56M, Fabinho US$50M and Riyad Mahrez US$37M.
  
  The Saudis also spent US$148M in Ligue 1, US$122M in Serie A, US$116M in La Liga and US$32M in the Bundesliga.
  
  In the NBA: After another US flop at the FIBA World Cup, NBA superstars LeBron James and Stephen Curry are among several top players interested in competing for the United States at next year’s Paris Olympics, according to multiple reports.
  
  Two-time Olympic champion and four-time NBA champion James has been recruiting fellow NBA stars for a US squad that seeks a fifth gold medal in a row next year in France.
  
  In Combat sports: Australian boxing champ, Tim Tszyu has two states and three NRL stadiums fighting for the right to host his WBO world title blockbuster against Brian Mendoza, a bout the champ also says will be his last on home soil for some time.
  
  Speaking exclusively with FOX Sports Australia from Las Vegas, where he is currently in training, Tszyu revealed the 15 October showdown will be his last fight Down Under before heading off to chase megafights around the world.
  
  In the NFL: Aaron Rodgers’ highly-anticipated New York Jets debut against the Buffalo Bills started in disastrous fashion, with the star quarterback signing, suffering a suspected torn Achilles just seconds into their season opener.
  
  Just minutes earlier, the 39-year-old, who joined the Jets on a two-year US$75 million deal, raced onto the field at MetLife Stadium, carrying a USA flag and earning raucous applause from the more than 80,000 fans.
  
  The Jets scrapped their way to a chaotic overtime victory, 22-16 on the back of an impressive defensive performance.
  
  And finally, this crazy news: Egypt has grand plans to host the 2036 Olympics — and the country is already building a whole new city in order to make their dream a reality.
  
  That’s despite them not even officially bidding for it yet, The Sun reports.
  
  Work began in 2015 with the government pledging US$78Billion to the project, being constructed 30 miles west of Cairo and will be home to around 6.5 million people.
  
  Sports Minister Ashraf Sobhy is confident the new city can deliver a successful tournament, “If Qatar was able to land the 2022 World Cup, then Egypt,...]]>3687s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean669fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-09-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e68-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56769279
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And at the Rugby World Cup 2023: The influence of Pacific island players on global rugby is undeniable, while Australia and New Zealand can credit some of their rugby success to Pasifika players, 13 of the teams at RWC2023 have at least one player with Pacific Island heritage.
  
  I’ll dig into this more in Background Buzz at the end of this podcast, so stick around.
  
  In rugby league: It was a thrilling opening weekend of action-packed NRL finals footy and now there are just six clubs left in the premiership race.
  
  Brisbane ended their Storm hoodoo in style, while the Panthers showed just how ruthlessly they’re chasing the first three-peat in 40 years.
  
  The Roosters delivered one of their gutsiest wins to end the Sharks’ season but it came at a cost, while the Knights ousted the Raiders in one of the games of the season.
  
  Rabbitohs star Latrell Mitchell will inform Australian Kangaroos Head Coach, Mal Meninga today, of his decision to withdraw from the Kangaroos selection for the end-of-season Tests against New Zealand and Samoa.
  
  Mitchell injured his hand late in the season and after initially trying physio, it’s now likely he’ll require surgery.
  
  In SportsBiz: With the 23,771-seat Arthur Ashe Stadium, the largest tennis facility in the world, the US Tennis Open finished with a main draw total of 799,402 fans, up 3% from last year, with Coco Gauff winning the Women’s singles final and Novak Djokovic winning the Men’s singles title.
  
  This year’s US Open featured a US$65Million prize pool that is the largest of tennis’ four majors, and Gauff and Djokovic each earned US$3M for their titles.
  
  In the NFL: Three NFL franchise quarterbacks, all aged in their mid-20s, signed record five-year contracts this offseason: Jalen Hurts at US$255Million with the Eagles, followed by the Ravens extending Lamar Jackson for US$260M and Justin Herbert with his US$262.5M extension with the Chargers worth US$52.5M per season.
  
  In Combat sports: American Sean Strickland insists he is ready for an immediate rematch with Israel Adesanya after stealing his UFC Middleweight title at UFC293 on Saturday in Sydney.
  
  Strickland also revealed the strange conversation that took place between the pair immediately after the fight inside the Octagon.
  
  “It was f…ing strange man,” Strickland said. “I think he was mad that I mentioned his dog. I was like ‘what is going on? Are we having this conversation? So I’m sorry for making fun of your dog. I’m sure he’s a great fella,” Strickland told Adesanya.
  
  Told later that Adesanya’s dog had passed away, Strickland replied: “Oh is that what it is? I killed a dog once.”
  
  “It started with a kiss . . . “ Embattled Spanish Football Federation El Presidento Luis Rubiales has resigned, yes that’s correct he has resigned, finally bringing some closure to several weeks of controversy that had capped the 2023 FIFA World Cup for women.
  
  Rubiales on Sunday tendered his resignation from both the Federation and a position as UEFA Vice President, three weeks after he kissed Spanish star player Jenni Hermoso on the lips without her consent following Spain’s triumph over England in the final.
  
  OK so in background Buzz this morning, I dive into the Pasific Island players in all 13 teams in RWC2023.
  
  While Australia and New Zealand feature a known and prominent Pasifika line up, players have been named for Romania, Italy, France, England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and Japan.
  
  RWC2023 Host nation, France’s squad includes four Pacific Islanders: From Futuna Yoram Moefana, Wallisian Romain Taofifenua, Uini Atonio of Samoa and New Caledonia born Peato Mauvaka.
  
  Romania's squad includes at least six players of Pacific heritage, including Tongan-born Tangimana Fonovai, Tevita Manumua, Jason Tomane, Hinckley Vaovasa, Taliauli Sikuea and Lama Sioeli.
  
  Italy features three Pacific players of its own, including Samoan Monty Ioane, and Tongan Epalahame Faiva and Toa Halafihi.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56769279Mon, 11 Sep 2023 22:42:42 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 68 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Tuesday morning 12 September 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And at the Rugby World Cup 2023: The influence of Pacific island players on global rugby is undeniable, while Australia and New Zealand can credit some of their rugby success to Pasifika players, 13 of the teams at RWC2023 have at least one player with Pacific Island heritage.
  
  I’ll dig into this more in Background Buzz at the end of this podcast, so stick around.
  
  In rugby league: It was a thrilling opening weekend of action-packed NRL finals footy and now there are just six clubs left in the premiership race.
  
  Brisbane ended their Storm hoodoo in style, while the Panthers showed just how ruthlessly they’re chasing the first three-peat in 40 years.
  
  The Roosters delivered one of their gutsiest wins to end the Sharks’ season but it came at a cost, while the Knights ousted the Raiders in one of the games of the season.
  
  Rabbitohs star Latrell Mitchell will inform Australian Kangaroos Head Coach, Mal Meninga today, of his decision to withdraw from the Kangaroos selection for the end-of-season Tests against New Zealand and Samoa.
  
  Mitchell injured his hand late in the season and after initially trying physio, it’s now likely he’ll require surgery.
  
  In SportsBiz: With the 23,771-seat Arthur Ashe Stadium, the largest tennis facility in the world, the US Tennis Open finished with a main draw total of 799,402 fans, up 3% from last year, with Coco Gauff winning the Women’s singles final and Novak Djokovic winning the Men’s singles title.
  
  This year’s US Open featured a US$65Million prize pool that is the largest of tennis’ four majors, and Gauff and Djokovic each earned US$3M for their titles.
  
  In the NFL: Three NFL franchise quarterbacks, all aged in their mid-20s, signed record five-year contracts this offseason: Jalen Hurts at US$255Million with the Eagles, followed by the Ravens extending Lamar Jackson for US$260M and Justin Herbert with his US$262.5M extension with the Chargers worth US$52.5M per season.
  
  In Combat sports: American Sean Strickland insists he is ready for an immediate rematch with Israel Adesanya after stealing his UFC Middleweight title at UFC293 on Saturday in Sydney.
  
  Strickland also revealed the strange conversation that took place between the pair immediately after the fight inside the Octagon.
  
  “It was f…ing strange man,” Strickland said. “I think he was mad that I mentioned his dog. I was like ‘what is going on? Are we having this conversation? So I’m sorry for making fun of your dog. I’m sure he’s a great fella,” Strickland told Adesanya.
  
  Told later that Adesanya’s dog had passed away, Strickland replied: “Oh is that what it is? I killed a dog once.”
  
  “It started with a kiss . . . “ Embattled Spanish Football Federation El Presidento Luis Rubiales has resigned, yes that’s correct he has resigned, finally bringing some closure to several weeks of controversy that had capped the 2023 FIFA World Cup for women.
  
  Rubiales on Sunday tendered his resignation from both the Federation and a position as UEFA Vice President, three weeks after he kissed Spanish star player Jenni Hermoso on the lips without her consent following Spain’s triumph over England in the final.
  
  OK so in background Buzz this morning, I dive into the Pasific Island players in all 13 teams in RWC2023.
  
  While Australia and New Zealand feature a known and prominent Pasifika line up, players have been named for Romania, Italy, France, England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and Japan.
  
  RWC2023 Host nation, France’s squad includes four Pacific Islanders:...]]>3727s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean668fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-09-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e67-teivovosports-teivovodigital--56792138
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56792138Sun, 10 Sep 2023 20:39:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 67 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny Monday morning 11 September 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>5497s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean667fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-09-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e66-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56749800
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And at the Rugby World Cup 2023 - results so far:
  A France 27-13 New Zealand
  A Italy 52-8 Namibia
  B Ireland 82-8 Romania
  C Australia 35-15 Georgia
  D England 27-10 Argentina
  
  Tonight at 11PM Japan vs Chile plus at 3:45AM South Africa vs Scotland and the last game of this weekend, tomorrow morning at 7AM in Pool C it’s Wales vs Fiji in Bordeaux.
  
  And in Background Buzz this morning, I dive into the Wales vs Fiji match in detail so stick around until the end of this podcast.
  
  In rugby league: The Roosters finned the Sharks 12-13 in their elimination final at Shark Park last night, ending their season in stunning fashion after Sam Walker booted the match-winning field goal in the 74th minute.
  
  And in the dying minutes, Roosters skipper James Tedesco and Luke Keary charged down two field goal attempts from Cronulla halfback Nicho Hynes, to stop the game from going to golden point.
  
  While out at Penrith, the Panthers cruised into their fourth straight preliminary final after they dispatched the NZ Warriors 6-32 yesterday afternoon, thanks to another masterclass from the usual suspects - Nathan Cleary, Dylan Edwards and Brian To’o as the reigning premiers missed just 14 tackles in the whole game.
  
  In Football: Socceroos star Craig Goodwin will return to Saudi Arabian Club Al-Wahda in a “life-changing” transfer deal set to secure Adelaide United more than A$1Million.
  
  Among the stars in the lucrative Saudi Pro League now are Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Karim Benzema and Riyad Mahrez.
  
  In the FIBA Basketball World Cup semifinals in Manila: Serbia beat Canada 86-95 and Germany upset the USA 111-113
  
  So it’s Germany versus Serbia in the FIBA Basketball World Cup final showdown!
  
  The US were looking to atone for their seventh-place finish at the tournament in China four years ago but they lost to an inspired German team.
  
  In Combat sports: One hundred and fifteen years ago this December, Australia gave American boxing legend Jack Johnson a chance to create history in Sydney – a chance all black men were denied in America, only because of the colour of their skin - to win the world heavyweight boxing title.
  
  And Johnson did, from Canadian Tommy Burns, in front of 20,000 fans at Rushcutters Bay.
  
  A moment which made history and effectively changed the boxing landscape for black boxers following him, like Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson.
  
  Johnson changed it too for UFC Middleweight Champion, Israel Adesanya, “Because,” as the champ says, “Jack Johnson never gave a f...”.
  
  UFC megastar, Israel Adesanya takes on American challenger, Sean Strickland in UFC293 later today at a sold out Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.
  
  OK so in background Buzz this morning, I dive into the Fiji versus Wales Test coming up tomorrow morning.
  
  This after Australia beat Georgia 15-35 in Paris this morning.
  
  So Wales have notched up ten wins and a draw since the first official international between the two sides in 1985. It puts Wales in the driver’s seat for the win tomorrow morning.
  
  They haven’t played each other since November 2021 - a match Wales won 38-23 in Cardiff.
  
  But and this is a big BUT, Nantes 2007 will weigh heavy on Welsh fans’ minds . . . when the Flying Fijians knocked them out of that RWC plus and this is a big PLUS for Fiji, for the first time ever, we have a team made up mainly of Fijian Drua players with two seasons of Super Rugby under their belt, plus five Tests to boot including a win over England at Twickenham.
  
  Sure, the loss of Fiji fly-half Caleb Muntz, blew a hole in Simon Raiwalui’s plans and preparations for this game and the tournament overall, but his Fijian Drua team-mate Teti Tela simply has to step up to the task in the number 10 shirt against Wales. And he will.
  
  The Fiji Team: Ilaisa Droasese; Selesitino Ravutaumada, Waisea Nayacalevu (captain), Semi Radradra, Vinaya Habosi; Teti Tela, Frank Lomani; Eroni Mawi, Samuel Matavesi, Luke Tagi; Isoa Nasilasila, Te Ahiwaru Cirikidaveta; Albert Tuisue, Lekima Tagitagivalu, Viliame Mata.
  
  Replacements: Tevita Ikanivere, Peni Ravai, Mesake Doge, Temo Mayanavanua, Levani Botia, Simione Kuruvoli, Josua Tuisova and Sireli Maqala.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56749800Sun, 10 Sep 2023 02:56:47 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 66 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Sunday morning 10 September 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And at the Rugby World Cup 2023 - results so far:
  A France 27-13 New Zealand
  A Italy 52-8 Namibia
  B Ireland 82-8 Romania
  C Australia 35-15 Georgia
  D England 27-10 Argentina
  
  Tonight at 11PM Japan vs Chile plus at 3:45AM South Africa vs Scotland and the last game of this weekend, tomorrow morning at 7AM in Pool C it’s Wales vs Fiji in Bordeaux.
  
  And in Background Buzz this morning, I dive into the Wales vs Fiji match in detail so stick around until the end of this podcast.
  
  In rugby league: The Roosters finned the Sharks 12-13 in their elimination final at Shark Park last night, ending their season in stunning fashion after Sam Walker booted the match-winning field goal in the 74th minute.
  
  And in the dying minutes, Roosters skipper James Tedesco and Luke Keary charged down two field goal attempts from Cronulla halfback Nicho Hynes, to stop the game from going to golden point.
  
  While out at Penrith, the Panthers cruised into their fourth straight preliminary final after they dispatched the NZ Warriors 6-32 yesterday afternoon, thanks to another masterclass from the usual suspects - Nathan Cleary, Dylan Edwards and Brian To’o as the reigning premiers missed just 14 tackles in the whole game.
  
  In Football: Socceroos star Craig Goodwin will return to Saudi Arabian Club Al-Wahda in a “life-changing” transfer deal set to secure Adelaide United more than A$1Million.
  
  Among the stars in the lucrative Saudi Pro League now are Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Karim Benzema and Riyad Mahrez.
  
  In the FIBA Basketball World Cup semifinals in Manila: Serbia beat Canada 86-95 and Germany upset the USA 111-113
  
  So it’s Germany versus Serbia in the FIBA Basketball World Cup final showdown!
  
  The US were looking to atone for their seventh-place finish at the tournament in China four years ago but they lost to an inspired German team.
  
  In Combat sports: One hundred and fifteen years ago this December, Australia gave American boxing legend Jack Johnson a chance to create history in Sydney – a chance all black men were denied in America, only because of the colour of their skin - to win the world heavyweight boxing title.
  
  And Johnson did, from Canadian Tommy Burns, in front of 20,000 fans at Rushcutters Bay.
  
  A moment which made history and effectively changed the boxing landscape for black boxers following him, like Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson.
  
  Johnson changed it too for UFC Middleweight Champion, Israel Adesanya, “Because,” as the champ says, “Jack Johnson never gave a f...”.
  
  UFC megastar, Israel Adesanya takes on American challenger, Sean Strickland in UFC293 later today at a sold out Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.
  
  OK so in background Buzz this morning, I dive into the Fiji versus Wales Test coming up tomorrow morning.
  
  This after Australia beat Georgia 15-35 in Paris this morning.
  
  So Wales have notched up ten wins and a draw since the first official international between the two sides in 1985. It puts Wales in the driver’s seat for the win tomorrow morning.
  
  They haven’t played each other since November 2021 - a match Wales won 38-23 in Cardiff.
  
  But and this is a big BUT, Nantes 2007 will weigh heavy on Welsh fans’ minds . . . when the Flying Fijians knocked them out of that RWC plus and this is a big PLUS for Fiji, for the first time ever, we have a team made...]]>4247s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean666fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/09-09-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e65-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56743656
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And the Rugby World Cup 2023 has kicked off: The opening game between New Zealand and France was a cracker, with Mark Telea scoring inside the first two minutes from a pinpoint accurate cross kick by Beauden Barrett, but Thomas Ramos was in the zone with his kicking and France won 27-13.
  
  Upcoming games to watch:
  C Sun Sep 10 3:00 AM Australia vs Georgia in Paris
  D Sun Sep 10 7:00 AM England vs Argentina in Marseille
  C Mon Sep 11 7:00 AM Wales vs Fiji in Bordeaux
  
  Samu Kerevi returns and Marika Korebeite replaces Suliasi Vunivalu in the Wallabies starting XV RWC2023 opening game.
  
  While Fiji born All Black flyer Emoni Narawa has been ruled out with a recurring back injury.
  
  In Background Buzz at the end of this podcast I take a closer look at all the Pasifika countries including Australia and New Zealand’s chances at RWC2023, so hang in there.
  
  In rugby league: The Broncos are into their first preliminary final since 2017 after snapping a 14-game losing streak against the Storm with an emphatic 26-0 victory at Suncorp Stadium last night.
  
  The comprehensive win marked an incredible turnaround for the Club, led by Head Coach, Kevin Walters who was appointed at the end of 2020 just after Brisbane collected its first ever wooden spoon.
  
  And the NRL plans to fly all 17 Club bosses to Las Vegas as part of the NRL’s double header to open the 2024 season, where a cast of former NFL and college players will participate in a rugby league combine in a bid to bring new talent into the NRL.
  
  In SportsBiz: Nick Bosa and the San Francisco 49ers have agreed to a five-year, US$170Million contract that will make him the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history, with his new annual average salary of US$34M per season according to ESPN.
  
  Bosa has 43 career sacks, including an NFL-best 18.5 sacks last season when he won Defensive Player of the Year and finished sixth in MVP voting. Bosa has already made three Pro Bowls and won Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2019.
  
  In Football: While Demarai Gray became the latest Premier League player to leave for the Saudi Pro League after joining Al-Ettifaq on Friday, Mohamed Salah is staying put at Liverpool, and a late bid for Man U star Jadon Sancho also failed to amount to anything as the Saudi transfer window closed.
  
  Gray joins former Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson at the same Club, while Neymar, Riyad Mahrez and Karim Benzema have been among the biggest names in the football world to make the Saudi switch.
  
  In Combat sports: UFC Prez, Dana White touched down in Sydney late yesterday afternoon, and was then whisked straight to Homebush for a shock appearance at the official weigh-in by UFC megastar, Israel Adesanya and American challenger, Sean Strickland for UFC293 later today at Qudos Bank Arena.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56743656Sat, 09 Sep 2023 04:59:04 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 65 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a wet but warm Saturday morning 09 September 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And the Rugby World Cup 2023 has kicked off: The opening game between New Zealand and France was a cracker, with Mark Telea scoring inside the first two minutes from a pinpoint accurate cross kick by Beauden Barrett, but Thomas Ramos was in the zone with his kicking and France won 27-13.
  
  Upcoming games to watch:
  C Sun Sep 10 3:00 AM Australia vs Georgia in Paris
  D Sun Sep 10 7:00 AM England vs Argentina in Marseille
  C Mon Sep 11 7:00 AM Wales vs Fiji in Bordeaux
  
  Samu Kerevi returns and Marika Korebeite replaces Suliasi Vunivalu in the Wallabies starting XV RWC2023 opening game.
  
  While Fiji born All Black flyer Emoni Narawa has been ruled out with a recurring back injury.
  
  In Background Buzz at the end of this podcast I take a closer look at all the Pasifika countries including Australia and New Zealand’s chances at RWC2023, so hang in there.
  
  In rugby league: The Broncos are into their first preliminary final since 2017 after snapping a 14-game losing streak against the Storm with an emphatic 26-0 victory at Suncorp Stadium last night.
  
  The comprehensive win marked an incredible turnaround for the Club, led by Head Coach, Kevin Walters who was appointed at the end of 2020 just after Brisbane collected its first ever wooden spoon.
  
  And the NRL plans to fly all 17 Club bosses to Las Vegas as part of the NRL’s double header to open the 2024 season, where a cast of former NFL and college players will participate in a rugby league combine in a bid to bring new talent into the NRL.
  
  In SportsBiz: Nick Bosa and the San Francisco 49ers have agreed to a five-year, US$170Million contract that will make him the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history, with his new annual average salary of US$34M per season according to ESPN.
  
  Bosa has 43 career sacks, including an NFL-best 18.5 sacks last season when he won Defensive Player of the Year and finished sixth in MVP voting. Bosa has already made three Pro Bowls and won Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2019.
  
  In Football: While Demarai Gray became the latest Premier League player to leave for the Saudi Pro League after joining Al-Ettifaq on Friday, Mohamed Salah is staying put at Liverpool, and a late bid for Man U star Jadon Sancho also failed to amount to anything as the Saudi transfer window closed.
  
  Gray joins former Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson at the same Club, while Neymar, Riyad Mahrez and Karim Benzema have been among the biggest names in the football world to make the Saudi switch.
  
  In Combat sports: UFC Prez, Dana White touched down in Sydney late yesterday afternoon, and was then whisked straight to Homebush for a shock appearance at the official weigh-in by UFC megastar, Israel Adesanya and American challenger, Sean Strickland for UFC293 later today at Qudos Bank Arena.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>5017s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean665fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/08-09-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e64-teivovosports-teivovodigital--56729192
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In our Rugby World Cup 2023 Countdown today: First choice Flying Fijians fly-half, Caleb Muntz will take no further part in the RWC2023 with an ACL injury suffered in training on Monday. A replacement has not been named but insiders say it will be former Fiji 7s star, Vilimoni Botitu.
  
  Fiji born All Black flyer, Emoni Narawa has also been ruled out of the RWC2023 with a recurring back injury and he will leave camp after the All Blacks first games against France on Saturday morning.
  
  In rugby league: Our tips for the NRL Qualifying Finals this weekend: We tip the Brisbane Broncos to hokeypokey the Melbourne Storm at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night, and in the Second Qualifying Final, we tip the New Zealand Warriors to kittykat the Panthers at BlueBet Stadium on Saturday.
  
  In the FIBA Basketball World Cup hosted by the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia: Canada beat Slovenia 89-100 in Manila to set up a semi-final showdown with Serbia on Friday, while Germany ended Latvia’s dream run at the tournament with a nervy 81-79 win to squeeze into the semi-finals and a clash with the USA.
  
  Debutants Latvia had already beaten defending champions Spain and Tokyo Olympics silver-medalists France on their way to the quarter-finals.
  
  In SportsBiz: Another day, another Messi Magic Milestone. This time, Apple TV gained more than 100,000 subscribers to MLS Season Pass on the day of Lionel Messi’s first game with Inter Miami last month. Those figures climb even higher when factoring in the weeks surrounding the superstar’s arrival in the US.
  
  In Football: “It started with a kiss . . .” Spanish Football El Presidento, Luis Rubiales is really a dead man walking!
  
  Jenni Hermoso has filed an official complaint to police over “that kiss” at the FIFA World Cup final. In her complaint, the Spanish footballer accuses Rubiales of sexual assault, because she says, the kiss was not consensual.
  
  The complaint, which was filed on Tuesday, is key for a preliminary investigation, which prosecutors at Spain’s top criminal court have opened for the alleged crime of “sexual assault”, to move forward.
  
  Why doesn’t he just resign?
  
  In Combat sports: Apart from being among the most dangerous fighter anywhere on the planet, Kiwi-Nigerian UFC Middleweight Champion, Israel Adesanya boasts 8.3 million followers on Instagram.
  
  One of whom approached UFC293 US challenger, Sean Strickland on a Sydney street last Saturday night and said: ‘Izzy is gunna f… you up’.
  
  So Strickland, without hesitation, whacked him. Telling Fox Sports Australia yesterday that “Anybody who wanna come up to me and run your f…ing mouth, I’ll smack you like I smack anybody else.”
  
  OK great, see you in UFC293 Sean!
  
  And only in the USA – well south of the border actually – in Mexico!
  
  A staggering 11,000 runners out of a 30,000-person field were disqualified after they cut some part of the course during the Mexican City Marathon on 27 August, the Spanish newspaper Marca reports.
  
  Runners were disqualified after missing checkpoints placed every five kilometers.
  
  Some runners allegedly used their vehicles and public transport to cut the 26.2 mile course.
  
  So the BIG question is – is it Mexicans in general, or just Mexican marathon runners who are cheats?
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56729192Thu, 07 Sep 2023 21:41:24 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 64 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Thursday morning 08 September 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In our Rugby World Cup 2023 Countdown today: First choice Flying Fijians fly-half, Caleb Muntz will take no further part in the RWC2023 with an ACL injury suffered in training on Monday. A replacement has not been named but insiders say it will be former Fiji 7s star, Vilimoni Botitu.
  
  Fiji born All Black flyer, Emoni Narawa has also been ruled out of the RWC2023 with a recurring back injury and he will leave camp after the All Blacks first games against France on Saturday morning.
  
  In rugby league: Our tips for the NRL Qualifying Finals this weekend: We tip the Brisbane Broncos to hokeypokey the Melbourne Storm at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night, and in the Second Qualifying Final, we tip the New Zealand Warriors to kittykat the Panthers at BlueBet Stadium on Saturday.
  
  In the FIBA Basketball World Cup hosted by the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia: Canada beat Slovenia 89-100 in Manila to set up a semi-final showdown with Serbia on Friday, while Germany ended Latvia’s dream run at the tournament with a nervy 81-79 win to squeeze into the semi-finals and a clash with the USA.
  
  Debutants Latvia had already beaten defending champions Spain and Tokyo Olympics silver-medalists France on their way to the quarter-finals.
  
  In SportsBiz: Another day, another Messi Magic Milestone. This time, Apple TV gained more than 100,000 subscribers to MLS Season Pass on the day of Lionel Messi’s first game with Inter Miami last month. Those figures climb even higher when factoring in the weeks surrounding the superstar’s arrival in the US.
  
  In Football: “It started with a kiss . . .” Spanish Football El Presidento, Luis Rubiales is really a dead man walking!
  
  Jenni Hermoso has filed an official complaint to police over “that kiss” at the FIFA World Cup final. In her complaint, the Spanish footballer accuses Rubiales of sexual assault, because she says, the kiss was not consensual.
  
  The complaint, which was filed on Tuesday, is key for a preliminary investigation, which prosecutors at Spain’s top criminal court have opened for the alleged crime of “sexual assault”, to move forward.
  
  Why doesn’t he just resign?
  
  In Combat sports: Apart from being among the most dangerous fighter anywhere on the planet, Kiwi-Nigerian UFC Middleweight Champion, Israel Adesanya boasts 8.3 million followers on Instagram.
  
  One of whom approached UFC293 US challenger, Sean Strickland on a Sydney street last Saturday night and said: ‘Izzy is gunna f… you up’.
  
  So Strickland, without hesitation, whacked him. Telling Fox Sports Australia yesterday that “Anybody who wanna come up to me and run your f…ing mouth, I’ll smack you like I smack anybody else.”
  
  OK great, see you in UFC293 Sean!
  
  And only in the USA – well south of the border actually – in Mexico!
  
  A staggering 11,000 runners out of a 30,000-person field were disqualified after they cut some part of the course during the Mexican City Marathon on 27 August, the Spanish newspaper Marca reports.
  
  Runners were disqualified after missing checkpoints placed every five kilometers.
  
  Some runners allegedly used their vehicles and public transport to cut the 26.2 mile course.
  
  So the BIG question is – is it Mexicans in general, or just Mexican marathon runners who are cheats?
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.3397s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean664fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/07-09-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e63-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56718056
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In our Rugby World Cup 2023 Countdown today: First choice Fiji fly-half, Caleb Muntz is out of the RWC2023 with an ACL injury suffered in training on Monday.
  
  To win a Rugby World Cup, teams need many things to go their way: Referees, the judiciary, the bounce of the ball, no serious injuries and the weather can all play a role.
  
  Then there’s the issue of tactics, form and luck.
  
  “Rugby World Cup is a tournament, and tournament rugby is different to competition rugby. Favourites get beaten. Upsets happen. It’s all part of the challenge. All the teams start from the same place. We all get the same opportunity,” Wallabies mercurial Coach, Eddie Jones.
  
  In rugby league: In the two NRL Elimination Finals this weekend – lose and you’re gone: It’s the Cronulla Sharks vs the Sydney Roosters at Shark Park on Saturday, and the Knights vs Canberra Raiders in Newcastle on Sunday.
  
  One thing for sure, the Raiders will target the Knights superstar fullback, Kalyn Ponga who is returning from injury a week early to try and help his team get through.
  
  In the FIBA Basketball World Cup hosted by the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia: Serbia is the first team to reach the semi-finals after beating Lithuania 68-87 in Manila.
  
  Atlanta Hawks shooting guard Bogdan Bogdanovic had 21 points for Serbia, who will play either Canada or Slovenia in the semi-finals on Friday.
  
  Nikola Jokic, who led the Denver Nuggets to last season’s NBA title and was named MVP of the Finals, is not playing for Serbia at the World Cup as he rests ahead of the new NBA season.
  
  Lithuania went into the game as the tournament’s only unbeaten team after downing the United States in their previous outing.
  
  In the NFL: The 2023 NFL season is upon us and we lead with this great story on Lou Hedley, who was not picked in the 2023 NFL Draft, but was claimed as undrafted free agent by the New Orleans Saints.
  
  The former scaffolder from Western Australia landed a Saints’ punting role on a minimum payday of AUD$1.2Million a season.
  
  Hedley’s inclusion on the Saints’ roster is the culmination of a crazy journey, playing Aussie Rules for the Peel Thunder reserves in the Western Australian Football League, before learning the ropes of punting in 2017 with ProKick Australia.
  
  He then had to go to a junior college in San Francisco to earn the necessary grades, given he dropped out of high school early, before he moved to the University of Miami in 2019.
  
  And as they say in Bollywood – the rest is history!
  
  In Football: Real Madrid, the 14-time UEFA Champions League winners, who last won in 2022, are drawn with Italian champions Napoli in Group C, which also features Braga of Portugal and debutants Union Berlin.
  
  Scottish champs Celtic will face Feyenoord, Atletico Madrid and Lazio in Group E.
  
  In Combat sports: Estimating fighters’ purses is not easy, however for the big fights, these are usually made public, and according to such reports, Israel Adesanya took home US$3.2Million from UFC287, including US$1M base pay, US$150,000 win and performance bonuses and US$32,000 sponsorship share, plus US$2M as his share of ppv earnings.
  
  So, this weekend the Kiwi-Nigerian UFC Middleweight Champion can expect to earn similar in UFC293 in Sydney.
  
  And finally only in the USA: A tennis fan was ejected from the US Tennis Open on Monday night after being accused by German player, Alexander Zverev of shouting “the most famous Hitler phrase there is in this world. This is unbelievable,” the German complained to the umpire who ordered the fan to be removed.
  
  The incident happened during Zverev’s win over Italy’s Jannik Sinner on Arthur Ashe Stadium during the late-night slot, which has often been criticised for overly boisterous fans.
  
  Er in other words – highly intoxicated, drunk or pissed – take your pick!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56718056Tue, 05 Sep 2023 21:52:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 63 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Wednesday morning 07 September 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In our Rugby World Cup 2023 Countdown today: First choice Fiji fly-half, Caleb Muntz is out of the RWC2023 with an ACL injury suffered in training on Monday.
  
  To win a Rugby World Cup, teams need many things to go their way: Referees, the judiciary, the bounce of the ball, no serious injuries and the weather can all play a role.
  
  Then there’s the issue of tactics, form and luck.
  
  “Rugby World Cup is a tournament, and tournament rugby is different to competition rugby. Favourites get beaten. Upsets happen. It’s all part of the challenge. All the teams start from the same place. We all get the same opportunity,” Wallabies mercurial Coach, Eddie Jones.
  
  In rugby league: In the two NRL Elimination Finals this weekend – lose and you’re gone: It’s the Cronulla Sharks vs the Sydney Roosters at Shark Park on Saturday, and the Knights vs Canberra Raiders in Newcastle on Sunday.
  
  One thing for sure, the Raiders will target the Knights superstar fullback, Kalyn Ponga who is returning from injury a week early to try and help his team get through.
  
  In the FIBA Basketball World Cup hosted by the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia: Serbia is the first team to reach the semi-finals after beating Lithuania 68-87 in Manila.
  
  Atlanta Hawks shooting guard Bogdan Bogdanovic had 21 points for Serbia, who will play either Canada or Slovenia in the semi-finals on Friday.
  
  Nikola Jokic, who led the Denver Nuggets to last season’s NBA title and was named MVP of the Finals, is not playing for Serbia at the World Cup as he rests ahead of the new NBA season.
  
  Lithuania went into the game as the tournament’s only unbeaten team after downing the United States in their previous outing.
  
  In the NFL: The 2023 NFL season is upon us and we lead with this great story on Lou Hedley, who was not picked in the 2023 NFL Draft, but was claimed as undrafted free agent by the New Orleans Saints.
  
  The former scaffolder from Western Australia landed a Saints’ punting role on a minimum payday of AUD$1.2Million a season.
  
  Hedley’s inclusion on the Saints’ roster is the culmination of a crazy journey, playing Aussie Rules for the Peel Thunder reserves in the Western Australian Football League, before learning the ropes of punting in 2017 with ProKick Australia.
  
  He then had to go to a junior college in San Francisco to earn the necessary grades, given he dropped out of high school early, before he moved to the University of Miami in 2019.
  
  And as they say in Bollywood – the rest is history!
  
  In Football: Real Madrid, the 14-time UEFA Champions League winners, who last won in 2022, are drawn with Italian champions Napoli in Group C, which also features Braga of Portugal and debutants Union Berlin.
  
  Scottish champs Celtic will face Feyenoord, Atletico Madrid and Lazio in Group E.
  
  In Combat sports: Estimating fighters’ purses is not easy, however for the big fights, these are usually made public, and according to such reports, Israel Adesanya took home US$3.2Million from UFC287, including US$1M base pay, US$150,000 win and performance bonuses and US$32,000 sponsorship share, plus US$2M as his share of ppv earnings.
  
  So, this weekend the Kiwi-Nigerian UFC Middleweight Champion can expect to earn similar in UFC293 in Sydney.
  
  And finally only in the USA: A tennis fan was ejected from the US Tennis Open on Monday night after being accused by German player, Alexander Zverev of shouting “the most famous Hitler phrase there is in this world. This is unbelievable,” the German...]]>3827s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean663fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/05-09-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e62-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56690474
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In our Rugby World Cup 2023 Countdown today: The Poms are pulling out the heavy artillery to support their teams in the opening rounds of RWC2023 in France, with Prince William in attendance at the Stade de Bordeaux on Sunday, to watch Wales versus Fiji. The future King of Great Britain is Patron of the Welsh Rugby Union.
  
  Meanwhile, Kate the Princess of Wales will cheer on England against Argentina at the Stade de Marseille, as patron of the Rugby Football Union.
  
  In rugby league: Let’s all be honest, the Penrith Panthers look very likely to become the first side in 40 years to win three straight NRL Premierships. Champion Coaches believe that titles are won on defense and they have that down pat. The Broncos, Storm and New Zealand Warriors are fighting for second spot.
  
  In the FIBA Basketball World Cup hosted by the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia: Lithuania handed Team USA their first loss of the FIBA World Cup, bombing the star studded American line-up with three-pointers for a stunning 110-104 upset that shook up the basketball world.
  
  Since 2019, the USA has only lost to Australia, France, Nigeria and now Lithuania, who join Latvia and Slovenia in the quarterfinals.
  
  In Football: Reigning Spanish champions Barcelona will take on Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk and Royal Antwerp of Belgium in Group H of the UEFA Champions League. Last season’s runners-up, Inter Milan are in Group D with Portuguese champions Benfica, Red Bull Salzburg and Real Sociedad of Spain.
  
  In Combat sports: UFC Heavyweight star, Ciryl Gane may have won a TKO victory over Sergey Spivak in the final fight of UFC Paris last Saturday, but at the same time, thieves forced their way through the front door of his Paris apartment and stole a Rolex and other jewellery estimated US$162,000.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56690474Mon, 04 Sep 2023 20:43:47 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 62 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Tuesday morning 05 September 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In our Rugby World Cup 2023 Countdown today: The Poms are pulling out the heavy artillery to support their teams in the opening rounds of RWC2023 in France, with Prince William in attendance at the Stade de Bordeaux on Sunday, to watch Wales versus Fiji. The future King of Great Britain is Patron of the Welsh Rugby Union.
  
  Meanwhile, Kate the Princess of Wales will cheer on England against Argentina at the Stade de Marseille, as patron of the Rugby Football Union.
  
  In rugby league: Let’s all be honest, the Penrith Panthers look very likely to become the first side in 40 years to win three straight NRL Premierships. Champion Coaches believe that titles are won on defense and they have that down pat. The Broncos, Storm and New Zealand Warriors are fighting for second spot.
  
  In the FIBA Basketball World Cup hosted by the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia: Lithuania handed Team USA their first loss of the FIBA World Cup, bombing the star studded American line-up with three-pointers for a stunning 110-104 upset that shook up the basketball world.
  
  Since 2019, the USA has only lost to Australia, France, Nigeria and now Lithuania, who join Latvia and Slovenia in the quarterfinals.
  
  In Football: Reigning Spanish champions Barcelona will take on Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk and Royal Antwerp of Belgium in Group H of the UEFA Champions League. Last season’s runners-up, Inter Milan are in Group D with Portuguese champions Benfica, Red Bull Salzburg and Real Sociedad of Spain.
  
  In Combat sports: UFC Heavyweight star, Ciryl Gane may have won a TKO victory over Sergey Spivak in the final fight of UFC Paris last Saturday, but at the same time, thieves forced their way through the front door of his Paris apartment and stole a Rolex and other jewellery estimated US$162,000.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2057s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean662fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/04-09-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e61-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56689948
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In RWC2023 Countdown today: pressure is building in two camps leading into their big clash to open the tournament in Paris on Saturday morning. The All Blacks would have re-grouped after their mauling by the Springboks in London, while confidence will be sky-high in the French squad with a perfect run of RWC2023 warm up Tests.
  
  The last time they met in Paris in 2021, France trounced the All Blacks 25-40.
  
  In rugby league: NRL Finals - Week 1 All AEST Qualifying Final 1 sees the Brisbane Broncos vs Melbourne Storm at Suncorp Stadium on Friday at 7:50pm, the second Qualifying Final - Penrith Panthers vs the New Zealand Warriors at BlueBet Stadium on Saturday at 4pm.
  
  And then the first of two Elimination Finals – lose and you’re gone (6th vs 7th): Cronulla Sharks vs Sydney Roosters at Shark Park on Saturday at 7:50pm, and then 5th vs 8th the Knights vs Canberra Raiders in Newcastle at 4pm.
  
  In the FIBA Basketball World Cup hosted by the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia: Australia has ended its campaign beating Georgia 84-100.
  
  South Sudan and Japan both qualified for the Paris Olympics as the tournament’s highest-placed finishers from Africa and Asia. Japan’s win meant China were eliminated from Olympic qualifying contention before their game against the Philippines even ended.
  
  In any event, they lost 75-96 to the co-hosts for their fourth defeat of the tournament.
  
  In Football: UEFA Champions League defending champions, Manchester City will take on RB Leipzig, Red Star Belgrade and Young Boys in Group G.
  
  Group F looks to be the toughest of all with Saudi-owned Newcastle facing AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund as well as Qatar-backed PSG.
  
  In SportsBiz: With the Pac-12 season finally here, all eyes are now on what results new Head Coach, Deion Sanders can bring to the University of Colorado.
  
  This after Sanders signed a five-year, US$29.5Million contract — typically way out of Colorado’s budget. Then the money came pouring in, with a record-breaking US$28M in donations to Colorado’s Buff Club.
  
  Also, ticket prices to see Colorado play in 2023 has risen dramatically with the average resale ticket price for their home games this season at US$302 and US$209 for road games — both huge increases over 2022.
  
  Next weekend will be even more expensive — when Colorado hosts Nebraska in its home opener — which has been outselling Colorado’s 2022 home opener by over 1,500% at an average resale ticket price of US$434.
  
  In Combat sports: British boxer, Derek Chisora who has been beaten three times by Tyson Fury, believes ‘The Gypsy King’ will hit the mat when he steps into the ring against former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Francis Ngannou on 28 October in his professional boxing debut in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia against the reigning WBC World Heavyweight Champion.
  
  But Chisora ultimately believes that ‘The Gyspy King’ will leave with another big win on his record.
  
  This sounds seriously, suspiciously like a paid advertisement to me!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56689948Mon, 04 Sep 2023 20:07:30 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 61 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Monday morning 04 September 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In RWC2023 Countdown today: pressure is building in two camps leading into their big clash to open the tournament in Paris on Saturday morning. The All Blacks would have re-grouped after their mauling by the Springboks in London, while confidence will be sky-high in the French squad with a perfect run of RWC2023 warm up Tests.
  
  The last time they met in Paris in 2021, France trounced the All Blacks 25-40.
  
  In rugby league: NRL Finals - Week 1 All AEST Qualifying Final 1 sees the Brisbane Broncos vs Melbourne Storm at Suncorp Stadium on Friday at 7:50pm, the second Qualifying Final - Penrith Panthers vs the New Zealand Warriors at BlueBet Stadium on Saturday at 4pm.
  
  And then the first of two Elimination Finals – lose and you’re gone (6th vs 7th): Cronulla Sharks vs Sydney Roosters at Shark Park on Saturday at 7:50pm, and then 5th vs 8th the Knights vs Canberra Raiders in Newcastle at 4pm.
  
  In the FIBA Basketball World Cup hosted by the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia: Australia has ended its campaign beating Georgia 84-100.
  
  South Sudan and Japan both qualified for the Paris Olympics as the tournament’s highest-placed finishers from Africa and Asia. Japan’s win meant China were eliminated from Olympic qualifying contention before their game against the Philippines even ended.
  
  In any event, they lost 75-96 to the co-hosts for their fourth defeat of the tournament.
  
  In Football: UEFA Champions League defending champions, Manchester City will take on RB Leipzig, Red Star Belgrade and Young Boys in Group G.
  
  Group F looks to be the toughest of all with Saudi-owned Newcastle facing AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund as well as Qatar-backed PSG.
  
  In SportsBiz: With the Pac-12 season finally here, all eyes are now on what results new Head Coach, Deion Sanders can bring to the University of Colorado.
  
  This after Sanders signed a five-year, US$29.5Million contract — typically way out of Colorado’s budget. Then the money came pouring in, with a record-breaking US$28M in donations to Colorado’s Buff Club.
  
  Also, ticket prices to see Colorado play in 2023 has risen dramatically with the average resale ticket price for their home games this season at US$302 and US$209 for road games — both huge increases over 2022.
  
  Next weekend will be even more expensive — when Colorado hosts Nebraska in its home opener — which has been outselling Colorado’s 2022 home opener by over 1,500% at an average resale ticket price of US$434.
  
  In Combat sports: British boxer, Derek Chisora who has been beaten three times by Tyson Fury, believes ‘The Gypsy King’ will hit the mat when he steps into the ring against former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Francis Ngannou on 28 October in his professional boxing debut in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia against the reigning WBC World Heavyweight Champion.
  
  But Chisora ultimately believes that ‘The Gyspy King’ will leave with another big win on his record.
  
  This sounds seriously, suspiciously like a paid advertisement to me!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion...]]>3087s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean661fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-09-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e60-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56671327
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Rugby fans from all over the world are converging in France as the countdown of the last week to the Rugby World Cup 2023 begins with hosts France vs New Zealand to kick off six weeks of total rugby mania, lots of beers, bets and sleepless nights for fans down under.
  
  In rugby league: So at the end of the regular season, the Panthers dominated the Cowboys 12-44 last night to clinch the NRL Minor Premiership 2023, with the Broncos second, Storm third and the NZ Warriors finishing fourth after a 34-10 loss to the Dolphins.
  
  The Knights, Sharks, Raiders and Roosters have all secured Top 8 spots with Newcastle confirming their 5th place with a 32-12 win over the Dragons.
  
  The Roosters ended Souths misery with a 26-12 win in an enthralling clash at Accor Stadium - sweet revenge almost a year after the Rabbitohs’ ended their arch rivals’ season in week one of finals last year. So Sam Burgess was right.
  
  In the FIBA Basketball World Cup hosted by the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia: The Australian Boomers are all but eliminated from the FIBA World Cup, crashing to a 80-91 loss to Slovenia with NBA superstar, Luka Doncic scoring 20 points with six assists, seven rebounds and six turnovers.
  
  Team USA was “ice cold 35% from the floor” in the worst shooting performance ever, but still claimed a 85-73 win over Montenegro in their World Cup clash.
  
  In Combat sports: Watch out for UFC293 in Sydney next weekend with Israel Adesanya vs Sean Strickland. Sporting a 24-2 record overall and fighting in Oceania for the first time since his knockout win over Robert Whittaker at UFC243, this feels like it could be one of those moments where “The Last Stylebender” looks to make something special happen.
  
  And in Football: The English Premier League transfer window is now shut, after Clubs made 28 signings on the final day.
  
  Liverpool rejected a big late play by Saudi Club Al-Ittihad for superstar Mo Salah. The Telegraph reports that Al-Ittihad offered a massive package on deadline day worth US$189Million, with an initial US$126M deposit followed by add-ons.
  
  The offer was flatly rejected, with Liverpool considering the matter now closed.
  
  In SportsBiz: Last Wednesday in Nebraska USA, the Nebrasker Cornhuskers’ played arch rivals, Nebraska-Omaha and 92,003 fans packed the stadium to set a new record for the highest-attended women’s sports event in history.
  
  If it wasn’t already clear, the state of Nebraska is crazy about volleyball. Nebraska? Volleyball? One would never have guessed.
  
  And finally, “It started with a kiss . . .” Spanish Football El Presidento, Luis Rubiales is really getting into boiling water now!
  
  FIFA President Gianni Infantino says that Rubiales’ kiss on the mouth of Spanish women’s football star Jenni Hermoso “should never have happened”.
  
  In his first reaction to the incident, which happened at the presentation ceremony following Spain’s win over England in the Women’s World Cup final, Infantino said the behaviour of Spanish federation boss Rubiales had “spoiled” the occasion.
  
  “The well-deserved celebrations for these magnificent champions were spoiled by what happened after the final whistle,” Infantino wrote on Instagram. “And what continued to happen in the following days. This should never have happened.”
  
  Now over 80 national team players are striking in protest until the leadership of the Spanish Football Federation is changed, as the scandal engulfs Spain.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56671327Sat, 02 Sep 2023 23:04:45 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 60 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Sunday morning 03 September 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Rugby fans from all over the world are converging in France as the countdown of the last week to the Rugby World Cup 2023 begins with hosts France vs New Zealand to kick off six weeks of total rugby mania, lots of beers, bets and sleepless nights for fans down under.
  
  In rugby league: So at the end of the regular season, the Panthers dominated the Cowboys 12-44 last night to clinch the NRL Minor Premiership 2023, with the Broncos second, Storm third and the NZ Warriors finishing fourth after a 34-10 loss to the Dolphins.
  
  The Knights, Sharks, Raiders and Roosters have all secured Top 8 spots with Newcastle confirming their 5th place with a 32-12 win over the Dragons.
  
  The Roosters ended Souths misery with a 26-12 win in an enthralling clash at Accor Stadium - sweet revenge almost a year after the Rabbitohs’ ended their arch rivals’ season in week one of finals last year. So Sam Burgess was right.
  
  In the FIBA Basketball World Cup hosted by the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia: The Australian Boomers are all but eliminated from the FIBA World Cup, crashing to a 80-91 loss to Slovenia with NBA superstar, Luka Doncic scoring 20 points with six assists, seven rebounds and six turnovers.
  
  Team USA was “ice cold 35% from the floor” in the worst shooting performance ever, but still claimed a 85-73 win over Montenegro in their World Cup clash.
  
  In Combat sports: Watch out for UFC293 in Sydney next weekend with Israel Adesanya vs Sean Strickland. Sporting a 24-2 record overall and fighting in Oceania for the first time since his knockout win over Robert Whittaker at UFC243, this feels like it could be one of those moments where “The Last Stylebender” looks to make something special happen.
  
  And in Football: The English Premier League transfer window is now shut, after Clubs made 28 signings on the final day.
  
  Liverpool rejected a big late play by Saudi Club Al-Ittihad for superstar Mo Salah. The Telegraph reports that Al-Ittihad offered a massive package on deadline day worth US$189Million, with an initial US$126M deposit followed by add-ons.
  
  The offer was flatly rejected, with Liverpool considering the matter now closed.
  
  In SportsBiz: Last Wednesday in Nebraska USA, the Nebrasker Cornhuskers’ played arch rivals, Nebraska-Omaha and 92,003 fans packed the stadium to set a new record for the highest-attended women’s sports event in history.
  
  If it wasn’t already clear, the state of Nebraska is crazy about volleyball. Nebraska? Volleyball? One would never have guessed.
  
  And finally, “It started with a kiss . . .” Spanish Football El Presidento, Luis Rubiales is really getting into boiling water now!
  
  FIFA President Gianni Infantino says that Rubiales’ kiss on the mouth of Spanish women’s football star Jenni Hermoso “should never have happened”.
  
  In his first reaction to the incident, which happened at the presentation ceremony following Spain’s win over England in the Women’s World Cup final, Infantino said the behaviour of Spanish federation boss Rubiales had “spoiled” the occasion.
  
  “The well-deserved celebrations for these magnificent champions were spoiled by what happened after the final whistle,” Infantino wrote on Instagram. “And what continued to happen in the following days. This should never have happened.”
  
  Now over 80 national team players are striking in protest until the leadership of the Spanish Football Federation is changed, as the scandal engulfs Spain.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe...]]>3117s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean660fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-09-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e59-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56653519
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Removing all human emotions, top rugby video website, Rugbydump.com engaged Artificial Intelligence platform, Chat GPT to rank “what the internet considers to be” the five best rugby players in Rugby World Cup history, so here goes:
  · Jonny Wilkinson (England): Wilkinson’s drop goal in extra time of the 2003 Rugby World Cup final secured England’s first World Cup victory.
  
  · Richie McCaw (New Zealand): McCaw, is considered not only one of the best players in general but also one of the greatest World Cup players.
  
  · Martin Johnson (England): A formidable lock and captain who led England to their first Rugby World Cup victory in 2003.
  
  · Serge Blanco (France): A dynamic fullback who played in several Rugby World Cups.
  
  · John Eales (Australia): A dominant lock and captain for Australia. He led the Wallabies to World Cup victories in 1991 and 1999.
  
  Apart from McCaw and Eales, I really don’t agree with the rest.
  
  In rugby league: The Melbourne Storm extended their winning streak against the Broncos to 14, with a 32-22 win at Suncorp Stadium last night.
  
  Our world famous tips for the sprint to the finish line this weekend for the prize of an NRL Top 8 spot: Tonight, South Sydney to sillybilly the Sydney Roosters at Accor Stadium, Penrith to kukluxklax the Cowboys, and the Knights to dingodoo the Dragons to finish fifth.
  
  And in the last game of the regular season at Shark Park, we’re tipping the Canberra Raiders to shampoopoo the Sharks.
  
  In the FIBA Basketball World Cup hosted by the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia: Second Round Groups are
  · GROUP I: Serbia, Dominican Republic, Italy, Puerto Rico
  · GROUP J: USA, Lithuania, Montenegro, Greece
  · GROUP K: Slovenia, Germany, Australia, Georgia and
  · GROUP L: Canada, Spain, Brazil, Latvia.
  
  So, it looks like the NZ Tall Blacks have gone home. The Top 2 teams from each group proceeds to the quarter-finals.
  
  In Combat sports and SportsBiz: Saudi Arabia’s new sports investment company, SRJ Sports Investments has taken a US$100Million equity stake in the Professional Fighters League – the UFC’s top competitor, according to the Financial Times. Last year, the PFL was valued at US$500M.
  
  As part of the deal, Saudi Arabia will host major PFL events.
  
  And in Football: Inter Miami has begun construction on its US$1billion, 131-acre stadium development set to open in 2025. Miami Freedom Park will feature a 25,000-seat stadium, 58-acre public park, and three hotels with 750 total rooms.
  
  But wait – there’s more from the world of football . . . “It started with a kiss . . .” Spanish Football El Presidento, Luis Rubiales is really getting into hot water now!
  
  His Mother was rushed to hospital after three days of a hunger strike. Angeles Bejar began her protest against her son’s treatment inside the Divina Pastora church in the southern seaside town of Motril, was evacuated and taken to hospital by the emergency services, parish priest Antonio Rodriguez told reporters.
  
  “I have to tell you that she had a seizure and had to be rushed to hospital,” the priest said.
  
  Meanwhile his uncle, Juan Rubiales has emerged out of the woodwork to condemn his nephew’s alleged actions. Speaking with Spanish publication El Confidencial, Juan, claimed Luis is “obsessed with power, money and women”.
  
  Juan accused Luis of using Spanish Football Federation money to travel to New York on the pretext of meeting with the United Nations – who else, and Major League Soccer, but it was not the case.
  
  “When I get there I realised there are no negotiations, no meetings, no nothing,” he said. “There is a car waiting for us, rented by the Federation, it takes us to a hotel in the center, and there is this girl, and they have an affair the entire time we were there.
  
  You could not make this up!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56653519Thu, 31 Aug 2023 22:20:27 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 59 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Friday morning 01 September 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Removing all human emotions, top rugby video website, Rugbydump.com engaged Artificial Intelligence platform, Chat GPT to rank “what the internet considers to be” the five best rugby players in Rugby World Cup history, so here goes:
  · Jonny Wilkinson (England): Wilkinson’s drop goal in extra time of the 2003 Rugby World Cup final secured England’s first World Cup victory.
  
  · Richie McCaw (New Zealand): McCaw, is considered not only one of the best players in general but also one of the greatest World Cup players.
  
  · Martin Johnson (England): A formidable lock and captain who led England to their first Rugby World Cup victory in 2003.
  
  · Serge Blanco (France): A dynamic fullback who played in several Rugby World Cups.
  
  · John Eales (Australia): A dominant lock and captain for Australia. He led the Wallabies to World Cup victories in 1991 and 1999.
  
  Apart from McCaw and Eales, I really don’t agree with the rest.
  
  In rugby league: The Melbourne Storm extended their winning streak against the Broncos to 14, with a 32-22 win at Suncorp Stadium last night.
  
  Our world famous tips for the sprint to the finish line this weekend for the prize of an NRL Top 8 spot: Tonight, South Sydney to sillybilly the Sydney Roosters at Accor Stadium, Penrith to kukluxklax the Cowboys, and the Knights to dingodoo the Dragons to finish fifth.
  
  And in the last game of the regular season at Shark Park, we’re tipping the Canberra Raiders to shampoopoo the Sharks.
  
  In the FIBA Basketball World Cup hosted by the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia: Second Round Groups are
  · GROUP I: Serbia, Dominican Republic, Italy, Puerto Rico
  · GROUP J: USA, Lithuania, Montenegro, Greece
  · GROUP K: Slovenia, Germany, Australia, Georgia and
  · GROUP L: Canada, Spain, Brazil, Latvia.
  
  So, it looks like the NZ Tall Blacks have gone home. The Top 2 teams from each group proceeds to the quarter-finals.
  
  In Combat sports and SportsBiz: Saudi Arabia’s new sports investment company, SRJ Sports Investments has taken a US$100Million equity stake in the Professional Fighters League – the UFC’s top competitor, according to the Financial Times. Last year, the PFL was valued at US$500M.
  
  As part of the deal, Saudi Arabia will host major PFL events.
  
  And in Football: Inter Miami has begun construction on its US$1billion, 131-acre stadium development set to open in 2025. Miami Freedom Park will feature a 25,000-seat stadium, 58-acre public park, and three hotels with 750 total rooms.
  
  But wait – there’s more from the world of football . . . “It started with a kiss . . .” Spanish Football El Presidento, Luis Rubiales is really getting into hot water now!
  
  His Mother was rushed to hospital after three days of a hunger strike. Angeles Bejar began her protest against her son’s treatment inside the Divina Pastora church in the southern seaside town of Motril, was evacuated and taken to hospital by the emergency services, parish priest Antonio Rodriguez told reporters.
  
  “I have to tell you that she had a seizure and had to be rushed to hospital,” the priest said.
  
  Meanwhile his uncle, Juan Rubiales has emerged out of the woodwork to condemn his nephew’s alleged actions. Speaking with Spanish publication El Confidencial, Juan, claimed Luis is “obsessed with power, money and women”.
  
  Juan accused Luis of using Spanish Football Federation money to travel to New York on the pretext of meeting with the United Nations – who else, and Major League Soccer, but it was not the...]]>3517s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean659fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/30-08-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e58-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56653913
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  The Breakfast Bites podcast by TeivovoSports.com discussed various sports news on August 30, 2023. The podcast covered rugby, basketball, combat sports, and football. Rugby commentators are calling on world rugby to introduce a rule that forces teams to select three backs on the bench after South Africa named seven forwards and only one back for their 35-7 win against the All Blacks. A British armed forces player was found dead in France's Brittany region where the World Military Rugby Championship is being held. In basketball, Australia beat Japan 109-89 to book a spot in the next round, while Team USA beat Greece 109-81 in their second game in Manila. In combat sports, the top three pound-for-pound world rankings are Terence Crawford, Naoya Ino, and Alexander Yi. In football, Al Ittihad made a bombshell play for Liverpool superstar Mohammad Salah with an improved salary offer of around $82 million per year over three seasons. The podcast also mentioned other news, such as Justin Holbrook's return to the international game as big boss man of the Papua New Guinea Kums and Sam Burgess's possible return to South Sydney as a head coach in 2025.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56653913Tue, 29 Aug 2023 22:47:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 58 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Wednesday morning 30th August 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  The Breakfast Bites podcast by TeivovoSports.com discussed various sports news on August 30, 2023. The podcast covered rugby, basketball, combat sports, and football. Rugby commentators are calling on world rugby to introduce a rule that forces teams to select three backs on the bench after South Africa named seven forwards and only one back for their 35-7 win against the All Blacks. A British armed forces player was found dead in France's Brittany region where the World Military Rugby Championship is being held. In basketball, Australia beat Japan 109-89 to book a spot in the next round, while Team USA beat Greece 109-81 in their second game in Manila. In combat sports, the top three pound-for-pound world rankings are Terence Crawford, Naoya Ino, and Alexander Yi. In football, Al Ittihad made a bombshell play for Liverpool superstar Mohammad Salah with an improved salary offer of around $82 million per year over three seasons. The podcast also mentioned other news, such as Justin Holbrook's return to the international game as big boss man of the Papua New Guinea Kums and Sam Burgess's possible return to South Sydney as a head coach in 2025.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>3337s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean658fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-08-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e57-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56620460
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby BREAKING NEWS: New Zealand's Scott Barrett is free to play after an independent judicial committee decided that his ordering off in the RWC2023 warm up Test between the All Blacks and South Africa last Friday was sufficient and that no further sanction is necessary.
  
  In rugby league: So it’s an old fashioned five-game shootout to decide who plays who in week one of the NRL Finals in September.
  
  First up, it’s the NRL minor premiership and top four showdown when the Broncos host the Storm on Thursday night.
  
  The Storm have won their last 14 encounters in a row, plus the last time the Broncos beat Melbourne at Suncorp Stadium was all the way back in 2009.
  
  Reece Walsh up against Cameron Munster. Payne Haas opposite Nelson Asofa-Solomona. This game sells itself.
  
  If the Broncos win they host the Storm again in week one of the finals. Ding, ding, ding.
  
  Next up the oldest rivalry in the game reignites when South Sydney host the Sydney Roosters at Accor Stadium.
  
  If Souths win, they’re in the finals. Lose and it could be all over.
  
  Back-to-back premiers Penrith then host the Cowboys in another showdown with top eight ramifications.
  
  If the Cowboys win and Souths lose, then North Queensland book a spot in the finals.
  
  Penrith are guaranteed to finish second irrespective but if Brisbane lose then they could secure the minor premiership with a win.
  
  The Dragons hosting the Knights is also critical because it dictates whether Newcastle finish fifth or sixth.
  
  Finally, the Canberra Raiders need to win the last game of the regular season against the Sharks at Shark Park, to guarantee a spot in the Top 8 and a home semi-final.
  
  But if they lose and the Cowboys upset the Panthers, then it could be an earlier than anticipated Mad Monday for the Green Machine.
  
  After a week of turmoil, there has been some good news for South Sydney fans, with Captain Cam Murray signing a massive extension which will keep him in Redfern until the end of 2028.
  
  The Australian Kangaroo and New South Wales Blues ORIGIN rep was under contract until the end of 2025 but has signed on for an additional three years at A$950,000 a season.
  
  In the FIBA Basketball World Cup hosted by the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia: Unheralded Latvia accomplished the unthinkable, knocking off Olympic silver medalists France 86-88 in a stunning upset that eliminated them from the tournament in the first round.
  
  China’s Basketball World Cup campaign is hanging by a thread after a surprise 69-89 loss to tournament debutants South Sudan ranked 62nd in the world.
  China was thrashed 105-63 by Serbia in their opening game and must now beat Puerto Rico and hope that other results go their way to avoid a first-round exit.
  
  China, where basketball is a national obsession, secured the services of American NBA player Kyle Anderson, who has Chinese ancestry and obtained citizenship just last month.
  
  Known in China as Li Kaier, Anderson was the game’s top scorer with 22 points but it was not enough.
  
  American-born Carlik Jones, who plays for the NBA’s Chicago Bulls, was South Sudan’s top scorer with 21 points.
  
  In Combat sports: Oleksandr Usyk may have retained his WBC, IBF and WBA World Heavyweight boxing titles, but British challenger, Daniel Dubois claims he was cheated in the fifth round, after he hit Usyk in the abdomen with a solid shot, which was deemed a low blow, forcing a lengthy delay that allowed the Ukranian Warrior to recover.
  
  In Football: “It started with a kiss . . .” Spanish Football El Presidento, Luis Rubiales is a dead man walking now after the majority of the women’s team’s coaching staff resigned, while the controversial Head Coach, Jorge Vilda, broke his silence to surprisingly slam the actions of Rubiales, given that Vilda was seen applauding as Rubiales declared he would not be resigning from his post last Friday.
  
  Oh boy, this is a Netflix documentary for sure!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56620460Mon, 28 Aug 2023 22:34:42 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 57 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Tuesday morning 29 August 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby BREAKING NEWS: New Zealand's Scott Barrett is free to play after an independent judicial committee decided that his ordering off in the RWC2023 warm up Test between the All Blacks and South Africa last Friday was sufficient and that no further sanction is necessary.
  
  In rugby league: So it’s an old fashioned five-game shootout to decide who plays who in week one of the NRL Finals in September.
  
  First up, it’s the NRL minor premiership and top four showdown when the Broncos host the Storm on Thursday night.
  
  The Storm have won their last 14 encounters in a row, plus the last time the Broncos beat Melbourne at Suncorp Stadium was all the way back in 2009.
  
  Reece Walsh up against Cameron Munster. Payne Haas opposite Nelson Asofa-Solomona. This game sells itself.
  
  If the Broncos win they host the Storm again in week one of the finals. Ding, ding, ding.
  
  Next up the oldest rivalry in the game reignites when South Sydney host the Sydney Roosters at Accor Stadium.
  
  If Souths win, they’re in the finals. Lose and it could be all over.
  
  Back-to-back premiers Penrith then host the Cowboys in another showdown with top eight ramifications.
  
  If the Cowboys win and Souths lose, then North Queensland book a spot in the finals.
  
  Penrith are guaranteed to finish second irrespective but if Brisbane lose then they could secure the minor premiership with a win.
  
  The Dragons hosting the Knights is also critical because it dictates whether Newcastle finish fifth or sixth.
  
  Finally, the Canberra Raiders need to win the last game of the regular season against the Sharks at Shark Park, to guarantee a spot in the Top 8 and a home semi-final.
  
  But if they lose and the Cowboys upset the Panthers, then it could be an earlier than anticipated Mad Monday for the Green Machine.
  
  After a week of turmoil, there has been some good news for South Sydney fans, with Captain Cam Murray signing a massive extension which will keep him in Redfern until the end of 2028.
  
  The Australian Kangaroo and New South Wales Blues ORIGIN rep was under contract until the end of 2025 but has signed on for an additional three years at A$950,000 a season.
  
  In the FIBA Basketball World Cup hosted by the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia: Unheralded Latvia accomplished the unthinkable, knocking off Olympic silver medalists France 86-88 in a stunning upset that eliminated them from the tournament in the first round.
  
  China’s Basketball World Cup campaign is hanging by a thread after a surprise 69-89 loss to tournament debutants South Sudan ranked 62nd in the world.
  China was thrashed 105-63 by Serbia in their opening game and must now beat Puerto Rico and hope that other results go their way to avoid a first-round exit.
  
  China, where basketball is a national obsession, secured the services of American NBA player Kyle Anderson, who has Chinese ancestry and obtained citizenship just last month.
  
  Known in China as Li Kaier, Anderson was the game’s top scorer with 22 points but it was not enough.
  
  American-born Carlik Jones, who plays for the NBA’s Chicago Bulls, was South Sudan’s top scorer with 21 points.
  
  In Combat sports: Oleksandr Usyk may have retained his WBC, IBF and WBA World Heavyweight boxing titles, but British challenger, Daniel Dubois claims he was cheated in the fifth round, after he hit Usyk in the abdomen with a solid shot, which was deemed a low blow, forcing a lengthy delay that allowed the Ukranian Warrior to recover.
  
  In Football:...]]>3897s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean657fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-08-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e56-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56620453
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: France rounded off their preparations for hosting the Rugby World Cup with a convincing 41-17 win against Australia in Paris yesterday, with Thomas Ramos kicking 21 points from the tee.
  
  Mark Nawaqanitawase, Fraser McReight and Suliasi Vunivalu touched down for the Wallabies, but a yellow card for Vunivalu early in the second half proved costly.
  
  Meanwhile, English rugby media are screaming for their Head Coach, Steve Borthwick to be sacked after five losses in six Tests including their first ever loss to Fiji at Twickenham yesterday.
  
  Taking nothing away from Fiji, who fully deserved their historic win, plus how close Manu Samoa ran Ireland in Dublin, some rugby experts hope it will focus minds worldwide that the Island Nations fully deserve yearly home and away fixtures against the so-called big guns.
  
  In rugby league: Results from the NRL Round 26 games yesterday: The Bulldogs 24-42 Manly at Accor Stadium and the Knights 32-6 Cronulla Sharks in Newcastle.
  
  The NRL has confirmed the games for the Round One 2024 NRL Telstra Premiership matches in Las Vegas: Sydney Roosters v Brisbane Broncos and Manly Sea Eagles v South Sydney Rabbitohs in a double-header that will be played at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday 02 March 2024.
  
  In the FIBA Basketball World Cup hosted by the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia: The United States began their quest for Basketball World Cup redemption with a hard-fought 99-71 win over New Zealand on Saturday, while Slovenian superstar Luka Doncic dazzled on his tournament debut.
  
  Defending champions Spain also got their campaign off to a successful start, and there were opening wins for Puerto Rico, Georgia, Greece, Brazil and Serbia on the second day.
  
  The Australian Boomers suffered a heartbreaking defeat to Germany in their second game of the FIBA World Cup, going down 85-82 at Okinawa Arena.
  
  NBA star Dennis Schroder stepped up to lead the way for Germany with 30 points, eight assists and four steals.
  
  In Football: In the Premier League, Champions Manchester City beat Sheffield United, with Erling Haaland making up for a missed penalty by scoring the only goal of the game, while Darwin Nunez scored twice to help Liverpool pull off a remarkable 2-1 win over Newcastle at St James' Park after Captain Virgil van Dijk was sent off earlier.
  
  In the AFL: As ‘My Hero’ rang out around the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday, AFL great Lance Franklin made his final lap of the footy field in tears.
  
  With wife Jesinta and his two young children alongside him, the man known as “Buddy” farewelled the game after 354 appearances.
  
  Franklin departs as one of the all-time greats, becoming the fourth all-time goal scorer in VFL/AFL history with 1066 to his name.
  
  But his legacy will live on as the country kid from Western Australia turned into the AFL’s version of a rockstar over the course of his 18 years in the game – nine of those at Hawthorn before his ground-breaking move to Sydney at the end of 2013.
  
  Forty thousand fans packed the SCG to pay tribute to Franklin, with a standing ovation given to the retired great.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56620453Sun, 27 Aug 2023 22:23:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 56 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright Monday morning 28 August 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: France rounded off their preparations for hosting the Rugby World Cup with a convincing 41-17 win against Australia in Paris yesterday, with Thomas Ramos kicking 21 points from the tee.
  
  Mark Nawaqanitawase, Fraser McReight and Suliasi Vunivalu touched down for the Wallabies, but a yellow card for Vunivalu early in the second half proved costly.
  
  Meanwhile, English rugby media are screaming for their Head Coach, Steve Borthwick to be sacked after five losses in six Tests including their first ever loss to Fiji at Twickenham yesterday.
  
  Taking nothing away from Fiji, who fully deserved their historic win, plus how close Manu Samoa ran Ireland in Dublin, some rugby experts hope it will focus minds worldwide that the Island Nations fully deserve yearly home and away fixtures against the so-called big guns.
  
  In rugby league: Results from the NRL Round 26 games yesterday: The Bulldogs 24-42 Manly at Accor Stadium and the Knights 32-6 Cronulla Sharks in Newcastle.
  
  The NRL has confirmed the games for the Round One 2024 NRL Telstra Premiership matches in Las Vegas: Sydney Roosters v Brisbane Broncos and Manly Sea Eagles v South Sydney Rabbitohs in a double-header that will be played at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday 02 March 2024.
  
  In the FIBA Basketball World Cup hosted by the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia: The United States began their quest for Basketball World Cup redemption with a hard-fought 99-71 win over New Zealand on Saturday, while Slovenian superstar Luka Doncic dazzled on his tournament debut.
  
  Defending champions Spain also got their campaign off to a successful start, and there were opening wins for Puerto Rico, Georgia, Greece, Brazil and Serbia on the second day.
  
  The Australian Boomers suffered a heartbreaking defeat to Germany in their second game of the FIBA World Cup, going down 85-82 at Okinawa Arena.
  
  NBA star Dennis Schroder stepped up to lead the way for Germany with 30 points, eight assists and four steals.
  
  In Football: In the Premier League, Champions Manchester City beat Sheffield United, with Erling Haaland making up for a missed penalty by scoring the only goal of the game, while Darwin Nunez scored twice to help Liverpool pull off a remarkable 2-1 win over Newcastle at St James' Park after Captain Virgil van Dijk was sent off earlier.
  
  In the AFL: As ‘My Hero’ rang out around the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday, AFL great Lance Franklin made his final lap of the footy field in tears.
  
  With wife Jesinta and his two young children alongside him, the man known as “Buddy” farewelled the game after 354 appearances.
  
  Franklin departs as one of the all-time greats, becoming the fourth all-time goal scorer in VFL/AFL history with 1066 to his name.
  
  But his legacy will live on as the country kid from Western Australia turned into the AFL’s version of a rockstar over the course of his 18 years in the game – nine of those at Hawthorn before his ground-breaking move to Sydney at the end of 2013.
  
  Forty thousand fans packed the SCG to pay tribute to Franklin, with a standing ovation given to the retired great.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby...]]>3007s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean656fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-08-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e55-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56608021
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And history at Twickenham this morning after Fiji beat England 22-30 with Habosi, Nayacalevu and Ravutaumada all scoring plus a flawless kicking display by Caleb Muntz.
  
  England were beaten up on their gain line, and lost every single battle on the field with the Fijian commitment in contact ferocious.
  
  Whilst Fiji has always had the attacking brilliance, this historic win was founded on brilliant and physical defence, starting with their magnificent back-row and finished by their muscular three quarters, who pummeled England into submission, led by their brilliant skipper Waisea Nayacalevu, for a well-deserved victory.
  
  Other big games this morning saw Ireland just squeak past Manu Samoa 13-17 in Dublin and the Wallabies play France tomorrow morning.
  
  In rugby league: With one Round to go, the Broncos are outright leaders on the NRL ladder after securing a crucial victory, beating the Raiders 18-29 at GIO Stadium yesterday with all their stars firing and scoring – Selwyn Cobbo grabbing three, Kotoni Staggs, Ezra Mam and Reece Walsh too good man.
  
  In other results for NRL Round 26 games yesterday: the Storm 37-16 Gold Coast Titans at AAMI Park and the Sydney Roosters 32-8 Wests Tigers at Allianz Stadium.
  
  Our world famous tips for NRL Round 26 games today: The Bulldogs to Mississippi Manly at Accor Stadium and the Knights to Kentucky Cronulla Sharks in Newcastle.
  
  In the FIBA Basketball World Cup hosted by the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia: Canada opened the Basketball World Cup with a statement win over France, while co-hosts the Philippines fell short of a memorable victory in front of their raucous fans.
  
  There were also wins for Italy, Australia, Montenegro, Latvia, the Dominican Republic, Lithuania and Germany as the tournament tipped off.
  
  In combat Sports: Ukranian Warrior and WBA, IBF and WBO World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Oleksandr Usyk knocked out WBA mandatory challenger, Englishman Daniel Dubois in the ninth round in the fight in Poland this morning.
  
  And finally in Football: “It started with a kiss . . .” FIFA has provisionally suspended Spanish Football El Presidento, Luis Rubiales from “all football-related activities at national and international level” for that kiss.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56608021Sat, 26 Aug 2023 21:22:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 55 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright Sunday morning 27 August 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And history at Twickenham this morning after Fiji beat England 22-30 with Habosi, Nayacalevu and Ravutaumada all scoring plus a flawless kicking display by Caleb Muntz.
  
  England were beaten up on their gain line, and lost every single battle on the field with the Fijian commitment in contact ferocious.
  
  Whilst Fiji has always had the attacking brilliance, this historic win was founded on brilliant and physical defence, starting with their magnificent back-row and finished by their muscular three quarters, who pummeled England into submission, led by their brilliant skipper Waisea Nayacalevu, for a well-deserved victory.
  
  Other big games this morning saw Ireland just squeak past Manu Samoa 13-17 in Dublin and the Wallabies play France tomorrow morning.
  
  In rugby league: With one Round to go, the Broncos are outright leaders on the NRL ladder after securing a crucial victory, beating the Raiders 18-29 at GIO Stadium yesterday with all their stars firing and scoring – Selwyn Cobbo grabbing three, Kotoni Staggs, Ezra Mam and Reece Walsh too good man.
  
  In other results for NRL Round 26 games yesterday: the Storm 37-16 Gold Coast Titans at AAMI Park and the Sydney Roosters 32-8 Wests Tigers at Allianz Stadium.
  
  Our world famous tips for NRL Round 26 games today: The Bulldogs to Mississippi Manly at Accor Stadium and the Knights to Kentucky Cronulla Sharks in Newcastle.
  
  In the FIBA Basketball World Cup hosted by the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia: Canada opened the Basketball World Cup with a statement win over France, while co-hosts the Philippines fell short of a memorable victory in front of their raucous fans.
  
  There were also wins for Italy, Australia, Montenegro, Latvia, the Dominican Republic, Lithuania and Germany as the tournament tipped off.
  
  In combat Sports: Ukranian Warrior and WBA, IBF and WBO World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Oleksandr Usyk knocked out WBA mandatory challenger, Englishman Daniel Dubois in the ninth round in the fight in Poland this morning.
  
  And finally in Football: “It started with a kiss . . .” FIFA has provisionally suspended Spanish Football El Presidento, Luis Rubiales from “all football-related activities at national and international level” for that kiss.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2257s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean655fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-08-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e54-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56600564
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In Rugby: World Rugby has launched rugby’s first-ever global streaming platform, RugbyPass TV to bring fans closer to the action on and off the field via unrivalled access and exclusive content starting with the Rugby World Cup 2023 with a blend of live coverage, archive content and exclusive original programming from documentaries to lifestyle content, including for major competitions WXV and the HSBC SVNS and all for free!
  
  Simon Raiwalui has rotated his forwards again and named a strong backline for Fiji’s big clash with England at Twickenham this weekend, featuring the key pairings of Frank Lomani and Caleb Muntz in the halves, Semi Radradra and Waisea Nayacalevu in the Centres plus Selestino Ravutaumada, Vinaya Habosi and Ilaisa Droasese at the back.
  
  Other big games this weekend sees Manu Samoa against Ireland in Dublin, and this morning the All Blacks were whacked 35-7 by South Africa at Twickenham, and the Wallabies play France tonight as well.
  
  As for Tonga – no one knows where they are – er someone check Macdonald’s Paris???
  
  In rugby league: The Cowboys kept their season alive with a dominant 34-10 win over the Dolphins in front of a crowd of 33,000 fans at Suncorp Stadium.
  
  The NZ Warriors secured a hard fought win over the Saint George Dragons 6-18 in Auckland. It was the New Zealand Warriors seventh win in a row, securing their Top 4 position in the NRL finals.
  
  On Thursday night Bombastic Flying Fijian, Maika Sivo scored a first half hat-trick in 24 minutes, and four for the game, to end the season with 20 tries, sparking the upset of the year for the Eels 32-18 win over the Panthers. Parramatta improved their Top 8 hopes from near impossible to very slim.
  
  And a subplot to the Raiders hosting the Broncos later today is Ricky Stuart’s interest in Ezra Mam, as they look for a replacement for outgoing star Jack Wighton.
  
  After re-signing Payne Haas to a monster A$3.5Million deal, the Broncos will struggle to upgrade or extend contracts for Reece Walsh, Kurt Capewell and Mam.
  
  Our world famous tips for NRL Round 26 games today: the Storm to GGG the Gold Coast Titans at AAMI Park, the Sydney Roosters to wallyroo Wests Tigers at Allianz Stadium, and the Canberra Raiders to bimbo the Broncos at GIO Stadium
  
  In SportsBiz: Aussie football superstar, Sam Kerr raked in A$3.3Million last year, thanks to her A$600,000 per season contract with Chelsea, alongside endorsement deals with Nike worth a reported A$1M annually, plus more megabucks from MasterCard and EA Sports where Kerr is the first female footballer to appear on the cover of their FIFA video game.
  
  In combat Sports: Top boxing promoter, Frank Warren insists that WBC World Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury will get the chance to win all four heavyweight belts in 2024.
  
  So one can only assume that the Gypsy King will fight the winner of Oleksandr Usyk versus WBA mandatory challenger, Daniel Dubois for the Ukranian Warrior’s WBA, IBF and WBO belts when they square off tomorrow.
  
  Meanwhile, at their weigh in yesterday, Usyk came in at 100.2Kg while Dubois weighed in the lightest that he has been in years at 105.8Kg, so he means business.
  
  In Chess: The dream run of 18 year old Indian Grand Master, R Praggnanandhaa came to an end in the final of the Chess World Cup tournament after the defending Champion and five-times title winner, Magnus Carlsen of Norway, beat him in a tie-break, after the classical games ended in a stalemate.
  
  And finally in Football: Remember the song? “It started with a kiss . . .” Under siege Spanish Football El Presidento, Luis Rubiales refused to resign yesterday after a week of heavy criticism for his unsolicited kiss on the lips of Jenni Hermoso following Spain’s Women’s FIFA World Cup triumph.
  
  “I will not resign, I will not resign, I will not resign,” shouted Rubiales at an emergency meeting of the Spanish Football Federation yesterday.
  
  “A consensual ‘peck’ is enough to get me out of here? I will fight until the end,” he screamed.
  
  But wait there’s more . . . El Presidento did apologise for . . . grabbing his crotch during the celebrations while standing next to the Queen of Spain, Letizia.
  
  “I want to say sorry, that happened in a moment of euphoria, I grabbed that part of my body and did so, looking at Jorge Vilda the Coach,” Rubiales said.
  
  “I was so emotional, I lost control and I took my hands there.”
  
  So it gets worse – the Coach? So he grabbed his nuts while looking at the male Coach and then gave the female player a big fat sloppy smacker on her lips – yuck, this guy is creepy!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56600564Fri, 25 Aug 2023 21:58:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 54 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Saturday morning 26 August 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In Rugby: World Rugby has launched rugby’s first-ever global streaming platform, RugbyPass TV to bring fans closer to the action on and off the field via unrivalled access and exclusive content starting with the Rugby World Cup 2023 with a blend of live coverage, archive content and exclusive original programming from documentaries to lifestyle content, including for major competitions WXV and the HSBC SVNS and all for free!
  
  Simon Raiwalui has rotated his forwards again and named a strong backline for Fiji’s big clash with England at Twickenham this weekend, featuring the key pairings of Frank Lomani and Caleb Muntz in the halves, Semi Radradra and Waisea Nayacalevu in the Centres plus Selestino Ravutaumada, Vinaya Habosi and Ilaisa Droasese at the back.
  
  Other big games this weekend sees Manu Samoa against Ireland in Dublin, and this morning the All Blacks were whacked 35-7 by South Africa at Twickenham, and the Wallabies play France tonight as well.
  
  As for Tonga – no one knows where they are – er someone check Macdonald’s Paris???
  
  In rugby league: The Cowboys kept their season alive with a dominant 34-10 win over the Dolphins in front of a crowd of 33,000 fans at Suncorp Stadium.
  
  The NZ Warriors secured a hard fought win over the Saint George Dragons 6-18 in Auckland. It was the New Zealand Warriors seventh win in a row, securing their Top 4 position in the NRL finals.
  
  On Thursday night Bombastic Flying Fijian, Maika Sivo scored a first half hat-trick in 24 minutes, and four for the game, to end the season with 20 tries, sparking the upset of the year for the Eels 32-18 win over the Panthers. Parramatta improved their Top 8 hopes from near impossible to very slim.
  
  And a subplot to the Raiders hosting the Broncos later today is Ricky Stuart’s interest in Ezra Mam, as they look for a replacement for outgoing star Jack Wighton.
  
  After re-signing Payne Haas to a monster A$3.5Million deal, the Broncos will struggle to upgrade or extend contracts for Reece Walsh, Kurt Capewell and Mam.
  
  Our world famous tips for NRL Round 26 games today: the Storm to GGG the Gold Coast Titans at AAMI Park, the Sydney Roosters to wallyroo Wests Tigers at Allianz Stadium, and the Canberra Raiders to bimbo the Broncos at GIO Stadium
  
  In SportsBiz: Aussie football superstar, Sam Kerr raked in A$3.3Million last year, thanks to her A$600,000 per season contract with Chelsea, alongside endorsement deals with Nike worth a reported A$1M annually, plus more megabucks from MasterCard and EA Sports where Kerr is the first female footballer to appear on the cover of their FIFA video game.
  
  In combat Sports: Top boxing promoter, Frank Warren insists that WBC World Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury will get the chance to win all four heavyweight belts in 2024.
  
  So one can only assume that the Gypsy King will fight the winner of Oleksandr Usyk versus WBA mandatory challenger, Daniel Dubois for the Ukranian Warrior’s WBA, IBF and WBO belts when they square off tomorrow.
  
  Meanwhile, at their weigh in yesterday, Usyk came in at 100.2Kg while Dubois weighed in the lightest that he has been in years at 105.8Kg, so he means business.
  
  In Chess: The dream run of 18 year old Indian Grand Master, R Praggnanandhaa came to an end in the final of the Chess World Cup tournament after the defending Champion and five-times title winner, Magnus Carlsen of Norway, beat him in a tie-break, after the classical games ended in a stalemate.
  
  And finally in Football: Remember the song? “It started with a kiss . . .” Under...]]>4137s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean654fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-08-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e53-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56571034
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In Rugby: “It‘s purely like a mate having a beer,” Wallabies Head Coach Eddie Jones trying to explain why he asked legendary All Blacks Coach, Sir Steve Hansen to attend their training in France before the RWC2023.
  
  “If you look at his Test record, I think he‘s coached 200 Tests for the All Blacks and he won 87 per cent,” Fast Eddie again and whose own record of wins so far in his return as Wallabies Coach is like zero per cent!
  
  In rugby league: Sam Burgess is gone, despite a phone call from the gladiator co-owner of South Sydney Rugby League Club, Hollywood star Russell Crowe to save his mate.
  
  The Bunnies winning only four out of their last 12 games over the back half of the season is unacceptable to many at South Sydney. Miss the finals and it’s going to be a long off-season, especially if it’s arch-rivals the Sydney Roosters who rub them out next Round.
  
  Our world famous tips for NRL Round 26 games tonight: the Panthers to poopooloo Parramatta at BlueBet Stadium, tomorrow the NZ Warriors to wallywoo St George Dragons in Auckland and the Dolphins to crunchygranola the Cowboys at Suncorp.
  
  And on Saturday we tip: the Storm to GGG the Gold Coast Titans at AAMI Park, the Sydney Roosters to wallyroo Wests Tigers at Allianz Stadium, and the Canberra Raiders to bimbo the Broncos at GIO Stadium
  
  In Football and SportsBiz: Lionel Messi’s appeal is boosting business for the US Open Cup. Just this month, US Soccer was able to sell the global media rights to the remainder of the tournament, which will now air in more than 100 countries.
  
  A US Open Cup title would win Inter Miami US$300,000 in addition to their US Leagues Cup prize of US$2Million plus a possible berth in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.
  
  In combat Sports: Daniel Dubois the Englishman with the fancy French name predicts that he will send shockwaves through the boxing world on Saturday, when he takes on Oleksandr Usyk for Usyk’s three heavyweight title belts in Poland.
  
  Dubois (19-1, 18 KO) is the underdog against the 36-year-old Usyk (20-0, 13 KO), and who is coming off of two wins over Anthony Joshua to fully establish himself as a true top heavyweight.
  
  Dubois however believes, though, that Usyk may be past his prime.
  
  The final of the Chess World Cup tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan is still undecided after another draw in game two between 18 year old Indian star, R Praggnanandhaa and world number one and five-times title winner, Magnus Carlsen.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56571034Wed, 23 Aug 2023 21:04:58 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 53 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Thursday morning 24 August 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In Rugby: “It‘s purely like a mate having a beer,” Wallabies Head Coach Eddie Jones trying to explain why he asked legendary All Blacks Coach, Sir Steve Hansen to attend their training in France before the RWC2023.
  
  “If you look at his Test record, I think he‘s coached 200 Tests for the All Blacks and he won 87 per cent,” Fast Eddie again and whose own record of wins so far in his return as Wallabies Coach is like zero per cent!
  
  In rugby league: Sam Burgess is gone, despite a phone call from the gladiator co-owner of South Sydney Rugby League Club, Hollywood star Russell Crowe to save his mate.
  
  The Bunnies winning only four out of their last 12 games over the back half of the season is unacceptable to many at South Sydney. Miss the finals and it’s going to be a long off-season, especially if it’s arch-rivals the Sydney Roosters who rub them out next Round.
  
  Our world famous tips for NRL Round 26 games tonight: the Panthers to poopooloo Parramatta at BlueBet Stadium, tomorrow the NZ Warriors to wallywoo St George Dragons in Auckland and the Dolphins to crunchygranola the Cowboys at Suncorp.
  
  And on Saturday we tip: the Storm to GGG the Gold Coast Titans at AAMI Park, the Sydney Roosters to wallyroo Wests Tigers at Allianz Stadium, and the Canberra Raiders to bimbo the Broncos at GIO Stadium
  
  In Football and SportsBiz: Lionel Messi’s appeal is boosting business for the US Open Cup. Just this month, US Soccer was able to sell the global media rights to the remainder of the tournament, which will now air in more than 100 countries.
  
  A US Open Cup title would win Inter Miami US$300,000 in addition to their US Leagues Cup prize of US$2Million plus a possible berth in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.
  
  In combat Sports: Daniel Dubois the Englishman with the fancy French name predicts that he will send shockwaves through the boxing world on Saturday, when he takes on Oleksandr Usyk for Usyk’s three heavyweight title belts in Poland.
  
  Dubois (19-1, 18 KO) is the underdog against the 36-year-old Usyk (20-0, 13 KO), and who is coming off of two wins over Anthony Joshua to fully establish himself as a true top heavyweight.
  
  Dubois however believes, though, that Usyk may be past his prime.
  
  The final of the Chess World Cup tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan is still undecided after another draw in game two between 18 year old Indian star, R Praggnanandhaa and world number one and five-times title winner, Magnus Carlsen.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2547s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean653fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-08-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e52-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56561185
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In Rugby: “I’d just like to put everybody’s mind at rest that I haven’t joined the Wallabies for the Rugby World Cup, I’m here for about three or four days at the request of Eddie, a good mate of mine, just to give him some feedback on what he’s doing. Rugby is bigger than all of us, so I’m happy to do that,” Sir Steve Hansen on Kiwi radio station Newstalk ZB.
  
  This after New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins joked that Hansen should have his citizenship cancelled.
  
  In rugby league: With just two regular season rounds to go and the ladder jam-packed, the race for the NRL finals is heating up.
  
  The Panthers and Broncos are in contention for the minor premiership, while several teams are fighting for a spot in the Top 8.
  
  What a turnaround it would be if the Broncos can go from imploding at the back end of last season, to finishing 2023 as minor premiers? Their worst case scenario being a third-place finish.
  
  In basketball: The FIBA World Cup is almost here and as expected, Team USA is stacked with the most NBA stars including: Paolo Banchero (Orlando Magic), Mikal Bridges (Brooklyn Nets), Jalen Brunson (New York Knicks), Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves), Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana Pacers), Josh Hart (New York Knicks), Brandon Ingram (New Orleans Pelicans), Jaren Jackson Jr. (Memphis Grizzlies), Cameron Johnson (Brooklyn Nets), Walker Kessler (Utah Jazz), Bobby Portis (Milwaukee Bucks) and Austin Reaves (Los Angeles Lakers).
  
  Australia has 9 NBA players, Canada 7 and Germany 4.
  
  In SportsBiz: After the killer blow by the State of Victoria government axing the Commonwealth Games, Alberta, Canada, previously thought to be a logical choice also recently rejected hosting the 2030 event - raising plenty of questions as to the long-term viability and purpose of this competition.
  
  In combat Sports: As expected, the press conference to promote the Misfits Boxing event headlined by Tommy Fury and KSI went absolutely off the rails.
  
  The straw that broke the camel’s back came when Logan Paul asked John Fury why his other son - WBC Heavyweight World Champion, Tyson Fury, was ducking a fight with Oleksandr Usyk.
  
  Old man Fury went ballistic, destroying the stage and nearly causing a riot. Tommy Fury later blamed it all on his old man drinking too much red wine!
  
  In the final of the Chess World Cup tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan: Eighteen year old Indian prodigy, R Praggnanandhaa drew game one after 35 moves with world number one and five-times title winner, Magnus Carlsen.
  
  And finally in Football: Luis Rubiales, the President of the Spanish Football Federation has apologised publicly for kissing star player Jenni Hermoso on the lips after Spain won the FIFA World Cup.
  
  Rubiales, 45, plonked a big fat sloppy on her lips after she collected her medal, provoking an immediate global reaction.
  
  I must admit it was a smacker! And the fact that he had her head clasped in both his hands in a vice-like grip didn’t help!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56561185Wed, 23 Aug 2023 00:34:21 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 52 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Wednesday morning 23 August 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In Rugby: “I’d just like to put everybody’s mind at rest that I haven’t joined the Wallabies for the Rugby World Cup, I’m here for about three or four days at the request of Eddie, a good mate of mine, just to give him some feedback on what he’s doing. Rugby is bigger than all of us, so I’m happy to do that,” Sir Steve Hansen on Kiwi radio station Newstalk ZB.
  
  This after New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins joked that Hansen should have his citizenship cancelled.
  
  In rugby league: With just two regular season rounds to go and the ladder jam-packed, the race for the NRL finals is heating up.
  
  The Panthers and Broncos are in contention for the minor premiership, while several teams are fighting for a spot in the Top 8.
  
  What a turnaround it would be if the Broncos can go from imploding at the back end of last season, to finishing 2023 as minor premiers? Their worst case scenario being a third-place finish.
  
  In basketball: The FIBA World Cup is almost here and as expected, Team USA is stacked with the most NBA stars including: Paolo Banchero (Orlando Magic), Mikal Bridges (Brooklyn Nets), Jalen Brunson (New York Knicks), Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves), Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana Pacers), Josh Hart (New York Knicks), Brandon Ingram (New Orleans Pelicans), Jaren Jackson Jr. (Memphis Grizzlies), Cameron Johnson (Brooklyn Nets), Walker Kessler (Utah Jazz), Bobby Portis (Milwaukee Bucks) and Austin Reaves (Los Angeles Lakers).
  
  Australia has 9 NBA players, Canada 7 and Germany 4.
  
  In SportsBiz: After the killer blow by the State of Victoria government axing the Commonwealth Games, Alberta, Canada, previously thought to be a logical choice also recently rejected hosting the 2030 event - raising plenty of questions as to the long-term viability and purpose of this competition.
  
  In combat Sports: As expected, the press conference to promote the Misfits Boxing event headlined by Tommy Fury and KSI went absolutely off the rails.
  
  The straw that broke the camel’s back came when Logan Paul asked John Fury why his other son - WBC Heavyweight World Champion, Tyson Fury, was ducking a fight with Oleksandr Usyk.
  
  Old man Fury went ballistic, destroying the stage and nearly causing a riot. Tommy Fury later blamed it all on his old man drinking too much red wine!
  
  In the final of the Chess World Cup tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan: Eighteen year old Indian prodigy, R Praggnanandhaa drew game one after 35 moves with world number one and five-times title winner, Magnus Carlsen.
  
  And finally in Football: Luis Rubiales, the President of the Spanish Football Federation has apologised publicly for kissing star player Jenni Hermoso on the lips after Spain won the FIFA World Cup.
  
  Rubiales, 45, plonked a big fat sloppy on her lips after she collected her medal, provoking an immediate global reaction.
  
  I must admit it was a smacker! And the fact that he had her head clasped in both his hands in a vice-like grip didn’t help!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training...]]>2677s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean652fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-08-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e51-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56561997Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  In breaking rugby news, World Cup winning. All blacks coach Steve Hansen has joined the Wallabies ahead of the upcoming rugby World Cup after accepting a request from Eddie Jones to help out in an advisory role as they prepare for a warm up match against France in Paris on Sunday.
  Ok. Relax people Wallabies. Officials confirmed to the Sydney morning, Herald that Hanson is in camp with the Wallabies for only one week before this weekend's match. So it's really just an all expensive spa holiday yesterday.
  Will rugby ah, confirmed that all 48 matches in the rugby World Cup 2023 in France will feature the foul play review official in the bunker and the shot clock as successfully and extensively trialed in the rugby world rugby Under 20 Championship, the rugby championship and Super Rugby Pacific.
  The shot clock shows players, the 90 seconds already set in law, they have to take, they have to take a conversion and 60 seconds to kick a penalty with a time counting down on the screen in stadia and in broadcast, in sports beers, Wwes popularity could be at an all time high as the company closes in on a US $9.3 billion merger with the UFC tickets for WrestleMania 40 broke the all time WWE great gate record of us $21.5 million.
  Less than 24 hours after going on sale on Friday, more than 90,000 tickets have been sold for the two day event at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field in April 2024.
  Meanwhile, the UFC broke the gate record at top Lake City's Delta Center for UFC 291 last month, bringing in more than us $6.5 million and over 18,000 fans in attendance in rugby league RAA superstar Latrell Mitchell faces a one match ban after being charged for an elbow to the back of Tyson Fr with the Rabbitohs having the buy next week. Mitchell is set to miss the must win clash against the Roosters in round 27.
  If Mitchell fights the charge and loses and CS go down to the Roosters. The superstar fullback will have played his last game this season with just two weeks left in the regular season. The 10 teams remain, 10 teams remain in contention to win the NRL Premiership.
  After an action packed around 25 the Eels and Seales officially had their chances extinguished while South Sydney are now staring at the possibility of missing finals despite sitting on top of the table after around 11, the Roosters are still alive in 2023 after a third straight win.
  While the Knights on the other hand, have bolted into serious title contention are produced after producing 1/7 straight win. Thanks to career best form from Kaylin Pong in combat sports, Kiwi Nigerian UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya says it was his lobbying rather than Sean Strickland's recent form that got the American his shot at the title.
  It wasn't about him. I he should thank me for actually making the fight happen. I pushed for him to get the fight because he was the next logical guy. Sonia added a beat all the top five, some of them twice. So you can, you can't punish us for being great.
  I pushed it for him to get the fight. He's an idiot. So he just has to behave himself, show up and fight. And finally in the chess World Cup tournament in Baku, a Bajan Indian grandmaster R.
  Prada continued his dream run stunning world number three and highly rated American grandmaster Fabiano Karua via a tie break in the semi finals to get up to set up a final clash later today with world number one and five times title winner Magnus Ken of Norway who beat a Azerbaijan's Nisha Abbasov in their semifinal.
  Prada becomes the third youngest player after the legendary Bobby Fisher and Carlson to qualify for the chess World Cup final.
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56561997Tue, 22 Aug 2023 02:22:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 51 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Wednesday morning 22 August 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  In breaking rugby news, World Cup winning. All blacks coach Steve Hansen has joined the Wallabies ahead of the upcoming rugby World Cup after accepting a request from Eddie Jones to help out in an advisory role as they prepare for a warm up match against France in Paris on Sunday.
  Ok. Relax people Wallabies. Officials confirmed to the Sydney morning, Herald that Hanson is in camp with the Wallabies for only one week before this weekend's match. So it's really just an all expensive spa holiday yesterday.
  Will rugby ah, confirmed that all 48 matches in the rugby World Cup 2023 in France will feature the foul play review official in the bunker and the shot clock as successfully and extensively trialed in the rugby world rugby Under 20 Championship, the rugby championship and Super Rugby Pacific.
  The shot clock shows players, the 90 seconds already set in law, they have to take, they have to take a conversion and 60 seconds to kick a penalty with a time counting down on the screen in stadia and in broadcast, in sports beers, Wwes popularity could be at an all time high as the company closes in on a US $9.3 billion merger with the UFC tickets for WrestleMania 40 broke the all time WWE great gate record of us $21.5 million.
  Less than 24 hours after going on sale on Friday, more than 90,000 tickets have been sold for the two day event at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field in April 2024.
  Meanwhile, the UFC broke the gate record at top Lake City's Delta Center for UFC 291 last month, bringing in more than us $6.5 million and over 18,000 fans in attendance in rugby league RAA superstar Latrell Mitchell faces a one match ban after being charged for an elbow to the back of Tyson Fr with the Rabbitohs having the buy next week. Mitchell is set to miss the must win clash against the Roosters in round 27.
  If Mitchell fights the charge and loses and CS go down to the Roosters. The superstar fullback will have played his last game this season with just two weeks left in the regular season. The 10 teams remain, 10 teams remain in contention to win the NRL Premiership.
  After an action packed around 25 the Eels and Seales officially had their chances extinguished while South Sydney are now staring at the possibility of missing finals despite sitting on top of the table after around 11, the Roosters are still alive in 2023 after a third straight win.
  While the Knights on the other hand, have bolted into serious title contention are produced after producing 1/7 straight win. Thanks to career best form from Kaylin Pong in combat sports, Kiwi Nigerian UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya says it was his lobbying rather than Sean Strickland's recent form that got the American his shot at the title.
  It wasn't about him. I he should thank me for actually making the fight happen. I pushed for him to get the fight because he was the next logical guy. Sonia added a beat all the top five, some of them twice. So you can, you can't punish us for being great.
  I pushed it for him to get the fight. He's an idiot. So he just has to behave himself, show up and fight. And finally in the chess World Cup tournament in Baku, a Bajan Indian grandmaster R.
  Prada continued his dream run stunning world number three and highly rated American grandmaster Fabiano Karua via a tie break in the semi finals to get up to set up a final clash later today with world number one and five times title winner Magnus Ken of Norway who beat a Azerbaijan's Nisha Abbasov in their semifinal.
  Prada becomes the third youngest player after the legendary Bobby Fisher and Carlson to qualify for the chess World Cup final.
  For...]]>3597s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean651fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-08-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e50-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56528768
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  We start with Football: Viva Espanola – Spain won the FIFA World Cup after beating a physical England 0-1 in Sydney last night, bringing an end to the most successful FIFA World Cup ever for women.
  
  Both teams were competing in their first final, with Spain now becoming just the second nation behind Germany to have won both a men’s and women’s World Cup.
  
  Spain’s Salma Paralluelo was awarded the Best Young Player of the tournament, while England keeper Mary Earps won the golden glove for the Best Goalkeeper.
  
  But it was Spanish midfielder Aitana Bonmati who earned the golden ball for the Best Player overall, having been critical to their success.
  
  In Rugby World Cup 2023 warm up Tests over the weekend: France 34-17 Fiji: Manu Samoa recorded a good 28-14 win over the Barbarians, South Africa 52-16 Wales, Ireland 29-10 England and Italy 57-7 Romania.
  
  Next weekend, the Flying Fijians play England at Twickenham, while Ireland host Manu Samoa at Aviva Stadium, Dublin, but just weeks out from the RWC2023 and no one knows where the Tongan team is – are they on holiday in France, Romania or Italy?
  
  In SportsBiz: The just-completed FIFA World Cup for Women down under generated more than US$570Million in revenue. “We didn’t lose any money,” a relieved FIFA President, Gianni Infantino said. “And we generated the second-highest income of any sport on the global stage, besides of course, the FIFA men’s World Cup.”
  
  Yeah he just had to say that to get one up on Bill Beaumont and his RWC2023 starting in a couple of weeks – how much will World Rugby make at their World Cup in France?
  
  In rugby league: The Dragons incoming Coach, Shane Flanagan is reportedly plotting an audacious bid to poach Sydney Roosters gun Joseph Sua’ali’i for the 2024 season before he joins rugby union.
  
  According to the Daily Mail, Flanagan has reportedly informed Sua’ali’i’s agent that they would be interested in his services.
  
  Broncos veteran Corey Oates has been linked with a move to the Knights with the Wing reportedly feeling “disrespected” by his salary next season as Brisbane desperately try to keep their squad together with several young stars due upgraded deals.
  
  Oates is reportedly earning around A$450,000 and has options in his favour for 2024 and 2025, but is considering heading elsewhere for a higher payday.
  
  In combat Sports: Sean O’Malley stunned the UFC world yesterday, defeating Aljamain Sterling and become the new UFC Bantamweight Champion.
  
  A brutal right hand early in the second round from O’Malley dropped the champ and sent the crowd of mainly drunk undocumented Irish over-stayers at UFC292 in Boston Massachusetts into raptures.
  
  Ha ha love the Irish, always up for a beer and a scrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56528768Sun, 20 Aug 2023 20:58:57 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 50 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Monday morning 21 August 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  We start with Football: Viva Espanola – Spain won the FIFA World Cup after beating a physical England 0-1 in Sydney last night, bringing an end to the most successful FIFA World Cup ever for women.
  
  Both teams were competing in their first final, with Spain now becoming just the second nation behind Germany to have won both a men’s and women’s World Cup.
  
  Spain’s Salma Paralluelo was awarded the Best Young Player of the tournament, while England keeper Mary Earps won the golden glove for the Best Goalkeeper.
  
  But it was Spanish midfielder Aitana Bonmati who earned the golden ball for the Best Player overall, having been critical to their success.
  
  In Rugby World Cup 2023 warm up Tests over the weekend: France 34-17 Fiji: Manu Samoa recorded a good 28-14 win over the Barbarians, South Africa 52-16 Wales, Ireland 29-10 England and Italy 57-7 Romania.
  
  Next weekend, the Flying Fijians play England at Twickenham, while Ireland host Manu Samoa at Aviva Stadium, Dublin, but just weeks out from the RWC2023 and no one knows where the Tongan team is – are they on holiday in France, Romania or Italy?
  
  In SportsBiz: The just-completed FIFA World Cup for Women down under generated more than US$570Million in revenue. “We didn’t lose any money,” a relieved FIFA President, Gianni Infantino said. “And we generated the second-highest income of any sport on the global stage, besides of course, the FIFA men’s World Cup.”
  
  Yeah he just had to say that to get one up on Bill Beaumont and his RWC2023 starting in a couple of weeks – how much will World Rugby make at their World Cup in France?
  
  In rugby league: The Dragons incoming Coach, Shane Flanagan is reportedly plotting an audacious bid to poach Sydney Roosters gun Joseph Sua’ali’i for the 2024 season before he joins rugby union.
  
  According to the Daily Mail, Flanagan has reportedly informed Sua’ali’i’s agent that they would be interested in his services.
  
  Broncos veteran Corey Oates has been linked with a move to the Knights with the Wing reportedly feeling “disrespected” by his salary next season as Brisbane desperately try to keep their squad together with several young stars due upgraded deals.
  
  Oates is reportedly earning around A$450,000 and has options in his favour for 2024 and 2025, but is considering heading elsewhere for a higher payday.
  
  In combat Sports: Sean O’Malley stunned the UFC world yesterday, defeating Aljamain Sterling and become the new UFC Bantamweight Champion.
  
  A brutal right hand early in the second round from O’Malley dropped the champ and sent the crowd of mainly drunk undocumented Irish over-stayers at UFC292 in Boston Massachusetts into raptures.
  
  Ha ha love the Irish, always up for a beer and a scrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
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  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  We start with Rugby: The Fiji Water Flying Fijians sang a long overdue I-taukei version of the Fiji national anthem, before their Rugby World Cup 2023 warm up Test against France in Nantes this morning where they lost 34-17.
  
  Overall a good game by Fiji, especially with their solid scrum and competitiveness in contact, with Bill Mata leading the way at No.8, although the backs were a bit clunky through the centres.
  
  Meanwhile in other tests overnight: Manu Samoa recorded a good 28-14 win over the Barbarians, South Africa 52-16 Wales, Ireland 29-10 England and Italy 57-7 Romania.
  
  In football: The Matildas dream FIFA World Cup run has come to a sad end as they slipped to a 2-0 loss to Sweden in the third place playoff in Brisbane last night.
  
  A penalty from Fridolina Rolfo and a stunning strike from Sweden skipper Kosovare Asllani was the difference against the host nation who simply looked out on their feet from the get-go.
  
  Today we tip England to lift the World Cup against Spain in Sydney.
  
  In SportsBiz: The Victorian government will pay the Commonwealth Games A$380Million in compensation after pulling out in July from hosting the 2026 games due to a staggering claim by Victoria Premier, Daniel Andrews of a potential cost blowout from a budgeted A$2.6Billion to “at least $6B, and could be as high as $7B”.
  
  In rugby league: Thanks to three tries from Storm Wing, William Warbrick, the Storm secured a hard-fought 38-28 win over the Saint George Dragons, who refused to lie down at WIN Stadium yesterday.
  
  Fiji Bati star and Wests Tigers skipper Api Koroisau booted a sideline penalty to sink the Dolphins 23-24 after the hosts were awarded a controversial penalty at the death.
  
  The Dolphins stunned the competition by winning the first three games of their inaugural season, but they’ve now lost 10 of their past 11 games.
  
  The Parramatta Eels season is over after the Sydney Roosters scored a convincing 34-12 win at Commbank Stadium last night. It marked a third straight win for the Roosters who also leapfrogged Brad Arthur’s mob into 10th spot on the NRL ladder.
  
  The NZ Warriors escaped with a 29-22 win over Manly in a controversial finish to a thrilling clash in Auckland. The result puts the NZ Warriors just one win away from locking in a top four finish and also puts a line through the Sea Eagles’ season.
  
  And just in case you missed it; the Broncos confirmed on Friday morning that their superstar, Payne Haas has signed on until the end of the 2026 season, with a new deal reportedly worth A$1.2Million per year.
  
  In combat Sports: “You name it, I’ve been there, done that. So it’s up to me to go out there and literally show him, you made a huge mistake and put a beating on him,” American UFC Welterweight contender Neil Magny vowed to teach Irishman, Ian Machado Garry a lesson at UFC292 on Sunday.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56523265Sun, 20 Aug 2023 00:13:49 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 49 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Sunday morning 20 August 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  We start with Rugby: The Fiji Water Flying Fijians sang a long overdue I-taukei version of the Fiji national anthem, before their Rugby World Cup 2023 warm up Test against France in Nantes this morning where they lost 34-17.
  
  Overall a good game by Fiji, especially with their solid scrum and competitiveness in contact, with Bill Mata leading the way at No.8, although the backs were a bit clunky through the centres.
  
  Meanwhile in other tests overnight: Manu Samoa recorded a good 28-14 win over the Barbarians, South Africa 52-16 Wales, Ireland 29-10 England and Italy 57-7 Romania.
  
  In football: The Matildas dream FIFA World Cup run has come to a sad end as they slipped to a 2-0 loss to Sweden in the third place playoff in Brisbane last night.
  
  A penalty from Fridolina Rolfo and a stunning strike from Sweden skipper Kosovare Asllani was the difference against the host nation who simply looked out on their feet from the get-go.
  
  Today we tip England to lift the World Cup against Spain in Sydney.
  
  In SportsBiz: The Victorian government will pay the Commonwealth Games A$380Million in compensation after pulling out in July from hosting the 2026 games due to a staggering claim by Victoria Premier, Daniel Andrews of a potential cost blowout from a budgeted A$2.6Billion to “at least $6B, and could be as high as $7B”.
  
  In rugby league: Thanks to three tries from Storm Wing, William Warbrick, the Storm secured a hard-fought 38-28 win over the Saint George Dragons, who refused to lie down at WIN Stadium yesterday.
  
  Fiji Bati star and Wests Tigers skipper Api Koroisau booted a sideline penalty to sink the Dolphins 23-24 after the hosts were awarded a controversial penalty at the death.
  
  The Dolphins stunned the competition by winning the first three games of their inaugural season, but they’ve now lost 10 of their past 11 games.
  
  The Parramatta Eels season is over after the Sydney Roosters scored a convincing 34-12 win at Commbank Stadium last night. It marked a third straight win for the Roosters who also leapfrogged Brad Arthur’s mob into 10th spot on the NRL ladder.
  
  The NZ Warriors escaped with a 29-22 win over Manly in a controversial finish to a thrilling clash in Auckland. The result puts the NZ Warriors just one win away from locking in a top four finish and also puts a line through the Sea Eagles’ season.
  
  And just in case you missed it; the Broncos confirmed on Friday morning that their superstar, Payne Haas has signed on until the end of the 2026 season, with a new deal reportedly worth A$1.2Million per year.
  
  In combat Sports: “You name it, I’ve been there, done that. So it’s up to me to go out there and literally show him, you made a huge mistake and put a beating on him,” American UFC Welterweight contender Neil Magny vowed to teach Irishman, Ian Machado Garry a lesson at UFC292 on Sunday.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2857s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean649fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-08-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e48-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56505219
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And we start with SportsBiz from the FIFA World Cup semi-final between the Matildas and the Lionesses: It reached 11.2 million viewers in Australia on Wednesday night, drawing an average audience of 7.1 million on Seven and 7Plus.
  
  Making it the most-watched TV program in Australian homes in more than 20 years, and the country’s biggest-ever streaming event, with 957,000 online viewers.
  
  In rugby league: The Sharks recorded a smart 32-12 win over the Cowboys in Townsville last night, securing two crucial competition points to now sit equal with the Storm and the New Zealand Warriors on 32, although both have a game in hand.
  
  Two wins and over 100 points dif clear of the ninth-placed Cowboys and tenth-placed Eels, the Sharks are almost certain to play finals footy.
  
  In combat Sports: Israel Adesanya will “absolutely annihilate” Sean Strickland at UFC293 in Sydney, according to rising Irish fight star, Ian Machado Garry, who has racked up 12 professional UFC fights undefeated and is gunning for the biggest win of his career when he faces American Neil Magny at UFC292 in Boston this Sunday.
  
  And in BREAKING Rugby NEWS: World Rugby has today confirmed to the Rugby Football Union and Six Nations Rugby that it will exercise its right to appeal the Owen Farrell disciplinary decision, following a careful review of the independent Judicial Committee's decision to rescind his red card from the Test against Wales last weekend.
  
  Thank you Jesus – I mean social media! Careful review my foot, it was overwhelming pressure from social media that did it. So a big pat on the back for me!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56505219Thu, 17 Aug 2023 20:55:30 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 48 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Friday morning 18 August 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And we start with SportsBiz from the FIFA World Cup semi-final between the Matildas and the Lionesses: It reached 11.2 million viewers in Australia on Wednesday night, drawing an average audience of 7.1 million on Seven and 7Plus.
  
  Making it the most-watched TV program in Australian homes in more than 20 years, and the country’s biggest-ever streaming event, with 957,000 online viewers.
  
  In rugby league: The Sharks recorded a smart 32-12 win over the Cowboys in Townsville last night, securing two crucial competition points to now sit equal with the Storm and the New Zealand Warriors on 32, although both have a game in hand.
  
  Two wins and over 100 points dif clear of the ninth-placed Cowboys and tenth-placed Eels, the Sharks are almost certain to play finals footy.
  
  In combat Sports: Israel Adesanya will “absolutely annihilate” Sean Strickland at UFC293 in Sydney, according to rising Irish fight star, Ian Machado Garry, who has racked up 12 professional UFC fights undefeated and is gunning for the biggest win of his career when he faces American Neil Magny at UFC292 in Boston this Sunday.
  
  And in BREAKING Rugby NEWS: World Rugby has today confirmed to the Rugby Football Union and Six Nations Rugby that it will exercise its right to appeal the Owen Farrell disciplinary decision, following a careful review of the independent Judicial Committee's decision to rescind his red card from the Test against Wales last weekend.
  
  Thank you Jesus – I mean social media! Careful review my foot, it was overwhelming pressure from social media that did it. So a big pat on the back for me!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>1897s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean648fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-08-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e47-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56492936
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  At the FIFA Football World Cup semi-final last night, the Matildas World Cup dream ended in heartbreaking fashion with a 3-1 loss to England in front of 75,784 fans at Stadium Australia.
  
  England will now play Spain in Sunday night’s final in Sydney, while Australia will face Sweden in the third-place playoff in Brisbane on Saturday.
  
  Our world famous tips for the key NRL games this weekend: Tonight the Cowboys to hullabulloo the Sharks in Townsville. Tomorrow the New Zealand Warriors to mangojango Manly in Auckland, the Eels to oohlala the Roosters at Fort CommBank and on Saturday the Dolphins to kitkat the Tigers in Sydney.
  
  In SportsBiz: Spain or England will win US$4.3M cash, in addition to the US$270,000 for each player of the victorious squad on Sunday.
  
  But by the time of the 2027 Women’s World Cup, FIFA hopes to offer equal prize money for the men’s and women’s tournaments like the US$440Million awarded last year in Qatar.
  
  Amid record-breaking gates, this FIFA World Cup down under is projected to bring in US$300Million in sponsorship revenue, US$100M from media rights, and nearly US$50M in ticket sales.
  
  By comparison, the FIFA World Cup in Qatar generated over US$6Billion revenue, including nearly US$1B in ticket sales.
  
  In combat Sports: "I think it's bull," Jermell Charlo says of the World Boxing Organisation warning, the moment he is introduced to fight Canelo Alvarez in Las Vegas on 30 September for the undisputed Junior Middleweight World championship - "his status and recognition as WBO World Champion is terminated."
  
  The WBO's decision is due to Charlo bypassing his mandatory challenge from Aussie champ, Tim Tszyu.
  
  And in Rugby: In the fight for the soul of Pacific Islanders, the Australian Government and the Australian Rugby League Commission have announced a partnership to promote and develop Rugby League in the Pacific through the Pacific Championships in 2023 and 2024 involving men’s and women’s teams from Australia, New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Fiji and the Cook Islands playing in a tournament in October.
  
  Thank you China!!!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56492936Wed, 16 Aug 2023 22:00:51 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 47 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on another bright and warm Thursday morning 17 August 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  At the FIFA Football World Cup semi-final last night, the Matildas World Cup dream ended in heartbreaking fashion with a 3-1 loss to England in front of 75,784 fans at Stadium Australia.
  
  England will now play Spain in Sunday night’s final in Sydney, while Australia will face Sweden in the third-place playoff in Brisbane on Saturday.
  
  Our world famous tips for the key NRL games this weekend: Tonight the Cowboys to hullabulloo the Sharks in Townsville. Tomorrow the New Zealand Warriors to mangojango Manly in Auckland, the Eels to oohlala the Roosters at Fort CommBank and on Saturday the Dolphins to kitkat the Tigers in Sydney.
  
  In SportsBiz: Spain or England will win US$4.3M cash, in addition to the US$270,000 for each player of the victorious squad on Sunday.
  
  But by the time of the 2027 Women’s World Cup, FIFA hopes to offer equal prize money for the men’s and women’s tournaments like the US$440Million awarded last year in Qatar.
  
  Amid record-breaking gates, this FIFA World Cup down under is projected to bring in US$300Million in sponsorship revenue, US$100M from media rights, and nearly US$50M in ticket sales.
  
  By comparison, the FIFA World Cup in Qatar generated over US$6Billion revenue, including nearly US$1B in ticket sales.
  
  In combat Sports: "I think it's bull," Jermell Charlo says of the World Boxing Organisation warning, the moment he is introduced to fight Canelo Alvarez in Las Vegas on 30 September for the undisputed Junior Middleweight World championship - "his status and recognition as WBO World Champion is terminated."
  
  The WBO's decision is due to Charlo bypassing his mandatory challenge from Aussie champ, Tim Tszyu.
  
  And in Rugby: In the fight for the soul of Pacific Islanders, the Australian Government and the Australian Rugby League Commission have announced a partnership to promote and develop Rugby League in the Pacific through the Pacific Championships in 2023 and 2024 involving men’s and women’s teams from Australia, New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Fiji and the Cook Islands playing in a tournament in October.
  
  Thank you China!!!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2257s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean647fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-08-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e46-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56492938
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  At the FIFA Football World Cup semi-final yesterday: Spain stunned Sweden 1-2 at Eden Park in Auckland last night to reach their maiden FIFA World Cup Final in a thrilling upset; given Spain are competing in just their third-ever World Cup, have never gone beyond the Round of 16 before, and they had never beaten Sweden in 11 previous games.
  
  Australia will now face England in the second semi-final tonight in Sydney.
  
  In other football news, Neymar is joining the Saudi Pro League in a deal that will cost nearly US$300Million, including a US$98.5M transfer fee. Al-Hilal lured the Brazilian superstar from Paris Saint-Germain with an US$88M annual salary for the next two seasons.
  
  In background buzz today I dive into the case of Fiji Football Association Vice-President, Aiyaz Musa jailed for four years in Auckland this week for importation of drugs.
  
  In Rugby: Social media has exploded at the BREAKING NEWS that England Captain, Owen Farrell has had his red card against Wales at Twickenham last Saturday, rescinded by a disciplinary panel.
  
  Farrell was sin-binned for a dangerous tackle on a Welsh player that was later upgraded to a red card in England's 19-17 win.
  
  Fans are shocked at how easily Farrell got off the hook, particularly given his disciplinary record, which includes a five-match ban in 2020 for a high tackle.
  
  In fact, the disciplinary committee said Farrell was free to play again immediately, when he should have faced a mid-range sanction of a six-week suspension, but this would have ruled him out of some of England's pool games at the Rugby World Cup in France, starting 08 September.
  
  World Rugby has 48 hours to appeal the Farrell decision, purely under their much vaunted “player welfare” policy – will they?
  
  Former All Black and now Tongan international, George Moala has been ruled out of the RWC2023 after he was slapped with a 10-week ban for a red card tip tackle against Canada in Nukualofa last week.
  
  Where is the justice in all this? It seems like there is one rule for Englishman and another rule for Pacific Islanders?
  
  In rugby league: Tevita Pangai Jr has dropped a bombshell on the Bulldogs, retiring from the NRL at the end of this season to pursue a boxing career.
  
  The Tongan enforcer joined the Bulldogs at the start of the 2022 season following stints with the Broncos from 2016 to 2021 and the Panthers for one season.
  
  The 27-year-old leaves with a year left on his deal, so in a silver lining for Canterbury it frees up A$750,000 in their salary cap which they could use to launch a raid on Samoan strong man and Broncos gun, Payne Haas.
  
  The BIG NRL Round 25 games this weekend: Tomorrow sees the Cowboys vs the Sharks in Townsville. On Friday the NZ Warriors vs Manly in Auckland followed by the Eels vs the Roosters at Fort CommBank and on Saturday also at CommBank Stadium the Dolphins are in a must-win game against Wests Tigers.
  
  In SportsBiz: Privately owned, Luxembourg-based CVC Capital Partners — which owned Formula 1 prior to Liberty Media’s takeover, raised more than US$28Billion for its ninth private equity fund, targeting Europe and the Americas.
  
  CVC Capital Partners’ varied sports-related interests include equity stakes in: Bruin Capital, France’s soccer governing body, Indian Premier League’s Gujarat Titans, La Liga, Premiership Rugby, Six Nations Rugby, Sports Illustrated, Reebok, United Rugby Championship, Volleyball World and the WTA.
  
  CVC Capital Partners is one of the largest private equity firms in the world with about US$153Billion assets under management.
  
  In combat Sports: No trash talk. No drama. Just two deadly serious, focused fighters and undisputed champions, at their media conference yesterday afternoon in New York City to promote their pay-per-view fight - Canelo Alvarez versus Jermell Charlo on 30 September at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
  
  Canelo “Saul” Alvarez (59-2-2, 39 KOs) was expected to face Jermall Charlo’s brother, 72.6Kg titleholder Jarmall Charlo. However, promoters threw everyone a curve when they announced the smaller, but more accomplished sibling would be the opponent.
  
  Canelo has been at or near the top of all pound-for-pound lists while Charlo (35-1-1, 19 KOs) has steadily climbed them, the result of a series of high-profile victories.
  
  Meanwhile Aussie champ, Tim Tsyzu is hanging around cheering for the Matildas.
  
  In Background Buzz today I dive into the conviction of a Kiwi drug dealer with big connections to Fiji Football, FIFA and the Fiji First Party – one Umarji Aiyaz Mohammed Musa.
  
  Smack bang in the middle of the FIFA World Cup, co-hosted by New Zealand, Aiyaz Musa, as he is more commonly known, was convicted and jailed in the Auckland District Court last week, to four years imprisonment for “importing and exporting illicit drugs” in 2017.
  
  Musa was an elected Fiji FA Vice-President and also a member of the FIFA Governance, Audit and Compliance Committee since May 2021.
  
  Fiji FA Chief Executive Officer, Mohammed Yusuf confirmed to Radio New Zealand that Aiyaz Musa had resigned two days earlier from the Fiji Football Association and FIFA. “He resigned from all positions on 7th August 2023,” Yusuf said.
  
  Former Fijian Sports Minister, Rajesh Singh said “FIFA and Fiji Football Association have always been promoting drug-free organisations. How did Musa became Vice-President of the Fiji FA and hold such an important position with FIFA?”
  
  More seriously for Fiji, are lingering questions about Musa’s HyperChem Pharmacies business in Fiji, and how much Aiyaz Musa influenced the Fiji First government.
  
  Not only was HyperChem Pharmacies politically favoured during the COVID epidemic in Fiji, but did it also provide some kind of cover for Musa’s drug activities across the Pacific?
  
  Also, how much did Aiyaz Musa donate to Frank Bainimarama and Aiyaz Saiyed-Khaiyum’s Fiji First Party?
  
  As current deputy Prime Minister and leader of the National Federation Party, Biman Prasad raised in Parliament back in December 2021, in response to former Attorney General Saiyed-Khaiyum urgently pushing legislation through, favouring Musa and HyperChem.
  
  Biman Prasad asked whether the bill was designed to assist a particular pharmaceutical importer operating a chain of pharmacies with close links to the Fiji First Party: ‘Is it to help a particular businessman establish a COVID testing facility at Nadi Airport,’ he asked?
  
  Prasad also pointedly asked, if the bill would “camouflage the illegal importation of prohibited medicinal products by the owner of a pharmacy chain allegedly involved in controversial dealings?”
  
  Prasad also asked - without naming them at the time, whether Aiyaz Musa and HyperChem, were on Interpol’s Red Notice list?
  
  Sayed-Khaiyum totally fudged the questions and drifted onto another topic. As usual, Bainimarama was clueless to what was going on – or was he?
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56492938Tue, 15 Aug 2023 21:57:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 46 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and warm Wednesday morning 16 August 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  At the FIFA Football World Cup semi-final yesterday: Spain stunned Sweden 1-2 at Eden Park in Auckland last night to reach their maiden FIFA World Cup Final in a thrilling upset; given Spain are competing in just their third-ever World Cup, have never gone beyond the Round of 16 before, and they had never beaten Sweden in 11 previous games.
  
  Australia will now face England in the second semi-final tonight in Sydney.
  
  In other football news, Neymar is joining the Saudi Pro League in a deal that will cost nearly US$300Million, including a US$98.5M transfer fee. Al-Hilal lured the Brazilian superstar from Paris Saint-Germain with an US$88M annual salary for the next two seasons.
  
  In background buzz today I dive into the case of Fiji Football Association Vice-President, Aiyaz Musa jailed for four years in Auckland this week for importation of drugs.
  
  In Rugby: Social media has exploded at the BREAKING NEWS that England Captain, Owen Farrell has had his red card against Wales at Twickenham last Saturday, rescinded by a disciplinary panel.
  
  Farrell was sin-binned for a dangerous tackle on a Welsh player that was later upgraded to a red card in England's 19-17 win.
  
  Fans are shocked at how easily Farrell got off the hook, particularly given his disciplinary record, which includes a five-match ban in 2020 for a high tackle.
  
  In fact, the disciplinary committee said Farrell was free to play again immediately, when he should have faced a mid-range sanction of a six-week suspension, but this would have ruled him out of some of England's pool games at the Rugby World Cup in France, starting 08 September.
  
  World Rugby has 48 hours to appeal the Farrell decision, purely under their much vaunted “player welfare” policy – will they?
  
  Former All Black and now Tongan international, George Moala has been ruled out of the RWC2023 after he was slapped with a 10-week ban for a red card tip tackle against Canada in Nukualofa last week.
  
  Where is the justice in all this? It seems like there is one rule for Englishman and another rule for Pacific Islanders?
  
  In rugby league: Tevita Pangai Jr has dropped a bombshell on the Bulldogs, retiring from the NRL at the end of this season to pursue a boxing career.
  
  The Tongan enforcer joined the Bulldogs at the start of the 2022 season following stints with the Broncos from 2016 to 2021 and the Panthers for one season.
  
  The 27-year-old leaves with a year left on his deal, so in a silver lining for Canterbury it frees up A$750,000 in their salary cap which they could use to launch a raid on Samoan strong man and Broncos gun, Payne Haas.
  
  The BIG NRL Round 25 games this weekend: Tomorrow sees the Cowboys vs the Sharks in Townsville. On Friday the NZ Warriors vs Manly in Auckland followed by the Eels vs the Roosters at Fort CommBank and on Saturday also at CommBank Stadium the Dolphins are in a must-win game against Wests Tigers.
  
  In SportsBiz: Privately owned, Luxembourg-based CVC Capital Partners — which owned Formula 1 prior to Liberty Media’s takeover, raised more than US$28Billion for its ninth private equity fund, targeting Europe and the Americas.
  
  CVC Capital Partners’ varied sports-related interests include equity stakes in: Bruin Capital, France’s soccer governing body, Indian Premier League’s Gujarat Titans, La Liga, Premiership Rugby, Six Nations Rugby, Sports Illustrated, Reebok, United Rugby Championship, Volleyball World and the WTA.
  
  CVC Capital Partners is one of the largest private equity firms in the world with about...]]>5917s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean646fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-08-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e45-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56492937
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In football: The raging success of the FIFA World Cup has Australians optimistic about launching another bid to host the Men’s tournament in 2034, after their failed 2022 bid.
  
  Much of that bid’s problem, difficult time zones for the rest of the world, has been shown up as much less of an issue than expected by the huge TV ratings for the women’s event.
  
  Given the FIFA World Cup for Men is contested by 48 countries, the tournament will have to be staged in Australia, New Zealand and Apia Park or Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku’alofa - no?
  
  In Rugby: World Rugby has unveiled the bumper match schedule for WXV, the new women’s international XVs competition.
  
  In WXV1 starting Friday 20 October in Wellington, New Zealand sees England up against Australia, followed on Saturday with Canada facing Wales and World Champions, New Zealand versus France.
  
  In WXV2 on Friday 13 October in Cape Town, South Africa sees Italy take on Japan before Scotland versus South Africa and USA will then tackle Samoa on Saturday.
  
  Dubai is the venue for WXV3 with Fiji set to face Colombia and Ireland up against Kazakhstan on Friday 13 October. The next day sees European qualifier Spain pitted against Kenya.
  
  In rugby league: So what does the Gold Coast Titan’s 10-year deal locking in their Captain, Tino Fa’asuamaleaui on a yearly salary of A$1.2Million mean for the market?
  
  Payne Haas recently turned down a contract extension from the Broncos worth A$1.1M a season for three years.
  
  The sky’s the limit.
  
  In SportsBiz: The 2023 Women’s World Cup is down to its final four teams, and whoever is left standing next weekend in Sydney is guaranteed to be a first-time winner — with a record cash prize.
  
  Four countries have won the Women’s World Cup since its inception in 1991: The USA (4), Germany (2) Japan and Norway.
  
  But Japan’s quarterfinal loss means a new country will lift the trophy, as Spain, Sweden, Australia, and England are left to compete for the title.
  
  FIFA increased this year’s prize money to US$110Million, up from US$30M in 2019. The winning country will receive US$4.3M cash, in addition to the US$270,000 allocated to each player on the victorious squad.
  
  By the time the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup begins — potentially in the US — FIFA has said it wants to offer equal prize money for the men’s and women’s tournaments.
  
  So US$440M was awarded to the men last year in Qatar.
  
  Amazing!
  
  In combat Sports: UFC is donating US$1Million to the Hawaii wildfires relief fund after Maui and Lahaina suffered catastrophic losses.
  
  In addition, the UFC created a special “UFC Hawai’i” T-shirt with 100 percent of proceeds going toward recovery efforts.
  
  “It’s been horrible to see the wildfires raging across Maui, causing devastation to that beautiful place and the amazing people who call it home,” UFC Prez Dana White said.
  
  “My heart goes out to all of you who have suffered so much loss. But I want all of you to know you’re not alone. The Hawai’i people embody the warrior spirit like no one else, and we stand with you.”
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56492937Mon, 14 Aug 2023 21:59:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 45 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and warm Tuesday morning 15 August 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In football: The raging success of the FIFA World Cup has Australians optimistic about launching another bid to host the Men’s tournament in 2034, after their failed 2022 bid.
  
  Much of that bid’s problem, difficult time zones for the rest of the world, has been shown up as much less of an issue than expected by the huge TV ratings for the women’s event.
  
  Given the FIFA World Cup for Men is contested by 48 countries, the tournament will have to be staged in Australia, New Zealand and Apia Park or Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku’alofa - no?
  
  In Rugby: World Rugby has unveiled the bumper match schedule for WXV, the new women’s international XVs competition.
  
  In WXV1 starting Friday 20 October in Wellington, New Zealand sees England up against Australia, followed on Saturday with Canada facing Wales and World Champions, New Zealand versus France.
  
  In WXV2 on Friday 13 October in Cape Town, South Africa sees Italy take on Japan before Scotland versus South Africa and USA will then tackle Samoa on Saturday.
  
  Dubai is the venue for WXV3 with Fiji set to face Colombia and Ireland up against Kazakhstan on Friday 13 October. The next day sees European qualifier Spain pitted against Kenya.
  
  In rugby league: So what does the Gold Coast Titan’s 10-year deal locking in their Captain, Tino Fa’asuamaleaui on a yearly salary of A$1.2Million mean for the market?
  
  Payne Haas recently turned down a contract extension from the Broncos worth A$1.1M a season for three years.
  
  The sky’s the limit.
  
  In SportsBiz: The 2023 Women’s World Cup is down to its final four teams, and whoever is left standing next weekend in Sydney is guaranteed to be a first-time winner — with a record cash prize.
  
  Four countries have won the Women’s World Cup since its inception in 1991: The USA (4), Germany (2) Japan and Norway.
  
  But Japan’s quarterfinal loss means a new country will lift the trophy, as Spain, Sweden, Australia, and England are left to compete for the title.
  
  FIFA increased this year’s prize money to US$110Million, up from US$30M in 2019. The winning country will receive US$4.3M cash, in addition to the US$270,000 allocated to each player on the victorious squad.
  
  By the time the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup begins — potentially in the US — FIFA has said it wants to offer equal prize money for the men’s and women’s tournaments.
  
  So US$440M was awarded to the men last year in Qatar.
  
  Amazing!
  
  In combat Sports: UFC is donating US$1Million to the Hawaii wildfires relief fund after Maui and Lahaina suffered catastrophic losses.
  
  In addition, the UFC created a special “UFC Hawai’i” T-shirt with 100 percent of proceeds going toward recovery efforts.
  
  “It’s been horrible to see the wildfires raging across Maui, causing devastation to that beautiful place and the amazing people who call it home,” UFC Prez Dana White said.
  
  “My heart goes out to all of you who have suffered so much loss. But I want all of you to know you’re not alone. The Hawai’i people embody the warrior spirit like no one else, and we stand with you.”
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls...]]>3587s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean645fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-08-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e44-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56492933
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  At the FIFA World Cup: French President Emmanuel Macron has joined millions of Australians in jumping aboard the Matildas bandwagon after Australia’s penalty shootout victory over France in the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday night.
  
  Macron proved he is indeed a man of his word by publicly declaring his support of the Matildas in their upcoming semi-final match against England on social media.
  
  “Nothing personal against our English friends, but a bet is a bet,” Macron wrote on X (formerly Twitter) - “Good luck Australia for the semi-finals!”
  
  In Rugby World Cup 2023 warm up Tests yesterday England 19-17 Wales and Scotland 27-30 France. Tonga plays Canada in Nukualofa at 1pm local time tomorrow and Fiji plays France in Nantes at 7:05pm local time this Saturday, while Manu Samoa is on holiday soaking up the sun somewhere in Europe.
  
  In rugby league: Two big scores in the NRL games yesterday: Melbourne Storm 48-2 Canberra Raiders at AAMI Park and the Newcastle Knights 42-6 Canterbury Bulldogs at McDonald Jones Stadium.
  
  In SportsBiz: Millions of Australians turned on their TVs to watch the Matildas defeat France in Saturday's FIFA World Cup quarterfinal.
  
  Seven West Media has reported an estimated average audience of 4.17 million people — making it the number one television event of 2023 so far.
  
  Of this number, 472,000 viewers watched the game on Seven's streaming platform 7plus — making it the biggest streaming event ever seen in Australia.
  
  These figures do not capture out-of-home viewers at clubs, pubs, sporting venues and multiple live site broadcasts.
  
  Go Matildas Go.
  
  In combat Sports: Promoter Eddie Hearn says there is a “three-fight plan” for Anthony Joshua that will ideally see him take on Dillian Whyte, Deontay Wilder and the Gypsy King Tyson Fury.
  AJ takes his record to 26-3 as he continues his quest to return to the top of the heavyweight division after two losses to Oleksandr Usyk in 2021 and 2022.
  
  Boy, the Bronze Bomber gonna whip your ass in one round!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56492933Sun, 13 Aug 2023 21:45:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 44 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on an overcast and windy, but warm Monday morning 14 August 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  At the FIFA World Cup: French President Emmanuel Macron has joined millions of Australians in jumping aboard the Matildas bandwagon after Australia’s penalty shootout victory over France in the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday night.
  
  Macron proved he is indeed a man of his word by publicly declaring his support of the Matildas in their upcoming semi-final match against England on social media.
  
  “Nothing personal against our English friends, but a bet is a bet,” Macron wrote on X (formerly Twitter) - “Good luck Australia for the semi-finals!”
  
  In Rugby World Cup 2023 warm up Tests yesterday England 19-17 Wales and Scotland 27-30 France. Tonga plays Canada in Nukualofa at 1pm local time tomorrow and Fiji plays France in Nantes at 7:05pm local time this Saturday, while Manu Samoa is on holiday soaking up the sun somewhere in Europe.
  
  In rugby league: Two big scores in the NRL games yesterday: Melbourne Storm 48-2 Canberra Raiders at AAMI Park and the Newcastle Knights 42-6 Canterbury Bulldogs at McDonald Jones Stadium.
  
  In SportsBiz: Millions of Australians turned on their TVs to watch the Matildas defeat France in Saturday's FIFA World Cup quarterfinal.
  
  Seven West Media has reported an estimated average audience of 4.17 million people — making it the number one television event of 2023 so far.
  
  Of this number, 472,000 viewers watched the game on Seven's streaming platform 7plus — making it the biggest streaming event ever seen in Australia.
  
  These figures do not capture out-of-home viewers at clubs, pubs, sporting venues and multiple live site broadcasts.
  
  Go Matildas Go.
  
  In combat Sports: Promoter Eddie Hearn says there is a “three-fight plan” for Anthony Joshua that will ideally see him take on Dillian Whyte, Deontay Wilder and the Gypsy King Tyson Fury.
  AJ takes his record to 26-3 as he continues his quest to return to the top of the heavyweight division after two losses to Oleksandr Usyk in 2021 and 2022.
  
  Boy, the Bronze Bomber gonna whip your ass in one round!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2217s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean644fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-08-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e42-teivovosports-teivovodigital--56449906
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  At the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals yesterday: Spain beat the Netherlands 1-2 in Wellington and Sweden chopped Japan 1-2 at Eden Park in Auckland.
  
  Today in Brisbane at 5pm it’s the big one, where we tip Australia to didgeridoo France and Colombia to brexito England at 8.30pm at Stadium Australia in Sydney.
  
  In Rugby: The smart early money on who will win the Rugby World Cup 2023 is, that while the All Blacks have been excellent this year, the French – with the Irish a whisker behind them – are Europe’s best chance in 20 years to win it.
  
  And then there are the underdogs – the Springboks and Fiji.
  
  In rugby league: Reece Walsh was the star once again, as the Broncos engineered a 54-10 demolition job on the limp Parramatta Eels at the Gabba last night.
  
  Star Bronco halfback Adam Reynolds scored 22 points on his return from a week off with a groin injury, scoring a try, nailing eight conversions and a penalty goal to become the second player in NRL history to kick 1000 goals.
  
  Reynolds also overtook Jonathan Thurston as the fourth highest points-scorer of all-time.
  
  In the other NRL game last night: The Cronulla Sharks 36-6 the Gold Coast Titans.
  
  Today sees South Sydney Rabbitohs versus St George Dragons at Barlow Park in Cairns at 3pm AEST, Wests Tigers versus the NZ Warriors in Hamilton at 5.30pm and the Sydney Roosters versus the Dolphins at CommBank Stadium at 7.35pm.
  
  In SportsBiz: News Corp is reporting that the Gold Coast Titans will fork out A$15Million for their superstar forwards, David Fifita at A$3M over three years and Tino Fa’asuamaleaui set to earn A$12M over 10 years in a major coup for the Club.
  
  The duo had get-out clauses which became active, after head Coach Justin Holbrook was sacked recently.
  
  And in combat Sports: The Battle of the Billionaires, an MMA fight between social media moguls, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg has been officially confirmed by Musk on Twitter, revealing that the fight will be managed by their respective foundations, and not the UFC.
  
  Musk also revealed that the fight will be live-streamed on both Twitter and Facebook, and that the fight will take place in Italy with an “ancient Rome” theme.
  
  Ummm like the gladiator Russell Crowe.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56449906Sat, 12 Aug 2023 16:23:56 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 42 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on an overcast and windy, but warm Saturday morning 12 August 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  At the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals yesterday: Spain beat the Netherlands 1-2 in Wellington and Sweden chopped Japan 1-2 at Eden Park in Auckland.
  
  Today in Brisbane at 5pm it’s the big one, where we tip Australia to didgeridoo France and Colombia to brexito England at 8.30pm at Stadium Australia in Sydney.
  
  In Rugby: The smart early money on who will win the Rugby World Cup 2023 is, that while the All Blacks have been excellent this year, the French – with the Irish a whisker behind them – are Europe’s best chance in 20 years to win it.
  
  And then there are the underdogs – the Springboks and Fiji.
  
  In rugby league: Reece Walsh was the star once again, as the Broncos engineered a 54-10 demolition job on the limp Parramatta Eels at the Gabba last night.
  
  Star Bronco halfback Adam Reynolds scored 22 points on his return from a week off with a groin injury, scoring a try, nailing eight conversions and a penalty goal to become the second player in NRL history to kick 1000 goals.
  
  Reynolds also overtook Jonathan Thurston as the fourth highest points-scorer of all-time.
  
  In the other NRL game last night: The Cronulla Sharks 36-6 the Gold Coast Titans.
  
  Today sees South Sydney Rabbitohs versus St George Dragons at Barlow Park in Cairns at 3pm AEST, Wests Tigers versus the NZ Warriors in Hamilton at 5.30pm and the Sydney Roosters versus the Dolphins at CommBank Stadium at 7.35pm.
  
  In SportsBiz: News Corp is reporting that the Gold Coast Titans will fork out A$15Million for their superstar forwards, David Fifita at A$3M over three years and Tino Fa’asuamaleaui set to earn A$12M over 10 years in a major coup for the Club.
  
  The duo had get-out clauses which became active, after head Coach Justin Holbrook was sacked recently.
  
  And in combat Sports: The Battle of the Billionaires, an MMA fight between social media moguls, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg has been officially confirmed by Musk on Twitter, revealing that the fight will be managed by their respective foundations, and not the UFC.
  
  Musk also revealed that the fight will be live-streamed on both Twitter and Facebook, and that the fight will take place in Italy with an “ancient Rome” theme.
  
  Ummm like the gladiator Russell Crowe.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2427s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosportsclean642fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-08-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e41-teivovosports-teivovodigital--56449905
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  Just reminding myself of my world famous tips for the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals starting today: Spain to oladora the Netherlands at 1pm in Wellington and Sweden to Barbie Japan at 5.30pm at Eden Park in Auckland.
  
  In Rugby: Eddie Jones said he was backing his youthful squad, with 25 attending their first World Cup and 22-year-old flyhalf Carter Gordon as the lone No.10 because they had “earned it” and Jones was adamant the group could shock the world.
  
  “Rugby World Cup is a tournament, and tournament rugby is different to competition rugby. Favourites get beaten. Upsets happen. It’s all part of the challenge. All the teams start from the same place. We all get the same opportunity,” Jones added.
  
  Tonga scored four converted tries to beat Canada 3-28 in Nukualofa yesterday and play the Canadians again on Monday.
  
  In rugby league: Stephen Crichton and Dylan Edwards led the Panthers to a 24-12 come-from-behind win, after Manly fullback Reuben Garrick produced a mind blowing kick on the first tackle that allowed the Panthers to score a try that broke a 12-12 deadlock, take the lead from which they never looked back.
  
  Our world famous tips for the NRL games tonight: The Cronulla Sharks to suzuki the Gold Coast Titans and the Brisbane Broncos to honda the Parramatta Eels at the Gabba.
  
  In SportsBiz: Disney-owned sports media giant ESPN and Pennsylvania-based gaming company PENN Entertainment have agreed a US$2Billion pact with the devil to create ESPN Bet to enter the domestic US online sports betting market.
  
  Their agreement will leverage PENN Entertainment’s database of 27 million customers and ESPN’s digital portfolio of 370m social media followers, more than 100m monthly digital unique users, more than 25m subscribers of ESPN+, and 11m for its fantasy mobile app.
  
  And in combat Sports: “Yes he’s fighting Chandler. He likes to f*** with everybody. You know what I mean? Especially his opponent, or possible opponents,” UFC Prez Dana White said about mad Irishman Conor McGregor, who hasn’t fought since he broke his leg in a brutal loss to Dustin Poirier in 2021 and it is unclear if he will ever return to the Octagon.
  
  The Irishman had set his sights on fighting Justin Gaethje after his brutal knockout kick sent Poirier into another stratosphere at UFC291, but a fight against fellow veteran Michael Chandler appears more likely now that the Prez has spoken.
  
  And that’s a slap, I mean a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56449905Sat, 12 Aug 2023 16:21:54 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 41 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on another overcast day, but warm Friday morning 11 August 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  Just reminding myself of my world famous tips for the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals starting today: Spain to oladora the Netherlands at 1pm in Wellington and Sweden to Barbie Japan at 5.30pm at Eden Park in Auckland.
  
  In Rugby: Eddie Jones said he was backing his youthful squad, with 25 attending their first World Cup and 22-year-old flyhalf Carter Gordon as the lone No.10 because they had “earned it” and Jones was adamant the group could shock the world.
  
  “Rugby World Cup is a tournament, and tournament rugby is different to competition rugby. Favourites get beaten. Upsets happen. It’s all part of the challenge. All the teams start from the same place. We all get the same opportunity,” Jones added.
  
  Tonga scored four converted tries to beat Canada 3-28 in Nukualofa yesterday and play the Canadians again on Monday.
  
  In rugby league: Stephen Crichton and Dylan Edwards led the Panthers to a 24-12 come-from-behind win, after Manly fullback Reuben Garrick produced a mind blowing kick on the first tackle that allowed the Panthers to score a try that broke a 12-12 deadlock, take the lead from which they never looked back.
  
  Our world famous tips for the NRL games tonight: The Cronulla Sharks to suzuki the Gold Coast Titans and the Brisbane Broncos to honda the Parramatta Eels at the Gabba.
  
  In SportsBiz: Disney-owned sports media giant ESPN and Pennsylvania-based gaming company PENN Entertainment have agreed a US$2Billion pact with the devil to create ESPN Bet to enter the domestic US online sports betting market.
  
  Their agreement will leverage PENN Entertainment’s database of 27 million customers and ESPN’s digital portfolio of 370m social media followers, more than 100m monthly digital unique users, more than 25m subscribers of ESPN+, and 11m for its fantasy mobile app.
  
  And in combat Sports: “Yes he’s fighting Chandler. He likes to f*** with everybody. You know what I mean? Especially his opponent, or possible opponents,” UFC Prez Dana White said about mad Irishman Conor McGregor, who hasn’t fought since he broke his leg in a brutal loss to Dustin Poirier in 2021 and it is unclear if he will ever return to the Octagon.
  
  The Irishman had set his sights on fighting Justin Gaethje after his brutal knockout kick sent Poirier into another stratosphere at UFC291, but a fight against fellow veteran Michael Chandler appears more likely now that the Prez has spoken.
  
  And that’s a slap, I mean a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2427s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean641fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-08-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e43-teivovosports-teivovodigital--56456014
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  At the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals yesterday: The Matildas claimed the biggest win in their history, beating France 7-6 in a penalty shootout to reach the Women’s World Cup semi-finals for the first time.
  
  In front of another huge crowd of 49,461 in Brisbane, the longest shootout in World Cup history (men’s or women’s) took 10 attempts from each team, before youngster Cortnee Vine buried the winning penalty for Australia to emerge 7-6 victors.
  
  Australia will now face England in the semi-final on Wednesday night in Sydney, after the European champions beat Colombia 2-1 in the last quarter-final.
  
  Spain and Sweden clash in the other semifinal on Tuesday at Eden Park in Auckland.
  
  In rugby league: The Dolphins were brave in the first half, but couldn’t match the Roosters intensity and class in the second, after they flicked a switch at 39:45 of the game, and from there the Roosters showed how good they can be, defeating the Dolphins 14-30 at Allianz Stadium last night.
  
  In other NRL games: South Sydney Rabbitohs 26-14 St George Dragons in Cairns and Wests Tigers 22-30 NZ Warriors in Hamilton.
  
  Today sees Melbourne Storm vs Canberra Raiders at AAMI Park at 2pm followed by the Newcastle Knights vs Canterbury Bulldogs at McDonald Jones Stadium.
  
  In SportsBiz: Paris Saint-Germain has accepted a lucrative transfer offer for Neymar, according to reports. Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal is believed to have slapped big money on the table, with the Brazilian seriously considering joining the exodus of attacking superstars from the Parc des Princes.
  
  Lionel Messi has already started a new chapter in his career with Inter Miami, while Kylian Mbappe is in the midst of a public row over whether or not he will run down the final year of his contract with PSG.
  
  In combat Sports: Anthony Joshua returned to action in the familiar surrounds of London’s O2 Arena, taking seven rounds to knockout late replacement, Robert Helenius who the Bronze Bomber Deontay Wilder knocked out in the first round of their fight.
  
  This was supposed to be AJs second grudge match against long-time rival Dillian Whyte, but that fight was cancelled last week after Whyte returned “adverse analytical findings” in a random anti-doping test.
  
  So now, will AJ finally face Wilder, or run for the hills?
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56456014Sat, 12 Aug 2023 15:57:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 43 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on an overcast and windy, but warm Sunday morning 13 August 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  At the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals yesterday: The Matildas claimed the biggest win in their history, beating France 7-6 in a penalty shootout to reach the Women’s World Cup semi-finals for the first time.
  
  In front of another huge crowd of 49,461 in Brisbane, the longest shootout in World Cup history (men’s or women’s) took 10 attempts from each team, before youngster Cortnee Vine buried the winning penalty for Australia to emerge 7-6 victors.
  
  Australia will now face England in the semi-final on Wednesday night in Sydney, after the European champions beat Colombia 2-1 in the last quarter-final.
  
  Spain and Sweden clash in the other semifinal on Tuesday at Eden Park in Auckland.
  
  In rugby league: The Dolphins were brave in the first half, but couldn’t match the Roosters intensity and class in the second, after they flicked a switch at 39:45 of the game, and from there the Roosters showed how good they can be, defeating the Dolphins 14-30 at Allianz Stadium last night.
  
  In other NRL games: South Sydney Rabbitohs 26-14 St George Dragons in Cairns and Wests Tigers 22-30 NZ Warriors in Hamilton.
  
  Today sees Melbourne Storm vs Canberra Raiders at AAMI Park at 2pm followed by the Newcastle Knights vs Canterbury Bulldogs at McDonald Jones Stadium.
  
  In SportsBiz: Paris Saint-Germain has accepted a lucrative transfer offer for Neymar, according to reports. Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal is believed to have slapped big money on the table, with the Brazilian seriously considering joining the exodus of attacking superstars from the Parc des Princes.
  
  Lionel Messi has already started a new chapter in his career with Inter Miami, while Kylian Mbappe is in the midst of a public row over whether or not he will run down the final year of his contract with PSG.
  
  In combat Sports: Anthony Joshua returned to action in the familiar surrounds of London’s O2 Arena, taking seven rounds to knockout late replacement, Robert Helenius who the Bronze Bomber Deontay Wilder knocked out in the first round of their fight.
  
  This was supposed to be AJs second grudge match against long-time rival Dillian Whyte, but that fight was cancelled last week after Whyte returned “adverse analytical findings” in a random anti-doping test.
  
  So now, will AJ finally face Wilder, or run for the hills?
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2297s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean643fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-08-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e40-teivovosports-teivovodigital--56449904
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  We start with our world famous tips for the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals: Spain to oladora the Netherlands, Sweden to Barbie Japan, Australia to didgeridoo France and Colombia to brexito England.
  
  In Rugby: A lingering injury to Michael Hooper and superstar Centre Samu Kerevi, who broke his hand in the Wallabies 20-23 loss to the All Blacks last Saturday in Dunedin, could force Eddie Jones to make some tough calls as the Rugby World Cup 2023 in France looms.
  
  Meanwhile, Tonga is still pondering their selection.
  
  In rugby league: Our world famous tips for the NRL games tonight: The Penrith Panthers to maserati Manly at 4 Pines Park and tomorrow the Cronulla Sharks to suzuki the Gold Coast Titans and the Brisbane Broncos to honda the Eels at the Gabba.
  
  And the NRL’s civil war with the Rugby League Players Association could end before the next Round, after ‘positive and constructive’ talks yesterday.
  
  Speaking after Wednesday’s marathon meeting between the two sides, ARL Chairman Peter V’landys labeled the progress made as “very positive.”
  
  In SportsBiz: As the traditional media landscape fractures and streaming captures increasing attention, FOX is still betting on traditional linear television.
  
  “Pay-TV continues to be of tremendous value for our businesses and really drives the value of FOX Sports and that content, and will for a long time to come,” FOX CEO Lachlan Murdoch said, doubling down on their existing cable and satellite TV infrastructure.
  
  He added, “We don’t envision leaving pay TV and transitioning to a direct-to-consumer universe.”
  
  As proof, Murdoch sites the shift of the NFL’s Thursday Night Football to Amazon as a “disaster” following a 42% viewership drop in its first season.
  
  His comments aren’t surprising, given that sports television audiences are still typically much larger than their streaming counterparts.
  
  But the writing is on the wall, as cord-cutting has slashed the number of traditional TV households from 102.1 million in 2014 to 63.2 million in 2023.
  
  FOX posted flat quarterly revenue of US$3.03Billion and a 7% boost in full-year revenue of US$14.91B, boosted in part by TV ad revenue from Super Bowl LVII and the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
  
  And in combat Sports: Aussie battler, Issac Hardman earned a sixth round TKO against Japanese fighter Kazuki Kyohara in their middleweight clash, in front of a crowd boasting plenty of sporting talent – including South Sydney’s Latrell Mitchell plus UFC heavyweight Tai Tuivasa in the Sydney Entertainment Quarter last night.
  
  And finally - only in America: A television commercial created by US World Cup hosts FOX Sports which starts with the line: “The whole world is wondering, what’s it going to take to stop this US team?”
  
  And after 90 seconds of hype around Megan Rapinoe and the USA Women’s soccer team, it ends with veteran striker, Alex Morgan replying with a half-smile, “good luck with that.”
  
  I guess it’s fair to assume that Megan and Alex and the rest of the American girls now know who Zecira Musovic is?
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56449904Thu, 10 Aug 2023 16:19:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 40 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on another brilliantly bright, sunny and warm Thursday morning 10 August 2023. Coming to you with tons of...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  We start with our world famous tips for the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals: Spain to oladora the Netherlands, Sweden to Barbie Japan, Australia to didgeridoo France and Colombia to brexito England.
  
  In Rugby: A lingering injury to Michael Hooper and superstar Centre Samu Kerevi, who broke his hand in the Wallabies 20-23 loss to the All Blacks last Saturday in Dunedin, could force Eddie Jones to make some tough calls as the Rugby World Cup 2023 in France looms.
  
  Meanwhile, Tonga is still pondering their selection.
  
  In rugby league: Our world famous tips for the NRL games tonight: The Penrith Panthers to maserati Manly at 4 Pines Park and tomorrow the Cronulla Sharks to suzuki the Gold Coast Titans and the Brisbane Broncos to honda the Eels at the Gabba.
  
  And the NRL’s civil war with the Rugby League Players Association could end before the next Round, after ‘positive and constructive’ talks yesterday.
  
  Speaking after Wednesday’s marathon meeting between the two sides, ARL Chairman Peter V’landys labeled the progress made as “very positive.”
  
  In SportsBiz: As the traditional media landscape fractures and streaming captures increasing attention, FOX is still betting on traditional linear television.
  
  “Pay-TV continues to be of tremendous value for our businesses and really drives the value of FOX Sports and that content, and will for a long time to come,” FOX CEO Lachlan Murdoch said, doubling down on their existing cable and satellite TV infrastructure.
  
  He added, “We don’t envision leaving pay TV and transitioning to a direct-to-consumer universe.”
  
  As proof, Murdoch sites the shift of the NFL’s Thursday Night Football to Amazon as a “disaster” following a 42% viewership drop in its first season.
  
  His comments aren’t surprising, given that sports television audiences are still typically much larger than their streaming counterparts.
  
  But the writing is on the wall, as cord-cutting has slashed the number of traditional TV households from 102.1 million in 2014 to 63.2 million in 2023.
  
  FOX posted flat quarterly revenue of US$3.03Billion and a 7% boost in full-year revenue of US$14.91B, boosted in part by TV ad revenue from Super Bowl LVII and the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
  
  And in combat Sports: Aussie battler, Issac Hardman earned a sixth round TKO against Japanese fighter Kazuki Kyohara in their middleweight clash, in front of a crowd boasting plenty of sporting talent – including South Sydney’s Latrell Mitchell plus UFC heavyweight Tai Tuivasa in the Sydney Entertainment Quarter last night.
  
  And finally - only in America: A television commercial created by US World Cup hosts FOX Sports which starts with the line: “The whole world is wondering, what’s it going to take to stop this US team?”
  
  And after 90 seconds of hype around Megan Rapinoe and the USA Women’s soccer team, it ends with veteran striker, Alex Morgan replying with a half-smile, “good luck with that.”
  
  I guess it’s fair to assume that Megan and Alex and the rest of the American girls now know who Zecira Musovic is?
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby...]]>2867s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean640fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/09-08-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e39-teivovosports-teivovodigital--56449887
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  At the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 games yesterday: Colombia 1-0 Jamaica in Melbourne and France 4-0 Morocco in Adelaide.
  
  So in the quarterfinals: Spain vs Netherlands, Japan vs Sweden, Australia vs France and Colombia vs England.
  
  In Rugby: Fiji Water Flying Fijians Head Coach, Simon Raiwalui and his fellow national selectors have made a couple of brave choices in naming their Rugby World Cup 2023 squad yesterday; chief among them, dropping incumbent flyhalf Ben Volavola for the Fijian Drua duo of Caleb Muntz and Teti Tela.
  
  Sure Volavola has shown frustrating inconsistency in the past, but many fans thought Volvavola played his best ever game for Fiji against Japan last weekend, and maybe, just maybe he had hit his best form and finally matured into his full potential.
  
  Also the fact that Volavola plays his Club rugby in France for Racing 92 would count in his favour.
  
  But it didn’t.
  
  So time will tell if the far less experienced Tela and younger Muntz, will be able to handle the pressure of Test match rugby, heated up in the cauldron of a Rugby World Cup, especially in the key position of flyhalf where you have to convert your shots at goal at +80% success rate no less.
  
  The other player who could count himself lucky to be given a ticket to France is young fullback, Sireli Maqala. The Bayonne Club player was jittery and so so at best in his recent PNC games for Fiji.
  
  But Maqala just may be the perfect bait to entice opposition teams to kick at him in France and with the likes of Jiuta Wainiqolo, Waisea Nayacalevu, Iosefo Masi, Josua Tuisova, Selestino Ravutaumada and Semi Radradra licking their lips to counter attack, Maqala could be the perfect foil for Fiji.
  
  Apart from that, great to see so many Fijian Drua make the final RWC2023 squad.
  
  In rugby league: In the NRL tomorrow sees Manly vs the Panthers at 4 Pines Park at 7.50pm AEST. On Friday it’s Cronulla Sharks vs the Gold Coast Titans at PointsBet Stadium 6pm and the Broncos vs the Eels at The Gabba at 8pm.
  
  And in combat Sports: “I plan to Send him back to Mt Fuji with a f***ing headache,” all-action Aussie, Issac Hardman said of Japanese fighter Kazuki Kyohara for tonight’s middleweight clash in Sydney, with both fighters weighing in on the limit at 72.5Kg yesterday.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56449887Wed, 09 Aug 2023 16:13:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 39 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright, warm and sunny Wednesday morning 09 August 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  At the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 games yesterday: Colombia 1-0 Jamaica in Melbourne and France 4-0 Morocco in Adelaide.
  
  So in the quarterfinals: Spain vs Netherlands, Japan vs Sweden, Australia vs France and Colombia vs England.
  
  In Rugby: Fiji Water Flying Fijians Head Coach, Simon Raiwalui and his fellow national selectors have made a couple of brave choices in naming their Rugby World Cup 2023 squad yesterday; chief among them, dropping incumbent flyhalf Ben Volavola for the Fijian Drua duo of Caleb Muntz and Teti Tela.
  
  Sure Volavola has shown frustrating inconsistency in the past, but many fans thought Volvavola played his best ever game for Fiji against Japan last weekend, and maybe, just maybe he had hit his best form and finally matured into his full potential.
  
  Also the fact that Volavola plays his Club rugby in France for Racing 92 would count in his favour.
  
  But it didn’t.
  
  So time will tell if the far less experienced Tela and younger Muntz, will be able to handle the pressure of Test match rugby, heated up in the cauldron of a Rugby World Cup, especially in the key position of flyhalf where you have to convert your shots at goal at +80% success rate no less.
  
  The other player who could count himself lucky to be given a ticket to France is young fullback, Sireli Maqala. The Bayonne Club player was jittery and so so at best in his recent PNC games for Fiji.
  
  But Maqala just may be the perfect bait to entice opposition teams to kick at him in France and with the likes of Jiuta Wainiqolo, Waisea Nayacalevu, Iosefo Masi, Josua Tuisova, Selestino Ravutaumada and Semi Radradra licking their lips to counter attack, Maqala could be the perfect foil for Fiji.
  
  Apart from that, great to see so many Fijian Drua make the final RWC2023 squad.
  
  In rugby league: In the NRL tomorrow sees Manly vs the Panthers at 4 Pines Park at 7.50pm AEST. On Friday it’s Cronulla Sharks vs the Gold Coast Titans at PointsBet Stadium 6pm and the Broncos vs the Eels at The Gabba at 8pm.
  
  And in combat Sports: “I plan to Send him back to Mt Fuji with a f***ing headache,” all-action Aussie, Issac Hardman said of Japanese fighter Kazuki Kyohara for tonight’s middleweight clash in Sydney, with both fighters weighing in on the limit at 72.5Kg yesterday.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2397s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean639fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/08-08-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e39-teivovosports-teivovodigital--56412657
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  At the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 games yesterday: Australia survived an early Danish onslaught before Caitlin Foord struck in the 29th minute against the run of play, and in the 70th minute when Hayley Raso slotted home Australia’s second for a 2-0 win in front of 75,784 fans at Stadium Australia last night, to book a place in the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals.
  
  England also booked a spot in the quarter finals, but only after scraping past Nigeria in a penalty shootout.
  
  Today sees Colombia vs Jamaica at 6pm in Melbourne and France vs Morocco at 7pm in Adelaide.
  
  In Rugby: Congratulations to the Chiefs Fijian fullback cum Wing, Emoni Narawa and Tongan Wing cum Centre, Lester Fainga’anuku for making the All Blacks 33-man Rugby World Cup 2023 squad named yesterday.
  
  There were no other real surprises, except for Chiefs halfback, Brad Webber missing out and injury ruling out Braydon Ennor.
  
  Now for the Fiji and Ikale Tahi squads.
  
  In rugby league: Broncos superstar Payne Haas is going to reject a four-year extension offer worth A$1.1Million per season from the Broncos, to test his value on the open market.
  
  His hope is to attract offers of up to A$1.3M from struggling Sydney Clubs, or even from the Storm.
  
  The gun front-rower is currently contracted until the end of next season which means he’ll be free to sign with rival clubs from November if Brisbane cannot lock him down.
  
  And in Sports Biz: Sunday’s Inter Miami-Dallas Football Club Leagues Cup match sold out in just 10 minutes after initially going on sale last week.
  
  The secondary market saw tickets to the match at the 20,000-seat Toyota Stadium being sold for as high as US$20,000 — just the latest sign of Messi-mania in the US.
  
  And in combat Sports: America’s Sean Strickland has finally been given the green light to head Down Under and fight – with the polarising striker set to be confirmed as the man facing Kiwi-Nigerian superstar, Israel Adesanya at UFC293 in Sydney, where the venue - Qudos Bank Arena sold out in just 13 minutes.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56412657Tue, 08 Aug 2023 12:51:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 38 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright, warm and sunny Tuesday morning 08 August 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  At the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 games yesterday: Australia survived an early Danish onslaught before Caitlin Foord struck in the 29th minute against the run of play, and in the 70th minute when Hayley Raso slotted home Australia’s second for a 2-0 win in front of 75,784 fans at Stadium Australia last night, to book a place in the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals.
  
  England also booked a spot in the quarter finals, but only after scraping past Nigeria in a penalty shootout.
  
  Today sees Colombia vs Jamaica at 6pm in Melbourne and France vs Morocco at 7pm in Adelaide.
  
  In Rugby: Congratulations to the Chiefs Fijian fullback cum Wing, Emoni Narawa and Tongan Wing cum Centre, Lester Fainga’anuku for making the All Blacks 33-man Rugby World Cup 2023 squad named yesterday.
  
  There were no other real surprises, except for Chiefs halfback, Brad Webber missing out and injury ruling out Braydon Ennor.
  
  Now for the Fiji and Ikale Tahi squads.
  
  In rugby league: Broncos superstar Payne Haas is going to reject a four-year extension offer worth A$1.1Million per season from the Broncos, to test his value on the open market.
  
  His hope is to attract offers of up to A$1.3M from struggling Sydney Clubs, or even from the Storm.
  
  The gun front-rower is currently contracted until the end of next season which means he’ll be free to sign with rival clubs from November if Brisbane cannot lock him down.
  
  And in Sports Biz: Sunday’s Inter Miami-Dallas Football Club Leagues Cup match sold out in just 10 minutes after initially going on sale last week.
  
  The secondary market saw tickets to the match at the 20,000-seat Toyota Stadium being sold for as high as US$20,000 — just the latest sign of Messi-mania in the US.
  
  And in combat Sports: America’s Sean Strickland has finally been given the green light to head Down Under and fight – with the polarising striker set to be confirmed as the man facing Kiwi-Nigerian superstar, Israel Adesanya at UFC293 in Sydney, where the venue - Qudos Bank Arena sold out in just 13 minutes.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2397s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean638fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/07-08-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e37-teivovosports-teivovodigital--56412655
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  The Australian Diamonds have won the Netball World Cup in Cape Town, South Africa after they thrashed England 45-61 for the gold medal and the Sunshine Girls of Jamaica beat up the New Zealand Tall Ferns 45-52 for bronze.
  
  The “USA, USA” chant will never be heard again at the FIFA World Cup after they were dumped out of the Round of 16 by Sweden, thanks to a stunning performance by Swedish goalkeeper, Zećira Mušović, who made a tournament-high 11 saves for a nil all draw, before the penalty shootout last night.
  
  It is the United States’ first defeat at a World Cup since the 2011 final, and the first time they have ever failed to make at least the semi-finals.
  
  World number three Sweden will now face Japan in the quarter finals.
  
  In the other Round of 16 game yesterday: the Netherlands 2-0 South Africa in Sydney.
  
  Today England vs Nigeria at 5:30pm in Brisbane and Australia vs Denmark at 8:30pm in Sydney. Tomorrow sees Colombia vs Jamaica at 6pm in Melbourne and France vs Morocco at 7pm in Adelaide.
  
  In Rugby: Samoa is first cab off the rank in officially naming their Rugby World Cup 2023 squad of 33 players with the All Blacks naming scheduled for 5pm New Zealand time today.
  
  So when will the Wallabies, Ikale Tahi, Springboks, Los Pumas and the Flying Fijians squads be named?
  
  In background buzz at the end of this podcas,t I dive into the unprecedented three World Cups – netball just finished, rugby union next month and FIFA Football World Cup for women ongoing.
  
  In rugby league: Despite the Saint George Dragons Fijian Bati Wing, Mikaele Ravalawa scoring four tries - his fourth giving the Dragons a 20-10 lead in the 58th minute, Sean Russell crossed to close the gap to six for the Eels, who regained the ascendency at CommBank Stadium, and finished all over the top of the Dragons 20-26 after tries to Junior Paulo and Bryce Cartwright to save their season and Brad Arthur’s job.
  
  And in Sports Biz: Michael Jordan’s majority ownership of the Charlotte Hornets, which he acquired in 2010 for US$275Million has ended, and with it, the NBA’s only franchise with Black-majority ownership.
  
  And you can’t blame him for that - the sale represents an overall profit of US$2.725Billion for MJ.
  
  In combat Sports: Iron Mike Tyson is in Francis Ngannou’s corner for his upcoming fight against Tyson Fury, saying in a media release: “It is no secret I back Ngannou 100 per cent in this face-off of champions. He has one hard punch, and when it lands, it’s game over.
  
  It remains unclear if Tyson will be in Ngannou’s training camp ahead of his fight against Tyson Fury, or if he is simply helping to promote the fight.
  
  What is clear, is that Iron Mike must be raking in big cash paid out by the promoter for this statement, and more likely even more dosh for him just to turn up for the fight.
  
  OK in background buzz today - the Australian Diamonds have just won the Netball World Cup in Cape Town, South Africa where they thumped England, while the Sunshine Girls of Jamaica beat up the New Zealand Tall Ferns for bronze.
  
  Apart from these top four teams, the rest are minnows and will forever remain so, always fighting for scraps on the floor of the world netball empire – because structurally, world netball, like rugby union, and rugby league, in stuck in their colonial past with Australia only interested in playing “Tests” against England and New Zealand whether it be netball, rugby league or cricket.
  
  By sheer force of talent, the Sunshine girls, like their sisters – the Reggae Girls of Jamaica in football, and the Tongan, Samoan and Fijian national rugby league and rugby union teams, have all forced their way onto the world stage of these respective sports.
  
  This, despite their obvious disadvantages, mainly due to their small populations and economies, lending to an acute lack of resources – especially financial.
  
  It’s no surprise that the Sunshine Girls turned to social media, starting a “go fund me” page just to make it to this FIFA World Cup.
  
  The national bodies running rugby union and rugby league in Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, boast a rich history of poor governance and a lack of funds, best summed up by ex-All Black and Fiji Head Coach at the Rugby World Cup 1999 in France, Brad Johnstone who said - that just being there in France was bankrupting Fiji rugby.
  
  This financial bridge too far, for netball and especially rugby, is contrasted by FIFA’s approach; with the sheer diversity of all the participating teams in this FIFA World Cup 2023 for women, includes teams from all over the world – first and third world – rich and poor.
  
  As a result, so many minor, lesser known women’s national football teams, made it through the group games to the Round of 16, where the Netherlands beat South Africa, and with games still to be played between England and Nigeria, Australia against Denmark, Colombia versus Jamaica and France taking on Morocco.
  
  Even the richest team in the world, whose players are paid the same as their male counterparts – the USA Women’s National Team, are on their way home, dumped out of this World Cup by Sweden, who will now play Japan in the quarter finals.
  
  Global football powerhouses – Germany, Italy and Argentina have already been eliminated.
  
  One of the main reasons that this has happened – big teams eliminated by small teams, is that money is leveling the playing field – consider FIFA guaranteed every player in every team at this World Cup US$30,000 each, moving up to US$60,000 for the Round of 16 and more all the way to the finals, where the players in the winning squad each earn US$270,000.
  
  Contrast this with the Rugby World Cup 2023 where there is still no prize money, but the top teams who control World Rugby, are very well looked after by er World Rugby.
  
  Tier One nations got ten million dollars each in preparation grant last time, while the rest of the teams from Tier Two, got a couple of million each at best, to assist with their RWC preparations.
  
  I am not so sure about how World Netball divvies up all their cookies, but I’m sure if the minnows like Tonga, Fiji, Singapore, Uganda, Trinidad, Malawi and Sri Lanka got more. they would be more competitive and globally netball would be a much bigger game.
  
  Granted football has many more fans and it is played in many more countries, but to me it’s all about inclusiveness and level playing fields, and sorry to say but rugby union and rugby league, plus netball to a lessor extent, fall far short of pretty simple, decent standards.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56412655Mon, 07 Aug 2023 12:45:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 37 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Monday morning 07 August 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  The Australian Diamonds have won the Netball World Cup in Cape Town, South Africa after they thrashed England 45-61 for the gold medal and the Sunshine Girls of Jamaica beat up the New Zealand Tall Ferns 45-52 for bronze.
  
  The “USA, USA” chant will never be heard again at the FIFA World Cup after they were dumped out of the Round of 16 by Sweden, thanks to a stunning performance by Swedish goalkeeper, Zećira Mušović, who made a tournament-high 11 saves for a nil all draw, before the penalty shootout last night.
  
  It is the United States’ first defeat at a World Cup since the 2011 final, and the first time they have ever failed to make at least the semi-finals.
  
  World number three Sweden will now face Japan in the quarter finals.
  
  In the other Round of 16 game yesterday: the Netherlands 2-0 South Africa in Sydney.
  
  Today England vs Nigeria at 5:30pm in Brisbane and Australia vs Denmark at 8:30pm in Sydney. Tomorrow sees Colombia vs Jamaica at 6pm in Melbourne and France vs Morocco at 7pm in Adelaide.
  
  In Rugby: Samoa is first cab off the rank in officially naming their Rugby World Cup 2023 squad of 33 players with the All Blacks naming scheduled for 5pm New Zealand time today.
  
  So when will the Wallabies, Ikale Tahi, Springboks, Los Pumas and the Flying Fijians squads be named?
  
  In background buzz at the end of this podcas,t I dive into the unprecedented three World Cups – netball just finished, rugby union next month and FIFA Football World Cup for women ongoing.
  
  In rugby league: Despite the Saint George Dragons Fijian Bati Wing, Mikaele Ravalawa scoring four tries - his fourth giving the Dragons a 20-10 lead in the 58th minute, Sean Russell crossed to close the gap to six for the Eels, who regained the ascendency at CommBank Stadium, and finished all over the top of the Dragons 20-26 after tries to Junior Paulo and Bryce Cartwright to save their season and Brad Arthur’s job.
  
  And in Sports Biz: Michael Jordan’s majority ownership of the Charlotte Hornets, which he acquired in 2010 for US$275Million has ended, and with it, the NBA’s only franchise with Black-majority ownership.
  
  And you can’t blame him for that - the sale represents an overall profit of US$2.725Billion for MJ.
  
  In combat Sports: Iron Mike Tyson is in Francis Ngannou’s corner for his upcoming fight against Tyson Fury, saying in a media release: “It is no secret I back Ngannou 100 per cent in this face-off of champions. He has one hard punch, and when it lands, it’s game over.
  
  It remains unclear if Tyson will be in Ngannou’s training camp ahead of his fight against Tyson Fury, or if he is simply helping to promote the fight.
  
  What is clear, is that Iron Mike must be raking in big cash paid out by the promoter for this statement, and more likely even more dosh for him just to turn up for the fight.
  
  OK in background buzz today - the Australian Diamonds have just won the Netball World Cup in Cape Town, South Africa where they thumped England, while the Sunshine Girls of Jamaica beat up the New Zealand Tall Ferns for bronze.
  
  Apart from these top four teams, the rest are minnows and will forever remain so, always fighting for scraps on the floor of the world netball empire – because structurally, world netball, like rugby union, and rugby league, in stuck in their colonial past with Australia only interested in playing “Tests” against England and New Zealand whether it be netball, rugby league or cricket.
  
  By sheer force of talent, the Sunshine girls, like their sisters – the Reggae Girls...]]>5437s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean637fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/06-08-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e36-teivovosports-teivovodigital--56412654
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  Results from the two FIFA World Cup Round of 16 games yesterday: Switzerland 1-5 Spain at Eden Park in Auckland and Japan 3-1 Norway in Wellington. Today sees the Netherlands vs South Africa in Sydney and Sweden vs USA in Melbourne.
  
  Tomorrow England vs Nigeria at 5:30pm in Brisbane and Australia vs Denmark at 8:30pm in Sydney.
  
  And at the Netball World Cup semifinals in Cape Town, South Africa: The Australian Diamonds are through to the Final, claiming a thrilling win over the previously unbeaten Jamaica 54-57 so Australia will play England for the gold medal, after the poms beat the Tall ferns 40-46 or are they the Black Ferns, while the Sunshine Girls will take on New Zealand for bronze.
  
  In other results: Singapore 49-46 Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe 75-48 Barbados, Malawi 46-57 Uganda, South Africa 72-46 Tonga, Fiji 71-37 Trinidad and Scotland 42-57 Wales.
  
  In Rugby: Results for all the big rugby yesterday: the Fiji Water Flying Fijians smashed the Cherry Blossoms 12-35 in Tokyo last night with Frank Lomani scoring a double after he came on in the second half for an impressive clean sweep by Fiji of the Pacific Nations Championship title 2023.
  
  Samoa obliterated Tonga 9-34 in Apia and the New Zealand All Blacks escaped with a skinny 20-23 win over the Australian Wallabies in Dunedin.
  
  In rugby league: The Sharks were in cruise control, leading 26-0 in the 63rd minute before Alex Johnston crossed for the Rabbitohs, sparking a late rally, but it wasn’t enough - the Sharks are back in the winners circle after a 26-16 victory at Optus Stadium in Perth.
  
  In the other Perth double-header thriller yesterday, the Newcastle Knights pipped the Dolphins 28 -30, almost certainly ending the Dolphins’ finals chances in their inaugural NRL season.
  
  Meanwhile, up in Townsville, Pat Carrigan, Ezra Mam, and Reece Walsh starred as the Broncos won an entertaining Queensland derby 30-14.
  
  On Friday, the Storm scored the first try but it was one-way traffic from there as a ruthless Panthers pride crushed their top-four rivals with a 26-6 victory in Penrith with their Samoan stars, Brian To’o scoring two, Jarome Luai and Stephen Crichton all scoring.
  
  Earlier at Cbus Super Stadium, the Gold Coast Titans went down fighting 18-28 to the New Zealand Warriors.
  
  And surprise, surprise - the Maroons have locked in Billy Slater for 2024 with the superstar Coach only agreeing to a one-year extension.
  
  Slater has won his first two State of Origin series in charge of Queensland and will now try for a hat-trick next year.
  
  And in Sports Biz: English soccer Club Birmingham City FC announced that NFL icon, Tom Brady has purchased a minority stake in the team and will serve as Chairman of a new advisory board.
  
  Last season, Birmingham finished 17th in the second-tier EFL Championship, where it has played since 2011.
  
  So Brady’s sports ownership portfolio now includes minority stakes in the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders, the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces and Birmingham City FC.
  
  In combat Sports: BREAKING NEWS: The Anthony Joshua versus Dillian Whyte heavyweight clash has been called off and an investigation is being launched after Whyte returned “adverse analytical findings” from a random anti-doping test undertaken by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association.
  
  So it was a voluntary test right – like Whyte didn’t have to take it?
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56412654Sun, 06 Aug 2023 12:41:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 36 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Sunday morning 06 August 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  Results from the two FIFA World Cup Round of 16 games yesterday: Switzerland 1-5 Spain at Eden Park in Auckland and Japan 3-1 Norway in Wellington. Today sees the Netherlands vs South Africa in Sydney and Sweden vs USA in Melbourne.
  
  Tomorrow England vs Nigeria at 5:30pm in Brisbane and Australia vs Denmark at 8:30pm in Sydney.
  
  And at the Netball World Cup semifinals in Cape Town, South Africa: The Australian Diamonds are through to the Final, claiming a thrilling win over the previously unbeaten Jamaica 54-57 so Australia will play England for the gold medal, after the poms beat the Tall ferns 40-46 or are they the Black Ferns, while the Sunshine Girls will take on New Zealand for bronze.
  
  In other results: Singapore 49-46 Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe 75-48 Barbados, Malawi 46-57 Uganda, South Africa 72-46 Tonga, Fiji 71-37 Trinidad and Scotland 42-57 Wales.
  
  In Rugby: Results for all the big rugby yesterday: the Fiji Water Flying Fijians smashed the Cherry Blossoms 12-35 in Tokyo last night with Frank Lomani scoring a double after he came on in the second half for an impressive clean sweep by Fiji of the Pacific Nations Championship title 2023.
  
  Samoa obliterated Tonga 9-34 in Apia and the New Zealand All Blacks escaped with a skinny 20-23 win over the Australian Wallabies in Dunedin.
  
  In rugby league: The Sharks were in cruise control, leading 26-0 in the 63rd minute before Alex Johnston crossed for the Rabbitohs, sparking a late rally, but it wasn’t enough - the Sharks are back in the winners circle after a 26-16 victory at Optus Stadium in Perth.
  
  In the other Perth double-header thriller yesterday, the Newcastle Knights pipped the Dolphins 28 -30, almost certainly ending the Dolphins’ finals chances in their inaugural NRL season.
  
  Meanwhile, up in Townsville, Pat Carrigan, Ezra Mam, and Reece Walsh starred as the Broncos won an entertaining Queensland derby 30-14.
  
  On Friday, the Storm scored the first try but it was one-way traffic from there as a ruthless Panthers pride crushed their top-four rivals with a 26-6 victory in Penrith with their Samoan stars, Brian To’o scoring two, Jarome Luai and Stephen Crichton all scoring.
  
  Earlier at Cbus Super Stadium, the Gold Coast Titans went down fighting 18-28 to the New Zealand Warriors.
  
  And surprise, surprise - the Maroons have locked in Billy Slater for 2024 with the superstar Coach only agreeing to a one-year extension.
  
  Slater has won his first two State of Origin series in charge of Queensland and will now try for a hat-trick next year.
  
  And in Sports Biz: English soccer Club Birmingham City FC announced that NFL icon, Tom Brady has purchased a minority stake in the team and will serve as Chairman of a new advisory board.
  
  Last season, Birmingham finished 17th in the second-tier EFL Championship, where it has played since 2011.
  
  So Brady’s sports ownership portfolio now includes minority stakes in the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders, the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces and Birmingham City FC.
  
  In combat Sports: BREAKING NEWS: The Anthony Joshua versus Dillian Whyte heavyweight clash has been called off and an investigation is being launched after Whyte returned “adverse analytical findings” from a random anti-doping test undertaken by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association.
  
  So it was a voluntary test right – like Whyte didn’t have to take it?
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.3517s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean636fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/04-08-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e35-teivovosports-teivovodigital--56412656
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In the FIFA World Cup Group Games yesterday: Korea 1-1 Germany in Brisbane and Morocco 1-0 Colombia in Perth.
  
  So football powerhouses Italy, Argentina and Brazil are all going home to watch the Barbie movie, along with Germany and Canada – poor girls!
  
  Today is a rest day before the Round of 16 games tomorrow.
  
  And at the Netball World Cup pool games in Cape Town, South Africa on Tuesday: Sri Lanka 60-56 Barbados, Fiji 46-62 Scotland, Jamaica 59-48 New Zealand, South Africa 52-50 Uganda, Tonga 51-56 Malawi and Australia 55-56 England.
  
  In the next round of games: Singapore-Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe-Barbados, Malawi-Uganda, South Africa-Tonga, Fiji-Trinidad, England-New Zealand, Jamaica-Australia and Scotland-Wales.
  
  In Rugby: Key selections in the Fiji Water Flying Fijians against Japan tomorrow to impress for RWC2023 spots: Will be Props – Eroni Mawi and Luke Tagi and the back row of Lekima Tagitagivalu, Kitione Kamikamica and Meli Derenalagi plus halfback Simione Kuruvoli and fullback Sireli Maqala.
  
  Key selections for the All Blacks to play Australia in Dunedin tomorrow night who must impress for RWC2023 spots: Flanker Samipeni Finau, midfielder Dallas McLeod and Wings Shaun Stevenson and Leicester Fainga’anuku - all named in the run-on side except McLeod coming off the bench.
  
  In rugby league: The Sydney Roosters beat the Manly Sea Eagles 16-26, despite Nathan Brown being sent off for an ugly high shot at The Sydney Cricket Ground last night.
  
  James Tedesco was the only member of the Roosters’ back five not to score, but he was in everything as Daniel Tupou grabbed a double and Billy Smith, Joseph Manu and Joseph Suaali’i all scored.
  
  Tonight sees the Gold Coast Titans versus the New Zealand Warriors at Cbus Super Stadium at 6pm and the Panthers versus the Storm at BlueBet Stadium at 8pm.
  
  Our world famous sweet biscuit tips for the NRL games tomorrow: The Cowboys to macaroon the Broncos in Townsville, and in the Perth double-header, the Dolphins to waffer the Knights and Cronulla to anzac South Sydney.
  
  That maybe should be the other way around.
  
  And in Sports Biz: WWE has reported record quarterly revenue of US$410.3Million, up 25% year-over-year, and US$87.3M in operating income, a boost of 26%.
  
  The results stemmed from 26% audience growth for its weekly flagship program - SmackDown and 19% growth for Raw, plus strong viewership also for WrestleMania and Night of Champions.
  
  In combat Sports: “I know Tim Tszyu is a challenger but he does nothing for my career,” Jermell Charlo said on Showtime Boxing last Sunday. “He still needs to build himself up and build up his career — and I’m cool with that. But now we get an opportunity like this. We’re going to take that’.”
  
  The American, Charlo, the undisputed Super Welterweight Champion, will likely be stripped of these titles later today after he chose to move up two weight divisions to instead fight undisputed Super Middleweight Champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez.
  
  Big time boxing now is all about the money honey!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56412656Fri, 04 Aug 2023 12:35:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 35 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Friday morning 04 August 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In the FIFA World Cup Group Games yesterday: Korea 1-1 Germany in Brisbane and Morocco 1-0 Colombia in Perth.
  
  So football powerhouses Italy, Argentina and Brazil are all going home to watch the Barbie movie, along with Germany and Canada – poor girls!
  
  Today is a rest day before the Round of 16 games tomorrow.
  
  And at the Netball World Cup pool games in Cape Town, South Africa on Tuesday: Sri Lanka 60-56 Barbados, Fiji 46-62 Scotland, Jamaica 59-48 New Zealand, South Africa 52-50 Uganda, Tonga 51-56 Malawi and Australia 55-56 England.
  
  In the next round of games: Singapore-Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe-Barbados, Malawi-Uganda, South Africa-Tonga, Fiji-Trinidad, England-New Zealand, Jamaica-Australia and Scotland-Wales.
  
  In Rugby: Key selections in the Fiji Water Flying Fijians against Japan tomorrow to impress for RWC2023 spots: Will be Props – Eroni Mawi and Luke Tagi and the back row of Lekima Tagitagivalu, Kitione Kamikamica and Meli Derenalagi plus halfback Simione Kuruvoli and fullback Sireli Maqala.
  
  Key selections for the All Blacks to play Australia in Dunedin tomorrow night who must impress for RWC2023 spots: Flanker Samipeni Finau, midfielder Dallas McLeod and Wings Shaun Stevenson and Leicester Fainga’anuku - all named in the run-on side except McLeod coming off the bench.
  
  In rugby league: The Sydney Roosters beat the Manly Sea Eagles 16-26, despite Nathan Brown being sent off for an ugly high shot at The Sydney Cricket Ground last night.
  
  James Tedesco was the only member of the Roosters’ back five not to score, but he was in everything as Daniel Tupou grabbed a double and Billy Smith, Joseph Manu and Joseph Suaali’i all scored.
  
  Tonight sees the Gold Coast Titans versus the New Zealand Warriors at Cbus Super Stadium at 6pm and the Panthers versus the Storm at BlueBet Stadium at 8pm.
  
  Our world famous sweet biscuit tips for the NRL games tomorrow: The Cowboys to macaroon the Broncos in Townsville, and in the Perth double-header, the Dolphins to waffer the Knights and Cronulla to anzac South Sydney.
  
  That maybe should be the other way around.
  
  And in Sports Biz: WWE has reported record quarterly revenue of US$410.3Million, up 25% year-over-year, and US$87.3M in operating income, a boost of 26%.
  
  The results stemmed from 26% audience growth for its weekly flagship program - SmackDown and 19% growth for Raw, plus strong viewership also for WrestleMania and Night of Champions.
  
  In combat Sports: “I know Tim Tszyu is a challenger but he does nothing for my career,” Jermell Charlo said on Showtime Boxing last Sunday. “He still needs to build himself up and build up his career — and I’m cool with that. But now we get an opportunity like this. We’re going to take that’.”
  
  The American, Charlo, the undisputed Super Welterweight Champion, will likely be stripped of these titles later today after he chose to move up two weight divisions to instead fight undisputed Super Middleweight Champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez.
  
  Big time boxing now is all about the money honey!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s...]]>3087s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean635fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-08-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e34-teivovosports-teivovodigital--56412608
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In the FIFA World Cup Group Games yesterday: South Africa 3-2 Italy in Wellington, Argentina 0-2 Sweden in Hamilton, Panama 3-6 France in Sydney and Jamaica 0-0 Brazil in Melbourne.
  
  So football powerhouses Italy, Argentina and Brazil are all going home to watch the Barbie movie!
  
  Today sees the last two group games: Korea Republic vs Germany at 8pm in Brisbane and Morocco vs Colombia at 6pm in Perth.
  
  And at the Netball World Cup pool games in Cape Town, South Africa on Tuesday: Fiji 28-89 England, Wales 56-73 Uganda, Zimbabwe 68-40 Singapore, Jamaica 89-26 Trinidad and New Zealand 48-48 South Africa.
  
  In games today sees: Sri Lanka 60-56 Barbados, Wales vs Trinidad, Fiji vs Scotland, Jamaica vs New Zealand, South Africa vs Uganda, Tonga vs Malawi and Australia vs England.
  
  In Rugby: After the Fiji Water Flying Fijians beat Tonga 20-36 at Churchill Park, Lautoka, followed by a good win against Manu Samoa 19-33 in Apia, Simon Raiwalui will be looking for a clean sweep of the PNC2023 title with a win against Japan in Tokyo.
  
  A key question – will Raiwalui select his best match-day 23 after giving several different players and combinations a run in tough Tests against Tonga and Manu Samoa so far in the PNC2023?
  
  Will we see the likes of Fijian Drua flyhalf Teti Tela for example?
  
  One would think that for a couple of key reasons, Raiwalui will put his best team out on the park against the Cherry Blossoms:
  1. To beat Japan in Tokyo will be a feather in his cap.
  2. Technically, Japan plays as good as many other Tier One nations so to beat them at home in Tokyo is not easy.
  3. It will be a big boost for Fiji going into the friendlies against France and England next up before the RWC2023.
  4. Raiwalui will be keen to show that Fiji’s wins in the PNC2023 so far, earning a 10th place World Rugby ranking is no fluke.
  
  Go Fiji Go.
  
  Meanwhile, Samoa hosts Tonga in what should be a torrid forward battle at Apia Park on Saturday with Ikale Tahi eager to steal their first win in the PNC2023.
  
  In rugby league: The Melbourne Storm is set to make a play for Broncos superstar Payne Haas in a revenge mission against the club that stole him from them six years ago.
  
  As a 17-year-old, Haas was set to join the Storm and was catching a flight to Melbourne to ink the deal, when then Broncos Coach Wayne Bennett phoned him at the airport.
  
  As they say, the rest is history!
  
  Now the Storm are looking to get one back on their arch rivals, by signing Haas - how they plan to add Haas’ A$1Million a season asking price, to a roster already paying similar money to Ryan Papenhuyzen, Cameron Munster, Jahrome Hughes and Harry Grant remains to be seen.
  
  The Courier Mail reports that Haas is signed with Brisbane until the end of 2024, but has told the Broncos that he will test his value on the open market come November when he is free to negotiate with NRL rivals.
  
  And in Sports Biz: Jamaica had to launch a GoFundMe page to help pay for its trip to the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
  
  Yesterday, the Jamaicans knocked out Brazil on their way to their historic first Round of 16 qualification.
  
  In combat Sports: Love or hate Jake Paul, the YouTuber-boxer; you may even think his venture into boxing is a sham, but Mike Tyson – one of boxing's greatest and most popular stars – believes otherwise: "He did more for boxing than some of the champions did," Tyson says in the new Netflix movie, "Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child".
  
  "He’s going to save boxing – as long as he continues to fight. He got the light, you know what I mean? He’s touched. He got the light."
  
  Geez Mike, you smoking too much weed!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56412608Thu, 03 Aug 2023 12:32:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 34 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Thursday morning 03 August 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In the FIFA World Cup Group Games yesterday: South Africa 3-2 Italy in Wellington, Argentina 0-2 Sweden in Hamilton, Panama 3-6 France in Sydney and Jamaica 0-0 Brazil in Melbourne.
  
  So football powerhouses Italy, Argentina and Brazil are all going home to watch the Barbie movie!
  
  Today sees the last two group games: Korea Republic vs Germany at 8pm in Brisbane and Morocco vs Colombia at 6pm in Perth.
  
  And at the Netball World Cup pool games in Cape Town, South Africa on Tuesday: Fiji 28-89 England, Wales 56-73 Uganda, Zimbabwe 68-40 Singapore, Jamaica 89-26 Trinidad and New Zealand 48-48 South Africa.
  
  In games today sees: Sri Lanka 60-56 Barbados, Wales vs Trinidad, Fiji vs Scotland, Jamaica vs New Zealand, South Africa vs Uganda, Tonga vs Malawi and Australia vs England.
  
  In Rugby: After the Fiji Water Flying Fijians beat Tonga 20-36 at Churchill Park, Lautoka, followed by a good win against Manu Samoa 19-33 in Apia, Simon Raiwalui will be looking for a clean sweep of the PNC2023 title with a win against Japan in Tokyo.
  
  A key question – will Raiwalui select his best match-day 23 after giving several different players and combinations a run in tough Tests against Tonga and Manu Samoa so far in the PNC2023?
  
  Will we see the likes of Fijian Drua flyhalf Teti Tela for example?
  
  One would think that for a couple of key reasons, Raiwalui will put his best team out on the park against the Cherry Blossoms:
  1. To beat Japan in Tokyo will be a feather in his cap.
  2. Technically, Japan plays as good as many other Tier One nations so to beat them at home in Tokyo is not easy.
  3. It will be a big boost for Fiji going into the friendlies against France and England next up before the RWC2023.
  4. Raiwalui will be keen to show that Fiji’s wins in the PNC2023 so far, earning a 10th place World Rugby ranking is no fluke.
  
  Go Fiji Go.
  
  Meanwhile, Samoa hosts Tonga in what should be a torrid forward battle at Apia Park on Saturday with Ikale Tahi eager to steal their first win in the PNC2023.
  
  In rugby league: The Melbourne Storm is set to make a play for Broncos superstar Payne Haas in a revenge mission against the club that stole him from them six years ago.
  
  As a 17-year-old, Haas was set to join the Storm and was catching a flight to Melbourne to ink the deal, when then Broncos Coach Wayne Bennett phoned him at the airport.
  
  As they say, the rest is history!
  
  Now the Storm are looking to get one back on their arch rivals, by signing Haas - how they plan to add Haas’ A$1Million a season asking price, to a roster already paying similar money to Ryan Papenhuyzen, Cameron Munster, Jahrome Hughes and Harry Grant remains to be seen.
  
  The Courier Mail reports that Haas is signed with Brisbane until the end of 2024, but has told the Broncos that he will test his value on the open market come November when he is free to negotiate with NRL rivals.
  
  And in Sports Biz: Jamaica had to launch a GoFundMe page to help pay for its trip to the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
  
  Yesterday, the Jamaicans knocked out Brazil on their way to their historic first Round of 16 qualification.
  
  In combat Sports: Love or hate Jake Paul, the YouTuber-boxer; you may even think his venture into boxing is a sham, but Mike Tyson – one of boxing's greatest and most popular stars – believes otherwise: "He did more for boxing than some of the champions did," Tyson says in the new Netflix movie, "Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child".
  
  "He’s going to save boxing – as...]]>3577s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean631fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-08-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e33-teivovosports-teivovodigital--56412609
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In the FIFA World Cup Group Games yesterday: Portugal 0-0 USA, Vietnam 0-7 Netherlands, Haiti 0-2 Denmark and China 1-6 England.
  
  Today sees: South Africa vs Italy at 7pm in Wellington, Argentina vs Sweden at 7pm in Hamilton, Panama vs France at 8pm in Sydney and Jamaica vs Brazil at 8pm in Melbourne.
  
  And at the Netball World Cup pool games in Cape Town, South Africa overnight: Barbados 55-50 Singapore, Australia 70-46 Malawi, Tonga 55-47 Scotland, Zimbabwe 71-36 Sri Lanka, Fiji-England, Wales-Uganda, Jamaica-Trinidad and New Zealand-South Africa.
  
  Games today sees: Sri Lanka vs Barbados, Wales vs Trinidad, Fiji vs Scotland, Jamaica vs New Zealand, South Africa vs Uganda, Zimbabwe vs Singapore, Tonga vs Malawi and Australia vs England.
  
  In Rugby: Our world famous tips for all the big rugby this weekend: Samoa to toblerone Tonga in Apia, New Zealand to afghan Australia in Dunedin and the Fiji Water Flying Fijians to oreo Japan at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium in Tokyo.
  
  In rugby league: The North Queensland Cowboys hopes of playing finals football have taken a massive hit with star Centre Valentine Holmes rubbed out for the rest of the regular season after he was banned for four games at an NRL judiciary hearing last night.
  
  Holmes will now miss Saturday’s crucial Queensland derby against the Broncos
  
  And our world famous tips for the NRL games tomorrow: Manly to oreo the Roosters, and on Friday the NZ Warriors to caramel the Gold Coast Titans at Cbus Super Stadium and the Storm to peppermint the Panthers at BlueBet Stadium.
  
  And in Sports Biz: No doubt the arrival of Lionel Messi in the MLS has triggered all the hype for US fans to see the best players in the world in action.
  
  A crowd of 82,000 showed up at the home of the Dallas Cowboys — AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Saturday, for an exhibition of Spain’s legendary El Clássico rivalry between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid.
  
  And a doubleheader featuring English Premier League teams Newcastle versus Chelsea and Brentford battling Brighton, drew a sold out crowd of 71,000 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
  
  In combat Sports: Aussie champ Tim Tszyu is rated the next best rival for Errol Spence, behind a rematch with Terence Crawford.
  
  However, if Jermell Charlo is stripped of any one of, or all four of his Light Middleweight belts and Tszyu elevated to full champion, Spence could move up in weight to challenge for the belts.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56412609Wed, 02 Aug 2023 12:23:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 33 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Wednesday morning 02 August 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In the FIFA World Cup Group Games yesterday: Portugal 0-0 USA, Vietnam 0-7 Netherlands, Haiti 0-2 Denmark and China 1-6 England.
  
  Today sees: South Africa vs Italy at 7pm in Wellington, Argentina vs Sweden at 7pm in Hamilton, Panama vs France at 8pm in Sydney and Jamaica vs Brazil at 8pm in Melbourne.
  
  And at the Netball World Cup pool games in Cape Town, South Africa overnight: Barbados 55-50 Singapore, Australia 70-46 Malawi, Tonga 55-47 Scotland, Zimbabwe 71-36 Sri Lanka, Fiji-England, Wales-Uganda, Jamaica-Trinidad and New Zealand-South Africa.
  
  Games today sees: Sri Lanka vs Barbados, Wales vs Trinidad, Fiji vs Scotland, Jamaica vs New Zealand, South Africa vs Uganda, Zimbabwe vs Singapore, Tonga vs Malawi and Australia vs England.
  
  In Rugby: Our world famous tips for all the big rugby this weekend: Samoa to toblerone Tonga in Apia, New Zealand to afghan Australia in Dunedin and the Fiji Water Flying Fijians to oreo Japan at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium in Tokyo.
  
  In rugby league: The North Queensland Cowboys hopes of playing finals football have taken a massive hit with star Centre Valentine Holmes rubbed out for the rest of the regular season after he was banned for four games at an NRL judiciary hearing last night.
  
  Holmes will now miss Saturday’s crucial Queensland derby against the Broncos
  
  And our world famous tips for the NRL games tomorrow: Manly to oreo the Roosters, and on Friday the NZ Warriors to caramel the Gold Coast Titans at Cbus Super Stadium and the Storm to peppermint the Panthers at BlueBet Stadium.
  
  And in Sports Biz: No doubt the arrival of Lionel Messi in the MLS has triggered all the hype for US fans to see the best players in the world in action.
  
  A crowd of 82,000 showed up at the home of the Dallas Cowboys — AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Saturday, for an exhibition of Spain’s legendary El Clássico rivalry between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid.
  
  And a doubleheader featuring English Premier League teams Newcastle versus Chelsea and Brentford battling Brighton, drew a sold out crowd of 71,000 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
  
  In combat Sports: Aussie champ Tim Tszyu is rated the next best rival for Errol Spence, behind a rematch with Terence Crawford.
  
  However, if Jermell Charlo is stripped of any one of, or all four of his Light Middleweight belts and Tszyu elevated to full champion, Spence could move up in weight to challenge for the belts.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  
  ]]>2617s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean2632fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-08-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e32-teivovosports-teivovodigital--56335173
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  OK so to start off this podcast today I want to pay a special tribute to AFL icon Lance “Buddy” Franklin who retired effective immediately yesterday in Sydney where he plays for the Swans.
  
  Franklin confirmed the news in an Instagram post, writing: “What a journey. Thanks to everyone who has been on this crazy ride with me.”
  
  Lance “Buddy” Franklin played 354 senior AFL games across both Hawthorn and Sydney, booting 1066 goals - just the sixth player in AFL history to do so.
  
  He won two premierships with Hawthorn before crossing to the Sydney Swans on a landmark nine-year deal worth A$10Million.
  
  Franklin is an eight-time All-Australian and a four-time Coleman Medal winner.
  
  In the FIFA World Cup Group Games yesterday: Japan 4-0 Spain in Wellington, Zambia 3-1 Costa Rica in Hamilton, Australia 4-0 Canada in Melbourne and Ireland 0-0 Nigeria in Brisbane.
  
  Today sees: Portugal vs USA 7pm at Eden Park in Auckland, Vietnam vs Netherlands at 7pm in Dunedin, Haiti vs Denmark at 7pm in Perth and China v England at 8:30pm in Adelaide.
  
  And at the Netball World Cup pool games in Cape Town, South Africa overnight in the Top 8: Australia 77-37 Scotland, Wales 34-83 New Zealand, Jamaica 61-49 Uganda and Tonga 46-72 England, while Zimbabwe 45-62 Barbados, Fiji 48-62 Malawi, Sri Lankan 52-55 Singapore and South Africa 69-28 Trinidad.
  
  Games today sees: Barbados-Singapore, Australia-Malawi, Tonga-Scotland, Zimbabwe-Sri Lanka, Fiji-England, Wales-Uganda, Jamaica-Trinidad and New Zealand-South Africa.
  
  In Rugby: All the big rugby on Saturday: Samoa versus Tonga in Apia at 1pm local time, New Zealand versus Australia in Dunedin at 7.05pm and Japan host the Fiji Water Flying Fijians at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium in Tokyo at 5:15pm local time.
  
  And in combat Sports: Justin Gaethje knocked Dustin Poirier out cold with a stunning head kick yesterday, winning their rematch at UFC291 and claiming the ‘BMF’ title in the process.
  
  Five years after suffering a TKO loss to Poirier, Gaethje looked a completely different fighter against his fellow American, getting the better of most exchanges in Round 1.
  
  Gaethje, widely deemed the most exciting athlete in the UFC, then dropped Poirier with a clean head kick in Round 2 to end the fight.
  
  In rugby league: NRL games this weekend on Thursday: The Roosters vs Manly at the SCG at 7.50pm AEST. On Friday: Gold Coast Titans vs the NZ Warriors at Cbus Super Stadium at 6pm and the Panthers vs the Storm at BlueBet Stadium, 8pm.
  
  On Saturday: The Cowboys vs the Broncos in Townsville at 3pm and in a double-header in Perth – the Dolphins vs the Knights at 5.30pm followed by Cronulla vs South Sydney.
  
  On Sunday: Parramatta Eels vs St George Dragons at CommBank Stadium at 2pm and the Canberra Raiders vs Wests Tigers at GIO Stadium in Canberra at 4.05pm.
  
  And in Sports Biz: Manchester United and ADIDAS are extending the most lucrative jersey collaboration in international football.
  
  The German brand has agreed to pay US$115Million a year through 2035 as Man United’s official uniform supplier.
  
  That’s an EPL record and a significant increase from the current annual figure of around US$95M.
  
  In 2022, Man Un reclaimed the top spot in worldwide football jersey sales with more than 3 million sold — thanks in large part to the brief return of Cristiano Ronaldo, which sparked more than US$200M in sales in just 10 days.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56335173Tue, 01 Aug 2023 12:25:17 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 32 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Tuesday morning 01 August 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  OK so to start off this podcast today I want to pay a special tribute to AFL icon Lance “Buddy” Franklin who retired effective immediately yesterday in Sydney where he plays for the Swans.
  
  Franklin confirmed the news in an Instagram post, writing: “What a journey. Thanks to everyone who has been on this crazy ride with me.”
  
  Lance “Buddy” Franklin played 354 senior AFL games across both Hawthorn and Sydney, booting 1066 goals - just the sixth player in AFL history to do so.
  
  He won two premierships with Hawthorn before crossing to the Sydney Swans on a landmark nine-year deal worth A$10Million.
  
  Franklin is an eight-time All-Australian and a four-time Coleman Medal winner.
  
  In the FIFA World Cup Group Games yesterday: Japan 4-0 Spain in Wellington, Zambia 3-1 Costa Rica in Hamilton, Australia 4-0 Canada in Melbourne and Ireland 0-0 Nigeria in Brisbane.
  
  Today sees: Portugal vs USA 7pm at Eden Park in Auckland, Vietnam vs Netherlands at 7pm in Dunedin, Haiti vs Denmark at 7pm in Perth and China v England at 8:30pm in Adelaide.
  
  And at the Netball World Cup pool games in Cape Town, South Africa overnight in the Top 8: Australia 77-37 Scotland, Wales 34-83 New Zealand, Jamaica 61-49 Uganda and Tonga 46-72 England, while Zimbabwe 45-62 Barbados, Fiji 48-62 Malawi, Sri Lankan 52-55 Singapore and South Africa 69-28 Trinidad.
  
  Games today sees: Barbados-Singapore, Australia-Malawi, Tonga-Scotland, Zimbabwe-Sri Lanka, Fiji-England, Wales-Uganda, Jamaica-Trinidad and New Zealand-South Africa.
  
  In Rugby: All the big rugby on Saturday: Samoa versus Tonga in Apia at 1pm local time, New Zealand versus Australia in Dunedin at 7.05pm and Japan host the Fiji Water Flying Fijians at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium in Tokyo at 5:15pm local time.
  
  And in combat Sports: Justin Gaethje knocked Dustin Poirier out cold with a stunning head kick yesterday, winning their rematch at UFC291 and claiming the ‘BMF’ title in the process.
  
  Five years after suffering a TKO loss to Poirier, Gaethje looked a completely different fighter against his fellow American, getting the better of most exchanges in Round 1.
  
  Gaethje, widely deemed the most exciting athlete in the UFC, then dropped Poirier with a clean head kick in Round 2 to end the fight.
  
  In rugby league: NRL games this weekend on Thursday: The Roosters vs Manly at the SCG at 7.50pm AEST. On Friday: Gold Coast Titans vs the NZ Warriors at Cbus Super Stadium at 6pm and the Panthers vs the Storm at BlueBet Stadium, 8pm.
  
  On Saturday: The Cowboys vs the Broncos in Townsville at 3pm and in a double-header in Perth – the Dolphins vs the Knights at 5.30pm followed by Cronulla vs South Sydney.
  
  On Sunday: Parramatta Eels vs St George Dragons at CommBank Stadium at 2pm and the Canberra Raiders vs Wests Tigers at GIO Stadium in Canberra at 4.05pm.
  
  And in Sports Biz: Manchester United and ADIDAS are extending the most lucrative jersey collaboration in international football.
  
  The German brand has agreed to pay US$115Million a year through 2035 as Man United’s official uniform supplier.
  
  That’s an EPL record and a significant increase from the current annual figure of around US$95M.
  
  In 2022, Man Un reclaimed the top spot in worldwide football jersey sales with more than 3 million sold — thanks in large part to the brief return of Cristiano Ronaldo, which sparked more than US$200M in sales in just 10 days.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea –...]]>3677s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean632fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/31-07-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e31-teivovosports-teivovodigital--56317973
  Happy birthday Culden!
  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In the FIFA World Cup Group Games yesterday: Morocco 1-0 Korea in Adelaide, Norway 6-0 Philippines at Eden Park in Auckland, Switzerland 0-0 New Zealand in Dunedin so the Kiwis are out of the finals and Columbia upset Germany 1-2 in Sydney.
  
  Today sees: Japan vs Spain at 7pm in Wellington, Costa Rica vs Zambia at 7pm in Hamilton, Canada vs Australia at 8pm in Melbourne and Ireland vs Nigeria at 8pm in Brisbane.
  
  And at the Netball World Cup pool games in Cape Town, South Africa overnight: Australia 101-32 Fiji, Wales 68-56 Sri Lanka, New Zealand 80-19 Singapore, Malawai 84-48 Barbados, Uganda 74-34 Trinidad, England 62-37 Scotland, Jamaica 67-49 South Africa and Tonga 55-46 Zimbabwe.
  
  The Round 4 draws sees in the Top 8: Australia vs Scotland, Wales vs New Zealand, Jamaica vs Uganda and Tonga vs England, while Zimbabwe vs Barbados, Fiji vs Malawi, Sri Lankan vs Singapore and South Africa vs Trinidad play off in the bottom 8.
  
  In Rugby: Spain will be playing in the World Rugby U20 Championship for the first time in 2024 after a thrilling 39-32 victory over Uruguay in Nairobi, Kenya yesterday.
  
  Scotland vented their frustrations for not winning this U20 comp as expected by themselves and no one else really, securing third place with a 12-try, 83-10 thrashing of Samoa for the bronze medal.
  
  And in combat Sports: WBO World Champion, Terence Crawford made history in Las Vegas yesterday, with his 9th round TKO win over IBF, WBA and WBC World Champion no more, Errol Spence Jr. to become boxing’s first world undisputed Welterweight champion with his record now standing at 40-0 with 30 knockouts.
  
  The former lightweight and undisputed light welterweight world champion has won seven of his eight fights at welterweight by knockout plus this TKO win.
  
  In rugby league: It’s war – all players kicked off their official boycott of the NRL last Thursday night. Starting with the Sydney Roosters versus Brisbane Broncos clash, all players made their way out onto grounds last round with patches of tape covering the NRL logo.
  
  The move escalates already tense pay negotiations between the Rugby League Players Association and the NRL.
  
  Meanwhile, on the field, the Bulldogs beat the Dolphins 22-23 thanks to a Matt Burton field goal, after Jamayne Isaako missed a potential match winning conversion in the final minute.
  
  Anthony Milford scored the second of two second half tries in the 79th minute to give Isaako the chance to steal it, but he pushed his conversion wide.
  
  The Gold Coast Titans recorded one of their best wins of 2023, ending the Cowboys six-game winning streak 22-13 at Cbus Super Stadium.
  
  The big talking point of the game was the second sin binning in as many weeks of Cowboys star Valentine Holmes for shoulder charges.
  
  And in Sports Biz: NBA viewership was at an all-time high this season and didn’t slow down for the playoffs. This year’s Conference Finals between the Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers saw a combined 81.11 million viewers across the 11 games, a 10% increase year-over-year.
  
  And that’s a slam dunk!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56317973Mon, 31 Jul 2023 08:20:20 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 31 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Monday morning 31 July 2023. Happy birthday Culden! Coming to you with tons of...
  Happy birthday Culden!
  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In the FIFA World Cup Group Games yesterday: Morocco 1-0 Korea in Adelaide, Norway 6-0 Philippines at Eden Park in Auckland, Switzerland 0-0 New Zealand in Dunedin so the Kiwis are out of the finals and Columbia upset Germany 1-2 in Sydney.
  
  Today sees: Japan vs Spain at 7pm in Wellington, Costa Rica vs Zambia at 7pm in Hamilton, Canada vs Australia at 8pm in Melbourne and Ireland vs Nigeria at 8pm in Brisbane.
  
  And at the Netball World Cup pool games in Cape Town, South Africa overnight: Australia 101-32 Fiji, Wales 68-56 Sri Lanka, New Zealand 80-19 Singapore, Malawai 84-48 Barbados, Uganda 74-34 Trinidad, England 62-37 Scotland, Jamaica 67-49 South Africa and Tonga 55-46 Zimbabwe.
  
  The Round 4 draws sees in the Top 8: Australia vs Scotland, Wales vs New Zealand, Jamaica vs Uganda and Tonga vs England, while Zimbabwe vs Barbados, Fiji vs Malawi, Sri Lankan vs Singapore and South Africa vs Trinidad play off in the bottom 8.
  
  In Rugby: Spain will be playing in the World Rugby U20 Championship for the first time in 2024 after a thrilling 39-32 victory over Uruguay in Nairobi, Kenya yesterday.
  
  Scotland vented their frustrations for not winning this U20 comp as expected by themselves and no one else really, securing third place with a 12-try, 83-10 thrashing of Samoa for the bronze medal.
  
  And in combat Sports: WBO World Champion, Terence Crawford made history in Las Vegas yesterday, with his 9th round TKO win over IBF, WBA and WBC World Champion no more, Errol Spence Jr. to become boxing’s first world undisputed Welterweight champion with his record now standing at 40-0 with 30 knockouts.
  
  The former lightweight and undisputed light welterweight world champion has won seven of his eight fights at welterweight by knockout plus this TKO win.
  
  In rugby league: It’s war – all players kicked off their official boycott of the NRL last Thursday night. Starting with the Sydney Roosters versus Brisbane Broncos clash, all players made their way out onto grounds last round with patches of tape covering the NRL logo.
  
  The move escalates already tense pay negotiations between the Rugby League Players Association and the NRL.
  
  Meanwhile, on the field, the Bulldogs beat the Dolphins 22-23 thanks to a Matt Burton field goal, after Jamayne Isaako missed a potential match winning conversion in the final minute.
  
  Anthony Milford scored the second of two second half tries in the 79th minute to give Isaako the chance to steal it, but he pushed his conversion wide.
  
  The Gold Coast Titans recorded one of their best wins of 2023, ending the Cowboys six-game winning streak 22-13 at Cbus Super Stadium.
  
  The big talking point of the game was the second sin binning in as many weeks of Cowboys star Valentine Holmes for shoulder charges.
  
  And in Sports Biz: NBA viewership was at an all-time high this season and didn’t slow down for the playoffs. This year’s Conference Finals between the Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers saw a combined 81.11 million viewers across the 11 games, a 10% increase year-over-year.
  
  And that’s a slam dunk!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka...]]>3357s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean631fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/30-07-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e30-teivovosports-teivovodigital--56309588
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In the FIFA World Cup Group Games yesterday: Sweden 5-0 Italy in Wellington, France 2-1 Brazil in Brisbane and Jamaica 1-0 Panama in Perth.
  
  Today sees: Korea Republic vs Morocco at 2pm in Adelaide, Norway vs Philippines 7pm at Eden Park in Auckland, Switzerland vs New Zealand at 7pm in Dunedin and Germany vs Colombia at 7.30pm in Sydney.
  
  And at the Netball World Cup pool games in Cape Town, South Africa overnight: Malawi 55-49 Scotland, England 90-29 Barbados, New Zealand 54-44 Uganda, Fiji 52-48 Zimbabwe, Australia 85-38 Tonga, South Africa 61-50 Wales and Jamaica 105-25 Sri Lanka.
  
  Later today sees: Australia vs Fiji, Wales vs Sri Lanka, New Zealand vs Singapore, Malawai vs Barbados, Uganda vs Trinidad, England vs Scotland, Jamaica vs South Africa and Tonga take on Zimababwe.
  
  In Rugby: All the big Test Match Rugby results yesterday: Fiji should move up to 10th in the World Rugby Test rankings after their 33-19 win over Samoa in Apia yesterday, while the Wallabies have crumbled to another humbling defeat, falling 38-7 to the All Blacks in their first Bledisloe Cup clash of 2023.
  
  Japan just beat Tonga 16-21 in Osaka and South Africa pipped Argentina 21-22 at Ellis Park in Jo’burg.
  
  In rugby league: Manly gave their inspirational Captain Daly Cherry-Evans a milestone game to remember in an entertaining 24-18 victory over the Dragons in Wollongong.
  
  It was DCE’s 300th NRL game.
  
  While at GIO Stadium in Canberra, Kalyn Ponga gave the thumbs up following a clumsy and dangerous challenge for a high ball in the Knights 28-6 win over Canberra.
  
  And at BlueBet Stadium, Sharks forward Cameron McInnes broke the NRL record for the most tackles in a game - 84, but it wasn’t enough for the visitors, as they were simply no match for a dominant Penrith, going down 28-0 with the Panthers Co-Captains Isaah Yeo and Nathan Cleary simply outstanding.
  
  In Sports Biz: The 2023 Women’s World Cup hasn’t even progressed through group play, but FIFA is already projecting higher attendance numbers than expected for the tournament.
  
  Ticket sales are now close to 1.6 million, according to football’s governing body, which would easily surpass the record 1.35 million fans who attended the FIFA World Cup 2015 in Canada.
  
  And in combat Sports: Watch out for Errol Spence Jr. versus Terence Crawford at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas for their 12-round clash later today, with Crawford of Omaha, Nebraska with a record of 39-0 with 30 knockouts, a former lightweight and undisputed light welterweight world champion who has won all seven of his fights at welterweight by knockout.
  
  And Spence, also with an unblemished record of 28-0 with 22 KOs, from DeSoto, Texas, who will fight to become boxing’s first world undisputed welterweight champion of the four-belt era defending his IBF, WBA and WBC crowns, while Crawford puts his WBO belt on the line.
  
  “Lets get ready to R U M B L E”.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56309588Sun, 30 Jul 2023 16:35:35 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 30 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright but chilly 19 degrees Celsius Sunday morning 30 July 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In the FIFA World Cup Group Games yesterday: Sweden 5-0 Italy in Wellington, France 2-1 Brazil in Brisbane and Jamaica 1-0 Panama in Perth.
  
  Today sees: Korea Republic vs Morocco at 2pm in Adelaide, Norway vs Philippines 7pm at Eden Park in Auckland, Switzerland vs New Zealand at 7pm in Dunedin and Germany vs Colombia at 7.30pm in Sydney.
  
  And at the Netball World Cup pool games in Cape Town, South Africa overnight: Malawi 55-49 Scotland, England 90-29 Barbados, New Zealand 54-44 Uganda, Fiji 52-48 Zimbabwe, Australia 85-38 Tonga, South Africa 61-50 Wales and Jamaica 105-25 Sri Lanka.
  
  Later today sees: Australia vs Fiji, Wales vs Sri Lanka, New Zealand vs Singapore, Malawai vs Barbados, Uganda vs Trinidad, England vs Scotland, Jamaica vs South Africa and Tonga take on Zimababwe.
  
  In Rugby: All the big Test Match Rugby results yesterday: Fiji should move up to 10th in the World Rugby Test rankings after their 33-19 win over Samoa in Apia yesterday, while the Wallabies have crumbled to another humbling defeat, falling 38-7 to the All Blacks in their first Bledisloe Cup clash of 2023.
  
  Japan just beat Tonga 16-21 in Osaka and South Africa pipped Argentina 21-22 at Ellis Park in Jo’burg.
  
  In rugby league: Manly gave their inspirational Captain Daly Cherry-Evans a milestone game to remember in an entertaining 24-18 victory over the Dragons in Wollongong.
  
  It was DCE’s 300th NRL game.
  
  While at GIO Stadium in Canberra, Kalyn Ponga gave the thumbs up following a clumsy and dangerous challenge for a high ball in the Knights 28-6 win over Canberra.
  
  And at BlueBet Stadium, Sharks forward Cameron McInnes broke the NRL record for the most tackles in a game - 84, but it wasn’t enough for the visitors, as they were simply no match for a dominant Penrith, going down 28-0 with the Panthers Co-Captains Isaah Yeo and Nathan Cleary simply outstanding.
  
  In Sports Biz: The 2023 Women’s World Cup hasn’t even progressed through group play, but FIFA is already projecting higher attendance numbers than expected for the tournament.
  
  Ticket sales are now close to 1.6 million, according to football’s governing body, which would easily surpass the record 1.35 million fans who attended the FIFA World Cup 2015 in Canada.
  
  And in combat Sports: Watch out for Errol Spence Jr. versus Terence Crawford at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas for their 12-round clash later today, with Crawford of Omaha, Nebraska with a record of 39-0 with 30 knockouts, a former lightweight and undisputed light welterweight world champion who has won all seven of his fights at welterweight by knockout.
  
  And Spence, also with an unblemished record of 28-0 with 22 KOs, from DeSoto, Texas, who will fight to become boxing’s first world undisputed welterweight champion of the four-belt era defending his IBF, WBA and WBC crowns, while Crawford puts his WBO belt on the line.
  
  “Lets get ready to R U M B L E”.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji3507s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean630fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-07-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e29-teivovosports-teivovodigital--56288130
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In the FIFA World Cup Group Games yesterday: Argentina 2-2 South Africa in Dunedin, England 1-0 Denmark in Sydney and China PR 1-0 Haiti in Adelaide.
  
  Today sees: Sweden vs Italy at 7:30pm in Wellington, France vs Brazil at 8pm in Brisbane and Panama v Jamaica at 8:30pm in Perth.
  
  And at the Netball World Cup pool games in Cape Town, South Africa overnight: New Zealand 76-27 Trinidad, Fiji 51-56 Tonga, Uganda 79-37 Singapore, Australia 86-30 Zimbabwe, Jamaica 105-25 Sri Lanka and South Africa 61-50 Wales.
  
  Later today sees: Malawi vs Scotland, England vs Barbados, New Zealand vs Uganda, Fiji vs Zimbabwe, Australia vs Tonga, Jamaica vs Wales, Scotland vs Barbados and South Africa vs Sri Lanka.
  
  In Rugby: Our World Famous Tips for all the big rugby Tests this weekend – Fiji to cocopop Samoa at Apia Park, New Zealand to kiwifrubu Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Tonga to nonijuju Japan in Osaka and South Africa to sambarina Argentina in Johannesburg.
  
  In rugby league: As expected, after their loss last weekend and a flogging at training all week, the Storm turned up last night and thrashed the Eels 16-46.
  
  The Eels were unable to get their power game going without Reagan Campbell-Gillard and drop out of the eight and so must win at least two of their last four games to play finals footy.
  
  They have the Dragons, Broncos, Roosters and Panthers. So the Dragons next week is a must win. I repeat – the Eels season is absolutely on the line next week against the Dragons.
  
  The other result from yesterday’s NRL games saw the bumbling Wests Tigers 18-32 South Sydney.
  
  In Sports Biz: Peacock streaming, with its strong sports content, delivers to a subscriber base of 24 million, up by 2m from the prior quarter, saw quarterly revenue soar by 85% to US$820Million, but their adjusted losses worsened from $467M to $651M over last year.
  
  In fact, Peacock’s 24 million subscribers is less than the 25.3m subscribers for the other sports streaming channel, ESPN+ and far below rival general-interest streaming services such as Netflix at 238.4m, Disney+ at 157.8m, Paramount+ at 60m and Hulu at 48.2m.
  
  In combat Sports: Errol Spence Jr. stepped on the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s scale at exactly 66.7Kg late Friday morning at MGM Grand for his welterweight title unification showdown with Terence Crawford on Saturday night at nearby T-Mobile Arena.
  
  Crawford came just under the limit at 66.6Kg for their 12-round Showtime Pay-Per-View main event.
  
  Crawford (39-0, 30 KOs), of Omaha, Nebraska, and Spence (28-0, 22 KOs), of DeSoto, Texas, will fight to become boxing’s first undisputed welterweight champion of the four-belt era.
  
  Spence will defend his IBF, WBA and WBC crowns and Crawford will put his WBO belt on the line.
  
  And that’s a wrap “Lets get ready to R U M B L E”.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56288130Sat, 29 Jul 2023 16:08:02 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 29 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and warm Saturday morning 29 July 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In the FIFA World Cup Group Games yesterday: Argentina 2-2 South Africa in Dunedin, England 1-0 Denmark in Sydney and China PR 1-0 Haiti in Adelaide.
  
  Today sees: Sweden vs Italy at 7:30pm in Wellington, France vs Brazil at 8pm in Brisbane and Panama v Jamaica at 8:30pm in Perth.
  
  And at the Netball World Cup pool games in Cape Town, South Africa overnight: New Zealand 76-27 Trinidad, Fiji 51-56 Tonga, Uganda 79-37 Singapore, Australia 86-30 Zimbabwe, Jamaica 105-25 Sri Lanka and South Africa 61-50 Wales.
  
  Later today sees: Malawi vs Scotland, England vs Barbados, New Zealand vs Uganda, Fiji vs Zimbabwe, Australia vs Tonga, Jamaica vs Wales, Scotland vs Barbados and South Africa vs Sri Lanka.
  
  In Rugby: Our World Famous Tips for all the big rugby Tests this weekend – Fiji to cocopop Samoa at Apia Park, New Zealand to kiwifrubu Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Tonga to nonijuju Japan in Osaka and South Africa to sambarina Argentina in Johannesburg.
  
  In rugby league: As expected, after their loss last weekend and a flogging at training all week, the Storm turned up last night and thrashed the Eels 16-46.
  
  The Eels were unable to get their power game going without Reagan Campbell-Gillard and drop out of the eight and so must win at least two of their last four games to play finals footy.
  
  They have the Dragons, Broncos, Roosters and Panthers. So the Dragons next week is a must win. I repeat – the Eels season is absolutely on the line next week against the Dragons.
  
  The other result from yesterday’s NRL games saw the bumbling Wests Tigers 18-32 South Sydney.
  
  In Sports Biz: Peacock streaming, with its strong sports content, delivers to a subscriber base of 24 million, up by 2m from the prior quarter, saw quarterly revenue soar by 85% to US$820Million, but their adjusted losses worsened from $467M to $651M over last year.
  
  In fact, Peacock’s 24 million subscribers is less than the 25.3m subscribers for the other sports streaming channel, ESPN+ and far below rival general-interest streaming services such as Netflix at 238.4m, Disney+ at 157.8m, Paramount+ at 60m and Hulu at 48.2m.
  
  In combat Sports: Errol Spence Jr. stepped on the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s scale at exactly 66.7Kg late Friday morning at MGM Grand for his welterweight title unification showdown with Terence Crawford on Saturday night at nearby T-Mobile Arena.
  
  Crawford came just under the limit at 66.6Kg for their 12-round Showtime Pay-Per-View main event.
  
  Crawford (39-0, 30 KOs), of Omaha, Nebraska, and Spence (28-0, 22 KOs), of DeSoto, Texas, will fight to become boxing’s first undisputed welterweight champion of the four-belt era.
  
  Spence will defend his IBF, WBA and WBC crowns and Crawford will put his WBO belt on the line.
  
  And that’s a wrap “Lets get ready to R U M B L E”.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  
  ]]>3217s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean629fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-07-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e28-teivovosports-teivovodigital--56258309
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In the FIFA World Cup Group Games yesterday: USA 1-1 Netherlands in Wellington, Portugal 2-0 Vietnam in Hamilton and Australia 2-3 Nigeria in Brisbane.
  
  Today sees: Argentina vs South Africa 12midday in Dunedin, England vs Denmark at 5:30pm in Sydney and China PR vs Haiti at 8:30pm in Adelaide.
  
  And at the Netball World Cup starting in Cape Town South Africa today: At 5pm AEST New Zealand vs Trinidad and Fiji vs Tonga, and at 7pm Uganda vs Singapore and Australia vs Zimbabwe.
  
  In Rugby: Who do you pick to win all the big games this weekend - Samoa vs Fiji at Apia Park, New Zealand vs Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Japan vs Tonga in Osaka, Japan and South Africa vs Argentina at Ellis Park in Johannesburg?
  
  In rugby league: In a historic night for try-scorers, Roosters Wing Daniel Tupou became the Club’s greatest try-scorer, as Broncos star, Patrick Carrigan scored the first of his NRL career.
  
  The 32-10 victory took Brisbane top of the NRL ladder, while the Roosters season is almost certainly over, now having to win all of their five remaining games to have any chance of playing finals.
  
  Today’s NRL games sees the bumbling Wests Tigers take on the smooth South Sydney and the out of sorts Melbourne Storm up against the in-form Parramatta Eels.
  
  In Sports Biz: Joe Lewis, the British billionaire and majority owner of Tottenham, has been charged in the US with insider trading. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan accuse the 86-year-old of giving tips to friends, associates and romantic partners from 2019 to 2021.
  
  Tottenham is the ninth-most valuable football Club in the world at US$2.8Billion, according to Forbes, and Lewis himself is worth more than US$6B.
  In combat Sports: Boxing godfather and founder of Top Rank Boxing, Bob Arum posted yesterday: “Naoya Inoue is a once in a multi-generational talent. The best pound for pound fighter in the world”.
  
  His 8th round TKO win over Stephen Fullton on Tuesday was a good day in the office for Inoue; Compubox stats show that he landed 114 punches compared to Fulton’s 47. He also landed 70 power shots compared to 24.
  
  Tuesday’s victory means 30-year-old Inoue has now held world titles in four different weight divisions, after previously claiming belts in light-flyweight, super-flyweight and bantamweight divisions.
  
  And that’s a wrap.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56258309Fri, 28 Jul 2023 06:50:21 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 28 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright but cool Friday morning 28 July 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In the FIFA World Cup Group Games yesterday: USA 1-1 Netherlands in Wellington, Portugal 2-0 Vietnam in Hamilton and Australia 2-3 Nigeria in Brisbane.
  
  Today sees: Argentina vs South Africa 12midday in Dunedin, England vs Denmark at 5:30pm in Sydney and China PR vs Haiti at 8:30pm in Adelaide.
  
  And at the Netball World Cup starting in Cape Town South Africa today: At 5pm AEST New Zealand vs Trinidad and Fiji vs Tonga, and at 7pm Uganda vs Singapore and Australia vs Zimbabwe.
  
  In Rugby: Who do you pick to win all the big games this weekend - Samoa vs Fiji at Apia Park, New Zealand vs Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Japan vs Tonga in Osaka, Japan and South Africa vs Argentina at Ellis Park in Johannesburg?
  
  In rugby league: In a historic night for try-scorers, Roosters Wing Daniel Tupou became the Club’s greatest try-scorer, as Broncos star, Patrick Carrigan scored the first of his NRL career.
  
  The 32-10 victory took Brisbane top of the NRL ladder, while the Roosters season is almost certainly over, now having to win all of their five remaining games to have any chance of playing finals.
  
  Today’s NRL games sees the bumbling Wests Tigers take on the smooth South Sydney and the out of sorts Melbourne Storm up against the in-form Parramatta Eels.
  
  In Sports Biz: Joe Lewis, the British billionaire and majority owner of Tottenham, has been charged in the US with insider trading. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan accuse the 86-year-old of giving tips to friends, associates and romantic partners from 2019 to 2021.
  
  Tottenham is the ninth-most valuable football Club in the world at US$2.8Billion, according to Forbes, and Lewis himself is worth more than US$6B.
  In combat Sports: Boxing godfather and founder of Top Rank Boxing, Bob Arum posted yesterday: “Naoya Inoue is a once in a multi-generational talent. The best pound for pound fighter in the world”.
  
  His 8th round TKO win over Stephen Fullton on Tuesday was a good day in the office for Inoue; Compubox stats show that he landed 114 punches compared to Fulton’s 47. He also landed 70 power shots compared to 24.
  
  Tuesday’s victory means 30-year-old Inoue has now held world titles in four different weight divisions, after previously claiming belts in light-flyweight, super-flyweight and bantamweight divisions.
  
  And that’s a wrap.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2617s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean627fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-07-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e27-teivovosports-teivovodigital--56244551
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And in the FIFA World Cup Group Games yesterday: Japan 2-0 Costa Rica in Dunedin, Spain 5-0 Zambia in Auckland and Canada 2-1 Republic of Ireland in Perth.
  
  Today sees: USA vs Netherlands at 1pm in Wellington, Portugal vs Vietnam at 7:30pm in Hamilton and Australia vs Nigeria at 8pm in Brisbane.
  
  In Rugby: Manu Samoa has returned to the Top 10 of the World Rugby Men’s Test Rankings for the first time in nearly eight years after their win over Japan on Saturday.
  
  The win was significant because Japan is a RWC pool rival, and marked Seilala Mapusua’s seventh win against only one loss.
  
  While Fiji picked up half a rating point for their home victory over Tonga, it wasn’t enough to improve on their current position of 13th in the rankings.
  
  Tonga remain in 15th place leading into the Rugby World Cup.
  
  Ireland, France and New Zealand remain the top dogs.
  
  In Sports Biz: Bars and restaurants adjacent to the 6.1Km F1 race track which will blaze through the famous Las Vegas strip, will be charged millions of dollars collectively to keep their views of the race unobstructed, according to the New York Post.
  
  Venues in prime viewing locations will be charged US$1500 per patron by F1, like for the Monaco Grand Prix.
  
  In rugby league: From tonight’s clash between the Broncos and the Roosters, the Rugby League Players Association has instructed all players to cover up the NRL logo on their jerseys, as their Collective Bargaining Agreement war with the NRL escalates.
  
  The big questions are – “How is this going to change anything?” and “What is this going to prove?”
  
  In combat Sports: UFC Prez Dana White has confirmed he will be heading Down Under for Sydney’s UFC293 in September, after signing off on a huge new multi-year deal with FOXtel.
  
  The news comes only a day after UFC Australia revealed the Octagon will now be headed Down Under for a “minimum” of two shows every year.
  
  In the NBA: Boston Celtics star, Jaylen Brown has signed the richest deal in NBA history – a five-year, US$304Million supermax extension, according to ESPN.
  
  The extension kicks in during the 2024-25 season when he’ll earn US$52.4M, the largest amount a player has ever made in a single season.
  
  Brown is coming off the best season of his career with averages of 26.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists, earning him selection as an All-Star, along with his All-NBA Team gig.
  
  And that’s a wrap.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56244551Thu, 27 Jul 2023 06:46:20 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 27 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a wet and cold 19 degrees C Thursday morning 27 July 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And in the FIFA World Cup Group Games yesterday: Japan 2-0 Costa Rica in Dunedin, Spain 5-0 Zambia in Auckland and Canada 2-1 Republic of Ireland in Perth.
  
  Today sees: USA vs Netherlands at 1pm in Wellington, Portugal vs Vietnam at 7:30pm in Hamilton and Australia vs Nigeria at 8pm in Brisbane.
  
  In Rugby: Manu Samoa has returned to the Top 10 of the World Rugby Men’s Test Rankings for the first time in nearly eight years after their win over Japan on Saturday.
  
  The win was significant because Japan is a RWC pool rival, and marked Seilala Mapusua’s seventh win against only one loss.
  
  While Fiji picked up half a rating point for their home victory over Tonga, it wasn’t enough to improve on their current position of 13th in the rankings.
  
  Tonga remain in 15th place leading into the Rugby World Cup.
  
  Ireland, France and New Zealand remain the top dogs.
  
  In Sports Biz: Bars and restaurants adjacent to the 6.1Km F1 race track which will blaze through the famous Las Vegas strip, will be charged millions of dollars collectively to keep their views of the race unobstructed, according to the New York Post.
  
  Venues in prime viewing locations will be charged US$1500 per patron by F1, like for the Monaco Grand Prix.
  
  In rugby league: From tonight’s clash between the Broncos and the Roosters, the Rugby League Players Association has instructed all players to cover up the NRL logo on their jerseys, as their Collective Bargaining Agreement war with the NRL escalates.
  
  The big questions are – “How is this going to change anything?” and “What is this going to prove?”
  
  In combat Sports: UFC Prez Dana White has confirmed he will be heading Down Under for Sydney’s UFC293 in September, after signing off on a huge new multi-year deal with FOXtel.
  
  The news comes only a day after UFC Australia revealed the Octagon will now be headed Down Under for a “minimum” of two shows every year.
  
  In the NBA: Boston Celtics star, Jaylen Brown has signed the richest deal in NBA history – a five-year, US$304Million supermax extension, according to ESPN.
  
  The extension kicks in during the 2024-25 season when he’ll earn US$52.4M, the largest amount a player has ever made in a single season.
  
  Brown is coming off the best season of his career with averages of 26.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists, earning him selection as an All-Star, along with his All-NBA Team gig.
  
  And that’s a wrap.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2577s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean625fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-07-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e26-teivovosports-teivovodigital--56225698
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And in the FIFA World Cup Group Games yesterday: Colombia 2-0 Korea Republic in Sydney, Philippines 1-0 New Zealand in Wellington and Switzerland 0-0 Norway in Hamilton.
  
  Today’s games sees: Japan vs Costa Rica at 5pm in Dunedin, Spain vs Zambia at 7.30pm at Eden Park in Auckland and Canada vs Republic of Ireland at 8pm in Perth.
  
  In Rugby: Major upsets at the World Rugby U20 Trophy competition in Nairobi, Kenya where Uruguay thrashed pre-tournament favourites, Scotland 26-37 and Spain secured a comfortable 28-10 win over Samoa
  
  The winner of final between Spain and Uruguay will secure promotion to the World Rugby U20 Championship in 2024.
  
  Scotland face a third-place play-off against Samoa, who had never lost a pool-stage match at the U20 Trophy prior to Tuesday.
  
  In Sports Biz; Paris Saint-Germain has jumped at the Saudi Arabian Club Al Hilal’s blockbuster US$1.1Billion offer, including a record US$332Million transfer fee for Kylian Mbappe, who will earn an out-of-this-world salary for one-year of US$776Million.
  The deal would allow Mbappé to then join Real Madrid after the 2023-24 season, if he still wants to do so – my goodness!
  
  The numbers behind Mbappé’s contract are even more eye-popping when you compare it to:
  · US$531M: LeBron James’ all-time NBA earnings
  · US$494M: Patrick Mahomes’ NFL deal through 2031
  · US$367M: The New York Mets MLB entire payroll
  · US$332M: Tom Brady’s all-time NFL earnings
  · US$157M: Tiger Woods’ career PGA earnings
  
  All pale in comparison.
  
  In rugby league: The Daily Telegraph is reporting that the Rugby League Players Association’s media boycott has backfired, because players are unsure what they are supposed to be striking about, and what’s even more farcical, the RLPA put the media boycott on and the players are still happily talking to journalists.
  
  Rugby Leagus boss, Peter V’landys claims the RLPA is power hungry, as negotiations move past 20 months.
  
  In combat Sports: In his first fight at 55.3Kg, Japanese boxing superstar, Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue tortured WBC and WBO Super Bantamweight Champion Stephen ‘Cool Boy’ Fulton for eight rounds, before putting him out of his misery with a brutal stoppage in Tokyo to become a four-division world champion and unified the Super Bantamweight World Champion while moving to 25-0 with 21 by KO.
  
  Or is that 22 by KO – whatever the American isn’t cool anymore.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56225698Wed, 26 Jul 2023 06:42:57 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 26 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on another hazy but bright Wednesday morning 26 July 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And in the FIFA World Cup Group Games yesterday: Colombia 2-0 Korea Republic in Sydney, Philippines 1-0 New Zealand in Wellington and Switzerland 0-0 Norway in Hamilton.
  
  Today’s games sees: Japan vs Costa Rica at 5pm in Dunedin, Spain vs Zambia at 7.30pm at Eden Park in Auckland and Canada vs Republic of Ireland at 8pm in Perth.
  
  In Rugby: Major upsets at the World Rugby U20 Trophy competition in Nairobi, Kenya where Uruguay thrashed pre-tournament favourites, Scotland 26-37 and Spain secured a comfortable 28-10 win over Samoa
  
  The winner of final between Spain and Uruguay will secure promotion to the World Rugby U20 Championship in 2024.
  
  Scotland face a third-place play-off against Samoa, who had never lost a pool-stage match at the U20 Trophy prior to Tuesday.
  
  In Sports Biz; Paris Saint-Germain has jumped at the Saudi Arabian Club Al Hilal’s blockbuster US$1.1Billion offer, including a record US$332Million transfer fee for Kylian Mbappe, who will earn an out-of-this-world salary for one-year of US$776Million.
  The deal would allow Mbappé to then join Real Madrid after the 2023-24 season, if he still wants to do so – my goodness!
  
  The numbers behind Mbappé’s contract are even more eye-popping when you compare it to:
  · US$531M: LeBron James’ all-time NBA earnings
  · US$494M: Patrick Mahomes’ NFL deal through 2031
  · US$367M: The New York Mets MLB entire payroll
  · US$332M: Tom Brady’s all-time NFL earnings
  · US$157M: Tiger Woods’ career PGA earnings
  
  All pale in comparison.
  
  In rugby league: The Daily Telegraph is reporting that the Rugby League Players Association’s media boycott has backfired, because players are unsure what they are supposed to be striking about, and what’s even more farcical, the RLPA put the media boycott on and the players are still happily talking to journalists.
  
  Rugby Leagus boss, Peter V’landys claims the RLPA is power hungry, as negotiations move past 20 months.
  
  In combat Sports: In his first fight at 55.3Kg, Japanese boxing superstar, Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue tortured WBC and WBO Super Bantamweight Champion Stephen ‘Cool Boy’ Fulton for eight rounds, before putting him out of his misery with a brutal stoppage in Tokyo to become a four-division world champion and unified the Super Bantamweight World Champion while moving to 25-0 with 21 by KO.
  
  Or is that 22 by KO – whatever the American isn’t cool anymore.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>3077s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean626fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-07-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e25-teivovosports-teivovodigital--56206670
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And in the FIFA World Cup Group Games yesterday: Italy 1-0 Argentina at Eden Park in Auckland, Germany 6-0 Morocco in Melbourne and Brazil 4-0 Panama in Adelaide.
  
  Today’s games sees: Colombia vs Korea Republic 12pm in Sydney, New Zealand vs Philippines 5.30pm in Wellington and Switzerland vs Norway at 8pm in Hamilton.
  
  The US team’s opening 3-0 win over Vietnam last Friday, drew 5.3 million viewers on Fox, plus another one million US viewers watched the game in Spanish on Telemundo.
  
  In Rugby: The All Blacks face the Wallabies in the first of two Bledisloe Cup clashes at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday, followed by the return Test in Dunedin next weekend.
  
  While the Springboks play Los Pumas at Ellis Park in Johannesburg this weekend.
  
  With New Zealand holding a four-point lead before facing Eddie Jones and his struggling wannabies, the clash between South Africa and Argentina is likely to decide who finishes runners-up.
  
  After beating Tonga 20-36 at Churchill Park, Lautoka last Saturday Fiji now travels to Apia to play Manu Samoa at 1pm local time.
  
  Many keyboard warriors have been very critical of the Fiji Water Flying Fijians performance. So in Background Buzz this morning at the end of this podcast, I take a closer at The Fiji Water Flying Fijians first game.
  
  In Sports Biz; David Beckham could not have dreamed of a better start as seven-time Ballon d’Or winner, Lionel Messi made fans wait until stoppage time to see his magic — netting a free kick to seal a 2-1 victory that set social media ablaze.
  
  Among the stars watching Messi’s debut in person in Fort Lauderdale were Kim Kardashian, LeBron James and Serena Williams.
  
  Messi’s Inter Miami shirt is selling out all over the US.
  
  Meanwhile, Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal have reportedly lodged an official bid of US$332Million to Paris Saint-Germain for Messi’s old teammate Kylian Mbappe.
  
  BREAKING NEWS: It has been accepted by PSG.
  
  Hopefully, this one mega-deal will release everything, currently log-jammed for totally opposite reasons: Tottenham Hotspur do not want to sell Harry Kane while PSG are desperate to sell Mbappe, which they have done.
  
  So the potential chain reaction will likely go like this - PSG sells Mbappe and they will go even bigger for Harry Kane.
  
  In rugby league: With seven rounds remaining until the finals, the NRL’s August transfer deadline is the final chance for teams to improve their roster for a charge at the title, however the Cowboys, South Sdyney and the Storm all have no spots left in their squads to make a play.
  
  So, put Ben Hunt in the No.9 jersey and the Broncos become title insiders.
  
  And with Maika Sivo suspended for four games, Parramatta could do with extra outside backs, who can provide attacking x-factor like Sivo or Clint Gutherson.
  
  In combat Sports: Watch out for WBC and WBO Super Bantamweight Champion Stephen ‘Cool Boy’ Fulton 21-0 fighting three-weight World Champion Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue 24-0 with 21 by KO tonight in Tokyo.
  
  Fulton will defend his titles against the Japanese superstar who has moved up from the bantamweight division to the junior featherweight limit to make this fight.
  
  In the Tour de France: Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard claimed his second straight Tour de France victory in Paris on Sunday and collected the winner’s cheque for US$550,000.
  
  Meanwhile, the second edition of the Tour de Frances Femmes — a new women’s event launched last year — began on Sunday in Clermont-Ferrand. The race will play out over seven stages, ending on Sunday 30 July.
  
  OK so in Background Buzz this morning, I take a closer at The Fiji Water Flying Fijians first game last Saturday in Lautoka.
  
  Many keyboard warriors have been very critical of the Fiji Water Flying Fijians performance: Some even unloading personal slurs and attacks on some individual players!
  
  First up - you gotta ask – “What exactly have many, if not all these keyboard warriors achieved in their lives? Have they excelled in sports, played for Fiji in anything? Or just loud - bashing away in the cocoon of their bedroom or wherever they feel safe.”
  
  Many attacked fullback Sireli Maqala personally; he is a very talented utility back, having played more inside, so okay wasn’t outstanding and made a couple of glaring blunders at the back, but he also did some good things.
  
  Fullback is not a strong point of this squad, but Fiji has options with other players.
  
  Another loud criticism before the Test was the pairing of Josua Tuisova and Waisea Nayacalevu in the Centres – I put it to you that both played very strong games and both scored great tries!
  
  Yes Tuisova may not be as creative as say, Jordie Barret but his strength is to hit the ball up and test the D – believe me that’s some test and best of luck trying to stop him.
  
  And just when you think it’s over, Simon Raiwalui has the luxury of switching Tuisova out to the Wing and bringing on an even bigger Centre – many say the world’s best – Semi Radradra, who has his own unique skill sets, plus speed to burn!
  
  Waisea Nayacalevu has played Centre for years in one of the top rugby competitions in the world – the French Top 14, and he is outstanding, so to suggest any less is plainly and simply ridiculous.
  
  One of my main players of interest for me at Churchill Park on Saturday, was to see if young Caleb Muntz could take the pressure of starting such a tough Test on debut.
  
  And he passed with flying colours on all metrics for a flyhalf – strong passing game, good kicking in general play, made his tackles, made one great 30M line break, put every free kick into touch as required, and most importantly converted all his shots at goal, bar one which bounced out off the post.
  
  The onus now will be on Teti Tela and Ben Volavola to do better when their turn comes against Samoa and Japan.
  
  Some critics also bagged Frank Lomani – maybe it’s his confident showy nature, but I like him for his high energy, rugby smarts – always alert for a quick tap and go, his speed off the mark, his excellent pass both sides of the scrum and his utility value as a backup goal kicker and Wing – need I say more?
  
  Pound for pound, Frank Lomani is one of the most valuable players in this squad, as he was for the Fijian Drua all season.
  
  And yes when he tires, Peni Matawalu is an excellent replacement.
  
  The Fiji Water Flying Fijians forwards also came in for some stick, again by keyboard warriors – HELLO they were up against Tonga – a team who have no fear and just love to play it tough and tight through their forwards all day long.
  
  Agree, the Fiji forwards were found wanting in some key areas of the game, but one of the big positives is that they hung in and pulverized the Tongan forwards in two big scrums – the second one resulting in a pushover try for halfback Peni Matawalu diving on the ball over the try line at the base.
  
  That was a huge statement after 80 minutes of rugby against a very tough forwards-dominated team like Ikale Tahi.
  
  So I say hats off to Levani Botia and the forwards for a job well done in a very tough day at the office.
  
  In fact, for Tonga – their backs were wiped out by the Fiji Water Flying Fijian all-star backs, while their forwards pretty much won their battles upfront for most of the game.
  
  In the end, it was a typically tough Test between Pasifika rivals who will both be much better for it, come their respective turns against the technically well-coached and structured Japanese, and beyond.
  
  So settle down keyboard warriors and watch this Fiji team go!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56206670Tue, 25 Jul 2023 06:23:04 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 25 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a hazy but bright Tuesday morning 25 July 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And in the FIFA World Cup Group Games yesterday: Italy 1-0 Argentina at Eden Park in Auckland, Germany 6-0 Morocco in Melbourne and Brazil 4-0 Panama in Adelaide.
  
  Today’s games sees: Colombia vs Korea Republic 12pm in Sydney, New Zealand vs Philippines 5.30pm in Wellington and Switzerland vs Norway at 8pm in Hamilton.
  
  The US team’s opening 3-0 win over Vietnam last Friday, drew 5.3 million viewers on Fox, plus another one million US viewers watched the game in Spanish on Telemundo.
  
  In Rugby: The All Blacks face the Wallabies in the first of two Bledisloe Cup clashes at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday, followed by the return Test in Dunedin next weekend.
  
  While the Springboks play Los Pumas at Ellis Park in Johannesburg this weekend.
  
  With New Zealand holding a four-point lead before facing Eddie Jones and his struggling wannabies, the clash between South Africa and Argentina is likely to decide who finishes runners-up.
  
  After beating Tonga 20-36 at Churchill Park, Lautoka last Saturday Fiji now travels to Apia to play Manu Samoa at 1pm local time.
  
  Many keyboard warriors have been very critical of the Fiji Water Flying Fijians performance. So in Background Buzz this morning at the end of this podcast, I take a closer at The Fiji Water Flying Fijians first game.
  
  In Sports Biz; David Beckham could not have dreamed of a better start as seven-time Ballon d’Or winner, Lionel Messi made fans wait until stoppage time to see his magic — netting a free kick to seal a 2-1 victory that set social media ablaze.
  
  Among the stars watching Messi’s debut in person in Fort Lauderdale were Kim Kardashian, LeBron James and Serena Williams.
  
  Messi’s Inter Miami shirt is selling out all over the US.
  
  Meanwhile, Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal have reportedly lodged an official bid of US$332Million to Paris Saint-Germain for Messi’s old teammate Kylian Mbappe.
  
  BREAKING NEWS: It has been accepted by PSG.
  
  Hopefully, this one mega-deal will release everything, currently log-jammed for totally opposite reasons: Tottenham Hotspur do not want to sell Harry Kane while PSG are desperate to sell Mbappe, which they have done.
  
  So the potential chain reaction will likely go like this - PSG sells Mbappe and they will go even bigger for Harry Kane.
  
  In rugby league: With seven rounds remaining until the finals, the NRL’s August transfer deadline is the final chance for teams to improve their roster for a charge at the title, however the Cowboys, South Sdyney and the Storm all have no spots left in their squads to make a play.
  
  So, put Ben Hunt in the No.9 jersey and the Broncos become title insiders.
  
  And with Maika Sivo suspended for four games, Parramatta could do with extra outside backs, who can provide attacking x-factor like Sivo or Clint Gutherson.
  
  In combat Sports: Watch out for WBC and WBO Super Bantamweight Champion Stephen ‘Cool Boy’ Fulton 21-0 fighting three-weight World Champion Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue 24-0 with 21 by KO tonight in Tokyo.
  
  Fulton will defend his titles against the Japanese superstar who has moved up from the bantamweight division to the junior featherweight limit to make this fight.
  
  In the Tour de France: Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard claimed his second straight Tour de France victory in Paris on Sunday and collected the winner’s cheque for US$550,000.
  
  Meanwhile, the second edition of the Tour de Frances Femmes — a new women’s event launched last year — began on Sunday in Clermont-Ferrand. The race will...]]>6677s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean625fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-07-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e24-teivovosports-teivovodigital--56206598
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And in the FIFA World Cup Group Games yesterday: Sweden 2-1 South Africa in Wellington, Netherlands 1-0 Portugal in Dunedin and France 0-0 Jamaica in Sydney.
  
  Today’s games sees: Italy vs Argentina at 6pm at Eden Park in Auckland, Germany vs Morocco at 6:30pm in Melbourne and Brazil vs Panama at 8:30pm in Adelaide.
  
  In Rugby: After watching the Test between Fiji and Tonga in Lautoka last Saturday with Fiji Rugby Union officials, the top French Player Agent, who had been hanging around Fiji for a week, flew back to France without signing Frank Lomani, Iosefo Masi and two others.
  
  No doubt he will try again during the Rugby World Cup along with other agents, all with bags full of euro to offer.
  
  In Sports Biz; If you’re a betting man, or lady or whatever – there is money to be made by betting for Tonga or Fiji against Japan in their upcoming PNC games.
  
  Because Japan is ranked 10th - much higher than Fiji, Tonga and Samoa, the odds are stacked in their favour, but as we Pasifika know – we can always beat them.
  
  Last Saturday Samoa paid F$5 for the win, while a bet for Japan to win paid F$1.25.
  
  In rugby league: The Panthers have once again sent an ominous warning to all their rivals, after bolstering their premiership credentials with a comprehensive attacking display, to drown the Bulldogs 18-44.
  
  Superstar Panther, Nathan Cleary was sensational on returning from injury, and combined with five-eighth Jarome Luai to decimate the Bulldogs.
  
  Meanwhile, Parramatta Eels veteran Hooker, Josh Hodgson is facing retirement after suffering a season-ending neck injury in Round 13.
  
  According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the 33-year-old Englishmen has informed his teammates his career has come to an end, after surgery and with continuous problems he still may have to go under the knife once again.
  
  In combat Sports: Australia’s former unified Lightweight World Champion, George Kambosos won a hard-fought controversial points decision; 114-114, 115-113 and 117-111 over Englishman Maxi Hughes in the US over the weekend.
  
  Kambosos, 30 took Hughes’ IBO world title and improved his record to 21-2. He is now also the mandatory IBF challenger for their title.
  
  In the Tour de France: Jonas Vingegaard won the Tour de France from Tadej Pogacar after the final stage of one of the greatest races and sports events on earth, with Britain's Adam Yates joining them on the podium in Paris.
  
  Wanna bet that thanks to this podcast, we will see a Pasifika cyclist on the tour next year!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56206598Mon, 24 Jul 2023 06:11:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 24 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on another bright and sunny Monday morning 24 July 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And in the FIFA World Cup Group Games yesterday: Sweden 2-1 South Africa in Wellington, Netherlands 1-0 Portugal in Dunedin and France 0-0 Jamaica in Sydney.
  
  Today’s games sees: Italy vs Argentina at 6pm at Eden Park in Auckland, Germany vs Morocco at 6:30pm in Melbourne and Brazil vs Panama at 8:30pm in Adelaide.
  
  In Rugby: After watching the Test between Fiji and Tonga in Lautoka last Saturday with Fiji Rugby Union officials, the top French Player Agent, who had been hanging around Fiji for a week, flew back to France without signing Frank Lomani, Iosefo Masi and two others.
  
  No doubt he will try again during the Rugby World Cup along with other agents, all with bags full of euro to offer.
  
  In Sports Biz; If you’re a betting man, or lady or whatever – there is money to be made by betting for Tonga or Fiji against Japan in their upcoming PNC games.
  
  Because Japan is ranked 10th - much higher than Fiji, Tonga and Samoa, the odds are stacked in their favour, but as we Pasifika know – we can always beat them.
  
  Last Saturday Samoa paid F$5 for the win, while a bet for Japan to win paid F$1.25.
  
  In rugby league: The Panthers have once again sent an ominous warning to all their rivals, after bolstering their premiership credentials with a comprehensive attacking display, to drown the Bulldogs 18-44.
  
  Superstar Panther, Nathan Cleary was sensational on returning from injury, and combined with five-eighth Jarome Luai to decimate the Bulldogs.
  
  Meanwhile, Parramatta Eels veteran Hooker, Josh Hodgson is facing retirement after suffering a season-ending neck injury in Round 13.
  
  According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the 33-year-old Englishmen has informed his teammates his career has come to an end, after surgery and with continuous problems he still may have to go under the knife once again.
  
  In combat Sports: Australia’s former unified Lightweight World Champion, George Kambosos won a hard-fought controversial points decision; 114-114, 115-113 and 117-111 over Englishman Maxi Hughes in the US over the weekend.
  
  Kambosos, 30 took Hughes’ IBO world title and improved his record to 21-2. He is now also the mandatory IBF challenger for their title.
  
  In the Tour de France: Jonas Vingegaard won the Tour de France from Tadej Pogacar after the final stage of one of the greatest races and sports events on earth, with Britain's Adam Yates joining them on the podium in Paris.
  
  Wanna bet that thanks to this podcast, we will see a Pasifika cyclist on the tour next year!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2717s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean624fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-07-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e23-teivovosports-teivovodigital--56191597
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In the FIFA World Cup Group Games yesterday: USA 3-0 Vietnam at Eden Park, Japan 5-0 Zambia in Hamilton, England 1-0 Haiti in Brisbane and Denmark 1-0 China in Perth.
  
  Today Sweden vs South Africa 5PM in Wellington, Netherlands vs Portugal AT 7.30PM in Dunedin and France vs Jamaica at 8PM in Sydney.
  
  In Rugby: The Fiji Water Flying Fijians prevailed over Tonga 20-36 in a tough Test yesterday with the Fiji backs too flash and their forwards too strong - grinding the Tongan forwards into the turf with a late scrum pushover try, which Caleb Muntz converted to cap off a great game.
  
  In Sapporo on the island of Hokkaido in the land of the rising sun, 12th World Rugby ranked Samoa beat 10th ranked Japan 22-24.
  
  In rugby league: The Cowboys will finish the weekend in the Top 8 after trampling the Eels 16-24 to claim their sixth straight victory as Jake Granville celebrated his 200th game, but it came at a massive cost, as Valentine Holmes faces suspension after a sin bin for a shot on Mitchell Moses.
  
  The Newcastle Knights delivered a gutsy 26-18 victory to keep their season alive, but the Melbourne Storm Coach, Craig Bellamy was left fuming in his post-match press conference, unleashing a rare public spray on his players, questioning their work ethic and will to win.
  
  In other NRL Results from super Saturday: the Sydney Roosters 36-18 Gold Coast Titans.
  
  In combat Sports: The highly anticipated showdown between WBC and WBO Super Bantamweight Champion Stephen ‘Cool Boy’ Fulton 21-0 and three-weight World Champion Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue 24-0 with 21 KOs turned nasty after the 29-year-old American’s coach accused the local hero of cheating in some of his previous bouts.
  
  In sports Biz: Disney’s search for potential equity partners in ESPN has reportedly involved three of the biggest entities in all of sports.
  
  A CNBC report says that Disney officials, including ESPN CEO and ESPN Chairman, have already held talks with the NFL, NBA, and MLB to bring them in as minority partners.
  
  Disney is open to selling part of ESPN to a strategic partner or three, as it deals head-on with some of its biggest challenges. Key among them is, the ongoing black hole that ESPN’s linear reach has fallen into; from more than 100 million homes in 2011 to the present 72.5 million.
  
  Such a move would bring ESPN even closer to three of its most important pro sports properties. In 2021, thenetwork extended its NFL rights through 2033 in a deal worth about US$2.7Billion per year.
  
  The NBA, meanwhile, has been on ESPN continuously since 2002, and the network’s current rights expire in 2025. ESPN similarly extended its MLB deal in 2021 through to 2028.
  
  In the Tour de France: Jonas Vingegaard is just 24 hours away now from defending his Tour de France title having maintained his comfortable overall lead of 7 minutes and 29 seconds over Tadej Pogacar after Stage 20, with Britain's Adam Yates third and looking good for the podium in Paris tomorrow.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56191597Sun, 23 Jul 2023 06:10:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 23 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Sunday morning 23 July 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In the FIFA World Cup Group Games yesterday: USA 3-0 Vietnam at Eden Park, Japan 5-0 Zambia in Hamilton, England 1-0 Haiti in Brisbane and Denmark 1-0 China in Perth.
  
  Today Sweden vs South Africa 5PM in Wellington, Netherlands vs Portugal AT 7.30PM in Dunedin and France vs Jamaica at 8PM in Sydney.
  
  In Rugby: The Fiji Water Flying Fijians prevailed over Tonga 20-36 in a tough Test yesterday with the Fiji backs too flash and their forwards too strong - grinding the Tongan forwards into the turf with a late scrum pushover try, which Caleb Muntz converted to cap off a great game.
  
  In Sapporo on the island of Hokkaido in the land of the rising sun, 12th World Rugby ranked Samoa beat 10th ranked Japan 22-24.
  
  In rugby league: The Cowboys will finish the weekend in the Top 8 after trampling the Eels 16-24 to claim their sixth straight victory as Jake Granville celebrated his 200th game, but it came at a massive cost, as Valentine Holmes faces suspension after a sin bin for a shot on Mitchell Moses.
  
  The Newcastle Knights delivered a gutsy 26-18 victory to keep their season alive, but the Melbourne Storm Coach, Craig Bellamy was left fuming in his post-match press conference, unleashing a rare public spray on his players, questioning their work ethic and will to win.
  
  In other NRL Results from super Saturday: the Sydney Roosters 36-18 Gold Coast Titans.
  
  In combat Sports: The highly anticipated showdown between WBC and WBO Super Bantamweight Champion Stephen ‘Cool Boy’ Fulton 21-0 and three-weight World Champion Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue 24-0 with 21 KOs turned nasty after the 29-year-old American’s coach accused the local hero of cheating in some of his previous bouts.
  
  In sports Biz: Disney’s search for potential equity partners in ESPN has reportedly involved three of the biggest entities in all of sports.
  
  A CNBC report says that Disney officials, including ESPN CEO and ESPN Chairman, have already held talks with the NFL, NBA, and MLB to bring them in as minority partners.
  
  Disney is open to selling part of ESPN to a strategic partner or three, as it deals head-on with some of its biggest challenges. Key among them is, the ongoing black hole that ESPN’s linear reach has fallen into; from more than 100 million homes in 2011 to the present 72.5 million.
  
  Such a move would bring ESPN even closer to three of its most important pro sports properties. In 2021, thenetwork extended its NFL rights through 2033 in a deal worth about US$2.7Billion per year.
  
  The NBA, meanwhile, has been on ESPN continuously since 2002, and the network’s current rights expire in 2025. ESPN similarly extended its MLB deal in 2021 through to 2028.
  
  In the Tour de France: Jonas Vingegaard is just 24 hours away now from defending his Tour de France title having maintained his comfortable overall lead of 7 minutes and 29 seconds over Tadej Pogacar after Stage 20, with Britain's Adam Yates third and looking good for the podium in Paris tomorrow.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness...]]>3067s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean622fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-07-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e22-teivovosports-teivovodigital--56181274
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In the FIFA World Cup: Results from yesterday - Nigeria 0-0 Canada, Switzerland 2-0 Philippines in Dunedin and Spain 3-0 Costa Rica in Wellington.
  
  FIFA World Cup Group Games today: USA vs Vietnam 1pm at Eden Park, Zambia vs Japan 7pm in Hamilton, England vs Haiti 7.30pm in Brisbane and Denmark vs China at 8pm in Perth.
  
  In Rugby: Today marks the start of the reign of Simon Raiwalui as Head Coach of the Fiji Water Flying Fijians against Ikale Tahi Tonga at Churchill Park in Lautoka.
  
  It also marks 48 days to the start of the Rugby World Cup in France.
  
  May the best team win!
  
  In rugby league: All the big stars scored – Alex Johnstone for Souths again, Ketoni Staggs twice, Selwyn Cobbo, Campbell Gillard, Reece Walsh and then Adam Reynolds capped it off with a try against his old Club for a great Broncos win on the Sunshine Coast 36-20 against South Sydney.
  
  In Auckland, Kiwi star, Jordan Rapana out-jumped Marcelo Montoya to score a brilliant try to spark the Raiders comeback to lock the scores up and force proceedings into golden point, only for – who else – Shaun Johnson to step up and coolly nail a 30M match-winner for the New Zealand Warriors 21-20 over the Canberra Raiders.
  
  Today, the Knights play the Melbourne Storm in Newcastle, while the Cowboys take on the Parramatta Eels in Townsville later.
  
  In sports Biz: US businessman, Josh Harris is the new owner of the Washington Commanders, which he purchased for a new record for a sports team in the world at US$6.05Billion.
  
  Harris is the managing owner of the New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia 76ers, purchased the NFL Club with 20 partners.
  The previous ownership group purchased the team for US$800Million in 1999 and put it on the market in November 2022.
  
  Prior to this, the last NFL franchise to be sold was the Denver Broncos, purchased by Walmart heir Rob Walton for US$4.65B last year.
  
  In combat sports: Ukrainian football Club, Polissya Zhytomyr has signed undefeated World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Oleksandr Usyk to play for them for one season after impressing in training.
  
  Usyk is set to defend his titles against WBA mandatory challenger - British fighter, Daniel Dubois on 26 August in Poland.
  
  In the Tour de France: Sprint King Jasper Philipsen was hoping for his fifth stage win of this year's Tour, on the flat 184.9Km route from Moutiers to Bourg-en-Bresse, but the peleton chased and failed to catch a four-man breakaway group with Kasper Asgreen claiming his first Tour de France stage victory holding on to win Stage 18.
  
  Meanwhile, Jonas Vingegaard maintained his comfortable overall lead with just three stages left. Tadej Pogacar remains seven minutes and 35 seconds behind the defending champion, with Britain's Adam Yates third.
  
  I’m off to the rugby, so that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56181274Sat, 22 Jul 2023 22:55:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 22 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and warm Saturday morning 22 July 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In the FIFA World Cup: Results from yesterday - Nigeria 0-0 Canada, Switzerland 2-0 Philippines in Dunedin and Spain 3-0 Costa Rica in Wellington.
  
  FIFA World Cup Group Games today: USA vs Vietnam 1pm at Eden Park, Zambia vs Japan 7pm in Hamilton, England vs Haiti 7.30pm in Brisbane and Denmark vs China at 8pm in Perth.
  
  In Rugby: Today marks the start of the reign of Simon Raiwalui as Head Coach of the Fiji Water Flying Fijians against Ikale Tahi Tonga at Churchill Park in Lautoka.
  
  It also marks 48 days to the start of the Rugby World Cup in France.
  
  May the best team win!
  
  In rugby league: All the big stars scored – Alex Johnstone for Souths again, Ketoni Staggs twice, Selwyn Cobbo, Campbell Gillard, Reece Walsh and then Adam Reynolds capped it off with a try against his old Club for a great Broncos win on the Sunshine Coast 36-20 against South Sydney.
  
  In Auckland, Kiwi star, Jordan Rapana out-jumped Marcelo Montoya to score a brilliant try to spark the Raiders comeback to lock the scores up and force proceedings into golden point, only for – who else – Shaun Johnson to step up and coolly nail a 30M match-winner for the New Zealand Warriors 21-20 over the Canberra Raiders.
  
  Today, the Knights play the Melbourne Storm in Newcastle, while the Cowboys take on the Parramatta Eels in Townsville later.
  
  In sports Biz: US businessman, Josh Harris is the new owner of the Washington Commanders, which he purchased for a new record for a sports team in the world at US$6.05Billion.
  
  Harris is the managing owner of the New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia 76ers, purchased the NFL Club with 20 partners.
  The previous ownership group purchased the team for US$800Million in 1999 and put it on the market in November 2022.
  
  Prior to this, the last NFL franchise to be sold was the Denver Broncos, purchased by Walmart heir Rob Walton for US$4.65B last year.
  
  In combat sports: Ukrainian football Club, Polissya Zhytomyr has signed undefeated World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Oleksandr Usyk to play for them for one season after impressing in training.
  
  Usyk is set to defend his titles against WBA mandatory challenger - British fighter, Daniel Dubois on 26 August in Poland.
  
  In the Tour de France: Sprint King Jasper Philipsen was hoping for his fifth stage win of this year's Tour, on the flat 184.9Km route from Moutiers to Bourg-en-Bresse, but the peleton chased and failed to catch a four-man breakaway group with Kasper Asgreen claiming his first Tour de France stage victory holding on to win Stage 18.
  
  Meanwhile, Jonas Vingegaard maintained his comfortable overall lead with just three stages left. Tadej Pogacar remains seven minutes and 35 seconds behind the defending champion, with Britain's Adam Yates third.
  
  I’m off to the rugby, so that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2867s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean622fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-07-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e21-teivovosports-teivovodigital-m4a--56181225
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In the FIFA World Cup: Hannah Wilkinson scored the only goal as co-hosts New Zealand recorded a historic 1-0 victory over Norway in the opening game of the Women’s World Cup last night.
  
  It was the Kiwi’s first-ever win at the World Cup and came in front of more than 42,000 fans in Auckland, the biggest crowd in New Zealand football history.
  
  While in Sydney, the Matildas opened their World Cup account with a hard-fought 1-0 win over the Republic of Ireland in front of a record crowd of 75,784 at Stadium Australia.
  
  But Aussie superstar striker, Sam Kerr will miss at least the first two games of the tournament with a calf strain.
  
  Today Nigeria vs Canada at 12:30pm in Melbourne, Philippines vs Switzerland at 5pm in Dunedin and Spain vs Costa Rica at 7:30pm in Wellington.
  
  In Rugby: Caleb Muntz leads the Fiji Water Flying Fijians at flyhalf versus Tonga tomorrow on his Test debut with the explosive star power of halfback Frank Lomani inside him and Josua Tuisova outside him, with Captain and Centre Waisea Nayacalevu around him as well. Selestino Ravutaumada on one Wing and Isoa Nasilasila at lock are also on debut.
  
  At the end of this podcast, I take a closer look at this Test, stacked full of global rugby stars in Background Buzz.
  
  Also in rugby union, an Anzac invitational XV will play the British and Irish Lions in their July 2025 tour that also includes three Tests against the Wallabies. All five Australian Super Rugby teams will also get a shot at the combined best players from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
  
  In rugby league: Junior Tupou scored twice and Apisai Koroisau also scored for Wests Tigers to hold a 14-12 lead at the break, but from then on, it was all one way traffic as the Dragons scored the only points of the second half with an impressive try from Mikaele Ravalawa for a 18-14 win.
  
  In the big clash at Sunshine Coast Stadium tonight, South Sydney Rabbitohs star, Latrell Mitchell has been ruled out against the Brisbane Broncos, despite completing yesterday’s captain’s run.
  
  According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Souths want to give Mitchell another week off to recover from his calf injury.
  
  Also tonight, the New Zealand Warriors take on the Canberra Raiders at Go Media Stadium wherever that is – formerly known as Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland I think.
  
  On Saturday, the Knights play the Melbourne Storm in Newcastle, while the Cowboys take on the Parramatta Eels in Townsville later.
  
  And on Sunday, it’s the Panthers versus the Bulldogs at BlueBet Stadium.
  
  In sports Biz: As the FIFA Women’s World Cup began last night down under, FIFA President, Gianni Infantino declined to comment on pay disparities and their goal of offering equal prize money at the next Men’s and Women’s World Cups.
  
  “Focus on the positive, focus on the happiness, focus on the joy,” the FIFA President said instead — adding that he would discuss deeper issues in the game after the World Cup concludes next month.
  
  While prize money for this FIFA Women’s World Cup totaling US$110Million, is more than three times the US$30M paid out at the 2019 World Cup for women, it is still only 25% of the US$440M awarded to Men’s teams in the FIFA World Cup in Qatar last year.
  
  In combat sports: The No. 1 UFC Middleweight contender, Dricus Du Plessis of South Africa, has pulled out of UFC293 in Sydney, Australia on 10 September according to UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya.
  
  Apparently Du Plessis has not recovered from beating Robert Whittaker at UFC290 earlier this month.
  
  In the Tour de France: Pello Bilbao was issued a warning by the UCI race jury, after the Basque rider punched a spectator who appeared to block his path while running alongside him during the race.
  
  Meanwhile, Yellow jersey owner, Jonas Vingegaard has been swamped with anti-doping tests – like four in 48 hours, including one an hour before the start of Wednesday's 17th stage, his Jumbo-Visma team said amid scepticism over the Dane's performances.
  
  “We are perfectly fine with it... We've been asking the International Cycling Union to act like this actually. To be honest I fully understand the scepticism. We have to be sceptical, with what happened in the past, otherwise it would happen again,' Vingegaard told a press conference.
  
  He leads by 7 minutes 35 seconds after Stage 18 yesterday.
  
  OK so in Background Buzz this morning, I take a closer look at the Fiji versus Tonga Test in Lautoka Fiji tomorrow, where young Caleb Muntz leads the Fiji Water Flying Fijians at flyhalf on debut and the big question Fiji fans are asking around the kava bowl tonight: Will he be able to handle the pressure?
  
  Only time will tell of course.
  
  Fiji Head Coach, Simon Raiwalui has named a very strong team – possibly the best Test team that he can put out on the park this weekend, and of course with the Rugby World Cup only weeks away, he wants to start off his campaign with a win.
  
  So there’s a lot at stake, as he said himself in his media conference announcing the team – “The Tongans will be very competitive.”
  
  So back to young Mr. Muntz.
  
  His grandfather, Barrie came to Fiji from New Zealand to work at BNZ Bank in the early 1970s. He played and refereed many games at Churchill Park where his grandson will play tomorrow.
  
  Sadly Barrie has passed away, but I am sure his parents and his Fiji family – the Pickering’s from his grandmother’s side, will be there in numbers on a very proud day to support young Caleb.
  
  No doubt Caleb Muntz is a skilled, smart flyhalf – he just has to trust his instincts and play his natural game, knowing that he has some of international rugby’s biggest stars around him.
  
  And kick his goals – no pressure Caleb, but nothing less than 80%+ is acceptable at Test and Rugby World Cup level.
  
  Apart from Muntz and Selestino Ravutaumada on the Wing, plus Frank Lomani at halfback, the rest of the Fiji Water Flying Fijians are superstar professionals
  
  Fiji Water Flying Fijians: Sireli Maqala (Bayonne) Jiuta Wainiqolo (Toulon), Waisea Nayacalevu (c) (Toulon), Josua Tuisova (Lyon), Selestino Ravutaumada, Caleb Muntz, Frank Lomani (all Fijian Drua). In the front row for Fiji tomorrow - Peni Ravai (Reds), Samuel Matavesi (Northampton Saints), Mesake Doge (Dragons Wales), Isoa Nasilasila (Fijian Drua), Temo Mayanavanua (Lyon), Lekima Tagitagivalu (Pyrenees), Levani Botia (La Rochelle) and Albert Tuisue (Gloucester).
  
  Replacements: Tevita Ikanivere, Eroni Mawi, Luke Tagi, Te Ahiwaru Cirikidaveta (all Fijian Drua), Viliame Mata (Edinburgh), Peni Matawalu (Fijian Drua), Ben Volavola (Racing 92) and Semi Radradra needs no introduction but he plays for Lyon.
  
  No Israel Folau but Ikale Tahi Tonga field four former All Blacks in their match-day 23 including: 15 Charles Piutau (Bristol); 14 Fine Inisi, 13 Afusipa Taumoepeau (Perpignan), 12 Malakai Fekitoa (Benetton), 11 Solomone Kata (Leicester); 10 Otumaka Mausia (Parramatta), 9 Sonatane Takulua (c) (Stade Montois). Their rront row Siegfried Fisi’ihoi (Pau), Siua Maile (Bennetton), Ben Tameifuna (Bordeaux), locks Halaleva Fifita (Connacht) and Samiuela Lousi (Scarlets Wales), Tanginoa Halaifonua (Grenoble), Solomone Funaki (Moana Pasifika) and 8 Vaea Fifita (Scarlets).
  
  So their former All Blacks are Charles Piutau, Malaki Fekitoa, Ben Tameifuna and Vaea Fifita.
  
  And finally, confirming the global interest in this Test - the video clip of the Fiji Water Flying Fijians trudging uphill at the Sigatoka sand dunes in the rain while singing on Tuesday morning, has gone viral on social media with over one million views in the last 24 hours.
  
  It picked up over 300,000 views on one Tweet alone, then found its way to TikTok where it has so far received over 600,00 views and 80,000 likes on Rugby World Cup.
  
  So with the RWC looming and so many overseas-based professionals on Churchill Park on Saturday, you can bet there will be huge global interest and viewership in the outcome of this Test.
  
  Our world famous tip for tomorrow – the Fiji Water Flying Fijians forwards will more than match Ikale Tahi in the tight, and Fiji simply has too much firepower in their backs.
  
  BUT having said that, we have seen so many Tests in the past, where Fiji looked too good on the team sheet, but one thing about the Tongans is - they never give up!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56181225Fri, 21 Jul 2023 22:51:51 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 21 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and warm Friday morning 21 July 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In the FIFA World Cup: Hannah Wilkinson scored the only goal as co-hosts New Zealand recorded a historic 1-0 victory over Norway in the opening game of the Women’s World Cup last night.
  
  It was the Kiwi’s first-ever win at the World Cup and came in front of more than 42,000 fans in Auckland, the biggest crowd in New Zealand football history.
  
  While in Sydney, the Matildas opened their World Cup account with a hard-fought 1-0 win over the Republic of Ireland in front of a record crowd of 75,784 at Stadium Australia.
  
  But Aussie superstar striker, Sam Kerr will miss at least the first two games of the tournament with a calf strain.
  
  Today Nigeria vs Canada at 12:30pm in Melbourne, Philippines vs Switzerland at 5pm in Dunedin and Spain vs Costa Rica at 7:30pm in Wellington.
  
  In Rugby: Caleb Muntz leads the Fiji Water Flying Fijians at flyhalf versus Tonga tomorrow on his Test debut with the explosive star power of halfback Frank Lomani inside him and Josua Tuisova outside him, with Captain and Centre Waisea Nayacalevu around him as well. Selestino Ravutaumada on one Wing and Isoa Nasilasila at lock are also on debut.
  
  At the end of this podcast, I take a closer look at this Test, stacked full of global rugby stars in Background Buzz.
  
  Also in rugby union, an Anzac invitational XV will play the British and Irish Lions in their July 2025 tour that also includes three Tests against the Wallabies. All five Australian Super Rugby teams will also get a shot at the combined best players from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
  
  In rugby league: Junior Tupou scored twice and Apisai Koroisau also scored for Wests Tigers to hold a 14-12 lead at the break, but from then on, it was all one way traffic as the Dragons scored the only points of the second half with an impressive try from Mikaele Ravalawa for a 18-14 win.
  
  In the big clash at Sunshine Coast Stadium tonight, South Sydney Rabbitohs star, Latrell Mitchell has been ruled out against the Brisbane Broncos, despite completing yesterday’s captain’s run.
  
  According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Souths want to give Mitchell another week off to recover from his calf injury.
  
  Also tonight, the New Zealand Warriors take on the Canberra Raiders at Go Media Stadium wherever that is – formerly known as Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland I think.
  
  On Saturday, the Knights play the Melbourne Storm in Newcastle, while the Cowboys take on the Parramatta Eels in Townsville later.
  
  And on Sunday, it’s the Panthers versus the Bulldogs at BlueBet Stadium.
  
  In sports Biz: As the FIFA Women’s World Cup began last night down under, FIFA President, Gianni Infantino declined to comment on pay disparities and their goal of offering equal prize money at the next Men’s and Women’s World Cups.
  
  “Focus on the positive, focus on the happiness, focus on the joy,” the FIFA President said instead — adding that he would discuss deeper issues in the game after the World Cup concludes next month.
  
  While prize money for this FIFA Women’s World Cup totaling US$110Million, is more than three times the US$30M paid out at the 2019 World Cup for women, it is still only 25% of the US$440M awarded to Men’s teams in the FIFA World Cup in Qatar last year.
  
  In combat sports: The No. 1 UFC Middleweight contender, Dricus Du Plessis of South Africa, has pulled out of UFC293 in Sydney, Australia on 10 September according to UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya.
  
  Apparently Du Plessis has not recovered from beating Robert...]]>7367s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean621fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-07-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e20-teivovosports-teivovodigital-m4a--56160440
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In Rugby: The World 7s Series branded “HSBC SVNS” is a bold ambition to supercharge rugby’s global reach and appeal to a younger, leisure-hungry audience, through a unique festival of sport, entertainment and culture set against stunning backdrops.
  
  Starting in December 2023, “HSBC SVNS” will feature 12 Men’s and Women’s teams with Perth, Australia and Madrid, Spain the new venues.
  
  “HSBC SVNS” dates: Dubai on 2-3 December, Cape Town, South Africa 9-10 December 2023, Perth, Australia 26-28 January 2024, Vancouver 23-25 February, Los Angeles 2-3 March, Hong Kong 5-7 April, Singapore 3-5 May and Madrid, Spain 31 May-2 June 2024.
  
  In rugby league: It’s a beautiful game isn’t it? News is breaking that the Newcastle Knights approached two-time premiership-winning Coach, Des Hasler prior to the Gold Coast Titans landing him as their big catch.
  
  The news comes amid continued speculation about the future of Knights Coach Adam O’Brien
  
  And what do you know - the day after the story on Phil Gould visiting their big bro in jail to “check on his wellbeing”, Wests Tigers announced the signings of Samuela and Latu Fainu from the Manly Sea Eagles on a A$4Million four-year deal for the pair combined.
  
  In the Tour de France: “I’m gone, I’m dead,” and with that, Tadej Pogacar conceded defeat to Jonas Vingegaard in the fight for the yellow jersey of the 2023 Tour de France, as Felix Gall won Stage 17 on the mighty Col de la Loze at the end of the 166km from Saint-Gervais.
  
  Pogacar crumbled with eight kilometres to the summit on the punishing 28km climb which peaks at 2,304M, as the gap between the top two blew out to seven-and-a-half minutes heading into Stage 18.
  
  In combat sports: The Next Big Thing of Aussie boxing - Paulo Aokuso took his undefeated streak to five wins with a comprehensive, but hard fought win over Renold Quinlan at Sydney’s Entertainment Quarter last night.
  Despite missing out on the KO he had predicted, the 26-year-old Aokuso still did enough for all three judges to score the fight 80-72 for a unanimous decision win.
  
  In football: The FIFA World Cup Group Games kicks off tonight in New Zealand in Group A with New Zealand versus Norway at 7pm at Eden Park Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau and in Group B – Australia versus Republic of Ireland at 8pm local time at Stadium Australia in Sydney/Gadigal.
  
  Ryan Giggs – remember him? The ex-Man U star is hoping to revive his career in the game after being cleared of domestic violence allegations made by his ex-girlfriend after prosecutors offered no evidence and withdrew the prosecution on Tuesday at Manchester Crown Court.
  
  Giggs left the Wales managerial job in the run-up to the FIFA World Cup in Qatar while facing trial.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56160440Thu, 20 Jul 2023 22:40:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 20 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a cloudy and warm Thursday morning 20 July 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In Rugby: The World 7s Series branded “HSBC SVNS” is a bold ambition to supercharge rugby’s global reach and appeal to a younger, leisure-hungry audience, through a unique festival of sport, entertainment and culture set against stunning backdrops.
  
  Starting in December 2023, “HSBC SVNS” will feature 12 Men’s and Women’s teams with Perth, Australia and Madrid, Spain the new venues.
  
  “HSBC SVNS” dates: Dubai on 2-3 December, Cape Town, South Africa 9-10 December 2023, Perth, Australia 26-28 January 2024, Vancouver 23-25 February, Los Angeles 2-3 March, Hong Kong 5-7 April, Singapore 3-5 May and Madrid, Spain 31 May-2 June 2024.
  
  In rugby league: It’s a beautiful game isn’t it? News is breaking that the Newcastle Knights approached two-time premiership-winning Coach, Des Hasler prior to the Gold Coast Titans landing him as their big catch.
  
  The news comes amid continued speculation about the future of Knights Coach Adam O’Brien
  
  And what do you know - the day after the story on Phil Gould visiting their big bro in jail to “check on his wellbeing”, Wests Tigers announced the signings of Samuela and Latu Fainu from the Manly Sea Eagles on a A$4Million four-year deal for the pair combined.
  
  In the Tour de France: “I’m gone, I’m dead,” and with that, Tadej Pogacar conceded defeat to Jonas Vingegaard in the fight for the yellow jersey of the 2023 Tour de France, as Felix Gall won Stage 17 on the mighty Col de la Loze at the end of the 166km from Saint-Gervais.
  
  Pogacar crumbled with eight kilometres to the summit on the punishing 28km climb which peaks at 2,304M, as the gap between the top two blew out to seven-and-a-half minutes heading into Stage 18.
  
  In combat sports: The Next Big Thing of Aussie boxing - Paulo Aokuso took his undefeated streak to five wins with a comprehensive, but hard fought win over Renold Quinlan at Sydney’s Entertainment Quarter last night.
  Despite missing out on the KO he had predicted, the 26-year-old Aokuso still did enough for all three judges to score the fight 80-72 for a unanimous decision win.
  
  In football: The FIFA World Cup Group Games kicks off tonight in New Zealand in Group A with New Zealand versus Norway at 7pm at Eden Park Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau and in Group B – Australia versus Republic of Ireland at 8pm local time at Stadium Australia in Sydney/Gadigal.
  
  Ryan Giggs – remember him? The ex-Man U star is hoping to revive his career in the game after being cleared of domestic violence allegations made by his ex-girlfriend after prosecutors offered no evidence and withdrew the prosecution on Tuesday at Manchester Crown Court.
  
  Giggs left the Wales managerial job in the run-up to the FIFA World Cup in Qatar while facing trial.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2917s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean620fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-07-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e19-teivovosports-teivovodigital--56151936
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In Breaking Rugby News in Fiji today: The race for Pasifika talent is on: A top French player agent has turned up in Nadi with a suitcase full of euros, to make a contract offer to Frank Lomani and three other players to join Top 14 French Clubs after the Rugby World Cup in France in September.
  
  Fijian or Tongan, only the French player agent knows and he has the cash to walk the talk!
  
  The other Breaking News exploding in Australia, is that the Victorian State government has axed the 2026 Commonwealth Games amid a mammoth cost blowout from A$2.6Billion budgeted to an estimated A$6B estimated.
  
  Since then the Commonwealth Games Committee and Commonwealth Games Australia, have hit back saying the budget only blew out because of changes made by the Victorian State government to their initial plans, and they also questioned the accuracy of his A$6B cost claim.
  
  Join me for Background Buzz at the end of this podcast where I dive into the new World Rugby 7s Series - “HSBC SVNS” launched by World Rugby yesterday.
  
  In rugby league: Bulldogs GM Phil Gould has confirmed that he visited former Manly Hooker Manase Fainu in jail to “check on his wellbeing.”
  
  Fainu was sentenced to eight years in prison for stabbing a Mormon Church leader back in 2019, a judgment his lawyer is appealing.
  
  Gould has also been in contact with Fainu’s talented younger brothers Latu and Samuela, but stopped short of suggestions he was keen to recruit the duo.
  
  I’ll let you be the judge on that one.
  
  The Eels have suffered a major blow with powerhouse Wing, Maika Sivo set to miss four games after he unsuccessfully tried to have his grade two careless high tackle charge reduced at the NRL judiciary last night.
  
  Sivo could have accepted a three-game ban if he’d taken the early guilty plea, but Brad Arthur chose to roll the dice.
  
  In the Tour de France: Defending champion, Jonas Vingegaard delivered a knockout blow to his nearest rival, Tadej Pogacar in the rolling 22.4Km Stage 16 hybrid time trial, from Passy to Combloux overnight, extending his lead from only 10 seconds after 15 stages now to one minute and 48 seconds heading into Stage 17.
  
  While this is a decisive advantage for Vingegaard, anything can still happen in what has been so far, a Tour of fine margins to this point.
  
  At Wimbledon: While Novak Djokovic was fined US$8,000 for smashing his racket against the net post during his Wimbledon Men’s Singles Final loss – his first loss in London for 10 years, the World No 2, banked US$1.6Million as runner-up.
  
  The final had a peak audience of 11.3 million viewers on the BBC– the largest viewing figures since 2016.
  
  In combat sports: Boxing fans worldwide have sent social media into meltdown, scouring the internet for images of that crazy Daniella Hemsley who flashed her boobs after winning her first fight in Dublin, Ireland on Saturday.
  
  OK so in Background Buzz this morning - World Rugby has revamped and rebranded its World 7s Series as “HSBC SVNS”, a global celebration of rugby sevens across eight iconic cities - a festival and a must-attend experience set in some of the world’s most exciting locations.
  
  With a bold ambition to supercharge rugby’s global reach and appeal by being more relevant and accessible to younger, leisure-hungry audiences, HSBC SVNS aims to deliver the ultimate in immersive experiences, a unique festival of sport, entertainment and culture set against stunning backdrops.
  
  Launching in December 2023, HSBC SVNS – which is short for “7s” festivals will provide the annual platform for the world’s best sevens athletes to shine with 12 men’s and women’s teams sharing a global stage at the same location.
  
  Sorry Kiwis but no more bustling Hamilton hosting, instead the new HBSC SVNS cities and festival dates are:
  · Dubai, UAE – 2-3 December, 2023
  · Cape Town, South Africa – 9-10 December, 2023
  · Perth, Australia – 26-28 January, 2024
  · Vancouver, Canada – 23-25 February, 2024
  · Los Angeles, USA – 2-3 March, 2024
  · Hong Kong SAR, China – 5-7 April 2024
  · Singapore – 3-5 May 2024
  · Madrid, Spain – 31 May-2 June, 2024
  
  Some interesting breaks there with Perth on its own and also Hong Kong on its own a month earlier than Singapore and a month after Los Angeles.
  
  Madrid Spain the other new venue.
  
  So that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56151936Wed, 19 Jul 2023 10:33:27 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 19 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a cloudy and warm Wednesday morning 19 July 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In Breaking Rugby News in Fiji today: The race for Pasifika talent is on: A top French player agent has turned up in Nadi with a suitcase full of euros, to make a contract offer to Frank Lomani and three other players to join Top 14 French Clubs after the Rugby World Cup in France in September.
  
  Fijian or Tongan, only the French player agent knows and he has the cash to walk the talk!
  
  The other Breaking News exploding in Australia, is that the Victorian State government has axed the 2026 Commonwealth Games amid a mammoth cost blowout from A$2.6Billion budgeted to an estimated A$6B estimated.
  
  Since then the Commonwealth Games Committee and Commonwealth Games Australia, have hit back saying the budget only blew out because of changes made by the Victorian State government to their initial plans, and they also questioned the accuracy of his A$6B cost claim.
  
  Join me for Background Buzz at the end of this podcast where I dive into the new World Rugby 7s Series - “HSBC SVNS” launched by World Rugby yesterday.
  
  In rugby league: Bulldogs GM Phil Gould has confirmed that he visited former Manly Hooker Manase Fainu in jail to “check on his wellbeing.”
  
  Fainu was sentenced to eight years in prison for stabbing a Mormon Church leader back in 2019, a judgment his lawyer is appealing.
  
  Gould has also been in contact with Fainu’s talented younger brothers Latu and Samuela, but stopped short of suggestions he was keen to recruit the duo.
  
  I’ll let you be the judge on that one.
  
  The Eels have suffered a major blow with powerhouse Wing, Maika Sivo set to miss four games after he unsuccessfully tried to have his grade two careless high tackle charge reduced at the NRL judiciary last night.
  
  Sivo could have accepted a three-game ban if he’d taken the early guilty plea, but Brad Arthur chose to roll the dice.
  
  In the Tour de France: Defending champion, Jonas Vingegaard delivered a knockout blow to his nearest rival, Tadej Pogacar in the rolling 22.4Km Stage 16 hybrid time trial, from Passy to Combloux overnight, extending his lead from only 10 seconds after 15 stages now to one minute and 48 seconds heading into Stage 17.
  
  While this is a decisive advantage for Vingegaard, anything can still happen in what has been so far, a Tour of fine margins to this point.
  
  At Wimbledon: While Novak Djokovic was fined US$8,000 for smashing his racket against the net post during his Wimbledon Men’s Singles Final loss – his first loss in London for 10 years, the World No 2, banked US$1.6Million as runner-up.
  
  The final had a peak audience of 11.3 million viewers on the BBC– the largest viewing figures since 2016.
  
  In combat sports: Boxing fans worldwide have sent social media into meltdown, scouring the internet for images of that crazy Daniella Hemsley who flashed her boobs after winning her first fight in Dublin, Ireland on Saturday.
  
  OK so in Background Buzz this morning - World Rugby has revamped and rebranded its World 7s Series as “HSBC SVNS”, a global celebration of rugby sevens across eight iconic cities - a festival and a must-attend experience set in some of the world’s most exciting locations.
  
  With a bold ambition to supercharge rugby’s global reach and appeal by being more relevant and accessible to younger, leisure-hungry audiences, HSBC SVNS aims to deliver the ultimate in immersive experiences, a unique festival of sport, entertainment and culture set against stunning backdrops.
  
  Launching in December 2023, HSBC SVNS – which is short for “7s” festivals...]]>4137s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean619fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-07-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e18-teivovosports-teivovodigital--56132681
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: The new World Rugby rankings show New Zealand has just missed out on overtaking France for second place, but Australia have fallen.
  
  The All Blacks beat South Africa 30-25 on Saturday and one more point would have seen them secure extra rankings points for winning by 16 points or more to lift them above the Rugby World Cup 2023 hosts.
  
  New Zealand remain third in the world, ahead of the fourth-placed Springboks and behind France and top-seeded Ireland.
  
  Eddie Jones' Australia are in trouble, dropping from seventh to eighth in the rankings after consecutive losses to Argentina and South Africa in The Rugby Championship.
  
  Wales are now one place behind their World Cup group rivals Australia, with Warren Gatland's men ranked ninth. Their fellow group opponents Georgia is ranked 11th, Fiji is 13th and Portugal is 16th.
  
  In rugby league: This Friday night’s game between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Broncos at Sunshine Coast Stadium, promises to be a mouthwatering clash with ten stars returning, headlined by opposing superstar Fullbacks, Latrell Mitchell from injury and Reece Walsh from suspension.
  
  Nathan Cleary will be named at halfback for the Panthers, with their four ORIGIN III reps expected to play as well.
  
  Meanwhile, Parramatta Eels enforcer, Reagan Campbell-Gillard will likely be spending a month on the sideline for sliding his knees into the back of Titans’ hooker Chris Randall in an incident even Parramatta Coach Brad Arthur has conceded was “sloppy and lazy”.
  
  The Kangaroos and Blues star was charged with grade three dangerous contact and he is looking at four games on the sidelines with the early plea, but five if he fights the charge and is unsuccessful.
  
  In the Tour de France: Yesterday was the last rest day of the Tour de France 2023 with defending champion, Jonas Vingegaard clinging to a precious 10 second lead over his closest rival, Tadej Pogacar ahead of Stage 16 in the French alps.
  
  At Wimbledon: The All England Lawn Tennis Club has confirmed that they penalized Novak Djokovic US$8000, for “racket abuse” during his defeat by Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday.
  
  Djokovic later said that he wasn’t proud of the incident and accepted the officials sanction: “There’s not much to talk about,” Djokovic said when quizzed about it at the post-match press conference. “Yeah, just tough, tough couple of points. He played amazing to break my serve, which was enough to win the fifth. Not a great moment, but you just kind of have to accept it.”
  
  In combat sports: After winning the first boxing match of her career, Daniella Hemsley ripped off her bra and flashed the crowd at 3A Arena in Dublin, Ireland last Saturday night.
  
  Hemsley later posted on Instagram that she had a wardrobe malfunction - "Apologies to anyone who may have felt offended by my excitement, I did actually have tassels on but the sweat stuck them to my bra LOL."
  
  For the record, Hemsley, 22, now has 255,000 followers on TikTok and 122,000 on Instagram and I bet 99% of them are men! Hemsley also has an OnlyFans account called "Not your average Barbie Doll."
  
  Not your average Barbie Doll alright!
  
  Finally in the NBA: LeBron James will go back to wearing No. 23 on his LA Lakers jersey from next season, in another number switch in the basketball legend’s career.
  
  ESPN reports James will no longer wear No. 6 out of respect for Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell, who died last year aged 88.
  
  Russell won a record 11 NBA championships with the Celtics and has the NBA Finals MVP trophy named after him.
  
  Sounds like just another merchandise money-spinner to me!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56132681Mon, 17 Jul 2023 23:16:22 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 18 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on another cloudy and warm Tuesday morning 18 July 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: The new World Rugby rankings show New Zealand has just missed out on overtaking France for second place, but Australia have fallen.
  
  The All Blacks beat South Africa 30-25 on Saturday and one more point would have seen them secure extra rankings points for winning by 16 points or more to lift them above the Rugby World Cup 2023 hosts.
  
  New Zealand remain third in the world, ahead of the fourth-placed Springboks and behind France and top-seeded Ireland.
  
  Eddie Jones' Australia are in trouble, dropping from seventh to eighth in the rankings after consecutive losses to Argentina and South Africa in The Rugby Championship.
  
  Wales are now one place behind their World Cup group rivals Australia, with Warren Gatland's men ranked ninth. Their fellow group opponents Georgia is ranked 11th, Fiji is 13th and Portugal is 16th.
  
  In rugby league: This Friday night’s game between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Broncos at Sunshine Coast Stadium, promises to be a mouthwatering clash with ten stars returning, headlined by opposing superstar Fullbacks, Latrell Mitchell from injury and Reece Walsh from suspension.
  
  Nathan Cleary will be named at halfback for the Panthers, with their four ORIGIN III reps expected to play as well.
  
  Meanwhile, Parramatta Eels enforcer, Reagan Campbell-Gillard will likely be spending a month on the sideline for sliding his knees into the back of Titans’ hooker Chris Randall in an incident even Parramatta Coach Brad Arthur has conceded was “sloppy and lazy”.
  
  The Kangaroos and Blues star was charged with grade three dangerous contact and he is looking at four games on the sidelines with the early plea, but five if he fights the charge and is unsuccessful.
  
  In the Tour de France: Yesterday was the last rest day of the Tour de France 2023 with defending champion, Jonas Vingegaard clinging to a precious 10 second lead over his closest rival, Tadej Pogacar ahead of Stage 16 in the French alps.
  
  At Wimbledon: The All England Lawn Tennis Club has confirmed that they penalized Novak Djokovic US$8000, for “racket abuse” during his defeat by Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday.
  
  Djokovic later said that he wasn’t proud of the incident and accepted the officials sanction: “There’s not much to talk about,” Djokovic said when quizzed about it at the post-match press conference. “Yeah, just tough, tough couple of points. He played amazing to break my serve, which was enough to win the fifth. Not a great moment, but you just kind of have to accept it.”
  
  In combat sports: After winning the first boxing match of her career, Daniella Hemsley ripped off her bra and flashed the crowd at 3A Arena in Dublin, Ireland last Saturday night.
  
  Hemsley later posted on Instagram that she had a wardrobe malfunction - "Apologies to anyone who may have felt offended by my excitement, I did actually have tassels on but the sweat stuck them to my bra LOL."
  
  For the record, Hemsley, 22, now has 255,000 followers on TikTok and 122,000 on Instagram and I bet 99% of them are men! Hemsley also has an OnlyFans account called "Not your average Barbie Doll."
  
  Not your average Barbie Doll alright!
  
  Finally in the NBA: LeBron James will go back to wearing No. 23 on his LA Lakers jersey from next season, in another number switch in the basketball legend’s career.
  
  ESPN reports James will no longer wear No. 6 out of respect for Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell, who died last year aged 88.
  
  Russell won a record 11 NBA championships with the...]]>3197s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean618fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-07-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e17-teivovosports-teivovodigital--56132461
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: The opening day of the World Rugby U20 Trophy 2023 in Nairobi saw wins for Samoa, Scotland, Spain and Uruguay, the latter only after a late try against USA.
  
  Scotland ran out 64-33 winners over Zimbabwe. Samoa too did not have things all their own way against hosts Kenya, but two quick tries from Captain John Mata Samuelu and a double from Wing, William Hunt ensured the Pacific Islanders a 34-25 win.
  
  Uruguay edged USA 31-33, Spain then wrapped up the opening day's action with a 53-0 thrashing of Hong Kong China.
  
  In rugby league: The Parramatta Eels secured a thrilling 25-24 win over the Gold Coast Titans at Commbank Stadium last night, thanks to a Mitchell Moses’ field goal in the dying minutes.
  
  The lead changed hands five times throughout the game, with the hosts getting off to a flyer before a dramatic double sin bin halted Parramatta’s momentum.
  
  New Zealand Warriors Coach Andrew Webster is firming to be named the “Dally M Coach of the Year” as his NZ Warriors look set to play September football, making the top eight for the first time since 2018.
  
  The NZ Warriors thumped the Sharks 44-12 on Sunday to leapfrog them into fifth place on the NRL ladder.
  
  In the Tour de France: Defending champion, Jonas Vingegaard and his closest rival, Tadej Pogacar crossed the treacherous Stage 15 alpine climb finish line side-by-side overnight, so Vingegaard maintains his wafer-thin 10 second lead.
  
  At Wimbledon: Carlos Alcaraz defeated seven-time champion Novak Djokovic to claim his first Wimbledon title overnight, shattering the Serb’s dream of a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam crown.
  
  World number one Alcaraz recovered from dropping the first set and saving a set point in the second to win 1-6, 7-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 after four hours and 42 minutes on Centre Court.
  
  It was a second major for the 20-year-old Spaniard following his US Open title last year as he became Wimbledon’s third youngest Men’s champion.
  
  Australian Open and French Open champion Djokovic had been bidding to equal Federer’s record of eight Wimbledon titles and match Margaret Court’s all-time mark of 24 Slams.
  
  When he won his first major at the Australian Open in 2008, Alcaraz was still three months shy of his fifth birthday.
  
  And in combat sports: “Are they gonna go ahead with it? Are they gonna make it happen? If it happens under the UFC banner I’m with it for sure, for sure. I’ll do a bit of work with Elon. I hope they go ahead with it. Their pockets might be long but talk is cheap,“ Conner McGregor on that fight.
  
  In Football: Man U has agreed a deal with Inter to sign goalkeeper Andre Onana, sources have told ESPN.
  
  The Cameroon international is set to have a medical before completing a €50 million move to Old Trafford. Erik10 is hoping Onana, who will replace David De Gea as their No. 1 Keeper will be available to travel with the squad for the preseason tour of the US, which kicks off with a stop in New York this week.
  
  OK girls don’ t get too excited now!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56132461Mon, 17 Jul 2023 22:33:24 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 17 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a cloudy and warm Monday morning 17 July 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: The opening day of the World Rugby U20 Trophy 2023 in Nairobi saw wins for Samoa, Scotland, Spain and Uruguay, the latter only after a late try against USA.
  
  Scotland ran out 64-33 winners over Zimbabwe. Samoa too did not have things all their own way against hosts Kenya, but two quick tries from Captain John Mata Samuelu and a double from Wing, William Hunt ensured the Pacific Islanders a 34-25 win.
  
  Uruguay edged USA 31-33, Spain then wrapped up the opening day's action with a 53-0 thrashing of Hong Kong China.
  
  In rugby league: The Parramatta Eels secured a thrilling 25-24 win over the Gold Coast Titans at Commbank Stadium last night, thanks to a Mitchell Moses’ field goal in the dying minutes.
  
  The lead changed hands five times throughout the game, with the hosts getting off to a flyer before a dramatic double sin bin halted Parramatta’s momentum.
  
  New Zealand Warriors Coach Andrew Webster is firming to be named the “Dally M Coach of the Year” as his NZ Warriors look set to play September football, making the top eight for the first time since 2018.
  
  The NZ Warriors thumped the Sharks 44-12 on Sunday to leapfrog them into fifth place on the NRL ladder.
  
  In the Tour de France: Defending champion, Jonas Vingegaard and his closest rival, Tadej Pogacar crossed the treacherous Stage 15 alpine climb finish line side-by-side overnight, so Vingegaard maintains his wafer-thin 10 second lead.
  
  At Wimbledon: Carlos Alcaraz defeated seven-time champion Novak Djokovic to claim his first Wimbledon title overnight, shattering the Serb’s dream of a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam crown.
  
  World number one Alcaraz recovered from dropping the first set and saving a set point in the second to win 1-6, 7-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 after four hours and 42 minutes on Centre Court.
  
  It was a second major for the 20-year-old Spaniard following his US Open title last year as he became Wimbledon’s third youngest Men’s champion.
  
  Australian Open and French Open champion Djokovic had been bidding to equal Federer’s record of eight Wimbledon titles and match Margaret Court’s all-time mark of 24 Slams.
  
  When he won his first major at the Australian Open in 2008, Alcaraz was still three months shy of his fifth birthday.
  
  And in combat sports: “Are they gonna go ahead with it? Are they gonna make it happen? If it happens under the UFC banner I’m with it for sure, for sure. I’ll do a bit of work with Elon. I hope they go ahead with it. Their pockets might be long but talk is cheap,“ Conner McGregor on that fight.
  
  In Football: Man U has agreed a deal with Inter to sign goalkeeper Andre Onana, sources have told ESPN.
  
  The Cameroon international is set to have a medical before completing a €50 million move to Old Trafford. Erik10 is hoping Onana, who will replace David De Gea as their No. 1 Keeper will be available to travel with the squad for the preseason tour of the US, which kicks off with a stop in New York this week.
  
  OK girls don’ t get too excited now!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague...]]>2787s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean617fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-07-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e16-teivovosports-teivovodigital--56116385
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Results from The Championship Tests last night, where the All Blacks kept their extraordinary streak over the Springboks in Auckland intact, winning another enthralling Test 35-20 at Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland.
  
  Meanwhile, the Wannabies have suffered an agonising 31-34 defeat against Argentina on Saturday evening, with the Pumas scoring in the 80th minute to clinch a thrilling upset win at Commbank Stadium.
  
  Eddie Jones’ men were trailing by ten points in the 70th minute before Samu Kerevi scored and Mark Nawaqanitawase intercepted, and sprinted 90M to score under the posts to give Australia the lead in dramatic scenes.
  
  However, Pumas fullback Emiliano Boffelli shattered the hearts of every Wallabies fan in western Sydney, barging over just moments before the siren, handing Australia its second consecutive loss under Eddie Jones.
  
  In rugby league: The Storm were far from their best last night but ended up with two vital points that will keep them inside the Top 4 for another week thanks to a Xavier Coates hat-trick. They struggled to produce anything in attack for the first 50 minutes before running away with a 30-16 win over the Sydney Roosters.
  
  Cowboys Coach Todd Payten says that he’d like to rest his ORIGIN stars, but their poor start to the season won’t allow him that luxury.
  
  Valentine Holmes, Reuben Cotter, Jeremiah Nanai, Murray Taulagi and Reece Robson all backed up for North Queensland in their 19-8 win over Manly last night after featuring in ORIGIN III.
  
  And in Brizzy: “I will say this about Payne: I believe he’ll stay a Bronco,” Kevin Walters says he is comfortable with what Haas is doing and has “every right” to explore his options, but ultimately, believes the star forward stays in Red Hill.
  
  This after the tough guy’s Manager revealed the Broncos star received an offer from an NFL Club as he prepares to test his value on the open market.
  
  For the record – Broncos 44-24 at Belmore yesterday without Haas.
  
  At the Tour de France: Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard fought off a ferocious attack from Tadej Pogacar on the first of four Alpine tests in the Tour de France yesterday as Spain’s Carlos Rodriguez won Stage 14.
  
  Vingegaard now leads Pogacar by 10 seconds after winning a war of nerves in the battle for the title that has fans in raptures.
  
  At Wimbledon: Marketa Vondrousova defeated favourite Ons Jabeur in straight sets to make history as the first unseeded women’s singles champion at Wimbledon.
  
  There have been a string of surprise slam winners in a period of flux for the women’s game, but Wimbledon had been the exception until now, with the Czech, Vondrousova taking advantage of a nervous performance from Jabeur to win 6-4 6-4.
  
  While this was a great moment for Vondrousova, the quality of tennis on display in an error-strewn final was a disappointing advert for the women’s game.
  
  In Sportsbiz: At the midway point of the 2023 Major League baseball season, this is NOT your grandfather’s boring old baseball.
  
  During the offseason, the MLB put its infamously “timeless” sport on the clock for the first time. Thanks in-part to the pitch-clock, the games are faster by about 30 minutes.
  
  Despite the games running 30 minutes shorter, the average watch time per game at home on TV is 55 minutes now — up 31% from last season.
  
  The pitch clock has been a literal game-changer. This year’s games are averaging 2 hours and 38 minutes versus. 3 hours and 04 minutes last season.
  
  The games are shorter, but turbo-charged with more action: Offense and base-stealing are in, and wasting time in the batter’s box and pitcher’s mound are out.
  
  The pitch clock has been hailed as the greatest invention since sliced bread, and with telecasts running a half-hour shorter, watching the grand old game hasn’t been this much fun in decades.
  
  The result? A more compelling TV product by several important metrics; both national TV viewership and live attendance are trending upward for the nation’s oldest professional sports league.
  
  TV viewership is averaging 338,000 viewers over 14 telecasts, up 41% from last season.
  
  On the advertising front, TV regular-season sales are up 20% — and MLB says its sponsorship and merchandise sales are trending toward record levels.
  
  Clubs are estimating a 14% boost in sponsorship money, driven primarily by another new innovation - the sale of jersey Ad patches.
  
  MLB’s social media accounts are posting their best year ever with 3.3 billion views, up 67% from 2022.
  
  Average game attendance is up 8% to 28,832 and Father’s Day games drew over 600,000 fans, the biggest total since 2008.
  
  But the real miracle is, looking towards the future - America’s pastime is now attracting those elusive younger fans: TV viewership among fans 35 and under is up 14% this season. Even the median age of ticket buyers is six years younger than in 2019.
  
  And in combat sports: Undisputed and undefeated World Super Lightweight Champion, Gervonta “Tank” Davis has been released from jail in Baltimore after serving 44 days, ESPN.com reports today.
  
  Davis, 28, was sentenced on 05 May the week after his win over Ryan Garcia in late April for a 2021 hit-and-run case.
  
  At the time, Davis received a suspended prison term and 90 days of home detention, plus three years of supervised probation and 200 hours of community service, but he did not meet the conditions of his home detention, and so was ordered to serve the remainder of his home detention in jail.
  
  Davis’ release should mean he’s free and clear to fight again.
  
  In Football: Ireland’s pre-World Cup training game against Colombia in Brisbane yesterday was abandoned after only 20 minutes – after Irish player, Denise O’Sullivan was taken to hospital.
  
  The Girls in Green faced the South Americans in a final World Cup tune-up game at their Meakin Park training base in Brisbane, but the game was abandoned early after a bad challenge by a Colombian player, which left Irish player with an injured leg.
  Colombia had managed to get two yellow cards in the 19 minutes beforehand!
  
  OK girls don’ t get too excited now!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56116385Mon, 17 Jul 2023 04:48:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 16 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a cloudy and warm Sunday morning 16 July 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Results from The Championship Tests last night, where the All Blacks kept their extraordinary streak over the Springboks in Auckland intact, winning another enthralling Test 35-20 at Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland.
  
  Meanwhile, the Wannabies have suffered an agonising 31-34 defeat against Argentina on Saturday evening, with the Pumas scoring in the 80th minute to clinch a thrilling upset win at Commbank Stadium.
  
  Eddie Jones’ men were trailing by ten points in the 70th minute before Samu Kerevi scored and Mark Nawaqanitawase intercepted, and sprinted 90M to score under the posts to give Australia the lead in dramatic scenes.
  
  However, Pumas fullback Emiliano Boffelli shattered the hearts of every Wallabies fan in western Sydney, barging over just moments before the siren, handing Australia its second consecutive loss under Eddie Jones.
  
  In rugby league: The Storm were far from their best last night but ended up with two vital points that will keep them inside the Top 4 for another week thanks to a Xavier Coates hat-trick. They struggled to produce anything in attack for the first 50 minutes before running away with a 30-16 win over the Sydney Roosters.
  
  Cowboys Coach Todd Payten says that he’d like to rest his ORIGIN stars, but their poor start to the season won’t allow him that luxury.
  
  Valentine Holmes, Reuben Cotter, Jeremiah Nanai, Murray Taulagi and Reece Robson all backed up for North Queensland in their 19-8 win over Manly last night after featuring in ORIGIN III.
  
  And in Brizzy: “I will say this about Payne: I believe he’ll stay a Bronco,” Kevin Walters says he is comfortable with what Haas is doing and has “every right” to explore his options, but ultimately, believes the star forward stays in Red Hill.
  
  This after the tough guy’s Manager revealed the Broncos star received an offer from an NFL Club as he prepares to test his value on the open market.
  
  For the record – Broncos 44-24 at Belmore yesterday without Haas.
  
  At the Tour de France: Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard fought off a ferocious attack from Tadej Pogacar on the first of four Alpine tests in the Tour de France yesterday as Spain’s Carlos Rodriguez won Stage 14.
  
  Vingegaard now leads Pogacar by 10 seconds after winning a war of nerves in the battle for the title that has fans in raptures.
  
  At Wimbledon: Marketa Vondrousova defeated favourite Ons Jabeur in straight sets to make history as the first unseeded women’s singles champion at Wimbledon.
  
  There have been a string of surprise slam winners in a period of flux for the women’s game, but Wimbledon had been the exception until now, with the Czech, Vondrousova taking advantage of a nervous performance from Jabeur to win 6-4 6-4.
  
  While this was a great moment for Vondrousova, the quality of tennis on display in an error-strewn final was a disappointing advert for the women’s game.
  
  In Sportsbiz: At the midway point of the 2023 Major League baseball season, this is NOT your grandfather’s boring old baseball.
  
  During the offseason, the MLB put its infamously “timeless” sport on the clock for the first time. Thanks in-part to the pitch-clock, the games are faster by about 30 minutes.
  
  Despite the games running 30 minutes shorter, the average watch time per game at home on TV is 55 minutes now — up 31% from last season.
  
  The pitch clock has been a literal game-changer. This year’s games are averaging 2 hours and 38 minutes versus. 3 hours and 04 minutes last season.
  
  The games are shorter, but turbo-charged...]]>5157s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean616fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-07-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e15-teivovosports-teivovodigital--56116382
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Final results from the World Rugby U20 Championship 2023 in South Africa: France 50-14 Ireland, England 15-22 South Africa, Australia 57-33 Wales, NZ 50-26 Georgia, Fiji 22-43 Argentina for sixth place and Italy 45-27 Japan so down they go to the World Rugby U20 trophy in 2024.
  
  Watch out tonight for the All Blacks versus South Africa at Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland.
  
  In rugby league: The Bulldogs have lost Josh Addo-Carr for at least three weeks after he suffered a hamstring injury in ORIGIN III.
  
  Bulldogs GM Phil Gould confirmed last night that “The Foxx” has suffered a grade two strain. Rookie Jeral Skelton will replace Addo-Carr against the Broncos clash at Belmore tonight.
  
  At the Storm, Ryan Papenhuyzen trained with the team for the first time in 12 months this week, since fracturing his kneecap in Round 18 last year against Canberra.
  
  The Storm play the Sydney Roosters today.
  
  At the Tour de France: Former world champion Michal Kwiatkowski broke away from the peleton about 11 kilometers to the top of the Grand Colombier mountain and held on to claim a second career Tour stage win.
  
  Little by little, two-time Tour de France champion, Tadej Pogacar is cutting into defending Champion, Jonas Vingegaard's Yellow jersey lead.
  
  With a sudden acceleration near the finish of a long and brutal ascent in yesterday's Stage 13, the Slovenian crossed four seconds ahead, and is now only nine seconds behind the Dane in the battle for the famous yellow jersey.
  
  At Wimbledon: On a day of high drama, where seven-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic was booed by the centre court crowd, the world No. 2 powered into his ninth Wimbledon final, beating Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 that also moves him closer to a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon title.
  
  The 36-year-old will face world No. 1 and reigning US Open Champion, 20 year old Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday.
  
  Alcaraz beat Russian third seed Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 in theIR second semi-final.
  
  In Football: Manchester City striker Mary Fowler scored the only goal in the 66th minute as Australia warmed up for the FIFA World Cup by beating fifth-ranked France 1-0 last night, in front of more than 50,000 fans in Melbourne; the largest ever crowd on home soil for the Australian Women’s team.
  
  It ensured the tournament co-hosts head into their opening World Cup game against Ireland in Sydney on Thursday on a winning note.
  
  In Sportsbiz: Citing anonymous sources, Bloomberg is reporting that CAA could receive a valuation of more than US$7Billion in a potential deal, though the report also stated that talks with a French Billionaire could end without a final agreement.
  
  Stacked with talent that includes MLB sensation Shohei Ohtani and Cristiano Ronaldo, CAA handles an estimated US$17.8B in sports contracts.
  
  The Hollywood powerhouse, which represents talent across all forms of entertainment, is the most valuable sports agency in the world, according to Forbes.
  
  And in combat sports: When asked about Tyson Fury's decision to take on Francis Ngannou in boxing, Oleksandr Usyk said: “I have one ambition – it’s to fight Tyson Fury.” Then he jokingly said, “I saw that Conor McGregor put some significant weight on. Hey Conor, why don’t we make a fight at Wembley?”
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56116382Sun, 16 Jul 2023 04:44:22 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 15 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a cloudy and chilly Saturday morning 15 July 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Final results from the World Rugby U20 Championship 2023 in South Africa: France 50-14 Ireland, England 15-22 South Africa, Australia 57-33 Wales, NZ 50-26 Georgia, Fiji 22-43 Argentina for sixth place and Italy 45-27 Japan so down they go to the World Rugby U20 trophy in 2024.
  
  Watch out tonight for the All Blacks versus South Africa at Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland.
  
  In rugby league: The Bulldogs have lost Josh Addo-Carr for at least three weeks after he suffered a hamstring injury in ORIGIN III.
  
  Bulldogs GM Phil Gould confirmed last night that “The Foxx” has suffered a grade two strain. Rookie Jeral Skelton will replace Addo-Carr against the Broncos clash at Belmore tonight.
  
  At the Storm, Ryan Papenhuyzen trained with the team for the first time in 12 months this week, since fracturing his kneecap in Round 18 last year against Canberra.
  
  The Storm play the Sydney Roosters today.
  
  At the Tour de France: Former world champion Michal Kwiatkowski broke away from the peleton about 11 kilometers to the top of the Grand Colombier mountain and held on to claim a second career Tour stage win.
  
  Little by little, two-time Tour de France champion, Tadej Pogacar is cutting into defending Champion, Jonas Vingegaard's Yellow jersey lead.
  
  With a sudden acceleration near the finish of a long and brutal ascent in yesterday's Stage 13, the Slovenian crossed four seconds ahead, and is now only nine seconds behind the Dane in the battle for the famous yellow jersey.
  
  At Wimbledon: On a day of high drama, where seven-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic was booed by the centre court crowd, the world No. 2 powered into his ninth Wimbledon final, beating Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 that also moves him closer to a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon title.
  
  The 36-year-old will face world No. 1 and reigning US Open Champion, 20 year old Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday.
  
  Alcaraz beat Russian third seed Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 in theIR second semi-final.
  
  In Football: Manchester City striker Mary Fowler scored the only goal in the 66th minute as Australia warmed up for the FIFA World Cup by beating fifth-ranked France 1-0 last night, in front of more than 50,000 fans in Melbourne; the largest ever crowd on home soil for the Australian Women’s team.
  
  It ensured the tournament co-hosts head into their opening World Cup game against Ireland in Sydney on Thursday on a winning note.
  
  In Sportsbiz: Citing anonymous sources, Bloomberg is reporting that CAA could receive a valuation of more than US$7Billion in a potential deal, though the report also stated that talks with a French Billionaire could end without a final agreement.
  
  Stacked with talent that includes MLB sensation Shohei Ohtani and Cristiano Ronaldo, CAA handles an estimated US$17.8B in sports contracts.
  
  The Hollywood powerhouse, which represents talent across all forms of entertainment, is the most valuable sports agency in the world, according to Forbes.
  
  And in combat sports: When asked about Tyson Fury's decision to take on Francis Ngannou in boxing, Oleksandr Usyk said: “I have one ambition – it’s to fight Tyson Fury.” Then he jokingly said, “I saw that Conor McGregor put some significant weight on. Hey Conor, why don’t we make a fight at Wembley?”
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all...]]>3297s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean615fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-07-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e14-teivovosports-teivovodigital--56107086
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Our World Famous Tips for the final round of the World Rugby U20 Championship this weekend: France to fringo Ireland, England to ebay South Africa, Australia TO weewillywonka Wales, New Zealand to ganguly Georgia, Fiji to fufufugee Argentina for sixth place and Italy to jungalee Japan to the U20 Trophy 2024.
  
  The U20 Trophy makes its highly anticipated return after four years due to COVID19, with Kenya hosting the tournament for the first time since 2009.
  
  Scotland – competing in the U20 Trophy for the first time, having been relegated from the U20 Championship in 2019 by Fiji, will face USA and Uruguay in Pool A alongside African champions Zimbabwe.
  
  Samoa, U20 Trophy champions in 2011 and 2016, will face hosts Kenya, Hong Kong and Spain in Pool B.
  
  In rugby league: The surprise sighting of Ivan Cleary inside the NSW Blues Coaches Box on Wednesday night could be a “glimpse into the future” according to The Daily Telegraph, who reported yesterday that Fittler benefited from having Cleary alongside him in the 24-10 win.
  
  Speaking to reporters after the ORIGIN III win, Fittler said he had got plenty out of the experience.
  
  Meanwhile, Broncos superstar, Payne Haas has dropped another bombshell, putting himself on the open market, stating that he wants to win a premiership and so not re-signing with the Broncos until he has gauged what a number of other Clubs are willing to offer him come the November transfer window.
  
  At the Tour de France: The ongoing duel between defending Tour de France Champion, Jonas Vingegaard and two time winner Tadej Pogacar may ignite on the Grand Colombier mountain during Bastilles Day - the French national holiday today.
  
  Dane Vingegaard holds a slender 17 seconds lead over the fiery Slovenian Pogacar, who laid the foundation stone for his stealth Tour de France win at the same place in 2020.
  
  So far on this 110th edition of the world's greatest bike race, the pair have traded tit-for-tat hits with the struggle finely balanced as the peloton heads towards the Alps.
  
  At Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic believes his formidable record at Wimbledon ensures he remains the favourite to win the Men's singles title going into tonight's semi-finals.
  
  Djokovic, going for a record-equalling eighth title, plays Italian eighth seed Jannik Sinner while Spanish World Number 1, Carlos Alcaraz faces Russian third seed Daniil Medvedev in the second semi-final.
  
  "I don't want to sound arrogant, but of course I would consider myself favourite," said second seed Djokovic.
  
  The Serb is bidding for a fifth successive victory at the All England Club, which would also see him equal Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 major titles.
  
  Sinner, 21 is in his first Grand Slam semi-final, while Djokovic will be contesting his 46th major semi-final - equalling Roger Federer's all-time record.
  
  Djokovic is aiming to reach a 35th Grand Slam singles final, which would be an outright record and move him ahead of American Chris Evert.
  
  And at the FIFA World Cup downunder: A month of elite football is about to kick off as the FIFA Women’s World Cup begins in Australia and New Zealand next Thursday 20 July.
  
  For the first time ever, 32 teams, split into eight groups of four with each team playing all three group opponents, before the top two teams from each group make it to the knockouts.
  
  The eight group winners face off against the second-placed teams from different groups in the Round of 16, before we whittle things all the way down to two teams in the final on 20 August.
  
  In Sportsbiz: The NFL is getting closer to its long-stated goal of US$25Billion in annual revenue.
  
  With Amazon’s new US$1.2B media rights deal for “Thursday Night Football” kicking in last season, the league brought in nearly US$12B in national revenue, according to Forbes — a 7% increase over US$11.1B last year.
  
  Add in the local earnings of teams, the NFL likely closed in on US$20B in total revenue in 2022.
  
  Distributing revenue evenly among the league’s 32 teams, every NFL Club received US$372Million from the NFL’s national pot last year.
  
  The majority of that payment — US$249M comes from media rights deals totaling more than US$10B annually.
  
  And this season, YouTube is taking over the rights to “NFL Sunday Ticket” — paying US$2B annually.
  
  Geez what else can I say – “kaching”!
  
  In combat sports: Francis Ngannou is in line to pocket a career-high purse of US$8Million, ten times more than his last UFC purse; a base pay of US$800,000 when he took on Cyril Gane at UFC270 back in January 2020.
  
  'The Predator' will be looking to do what no boxer has done by beating The Gypsy King in Saudi Arabia.
  
  Let’s get ready to R U M B L E!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56107086Sat, 15 Jul 2023 00:43:07 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 14 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a cloudy but warm Friday morning 14 July 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Our World Famous Tips for the final round of the World Rugby U20 Championship this weekend: France to fringo Ireland, England to ebay South Africa, Australia TO weewillywonka Wales, New Zealand to ganguly Georgia, Fiji to fufufugee Argentina for sixth place and Italy to jungalee Japan to the U20 Trophy 2024.
  
  The U20 Trophy makes its highly anticipated return after four years due to COVID19, with Kenya hosting the tournament for the first time since 2009.
  
  Scotland – competing in the U20 Trophy for the first time, having been relegated from the U20 Championship in 2019 by Fiji, will face USA and Uruguay in Pool A alongside African champions Zimbabwe.
  
  Samoa, U20 Trophy champions in 2011 and 2016, will face hosts Kenya, Hong Kong and Spain in Pool B.
  
  In rugby league: The surprise sighting of Ivan Cleary inside the NSW Blues Coaches Box on Wednesday night could be a “glimpse into the future” according to The Daily Telegraph, who reported yesterday that Fittler benefited from having Cleary alongside him in the 24-10 win.
  
  Speaking to reporters after the ORIGIN III win, Fittler said he had got plenty out of the experience.
  
  Meanwhile, Broncos superstar, Payne Haas has dropped another bombshell, putting himself on the open market, stating that he wants to win a premiership and so not re-signing with the Broncos until he has gauged what a number of other Clubs are willing to offer him come the November transfer window.
  
  At the Tour de France: The ongoing duel between defending Tour de France Champion, Jonas Vingegaard and two time winner Tadej Pogacar may ignite on the Grand Colombier mountain during Bastilles Day - the French national holiday today.
  
  Dane Vingegaard holds a slender 17 seconds lead over the fiery Slovenian Pogacar, who laid the foundation stone for his stealth Tour de France win at the same place in 2020.
  
  So far on this 110th edition of the world's greatest bike race, the pair have traded tit-for-tat hits with the struggle finely balanced as the peloton heads towards the Alps.
  
  At Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic believes his formidable record at Wimbledon ensures he remains the favourite to win the Men's singles title going into tonight's semi-finals.
  
  Djokovic, going for a record-equalling eighth title, plays Italian eighth seed Jannik Sinner while Spanish World Number 1, Carlos Alcaraz faces Russian third seed Daniil Medvedev in the second semi-final.
  
  "I don't want to sound arrogant, but of course I would consider myself favourite," said second seed Djokovic.
  
  The Serb is bidding for a fifth successive victory at the All England Club, which would also see him equal Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 major titles.
  
  Sinner, 21 is in his first Grand Slam semi-final, while Djokovic will be contesting his 46th major semi-final - equalling Roger Federer's all-time record.
  
  Djokovic is aiming to reach a 35th Grand Slam singles final, which would be an outright record and move him ahead of American Chris Evert.
  
  And at the FIFA World Cup downunder: A month of elite football is about to kick off as the FIFA Women’s World Cup begins in Australia and New Zealand next Thursday 20 July.
  
  For the first time ever, 32 teams, split into eight groups of four with each team playing all three group opponents, before the top two teams from each group make it to the knockouts.
  
  The eight group winners face off against the second-placed teams from different groups in the Round of 16, before we whittle things all the way...]]>4327s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean614fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-07-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e13-teivovosports-teivovodigital--56090948
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby league: Brad Fittler’s bold selection calls paid off in ORIGIN III at Accor Stadium last night, highlighted by a double to debutant Bradman Best, and whose quick hands opened up space for speedster Josh “The Foxx” Addo-Carr to light up over 75,000 fans with the try of the Series in a 24-10 famous win for New South Wales.
  
  James Tedesco rewarded Fittler for his loyalty with a classy display at the back while South Sydney star, Cody Walker was named Man of the Match while Maroons forward Reuben Cotter was awarded the Player of the Series.
  
  Whatever the future holds for Brad Fittler, he can at least celebrate today having restored State pride in avoiding an ORIGIN Series maroonwash by Billy the Kid and his Queensland raiders!
  
  In rugby: So it’s France vs Ireland for the World Rugby U20 Championship 2023 title this weekend, England vs South Africa for third place, Wales vs Australia for fourth, Georgia vs New Zealand for fifth, Argentina vs Fiji for sixth place and Japan vs Italy to see who is relegated for 2024.
  
  And at the Tour de France: Belgian sprinter Jasper Philipsen posted his fourth stage win from Clermont-Ferrand to Moulins in central France yesterday, taking his career tally to six Tour de France stage wins.
  
  Philipsen navigated his way through traffic at an average speed of 66Km per hour in the last kilometer to join Mark Cavendish as the only active rider with at least four stage wins in a single Tour.
  
  There were no major changes in the general classification with Jonas Vingegaard keeping his 17-second lead over Tadej Pogacar, while Aussie, Jai Hindley remained in third place.
  
  And at Wimbledon: World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz has admitted that his Father likely video recorded rival Novak Djokovic while he was training at Wimbledon ahead of a potential final clash.
  
  Both Djokovic and Alcaraz, have made the semi-finals; trained on Monday at the practice courts, and while access is restricted to members of the public, players can find themselves training alongside one another and view across.
  
  According to a Serbian media outlet, Alcaraz's father closely followed the events at Djokovic's training and was even spotted recording everything.
  
  In Sportsbiz: WNBA games on ESPN are averaging 548,000 viewers, up 46% from the 2022 season. On ABC, WNBA games are averaging 647,000 viewers, up 18% on 2022.
  
  The WNBA Draft was the most viewed WNBA Draft since 2004 and the opening game between the Phoenix Mercury and Los Angeles Sparks received the best opening game ratings in 11 years.
  
  Higher TV ratings are extra important for the WNBA as their current deal with ESPN only allows them to a maximum US$25Million per season broadcast revenue, which is very little compared to most sports.
  
  This deal expires in 2025 and the better ratings will allow the WNBA to leverage for a much more profitable deal.
  
  In combat sports: Watch out Elon, Zuck means business.
  
  Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg is training the house down, judging by a photo of the tech guru with UFC Champions Israel Adesanya and Alex Volkanovski.
  
  On Wednesday, Kiwi-Nigerian star, Adesanya posted photos of Zuckberg training with the two UFC teammates and it’s safe to say the Facebook boss is looking in great shape.
  
  The rivalry between the tech gurus has ramped up in recent weeks after Zuckberg launched Threads — an app that is very similar to Twitter and one that users have flocked to as Twitter’s popularity plummets under Musk’s leadership.
  
  An MMA “Battle of the Billionaires” fight between the boss of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp & Threads against the owner of Tesla, Space X and Twitter would draw massive interest and settle the rivalry between the tech bosses once and for all.
  
  Let’s get ready to R U M B L E!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56090948Thu, 13 Jul 2023 16:56:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 13 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a beautiful bright, sunny and warm Thursday morning 13 July 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby league: Brad Fittler’s bold selection calls paid off in ORIGIN III at Accor Stadium last night, highlighted by a double to debutant Bradman Best, and whose quick hands opened up space for speedster Josh “The Foxx” Addo-Carr to light up over 75,000 fans with the try of the Series in a 24-10 famous win for New South Wales.
  
  James Tedesco rewarded Fittler for his loyalty with a classy display at the back while South Sydney star, Cody Walker was named Man of the Match while Maroons forward Reuben Cotter was awarded the Player of the Series.
  
  Whatever the future holds for Brad Fittler, he can at least celebrate today having restored State pride in avoiding an ORIGIN Series maroonwash by Billy the Kid and his Queensland raiders!
  
  In rugby: So it’s France vs Ireland for the World Rugby U20 Championship 2023 title this weekend, England vs South Africa for third place, Wales vs Australia for fourth, Georgia vs New Zealand for fifth, Argentina vs Fiji for sixth place and Japan vs Italy to see who is relegated for 2024.
  
  And at the Tour de France: Belgian sprinter Jasper Philipsen posted his fourth stage win from Clermont-Ferrand to Moulins in central France yesterday, taking his career tally to six Tour de France stage wins.
  
  Philipsen navigated his way through traffic at an average speed of 66Km per hour in the last kilometer to join Mark Cavendish as the only active rider with at least four stage wins in a single Tour.
  
  There were no major changes in the general classification with Jonas Vingegaard keeping his 17-second lead over Tadej Pogacar, while Aussie, Jai Hindley remained in third place.
  
  And at Wimbledon: World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz has admitted that his Father likely video recorded rival Novak Djokovic while he was training at Wimbledon ahead of a potential final clash.
  
  Both Djokovic and Alcaraz, have made the semi-finals; trained on Monday at the practice courts, and while access is restricted to members of the public, players can find themselves training alongside one another and view across.
  
  According to a Serbian media outlet, Alcaraz's father closely followed the events at Djokovic's training and was even spotted recording everything.
  
  In Sportsbiz: WNBA games on ESPN are averaging 548,000 viewers, up 46% from the 2022 season. On ABC, WNBA games are averaging 647,000 viewers, up 18% on 2022.
  
  The WNBA Draft was the most viewed WNBA Draft since 2004 and the opening game between the Phoenix Mercury and Los Angeles Sparks received the best opening game ratings in 11 years.
  
  Higher TV ratings are extra important for the WNBA as their current deal with ESPN only allows them to a maximum US$25Million per season broadcast revenue, which is very little compared to most sports.
  
  This deal expires in 2025 and the better ratings will allow the WNBA to leverage for a much more profitable deal.
  
  In combat sports: Watch out Elon, Zuck means business.
  
  Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg is training the house down, judging by a photo of the tech guru with UFC Champions Israel Adesanya and Alex Volkanovski.
  
  On Wednesday, Kiwi-Nigerian star, Adesanya posted photos of Zuckberg training with the two UFC teammates and it’s safe to say the Facebook boss is looking in great shape.
  
  The rivalry between the tech gurus has ramped up in recent weeks after Zuckberg launched Threads — an app that is very similar to Twitter and one that users have flocked to as Twitter’s popularity plummets under Musk’s leadership.
  
  An MMA...]]>3487s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean613fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-07-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e12-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56066003
  Thank you Molly!
  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Inspirational Rooster Chicken Fijiana Drua Captain, Bitila Tawake and hardworking Fijiana lock, Jade Coates will feature for Waikato Rugby in the 2023 Farah Palmer Cup, alongside four Black Ferns squad members in Renee Holmes, Tanya Kalounivale, Kennedy Simon and Esther Tilo-Faiaoga.
  
  In rugby league: While the Queensland Maroons go in search of the first clean sweep since 2010 at Accor Stadium in Sydney tonight, the NSW Blues will look to repeat what they did in 1984, 2007, 2009 and 2016 by winning ORIGIN III to avoid the embarrassing shame of a three nil whitewash.
  
  So our World Famous Tip for State of Origin III, with Billy the Kid and his Queensland Maroons proving too good so far, with two wins, is for Freddie Fittler and his New South Wales Blues girls to bounce back with a bit of scratching and hair pulling for a win.
  
  In Sportsbiz: Check out the US$2.3Billion MSG Sphere, located just near the Las Vegas Strip and billed as the world’s largest spherical structure, with its 366-by-516-feet wraparound LED screen capable of displaying 256 million different colors.
  
  The venue won’t open until late September, when U2 begins a 25-show run there. The 17,500-seat arena is also capable of hosting sports such as boxing and mixed-martial arts, and Formula 1 will take it over during the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
  
  No other concerts have been announced for the MSG Sphere, but Sphere Entertainment already has plans to build an identical venue in London and more around the world.
  
  In combat sports: WBC World Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury will fight MMA star Francis Ngannou in a fight under the official rules of professional boxing, with three judges ringside adopting the 10-point system in Saudi Arabia on 28 October.
  
  The Gypsy King's WBC title will not be on the line against the former UFC Heavyweight Champion.
  
  "As soon as that bell goes, it'll be bombs away. This guy is supposed to be the hardest puncher in the world, but let's see how he reacts when he gets hit by the Gypsy King," Fury said.
  
  Cameroon-born Frenchman, Ngannou was 17-3 (12 KOs) in MMA, becoming the UFC’s first African heavyweight champion in 2021. “My dream was always to box, and to box the best,” Ngannou said. “This is my opportunity to make that dream come true and cement my position as the baddest man on the planet.”
  
  The WBC said it will not be involved in the fight, with Fury given special permission for a non-title bout as he has no mandatory challenger.
  
  And at the Tour de France: On his home soil in the Basque Country, Pello Bilbao claimed victory in Stage 10 of the 2023 Tour de France, his first ever Tour win, outsprinting Georg Zimmermann and Ben O'Connor.
  
  The 33 year old dedicated his victory to his team-late Gino Mäder who tragically passed away at the Tour de Suisse last month.
  
  Bilbao moved up to fifth overall while Jonas Vingegaard retained the yellow jersey Tadej Pogacar.
  
  Finally at Wimbledon: Elina Svitolina's husband and French tennis star, Gael Monfils was absent for her stunning win over world No.1 Iga Swiatek at Wimbledon on Tuesday; the Frenchman at home babysitting their young daughter Skai instead.
  
  Svitolina has enjoyed a fairytale Wimbledon comeback, having missed last year's tournament due to her pregnancy. The Ukrainian only returned to action in April, just six months after giving birth, and is already beating the world's best.
  
  Meanwhile, a fan at Wimbledon made an incredible catch on day eight when the ball landed in his glass of Pimm's, which costs a whopping US$12.54.
  Forbes reported that Wimbledon fans are expected to consume more than 270,000 plastic cups of Pimm’s this year.
  
  Geez that’s a lot of grog!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56066003Tue, 11 Jul 2023 21:38:23 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 12 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a beautiful bright, sunny and warm Wednesday morning 12 July 2023. Thank you Molly! Coming to you with...
  Thank you Molly!
  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Inspirational Rooster Chicken Fijiana Drua Captain, Bitila Tawake and hardworking Fijiana lock, Jade Coates will feature for Waikato Rugby in the 2023 Farah Palmer Cup, alongside four Black Ferns squad members in Renee Holmes, Tanya Kalounivale, Kennedy Simon and Esther Tilo-Faiaoga.
  
  In rugby league: While the Queensland Maroons go in search of the first clean sweep since 2010 at Accor Stadium in Sydney tonight, the NSW Blues will look to repeat what they did in 1984, 2007, 2009 and 2016 by winning ORIGIN III to avoid the embarrassing shame of a three nil whitewash.
  
  So our World Famous Tip for State of Origin III, with Billy the Kid and his Queensland Maroons proving too good so far, with two wins, is for Freddie Fittler and his New South Wales Blues girls to bounce back with a bit of scratching and hair pulling for a win.
  
  In Sportsbiz: Check out the US$2.3Billion MSG Sphere, located just near the Las Vegas Strip and billed as the world’s largest spherical structure, with its 366-by-516-feet wraparound LED screen capable of displaying 256 million different colors.
  
  The venue won’t open until late September, when U2 begins a 25-show run there. The 17,500-seat arena is also capable of hosting sports such as boxing and mixed-martial arts, and Formula 1 will take it over during the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
  
  No other concerts have been announced for the MSG Sphere, but Sphere Entertainment already has plans to build an identical venue in London and more around the world.
  
  In combat sports: WBC World Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury will fight MMA star Francis Ngannou in a fight under the official rules of professional boxing, with three judges ringside adopting the 10-point system in Saudi Arabia on 28 October.
  
  The Gypsy King's WBC title will not be on the line against the former UFC Heavyweight Champion.
  
  "As soon as that bell goes, it'll be bombs away. This guy is supposed to be the hardest puncher in the world, but let's see how he reacts when he gets hit by the Gypsy King," Fury said.
  
  Cameroon-born Frenchman, Ngannou was 17-3 (12 KOs) in MMA, becoming the UFC’s first African heavyweight champion in 2021. “My dream was always to box, and to box the best,” Ngannou said. “This is my opportunity to make that dream come true and cement my position as the baddest man on the planet.”
  
  The WBC said it will not be involved in the fight, with Fury given special permission for a non-title bout as he has no mandatory challenger.
  
  And at the Tour de France: On his home soil in the Basque Country, Pello Bilbao claimed victory in Stage 10 of the 2023 Tour de France, his first ever Tour win, outsprinting Georg Zimmermann and Ben O'Connor.
  
  The 33 year old dedicated his victory to his team-late Gino Mäder who tragically passed away at the Tour de Suisse last month.
  
  Bilbao moved up to fifth overall while Jonas Vingegaard retained the yellow jersey Tadej Pogacar.
  
  Finally at Wimbledon: Elina Svitolina's husband and French tennis star, Gael Monfils was absent for her stunning win over world No.1 Iga Swiatek at Wimbledon on Tuesday; the Frenchman at home babysitting their young daughter Skai instead.
  
  Svitolina has enjoyed a fairytale Wimbledon comeback, having missed last year's tournament due to her pregnancy. The Ukrainian only returned to action in April, just six months after giving birth, and is already beating the world's best.
  
  Meanwhile, a fan at Wimbledon made an incredible catch on day eight when the ball landed in...]]>3777s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unioncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-07-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e11-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56055689
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Legendary All Black Centre, Ma’a Nonu starred, while Flying Fijian Wing Paula Balekana scored his 14th try of 2023 for the New England Free Jacks, who were crowned champions of Major League Rugby for the first time after beating the San Diego Legion 24-25 in a hotly contested MLR Championship Final in Chicago, Illinois last Saturday.
  
  In rugby league: While the Queensland Maroons go in search of the first clean sweep since 2010 at Accor Stadium in Sydney tomorrow night, the NSW Blues will look to repeat what they did in 1984, 2007, 2009 and 2016 by winning ORIGIN III to avoid the embarrassing shame of a three nil whitewash.
  
  In Sportsbiz: A US Senate hearing today will examine the PGA Tour-PIF partnership. However, neither PGA Tour Commissioner, Jay Monahan nor Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund Governor, Yasir Al-Rumayyan will be in Washington DC to testify.
  
  According to the New York Times, Monahan would have considered testifying if the Senate agreed to postpone the hearing, but the committee declined.
  
  In announcing his return, Monahan provided no more details on what initially caused him to step away on 13 June, only that his health had “improved dramatically.”
  
  At Wimbledon: Belarusian Victoria Azarenka blamed “drunk” fans in the Wimbledon crowd after she was loudly booed off court following her defeat to Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina, in what was the first match between a Ukrainian player and a Russian or Belarusian at this year’s tournament.
  
  Players from Russia and Belarus were banned by Wimbledon last year following the invasion of Ukraine, but they have been allowed to compete as neutral athletes this year.
  In combat sports: South African brawler, Dricus du Plessis stunned Australian Rob Whittaker to set up a title shot at UFC Middleweight Kiwi-Nigerian King, Israel Adesanya in the main event at UFC293 in Sydney in a couple of months.
  
  Du Plessis has now won eight straight after scoring a second-round TKO win over Whittaker, who was rocked by a straight right hand before being finished off by a series of brutal shots in Vegas on Sunday.
  
  And at the Tour de France: Canadian Michael Woods claimed a breakaway victory on stage nine of the Tour de France as Tadej Pogacar took more time out of race leader Jonas Vingegaard.
  
  Woods made up around two minutes on American Matteo Jorgenson on the steep final section of the Puy de Dome, 182.5km after leaving Saint Leonard de Noblat.
  
  Two-time winner Tadej Pogacar's late attack saw him make up eight seconds on Jonas Vingegaard, both more than eight minutes behind the 36-year-old Woods.
  
  The Slovenian now sits just 17 seconds behind his main rival for the coveted yellow jersey.
  
  And finally, the NBA is introducing a new in-season Tournament in November, involving a group stage of six five-team groups, with the six group winners and two wild cards advancing to an eight-team knockout stage in early December and a Final Four event set for Las Vegas competing for the new NBA Cup.
  
  To spice it all up, players will compete for a prize pool of US$18Million, with championship team players receiving US$500,000 each and payouts for players on teams losing in earlier rounds getting US$200,000, US$100,000 and US$50,000 respectively in cold hard cash to splash on the casinos!!!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56055689Mon, 10 Jul 2023 22:59:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 11 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a beautiful bright, sunny and warm Tuesday morning 11 July 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Legendary All Black Centre, Ma’a Nonu starred, while Flying Fijian Wing Paula Balekana scored his 14th try of 2023 for the New England Free Jacks, who were crowned champions of Major League Rugby for the first time after beating the San Diego Legion 24-25 in a hotly contested MLR Championship Final in Chicago, Illinois last Saturday.
  
  In rugby league: While the Queensland Maroons go in search of the first clean sweep since 2010 at Accor Stadium in Sydney tomorrow night, the NSW Blues will look to repeat what they did in 1984, 2007, 2009 and 2016 by winning ORIGIN III to avoid the embarrassing shame of a three nil whitewash.
  
  In Sportsbiz: A US Senate hearing today will examine the PGA Tour-PIF partnership. However, neither PGA Tour Commissioner, Jay Monahan nor Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund Governor, Yasir Al-Rumayyan will be in Washington DC to testify.
  
  According to the New York Times, Monahan would have considered testifying if the Senate agreed to postpone the hearing, but the committee declined.
  
  In announcing his return, Monahan provided no more details on what initially caused him to step away on 13 June, only that his health had “improved dramatically.”
  
  At Wimbledon: Belarusian Victoria Azarenka blamed “drunk” fans in the Wimbledon crowd after she was loudly booed off court following her defeat to Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina, in what was the first match between a Ukrainian player and a Russian or Belarusian at this year’s tournament.
  
  Players from Russia and Belarus were banned by Wimbledon last year following the invasion of Ukraine, but they have been allowed to compete as neutral athletes this year.
  In combat sports: South African brawler, Dricus du Plessis stunned Australian Rob Whittaker to set up a title shot at UFC Middleweight Kiwi-Nigerian King, Israel Adesanya in the main event at UFC293 in Sydney in a couple of months.
  
  Du Plessis has now won eight straight after scoring a second-round TKO win over Whittaker, who was rocked by a straight right hand before being finished off by a series of brutal shots in Vegas on Sunday.
  
  And at the Tour de France: Canadian Michael Woods claimed a breakaway victory on stage nine of the Tour de France as Tadej Pogacar took more time out of race leader Jonas Vingegaard.
  
  Woods made up around two minutes on American Matteo Jorgenson on the steep final section of the Puy de Dome, 182.5km after leaving Saint Leonard de Noblat.
  
  Two-time winner Tadej Pogacar's late attack saw him make up eight seconds on Jonas Vingegaard, both more than eight minutes behind the 36-year-old Woods.
  
  The Slovenian now sits just 17 seconds behind his main rival for the coveted yellow jersey.
  
  And finally, the NBA is introducing a new in-season Tournament in November, involving a group stage of six five-team groups, with the six group winners and two wild cards advancing to an eight-team knockout stage in early December and a Final Four event set for Las Vegas competing for the new NBA Cup.
  
  To spice it all up, players will compete for a prize pool of US$18Million, with championship team players receiving US$500,000 each and payouts for players on teams losing in earlier rounds getting US$200,000, US$100,000 and US$50,000 respectively in cold hard cash to splash on the casinos!!!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas...]]>3147s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean611fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-07-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e10-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56044132
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Results from the World Rugby U20 Championships in South Africa: France 52-31 England, Ireland 31-12 South Africa, Wales 40-21 Georgia, Australia 44-35 New Zealand, Argentina 45-20 Japan and Fiji 41-26 Italy with Mesake Vocevoce named the player of the match.
  
  But the real gem of a find for Fiji has to be the flyhalf, Isiah Ravula with his skills, astute general play and most of all – accurate goal kicking, the nephew of Richie Mo’unga is a star of the future for Fiji.
  
  In rugby league: The Canterbury Bulldogs are set to make a bizarre offer for Gold Coast Titans Captain Tino Fa’asuamaleaui, with a A$4Million contract and a share in a pub.
  
  Fa’asuamaleaui and David Fifita are free agents due to a clause in their contracts as a result of former Coach Justin Holbrook’s sacking.
  
  According to The Daily Telegraph, Arthur Laundy, who owns 30 pubs across New South Wales and is the Bulldogs major sponsor, has offered shares with a 10 to 12 per cent annual return for players who take up such a deal.
  
  He is also willing to give a money-back guarantee: “If they want out at the end to get married, to buy a house, I’ll buy them out” he said.
  
  Meanwhile back on earth!
  
  Dolphins Wing Jamayne Isaako missed a game-winning field goal attempt in the 85th minute, but the Gold Coast were penalised for being offside with the scores locked at 21-21.
  
  Erin Clark went early to put pressure on Isaako despite two warnings from the Referee and Isaako slotted the ensuing penalty goal from in front to win it.
  
  The win snapped a four-game losing streak the Dolphins had been riding and three of those four losses came in blowout fashion.
  
  They now sit 12th spot on the ladder, equal on points with the Titans.
  
  In Sportsbiz: After Kobe Bryant’s death, the state of his Nike merchandise fluctuated, with the company clarifying that it had sold out all his existing inventory.
  
  Bryant’s estate, led by his widow Vanessa, let the contract expire in 2021. Now that fences are mended with Nike, the Kobe Bryant shoe is back in the spotlight via NBA 2K.
  
  Kobe Bryant was also an investor in Body Armour — which netted his estate US$400Million when Coca-Cola took majority ownership of their sports drink.
  
  In combat sports: Aussie champ, Alexander Volkanovski has successfully defended his UFC Featherweight crown against Yair Rodriguez, scoring a third-round TKO win at UFC290 in Las Vegas yesterday.
  
  It was Volk’s 11th win in a row at 145 pounds, building on what was already the longest active win streak in the division
  
  “I’m coming for all those records, I’ve got a lot of goals ahead. The sky is the limit. I want that lightweight belt,” warned the champion.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56044132Sun, 09 Jul 2023 22:30:27 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 10 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a beautiful bright, sunny and warm Monday morning 10 July 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Results from the World Rugby U20 Championships in South Africa: France 52-31 England, Ireland 31-12 South Africa, Wales 40-21 Georgia, Australia 44-35 New Zealand, Argentina 45-20 Japan and Fiji 41-26 Italy with Mesake Vocevoce named the player of the match.
  
  But the real gem of a find for Fiji has to be the flyhalf, Isiah Ravula with his skills, astute general play and most of all – accurate goal kicking, the nephew of Richie Mo’unga is a star of the future for Fiji.
  
  In rugby league: The Canterbury Bulldogs are set to make a bizarre offer for Gold Coast Titans Captain Tino Fa’asuamaleaui, with a A$4Million contract and a share in a pub.
  
  Fa’asuamaleaui and David Fifita are free agents due to a clause in their contracts as a result of former Coach Justin Holbrook’s sacking.
  
  According to The Daily Telegraph, Arthur Laundy, who owns 30 pubs across New South Wales and is the Bulldogs major sponsor, has offered shares with a 10 to 12 per cent annual return for players who take up such a deal.
  
  He is also willing to give a money-back guarantee: “If they want out at the end to get married, to buy a house, I’ll buy them out” he said.
  
  Meanwhile back on earth!
  
  Dolphins Wing Jamayne Isaako missed a game-winning field goal attempt in the 85th minute, but the Gold Coast were penalised for being offside with the scores locked at 21-21.
  
  Erin Clark went early to put pressure on Isaako despite two warnings from the Referee and Isaako slotted the ensuing penalty goal from in front to win it.
  
  The win snapped a four-game losing streak the Dolphins had been riding and three of those four losses came in blowout fashion.
  
  They now sit 12th spot on the ladder, equal on points with the Titans.
  
  In Sportsbiz: After Kobe Bryant’s death, the state of his Nike merchandise fluctuated, with the company clarifying that it had sold out all his existing inventory.
  
  Bryant’s estate, led by his widow Vanessa, let the contract expire in 2021. Now that fences are mended with Nike, the Kobe Bryant shoe is back in the spotlight via NBA 2K.
  
  Kobe Bryant was also an investor in Body Armour — which netted his estate US$400Million when Coca-Cola took majority ownership of their sports drink.
  
  In combat sports: Aussie champ, Alexander Volkanovski has successfully defended his UFC Featherweight crown against Yair Rodriguez, scoring a third-round TKO win at UFC290 in Las Vegas yesterday.
  
  It was Volk’s 11th win in a row at 145 pounds, building on what was already the longest active win streak in the division
  
  “I’m coming for all those records, I’ve got a lot of goals ahead. The sky is the limit. I want that lightweight belt,” warned the champion.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2707s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean610fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/09-07-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e09-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56038188
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In Netball: The Adelaide Thunderbirds are the 2023 Australian Super Netball champions after claiming a thrilling extra time 60-59 win over the NSW Swifts.
  
  English import Eleanor Cardwell stood tall in the thrilling final five minutes, and was named MVP last night.
  
  While it’s heartbreak for the Swifts as they sought their third Super Netball crown, it’s pure elation for the Thunderbirds as players and staff were left in tears on the sidelines.
  
  In rugby: Marika Koroibete flew down the left wing to put Australia into a surprise 5-0 lead in the eighth minute, but the visitors were on the back foot for pretty much the entire game after that.
  
  Kurt-Lee Arendse continued his free-scoring start to international rugby with his eighth, ninth and 10th tries in only his eighth test, among South Africa’s six straight tries as the world champions steamrolled Australia 12-43 in the opening round of the Rugby Championship overnight.
  
  The win was also a victory for South Africa’s strength in depth ahead of its Rugby World Cup title defense this year, as coach Jacques Nienaber didn’t even use a string of his first-choice players, preferring to instead send them to New Zealand early to prepare for a test against the All Blacks next Saturday in Auckland.
  
  Meanwhile in Mendoza Argentina this morning, the All Blacks trashed Los Pumas 12-41 with all their stars scoring – Dane Coles, Ardie Savea, Jordie Barrett, Reiko Ioane, Aaron Smith plus debutant Emoni Narawa.
  
  In rugby league: “We’re just finding ways to get people who aren’t even on the field to make big decisions. The live decision was what it was, but for whatever reason we want to look at it again and again and again, slow it down and manufacture an opinion and send a bloke into the sin bin,” South Sydney Coach Jason Demetriou perfectly articulates every Coach’s frustration with the bunker and the TMOs.
  
  For the record - the Bulldogs 36-32 Souths at ACCOR last night.
  
  Meanwhile, at Commbank Stadium, the New Zealand Warriors spanked the Eels 10-46, bringing Parramatta’s five-game winning streak to a grinding halt, with Shaun Johnson nailing seven of eight conversions.
  
  In the NBA: Victor “Wemby” Wembanyama the 7-foot-4 No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft last month, was introduced to the sold-out crowd on Friday night, who gave him a standing ovation and gasped when he won the opening tip for the Spurs and touched the ball for the first time.
  
  Eventually, the buzz died down as reality hit — this is going to take time. Wemby, who has been hailed as the best prospect since LeBron James, struggled against strength and quickness.
  
  His shot wasn’t falling — Wemby missed seven of his first eight attempts — and even shot an air ball on a three-pointer and seemed fatigued in the second half.
  
  Wemby finished with nine points on 2-for-13 shooting, eight rebounds and five blocks in 27 minutes for the Spurs 76-68 win over the Hornets.
  
  In the Tour de France: Race legend, Mark Cavendish has crashed out of the Tour de France with a fractured collarbone, forcing him to abandon the race and with it, his hopes of winning a record-breaking 35th Stage.
  
  The British cyclist fell to the ground during a pile-up in the pelaton, around 60Km from the end of stage eight between Libourne to Limoges.
  
  Cavendish, from the Isle of Man, has been level with Belgian great Eddy Merckx on 34 victories and had been bidding to pull ahead in this his last Tour de France.
  
  He came within a few metres of a historic victory in Bordeaux yesterday, but he was pipped at the finish line by Belgian's Jasper Philipsen after suffering a mechanical problem with his gears.
  
  No change at the front of the overall Tour de France race with Denmark’s defending champion, Jonas Vingegaard still leading Slovenian star Tadej Pogacar.
  
  In Sportsbiz: Brazil’s pro soccer Clubs are getting a massive financial boost from New York-based Serengeti Asset Management and Brazil’s Life Capital Partners, jointly purchasing a 20% stake in the commercial rights of most Clubs in Liga Forte Futbol.
  
  The 50-year deal, values their stake at about US$500Million, will see the investment firms pursuing larger international media rights.
  
  Despite Brazil’s five World Cup titles, nine Copa América championships, and a legacy burnished by international superstars such as Pelé and Neymar, Brazil pro soccer has lagged far behind top European pro leagues such as the Premier League and La Liga, in part due to significant financial imbalances between individual clubs.
  
  In boxing: Francis Ngannou versus Tyson Fury looks to be a done deal. According to a report quoting multiple sources that the crossover fight is “expected to be announced very soon.” The Gypsy King also hinted earlier this week at a location, with big money coming from the Middle East.
  
  “We’ve had a lot of offers from the Middle East at the moment to host that fight over the summer,” Fury said on a podcast. “The purse is private information, but let’s say it’s 10, 20, 30, 50 times the amount UFC fighters make,” he added just to poke UFC Prez Dana White.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56038188Sun, 09 Jul 2023 02:54:19 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 09 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a beautifully bright, sunny and warm Sunday morning 09 July 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In Netball: The Adelaide Thunderbirds are the 2023 Australian Super Netball champions after claiming a thrilling extra time 60-59 win over the NSW Swifts.
  
  English import Eleanor Cardwell stood tall in the thrilling final five minutes, and was named MVP last night.
  
  While it’s heartbreak for the Swifts as they sought their third Super Netball crown, it’s pure elation for the Thunderbirds as players and staff were left in tears on the sidelines.
  
  In rugby: Marika Koroibete flew down the left wing to put Australia into a surprise 5-0 lead in the eighth minute, but the visitors were on the back foot for pretty much the entire game after that.
  
  Kurt-Lee Arendse continued his free-scoring start to international rugby with his eighth, ninth and 10th tries in only his eighth test, among South Africa’s six straight tries as the world champions steamrolled Australia 12-43 in the opening round of the Rugby Championship overnight.
  
  The win was also a victory for South Africa’s strength in depth ahead of its Rugby World Cup title defense this year, as coach Jacques Nienaber didn’t even use a string of his first-choice players, preferring to instead send them to New Zealand early to prepare for a test against the All Blacks next Saturday in Auckland.
  
  Meanwhile in Mendoza Argentina this morning, the All Blacks trashed Los Pumas 12-41 with all their stars scoring – Dane Coles, Ardie Savea, Jordie Barrett, Reiko Ioane, Aaron Smith plus debutant Emoni Narawa.
  
  In rugby league: “We’re just finding ways to get people who aren’t even on the field to make big decisions. The live decision was what it was, but for whatever reason we want to look at it again and again and again, slow it down and manufacture an opinion and send a bloke into the sin bin,” South Sydney Coach Jason Demetriou perfectly articulates every Coach’s frustration with the bunker and the TMOs.
  
  For the record - the Bulldogs 36-32 Souths at ACCOR last night.
  
  Meanwhile, at Commbank Stadium, the New Zealand Warriors spanked the Eels 10-46, bringing Parramatta’s five-game winning streak to a grinding halt, with Shaun Johnson nailing seven of eight conversions.
  
  In the NBA: Victor “Wemby” Wembanyama the 7-foot-4 No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft last month, was introduced to the sold-out crowd on Friday night, who gave him a standing ovation and gasped when he won the opening tip for the Spurs and touched the ball for the first time.
  
  Eventually, the buzz died down as reality hit — this is going to take time. Wemby, who has been hailed as the best prospect since LeBron James, struggled against strength and quickness.
  
  His shot wasn’t falling — Wemby missed seven of his first eight attempts — and even shot an air ball on a three-pointer and seemed fatigued in the second half.
  
  Wemby finished with nine points on 2-for-13 shooting, eight rebounds and five blocks in 27 minutes for the Spurs 76-68 win over the Hornets.
  
  In the Tour de France: Race legend, Mark Cavendish has crashed out of the Tour de France with a fractured collarbone, forcing him to abandon the race and with it, his hopes of winning a record-breaking 35th Stage.
  
  The British cyclist fell to the ground during a pile-up in the pelaton, around 60Km from the end of stage eight between Libourne to Limoges.
  
  Cavendish, from the Isle of Man, has been level with Belgian great Eddy Merckx on 34 victories and had been bidding to pull ahead in this his last Tour de France.
  
  He came within a few metres of a historic victory in Bordeaux yesterday,...]]>4267s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean69fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/08-07-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e08-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56031336
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Our tips for the World Rugby U20 Championships on Monday 10 July in South Africa: Ireland to jameson South Africa in the first semi-final, while France will champagne England in the second semi-final for the 2023 Championship title.
  
  In The Rugby Championship games this weekend, we tip Argentina to argiebargie the All Blacks on Sunday morning at Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza, Argentina, and the Springboks to bamboozle the Wallabies wherever they’re playing!
  
  In rugby league: The Panthers have clarified their stance about involvement in the NRL’s historic double header in Las Vegas next year: In a statement released yesterday, the Panthers said they have “expressed a desire” to be represented in the Las Vegas fixtures, but believe the Club’s representation would be “better suited” in future years.
  
  The following ten clubs reportedly expressed their interest in taking part: The Raiders, Sharks, Bulldogs, Broncos, Rabbitohs, Storm, Titans, Roosters, Sea Eagles and the Dolphins as reported by The Daily Telegraph.
  
  In football: Paris Saint-Germain President Nasser al-Khelaifi insists superstar forward Kylian Mbappe “must sign a new contract” if he wants to remain at the Club next season.
  
  “The position is very clear. If Kylian wants to stay, he must sign a new contract. We can’t let the best player in the world today leave for free. It’s impossible,” Khelaifi said when asked about the France forward after Luis Enrique was unveiled as PSG’s new Coach.
  
  Mbappe declared last month that he would not extend his contract, which expires next year, but has indicated he wants to remain for a final season.
  
  PSG must therefore sell the player in this July transfer window, otherwise they will likely lose him for nothing when his deal ends after next season.
  
  Mbappe joined PSG from Monaco in August 2017 in a 180 million-euro deal – the second-highest transfer fee in history. His leaving now could surpass Neymar’s 222 million euro world record if a bidding war is sparked.
  
  In the Tour de France: Jasper Philipsen denied Mark Cavendish a record-breaking Tour de France victory as the Belgian won stage seven right on the finish line in Bordeaux.
  
  Philipsen made it three wins from three sprint stages in-a-row in this Tour, as he came around Cavendish in the final few metres, leaving the British star still tied with Eddy Merckx on 34 career Tour wins.
  
  The 38-year-old had come from well down in the pack to power his way down the right hand side and up to the front of the race, but Philipsen got him in the end.
  
  The sprint finish in the 170Km stage from Mont-de-Marsan saw no major changes at the top of the general classification, in which Denmark’s defending champion, Jonas Vingegaard leads from Slovenian UAE Team Emirates star, Tadej Pogacar.
  
  In Sportsbiz: Saudi Arabia will now launch a multibillion-dollar entity dedicated solely to sports, according to the Financial Times.
  
  Current Saudi sports investments include: At least US$2B of funding to back LIV Golf, majority ownership of Newcastle United for US$409Million, setting up the Saudi Arabian Formula 1 Grand Prix, a 17% stake in the Aston Martin F1 team and the Saudi Pro League US$75M annual contract for Cristiano Ronaldo.
  
  And finally today, a bit of boxing history in Background Buzz: Tuesday 4th July 2023 marked 247 years since the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America.
  
  For boxing historians it also marks the 113th year in the long history of boxing, since the “Fight of the Century.”
  
  In a ring constructed in the center of the city of Reno, Nevada, packed with 20,000 spectators, Arthur John Johnson, more widely known as Jack Johnson, of Galveston, Texas, the first African-American Heavyweight Champion of the World, faced the undefeated James J. Jeffries, who was called “The Great White Hope” returning from a six-year retirement especially to fight Johnson.
  
  In truth, the fight was not a boxing match; it was really a confrontation between two ethnic groups, with the ultimate aim of proving the superiority of one race over the other, in the centuries-old struggle between blacks and whites that still persists to this day.
  
  Jack Johnson, the 32-year-old champion, descendant of emancipated black slaves, with a perennial smile flashed by gold teeth, irreverent, who mocked racial barriers, was flamboyant, dapper, dandy, arrogant, insubordinate, mocking, sure of his sporting and human worth.
  
  Two years earlier, Johnson had won the first authorized world championship fight between heavyweights of different skin color, when he knocked out Canadian, Tommy Burns in 14 of 20 rounds in Sydney, Australia, on boxing day 1908, whom he had chased and challenged for two years to give him the title shot.
  
  Johnson was defending the belt for the 4th time against Jeffries, 35 years old, undefeated in 25 fights with 16 by KO and 2 draws before prematurely quitting boxing.
  
  Jeffries had returned in response to the requests and pleas of white fans who condemned the fact that a black man was sitting on the throne.
  
  In that group of followers stood out the reputed journalist Jack London, creator of the denomination of “Great White Hope” that was foisted on Jeffries, his idol, who when he was the champion had said contemptuously of Johnson, “He is a good boxer, but he is black. If I wasn’t the champion I’d fight him like anyone else. The title won’t go to a black as long as I can help it.”
  
  At 6’3″, an inch taller than the Texan, Jeffries had dropped some 43 kilos for the fight and seemed in perfect physical condition to contain the champion; of impressive muscle mass, who liked to fight defensively, waiting for the slightest carelessness or gap to attack with devastating fury, not stopping until his opponent collapse.
  
  That was exactly the tactic Johnson used in the ring that 04 July 1910 to frustrate Jeffries, who from the first bell, tried to approach and attack him, while Johnson hit him and then sought to clinch.
  
  He repeated the dose and gradually undermined the resistance of the challenger. In round 15, Johnson hit Jeffries with a hard left to the head and the former champion went to the floor for the first time in his career.
  
  At the time, there was no rule of sending the standing fighter to the neutral corner, so Johnson charged again, knocking Jeffries down for the second time with two hard punches and after a third knockdown the referee and promoter Ted Rickard protected Jeffries, while from his corner a white towel was thrown into the ring, at 2 minutes and 20 seconds of the round.
  
  It was the end of the “Great White Hope” and the death also of the illusions of the more than 20,000 fans - all white, as blacks were not allowed to enter the arena.
  
  When the result of the fight was made public in Reno and spread to other parts of the 52 cities and 25 states of the Union, euphoric masses of black people expressed their joy publicly, only to be immediately repelled by angry mobs who are called today - white supremacists.
  Riots went on for several days, with police powerless to stop the joy on one side and the fury unleashed on the other. The exact death toll is unknown but estimated at about twenty people with more than two hundred injured.
  
  A couple of years after his victory over Jeffries, Johnson would fall victim to his relentless persecutors and powerful enemies. He was imprisoned in 1912 “for immoral purposes,” - marrying a white woman, his second wife Lucille Cameron - an offense punishable by the Mann Act of 1910, for which a jury of 11 white people sentenced Jack Johnson to a year in prison.
  
  Johnson fled to Europe, where he stayed for a time and fought, and also traveled to Argentina, Mexico and Cuba, where he lost his title in Havana to Jess Willard on 05 April 1915 at 2 minutes 20 seconds of the 26th round of a 45 round fight.
  
  Johnson later claimed that he had given up the fight in order to return to the US, after an agreement with the State Department.
  
  On returning to the US, Jack Johnson was imprisoned between September 1920 and July of the following year, after which he returned to boxing in his early forties and fought 11 times for six wins, the last one against Brad Simmons, whom he knocked out in two rounds.
  
  Jack Johnson, considered one of the 10 best heavyweights in history, left boxing with an unofficial record of 77 fights won, 48 of them by KO, 13 defeats, 14 draws and 19 no decisions. Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990, Johnson, born on 3rd March 1878, died at the age of 68 on 03 June 1946 in a traffic accident at the wheel of one of his many luxury automobiles on a highway in Raleigh, North Carolina. Minutes earlier he had stormed out of a restaurant where he was refused service because of the color of his skin. In April 2018, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, in response to a petition led by Sylvester Stallone, granted Jack Johnson a pardon for his conviction.
  
  And that’s a wrap! #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team &l]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56031336Fri, 07 Jul 2023 22:05:09 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 08 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on another bright and sunny, Saturday morning 08 July 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Our tips for the World Rugby U20 Championships on Monday 10 July in South Africa: Ireland to jameson South Africa in the first semi-final, while France will champagne England in the second semi-final for the 2023 Championship title.
  
  In The Rugby Championship games this weekend, we tip Argentina to argiebargie the All Blacks on Sunday morning at Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza, Argentina, and the Springboks to bamboozle the Wallabies wherever they’re playing!
  
  In rugby league: The Panthers have clarified their stance about involvement in the NRL’s historic double header in Las Vegas next year: In a statement released yesterday, the Panthers said they have “expressed a desire” to be represented in the Las Vegas fixtures, but believe the Club’s representation would be “better suited” in future years.
  
  The following ten clubs reportedly expressed their interest in taking part: The Raiders, Sharks, Bulldogs, Broncos, Rabbitohs, Storm, Titans, Roosters, Sea Eagles and the Dolphins as reported by The Daily Telegraph.
  
  In football: Paris Saint-Germain President Nasser al-Khelaifi insists superstar forward Kylian Mbappe “must sign a new contract” if he wants to remain at the Club next season.
  
  “The position is very clear. If Kylian wants to stay, he must sign a new contract. We can’t let the best player in the world today leave for free. It’s impossible,” Khelaifi said when asked about the France forward after Luis Enrique was unveiled as PSG’s new Coach.
  
  Mbappe declared last month that he would not extend his contract, which expires next year, but has indicated he wants to remain for a final season.
  
  PSG must therefore sell the player in this July transfer window, otherwise they will likely lose him for nothing when his deal ends after next season.
  
  Mbappe joined PSG from Monaco in August 2017 in a 180 million-euro deal – the second-highest transfer fee in history. His leaving now could surpass Neymar’s 222 million euro world record if a bidding war is sparked.
  
  In the Tour de France: Jasper Philipsen denied Mark Cavendish a record-breaking Tour de France victory as the Belgian won stage seven right on the finish line in Bordeaux.
  
  Philipsen made it three wins from three sprint stages in-a-row in this Tour, as he came around Cavendish in the final few metres, leaving the British star still tied with Eddy Merckx on 34 career Tour wins.
  
  The 38-year-old had come from well down in the pack to power his way down the right hand side and up to the front of the race, but Philipsen got him in the end.
  
  The sprint finish in the 170Km stage from Mont-de-Marsan saw no major changes at the top of the general classification, in which Denmark’s defending champion, Jonas Vingegaard leads from Slovenian UAE Team Emirates star, Tadej Pogacar.
  
  In Sportsbiz: Saudi Arabia will now launch a multibillion-dollar entity dedicated solely to sports, according to the Financial Times.
  
  Current Saudi sports investments include: At least US$2B of funding to back LIV Golf, majority ownership of Newcastle United for US$409Million, setting up the Saudi Arabian Formula 1 Grand Prix, a 17% stake in the Aston Martin F1 team and the Saudi Pro League US$75M annual contract for Cristiano Ronaldo.
  
  And finally today, a bit of boxing history in Background Buzz: Tuesday 4th July 2023 marked 247 years since the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America.
  
  For boxing historians it also marks the 113th year in the long history of boxing, since the “Fight of the...]]>7267s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean68fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/07-07-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e07-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56019794
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  Our world famous tips for the World Rugby U20 Championships this Sunday 09 July: Fiji to zampari Italy and Argentina to saki Japan in the ninth place semi-finals. Georgia to czarina Wales and New Zealand to speight’s Australia in the fifth place semi-finals.
  
  In rugby league: With Wally Lewis and Allan Langer at the helm, the Queensland Maroons posted their first back-to-back 3-0 triumph in 1988-1989; two of only seven clean sweeps in ORIGIN history.
  
  The NSW Blues were first to achieve the feat in 1986 and did it again in 2000, while Queensland came up with whitewashes in 1995 and 2010 to go with the 1988-89 triumphs.
  
  On the back of their narrow win in Game One and a Suncorp Stadium shellacking in Game Two, the Maroons Class of 2023 stand on the verge of another sweep.
  
  In football: The ongoing growth of pro soccer in the US has hit another major milestone with the Los Angeles rivalry of the LA Galaxy and reigning league champion LAFC drawing 82,110 fans on Tuesday at the Rose Bowl, setting a new MLS attendance record.
  
  The total easily surpassed the 74,479 Charlotte FC attracted in March 2022 for its first-ever game as a league expansion franchise.
  
  The LA game — widely known as El Tráfico in a nod to the famous Spanish El Clásico rivalry between Barcelona and Real Madrid — was won by the LA Galaxy 2-1.
  
  In the Tour de France: Slovenian UAE Team Emirates star, Tadej Pogacar produced a stunning attack on the final climb to pull away from Denmark’s defending champion Jonas Vingegaard to win stage six of the Tour de France overnight.
  
  The two-time winner is now second overall, 25 seconds behind Vingegaard in the general classification, who took the leader's yellow jersey from Australia's Jai Hindley.
  
  Britain's Simon Yates and brother Adam, plus fellow Englishman Tom Pidcock, all sit in the top 10 of the general classification after a grueling day which saw the race run 144.9km from Tarbes to the summit finish at Cauterets-Cambasque.
  
  In Sportsbiz: The US Women’s Open tees off today at Pebble Beach Golf Links with a record purse of US$11Million. On Sunday, the winner will take home US$2M — US$200,000 more than how much defending champion Minjee Lee won last year from the US$10M pot.
  
  Presenting sponsor, ProMedica’s backing of the 2022 event was a major factor in last year’s huge purse increase from US$5.5M but the company was released from its contract after suffering financial issues.
  
  And in boxing: World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Oleksandr Usyk will defend his WBO, WBA and IBF titles against Daniel Dubois – the Englishman with the French-sounding name, the WBA mandatory challenger, in Poland on 26 August.
  
  Dubois, 25, has won 19 fights, with 18 knockouts and one loss.
  
  "He is a great fighter and I do respect him, but it's my time now," Dubois said. "I'm going to shock the world and show people how good Daniel Dubois really is."
  
  "I am very glad that we have the opportunity to organise my fight in Poland, where I won my first world title seven years ago," Usyk said.
  
  Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, more than one million Ukrainian refugees relocated to Poland. "I want to thank the Polish people who are helping Ukraine so sincerely," Usyk added.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56019794Thu, 06 Jul 2023 21:52:01 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 07 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on another bright and sunny, Friday morning 07 July 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  Our world famous tips for the World Rugby U20 Championships this Sunday 09 July: Fiji to zampari Italy and Argentina to saki Japan in the ninth place semi-finals. Georgia to czarina Wales and New Zealand to speight’s Australia in the fifth place semi-finals.
  
  In rugby league: With Wally Lewis and Allan Langer at the helm, the Queensland Maroons posted their first back-to-back 3-0 triumph in 1988-1989; two of only seven clean sweeps in ORIGIN history.
  
  The NSW Blues were first to achieve the feat in 1986 and did it again in 2000, while Queensland came up with whitewashes in 1995 and 2010 to go with the 1988-89 triumphs.
  
  On the back of their narrow win in Game One and a Suncorp Stadium shellacking in Game Two, the Maroons Class of 2023 stand on the verge of another sweep.
  
  In football: The ongoing growth of pro soccer in the US has hit another major milestone with the Los Angeles rivalry of the LA Galaxy and reigning league champion LAFC drawing 82,110 fans on Tuesday at the Rose Bowl, setting a new MLS attendance record.
  
  The total easily surpassed the 74,479 Charlotte FC attracted in March 2022 for its first-ever game as a league expansion franchise.
  
  The LA game — widely known as El Tráfico in a nod to the famous Spanish El Clásico rivalry between Barcelona and Real Madrid — was won by the LA Galaxy 2-1.
  
  In the Tour de France: Slovenian UAE Team Emirates star, Tadej Pogacar produced a stunning attack on the final climb to pull away from Denmark’s defending champion Jonas Vingegaard to win stage six of the Tour de France overnight.
  
  The two-time winner is now second overall, 25 seconds behind Vingegaard in the general classification, who took the leader's yellow jersey from Australia's Jai Hindley.
  
  Britain's Simon Yates and brother Adam, plus fellow Englishman Tom Pidcock, all sit in the top 10 of the general classification after a grueling day which saw the race run 144.9km from Tarbes to the summit finish at Cauterets-Cambasque.
  
  In Sportsbiz: The US Women’s Open tees off today at Pebble Beach Golf Links with a record purse of US$11Million. On Sunday, the winner will take home US$2M — US$200,000 more than how much defending champion Minjee Lee won last year from the US$10M pot.
  
  Presenting sponsor, ProMedica’s backing of the 2022 event was a major factor in last year’s huge purse increase from US$5.5M but the company was released from its contract after suffering financial issues.
  
  And in boxing: World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Oleksandr Usyk will defend his WBO, WBA and IBF titles against Daniel Dubois – the Englishman with the French-sounding name, the WBA mandatory challenger, in Poland on 26 August.
  
  Dubois, 25, has won 19 fights, with 18 knockouts and one loss.
  
  "He is a great fighter and I do respect him, but it's my time now," Dubois said. "I'm going to shock the world and show people how good Daniel Dubois really is."
  
  "I am very glad that we have the opportunity to organise my fight in Poland, where I won my first world title seven years ago," Usyk said.
  
  Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, more than one million Ukrainian refugees relocated to Poland. "I want to thank the Polish people who are helping Ukraine so sincerely," Usyk added.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital...]]>3697s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean67fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/06-07-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e06-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--56006736
  All of 19 degrees at 7.30am.
  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In the World Rugby U20 Championships on Sunday 09 July: Fiji vs Italy and Argentina vs Japan will compete in the ninth place semi-finals. The losers will play-off to see who is relegated to the U20 Trophy in 2024.
  
  Georgia vs Wales and New Zealand vs Australia in the fifth place semi-finals.
  
  In rugby league: The Rugby League Players Association has sensationally called an NRL player boycott on all pre-game, post-game and halftime interviews during NRL matches — and next week’s State of Origin III — as the collective bargaining agreement negotiations with head office exploded.
  
  A surprised NRL CEO Andrew Abdo responded to the RLPA’s media strike saying: “Look it’s disappointing because ultimately the action that has been proposed means that our broadcast partners and our fans and our partners and our sponsors are the ones that are going to suffer.”
  
  “We won’t be bullied or we won’t be threatened,” Abdo said.
  
  In football: Real Madrid’s Italian Coach, Carlo Ancelotti will take over as Head Coach of Brazil’s national team for the 2024 Copa America, a source at the Brazilian Football Federation has told AFP.
  
  Ancelotti has a season remaining on his contract with Real and will take over Brazil in time for the Copa America which will be held in the United States in June 2024.
  
  Among his many successes, the 64-year-old Ancelotti has won the Champions League twice with both AC Milan and Real Madrid.
  
  He has also won domestic league titles in England with Chelsea, Germany with Bayern Munich and France with Paris Saint-Germain, as well as with Real and Milan.
  
  The former AC Milan and Chelsea coach will become the first foreigner to coach Brazil since Argentine Filpo Nunez was in charge for one game in 1965.
  
  Brazil were coached by Tite at last year’s World Cup in Qatar, but he stood down from the role after they were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Croatia.
  
  In the Tour de France: Australian Jai Hindley surged to the top of the Tour de France on the first mountainous stage of the race, tackling the grueling Col de Marie Blanque Climb.
  
  Day five of the Tour, starting in Pau, saw Britain's Adam Yates' lead disintegrate after Hindley stuck with an early 36-man breakaway, before pulling away over the top of the 1,035M final ascent alone, and speeding to the finish line in Laruns to complete the 163-kilometre ride in 3hours 57min 7sec.
  
  He was joined on the podium by Italian Giulio Ciccone and Austria's Felix Gall 32 seconds later.
  
  Hindley now holds the yellow jersey with a 47-second advantage over Denmark's defending champion Jonas Vingegaard of Team Jumbo-Visma.
  
  He is the eighth Australian to take the yellow jersey.
  
  In boxing: Australia’s Robert Whittaker is primed to fight two UFC blockbusters within nine weeks after a torturous training camp that has included besting NRL “beasts” in their toughest fitness program – and almost the nation’s greatest ironman as well.
  
  Only days out from his hyped UFC290 showdown against South Africa’s Dricus Du Plessis, Fox Sports Australia has revealed that Whittaker is in the best physical condition of his career.
  
  At Wimbledon: Can you smell the freshly-cut grass, strawberries and cream, Pimms-a-plenty - and a palpable sense of anticipation in the air?
  
  It can only be The Championships, Wimbledon, which sold out for 2023 by early April.
  So, one of the only ways to get guaranteed tickets is to join the front of the queue for 2024 – that’s right for 2024, and register for a premium VIP experience when they go on-sale next month!
  
  And finally in the NBA – well more like ex-NBA: Remember how Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen won six NBA Championship titles all those years ago?
  
  OK so get this, MJ’s son, Marcus Jordan is dating Larsa Pippen – not Scottie’s daughter – his ex-wife!
  
  WOW talk about NBA cougar!!!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56006736Wed, 05 Jul 2023 20:43:23 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 06 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on another bright and sunny, crispy too Thursday morning 06 July 2023. All of 19 degrees at 7.30am. Coming...
  All of 19 degrees at 7.30am.
  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In the World Rugby U20 Championships on Sunday 09 July: Fiji vs Italy and Argentina vs Japan will compete in the ninth place semi-finals. The losers will play-off to see who is relegated to the U20 Trophy in 2024.
  
  Georgia vs Wales and New Zealand vs Australia in the fifth place semi-finals.
  
  In rugby league: The Rugby League Players Association has sensationally called an NRL player boycott on all pre-game, post-game and halftime interviews during NRL matches — and next week’s State of Origin III — as the collective bargaining agreement negotiations with head office exploded.
  
  A surprised NRL CEO Andrew Abdo responded to the RLPA’s media strike saying: “Look it’s disappointing because ultimately the action that has been proposed means that our broadcast partners and our fans and our partners and our sponsors are the ones that are going to suffer.”
  
  “We won’t be bullied or we won’t be threatened,” Abdo said.
  
  In football: Real Madrid’s Italian Coach, Carlo Ancelotti will take over as Head Coach of Brazil’s national team for the 2024 Copa America, a source at the Brazilian Football Federation has told AFP.
  
  Ancelotti has a season remaining on his contract with Real and will take over Brazil in time for the Copa America which will be held in the United States in June 2024.
  
  Among his many successes, the 64-year-old Ancelotti has won the Champions League twice with both AC Milan and Real Madrid.
  
  He has also won domestic league titles in England with Chelsea, Germany with Bayern Munich and France with Paris Saint-Germain, as well as with Real and Milan.
  
  The former AC Milan and Chelsea coach will become the first foreigner to coach Brazil since Argentine Filpo Nunez was in charge for one game in 1965.
  
  Brazil were coached by Tite at last year’s World Cup in Qatar, but he stood down from the role after they were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Croatia.
  
  In the Tour de France: Australian Jai Hindley surged to the top of the Tour de France on the first mountainous stage of the race, tackling the grueling Col de Marie Blanque Climb.
  
  Day five of the Tour, starting in Pau, saw Britain's Adam Yates' lead disintegrate after Hindley stuck with an early 36-man breakaway, before pulling away over the top of the 1,035M final ascent alone, and speeding to the finish line in Laruns to complete the 163-kilometre ride in 3hours 57min 7sec.
  
  He was joined on the podium by Italian Giulio Ciccone and Austria's Felix Gall 32 seconds later.
  
  Hindley now holds the yellow jersey with a 47-second advantage over Denmark's defending champion Jonas Vingegaard of Team Jumbo-Visma.
  
  He is the eighth Australian to take the yellow jersey.
  
  In boxing: Australia’s Robert Whittaker is primed to fight two UFC blockbusters within nine weeks after a torturous training camp that has included besting NRL “beasts” in their toughest fitness program – and almost the nation’s greatest ironman as well.
  
  Only days out from his hyped UFC290 showdown against South Africa’s Dricus Du Plessis, Fox Sports Australia has revealed that Whittaker is in the best physical condition of his career.
  
  At Wimbledon: Can you smell the freshly-cut grass, strawberries and cream, Pimms-a-plenty - and a palpable sense of anticipation in the air?
  
  It can only be The Championships, Wimbledon, which sold out for 2023 by early April.
  So, one of the only ways to get guaranteed tickets is to join the front of the queue for 2024 – that’s...]]>3777s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean66fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/05-07-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e05-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--55997716
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Pool A winners France, Pool B winners Ireland and Pool C winners South Africa are joined in the semi-finals of the World Rugby U20 Championship by England as the best runner-up, while Georgia miss out on a top-four position but are still guaranteed their highest finish in the tournament.
  
  Ireland will play South Africa in the first semi-final on Sunday 09 July, while France will play England in the second semi-final.
  
  Argentina, Fiji, Italy and Japan will compete in the ninth place semi-finals and to avoid relegation to the U20 Trophy in 2024.
  
  Georgia, Wales, New Zealand and Australia will play in the fifth place semi-finals.
  
  Round 3 results of the World Rugby U20 Championship: France 43-19 Wales, Australia 22-22 England, New Zealand 62-19 Japan, Ireland 47-27 Fiji, Italy 17-30 Georgia and South Africa 10-16 Argentina.
  
  In rugby league: Rabbitohs star Cody Walker has been drafted in to wear the No.6 jersey, for the NSW Blues for the first time since 2020. “If you look at the way Cody is performing... his execution has been as good as anyone in the game,” NSW Blues Coach, Brad Fittler said.
  
  For NSW Blues Fittler, Jerome Luai’s axing simply came down to the NSW Blues’ faltering attack: “We haven’t scored tries, so the execution hasn’t been that fantastic. We need to score some more tries.” No pressure boys, just score more tries.
  
  In the Tour de France: The 2023 Tour de France kicked off on Saturday 01 July and at the end of Stage 3, Belgian rider Jasper Philipsen won a mass sprint to earn a second straight stage victory yesterday, while Adam Yates kept the race leader’s yellow jersey heading into the Pyrenees mountains.
  
  Remember the opening stage of the 2021 Tour? A fan carrying a cardboard sign that basically said “Hi grandma and grandpa!” leaned out into the roadway in an attempt to get on television and accidentally knocked down the entire peloton in one of the worst crashes in recent Tour memory.
  
  In boxing: Elon Musk underwent an exhausting training session with UFC Hall of Famer and ex-world champion, Georges Saint-Pierre on Monday as he further teases a “attle of the Billionaires” with Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg.
  
  The Twitter and Tesla owner gave fans a humorous insight and an honest appraisal of his performance: 'Really fun! The obvious conclusion is that I need a *lot* more training.'
  
  Fans applauded Musk for taking his training seriously, despite there being no official agreement with Zuckerberg on the proposed cage match that has been claimed could generate 25 million pay-per-view purchases.
  
  And at Wimbledon: Roger Federer received a standing ovation of one and a half minutes from spectators, including Princess Kate as he entered the Royal Box at Centre Court on Tuesday, when he was celebrated during a brief ceremony for his career and his Men’s-record eight singles championships at Wimbledon.
  
  Federer waved and tapped his chest, repeatedly saying, “Thank you,” as the applause and roars cascaded under the closed roof on a rainy Day 2 at the grass-court event that he once dominated.
  
  Oh Roger – so sweet like Wimbledon strawberries and fresh cream!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/55997716Tue, 04 Jul 2023 22:08:39 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 05 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on another bright and sunny Wednesday morning 05 July 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Pool A winners France, Pool B winners Ireland and Pool C winners South Africa are joined in the semi-finals of the World Rugby U20 Championship by England as the best runner-up, while Georgia miss out on a top-four position but are still guaranteed their highest finish in the tournament.
  
  Ireland will play South Africa in the first semi-final on Sunday 09 July, while France will play England in the second semi-final.
  
  Argentina, Fiji, Italy and Japan will compete in the ninth place semi-finals and to avoid relegation to the U20 Trophy in 2024.
  
  Georgia, Wales, New Zealand and Australia will play in the fifth place semi-finals.
  
  Round 3 results of the World Rugby U20 Championship: France 43-19 Wales, Australia 22-22 England, New Zealand 62-19 Japan, Ireland 47-27 Fiji, Italy 17-30 Georgia and South Africa 10-16 Argentina.
  
  In rugby league: Rabbitohs star Cody Walker has been drafted in to wear the No.6 jersey, for the NSW Blues for the first time since 2020. “If you look at the way Cody is performing... his execution has been as good as anyone in the game,” NSW Blues Coach, Brad Fittler said.
  
  For NSW Blues Fittler, Jerome Luai’s axing simply came down to the NSW Blues’ faltering attack: “We haven’t scored tries, so the execution hasn’t been that fantastic. We need to score some more tries.” No pressure boys, just score more tries.
  
  In the Tour de France: The 2023 Tour de France kicked off on Saturday 01 July and at the end of Stage 3, Belgian rider Jasper Philipsen won a mass sprint to earn a second straight stage victory yesterday, while Adam Yates kept the race leader’s yellow jersey heading into the Pyrenees mountains.
  
  Remember the opening stage of the 2021 Tour? A fan carrying a cardboard sign that basically said “Hi grandma and grandpa!” leaned out into the roadway in an attempt to get on television and accidentally knocked down the entire peloton in one of the worst crashes in recent Tour memory.
  
  In boxing: Elon Musk underwent an exhausting training session with UFC Hall of Famer and ex-world champion, Georges Saint-Pierre on Monday as he further teases a “attle of the Billionaires” with Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg.
  
  The Twitter and Tesla owner gave fans a humorous insight and an honest appraisal of his performance: 'Really fun! The obvious conclusion is that I need a *lot* more training.'
  
  Fans applauded Musk for taking his training seriously, despite there being no official agreement with Zuckerberg on the proposed cage match that has been claimed could generate 25 million pay-per-view purchases.
  
  And at Wimbledon: Roger Federer received a standing ovation of one and a half minutes from spectators, including Princess Kate as he entered the Royal Box at Centre Court on Tuesday, when he was celebrated during a brief ceremony for his career and his Men’s-record eight singles championships at Wimbledon.
  
  Federer waved and tapped his chest, repeatedly saying, “Thank you,” as the applause and roars cascaded under the closed roof on a rainy Day 2 at the grass-court event that he once dominated.
  
  Oh Roger – so sweet like Wimbledon strawberries and fresh cream!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague...]]>3067s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean65fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/04-07-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e04-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--55971671
  Happy Independence Day USA!
  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Round 3 of the World Rugby U20 Championship 2023 in South Africa sees the final pool games taking place today, with ten teams still able to qualify for the semi-finals.
  
  The three Pool winners and the best second-placed team will progress to the semi-finals.
  
  So today Italy vs Georgia, Ireland vs Fiji and Australia vs England, while tomorrow New Zealand vs Japan, France vs Wales and South Africa vs Argentina.
  
  Pool A should see France and New Zealand going through to the semifinals.
  
  In Pool B, unless Australia upsets England, then Ireland and England go through.
  With the upsets from Round 2, Pool C is wide open, with all teams a chance of making the semis, depending on who wins between South Africa against Argentina, and Italy versus Georgia.
  
  In rugby league: The rugby league experts have spoken - The Daily Telegraph’s, Phil Rothfield said of the NSW Blues’ selection yesterday: “Our attack was terrible in Brisbane. That made Luai vulnerable. I don’t think Mitchell Moses was bad enough to drop after one game but I think a half had to go to jazz this side up a bit. Cody and Souths teammate Keaon Koloamatangi are a lethal combination,” Rothfield said.
  
  “You give Cody that many tackles on their tryline, I think they had double in Game I, so New South Wales have had a lot of ball in the good area. You’d think Cody Walker would break you down. He’s going to get more than one try in that situation,” Gordon Tallis added.
  
  Funny how no one in New South Wales media even mentions the Maroons!
  
  In football: Australian Captain Sam Kerr says she will not wear a rainbow captain’s armband at the World Cup to avoid “putting everything at risk”.
  
  FIFA on Sunday unveiled a range of eight different armbands carrying social messages which are permitted to be worn at the tournament, but the rainbow OneLove armband is not among them after the design was prohibited at last year’s Men’s World Cup in Qatar.
  
  “Obviously we would love to wear it – like most of the teams in the whole world, everyone has voiced that they would love to wear it, but I’m not going to put this team at risk, I’m not putting the tournament at risk … we have to abide by the rules that we’re given really,” Kerr said.
  
  In the Tour de France: Riders were attacked by nails on the road of the final kilometres of stage two in San Sebastian.
  
  About 15-20 riders suffered punctures from around 20km to the finish line of the 209km ride through the Spanish Basque Country.
  
  A rider posted a video on social media showing his bike after the race, with five nails embedded in the front tyre.
  
  Race organiser’s are investigating the incident.
  
  And finally in Tennis: Yesterday was Wimbledon opening day and the Women’s number one seed, Iga Swiatek did not take long to get her Wimbledon campaign off to a winning start, as she easily disposed of Zhu Lin, ranked 34th in the world 6-1 6-3 as the world number looks to add to the French Open and US Open titles she has won in the last 10 months.
  
  Meanwhile, the Men’s number one seed, Novak Djokovic eased into the second round amid farcical scenes on Centre Court.
  
  The four-time defending champion defeated Argentinian debutant Pedro Cachin 6-3 6-3 7-6 but the clash was delayed for nearly an hour and a half after the first set because of a damp court despite the roof being deployed.
  
  Djokovic had complained about the surface but officials waited until the end of the set to cover the court, which proved to be a major error.
  
  The Serbian maintained good humour about the situation and re-emerged with a towel, which he proceeded to rub on the court to laughter from the crowd, before members of the ground staff used leaf blowers to try to dry the surface.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/55971671Mon, 03 Jul 2023 21:04:20 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 04 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Tuesday morning 04 July 2023. Happy Independence Day USA! Coming to you with tons of...
  Happy Independence Day USA!
  
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Round 3 of the World Rugby U20 Championship 2023 in South Africa sees the final pool games taking place today, with ten teams still able to qualify for the semi-finals.
  
  The three Pool winners and the best second-placed team will progress to the semi-finals.
  
  So today Italy vs Georgia, Ireland vs Fiji and Australia vs England, while tomorrow New Zealand vs Japan, France vs Wales and South Africa vs Argentina.
  
  Pool A should see France and New Zealand going through to the semifinals.
  
  In Pool B, unless Australia upsets England, then Ireland and England go through.
  With the upsets from Round 2, Pool C is wide open, with all teams a chance of making the semis, depending on who wins between South Africa against Argentina, and Italy versus Georgia.
  
  In rugby league: The rugby league experts have spoken - The Daily Telegraph’s, Phil Rothfield said of the NSW Blues’ selection yesterday: “Our attack was terrible in Brisbane. That made Luai vulnerable. I don’t think Mitchell Moses was bad enough to drop after one game but I think a half had to go to jazz this side up a bit. Cody and Souths teammate Keaon Koloamatangi are a lethal combination,” Rothfield said.
  
  “You give Cody that many tackles on their tryline, I think they had double in Game I, so New South Wales have had a lot of ball in the good area. You’d think Cody Walker would break you down. He’s going to get more than one try in that situation,” Gordon Tallis added.
  
  Funny how no one in New South Wales media even mentions the Maroons!
  
  In football: Australian Captain Sam Kerr says she will not wear a rainbow captain’s armband at the World Cup to avoid “putting everything at risk”.
  
  FIFA on Sunday unveiled a range of eight different armbands carrying social messages which are permitted to be worn at the tournament, but the rainbow OneLove armband is not among them after the design was prohibited at last year’s Men’s World Cup in Qatar.
  
  “Obviously we would love to wear it – like most of the teams in the whole world, everyone has voiced that they would love to wear it, but I’m not going to put this team at risk, I’m not putting the tournament at risk … we have to abide by the rules that we’re given really,” Kerr said.
  
  In the Tour de France: Riders were attacked by nails on the road of the final kilometres of stage two in San Sebastian.
  
  About 15-20 riders suffered punctures from around 20km to the finish line of the 209km ride through the Spanish Basque Country.
  
  A rider posted a video on social media showing his bike after the race, with five nails embedded in the front tyre.
  
  Race organiser’s are investigating the incident.
  
  And finally in Tennis: Yesterday was Wimbledon opening day and the Women’s number one seed, Iga Swiatek did not take long to get her Wimbledon campaign off to a winning start, as she easily disposed of Zhu Lin, ranked 34th in the world 6-1 6-3 as the world number looks to add to the French Open and US Open titles she has won in the last 10 months.
  
  Meanwhile, the Men’s number one seed, Novak Djokovic eased into the second round amid farcical scenes on Centre Court.
  
  The four-time defending champion defeated Argentinian debutant Pedro Cachin 6-3 6-3 7-6 but the clash was delayed for nearly an hour and a half after the first set because of a damp court despite the roof being deployed.
  
  Djokovic had complained about the surface but officials waited until the end of the set to cover the court, which proved to be a major...]]>3187s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean64fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-07-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e03-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--55840224
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Taking the Fiji water Flying Fijians for a week long camp in Taveuni has been a brilliant success so far, with the players from Europe bonding with the Fijian Drua contingent and all receiving a deep cultural grounding and re-charge from the proud people of the Garden Island.
  
  In rugby league: It might be a dead rubber but NSW Blues Coach, Brad Fittler has axed five players amid seven changes for ORIGIN III to salvage some pride and avoid their first whitewash in 13 years.
  
  After losing the series in Game II, Fittler has dropped Jarome Luai, Junior Paulo, Tyson Frizell, Hudson Young and Stefano Utoikamanu.
  
  NSW Blues enforcer Payne Haas is out after aggravating an ankle injury against the Dolphins on Saturday night. Tom Trbojevic is out for the dead rubber but his bro Jake returns after missing the opening two games.
  
  Freddy also recalled Cody Walker, Clint Gutherson, Reagan Campbell-Gillard and Jacob Saifiti, while Bradman Best and Keaon Koloamatangi will make their Origin debuts.
  
  Billy Slater meanwhile has made two forced changes for ORIGIN III with Corey Horsburgh making his debut, replacing Tom Flegler and AJ Brimson wears the No.1 jersey in place of the suspended Reece Walsh.
  
  In Sportsbiz: ESPN is laying off some of its biggest stars, including Jeff Van Gundy, Max Kellerman, Keyshawn Johnson, Suzy Kolber, and Jalen Rose, in a purge that is expected to result in around 20 on-air personalities let go as the sports network cuts jobs to save tens of millions of dollars.
  
  In football: Liverpool confirmed the signing of Dominik Szoboszlai from RB Leipzig on Sunday after paying the Hungarian’s US$76Million release clause.
  
  The 22-year-old will further bolster the Reds midfield options along with Argentine World Cup winner, Alexis Mac Allister.
  
  Liverpool had to refresh their midfield after a fifth-place finish in the Premier League last season, saw them miss out on the Champions League for the first time in seven years.
  
  Midfielders James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keita all left Anfield when their contracts expired at the end of last season.
  
  And in boxing: FOX Sports Australia is reporting that WBO officials will, on Wednesday announce if they are stripping Jermell Charlo of their title after the American opted out of his sanctioned Tszyu showdown to face boxing megastar Canelo “Saul” Alvarez.
  
  It comes as a host of new opportunities also emerge for the undefeated Aussie champ – among them a bout against Gernady GGG Golovkin, or an all-Australian showdown with Michael Zerafa, maybe even a Los Angeles or Las Vegas showcase against the winner of Terence Crawford versus Errol Spence jnr.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/55840224Mon, 03 Jul 2023 04:02:50 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 03 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a cloudy but warm Monday morning 03 July 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Taking the Fiji water Flying Fijians for a week long camp in Taveuni has been a brilliant success so far, with the players from Europe bonding with the Fijian Drua contingent and all receiving a deep cultural grounding and re-charge from the proud people of the Garden Island.
  
  In rugby league: It might be a dead rubber but NSW Blues Coach, Brad Fittler has axed five players amid seven changes for ORIGIN III to salvage some pride and avoid their first whitewash in 13 years.
  
  After losing the series in Game II, Fittler has dropped Jarome Luai, Junior Paulo, Tyson Frizell, Hudson Young and Stefano Utoikamanu.
  
  NSW Blues enforcer Payne Haas is out after aggravating an ankle injury against the Dolphins on Saturday night. Tom Trbojevic is out for the dead rubber but his bro Jake returns after missing the opening two games.
  
  Freddy also recalled Cody Walker, Clint Gutherson, Reagan Campbell-Gillard and Jacob Saifiti, while Bradman Best and Keaon Koloamatangi will make their Origin debuts.
  
  Billy Slater meanwhile has made two forced changes for ORIGIN III with Corey Horsburgh making his debut, replacing Tom Flegler and AJ Brimson wears the No.1 jersey in place of the suspended Reece Walsh.
  
  In Sportsbiz: ESPN is laying off some of its biggest stars, including Jeff Van Gundy, Max Kellerman, Keyshawn Johnson, Suzy Kolber, and Jalen Rose, in a purge that is expected to result in around 20 on-air personalities let go as the sports network cuts jobs to save tens of millions of dollars.
  
  In football: Liverpool confirmed the signing of Dominik Szoboszlai from RB Leipzig on Sunday after paying the Hungarian’s US$76Million release clause.
  
  The 22-year-old will further bolster the Reds midfield options along with Argentine World Cup winner, Alexis Mac Allister.
  
  Liverpool had to refresh their midfield after a fifth-place finish in the Premier League last season, saw them miss out on the Champions League for the first time in seven years.
  
  Midfielders James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keita all left Anfield when their contracts expired at the end of last season.
  
  And in boxing: FOX Sports Australia is reporting that WBO officials will, on Wednesday announce if they are stripping Jermell Charlo of their title after the American opted out of his sanctioned Tszyu showdown to face boxing megastar Canelo “Saul” Alvarez.
  
  It comes as a host of new opportunities also emerge for the undefeated Aussie champ – among them a bout against Gernady GGG Golovkin, or an all-Australian showdown with Michael Zerafa, maybe even a Los Angeles or Las Vegas showcase against the winner of Terence Crawford versus Errol Spence jnr.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2937s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean63fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-07-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e02-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--55727779
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Noticed how southern hemisphere rugby nations all took a bashing from their northern hemisphere opponents in the second round of the World Rugby U20 Championship in South Africa this past week?
  
  Is the pendulum really swinging north or was this just a glitch?
  
  Meanwhile the whole of New Zealand is still recovering from the battering they took from cyclone Pisolo Tuilagi!
  
  In rugby league: Records tumbled as the North Queensland Cowboys utterly dismantled a hapless Wests Tigers outfit in a 74-0 mauling at Queensland Country Bank Stadium.
  
  The 74-point victory was the biggest winning margin since 1935 and the third-biggest winning margin in history along with the equal-third most points scored in a game.
  
  Valentine Holmes 30-point haul was also the most by an individual Cowboys player in the Club’s history, with the superstar centre bagging two tries and nailing 11 conversions.
  
  Selwyn Cobbo had ‘a night to remember’ - scoring three tries, which included a try of the year contender as the Broncos beat the Dolphins 16-24 in another entertaining “Battle of Brisbane”.
  
  TV commentator Andrew Voss called it, “The Selwyn Cobbo Magic Show at the Gabba.”
  
  In Sportsbiz: The NBA’s free agency period opened at 8am yesterday morning — and it didn’t take long for massive deals to be locked in.
  
  A reported US$1Billion in salaries was handed out in the first hour of the window opening as franchises splashed the cash.
  
  Kyrie Irving the biggest free agent to be taken off the board, agreeing to a three-year, US$126Million deal to return to the Dallas Mavericks.
  
  Four-time NBA champion Draymond Green looked set to leave the Warriors – where he has played his entire career – but instead signed a new four-year deal worth US$100M.
  
  In football: The Premier League transfer window is also officially open, and deals are flying in thick and fast ahead of the new season.
  
  Chelsea signed Senegal international, Nicolas Jackson from Villarreal on Friday, after he impressed in La Liga last season with 12 goals in 26 appearances.
  
  While Kai Havertz crossed London to join Arsenal, Edouard Mendy and Kalidou Koulibaly moved to Saudi Arabia and midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek joined AC Milan after spending his entire career as a Chelsea player.
  
  A deal has also been agreed between Chelsea and Manchester United for the sale of Mason Mount.
  
  In boxing: Are we confused or what? - in a massive blow to Australian boxing superstar Tim Tszyu, his long-awaited world title unification fight with undisputed champ Jermell Charlo has been ruled out.
  
  Undisputed World Super Welterweight Champion Charlo (35-1-1) will instead move up two weight divisions to fight undisputed Super Middleweight Champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez (59-2-2, 39 KOs) on 30 September.
  
  Jermell and Jermall Charlo are twin brothers and Jermall Charlo (32-0, 22 KOs) is the WBC Middleweight Champion, but he hasn't fought for two years.
  
  Jermell, Jarmall what the hell, both these Charlo bros are running from Tszyu!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/55727779Sat, 01 Jul 2023 22:44:23 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 02 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Sunday morning 02 July 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Noticed how southern hemisphere rugby nations all took a bashing from their northern hemisphere opponents in the second round of the World Rugby U20 Championship in South Africa this past week?
  
  Is the pendulum really swinging north or was this just a glitch?
  
  Meanwhile the whole of New Zealand is still recovering from the battering they took from cyclone Pisolo Tuilagi!
  
  In rugby league: Records tumbled as the North Queensland Cowboys utterly dismantled a hapless Wests Tigers outfit in a 74-0 mauling at Queensland Country Bank Stadium.
  
  The 74-point victory was the biggest winning margin since 1935 and the third-biggest winning margin in history along with the equal-third most points scored in a game.
  
  Valentine Holmes 30-point haul was also the most by an individual Cowboys player in the Club’s history, with the superstar centre bagging two tries and nailing 11 conversions.
  
  Selwyn Cobbo had ‘a night to remember’ - scoring three tries, which included a try of the year contender as the Broncos beat the Dolphins 16-24 in another entertaining “Battle of Brisbane”.
  
  TV commentator Andrew Voss called it, “The Selwyn Cobbo Magic Show at the Gabba.”
  
  In Sportsbiz: The NBA’s free agency period opened at 8am yesterday morning — and it didn’t take long for massive deals to be locked in.
  
  A reported US$1Billion in salaries was handed out in the first hour of the window opening as franchises splashed the cash.
  
  Kyrie Irving the biggest free agent to be taken off the board, agreeing to a three-year, US$126Million deal to return to the Dallas Mavericks.
  
  Four-time NBA champion Draymond Green looked set to leave the Warriors – where he has played his entire career – but instead signed a new four-year deal worth US$100M.
  
  In football: The Premier League transfer window is also officially open, and deals are flying in thick and fast ahead of the new season.
  
  Chelsea signed Senegal international, Nicolas Jackson from Villarreal on Friday, after he impressed in La Liga last season with 12 goals in 26 appearances.
  
  While Kai Havertz crossed London to join Arsenal, Edouard Mendy and Kalidou Koulibaly moved to Saudi Arabia and midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek joined AC Milan after spending his entire career as a Chelsea player.
  
  A deal has also been agreed between Chelsea and Manchester United for the sale of Mason Mount.
  
  In boxing: Are we confused or what? - in a massive blow to Australian boxing superstar Tim Tszyu, his long-awaited world title unification fight with undisputed champ Jermell Charlo has been ruled out.
  
  Undisputed World Super Welterweight Champion Charlo (35-1-1) will instead move up two weight divisions to fight undisputed Super Middleweight Champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez (59-2-2, 39 KOs) on 30 September.
  
  Jermell and Jermall Charlo are twin brothers and Jermall Charlo (32-0, 22 KOs) is the WBC Middleweight Champion, but he hasn't fought for two years.
  
  Jermell, Jarmall what the hell, both these Charlo bros are running from Tszyu!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby...]]>2817s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,teivovosports.com,unionclean62fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-07-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s06e01-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--55645780
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: There is a new Samoan Warrior wreaking havoc on opposition defences, with Henry Tuilagi’s 150kg son Posolo Tuilagi lighting up the World Rugby U20 Championship in South Africa.
  
  The 18-year-old’s latest victim was New Zealand, with the 1.92M tall lock scoring two tries in an action packed “Man of the Match” performance; helping his side to a 35-14 win and handing New Zealand their biggest loss in the history of the U20 Championship.
  
  The Tuilagi name is well known in international rugby, with the Tuilagi brothers: Henry, Manu, Alesana, Freddie and Anitelea, all striking fear into their opposition on the field with their sheer size and physicality.
  
  In rugby league: FOX Sports Australia has named their NSW Blues side to beat Queensland as: Dylan Edwards, Brian To’o, Stephen Crichton, Campbell Graham, Josh Addo-Carr, Matt Burton, Mitchell Moses, Payne Haas, Reece Robson, Reagan Campbell-Gillard, Hudson Young, Liam Martin and Cameron Murray (c).
  
  You gotta ask – aren’t all media meant to be neutral?
  
  Meanwhile, a teary-eyed Storm Coach, Craig Bellamy conceded his side “got what we deserved” after they coughed up a 14-point lead to lose 34-16 to the Panthers yesterday.
  
  Melbourne had control of the game early, scoring two tries, but a penalty try to Stephen Crichton in the 31st minute opened the floodgates for Penrith and they ran in five more.
  
  To South Sydney where Cody Walker and Alex Johnston were on fire, while rookie Tyrone Munro starred on debut as the Rabbitohs thrashed the NZ Warriors 6-28 at Go Media Stadium er better known as Mount Smart in Auckland.
  
  Walker finished with two linebreak assists and a try assist, while Johnston had a double and Munro scored a try on debut and set up another in the upset win.
  
  In Sportsbiz: FIFA has ordered Cardiff Football Club to make the full transfer fee payment of US$19Million to Nantes for Emiliano Sala’s transfer.
  
  Sala died when the light aircraft he was flying in from France to Wales crashed into the English Channel in January 2019 – remember? Two days after Cardiff had announced their signing of the 28-year-old Argentinian forward from Nantes.
  
  Cardiff had paid a one third installment, but they have now been ordered by FIFA to pay the last two installments of the fee as well.
  
  In football: Aaron Mooy, one of Australia’s most decorated footballers, has called time on his professional career.
  
  The 32-year-old said in a statement: “This has been a hugely difficult decision, but I feel the time is right for the next generation to be given the opportunity.”
  
  Mooy has been a key figure for the Socceroos for a decade, amasssing 57 caps for his country while featuring in two FIFA World Cups - in Russia in 2018 and the Socceroos’ successful campaign in Qatar 2022 where they progressed past the group stage for the first time since 2006.
  
  In boxing: Canelo Alvarez will face Jermall Charlo in the first of a three-fight deal Alvarez signed with PBC. The fight is confirmed for 30 September and broadcast on Showtime PPV.
  
  Charlo (32-0, 22 KOs) is the WBC Middleweight Champion, but he hasn't fought since a decision win over Juan Macias Montiel in June 2021.
  
  He'll move up in weight to challenge Alvarez for his undisputed Super Middleweight title.
  
  Alvarez (59-2-2, 39 KOs), who defended his titles with a decision over John Ryder in Guadalajara, Mexico, in May, had said he wanted a rematch against Dmitry Bivol, who handed him the second loss of his career in May 2022 in a light heavyweight bout.
  
  Boxing fans have wanted Alvarez to face WBC interim champion David Benavidez, but Charlo got the chance.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/55645780Sat, 01 Jul 2023 03:17:03 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 01 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Saturday morning 01 July 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: There is a new Samoan Warrior wreaking havoc on opposition defences, with Henry Tuilagi’s 150kg son Posolo Tuilagi lighting up the World Rugby U20 Championship in South Africa.
  
  The 18-year-old’s latest victim was New Zealand, with the 1.92M tall lock scoring two tries in an action packed “Man of the Match” performance; helping his side to a 35-14 win and handing New Zealand their biggest loss in the history of the U20 Championship.
  
  The Tuilagi name is well known in international rugby, with the Tuilagi brothers: Henry, Manu, Alesana, Freddie and Anitelea, all striking fear into their opposition on the field with their sheer size and physicality.
  
  In rugby league: FOX Sports Australia has named their NSW Blues side to beat Queensland as: Dylan Edwards, Brian To’o, Stephen Crichton, Campbell Graham, Josh Addo-Carr, Matt Burton, Mitchell Moses, Payne Haas, Reece Robson, Reagan Campbell-Gillard, Hudson Young, Liam Martin and Cameron Murray (c).
  
  You gotta ask – aren’t all media meant to be neutral?
  
  Meanwhile, a teary-eyed Storm Coach, Craig Bellamy conceded his side “got what we deserved” after they coughed up a 14-point lead to lose 34-16 to the Panthers yesterday.
  
  Melbourne had control of the game early, scoring two tries, but a penalty try to Stephen Crichton in the 31st minute opened the floodgates for Penrith and they ran in five more.
  
  To South Sydney where Cody Walker and Alex Johnston were on fire, while rookie Tyrone Munro starred on debut as the Rabbitohs thrashed the NZ Warriors 6-28 at Go Media Stadium er better known as Mount Smart in Auckland.
  
  Walker finished with two linebreak assists and a try assist, while Johnston had a double and Munro scored a try on debut and set up another in the upset win.
  
  In Sportsbiz: FIFA has ordered Cardiff Football Club to make the full transfer fee payment of US$19Million to Nantes for Emiliano Sala’s transfer.
  
  Sala died when the light aircraft he was flying in from France to Wales crashed into the English Channel in January 2019 – remember? Two days after Cardiff had announced their signing of the 28-year-old Argentinian forward from Nantes.
  
  Cardiff had paid a one third installment, but they have now been ordered by FIFA to pay the last two installments of the fee as well.
  
  In football: Aaron Mooy, one of Australia’s most decorated footballers, has called time on his professional career.
  
  The 32-year-old said in a statement: “This has been a hugely difficult decision, but I feel the time is right for the next generation to be given the opportunity.”
  
  Mooy has been a key figure for the Socceroos for a decade, amasssing 57 caps for his country while featuring in two FIFA World Cups - in Russia in 2018 and the Socceroos’ successful campaign in Qatar 2022 where they progressed past the group stage for the first time since 2006.
  
  In boxing: Canelo Alvarez will face Jermall Charlo in the first of a three-fight deal Alvarez signed with PBC. The fight is confirmed for 30 September and broadcast on Showtime PPV.
  
  Charlo (32-0, 22 KOs) is the WBC Middleweight Champion, but he hasn't fought since a decision win over Juan Macias Montiel in June 2021.
  
  He'll move up in weight to challenge Alvarez for his undisputed Super Middleweight title.
  
  Alvarez (59-2-2, 39 KOs), who defended his titles with a decision over John Ryder in Guadalajara, Mexico, in May, had said he wanted a rematch against Dmitry Bivol, who handed him the second loss of his career in May 2022 in a light heavyweight bout.3497s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean61fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/30-06-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e87-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--55562713
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  Results from the World Rugby U20 Championship Round Two games in South Africa where there were two big upsets today: Italy zapped South Africa 26-34 and Georgia whacked Argentina 0-20.
  
  In other games: Ireland 30-10 Australia, France 35-14 New Zealand, Wales 41-19 Japan and Fiji was outmuscled by England 53-7 with live coverage spoiled by irritatingly biased English commentators.
  
  In rugby league: Amid speculation over the future of NSW Blues Coach Brad Fittler, Craig Bellamy gave an unwavering “no” when asked about his interest in returning to a State of Origin coaching role with NSW, declaring his focus is only on the Melbourne Storm.
  
  Bellamy endured an unsuccessful stint as NSW Blues Coach in three series from 2008-2010, put his commitment to the Storm, where he will coach in 2024 for potentially his last season, as his sole priority.
  
  In Sportsbiz: According to a report from the New York Post, Connor McGregor was set to partner with the Miami Heat next season, making his cryo pain spray ‘Tidl Sports’ an official sponsor of the team, but they have since backed out due to recent controversies surrounding the Irishman.
  
  After a couple of regrettable incidents, Miami Heat executives are quietly letting that deal go down for the count.
  
  At just one Miami Heat game last month, OK it was Game 4 of the NBA finals, McGregor went nuts; knocking out Miami Heat mascot Burnie that sent the man inside the suit into hospital.
  
  The UFC star was later accused of raping a woman inside a private VIP bathroom on the same night, which he denies.
  
  McGregor has not fought in the UFC in nearly two years and is yet to announce the date of his next fight.
  
  In football: Excitement for next month’s FIFA Women’s World Cup continues to grow Down Under.
  
  Co-host Australia has already sold out its 20 July opening game against Ireland at the 80,000-seat Stadium Australia. Women’s World Cup organisers say fellow co-host New Zealand’s opening match against Norway the same day is also expected to sell out at Auckland’s 40,000-capacity Eden Park.
  
  Meanwhile, Brazil has named legendary number 10, considered by many the greatest female footballer ever – Marta, to lead a fresh-faced Brazil to the women’s FIFA World Cup when the tournament kicks off in Sydney and Auckland.
  
  At age 37, Marta will be playing in her sixth World Cup, after battling back from a knee injury that sidelined her for nearly a year.
  
  In boxing: Rising US heavyweight hope, Jared ‘Big Baby’ Anderson 14-0 (14 KOs) is chomping at the bit to face former IBF champ ‘Prince’ Charles Martin 29-3-1 in Toledo, Ohio tomorrow night.
  
  The 23-year-old, who will be fighting in his hometown, will be looking to keep his impeccable knockout record alive with another early finish.
  
  Southpaw Martin, 37, has only been stopped by Anthony Joshua seven years ago in a loss that cost him his IBF title, and later against perennial contender Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz in January last year, a fight he was leading on two of the scorecards at the time of the stoppage.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/55562713Fri, 30 Jun 2023 06:23:37 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 87 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Friday morning 30 June 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  Results from the World Rugby U20 Championship Round Two games in South Africa where there were two big upsets today: Italy zapped South Africa 26-34 and Georgia whacked Argentina 0-20.
  
  In other games: Ireland 30-10 Australia, France 35-14 New Zealand, Wales 41-19 Japan and Fiji was outmuscled by England 53-7 with live coverage spoiled by irritatingly biased English commentators.
  
  In rugby league: Amid speculation over the future of NSW Blues Coach Brad Fittler, Craig Bellamy gave an unwavering “no” when asked about his interest in returning to a State of Origin coaching role with NSW, declaring his focus is only on the Melbourne Storm.
  
  Bellamy endured an unsuccessful stint as NSW Blues Coach in three series from 2008-2010, put his commitment to the Storm, where he will coach in 2024 for potentially his last season, as his sole priority.
  
  In Sportsbiz: According to a report from the New York Post, Connor McGregor was set to partner with the Miami Heat next season, making his cryo pain spray ‘Tidl Sports’ an official sponsor of the team, but they have since backed out due to recent controversies surrounding the Irishman.
  
  After a couple of regrettable incidents, Miami Heat executives are quietly letting that deal go down for the count.
  
  At just one Miami Heat game last month, OK it was Game 4 of the NBA finals, McGregor went nuts; knocking out Miami Heat mascot Burnie that sent the man inside the suit into hospital.
  
  The UFC star was later accused of raping a woman inside a private VIP bathroom on the same night, which he denies.
  
  McGregor has not fought in the UFC in nearly two years and is yet to announce the date of his next fight.
  
  In football: Excitement for next month’s FIFA Women’s World Cup continues to grow Down Under.
  
  Co-host Australia has already sold out its 20 July opening game against Ireland at the 80,000-seat Stadium Australia. Women’s World Cup organisers say fellow co-host New Zealand’s opening match against Norway the same day is also expected to sell out at Auckland’s 40,000-capacity Eden Park.
  
  Meanwhile, Brazil has named legendary number 10, considered by many the greatest female footballer ever – Marta, to lead a fresh-faced Brazil to the women’s FIFA World Cup when the tournament kicks off in Sydney and Auckland.
  
  At age 37, Marta will be playing in her sixth World Cup, after battling back from a knee injury that sidelined her for nearly a year.
  
  In boxing: Rising US heavyweight hope, Jared ‘Big Baby’ Anderson 14-0 (14 KOs) is chomping at the bit to face former IBF champ ‘Prince’ Charles Martin 29-3-1 in Toledo, Ohio tomorrow night.
  
  The 23-year-old, who will be fighting in his hometown, will be looking to keep his impeccable knockout record alive with another early finish.
  
  Southpaw Martin, 37, has only been stopped by Anthony Joshua seven years ago in a loss that cost him his IBF title, and later against perennial contender Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz in January last year, a fight he was leading on two of the scorecards at the time of the stoppage.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s...]]>3047s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean587fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-06-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e86-teivovosports-teivovodigital--55534991
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  We start with our World Famous Tips for World Rugby U20 Championship Round Two games today: Ireland to jackaroo Australia, France to googaloo New Zealand, Wales to woolaroo Japan and tomorrow; South Africa to pizzaroo Italy, Argentina to gingaloo Georgia and Fiji to fandangaloo England.
  
  More on the Fiji Team at the World Rugby U20 Championship in Background Buzz at the end of this podcast.
  
  In rugby league: Embattled NSW Blues Coach Brad Fittler is under huge pressure having lost five of his past six games in charge and three of the past four series.
  
  The former champion player is staring down the barrel of the NSW Blues’ first series whitewash in 13 years when they play the Quuensland Maroons in their dead rubber on 12 July in Sydney.
  
  NSW Rugby League will make a decision on Fittler’s future after ORIGIN III. Either Fittler will be sacked or under a radical new proposal, they will appoint a coaching director to assist Fittler.
  
  The board are considering making that man former Dragons, Eels, Knights and Roosters coach Brian Smith, according to NINE Wide World of Sports.
  
  Smith coached 679 first-grade games between 1984 and 2016 but hasn’t coached in the NRL since the Roosters sacked him in 2012.
  
  The 69-year-old would play a mentoring role for Fittler who appears to need some guidance in recent years with several left-field selections.
  
  Meanwhile in Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court yesterday, Magistrate Jennifer Atkinson told Parramatta Eels star Dylan Brown “I’m not going to set you up for failure … you need to learn from this,” adding “You’ve got some work to do,” as she sentenced him to an 18-months community corrections order.
  
  This after Brown pleaded guilty to two counts of touching a woman’s breasts without her consent at the Golden Sheaf Hotel in Double Bay on 03 June.
  
  The NRL star had written a letter of apology to the woman saying he was “deeply sorry” for his actions.
  
  Brown, who was born in New Zealand, has played 95 games for the Eels since making his debut with the team in 2019 when he was just 18.
  
  In Sportsbiz: Manchester United sold 2.4 million tickets during the 2022-23 season, beating a club record set six years ago. The flow on effect saw Man U post US$217Million in fiscal third-quarter revenue, up by 11% from the same period a year ago.
  
  Adjusted earnings for the period ended 31 March nearly doubled to US$51M and the net loss narrowed by 80% to US$7.1M.
  
  The Club also raised its fiscal 2023 outlook to a record revenue level between US$800M and US$815M.
  
  In football: Even without a few key players, the United States heads into the FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand starting 20 July with a formidable group of wily veterans and eager newcomers.
  
  The question is; will it be enough for the team to lift international soccer's most prestigious trophy again?
  
  The United States has won the last two World Cups and the goal is to three-peat. But American dominance in women's soccer isn't assured anymore.
  
  England and France have caught up, Germany and Sweden remain strong, and then there's Canada, who won gold at the Tokyo Olympics.
  
  
  In boxing: Hype around the Zuckerberg versus Musk fight continues to grow!
  
  FOX is reporting that Elon Musk has found a new training partner ahead of his potential “Battle of the Billionaires” cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg.
  
  On Twitter Monday evening, Musk agreed to begin training with none other than UFC Hall of Famer - Georges St-Pierre.
  
  "Ok, let’s do it," Musk responded to the retired UFC superstar, who initially posted that he was a "huge fan" of Musk’s and said it would be an "absolute honor" to train him.
  
  "I'm a huge fan of yours and it would be an absolute honor to help you and be your training partner for the challenge against Zuckerberg," tweeted GSP, who is widely regarded as one of the best UFC fighters of all time and one of the greatest fighters in mixed martial arts history.
  
  Oh boy, what can I say, “Only in America.”
  
  On Background Buzz today, I take a closer look at the Fiji Team at the World Rugby U20 Championship in South Africa, before they take on England tomorrow.
  
  Fiji led 14-man Australia going into the final quarter of their game thanks to tries from Waqa Nalaga, Captain Motikiai Murray, Ratu Kavaia Tagivetaua and a bonus-point clinching try from Timoci Nakalevu.
  
  But conceding two tries in as many minutes in the final quarter cost the Fiji U20 achieving a famous win over the Junior Wallabies.
  
  Exciting Flyhalf Isaiah Ravula kicked all seven of his attempts at goal for a personal haul of 14 points. Ravula, who is the nephew of All Black Richie Mo’unga, made 26 kicks in general play, which was more than any other player in Round One and he kicked for 662M, which also ranked him top.
  
  Just what Fiji needs - a talented running kicking flyhalf.
  
  In fact in Round One, Fiji kicked more times in general play, the most of any team apart from the Argentina v Italy game.
  
  Fiji were only ranked seventh for five offloads, which is normally a major feature of their game.
  
  The Fiji U20 also conceded the joint-fewest penalties (five) in round one
  
  Fiji Coach Ifereimi Rawaqa’s starting XV has just one change of personnel and one positional switch for England from their Round One outing.
  
  Rawaqa has kept faith with the same pack that went up against Australia, but in the backs, Manieta Navonovono is named on the left Wing and Bronson Lee shifts to the right.
  
  Fiji U20 Captain Motikiai Murray made his Super Rugby Pacific debut for the Fijian Drua at openside flanker against the Crusaders in Christchurch in their June quarterfinal, and was top try-scorer at the World Rugby Pacific Challenge in May, with five tries for the Fiji Warriors.
  
  Murray made the joint-most carries - 17 for 115M in Round One, as well as scoring a try and beating five defenders – almost a quarter of his team’s total.
  
  Interestingly, England also has a Pasifika connection with Centre Reiketi Ma’asi White’s Father - Vili a RWC2003 veteran, having played for Tonga in the tournament and won 32 caps for the ‘Ikale Tahi in total.
  
  And Greg Fisilau, England’s openside flanker, is the son of former Tonga international Keni Fisilau.
  
  Fiji U20 Head Coach Ifereimi Rawaqa is a former Fiji and Pacific Islands loose forward who won 42 caps across the two teams in addition to playing 7s for Fiji.
  
  He started in the second row for Fiji’s famous win against Wales at Rugby World Cup 2007 in France, having made his tournament debut four years earlier in Australia.
  
  The 42-year-old was appointed Fiji U20 Head Coach in 2022 having previously been in charge of Fiji Warriors.
  
  Toso Viti Toso! Go Fiji Go!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/55534991Wed, 28 Jun 2023 20:22:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 86 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Thursday morning 29 June 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  We start with our World Famous Tips for World Rugby U20 Championship Round Two games today: Ireland to jackaroo Australia, France to googaloo New Zealand, Wales to woolaroo Japan and tomorrow; South Africa to pizzaroo Italy, Argentina to gingaloo Georgia and Fiji to fandangaloo England.
  
  More on the Fiji Team at the World Rugby U20 Championship in Background Buzz at the end of this podcast.
  
  In rugby league: Embattled NSW Blues Coach Brad Fittler is under huge pressure having lost five of his past six games in charge and three of the past four series.
  
  The former champion player is staring down the barrel of the NSW Blues’ first series whitewash in 13 years when they play the Quuensland Maroons in their dead rubber on 12 July in Sydney.
  
  NSW Rugby League will make a decision on Fittler’s future after ORIGIN III. Either Fittler will be sacked or under a radical new proposal, they will appoint a coaching director to assist Fittler.
  
  The board are considering making that man former Dragons, Eels, Knights and Roosters coach Brian Smith, according to NINE Wide World of Sports.
  
  Smith coached 679 first-grade games between 1984 and 2016 but hasn’t coached in the NRL since the Roosters sacked him in 2012.
  
  The 69-year-old would play a mentoring role for Fittler who appears to need some guidance in recent years with several left-field selections.
  
  Meanwhile in Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court yesterday, Magistrate Jennifer Atkinson told Parramatta Eels star Dylan Brown “I’m not going to set you up for failure … you need to learn from this,” adding “You’ve got some work to do,” as she sentenced him to an 18-months community corrections order.
  
  This after Brown pleaded guilty to two counts of touching a woman’s breasts without her consent at the Golden Sheaf Hotel in Double Bay on 03 June.
  
  The NRL star had written a letter of apology to the woman saying he was “deeply sorry” for his actions.
  
  Brown, who was born in New Zealand, has played 95 games for the Eels since making his debut with the team in 2019 when he was just 18.
  
  In Sportsbiz: Manchester United sold 2.4 million tickets during the 2022-23 season, beating a club record set six years ago. The flow on effect saw Man U post US$217Million in fiscal third-quarter revenue, up by 11% from the same period a year ago.
  
  Adjusted earnings for the period ended 31 March nearly doubled to US$51M and the net loss narrowed by 80% to US$7.1M.
  
  The Club also raised its fiscal 2023 outlook to a record revenue level between US$800M and US$815M.
  
  In football: Even without a few key players, the United States heads into the FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand starting 20 July with a formidable group of wily veterans and eager newcomers.
  
  The question is; will it be enough for the team to lift international soccer's most prestigious trophy again?
  
  The United States has won the last two World Cups and the goal is to three-peat. But American dominance in women's soccer isn't assured anymore.
  
  England and France have caught up, Germany and Sweden remain strong, and then there's Canada, who won gold at the Tokyo Olympics.
  
  
  In boxing: Hype around the Zuckerberg versus Musk fight continues to grow!
  
  FOX is reporting that Elon Musk has found a new training partner ahead of his potential “Battle of the Billionaires” cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg.
  
  On Twitter Monday evening, Musk agreed to begin training with none other than UFC Hall of Famer - Georges St-Pierre.6057s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovosports,unionclean586fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-06-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e85-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--55301295
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In the World Rugby U20 Championship Round Two games in South Africa on Thursday: Australia vs Ireland, France vs New Zealand, Wales vs Japan.
  
  And on Friday 30 June, South Africa vs Italy, Argentina vs Georgia, followed by England vs Fiji.
  
  In rugby league: Broncos superstar Reece Walsh has been found guilty of contrary conduct after a marathon NRL judiciary hearing last night, and handed a three-game suspension, which means he will miss State of Origin III for Queensland.
  
  In Sportsbiz: British racing team Hitech Grand Prix has confirmed it’s lodged a bid to join Formula 1 in 2026, thanks to cash from a new investor.
  
  Hitech, which already races in Formula 2, Formula 3 and Formula 4, has sold a 25 per cent stake of its parent company to Vladimir Kim, who Forbes reports is Kazakhstan’s richest man, as part owner of KAZ Minerals, which is among the top 10 copper producers in the world.
  
  Before a prospective F1 team can warm up to the US$135Million cost cap, it must first pay a US$200M entry fee split among the existing 10 F1 teams as compensation.
  
  In football: The Australian contingent at Tottenham Hotspur has grown with former Socceroos Captain Mile Jedinak joining Ange Postecoglou’s staff as Assistant Coach.
  
  Jedinak was the captain of Australia throughout Postecoglou’s entire stint in charge of the national side and led the Socceroos to the 2015 Asian Cup crown on home soil.
  
  Jedinak previously played in the Premier League for both Aston Villa and Crystal Palace.
  
  
  In boxing: Hype around the Zuckerberg versus Musk fight continues to grow!
  
  UFC Prez, Dana White believes the match “would break all pay-per-view records and make hundreds of millions of dollars,” which he said both guys would donate to charity.
  
  In fact, he thinks the brawl could “triple” what Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor brought in August 2017.
  
  Though UFC fights typically cost US$80 to watch via pay-per-view, White said he’d “probably charge 100 bucks” to see Musk versus Zuckerberg.
  
  As for their physical abilities, White said Zuckerberg trains very hard and is actually good at jiu-jitsu.
  
  Musk apparently told White that he not only has experience in martial arts, but also got into “plenty of fights growing up in South Africa.
  
  Over on Twitter, however, Musk is currently cracking jokes about his strength posting, “I almost never work out, except for picking up my kids and throwing them in the air,” the father of 10 quipped.
  
  Zuckerberg, for his part, tweeted, “This is going to be fun!”
  
  Oh boy, what can I say, “Only in America.”
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – Mahalo, vina’a and tank you. Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  And tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/55301295Tue, 27 Jun 2023 21:09:09 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 85 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Wednesday morning 28 June 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In the World Rugby U20 Championship Round Two games in South Africa on Thursday: Australia vs Ireland, France vs New Zealand, Wales vs Japan.
  
  And on Friday 30 June, South Africa vs Italy, Argentina vs Georgia, followed by England vs Fiji.
  
  In rugby league: Broncos superstar Reece Walsh has been found guilty of contrary conduct after a marathon NRL judiciary hearing last night, and handed a three-game suspension, which means he will miss State of Origin III for Queensland.
  
  In Sportsbiz: British racing team Hitech Grand Prix has confirmed it’s lodged a bid to join Formula 1 in 2026, thanks to cash from a new investor.
  
  Hitech, which already races in Formula 2, Formula 3 and Formula 4, has sold a 25 per cent stake of its parent company to Vladimir Kim, who Forbes reports is Kazakhstan’s richest man, as part owner of KAZ Minerals, which is among the top 10 copper producers in the world.
  
  Before a prospective F1 team can warm up to the US$135Million cost cap, it must first pay a US$200M entry fee split among the existing 10 F1 teams as compensation.
  
  In football: The Australian contingent at Tottenham Hotspur has grown with former Socceroos Captain Mile Jedinak joining Ange Postecoglou’s staff as Assistant Coach.
  
  Jedinak was the captain of Australia throughout Postecoglou’s entire stint in charge of the national side and led the Socceroos to the 2015 Asian Cup crown on home soil.
  
  Jedinak previously played in the Premier League for both Aston Villa and Crystal Palace.
  
  
  In boxing: Hype around the Zuckerberg versus Musk fight continues to grow!
  
  UFC Prez, Dana White believes the match “would break all pay-per-view records and make hundreds of millions of dollars,” which he said both guys would donate to charity.
  
  In fact, he thinks the brawl could “triple” what Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor brought in August 2017.
  
  Though UFC fights typically cost US$80 to watch via pay-per-view, White said he’d “probably charge 100 bucks” to see Musk versus Zuckerberg.
  
  As for their physical abilities, White said Zuckerberg trains very hard and is actually good at jiu-jitsu.
  
  Musk apparently told White that he not only has experience in martial arts, but also got into “plenty of fights growing up in South Africa.
  
  Over on Twitter, however, Musk is currently cracking jokes about his strength posting, “I almost never work out, except for picking up my kids and throwing them in the air,” the father of 10 quipped.
  
  Zuckerberg, for his part, tweeted, “This is going to be fun!”
  
  Oh boy, what can I say, “Only in America.”
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – Mahalo, vina’a and tank you. Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  And tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2737s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean585fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-06-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e84-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--55158893
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: The second Oceania Women’s Rugby Combine will be held in Fiji from August 21 through 26 this year.
  
  Twenty players from Samoa, Tonga and Papua New Guinea were selected for the Combine based on their performances at the 2023 Oceania Rugby Women’s Championship at Bond University on the Gold Coast, Australia last month.
  
  Oceania Rugby will select nine women rugby players from the Combine for Super W 2024 Season scholarship placements, thanks to the Australian Government’s PacificAus Sports program.
  
  In rugby league: Many are condemning the NRL’s contract rules that allows players to break contracts, amid the unfolding Ben Hunt drama, with the Dragons star’s move to the Broncos imminent. Hunt is pushing for an immediate release despite his lucrative contract running until the end of 2025.
  
  Ben Hunt backed up from ORIGIN II in the Dragons loss to the NZ Warriors last Friday night, but Hunt has almost certainly played his last game for the Club as he pushes for an early exit. Wayne Bennett says there is “no accountability” when players are allowed to break contracts.
  
  Meanwhile, Manly has officially signed Luke Brooks to a huge long-term deal while also signing Roosters Centre Jaxson Paulo and Wests Tigers outside back Tommy Talau.
  
  Brooks, Paulo and Talau will all join the Club in 2024, while the Sea Eagles have also re-signed Tolu Koula until the end of 2027.
  
  Brooks, 28, has played 202 NRL games since making his first-grade debut for Wests Tigers in 2013.
  
  Paulo, 23, has scored 25 tries in 54 NRL matches through stints at South Sydney and now the Sydney Roosters. He has also represented Samoa at Test level.
  
  “Jaxson brings over 50 games of NRL experience with him. He has been in really good systems at the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Sydney Roosters,’’ Manly Coach, Anthony Seibold said.
  
  In Sportsbiz: A group of investors including Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds has bought a 24 per cent stake in the Alpine Formula 1 team for US$218Million, valuing the business at approximately US$909M.
  
  Reynolds and McElhenney’s most notable sporting investment is in Welsh football club Wrexham, the story of which is told in a Netflix documentary series “Welcome to Wrexham”.
  
  In football: Chelsea could profit further from Saudi cash with Goalkeeper Edouard Mendy close to joining Al Ahli, while Moroccan Wing Hakim Ziyech is on the brink of a move to Al Nassr.
  
  The English Club needs to sell players before the end of the month to comply with financial fair play regulations, after spending over £500 million on new signings last year.
  
  In boxing: This whole Zuckerberg versus Musk fight situation arose over what seemed to be joking tweets between the Twitter/Tesla/SpaceX head honcho Musk and Facebook founder and CEO Zuckerberg.
  
  Responding to a tweet about Zuckerberg’s jiu-jitsu training, Musk tweeted, “I’m up for a cage fight if he is LOL.” To which Zuckerberg responded, “Send Me Location.”
  
  That was it - harmless chatter really.
  
  Somehow, that led to UFC Prez Dana White chatting with both men on the phone for what he described as a couple of hours.
  
  He then told TMZ Sports that Zuckerberg and Musk indicated they were dead serious about wanting to fight each other.
  
  Yeah right, this is all typical UFC Prez Dana White hype!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/55158893Mon, 26 Jun 2023 21:24:28 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 84 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a cloudy and bright Tuesday morning 27 June 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: The second Oceania Women’s Rugby Combine will be held in Fiji from August 21 through 26 this year.
  
  Twenty players from Samoa, Tonga and Papua New Guinea were selected for the Combine based on their performances at the 2023 Oceania Rugby Women’s Championship at Bond University on the Gold Coast, Australia last month.
  
  Oceania Rugby will select nine women rugby players from the Combine for Super W 2024 Season scholarship placements, thanks to the Australian Government’s PacificAus Sports program.
  
  In rugby league: Many are condemning the NRL’s contract rules that allows players to break contracts, amid the unfolding Ben Hunt drama, with the Dragons star’s move to the Broncos imminent. Hunt is pushing for an immediate release despite his lucrative contract running until the end of 2025.
  
  Ben Hunt backed up from ORIGIN II in the Dragons loss to the NZ Warriors last Friday night, but Hunt has almost certainly played his last game for the Club as he pushes for an early exit. Wayne Bennett says there is “no accountability” when players are allowed to break contracts.
  
  Meanwhile, Manly has officially signed Luke Brooks to a huge long-term deal while also signing Roosters Centre Jaxson Paulo and Wests Tigers outside back Tommy Talau.
  
  Brooks, Paulo and Talau will all join the Club in 2024, while the Sea Eagles have also re-signed Tolu Koula until the end of 2027.
  
  Brooks, 28, has played 202 NRL games since making his first-grade debut for Wests Tigers in 2013.
  
  Paulo, 23, has scored 25 tries in 54 NRL matches through stints at South Sydney and now the Sydney Roosters. He has also represented Samoa at Test level.
  
  “Jaxson brings over 50 games of NRL experience with him. He has been in really good systems at the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Sydney Roosters,’’ Manly Coach, Anthony Seibold said.
  
  In Sportsbiz: A group of investors including Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds has bought a 24 per cent stake in the Alpine Formula 1 team for US$218Million, valuing the business at approximately US$909M.
  
  Reynolds and McElhenney’s most notable sporting investment is in Welsh football club Wrexham, the story of which is told in a Netflix documentary series “Welcome to Wrexham”.
  
  In football: Chelsea could profit further from Saudi cash with Goalkeeper Edouard Mendy close to joining Al Ahli, while Moroccan Wing Hakim Ziyech is on the brink of a move to Al Nassr.
  
  The English Club needs to sell players before the end of the month to comply with financial fair play regulations, after spending over £500 million on new signings last year.
  
  In boxing: This whole Zuckerberg versus Musk fight situation arose over what seemed to be joking tweets between the Twitter/Tesla/SpaceX head honcho Musk and Facebook founder and CEO Zuckerberg.
  
  Responding to a tweet about Zuckerberg’s jiu-jitsu training, Musk tweeted, “I’m up for a cage fight if he is LOL.” To which Zuckerberg responded, “Send Me Location.”
  
  That was it - harmless chatter really.
  
  Somehow, that led to UFC Prez Dana White chatting with both men on the phone for what he described as a couple of hours.
  
  He then told TMZ Sports that Zuckerberg and Musk indicated they were dead serious about wanting to fight each other.
  
  Yeah right, this is all typical UFC Prez Dana White hype!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass...]]>3167s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean584fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-06-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e83-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--55039361
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: The big winners from the first round of pool games at the World Rugby U20 Championship in South Africa had to be three lesser known U20 rugby nations - Georgia who gave hosts South Africa a 33-23 scare, Wales who all but upset the junior All Blacks 27-26 and Fiji who ran the junior Wallabies ragged before their 46-37 win.
  
  In other results: Argentina 43-15 Italy, Ireland 34-34 England, France 75-12 Japan and that’s it from South Africa.
  
  In rugby league: Broncos Coach Kevin Walters blasted his side at halftime yesterday, and tore strips off his players at his post-match press conference, pointing to their poor attitude following a shock 12-18 loss to the Gold Coast Titans in front of 40,000 fans at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday.
  
  While Scott Drinkwater was on fire at Accor Stadium with 197 run metres, 12 tackle busts, four linebreaks, a linebreak assist and three try assists in a dominant display, as the Cowboys continued their mid-season resurgence with a 31-6 win over the Rabbitohs.
  
  “Everything around Drinkwater turned to gold,” Cooper Cronk said. “He was the best player on the field today.”
  
  In Sportsbiz: The Chicago Cubs and St Louis Cardinals lit up London and shared the spoils as they brought their historic rivalry to the UK in the MLB London Series.
  
  More than 110,000 fans poured into West Ham’s home ground across two days, as the Cubs dominated game one 9-1 and the Cardinals won day two 7-5 in a sensational weekend of baseball action, as America’s pastime staged its latest takeover of the English capital.
  
  In football: Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly has joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal from EPL side Chelsea, the two clubs announced yesterday.
  
  Koulibaly's contract runs until 2026 with the Saudi club paying US$21.6Million for the Centre back. Koulibaly made 32 appearances in all competitions for Chelsea after joining them from Napoli last July.
  
  Portugal midfielder Ruben Neves also signed for Al-Hilal from Wolverhampton Wanderers on Friday.
  
  The Saudi Pro league has become attractive to Europe-based players since Cristiano Ronaldo moved to Al-Nassr last January.
  
  In boxing: UFC Prez Dana White continues to promote the hell out of a hypothetical fight between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. His latest tease that a clash of the tech billionaires may actually go down is a new social media video where White shows off a UFC T-shirt with ‘ZUCKERBERG VS MUSK’ emblazoned on it.
  
  “This isn’t a gimmick fight,” declared the King of gimmick fights!
  
  “This is a fight between two of the most powerful and richest guys in the world. Who will win? Who has seen this before? NOBODY. It’s also a crossover fight that literally EVERY EVERYONE will watch,” he said with dollar signs in his eyes!
  
  “Kaching” you can already hear the cash register ringing! Imagine if White could put Putin in the cage with these two?
  
  And finally in . . er prison: Former Fiji Bati and NRL star, Jarryd Hayne has reportedly been conned out of A$780,000 in a Bitcoin scam by one of his jail inmates.
  
  Ishan Seenar Sappideen allegedly told convicted rapist Hayne that he’d made millions of dollars investing with Australian billionaire Mike Cannon-Brooke.
  
  The conman convinced Hayne and other inmates that he could deliver big returns if they invested with him, according to The Daily Telegraph.
  
  And they did; the former Sydney Grammar student allegedly received more than A$2Million from Hayne and at least six other inmates in Cooma jail between 2020 and 2022.
  
  I dunno, maybe one of them should have checked his rap sheet first?
  
  Sappideen is serving 12-years for stealing A$4.6M from his friends and family in a Ponzi scheme.
  
  Needless to say, he has been transferred to an isolated cell for his own . . survival.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/55039361Mon, 26 Jun 2023 06:22:41 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 83 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Monday morning 26 June 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian,...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: The big winners from the first round of pool games at the World Rugby U20 Championship in South Africa had to be three lesser known U20 rugby nations - Georgia who gave hosts South Africa a 33-23 scare, Wales who all but upset the junior All Blacks 27-26 and Fiji who ran the junior Wallabies ragged before their 46-37 win.
  
  In other results: Argentina 43-15 Italy, Ireland 34-34 England, France 75-12 Japan and that’s it from South Africa.
  
  In rugby league: Broncos Coach Kevin Walters blasted his side at halftime yesterday, and tore strips off his players at his post-match press conference, pointing to their poor attitude following a shock 12-18 loss to the Gold Coast Titans in front of 40,000 fans at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday.
  
  While Scott Drinkwater was on fire at Accor Stadium with 197 run metres, 12 tackle busts, four linebreaks, a linebreak assist and three try assists in a dominant display, as the Cowboys continued their mid-season resurgence with a 31-6 win over the Rabbitohs.
  
  “Everything around Drinkwater turned to gold,” Cooper Cronk said. “He was the best player on the field today.”
  
  In Sportsbiz: The Chicago Cubs and St Louis Cardinals lit up London and shared the spoils as they brought their historic rivalry to the UK in the MLB London Series.
  
  More than 110,000 fans poured into West Ham’s home ground across two days, as the Cubs dominated game one 9-1 and the Cardinals won day two 7-5 in a sensational weekend of baseball action, as America’s pastime staged its latest takeover of the English capital.
  
  In football: Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly has joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal from EPL side Chelsea, the two clubs announced yesterday.
  
  Koulibaly's contract runs until 2026 with the Saudi club paying US$21.6Million for the Centre back. Koulibaly made 32 appearances in all competitions for Chelsea after joining them from Napoli last July.
  
  Portugal midfielder Ruben Neves also signed for Al-Hilal from Wolverhampton Wanderers on Friday.
  
  The Saudi Pro league has become attractive to Europe-based players since Cristiano Ronaldo moved to Al-Nassr last January.
  
  In boxing: UFC Prez Dana White continues to promote the hell out of a hypothetical fight between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. His latest tease that a clash of the tech billionaires may actually go down is a new social media video where White shows off a UFC T-shirt with ‘ZUCKERBERG VS MUSK’ emblazoned on it.
  
  “This isn’t a gimmick fight,” declared the King of gimmick fights!
  
  “This is a fight between two of the most powerful and richest guys in the world. Who will win? Who has seen this before? NOBODY. It’s also a crossover fight that literally EVERY EVERYONE will watch,” he said with dollar signs in his eyes!
  
  “Kaching” you can already hear the cash register ringing! Imagine if White could put Putin in the cage with these two?
  
  And finally in . . er prison: Former Fiji Bati and NRL star, Jarryd Hayne has reportedly been conned out of A$780,000 in a Bitcoin scam by one of his jail inmates.
  
  Ishan Seenar Sappideen allegedly told convicted rapist Hayne that he’d made millions of dollars investing with Australian billionaire Mike Cannon-Brooke.
  
  The conman convinced Hayne and other inmates that he could deliver big returns if they invested with him, according to The Daily Telegraph.
  
  And they did; the former Sydney Grammar student allegedly received more than A$2Million from Hayne and at least six other inmates in Cooma jail between 2020 and 2022.
  
  I...]]>3567s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean583fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-06-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e82-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--55024693
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Results from the first round of pool games at the World Rugby U20 Championship in South Africa this weekend: Argentina 43-15 Italy, Ireland 34-34 England, France 75-12 Japan and on Sunday New Zealand 27-26 Wales, Australia 46-37 Fiji and Georgia vs South Africa underway.
  
  In rugby league: Eels Wing Maika Sivo was put on report for high contact on Dolphins tough guy, Felise Kaufusi and he might have a case to answer with the NRL Judiciary, as the Dolphins were embarrassed on the Sunshine Coast, with the Eels scoring seven times in the opening forty minutes for a 42-4 lead at half-time; the highest first-half score for Parramatta in their 77-year history.
  
  After an ear-bashing by Wayne, the Dolphins bounced back in the second forty for a final score line of 48-20, Parramatta’s fifth consecutive win.
  
  Meanwhile, Panthers Coach Ivan Cleary has questioned whether State of Origin players backing up for their Clubs is a good thing.
  
  “All our ORIGIN guys played at the World Cup, they all played for New South Wales and we probably underestimate the emotional toll that ORIGIN can take, especially if you lose, that’s all part of it.
  
  Penrith beat the Knights 12-20 last night, despite resting their ORIGIN stars Jarome Luai, Stephen Crichton, Liam Martin, Isaah Yeo and Brian To’o in a win that Cleary said was “enormous” in setting up their title defence.
  
  Having said that, Xavier Coates recorded 190 running Metres, eight tackle busts, two line breaks and two tries in a match-winning effort for the Storm 24-6 Manly, three nights after representing the Maroons in ORIGIN II.
  
  Melbourne Coach Craig Bellamy believes Coates was the best on the field for the Storm: “Xavier was our best player,” Bellamy said. “I couldn’t put a big enough rap on Xavier tonight. He was outstanding.”
  
  In boxing: It’s on! UFC President Dana White guarantees the talked-about fight between famous billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg is already being discussed. White said there is a huge difference in the pair’s size and they are trying to work it out but definitely, it would be categorized as an exhibition match. White revealed that he is the middleman of what would be the biggest fight in history.
  
  In football: The Arabs have struck again - Wolves Captain Ruben Neves on Friday became the latest major player to move to Saudi Arabia, the 26-year-old Portuguese international joining Al-Hilal.
  Neves leaves Wolves after six seasons for “a club record fee”, the Premier League side announced, reported to be around US$60Million.
  
  He will earn a reported US$381,000 a week at Al-Hilal, tax free – blowing his previous reported salary of US$60,000 a week with the Wolves.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/55024693Sat, 24 Jun 2023 21:01:00 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 82 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Sunday morning 25 June 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian,...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Results from the first round of pool games at the World Rugby U20 Championship in South Africa this weekend: Argentina 43-15 Italy, Ireland 34-34 England, France 75-12 Japan and on Sunday New Zealand 27-26 Wales, Australia 46-37 Fiji and Georgia vs South Africa underway.
  
  In rugby league: Eels Wing Maika Sivo was put on report for high contact on Dolphins tough guy, Felise Kaufusi and he might have a case to answer with the NRL Judiciary, as the Dolphins were embarrassed on the Sunshine Coast, with the Eels scoring seven times in the opening forty minutes for a 42-4 lead at half-time; the highest first-half score for Parramatta in their 77-year history.
  
  After an ear-bashing by Wayne, the Dolphins bounced back in the second forty for a final score line of 48-20, Parramatta’s fifth consecutive win.
  
  Meanwhile, Panthers Coach Ivan Cleary has questioned whether State of Origin players backing up for their Clubs is a good thing.
  
  “All our ORIGIN guys played at the World Cup, they all played for New South Wales and we probably underestimate the emotional toll that ORIGIN can take, especially if you lose, that’s all part of it.
  
  Penrith beat the Knights 12-20 last night, despite resting their ORIGIN stars Jarome Luai, Stephen Crichton, Liam Martin, Isaah Yeo and Brian To’o in a win that Cleary said was “enormous” in setting up their title defence.
  
  Having said that, Xavier Coates recorded 190 running Metres, eight tackle busts, two line breaks and two tries in a match-winning effort for the Storm 24-6 Manly, three nights after representing the Maroons in ORIGIN II.
  
  Melbourne Coach Craig Bellamy believes Coates was the best on the field for the Storm: “Xavier was our best player,” Bellamy said. “I couldn’t put a big enough rap on Xavier tonight. He was outstanding.”
  
  In boxing: It’s on! UFC President Dana White guarantees the talked-about fight between famous billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg is already being discussed. White said there is a huge difference in the pair’s size and they are trying to work it out but definitely, it would be categorized as an exhibition match. White revealed that he is the middleman of what would be the biggest fight in history.
  
  In football: The Arabs have struck again - Wolves Captain Ruben Neves on Friday became the latest major player to move to Saudi Arabia, the 26-year-old Portuguese international joining Al-Hilal.
  Neves leaves Wolves after six seasons for “a club record fee”, the Premier League side announced, reported to be around US$60Million.
  
  He will earn a reported US$381,000 a week at Al-Hilal, tax free – blowing his previous reported salary of US$60,000 a week with the Wolves.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2597s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean582fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-06-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e81-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--54843920Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  At the NBA Draft yesterday: A new era for basketball is underway after French prodigy Victor Wembanyama was chosen by the San Antonio Spurs with the top pick in the NBA draft.
  The French star has the size and strength to dominate defensively mixed with the ball-handling skills and passing talent of a guard, providing a unique package that has analysts calling him the best prospect since LeBron James joined the NBA two decades ago.
  Even though he knew this moment was coming, Wembanyama was highly emotional after officially having his name called.
  Apparently his old girlfriend wants to suddenly make up!
  In rugby league: While ORIGIN III may be a dead rubber, there is plenty for the NSW Blues to gain as it looks to salvage something - anything, from a series that opened with so much promise and instead has amounted to nothing.
  But before the Blues even consider any team changes, they must answer one simple question first — is Brad Fittler NSW Blues Coach next year?
  Fittler’s contract with the Blues expires at the end of 2023.
  Meanwhile Maroons skipper Daly Cherry-Evans delivered a mammoth performance to seal the ORIGIN Series at Suncorp on Wednesday, but now he has hinted at retiring: “As I get older the thought of retirement definitely starts to float through your head,” Cherry-Evans said.
  The Manly halfback has now played 21 games for his State and has captained the Maroons to series victory on three occasions since taking the armband in 2019.
  In rugby: Our World Famous Tips for the first round of pool games at the World Rugby U20 Championship in South Africa this weekend: We tip Argentina to pizza Italy, Ireland to stew England, France to sashimi Japan and on Sunday New Zealand to wallop Wales, Australia to bar-b-q Fiji at 3:30am Fiji time on Monday morning and Georgia to grill South Africa.
  In Sportsbiz: The San Antonio Spurs surprised no one with the first overall pick in the NBA Draft yesterday, selecting French sensation Victor Wembanyama, the NBA’s most hyped prospect since LeBron James.
  Not surprisingly, the Spurs generated more than 2500 new season-ticket membership deposits immediately following last month’s NBA Lottery draw, now the number of new deposits is in excess of 4000 and still rising.
  The new sales will undoubtedly push the Spurs above their NBA attendance average of 16,937 last season.
  Even before entering the league, Wembanyama last season generated 350 million views on NBA social media channels.
  In boxing: The woman who has accused Conor McGregor of rape after Game 4 of the NBA Finals was allegedly offered US$100,000 in hush money — an offer that was apparently rescinded after news of the alleged sex assault broke, The Daily Mail has reported.
  Her lawyer, Ariel Mitchell said Miami Heat and NBA officials were hastily trying to keep the apparent incident under wraps, the New York Post reports.
  And finally in football: Did you know that Bournemouth sacked their Manager, Gary O’Neil after just 37 games and despite him helping the Cherries avoid Premier League relegation?
  O’Neil took charge as interim boss after the struggling side sacked Scott Parker back in August.
  He turned things around in remarkable way, and was given an 18-month deal in November, his first Head Coaching role.
  O’Neil guided Bournemouth to a 15th-place finish after a stunning run in April saw them virtually safe with four games in hand.
  Bournemouth owner and Chairman Bill Foley saying it was a “difficult decision”.
  Yeah right, you double-crossing son of a gun!
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54843920Sat, 24 Jun 2023 03:08:34 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 81 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Saturday morning 24 June 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  At the NBA Draft yesterday: A new era for basketball is underway after French prodigy Victor Wembanyama was chosen by the San Antonio Spurs with the top pick in the NBA draft.
  The French star has the size and strength to dominate defensively mixed with the ball-handling skills and passing talent of a guard, providing a unique package that has analysts calling him the best prospect since LeBron James joined the NBA two decades ago.
  Even though he knew this moment was coming, Wembanyama was highly emotional after officially having his name called.
  Apparently his old girlfriend wants to suddenly make up!
  In rugby league: While ORIGIN III may be a dead rubber, there is plenty for the NSW Blues to gain as it looks to salvage something - anything, from a series that opened with so much promise and instead has amounted to nothing.
  But before the Blues even consider any team changes, they must answer one simple question first — is Brad Fittler NSW Blues Coach next year?
  Fittler’s contract with the Blues expires at the end of 2023.
  Meanwhile Maroons skipper Daly Cherry-Evans delivered a mammoth performance to seal the ORIGIN Series at Suncorp on Wednesday, but now he has hinted at retiring: “As I get older the thought of retirement definitely starts to float through your head,” Cherry-Evans said.
  The Manly halfback has now played 21 games for his State and has captained the Maroons to series victory on three occasions since taking the armband in 2019.
  In rugby: Our World Famous Tips for the first round of pool games at the World Rugby U20 Championship in South Africa this weekend: We tip Argentina to pizza Italy, Ireland to stew England, France to sashimi Japan and on Sunday New Zealand to wallop Wales, Australia to bar-b-q Fiji at 3:30am Fiji time on Monday morning and Georgia to grill South Africa.
  In Sportsbiz: The San Antonio Spurs surprised no one with the first overall pick in the NBA Draft yesterday, selecting French sensation Victor Wembanyama, the NBA’s most hyped prospect since LeBron James.
  Not surprisingly, the Spurs generated more than 2500 new season-ticket membership deposits immediately following last month’s NBA Lottery draw, now the number of new deposits is in excess of 4000 and still rising.
  The new sales will undoubtedly push the Spurs above their NBA attendance average of 16,937 last season.
  Even before entering the league, Wembanyama last season generated 350 million views on NBA social media channels.
  In boxing: The woman who has accused Conor McGregor of rape after Game 4 of the NBA Finals was allegedly offered US$100,000 in hush money — an offer that was apparently rescinded after news of the alleged sex assault broke, The Daily Mail has reported.
  Her lawyer, Ariel Mitchell said Miami Heat and NBA officials were hastily trying to keep the apparent incident under wraps, the New York Post reports.
  And finally in football: Did you know that Bournemouth sacked their Manager, Gary O’Neil after just 37 games and despite him helping the Cherries avoid Premier League relegation?
  O’Neil took charge as interim boss after the struggling side sacked Scott Parker back in August.
  He turned things around in remarkable way, and was given an 18-month deal in November, his first Head Coaching role.
  O’Neil guided Bournemouth to a 15th-place finish after a stunning run in April saw them virtually safe with four games in hand.
  Bournemouth owner and Chairman Bill Foley saying it was a “difficult decision”.
  Yeah right, you double-crossing son of a gun!
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe...]]>3117s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean581fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-06-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e80-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--54831517
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby league: “I just can’t believe it, I feel awful. Totally gutted,” Gold Coast Titans Coach, Justin Holbrook told The Courier Mail after his shock mid-season axing by the Club yesterday.
  
  He will be replaced by former Manly Coach, Des Hasler.
  
  The big question is; is NSW Blues Coach, Brad Fittler next on the Coaches merry-go-round?
  
  In rugby: Fiji plays their first World Rugby U20 Championship Pool game against Australia on Sunday at Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch at 4:30pm local time so at 3:30am Fiji time on Monday morning.
  
  In other Pool games on Saturday: Argentina vs Italy, England vs Ireland, France vs Japan and on Sunday it is Wales vs New Zealand and South Africa vs Georgia.
  
  In football: Man City’s star midfielder and Captain, Ilkay Gundogan is leaving the treble winners to join Barcelona on a free transfer, after being offered a three-year deal when his City contract expires at the end of June.
  
  Pep G offered the 32-year-old a new one-year contract, with the option of a further 12 months, but the writing was on the wall for Gundogan after City agreed a US$38.2Million deal for Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovacic.
  
  Happy NBA Draft day! The San Antonio Spurs will enter a new era tonight when they select Victor Wembanyama, widely regarded as the best prospect since LeBron James.
  
  Twin brothers Amen and Ausar Thompson are widely projected to be selected early in the evening after spending the last two years playing in the Overtime Elite league; the first players drafted from the Atlanta-based developmental competition for 16-to-20-year-olds.
  
  In Sportsbiz: The Qatar Investment Authority purchased a 5% stake in Monumental Sports & Entertainment, becoming the first sovereign wealth fund to invest in a major US professional sports team.
  
  Monumental owns the NBA’s Washington Capital and NHL’s Wizards, as well as the WNBA’s Mystics.
  
  Qatar’s investment values Monumental at around us$4billion.
  
  Qatar’s biggest sports investment to date came in 2012, when it purchased majority ownership of Paris Saint-Germain Football Club @ US$4.2B.
  
  In a similar vein, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has invested in LIV Golf and professional soccer.
  
  Over the last year, the NBA and NHL have opened up rules allowing private equity @ 20% cap for capital investment in a team and franchises in those two sports can have no more than 30% private equity ownership.
  
  And finally in boxing: A potential epic clash between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg has been set in motion by their fiery social media exchanges.
  
  The stoush came about after Zuckerberg, the brains behind Meta, challenged Musk, the mysterious businessman and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX - Zuckerberg posted on Twitter to a fight in a cage.
  
  We tip Zuckerberg to win by a technical knockout after bashing Musk with his handbag!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54831517Thu, 22 Jun 2023 21:56:36 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 80 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Friday morning 23 June 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian,...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby league: “I just can’t believe it, I feel awful. Totally gutted,” Gold Coast Titans Coach, Justin Holbrook told The Courier Mail after his shock mid-season axing by the Club yesterday.
  
  He will be replaced by former Manly Coach, Des Hasler.
  
  The big question is; is NSW Blues Coach, Brad Fittler next on the Coaches merry-go-round?
  
  In rugby: Fiji plays their first World Rugby U20 Championship Pool game against Australia on Sunday at Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch at 4:30pm local time so at 3:30am Fiji time on Monday morning.
  
  In other Pool games on Saturday: Argentina vs Italy, England vs Ireland, France vs Japan and on Sunday it is Wales vs New Zealand and South Africa vs Georgia.
  
  In football: Man City’s star midfielder and Captain, Ilkay Gundogan is leaving the treble winners to join Barcelona on a free transfer, after being offered a three-year deal when his City contract expires at the end of June.
  
  Pep G offered the 32-year-old a new one-year contract, with the option of a further 12 months, but the writing was on the wall for Gundogan after City agreed a US$38.2Million deal for Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovacic.
  
  Happy NBA Draft day! The San Antonio Spurs will enter a new era tonight when they select Victor Wembanyama, widely regarded as the best prospect since LeBron James.
  
  Twin brothers Amen and Ausar Thompson are widely projected to be selected early in the evening after spending the last two years playing in the Overtime Elite league; the first players drafted from the Atlanta-based developmental competition for 16-to-20-year-olds.
  
  In Sportsbiz: The Qatar Investment Authority purchased a 5% stake in Monumental Sports & Entertainment, becoming the first sovereign wealth fund to invest in a major US professional sports team.
  
  Monumental owns the NBA’s Washington Capital and NHL’s Wizards, as well as the WNBA’s Mystics.
  
  Qatar’s investment values Monumental at around us$4billion.
  
  Qatar’s biggest sports investment to date came in 2012, when it purchased majority ownership of Paris Saint-Germain Football Club @ US$4.2B.
  
  In a similar vein, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has invested in LIV Golf and professional soccer.
  
  Over the last year, the NBA and NHL have opened up rules allowing private equity @ 20% cap for capital investment in a team and franchises in those two sports can have no more than 30% private equity ownership.
  
  And finally in boxing: A potential epic clash between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg has been set in motion by their fiery social media exchanges.
  
  The stoush came about after Zuckerberg, the brains behind Meta, challenged Musk, the mysterious businessman and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX - Zuckerberg posted on Twitter to a fight in a cage.
  
  We tip Zuckerberg to win by a technical knockout after bashing Musk with his handbag!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2997s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean580fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-06-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e79-teivovosports-teiovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--54657655
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby league: “There’s better than that, too. They’re only getting started, this team,” a proud Maroons Coach, Bill Slater said after Queensland successfully defended the State of Origin shield, dismantling the NSW Blues 6-32 to clinch the series in a statement victory at Suncorp Stadium last night.
  
  Queensland Captain Daly Cherry-Evans was inspirational in the win, leading a Maroons backline clinical in its finishing.
  
  Already down Nathan Cleary and Apisai Koroisau, the Blues suffered an early setback last night as Tom Trbojevic came from the field in the 3rd minute.
  
  NSW Blues Coach Brad Fittler will now be scrutinised for his decision to bring Damien Cook on to replace the Blues centre.
  
  The drama was not over after the final whistle at ORIGIN II, with two late send offs and a sin bin after the two sides came together.
  
  Josh Addo-Carr was the first to go, binned for striking while Reece Walsh and Jarome Luai were sent off for head butting.
  
  In rugby: The World Rugby U20 Championship returns after a four-year absence due to the COVID pandemic, with South Africa hosting the tournament for the first time since 2012.
  
  France, winners of the last two tournaments in 2018 and 2019, will face six-time champions New Zealand, Wales and Japan in Pool A.
  
  While Ireland, who were runners-up in 2016, are full of confidence after winning the U20 Six Nations grand slam in March. They are joined in Pool B by 2019 runners-up Australia, three-time winners England and Fiji.
  
  In boxing: “I know I’ve said it a few times now, but I’m very excited. It’s here, it’s landed. We’re coming and we’re bringing pain with us, we’re bringing a whole lot of pain. Keep tuned, big announcement coming,” Tyson Fury on social media once again promising fans an imminent ‘big announcement’.
  
  The WBC World Heavyweight Champion is yet to fight this year, but has been very active on Instagram in the past month, hinting at a ring return.
  
  In football: France’s World Cup-winning midfielder N’Golo Kante has joined compatriot Karim Benzema at Saudi Arabian champions Al Itihad, the Club said in a statement yesterday.
  
  The 32-year-old becomes the latest in a line of European stars choosing to ply their trade in the desert kingdom, which is making big-money moves across elite sport.
  
  According to the Daily Mail, his three-year contract will see Kante earn US$109Million per year – and all US$322M is tax free.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54657655Thu, 22 Jun 2023 01:00:08 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 79 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Thursday morning 22 June 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby league: “There’s better than that, too. They’re only getting started, this team,” a proud Maroons Coach, Bill Slater said after Queensland successfully defended the State of Origin shield, dismantling the NSW Blues 6-32 to clinch the series in a statement victory at Suncorp Stadium last night.
  
  Queensland Captain Daly Cherry-Evans was inspirational in the win, leading a Maroons backline clinical in its finishing.
  
  Already down Nathan Cleary and Apisai Koroisau, the Blues suffered an early setback last night as Tom Trbojevic came from the field in the 3rd minute.
  
  NSW Blues Coach Brad Fittler will now be scrutinised for his decision to bring Damien Cook on to replace the Blues centre.
  
  The drama was not over after the final whistle at ORIGIN II, with two late send offs and a sin bin after the two sides came together.
  
  Josh Addo-Carr was the first to go, binned for striking while Reece Walsh and Jarome Luai were sent off for head butting.
  
  In rugby: The World Rugby U20 Championship returns after a four-year absence due to the COVID pandemic, with South Africa hosting the tournament for the first time since 2012.
  
  France, winners of the last two tournaments in 2018 and 2019, will face six-time champions New Zealand, Wales and Japan in Pool A.
  
  While Ireland, who were runners-up in 2016, are full of confidence after winning the U20 Six Nations grand slam in March. They are joined in Pool B by 2019 runners-up Australia, three-time winners England and Fiji.
  
  In boxing: “I know I’ve said it a few times now, but I’m very excited. It’s here, it’s landed. We’re coming and we’re bringing pain with us, we’re bringing a whole lot of pain. Keep tuned, big announcement coming,” Tyson Fury on social media once again promising fans an imminent ‘big announcement’.
  
  The WBC World Heavyweight Champion is yet to fight this year, but has been very active on Instagram in the past month, hinting at a ring return.
  
  In football: France’s World Cup-winning midfielder N’Golo Kante has joined compatriot Karim Benzema at Saudi Arabian champions Al Itihad, the Club said in a statement yesterday.
  
  The 32-year-old becomes the latest in a line of European stars choosing to ply their trade in the desert kingdom, which is making big-money moves across elite sport.
  
  According to the Daily Mail, his three-year contract will see Kante earn US$109Million per year – and all US$322M is tax free.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2437s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teiovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean579fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-06-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e78-teivovosports-teiovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--54558581
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Thankfully, for stone cold broke Fiji Rugby Union, World Rugby pays for flights, accommodation, food and transport for 10 staff and 30 players for Team Fijiana to play in the World Rugby WXV Tier 3 competition in October in Dubai, where Team Fijiana will be up against Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kenya and the last 2 teams from the winner of Brazil versus Colombia who play off 15 July and Spain versus Italy who play off 22 July.
  
  In rugby league: Cowboys star Jeremiah Nanai is back for the Maroons after missing the ORIGIN series opener due to suspension, while Titans big man Moeaki Fotuaika will make his first appearance since 2021.
  
  Ben Hunt will also start at Hooker for the Blues with Harry Grant coming off the bench.
  
  For the Blues Brothers, Josh Addo-Carr and Brian To'o may switch wings playing on the opposite sides to ORIGIN One. So To'o on the right wing, while Addo-Carr will partner Stephen Crichton on the left.
  
  We tip the Maroons to kill it at Suncorp.
  
  In SportsBiz: Just over a year out from the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics 2024, and Police from the Anti-corruption and financial crime investigations unit, raided the headquarters of the organizing committee and the offices of the organisation in charge of the Olympic construction sites yesterday, a source close to the investigation told AFP.
  
  The reason for the raid was not immediately clear.
  
  In boxing: While Tim Tszyu was being congratulated by his Aussie fans immediately after he had just beaten Carlos Ocampo to a pulp on the Gold Coast last Sunday, Tszyu’s Mum, Natilia entered Ocampo’s changing room to console him. Ocampo was emotional as Natalia embraced him, offering her commiserations and putting her hand on his face.
  
  What can we say, but that’s a Mother’s love right there.
  
  And finally in football: An international football friendly between New Zealand and Qatar was abandoned in Austria on Monday after the Kiwis claimed one of their players, Michael Boxall was racially abused by an opponent.
  
  New Zealand did not return for the second half of the match after the incident, that occurred shortly before the break with them leading 1-0.
  
  The Qatar Coach said New Zealand’s captain came over at halftime to inform him they would not be resuming the game.
  
  “The facts are, apparently two players on the pitch exchanged words. The New Zealand players decided to support their teammate. All our team decided to do was support our player,” the Qatar Coach said.
  
  Come on girls grow a pair!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54558581Wed, 21 Jun 2023 01:09:43 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 78 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on another bright, sunny and warm Wednesday morning 21 June 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Thankfully, for stone cold broke Fiji Rugby Union, World Rugby pays for flights, accommodation, food and transport for 10 staff and 30 players for Team Fijiana to play in the World Rugby WXV Tier 3 competition in October in Dubai, where Team Fijiana will be up against Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kenya and the last 2 teams from the winner of Brazil versus Colombia who play off 15 July and Spain versus Italy who play off 22 July.
  
  In rugby league: Cowboys star Jeremiah Nanai is back for the Maroons after missing the ORIGIN series opener due to suspension, while Titans big man Moeaki Fotuaika will make his first appearance since 2021.
  
  Ben Hunt will also start at Hooker for the Blues with Harry Grant coming off the bench.
  
  For the Blues Brothers, Josh Addo-Carr and Brian To'o may switch wings playing on the opposite sides to ORIGIN One. So To'o on the right wing, while Addo-Carr will partner Stephen Crichton on the left.
  
  We tip the Maroons to kill it at Suncorp.
  
  In SportsBiz: Just over a year out from the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics 2024, and Police from the Anti-corruption and financial crime investigations unit, raided the headquarters of the organizing committee and the offices of the organisation in charge of the Olympic construction sites yesterday, a source close to the investigation told AFP.
  
  The reason for the raid was not immediately clear.
  
  In boxing: While Tim Tszyu was being congratulated by his Aussie fans immediately after he had just beaten Carlos Ocampo to a pulp on the Gold Coast last Sunday, Tszyu’s Mum, Natilia entered Ocampo’s changing room to console him. Ocampo was emotional as Natalia embraced him, offering her commiserations and putting her hand on his face.
  
  What can we say, but that’s a Mother’s love right there.
  
  And finally in football: An international football friendly between New Zealand and Qatar was abandoned in Austria on Monday after the Kiwis claimed one of their players, Michael Boxall was racially abused by an opponent.
  
  New Zealand did not return for the second half of the match after the incident, that occurred shortly before the break with them leading 1-0.
  
  The Qatar Coach said New Zealand’s captain came over at halftime to inform him they would not be resuming the game.
  
  “The facts are, apparently two players on the pitch exchanged words. The New Zealand players decided to support their teammate. All our team decided to do was support our player,” the Qatar Coach said.
  
  Come on girls grow a pair!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
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  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Rookie All Black, Tamaiti Williams 22, named by the selectors in their first All Blacks squad for 2023 with four other rookies, as one of 20 forwards; the big Crusaders prop is the heaviest All Black ever, weighing in at 144Kg of pure Maori muscle!
  
  The second cab off this rank is former All Black back rower, Filo Tiatia weighing in at 138Kg.
  
  The legendary All Black Wing, Jonah Lomu wasn’t far behind!
  In rugby league: “I don’t think the Maroons fans will care who I am, they'll be booing me just as much as the rest of the boys,” NSW Blues enforcer Payne Haas told NRL.com, saying he is prepared for a chorus of boos from the fans he usually calls his own in tomorrow night’s ORIGIN decider at Suncorp.
  
  Determined to defy the odds and keep the series alive at “The Cauldron”, the Broncos star knows his Blues Brothers are in for a torrid reception at a ground where they have lost five of their last six ORIGIN games.
  
  The Maroons meanwhile, are just 80 minutes away from retaining ORIGIN bragging rights and making it four series wins in the last five years.
  
  In golf: American Wyndham Clark held his nerve to win his first Major championship at the 123rd US Open, for a one-shot win over Northern Irish star, Rory McIlroy, who missed out on a fifth Major title.
  
  Clark, a 120-1 outsider at the start of the week, carded a closing 70 at Los Angeles Country Club to finish 10 under par, a shot ahead of McIlroy, taking home the US$3.5Million first prize.
  
  In SportsBiz: The 2023 season of the Indian Premier League drew more than 500 million viewers, a 32% growth in television ratings on last season.
  
  The very first IPL game of the 2023 season attracted 130 million viewers, compared with a record 115.1 million for the 2023 Super Bowl in the US.
  
  And the 2023 IPL champions the Chennai Super Kings are valued at US$1.2Billion according to Forbes in 2022 - a bargain.
  
  They have been touted as the “Manchester United of the IPL”, and may one day become one of the top global sporting franchises like the Dallas Cowboys at US$8B and Real Madrid at US$5B.
  
  Part of India’s success is its 1.4 billion people, as well as its economic success and growing middle class. By 2025, India’s middle class will number 583 million people, or 41% of the population.
  
  They have been supercharged by the digitisation of the Indian economy, with televisions and smart phones giving the average cricket lover access to their favourite teams.
  
  And in boxing: Tim Tszyu went fishing within 90 minutes of his incredible KO win over Mexican Carlos Ocampo and by August will go into lockdown for a $300,000 US camp before fighting American star Jermell Charlo for all four of his Super Welterweight titles around the middle of October.
  
  Of course Tszyu used dynamite and had a great catch!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54526804Mon, 19 Jun 2023 22:04:44 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 77 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on another bright, sunny and warm Tuesday morning 20 June 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Rookie All Black, Tamaiti Williams 22, named by the selectors in their first All Blacks squad for 2023 with four other rookies, as one of 20 forwards; the big Crusaders prop is the heaviest All Black ever, weighing in at 144Kg of pure Maori muscle!
  
  The second cab off this rank is former All Black back rower, Filo Tiatia weighing in at 138Kg.
  
  The legendary All Black Wing, Jonah Lomu wasn’t far behind!
  In rugby league: “I don’t think the Maroons fans will care who I am, they'll be booing me just as much as the rest of the boys,” NSW Blues enforcer Payne Haas told NRL.com, saying he is prepared for a chorus of boos from the fans he usually calls his own in tomorrow night’s ORIGIN decider at Suncorp.
  
  Determined to defy the odds and keep the series alive at “The Cauldron”, the Broncos star knows his Blues Brothers are in for a torrid reception at a ground where they have lost five of their last six ORIGIN games.
  
  The Maroons meanwhile, are just 80 minutes away from retaining ORIGIN bragging rights and making it four series wins in the last five years.
  
  In golf: American Wyndham Clark held his nerve to win his first Major championship at the 123rd US Open, for a one-shot win over Northern Irish star, Rory McIlroy, who missed out on a fifth Major title.
  
  Clark, a 120-1 outsider at the start of the week, carded a closing 70 at Los Angeles Country Club to finish 10 under par, a shot ahead of McIlroy, taking home the US$3.5Million first prize.
  
  In SportsBiz: The 2023 season of the Indian Premier League drew more than 500 million viewers, a 32% growth in television ratings on last season.
  
  The very first IPL game of the 2023 season attracted 130 million viewers, compared with a record 115.1 million for the 2023 Super Bowl in the US.
  
  And the 2023 IPL champions the Chennai Super Kings are valued at US$1.2Billion according to Forbes in 2022 - a bargain.
  
  They have been touted as the “Manchester United of the IPL”, and may one day become one of the top global sporting franchises like the Dallas Cowboys at US$8B and Real Madrid at US$5B.
  
  Part of India’s success is its 1.4 billion people, as well as its economic success and growing middle class. By 2025, India’s middle class will number 583 million people, or 41% of the population.
  
  They have been supercharged by the digitisation of the Indian economy, with televisions and smart phones giving the average cricket lover access to their favourite teams.
  
  And in boxing: Tim Tszyu went fishing within 90 minutes of his incredible KO win over Mexican Carlos Ocampo and by August will go into lockdown for a $300,000 US camp before fighting American star Jermell Charlo for all four of his Super Welterweight titles around the middle of October.
  
  Of course Tszyu used dynamite and had a great catch!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>3017s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teiovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean577fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-06-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e76-teivovosports-teiovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--54501237
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Congratulations Emoni Narawa 23 years old of the Chiefs, named by the All Blacks selectors in their first All Blacks squad for 2023 made up of 36 players, including 20 x forwards and 16 backs with four other rookies: Dallas McLeod 24, a Crusaders midfielder, Hurricanes halfback Cam Roigard 22, Chiefs loose forward and cousin, Samipeni Finau 24 and Tamaiti Williams 22, the big Crusaders prop.
  Unavailable for selection to the All Blacks due to injury: Angus Ta’avao, Ethan Blackadder, Cullen Grace, David Havili, Joe Moody, George Bower, Patrick Tuipulotu, Quinn Tupaea, Sevu Reece and TJ Perenara.
  
  In rugby league: Wayne Bennett has got his man, so expect an announcement pretty soon: Bulldogs centre Jake Averillo is Dolphins-bound to bolster their outside back stocks.
  
  It’s another good pick-up for the Dolphins, as they have already landed standout Brisbane outside back Herbie Farnsworth to add some extra pace and flair to their backline next season.
  
  Meanwhile, Cowboys Head Coach Todd Payten has hosed down suggestions the Club is interested in Luke Brooks to replace Chad Townsend.
  
  Townsend has been linked to the Super League despite being contracted to the Cowboys until the end of 2024.
  
  Meanwhile, Brooks knocked back Wests Tigers’ extension offer to test his value on the open market — which fuelled rumours that he could sign with the Cowboys.
  
  But Payten told reporters on Thursday that the rumours were simply not true.
  
  In the NBA: In 1992, the first superstar-laden US Men’s Olympic basketball team — which became known as the “Dream Team” — went to Barcelona and dominated their way to a gold medal.
  
  That dazzling display would echo through the decades to inspire a generation of hoops hopefuls, and not just Americans.
  
  At the time, Dirk Nowitzki in Germany was 14 years old, Pau Gasol in Spain was 12, and Tony Parker in France was 11.
  
  The three Europeans went on to cumulatively appear in 20 All-Star games and win seven NBA Championships. This year, all three will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
  
  “Tony Parker, a young boy growing up in France, probably otherwise would’ve gone on to play professional soccer,” NBA deputy commissioner Mark Tatum says. “But because he saw Michael Jordan play basketball, that inspired him, and he decided to bounce a ball instead of kick it.”
  
  This season’s MVP is from Cameroon, the Finals MVP is from Serbia, and the can’t-miss, once-in-a-generation talent set to be selected first overall in Thursday’s NBA Draft is from France.
  
  The NBA is enjoying its biggest international moment since the process of conquering the world began in earnest that summer in 1992.
  
  When that Dream Team was making history, 21 international players from 18 countries were on NBA rosters. By opening night this season, there were a record 120 players from 41 countries.
  
  Staying with the NBA in SportsBiz: Michael Jordan’s majority ownership of the Charlotte Hornets is coming to an end, with the sale of the Hornets in the process of being finalised at a reported US$3Billion valuation.
  
  Jordan has owned the franchise in North Carolina, the state where he grew up, for 13 years, and will remain a minority owner.
  
  He bought his original stake in the franchise for a reported US$384Million, and so will sell for about ten times that figure, despite the Hornets not getting out of the first round of the playoffs in the entire term of his ownership.
  
  And in boxing: TMZ is reporting that a woman is suing the NBA, the Miami Heat and Conor McGregor, claiming the UFC superstar sexually assaulted her in a Men’s bathroom at the NBA Game 4 finals in Florida.
  
  According to her lawyers, the victim was separated from her friend by Heat and NBA security, after she was forced into a bathroom inside the arena where the incident took place.
  
  Conor McGregor has branded the allegation as a “shakedown” and claims a security camera video will clear his name.
  
  I dunno, there seems to be a pattern emerging with the Irishman, same as Jaryd Hayne and one day the sh*t is gonna stick.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54501237Sun, 18 Jun 2023 21:37:36 +0000Culden KameaBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 76 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright, sunny and warm Monday morning 19 June 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Congratulations Emoni Narawa 23 years old of the Chiefs, named by the All Blacks selectors in their first All Blacks squad for 2023 made up of 36 players, including 20 x forwards and 16 backs with four other rookies: Dallas McLeod 24, a Crusaders midfielder, Hurricanes halfback Cam Roigard 22, Chiefs loose forward and cousin, Samipeni Finau 24 and Tamaiti Williams 22, the big Crusaders prop.
  Unavailable for selection to the All Blacks due to injury: Angus Ta’avao, Ethan Blackadder, Cullen Grace, David Havili, Joe Moody, George Bower, Patrick Tuipulotu, Quinn Tupaea, Sevu Reece and TJ Perenara.
  
  In rugby league: Wayne Bennett has got his man, so expect an announcement pretty soon: Bulldogs centre Jake Averillo is Dolphins-bound to bolster their outside back stocks.
  
  It’s another good pick-up for the Dolphins, as they have already landed standout Brisbane outside back Herbie Farnsworth to add some extra pace and flair to their backline next season.
  
  Meanwhile, Cowboys Head Coach Todd Payten has hosed down suggestions the Club is interested in Luke Brooks to replace Chad Townsend.
  
  Townsend has been linked to the Super League despite being contracted to the Cowboys until the end of 2024.
  
  Meanwhile, Brooks knocked back Wests Tigers’ extension offer to test his value on the open market — which fuelled rumours that he could sign with the Cowboys.
  
  But Payten told reporters on Thursday that the rumours were simply not true.
  
  In the NBA: In 1992, the first superstar-laden US Men’s Olympic basketball team — which became known as the “Dream Team” — went to Barcelona and dominated their way to a gold medal.
  
  That dazzling display would echo through the decades to inspire a generation of hoops hopefuls, and not just Americans.
  
  At the time, Dirk Nowitzki in Germany was 14 years old, Pau Gasol in Spain was 12, and Tony Parker in France was 11.
  
  The three Europeans went on to cumulatively appear in 20 All-Star games and win seven NBA Championships. This year, all three will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
  
  “Tony Parker, a young boy growing up in France, probably otherwise would’ve gone on to play professional soccer,” NBA deputy commissioner Mark Tatum says. “But because he saw Michael Jordan play basketball, that inspired him, and he decided to bounce a ball instead of kick it.”
  
  This season’s MVP is from Cameroon, the Finals MVP is from Serbia, and the can’t-miss, once-in-a-generation talent set to be selected first overall in Thursday’s NBA Draft is from France.
  
  The NBA is enjoying its biggest international moment since the process of conquering the world began in earnest that summer in 1992.
  
  When that Dream Team was making history, 21 international players from 18 countries were on NBA rosters. By opening night this season, there were a record 120 players from 41 countries.
  
  Staying with the NBA in SportsBiz: Michael Jordan’s majority ownership of the Charlotte Hornets is coming to an end, with the sale of the Hornets in the process of being finalised at a reported US$3Billion valuation.
  
  Jordan has owned the franchise in North Carolina, the state where he grew up, for 13 years, and will remain a minority owner.
  
  He bought his original stake in the franchise for a reported US$384Million, and so will sell for about ten times that figure, despite the Hornets not getting out of the first round of the playoffs in the entire term of his ownership.
  
  And in boxing: TMZ is reporting that a woman is suing...]]>3697s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teiovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean576fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-06-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e75-teivovosports-teiovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--54501102
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: The Chiefs will host the Super Rugby Pacific grand final after beating the Brumbies 6-19 in Hamilton last night.
  
  Chiefs star Damien McKenzie scored 14 points from four penalties and a conversion, with All Blacks lock Brodie Retalick scoring the winning try in the 78th minute.
  
  Meanwhile, Blues fans have just stopped crying, 48 hours after their team was hammered 52-15 by the Crusaders in Christchurch.
  
  In rugby league: The Storm beat Wests Tigers 6-28 in Campbelltown Stadium yesterday, in a game which featured the rarest of tries; Wests Tigers prop Alex Twal finally breaking one of the longest try ducks in the NRL, crossing for his first try in his 116-game career.
  
  Parramatta meanwhile, was upset 30-34 by Manly in Round 3, but Eels skipper, Clint Gutherson said his forwards kept their receipts in a bid to square the ledger and even up the season series, and they did; climbing all over Manly 4-34 at CommBank Stadium last night, and into the top eight.
  
  In Football and SportsBiz: Deloitte’s annual soccer finance review reveals that total revenue from the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1 grew by 10% to US$18.8Billion during the 2021-22 season.
  
  But believe it or not, they still made a collective loss of US$353.8Million due to increased wages.
  
  Unsurprisingly, the EPL was Europe’s best performer, growing income by 12% for a record aggregate revenue of US$6.99B, but operating profits of US$585M were actually down $1.3M from the previous season.
  
  La Liga was second in total revenue, at about half of the EPL, at US$3.6B. The Bundesliga followed with US$3.4B in revenue.
  
  Italian Serie A Clubs brought in $2.6B, a decrease of 7%, while Ligue 1 saw record revenue of $2.2B in Lionel Messi’s first of two seasons at Paris St. Germain.
  
  And in boxing: Tim Tszyu delivered the biggest statement of his career on the Gold Coast today, demolishing Mexican Carlos Ocampo with a staggering knockout in the first-round.
  
  Ocampo did not land a single punch on the Australian champ, while Tszyu needed just 14 shots before the referee waved things off when Ocampo was knocked down for the second time, his head crashing against the ropes in a sickening finish, just one minute and 11 seconds into the fight.
  
  The Mexican star is now 35-3, had only been stopped once in his career before, by unbeaten superstar Errol Spence Jr.
  
  The unbeaten Australian is now 23-0, 17 KOs was gambling his upcoming shot at division king, American Jermell Charlo.
  
  As I said earlier, “Ola, Ole Hombre!”
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54501102Sat, 17 Jun 2023 21:03:00 +0000Culden KameaOla, Ola, Bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 75 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a warm and drizzly Sunday morning 18 June 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: The Chiefs will host the Super Rugby Pacific grand final after beating the Brumbies 6-19 in Hamilton last night.
  
  Chiefs star Damien McKenzie scored 14 points from four penalties and a conversion, with All Blacks lock Brodie Retalick scoring the winning try in the 78th minute.
  
  Meanwhile, Blues fans have just stopped crying, 48 hours after their team was hammered 52-15 by the Crusaders in Christchurch.
  
  In rugby league: The Storm beat Wests Tigers 6-28 in Campbelltown Stadium yesterday, in a game which featured the rarest of tries; Wests Tigers prop Alex Twal finally breaking one of the longest try ducks in the NRL, crossing for his first try in his 116-game career.
  
  Parramatta meanwhile, was upset 30-34 by Manly in Round 3, but Eels skipper, Clint Gutherson said his forwards kept their receipts in a bid to square the ledger and even up the season series, and they did; climbing all over Manly 4-34 at CommBank Stadium last night, and into the top eight.
  
  In Football and SportsBiz: Deloitte’s annual soccer finance review reveals that total revenue from the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1 grew by 10% to US$18.8Billion during the 2021-22 season.
  
  But believe it or not, they still made a collective loss of US$353.8Million due to increased wages.
  
  Unsurprisingly, the EPL was Europe’s best performer, growing income by 12% for a record aggregate revenue of US$6.99B, but operating profits of US$585M were actually down $1.3M from the previous season.
  
  La Liga was second in total revenue, at about half of the EPL, at US$3.6B. The Bundesliga followed with US$3.4B in revenue.
  
  Italian Serie A Clubs brought in $2.6B, a decrease of 7%, while Ligue 1 saw record revenue of $2.2B in Lionel Messi’s first of two seasons at Paris St. Germain.
  
  And in boxing: Tim Tszyu delivered the biggest statement of his career on the Gold Coast today, demolishing Mexican Carlos Ocampo with a staggering knockout in the first-round.
  
  Ocampo did not land a single punch on the Australian champ, while Tszyu needed just 14 shots before the referee waved things off when Ocampo was knocked down for the second time, his head crashing against the ropes in a sickening finish, just one minute and 11 seconds into the fight.
  
  The Mexican star is now 35-3, had only been stopped once in his career before, by unbeaten superstar Errol Spence Jr.
  
  The unbeaten Australian is now 23-0, 17 KOs was gambling his upcoming shot at division king, American Jermell Charlo.
  
  As I said earlier, “Ola, Ole Hombre!”
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2707s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teiovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean575fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-06-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e74-teivovosports-teiovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--54464286
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: In the first Super Rugby Pacific semi-final last night in Christchurch: The Blues were absolutely hammered silly by the Crusaders 52-15, tarnishing a couple of north Islanders All Blacks chances.
  
  Today we tip the Chiefs to chill out those awful Brumbies in funky Hamilton to set up an all-Kiwi grand final again!
  
  In rugby league: Brad Fittler is approaching the biggest game of his ORIGIN career as a player and coach in ORIGIN II, under immense pressure to win, but his legacy for NSW is already set in stone.
  
  The 51-year-old played a record 31 games for the Blues from 1990 to 2004 and captained NSW to multiple series wins in a period of dominance that saw Queensland win just four series from the time he debuted to when he hung up his boots.
  
  As a Coach, Fittler came to the rescue of his State in 2018 with Queensland winning 11 of the 12 ORIGIN Series before that, dating back to 2006.
  
  Frddie restored pride in New South Wales, winning back-to-back ORIGIN Series for the first time since 2005.
  
  And Cowboys superstar Jason Taumalolo makes his timely return, as his side take on a depleted Panthers outfit at Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville this weekend.
  
  The Tongan enforcer has missed the last eight weeks with a knee injury, but makes a welcome return for the Cowboys, who will be without ORIGIN representatives Reuben Cotter, Valentine Holmes, Murray Taulagi, Jeremiah Nanai and Reece Robson.
  
  In Football: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK are all set to broadcast the 2023 Women’s World Cup from Australia and New Zealand starting 20 July.
  
  “This new deal will provide huge exposure for women’s football,” FIFA President Gianni Infantino said, “which is a top priority for us.”
  
  Infantino had previously threatened to black out the tournament in Europe’s biggest soccer markets due to lowball offers from the country’s media companies.
  
  In SportsBiz: Organisers expect 22,000 fans a day when the US Open begins on Thursday, boasting the largest purse in its history, totaling US$20Million, up from US$17.5M last year.
  
  On Sunday, the winner will take home US$3.6M, nearly half a million dollars more than how much winner, Matt Fitzpatrick earned last year.
  
  And in boxing: Tim Tszyu fronted journalists at yesterday’s media conference to reveal, that after the dog bite just three weeks ago, he said that he now felt like “I have a pit bull inside me.”
  
  The fighter, who underwent emergency surgery for the dog bite added, “As soon as I put on the suit this morning for the press conference I felt it,” he grinned. “Someone is getting bitten.”
  
  What else can we say except, “Ola, ole hombre, or as Pit Bull would say – woof woof”!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54464286Fri, 16 Jun 2023 22:16:52 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 74 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a cloudy, bright and warm Saturday morning 17 June 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: In the first Super Rugby Pacific semi-final last night in Christchurch: The Blues were absolutely hammered silly by the Crusaders 52-15, tarnishing a couple of north Islanders All Blacks chances.
  
  Today we tip the Chiefs to chill out those awful Brumbies in funky Hamilton to set up an all-Kiwi grand final again!
  
  In rugby league: Brad Fittler is approaching the biggest game of his ORIGIN career as a player and coach in ORIGIN II, under immense pressure to win, but his legacy for NSW is already set in stone.
  
  The 51-year-old played a record 31 games for the Blues from 1990 to 2004 and captained NSW to multiple series wins in a period of dominance that saw Queensland win just four series from the time he debuted to when he hung up his boots.
  
  As a Coach, Fittler came to the rescue of his State in 2018 with Queensland winning 11 of the 12 ORIGIN Series before that, dating back to 2006.
  
  Frddie restored pride in New South Wales, winning back-to-back ORIGIN Series for the first time since 2005.
  
  And Cowboys superstar Jason Taumalolo makes his timely return, as his side take on a depleted Panthers outfit at Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville this weekend.
  
  The Tongan enforcer has missed the last eight weeks with a knee injury, but makes a welcome return for the Cowboys, who will be without ORIGIN representatives Reuben Cotter, Valentine Holmes, Murray Taulagi, Jeremiah Nanai and Reece Robson.
  
  In Football: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK are all set to broadcast the 2023 Women’s World Cup from Australia and New Zealand starting 20 July.
  
  “This new deal will provide huge exposure for women’s football,” FIFA President Gianni Infantino said, “which is a top priority for us.”
  
  Infantino had previously threatened to black out the tournament in Europe’s biggest soccer markets due to lowball offers from the country’s media companies.
  
  In SportsBiz: Organisers expect 22,000 fans a day when the US Open begins on Thursday, boasting the largest purse in its history, totaling US$20Million, up from US$17.5M last year.
  
  On Sunday, the winner will take home US$3.6M, nearly half a million dollars more than how much winner, Matt Fitzpatrick earned last year.
  
  And in boxing: Tim Tszyu fronted journalists at yesterday’s media conference to reveal, that after the dog bite just three weeks ago, he said that he now felt like “I have a pit bull inside me.”
  
  The fighter, who underwent emergency surgery for the dog bite added, “As soon as I put on the suit this morning for the press conference I felt it,” he grinned. “Someone is getting bitten.”
  
  What else can we say except, “Ola, ole hombre, or as Pit Bull would say – woof woof”!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2647s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teiovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean574fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-06-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e73-teivovosports-teiovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--54452425
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby league: Latrell Mitchell has been ruled out of Origin II at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Wednesday 21 June, with his ongoing calf injury and replaced in the starting side by Stephen Crichton. Bulldogs halfback Matt Burton, who made his NSW Blues debut last year is the now the 18th player.
  
  Maroons Assistant Coach Cameron Smith has opened up on why they picked Cowboys gun Jeremiah Nanai over veteran backrower Felise Kaufusi. Both players featured in Queensland’s 2022 series win.
  
  Kaufusi started this year with a bang, but has since been hampered by suspensions. Cameron Smith explained it was a “lack of football” that saw Kaufusi out of the Maroons team.
  
  “There’s just no other reason that you can come up with to say why he’s not here, he just hasn’t played enough games,” Smith said on SEN.
  
  In rugby: Our World Famous Tips for the Super Rugby Pacific semi-finals this weekend in Aotearoa: The Blues to sunburn the Crusaders in the heat of Christchurch tomorrow night and the Chiefs to chill out the Brumbies in funky Hamilton on Saturday to set up an all-Kiwi grand final again!
  
  In Football: A moment of Messi Magic from Inter Miami and global superstar Lionel after only 79 seconds, opened the scoring for 2022 World Cup Champions Argentina who went on to claim a 2-0 win over the Socceroos, in front of a sold-out crowd of nearly 70,000 fans – not in Sydney or in Argentina, but in Beijing yesterday.
  
  The South American giants showed exactly why they are world champions, playing with freedom and dazzling style at times with exceptional individual quality, and they have now lost just once in 46 games, a stunning run dating back to 2019.
  
  As for why the game was played in Beijing, call it sports washing or whatever, Argentina’s football association pocketed US$100Million from the game.
  
  In SportsBiz: The total prize pool for Wimbledon will rise 11% from last year to a record US$56.5Million with Singles Champs winning US$3Million each – Men ans Women, while those losing in the first round get paid US$69,500 each, to go home.
  
  Wimbledon’s prize pool now compares more favorably to other tennis Grand Slams. The just-completed French Open 2023 awarded a total of US$54.6M, while the 2023 Australian Open paid out US$52.8M earlier this year.
  
  Last year’s US Open featured a prize pool of US$60.1 million.
  
  In boxing: UFC superstar Conor McGregor made headlines during Game 4 of the NBA Finals last weekend, when he sent Burnie - the Miami Heat mascot to the hospital with a punch.
  
  Their mid-court “stoush” was part of an advertisement featuring a staged physical altercation between the mad Irishman and the mascot, after which McGregor would spray him with his pain relief spray for him to heal.
  
  But McGregor got a bit carried away. The spray didn’t exactly work and the mascot was rushed to hospital where they gave him real pain medication.
  
  “All is well,” McGregor said Tuesday, according to TMZ. “I spent a lot of time with him afterwards, we talked it over, everything is great. It was all part of the show.”
  
  What else can we say except, “Ola, ole hombre, or as they say in Irish - cheers”!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54452425Thu, 15 Jun 2023 23:06:25 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 73 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a cloudy, bright and warm Friday morning 16 June 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby league: Latrell Mitchell has been ruled out of Origin II at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Wednesday 21 June, with his ongoing calf injury and replaced in the starting side by Stephen Crichton. Bulldogs halfback Matt Burton, who made his NSW Blues debut last year is the now the 18th player.
  
  Maroons Assistant Coach Cameron Smith has opened up on why they picked Cowboys gun Jeremiah Nanai over veteran backrower Felise Kaufusi. Both players featured in Queensland’s 2022 series win.
  
  Kaufusi started this year with a bang, but has since been hampered by suspensions. Cameron Smith explained it was a “lack of football” that saw Kaufusi out of the Maroons team.
  
  “There’s just no other reason that you can come up with to say why he’s not here, he just hasn’t played enough games,” Smith said on SEN.
  
  In rugby: Our World Famous Tips for the Super Rugby Pacific semi-finals this weekend in Aotearoa: The Blues to sunburn the Crusaders in the heat of Christchurch tomorrow night and the Chiefs to chill out the Brumbies in funky Hamilton on Saturday to set up an all-Kiwi grand final again!
  
  In Football: A moment of Messi Magic from Inter Miami and global superstar Lionel after only 79 seconds, opened the scoring for 2022 World Cup Champions Argentina who went on to claim a 2-0 win over the Socceroos, in front of a sold-out crowd of nearly 70,000 fans – not in Sydney or in Argentina, but in Beijing yesterday.
  
  The South American giants showed exactly why they are world champions, playing with freedom and dazzling style at times with exceptional individual quality, and they have now lost just once in 46 games, a stunning run dating back to 2019.
  
  As for why the game was played in Beijing, call it sports washing or whatever, Argentina’s football association pocketed US$100Million from the game.
  
  In SportsBiz: The total prize pool for Wimbledon will rise 11% from last year to a record US$56.5Million with Singles Champs winning US$3Million each – Men ans Women, while those losing in the first round get paid US$69,500 each, to go home.
  
  Wimbledon’s prize pool now compares more favorably to other tennis Grand Slams. The just-completed French Open 2023 awarded a total of US$54.6M, while the 2023 Australian Open paid out US$52.8M earlier this year.
  
  Last year’s US Open featured a prize pool of US$60.1 million.
  
  In boxing: UFC superstar Conor McGregor made headlines during Game 4 of the NBA Finals last weekend, when he sent Burnie - the Miami Heat mascot to the hospital with a punch.
  
  Their mid-court “stoush” was part of an advertisement featuring a staged physical altercation between the mad Irishman and the mascot, after which McGregor would spray him with his pain relief spray for him to heal.
  
  But McGregor got a bit carried away. The spray didn’t exactly work and the mascot was rushed to hospital where they gave him real pain medication.
  
  “All is well,” McGregor said Tuesday, according to TMZ. “I spent a lot of time with him afterwards, we talked it over, everything is great. It was all part of the show.”
  
  What else can we say except, “Ola, ole hombre, or as they say in Irish - cheers”!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team...]]>2997s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teiovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean573fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-06-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e72-teivovosports-teiovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--54413026
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby league: “We can’t wait,” Matiu Walters, SIX60’s lead singer and guitarist said, after the NRL announced that New Zealand’s multi-platinum selling and biggest band will be playing the pre-game show for ORIGIN III at Sydney’s Accor Stadium on Wednesday 12 July!
  
  So all you SIX60 fans get out there - tickets are available from A$59 for adults and A$165 for families via NRL.com/tickets.
  
  Meanwhile in Queensland, ORIGIN great Sam Thaiday remembers the accountant, Cameron Smith, “Everything was measured with Smithy. It's funny, I can remember more of Cam's speeches before a game than I do of Mal Meninga’s.
  
  “Cam was the guy that a lot of the time throughout my career, he was the last word before we ran out onto the field. And it was kind of the way that he said things and the things that he said that really inspired you and wanted you to get out there.”
  
  In rugby: Winners of the Fiji Airways Fijian Drua Awards night held in Nadi last night: The Coach’s Player of the Year: Tevita Ikanivere, Player’s Player of the Year: Isoa Nasilasila, Rookie of the Year: Iosefo Masi, Try of the Year: Ratu Meli Derenalagi and the Fan Player of the Year: Selestino Ravutaumada.
  
  Only comment – wondering about the Fijiana Drua Awards Night.
  
  In Football: Check out the eye-watering salaries the Top 5 players in La Liga earn: From Polish Striker, Robert Lewandowski at Barcelona on US$435,732-per-week through Jan Oblak at Atletico Madrid and Brazilian star Vinicius Jr at Real Madrid also equal fifth, to Luka Modric at Real Madrid on US$457,402-per-week, 3. David Alaba at Real Madrid on US$470,491-per-week, 2. Toni Kroos at Real Madrid on US$509,803-per-week, and top of the pile Frenkie De Jong at Barcelona banks a cool US$784,443-per-week.
  
  In SportsBiz: FIFA is close to securing UK media rights deals with the BBC and ITV for the upcoming Women’s World Cup.
  
  The agreements, according to Bloomberg, would see the broadcasters pay an estimated US$10Million to air the upcoming event, just 6% of the comparable figure paid for the Men’s FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar.
  
  FIFA President Gianni Infantino previously called initial rights bids for the tournament — some as low as 1% of bids for the Men’s World Cup — “a slap in the face” given the ongoing growth in the women’s game.
  
  Infantino initially threatened a broadcasting blackout of England, Spain, Italy, Germany, and France.
  
  Meanwhile in the US, FOX Sports has already sold 90% of its ad inventory for US coverage of the Women’s World Cup, with Ad sales up 50% on the 2019 tournament.
  
  The US Women’s National Team, which won both the 2015 and 2019 FIFA World Cups will be looking for a three-peat starting 20 July.
  
  In boxing: One day after Tim Tszyu promised to knock out Mexico’s top Super Welterweight, Carlos Ocampo within five rounds in their big bash this Sunday, the challenger has arrived Down Under and hit back from his Gold Coast camp, promising to “embarrass” Tim Tszyu in front of his thousands of fans.
  
  What else can we say except, “Ola, ole hombre”!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54413026Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:36:46 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 72 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on another cloudy, but bright Thursday morning 15 June 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby league: “We can’t wait,” Matiu Walters, SIX60’s lead singer and guitarist said, after the NRL announced that New Zealand’s multi-platinum selling and biggest band will be playing the pre-game show for ORIGIN III at Sydney’s Accor Stadium on Wednesday 12 July!
  
  So all you SIX60 fans get out there - tickets are available from A$59 for adults and A$165 for families via NRL.com/tickets.
  
  Meanwhile in Queensland, ORIGIN great Sam Thaiday remembers the accountant, Cameron Smith, “Everything was measured with Smithy. It's funny, I can remember more of Cam's speeches before a game than I do of Mal Meninga’s.
  
  “Cam was the guy that a lot of the time throughout my career, he was the last word before we ran out onto the field. And it was kind of the way that he said things and the things that he said that really inspired you and wanted you to get out there.”
  
  In rugby: Winners of the Fiji Airways Fijian Drua Awards night held in Nadi last night: The Coach’s Player of the Year: Tevita Ikanivere, Player’s Player of the Year: Isoa Nasilasila, Rookie of the Year: Iosefo Masi, Try of the Year: Ratu Meli Derenalagi and the Fan Player of the Year: Selestino Ravutaumada.
  
  Only comment – wondering about the Fijiana Drua Awards Night.
  
  In Football: Check out the eye-watering salaries the Top 5 players in La Liga earn: From Polish Striker, Robert Lewandowski at Barcelona on US$435,732-per-week through Jan Oblak at Atletico Madrid and Brazilian star Vinicius Jr at Real Madrid also equal fifth, to Luka Modric at Real Madrid on US$457,402-per-week, 3. David Alaba at Real Madrid on US$470,491-per-week, 2. Toni Kroos at Real Madrid on US$509,803-per-week, and top of the pile Frenkie De Jong at Barcelona banks a cool US$784,443-per-week.
  
  In SportsBiz: FIFA is close to securing UK media rights deals with the BBC and ITV for the upcoming Women’s World Cup.
  
  The agreements, according to Bloomberg, would see the broadcasters pay an estimated US$10Million to air the upcoming event, just 6% of the comparable figure paid for the Men’s FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar.
  
  FIFA President Gianni Infantino previously called initial rights bids for the tournament — some as low as 1% of bids for the Men’s World Cup — “a slap in the face” given the ongoing growth in the women’s game.
  
  Infantino initially threatened a broadcasting blackout of England, Spain, Italy, Germany, and France.
  
  Meanwhile in the US, FOX Sports has already sold 90% of its ad inventory for US coverage of the Women’s World Cup, with Ad sales up 50% on the 2019 tournament.
  
  The US Women’s National Team, which won both the 2015 and 2019 FIFA World Cups will be looking for a three-peat starting 20 July.
  
  In boxing: One day after Tim Tszyu promised to knock out Mexico’s top Super Welterweight, Carlos Ocampo within five rounds in their big bash this Sunday, the challenger has arrived Down Under and hit back from his Gold Coast camp, promising to “embarrass” Tim Tszyu in front of his thousands of fans.
  
  What else can we say except, “Ola, ole hombre”!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby...]]>3117s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teiovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean572fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-06-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e71-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--54361993
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In the NBA: After 47 long years, the wait is over - the Denver Nuggets are NBA Champions, defeating the Miami Heat 94-99 in Game 5 at home in Denver yesterday to claim a 4-1 series victory.
  
  Serbian superstar Nikola Jokic, who was later crowned NBA Finals MVP, led the way for the Nuggets, finishing Game 5 with 28 points, 16 rebounds and four assists.
  
  “It’s good, it’s good. The job is done now. We can go home now,” the understated Jokic said post-game.
  
  In rugby league: After missing Queensland's 26-18 victory in ORIGIN I in Adelaide due to suspension, the Cowboys breakout player from 2022, Jeremiah Nanai returns for ORIGIN II in the second row as replacement for Tom Gilbert who suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in the series opener.
  
  New NSW Blues Halfback, Mitchell Moses says that he’s ready to help the Blues create ORIGIN history at Suncorp on 21 June after making an undeniable case for the NSW No.7 jersey in the Parramatta Eels 34-12 defeat of the Canterbury Bulldogs on Monday.
  
  In rugby: What happens if one of the Super Rugby semifinals this week ends in a draw?
  
  The match goes to extra time.
  
  With two tight contests between the Crusaders and Blues in Christchurch on Friday and then Chiefs-Brumbies in Hamilton the following night you wouldn’t rule it out.
  
  Okay, what happens if the match is drawn at the end of extra time?
  
  The match goes to a 10 minute 'sudden death' period.
  
  And if it’s still a draw after that?
  
  In Football: Kylian Mbappe has reportedly made a bombshell call on his future which will put Europe’s biggest Clubs on red alert.
  
  Football transfer guru Fabrizio Romano reported the French superstar has informed Paris Saint-Germain he does not intend to extend his deal with the club.
  
  It means Mbappe will become a free agent in June 2024.
  
  However, Romano reports PSG have no intentions to lose Mbappe on a free deal, which means the French club could choose to cash in on their prized asset this summer, or in the January transfer window.
  
  In SportsBiz: Denver Nuggets owner Stan Kroenke has the midas touch in pro sports.
  
  Their NBA Championship title win is the fifth championship won by a team that he owns, since the beginning of 2022.
  
  The Colorado Avalanche won last year’s Stanley Cup after the Los Angeles Rams claimed victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI. Kroenke’s Colorado Mammoth won the 2022 National Lacrosse League Cup and one of his e-sports teams, the Los Angeles Guerrillas, took home a title in the Call of Duty League last year as well.
  
  Ummm lacrosse ok, but e-sports?
  
  In boxing: Only days out from his big bash on the Gold Coast, Aussie champ, Tim Tszyu fronted media for the first time in fight week – and delivered a KO prediction for Mexico’s No.1 ranked Super Welterweight Carlos Ocampo.
  
  A confident Tszyu said that he will need no more than five rounds to finish the Mexican.
  
  What can we say except, “Ola, ole hombre”!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54361993Tue, 13 Jun 2023 22:52:40 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 71 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on another cloudy, but bright Wednesday morning 14 June 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In the NBA: After 47 long years, the wait is over - the Denver Nuggets are NBA Champions, defeating the Miami Heat 94-99 in Game 5 at home in Denver yesterday to claim a 4-1 series victory.
  
  Serbian superstar Nikola Jokic, who was later crowned NBA Finals MVP, led the way for the Nuggets, finishing Game 5 with 28 points, 16 rebounds and four assists.
  
  “It’s good, it’s good. The job is done now. We can go home now,” the understated Jokic said post-game.
  
  In rugby league: After missing Queensland's 26-18 victory in ORIGIN I in Adelaide due to suspension, the Cowboys breakout player from 2022, Jeremiah Nanai returns for ORIGIN II in the second row as replacement for Tom Gilbert who suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in the series opener.
  
  New NSW Blues Halfback, Mitchell Moses says that he’s ready to help the Blues create ORIGIN history at Suncorp on 21 June after making an undeniable case for the NSW No.7 jersey in the Parramatta Eels 34-12 defeat of the Canterbury Bulldogs on Monday.
  
  In rugby: What happens if one of the Super Rugby semifinals this week ends in a draw?
  
  The match goes to extra time.
  
  With two tight contests between the Crusaders and Blues in Christchurch on Friday and then Chiefs-Brumbies in Hamilton the following night you wouldn’t rule it out.
  
  Okay, what happens if the match is drawn at the end of extra time?
  
  The match goes to a 10 minute 'sudden death' period.
  
  And if it’s still a draw after that?
  
  In Football: Kylian Mbappe has reportedly made a bombshell call on his future which will put Europe’s biggest Clubs on red alert.
  
  Football transfer guru Fabrizio Romano reported the French superstar has informed Paris Saint-Germain he does not intend to extend his deal with the club.
  
  It means Mbappe will become a free agent in June 2024.
  
  However, Romano reports PSG have no intentions to lose Mbappe on a free deal, which means the French club could choose to cash in on their prized asset this summer, or in the January transfer window.
  
  In SportsBiz: Denver Nuggets owner Stan Kroenke has the midas touch in pro sports.
  
  Their NBA Championship title win is the fifth championship won by a team that he owns, since the beginning of 2022.
  
  The Colorado Avalanche won last year’s Stanley Cup after the Los Angeles Rams claimed victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI. Kroenke’s Colorado Mammoth won the 2022 National Lacrosse League Cup and one of his e-sports teams, the Los Angeles Guerrillas, took home a title in the Call of Duty League last year as well.
  
  Ummm lacrosse ok, but e-sports?
  
  In boxing: Only days out from his big bash on the Gold Coast, Aussie champ, Tim Tszyu fronted media for the first time in fight week – and delivered a KO prediction for Mexico’s No.1 ranked Super Welterweight Carlos Ocampo.
  
  A confident Tszyu said that he will need no more than five rounds to finish the Mexican.
  
  What can we say except, “Ola, ole hombre”!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague...]]>2767s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean571fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-06-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e70-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--54310039
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  We start today with Tennis and in particular, paying tribute to Novak Djokovic, who today stands alone at the pinnacle of Men's tennis, after defeating Casper Ruud to win his 23rd grand slam title at the French Open on Sunday.
  
  Spanish maestro, Rafael Nadal has 22 titles and the cool Swiss Roger Federer has retired with 20, followed by the American Pete Sampras on 14.
  
  Djokovic claimed his first Major tennis title at the Australian Open in 2008. The Serbian is also the first man ever to win at least three slam titles at all the major tournaments — a measure of his all-round greatness.
  
  In rugby league: The Eels electrified the Bulldogs at Accor Stadium alright 36-12.
  
  Meanwhile, the Maroons Coach Billy Slater has named his team for ORIGIN II at Suncorp next week, with Jeremiah Nanai, Moeaki Fotuaika and Xavier Coates slotting in to the starting 17 to replace the injured Jai Arrow, Tom Gilbert and Selwyn Cobbo.
  
  And Brad Fittler’s NSW Blues team announcement will drop at 11am today with some big changes: Tevita Pangai Junior has lost his spot and Nicho Hynes axed completely, while two genuine bolters make their Blues debuts - Eels star Mitchell Moses replaces Nathan Cleary and Rabbitohs veteran Damien Cook returns for the injured Apisai Koroisau.
  
  In rugby: The same four teams that made the Super Rugby Pacific semis 2022 have repeated the feat this year, with the Crusaders hosting the Blues and the Chiefs hosting the Brumbies. Outside of that, the Fijian Drua making the Top 8 in only their second season has to be the standout.
  
  In Football: UEFA has been heavily criticized for staging a major event – their Champions League grand final, in such a poorly-equipped stadium, more than 20Km away from the centre of host city, Istanbul.
  
  Fans described the event as a “dangerous mess”, which descended into chaos and put their safety at risk.
  
  Among a series of serious issues faced at Istanbul’s highly criticised Ataturk Stadium for Manchester City’s victory over Inter were:
  · Fans forced to travel on shuttles for up to three hours to the game, then abandon transport to climb over scrubland and “building site” surroundings to make kick-off
  · Only two concession stands for an entire end of fans, creating waits for bottled water for up to two hours
  · Fewer than 20 toilets serving 20,000 people in the fan zones
  · And a total lack of guidance and minimal travel options post-game, which left fans traversing a mile of slip road to hail gridlocked taxis, which charged up to €200 to get back to town
  
  So Churchill Park in Lautoka isn’t so bad after all.
  
  In SportsBiz: The price of relegation from the Premier League is high — for Leeds United, it’s about US$400Million.
  
  That figure is the difference in the reported valuations of the Club now that 49ers Enterprises — the ownership group of the San Francisco 49ers — has officially agreed to purchase 100% of the team.
  
  Leeds majority owner Andrea Radrizzani has accepted a deal that values the club at US$209M, according to The Athletic.
  
  Had Leeds remained in the Premier League, that number could have been as high as US$625M.
  
  In boxing: Amanda Nunes defended her UFC Bantamweight title on Sunday, before announcing her retirement in classy fashion - placing her gloves in the middle of the octagon next to her two belts.
  
  The 35-year-old finishes her professional career with a 23-5 record, the most UFC wins in women’s history and she will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.
  
  “My Mum has been asking to do this for so long, she can’t take it any more. I have got a child and I got to spend more time with my family in Brazil.
  
  “Thank you very much to everyone for making this all happen. I am the only champion Brazil has right now.
  
  “Double champion forever baby,” Nunes signed out.
  
  Go Girl Go!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54310039Mon, 12 Jun 2023 22:37:00 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 70 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a cloudy, but bright Tuesday morning 13 June 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  We start today with Tennis and in particular, paying tribute to Novak Djokovic, who today stands alone at the pinnacle of Men's tennis, after defeating Casper Ruud to win his 23rd grand slam title at the French Open on Sunday.
  
  Spanish maestro, Rafael Nadal has 22 titles and the cool Swiss Roger Federer has retired with 20, followed by the American Pete Sampras on 14.
  
  Djokovic claimed his first Major tennis title at the Australian Open in 2008. The Serbian is also the first man ever to win at least three slam titles at all the major tournaments — a measure of his all-round greatness.
  
  In rugby league: The Eels electrified the Bulldogs at Accor Stadium alright 36-12.
  
  Meanwhile, the Maroons Coach Billy Slater has named his team for ORIGIN II at Suncorp next week, with Jeremiah Nanai, Moeaki Fotuaika and Xavier Coates slotting in to the starting 17 to replace the injured Jai Arrow, Tom Gilbert and Selwyn Cobbo.
  
  And Brad Fittler’s NSW Blues team announcement will drop at 11am today with some big changes: Tevita Pangai Junior has lost his spot and Nicho Hynes axed completely, while two genuine bolters make their Blues debuts - Eels star Mitchell Moses replaces Nathan Cleary and Rabbitohs veteran Damien Cook returns for the injured Apisai Koroisau.
  
  In rugby: The same four teams that made the Super Rugby Pacific semis 2022 have repeated the feat this year, with the Crusaders hosting the Blues and the Chiefs hosting the Brumbies. Outside of that, the Fijian Drua making the Top 8 in only their second season has to be the standout.
  
  In Football: UEFA has been heavily criticized for staging a major event – their Champions League grand final, in such a poorly-equipped stadium, more than 20Km away from the centre of host city, Istanbul.
  
  Fans described the event as a “dangerous mess”, which descended into chaos and put their safety at risk.
  
  Among a series of serious issues faced at Istanbul’s highly criticised Ataturk Stadium for Manchester City’s victory over Inter were:
  · Fans forced to travel on shuttles for up to three hours to the game, then abandon transport to climb over scrubland and “building site” surroundings to make kick-off
  · Only two concession stands for an entire end of fans, creating waits for bottled water for up to two hours
  · Fewer than 20 toilets serving 20,000 people in the fan zones
  · And a total lack of guidance and minimal travel options post-game, which left fans traversing a mile of slip road to hail gridlocked taxis, which charged up to €200 to get back to town
  
  So Churchill Park in Lautoka isn’t so bad after all.
  
  In SportsBiz: The price of relegation from the Premier League is high — for Leeds United, it’s about US$400Million.
  
  That figure is the difference in the reported valuations of the Club now that 49ers Enterprises — the ownership group of the San Francisco 49ers — has officially agreed to purchase 100% of the team.
  
  Leeds majority owner Andrea Radrizzani has accepted a deal that values the club at US$209M, according to The Athletic.
  
  Had Leeds remained in the Premier League, that number could have been as high as US$625M.
  
  In boxing: Amanda Nunes defended her UFC Bantamweight title on Sunday, before announcing her retirement in classy fashion - placing her gloves in the middle of the octagon next to her two belts.
  
  The 35-year-old finishes her professional career with a 23-5 record, the most UFC wins in women’s history and she will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.
  
  “My Mum has been asking to...]]>3367s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean568fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-06-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e69-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--54254405
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby league: Powerful Fijian front rower, Tui Kamikamica opened the scoring with a try that the TV commentators thought that he may have knocked on, so to shut them up, the Stormers scored eight more tries at AAMI Park yesterday to stun the Sharks 10-54.
  
  Our World Famous Tip for the remaining NRL game to play today: The Eels to electrify the Bulldogs at Accor Stadium.
  
  Meanwhile in probably nothing more than a storm in a teacup, the Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that Tim Sheens’ immediate future as Wests Tigers Head Coach, is in doubt with an early exit on the cards.
  
  Apparently Sheens is frustrated with the Club’s management following the departure of his trusted accomplice and Recruitment Manager Warren McDonnell, who left during the week, having spent three decades in Leichhardt.
  
  In boxing: American Teofimo Lopez defeated Britain’s previously unbeaten Josh Taylor by unanimous decision yesterday to capture the WBO Light-Welterweight World title.
  
  Judges handed the 25-year-old Brooklyn fighter the victory by scores of 115-113 on two cards and 117-111.
  
  Lopez improved to 19-1 and became a two-division world champion with his new crown.
  
  In Football and SportsBiz again: Lionel Messi’s move to Inter Miami is already having a major impact on Major League Soccer: Ticket sales and prices for the seven away games Miami is scheduled to play are skyrocketing, some as much as tenfold, with get-in prices in Los Angeles already at US$500.
  
  Charlotte FC and Atlanta United are opening the upper levels of their stadiums to allow for full capacity crowds, instead of their usual 30,000 fans each, while Orlando City is using its home game against Inter Miami to drive season-ticket sales.
  
  Thanks to Messi Magic, Inter Miami could even play some of their MLS home games at the Dolphins’ Hard Rock Stadium to accommodate more fans than at their 19,000-capacity home Stadium.
  
  MLS broadcast partners, Apple — which reportedly helped facilitate Messi’s signing with a revenue-sharing component — will no doubt benefit from Messi Magic as well.
  
  Everybody was scratching their heads when Apple paid US$2.5Billion to live stream MLS games, but now the MLS boasts the most popular soccer player in the world, it makes Apple look really smart.
  
  And finally in rugby: The New York City 7s with a record winners cash prize of F$2.2Million, has been cancelled due to poor air quality across the big apple, from hundreds of bushfires raging across parts of Canada.
  
  However, critics point to the Promoter’s prior record of big talk, no action, because the reality is, the bushfires will die down by the time the tournament was scheduled to be held anyway!
  
  In more positive rugby news - at the Fiji International Women’s Association’s annual fundraising ball, at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Suva on Saturday night, four Fijiana Drua jerseys went for $18,000 at auction.
  
  Go Girls Go!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54254405Sun, 11 Jun 2023 22:39:42 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 69 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a cloudy, but warm Monday morning 12 June 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian,...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby league: Powerful Fijian front rower, Tui Kamikamica opened the scoring with a try that the TV commentators thought that he may have knocked on, so to shut them up, the Stormers scored eight more tries at AAMI Park yesterday to stun the Sharks 10-54.
  
  Our World Famous Tip for the remaining NRL game to play today: The Eels to electrify the Bulldogs at Accor Stadium.
  
  Meanwhile in probably nothing more than a storm in a teacup, the Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that Tim Sheens’ immediate future as Wests Tigers Head Coach, is in doubt with an early exit on the cards.
  
  Apparently Sheens is frustrated with the Club’s management following the departure of his trusted accomplice and Recruitment Manager Warren McDonnell, who left during the week, having spent three decades in Leichhardt.
  
  In boxing: American Teofimo Lopez defeated Britain’s previously unbeaten Josh Taylor by unanimous decision yesterday to capture the WBO Light-Welterweight World title.
  
  Judges handed the 25-year-old Brooklyn fighter the victory by scores of 115-113 on two cards and 117-111.
  
  Lopez improved to 19-1 and became a two-division world champion with his new crown.
  
  In Football and SportsBiz again: Lionel Messi’s move to Inter Miami is already having a major impact on Major League Soccer: Ticket sales and prices for the seven away games Miami is scheduled to play are skyrocketing, some as much as tenfold, with get-in prices in Los Angeles already at US$500.
  
  Charlotte FC and Atlanta United are opening the upper levels of their stadiums to allow for full capacity crowds, instead of their usual 30,000 fans each, while Orlando City is using its home game against Inter Miami to drive season-ticket sales.
  
  Thanks to Messi Magic, Inter Miami could even play some of their MLS home games at the Dolphins’ Hard Rock Stadium to accommodate more fans than at their 19,000-capacity home Stadium.
  
  MLS broadcast partners, Apple — which reportedly helped facilitate Messi’s signing with a revenue-sharing component — will no doubt benefit from Messi Magic as well.
  
  Everybody was scratching their heads when Apple paid US$2.5Billion to live stream MLS games, but now the MLS boasts the most popular soccer player in the world, it makes Apple look really smart.
  
  And finally in rugby: The New York City 7s with a record winners cash prize of F$2.2Million, has been cancelled due to poor air quality across the big apple, from hundreds of bushfires raging across parts of Canada.
  
  However, critics point to the Promoter’s prior record of big talk, no action, because the reality is, the bushfires will die down by the time the tournament was scheduled to be held anyway!
  
  In more positive rugby news - at the Fiji International Women’s Association’s annual fundraising ball, at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Suva on Saturday night, four Fijiana Drua jerseys went for $18,000 at auction.
  
  Go Girls Go!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2787s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean569fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-06-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e68-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--54215676
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: So the Super Rugby Pacific semi-finals have been decided: The Crusaders will host the Blues in Christchurch and the Chiefs host the Brumbies in Hamilton.
  
  Results from the quarter-finals yesterday: The Brumbies won 37-33, but not without controversy, after the Hurricanes dynamic Captain Ardie Savea claimed a try with the last play of the day, but it was ruled out by who else – the one-eyed Aussie TMO!
  
  Meanwhile, the Chiefs 29-20 the Reds, and the Fijian Drua made the worst start ever in Christchurch, with Teti Tela committing the unforgiveable error of his kickoff not going 10M and the Crusaders scored from there within two minutes, plus another try a couple of minutes later and it was game over red rover – Crusaders 49-8.
  
  To rub salt into the Fijian Drua wound, for beating the Crusaders in Lautoka all those weeks ago, the Crusaders were down to 14 men for the last 20 minutes of the game and then 13 due to injuries and no more replacements!
  
  The Blues 41-12 NSW Waratahs on Friday.
  
  In rugby league: Just as he did before ORIGIN I, Jarome Luai orchestrated a 30-6 thrashing of the Roosters last night to put himself in the box seat for the NSW Blues No.6 jersey.
  
  At Suncorp, the Newcastle Knights were leading 20-12 with 12 minutes remaining, when Brendan Piakura scored his first try for the Broncos to set up a grandstand finish, followed by Ezra Mam producing a match-winning flick pass in the 77th minute, which resulted in an incredible 24-20 victory, which Broncos fans will be talking about for years to come.
  
  And despite Souths losing to Saint George 36-30, Hooker Damien Cook is in line for an ORIGIN recall after Apisai Koroisau broke his jaw on Thursday.
  
  The Dolphins meanwhile were handed their biggest defeat so far, when they were thumped 58-18 by Manly Sea Eagles on Friday night.
  
  And the NZ Warriors rudely spoiled Jarrod Croker’s milestone 300th NRL game, scoring a 36-14 win over the Raiders in Canberra with a dominant second-half display.
  
  Our World Famous Tips for the remaining two NRL games to play: The Storm to water blast the Sharks at AAMI Park today and the Eels to electrify the Bulldogs at Accor Stadium tomorrow.
  
  In boxing: The Bronze Bomber, Deontay Wilder took on the iconic Punch Machine challenge, stepped up and hammered the punch ball with his right hand for a score of 930 out of a possible 1000.
  
  Not happy with this, he stepped again up for a second attempt and smashed the machine so hard it didn’t register his punch properly, glitched completely before showing an incorrect score of 418.
  
  And finally in Football and SportsBiz again: The fight for equal pay in international football just took another major step forward.
  
  Starting with this year’s Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, FIFA is guaranteeing every player at least US$30,000 — that’s more than twice the average club salary for a pro women’s player.
  
  And that’s not all - members of the winning team will receive US$270,000 each - amazing.
  
  Go FIFA Go Girls Go!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54215676Sat, 10 Jun 2023 22:53:23 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 68 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a cloudy, but bright and warm Sunday morning 11 June 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: So the Super Rugby Pacific semi-finals have been decided: The Crusaders will host the Blues in Christchurch and the Chiefs host the Brumbies in Hamilton.
  
  Results from the quarter-finals yesterday: The Brumbies won 37-33, but not without controversy, after the Hurricanes dynamic Captain Ardie Savea claimed a try with the last play of the day, but it was ruled out by who else – the one-eyed Aussie TMO!
  
  Meanwhile, the Chiefs 29-20 the Reds, and the Fijian Drua made the worst start ever in Christchurch, with Teti Tela committing the unforgiveable error of his kickoff not going 10M and the Crusaders scored from there within two minutes, plus another try a couple of minutes later and it was game over red rover – Crusaders 49-8.
  
  To rub salt into the Fijian Drua wound, for beating the Crusaders in Lautoka all those weeks ago, the Crusaders were down to 14 men for the last 20 minutes of the game and then 13 due to injuries and no more replacements!
  
  The Blues 41-12 NSW Waratahs on Friday.
  
  In rugby league: Just as he did before ORIGIN I, Jarome Luai orchestrated a 30-6 thrashing of the Roosters last night to put himself in the box seat for the NSW Blues No.6 jersey.
  
  At Suncorp, the Newcastle Knights were leading 20-12 with 12 minutes remaining, when Brendan Piakura scored his first try for the Broncos to set up a grandstand finish, followed by Ezra Mam producing a match-winning flick pass in the 77th minute, which resulted in an incredible 24-20 victory, which Broncos fans will be talking about for years to come.
  
  And despite Souths losing to Saint George 36-30, Hooker Damien Cook is in line for an ORIGIN recall after Apisai Koroisau broke his jaw on Thursday.
  
  The Dolphins meanwhile were handed their biggest defeat so far, when they were thumped 58-18 by Manly Sea Eagles on Friday night.
  
  And the NZ Warriors rudely spoiled Jarrod Croker’s milestone 300th NRL game, scoring a 36-14 win over the Raiders in Canberra with a dominant second-half display.
  
  Our World Famous Tips for the remaining two NRL games to play: The Storm to water blast the Sharks at AAMI Park today and the Eels to electrify the Bulldogs at Accor Stadium tomorrow.
  
  In boxing: The Bronze Bomber, Deontay Wilder took on the iconic Punch Machine challenge, stepped up and hammered the punch ball with his right hand for a score of 930 out of a possible 1000.
  
  Not happy with this, he stepped again up for a second attempt and smashed the machine so hard it didn’t register his punch properly, glitched completely before showing an incorrect score of 418.
  
  And finally in Football and SportsBiz again: The fight for equal pay in international football just took another major step forward.
  
  Starting with this year’s Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, FIFA is guaranteeing every player at least US$30,000 — that’s more than twice the average club salary for a pro women’s player.
  
  And that’s not all - members of the winning team will receive US$270,000 each - amazing.
  
  Go FIFA Go Girls Go!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby...]]>3007s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean511fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/09-06-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e67-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--54215696
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Our World Famous tips for the Super Rugby Pacific quarter-finals: the Blues to kung fu the NSW Waratahs tonight, and on Saturday the Chiefs to judo the Reds, the Fijian Drua to jiu jitsu the Crusaders in freezing Christchurch and the Brumbies to karate the Hurricanes in Canberra.
  
  More on the 45-man Fiji Water Flying Fijians squad to the RWC2023 released overnight on Background Buzz at the end of this podcast.
  
  In rugby league: NRL games this weekend: On Saturday - St George Dragons vs South Sydney Rabbitohs at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium at 3pm, the Broncos vs Newcastle Knights at Suncorp Stadium at 5.30pm, the Sydney Roosters vs Penrith Panthers at Allianz Stadium at 7.35pm.
  
  On Sunday - the Melbourne Storm vs Cronulla Sharks at AAMI Park at 2pm and on Monday – it’s the Bulldogs vs the Eels at Accor Stadium at 4.05pm.
  
  In Football and SportsBiz: Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami debut may come as soon as 21 July for a Leagues Cup match against Mexican Club, Cruz Azul in Miami. Before the news was even official, the get-in price for that game skyrocketed to US$329 on Wednesday, up 1,034% from Tuesday’s regular price of US$29.
  
  Inter Miami added one million Instagram followers Wednesday as word spread that the legendary soccer player was joining them — doubling the team’s audience on the platform in one day.
  
  Messi reportedly turned down nearly US$400Million from a Saudi Arabian Club to join Inter Miami where he will receive a percentage of all new subscriptions to MLS Season Pass on Apple TV+, according to the Wall Street Journal.
  
  The streaming service is in the first year of a 10-year, US$2.5Billion media rights deal that is now much more valuable with Messi playing games it exclusively broadcasts worldwide.
  
  The Athletic reported the deal could also include profit-sharing from ADIDAS, which renewed its apparel deal with MLS before this season.
  
  Messi owns a home in Miami and has ties with Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham
  
  Inter Miami has matches in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Orlando, Chicago, and Charlotte after 21 July, as part of 17 away games.
  
  And finally in boxing: Speaking through an interpreter, Mexico’s top ranked Super Welterweight fighter, Carlos Ocampo warned Aussie champ, Tim Tyszu to “watch his arm and don’t make excuses after the fight about it,” as he plans to knock him out in their fight on the Gold Coast on 18 June.
  
  So where is this dog that bit Tyszu? What kinda dog is it? And the $60Million question – why did it bite him?
  
  Okay Fiji rugby fans, in “Background Buzz” today, I take a wider look at the Fiji Water Flying Fijians squad for the RWC2023 in France in less than 99 days and counting down!
  
  Simon Raiwalui and his co-selectors have done an excellent job, especially picking 23 players from the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua in the 45-man Fiji Water Flying Fijians squad for the Pacific Nations Cup in July and pre-Rugby World Cup warm-up games in England and France.
  
  The squad also includes 13 players from the French Top 14, 5 from the English Premiership and 1 each from French Pro D2, United Rugby Championship, Japan Rugby League One and Super Rugby.
  
  A final squad of 38 players will march into camp on 01 July.
  
  The 12 front rowers in the squad consist of:
  Loosehead Props: Peni Ravai, Eroni Mawi, Haereti Hetet, Meli Tuni
  Hookers: Sam Matavesi, Tevita Ikanivere, Zuriel Togiatama, Mesulame Dolokoto
  Tighthead Props: Mesake Doge, Luke Tagi, Samu Tawake, and Jone Koroiduadua.
  
  Evergreen Apisalome Ratuniyarawa, has been named in the second row alongside Isoa Nasilasila and Temo Mayanavanua.
  
  The utility forwards features the likes of Albert Tuisue, Peceli Yato and Drua pack of Lekima Tagitagivalu, Joseva Tamani and Te Ahiwaru Cirikidaveta.
  
  The robust back row throws up Mr. Versatile, Levani Botia, Viliame Mata and Kitione Kamikamica against young guns, Meli Derenalagi and Vilive Miramira from the Fijian Drua.
  
  An all-Fijian Drua halfback trio of Frank Lomani, Simione Kuruvoli and Peni Matawalu have been named in the wider squad, with Teti Tela and Caleb Muntz challenging Ben Volavola at fly-half.
  
  It’s in the outside backs that the Fiji Water Flying Fijians has the exciting talent and world class stars to light up the RWC2023 with the likes of Josua Tuisova, Kalaveti Ravouvou, Adrea Cocagi, Waisea Nayacalevu, Iosefo Masi, and former All Black, Seta Tamanivalu.
  
  And wider still, gamebreakers include Vinaya Habosi, Jiuta Wainiqolo, Selestino Ravataumada, Ilaisa Drosese, Setareki Tuicuvu, Semi Radradra, Sireli Maqala and Vilimoni Botitu.
  
  Fiji’s Pacific Nations Cup Tests start on 22 July against Tonga in Lautoka, then they play Samoa a week later in Apia, and meet Japan on 05 August in Tokyo.
  
  In pre-RWC2023 warm up Tests, the Fiji Water Flying Fijians play England at Twickenham on 19 August and play France on the 27th.
  
  One more thing – I feel it would be a very smart move, as well as very deserving, for Simon and the FRU to invite Mick Byrne into the Flying Fijians coaching team as an Assistant Coach, even if just as a consultant.
  
  Mick Byrne is a very big reason why this Fijian Drua team is in the Super Rugby Pacific quarter finals in only its second year – as such, he is probably the Super Rugby Pacific Coach of the Year!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54215696Thu, 08 Jun 2023 22:55:00 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 67 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a drizzly but warm Friday morning 09 June 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian,...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Our World Famous tips for the Super Rugby Pacific quarter-finals: the Blues to kung fu the NSW Waratahs tonight, and on Saturday the Chiefs to judo the Reds, the Fijian Drua to jiu jitsu the Crusaders in freezing Christchurch and the Brumbies to karate the Hurricanes in Canberra.
  
  More on the 45-man Fiji Water Flying Fijians squad to the RWC2023 released overnight on Background Buzz at the end of this podcast.
  
  In rugby league: NRL games this weekend: On Saturday - St George Dragons vs South Sydney Rabbitohs at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium at 3pm, the Broncos vs Newcastle Knights at Suncorp Stadium at 5.30pm, the Sydney Roosters vs Penrith Panthers at Allianz Stadium at 7.35pm.
  
  On Sunday - the Melbourne Storm vs Cronulla Sharks at AAMI Park at 2pm and on Monday – it’s the Bulldogs vs the Eels at Accor Stadium at 4.05pm.
  
  In Football and SportsBiz: Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami debut may come as soon as 21 July for a Leagues Cup match against Mexican Club, Cruz Azul in Miami. Before the news was even official, the get-in price for that game skyrocketed to US$329 on Wednesday, up 1,034% from Tuesday’s regular price of US$29.
  
  Inter Miami added one million Instagram followers Wednesday as word spread that the legendary soccer player was joining them — doubling the team’s audience on the platform in one day.
  
  Messi reportedly turned down nearly US$400Million from a Saudi Arabian Club to join Inter Miami where he will receive a percentage of all new subscriptions to MLS Season Pass on Apple TV+, according to the Wall Street Journal.
  
  The streaming service is in the first year of a 10-year, US$2.5Billion media rights deal that is now much more valuable with Messi playing games it exclusively broadcasts worldwide.
  
  The Athletic reported the deal could also include profit-sharing from ADIDAS, which renewed its apparel deal with MLS before this season.
  
  Messi owns a home in Miami and has ties with Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham
  
  Inter Miami has matches in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Orlando, Chicago, and Charlotte after 21 July, as part of 17 away games.
  
  And finally in boxing: Speaking through an interpreter, Mexico’s top ranked Super Welterweight fighter, Carlos Ocampo warned Aussie champ, Tim Tyszu to “watch his arm and don’t make excuses after the fight about it,” as he plans to knock him out in their fight on the Gold Coast on 18 June.
  
  So where is this dog that bit Tyszu? What kinda dog is it? And the $60Million question – why did it bite him?
  
  Okay Fiji rugby fans, in “Background Buzz” today, I take a wider look at the Fiji Water Flying Fijians squad for the RWC2023 in France in less than 99 days and counting down!
  
  Simon Raiwalui and his co-selectors have done an excellent job, especially picking 23 players from the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua in the 45-man Fiji Water Flying Fijians squad for the Pacific Nations Cup in July and pre-Rugby World Cup warm-up games in England and France.
  
  The squad also includes 13 players from the French Top 14, 5 from the English Premiership and 1 each from French Pro D2, United Rugby Championship, Japan Rugby League One and Super Rugby.
  
  A final squad of 38 players will march into camp on 01 July.
  
  The 12 front rowers in the squad consist of:
  Loosehead Props: Peni Ravai, Eroni Mawi, Haereti Hetet, Meli Tuni
  Hookers: Sam Matavesi, Tevita Ikanivere, Zuriel Togiatama, Mesulame Dolokoto
  Tighthead Props: Mesake Doge, Luke Tagi, Samu Tawake, and Jone Koroiduadua.
  
  Evergreen Apisalome...]]>4847s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean567fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/08-06-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e66-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--54133237
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And we start with BREAKING NEWS in football: BBC Sport and American media hub - The Athletic, have cited multiple sources reporting Lionel Messi is headed to the MLS to join US Club, Inter Miami, with one source adding his MLS debut would be on 21 July against the Mexican Club Cruz Azul.
  
  This would be the soccer superstar’s first time playing for a team outside of Europe and South America.
  
  Neither Messi, PSG or Inter Miami have made an official announcement.
  
  In rugby: As the special Fiji Airways charter flight from Nadi to Christchurch and return fills up with Fijian Drua fans from all over the country, Fijians living in Aotearoa are also making plans to head south in numbers, to lend their support to the cause as temperatures continue to drop in Christchurch.
  
  In rugby league: Parramatta Eels star, Dylan Brown has been stood down by the NRL just hours after he appeared in Court over allegations he touched a woman without her consent at Sydney’s Golden Sheaf hotel last Saturday night.
  
  Our World Famous Tips for NRL games tonight: Wests Tigers to curry goat the Gold Coast Titans at Cbus Super Stadium and tomorrow the Canberra Raiders to curry duck the NZ Warriors at GIO Stadium and the Dolphins to curry sea eagle Manly at 4 Pines Park.
  
  In the aftermath of their ORIGIN I meltdown, questions have now been raised about the NSW Blues training loads in camp, after three star players sustained soft tissue injuries around ORIGIN I.
  
  Firstly, crack centre Latrell Mitchell was ruled out of ORIGIN I with a calf strain 72 hours before kick-off.
  
  Next up, South Sydney captain and champion lock, Cameron Murray went down with a groin injury playing for the Rabbitohs immediately after ORIGIN I.
  
  Finally, star Penrith halfback Nathan Cleary tore his hamstring playing for the Panthers four nights after ORIGIN I.
  
  So go figure.
  
  In boxing: WWE legend Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, widely known as “The Iron Sheik,” died Wednesday at 81 years old.
  
  Born in Iran in 1942, Vaziri trained as a wrestler in his home country before moving to the United States in the 1960s, where he coached the US Olympic wrestling team in 1972 and 1976.
  
  As the “Iron Sheik” Vaziri carried an Iranian flag into the ring sporting curled-up boots and as Vince McMahon grew WWE, and with the US in the throes of global political turmoil, Vaziri’s Sheik proved to be the perfect heel for the likes of Bob Backlund, Hulk Hogan and Sgt. Slaughter.
  
  The Iron Sheik and Slaughter’s iconic feud culminated in their famous “Boot Camp” Match at a sold out Madison Square Garden.
  
  Vaziri would win the WWE World Heavyweight title once during his career and was part of a championship tag team with Nikolai Volkoff in the 1980s.
  
  He battled personal demons for much of his life, abusing substances during his wrestling career, particularly alcohol, crack and cocaine.
  
  Vaziri was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005 and the National Wrestling Association Hall of Fame in 2008.
  
  He amassed more than 641,000 followers on social media and finally retired in 2010 at the tender age of 68.
  
  Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri is survived by his wife Caryl, daughters Tanya and Nikki and five grandchildren.
  
  Rest in Peace brother.
  
  And finally in SportsBiz: In a bombshell agreement that caught the golf world by surprise, the US-based PGA Tour said they had signed an agreement with the Saudi owners of LIV golf and the DP World Tour to form “a new collectively owned, for-profit entity”.
  
  In doing so, the PGA Tour and the Saudi-backed LIV Golf have ended all litigation, bringing to a close the sport’s bitter two-year rift.
  
  As for Greg Norman, he remains LIV Golf’s commissioner, but there is no higher role for him within the new entity; in reality, he has been pushed aside. A source told Sports Illustrated in the aftermath of the announcement that Norman is “not expected to be part of the venture going forward”.
  
  Ouch talk about chewed up and spat out.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54133237Wed, 07 Jun 2023 22:20:41 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 66 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a drizzly but warm Thursday morning 08 June 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And we start with BREAKING NEWS in football: BBC Sport and American media hub - The Athletic, have cited multiple sources reporting Lionel Messi is headed to the MLS to join US Club, Inter Miami, with one source adding his MLS debut would be on 21 July against the Mexican Club Cruz Azul.
  
  This would be the soccer superstar’s first time playing for a team outside of Europe and South America.
  
  Neither Messi, PSG or Inter Miami have made an official announcement.
  
  In rugby: As the special Fiji Airways charter flight from Nadi to Christchurch and return fills up with Fijian Drua fans from all over the country, Fijians living in Aotearoa are also making plans to head south in numbers, to lend their support to the cause as temperatures continue to drop in Christchurch.
  
  In rugby league: Parramatta Eels star, Dylan Brown has been stood down by the NRL just hours after he appeared in Court over allegations he touched a woman without her consent at Sydney’s Golden Sheaf hotel last Saturday night.
  
  Our World Famous Tips for NRL games tonight: Wests Tigers to curry goat the Gold Coast Titans at Cbus Super Stadium and tomorrow the Canberra Raiders to curry duck the NZ Warriors at GIO Stadium and the Dolphins to curry sea eagle Manly at 4 Pines Park.
  
  In the aftermath of their ORIGIN I meltdown, questions have now been raised about the NSW Blues training loads in camp, after three star players sustained soft tissue injuries around ORIGIN I.
  
  Firstly, crack centre Latrell Mitchell was ruled out of ORIGIN I with a calf strain 72 hours before kick-off.
  
  Next up, South Sydney captain and champion lock, Cameron Murray went down with a groin injury playing for the Rabbitohs immediately after ORIGIN I.
  
  Finally, star Penrith halfback Nathan Cleary tore his hamstring playing for the Panthers four nights after ORIGIN I.
  
  So go figure.
  
  In boxing: WWE legend Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, widely known as “The Iron Sheik,” died Wednesday at 81 years old.
  
  Born in Iran in 1942, Vaziri trained as a wrestler in his home country before moving to the United States in the 1960s, where he coached the US Olympic wrestling team in 1972 and 1976.
  
  As the “Iron Sheik” Vaziri carried an Iranian flag into the ring sporting curled-up boots and as Vince McMahon grew WWE, and with the US in the throes of global political turmoil, Vaziri’s Sheik proved to be the perfect heel for the likes of Bob Backlund, Hulk Hogan and Sgt. Slaughter.
  
  The Iron Sheik and Slaughter’s iconic feud culminated in their famous “Boot Camp” Match at a sold out Madison Square Garden.
  
  Vaziri would win the WWE World Heavyweight title once during his career and was part of a championship tag team with Nikolai Volkoff in the 1980s.
  
  He battled personal demons for much of his life, abusing substances during his wrestling career, particularly alcohol, crack and cocaine.
  
  Vaziri was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005 and the National Wrestling Association Hall of Fame in 2008.
  
  He amassed more than 641,000 followers on social media and finally retired in 2010 at the tender age of 68.
  
  Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri is survived by his wife Caryl, daughters Tanya and Nikki and five grandchildren.
  
  Rest in Peace brother.
  
  And finally in SportsBiz: In a bombshell agreement that caught the golf world by surprise, the US-based PGA Tour said they had signed an agreement with the Saudi owners of LIV golf and the DP World Tour to form “a new collectively owned, for-profit entity”.
  3577s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean566fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/07-06-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e65-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--54121480
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: As huge excitement swirls around the Fijian Drua Super Rugby Pacific quarter final against the Crusaders in Christchurch, Fiji Airways has put on a special same day turnaround flight for diehard fans @ F$899 return.
  
  One word of advice, if you haven’t got thermal underwear – get some quick smart, or Men risk losing their crown jewels to frost bite!
  
  Remember how hot it was on the day the Fijian Drua beat the Crusaders in Lautoka, well the weekend weather forecast for Christchurch is for chilly temperatures well below 10 degrees and falling!
  
  In rugby league: Is it true the NSW Blues may pick Semi Radradra and Justin Olam for ORIGIN II?
  
  Brad Fittler faces the impossible task of replacing Nathan Cleary, Braith Anasta said on NRL 360 last night. The Blues have to weigh up experience and the biggest threats they can pose to Queensland in ORIGIN II versus youth and dare.
  
  So who will it be?
  
  In picking their halves combo for the do or die ORIGIN II clash at Suncorp, does Freddie stick with the incumbent Jarome Luai or throw in Cody Walker at five-eighth?
  
  His halfback options are no easier - Adam Reynolds, Nicho Hynes or Mitchell Moses?
  
  Meanwhile, Billy The Kid and the Maroons are sitting pretty in Queensland soaking up the sunshine waiting on ORIGIN II.
  
  In football: It’s official, Tottenham has signed Ange Postecoglou as their new Manager, in one of the biggest moments in Australian football history - the first Aussie Manager in the Premier League.
  
  Spurs confirmed last night that they had signed the 57-year-old from Celtic on a four-year deal, in the hope he will reinvigorate the Club and re-energise their game style.
  
  Postecoglou just completed a domestic treble in Scotland and previously coached Yokohama and Brisbane Roar to league championships, along with leading Australia to the Asian Cup title.
  
  In SportsBiz: Saudi Arabia is hoping to lure a swathe of world-famous footballers with a US$3Billion war chest, after several local Clubs were effectively taken over by the government.
  
  In addition to Karim Benzema who they signed up yesterday, and Lionel Messi in their sights, “more than ten” seasoned players including N’Golo Kante, Roberto Firmino, Sergio Ramos, Angel Di Maria, Luka Modric, Hugo Lloris, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets have been approached, a source said.
  
  The oil-rich kingdom has ambitions of hosting the FIFA World Cup and is betting on sports to help revamp its image.
  
  And finally in boxing: Since Andy Ruiz is still running from Deontay Wilder – last seen crossing the border into Guatemala, former two-time wannabe World Heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua may become the new WBO mandatory challenger to Tyson Fury.
  
  "That's a possibility, Joshua's right there at No 3," says World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman.
  
  As we say in Nukualofa when we’re chasing piglets for a roasting, “You can run, but you can’t hide!”
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54121480Tue, 06 Jun 2023 22:19:21 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 65 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Wednesday morning 07 June 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: As huge excitement swirls around the Fijian Drua Super Rugby Pacific quarter final against the Crusaders in Christchurch, Fiji Airways has put on a special same day turnaround flight for diehard fans @ F$899 return.
  
  One word of advice, if you haven’t got thermal underwear – get some quick smart, or Men risk losing their crown jewels to frost bite!
  
  Remember how hot it was on the day the Fijian Drua beat the Crusaders in Lautoka, well the weekend weather forecast for Christchurch is for chilly temperatures well below 10 degrees and falling!
  
  In rugby league: Is it true the NSW Blues may pick Semi Radradra and Justin Olam for ORIGIN II?
  
  Brad Fittler faces the impossible task of replacing Nathan Cleary, Braith Anasta said on NRL 360 last night. The Blues have to weigh up experience and the biggest threats they can pose to Queensland in ORIGIN II versus youth and dare.
  
  So who will it be?
  
  In picking their halves combo for the do or die ORIGIN II clash at Suncorp, does Freddie stick with the incumbent Jarome Luai or throw in Cody Walker at five-eighth?
  
  His halfback options are no easier - Adam Reynolds, Nicho Hynes or Mitchell Moses?
  
  Meanwhile, Billy The Kid and the Maroons are sitting pretty in Queensland soaking up the sunshine waiting on ORIGIN II.
  
  In football: It’s official, Tottenham has signed Ange Postecoglou as their new Manager, in one of the biggest moments in Australian football history - the first Aussie Manager in the Premier League.
  
  Spurs confirmed last night that they had signed the 57-year-old from Celtic on a four-year deal, in the hope he will reinvigorate the Club and re-energise their game style.
  
  Postecoglou just completed a domestic treble in Scotland and previously coached Yokohama and Brisbane Roar to league championships, along with leading Australia to the Asian Cup title.
  
  In SportsBiz: Saudi Arabia is hoping to lure a swathe of world-famous footballers with a US$3Billion war chest, after several local Clubs were effectively taken over by the government.
  
  In addition to Karim Benzema who they signed up yesterday, and Lionel Messi in their sights, “more than ten” seasoned players including N’Golo Kante, Roberto Firmino, Sergio Ramos, Angel Di Maria, Luka Modric, Hugo Lloris, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets have been approached, a source said.
  
  The oil-rich kingdom has ambitions of hosting the FIFA World Cup and is betting on sports to help revamp its image.
  
  And finally in boxing: Since Andy Ruiz is still running from Deontay Wilder – last seen crossing the border into Guatemala, former two-time wannabe World Heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua may become the new WBO mandatory challenger to Tyson Fury.
  
  "That's a possibility, Joshua's right there at No 3," says World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman.
  
  As we say in Nukualofa when we’re chasing piglets for a roasting, “You can run, but you can’t hide!”
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports...]]>2707s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean565fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/06-06-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e64-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--54106593
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Manusina Samoa has won the Oceania Rugby Women’s Championship on the Gold Coast yesterday, upsetting favourites Fijiana 18-19, with Cassie Siataga kicking all their points – 7 conversions. So Samoa will play in WXV2 and Fiji in WXV3 of the inaugural World Rugby WXV Competition in October 2023.
  
  Samoa will be based in Cape Town, against hosts South Africa, Scotland, Japan plus the winner of Italy versus Spain and one other team from Asia.
  
  Fijiana plays in WXV3 at a venue to be determined on the same dates, against Ireland and the loser of Italy versus Spain, plus three other teams from Africa and Asia.
  
  In rugby league: It’s cruel at the top. NRL experts are already discussing who should be the next New South Wales Blues Coach if Brad Fittler loses the 2023 series.
  
  Some say Canberra Raiders Coach Ricky Stuart should return for a third stint, after coaching in 2005 and 2011-12, someone – obviously a Maroons fan, has thrown up former Roosters assistant, Jason Ryles for the Blues.
  
  A couple of experts – maybe looking for a job, argue the job had become too big for the limited time for any part time coach.
  
  In football: Fabrizio Romano, one of world football’s most reliable and connected sources of transfer market news, announced on social media yesterday afternoon, that a contract offer – including the option of a third season – has been made to the all-conquering Celtic and former Socceroos boss, Ange Postecoglou, who has verbally agreed, to become Tottenham’s new Manager.
  
  In SportsBiz: English Premier League Champions 2016, Leicester City, valued @ US$781Million, before their unceremonious fall from grace from the EPL, can expect that number to slump next season as they operate without a share of the lucrative EPL media rights.
  
  And in the NBA: A one-man show from Nikola Jokic was not enough for the Denver Nuggets yesterday as a dominant 36-point fourth quarter saw the Miami Heat take a 111-108 win in Game 2 to tie the NBA Finals.
  
  The incredible Jokic, scored 41 points, made 11 rebounds and four assists in the game, making NBA history as the first center to record 500-plus points and 100-plus assists in a single post-season.
  
  And finally in boxing: World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman expects a mandatory challenge to be ordered in near future for WBC Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury, who has no fights finalized.
  
  Last year, the WBC ordered a series of eliminators to establish a new mandatory challenger for the Gypsy King, in which Andy Ruiz won a twelve round decision over Luis Ortiz, and Deontay Wilder crushed Robert Helenius in one round.
  
  Wilder and Ruiz were then ordered to meet in an eliminator, but the two sides never came close to a deal with the Mexican last seen running away over the horizon, across the border and south through Mexico into Guatamala!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54106593Mon, 05 Jun 2023 23:51:19 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 64 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Tuesday morning 06 June 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Manusina Samoa has won the Oceania Rugby Women’s Championship on the Gold Coast yesterday, upsetting favourites Fijiana 18-19, with Cassie Siataga kicking all their points – 7 conversions. So Samoa will play in WXV2 and Fiji in WXV3 of the inaugural World Rugby WXV Competition in October 2023.
  
  Samoa will be based in Cape Town, against hosts South Africa, Scotland, Japan plus the winner of Italy versus Spain and one other team from Asia.
  
  Fijiana plays in WXV3 at a venue to be determined on the same dates, against Ireland and the loser of Italy versus Spain, plus three other teams from Africa and Asia.
  
  In rugby league: It’s cruel at the top. NRL experts are already discussing who should be the next New South Wales Blues Coach if Brad Fittler loses the 2023 series.
  
  Some say Canberra Raiders Coach Ricky Stuart should return for a third stint, after coaching in 2005 and 2011-12, someone – obviously a Maroons fan, has thrown up former Roosters assistant, Jason Ryles for the Blues.
  
  A couple of experts – maybe looking for a job, argue the job had become too big for the limited time for any part time coach.
  
  In football: Fabrizio Romano, one of world football’s most reliable and connected sources of transfer market news, announced on social media yesterday afternoon, that a contract offer – including the option of a third season – has been made to the all-conquering Celtic and former Socceroos boss, Ange Postecoglou, who has verbally agreed, to become Tottenham’s new Manager.
  
  In SportsBiz: English Premier League Champions 2016, Leicester City, valued @ US$781Million, before their unceremonious fall from grace from the EPL, can expect that number to slump next season as they operate without a share of the lucrative EPL media rights.
  
  And in the NBA: A one-man show from Nikola Jokic was not enough for the Denver Nuggets yesterday as a dominant 36-point fourth quarter saw the Miami Heat take a 111-108 win in Game 2 to tie the NBA Finals.
  
  The incredible Jokic, scored 41 points, made 11 rebounds and four assists in the game, making NBA history as the first center to record 500-plus points and 100-plus assists in a single post-season.
  
  And finally in boxing: World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman expects a mandatory challenge to be ordered in near future for WBC Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury, who has no fights finalized.
  
  Last year, the WBC ordered a series of eliminators to establish a new mandatory challenger for the Gypsy King, in which Andy Ruiz won a twelve round decision over Luis Ortiz, and Deontay Wilder crushed Robert Helenius in one round.
  
  Wilder and Ruiz were then ordered to meet in an eliminator, but the two sides never came close to a deal with the Mexican last seen running away over the horizon, across the border and south through Mexico into Guatamala!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
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  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: After their 41-17 drubbing of the Reds on Saturday in Suva, all the talk around the tanoa is about how many local players will force their way into the Flying Fijians for the Rugby World Cup in France starting in less than 99 days?
  
  First name on the list Smokin’ Jo Tamani, followed by . .
  
  More on my selection at the end of this podcast!
  
  In rugby league: Semi Valemei had a club debut to remember as the Wing scored a hat-trick to go with 144M run, six tackle busts and two linebreaks for the Cowboys who stunned the Melbourne Storm 20-45 in an emphatic win at Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville to snap a two-game losing skid.
  
  It was the most points the Cowboys have scored over the Storm and the most Melbourne had given up since 2003, leaving Coach Craig Bellamy with a very sore head.
  
  The Panthers hung on for a gutsy 26-18 win over the Dragons last night, but they lost Nathan Cleary in the 16th minute of the game to a hamstring injury which will likely keep the NSW Blues State of Origin star out of ORIGIN II on 21 June.
  
  You gotta ask why – why was Cleary even playing just four days after ORIGIN I?
  
  In football: Veteran AC Milan star Zlatan Ibrahimović has retired from football at the end of an emotional night at San Siro on Sunday.
  
  Ibrahimović is out of contract with the Serie A club at the end of the season and Milan had already announced there would be a special ceremony after its match against Hellas Verona to bid farewell to the 41-year-old Swede.
  
  He was given a guard of honor by his teammates as he walked out and struggled to hold back the tears as he took the microphone and said: “The time has come to say goodbye to soccer but not to you.”
  
  Ibrahimović scored 93 goals in 163 appearances over two spells at Milan. He returned in January 2020 and helped Milan win the Serie A title last year – his second league trophy with the Rossoneri.
  
  But he has struggled with injuries and only made four appearances this season, after undergoing a knee operation last year.
  
  “I have so many memories and emotions inside this stadium,” Ibrahimović said. “The first time I arrived you gave me happiness, the second time you gave me love.
  
  “I want to thank my family … I want to thank my second family: the players. I want to thank the coach and his staff for the responsibility, I want to thank the directors for the opportunity.
  
  Last but not least, from my heart, I want to thank you fans.”
  
  He also enjoyed trophy-laden spells at Paris Saint-Germain, Inter Milan, Barcelona, Juventus and Ajax, having started his career with hometown club Malmo.
  
  Zlatan Ibrahimovic made 122 appearances for Sweden, scoring 62 goals.
  
  In SportsBiz: The South Australia Government paid the NRL millions of dollars to host ORIGIN for the second time in four years, after also hosting in 2020, but they’ve failed to sell-out the game.
  
  ORIGIN has also been taken to Perth and Melbourne in recent years, but New South Wales - okay Sydney, hasn’t hosted two games in a series since 2016.
  
  The top brass in the NRL are talking up a big game taking the NRL to Vegas – seriously, can it even grow beyond Australia?
  
  In boxing: Jared Anderson - remember the name, because once all the current crop of top heavyweight boxers in the world stop running and chasing crazy big cash fights, which never seem to happen, they’re going to have to face their worst nightmare and fight the American Anderson, who is 14 from 14 with all 14 KOs.
  
  As Marvin Gaye famously said, “Let’s get it on.”
  
  Okay sports fans on “Background Buzz” today I am going to name my Fijian Drua players who I think can make the Flying Fijians squad to the Rugby World Cup in France starting on Friday 08 September 2023.
  
  So, apart from the Fiji Rugby Union being declared illegal and disbanded by the Attorney General of Fiji, all the directors forced to resign and the Annual General Meeting cancelled, the RWC2023 is on in less than 99 days!
  
  Oh and the FRU is, er . . . probably technically insolvent!
  
  Thankfully Fiji Water is sponsoring the Flying Fijians RWC2023 campaign to the tune of $3.8Million.
  
  Rugby House estimates are, that the RWC2023 campaign will cost F$6M so everyone expects . . er the government to pick up the $2.2M difference.
  
  So here goes; everything is normal in rugby in Fiji – seriously when you think about what has been achieved so far this year against the shambolic disaster at Rugby House, it is truly quite amazing – miraculous some would say:
  · The Fijiana Drua has won the Super W Championship in Australia for the second year in a row!
  · The Fijian Drua has qualified for a Super Rugby Pacific quarter-final in only their second year in the comp.
  · On the way, they claimed the scalps of some serious southern hemisphere rugby powerhouses in - the Reds, the Hurricanes and the Crusaders!
  · The Fiji Mens 7s team has qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024 and the Fiji Women’s 7s team will also shortly do so.
  · Our Fiji Women’s XVs team played very well in their first ever Women’s RWC in New Zealand late last year.
  
  So back to my selection; the Flying Fijians squad marches into camp in July for their Pacific Nations Cup games against Tonga in Lautoka on 22 July, followed by Manu Samoa in Apia on 29 July and a Test in Tokyo against the Cherry Blossoms a week later.
  
  After this, they will return to Fiji, where Head Coach, Simon Raiwalui and his assistants will name their final RWC2023 squad of 33 players.
  
  My 15 Fijian Drua players who I feel can make this squad are:
  Props: Haereiti Hetet and Samuela Tawake
  Hookers: Mesulame Dolokoto and Tevita Ikanivere
  Lock: Isoa Nasilasila
  Back row: Ratu Meli Derenalagi, Kitione Salawa and Joseva Tamani who is equally good in the second row
  Scrumhalf: Frank Lomani and Peni Matawalu
  Flyhalf: Caleb Muntz and Teti Tela
  Centre: Iosefo Masi
  Back three: Kalaveti Ravouvou and Selesitino Ravutaumada
  
  One more thing – I feel it would be a very smart move, as well as very deserving, for Simon and the FRU to invite Mick Byrne into the Flying Fijians coaching team as an assistant, even if just as a consultant.
  
  Mick Byrne is a very big reason why this Fijian Drua team is in the Super Rugby Pacific quarter finals in only its second year – as such, he is probably the Super Rugby Pacific Coach of the Year!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54094959Mon, 05 Jun 2023 03:05:29 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 63 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Monday morning 05 June 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian,...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: After their 41-17 drubbing of the Reds on Saturday in Suva, all the talk around the tanoa is about how many local players will force their way into the Flying Fijians for the Rugby World Cup in France starting in less than 99 days?
  
  First name on the list Smokin’ Jo Tamani, followed by . .
  
  More on my selection at the end of this podcast!
  
  In rugby league: Semi Valemei had a club debut to remember as the Wing scored a hat-trick to go with 144M run, six tackle busts and two linebreaks for the Cowboys who stunned the Melbourne Storm 20-45 in an emphatic win at Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville to snap a two-game losing skid.
  
  It was the most points the Cowboys have scored over the Storm and the most Melbourne had given up since 2003, leaving Coach Craig Bellamy with a very sore head.
  
  The Panthers hung on for a gutsy 26-18 win over the Dragons last night, but they lost Nathan Cleary in the 16th minute of the game to a hamstring injury which will likely keep the NSW Blues State of Origin star out of ORIGIN II on 21 June.
  
  You gotta ask why – why was Cleary even playing just four days after ORIGIN I?
  
  In football: Veteran AC Milan star Zlatan Ibrahimović has retired from football at the end of an emotional night at San Siro on Sunday.
  
  Ibrahimović is out of contract with the Serie A club at the end of the season and Milan had already announced there would be a special ceremony after its match against Hellas Verona to bid farewell to the 41-year-old Swede.
  
  He was given a guard of honor by his teammates as he walked out and struggled to hold back the tears as he took the microphone and said: “The time has come to say goodbye to soccer but not to you.”
  
  Ibrahimović scored 93 goals in 163 appearances over two spells at Milan. He returned in January 2020 and helped Milan win the Serie A title last year – his second league trophy with the Rossoneri.
  
  But he has struggled with injuries and only made four appearances this season, after undergoing a knee operation last year.
  
  “I have so many memories and emotions inside this stadium,” Ibrahimović said. “The first time I arrived you gave me happiness, the second time you gave me love.
  
  “I want to thank my family … I want to thank my second family: the players. I want to thank the coach and his staff for the responsibility, I want to thank the directors for the opportunity.
  
  Last but not least, from my heart, I want to thank you fans.”
  
  He also enjoyed trophy-laden spells at Paris Saint-Germain, Inter Milan, Barcelona, Juventus and Ajax, having started his career with hometown club Malmo.
  
  Zlatan Ibrahimovic made 122 appearances for Sweden, scoring 62 goals.
  
  In SportsBiz: The South Australia Government paid the NRL millions of dollars to host ORIGIN for the second time in four years, after also hosting in 2020, but they’ve failed to sell-out the game.
  
  ORIGIN has also been taken to Perth and Melbourne in recent years, but New South Wales - okay Sydney, hasn’t hosted two games in a series since 2016.
  
  The top brass in the NRL are talking up a big game taking the NRL to Vegas – seriously, can it even grow beyond Australia?
  
  In boxing: Jared Anderson - remember the name, because once all the current crop of top heavyweight boxers in the world stop running and chasing crazy big cash fights, which never seem to happen, they’re going to have to face their worst nightmare and fight the American Anderson, who is 14 from 14 with all 14 KOs.
  
  As Marvin Gaye...]]>5457s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean563fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/04-06-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e62-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--54086504
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: The Fijian Drua is the talk of the southern hemisphere rugby world, after they whacked the Queensland Reds 41-17 at home in Suva, Fiji yesterday to finish seventh in only their second year.
  
  For the record, the Super Rugby Pacific 2023 table, with the Top 8 qualifying for the quarter-finals are: 1. the Chiefs, 2. Crusaders, 3. Blues, 4. Brumbies, 5. Hurricanes and 6. Waratahs.
  · The Fijian Drua 7th on 26 points
  · The Reds finish 8th on 24 points
  · the Highlanders 9th on 24 points
  · Western Force 10th on 22 points
  · The Rebels 11th on 21 points
  · Moana Pasifika 12th on 8 points
  
  So now on to the quarter-finals where the Blues host the NSW Waratahs on Friday at 7.35pm, and on Saturday the Chiefs host the Reds at 4.35pm, the Crusaders host the Fijian Drua at 7.05pm in Christchurch and the Brumbies host the Hurricanes at 9.35pm.
  
  In rugby league: Crack Broncos Centre, Kotoni Staggs reminded everyone of his ORIGIN credentials with a quite brilliant performance against the Sharks, tormenting them all night, finishing with a whopping 212M run, to go with seven tackle busts, two linebreaks, a try assist and a try in a brilliant outing.
  
  TV commentator, Michael Ennis believes Staggs is playing better now than when he debuted for the NSW Blues last year, after the Broncos beat the Sharks 12-20.
  
  And an Alex Johnston hat-trick and 30 unanswered points in the second half helped the South Sydney Rabbitohs to a big 46-28 win over the Gold Coast Titans at Cbus Super Stadium.
  
  However, it wasn’t all rosy for the Bunnies as they lost ORIGIN stars Jai Arrow and Cameron Murray to serious injuries.
  
  In football: Manchester City Skipper and Serbian midfield star, Ilkay Gundogan scored the fastest-ever goal in an FA Cup Final, after just 12 seconds and then incredibly, scored the winner for a 2-1 win over Man U at Wembley this morning.
  
  In SportsBiz: Staying with the FA Cup winners Manchester City won 2-1 versus Man U this morning, for which Pep G’s team will receive US$2.5Million on top of the US$2.4M each team has already earned throughout the tournament.
  
  Runners-up Man U will receive $1.25M.
  
  Each team was allotted 30,500 tickets, with many sold for much more than face value, which started as low as US$52, with secondary ticket websites had get-in prices above US$500, with some tickets as high as US$5000.
  
  In the NBA: Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, Nikola Jokic of Serbia, says he felt comfortable during his first NBA Finals appearance as he led the Denver Nuggets to a Game 1 win over the Miami Heat 93-104, tallying a triple-double with 27 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds.
  
  Jokic, a 6-foot-11 (2.1M) Centre, averaged 24.5 points, 11.8 rebounds and a career-high 9.8 assists a game this season and shot a career-best 63% from the floor.
  
  The Nuggets talent and depth around Jokic is led by guard Jamal Murray, who missed the entire 2021-22 season due to a torn left knee ligament.
  
  He averaged 27.7 points in the playoffs, while Denver forwards Michael Porter Jr, Aaron Gordon and Bruce Brown, and guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope each averaged 10-15 points in the playoffs in supporting roles that have made the Nuggets formidable.
  
  In boxing: World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Oleksandr Usyk is set to become boxing’s biggest earner, in pole position to bank more money than any other fighter on the planet, after signing a deal with Skills Entertainment in Saudi Arabia.
  
  The move will not directly impact Usyk’s already scheduled WBA, IBF and WBO Heavyweight defense against Englishman Daniel Dubois (19-1, 18KOs) on 26 August in Poland.
  
  Show me the money babe!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54086504Sat, 03 Jun 2023 20:43:28 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 62 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Sunday morning 04 June 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian,...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: The Fijian Drua is the talk of the southern hemisphere rugby world, after they whacked the Queensland Reds 41-17 at home in Suva, Fiji yesterday to finish seventh in only their second year.
  
  For the record, the Super Rugby Pacific 2023 table, with the Top 8 qualifying for the quarter-finals are: 1. the Chiefs, 2. Crusaders, 3. Blues, 4. Brumbies, 5. Hurricanes and 6. Waratahs.
  · The Fijian Drua 7th on 26 points
  · The Reds finish 8th on 24 points
  · the Highlanders 9th on 24 points
  · Western Force 10th on 22 points
  · The Rebels 11th on 21 points
  · Moana Pasifika 12th on 8 points
  
  So now on to the quarter-finals where the Blues host the NSW Waratahs on Friday at 7.35pm, and on Saturday the Chiefs host the Reds at 4.35pm, the Crusaders host the Fijian Drua at 7.05pm in Christchurch and the Brumbies host the Hurricanes at 9.35pm.
  
  In rugby league: Crack Broncos Centre, Kotoni Staggs reminded everyone of his ORIGIN credentials with a quite brilliant performance against the Sharks, tormenting them all night, finishing with a whopping 212M run, to go with seven tackle busts, two linebreaks, a try assist and a try in a brilliant outing.
  
  TV commentator, Michael Ennis believes Staggs is playing better now than when he debuted for the NSW Blues last year, after the Broncos beat the Sharks 12-20.
  
  And an Alex Johnston hat-trick and 30 unanswered points in the second half helped the South Sydney Rabbitohs to a big 46-28 win over the Gold Coast Titans at Cbus Super Stadium.
  
  However, it wasn’t all rosy for the Bunnies as they lost ORIGIN stars Jai Arrow and Cameron Murray to serious injuries.
  
  In football: Manchester City Skipper and Serbian midfield star, Ilkay Gundogan scored the fastest-ever goal in an FA Cup Final, after just 12 seconds and then incredibly, scored the winner for a 2-1 win over Man U at Wembley this morning.
  
  In SportsBiz: Staying with the FA Cup winners Manchester City won 2-1 versus Man U this morning, for which Pep G’s team will receive US$2.5Million on top of the US$2.4M each team has already earned throughout the tournament.
  
  Runners-up Man U will receive $1.25M.
  
  Each team was allotted 30,500 tickets, with many sold for much more than face value, which started as low as US$52, with secondary ticket websites had get-in prices above US$500, with some tickets as high as US$5000.
  
  In the NBA: Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, Nikola Jokic of Serbia, says he felt comfortable during his first NBA Finals appearance as he led the Denver Nuggets to a Game 1 win over the Miami Heat 93-104, tallying a triple-double with 27 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds.
  
  Jokic, a 6-foot-11 (2.1M) Centre, averaged 24.5 points, 11.8 rebounds and a career-high 9.8 assists a game this season and shot a career-best 63% from the floor.
  
  The Nuggets talent and depth around Jokic is led by guard Jamal Murray, who missed the entire 2021-22 season due to a torn left knee ligament.
  
  He averaged 27.7 points in the playoffs, while Denver forwards Michael Porter Jr, Aaron Gordon and Bruce Brown, and guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope each averaged 10-15 points in the playoffs in supporting roles that have made the Nuggets formidable.
  
  In boxing: World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Oleksandr Usyk is set to become boxing’s biggest earner, in pole position to bank more money than any other fighter on the planet, after signing a deal with Skills Entertainment in Saudi Arabia.
  
  The move will not directly impact Usyk’s already scheduled WBA, IBF and...]]>3657s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean562fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-06-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e61-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--54081175
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: So far so good for the Fijian Drua with wins last night for the Blues over the Highlanders and the Brumbies against the Rebels; the destiny of the Fijian Drua is in their hands this afternoon when they take on the Reds at 4.35pm in Suva, Fiji.
  
  In rugby league: When the New South Wales Blues lost last year’s ORIGIN I, Brad Fittler was quick to respond with mass changes.
  
  Matt Burton, Angus Crichton, Clint Gutherson, Jordan McLean, Victor Radley, Siosifa Talakai and Jake Trbojevic were all brought into the squad for game two, with the changes achieving the desired effect of the Blues romping to a 44-12 win to level the series.
  
  Meanwhile, Queensland Rugby League has been fined A$30,000 for breach of NRL rules after having 14 players on the field in a bizarre moment of confusion during Wednesday’s ORIGIN I where the Maroons trainers botched an injury change with Tom Gilbert.
  
  The QRL has five business days to respond.
  
  In SportsBiz: This is what winning the NBA Championship for the first time ever could mean for the Denver Nuggest: After the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams won Super Bowl LVI early last year, their value rose from US$4.8Billion to US$6.2B, third-best in the NFL.
  
  Similarly, the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche grew in value from US$630Million in 2021 to US$860M after their 2022 Stanley Cup championship.
  
  In football: Inter Miami has declined to comment on speculation over a bid for Lionel Messi as they unveiled their new Argentine interim coach Javier Morales yesterday.
  
  Miami sacked their English Coach, former Manchester United player, Phil Neville on Thursday after Miami’s fourth straight loss left them stranded at the bottom of the Eastern Conference and ranked 27th of 29 teams in MLS, with fans having turned against him.
  
  The David Beckham co-owned Club has long been linked with a bid for Messi, who is expected to leave Paris Saint-Germain when his contract runs out at the end of this season.
  
  And in 47 years in the NBA, the Denver Nuggets have won only two postseason series, but never made an NBA Finals until this year, where they had an estimated franchise value of US$1.9Million, 22nd in the NBA.
  
  With the arrival of star center, Nikola Jokić and their rise to unprecedented heights, things are changing in Denver: They have sold out full-season tickets for next season and the Denver Chamber of Commerce projects a US$22Million infusion in the city’s downtown business due to the Nuggets’ Finals appearance.
  
  In boxing: US boxing superstar, Gervonta Davis was jailed yesterday, for moving into the Four Seasons Hotel in Baltimore and then a luxury condo he recently purchased in Baltimore to serve a sentence of 90 days home detention, plus the rest - three years probation and 200 hours of community service for causing a hit-and-run accident in November 2020 in Baltimore, his hometown.
  
  A Baltimore Circuit Judge, ordered Davis to spend the 90 days at the one bedroom home of his longtime trainer and father figure, Calvin Ford.
  
  Unfortunately, Davis’ attorney, didn’t request permission for a change of location.
  
  You gotta hand it to Davis for trying – 90 days in a Four Seasons Hotel beats 90 days in a one bedroom house with your Coach any day!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54081175Fri, 02 Jun 2023 22:58:14 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 61 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Saturday morning 03 June 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: So far so good for the Fijian Drua with wins last night for the Blues over the Highlanders and the Brumbies against the Rebels; the destiny of the Fijian Drua is in their hands this afternoon when they take on the Reds at 4.35pm in Suva, Fiji.
  
  In rugby league: When the New South Wales Blues lost last year’s ORIGIN I, Brad Fittler was quick to respond with mass changes.
  
  Matt Burton, Angus Crichton, Clint Gutherson, Jordan McLean, Victor Radley, Siosifa Talakai and Jake Trbojevic were all brought into the squad for game two, with the changes achieving the desired effect of the Blues romping to a 44-12 win to level the series.
  
  Meanwhile, Queensland Rugby League has been fined A$30,000 for breach of NRL rules after having 14 players on the field in a bizarre moment of confusion during Wednesday’s ORIGIN I where the Maroons trainers botched an injury change with Tom Gilbert.
  
  The QRL has five business days to respond.
  
  In SportsBiz: This is what winning the NBA Championship for the first time ever could mean for the Denver Nuggest: After the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams won Super Bowl LVI early last year, their value rose from US$4.8Billion to US$6.2B, third-best in the NFL.
  
  Similarly, the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche grew in value from US$630Million in 2021 to US$860M after their 2022 Stanley Cup championship.
  
  In football: Inter Miami has declined to comment on speculation over a bid for Lionel Messi as they unveiled their new Argentine interim coach Javier Morales yesterday.
  
  Miami sacked their English Coach, former Manchester United player, Phil Neville on Thursday after Miami’s fourth straight loss left them stranded at the bottom of the Eastern Conference and ranked 27th of 29 teams in MLS, with fans having turned against him.
  
  The David Beckham co-owned Club has long been linked with a bid for Messi, who is expected to leave Paris Saint-Germain when his contract runs out at the end of this season.
  
  And in 47 years in the NBA, the Denver Nuggets have won only two postseason series, but never made an NBA Finals until this year, where they had an estimated franchise value of US$1.9Million, 22nd in the NBA.
  
  With the arrival of star center, Nikola Jokić and their rise to unprecedented heights, things are changing in Denver: They have sold out full-season tickets for next season and the Denver Chamber of Commerce projects a US$22Million infusion in the city’s downtown business due to the Nuggets’ Finals appearance.
  
  In boxing: US boxing superstar, Gervonta Davis was jailed yesterday, for moving into the Four Seasons Hotel in Baltimore and then a luxury condo he recently purchased in Baltimore to serve a sentence of 90 days home detention, plus the rest - three years probation and 200 hours of community service for causing a hit-and-run accident in November 2020 in Baltimore, his hometown.
  
  A Baltimore Circuit Judge, ordered Davis to spend the 90 days at the one bedroom home of his longtime trainer and father figure, Calvin Ford.
  
  Unfortunately, Davis’ attorney, didn’t request permission for a change of location.
  
  You gotta hand it to Davis for trying – 90 days in a Four Seasons Hotel beats 90 days in a one bedroom house with your Coach any day!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital...]]>3157s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean561fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-06-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e60-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--54086441
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Our World Famous Tips for the key mid-table games in the last round of Super Rugby Pacific 2023 this weekend: The Brumbies to bumblebee the Rebels, the Blues to buckaroo the Highlanders, the Fijian Drua to rope-a-dope the Reds in Suva and the Chiefs to chingchang the Force.
  
  So the usual suspects will finish at the top – the Chiefs, the Crusaders, the Blues, the Brumbies, Hurricanes and the New South Wales Waratahs in that order from first to sixth.
  
  In rugby league: The Maroon’s gritty 26-18 win over the NSW Blues in Adelaide Wednesday night was no exception for 28-year-old Cameron Munster, quick to deflect praise onto his teammates. But brushing his modesty aside reveals an undeniable truth: Munster is becoming a bona fide ORIGIN legend,
  
  Another tense ORIGIN battle, another Maroons miracle comeback — and once again it was Munster in the thick of the action.
  
  Talk about pressure, NSW Blues Coach Brad Fittler must now pick up the pieces and head into ORIGIN II at Suncorp Stadium needing to create history to win the series from here.
  
  The reality is that the NSW Blues have never won ORIGIN II in Brisbane and gone on to win a decider.
  
  In football: American soccer teams are quickly becoming some of the most valuable in the global game.
  
  Forbes’ 2023 list of most valuable football Clubs highlights European giants, Real Madrid and Manchester United as surpassing US$6Billion in value each.
  
  The list also includes three Major League Soccer teams in the top 20 for the first time.
  
  LAFC ranked 17th on the list @ US$1Billion valuation, followed by fellow California MLS team, the LA Galaxy @ US$925Million and Atlanta United @ US$850M 19th.
  
  In the NBA: Tickets for Game One of the NBA Finals are unsurprisingly much cheaper on the secondary market than last year’s series between the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics.
  
  As of yesterday afternoon, the average resale ticket price for today’s matchup between the Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets at home is US$1288 compared to last year’s average resale ticket price of US$1999.
  
  However, many experts expect ticket prices to zoom as Denver chases its first ever NBA title. Already, some VIP courtside seats are selling for US$20,000-plus.
  
  Denver fans haven’t seen the Nuggets play at home since mid-May, when they went up 2-0 on the Lakers on the way to a series sweep. The Heat, meanwhile, are fresh off their seven-game series with the Celtics.
  
  In boxing: Anthony Joshua is willing to risk the biggest payday of his career to fight American KO King, Deontay Wilder, which many boxing experts say, is a far more winnable fight for AJ than to take on Tyson Fury at the O2 Arena in London.
  
  But, if Joshua loses to Wilder in December, there is no way The Gypsy King could face an opponent beaten by someone he’s already knocked out twice.
  
  Finally, in SportsBiz: The ongoing legal battle between ADIDAS and Ye has taken another turn after a federal judge denied a request from the athletic apparel company, to refreeze US$75Million it paid to Ye, formerly known as Kanye West.
  
  This, after a months-long freeze on the money was lifted last week despite ADIDAS claiming the millions is at risk of never being recovered.
  
  Hey guys its Ye – that cash is gonna disappear faster than you can say “Hey Kanye”!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54086441Thu, 01 Jun 2023 20:32:00 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 60 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Friday morning 02 June 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian,...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Our World Famous Tips for the key mid-table games in the last round of Super Rugby Pacific 2023 this weekend: The Brumbies to bumblebee the Rebels, the Blues to buckaroo the Highlanders, the Fijian Drua to rope-a-dope the Reds in Suva and the Chiefs to chingchang the Force.
  
  So the usual suspects will finish at the top – the Chiefs, the Crusaders, the Blues, the Brumbies, Hurricanes and the New South Wales Waratahs in that order from first to sixth.
  
  In rugby league: The Maroon’s gritty 26-18 win over the NSW Blues in Adelaide Wednesday night was no exception for 28-year-old Cameron Munster, quick to deflect praise onto his teammates. But brushing his modesty aside reveals an undeniable truth: Munster is becoming a bona fide ORIGIN legend,
  
  Another tense ORIGIN battle, another Maroons miracle comeback — and once again it was Munster in the thick of the action.
  
  Talk about pressure, NSW Blues Coach Brad Fittler must now pick up the pieces and head into ORIGIN II at Suncorp Stadium needing to create history to win the series from here.
  
  The reality is that the NSW Blues have never won ORIGIN II in Brisbane and gone on to win a decider.
  
  In football: American soccer teams are quickly becoming some of the most valuable in the global game.
  
  Forbes’ 2023 list of most valuable football Clubs highlights European giants, Real Madrid and Manchester United as surpassing US$6Billion in value each.
  
  The list also includes three Major League Soccer teams in the top 20 for the first time.
  
  LAFC ranked 17th on the list @ US$1Billion valuation, followed by fellow California MLS team, the LA Galaxy @ US$925Million and Atlanta United @ US$850M 19th.
  
  In the NBA: Tickets for Game One of the NBA Finals are unsurprisingly much cheaper on the secondary market than last year’s series between the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics.
  
  As of yesterday afternoon, the average resale ticket price for today’s matchup between the Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets at home is US$1288 compared to last year’s average resale ticket price of US$1999.
  
  However, many experts expect ticket prices to zoom as Denver chases its first ever NBA title. Already, some VIP courtside seats are selling for US$20,000-plus.
  
  Denver fans haven’t seen the Nuggets play at home since mid-May, when they went up 2-0 on the Lakers on the way to a series sweep. The Heat, meanwhile, are fresh off their seven-game series with the Celtics.
  
  In boxing: Anthony Joshua is willing to risk the biggest payday of his career to fight American KO King, Deontay Wilder, which many boxing experts say, is a far more winnable fight for AJ than to take on Tyson Fury at the O2 Arena in London.
  
  But, if Joshua loses to Wilder in December, there is no way The Gypsy King could face an opponent beaten by someone he’s already knocked out twice.
  
  Finally, in SportsBiz: The ongoing legal battle between ADIDAS and Ye has taken another turn after a federal judge denied a request from the athletic apparel company, to refreeze US$75Million it paid to Ye, formerly known as Kanye West.
  
  This, after a months-long freeze on the money was lifted last week despite ADIDAS claiming the millions is at risk of never being recovered.
  
  Hey guys its Ye – that cash is gonna disappear faster than you can say “Hey Kanye”!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you...]]>3157s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean560fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-06-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e59-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--54062287
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Samoa and Fijiana have qualified for the inaugural World Rugby WXV competition that commences later this year, after Round 2 of the 2023 Oceania Rugby Women’s Championship on the Gold Coast yesterday, where Samoa trounced PNG 0-83 and Fijiana struggled against Tonga 12-45.
  
  In rugby league: The Queensland Maroons have left the NSW Blues shell-shocked, running away 26-18 winners in the opening game of the ORIGIN Series 2023 at Adelaide Oval last night.
  
  With one man in the sin bin and another forward ruled out of the game, Queensland was on the ropes, but as we’ve heard before, those final seven minutes shouldn’t be a surprise; Billy Slater’s men pulled off another Maroons miracle, to take a 1-0 lead as the series heads to Suncorp Stadium for ORIGIN II.
  
  Despite falling to a 10-0 deficit early, the NSW Blues were able to claw their way back to a 18-16 lead and looked set for victory after Tom Flegler was sent to the sin bin in the 68th minute.
  
  The plan for Freddie’s mob was simple, defend their lead and perhaps even add another try to their tally to seal the series opener, except nobody told the Maroons.
  
  In football: Erling Haaland already has one trophy, individual prizes and a series of new records to show, for his first season in England, and he is still only getting started.
  
  Haaland’s incredible 36 Premier League goals set a new single-season record.
  
  The 22-year-old has collected a clean sweep of Premier League Awards for Player, Young Player and Football Writers’ Player of the Year awards.
  
  But it is two more pieces of silverware that will turn Haaland’s remarkable season into a historic one.
  
  Beat Manchester United in the FA Cup final on Sunday morning and Inter Milan a week later in the Champions League final and City will become just the second English side to ever do the treble.
  In the NBA: Bob Myers, who turned the Golden State Warriors into a sports colossus has stepped down as President and General Manager after 12 years.
  
  A prominent player agent before moving into team operations, Myers was the architect for four NBA championships and a two-time NBA Executive of the Year.
  
  Under Myers, the Warriors became the NBA’s most valuable franchise and one of the world’s leading sports brands with an estimated team value of US$7Billion.
  
  Myers also signed Steph Curry to two historic “supermax” contracts, worth more than US$415Million in total and helped turn the Warriors guard into a global superstar.
  
  And finally in boxing: Australia’s World Bantamweight Boxing Champion, Ebanie Bridges has claimed that she would have sex with Conor McGregor after meeting the UFC legend at a fight in Dublin earlier this month.
  
  Bridges was in the Irishman's home town to watch Katie Taylor's homecoming bout with Chantelle Cameron for the undisputed Super-Lightweight title a few weeks ago.
  
  And on the night, she ran into McGregor at ringside, with the pair posing for an awkward picture where she claimed she was "manhandled".
  
  Geez girl keep a lid on it.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54062287Thu, 01 Jun 2023 05:41:52 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 59 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a muggy and grey Thursday morning 01 June 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian,...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Samoa and Fijiana have qualified for the inaugural World Rugby WXV competition that commences later this year, after Round 2 of the 2023 Oceania Rugby Women’s Championship on the Gold Coast yesterday, where Samoa trounced PNG 0-83 and Fijiana struggled against Tonga 12-45.
  
  In rugby league: The Queensland Maroons have left the NSW Blues shell-shocked, running away 26-18 winners in the opening game of the ORIGIN Series 2023 at Adelaide Oval last night.
  
  With one man in the sin bin and another forward ruled out of the game, Queensland was on the ropes, but as we’ve heard before, those final seven minutes shouldn’t be a surprise; Billy Slater’s men pulled off another Maroons miracle, to take a 1-0 lead as the series heads to Suncorp Stadium for ORIGIN II.
  
  Despite falling to a 10-0 deficit early, the NSW Blues were able to claw their way back to a 18-16 lead and looked set for victory after Tom Flegler was sent to the sin bin in the 68th minute.
  
  The plan for Freddie’s mob was simple, defend their lead and perhaps even add another try to their tally to seal the series opener, except nobody told the Maroons.
  
  In football: Erling Haaland already has one trophy, individual prizes and a series of new records to show, for his first season in England, and he is still only getting started.
  
  Haaland’s incredible 36 Premier League goals set a new single-season record.
  
  The 22-year-old has collected a clean sweep of Premier League Awards for Player, Young Player and Football Writers’ Player of the Year awards.
  
  But it is two more pieces of silverware that will turn Haaland’s remarkable season into a historic one.
  
  Beat Manchester United in the FA Cup final on Sunday morning and Inter Milan a week later in the Champions League final and City will become just the second English side to ever do the treble.
  In the NBA: Bob Myers, who turned the Golden State Warriors into a sports colossus has stepped down as President and General Manager after 12 years.
  
  A prominent player agent before moving into team operations, Myers was the architect for four NBA championships and a two-time NBA Executive of the Year.
  
  Under Myers, the Warriors became the NBA’s most valuable franchise and one of the world’s leading sports brands with an estimated team value of US$7Billion.
  
  Myers also signed Steph Curry to two historic “supermax” contracts, worth more than US$415Million in total and helped turn the Warriors guard into a global superstar.
  
  And finally in boxing: Australia’s World Bantamweight Boxing Champion, Ebanie Bridges has claimed that she would have sex with Conor McGregor after meeting the UFC legend at a fight in Dublin earlier this month.
  
  Bridges was in the Irishman's home town to watch Katie Taylor's homecoming bout with Chantelle Cameron for the undisputed Super-Lightweight title a few weeks ago.
  
  And on the night, she ran into McGregor at ringside, with the pair posing for an awkward picture where she claimed she was "manhandled".
  
  Geez girl keep a lid on it.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s...]]>2687s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean559fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/31-05-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e58-teivovosorts-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--54047294
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby league: The opening game of the ORIGIN Series 2023 at Adelaide Oval tonight will show whether, Maroons Coach Billy Slater is a genius, or a dud for selecting Reece Walsh ahead of incumbent fullback Kalyn Ponga, who starred in last year’s series clinching victory.
  
  Slater is confident Queensland’s only debutant Walsh will handle his ORIGIN debut, despite a tendency to make errors at times. “Have you seen Reece Walsh play?” Slater responded when asked if the Broncos young gun was a risky selection.
  
  Meanwhile NSW Blues Coach Brad Fittler has admitted the selection of debutants, Tevita Pangai Jr, Hudson Young and Nicho Hynes were selection gambles for ORIGIN I in Adelaide tonight, but he has seen enough to know they will deliver.
  
  “All three have been very positive and I have enjoyed watching them interact with the other players,” Fittler said.
  
  In rugby: The Webb Ellis Cup arrives in France on an Emirates A380 later today, marking 100 days to go, as Rugby World Cup Champions, South Africa pass the iconic trophy to hosts France.
  RWC2023 is the fastest-selling such event ever, with almost 2.5 million tickets sold to date and 600,000 travelling fans expected to enjoy rugby’s biggest celebration.
  
  In football: Only nine EPL teams ended this season with the same man in charge at the beginning, with a record 14 Managers sacked throughout the season.
  
  But a change of Manager and his assistants rarely changed anything.
  
  Chelsea plus relegated Southampton and Leeds all fired two Managers each, yet Clubs that finished in the top six did not sack their Managers.
  
  In the NBA: The Miami Heat advanced to the NBA Finals after routing Boston 103-84 yesterday, denying the Boston Celtics a historic comeback from 3-0 down in the series.
  
  Miami will play the Nuggets, who are in the NBA Finals for the first time, having swept LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference final.
  
  In boxing: Australian boxing star, Tim Tszyu could be forced to withdraw from his WBO Super Welterweight fight on the Gold Coast, against tough Mexican, Carlos Ocampo on 18 June, after requiring emergency surgery on a dog bite to his right arm at the weekend.
  
  Ummm makes you wonder . . and that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54047294Wed, 31 May 2023 00:25:10 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 58 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a muggy and grey Wednesday morning 31 May 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian,...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby league: The opening game of the ORIGIN Series 2023 at Adelaide Oval tonight will show whether, Maroons Coach Billy Slater is a genius, or a dud for selecting Reece Walsh ahead of incumbent fullback Kalyn Ponga, who starred in last year’s series clinching victory.
  
  Slater is confident Queensland’s only debutant Walsh will handle his ORIGIN debut, despite a tendency to make errors at times. “Have you seen Reece Walsh play?” Slater responded when asked if the Broncos young gun was a risky selection.
  
  Meanwhile NSW Blues Coach Brad Fittler has admitted the selection of debutants, Tevita Pangai Jr, Hudson Young and Nicho Hynes were selection gambles for ORIGIN I in Adelaide tonight, but he has seen enough to know they will deliver.
  
  “All three have been very positive and I have enjoyed watching them interact with the other players,” Fittler said.
  
  In rugby: The Webb Ellis Cup arrives in France on an Emirates A380 later today, marking 100 days to go, as Rugby World Cup Champions, South Africa pass the iconic trophy to hosts France.
  RWC2023 is the fastest-selling such event ever, with almost 2.5 million tickets sold to date and 600,000 travelling fans expected to enjoy rugby’s biggest celebration.
  
  In football: Only nine EPL teams ended this season with the same man in charge at the beginning, with a record 14 Managers sacked throughout the season.
  
  But a change of Manager and his assistants rarely changed anything.
  
  Chelsea plus relegated Southampton and Leeds all fired two Managers each, yet Clubs that finished in the top six did not sack their Managers.
  
  In the NBA: The Miami Heat advanced to the NBA Finals after routing Boston 103-84 yesterday, denying the Boston Celtics a historic comeback from 3-0 down in the series.
  
  Miami will play the Nuggets, who are in the NBA Finals for the first time, having swept LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference final.
  
  In boxing: Australian boxing star, Tim Tszyu could be forced to withdraw from his WBO Super Welterweight fight on the Gold Coast, against tough Mexican, Carlos Ocampo on 18 June, after requiring emergency surgery on a dog bite to his right arm at the weekend.
  
  Ummm makes you wonder . . and that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2137s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosorts,unionclean558fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/30-05-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e57-teivovosorts-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--54035565
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And we start with rugby league: NSW Blues Coach Brad Fittler and Captain James Tedesco will face up to Queensland Coach Billy Slater and his Captain Daly Cherry-Evans for a joint appearance in Adelaide today to talk about the opening game of the series at Adelaide Oval tomorrow night.
  Penrith Panthers gun Stephen Crichton will replace Latrell Mitchell in the NSW Blues Centres, with Bulldogs playmaker Matt Burton called into their squad as 18th man.
  
  In a statement, the NSW Rugby League confirmed that Mitchell’s calf injury occurred on Sunday, with scans revealing a minor calf strain.
  
  More on Pasifika players in ORIGIN at the end of this podcast!
  
  In football: Chelsea has appointed former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino as their new Manager on a two-year deal at Stamford Bridge with the option of a third year to be taken up by the Club.
  
  He takes charge from 1 July, following Frank Lampard having stayed on as caretaker for the remainder of a disastrous 2022/23 campaign.
  
  Chelsea conducted a thorough managerial search after sacking Graham Potter in early April and held talks with Luis Enrique and Julian Nagelsmann, who withdrew his interest in the job.
  
  Pochettino stood out over several rounds of discussions with the co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali who splashed out a mind-boggling, record-breaking US$500Million cash on player transfers in January 2023, to finish 12th in the Premier League season just ended.
  
  In the NBA: Brittney Griner has returned to play in the WNBA and even US Vice President Kamala Harris attended her LA Sparks vs Phoenix Mercury game on opening night.
  
  That game ended up being the WNBA’s most-watched regular-season cable game since 1999, with 683,000 average viewers, including a record-high one million viewers at its peak.
  
  The WNBA’s historic opening weekend also included a 24 percent increase in attendance and 30m video views, making it the most-viewed opening weekend on WNBA’s social media sites.
  
  In boxing: Having spent time with Sonny Liston as a young fighter coming through the ranks, George Foreman was recently asked how he found Liston to be, “I found him to be such a kind man. Seemed to me he’d give you the shirt off his back. A nice sense of humor as well. Liston was just special,” said Foreman.
  
  ESPN journalist Shaun Assael who wrote a book called “The Murder of Sonny Liston: Las Vegas, Heroin, and Heavyweights” has attempted to shed light on Liston’s mysterious death for some time now. Having died on 30 December 1970 – according to the coroner’s report - Liston’s body wasn’t found until over two weeks later, on 5 January 1971. His death remains unsolved to this day.
  
  So one question for big George – why has his death remained unsolved all this time if he was such a nice guy?
  
  Okay sports fans on “Background Buzz” today before ORIGIN I in Adelaide tomorrow night, I want to pay tribute to all the Pasifika players in State of Origin thanks to a great article by ABC Pacific islands sports reporter, Ali Almond.
  The 2001 Maroons side was packed with so many legends of the game it still reads like a fantasy team — Darren Lockyer, Lote Tuqiri, Wendell Sailor, Paul Green, Allan Langer, Shane Webcke and Gorden Tallis, as well as Coach Wayne Bennett.
  This was the first year Petero Civoniceva pulled on a Maroons jersey and, along with fellow Fijian Tuqiri and South Seas Islander Sailor, became a sensation on the field and trailblazers for Pasifika representation in State of Origin.
  Today Civoniceva is humbled by the increase of Pasifika heritage players in rugby league’s toughest arena, "The representation was very small back in the early 2000s, but it's a wonderful thing to see the boost as time has gone on. It's something we should all be proud of," he said.
  Civoniceva recalls talking to his mum and dad about choosing between Fiji and Australia following his Origin debut when he was also selected to play for Australia:
  "My parents said even if I'm playing Origin, or representing Australia, I'm still flying the Fiji flag."
  Just over two decades since the likes of Civoniceva, Tuqiri and Sailor led the way, the number of Pasifika players in Origin has exploded.
  The players selected this year, along with legacy players for New South Wales and Queensland, brings the number of Pasifika heritage representatives to 54, proving more than one cultural identity can be included and celebrated at the most elite level of rugby league.
  State of Origin eligibility is not an open-shop; a player's Origin status was only determined by “where their first senior game was played after the age of 16”.
  In 2012 things were tightened — outside a few caveats (like if a players’ parent played Origin) eligibility is determined by if the player lived in New South Wales or Queensland “prior to the age of thirteen”.
  Also, a player cannot represent a 'tier-one' country internationally such as England or New Zealand and play for New South Wales or Queensland.
  Following success on the world stage there have been murmurs about Tonga and more recently Samoa, advancing to tier-one status, but currently there are no tier-one Pacific Island nations.
  Which means, players like New South Wales trio Junior Paulo, Brian To’o and Jarome Luai and Queenslanders such as Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow can play Origin football for their state and represent their heritage with Samoa in international play.
  The current state of play has not been without criticism, with some accusing Pasifika players of lacking the emotional connection to the jersey that’s required to succeed in State of Origin football.
  It's an idea Luai, who will start for the Blues on Wednesday night, after leading Samoa to a World Cup final berth against Australia last year, totally disagrees with.
  "It's hard to judge someone's passion," Luai said.
  "Any jersey I put on means a lot. To have my last name on a jersey, that's what means the most to me. I don't know how you can judge that."
  Queensland second rower and Tongan International David Fifita has been recalled to the Maroons squad this season after missing selection last year and says he is proud of his three identities as a Torres Strait Islander, a Tongan and a Queenslander.
  "It means a lot to me to represent Tonga at the World Cup which represents my father, my uncles, aunties and all my cousins and all the Tongans out there that look up to me," Fifita said.
  "At the same time, for myself now, I'm so grateful to represent Queensland. I feel so fortunate."
  Fifita was born and raised in Brisbane and through his maternal grandmother and mother, he learned to speak their native Torres Strait Islander language.
  "I know how to speak full language in my TI side … not many people know that," he said.
  Fifita is not alone with this ability in the Queensland camp. Centre Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow who is Torres Strait Islander and Samoan heritage is also versed in his Indigenous dialect.
  "Me and Hammo (Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow) know how to speak our TI language, we love to talk island to each other."
  This year, Tevita Pangai Jnr will become the 54th player of Pasifika heritage to play Origin football since 1980, when Mal Meninga was the first.
  For the record, 30 players of Pacific Island heritage have played for Queensland including twelve Samoans, seven Tongans, three from Papua New Guinea, three Cook Islanders, three ni Vanuatu and two Fijians.
  
  And for New South Wales: 23 Pasifika players with thirteen Tongans, five Fijians, four Samoans and one Cook Islander.
  You can see a complete list of all these great players in the text below.
  Queensland: Petero Civoniceva (Fiji), Xavier Coates (Papua New Guinea), Neville Costigan (Papua New Guinea), Tino Fa'asuamaleaui (Samoa), Dave Fifita (Tonga), Israel Folau (Tonga), Valentine Holmes (Cook Islands), Karmichael Hunt (Cook Islands/Samoa), Antonio Kaufusi (Tonga), Felise Kaufusi (Tonga), Adrian Lam (Papua New Guinea), Brenko Lee (Tonga), Dunamis Lui (Samoa), Josh McGuire (Samoa), Mal Meninga (South Sea Islander), Anthony Milford (Samoa), Francis Molo (Samoa), Dylan Napa (Cook Islands), Jeremiah Nanai (Samoa), Joe Ofahengaue (Tonga), Justin O'Neill (Vanuatu), Josh Papalii (Samoa), Wendell Sailor (South Sea Islander/Solomon Islands), Phillip Sami (Samoa), Jaydn Su'A (Samoa), Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (Samoa), Murray Taulagi (Samoa), Ben Te'o (Samoa), Lote Tuqiri (Fiji), Willie Tonga (Tonga)
  
  New South Wales: Reagan Campbell-Gillard (Fiji), Jim Dymock (Tonga), Andrew Fifita (Tonga), Tyson Frizell (Tonga), Payne Haas (Samoa), Jarryd Hayne (Fiji), John Hopoate (Tonga), Will Hopoate (Tonga), Michael Jennings (Tonga), Tevita Pangai Junior (Tonga), Brent Kite (Tonga), Api Koroisau (Fiji), Jarome Luai (Samoa), Willie Mason (Tonga), Junior Paulo (Samoa), Tariq Sims (Fiji), Kotoni Staggs (Tonga), Siosifa Talakai (Tonga), James Tamou (Cook Islands), Brian To'o (Samoa), Anthony Tupou (Tonga), Daniel Tupou (Tonga), Akuila Uate (Fiji), Tony Williams (Tonga)
  
  And that’s a wrap! For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54035565Mon, 29 May 2023 21:47:07 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 57 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 30 May 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian,...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  And we start with rugby league: NSW Blues Coach Brad Fittler and Captain James Tedesco will face up to Queensland Coach Billy Slater and his Captain Daly Cherry-Evans for a joint appearance in Adelaide today to talk about the opening game of the series at Adelaide Oval tomorrow night.
  Penrith Panthers gun Stephen Crichton will replace Latrell Mitchell in the NSW Blues Centres, with Bulldogs playmaker Matt Burton called into their squad as 18th man.
  
  In a statement, the NSW Rugby League confirmed that Mitchell’s calf injury occurred on Sunday, with scans revealing a minor calf strain.
  
  More on Pasifika players in ORIGIN at the end of this podcast!
  
  In football: Chelsea has appointed former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino as their new Manager on a two-year deal at Stamford Bridge with the option of a third year to be taken up by the Club.
  
  He takes charge from 1 July, following Frank Lampard having stayed on as caretaker for the remainder of a disastrous 2022/23 campaign.
  
  Chelsea conducted a thorough managerial search after sacking Graham Potter in early April and held talks with Luis Enrique and Julian Nagelsmann, who withdrew his interest in the job.
  
  Pochettino stood out over several rounds of discussions with the co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali who splashed out a mind-boggling, record-breaking US$500Million cash on player transfers in January 2023, to finish 12th in the Premier League season just ended.
  
  In the NBA: Brittney Griner has returned to play in the WNBA and even US Vice President Kamala Harris attended her LA Sparks vs Phoenix Mercury game on opening night.
  
  That game ended up being the WNBA’s most-watched regular-season cable game since 1999, with 683,000 average viewers, including a record-high one million viewers at its peak.
  
  The WNBA’s historic opening weekend also included a 24 percent increase in attendance and 30m video views, making it the most-viewed opening weekend on WNBA’s social media sites.
  
  In boxing: Having spent time with Sonny Liston as a young fighter coming through the ranks, George Foreman was recently asked how he found Liston to be, “I found him to be such a kind man. Seemed to me he’d give you the shirt off his back. A nice sense of humor as well. Liston was just special,” said Foreman.
  
  ESPN journalist Shaun Assael who wrote a book called “The Murder of Sonny Liston: Las Vegas, Heroin, and Heavyweights” has attempted to shed light on Liston’s mysterious death for some time now. Having died on 30 December 1970 – according to the coroner’s report - Liston’s body wasn’t found until over two weeks later, on 5 January 1971. His death remains unsolved to this day.
  
  So one question for big George – why has his death remained unsolved all this time if he was such a nice guy?
  
  Okay sports fans on “Background Buzz” today before ORIGIN I in Adelaide tomorrow night, I want to pay tribute to all the Pasifika players in State of Origin thanks to a great article by ABC Pacific islands sports reporter, Ali Almond.
  The 2001 Maroons side was packed with so many legends of the game it still reads like a fantasy team — Darren Lockyer, Lote Tuqiri, Wendell Sailor, Paul Green, Allan Langer, Shane Webcke and Gorden Tallis, as well as Coach Wayne Bennett.
  This was the first year Petero Civoniceva pulled on a Maroons jersey and, along with fellow Fijian Tuqiri and South Seas Islander Sailor, became a sensation on the field and trailblazers for Pasifika representation in State of Origin.
  Today Civoniceva is humbled by the increase of Pasifika...]]>6137s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosorts,unionclean557fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-05-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e56-teivovosorts-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--54024775
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  With one more round to go in Super Rugby Pacific there’s still a bunch of teams mid-table from 7th to 11th positions on the table:
  · The Reds are 7th on 24 points with -36 points dif
  · the Highlanders are 8th on 23 points and -90 dif,
  · Western Force is 9th on 22 points and -90 dif,
  · the Fijian Drua 10th on 21 points and -146 dif,
  · the Rebels 11th also on 21 points and -62 points differential
  
  So key mid-table games in Round 14 this weekend:
  · The Brumbies host the Rebels
  · The Blues host the Highlanders
  · The Fijian Drua host the Reds in Suva
  · The Force host the Chiefs
  
  Hear our World Famous Tips at the end of this podcast!
  
  In rugby league: Kalyn Ponga copped three head knocks but bounced out of them to steer the Knights to a 28-18 victory over Manly last night.
  
  Newcastle Wings, Greg Marzhew scored the first hat-trick of his NRL career and Dom Young sealed it with a brilliant individual try at the death.
  
  The Sea Eagles were brave without their three best players in Tom and Jake Trbojevic and Daly Cherry-Evans.
  
  Canberra Raiders forward Corey Harawira-Naera has provided an update on his health after Saturday evening’s awful scare at Accor Stadium, where it was later confirmed that he had suffered a seizure.
  
  The Raiders shared a video message from him on Sunday morning, confirming he had been discharged from hospital.
  
  “I’m back with the family now. I firstly want to thank the boys from the Raiders and the Rabbitohs, our medical staff as well as the Rabbitohs medical staff, the paramedics, the doctors, the coaching staff from both teams, as well as all the footy fans, family, friends.
  
  “I’m doing a lot better now. Love to you all for thinking of me. I’m back on the mend, not in the clear yet, but we’ll get some more scans and sort it all out.
  
  “Health comes first, but I’m obviously hoping to get back on the field as soon as possible. Love to all, and I’m very fortunate to have a lot of people concerned about me and thinking about me.”
  
  In SportsBiz: Luton Town’s fairytale journey to the Premier League, after beating Coventry on penalties in the Championship playoff at Wembley is worth squillions!
  
  Financial experts estimate promotion to world football’s most watched league to be worth around US$210Million for a Club that has been through turmoil since they last played in the top flight 31 years ago.
  
  In football: A stunning volley from outside the box by Abdoulaye Doucoure handed Everton a 1-0 win over Bournemouth, ensuring Everton survived relegation from the Premier League on a dramatic final day of the EPL season.
  
  Leicester meanwhile, was relegated despite a gutsy win over West Ham, while Leeds joined them and Southampton in the second division after losing to Tottenham.
  
  In the NBA: It’s crazy, but the Denver Nuggets dropped their bundle scoring after the buzzer so the Eastern Conference Finals series between Boston and Miami will go to Game 7 after the Celtics held off the Heat 103-104 yesterday.
  
  And so the Celtics will travel home to potentially make NBA history as they look to become the first team to come back from a 3-0 series deficit in the playoffs.
  
  In boxing: English boxer Chris Billam-Smith has won the WBO World Cruiserweight title after toppling the previously unbeaten Lawrence Okolie in Bournemouth yesterday morning.
  
  The 32-year-old pulled off a huge upset at Vitality Stadium, clinching a majority decision win after knocking Okolie down three times throughout the 12-round bout.
  
  Okay sports fans on “Background Buzz” today I share our World Famous Tips for how Super Rugby Pacific 2023 will play out:
  
  So the usual suspects will finish at the top – the Chiefs, the Crusaders, the Blues, the Brumbies, Hurricanes and the New South Wales Waratahs in that order from first to sixth.
  
  Looking at the mid-table games this weekend, we tip:
  · The Brumbies to bumblebee the Rebels
  · The Blues to buckaroo the Highlanders
  · The Fijian Drua to rope-a-dope the Reds in Suva
  · And the Chiefs to chingchang the Force
  
  So our prediction for the final standings in Super Rugby Pacific 2023 with the Top 8 qualifying for the quarter-finals are:
  · The Reds finish 7th on 25 points
  · The Fijian Drua 8th also on 25 points
  · The Highlanders 9th on 24 points
  · Western Force 10th on 23 points
  · and the Rebels 11th on 22 points
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54024775Sun, 28 May 2023 21:01:13 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 56 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a cloudy but bright Monday morning 29 May 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian,...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  With one more round to go in Super Rugby Pacific there’s still a bunch of teams mid-table from 7th to 11th positions on the table:
  · The Reds are 7th on 24 points with -36 points dif
  · the Highlanders are 8th on 23 points and -90 dif,
  · Western Force is 9th on 22 points and -90 dif,
  · the Fijian Drua 10th on 21 points and -146 dif,
  · the Rebels 11th also on 21 points and -62 points differential
  
  So key mid-table games in Round 14 this weekend:
  · The Brumbies host the Rebels
  · The Blues host the Highlanders
  · The Fijian Drua host the Reds in Suva
  · The Force host the Chiefs
  
  Hear our World Famous Tips at the end of this podcast!
  
  In rugby league: Kalyn Ponga copped three head knocks but bounced out of them to steer the Knights to a 28-18 victory over Manly last night.
  
  Newcastle Wings, Greg Marzhew scored the first hat-trick of his NRL career and Dom Young sealed it with a brilliant individual try at the death.
  
  The Sea Eagles were brave without their three best players in Tom and Jake Trbojevic and Daly Cherry-Evans.
  
  Canberra Raiders forward Corey Harawira-Naera has provided an update on his health after Saturday evening’s awful scare at Accor Stadium, where it was later confirmed that he had suffered a seizure.
  
  The Raiders shared a video message from him on Sunday morning, confirming he had been discharged from hospital.
  
  “I’m back with the family now. I firstly want to thank the boys from the Raiders and the Rabbitohs, our medical staff as well as the Rabbitohs medical staff, the paramedics, the doctors, the coaching staff from both teams, as well as all the footy fans, family, friends.
  
  “I’m doing a lot better now. Love to you all for thinking of me. I’m back on the mend, not in the clear yet, but we’ll get some more scans and sort it all out.
  
  “Health comes first, but I’m obviously hoping to get back on the field as soon as possible. Love to all, and I’m very fortunate to have a lot of people concerned about me and thinking about me.”
  
  In SportsBiz: Luton Town’s fairytale journey to the Premier League, after beating Coventry on penalties in the Championship playoff at Wembley is worth squillions!
  
  Financial experts estimate promotion to world football’s most watched league to be worth around US$210Million for a Club that has been through turmoil since they last played in the top flight 31 years ago.
  
  In football: A stunning volley from outside the box by Abdoulaye Doucoure handed Everton a 1-0 win over Bournemouth, ensuring Everton survived relegation from the Premier League on a dramatic final day of the EPL season.
  
  Leicester meanwhile, was relegated despite a gutsy win over West Ham, while Leeds joined them and Southampton in the second division after losing to Tottenham.
  
  In the NBA: It’s crazy, but the Denver Nuggets dropped their bundle scoring after the buzzer so the Eastern Conference Finals series between Boston and Miami will go to Game 7 after the Celtics held off the Heat 103-104 yesterday.
  
  And so the Celtics will travel home to potentially make NBA history as they look to become the first team to come back from a 3-0 series deficit in the playoffs.
  
  In boxing: English boxer Chris Billam-Smith has won the WBO World Cruiserweight title after toppling the previously unbeaten Lawrence Okolie in Bournemouth yesterday morning.
  
  The 32-year-old pulled off a huge upset at Vitality Stadium, clinching a majority decision win after knocking Okolie down three times throughout the 12-round...]]>3837s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosorts,unionclean556fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-05-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e55-teivovosorts-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--54020031
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In Super Rugby Pacific: The Fijian Drua shot out twice to establish handy bonus-point leads, only for Moana Pasifika to bounce back and in the end, the bula boys from Fiji just held out their Pasifika brothers 46-47 in a thriller in the heat of Lautoka, thanks to three tries from crack Fijian Drua Centre, Iosefo Masi.
  
  In other Super Rugby Pacific Games, the Crusaders 42-18 NSW Waratahs, the Blues 36-25 Hurricanes and the Brumbies 21-31 Chiefs.
  
  In rugby league: Canberra Raiders and Souths players were praised for protecting Canberra forward Corey Harawira-Naera with a human shield after he suffered a frightening seizure during their game.
  
  With 14 minutes to play in the clash, Harawira-Naera collapsed causing play to be halted for over ten minutes. He is now conscious, sitting up and speaking, after being rushed to hospital in an ambulance.
  
  Who won? Does that really matter?
  
  The Broncos beat the NZ Warriors 22-26 after the hosts were denied a potential match winning try due to a penalty in a thriller at McLean Park in Napier.
  
  Adam Reynolds was superb in his return, while Tristan Sailor had a brilliant Broncos debut.
  
  The Saint George Dragons were gifted a try to Jack Bird in their 12-26 loss to the Dolphins, after it was revealed they had scored on the seventh tackle of the set, in an embarrassing blunder by top NRL Referee Adam Gee and his on-field assistants.
  
  In SportsBiz: Even though YouTube is taking over NFL Sunday Ticket from DirecTV in a US$2Billion annual deal, the satellite provider will still have a presence with the NFL this season, retaining distribution rights for commercial establishments.
  
  Most bars and restaurants offering Sunday Ticket are already equipped with DirecTV and would not yet be able to handle the streaming demands for YouTube.
  
  In football: Bayern Munich has won the Bundesliga title for an 11th consecutive season after a dramatic final day that saw Dortmund crumble under pressure and draw at home to Mainz after entering yesterday's final round two points clear of Bayern.
  
  Unfortunately, Dortmund were stunned in a 2-2 draw after star forward, Sebastian Haller missed a penalty.
  
  Meanwhile, Bayern travelled to Cologne where Jamal Musiala scored in the 89th minute to seal a memorable 2-1 victory and another title.
  
  And in English football, Luton Town have been promoted to the Premier League for the very first time, after beating Coventry City on penalties in a nail-biting Championship final at Wembley to complete a fairytale rise to the very top of English football.
  
  The game went to penalty kicks after a one all draw and Luton had an extra-time goal ruled out for handball by VAR.
  
  In boxing: Conor McGregor has dropped a 185-pound bomb on Michael Chandler about their upcoming fight.
  
  “Have I told you what weight it’s gonna be? 185,” McGregor said.
  
  “You wanna do 185, I’ll do 185,” Chandler bites, not skipping a beat. “You’ll do what you’re told,” McGregor snapped back.
  
  I tell you, he’s a bit of a nutter the Irishman. But Chandler has never fought above 160 pounds before.
  
  Okay sports fans on “Background Buzz” today I want to share with you how sporting legends and leaders from more than 20 of Australia’s major sports, came together in support of the “Voice to Parliament” campaign.
  
  So if you’ve been living under a rock, Australia is holding a referendum on whether to have an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representative, or Voice in their federal parliament later this year.
  
  So 21 sporting organisations penned an open letter to Australian sports fans, which was released last Friday by Australian sporting greats such as, Jade North (football), Jamie Pittman (boxing), Andrew Gaze (basketball), Cath Cox (Netball), Mal Meninga (rugby league), Jason Gillespie (cricket) and Eddie Betts (AFL) at a combined event in Sydney and Melbourne.
  
  Here’s what AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan had to say in answer to questions from the media: Was it a unanimous decision from the AFL Commission to support the Voice?
  “Every decision the Commission makes is unanimous. I’ve been on the Commission for a decade and I don’t think anything has gone to a vote. There’s discussion and decisions are made and it was a unanimous decision.”
  
  What does this signal? “I hope that it’s a signal for sport that we see our role as a unifying force. The fact we speak with one Voice I think is important.
  
  “I think it’s also important to note - and it was said today - it’s not to lecture anyone. People need to make their own decisions, but it’s just a view about where the leadership of the sports stand.”
  
  People say sport and politics don’t mix. “I’d say we are community organisations. We are required and expected a lot of the time for community leadership. We get criticised when we don’t. I don’t think you can pick and choose.
  
  People want us to be community leaders, our supporters do and we believe we are. When you’re asked to do that a lot of times, you need to do that consistently.
  
  “We don’t lead on every issue and we don’t lecture people. I think people, if you want to be a member and you want to come and you want to follow a game, people need to say we’ve got a leadership stance, that’s all we’re doing on this.”
  
  Will the AFL make its stance known at games? “No. We put out a statement last week … I think we’re going to then be good to our point where we say we’re not there to lecture people.
  
  “We say this is what the leadership of the AFL believes, this is what the AFL believes and then it’s for people to make their own views.”
  
  I specifically chose what the AFL CEO McLachlan had to say because Australian Rules or Aussie Footy is easily the biggest football code in Australia and they still have big problems with racist fans attacking indigenous players.
  
  And this guy McLachlan is one of the smartest leaders in Sport.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54020031Sun, 28 May 2023 03:01:12 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 55 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a cloudy and wet Sunday morning 28 May 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In Super Rugby Pacific: The Fijian Drua shot out twice to establish handy bonus-point leads, only for Moana Pasifika to bounce back and in the end, the bula boys from Fiji just held out their Pasifika brothers 46-47 in a thriller in the heat of Lautoka, thanks to three tries from crack Fijian Drua Centre, Iosefo Masi.
  
  In other Super Rugby Pacific Games, the Crusaders 42-18 NSW Waratahs, the Blues 36-25 Hurricanes and the Brumbies 21-31 Chiefs.
  
  In rugby league: Canberra Raiders and Souths players were praised for protecting Canberra forward Corey Harawira-Naera with a human shield after he suffered a frightening seizure during their game.
  
  With 14 minutes to play in the clash, Harawira-Naera collapsed causing play to be halted for over ten minutes. He is now conscious, sitting up and speaking, after being rushed to hospital in an ambulance.
  
  Who won? Does that really matter?
  
  The Broncos beat the NZ Warriors 22-26 after the hosts were denied a potential match winning try due to a penalty in a thriller at McLean Park in Napier.
  
  Adam Reynolds was superb in his return, while Tristan Sailor had a brilliant Broncos debut.
  
  The Saint George Dragons were gifted a try to Jack Bird in their 12-26 loss to the Dolphins, after it was revealed they had scored on the seventh tackle of the set, in an embarrassing blunder by top NRL Referee Adam Gee and his on-field assistants.
  
  In SportsBiz: Even though YouTube is taking over NFL Sunday Ticket from DirecTV in a US$2Billion annual deal, the satellite provider will still have a presence with the NFL this season, retaining distribution rights for commercial establishments.
  
  Most bars and restaurants offering Sunday Ticket are already equipped with DirecTV and would not yet be able to handle the streaming demands for YouTube.
  
  In football: Bayern Munich has won the Bundesliga title for an 11th consecutive season after a dramatic final day that saw Dortmund crumble under pressure and draw at home to Mainz after entering yesterday's final round two points clear of Bayern.
  
  Unfortunately, Dortmund were stunned in a 2-2 draw after star forward, Sebastian Haller missed a penalty.
  
  Meanwhile, Bayern travelled to Cologne where Jamal Musiala scored in the 89th minute to seal a memorable 2-1 victory and another title.
  
  And in English football, Luton Town have been promoted to the Premier League for the very first time, after beating Coventry City on penalties in a nail-biting Championship final at Wembley to complete a fairytale rise to the very top of English football.
  
  The game went to penalty kicks after a one all draw and Luton had an extra-time goal ruled out for handball by VAR.
  
  In boxing: Conor McGregor has dropped a 185-pound bomb on Michael Chandler about their upcoming fight.
  
  “Have I told you what weight it’s gonna be? 185,” McGregor said.
  
  “You wanna do 185, I’ll do 185,” Chandler bites, not skipping a beat. “You’ll do what you’re told,” McGregor snapped back.
  
  I tell you, he’s a bit of a nutter the Irishman. But Chandler has never fought above 160 pounds before.
  
  Okay sports fans on “Background Buzz” today I want to share with you how sporting legends and leaders from more than 20 of Australia’s major sports, came together in support of the “Voice to Parliament” campaign.
  
  So if you’ve been living under a rock, Australia is holding a referendum on whether to have an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representative, or Voice in their federal parliament later this year.
  
  So...]]>4557s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosorts,unionclean555fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-05-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e54-teivovosorts-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--54018479
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In Super Rugby Pacific: The Highlanders 35-30 Reds and the Rebels 52-14 Force last night. Today we tip the Fijian Drua to toast Moana Pasifika at 2.05pm, the Crusaders to roast the NSW Waratahs at 4.35pm, the Blues to ghost the Hurricanes and the Brumbies to zoom the Chiefs.
  
  And in the Oceania Rugby Women’s Championships at Bond University on the Gold Coast, Australia: Fijiana 77 nil Papua New Guinea and Samoa 69-5 Tonga.
  
  In rugby league: The Cowboys needed to respond to last week’s horror loss to the Tigers and they did exactly that scoring first, but Maika Sivo scored plus a Mitchell Moses try in the final two minutes sealed a 24-16 win for Parramatta.
  
  Our World Famous Tip for today: The NZ Warriors to kwazulu the Broncos, South Sydney to zambuka the Raiders and tomorrow the Newcastle Knights to ponga Manly.
  
  In boxing: A Tyson Fury versus Anthony Joshua fight is once again being discussed, according to ESPN, with promoters for the two fighters working on a potential deal for a September fight in the United Kingdom.
  
  In SportsBiz: Even in retirement, Tom Brady has a strong pull on demand for NFL games: The most expensive game on the secondary market is the New England Patriots’ home opener against the Philadelphia Eagles, where Brady is expected to be honored. Fans are paying US$1,054 on average for seats.
  
  On the flip side, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have seen a 41% drop in demand in ticket sales with the legendary quarterback no longer playing for them.
  
  In the NBA: For the second straight game the Boston Celtics fended off elimination, cutting the deficit in their Eastern Conference finals to 3-2.
  
  Boston poured in 16 three-pointers in a dominant 110-97 victory over the Miami Heat yesterday to stay alive in the NBA championship chase.
  
  In football: A resounding 4-1 victory over Chelsea yesterday confirmed Manchester United’s place in next season’s Champions League.
  
  Aston Villa and Brentford are competing for the final spot in the Europa League, which could go all the way to the final game of the season.
  
  And a frighteningly realistic scenario for Everton and Leicester, is if Leeds United pull off a last-day miracle and beat Tottenham Hotspur and both these clubs lose their games - they both go down.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54018479Fri, 26 May 2023 21:33:00 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 54 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a cloudy but bright Saturday morning 27 May 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In Super Rugby Pacific: The Highlanders 35-30 Reds and the Rebels 52-14 Force last night. Today we tip the Fijian Drua to toast Moana Pasifika at 2.05pm, the Crusaders to roast the NSW Waratahs at 4.35pm, the Blues to ghost the Hurricanes and the Brumbies to zoom the Chiefs.
  
  And in the Oceania Rugby Women’s Championships at Bond University on the Gold Coast, Australia: Fijiana 77 nil Papua New Guinea and Samoa 69-5 Tonga.
  
  In rugby league: The Cowboys needed to respond to last week’s horror loss to the Tigers and they did exactly that scoring first, but Maika Sivo scored plus a Mitchell Moses try in the final two minutes sealed a 24-16 win for Parramatta.
  
  Our World Famous Tip for today: The NZ Warriors to kwazulu the Broncos, South Sydney to zambuka the Raiders and tomorrow the Newcastle Knights to ponga Manly.
  
  In boxing: A Tyson Fury versus Anthony Joshua fight is once again being discussed, according to ESPN, with promoters for the two fighters working on a potential deal for a September fight in the United Kingdom.
  
  In SportsBiz: Even in retirement, Tom Brady has a strong pull on demand for NFL games: The most expensive game on the secondary market is the New England Patriots’ home opener against the Philadelphia Eagles, where Brady is expected to be honored. Fans are paying US$1,054 on average for seats.
  
  On the flip side, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have seen a 41% drop in demand in ticket sales with the legendary quarterback no longer playing for them.
  
  In the NBA: For the second straight game the Boston Celtics fended off elimination, cutting the deficit in their Eastern Conference finals to 3-2.
  
  Boston poured in 16 three-pointers in a dominant 110-97 victory over the Miami Heat yesterday to stay alive in the NBA championship chase.
  
  In football: A resounding 4-1 victory over Chelsea yesterday confirmed Manchester United’s place in next season’s Champions League.
  
  Aston Villa and Brentford are competing for the final spot in the Europa League, which could go all the way to the final game of the season.
  
  And a frighteningly realistic scenario for Everton and Leicester, is if Leeds United pull off a last-day miracle and beat Tottenham Hotspur and both these clubs lose their games - they both go down.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2337s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosorts,unionclean554fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-05-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e53-teivovosorts-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--54002031
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In Super Rugby Pacific Round 14: The Highlanders host the Reds at 7.05pm, followed by the Rebels vs the Force. Tomorrow the Fijian Drua host Moana Pasifika at 2.05pm the Crusaders host the NSW Waratahs at 4.35pm, the Blues vs the Hurricanes at 7.05pm followed by Brumbies vs Chiefs in ice cold Canberra.
  
  So if you’re on the Gold Coast, remember the Oceania Rugby Women’s Championships kicks off today with all games at Bond University on the Gold Coast, Australia and teams competing for a spot in the inaugural World Rugby WXV later this year. Round One: PNG versus Fiji at 5.30pm (AEST) this afternoon followed by Samoa versus Tonga.
  
  In rugby league: The Dolphins beat the Dragons 12-26 at Kayo Stadium, thanks to a masterclass from Jeremy Marshall-King and Jamayne Isaako scoring a double and 18 points in his 100th NRL game. Our World Famous Tip for tonight, the Eels to sanctify the Cowboys at CommBank Stadium.
  
  And Music legend, Tina Turner 83 passed away in Switzerland yesterday. Her advertising campaigns in the late 1980s and early 1990s took “The Greatest Game Of All” to another stratosphere with her hit songs - 'What You Get Is What You See' an absolute juggernaut, followed by the iconic 'Simply The Best'.
  
  Rest in Peace Tina Turner you were truly simply the best.
  
  In boxing: “I only brought shorts really, one suit and one pair of jeans. I thought Australia was 40 degrees,” that’s the Gypsy King Tyson Fury revealed to the inner circle in the warmth of Joseph Parker’s dressing room, after freezing his nuts off outside meeting fans in the Melbourne cold.
  
  In SportsBiz: Disgruntled Manchester United fans hoping for a conclusion to the club’s ongoing sale saga have to wait a little bit longer for more concrete news.
  
  ESPN is reporting that the greedy Glazer family is delaying their decision on selling the Club until the end of the season.
  
  You wanna know why – because Man U are chasing FA Cup glory and UEFA Champions League 2024 qualification, which if they manage to achieve, will add millions more pounds sterling to the sale price!
  
  In the NBA: Carmelo Anthony called time on his career on Monday, after 19 NBA seasons playing for eight teams, making 10 All-Star appearances, breaking a scoring title, winning three Olympic gold medals, and earning US$262.5Million in contracts — plus launching his own media company.
  
  And finally in football: A besotted Instagram influencer, Orla Melissa Sloan 22, who has 84,000 followers, branded herself “Devil Baby” while stalking footballer, Mason Mount after she slept with him.
  
  Sloan, who bombarded the England and Chelsea star with persistent calls and messages, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday where she admitted one count of harassment and two of stalking.
  
  The court was told she was invited to a party after chatting to the host over Instagram where she slept with Mount after meeting him at the bash.
  
  Funny, I have always wondered what social media influencers do?
  
  And after the hassle of changing a car tyre this morning, that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54002031Thu, 25 May 2023 23:30:26 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 53 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a cloudy and wet Friday morning 25 May 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian,...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In Super Rugby Pacific Round 14: The Highlanders host the Reds at 7.05pm, followed by the Rebels vs the Force. Tomorrow the Fijian Drua host Moana Pasifika at 2.05pm the Crusaders host the NSW Waratahs at 4.35pm, the Blues vs the Hurricanes at 7.05pm followed by Brumbies vs Chiefs in ice cold Canberra.
  
  So if you’re on the Gold Coast, remember the Oceania Rugby Women’s Championships kicks off today with all games at Bond University on the Gold Coast, Australia and teams competing for a spot in the inaugural World Rugby WXV later this year. Round One: PNG versus Fiji at 5.30pm (AEST) this afternoon followed by Samoa versus Tonga.
  
  In rugby league: The Dolphins beat the Dragons 12-26 at Kayo Stadium, thanks to a masterclass from Jeremy Marshall-King and Jamayne Isaako scoring a double and 18 points in his 100th NRL game. Our World Famous Tip for tonight, the Eels to sanctify the Cowboys at CommBank Stadium.
  
  And Music legend, Tina Turner 83 passed away in Switzerland yesterday. Her advertising campaigns in the late 1980s and early 1990s took “The Greatest Game Of All” to another stratosphere with her hit songs - 'What You Get Is What You See' an absolute juggernaut, followed by the iconic 'Simply The Best'.
  
  Rest in Peace Tina Turner you were truly simply the best.
  
  In boxing: “I only brought shorts really, one suit and one pair of jeans. I thought Australia was 40 degrees,” that’s the Gypsy King Tyson Fury revealed to the inner circle in the warmth of Joseph Parker’s dressing room, after freezing his nuts off outside meeting fans in the Melbourne cold.
  
  In SportsBiz: Disgruntled Manchester United fans hoping for a conclusion to the club’s ongoing sale saga have to wait a little bit longer for more concrete news.
  
  ESPN is reporting that the greedy Glazer family is delaying their decision on selling the Club until the end of the season.
  
  You wanna know why – because Man U are chasing FA Cup glory and UEFA Champions League 2024 qualification, which if they manage to achieve, will add millions more pounds sterling to the sale price!
  
  In the NBA: Carmelo Anthony called time on his career on Monday, after 19 NBA seasons playing for eight teams, making 10 All-Star appearances, breaking a scoring title, winning three Olympic gold medals, and earning US$262.5Million in contracts — plus launching his own media company.
  
  And finally in football: A besotted Instagram influencer, Orla Melissa Sloan 22, who has 84,000 followers, branded herself “Devil Baby” while stalking footballer, Mason Mount after she slept with him.
  
  Sloan, who bombarded the England and Chelsea star with persistent calls and messages, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday where she admitted one count of harassment and two of stalking.
  
  The court was told she was invited to a party after chatting to the host over Instagram where she slept with Mount after meeting him at the bash.
  
  Funny, I have always wondered what social media influencers do?
  
  And after the hassle of changing a car tyre this morning, that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby...]]>2787s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosorts,unionclean553fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-05-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e52-teivovosorts-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53992797
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: The Oceania Rugby Women’s Championships kicks off tomorrow with all games at Bond University on the Gold Coast, Australia and teams competing for a spot in the inaugural World Rugby WXV competition later this year. In Round One: Papua New Guinea versus Fiji at 5.30pm (AEST) followed by Samoa versus Tonga.
  
  In rugby league: Our World Famous Tips for NRL Round 13 Games: The Dolphins to crucify St George Dragons at Kayo Stadium at 7.50pm tonight AEST, the Eels to sanctify the Cowboys at CommBank Stadium tomorrow night.
  
  In boxing: “Joseph Parker is f***ing back!” beamed WBC World Heavyweight Champion, Tyson Fury after a thumping right hook to the eardrum was all it took for Joseph Parker to defeat Faiga ‘Django’ Opelu as the Kiwi heavyweight got the job done in the first round.
  
  Post-fight, Parker said he’ll fight “anyone who’s keen.”
  
  In football: Newcastle qualified for the Champions League for the first time in 20 years after a 0-0 draw against relegation-haunted Leicester on Tuesday, in front of a jubilant St James’ Park crowd.
  
  Newcastle’s remarkable rise from relegation candidates to a top four finish in the EPL in just 18 months is a tribute to Eddie Howe’s management and the financial might of the Club’s Saudi-backed ownership group.
  
  In SportsBiz: Despite talk of retirement, Lebron James remains a massive force in the business of the NBA and on social media.
  
  In addition to the Lakers ranking among the NBA leaders in home and away attendance and local television ratings, James boasts a Twitter following of nearly 53 million fans, the most of any American athlete.
  
  He also led all NBA players again this year in All-Star Game fan voting and topped NBA jersey sales for the second half of the 2022-23 season.
  
  James also remains under contract with the Lakers for the 2023-24 season at US$46.9Million and has a player option for the following year at US$50.7M.
  
  In the NBA: The Denver Nuggets may have booked their spot in the NBA Finals, but the Miami Heat will have to wait a few more days and maybe a few more games to get another chance to join them.
  
  Up 3-0 and with a chance to sweep the Celtics, the Heat instead fell away late as Jayson Tatum inspired Boston team surged to a 116-99 Game 4 win to keep its season alive.
  
  The series now returns to Boston for Game 5 as the Celtics have a shot to potentially make history and become the first team to recover from a 0-3 playoffs deficit.
  
  Okay sports fans, on “Background Buzz” today I share the sports feel good story of Michael Block.
  
  The 2023 PGA Championship that saw Brooks Koepka win his fifth major a week ago, was overwhelmed by the feel-good story of Michael Block, a club pro from Southern California who shocked the golfing world and finished tied for 15th at Oak Hill Country Club.
  
  The PGA of America uses the PGA Championship to highlight its club pros across the country, most of whom work at golf courses full-time, teaching lessons and taking care of course business.
  
  Twenty of those PGA Professionals qualified for the event, but Block, who works at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club in Mission Viejo, California, was the only one to make the cut, his first time doing so, after four other PGA Championship appearances.
  
  Already a wild story halfway through the tournament, Block battled with 2013 US Open Champion Justin Rose on Saturday before playing Sunday’s final round with superstar Rory McIlroy.
  
  The made-for-Hollywood story climaxed when Block sent the gallery into a frenzy with a hole-in-one on the par-3 15th hole.
  
  His dream round culminated with Block sinking a par putt on the 18th green to clinch a tie for 15th.
  
  Not only did that finish earn Block a spot in next year’s PGA Championship, but also a dream payday for a working golf pro of US$288,333.
  
  Block is now one of golf’s hottest commodities.
  He participated in live walk-and-talks on the air with ESPN and CBS during his second and third rounds and has been invited to play in this week’s PGA Tour event in Texas - the Charles Schwab Challenge, and the RBC Canadian Open in June.
  
  Go Block Go - and that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53992797Thu, 25 May 2023 06:18:36 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 52 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a cool and partly cloudy Thursday morning 25 May 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: The Oceania Rugby Women’s Championships kicks off tomorrow with all games at Bond University on the Gold Coast, Australia and teams competing for a spot in the inaugural World Rugby WXV competition later this year. In Round One: Papua New Guinea versus Fiji at 5.30pm (AEST) followed by Samoa versus Tonga.
  
  In rugby league: Our World Famous Tips for NRL Round 13 Games: The Dolphins to crucify St George Dragons at Kayo Stadium at 7.50pm tonight AEST, the Eels to sanctify the Cowboys at CommBank Stadium tomorrow night.
  
  In boxing: “Joseph Parker is f***ing back!” beamed WBC World Heavyweight Champion, Tyson Fury after a thumping right hook to the eardrum was all it took for Joseph Parker to defeat Faiga ‘Django’ Opelu as the Kiwi heavyweight got the job done in the first round.
  
  Post-fight, Parker said he’ll fight “anyone who’s keen.”
  
  In football: Newcastle qualified for the Champions League for the first time in 20 years after a 0-0 draw against relegation-haunted Leicester on Tuesday, in front of a jubilant St James’ Park crowd.
  
  Newcastle’s remarkable rise from relegation candidates to a top four finish in the EPL in just 18 months is a tribute to Eddie Howe’s management and the financial might of the Club’s Saudi-backed ownership group.
  
  In SportsBiz: Despite talk of retirement, Lebron James remains a massive force in the business of the NBA and on social media.
  
  In addition to the Lakers ranking among the NBA leaders in home and away attendance and local television ratings, James boasts a Twitter following of nearly 53 million fans, the most of any American athlete.
  
  He also led all NBA players again this year in All-Star Game fan voting and topped NBA jersey sales for the second half of the 2022-23 season.
  
  James also remains under contract with the Lakers for the 2023-24 season at US$46.9Million and has a player option for the following year at US$50.7M.
  
  In the NBA: The Denver Nuggets may have booked their spot in the NBA Finals, but the Miami Heat will have to wait a few more days and maybe a few more games to get another chance to join them.
  
  Up 3-0 and with a chance to sweep the Celtics, the Heat instead fell away late as Jayson Tatum inspired Boston team surged to a 116-99 Game 4 win to keep its season alive.
  
  The series now returns to Boston for Game 5 as the Celtics have a shot to potentially make history and become the first team to recover from a 0-3 playoffs deficit.
  
  Okay sports fans, on “Background Buzz” today I share the sports feel good story of Michael Block.
  
  The 2023 PGA Championship that saw Brooks Koepka win his fifth major a week ago, was overwhelmed by the feel-good story of Michael Block, a club pro from Southern California who shocked the golfing world and finished tied for 15th at Oak Hill Country Club.
  
  The PGA of America uses the PGA Championship to highlight its club pros across the country, most of whom work at golf courses full-time, teaching lessons and taking care of course business.
  
  Twenty of those PGA Professionals qualified for the event, but Block, who works at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club in Mission Viejo, California, was the only one to make the cut, his first time doing so, after four other PGA Championship appearances.
  
  Already a wild story halfway through the tournament, Block battled with 2013 US Open Champion Justin Rose on Saturday before playing Sunday’s final round with superstar Rory McIlroy.
  
  The made-for-Hollywood story climaxed when Block sent the gallery into a frenzy...]]>5757s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosorts,unionclean552fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-05-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e51-teivovosorts-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53977513
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Former All Blacks star and popular Sky Sport commentator, Justin Marshall was so frustrated by the lop-sided contest between the Crusaders and Moana Pasifika last Friday night at Mt Smart Stadium, that he switched channels to watch rugby league.
  
  "Look, I will throw it out there; once they pulled out by 20-odd points, or whatever, I stopped watching and switched over to see what rugby league game was on,'' Marshall said on a sport radio show.
  
  More on the troubles of rugby in “Background Buzz” at the end of this podcast.
  
  In rugby league: NRL Round 13 Games: Thursday Dolphins vs St George Dragons at Kayo Stadium, 7.50pm AEST, on Friday the Eels vs the Cowboys at CommBank Stadium, 8.00pm.
  
  And on Saturday NZ Warriors vs the Broncos in Napier NZ 5.30pm, South Sydney vs the Raiders at Accor Stadium, 7.35pm and on Sunday the Knights vs Manly at McDonald Jones Stadium, 4.05pm.
  
  Teams on a Bye: Bulldogs, Panthers, Roosters, Sharks, Storm, Titans, Tigers because of course because of ORIGIN I next Wednesday.
  
  In boxing: Tyson Fury stole the show at a media conference in Melbourne yesterday for the Parker-Django fight.
  
  And The Gypsy King expects “fireworks” between Joseph Parker and Faiga ‘Django’ Opelu and declared “someone’s getting knocked the f*** out” in the heavyweight slugfest.
  
  Fury is in Melbourne to support his “brother” Joseph Parker against Opelu as the two face off tonight at Margaret Court Arena in a blockbuster night of fights.
  
  In football: Spanish police arrested seven people yesterday over two incidents of racial abuse targeting Real Madrid’s Brazilian star Vinicius Junior, including one last weekend that sparked an international outcry.
  
  The player has been taunted by opposition fans since joining Real, but the latest incident has kicked up a storm over whether Spain is doing enough to stamp out racism in football.
  
  In SportsBiz: Organizers of the Paris Olympics 2024 said they have sold 6.8 million tickets out of 10 million available with 14 months left before the opening ceremony, brushing off criticism that prices are too high.
  
  The organizing committee President, said the second ticketing phase that ended last week exceeded expectations despite some fans and athletes complaining about high prices.
  
  The most expensive tickets are US$2,900 for the opening ceremony, and the sports with the highest prices are the athletics, swimming and basketball finals.
  
  The cheapest tickets are US$26 and were quickly snapped up.
  
  In the NBA: The Lakers are gone! All hail King Jokic!
  
  Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, Nikola Jokic led a second-half fightback with 30 points for the Denver Nuggets to send LeBron James and the Lakers crashing out of the postseason 113-111 at the Crypto.com Arena to complete a 4-0 Western Conference sweep and reach the NBA Finals for the first time in their franchise history.
  
  Jokic recorded his eighth triple-double of the postseason, surpassing Wilt Chamberlain’s record which had stood for 56 years.
  
  Now the big question hangs over the future of LeBron James.
  
  Okay sports fans, on “Background Buzz” today I take a closer look at just how much trouble rugby union in the southern hemisphere is in.
  
  This after off-duty Sky Sport commentator and former All Black star, Justin Marshall revealed that he was so frustrated by the lop-sided contest between his old team, the Crusaders and the winless Moana Pasifika last Friday night, that he switched channels to watch rugby league.
  
  "Look, I will throw it out there, I stopped watching the Crusaders,'' Marshall said on a SENZ sport radio show.
  
  "Once they pulled out by 20-odd points, or whatever, I switched over to see what rugby league game was on.''
  
  Marshall's frank admission follows the scathing assessment that was made about the state of the game by former All Blacks, Black Ferns Head Coach and New Zealand Coach of the Year, Wayne Smith earlier this month.
  
  Speaking on a New Zealand Rugby-backed podcast, Smith said he could no longer bear to watch a game between the Highlanders and Western Force in Perth because he was so frustrated by the rules, and the fact that driving mauls are still allowed to be a part of a team's attacking arsenal.
  
  During his assessment of the sport earlier this month, Smith said he has no problems with the quality of the players, but that he was "getting frustrated with the game''.
  
  “I watched the game the other day between the Highlanders and the Force, and the Ref had his arm out the whole time. Every single play, there's an advantage,’’ Smith said.
  
  “Then, you know, we're going to go seven, eight phases and if it goes nowhere, we're going to come back and it’s going to be a penalty.
  
  “Then, 30 seconds to kick the ball and another 40 seconds for the lineout to happen. It's going to be a drive that's going to collapse, and It's going to be an arm coming out.
  
  “It’s going to come back to another penalty. Kick to touch, another drive. Then a yellow card comes out because they do it again.”
  
  And you wonder why rugby fans are not turning up to Super Rugby Pacific games in New Zealand and Australia and switching channels to watch rugby league?
  
  As I have stated before, who wants to watch an 80-minute game of rugby where the ball is actually alive and in play on average only around 24 minutes?
  
  My other pet peeve is kicking penalties to touch for a lineout followed by a driving maul for a try – BORING!
  
  Like what I said yesterday about the red card in 7s rugby, World Rugby must get smarter around kicking penalties to touch and driving mauls for tries.
  
  Onto the Super Rugby Pacific competition itself, where the Brumbies gifted the Western Force a 34-19 win last week.
  
  Consider this - the Western Force snapped a 14-game losing streak against the Brumbies - the triumph their first since 2013.
  
  And it only happened because the Brumbies were missing no less than eight Wallabies as part of Rugby Australia's World Cup resting policy.
  
  Fielding instead a team of "little puppies" to quote Western Force Hooker, Folau Fainga'a who said the mass changes allowed the Brumbies "big dogs" to rest at home and get their necks massaged.
  
  The Force raced out to a 21-0 lead within inside 25 minutes, then eased off before going on to secure the win, ensuring they ended the round in eighth spot, ahead of the Highlanders.
  
  Who knows – was their collusion between these Aussie franchises? Was Rugby Australia in on it – who knows?
  
  Okay, the Fijian Drua didn’t help themselves losing to the Force earlier in Perth – but that was always a tough road trip, especially when you’ve flown in from Fiji to Sydney then across Australia in one day to play on Friday.
  
  So with two more rounds to go it’s all bunched up: with the Reds on 7th on 23 points, Western Force are 8th on 22 points, the Highlanders are 9th on 19 points, the Fijian Drua are 10th on 17 points and the Rebels 11th on 16 points.
  
  Key must-win games in Round 13 this weekend, on Friday:
  · The Highlanders host the Reds
  · The Rebels host the Force
  · The Fijian Drua host Moana Pasifika in Lautoka on Saturday
  
  Whoever you support, boy its gonna be close!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
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  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Former All Blacks star and popular Sky Sport commentator, Justin Marshall was so frustrated by the lop-sided contest between the Crusaders and Moana Pasifika last Friday night at Mt Smart Stadium, that he switched channels to watch rugby league.
  
  "Look, I will throw it out there; once they pulled out by 20-odd points, or whatever, I stopped watching and switched over to see what rugby league game was on,'' Marshall said on a sport radio show.
  
  More on the troubles of rugby in “Background Buzz” at the end of this podcast.
  
  In rugby league: NRL Round 13 Games: Thursday Dolphins vs St George Dragons at Kayo Stadium, 7.50pm AEST, on Friday the Eels vs the Cowboys at CommBank Stadium, 8.00pm.
  
  And on Saturday NZ Warriors vs the Broncos in Napier NZ 5.30pm, South Sydney vs the Raiders at Accor Stadium, 7.35pm and on Sunday the Knights vs Manly at McDonald Jones Stadium, 4.05pm.
  
  Teams on a Bye: Bulldogs, Panthers, Roosters, Sharks, Storm, Titans, Tigers because of course because of ORIGIN I next Wednesday.
  
  In boxing: Tyson Fury stole the show at a media conference in Melbourne yesterday for the Parker-Django fight.
  
  And The Gypsy King expects “fireworks” between Joseph Parker and Faiga ‘Django’ Opelu and declared “someone’s getting knocked the f*** out” in the heavyweight slugfest.
  
  Fury is in Melbourne to support his “brother” Joseph Parker against Opelu as the two face off tonight at Margaret Court Arena in a blockbuster night of fights.
  
  In football: Spanish police arrested seven people yesterday over two incidents of racial abuse targeting Real Madrid’s Brazilian star Vinicius Junior, including one last weekend that sparked an international outcry.
  
  The player has been taunted by opposition fans since joining Real, but the latest incident has kicked up a storm over whether Spain is doing enough to stamp out racism in football.
  
  In SportsBiz: Organizers of the Paris Olympics 2024 said they have sold 6.8 million tickets out of 10 million available with 14 months left before the opening ceremony, brushing off criticism that prices are too high.
  
  The organizing committee President, said the second ticketing phase that ended last week exceeded expectations despite some fans and athletes complaining about high prices.
  
  The most expensive tickets are US$2,900 for the opening ceremony, and the sports with the highest prices are the athletics, swimming and basketball finals.
  
  The cheapest tickets are US$26 and were quickly snapped up.
  
  In the NBA: The Lakers are gone! All hail King Jokic!
  
  Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, Nikola Jokic led a second-half fightback with 30 points for the Denver Nuggets to send LeBron James and the Lakers crashing out of the postseason 113-111 at the Crypto.com Arena to complete a 4-0 Western Conference sweep and reach the NBA Finals for the first time in their franchise history.
  
  Jokic recorded his eighth triple-double of the postseason, surpassing Wilt Chamberlain’s record which had stood for 56 years.
  
  Now the big question hangs over the future of LeBron James.
  
  Okay sports fans, on “Background Buzz” today I take a closer look at just how much trouble rugby union in the southern hemisphere is in.
  
  This after off-duty Sky Sport commentator and former All Black star, Justin Marshall revealed that he was so frustrated by the lop-sided contest between his old team, the Crusaders and the winless Moana Pasifika last Friday night, that he switched channels to watch rugby league.5757s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosorts,unionclean551fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-05-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e50-teivovosorts-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53965213
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Many Fiji fans are critical of Ben Gollings and his Fiji team not winning any tournament in the just completed HSBC 7s Series 2023.
  
  In fact, some fans are pretty hot under the collar, outright rude and disrespectful.
  
  More on rugby 7s in “Background Buzz” at the end of this podcast.
  
  In rugby league: Last week, the French government announced that it has rescinded its decision to host the 2025 Rugby League World Cup, citing financial reasons.
  
  New Zealand and Australia have expressed an interest to co-host the event. Is this an opportunity to also host games in Oceania to spread the gospel?
  
  Meanwhile, Queensland Head Coach, Billy Slater has been accused of disloyalty after his controversial call to axe Maroons stars Dane Gagai and Kalyn Ponga for ORIGIN I on Wednesday week.
  
  While south of the border, Brad Fittler has hired Tongan muscle to stand up to the Queensland bullies, with enforcers, Tyson Frizell, playing his first game for the Blues since 2020 and Tevita Pangai-Junior making his ORIGIN debut in the starting side.
  
  Freddie has also handed Nicho Hynes an ORIGIN debut off the bench, with Jarome Luai to start in the No.6 jersey alongside Panthers teammate Nathan Cleary.
  
  And the Foxx is back in Blue.
  
  In football: Real Madrid star, Vinicius Junior pointed to a fan behind the Valencia goal midway through the second half, with Madrid defender Lucas Vazquez confirming the supporter made monkey gestures at the Brazilian. Very sad.
  
  Meanwhile, Manchester City, seven points clear of Arsenal with two games left, can cement their status as one of English football’s greatest ever teams if they can add the FA Cup and the Champions League to their latest Premier League title.
  
  Pep Guardiola’s treble chasers face Manchester United in the FA Cup final at Wembley on 03 June, then take on Inter Milan in Istanbul seven days later as they chase a Champions League victory for the first time.
  
  In SportsBiz: Brooks Koepka’s two-shot win at the PGA Championship vaulted the 33-year-old into golf history and fueled LIV Golf’s ongoing battle with the PGA Tour.
  
  The win gave Koepka his fifth major championship, the same number as legends Seve Ballesteros and Byron Nelson.
  
  Although the PGA Championship this year boosted its overall purse to US$17.5Million, their US$3.15M paycheck for the winner is less than the US$4M Koepka took home from his most recent LIV tournament victory last month in Orlando.
  
  The biggest takeaway from Koepka’s triumph is that competing on LIV instead of the PGA Tour does not automatically take a player out of major form.
  
  But the larger question is, whether LIV can parlay Koepka’s wins into more fans interest in the LIV tournaments.
  
  In the NBA:The Celtics are gone!
  
  Miami Heat became the first-ever eighth seed to win an NBA playoff game by 25 points or more in a brutal 128-102 win over the second-seeded Boston Celtics in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference Finals.
  
  Miami now holds a 3-0 stranglehold on the NBA Eastern Conference finals, and are vying to become just the second eighth-seeded team, after the 1999 New York Knicks, to reach the NBA Finals.
  
  The Heat host game four later today, just one win away from reaching the NBA Finals.
  
  Finally in boxing: What did you expect - Promoter’s dream, Tyson Fury stole the show at a media conference in Melbourne yesterday for the Parker-Django fight.
  
  The Gypsy King said that he would need less than seven rounds in total to “annihilate” both Francis Ngannou and Oleksandr Usyk – while also revealing he wants to fight in Australia.
  
  So who’s fighting tomorrow again?
  
  Okay sports fans, on “Background Buzz” today I take a closer look at the Fiji Men’s 7s Team, where many Fiji fans are critical of Ben Gollings and his Fiji team for not winning any tournament in the HSBC 7s Series 2023. Some fans are outright rude and disrespectful.
  
  So when you look at the HSBC World Rugby 7s Series 2023, two players stand out - champion Samoan flyer, Va’a Apelu Maliko, who scored an incredible 50 tries across the 2023 Series for 252 points, along with 41 line breaks, 122 tackles, 55 offloads and 214 carries.
  
  In doing so, Maliko grabbed the DHL Impact Player and also the Top Try Scorer Awards for 2023.
  
  The other standout was All Blacks 7s Fijian playmaker, Akuila Rokolisoa who won the Hot Stepper Award voted by fans on social media, and along with the Samoan, was named in the HSBC Dream Team 2023 along with three Argentinians, All Blacks 7s player Leo Carter and Henry Paterson of Australia.
  
  No Fiji 7s Player in sight - so what’s gone wrong with Fiji - wrong Coach, wrong Strength and Conditioning Coach, wrong players – all the above?
  
  The fact is, this Fiji 7s team is slowly but surely getting better.
  
  As the players start to gel by getting their communications and combinations in sync, winning HSBC 7s tournaments will follow.
  
  After a year of frustration and a couple of near misses, the London 7s was their best outing by far, with only an unfortunate red card to Batirerega in the second minute of the final, hampering any chance of success.
  
  In fact, I would argue that red cards in 7s ruin the game.
  
  World Rugby needs to take a good hard look at the impact of sending players off in rugby 7s and come up with smarter rules around red card infringements.
  
  Just because we have red cards in XVs doesn’t mean that we have to have red cards in 7s.
  
  There are so many XVs rules that have already been ditched or amended to make 7s rugby a better, fairer game – so why not smarten up the rules around cards?
  
  Apart from ruining the contest, sending off a player in 7s has a disproportionately much higher negative impact on his team, than red-carding a player in a XVs game.
  
  For example, the impact of time for Batirerega’s send off on his teammates after two minutes was that they had to play 85.7% of the game without him, while having to cover more than 833 square meters per man, more than double the area players in a XVs game have to each cover.
  
  All up – it’s a killer and no contest.
  
  But back to the Fiji 7s team - fans must remember that Fiji typically plays the highest risk style of 7s rugby – crazy offloads at very high tempo, so unless everything is in sync, things will generally fall apart.
  
  And they have, but the main objective of 2023 was to qualify for the Olympics in Paris in 2024 and they did that, so a big tick there.
  
  Ben Gollings has been re-building his squad and still has a ways to go for Paris in 2024.
  
  Apart from double Olympic gold medalist Jerry Tuwai, Coach Ben Gollings has held on to Waisea Nacuqu from Tokyo.
  
  Big experienced forwards - Kalione Nasoko, Josua Vakurinabili, Meli Derenalagi plus utility Semi Radradra from Tokyo are all gone – and with them a massive loss of experience.
  
  In the backs Gollings has lost - Iosefo Masi now a star Centre for the Fijian Drua, Vilimoni Botitu, Jiuta Wainiqolo and Napolioni Bolaca.
  
  Theoretically, Iosefo Masi, Wainiqolo and Bolaca could be selected again next year, but the elephant in the room is the aging trio of Tuwai, Nacuqu and Mocenacagi – I leave that call to Gollings as by now, he would know their character, fitness and what they can offer his 2024 squad, better than anyone else in Fiji.
  
  My thoughts are; watching the All Blacks 7s warrior – Tim Mickleson, I still feel there is a place for Mocenacagi or Iosefo Masi.
  
  I also feel Jerry Tuwai and Waisea Nacuqu are past their best, or definitely will be by Paris 2024.
  
  The Fiji Rugby Union needs to fix Napolioni Bolaca’s knee injury so he has a chance of making Fiji’s Olympic team 2024. He is a game breaker and if fully fixed will strengthen the Fiji team no end, plus his selection will make it easier to select either one of Tuwai or Nacuqu as Fiji cannot afford to carry two veterans in such key dynamic positions as halfback/sweeper or playmaker.
  
  The rest of Fiji’s 2024 Olympic squad, led by the fantastic Joseva Talacolo and the dynamic Manueli Maisamoa are within the current crop of players like Teba, Rasaku, Tamani and Daugunu who now need to step up to the plate.
  
  That’s my two cents worth and that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
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  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Many Fiji fans are critical of Ben Gollings and his Fiji team not winning any tournament in the just completed HSBC 7s Series 2023.
  
  In fact, some fans are pretty hot under the collar, outright rude and disrespectful.
  
  More on rugby 7s in “Background Buzz” at the end of this podcast.
  
  In rugby league: Last week, the French government announced that it has rescinded its decision to host the 2025 Rugby League World Cup, citing financial reasons.
  
  New Zealand and Australia have expressed an interest to co-host the event. Is this an opportunity to also host games in Oceania to spread the gospel?
  
  Meanwhile, Queensland Head Coach, Billy Slater has been accused of disloyalty after his controversial call to axe Maroons stars Dane Gagai and Kalyn Ponga for ORIGIN I on Wednesday week.
  
  While south of the border, Brad Fittler has hired Tongan muscle to stand up to the Queensland bullies, with enforcers, Tyson Frizell, playing his first game for the Blues since 2020 and Tevita Pangai-Junior making his ORIGIN debut in the starting side.
  
  Freddie has also handed Nicho Hynes an ORIGIN debut off the bench, with Jarome Luai to start in the No.6 jersey alongside Panthers teammate Nathan Cleary.
  
  And the Foxx is back in Blue.
  
  In football: Real Madrid star, Vinicius Junior pointed to a fan behind the Valencia goal midway through the second half, with Madrid defender Lucas Vazquez confirming the supporter made monkey gestures at the Brazilian. Very sad.
  
  Meanwhile, Manchester City, seven points clear of Arsenal with two games left, can cement their status as one of English football’s greatest ever teams if they can add the FA Cup and the Champions League to their latest Premier League title.
  
  Pep Guardiola’s treble chasers face Manchester United in the FA Cup final at Wembley on 03 June, then take on Inter Milan in Istanbul seven days later as they chase a Champions League victory for the first time.
  
  In SportsBiz: Brooks Koepka’s two-shot win at the PGA Championship vaulted the 33-year-old into golf history and fueled LIV Golf’s ongoing battle with the PGA Tour.
  
  The win gave Koepka his fifth major championship, the same number as legends Seve Ballesteros and Byron Nelson.
  
  Although the PGA Championship this year boosted its overall purse to US$17.5Million, their US$3.15M paycheck for the winner is less than the US$4M Koepka took home from his most recent LIV tournament victory last month in Orlando.
  
  The biggest takeaway from Koepka’s triumph is that competing on LIV instead of the PGA Tour does not automatically take a player out of major form.
  
  But the larger question is, whether LIV can parlay Koepka’s wins into more fans interest in the LIV tournaments.
  
  In the NBA:The Celtics are gone!
  
  Miami Heat became the first-ever eighth seed to win an NBA playoff game by 25 points or more in a brutal 128-102 win over the second-seeded Boston Celtics in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference Finals.
  
  Miami now holds a 3-0 stranglehold on the NBA Eastern Conference finals, and are vying to become just the second eighth-seeded team, after the 1999 New York Knicks, to reach the NBA Finals.
  
  The Heat host game four later today, just one win away from reaching the NBA Finals.
  
  Finally in boxing: What did you expect - Promoter’s dream, Tyson Fury stole the show at a media conference in Melbourne yesterday for the Parker-Django fight.
  
  The Gypsy King said that he would need less than seven rounds in total to “annihilate”...]]>6967s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosorts,unionclean550fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-05-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e49-teivovosorts-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53951969
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Argentina won the HSBC London 7s - their third gold medal of the HSBC World Rugby 7s Series 2023, easily beating Fiji 14-35 in the final after one of the Fijian players Batirerega was red-carded in the second minute.
  
  Australia qualified for the Olympic Games in Paris 2024 and Canada defeated Kenya to retain HSBC World Rugby 7s Series core status next season.
  
  In the Semifinals, Argentina pipped Samoa 7-10 and Fiji stopped New Zealand 17-19. In the Cup Quarters: Argentina 28-14 Ireland, Samoa 12-5 Great Britain, Fiji 19-5 Australia and NZ 19-17 France.
  
  More on rugby 7s in “Background Buzz” at the end of this podcast.
  
  In rugby league: NSW Blues Coach, Brad Fittler has reportedly made the huge call to pick Wests Tigers Hooker Api Koroisau and leave Eels star Damien Cook out of his side.
  
  Fiji Bati, Koroisau will wear the No. 9 jersey and instead of carrying a second rake on the bench, Nicho Hynes will make his debut slotting into the No. 14 spot - according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
  
  Bulldogs speedster Josh “The Foxx” Addo-Carr and Newcastle Knights Tongan enforcer Tyson Frizell have both earned recalls.
  
  While across the border, Jai Arrow and Thomas Flegler are set to earn Maroons recalls for ORIGIN I as Queensland sweat on the availability of star forwards Felise Kaufusi and Tino Fa’asuamalea’ui who is hopeful of avoiding a suspension after two incidents in the Titans’ loss to the Bulldogs, but Kaufusi faces an uphill battle after his swinging arm to the head of Christian Welch.
  
  In football: Okay so Man City has won the English Premier League and Arsenal finish second, Newcastle, in third and fourth-placed Man U are both three points clear of fifth-placed Liverpool, who have only one game left.
  
  Newcastle can seal their spot with a draw or win against Leicester on Monday or Chelsea next Sunday.
  
  Man U can secure the lucrative top four place against Chelsea on Thursday or against Fulham next weekend, with Liverpool now likely to have to settle for a place in the Europa League.
  
  In SportsBiz: A study just out, finds that golf had a US$101.7Billion direct impact on the American economy in 2022 — a 20% increase from the last study in 2016.
  
  Golf participation has reached 41.1 million people — approximately one in seven Americans and a 28% increase from 2016. Of that 41.1 million, almost half were between six and 34 years old.
  
  Finally in boxing: Devin Haney now 30-0, defended his World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council, International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization Lightweight World titles against former three-division champion, Vasiliy Lomachenko with a unanimous decision, winning 116-112 and two judges scored it 115-113 in Las Vegas yesterday.
  
  Earlier on, Aussie fighter Andrew Moloney was brutally knocked out with just 18 seconds left in the 12th round of his Junior Bantamweight World title fight against undefeated Japanese knockout artist Junto Nakatani, who flattened Moloney with a thundering left hand.
  
  Okay sports fans, on “Background Buzz” today I take a closer look at the Award Winners of the HSBC World Rugby 7s Series 2023, where New Zealand won their 14th Series title, Australia secured the final Olympic Games 2024 automatic qualification spot and Canada qualified for the HSBC World Rugby 7s Series 2024 as the 12th and final core team.
  
  Aside from the Capgemini Hotstepper Award, where the nominees were voted by fans on social media, the outstanding performers of the 2023 Series, selected by the World Rugby 7s Series Awards panel, comprising former international 7s players and Series commentators are as follows:
  
  Rookie of the Year: Ricardo Duarttee (South Africa)
  Duarttee made his Series debut for South Africa 7s in Dubai 2023, winning a cup final in his inaugural event.
  
  The 25-year-old played in 52 games this season, scoring 15 tries, 67 conversions and one penalty for an incredible 212 points in his debut season.
  
  Gilbert Top Try-scorer: Va’a Apelu Maliko (Samoa)
  Maliko scored an incredible 50 tries across the 11 HSBC World Rugby 7s Series 2023, averaging 4.06 points per game in 62 games this season, finishing the Series with 252 points.
  
  Try of the Series: Rodrigo Isgro Argentina v Samoa in Los Angeles
  For his try against Samoa in Los Angeles. Isgro also played a key role in Los Pumas 7s winning tournaments in Hamilton, Vancouver and London, finishing a best-ever second place on the 2023 Series.
  
  DHL Impact Player: Va’a Apelu Maliko (Samoa)
  For 41 breaks, 122 tackles, 55 offloads and 214 carries throughout the 11 tournaments.
  
  Fair Play Award: Japan
  This Award is selected by the Match Officials and recognises Japan for showcasing rugby’s values of integrity, passion, solidarity, discipline and respect.
  
  Reminds me of the Fiji Rugby Union.
  
  HSBC Dream Team 2023:
  Rodrigo Isgro (Argentina), Leroy Carter (New Zealand), Marcos Moneta (Argentina), Akuila Rokolisoa (New Zealand), Vaa Apelu Maliko (Samoa), Luciano Gonzalez (Argentina) and Henry Paterson (Australia)
  
  Capgemini #Hotstepper Award: Akuila Rokolisoa and Roderick Solo (New Zealand)
  This Award recognises the most exceptional one-on-one steppers throughout the entire HSBC World Rugby 7s Series 2023.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
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  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Argentina won the HSBC London 7s - their third gold medal of the HSBC World Rugby 7s Series 2023, easily beating Fiji 14-35 in the final after one of the Fijian players Batirerega was red-carded in the second minute.
  
  Australia qualified for the Olympic Games in Paris 2024 and Canada defeated Kenya to retain HSBC World Rugby 7s Series core status next season.
  
  In the Semifinals, Argentina pipped Samoa 7-10 and Fiji stopped New Zealand 17-19. In the Cup Quarters: Argentina 28-14 Ireland, Samoa 12-5 Great Britain, Fiji 19-5 Australia and NZ 19-17 France.
  
  More on rugby 7s in “Background Buzz” at the end of this podcast.
  
  In rugby league: NSW Blues Coach, Brad Fittler has reportedly made the huge call to pick Wests Tigers Hooker Api Koroisau and leave Eels star Damien Cook out of his side.
  
  Fiji Bati, Koroisau will wear the No. 9 jersey and instead of carrying a second rake on the bench, Nicho Hynes will make his debut slotting into the No. 14 spot - according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
  
  Bulldogs speedster Josh “The Foxx” Addo-Carr and Newcastle Knights Tongan enforcer Tyson Frizell have both earned recalls.
  
  While across the border, Jai Arrow and Thomas Flegler are set to earn Maroons recalls for ORIGIN I as Queensland sweat on the availability of star forwards Felise Kaufusi and Tino Fa’asuamalea’ui who is hopeful of avoiding a suspension after two incidents in the Titans’ loss to the Bulldogs, but Kaufusi faces an uphill battle after his swinging arm to the head of Christian Welch.
  
  In football: Okay so Man City has won the English Premier League and Arsenal finish second, Newcastle, in third and fourth-placed Man U are both three points clear of fifth-placed Liverpool, who have only one game left.
  
  Newcastle can seal their spot with a draw or win against Leicester on Monday or Chelsea next Sunday.
  
  Man U can secure the lucrative top four place against Chelsea on Thursday or against Fulham next weekend, with Liverpool now likely to have to settle for a place in the Europa League.
  
  In SportsBiz: A study just out, finds that golf had a US$101.7Billion direct impact on the American economy in 2022 — a 20% increase from the last study in 2016.
  
  Golf participation has reached 41.1 million people — approximately one in seven Americans and a 28% increase from 2016. Of that 41.1 million, almost half were between six and 34 years old.
  
  Finally in boxing: Devin Haney now 30-0, defended his World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council, International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization Lightweight World titles against former three-division champion, Vasiliy Lomachenko with a unanimous decision, winning 116-112 and two judges scored it 115-113 in Las Vegas yesterday.
  
  Earlier on, Aussie fighter Andrew Moloney was brutally knocked out with just 18 seconds left in the 12th round of his Junior Bantamweight World title fight against undefeated Japanese knockout artist Junto Nakatani, who flattened Moloney with a thundering left hand.
  
  Okay sports fans, on “Background Buzz” today I take a closer look at the Award Winners of the HSBC World Rugby 7s Series 2023, where New Zealand won their 14th Series title, Australia secured the final Olympic Games 2024 automatic qualification spot and Canada qualified for the HSBC World Rugby 7s Series 2024 as the 12th and final core team.
  
  Aside from the Capgemini Hotstepper Award, where the nominees were voted by fans on social media, the outstanding performers of the 2023 Series, selected by the World Rugby 7s...]]>3287s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosorts,unionclean549fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-05-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e48-teivovosorts-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53945542
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Argentina won the HSBC London 7s - their third gold medal of the HSBC World Rugby 7s Series 2023, easily beating Fiji 14-35 in the final after one of the Fijian players Batirerega was red-carded in the second minute.
  
  Australia qualified for the Olympic Games in Paris 2024 and Canada defeated Kenya to retain HSBC World Rugby 7s Series core status next season.
  
  In the Semifinals, Argentina pipped Samoa 7-10 and Fiji stopped New Zealand 17-19. In the Cup Quarters: Argentina 28-14 Ireland, Samoa 12-5 Great Britain, Fiji 19-5 Australia and NZ 19-17 France.
  
  More on rugby 7s in “Background Buzz” at the end of this podcast.
  
  In rugby league: NSW Blues Coach, Brad Fittler has reportedly made the huge call to pick Wests Tigers Hooker Api Koroisau and leave Eels star Damien Cook out of his side.
  
  Fiji Bati, Koroisau will wear the No. 9 jersey and instead of carrying a second rake on the bench, Nicho Hynes will make his debut slotting into the No. 14 spot - according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
  
  Bulldogs speedster Josh “The Foxx” Addo-Carr and Newcastle Knights Tongan enforcer Tyson Frizell have both earned recalls.
  
  While across the border, Jai Arrow and Thomas Flegler are set to earn Maroons recalls for ORIGIN I as Queensland sweat on the availability of star forwards Felise Kaufusi and Tino Fa’asuamalea’ui who is hopeful of avoiding a suspension after two incidents in the Titans’ loss to the Bulldogs, but Kaufusi faces an uphill battle after his swinging arm to the head of Christian Welch.
  
  In football: Okay so Man City has won the English Premier League and Arsenal finish second, Newcastle, in third and fourth-placed Man U are both three points clear of fifth-placed Liverpool, who have only one game left.
  
  Newcastle can seal their spot with a draw or win against Leicester on Monday or Chelsea next Sunday.
  
  Man U can secure the lucrative top four place against Chelsea on Thursday or against Fulham next weekend, with Liverpool now likely to have to settle for a place in the Europa League.
  
  In SportsBiz: A study just out, finds that golf had a US$101.7Billion direct impact on the American economy in 2022 — a 20% increase from the last study in 2016.
  
  Golf participation has reached 41.1 million people — approximately one in seven Americans and a 28% increase from 2016. Of that 41.1 million, almost half were between six and 34 years old.
  
  Finally in boxing: Devin Haney now 30-0, defended his World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council, International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization Lightweight World titles against former three-division champion, Vasiliy Lomachenko with a unanimous decision, winning 116-112 and two judges scored it 115-113 in Las Vegas yesterday.
  
  Earlier on, Aussie fighter Andrew Moloney was brutally knocked out with just 18 seconds left in the 12th round of his Junior Bantamweight World title fight against undefeated Japanese knockout artist Junto Nakatani, who flattened Moloney with a thundering left hand.
  
  Okay sports fans, on “Background Buzz” today I take a closer look at the Award Winners of the HSBC World Rugby 7s Series 2023, where New Zealand won their 14th Series title, Australia secured the final Olympic Games 2024 automatic qualification spot and Canada qualified for the HSBC World Rugby 7s Series 2024 as the 12th and final core team.
  
  Aside from the Capgemini Hotstepper Award, where the nominees were voted by fans on social media, the outstanding performers of the 2023 Series, selected by the World Rugby 7s Series Awards panel, comprising former international 7s players and Series commentators are as follows:
  
  Rookie of the Year: Ricardo Duarttee (South Africa)
  Duarttee made his Series debut for South Africa 7s in Dubai 2023, winning a cup final in his inaugural event.
  
  The 25-year-old played in 52 games this season, scoring 15 tries, 67 conversions and one penalty for an incredible 212 points in his debut season.
  
  Gilbert Top Try-scorer: Va’a Apelu Maliko (Samoa)
  Maliko scored an incredible 50 tries across the 11 HSBC World Rugby 7s Series 2023, averaging 4.06 points per game in 62 games this season, finishing the Series with 252 points.
  
  Try of the Series: Rodrigo Isgro Argentina v Samoa in Los Angeles
  For his try against Samoa in Los Angeles. Isgro also played a key role in Los Pumas 7s winning tournaments in Hamilton, Vancouver and London, finishing a best-ever second place on the 2023 Series.
  
  DHL Impact Player: Va’a Apelu Maliko (Samoa)
  For 41 breaks, 122 tackles, 55 offloads and 214 carries throughout the 11 tournaments.
  
  Fair Play Award: Japan
  This Award is selected by the Match Officials and recognises Japan for showcasing rugby’s values of integrity, passion, solidarity, discipline and respect.
  
  Reminds me of the Fiji Rugby Union.
  
  HSBC Dream Team 2023:
  Rodrigo Isgro (Argentina), Leroy Carter (New Zealand), Marcos Moneta (Argentina), Akuila Rokolisoa (New Zealand), Vaa Apelu Maliko (Samoa), Luciano Gonzalez (Argentina) and Henry Paterson (Australia)
  
  Capgemini #Hotstepper Award: Akuila Rokolisoa and Roderick Solo (New Zealand)
  This Award recognises the most exceptional one-on-one steppers throughout the entire HSBC World Rugby 7s Series 2023.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53945542Sun, 21 May 2023 00:06:00 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei, bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 49 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a partly cloudy but bright Monday morning 22 May 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Argentina won the HSBC London 7s - their third gold medal of the HSBC World Rugby 7s Series 2023, easily beating Fiji 14-35 in the final after one of the Fijian players Batirerega was red-carded in the second minute.
  
  Australia qualified for the Olympic Games in Paris 2024 and Canada defeated Kenya to retain HSBC World Rugby 7s Series core status next season.
  
  In the Semifinals, Argentina pipped Samoa 7-10 and Fiji stopped New Zealand 17-19. In the Cup Quarters: Argentina 28-14 Ireland, Samoa 12-5 Great Britain, Fiji 19-5 Australia and NZ 19-17 France.
  
  More on rugby 7s in “Background Buzz” at the end of this podcast.
  
  In rugby league: NSW Blues Coach, Brad Fittler has reportedly made the huge call to pick Wests Tigers Hooker Api Koroisau and leave Eels star Damien Cook out of his side.
  
  Fiji Bati, Koroisau will wear the No. 9 jersey and instead of carrying a second rake on the bench, Nicho Hynes will make his debut slotting into the No. 14 spot - according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
  
  Bulldogs speedster Josh “The Foxx” Addo-Carr and Newcastle Knights Tongan enforcer Tyson Frizell have both earned recalls.
  
  While across the border, Jai Arrow and Thomas Flegler are set to earn Maroons recalls for ORIGIN I as Queensland sweat on the availability of star forwards Felise Kaufusi and Tino Fa’asuamalea’ui who is hopeful of avoiding a suspension after two incidents in the Titans’ loss to the Bulldogs, but Kaufusi faces an uphill battle after his swinging arm to the head of Christian Welch.
  
  In football: Okay so Man City has won the English Premier League and Arsenal finish second, Newcastle, in third and fourth-placed Man U are both three points clear of fifth-placed Liverpool, who have only one game left.
  
  Newcastle can seal their spot with a draw or win against Leicester on Monday or Chelsea next Sunday.
  
  Man U can secure the lucrative top four place against Chelsea on Thursday or against Fulham next weekend, with Liverpool now likely to have to settle for a place in the Europa League.
  
  In SportsBiz: A study just out, finds that golf had a US$101.7Billion direct impact on the American economy in 2022 — a 20% increase from the last study in 2016.
  
  Golf participation has reached 41.1 million people — approximately one in seven Americans and a 28% increase from 2016. Of that 41.1 million, almost half were between six and 34 years old.
  
  Finally in boxing: Devin Haney now 30-0, defended his World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council, International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization Lightweight World titles against former three-division champion, Vasiliy Lomachenko with a unanimous decision, winning 116-112 and two judges scored it 115-113 in Las Vegas yesterday.
  
  Earlier on, Aussie fighter Andrew Moloney was brutally knocked out with just 18 seconds left in the 12th round of his Junior Bantamweight World title fight against undefeated Japanese knockout artist Junto Nakatani, who flattened Moloney with a thundering left hand.
  
  Okay sports fans, on “Background Buzz” today I take a closer look at the Award Winners of the HSBC World Rugby 7s Series 2023, where New Zealand won their 14th Series title, Australia secured the final Olympic Games 2024 automatic qualification spot and Canada qualified for the HSBC World Rugby 7s Series 2024 as the 12th and final core team.
  
  Aside from the Capgemini Hotstepper Award, where the nominees were voted by fans on social media, the outstanding performers of the 2023 Series, selected by the World Rugby 7s...]]>3287s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosorts,unionclean548fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-05-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e47-teivovosorts-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53938984
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: The Crusaders and the Blues won in Super Rugby Pacific last night.
  
  In the big Test today, Fiji Women take on the Wallaroos in Sydney at 7pm while the Fijian Drua play the New South Wales Waratahs at 9.35pm.
  
  And in England, Twickenham hosts the HSBC London 7s Tonight where the key games to watch from 8.39pm Australia vs Spain, 9.01pm France vs Samoa, 9.23pm Ireland vs Fiji, 11.13pm Uruguay vs Tonga and 11.47pm Australia vs Samoa.
  
  Fiji vs Argentina 12.53am, Tonga vs Kenya 1.59am, Samoa vs Spain 3.08am, and if you’re still awake France vs Australia 3.30am , Fiji vs Japan 4.07am and New Zealand vs South Africa at 5.33am.
  
  More on rugby in my new background buzz segment at the end of this podcast.
  
  In rugby league: “Oh my goodness, who writes this script? Rugby league — you beautiful thing,” FOX League’s Andrew Voss said in commentary as the Dragons responded to Anthony Griffin’s midweek sacking with a 24-22 win over the Roosters in the final 20 seconds of their game.
  
  “Look at the Dragons fans now, their prayers have been answered,” Voss added.
  
  Meanwhile, the Eels upset South Sydney 16-36 to break a six game hoodoo against the Rabbitohs with Mitchell Moses starring in his return at Allianz Stadium.
  
  Moses controlled the game with his kicking and his halves partner Dylan Brown was even better in a Man-of-the-Match display.
  
  In football: Major League Soccer officially unveiled its 30th team on Thursday in San Diego.
  
  “We scouted the globe for the right opportunity with soccer, and San Diego ticked all the boxes,” said team chairman Mohamed Mansour.
  
  His investment firm, Man Capital — an early investor in Facebook, Uber, AirBnB, and owner of one of the world’s largest logistic companies, also owns a Danish Superliga Club.
  
  Mansour will co-own the team with the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation and San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado, currently playing out a US$350Million contract, will also own a part of the team.
  
  The Club will pay a US$500M expansion fee, shattering the US$325M MLS record set by Charlotte in 2019.
  
  In the NBA: The Los Angeles Lakers blew a big opportunity to take a game on the road against the Denver Nuggets in their Western Conference Finals series yesterday, narrowly going down 108-103.
  
  The loss sees the Lakers fall into a 2-0 hole as the series moves back to Los Angeles.
  
  Miami meanwhile, beat the Celtics in Game 1 of their NBA Eastern Conference Finals.
  
  In SportsBiz: Roger Federer’s On Holding sneaker company saw substantial growth with net sales soaring 78% year-on-year in the first quarter to US$469Million and gross profit doubled to US$273M, but greedy investors wanted more - its share price slumped 9% after the results were released.
  
  Finally in boxing: Kiwi-Samoan Joseph Parker is ready to push back towards world heavyweight contention next Wednesday night in Australia, all thanks to his close mate, The Gypsy King “100 per cent” at ringside for Parker’s showdown with Faiga ‘Django’ Opelu in Melbourne.
  
  Okay sports fans, on “Background Buzz” today, I take a closer look at two key rugby events involving Australia – their Men’s team at the HSBC London 7s and their Women’s XVs team, the Wallaroos against Fijiana.
  
  Twickenham hosts the final tournament of the HSBC World Rugby 7s Series 2023 where New Zealand will be crowned Series Champions.
  
  Of big interest to Australian fans is the one final Paris 2024 Olympic spot to be decided, with defending champions from 2022, Australia holding a nine-point cushion over Samoa and South Africa.
  
  In another key match-up, Canada, Kenya, Tonga and Uruguay are all also playing in the London 7s, fighting for the 12th and final core team spot in the World Rugby 7s Series 2024.
  
  The action kicks off tonight at 9:39pm with Australia taking on Spain and New Zealand facing South Africa in the final match of the day.
  
  Meanwhile, closer to home in Sydney tonight, the 5th ranked Women’s Test team in the world – Australia on 78.00 points, take on Fiji ranked 17th on 58.33 points.
  
  While the Wallaroos cannot improve their 5th place ranking with a victory, due to the 19.67 points difference between the teams, a draw would be enough for Fiji to move above Hong Kong China into 16th place.
  
  Australia would still hang on to fifth spot over Wales.
  
  A new high awaits Fiji if they can beat Australia for the first time.
  
  They will climb two places to 15th with a win – with a further place possible if the winning margin is more than 15 points, as this would also lift them above Russia.
  
  So Go Girls Go.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53938984Sat, 20 May 2023 03:18:58 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei, bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 47 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a cloudy but warm Saturday morning 20 May 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: The Crusaders and the Blues won in Super Rugby Pacific last night.
  
  In the big Test today, Fiji Women take on the Wallaroos in Sydney at 7pm while the Fijian Drua play the New South Wales Waratahs at 9.35pm.
  
  And in England, Twickenham hosts the HSBC London 7s Tonight where the key games to watch from 8.39pm Australia vs Spain, 9.01pm France vs Samoa, 9.23pm Ireland vs Fiji, 11.13pm Uruguay vs Tonga and 11.47pm Australia vs Samoa.
  
  Fiji vs Argentina 12.53am, Tonga vs Kenya 1.59am, Samoa vs Spain 3.08am, and if you’re still awake France vs Australia 3.30am , Fiji vs Japan 4.07am and New Zealand vs South Africa at 5.33am.
  
  More on rugby in my new background buzz segment at the end of this podcast.
  
  In rugby league: “Oh my goodness, who writes this script? Rugby league — you beautiful thing,” FOX League’s Andrew Voss said in commentary as the Dragons responded to Anthony Griffin’s midweek sacking with a 24-22 win over the Roosters in the final 20 seconds of their game.
  
  “Look at the Dragons fans now, their prayers have been answered,” Voss added.
  
  Meanwhile, the Eels upset South Sydney 16-36 to break a six game hoodoo against the Rabbitohs with Mitchell Moses starring in his return at Allianz Stadium.
  
  Moses controlled the game with his kicking and his halves partner Dylan Brown was even better in a Man-of-the-Match display.
  
  In football: Major League Soccer officially unveiled its 30th team on Thursday in San Diego.
  
  “We scouted the globe for the right opportunity with soccer, and San Diego ticked all the boxes,” said team chairman Mohamed Mansour.
  
  His investment firm, Man Capital — an early investor in Facebook, Uber, AirBnB, and owner of one of the world’s largest logistic companies, also owns a Danish Superliga Club.
  
  Mansour will co-own the team with the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation and San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado, currently playing out a US$350Million contract, will also own a part of the team.
  
  The Club will pay a US$500M expansion fee, shattering the US$325M MLS record set by Charlotte in 2019.
  
  In the NBA: The Los Angeles Lakers blew a big opportunity to take a game on the road against the Denver Nuggets in their Western Conference Finals series yesterday, narrowly going down 108-103.
  
  The loss sees the Lakers fall into a 2-0 hole as the series moves back to Los Angeles.
  
  Miami meanwhile, beat the Celtics in Game 1 of their NBA Eastern Conference Finals.
  
  In SportsBiz: Roger Federer’s On Holding sneaker company saw substantial growth with net sales soaring 78% year-on-year in the first quarter to US$469Million and gross profit doubled to US$273M, but greedy investors wanted more - its share price slumped 9% after the results were released.
  
  Finally in boxing: Kiwi-Samoan Joseph Parker is ready to push back towards world heavyweight contention next Wednesday night in Australia, all thanks to his close mate, The Gypsy King “100 per cent” at ringside for Parker’s showdown with Faiga ‘Django’ Opelu in Melbourne.
  
  Okay sports fans, on “Background Buzz” today, I take a closer look at two key rugby events involving Australia – their Men’s team at the HSBC London 7s and their Women’s XVs team, the Wallaroos against Fijiana.
  
  Twickenham hosts the final tournament of the HSBC World Rugby 7s Series 2023 where New Zealand will be crowned Series Champions.
  
  Of big interest to Australian fans is the one final Paris 2024 Olympic spot to be decided, with defending...]]>4637s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosorts,unionclean547fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-05-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e46-teivovosorts-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53924890
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Twickenham hosts the London 7s from tomorrow, the final tournament of the HSBC World Rugby 7s Series 2023 where New Zealand will be crowned Series Champions and the last qualification spot for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be decided with Australia holding a nine-point cushion over Samoa and South Africa.
  
  More on rugby and the power of sports in my new background buzz segment at the end.
  
  In rugby league: The Panthers bashed the Broncos 4-15 on the back of another masterclass from Nathan Cleary to jump Brisbane on the NRL ladder after a frantic start to Indigenous Round.
  
  Cleary was superb with 101M run, six tackle busts, three offloads, two linebreaks, a try and a field goal to break Broncos fans hearts.
  
  In football: So Erling Haaland didn’t score, but Man City overwhelmed Real Madrid in Manchester yesterday with Bernardo Silva scoring a double, Akanji and Alvarez adding two more for a four nil drubbing of Real Madrid. Pep G’s men march on to the UEFA Champions League grand-final against Italian champions Inter Milan.
  
  In the NBA: YouTube TV subscribers missed the conclusion of the Miami Heat’s 123-116 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals yesterday.
  
  The Heat came back from an early deficit and were fending off the Celtics late in the fourth quarter when viewers began experiencing issues with the broadcast streaming service.
  
  In SportsBiz: The richest athletes in the world are still getting richer. The Forbes list of 50 highest-paid athletes collectively made US$3.4Billion on and off the field over the last 12 months, representing a 16% increase from their record haul a year ago.
  
  Not surprisingly, football’s attacking trident leads the top-10 list of Forbes highest-paid athletes with Cristiano Ronaldo on US$136Million, Lionel Messi US$130M and Kylian Mbappé US$120M. LeBron James at US$119M is the richest American athlete in the Top 10.
  
  Finally in boxing: Kiwi-Nigerian UFC superstar, Israel Adesanya expects to fight Robert Whittaker for the UFC Middleweight title in Sydney this September, and wants their trilogy showdown to be held outdoors at an NRL stadium.
  
  In a huge boost for Australian fight fans, UFC293 has been confirmed for Sydney on 10 September – although a venue to be confirmed.
  
  Only last month UFC Prez Dana White said Adesanya would headline the Sydney blockbuster, with his opponent to be determined by an upcoming eliminator between Whittaker and South Africa’s Dricus du Plessis.
  
  Okay sports fans, on “Background Buzz” today, I take a closer look at a good news sports story from New Zealand, where jailed former New Zealand Warriors Wing, Manu Vatuvei will hopefully return to his old club in the player “wellbeing department” if he is released on parole.
  
  The 37-year-old Tongan international was sentenced to three years and seven months imprisonment in March last year after he admitted his role in a drug ring.
  
  Alongside his brother Lopini Mafi, who was sentenced to seven years and two months, the pair imported just over 2kg of methamphetamine in an “unsophisticated” operation.
  
  Vatuvei played 226 games for the Warriors and 29 Tests.
  
  But now Vatuvei is set to return to his New Zealand club according to Stuff.co.nz, following a hearing in front of the Parole Board on Wednesday.
  
  All going well, Vatuvei will be released from prison on 31 May, with standard and special conditions in place until October 2025.
  
  During his parole hearing, Vatuvei’s lawyer Vivienne Feyen said her client’s “losses left him with a life that was emptied of what he cherished”.
  
  The Parole Board was also informed of the New Zealand Warriors’ plans to have Vatuvei mentor players coming through their Club ranks.
  
  “He has an insight into the pressures from the media and the personal life struggles and pitfalls,” Feyen said.
  
  New Zealand Warriors Chief Executive Officer, Cameron George also confirmed he would return to the Club, “Yes he’s done wrong and made mistakes, he’s paid for that. Our position now is being a part of his rehabilitation and hopefully his story can have a positive impact on some of our young aspiring athletes,” George said.
  
  Vatuvei will once again face the Parole Board in November for a progress hearing, with conditions in place he must follow.
  
  The former Wing must reside at a set address, not contact any gang members or his brother and not consume or possess drugs and alcohol.
  
  This story cuts close to the heart for me – going way back to 1994, just two years after rugby league was established in Fiji, and Papua New Guinea – celebrating 40 years of the game being played there, invited the Fiji Bati to play them in Port Moresby.
  
  After picking our Fiji squad and applying for Visas to transit through Brisbane airport to PNG, we were shocked when the application for two players were rejected.
  
  We appealed directly to the Australian High Commissioner, Susan Boyd for help, only to be stunned and stumped by the revelations that one of the rejected applicants had 52 previous convictions starting with manslaughter and the other one had among other charges, a conviction for armed bank robbery!
  
  Thankfully, we managed to fly them to Port Moresby through the Solomon Islands and to cut a long story short, having represented their country and shed tears standing shoulder to shoulder alongside their Fiji Bati brothers for the Fiji national anthem, both players came back reformed men, never committing another crime and playing many more Tests for Fiji at home and eventually in New Zealand and Australia.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53924890Thu, 18 May 2023 23:51:42 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei, bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 46 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a sunny and bright Friday morning 19 May 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian,...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Twickenham hosts the London 7s from tomorrow, the final tournament of the HSBC World Rugby 7s Series 2023 where New Zealand will be crowned Series Champions and the last qualification spot for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be decided with Australia holding a nine-point cushion over Samoa and South Africa.
  
  More on rugby and the power of sports in my new background buzz segment at the end.
  
  In rugby league: The Panthers bashed the Broncos 4-15 on the back of another masterclass from Nathan Cleary to jump Brisbane on the NRL ladder after a frantic start to Indigenous Round.
  
  Cleary was superb with 101M run, six tackle busts, three offloads, two linebreaks, a try and a field goal to break Broncos fans hearts.
  
  In football: So Erling Haaland didn’t score, but Man City overwhelmed Real Madrid in Manchester yesterday with Bernardo Silva scoring a double, Akanji and Alvarez adding two more for a four nil drubbing of Real Madrid. Pep G’s men march on to the UEFA Champions League grand-final against Italian champions Inter Milan.
  
  In the NBA: YouTube TV subscribers missed the conclusion of the Miami Heat’s 123-116 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals yesterday.
  
  The Heat came back from an early deficit and were fending off the Celtics late in the fourth quarter when viewers began experiencing issues with the broadcast streaming service.
  
  In SportsBiz: The richest athletes in the world are still getting richer. The Forbes list of 50 highest-paid athletes collectively made US$3.4Billion on and off the field over the last 12 months, representing a 16% increase from their record haul a year ago.
  
  Not surprisingly, football’s attacking trident leads the top-10 list of Forbes highest-paid athletes with Cristiano Ronaldo on US$136Million, Lionel Messi US$130M and Kylian Mbappé US$120M. LeBron James at US$119M is the richest American athlete in the Top 10.
  
  Finally in boxing: Kiwi-Nigerian UFC superstar, Israel Adesanya expects to fight Robert Whittaker for the UFC Middleweight title in Sydney this September, and wants their trilogy showdown to be held outdoors at an NRL stadium.
  
  In a huge boost for Australian fight fans, UFC293 has been confirmed for Sydney on 10 September – although a venue to be confirmed.
  
  Only last month UFC Prez Dana White said Adesanya would headline the Sydney blockbuster, with his opponent to be determined by an upcoming eliminator between Whittaker and South Africa’s Dricus du Plessis.
  
  Okay sports fans, on “Background Buzz” today, I take a closer look at a good news sports story from New Zealand, where jailed former New Zealand Warriors Wing, Manu Vatuvei will hopefully return to his old club in the player “wellbeing department” if he is released on parole.
  
  The 37-year-old Tongan international was sentenced to three years and seven months imprisonment in March last year after he admitted his role in a drug ring.
  
  Alongside his brother Lopini Mafi, who was sentenced to seven years and two months, the pair imported just over 2kg of methamphetamine in an “unsophisticated” operation.
  
  Vatuvei played 226 games for the Warriors and 29 Tests.
  
  But now Vatuvei is set to return to his New Zealand club according to Stuff.co.nz, following a hearing in front of the Parole Board on Wednesday.
  
  All going well, Vatuvei will be released from prison on 31 May, with standard and special conditions in place until October 2025.
  
  During his parole hearing, Vatuvei’s lawyer Vivienne Feyen said her...]]>4607s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosorts,unionclean546fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-05-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e45-teivovosorts-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53912783
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Our World Famous Tips for Super Rugby Pacific Round 12 games this weekend: Starting tomorrow, the Crusaders to chrisrock Moana Pasifika, the Reds to rodstewart the Blues and on Saturday, the Highlanders to harrystyles the Rebels.
  
  And on Saturday: the Chiefs to charliesheen the Hurricanes, the Fijian Drua to freddymercury the New South Wales Waratahs in Sydney and the Force to fredastaire the Brumbies.
  
  In rugby league: Our World Famous fruity-tooty Tips for the NRL Round 12: The Broncos to banana the Panthers at Suncorp Stadium tonight, the Dragons to dragonfruit the Roosters, the Rabbitohs to raspberry the Eels, the Sharks to strawberry the Knights.
  
  And the Cowboys to cherry Wests Tigers, the Dolphins to durian the Storm at Suncorp Stadium, the Bulldogs to blueberry the Titans and the Canberra Raiders to cranberry the Sea Eagles at GIO Stadium.
  
  In football: Inter Milan is through to the UEFA Champions League grand-final and we tip Man City to follow them today ahead of Real Madrid.
  
  In the NBA: The San Antonio Spurs were the obvious big winners out of the NBA’s lottery, awarded the top pick in next month’s NBA draft and so in prime position to pick French basketball sensation, Victor Wenbanyama, who at 18 is considered a once-in-a-generation talent and described by Lakers superstar LeBron James as an “alien”.
  
  ESPN’s draft expert Jonathan Givony says that Wembanyama had been impressing NBA teams long before this year.
  
  He measures 7-foot-4 tall barefoot and with an 8-foot wingspan, has an exceptional combination of fluidity, perimeter skill, shot-blocking instincts and feel for the game, and has cemented himself as the likely No. 1 NBA Draft pick.
  
  In SportsBiz: One bit of data that is a blow to the recent F1 Miami Grand Prix - TV viewership was down significantly from 2022. The US currently has more races than any other country, with Las Vegas now added to the calendar this year making it three, with the sport making a big bet that it can compete with NASCAR and Indycar.
  
  However, the Athletic report that this year's F1 Miami grand prix race averaged 1.6 million viewers on ABC and 2M viewers on ESPN, likely including streaming viewers as well.
  
  Those numbers are both significantly down from the 2.6M in 2022 which made it the second most watched F1 race in American history.
  
  Finally in boxing: BREAKING NEWS: Five months after breaking his hand while training to fight Aussie champ, Tim Tszyu in a January 2023 unification blockbuster for all his four World Super Welterweight titles, American superstar Jermell Charlo has been ordered to fight Tim Tszyu before October by the WBO.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53912783Wed, 17 May 2023 21:20:00 +0000Culden KameaMa’lelei, talofa, bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 45 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on another cloudy, warm and bright Thursday morning 18 May 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Our World Famous Tips for Super Rugby Pacific Round 12 games this weekend: Starting tomorrow, the Crusaders to chrisrock Moana Pasifika, the Reds to rodstewart the Blues and on Saturday, the Highlanders to harrystyles the Rebels.
  
  And on Saturday: the Chiefs to charliesheen the Hurricanes, the Fijian Drua to freddymercury the New South Wales Waratahs in Sydney and the Force to fredastaire the Brumbies.
  
  In rugby league: Our World Famous fruity-tooty Tips for the NRL Round 12: The Broncos to banana the Panthers at Suncorp Stadium tonight, the Dragons to dragonfruit the Roosters, the Rabbitohs to raspberry the Eels, the Sharks to strawberry the Knights.
  
  And the Cowboys to cherry Wests Tigers, the Dolphins to durian the Storm at Suncorp Stadium, the Bulldogs to blueberry the Titans and the Canberra Raiders to cranberry the Sea Eagles at GIO Stadium.
  
  In football: Inter Milan is through to the UEFA Champions League grand-final and we tip Man City to follow them today ahead of Real Madrid.
  
  In the NBA: The San Antonio Spurs were the obvious big winners out of the NBA’s lottery, awarded the top pick in next month’s NBA draft and so in prime position to pick French basketball sensation, Victor Wenbanyama, who at 18 is considered a once-in-a-generation talent and described by Lakers superstar LeBron James as an “alien”.
  
  ESPN’s draft expert Jonathan Givony says that Wembanyama had been impressing NBA teams long before this year.
  
  He measures 7-foot-4 tall barefoot and with an 8-foot wingspan, has an exceptional combination of fluidity, perimeter skill, shot-blocking instincts and feel for the game, and has cemented himself as the likely No. 1 NBA Draft pick.
  
  In SportsBiz: One bit of data that is a blow to the recent F1 Miami Grand Prix - TV viewership was down significantly from 2022. The US currently has more races than any other country, with Las Vegas now added to the calendar this year making it three, with the sport making a big bet that it can compete with NASCAR and Indycar.
  
  However, the Athletic report that this year's F1 Miami grand prix race averaged 1.6 million viewers on ABC and 2M viewers on ESPN, likely including streaming viewers as well.
  
  Those numbers are both significantly down from the 2.6M in 2022 which made it the second most watched F1 race in American history.
  
  Finally in boxing: BREAKING NEWS: Five months after breaking his hand while training to fight Aussie champ, Tim Tszyu in a January 2023 unification blockbuster for all his four World Super Welterweight titles, American superstar Jermell Charlo has been ordered to fight Tim Tszyu before October by the WBO.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2707s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosorts,unionclean545fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-05-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e44-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--53898622
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Super Rugby Pacific Round 12 games this weekend: Starting on Friday, Moana Pasifika host the Crusaders and the Reds host the Blues. On Saturday, the Highlanders host the Rebels, the Chiefs host the Hurricanes and the New South Wales Waratahs host the Fijian Drua in Sydney, while on Sunday the Force host the Brumbies.
  
  In rugby league: So Saint George Dragons sacked Head Coach, Anthony Griffin yesterday.
  
  The biggest losers are their loyal fans, who once again miss out this season with their finals chances all but gone after it took Dragons bosses 11 rounds to make the obvious decision.
  
  Make no mistake, Saint George Dragons Captain, Ben Hunt will be looking at alternative options after Anthony Griffin’s sacking.
  
  The champion no.7 is contracted until the end of 2025 with the Red V, but there will be rival clubs eyeing Hunt as a halfback.
  
  The Bulldogs perfectly fit the bill.
  
  In football: Milan have it all to do against rivals Inter Milan in their local Italian derby, while Manchester City hope to banish memories of last season's painful semi-final exit to Real Madrid in their UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg clashes starting today.
  
  We tip Inter Milan and Man City to go through to the grand-final.
  
  In the NBA: All-Star Laker, D’Angelo Russell again attempted to promote Coco5 sports drink at an NBA media conference yesterday.
  
  This comical second attempt only adds to the already growing promotion of Coco5, thanks to Russell, with 3.1 million views already.
  
  Gatorade is the NBA’s official sports drink sponsor, and they’re not happy.
  
  Russell and the Lakers begin their western conference finals series against the Denver Nuggets today in Denver.
  
  p.s. The Philadelphia 76ers have parted ways with Head Coach Doc Rivers following their NBA Eastern Conference Series loss to the Boston Celtics.
  
  Bye bye Doc.
  
  In SportsBiz: Behind another clutch performance from Aussie star, Sam Kerr Chelsea defeated Man U for its third consecutive Women’s FA Cup title — and it’s part of a much bigger victory for women’s football.
  
  The Blues won in front of a record 77,390 fans at Wembley Stadium — setting a world record for a Women’s domestic Club game.
  
  It continues a promising trend of increasing attendances for the women’s game: In April 2022, 91,648 fans packed into Camp Nou to watch Barcelona beat Wolfsburg in the Women’s UEFA Champions League semi-final.
  
  And that momentum is expected to continue in the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
  
  More on Women’s sports in my new background buzz segment at the end.
  
  Finally in boxing: In an opinion piece for The New York Post yesterday, British media celebrity, Piers Morgan compares Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to “The Greatest” - Muhammad Ali who came back to knock out George Foreman in 1974 to win the World Heavyweight boxing title.
  
  "Foreman duly unloaded his relentless bombs on Ali who spent most of the time leaning on the ropes, soaking up the fearsomely powerful assault," Morgan wrote.
  
  "Nobody could understand this apparently suicidal rope-a-dope strategy other than Ali himself, who had deliberately planned it to exhaust his opponent."
  
  According to Morgan, Ali didn't beat Foreman because he was the stronger man. He won because "he had the smarter tactics, and the courage to execute them" -- all attributes that Morgan thinks DeSantis can use to beat Donald Trump should he run against him in 2024.
  
  Er okay, if you say so Piers. I wonder how much he got paid for that?
  
  Okay sports fans, on “Background Buzz” today, I take a closer look at how World Rugby is playing catch up with the phenomenal growth of mainstream Women’s sports like football, professional basketball, rugby league and boxing.
  
  World Rugby recently announced the first locations, dates and a vibrant new brand - WXV - the new international competition aimed at increasing the competitiveness, reach and impact of elite women’s rugby.
  
  Starting in October 2023, WXV has a clear mission – to raise the profile and competitiveness of women’s 15s rugby by providing the global platform between Rugby World Cups to increase the reach, impact and value of the sport and growing the game as a whole.
  
  Importantly, it will double the number of annual international fixtures for most competing national teams, to raise standards at Rugby World Cup 2025 and beyond.
  
  So what does all this mean for Women’s rugby in Oceania?
  
  Rugby World Cup 2021 champions, New Zealand will host the world’s top teams - England, France and Wales in the six-team Top Level WXV1 competition from 21 October through 4 November this year.
  
  The World Rugby Pacific Four Series 2023 with Australia, Canada, New Zealand and USA contesting, will determine the remaining three teams in WXV1 and the last team will drop into the WXV2 comp.
  
  Each team in WXV1 will play three games and there will be no relegation or promotion for the first two years.
  
  Meanwhile, Cape Town, South Africa will host the WXV2 competition from 14 through 28 October 2023 – same dates as WXV3, consisting of six teams playing in a cross-pool format including:
  · two teams from Europe – Scotland plus Italy vs Spain to determine the European teams in WXV2 and WXV3.
  · the fourth-placed team from the Pacific Four Series, alongside one team each from Oceania, Asia and Africa.
  
  Team Fijiana will likely qualify for WXV2 – the big question is - who else from Oceania will be in contention for this one spot – Samoa, Tonga or our sisters from Papua New Guinea?
  
  The sixth-placed regional position in the WXV2 competition at the end of each season will be relegated to WXV3.
  
  The third level WXV3 host will be named once the participating teams becomes clearer to maximise attendance, reach and impact.
  
  So far, only Ireland is confirmed in WXV3 with the remaining places to be determined via regional qualifiers, starting in May with competitions in Africa, Asia and Oceania.
  
  So which countries will be playing in the Oceania regional qualifier in Australia in May – that’s like er now?
  
  Brazil and Colombia will play home and away games to determine South America’s qualifier for WXV3.
  
  The bottom team of WXV3 will play off against the next best ranked side, according to the World Rugby Women’s Rankings after the final game of WXV each year.
  
  A full review will be undertaken in 2025 with all participants collectively, as World Rugby looks to define a sustainable global calendar for the international game.
  
  World Rugby says, “WXV is more than a world-class competition; it is a statement of intent, a vehicle to supercharge the reach, competitiveness and value of elite women’s rugby.
  
  “We are on a three-year sprint to an expanded Rugby World Cup 2025 in England and our relationship with participating teams is more than simply an event owner. We will be a partner, a supporter and investor, helping unions advance the women’s game on and off the field,” says World Rugby.
  
  So I hope our young girls across Oceania get the message from World Rugby loud and clear – they are serious about the accelerated growth and expansion of Women’s rugby globally – so girls if you’re thinking about what sport to participate in?
  
  Try rugby and see the world! And meet great guys of course!
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53898622Wed, 17 May 2023 00:35:19 +0000Culden KameaMa’lelei, talofa, bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 44 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on another cloudy, warm and bright Wednesday morning 17 May 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Super Rugby Pacific Round 12 games this weekend: Starting on Friday, Moana Pasifika host the Crusaders and the Reds host the Blues. On Saturday, the Highlanders host the Rebels, the Chiefs host the Hurricanes and the New South Wales Waratahs host the Fijian Drua in Sydney, while on Sunday the Force host the Brumbies.
  
  In rugby league: So Saint George Dragons sacked Head Coach, Anthony Griffin yesterday.
  
  The biggest losers are their loyal fans, who once again miss out this season with their finals chances all but gone after it took Dragons bosses 11 rounds to make the obvious decision.
  
  Make no mistake, Saint George Dragons Captain, Ben Hunt will be looking at alternative options after Anthony Griffin’s sacking.
  
  The champion no.7 is contracted until the end of 2025 with the Red V, but there will be rival clubs eyeing Hunt as a halfback.
  
  The Bulldogs perfectly fit the bill.
  
  In football: Milan have it all to do against rivals Inter Milan in their local Italian derby, while Manchester City hope to banish memories of last season's painful semi-final exit to Real Madrid in their UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg clashes starting today.
  
  We tip Inter Milan and Man City to go through to the grand-final.
  
  In the NBA: All-Star Laker, D’Angelo Russell again attempted to promote Coco5 sports drink at an NBA media conference yesterday.
  
  This comical second attempt only adds to the already growing promotion of Coco5, thanks to Russell, with 3.1 million views already.
  
  Gatorade is the NBA’s official sports drink sponsor, and they’re not happy.
  
  Russell and the Lakers begin their western conference finals series against the Denver Nuggets today in Denver.
  
  p.s. The Philadelphia 76ers have parted ways with Head Coach Doc Rivers following their NBA Eastern Conference Series loss to the Boston Celtics.
  
  Bye bye Doc.
  
  In SportsBiz: Behind another clutch performance from Aussie star, Sam Kerr Chelsea defeated Man U for its third consecutive Women’s FA Cup title — and it’s part of a much bigger victory for women’s football.
  
  The Blues won in front of a record 77,390 fans at Wembley Stadium — setting a world record for a Women’s domestic Club game.
  
  It continues a promising trend of increasing attendances for the women’s game: In April 2022, 91,648 fans packed into Camp Nou to watch Barcelona beat Wolfsburg in the Women’s UEFA Champions League semi-final.
  
  And that momentum is expected to continue in the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
  
  More on Women’s sports in my new background buzz segment at the end.
  
  Finally in boxing: In an opinion piece for The New York Post yesterday, British media celebrity, Piers Morgan compares Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to “The Greatest” - Muhammad Ali who came back to knock out George Foreman in 1974 to win the World Heavyweight boxing title.
  
  "Foreman duly unloaded his relentless bombs on Ali who spent most of the time leaning on the ropes, soaking up the fearsomely powerful assault," Morgan wrote.
  
  "Nobody could understand this apparently suicidal rope-a-dope strategy other than Ali himself, who had deliberately planned it to exhaust his opponent."
  
  According to Morgan, Ali didn't beat Foreman because he was the stronger man. He won because "he had the smarter tactics, and the courage to execute them" -- all attributes that Morgan thinks DeSantis can use to beat Donald Trump should he run against him in 2024.
  
  Er...]]>6137s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean544fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-05-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e43-teivovosorts-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53880601
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: The big news for Fiji from the Toulouse 7s last weekend is that their Men’s 7s team qualified for the Olympic Games 2024 in Paris. More on this at the end, in my new background buzz segment.
  
  In rugby league: BREAKING NEWS – Channel 9 is reporting that the Saint George Dragons will sack Head Coach, Anthony Griffin today, with Sydney Roosters assistant Jason Ryles lined up to take over.
  
  Griffin has been facing the axe since March when the Dragons told the 56-year-old he’d have to reapply for his job.
  
  On the issue of a penalty try, he added “In our view, it’s certainly not a penalty try... We don’t believe it is warranted. Had he made a legal tackle, there’s no guarantee Olam would have scored.”
  
  And just a reminder everybody, the Rabbitohs are on top of the NRL ladder!
  
  In football: Barcelona players were chased from the pitch by angry Espanyol supporters as they celebrated their La Liga triumph, with Coach Xavi Hernandez saying it was hard to control the team’s emotions after winning.
  
  The Catalan giants thrashed Espanyol 2-4 at their home Stadium in Cornella and celebrated on the pitch at full-time, after which the home fans could not stomach so they er invaded the pitch.
  
  In the NBA: "No one is safe in our business and I get that. I think I got two years left," Philadelphia 76ers Head Coach, Doc Rivers speaking to the media after the 76ers fell apart against the Boston Celtics, Rivers' former team, in a 10-33 third-quarter debacle.
  
  That gave the Boston Celtics an easy 112-88 win to qualify for the NBA Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat and it also gave Rivers his NBA record 10th Game 7 loss.
  
  In SportsBiz: Former MLB superstar and former Madonna squeeze, Alex Rodriguez is reportedly looking to launch a buyout fund to invest in sports teams.
  
  The New York Post reports that A-Rod is gunning for a war chest in the billions to purchase minority stakes in franchises across the NFL, MLB and NHL. Rodriguez, who already co-owns the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves, might also consider soccer and cricket franchises overseas.
  
  Finally in boxing: Two top UFC stories today pretty much sum up the sport: A UFC fighter was shot and killed following a violent altercation with military police in Brazil, according to local radio.
  
  The alleged incident occurred following a disagreement with an off duty military police officer. The UFC fighter’s female companion and the military police officer are also said to have been shot.
  
  Meanwhile, another UFC fighter, Tim Elliott is claiming that his teammate and friend, Kevin Croom had an intimate relationship with his wife Gina Mazany – also a UFC fighter, starting on their wedding night and throughout Elliott’s marriage to Mazany.
  
  Say what? That’s the UFC for you!
  
  Okay sports fans, on my new additional segment, called “Background Buzz”, I take a closer look at international 7s rugby where the All Blacks 7s beat Argentina 19-24 to win the Toulouse 7s Men’s title, making it another Kiwi double.
  
  The Fiji Men’s 7s team qualified for the Olympic Games 2024 in Paris after beating Spain 15-26 for 9th place. Argentina also qualified for the 2024 Olympics.
  
  So how does the HSBC 7s Series table look now with only the London 7s to go this weekend at Twickenham?
  
  New Zealand on 186 points from five Gold, two Silver and one Bronze medal finishes from 11 HSBC 7s Series tournaments so far, is in some form.
  
  Right now the Kiwis are on a hot streak of three back-to-back Gold medal wins in Hong Kong, Singapore and now Toulouse.
  
  Argentina are second on 159 points, France are 3rd on 139 and qualified automatically for the Olympics as host.
  
  Fiji Men in 4th spot have qualified with 138 points, based on three bronze medal finishes and one silver from Hong Kong.
  
  Australia is 5th on 125 points, Samoa is in 6th spot on 116 points, same as South Africa.
  
  Relative newcomers to the HSBC 7s Series, Ireland lead the rest, including USA, on 104 points in 8th place.
  
  Of interest to our little rugby corner of the world is that, Australia should grab the 4th qualification spot for Paris 2024 in London.
  
  They can do so because remember, France are a automatic qualifier as Olympic Games host.
  
  This is huge for Oceania, because it leaves the door open for Samoa who have had a quite outstanding rugby 7s resurgence of late, under mercurial Coach Brian Lima, to easily qualify for the Olympic Games for the first time.
  
  I won’t talk about Fiji’s chances at Paris 2024 for 7s Gold or Bronze or better for Fijiana, that will come later after the London 7s.
  
  And that’s a wrap!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53880601Tue, 16 May 2023 00:15:27 +0000Culden KameaMa’lelei, talofa, bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 43 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on another cloudy, warm and bright Tuesday morning 16 May 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: The big news for Fiji from the Toulouse 7s last weekend is that their Men’s 7s team qualified for the Olympic Games 2024 in Paris. More on this at the end, in my new background buzz segment.
  
  In rugby league: BREAKING NEWS – Channel 9 is reporting that the Saint George Dragons will sack Head Coach, Anthony Griffin today, with Sydney Roosters assistant Jason Ryles lined up to take over.
  
  Griffin has been facing the axe since March when the Dragons told the 56-year-old he’d have to reapply for his job.
  
  On the issue of a penalty try, he added “In our view, it’s certainly not a penalty try... We don’t believe it is warranted. Had he made a legal tackle, there’s no guarantee Olam would have scored.”
  
  And just a reminder everybody, the Rabbitohs are on top of the NRL ladder!
  
  In football: Barcelona players were chased from the pitch by angry Espanyol supporters as they celebrated their La Liga triumph, with Coach Xavi Hernandez saying it was hard to control the team’s emotions after winning.
  
  The Catalan giants thrashed Espanyol 2-4 at their home Stadium in Cornella and celebrated on the pitch at full-time, after which the home fans could not stomach so they er invaded the pitch.
  
  In the NBA: "No one is safe in our business and I get that. I think I got two years left," Philadelphia 76ers Head Coach, Doc Rivers speaking to the media after the 76ers fell apart against the Boston Celtics, Rivers' former team, in a 10-33 third-quarter debacle.
  
  That gave the Boston Celtics an easy 112-88 win to qualify for the NBA Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat and it also gave Rivers his NBA record 10th Game 7 loss.
  
  In SportsBiz: Former MLB superstar and former Madonna squeeze, Alex Rodriguez is reportedly looking to launch a buyout fund to invest in sports teams.
  
  The New York Post reports that A-Rod is gunning for a war chest in the billions to purchase minority stakes in franchises across the NFL, MLB and NHL. Rodriguez, who already co-owns the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves, might also consider soccer and cricket franchises overseas.
  
  Finally in boxing: Two top UFC stories today pretty much sum up the sport: A UFC fighter was shot and killed following a violent altercation with military police in Brazil, according to local radio.
  
  The alleged incident occurred following a disagreement with an off duty military police officer. The UFC fighter’s female companion and the military police officer are also said to have been shot.
  
  Meanwhile, another UFC fighter, Tim Elliott is claiming that his teammate and friend, Kevin Croom had an intimate relationship with his wife Gina Mazany – also a UFC fighter, starting on their wedding night and throughout Elliott’s marriage to Mazany.
  
  Say what? That’s the UFC for you!
  
  Okay sports fans, on my new additional segment, called “Background Buzz”, I take a closer look at international 7s rugby where the All Blacks 7s beat Argentina 19-24 to win the Toulouse 7s Men’s title, making it another Kiwi double.
  
  The Fiji Men’s 7s team qualified for the Olympic Games 2024 in Paris after beating Spain 15-26 for 9th place. Argentina also qualified for the 2024 Olympics.
  
  So how does the HSBC 7s Series table look now with only the London 7s to go this weekend at Twickenham?
  
  New Zealand on 186 points from five Gold, two Silver and one Bronze medal finishes from 11 HSBC 7s Series tournaments so far, is in some form.
  
  Right now the Kiwis are on a hot streak of three back-to-back Gold medal wins...]]>4537s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosorts,unionclean543fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-05-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e42-teivovosorts-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53880591
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: The HSBC Toulouse 7s results overnight in the Women’s comp: The Black Ferns were simply too good again, winning 19-14 against USA to claim another Cup title.
  
  Team Fijiana lost to Ireland 10-5 and after beating Great Britain earlier in Pool play, they lost out in their 7th place playoff 17-22.
  
  Australian Women beat France 7-33 for Bronze and Japan upset Ireland 0-14 for 5th.
  
  The All Blacks 7s beat Argentina 19-24 to win the Toulouse 7s Men’s title, making it another Kiwi double! Fiji Men beat Spain 15-26 for 9th place and France beat Canada 12-28 for Bronze.
  
  Earlier Spain beat Samoa 5-28, Fiji 31-15 uruguay, Australia 21-19 South Africa and in the Cup semis Argentina 33-5 Canada and New Zealand 19-14 France.
  
  In Super Rugby Pacific yesterday: the Brumbies 48-32 Highlanders.
  In rugby league: Cronulla Sharks bounced back from their Magic Round humiliation by the Dolphins, holding off a fast-finishing Manly Sea Eagles to win 20-14 at Brookvale Oval yesterday.
  
  Kalyn Ponga steered the Knights to a 46-26 win over the Gold Coast Titans at McDonald Jones Stadium yesterday, scoring a try plus two try assists, four tackle busts and 116M run, in what was clearly his best game since returning from time off to deal with his concussion issues.
  
  Gold Coast Titans star, David Fifita was excellent in a losing side, continuing his stellar season, the Tongan enforcer’s length of the field try in the second half was one of the game’s highlights.
  
  Just a reminder everybody, the Rabbitohs are on top of the NRL ladder!
  
  In football: Ilkay Gundogan scored two brilliant goals and teed up Erling Haaland for another for Man City 3-0 at Everton as they moved four points clear atop the Premier League table with an 11th consecutive victory.
  
  With three games remaining, Pep G's treble-chasing side has 85 points and a game in hand on Arsenal, who suffered a 3-0 home drubbing to Brighton & Hove Albion.
  
  Guardiola crossed the Goodison Park pitch to the raucous City fans and held up two fingers to denote the number of wins he thinks is all they need to clinch the title.
  
  In the NBA: NBA insiders are speculating that Doc Rivers’ role as Head Coach could be in jeopardy if the Philadelphia 76s fail to secure a win in Game 7 of their NBA Eastern Conference semifinals against the Celtics in Boston today.
  
  This, after the 76ers took a 3-2 series lead and then failed to close the Celtics out at home in Game 6 last Thursday, losing 86-95.
  
  And so, Game 7 in Boston is a must-win game for Philly, to not only advance to a first Conference Finals since 2001, but for Rivers to er hopefully keep his job.
  
  His history of failing to close out multiple playoff series doesn’t help his case: Rivers holds a 6-9 record in Game 7s — carrying the unenviable distinction of having the most Game 7 losses of any Coach in NBA history.
  
  And finally, Rivers has never won a Game 7 on the road.
  
  Best of luck Doc.
  
  In boxing: Having failed in his previous two world title shots, Aussie boxer Jason Moloney won the WBO Bantamweight World title in a 114-114, 115-113, 116-112 majority decision victory over Philippine Vincent Astrolabio at Stockton Arena, California USA yesterday, despite suffering a broken hand in the third or fourth round.
  
  In SportsBiz: Five years ago, the US Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 — the federal law prohibiting sports betting.
  
  Since then, 34 states plus Washington DC, have legalized sports betting in some form, with four more States joining with pending legislation.
  
  It’s led to a US$220Billion explosion in legal sports bets placed since 2018 — generating over US$3B in tax revenue for these States.
  
  With each new quarter, the sports betting industry raises the bar — Q4 2022 set a new quarterly record of $US93B.
  
  But that’ll be nothing compared to the windfall that comes from the inevitable legalization of sports betting in California, Texas, and Florida, three of the biggest dominoes in the country that aren’t even playing ball yet.
  
  Those three states account for three of the four largest GDPs in the world, let alone in the US, with California at US$3.6Trillion GDP, Texas at US$2.4T and Florida US$1.4T.
  
  When New York with US$2.1T GDP legalised online sports betting in January 2022, US sports betting revenue rocketed 61% year-over-year from US$4.3Billion to US$7.5B.
  
  Halleluiah, Amen and God Bless America!
  
  Okay sports fans, today I am adding an additional segment called “Background Buzz”, where I take a closer look at a sports story.
  
  Today it’s the Super Rugby Pacific standings after the last game of Round 11 yesterday, to see specifically how the Fijian Drua can make the eight.
  
  So the Top 4 are the usual suspects – the Chiefs, Brumbies the Hurricanes and the Crusaders.
  
  The Blues look safe in 5th spot on 34 points, followed by the New South Wales Waratahs in 6th on 26 points, the Reds 7th on 23 points and the Force in 8th on 18 points after beating the Fijian Drua last Friday in Perth.
  
  With three more rounds to go, the Fijian Drua are 9th on 17 points.
  
  A key point for the Force and the Fijian Drua will be their points differential which right now is -133 and -97 respectively, so in summary, the Drua trail the Force by one point on the table and 36 points on the field.
  
  Key games to watch out for in the next three rounds starting this weekend Round 12 from 19 May are:
  The Reds hosting the Blues
  The Force hosting the Brumbies
  The Fijian Drua versus the NSW Waratahs in Sydney
  
  In Round 13 on 26 May:
  The Highlanders host the Reds
  The Rebels host the Force
  The Fijian Drua host Moana Pasifika in Lautoka
  
  In the last Round of Pool play from 02 June:
  The Fijian Drua host the Reds in Suva
  The Force host the Chiefs
  
  Both the Force and the Fijian Drua host two home games in the last three rounds and both have tough away games.
  
  On form, the Fijian Drua can win two of their last three games, especially their home games, while the Force will be hard pressed to win one.
  
  If they do and the Fijian Drua does win two games, the Force will end up on 22 points and the Fijian Drua on 25 points.
  
  If however, games don’t go according to form, or bonus points come into play, things could get sticky at the end, and if it comes down to points differential, the Fijian Drua will need to score 36 more net points than the Force on the field in their next three games.
  
  Whatever, hold on to your hats folks, because its gonna be close!
  
  And that’s a wrap! For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53880591Mon, 15 May 2023 00:11:00 +0000Culden KameaMa’lelei, talofa, bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 42 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on another cloudy, warm and bright Monday morning 15 May 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: The HSBC Toulouse 7s results overnight in the Women’s comp: The Black Ferns were simply too good again, winning 19-14 against USA to claim another Cup title.
  
  Team Fijiana lost to Ireland 10-5 and after beating Great Britain earlier in Pool play, they lost out in their 7th place playoff 17-22.
  
  Australian Women beat France 7-33 for Bronze and Japan upset Ireland 0-14 for 5th.
  
  The All Blacks 7s beat Argentina 19-24 to win the Toulouse 7s Men’s title, making it another Kiwi double! Fiji Men beat Spain 15-26 for 9th place and France beat Canada 12-28 for Bronze.
  
  Earlier Spain beat Samoa 5-28, Fiji 31-15 uruguay, Australia 21-19 South Africa and in the Cup semis Argentina 33-5 Canada and New Zealand 19-14 France.
  
  In Super Rugby Pacific yesterday: the Brumbies 48-32 Highlanders.
  In rugby league: Cronulla Sharks bounced back from their Magic Round humiliation by the Dolphins, holding off a fast-finishing Manly Sea Eagles to win 20-14 at Brookvale Oval yesterday.
  
  Kalyn Ponga steered the Knights to a 46-26 win over the Gold Coast Titans at McDonald Jones Stadium yesterday, scoring a try plus two try assists, four tackle busts and 116M run, in what was clearly his best game since returning from time off to deal with his concussion issues.
  
  Gold Coast Titans star, David Fifita was excellent in a losing side, continuing his stellar season, the Tongan enforcer’s length of the field try in the second half was one of the game’s highlights.
  
  Just a reminder everybody, the Rabbitohs are on top of the NRL ladder!
  
  In football: Ilkay Gundogan scored two brilliant goals and teed up Erling Haaland for another for Man City 3-0 at Everton as they moved four points clear atop the Premier League table with an 11th consecutive victory.
  
  With three games remaining, Pep G's treble-chasing side has 85 points and a game in hand on Arsenal, who suffered a 3-0 home drubbing to Brighton & Hove Albion.
  
  Guardiola crossed the Goodison Park pitch to the raucous City fans and held up two fingers to denote the number of wins he thinks is all they need to clinch the title.
  
  In the NBA: NBA insiders are speculating that Doc Rivers’ role as Head Coach could be in jeopardy if the Philadelphia 76s fail to secure a win in Game 7 of their NBA Eastern Conference semifinals against the Celtics in Boston today.
  
  This, after the 76ers took a 3-2 series lead and then failed to close the Celtics out at home in Game 6 last Thursday, losing 86-95.
  
  And so, Game 7 in Boston is a must-win game for Philly, to not only advance to a first Conference Finals since 2001, but for Rivers to er hopefully keep his job.
  
  His history of failing to close out multiple playoff series doesn’t help his case: Rivers holds a 6-9 record in Game 7s — carrying the unenviable distinction of having the most Game 7 losses of any Coach in NBA history.
  
  And finally, Rivers has never won a Game 7 on the road.
  
  Best of luck Doc.
  
  In boxing: Having failed in his previous two world title shots, Aussie boxer Jason Moloney won the WBO Bantamweight World title in a 114-114, 115-113, 116-112 majority decision victory over Philippine Vincent Astrolabio at Stockton Arena, California USA yesterday, despite suffering a broken hand in the third or fourth round.
  
  In SportsBiz: Five years ago, the US Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 — the federal law prohibiting sports betting.
  
  Since then, 34 states plus Washington DC, have...]]>6107s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosorts,unionclean542fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-05-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e41-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--53850036
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Toulouse 7s results overnight in the Women’s comp: Australia 17-7 Ireland, Fijiana 17-22 USA, France 28-10 Great Britain and New Zealand 29-7 Japan. Tonight at 7pm in the 5th place semi-finals Ireland vs Fijiana and Great Britain vs Japan followed by Australia vs USA and France vs New Zealand in the Cup semis.
  
  Toulouse 7s Mens results overnight: Australia 26-7 Samoa, New Zealand 14-12 Uruguay, Argentina 50-0 Great Britain, South Africa 24-7 USA, France 24-19 Fiji, Samoa 17-10 Kenya, Spain 42-14 USA, Fiji 28-5 Germany, Argentina 21-12 South Africa.
  So the 5th place semifinals in Toulouse tonight Samoa vs Spain and Fiji vs Uruguay.
  
  In Super Rugby Pacific last night: The Crusaders and the Blues smashed each other to smithereens in Christchurch last night in a right royal battle for . . . All Blacks spots, with Beauden, Richie Rich and Leicester Fai’inga’anuku looking good, Scott Barrett and Dalton Papali’i outstanding, but Ioane bros – Reiko and Akira, plus Hoskings Sotutu not so good.
  
  In rugby league: The Rabbitohs are on top of the NRL ladder for the first time in four years following a gritty 20-0 win against a determined pride of Tigers yesterday afternoon.
  
  South Sydney have now won six in a row and produced some scintillating football in 2023, but this clash was largely a dull game until the Bunnies pulled away late in front of 21,013 fans at Accor Stadium.
  
  “Nothing went our way. Nothing went our way,” Parramatta Head Coach, Brad Arthur blowing up in the post-match media conference at the refereeing after the Eel’s 18-26 loss to the Raiders.
  
  Meanwhile in Townsville the Cowboys clobbered Saint George 22-42 yesterday; spoiling Ben Hunt’s 300th NRL game, although he was one of the Dragon’s best, with three try assists.
  
  In football: Southampton's 11-year stay in the English Premier League is over, after they were relegated yesterday by their 24th loss of a forgettable season, 2-0 to Fulham in front of their most famous fan, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at St. Mary's stadium.
  
  At the other end of the league, Man U has almost done enough to secure a return to the Champions League, rebounding from back-to-back losses with a 2-0 win over Wolves.
  
  United move level on points with third-placed Newcastle who had a draw against Leeds, both teams are four points ahead of fifth-placed Liverpool in the race for a top-four finish - all with three games left.
  
  In the NBA: LeBron James delivered a sensational 30-points, to go with nine rebounds and nine assists as the Los Angeles Lakers ran Steph Curry and his Golden State Warriors out of the NBA playoffs in dominant style yesterday, beating the Warriors 122-101 to advance to the NBA Western Conference finals against Nikola Jokic and the top-seeded Denver Nuggets for a place in the NBA Finals.
  
  “It’s going to be a great series,” James told broadcaster ESPN. “They’ve been the number one seed in the West all season long. We give them a lot of respect.”
  
  Meanwhile in the big apple, ESPN basketball guru, Stephen A. Smith, a renowned New York Knicks supporter, has absolutely savaged Knicks stars Julius Randle and RJ Barrett after the Knicks were knocked out of the NBA Eastern Conference Semi-Final series, losing 92-96 to the Miami Heat in Game 6.
  
  In boxing: UFC Middleweight Champion, Kiwi-Nigerian Israel Adesanya, is trending online again as reports emerge that his ex-girlfriend is demanding half of his net worth. Adesanya and the woman, reportedly Charlotte Powdrell were never married but dated for a very long time.
  
  BOOM that’s a knockout punch right there – in New Zealand she’s going to take Israel to the synagogue – I mean the cleaners – same thing right???
  
  And that’s a wrap! Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53850036Sat, 13 May 2023 22:21:38 +0000Culden KameaMa’lelei, talofa, bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 41 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a cloudy, warm and bright Sunday morning 14 May 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Toulouse 7s results overnight in the Women’s comp: Australia 17-7 Ireland, Fijiana 17-22 USA, France 28-10 Great Britain and New Zealand 29-7 Japan. Tonight at 7pm in the 5th place semi-finals Ireland vs Fijiana and Great Britain vs Japan followed by Australia vs USA and France vs New Zealand in the Cup semis.
  
  Toulouse 7s Mens results overnight: Australia 26-7 Samoa, New Zealand 14-12 Uruguay, Argentina 50-0 Great Britain, South Africa 24-7 USA, France 24-19 Fiji, Samoa 17-10 Kenya, Spain 42-14 USA, Fiji 28-5 Germany, Argentina 21-12 South Africa.
  So the 5th place semifinals in Toulouse tonight Samoa vs Spain and Fiji vs Uruguay.
  
  In Super Rugby Pacific last night: The Crusaders and the Blues smashed each other to smithereens in Christchurch last night in a right royal battle for . . . All Blacks spots, with Beauden, Richie Rich and Leicester Fai’inga’anuku looking good, Scott Barrett and Dalton Papali’i outstanding, but Ioane bros – Reiko and Akira, plus Hoskings Sotutu not so good.
  
  In rugby league: The Rabbitohs are on top of the NRL ladder for the first time in four years following a gritty 20-0 win against a determined pride of Tigers yesterday afternoon.
  
  South Sydney have now won six in a row and produced some scintillating football in 2023, but this clash was largely a dull game until the Bunnies pulled away late in front of 21,013 fans at Accor Stadium.
  
  “Nothing went our way. Nothing went our way,” Parramatta Head Coach, Brad Arthur blowing up in the post-match media conference at the refereeing after the Eel’s 18-26 loss to the Raiders.
  
  Meanwhile in Townsville the Cowboys clobbered Saint George 22-42 yesterday; spoiling Ben Hunt’s 300th NRL game, although he was one of the Dragon’s best, with three try assists.
  
  In football: Southampton's 11-year stay in the English Premier League is over, after they were relegated yesterday by their 24th loss of a forgettable season, 2-0 to Fulham in front of their most famous fan, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at St. Mary's stadium.
  
  At the other end of the league, Man U has almost done enough to secure a return to the Champions League, rebounding from back-to-back losses with a 2-0 win over Wolves.
  
  United move level on points with third-placed Newcastle who had a draw against Leeds, both teams are four points ahead of fifth-placed Liverpool in the race for a top-four finish - all with three games left.
  
  In the NBA: LeBron James delivered a sensational 30-points, to go with nine rebounds and nine assists as the Los Angeles Lakers ran Steph Curry and his Golden State Warriors out of the NBA playoffs in dominant style yesterday, beating the Warriors 122-101 to advance to the NBA Western Conference finals against Nikola Jokic and the top-seeded Denver Nuggets for a place in the NBA Finals.
  
  “It’s going to be a great series,” James told broadcaster ESPN. “They’ve been the number one seed in the West all season long. We give them a lot of respect.”
  
  Meanwhile in the big apple, ESPN basketball guru, Stephen A. Smith, a renowned New York Knicks supporter, has absolutely savaged Knicks stars Julius Randle and RJ Barrett after the Knicks were knocked out of the NBA Eastern Conference Semi-Final series, losing 92-96 to the Miami Heat in Game 6.
  
  In boxing: UFC Middleweight Champion, Kiwi-Nigerian Israel Adesanya, is trending online again as reports emerge that his ex-girlfriend is demanding half of his net worth. Adesanya and the woman, reportedly Charlotte Powdrell were never married but dated for a very long time.
  3457s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean541fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-05-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e40-teivovosorts-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53839387
  Coming to you with tons of love from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Toulouse 7s results overnight in the Women’s comp: Fijiana 47-7 Spain, NZ 50-0 Poland, Australia 52-0 Brazil, Fijiana 26-14 Japan, NZ 31-12 USA and Australia 33-12 Ireland.
  
  Toulouse 7s results Men: Australia 49-5 Japan, Samoa 12-14 Ireland, New Zealand 29-12 Canada, Argentina 29-7 Germany, France 31-7 South Africa and Fiji 21-21 USA, then Australia 12-5 Ireland, Samoa 28-12 Japan, NZ 31-5 Canada, France 14-14 USA and South Africa whacked Fiji 7-24.
  
  After the Queensland Reds major upset over the Chiefs 24-25 in New Plymouth yesterday, the Fijian Drua never seemed to get out of second gear against the Force 34-14, obviously stuffed by all the travel, which makes it very difficult to make the Super Rugby Pacific Quarter-finals from here.
  
  In rugby league: The Panthers have ripped the Roosters to shreds 48-4 in which Jarome Luai produced his best game of the season, scoring a try and setting up three more, with Scott Sorensen also having a hand in four of Penrith’s eight tries, scoring a double and setting up two.
  
  In boxing: Australia’s Jason Moloney is headlining this weekend’s world title blockbuster in America for the WBO Bantamweight crown against- rising Philippine star, Vincent Astrolabio inside California’s Stockton Arena on sunday, in what will be Maloney’s third shot at becoming a world boxing champion.
  
  In football: With Croatian superstar Luka Modric 37 years old, Karim Benzema 35, and Toni Kroos 33, Real Madrid isn’t just targeting one mind-blowing transfer swoop this off-season. The Spanish giants are reportedly eyeing a massive double play for both England midfielder Jude Bellingham, offering him US$416,000 pay a week, and France superstar Kylian Mbappe – they’re gonna pay him whatever he wants!
  
  In SportsBiz: ADIDAS has finally chosen a course of action for its cheezy Yeezy merchandise.
  
  After months of weighing various options regarding its US$1.3Billion worth of “Ye” inventory — all that Kanye West rubbish stock — ADIDAS has opted to sell the merchandise and donate the proceeds to charities for people hurt by his anti-Semitic outbursts.
  
  And that’s a wrap! Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53839387Fri, 12 May 2023 23:34:05 +0000Culden KameaMa’lelei, talofa, bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 40 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a cloudy and drizzling Saturday morning 13 May 2023. Coming to you with tons of love from the 180th...
  Coming to you with tons of love from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Toulouse 7s results overnight in the Women’s comp: Fijiana 47-7 Spain, NZ 50-0 Poland, Australia 52-0 Brazil, Fijiana 26-14 Japan, NZ 31-12 USA and Australia 33-12 Ireland.
  
  Toulouse 7s results Men: Australia 49-5 Japan, Samoa 12-14 Ireland, New Zealand 29-12 Canada, Argentina 29-7 Germany, France 31-7 South Africa and Fiji 21-21 USA, then Australia 12-5 Ireland, Samoa 28-12 Japan, NZ 31-5 Canada, France 14-14 USA and South Africa whacked Fiji 7-24.
  
  After the Queensland Reds major upset over the Chiefs 24-25 in New Plymouth yesterday, the Fijian Drua never seemed to get out of second gear against the Force 34-14, obviously stuffed by all the travel, which makes it very difficult to make the Super Rugby Pacific Quarter-finals from here.
  
  In rugby league: The Panthers have ripped the Roosters to shreds 48-4 in which Jarome Luai produced his best game of the season, scoring a try and setting up three more, with Scott Sorensen also having a hand in four of Penrith’s eight tries, scoring a double and setting up two.
  
  In boxing: Australia’s Jason Moloney is headlining this weekend’s world title blockbuster in America for the WBO Bantamweight crown against- rising Philippine star, Vincent Astrolabio inside California’s Stockton Arena on sunday, in what will be Maloney’s third shot at becoming a world boxing champion.
  
  In football: With Croatian superstar Luka Modric 37 years old, Karim Benzema 35, and Toni Kroos 33, Real Madrid isn’t just targeting one mind-blowing transfer swoop this off-season. The Spanish giants are reportedly eyeing a massive double play for both England midfielder Jude Bellingham, offering him US$416,000 pay a week, and France superstar Kylian Mbappe – they’re gonna pay him whatever he wants!
  
  In SportsBiz: ADIDAS has finally chosen a course of action for its cheezy Yeezy merchandise.
  
  After months of weighing various options regarding its US$1.3Billion worth of “Ye” inventory — all that Kanye West rubbish stock — ADIDAS has opted to sell the merchandise and donate the proceeds to charities for people hurt by his anti-Semitic outbursts.
  
  And that’s a wrap! Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>2557s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosorts,unionclean540fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-05-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e39-teivovosorts-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53827895
  Coming to you with tons of love from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Toulouse 7s First Round Games tonight 10.23pm Australia vs Japan, 10.45pm Samoa vs Ireland, 11.29pm New Zealand vs Canada and at 12.35am France vs South Africa then at 12.57am Fiji vs USA.
  
  Our World Famous Tips for Super Rugby Pacific: the Chiefs to chomp the Reds at 7.05pm, followed by the Fijian Drua to fandjango the Force at 9.35pm. Tomorrow the Hurricanes to mojo Moana Pasifika, the Crusaders to crinkle the Blues, the NSW Waratahs to ruble the Rebels and the Brumbies to brongo the Highlanders.
  
  In rugby league: Papua New Guinea Kumuls star, Justin Olam scored for the Storm, who won 24-16 against a gutsy Brisbane side at AAMI Park in Melbourne last night. The Storm winning streak is now 13 straight against the Broncos who remain top of the NRL ladder.
  
  
  In boxing: Aljamain Sterling spoiled Henry Cejudo’s UFC comeback, taking out the former two-division champion in a split decision victory 47-48, 48-47 on two cards to defend his Bantamweight belt last Sunday.
  
  Olympic gold medallist Cejudo was back in the UFC after three years on the sidelines - the only man to ever win Olympic gold and become a UFC Champion, winning both the Flyweight and Bantamweight straps before his shock retirement in 2020.
  
  In football: “I don’t like it when Erling scores three goals and all the spotlight is on him. I am so jealous! Honestly! Erling, please no more goals, otherwise the papers won’t talk about me. Ibrahimović is right, he knows me perfectly. Maybe he can write another book,” Pep G responding to Zlatan Ibrahimović’s claim that when he was playing for Barcelona under Pep G as Coach, Guardiola did not support his development due to the Pep G’s ego.
  
  And according to the Swedish striker, the same reasons will hinder Erling Haaland’s progress at Man City.
  
  In the NBA: Steph Curry had 27 points and eight assists, Andrew Wiggins added 25 points, seven rebounds and five assist, as the defending champion Golden State Warriors beat the Los Angeles Lakers 121-106 in Game 5 of the NBA Western Conference semifinals.
  
  LeBron James had 25 points and nine rebounds for the Lakers. Anthony Davis added 23 points and nine rebounds but went to the locker room late after appearing to take a hit in the head.
  
  Now, it’s back to LA for Game 6 on Friday night with the Lakers 5-0 at home this postseason.
  
  Golden State has to win one more time to bring Game 7 back to Chase Center on Sunday.
  
  In SportsBiz: After another successful weekend that saw Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen again take the checkered flag, the Miami Grand Prix is exploring the possibility of starting its Formula 1 race at night.
  
  “We’ve had some discussions about potentially doing that,” said Miami GP managing partner Tom Garfinkel, who is also President and CEO of the Miami Dolphins.
  
  Running the race after the sun goes down would prevent the track from getting too hot. However, a move to later in the day would cause complications for F1’s huge international audience.
  
  A night start in the US’s Eastern time zone would mean the race would get underway in the early-morning hours in most of Europe. In England — home base for many F1 teams — a race at 7pm in Miami would mean midnight GMT.
  
  And that my friends is way past King Charles’ bed time!
  
  And that’s a wrap! Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53827895Fri, 12 May 2023 00:33:55 +0000Culden KameaMa’lelei, talofa, bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 39 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on another blue sky Friday morning 12 May 2023. Coming to you with tons of love from the 180th meridian, in...
  Coming to you with tons of love from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Toulouse 7s First Round Games tonight 10.23pm Australia vs Japan, 10.45pm Samoa vs Ireland, 11.29pm New Zealand vs Canada and at 12.35am France vs South Africa then at 12.57am Fiji vs USA.
  
  Our World Famous Tips for Super Rugby Pacific: the Chiefs to chomp the Reds at 7.05pm, followed by the Fijian Drua to fandjango the Force at 9.35pm. Tomorrow the Hurricanes to mojo Moana Pasifika, the Crusaders to crinkle the Blues, the NSW Waratahs to ruble the Rebels and the Brumbies to brongo the Highlanders.
  
  In rugby league: Papua New Guinea Kumuls star, Justin Olam scored for the Storm, who won 24-16 against a gutsy Brisbane side at AAMI Park in Melbourne last night. The Storm winning streak is now 13 straight against the Broncos who remain top of the NRL ladder.
  
  
  In boxing: Aljamain Sterling spoiled Henry Cejudo’s UFC comeback, taking out the former two-division champion in a split decision victory 47-48, 48-47 on two cards to defend his Bantamweight belt last Sunday.
  
  Olympic gold medallist Cejudo was back in the UFC after three years on the sidelines - the only man to ever win Olympic gold and become a UFC Champion, winning both the Flyweight and Bantamweight straps before his shock retirement in 2020.
  
  In football: “I don’t like it when Erling scores three goals and all the spotlight is on him. I am so jealous! Honestly! Erling, please no more goals, otherwise the papers won’t talk about me. Ibrahimović is right, he knows me perfectly. Maybe he can write another book,” Pep G responding to Zlatan Ibrahimović’s claim that when he was playing for Barcelona under Pep G as Coach, Guardiola did not support his development due to the Pep G’s ego.
  
  And according to the Swedish striker, the same reasons will hinder Erling Haaland’s progress at Man City.
  
  In the NBA: Steph Curry had 27 points and eight assists, Andrew Wiggins added 25 points, seven rebounds and five assist, as the defending champion Golden State Warriors beat the Los Angeles Lakers 121-106 in Game 5 of the NBA Western Conference semifinals.
  
  LeBron James had 25 points and nine rebounds for the Lakers. Anthony Davis added 23 points and nine rebounds but went to the locker room late after appearing to take a hit in the head.
  
  Now, it’s back to LA for Game 6 on Friday night with the Lakers 5-0 at home this postseason.
  
  Golden State has to win one more time to bring Game 7 back to Chase Center on Sunday.
  
  In SportsBiz: After another successful weekend that saw Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen again take the checkered flag, the Miami Grand Prix is exploring the possibility of starting its Formula 1 race at night.
  
  “We’ve had some discussions about potentially doing that,” said Miami GP managing partner Tom Garfinkel, who is also President and CEO of the Miami Dolphins.
  
  Running the race after the sun goes down would prevent the track from getting too hot. However, a move to later in the day would cause complications for F1’s huge international audience.
  
  A night start in the US’s Eastern time zone would mean the race would get underway in the early-morning hours in most of Europe. In England — home base for many F1 teams — a race at 7pm in Miami would mean midnight GMT.
  
  And that my friends is way past King Charles’ bed time!
  
  And that’s a wrap! Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  ...]]>3127s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosorts,unionclean538fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-05-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e38-teivovosorts-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53814727
  Coming to you with lots of love from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Key games to watch this weekend for the Fijian Drua to have a chance of making the Top 8 and qualifying for a quarter-final berth in June: Firstly, the Fijian Drua have to beat the Force in Perth tomorrow, the NSW Waratahs to beat the Rebels and the Chiefs to beat the Reds and that will set the Fijian Drua up nicely.
  
  In rugby league: Our World Famous Tips for NRL Round 11: Tonight at AAMI Park the Storm to bongo the Broncos, on Friday the Bulldogs pongo NZ Warriors and the Panthers to drongo the Roosters. On Saturday Souths to Tobago the Tigers and in Townsville the Cowboys kokomo the Dragons.
  
  In boxing: The undisputed King of Australian boxing, Tim Tszyu will front a Gold Coast press conference today to reveal he will be defending his WBO interim Super Welterweight title against tough Mexican contender Carlos Ocampo (34-2) on Queensland’s famed holiday strip on Sunday 18 June.
  
  Meanwhile Jermayne Charlo is still on the run.
  
  In football: In the second UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg battle of the Italian giants this morning, Inter Milan 2-0 AC Milan.
  
  In SportsBiz: Super Bowl LVII’s record-setting broadcast helped FOX Corporation’s third-quarter Ad revenue soar 43% as quarterly revenue for FOX reached US$4.08Billion, an 18% increase from the same period last year.
  
  But the network still reported a third-quarter net loss of US$50Million due to legal costs at FOX News from FOX’s agreement in April to pay US$787.5M to Dominion Voting Systems, settling a defamation lawsuit over false claims that Dominion’s machines swayed the outcome of the 2020 US Presidential election.
  
  Remember that, when Trump lost?
  
  And that’s a wrap! Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53814727Thu, 11 May 2023 01:50:03 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 38 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on another bright and sunny Thursday morning 11 May 2023. Coming to you with lots of love from the 180th...
  Coming to you with lots of love from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Key games to watch this weekend for the Fijian Drua to have a chance of making the Top 8 and qualifying for a quarter-final berth in June: Firstly, the Fijian Drua have to beat the Force in Perth tomorrow, the NSW Waratahs to beat the Rebels and the Chiefs to beat the Reds and that will set the Fijian Drua up nicely.
  
  In rugby league: Our World Famous Tips for NRL Round 11: Tonight at AAMI Park the Storm to bongo the Broncos, on Friday the Bulldogs pongo NZ Warriors and the Panthers to drongo the Roosters. On Saturday Souths to Tobago the Tigers and in Townsville the Cowboys kokomo the Dragons.
  
  In boxing: The undisputed King of Australian boxing, Tim Tszyu will front a Gold Coast press conference today to reveal he will be defending his WBO interim Super Welterweight title against tough Mexican contender Carlos Ocampo (34-2) on Queensland’s famed holiday strip on Sunday 18 June.
  
  Meanwhile Jermayne Charlo is still on the run.
  
  In football: In the second UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg battle of the Italian giants this morning, Inter Milan 2-0 AC Milan.
  
  In SportsBiz: Super Bowl LVII’s record-setting broadcast helped FOX Corporation’s third-quarter Ad revenue soar 43% as quarterly revenue for FOX reached US$4.08Billion, an 18% increase from the same period last year.
  
  But the network still reported a third-quarter net loss of US$50Million due to legal costs at FOX News from FOX’s agreement in April to pay US$787.5M to Dominion Voting Systems, settling a defamation lawsuit over false claims that Dominion’s machines swayed the outcome of the 2020 US Presidential election.
  
  Remember that, when Trump lost?
  
  And that’s a wrap! Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji
  ]]>2077s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosorts,unionclean538fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/09-05-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e37-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--53783812
  Coming to you with love from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Super W Champions, Fijiana Drua arrived home yesterday to great news that their major sponsor, Rooster Chicken will pay the team a bonus $80,000. Hopefully, other corporates will also chip in.
  
  Head Coach Inoke Male and players are enjoying a short break before he assembles his Fiji Women’s Team to play the Wallaroos in Sydney in two weeks.
  
  In rugby league: Magic Round produced some brilliant narratives as the city of Brisbane embraced a 48-hour rugby league bonanza.
  
  None bigger than Wayne Bennett steering the Dolphins to their sixth win of the season in his 900th game as an NRL Head Coach - a fitting tribute for the game’s greatest coach.
  
  Doing it at Suncorp Stadium made it even sweeter.
  
  Young gun, Reece Walsh has been electric in his first nine appearances for the Broncos, and he has caught the eye of Maroons coach Billy Slater.
  
  The 20-year-old has scored four tries, a staggering 13 try assists, to go with 8 linebreaks and 15 linebreak assists.
  
  The gun fullback is locked in a battle with incumbent Kalyn Ponga for the No.1 Maroons Origin jersey, so Slater has a huge headache on his hands.
  
  Former NRL star and Fiji Bati, Jarryd Hayne appeared in the NSW District Court on Monday dressed in his prison greens and sporting a thick beard for the hearing of the victim’s impact statement.
  
  After five years, three trials, an appeal and nine months in prison, Hayne was found guilty in April of sexually assaulting the woman at her Newcastle home in 2018.
  
  It was the third time Hayne faced a trial over the same incident and the second time he was found guilty.
  
  The Judge will sentence Hayne on Friday.
  
  In boxing: On Wednesday 24 May in Melbourne, former WBO Heavyweight World Champion, Kiwi-Samoan Joseph Parker fights former Australian Champion ‘Django’ Opelu for the Commonwealth Heavyweight Title on the same show that features emerging star Nikita Tszyu against undefeated Victorian Benjamin Bommber.
  
  It’s Parker’s first fight in Australia as a pro and his first shot at the Commonwealth belt, and the first time a Tszyu has fought in Melbourne since Kostya the legend stopped Jesse James Leija in 2003.
  
  In football: Ahead of their UEFA Champions League clash, Real Madrid boss, Carlo Ancelotti says they will not focus too much on deadly Man City Striker, Erling Haaland.
  
  Real Madrid aim to be European champions for a record 15th time, having beaten Pep G’s side in last season’s semi-finals.
  
  Er . . Carlo, I humbly suggest that you focus on Haaland.
  
  In SportsBiz: Lionel Messi appears to be on his way to Saudi Arabia, where the Argentine legend has reportedly agreed a deal with Saudi Pro League Club Al-Hilal, according to a Spanish football media outlet, for US$386.5Million per season.
  
  This will easily make Messi the highest-paid athlete in the world — ahead of rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who plays for Saudi side Al-Nassr for US$220M per year.
  
  Just last week, Forbes listed Messi in second place in their list of 2023 highest-paid athletes, at US$130M with Ronaldo first with US$136M.
  
  In the NBA: The Golden State Warriors had no answer for the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of their NBA Western Conference semi-final on Saturday.
  
  Golden State fought during the first half, but let things slip away and the Lakers coasted to a 127-97 victory at Crypto.com Arena to take a 2-1 series lead.
  
  Warriors forward Draymond Green took to his podcast to discuss the tough loss. He explained that Stephen Curry was left confused after LeBron James didn’t attempt a field goal in the first quarter.
  
  “Steph said to me ‘I’m trying to figure Bron out, like I don’t know.’ After not taking a shot through most of the first half, he ended up getting it going with 21 points, 8 assists and 8 rebounds.”
  
  Green added, I think at one point we were up 41-30 and everything seemed to be rolling our way. But then they went to the free throw line every play and that stops us from flowing, that stops the flow of the game.”
  
  All hail King James!
  
  And that’s a wrap! Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53783812Tue, 09 May 2023 00:12:58 +0000Culden KameaMa’lelei, Talofa, Bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 36 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on another bright and sunny Tuesday morning 09 May 2023. Coming to you with love from the 180th meridian, in...
  Coming to you with love from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: Super W Champions, Fijiana Drua arrived home yesterday to great news that their major sponsor, Rooster Chicken will pay the team a bonus $80,000. Hopefully, other corporates will also chip in.
  
  Head Coach Inoke Male and players are enjoying a short break before he assembles his Fiji Women’s Team to play the Wallaroos in Sydney in two weeks.
  
  In rugby league: Magic Round produced some brilliant narratives as the city of Brisbane embraced a 48-hour rugby league bonanza.
  
  None bigger than Wayne Bennett steering the Dolphins to their sixth win of the season in his 900th game as an NRL Head Coach - a fitting tribute for the game’s greatest coach.
  
  Doing it at Suncorp Stadium made it even sweeter.
  
  Young gun, Reece Walsh has been electric in his first nine appearances for the Broncos, and he has caught the eye of Maroons coach Billy Slater.
  
  The 20-year-old has scored four tries, a staggering 13 try assists, to go with 8 linebreaks and 15 linebreak assists.
  
  The gun fullback is locked in a battle with incumbent Kalyn Ponga for the No.1 Maroons Origin jersey, so Slater has a huge headache on his hands.
  
  Former NRL star and Fiji Bati, Jarryd Hayne appeared in the NSW District Court on Monday dressed in his prison greens and sporting a thick beard for the hearing of the victim’s impact statement.
  
  After five years, three trials, an appeal and nine months in prison, Hayne was found guilty in April of sexually assaulting the woman at her Newcastle home in 2018.
  
  It was the third time Hayne faced a trial over the same incident and the second time he was found guilty.
  
  The Judge will sentence Hayne on Friday.
  
  In boxing: On Wednesday 24 May in Melbourne, former WBO Heavyweight World Champion, Kiwi-Samoan Joseph Parker fights former Australian Champion ‘Django’ Opelu for the Commonwealth Heavyweight Title on the same show that features emerging star Nikita Tszyu against undefeated Victorian Benjamin Bommber.
  
  It’s Parker’s first fight in Australia as a pro and his first shot at the Commonwealth belt, and the first time a Tszyu has fought in Melbourne since Kostya the legend stopped Jesse James Leija in 2003.
  
  In football: Ahead of their UEFA Champions League clash, Real Madrid boss, Carlo Ancelotti says they will not focus too much on deadly Man City Striker, Erling Haaland.
  
  Real Madrid aim to be European champions for a record 15th time, having beaten Pep G’s side in last season’s semi-finals.
  
  Er . . Carlo, I humbly suggest that you focus on Haaland.
  
  In SportsBiz: Lionel Messi appears to be on his way to Saudi Arabia, where the Argentine legend has reportedly agreed a deal with Saudi Pro League Club Al-Hilal, according to a Spanish football media outlet, for US$386.5Million per season.
  
  This will easily make Messi the highest-paid athlete in the world — ahead of rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who plays for Saudi side Al-Nassr for US$220M per year.
  
  Just last week, Forbes listed Messi in second place in their list of 2023 highest-paid athletes, at US$130M with Ronaldo first with US$136M.
  
  In the NBA: The Golden State Warriors had no answer for the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of their NBA Western Conference semi-final on Saturday.
  
  Golden State fought during the first half, but let things slip away and the Lakers coasted to a 127-97 victory at Crypto.com Arena to take a 2-1 series lead.
  
  Warriors forward Draymond Green took to his podcast to discuss the tough loss. He explained that Stephen Curry was left confused...]]>3727s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean537fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/08-05-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e36-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--53771250
  Coming to you with love from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: The Fijian Drua is now 8th on the Super Rugby Pacific Table on 17 points, with the Queensland Reds above them on 19 points and the Rebels one rung below on 15 points.
  
  Last year, the Highlanders finished 8th and qualified for the quarterfinals on 23 points, equal with the Force, but the Force came 9th on points differential.
  
  The Fijian Drua points dif in 2023 is currently -113, compared to -15 for the Reds and -79 for the Rebels.
  
  So, their best chance to finish 8th and qualify for the finals play-offs this season, the Fijian Drua must beat the Force this Friday in Perth and then aim to win both their remaining home games against Moanoa Pasifika in Lautoka and the Reds in Suva at the end of May.
  
  In rugby league: Maika Sivo crossed for three tries in the last game of Magic Round last night, but the Gold Coast Titans out-boxed the Parramatta Eels 24-26 in a seesawing clash with Kieran Foran producing a game for the ages with two linebreaks, a try assist and a double, in an epic match-up against the Eels Dylan Brown.
  
  The Cowboys finally clicked into gear, producing an impressive defensive performance in their 20-6 win over the Roosters in tough conditions at Suncorp yesterday — hell there was even hail at one stage!
  
  And Wests Tigers rookie fullback Jahream Bula came up with a game-saving tackle, for the second week in a row, as Tim Sheens’ Tigers won again 18-16 over the St George Dragons at Suncorp yesterday.
  
  In boxing: Inspired by the coronation of King Charles III no doubt, tough British challenger, John Ryder went the distance against Canelo “Saul” Alvarez in Mexico yesterday.
  
  As expected Canelo won by unanimous decision 120-107 and two cards showing 118-109 defending his WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO Super Middleweight titles, to improve his record to 59-2-2.
  
  But Ryder won the moral victory. Long live the King.
  
  In football: Just hours after the pomp and ceremony of the coronation of King Charles III in London’s Westminster Abbey, Man City underlined their desire to extend their own reign, chasing a fifth Premier League title in six seasons.
  
  Pep G’s men opened up a four-point lead at the top of the EPL with a 2-1 win against Leeds as Liverpool beat Brentford 1-0 to close in on the top four.
  
  Meanwhile Paris Saint-German is in turmoil; choosing not to take up an optional one year extension on Lionel Messi and PSG fans protesting outside Neymar’s home.
  
  Both superstars now look set to leave gay Paris ASAP.
  
  In SportsBiz: As the NBA eyes negotiating upwards of US$75Billion for its next broadcast rights package, it couldn’t have asked for a better postseason match-up than LeBron James versus Steph Curry in the Western Conference Semifinals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors.
  
  Between them, the two future Hall of Famers boast eight NBA titles, six MVP Awards, and 28 All-Star appearances.
  
  I think it’s called stardust.
  
  And that’s a wrap! Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53771250Sun, 07 May 2023 22:12:00 +0000Culden KameaMa’lelei, Talofa, Bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 35 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a beautiful sunny and bright Monday morning 08 May 2023. Coming to you with love from the 180th meridian,...
  Coming to you with love from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: The Fijian Drua is now 8th on the Super Rugby Pacific Table on 17 points, with the Queensland Reds above them on 19 points and the Rebels one rung below on 15 points.
  
  Last year, the Highlanders finished 8th and qualified for the quarterfinals on 23 points, equal with the Force, but the Force came 9th on points differential.
  
  The Fijian Drua points dif in 2023 is currently -113, compared to -15 for the Reds and -79 for the Rebels.
  
  So, their best chance to finish 8th and qualify for the finals play-offs this season, the Fijian Drua must beat the Force this Friday in Perth and then aim to win both their remaining home games against Moanoa Pasifika in Lautoka and the Reds in Suva at the end of May.
  
  In rugby league: Maika Sivo crossed for three tries in the last game of Magic Round last night, but the Gold Coast Titans out-boxed the Parramatta Eels 24-26 in a seesawing clash with Kieran Foran producing a game for the ages with two linebreaks, a try assist and a double, in an epic match-up against the Eels Dylan Brown.
  
  The Cowboys finally clicked into gear, producing an impressive defensive performance in their 20-6 win over the Roosters in tough conditions at Suncorp yesterday — hell there was even hail at one stage!
  
  And Wests Tigers rookie fullback Jahream Bula came up with a game-saving tackle, for the second week in a row, as Tim Sheens’ Tigers won again 18-16 over the St George Dragons at Suncorp yesterday.
  
  In boxing: Inspired by the coronation of King Charles III no doubt, tough British challenger, John Ryder went the distance against Canelo “Saul” Alvarez in Mexico yesterday.
  
  As expected Canelo won by unanimous decision 120-107 and two cards showing 118-109 defending his WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO Super Middleweight titles, to improve his record to 59-2-2.
  
  But Ryder won the moral victory. Long live the King.
  
  In football: Just hours after the pomp and ceremony of the coronation of King Charles III in London’s Westminster Abbey, Man City underlined their desire to extend their own reign, chasing a fifth Premier League title in six seasons.
  
  Pep G’s men opened up a four-point lead at the top of the EPL with a 2-1 win against Leeds as Liverpool beat Brentford 1-0 to close in on the top four.
  
  Meanwhile Paris Saint-German is in turmoil; choosing not to take up an optional one year extension on Lionel Messi and PSG fans protesting outside Neymar’s home.
  
  Both superstars now look set to leave gay Paris ASAP.
  
  In SportsBiz: As the NBA eyes negotiating upwards of US$75Billion for its next broadcast rights package, it couldn’t have asked for a better postseason match-up than LeBron James versus Steph Curry in the Western Conference Semifinals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors.
  
  Between them, the two future Hall of Famers boast eight NBA titles, six MVP Awards, and 28 All-Star appearances.
  
  I think it’s called stardust.
  
  And that’s a wrap! Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting...]]>3887s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean536fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/07-05-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e35-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53762385
  Coming to you with love from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: The Fijiana Drua defended their Super W title in Australia, beating the Reds 30 – 38 in Townsville yesterday on the back of a brilliant team effort in defence all over the park. Absolutely totally deserving of the team in a year of adversity 2023.
  
  And in Suva, the Fijian Drua also won, beating the Hurricanes 24-27. In other Super Rugby games yesterday, the Crusaders 48-13 Force and the Blues 31-30 Moana Pasifika.
  
  In rugby league: Alex Johnston scored a double to celebrate his 200th NRL game, as the Rabbitohs won number five on the trot, comprehensively defeating the Storm 6-28 in Magic Round.
  
  And the Dolphins’ new cult hero, Valynce Te Whare became emotional celebrating his stunning two-try performance on debut with a haka with teammates, friends and family. The NRL rookie starred in the Dolphins’ 36-16 win over the Sharks with 72 metres, six tackle busts, two linebreaks and two tries.
  
  Magic Round wrap ftom Suncorp last night: the New Zealand Warriors 6-18 Penrith, the Dolphins 36-16 Cronulla and Souths 28-12 Storm. Our world famous tips for the Magic Round today: Wests Tigers to weewilliewonka the Dragons, the Cowboys to ramborina the Roosters and the Eels to GGG the Gold Coast Titans.
  
  In boxing: Canelo “Saul” Alvarez will bank a guaranteed US$10Million for his title defense against British challenger, John Ryder today. DAZN Pay-Per-View revenue built into his contract could see Alvarez make upwards of US$33M should the fight sell more than 500,000 buys.
  
  Ryder earns US$1M in the biggest pay day of his life, with the possibility of making US$3.3M should the fight clear 500,000 PPVs.
  
  In football: Total revenue for La Liga this season is expected to reach US$5.4Billion, surpassing its total from 2018-19 — the season before COVID forced fan capacity restrictions inside stadiums.
  
  La Liga ranks second among all European soccer competitions in total revenue, behind the US$9.2B from the English Premier League and EFL Championship.
  
  In SportsBiz: Formula One recorded US$381Million total revenue for Q1 2023 — a 6% increase on 2022. F1 race weekends are drawing huge crowds, with the recent Australian Grand Prix hosting 445,000 fans and sellouts for the most of the remaining 2023 calendar.
  
  F1 also recently signed a licensing deal with PUMA and allowing Brad Pitt to drive a real F1 car alongside drivers while filming a new movie.
  
  And that’s a wrap! Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53762385Sat, 06 May 2023 23:48:04 +0000Culden KameaMa’lelei, Talofa, Bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 34 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a beautifully bright Sunday morning 07 May 2023. Coming to you with love from the 180th meridian, in the...
  Coming to you with love from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  
  In rugby: The Fijiana Drua defended their Super W title in Australia, beating the Reds 30 – 38 in Townsville yesterday on the back of a brilliant team effort in defence all over the park. Absolutely totally deserving of the team in a year of adversity 2023.
  
  And in Suva, the Fijian Drua also won, beating the Hurricanes 24-27. In other Super Rugby games yesterday, the Crusaders 48-13 Force and the Blues 31-30 Moana Pasifika.
  
  In rugby league: Alex Johnston scored a double to celebrate his 200th NRL game, as the Rabbitohs won number five on the trot, comprehensively defeating the Storm 6-28 in Magic Round.
  
  And the Dolphins’ new cult hero, Valynce Te Whare became emotional celebrating his stunning two-try performance on debut with a haka with teammates, friends and family. The NRL rookie starred in the Dolphins’ 36-16 win over the Sharks with 72 metres, six tackle busts, two linebreaks and two tries.
  
  Magic Round wrap ftom Suncorp last night: the New Zealand Warriors 6-18 Penrith, the Dolphins 36-16 Cronulla and Souths 28-12 Storm. Our world famous tips for the Magic Round today: Wests Tigers to weewilliewonka the Dragons, the Cowboys to ramborina the Roosters and the Eels to GGG the Gold Coast Titans.
  
  In boxing: Canelo “Saul” Alvarez will bank a guaranteed US$10Million for his title defense against British challenger, John Ryder today. DAZN Pay-Per-View revenue built into his contract could see Alvarez make upwards of US$33M should the fight sell more than 500,000 buys.
  
  Ryder earns US$1M in the biggest pay day of his life, with the possibility of making US$3.3M should the fight clear 500,000 PPVs.
  
  In football: Total revenue for La Liga this season is expected to reach US$5.4Billion, surpassing its total from 2018-19 — the season before COVID forced fan capacity restrictions inside stadiums.
  
  La Liga ranks second among all European soccer competitions in total revenue, behind the US$9.2B from the English Premier League and EFL Championship.
  
  In SportsBiz: Formula One recorded US$381Million total revenue for Q1 2023 — a 6% increase on 2022. F1 race weekends are drawing huge crowds, with the recent Australian Grand Prix hosting 445,000 fans and sellouts for the most of the remaining 2023 calendar.
  
  F1 also recently signed a licensing deal with PUMA and allowing Brad Pitt to drive a real F1 car alongside drivers while filming a new movie.
  
  And that’s a wrap! Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  ]]>2767s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean535fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/06-05-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e34-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53758857
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: It’s all systems go for Team Fijiana to raspberrydelite the Queensland Reds in the 2023 Super W Grand final at 6.45pm this evening.
  
  The girls have been in lock down in the 48 hours leading up to kick-off as they defend their 2022 title.
  
  Also wishing the Fijian Drua all the best against the Hurricanes in Suva, Fiji at 2.05pm this afternoon.
  
  Go The Chiefs! Last night against the Highlanders under the roof at Forsyth Barr Stadium in chilly Dunedin, and also against our World famous Tip of a win for Aaron Smith & Company, the Men from Hamilton were simply too good - winning 52-26.
  
  That man – flying fullback, Emoni Narawa sparked the Chiefs counter surge with another long range, breakout try from just outside his red zone early in the first half and one could, at the break, feel that this one was all over red rover!
  
  In rugby league: It took the Green Machine just one minute to get Jordan Rapana on the board — catching a Jamal Fogarty bomb and crashing over to help the Raiders down the Bulldogs 30-34 in a thrilling finish to the opening game of Magic Round, their fourth win on the trot.
  
  This was followed by gun Wing, Selwyn Cobbo scoring a hat trick for the Broncos to massacre Manly 6-32.
  
  Our world famous tips for NRL Magic Round today: the New Zealand Warriors to peterpan Penrith, the Dolphins to cococrunch Cronulla and Souths to Sambuca the Storm.
  
  In SportsBiz: Sportswear giant ADIDAS reports US$5.82Billion in Q1 2023 revenue — a 1% dip from last year.
  
  ADIDAS also reported an operating profit of US$66.2Million for that period.
  
  Earlier this week, a group of ADIDAS shareholders filed a class-action lawsuit against the company, saying it should have known better than to partner with Ye AKA Kanye West.
  
  Having also cut ties with superstar Beyoncé in March, ADIDAS has turned to its Samba, Gazelle, and Campus brands to lift sales – now producing them at larger scale.
  
  In football: Napoli finally ended their long wait to win Italy’s Serie A yesterday morning, after a 1-1 draw at Udinese secured their third league title with a record-equalling five games still to play.
  
  Thousands of fans in Udine, plus 55,000 more at the Stadio Maradona in Naples and all around southern Italy’s biggest city, exploded with joy at the final whistle as 33 years of waiting came to an end.
  
  In the EPL, Brighton gained sweet revenge for their defeat to Man U on penalties in the FA Cup semi-final a few weeks ago, with a goal from the spot in the dying seconds to earn a 1-0 win yesterday.
  
  The result leaves United in fourth place in the Premier League, four points clear of Liverpool, with a game in hand.
  
  While Brighton is seeking to qualify for Europe for the first time in their history, lie sixth with five games to play.
  
  In boxing: Prior to British star John Ryder, seven other Brits have fought Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and all came up short, including Amir Khan, Billy Joe Saunders and Callum Smith - the Mexican legend is simply too good.
  
  In fact, Matthew Hatton who lost his WBA title challenge in 2011 admits that he still takes pain killers today due to Canelo’s hard shots.
  
  “It’s just not worf it mate!”
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53758857Sat, 06 May 2023 12:08:15 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 05 Episode 34 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another bright, sunny and muggy Saturday morning 06 May 2023. Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th...
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: It’s all systems go for Team Fijiana to raspberrydelite the Queensland Reds in the 2023 Super W Grand final at 6.45pm this evening.
  
  The girls have been in lock down in the 48 hours leading up to kick-off as they defend their 2022 title.
  
  Also wishing the Fijian Drua all the best against the Hurricanes in Suva, Fiji at 2.05pm this afternoon.
  
  Go The Chiefs! Last night against the Highlanders under the roof at Forsyth Barr Stadium in chilly Dunedin, and also against our World famous Tip of a win for Aaron Smith & Company, the Men from Hamilton were simply too good - winning 52-26.
  
  That man – flying fullback, Emoni Narawa sparked the Chiefs counter surge with another long range, breakout try from just outside his red zone early in the first half and one could, at the break, feel that this one was all over red rover!
  
  In rugby league: It took the Green Machine just one minute to get Jordan Rapana on the board — catching a Jamal Fogarty bomb and crashing over to help the Raiders down the Bulldogs 30-34 in a thrilling finish to the opening game of Magic Round, their fourth win on the trot.
  
  This was followed by gun Wing, Selwyn Cobbo scoring a hat trick for the Broncos to massacre Manly 6-32.
  
  Our world famous tips for NRL Magic Round today: the New Zealand Warriors to peterpan Penrith, the Dolphins to cococrunch Cronulla and Souths to Sambuca the Storm.
  
  In SportsBiz: Sportswear giant ADIDAS reports US$5.82Billion in Q1 2023 revenue — a 1% dip from last year.
  
  ADIDAS also reported an operating profit of US$66.2Million for that period.
  
  Earlier this week, a group of ADIDAS shareholders filed a class-action lawsuit against the company, saying it should have known better than to partner with Ye AKA Kanye West.
  
  Having also cut ties with superstar Beyoncé in March, ADIDAS has turned to its Samba, Gazelle, and Campus brands to lift sales – now producing them at larger scale.
  
  In football: Napoli finally ended their long wait to win Italy’s Serie A yesterday morning, after a 1-1 draw at Udinese secured their third league title with a record-equalling five games still to play.
  
  Thousands of fans in Udine, plus 55,000 more at the Stadio Maradona in Naples and all around southern Italy’s biggest city, exploded with joy at the final whistle as 33 years of waiting came to an end.
  
  In the EPL, Brighton gained sweet revenge for their defeat to Man U on penalties in the FA Cup semi-final a few weeks ago, with a goal from the spot in the dying seconds to earn a 1-0 win yesterday.
  
  The result leaves United in fourth place in the Premier League, four points clear of Liverpool, with a game in hand.
  
  While Brighton is seeking to qualify for Europe for the first time in their history, lie sixth with five games to play.
  
  In boxing: Prior to British star John Ryder, seven other Brits have fought Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and all came up short, including Amir Khan, Billy Joe Saunders and Callum Smith - the Mexican legend is simply too good.
  
  In fact, Matthew Hatton who lost his WBA title challenge in 2011 admits that he still takes pain killers today due to Canelo’s hard shots.
  
  “It’s just not worf it mate!”
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby...]]>3087s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean534fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/05-05-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e33-teivovosorts-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53744840
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: Our World Famous Tips for Super Rugby today: the Highlanders to cherryripe the Chiefs, tomorrow in Suva the Fijian Drua to habosi the Hurricanes, the Crusaders to crispyfry the Force, and the Blues to blueberrypie Moana Pasifika.
  
  And in the BIG game this weekend at 6.45pm tomorrow, Team Fijiana to raspberrydelite the Reds in the Super W grand final in Australia.
  
  In rugby league: Broncos Coach Kevin Walters is in doubt for Magic Round after catching the flu from a player.
  
  Our world famous tips for NRL Magic Round tonight: The Raiders to bullfrog the Bulldogs and the Broncos to mollymeldrum Manly.
  
  In SportsBiz: Faced with a falling number of cable TV subscribers, ESPN is caught between the past and the future – subscriptions or streaming?
  
  Do they take their entire flagship programming TV network and make it available direct-to-consumer?
  
  ESPN’s TV footprint is now down to 74 million homes from 100 million two decades ago.
  
  The new ESPN+ streaming service has signed 25 million subscribers in five years, but most of the network’s marquee events, like “Monday Night Football,” still air on the linear TV channel.
  
  TV is still huge for ESPN, generating US$28Billion revenue per annum.
  
  In future, more live sporting events will shift to ESPN+ at US$9.99 a month, including the NBA, with which ESPN is hoping to extend a 21-year relationship.
  
  In football: Erling Haaland set a new Premier League record of 35 goals in a season as the Manchester City striker took his tally in all competitions this season to 51 goals by scoring against West Ham on Wednesday.
  
  Man City cruised to a 3-0 victory over the Hammers to leapfrog Arsenal and return to the top of the Premier League table with a one point advantage and a game in hand.
  
  In boxing: Expect a very special atmosphere as Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KO) puts his undisputed Super Middleweight Champion status on the line against British star John Ryder (32-5, 18KO) at the Estadio Akron in Guadalajara, Mexico on Sunday.
  
  The fight marks the first time Alvarez has fought in Mexico since November 2011.
  
  Aye Tequila gringo?
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53744840Thu, 04 May 2023 21:38:55 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 05 Episode 33 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a cloudy but bright Friday morning 05 May 2023. Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the...
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: Our World Famous Tips for Super Rugby today: the Highlanders to cherryripe the Chiefs, tomorrow in Suva the Fijian Drua to habosi the Hurricanes, the Crusaders to crispyfry the Force, and the Blues to blueberrypie Moana Pasifika.
  
  And in the BIG game this weekend at 6.45pm tomorrow, Team Fijiana to raspberrydelite the Reds in the Super W grand final in Australia.
  
  In rugby league: Broncos Coach Kevin Walters is in doubt for Magic Round after catching the flu from a player.
  
  Our world famous tips for NRL Magic Round tonight: The Raiders to bullfrog the Bulldogs and the Broncos to mollymeldrum Manly.
  
  In SportsBiz: Faced with a falling number of cable TV subscribers, ESPN is caught between the past and the future – subscriptions or streaming?
  
  Do they take their entire flagship programming TV network and make it available direct-to-consumer?
  
  ESPN’s TV footprint is now down to 74 million homes from 100 million two decades ago.
  
  The new ESPN+ streaming service has signed 25 million subscribers in five years, but most of the network’s marquee events, like “Monday Night Football,” still air on the linear TV channel.
  
  TV is still huge for ESPN, generating US$28Billion revenue per annum.
  
  In future, more live sporting events will shift to ESPN+ at US$9.99 a month, including the NBA, with which ESPN is hoping to extend a 21-year relationship.
  
  In football: Erling Haaland set a new Premier League record of 35 goals in a season as the Manchester City striker took his tally in all competitions this season to 51 goals by scoring against West Ham on Wednesday.
  
  Man City cruised to a 3-0 victory over the Hammers to leapfrog Arsenal and return to the top of the Premier League table with a one point advantage and a game in hand.
  
  In boxing: Expect a very special atmosphere as Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KO) puts his undisputed Super Middleweight Champion status on the line against British star John Ryder (32-5, 18KO) at the Estadio Akron in Guadalajara, Mexico on Sunday.
  
  The fight marks the first time Alvarez has fought in Mexico since November 2011.
  
  Aye Tequila gringo?
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>2207s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosorts,unionclean533fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/04-05-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e32-teivovosorts-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague-m4a--53734497
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: Super Rugby games this weekend, starting on Friday 7.05pm Highlanders vs Chiefs, Saturday 2.05pm in Suva Fijian Drua vs Hurricanes, Crusaders vs Force at 4.35pm and at 6.45pm it’s the Fijiana Drua vs the Queensland Reds in the Super W grand final, with the Blues vs Moana Pasifika at 7.05pm and the Reds vs the NSW Waratahs at 9.35pm.
  
  In rugby league: Our world famous tips for NRL Magic Round on Friday: The Raiders to bullfrog the Bulldogs and the Broncos to mollymeldrum Manly. On Saturday, the New Zealand Warriors to peterpan Penrith, the Dolphins to cococrunch Cronulla and Souths to Sambuca the Storm.
  
  In SportsBiz: British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe has reportedly emerged as the highest bidder for Manchester United. His Group has offered more than US$6.2Billion to buy the Premier League Club, according to the Daily Telegraph.
  
  Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, also made a final offer reportedly also above $6.2B plus he promised to erase Man U’s US$620Million debt, according to The Times of India.
  
  In football: Leeds United has sacked interim Manager, Javi Gracia and replaced him with former England Manager, Sam Allardyce. The Spaniard, Gracia only moved to Elland Road in late February on a deal until the end of the season.
  
  While he won three and drew one in his first six games, he has had a horrid run of four losses in five games in which Leeds has conceded an alarming 18 goals.
  
  Appointing Allardyce is an almighty gamble to preserve their Premier League status for a third-straight season. He has been out of work since stepping down as West Bromwich Albion boss at the end of the 2021 season in which the Baggies were relegated.
  
  The gig at Leeds will be the 68-year-old’s 14th managerial job.
  
  In the NBA: While Steph Curry and LeBron James were the headline acts, in Game 1 of their NBA Western Conference semi-finals series, it was Anthony Davis who powered the Los Angeles Lakers to a 117-112 win over the Golden State Warriors.
  
  The Lakers big man finished with 30 points, 23 rebounds, five assists and four blocks, joining Tim Duncan as the only player in the last 45 years with at least 30 points, 20 rebounds, five assists and three blocks in a playoff game.
  
  As expected in a clash of playing styles, the Lakers dominated the game inside the paint and enjoyed a significant advantage at the free-throw line (25-5).
  
  In boxing: Former world heavyweight boxing champion Deontay Wilder was arrested in Los Angeles early Tuesday for possession of a concealed weapon, police said.
  
  The Los Angeles Police Department said Wilder was detained in the early hours of Tuesday after being stopped by police while driving his Rolls Royce in Hollywood.
  
  He was released at around 6:35am after making bail set at US$35,000, the LA County Sheriff’s Department said.
  
  Thirty five Gs man – that’s chump change for Deontay!
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
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  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: Super Rugby games this weekend, starting on Friday 7.05pm Highlanders vs Chiefs, Saturday 2.05pm in Suva Fijian Drua vs Hurricanes, Crusaders vs Force at 4.35pm and at 6.45pm it’s the Fijiana Drua vs the Queensland Reds in the Super W grand final, with the Blues vs Moana Pasifika at 7.05pm and the Reds vs the NSW Waratahs at 9.35pm.
  
  In rugby league: Our world famous tips for NRL Magic Round on Friday: The Raiders to bullfrog the Bulldogs and the Broncos to mollymeldrum Manly. On Saturday, the New Zealand Warriors to peterpan Penrith, the Dolphins to cococrunch Cronulla and Souths to Sambuca the Storm.
  
  In SportsBiz: British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe has reportedly emerged as the highest bidder for Manchester United. His Group has offered more than US$6.2Billion to buy the Premier League Club, according to the Daily Telegraph.
  
  Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, also made a final offer reportedly also above $6.2B plus he promised to erase Man U’s US$620Million debt, according to The Times of India.
  
  In football: Leeds United has sacked interim Manager, Javi Gracia and replaced him with former England Manager, Sam Allardyce. The Spaniard, Gracia only moved to Elland Road in late February on a deal until the end of the season.
  
  While he won three and drew one in his first six games, he has had a horrid run of four losses in five games in which Leeds has conceded an alarming 18 goals.
  
  Appointing Allardyce is an almighty gamble to preserve their Premier League status for a third-straight season. He has been out of work since stepping down as West Bromwich Albion boss at the end of the 2021 season in which the Baggies were relegated.
  
  The gig at Leeds will be the 68-year-old’s 14th managerial job.
  
  In the NBA: While Steph Curry and LeBron James were the headline acts, in Game 1 of their NBA Western Conference semi-finals series, it was Anthony Davis who powered the Los Angeles Lakers to a 117-112 win over the Golden State Warriors.
  
  The Lakers big man finished with 30 points, 23 rebounds, five assists and four blocks, joining Tim Duncan as the only player in the last 45 years with at least 30 points, 20 rebounds, five assists and three blocks in a playoff game.
  
  As expected in a clash of playing styles, the Lakers dominated the game inside the paint and enjoyed a significant advantage at the free-throw line (25-5).
  
  In boxing: Former world heavyweight boxing champion Deontay Wilder was arrested in Los Angeles early Tuesday for possession of a concealed weapon, police said.
  
  The Los Angeles Police Department said Wilder was detained in the early hours of Tuesday after being stopped by police while driving his Rolls Royce in Hollywood.
  
  He was released at around 6:35am after making bail set at US$35,000, the LA County Sheriff’s Department said.
  
  Thirty five Gs man – that’s chump change for Deontay!
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>2897s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosorts,unionclean532fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-05-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e31-teivovosorts-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague-m4a--53723779
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: The interim administrator of the Fiji Rugby Union, lawyer in the Prime Minister’s office and the PMs nominee to the Fiji Rugby Union Board, Simone Valenitabua is moving fast to whip the FRU into shape so that staff morale remains high – so far so good.
  
  All they need is a bit of time and lot’s of love from World Rugby.
  
  Lot’s of love, because one of World Rugby’s regulations says that it could suspend the FRU if there is external interference in the national rugby body, or in the game of rugby in any country.
  
  Time will tell.
  
  In rugby league: NRL Magic Round 10 Draw with all games at Suncorp Stadium: Starting on Friday Bulldogs vs Canberra Raiders 6pm, Manly Sea Eagles vs Brisbane Broncos 8.05pm. Saturday 3pm NZ Warriors vs Penrith Panthers, 5.30pm Cronulla Sharks vs the Dolphins and at 7.45pm Melbourne Storm vs South Sydney Rabbitohs.
  
  And on Sunday: Wests Tigers vs St George Illawarra Dragons 1.50pm, Sydney Roosters vs North Queensland Cowboys 4pm and Gold Coast Titans vs Parramatta Eels 6.25pm.
  
  All games at Suncorp Stadium.
  
  In SportsBiz: FC Barcelona has green lighted its US$1.6Billion massive renovation project for its Camp Nou stadium. The Spanish football giant’s board agreed to financing it with 20 investors for the project — confirming that it will be able to repay all construction-related debts by 2047.
  
  In doing so, the Club confirmed that it didn’t use any team assets as a guarantee or take out a mortgage on the stadium, using revenue generated from the renovated stadium and hosting games again to repay the debt — estimated by Barca to be US$271Million annually.
  
  In football: Speaking at a World Trade Organisation meeting in Geneva, FIFA President Gianni Infantino says FIFA could “refuse to sell” TV rights to their Women’s World Cup, set to kick off in Australia and New Zealand on 20 July, unless broadcasters in Europe and the UK increase their offers.
  
  He said: “The objective is to reach an equal pay situation, but broadcasters, especially public broadcasters funded by taxpayers’ money, should put the action behind their words.
  
  Infantino claims European broadcasters are only willing to pay between £800,000 and £8Million for broadcast rights – a tiny fraction of the £80M to £160M offered for the Men’s tournament.
  
  “It is our moral and legal obligation not to undersell the Women’s World Cup,” he said. “This is a slap in the face of all the great FIFA Women’s World Cup players and indeed of all women worldwide,” Infantino said.
  
  And only in the USA: Three punters were selected in this year’s NFL Draft, two in round six and one in round seven. Australian punter Lou Hedley didn’t hear his name called, at 29, his age counted against his chances.
  
  But he didn’t have to long to wait.
  
  Just hours after the 2023 NFL Draft came to a close, the father of one and former tradie was taken as an undrafted free agent by the New Orleans Saints, and will now fight to make their 53-man roster – and a minimum payday of US$750,000 per annhum.
  
  After one of the wildest journeys to American football’s top flight, from a small town of 400 people in Western Australia, Lou Hedley is just getting started.
  
  In boxing: USA Boxing terminated its International Boxing Association membership last week, ahead of the Men’s World Boxing Championships in Uzbekistan.
  
  The Championship is also being boycotted by teams including Britain, Canada and Ireland.
  
  If boxers from Samoa, Tonga and Fiji are going, their participation is likely fully funded by the IBA to help poorer third world boxing nations – right?
  
  Hell yeah!
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53723779Wed, 03 May 2023 03:08:05 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 05 Episode 31 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a bright and sunny Wednesday morning 03 May 2023. Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the...
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: The interim administrator of the Fiji Rugby Union, lawyer in the Prime Minister’s office and the PMs nominee to the Fiji Rugby Union Board, Simone Valenitabua is moving fast to whip the FRU into shape so that staff morale remains high – so far so good.
  
  All they need is a bit of time and lot’s of love from World Rugby.
  
  Lot’s of love, because one of World Rugby’s regulations says that it could suspend the FRU if there is external interference in the national rugby body, or in the game of rugby in any country.
  
  Time will tell.
  
  In rugby league: NRL Magic Round 10 Draw with all games at Suncorp Stadium: Starting on Friday Bulldogs vs Canberra Raiders 6pm, Manly Sea Eagles vs Brisbane Broncos 8.05pm. Saturday 3pm NZ Warriors vs Penrith Panthers, 5.30pm Cronulla Sharks vs the Dolphins and at 7.45pm Melbourne Storm vs South Sydney Rabbitohs.
  
  And on Sunday: Wests Tigers vs St George Illawarra Dragons 1.50pm, Sydney Roosters vs North Queensland Cowboys 4pm and Gold Coast Titans vs Parramatta Eels 6.25pm.
  
  All games at Suncorp Stadium.
  
  In SportsBiz: FC Barcelona has green lighted its US$1.6Billion massive renovation project for its Camp Nou stadium. The Spanish football giant’s board agreed to financing it with 20 investors for the project — confirming that it will be able to repay all construction-related debts by 2047.
  
  In doing so, the Club confirmed that it didn’t use any team assets as a guarantee or take out a mortgage on the stadium, using revenue generated from the renovated stadium and hosting games again to repay the debt — estimated by Barca to be US$271Million annually.
  
  In football: Speaking at a World Trade Organisation meeting in Geneva, FIFA President Gianni Infantino says FIFA could “refuse to sell” TV rights to their Women’s World Cup, set to kick off in Australia and New Zealand on 20 July, unless broadcasters in Europe and the UK increase their offers.
  
  He said: “The objective is to reach an equal pay situation, but broadcasters, especially public broadcasters funded by taxpayers’ money, should put the action behind their words.
  
  Infantino claims European broadcasters are only willing to pay between £800,000 and £8Million for broadcast rights – a tiny fraction of the £80M to £160M offered for the Men’s tournament.
  
  “It is our moral and legal obligation not to undersell the Women’s World Cup,” he said. “This is a slap in the face of all the great FIFA Women’s World Cup players and indeed of all women worldwide,” Infantino said.
  
  And only in the USA: Three punters were selected in this year’s NFL Draft, two in round six and one in round seven. Australian punter Lou Hedley didn’t hear his name called, at 29, his age counted against his chances.
  
  But he didn’t have to long to wait.
  
  Just hours after the 2023 NFL Draft came to a close, the father of one and former tradie was taken as an undrafted free agent by the New Orleans Saints, and will now fight to make their 53-man roster – and a minimum payday of US$750,000 per annhum.
  
  After one of the wildest journeys to American football’s top flight, from a small town of 400 people in Western Australia, Lou Hedley is just getting started.
  
  In boxing: USA Boxing terminated its International Boxing Association membership last week, ahead of the Men’s World Boxing Championships in Uzbekistan.
  
  The Championship is also being boycotted by teams including Britain, Canada and Ireland.
  
  If boxers from Samoa, Tonga and Fiji are going, their participation is likely fully funded by...]]>3727s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosorts,unionclean531fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-05-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e30-teivovosorts-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague-m4a--53711746
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: A world record crowd of 58,498 supporters watched England win the Women’s Six Nations by defeating France 38-33 in a thrilling finale at Twickenham, the home of English rugby union.
  
  One day soon Team Fijiana will play England at Twickenham. How about our Samoan and Tongan sisters?
  
  In rugby league: BIG weekend coming up at Suncorp, with the Broncos welcoming back Payne Haas and Ezra Mam for Round 10. Haas will take up his spot in the front row, leaving Kevin Walters to choose between Corey Jensen, Martin Taupau and Keenan Palasia for the front row rotation. Meanwhile, Mam will replace Jock Madden at five-eighth.
  
  And while Scott Drinkwater and Coen Hess are free to play against the Roosters, after taking early guilty pleas, Jeremiah Nanai is out for four weeks for a hip drop tackle which sees him also miss Origin I.
  
  Melbourne meanwhile enjoyed the bye in Round 9 which could see Eliesa Katoa return from an ugly head knock for their Round 10 clash against South Sydney on Saturday night without missing a game. Tough guy, Tui Kamikamica is still out on suspension.
  
  In SportsBiz: First-round picks secure life-changing contracts at the NFL Draft, from as high as No 1: US$41.2Million with US$26.9M signing bonus, down to the last first-round pick No. 31 at US$12.7M and US$6.2M signing bonus.
  
  In boxing: Seeking to resolve a long dispute with Olympic officials, the International Boxing Association said on Monday it will update the IOC this week and no longer has Russian energy giant Gazprom as a sponsor.
  
  The International Olympic Committee cut ties with the sport’s governing body in 2019 and is planning for a second straight Olympic Games without the IBA’s involvement.
  
  USA Boxing terminated its IBA membership last week ahead of the Men’s World Championships in Uzbekistan, which is also being boycotted by teams including Britain, Canada and Ireland.
  
  In football: Chelsea obviously have more money than sense – latest reports from British media say they have set their sights on signing Neymar as part of a double Paris Saint-Germain transfer swoop this summer.
  
  Apparently, the Brazilian star’s future in Paris may be under question as he, Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi have failed to deliver the Champions League.
  
  And finally, only in the USA: An 18-year-old baseball player is recovering in hospital after being hit in the chest during a game in Texas on Saturday afternoon by a stray bullet from a confrontation in the neighboring area 400M away.
  
  One man directly involved in the shooting, turned himself in and has been charged with deadly conduct. Police are hunting a 17-year-old man who they believe to be the other shooter.
  
  There have been 176 mass shootings in America so far this year – just saying.
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53711746Tue, 02 May 2023 00:54:56 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 05 Episode 30 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a cloudy by bright Tuesday morning 02 May 2023. Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the...
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: A world record crowd of 58,498 supporters watched England win the Women’s Six Nations by defeating France 38-33 in a thrilling finale at Twickenham, the home of English rugby union.
  
  One day soon Team Fijiana will play England at Twickenham. How about our Samoan and Tongan sisters?
  
  In rugby league: BIG weekend coming up at Suncorp, with the Broncos welcoming back Payne Haas and Ezra Mam for Round 10. Haas will take up his spot in the front row, leaving Kevin Walters to choose between Corey Jensen, Martin Taupau and Keenan Palasia for the front row rotation. Meanwhile, Mam will replace Jock Madden at five-eighth.
  
  And while Scott Drinkwater and Coen Hess are free to play against the Roosters, after taking early guilty pleas, Jeremiah Nanai is out for four weeks for a hip drop tackle which sees him also miss Origin I.
  
  Melbourne meanwhile enjoyed the bye in Round 9 which could see Eliesa Katoa return from an ugly head knock for their Round 10 clash against South Sydney on Saturday night without missing a game. Tough guy, Tui Kamikamica is still out on suspension.
  
  In SportsBiz: First-round picks secure life-changing contracts at the NFL Draft, from as high as No 1: US$41.2Million with US$26.9M signing bonus, down to the last first-round pick No. 31 at US$12.7M and US$6.2M signing bonus.
  
  In boxing: Seeking to resolve a long dispute with Olympic officials, the International Boxing Association said on Monday it will update the IOC this week and no longer has Russian energy giant Gazprom as a sponsor.
  
  The International Olympic Committee cut ties with the sport’s governing body in 2019 and is planning for a second straight Olympic Games without the IBA’s involvement.
  
  USA Boxing terminated its IBA membership last week ahead of the Men’s World Championships in Uzbekistan, which is also being boycotted by teams including Britain, Canada and Ireland.
  
  In football: Chelsea obviously have more money than sense – latest reports from British media say they have set their sights on signing Neymar as part of a double Paris Saint-Germain transfer swoop this summer.
  
  Apparently, the Brazilian star’s future in Paris may be under question as he, Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi have failed to deliver the Champions League.
  
  And finally, only in the USA: An 18-year-old baseball player is recovering in hospital after being hit in the chest during a game in Texas on Saturday afternoon by a stray bullet from a confrontation in the neighboring area 400M away.
  
  One man directly involved in the shooting, turned himself in and has been charged with deadly conduct. Police are hunting a 17-year-old man who they believe to be the other shooter.
  
  There have been 176 mass shootings in America so far this year – just saying.
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  ]]>2717s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosorts,unionclean530fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-05-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e29-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53700805
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: Team Fijiana Drua did Fiji proud yesterday, after they tackled themselves into the ground and persisted on attack to pull off a massive come-from-behind upset of the Super W Competition 2023 favourites, the New South Wales Waratahs in Sydney yesterday.
  
  This after three tough weeks of three straight losses in pool play, including to the Tahs 31-5 and having to be provided meals by Fijian families in Australia last week after the Fiji Rugby Union failed to fund them.
  
  Fijiana 20-17 New South Wales Waratahs.
  
  In Stellenbosch, South Africa, Tonga Men were crowned Challenger Series Champions and so qualify for the four-team play-off at the HSBC London 7s at the end of May despite Belgium pipping them 26-28 in winning the second tournament final.
  
  South Africa women captured back-to-back World Rugby 7s Challenger Series gold medals yesterday, to earn core status on the World Rugby 7s Series 2024.
  
  In rugby league: The NRL Top 8 after 9 Rounds: Brisbane Broncos in first place, Cronulla Sharks, South Sydney, Melbourne Storm, Sydney Roosters, Manly Sea Eagles, Penrith Panthers and the New Zealand Warriors hang on to 8th spot with the Dolphins next, the Parramatta Eels in 12th and the Cowboys in 16th.
  
  In SportsBiz: Number 1 NFL Draft pick 2023, Bryce Young proves yet again that it pays to play at Alabama. The former Alabama quarterback is expected to sign a four-year deal worth US$41.2Million, including a US$26.9M signing bonus, as the new face of the Carolina Panthers.
  
  Young has also agreed endorsement deals with Jordan Brand, Snickers, Beats by Dre, and sports drinks BodyArmor and Celsius.
  
  Since 2005, 41 Alabama players have been picked in the first round of the NFL Draft and made a combined US$1.3 billion. Alabama's Will Anderson was selected as in third pick of 2023 NFL Draft on Thursday night.
  
  And in boxing: The biggest event in bare knuckle fighting history, BKFC 41, delivered a wild day of action as combat sports legends poured out their blood in a vicious display that went to another level when Conor McGregor crashed the party and promised to join the sport.
  
  In football: New South Wales Police are investigating a horrific attack on a referee at a Men’s Premier League Club football game in Sydney on Friday night.
  
  The Daily Telegraph reported the referee suffered a broken jaw and had four teeth knocked out as a result of the attack.
  
  The newspaper further reports that the alleged attacker was a suspended player who was at the match as a spectator.
  
  Geez this player really should play rugby league to meet up with some Tongans and Samoans for a rumble!
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53700805Mon, 01 May 2023 00:20:31 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 05 Episode 29 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a bright and sunny Monday morning 01 May 2023. Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle...
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: Team Fijiana Drua did Fiji proud yesterday, after they tackled themselves into the ground and persisted on attack to pull off a massive come-from-behind upset of the Super W Competition 2023 favourites, the New South Wales Waratahs in Sydney yesterday.
  
  This after three tough weeks of three straight losses in pool play, including to the Tahs 31-5 and having to be provided meals by Fijian families in Australia last week after the Fiji Rugby Union failed to fund them.
  
  Fijiana 20-17 New South Wales Waratahs.
  
  In Stellenbosch, South Africa, Tonga Men were crowned Challenger Series Champions and so qualify for the four-team play-off at the HSBC London 7s at the end of May despite Belgium pipping them 26-28 in winning the second tournament final.
  
  South Africa women captured back-to-back World Rugby 7s Challenger Series gold medals yesterday, to earn core status on the World Rugby 7s Series 2024.
  
  In rugby league: The NRL Top 8 after 9 Rounds: Brisbane Broncos in first place, Cronulla Sharks, South Sydney, Melbourne Storm, Sydney Roosters, Manly Sea Eagles, Penrith Panthers and the New Zealand Warriors hang on to 8th spot with the Dolphins next, the Parramatta Eels in 12th and the Cowboys in 16th.
  
  In SportsBiz: Number 1 NFL Draft pick 2023, Bryce Young proves yet again that it pays to play at Alabama. The former Alabama quarterback is expected to sign a four-year deal worth US$41.2Million, including a US$26.9M signing bonus, as the new face of the Carolina Panthers.
  
  Young has also agreed endorsement deals with Jordan Brand, Snickers, Beats by Dre, and sports drinks BodyArmor and Celsius.
  
  Since 2005, 41 Alabama players have been picked in the first round of the NFL Draft and made a combined US$1.3 billion. Alabama's Will Anderson was selected as in third pick of 2023 NFL Draft on Thursday night.
  
  And in boxing: The biggest event in bare knuckle fighting history, BKFC 41, delivered a wild day of action as combat sports legends poured out their blood in a vicious display that went to another level when Conor McGregor crashed the party and promised to join the sport.
  
  In football: New South Wales Police are investigating a horrific attack on a referee at a Men’s Premier League Club football game in Sydney on Friday night.
  
  The Daily Telegraph reported the referee suffered a broken jaw and had four teeth knocked out as a result of the attack.
  
  The newspaper further reports that the alleged attacker was a suspended player who was at the match as a spectator.
  
  Geez this player really should play rugby league to meet up with some Tongans and Samoans for a rumble!
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>2527s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean529fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/30-04-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e28-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53693253
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: Led around the park by the astute boot of Beauden Barratt, the Blues won easily 30-14 against a lackluster Fijian Drua side in Lautoka yesterday.
  
  However, trailing at 14-30 in the second half, the Fijian Drua scored a spectacular try from a counter-attack started inside their 22M red zone, but which was called back by the assistant referee for a forward pass.
  
  I watched that passage of play several times in slomo and for the life of me cannot see that forward pass – in fact I would say that the Fijian Drua players were simply too fast in their running and inter-passing for the match officials, especially that touch judge.
  
  Meanwhile in the big clash of the Kiwi champions in Hamilton, the Chiefs 34-24 Crusaders, Rebels 43-33 Moana Pasifika and Queensland 31-17 Force.
  
  In Stellenbosch, South Africa the Women’s and Men’s semi-finals have been confirmed after a scintillating Day Two at the World Rugby 7s Challenger Series 2023.
  
  The Women’s semi-finals sees Belgium vs China, and Czechia vs South Africa, while in the Men’s semi-finals: Germany take on Tonga and Belgium play Chile tonight.
  
  The winner of this two-rounds Women’s comp based on aggregate points will secure entry to the HSBC 7s World Series 2024.
  
  Likewise for the Men, the competition winner based on aggregate points following this second tournament will enter a four-team play-off at the HSBC London 7s in late May with the winner achieving that coveted HSBC 7s World Series 2024 status.
  
  In rugby league: The Wests Tigers have produced the upset of the season stunning reigning NRL premiers the Penrith Panthers 8-12 in Bathurst last night. The incredible win was the Tigers’ first of the season and ended a 12-game losing streak that stretched back 273 days.
  
  It was built on the back of Tigers halfback Luke Brooks’ best performance in years - booting 40-20s either side of halftime which both lead to tries.
  
  The Dolphins once again gave away their opposition too much of a first half lead, with the Canberra Raiders scoring 18 unanswered points in the first 22 minutes of the game.
  
  While the Dolphins beat the Titans after trailing 26-0 at halftime last weekend, they couldn’t get the job done against Ricky Stuart’s men yesterday going down 30-31 in golden point time.
  
  Jack Wighton was in tears at full-time of the Raiders’ thrilling 31-30 golden point win over the Dolphins in Wagga Wagga yesterday.
  
  Wighton has endured an emotional week after telling teammates he was leaving at the end of the season after 14 years to join South Sydney.
  
  The Canberra star’s decision was heavily scrutinised and for which he copped racist abuse on social media – nothing changes.
  
  In football: Former Paris Saint Germain and Tottenham Manager, Mauricio Pochettino is very close to taking charge at Chelsea, who crashed to a fifth straight loss under Frank Lampard’s second spell as their boss, this time to their west London neighbours Brentford 2-0 at Stamford Bridge in their worst run since 1993.
  
  In SportsBiz: Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese announced yesterday that his federal government would pledge A$240Million towards building a new A$715M multi-purpose stadium at Macquarie Point, Tasmania.
  
  The Tasmanian State government will cover half of the cost, with the AFL contributing A$15M and the state government also borrowing A$85M to make it happen.
  
  And in boxing: Heavyweight boxing superstar Tyson Fury could be headed Down Under in May as close friend Kiwi-Samoan, Joseph Parker looks to headline a massive Melbourne fight card on 24 May that also boasts Nikita Tszyu and the professional heavyweight debut of AFL great Cameron Mooney.
  
  Former WBO World Heavyweight Champion, Parker a long-time training partner of Fury, is a chance of having the reigning WBC King ringside as he faces Queenslander Faiga ‘Django’ Opelu for the Commonwealth Heavyweight title.
  
  Django the Queenslander sounds Tongan to me!
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53693253Sun, 30 Apr 2023 05:08:04 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 05 Episode 28 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a bright and sunny Sunday morning 30 April 2023. Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the...
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: Led around the park by the astute boot of Beauden Barratt, the Blues won easily 30-14 against a lackluster Fijian Drua side in Lautoka yesterday.
  
  However, trailing at 14-30 in the second half, the Fijian Drua scored a spectacular try from a counter-attack started inside their 22M red zone, but which was called back by the assistant referee for a forward pass.
  
  I watched that passage of play several times in slomo and for the life of me cannot see that forward pass – in fact I would say that the Fijian Drua players were simply too fast in their running and inter-passing for the match officials, especially that touch judge.
  
  Meanwhile in the big clash of the Kiwi champions in Hamilton, the Chiefs 34-24 Crusaders, Rebels 43-33 Moana Pasifika and Queensland 31-17 Force.
  
  In Stellenbosch, South Africa the Women’s and Men’s semi-finals have been confirmed after a scintillating Day Two at the World Rugby 7s Challenger Series 2023.
  
  The Women’s semi-finals sees Belgium vs China, and Czechia vs South Africa, while in the Men’s semi-finals: Germany take on Tonga and Belgium play Chile tonight.
  
  The winner of this two-rounds Women’s comp based on aggregate points will secure entry to the HSBC 7s World Series 2024.
  
  Likewise for the Men, the competition winner based on aggregate points following this second tournament will enter a four-team play-off at the HSBC London 7s in late May with the winner achieving that coveted HSBC 7s World Series 2024 status.
  
  In rugby league: The Wests Tigers have produced the upset of the season stunning reigning NRL premiers the Penrith Panthers 8-12 in Bathurst last night. The incredible win was the Tigers’ first of the season and ended a 12-game losing streak that stretched back 273 days.
  
  It was built on the back of Tigers halfback Luke Brooks’ best performance in years - booting 40-20s either side of halftime which both lead to tries.
  
  The Dolphins once again gave away their opposition too much of a first half lead, with the Canberra Raiders scoring 18 unanswered points in the first 22 minutes of the game.
  
  While the Dolphins beat the Titans after trailing 26-0 at halftime last weekend, they couldn’t get the job done against Ricky Stuart’s men yesterday going down 30-31 in golden point time.
  
  Jack Wighton was in tears at full-time of the Raiders’ thrilling 31-30 golden point win over the Dolphins in Wagga Wagga yesterday.
  
  Wighton has endured an emotional week after telling teammates he was leaving at the end of the season after 14 years to join South Sydney.
  
  The Canberra star’s decision was heavily scrutinised and for which he copped racist abuse on social media – nothing changes.
  
  In football: Former Paris Saint Germain and Tottenham Manager, Mauricio Pochettino is very close to taking charge at Chelsea, who crashed to a fifth straight loss under Frank Lampard’s second spell as their boss, this time to their west London neighbours Brentford 2-0 at Stamford Bridge in their worst run since 1993.
  
  In SportsBiz: Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese announced yesterday that his federal government would pledge A$240Million towards building a new A$715M multi-purpose stadium at Macquarie Point, Tasmania.
  
  The Tasmanian State government will cover half of the cost, with the AFL contributing A$15M and the state government also borrowing A$85M to make it happen.
  
  And in boxing: Heavyweight boxing superstar Tyson Fury could be headed Down Under in May as close friend Kiwi-Samoan, Joseph Parker looks to headline a...]]>3487s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean528fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-04-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e27-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53682224
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: Expect the Fijian Drua versus Blues Super Rugby Pacific game at 2.05pm today to be a cracker of a contest as the Kiwis try to out-muscle, out-dance and out-razzle dazzle the fired up Fijian Drua, in front of their crazy fans in the mid-afternoon heat of Lautoka.
  
  In other Super Pacific rugby results: The Hurricanes pipped the Brumbies 27-32 and the New South Wales Waratahs tripped up the Highlanders 20-21.
  
  Nine teams ended day one of the World Rugby 7s Challenger Series II in Stellenbosch, South Africa undefeated, as the quarter-finals begin to take shape. Chile provided a sensational last-second victory over first Challenger Series tournament champions Tonga 19-22.
  
  South Africa, Belgium, Czechia and China Women booked their spots in the last eight by winning all of their matches in their respective pools.
  
  In rugby league: The Newcastle Knights basically dropped their bundle last night, missing 44 tackles and 14 line breaks conceded in a woeful performance, where they let the Eels in for five tries before half time at CommBank Stadium, in what TV commentator, Michael Ennis called an “absolute bloodbath”.
  
  No doubt, fired up by calls from broncos fans for the NRL to investigate Souths shock deal with Jack Wighton, the Rabbitohs beat up the Broncos 6-32 in a fiery clash at Suncorp Stadium last night, with Campbell Graham scoring a hat-trick and Latrell Mitchell finishing them off with two tries and 16 points as Souths sent an ominous title warning to the rest of the NRL.
  
  Yeah don’t mess with us!
  
  In football: The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 is the most recent women’s sports property set to cash in big on its next media rights deal, estimated to be worth more than US$300Million, according to The Wall Street Journal — which would make it the most valuable women’s sports tournament in the world.
  
  Inspired by the 1.2 billion viewers for the 2019 tournament across all social and digital media platforms, FIFA began looking into the value of the Women’s World Cup as a separate property from the Men’s tournament.
  
  And in SportsBiz: The Kansas City Chiefs were the final team with Pick 31 in the first round of the NFL Draft 2023 yesterday and the Super Bowl Champions made a hometown pick, selecting Kansas State pass rusher Felix Anudike-Uzomah.
  
  The Top 3 first round selections were: Pick 1 — Carolina Panthers selected Alabama Quarterback Bryce Young, Pick 2 — Houston Texans selected Ohio State Quarterback CJ Stroud and Pick 3 — Houston Texans (trade with Arizona Cardinals) selected Alabama Linebacker Will Anderson Jr – multi-millionaires all today.
  
  And in boxing: As the film of his life, "Big George Foreman," premieres, former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, George Foreman wants people to know that a relationship with Jesus is bigger than worldly fame.
  
  "You come to a point in your life and you realize the only important thing in your life is being an evangelist," the 74-year-old pastor told The Christian Post.
  
  "'Evangelistic' is the word that has been so powerful to me in my life," he continued. "If something happened to me tomorrow, I know I've done a good job, and I'm happy about that, trying to spell out to the world, 'Jesus Christ has come alive in me.'"
  
  Amen, hallelujah and have a great day!
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53682224Fri, 28 Apr 2023 23:09:34 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 05 Episode 27 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another gloriously bright and sunny Saturday morning 29 April 2023. Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th...
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: Expect the Fijian Drua versus Blues Super Rugby Pacific game at 2.05pm today to be a cracker of a contest as the Kiwis try to out-muscle, out-dance and out-razzle dazzle the fired up Fijian Drua, in front of their crazy fans in the mid-afternoon heat of Lautoka.
  
  In other Super Pacific rugby results: The Hurricanes pipped the Brumbies 27-32 and the New South Wales Waratahs tripped up the Highlanders 20-21.
  
  Nine teams ended day one of the World Rugby 7s Challenger Series II in Stellenbosch, South Africa undefeated, as the quarter-finals begin to take shape. Chile provided a sensational last-second victory over first Challenger Series tournament champions Tonga 19-22.
  
  South Africa, Belgium, Czechia and China Women booked their spots in the last eight by winning all of their matches in their respective pools.
  
  In rugby league: The Newcastle Knights basically dropped their bundle last night, missing 44 tackles and 14 line breaks conceded in a woeful performance, where they let the Eels in for five tries before half time at CommBank Stadium, in what TV commentator, Michael Ennis called an “absolute bloodbath”.
  
  No doubt, fired up by calls from broncos fans for the NRL to investigate Souths shock deal with Jack Wighton, the Rabbitohs beat up the Broncos 6-32 in a fiery clash at Suncorp Stadium last night, with Campbell Graham scoring a hat-trick and Latrell Mitchell finishing them off with two tries and 16 points as Souths sent an ominous title warning to the rest of the NRL.
  
  Yeah don’t mess with us!
  
  In football: The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 is the most recent women’s sports property set to cash in big on its next media rights deal, estimated to be worth more than US$300Million, according to The Wall Street Journal — which would make it the most valuable women’s sports tournament in the world.
  
  Inspired by the 1.2 billion viewers for the 2019 tournament across all social and digital media platforms, FIFA began looking into the value of the Women’s World Cup as a separate property from the Men’s tournament.
  
  And in SportsBiz: The Kansas City Chiefs were the final team with Pick 31 in the first round of the NFL Draft 2023 yesterday and the Super Bowl Champions made a hometown pick, selecting Kansas State pass rusher Felix Anudike-Uzomah.
  
  The Top 3 first round selections were: Pick 1 — Carolina Panthers selected Alabama Quarterback Bryce Young, Pick 2 — Houston Texans selected Ohio State Quarterback CJ Stroud and Pick 3 — Houston Texans (trade with Arizona Cardinals) selected Alabama Linebacker Will Anderson Jr – multi-millionaires all today.
  
  And in boxing: As the film of his life, "Big George Foreman," premieres, former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, George Foreman wants people to know that a relationship with Jesus is bigger than worldly fame.
  
  "You come to a point in your life and you realize the only important thing in your life is being an evangelist," the 74-year-old pastor told The Christian Post.
  
  "'Evangelistic' is the word that has been so powerful to me in my life," he continued. "If something happened to me tomorrow, I know I've done a good job, and I'm happy about that, trying to spell out to the world, 'Jesus Christ has come alive in me.'"
  
  Amen, hallelujah and have a great day!
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  2897s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean527fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-04-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e26-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53671106
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: The Fiji Rugby Union has gone into meltdown after the Attorney General of Fiji Siromi Turaga stepped in and declared the Fiji Rugby Charitable Trust non-compliant with the Charitable Trusts Act. The end result – the Fiji Rugby Union Annual General Meeting scheduled for this weekend has been postponed – tomorrow in fact in Lautoka and all directors have reportedly resigned.
  
  Strong rumours had emerged around Fiji overnight that the Fiji Rugby Union Board was resigning en-masse before their Annual General Meeting tomorrow – so it’s happened.
  
  What about FRU President Voreqe Bainimarama? Only time will tell.
  
  In rugby league: The Sharks demolished the Cowboys 6-44 at PointsBet Stadium last night, with Nicho Hynes claiming the inaugural Paul Green Medal.
  
  But the win came with some concerns with Braden Hamlin-Uele and Briton Nikora leaving the field with leg injuries.
  
  The Cowboys have injury concerns of their own with skipper Chad Townsend picking up what looked to be a calf injury, while star second-rower Jeremiah Nanai was placed on report and sin-binned for a hip-drop tackle.
  
  Meanwhile, Dragons forward Francis Molo has been suspended and fined by the NRL in regards to an off-field incident last year.
  
  Molo was charged with stalking or intimidating with intent to cause fear of physical or mental harm in a domestic setting on December 17.
  
  The 28-year-old pleaded guilty and was sentenced to an 18-month conditional release order and was issued an apprehended violence order for a period of two years.
  
  In football: Man City crushed Arsenal 4-1 in a monumental top-of-the-table Premier League clash that has likely decided the outcome of the title race.
  
  City entered the game five points down on the Gunners, but Pep G’s men now sit just two points behind – and crucially, have two games in hand.
  
  The hosts were in complete control for almost the entire match, with the goals largely provided by Belgian midfielder Kevin de Bruyne – who else, who scored twice.
  
  And in SportsBiz: Planning on going to the Paris Olympic Games in 2024? In general, tickets cost about US$26 each, but some of the more popular events, like the Women’s 100M final tickets cost US$758 for the best seats.
  
  The best seats for the Men’s 100M final is even more expensive at US$1,076.
  
  I guess because Men are faster?
  
  Tickets for the opening ceremony range from US$99 to US$2,960 the most expensive tickets of the games.
  
  By June this year, the organizing committee plans for 5 million tickets to be sold — half of the total tickets available.
  
  And in boxing: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya, who promotes Ryan Garcia, was not surprised with the news that last Saturday's mega-bout, between Garcia and lightweight rival Gervonta 'Tank' Davis, generated 1.2 million pay-per-view buys.
  
  The fight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, also banked a tremendous US$22Million at the gate - the fifth largest boxing gate in the city's history.
  
  The pay-per-view buys total was the largest since CANELO-GGG I in 2018.
  
  So at about US$50 a pop, that’s WOW about US$55M pay-per-view of which the boxers shared approximately half of that, so US$25M split between Davis and Garcia, not bad for a night’s work in boxing.
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53671106Thu, 27 Apr 2023 21:59:14 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 05 Episode 26 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a glorious Friday morning 28 April 2023. Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of...
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: The Fiji Rugby Union has gone into meltdown after the Attorney General of Fiji Siromi Turaga stepped in and declared the Fiji Rugby Charitable Trust non-compliant with the Charitable Trusts Act. The end result – the Fiji Rugby Union Annual General Meeting scheduled for this weekend has been postponed – tomorrow in fact in Lautoka and all directors have reportedly resigned.
  
  Strong rumours had emerged around Fiji overnight that the Fiji Rugby Union Board was resigning en-masse before their Annual General Meeting tomorrow – so it’s happened.
  
  What about FRU President Voreqe Bainimarama? Only time will tell.
  
  In rugby league: The Sharks demolished the Cowboys 6-44 at PointsBet Stadium last night, with Nicho Hynes claiming the inaugural Paul Green Medal.
  
  But the win came with some concerns with Braden Hamlin-Uele and Briton Nikora leaving the field with leg injuries.
  
  The Cowboys have injury concerns of their own with skipper Chad Townsend picking up what looked to be a calf injury, while star second-rower Jeremiah Nanai was placed on report and sin-binned for a hip-drop tackle.
  
  Meanwhile, Dragons forward Francis Molo has been suspended and fined by the NRL in regards to an off-field incident last year.
  
  Molo was charged with stalking or intimidating with intent to cause fear of physical or mental harm in a domestic setting on December 17.
  
  The 28-year-old pleaded guilty and was sentenced to an 18-month conditional release order and was issued an apprehended violence order for a period of two years.
  
  In football: Man City crushed Arsenal 4-1 in a monumental top-of-the-table Premier League clash that has likely decided the outcome of the title race.
  
  City entered the game five points down on the Gunners, but Pep G’s men now sit just two points behind – and crucially, have two games in hand.
  
  The hosts were in complete control for almost the entire match, with the goals largely provided by Belgian midfielder Kevin de Bruyne – who else, who scored twice.
  
  And in SportsBiz: Planning on going to the Paris Olympic Games in 2024? In general, tickets cost about US$26 each, but some of the more popular events, like the Women’s 100M final tickets cost US$758 for the best seats.
  
  The best seats for the Men’s 100M final is even more expensive at US$1,076.
  
  I guess because Men are faster?
  
  Tickets for the opening ceremony range from US$99 to US$2,960 the most expensive tickets of the games.
  
  By June this year, the organizing committee plans for 5 million tickets to be sold — half of the total tickets available.
  
  And in boxing: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya, who promotes Ryan Garcia, was not surprised with the news that last Saturday's mega-bout, between Garcia and lightweight rival Gervonta 'Tank' Davis, generated 1.2 million pay-per-view buys.
  
  The fight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, also banked a tremendous US$22Million at the gate - the fifth largest boxing gate in the city's history.
  
  The pay-per-view buys total was the largest since CANELO-GGG I in 2018.
  
  So at about US$50 a pop, that’s WOW about US$55M pay-per-view of which the boxers shared approximately half of that, so US$25M split between Davis and Garcia, not bad for a night’s work in boxing.
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  2917s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean526fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-04-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e25-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53659052
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: Strong rumours were swirling around the Kava bowls all around Fiji late last night that the Fiji Rugby Union Board is resigning enmasse before their Annual General Meeting in Lautoka on Saturday. What about FRU President Voreqe Bainimarama? Only time will tell.
  
  Meanwhile, more than 53,000 fans have bought tickets for England's Women’s Six Nations Grand Slam-deciding Test against France this Saturday - their first standalone Twickenham Test.
  
  Star England Centre, Emily Scarratt says playing in the 2022 Rugby World Cup final in front of a world-record crowd for a Women’s rugby game of 42,579 at New Zealand's Eden Park in Auckland was the game-changer.
  
  In rugby league: Do you believe Jack Wighton is taking a A$300,000 salary cut next season, as part of his shock move from Canberra to Souths?
  
  NRL Clubs are not allowed to ‘back-end’ deals which means the Club pays a player less in the first part of their contract and much more at the end of it.
  
  Broncos fans are calling the salary cap “a joke” and demanding that the NRL investigates whether the Rabbitohs have illegally structured Jack Wighton’s new deal which will see him take a A$300,000 pay cut next season.
  
  In football: Aston Villa moved up to fifth in the Premier League with a 1-0 win over Fulham on Tuesday, as Leeds and Leicester played out a 1-1 draw in the battle to beat the drop.
  
  Villa is now unbeaten in 10 games as they make a late push for Europe thanks to a remarkable turnaround since Unai Emery took over.
  
  And in SportsBiz: UFC owner Endeavor will sell its world-renowned IMG Academy campus in Florida, USA to Hong Kong-based private equity group BPEA EQT in a cash deal valued at US$1.25Billion.
  
  This comes three weeks after news broke that UFC was merging with WWE to create a new publicly traded company valued at US$21B.
  
  The IMG Academy placed more than 30,000 students on college sports rosters in 2022, caters to top youth athletes from the US and globally.
  
  In boxing: New Orleans police have issued an arrest warrant for UFC legend Nate Diaz, charging the UFC cult hero with second-degree battery after he featured in a viral street brawl video.
  
  The veteran warrior was seen choking out a man, who has since been identified as Rodney Petersen, a TikTok star known for looking like Logan Paul, the brother of Jake Paul.
  
  Why on earth would anyone want to look like either of the Paul brothers?
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53659052Wed, 26 Apr 2023 22:59:33 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 05 Episode 25 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a cloudy but bright Thursday morning 27 April 2023. Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the...
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: Strong rumours were swirling around the Kava bowls all around Fiji late last night that the Fiji Rugby Union Board is resigning enmasse before their Annual General Meeting in Lautoka on Saturday. What about FRU President Voreqe Bainimarama? Only time will tell.
  
  Meanwhile, more than 53,000 fans have bought tickets for England's Women’s Six Nations Grand Slam-deciding Test against France this Saturday - their first standalone Twickenham Test.
  
  Star England Centre, Emily Scarratt says playing in the 2022 Rugby World Cup final in front of a world-record crowd for a Women’s rugby game of 42,579 at New Zealand's Eden Park in Auckland was the game-changer.
  
  In rugby league: Do you believe Jack Wighton is taking a A$300,000 salary cut next season, as part of his shock move from Canberra to Souths?
  
  NRL Clubs are not allowed to ‘back-end’ deals which means the Club pays a player less in the first part of their contract and much more at the end of it.
  
  Broncos fans are calling the salary cap “a joke” and demanding that the NRL investigates whether the Rabbitohs have illegally structured Jack Wighton’s new deal which will see him take a A$300,000 pay cut next season.
  
  In football: Aston Villa moved up to fifth in the Premier League with a 1-0 win over Fulham on Tuesday, as Leeds and Leicester played out a 1-1 draw in the battle to beat the drop.
  
  Villa is now unbeaten in 10 games as they make a late push for Europe thanks to a remarkable turnaround since Unai Emery took over.
  
  And in SportsBiz: UFC owner Endeavor will sell its world-renowned IMG Academy campus in Florida, USA to Hong Kong-based private equity group BPEA EQT in a cash deal valued at US$1.25Billion.
  
  This comes three weeks after news broke that UFC was merging with WWE to create a new publicly traded company valued at US$21B.
  
  The IMG Academy placed more than 30,000 students on college sports rosters in 2022, caters to top youth athletes from the US and globally.
  
  In boxing: New Orleans police have issued an arrest warrant for UFC legend Nate Diaz, charging the UFC cult hero with second-degree battery after he featured in a viral street brawl video.
  
  The veteran warrior was seen choking out a man, who has since been identified as Rodney Petersen, a TikTok star known for looking like Logan Paul, the brother of Jake Paul.
  
  Why on earth would anyone want to look like either of the Paul brothers?
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  
  ]]>2387s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean525fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-04-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e24-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53650472
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In brilliant news for Women’s rugby: World Rugby has announced “Accelerate”, a new framework for growth and targeted investment that will supercharge the development of Women’s rugby around the world.
  
  A new targeted investment approach, “Accelerate” will see World Rugby partner with national unions, governments and like-minded brands to raise standards, on and off the field on the road to Rugby World Cup 2033 in the USA.
  
  Initially focusing on 20 unions capable of qualifying for the Rugby World Cup 2025 in England, “Accelerate” will help build and co-fund programs, competitions, new roles, resources and support structures for partner national unions, increasing the capability and capacity needed to create a stronger, more competitive and sustainably growing Women’s game around the world.
  
  Great news.
  
  In rugby league: Jack Wighton has reportedly shunned an offer of A$4 million over four years to join Wayne Bennett at the Dolphins and an NRL record A$4.4 million four-year deal to finish his career with the Raiders in Canberra, to sign with the South Sydney Rabbitohs for four years.
  
  And yesterday, the Storm beat a gutsy New Zealand Warriors 22-30 on the back of big shifts from Cameron Munster, Nick Meaney and Nelson Asofa-Solomona in a classic but brutal ANZAC Day clash at AAMI Park. The New Zealand Warriors deserved plenty of credit after a series of injuries reduced them to an empty bench.
  
  And earlier at Allianz Stadium, a Luke Keary field goal in the 74th minute got the Sydney Roosters home 27-26 against Saint George Dragons after another ANZAC Day classic with nine tries scored in total.
  
  In football: Tottenham sacked their interim Manager Cristian Stellini on Monday after Chairman Daniel Levy branded Sunday’s 6-1 defeat at Newcastle “wholly unacceptable”.
  
  Stellini was only put in charge 29 days ago, after his former boss Antonio Conte left the Club. Stellini won only one of his four games in charge.
  
  And in SportsBiz: The 2024 Paris Summer Olympics are still more than a year away, but organizers have received 4 million applications from fans, mainly from the UK and the US, for tickets in the most recent lottery.
  
  The Olympics will cost an estimated US$4.7Billion to stage with the vast majority of revenue coming from media rights, sponsorships, tickets and merchandise sales.
  
  In athletics: British great, Sir Mo Farah finished ninth in his final London Marathon on the weekend. The top three was rounded out by Kenya’s Geoffrey Kamworor and Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola, who had been left behind by the remarkable young Kenyan, Kelvin Kiptum who ran the second fastest time in history of 2:01.27 to win, shattering the course record, in an astonishing performance that at one stage threatened to break Eliud Kipchoge’s world best, finishing just 18 seconds short.
  
  Run Forrest run.
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53650472Wed, 26 Apr 2023 09:30:50 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 05 Episode 24 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a bright and sunny Wednesday morning 26 April 2023. Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the...
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In brilliant news for Women’s rugby: World Rugby has announced “Accelerate”, a new framework for growth and targeted investment that will supercharge the development of Women’s rugby around the world.
  
  A new targeted investment approach, “Accelerate” will see World Rugby partner with national unions, governments and like-minded brands to raise standards, on and off the field on the road to Rugby World Cup 2033 in the USA.
  
  Initially focusing on 20 unions capable of qualifying for the Rugby World Cup 2025 in England, “Accelerate” will help build and co-fund programs, competitions, new roles, resources and support structures for partner national unions, increasing the capability and capacity needed to create a stronger, more competitive and sustainably growing Women’s game around the world.
  
  Great news.
  
  In rugby league: Jack Wighton has reportedly shunned an offer of A$4 million over four years to join Wayne Bennett at the Dolphins and an NRL record A$4.4 million four-year deal to finish his career with the Raiders in Canberra, to sign with the South Sydney Rabbitohs for four years.
  
  And yesterday, the Storm beat a gutsy New Zealand Warriors 22-30 on the back of big shifts from Cameron Munster, Nick Meaney and Nelson Asofa-Solomona in a classic but brutal ANZAC Day clash at AAMI Park. The New Zealand Warriors deserved plenty of credit after a series of injuries reduced them to an empty bench.
  
  And earlier at Allianz Stadium, a Luke Keary field goal in the 74th minute got the Sydney Roosters home 27-26 against Saint George Dragons after another ANZAC Day classic with nine tries scored in total.
  
  In football: Tottenham sacked their interim Manager Cristian Stellini on Monday after Chairman Daniel Levy branded Sunday’s 6-1 defeat at Newcastle “wholly unacceptable”.
  
  Stellini was only put in charge 29 days ago, after his former boss Antonio Conte left the Club. Stellini won only one of his four games in charge.
  
  And in SportsBiz: The 2024 Paris Summer Olympics are still more than a year away, but organizers have received 4 million applications from fans, mainly from the UK and the US, for tickets in the most recent lottery.
  
  The Olympics will cost an estimated US$4.7Billion to stage with the vast majority of revenue coming from media rights, sponsorships, tickets and merchandise sales.
  
  In athletics: British great, Sir Mo Farah finished ninth in his final London Marathon on the weekend. The top three was rounded out by Kenya’s Geoffrey Kamworor and Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola, who had been left behind by the remarkable young Kenyan, Kelvin Kiptum who ran the second fastest time in history of 2:01.27 to win, shattering the course record, in an astonishing performance that at one stage threatened to break Eliud Kipchoge’s world best, finishing just 18 seconds short.
  
  Run Forrest run.
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>2667s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean524fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-04-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e23-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53635648
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: Crusaders and All Blacks loosehead Prop George Bower joins his fellow Fijian and All Blacks Crusader, Sevu Reece ruled out for the rest of 2023 due to a serious knee injury.
  
  Bower tore his anterior cruciate ligament during the Crusaders’ Round Six Super Rugby Pacific win over the Reds in Brisbane last month.
  
  After watching the Fijiana Drua going down to the Queensland Reds in their last regular season Super W game 22-45 after a brilliant start, you have to wonder how much the morale of the team was affected by reports yesterday in local media in Fiji that Team Fijiana had to rely on donations of food to feed the team after the Fiji Rugby Union failed to fund them.
  
  Meanwhile, major fireworks are expected in Lautoka this Saturday, not so much at Churchill Park, where the Fijian Drua takes on the Blues in the hot mid-afternoon sun; but more so at the Fiji Rugby Union Annual General Meeting at 10am with major unions wanting President Bainimarama and his Board of Directors out.
  
  In rugby league: Are your ready for the NRL games of the ANZAC Round today?
  
  Starting at Allianz Stadium at 4pm, we tip the Sydney Roosters to roo roo the Saint George Dragons, and at 7pm at AAMI Park in Melbourne, where the Storm have reshuffled their bench with Aaron Pene and Tyran Wishart joining the 17, and we tip Craig Bellamy’s team to woo woo the New Zealand Warriors.
  
  In football: After their game finished goalless, Victor Lindelof scored the decisive spot-kick as Erik10’s team beat Brighton on penalties 7-6 at Wembley on Sunday.
  
  The win sets up an FA Cup Final against treble-chasing Man City with Man U also on course for a domestic cup double.
  
  In SportsBiz: According to latest news reports, Lionel Messi will be allowed to leave Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer in the summer, when the Argentine's contract expires, and Barcelona still dream of luring him back to Spain regardless of their woeful financial situation.
  
  In boxing: Is Ryan Garcia just another pretty face on social media?
  
  Many Mexicans have criticized Garcia for giving up too easily against Gervonta Davis in their super fight at a sold out T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas on Sunday.
  
  In contrast to Gervonta Davis’ rough upbringing, with both his parents reportedly heavy cocaine users who spent time in prison, Garcia lived a very comfortable life in California.
  
  “The Tank” meanwhile, has his own troubles with the law, with two upcoming court dates: one in his native Baltimore for a late-night hit-and-run that injured four people including a pregnant woman, and the other in Florida, for a domestic assault involving the mother of his child (charges that will almost certainly be dropped as she has recanted her testimony).
  
  But for the moment, let’s put all this aside and give Gervonta Davis his dues - he has matured into an elite prizefighter, well on his way to being hailed as one of the all-time greats.
  
  As they say in Vegas, “Winners are grinners!”
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53635648Mon, 24 Apr 2023 21:57:39 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 05 Episode 23 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful Tuesday morning 25 April 2023. Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of...
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: Crusaders and All Blacks loosehead Prop George Bower joins his fellow Fijian and All Blacks Crusader, Sevu Reece ruled out for the rest of 2023 due to a serious knee injury.
  
  Bower tore his anterior cruciate ligament during the Crusaders’ Round Six Super Rugby Pacific win over the Reds in Brisbane last month.
  
  After watching the Fijiana Drua going down to the Queensland Reds in their last regular season Super W game 22-45 after a brilliant start, you have to wonder how much the morale of the team was affected by reports yesterday in local media in Fiji that Team Fijiana had to rely on donations of food to feed the team after the Fiji Rugby Union failed to fund them.
  
  Meanwhile, major fireworks are expected in Lautoka this Saturday, not so much at Churchill Park, where the Fijian Drua takes on the Blues in the hot mid-afternoon sun; but more so at the Fiji Rugby Union Annual General Meeting at 10am with major unions wanting President Bainimarama and his Board of Directors out.
  
  In rugby league: Are your ready for the NRL games of the ANZAC Round today?
  
  Starting at Allianz Stadium at 4pm, we tip the Sydney Roosters to roo roo the Saint George Dragons, and at 7pm at AAMI Park in Melbourne, where the Storm have reshuffled their bench with Aaron Pene and Tyran Wishart joining the 17, and we tip Craig Bellamy’s team to woo woo the New Zealand Warriors.
  
  In football: After their game finished goalless, Victor Lindelof scored the decisive spot-kick as Erik10’s team beat Brighton on penalties 7-6 at Wembley on Sunday.
  
  The win sets up an FA Cup Final against treble-chasing Man City with Man U also on course for a domestic cup double.
  
  In SportsBiz: According to latest news reports, Lionel Messi will be allowed to leave Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer in the summer, when the Argentine's contract expires, and Barcelona still dream of luring him back to Spain regardless of their woeful financial situation.
  
  In boxing: Is Ryan Garcia just another pretty face on social media?
  
  Many Mexicans have criticized Garcia for giving up too easily against Gervonta Davis in their super fight at a sold out T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas on Sunday.
  
  In contrast to Gervonta Davis’ rough upbringing, with both his parents reportedly heavy cocaine users who spent time in prison, Garcia lived a very comfortable life in California.
  
  “The Tank” meanwhile, has his own troubles with the law, with two upcoming court dates: one in his native Baltimore for a late-night hit-and-run that injured four people including a pregnant woman, and the other in Florida, for a domestic assault involving the mother of his child (charges that will almost certainly be dropped as she has recanted her testimony).
  
  But for the moment, let’s put all this aside and give Gervonta Davis his dues - he has matured into an elite prizefighter, well on his way to being hailed as one of the all-time greats.
  
  As they say in Vegas, “Winners are grinners!”
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>2687s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean523fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-04-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e22-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53623430
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: Following three days of energy-sapping action in Stellenbosch, South Africa, Tonga’s offensive firepower proved too strong for Germany as they scored four tries in their 26-14 victory to close out the event.
  
  Hostesses South Africa dug deep to turn in an impressive performance in the Women’s final, coming from behind to beat Belgium 10-17 sending their home supporters crazy.
  
  There is one remaining tournament in the Challenger 7s Series this coming weekend to decide who will qualify for the HSBC World Rugby 7s Series 2024.
  
  In rugby league: The Dolphins produced one of the greatest comebacks in NRL history to chase down a 26-0 deficit to stun the Gold Coast Titans 26-28 in the Suncorp cauldron yesterday.
  
  Euan Aitken scored with just five minutes to play, giving the Dolphins their first lead of the game, which they held on to for a famous victory.
  
  And after trailing 12-0 in the first half, the Tigers shocked their rapidly dwindling fan base actually roaring to lead 16-14 with eight minutes to go against Manly, before Jason Saab crossed for the Sea eagles 22-16 match winner.
  
  In football: Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney cried tears of joy as they watched Wrexham, who the duo bought in 2020, reach the English Football League for the first time in 15 years after a 3-1 win over Boreham Wood that secured the Welsh side’s passage to the fourth-tier of the English football pyramid in a finish a Hollywood script writer would struggle to match.
  
  In SportsBiz: The NFL held its inaugural player draft in 1936 in Philadelphia. There were no scouts, no players, no agents and no media.
  
  In fact, salaries were so meager that the first No. 1 overall pick — Heisman Trophy winner Jay Berwanger — chose to become a foam rubber salesman in Chicago rather than play pro football.
  
  This Thursday night, over 10 million viewers will tune in to ESPN for their 35 hours of coverage from 55 cameras and eight production trucks on the ground in Kansas City.
  
  In boxing: Up until yesterday morning, he was followed by over 16 million people on social media, but after the way that he was so easily taken apart by Gervonta Davis at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas yesterday, what’s the bet Ryan Garcia has lost a few million followers to “The Tank”.
  
  As they say in vegas, “Winners are grinners!”
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53623430Sun, 23 Apr 2023 22:09:49 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 05 Episode 22 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another beautiful Monday morning 24 April 2023. Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the...
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: Following three days of energy-sapping action in Stellenbosch, South Africa, Tonga’s offensive firepower proved too strong for Germany as they scored four tries in their 26-14 victory to close out the event.
  
  Hostesses South Africa dug deep to turn in an impressive performance in the Women’s final, coming from behind to beat Belgium 10-17 sending their home supporters crazy.
  
  There is one remaining tournament in the Challenger 7s Series this coming weekend to decide who will qualify for the HSBC World Rugby 7s Series 2024.
  
  In rugby league: The Dolphins produced one of the greatest comebacks in NRL history to chase down a 26-0 deficit to stun the Gold Coast Titans 26-28 in the Suncorp cauldron yesterday.
  
  Euan Aitken scored with just five minutes to play, giving the Dolphins their first lead of the game, which they held on to for a famous victory.
  
  And after trailing 12-0 in the first half, the Tigers shocked their rapidly dwindling fan base actually roaring to lead 16-14 with eight minutes to go against Manly, before Jason Saab crossed for the Sea eagles 22-16 match winner.
  
  In football: Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney cried tears of joy as they watched Wrexham, who the duo bought in 2020, reach the English Football League for the first time in 15 years after a 3-1 win over Boreham Wood that secured the Welsh side’s passage to the fourth-tier of the English football pyramid in a finish a Hollywood script writer would struggle to match.
  
  In SportsBiz: The NFL held its inaugural player draft in 1936 in Philadelphia. There were no scouts, no players, no agents and no media.
  
  In fact, salaries were so meager that the first No. 1 overall pick — Heisman Trophy winner Jay Berwanger — chose to become a foam rubber salesman in Chicago rather than play pro football.
  
  This Thursday night, over 10 million viewers will tune in to ESPN for their 35 hours of coverage from 55 cameras and eight production trucks on the ground in Kansas City.
  
  In boxing: Up until yesterday morning, he was followed by over 16 million people on social media, but after the way that he was so easily taken apart by Gervonta Davis at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas yesterday, what’s the bet Ryan Garcia has lost a few million followers to “The Tank”.
  
  As they say in vegas, “Winners are grinners!”
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>2427s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean522fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-04-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e21-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53616938
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union BREAKING NEWS: The Western Force have become just the second Australian team to post a win over a New Zealand Super Rugby team this season after beating the Highlanders 17-30 in front of a massive 8293 fans in Perth.
  
  This really puts the Fijian Drua wins at home to packed stadiums in Fiji in Super Rugby Pacific against the likes of the defending champions – the Crusaders and others into perspective.
  
  As per normal in the ANZAC rugby world, the Blues thrashed the New South Wales Waratahs 21-55 at Eden Park yesterday.
  
  In rugby league: A first-half hat-trick for Will Kennedy helped the Sharks to a 33-20 win over a “gritty” and undermanned Bulldogs in their ANZAC battle at Accor Stadium.
  
  The Bulldogs bounced back, but the Sharks kept them at bay to run out 13-point winners for their fifth win of the season.
  
  Meanwhile Kalyn Ponga made a strong return for the Newcastle Knights, who threw everything at the Cowboys in the final minutes in Townsville yesterday, but led by Valentine Holmes and Scott Drinkwater, the Cowboys held their nerves for a very satisfying 18-16 win at home.
  
  In football: Manchester United’s season of promise under Erik10 was handed a reality check as they were unceremoniously blown away 3 nil by Sevilla to crash out of the Europa League.
  
  And now a report from The Guardian claims that United plan to move ahead with a mass cleanout of up to 15 players including Jadon Sancho, Harry Maguire, Anthony Martial, Victor Lindelöf, Fred and Scott McTominay all facing the axe.
  
  In SportsBiz: He is followed by 9.6 million people on Instagram, on TikTok by an additional 5.3M fans. Then there’s his YouTube channel with 1.4M subscribers; “I grew up in a generation where everybody is on social media,” says the handsome and charismatic 24-year-old Ryan Garcia.
  
  “This is a dream come true and this is what I’ve dreamed of since I was a little boy,” Garcia said. “This is the biggest moment in sports right now. It means a lot. The magnitude of this fight is huge. Everything is on the line. I’m ready to dig as deep as I have to go. This moment is everything to me. I’ve envisioned this for years, and it’s finally here.”
  
  Watch out for Ryan Garcia against Gervonta Davis at T-Mobile Arena later today.
  
  In boxing: “It’s going to be crazy. Don’t blink your eyes, don’t get no popcorn, don’t get no drinks, none of that. Make sure you’re focused on the fight because it’s going to be punishment, knockout,” Gervonta Davis said when asked what he expects of the fight.
  
  Expect nothing but fireworks inside the ring today, with Garcia finishing four of his last five fights with a single punch while Davis also boasts serious knockout power!
  
  “Let’s get ready to R U M B L E”
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53616938Sat, 22 Apr 2023 22:19:44 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 05 Episode 21 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another cloudy Sunday morning 23 April 2023. Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle...
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union BREAKING NEWS: The Western Force have become just the second Australian team to post a win over a New Zealand Super Rugby team this season after beating the Highlanders 17-30 in front of a massive 8293 fans in Perth.
  
  This really puts the Fijian Drua wins at home to packed stadiums in Fiji in Super Rugby Pacific against the likes of the defending champions – the Crusaders and others into perspective.
  
  As per normal in the ANZAC rugby world, the Blues thrashed the New South Wales Waratahs 21-55 at Eden Park yesterday.
  
  In rugby league: A first-half hat-trick for Will Kennedy helped the Sharks to a 33-20 win over a “gritty” and undermanned Bulldogs in their ANZAC battle at Accor Stadium.
  
  The Bulldogs bounced back, but the Sharks kept them at bay to run out 13-point winners for their fifth win of the season.
  
  Meanwhile Kalyn Ponga made a strong return for the Newcastle Knights, who threw everything at the Cowboys in the final minutes in Townsville yesterday, but led by Valentine Holmes and Scott Drinkwater, the Cowboys held their nerves for a very satisfying 18-16 win at home.
  
  In football: Manchester United’s season of promise under Erik10 was handed a reality check as they were unceremoniously blown away 3 nil by Sevilla to crash out of the Europa League.
  
  And now a report from The Guardian claims that United plan to move ahead with a mass cleanout of up to 15 players including Jadon Sancho, Harry Maguire, Anthony Martial, Victor Lindelöf, Fred and Scott McTominay all facing the axe.
  
  In SportsBiz: He is followed by 9.6 million people on Instagram, on TikTok by an additional 5.3M fans. Then there’s his YouTube channel with 1.4M subscribers; “I grew up in a generation where everybody is on social media,” says the handsome and charismatic 24-year-old Ryan Garcia.
  
  “This is a dream come true and this is what I’ve dreamed of since I was a little boy,” Garcia said. “This is the biggest moment in sports right now. It means a lot. The magnitude of this fight is huge. Everything is on the line. I’m ready to dig as deep as I have to go. This moment is everything to me. I’ve envisioned this for years, and it’s finally here.”
  
  Watch out for Ryan Garcia against Gervonta Davis at T-Mobile Arena later today.
  
  In boxing: “It’s going to be crazy. Don’t blink your eyes, don’t get no popcorn, don’t get no drinks, none of that. Make sure you’re focused on the fight because it’s going to be punishment, knockout,” Gervonta Davis said when asked what he expects of the fight.
  
  Expect nothing but fireworks inside the ring today, with Garcia finishing four of his last five fights with a single punch while Davis also boasts serious knockout power!
  
  “Let’s get ready to R U M B L E”
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  ]]>2597s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean521fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-04-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e20-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53610048
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: The Chiefs title quest marches on after they rolled the Fijian Drua 17-50 in the rain in Hamilton last night, to bank another bonus point win and strengthen their grip on top spot while extending their franchise record start in Super Rugby Pacific to eight unbeaten games.
  
  In a nod to the brilliant flair they have injected into Super Rugby Pacific, Fijian Drua Wing Ilaisa Droasese claimed the try of the match after an 80M counter-attack following an error on attack by the Chiefs.
  
  Other aspects of the Drua’s work, though, left a lot to be desired before they tackle the Blues this weekend.
  
  The World Rugby 7s Challenger Series 2023 in South Africa to get into the HSBC World Rugby 7s Series from next year sees, in the Men’s semis: Belgium v Germany, Hong Kong China v Tonga and in the Women’s semi-finals: South Africa v China and Belgium v Poland.
  
  Go Tonga go!
  
  In rugby league: The Broncos dominated the first half scoring three tries in nine minutes and then held off a second-half comeback from the Eels for a 26-16 win in wet and wild conditions in Darwin.
  
  Superman Payne Haas finished the game with 200 running metres, five tackle busts and 17 tackles without any misses.
  
  The Eels scored two tries in the second half to get back into the game but it wasn’t enough to make up for a defensive horror show in the first 40 where they missed a total of 33 tackles to Brisbane’s 16 and 21 of those were in the first half alone.
  
  In football: The US and Mexico have submitted a joint bid to co-host the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, against bids already submitted by Brazil, South Africa, and a joint bid by Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
  
  The US, Mexico and Canada are already set to co-host the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup.
  
  In SportsBiz: Manchester City is moving ahead with a US$373Million renovation of Etihad Stadium, including a capacity increase from 53,400 to around 61,000 seats, on an upper tier on the north stand, with a sky bar and roof walk above, a covered fan zone with food and drink outlets, a new Club shop and museum, a 400-bed hotel and an incubator for SMEs working with Man City, team owner City Football Group, and Etihad Campus partners.
  
  In boxing: Ryan Garcia started boxing at the age of seven and became a 15-time US national amateur champion, amassing an amateur record of 230 fights with 215 wins and only 15 losses.
  
  Although American by birth and nationality, Garcia often carries both the US and Mexican flags into the ring as he will this weekend against Gervonta Davis in their Lightweight super fight this weekend.
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53610048Fri, 21 Apr 2023 22:29:04 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 05 Episode 20 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another cloudy Saturday morning 22 April 2023. Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle...
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: The Chiefs title quest marches on after they rolled the Fijian Drua 17-50 in the rain in Hamilton last night, to bank another bonus point win and strengthen their grip on top spot while extending their franchise record start in Super Rugby Pacific to eight unbeaten games.
  
  In a nod to the brilliant flair they have injected into Super Rugby Pacific, Fijian Drua Wing Ilaisa Droasese claimed the try of the match after an 80M counter-attack following an error on attack by the Chiefs.
  
  Other aspects of the Drua’s work, though, left a lot to be desired before they tackle the Blues this weekend.
  
  The World Rugby 7s Challenger Series 2023 in South Africa to get into the HSBC World Rugby 7s Series from next year sees, in the Men’s semis: Belgium v Germany, Hong Kong China v Tonga and in the Women’s semi-finals: South Africa v China and Belgium v Poland.
  
  Go Tonga go!
  
  In rugby league: The Broncos dominated the first half scoring three tries in nine minutes and then held off a second-half comeback from the Eels for a 26-16 win in wet and wild conditions in Darwin.
  
  Superman Payne Haas finished the game with 200 running metres, five tackle busts and 17 tackles without any misses.
  
  The Eels scored two tries in the second half to get back into the game but it wasn’t enough to make up for a defensive horror show in the first 40 where they missed a total of 33 tackles to Brisbane’s 16 and 21 of those were in the first half alone.
  
  In football: The US and Mexico have submitted a joint bid to co-host the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, against bids already submitted by Brazil, South Africa, and a joint bid by Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
  
  The US, Mexico and Canada are already set to co-host the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup.
  
  In SportsBiz: Manchester City is moving ahead with a US$373Million renovation of Etihad Stadium, including a capacity increase from 53,400 to around 61,000 seats, on an upper tier on the north stand, with a sky bar and roof walk above, a covered fan zone with food and drink outlets, a new Club shop and museum, a 400-bed hotel and an incubator for SMEs working with Man City, team owner City Football Group, and Etihad Campus partners.
  
  In boxing: Ryan Garcia started boxing at the age of seven and became a 15-time US national amateur champion, amassing an amateur record of 230 fights with 215 wins and only 15 losses.
  
  Although American by birth and nationality, Garcia often carries both the US and Mexican flags into the ring as he will this weekend against Gervonta Davis in their Lightweight super fight this weekend.
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>2757s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean520fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-04-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e19-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53602912
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: The New Zealand Warriors have lured dual international and former skipper Roger Tuivasa-Sheck back to the Club on a three-year deal, beginning in 2024.
  
  The 29-year-old left the NRL mid-2021 to join Super Rugby side the Auckland Blues and made his All Blacks debut against Ireland in July, 2022.
  
  Smart move!
  
  Twelve Men’s and 12 Women’s teams are competing in the World Rugby 7s Challenger Series 2023 in Stellenbosch, South Africa over the next two weekends.
  
  The Challenger Series was introduced in 2020 to boost Rugby 7s development globally and provide a pathway for promotion to the HSBC World Rugby 7s Series.
  
  Papua New Guinea are competing in the Women’s competition and I just have to ask, where are our Tongan and Samoan rugby-playing sisters?
  
  In the Men’s Challenger Series, Germany headline Pool A with Tonga, Zimbabwe and Belgium.
  
  Chile take on Hong Kong China, Papua New Guinea and Italy in Pool B, while in Pool C, Uganda are joined by Korea, Jamaica and Brazil.
  
  The winner of the Men’s competition will enter the HSBC London 7s in May with a chance to achieve the coveted HSBC World Rugby 7s Series status in 2024.
  
  Tongan Captain, Sione Tupou said: “We’re very grateful to be here. Our preparation has been good. Tonga has never played in the World Series. So for us it’s a huge opportunity to open doors for the younger generation back at home.”
  
  Well said.
  
  In rugby league: The Panthers looked to have won it when Stephen Crichton bagged his hat-trick in the 70th minute, but on the back of another Latrell Mitchell master class, South Sydney scored twice in the dying stages to steal an incredible 20-18 win at Accor Stadium last night and snap a five-game losing streak against Penrith.
  
  So the Rabbitohs poo-pooed the Panthers as we tipped, tonight the Eels to boo boo the Broncos in Darwin, the Sharks to bing bong the Bulldogs, the Cowboys to king kong the Knights in Townsville, the Dolphins to tutu the Titans at Suncorp on Sunday, the Tigers to moo moo Manly, the Roosters to roo roo the Dragons and the Storm to woo woo the NZ Warriors at AAMI Park.
  
  In football: UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals yesterday: Bayern Munich 1-1 Man City and Inter Milan 3-3 Benfica and so the Semifinals on 09 May sees Real Madrid vs Manchester City, on 10 May AC Milan vs Inter Milan, and the second leg on 16 May Inter Milan vs AC Milan and 17 May Manchester City vs Real Madrid.
  
  In SportsBiz: Liberty Media sees Las Vegas as a great long-term bet for Formula 1 around the Las Vegas Grand Prix scheduled for November. The F1 owner has put down over US$500Million in its Vegas operations, namely a 300,000-square-foot building on a 39-acre plot of land which they purchased last year for US$240M.
  
  F1 is defying its own conventions to bring the race to Vegas: It will be the third US race on the calendar along with Miami and Austin, Texas at a time when it’s a rarity for any country to host more than one F1 race. It’s also holding the race on a Saturday night – its first such race in nearly 40 years.
  
  In boxing: The Gervonta Davis versus Ryan Garcia super fight in Vegas this weekend is happening mainly because combined, the gladiators have cultivated a galaxy of fans on social media over the years, with more than 14 million followers on Instagram alone.
  
  Networks and promoters be damned - they’re far too often the obstacle to making megafights, but Davis and Garcia ensured they wouldn’t be this time around by initiating the fight that will maximize their bottom lines — and setting an example in the process.
  
  And finally this odd bit of sports news: A Scottish ultra-marathon runner has been stripped of her third place finish at the 80Km Manchester to Liverpool race on 7 April after she took a car ride for 4km of the race.
  
  The GPS data tracking on Dr. Joasia Zakrzewski showed that she suddenly sped up for a 4km stretch of the race, which cut her time by as much as 25 minutes, according to the BBC.
  
  The good doctor finished just 22 seconds behind the runner up in a time of seven hours and 25 minutes.
  
  Not sure what to make of that? Maybe she wanted to hit the finish line and rush off to the toilet or something?
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53602912Thu, 20 Apr 2023 09:27:00 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 05 Episode 19 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a somewhat cloudy Friday morning 21 April 2023. Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the...
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: The New Zealand Warriors have lured dual international and former skipper Roger Tuivasa-Sheck back to the Club on a three-year deal, beginning in 2024.
  
  The 29-year-old left the NRL mid-2021 to join Super Rugby side the Auckland Blues and made his All Blacks debut against Ireland in July, 2022.
  
  Smart move!
  
  Twelve Men’s and 12 Women’s teams are competing in the World Rugby 7s Challenger Series 2023 in Stellenbosch, South Africa over the next two weekends.
  
  The Challenger Series was introduced in 2020 to boost Rugby 7s development globally and provide a pathway for promotion to the HSBC World Rugby 7s Series.
  
  Papua New Guinea are competing in the Women’s competition and I just have to ask, where are our Tongan and Samoan rugby-playing sisters?
  
  In the Men’s Challenger Series, Germany headline Pool A with Tonga, Zimbabwe and Belgium.
  
  Chile take on Hong Kong China, Papua New Guinea and Italy in Pool B, while in Pool C, Uganda are joined by Korea, Jamaica and Brazil.
  
  The winner of the Men’s competition will enter the HSBC London 7s in May with a chance to achieve the coveted HSBC World Rugby 7s Series status in 2024.
  
  Tongan Captain, Sione Tupou said: “We’re very grateful to be here. Our preparation has been good. Tonga has never played in the World Series. So for us it’s a huge opportunity to open doors for the younger generation back at home.”
  
  Well said.
  
  In rugby league: The Panthers looked to have won it when Stephen Crichton bagged his hat-trick in the 70th minute, but on the back of another Latrell Mitchell master class, South Sydney scored twice in the dying stages to steal an incredible 20-18 win at Accor Stadium last night and snap a five-game losing streak against Penrith.
  
  So the Rabbitohs poo-pooed the Panthers as we tipped, tonight the Eels to boo boo the Broncos in Darwin, the Sharks to bing bong the Bulldogs, the Cowboys to king kong the Knights in Townsville, the Dolphins to tutu the Titans at Suncorp on Sunday, the Tigers to moo moo Manly, the Roosters to roo roo the Dragons and the Storm to woo woo the NZ Warriors at AAMI Park.
  
  In football: UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals yesterday: Bayern Munich 1-1 Man City and Inter Milan 3-3 Benfica and so the Semifinals on 09 May sees Real Madrid vs Manchester City, on 10 May AC Milan vs Inter Milan, and the second leg on 16 May Inter Milan vs AC Milan and 17 May Manchester City vs Real Madrid.
  
  In SportsBiz: Liberty Media sees Las Vegas as a great long-term bet for Formula 1 around the Las Vegas Grand Prix scheduled for November. The F1 owner has put down over US$500Million in its Vegas operations, namely a 300,000-square-foot building on a 39-acre plot of land which they purchased last year for US$240M.
  
  F1 is defying its own conventions to bring the race to Vegas: It will be the third US race on the calendar along with Miami and Austin, Texas at a time when it’s a rarity for any country to host more than one F1 race. It’s also holding the race on a Saturday night – its first such race in nearly 40 years.
  
  In boxing: The Gervonta Davis versus Ryan Garcia super fight in Vegas this weekend is happening mainly because combined, the gladiators have cultivated a galaxy of fans on social media over the years, with more than 14 million followers on Instagram alone.
  
  Networks and promoters be damned - they’re far too often the obstacle to making megafights, but Davis and Garcia ensured they wouldn’t be this time around by initiating the fight that will maximize their bottom lines — and setting...]]>3827s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean519fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-04-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e18-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53592415
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: Our world famous Super Rugby Pacific tips for this weekend: The Fijian Drua to Fabuloso the Chiefs in Hamilton on Friday, the Crusaders to Axion the Rebels, the Blues to Ajax the NSW Waratahs at Eden Park and the Highlanders to Janola the Force wherever they’re playing.
  
  In rugby league: Cowboys star Jason Taumalolo is expected to spend up to six weeks on the sideline after he undergoes knee surgery tomorrow. The Club has confirmed that Taumalolo suffered the knee cartilage injury earlier in the season but it had now reached the point where surgery was requited.
  
  NRL Round 8 games: Rabbitohs vs Panthers Thursday 7.50pm at Accor Stadium and Friday 8pm the Eels vs Broncos in Darwin. On Saturday we see the Bulldogs vs Sharks at 5.30pm at Accor Stadium and the Cowboys vs the Knights 7.35pm in Townsville.
  
  In football: Watch out for the UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals deciders today with Chelsea under Frank Lampard at Stamford Bridge, hosting 14-times and defending Champions Real Madrid, plus Italian giants Napoli clash with Milan who must be distracted by being up for sale.
  
  Only in America and only in Boxing: WBA Lightweight World Champion Gervonta Davis at 28-0 with a remarkable 26 KOs and challenger, Ryan Garcia at 23-0 with 19 by KO are all-in for this weekend’s 12-round super fight at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with the American duo both so confident of victory, they are both willing to lay down their entire guaranteed earnings of US$2.75Million in a winner-take-all bet over the result.
  
  In SportsBiz: Andrea Radrizzani is considering a bid for Inter Milan, valued at US$1.1Billion by Bloomberg. Radrizzani owns 56% of EPL Club Leeds, and a bid for Inter Milan could be contingent on him selling his stake in Leeds to the San Francisco 49ers NFL team, which already owns 44% of Leeds.
  
  The only spanner in the works is that Leeds are struggling in the EPL drop zone and if they get relegated, this deal goes down with them.
  
  We finish with the usually staid sport of Snooker where “Just Stop Oil” activists brought the Snooker World Championships to a halt in a dramatic invasion, with a 32 year old man climbing onto a table and covering it with orange paint powder, while a 52 year old woman attempted to glue herself to the table but was stopped by the referee in Sheffield England on Monday night, before they were both removed by security and arrested by South Yorkshire Police.
  
  Games were immediately suspended, with the players leaving the arena, to return later to resume play to a standing ovation from the crowd.
  
  What is unclear is whether the protesting couple are married, or whether the old lady was doing it just to impress her grandchildren?
  
  c
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53592415Wed, 19 Apr 2023 10:17:00 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 05 Episode 18 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a bright and sunny Wednesday morning 19 April 2023. Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the...
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: Our world famous Super Rugby Pacific tips for this weekend: The Fijian Drua to Fabuloso the Chiefs in Hamilton on Friday, the Crusaders to Axion the Rebels, the Blues to Ajax the NSW Waratahs at Eden Park and the Highlanders to Janola the Force wherever they’re playing.
  
  In rugby league: Cowboys star Jason Taumalolo is expected to spend up to six weeks on the sideline after he undergoes knee surgery tomorrow. The Club has confirmed that Taumalolo suffered the knee cartilage injury earlier in the season but it had now reached the point where surgery was requited.
  
  NRL Round 8 games: Rabbitohs vs Panthers Thursday 7.50pm at Accor Stadium and Friday 8pm the Eels vs Broncos in Darwin. On Saturday we see the Bulldogs vs Sharks at 5.30pm at Accor Stadium and the Cowboys vs the Knights 7.35pm in Townsville.
  
  In football: Watch out for the UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals deciders today with Chelsea under Frank Lampard at Stamford Bridge, hosting 14-times and defending Champions Real Madrid, plus Italian giants Napoli clash with Milan who must be distracted by being up for sale.
  
  Only in America and only in Boxing: WBA Lightweight World Champion Gervonta Davis at 28-0 with a remarkable 26 KOs and challenger, Ryan Garcia at 23-0 with 19 by KO are all-in for this weekend’s 12-round super fight at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with the American duo both so confident of victory, they are both willing to lay down their entire guaranteed earnings of US$2.75Million in a winner-take-all bet over the result.
  
  In SportsBiz: Andrea Radrizzani is considering a bid for Inter Milan, valued at US$1.1Billion by Bloomberg. Radrizzani owns 56% of EPL Club Leeds, and a bid for Inter Milan could be contingent on him selling his stake in Leeds to the San Francisco 49ers NFL team, which already owns 44% of Leeds.
  
  The only spanner in the works is that Leeds are struggling in the EPL drop zone and if they get relegated, this deal goes down with them.
  
  We finish with the usually staid sport of Snooker where “Just Stop Oil” activists brought the Snooker World Championships to a halt in a dramatic invasion, with a 32 year old man climbing onto a table and covering it with orange paint powder, while a 52 year old woman attempted to glue herself to the table but was stopped by the referee in Sheffield England on Monday night, before they were both removed by security and arrested by South Yorkshire Police.
  
  Games were immediately suspended, with the players leaving the arena, to return later to resume play to a standing ovation from the crowd.
  
  What is unclear is whether the protesting couple are married, or whether the old lady was doing it just to impress her grandchildren?
  
  c
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>2777s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean518fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-04-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e17-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53566643
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: Super Rugby Pacific games this weekend: The Chiefs host the Fijian Drua in Hamilton on Friday evening, followed by the Rebels against the Crusaders, the Blues versus the NSW Waratahs at Eden Park on Saturday at 7.05pm and then the Force-Highlanders somewhere way out west.
  
  In rugby league: Canberra Raiders star Jack Wighton has shocked Kangaroos and New South Wales Blues fans by quitting rep footy just two months after celebrating his 30th birthday.
  
  And this after he stunned his Club last month by announcing he was turning down his player option for 2024 to try the open market.
  
  Canberra responded with a four-year deal worth A$4.4Million but that’s still sitting on the table, with a host of Clubs, led by the Dolphins, interested in his services.
  
  Several Clubs are claiming that the NRL is scared to “censor” Canterbury Bulldogs GM and Channel NINE TV guru, Phil Gould for his comments made on television and social media recently.
  
  Gould, who is considered one of the smartest minds in the game,
  isn’t afraid to say what he really thinks about the game’s big talking points, with the NRL often in the firing line.
  
  In football: Lionel Messi scored again in Ligue 1 yesterday for PSG, marking his 495th goal across Europe's top leagues - Spain, Italy, Germany and France, except in the Premier League where the Argentine star has never been tested, unlike Cristiano Ronaldo who has scored as many goals in England, La Liga and Serie A before moving to play in Saudi Arabia.
  
  In SportsBiz: With an average purchase price of US$668, Game 1 of the first-round showdown in Sacramento between the Kings and Golden State Warriors is the priciest NBA playoff ticket ever, apart from the NBA Finals.
  
  The most expensive tickets are a whopping US$2,496 for two tickets nowhere near courtside.
  
  In Boxing: Fake boxer Jake Paul has announced he will return to the ring on 06 August against UFC legend Nate Diaz in a 84Kg boxing fight in Dallas, Texas.
  
  This after his first loss — a split decision to Tommy Fury in Saudi Arabia in February.
  
  Fury was the first real boxer Paul had fought after his early fake fights included wins against a fellow YouTuber, an ex-NBA player and former UFC fighters like 50-year old Anderson Silva.
  
  Fake, fake, fake what else can I say?
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53566643Tue, 18 Apr 2023 03:51:19 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 05 Episode 17 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a cloudy Tuesday morning 18 April 2023. Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the...
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: Super Rugby Pacific games this weekend: The Chiefs host the Fijian Drua in Hamilton on Friday evening, followed by the Rebels against the Crusaders, the Blues versus the NSW Waratahs at Eden Park on Saturday at 7.05pm and then the Force-Highlanders somewhere way out west.
  
  In rugby league: Canberra Raiders star Jack Wighton has shocked Kangaroos and New South Wales Blues fans by quitting rep footy just two months after celebrating his 30th birthday.
  
  And this after he stunned his Club last month by announcing he was turning down his player option for 2024 to try the open market.
  
  Canberra responded with a four-year deal worth A$4.4Million but that’s still sitting on the table, with a host of Clubs, led by the Dolphins, interested in his services.
  
  Several Clubs are claiming that the NRL is scared to “censor” Canterbury Bulldogs GM and Channel NINE TV guru, Phil Gould for his comments made on television and social media recently.
  
  Gould, who is considered one of the smartest minds in the game,
  isn’t afraid to say what he really thinks about the game’s big talking points, with the NRL often in the firing line.
  
  In football: Lionel Messi scored again in Ligue 1 yesterday for PSG, marking his 495th goal across Europe's top leagues - Spain, Italy, Germany and France, except in the Premier League where the Argentine star has never been tested, unlike Cristiano Ronaldo who has scored as many goals in England, La Liga and Serie A before moving to play in Saudi Arabia.
  
  In SportsBiz: With an average purchase price of US$668, Game 1 of the first-round showdown in Sacramento between the Kings and Golden State Warriors is the priciest NBA playoff ticket ever, apart from the NBA Finals.
  
  The most expensive tickets are a whopping US$2,496 for two tickets nowhere near courtside.
  
  In Boxing: Fake boxer Jake Paul has announced he will return to the ring on 06 August against UFC legend Nate Diaz in a 84Kg boxing fight in Dallas, Texas.
  
  This after his first loss — a split decision to Tommy Fury in Saudi Arabia in February.
  
  Fury was the first real boxer Paul had fought after his early fake fights included wins against a fellow YouTuber, an ex-NBA player and former UFC fighters like 50-year old Anderson Silva.
  
  Fake, fake, fake what else can I say?
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>2377s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean517fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-04-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e16-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53554860
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  And we start with the AFL – yep Aussie Rules that game for sissies, where Collingwood Football Club has issued an apology to former St Kilda star Nicky Winmar 30 years after the First Nations footballer was racially abused by spectators during an AFL game.
  
  Winmar and teammate Gilbert McAdam were subjected to racial abuse while warming up before Collingwood’s game against St Kilda at Victoria Park on 17 April 1993.
  
  During the game, Winmar famously lifted his jumper and pointed at his skin, resulting in one of the sport’s most iconic photos.
  
  Well done Pies and go brothers!
  
  In rugby union, in the Super W competition in Australia yesterday, the Waratahs pipped the Queensland Reds 30-31 and Team Fijiana went down 10-23 to the Western Force.
  
  In rugby league: Eels coach Brad Arthur has revealed superstar Reagan Campbell-Gillard spent a couple of days in hospital last week before checking out and biting the Bulldogs last night, in his best game of 2023 in their 30-4 win.
  
  RCG’s hard running and earth-shaking tackles set the tone from the opening minute, with the Eels enforcer racking up a game-high 161M run and seven tackle busts.
  
  Fijian flyer, Maika Sivo also scored a double.
  
  And the Raiders beat the Dragons 14-20 in an ugly win with Hudson Young scoring the match winning try before being sin-binned in the final minute, giving the Dragons a final shot but hey guess what – they fluffed it again.
  
  OK so we got the Storm Manly game wrong, but we tipped the Sharks over the Roosters, the NZ Warriors to curry the Cowboys, the Panthers to kebab the Knights, the Raiders beat the Dragons 14-20 and the Eels beat the Bulldogs yesterday.
  
  In football: Norwegian superstar, Erling Haaland equaled the Premier League record for goals in a 38-game season on Saturday as Man City closed the gap on leaders Arsenal to just three points.
  
  Haaland scored twice in the first half of City’s 3-1 win over Leicester to reach 32 goals — the same as Liverpool Pharaoh Mohamed Salah’s tally in 2017/18.
  
  Earlier, Aston Villa put themselves in the mix for a top-four finish, beating Newcastle 3-0 for a fifth straight league win.
  
  Villa are still six points off the top four, but are in red-hot form after a seventh win in eight games.
  
  However, Villa Manager, Unai Emery remains cautious about their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League saying, “We can think about a Europa League position but the top four is very, very difficult,” said the Spaniard.
  
  In Boxing: Englishman Joe Joyce has seen his world title hopes dashed after a shock sixth round loss to Zhilei Zhang of China in London yesterday, after the Referee called the contest off after Joyce copped a black right eye that was so badly swollen, it was completely shut.
  
  “I would like to apologise to all my fans and my supporters. I will be back,” Joyce said behind a pair of borrowed dark sunglasses.
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53554860Mon, 17 Apr 2023 03:31:21 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 05 Episode 16 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another cloudy but bright Monday morning 17 April 2023. Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in...
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  And we start with the AFL – yep Aussie Rules that game for sissies, where Collingwood Football Club has issued an apology to former St Kilda star Nicky Winmar 30 years after the First Nations footballer was racially abused by spectators during an AFL game.
  
  Winmar and teammate Gilbert McAdam were subjected to racial abuse while warming up before Collingwood’s game against St Kilda at Victoria Park on 17 April 1993.
  
  During the game, Winmar famously lifted his jumper and pointed at his skin, resulting in one of the sport’s most iconic photos.
  
  Well done Pies and go brothers!
  
  In rugby union, in the Super W competition in Australia yesterday, the Waratahs pipped the Queensland Reds 30-31 and Team Fijiana went down 10-23 to the Western Force.
  
  In rugby league: Eels coach Brad Arthur has revealed superstar Reagan Campbell-Gillard spent a couple of days in hospital last week before checking out and biting the Bulldogs last night, in his best game of 2023 in their 30-4 win.
  
  RCG’s hard running and earth-shaking tackles set the tone from the opening minute, with the Eels enforcer racking up a game-high 161M run and seven tackle busts.
  
  Fijian flyer, Maika Sivo also scored a double.
  
  And the Raiders beat the Dragons 14-20 in an ugly win with Hudson Young scoring the match winning try before being sin-binned in the final minute, giving the Dragons a final shot but hey guess what – they fluffed it again.
  
  OK so we got the Storm Manly game wrong, but we tipped the Sharks over the Roosters, the NZ Warriors to curry the Cowboys, the Panthers to kebab the Knights, the Raiders beat the Dragons 14-20 and the Eels beat the Bulldogs yesterday.
  
  In football: Norwegian superstar, Erling Haaland equaled the Premier League record for goals in a 38-game season on Saturday as Man City closed the gap on leaders Arsenal to just three points.
  
  Haaland scored twice in the first half of City’s 3-1 win over Leicester to reach 32 goals — the same as Liverpool Pharaoh Mohamed Salah’s tally in 2017/18.
  
  Earlier, Aston Villa put themselves in the mix for a top-four finish, beating Newcastle 3-0 for a fifth straight league win.
  
  Villa are still six points off the top four, but are in red-hot form after a seventh win in eight games.
  
  However, Villa Manager, Unai Emery remains cautious about their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League saying, “We can think about a Europa League position but the top four is very, very difficult,” said the Spaniard.
  
  In Boxing: Englishman Joe Joyce has seen his world title hopes dashed after a shock sixth round loss to Zhilei Zhang of China in London yesterday, after the Referee called the contest off after Joyce copped a black right eye that was so badly swollen, it was completely shut.
  
  “I would like to apologise to all my fans and my supporters. I will be back,” Joyce said behind a pair of borrowed dark sunglasses.
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>2587s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean515fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-04-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e15-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53548017
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: In Super Rugby Pacific, the Chiefs hammered the Hurricanes 17-33 in the sun of all things in Wellington yesterday afternoon and the New South Wales Waratahs snapped a four-game losing run to Forrest Gump the Western Force 16-36 in Sydney last night.
  
  Today in Super W we tip the Waratahs to Coco Chanel the Queensland Reds and Fijiana to Wella shampoo the Western Force.
  
  Tongan powerhouse, Samisoni Taukei’aho has become the first All Black to recommit until the end of the next Rugby World Cup, signing a deal through to 2027.
  
  The 25-year-old made his debut for the All Blacks against Fiji in Hamilton in 2021 and has quickly established himself as the best Hooker in the three-time world champions’ starting XV.
  
  Taukei’aho is already in the history books after he equalled the record for most tries scored by an All Blacks forward in a calendar year when he crossed for seven tries in 2022.
  
  In rugby league: The New Zealand Warriors scrapped their way to a tough victory over the North QueensLand Cowboys yesterday afternoon at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland, which Coach, Andrew Webster conceded was a “hard watch”.
  
  The Warriors made 55 tackles in their own 20-metre zone in their 22-14 win after consistently handing the Cowboys strong field position.
  
  Phillip Sami soared above the pack to catch a bomb and score to get the Titans off to a dream start at Cbus Super Stadium yesterday, but the Broncos beat them 23-43 on the back of brilliant games from Reece Walsh and Payne Haas again.
  
  And Panthers superstar, Nathan Cleary booted a 39M field goal in golden point to win it 16-15 and break Newcastle hearts in a fiery clash in front of 26,084 fans at a pumping McDonald Jones Stadium last night.
  
  The game went to extra time after a frantic final 10 minutes saw things finish at 15-15 in regulation where Cleary struck a one-pointer to save the Panthers and send the game into golden point.
  
  In football: “You’re getting sacked in the morning’ was the chant by Brighton & Hove Albion fans to Frank Lampard after Chelsea slumped to a third consecutive defeat under his guidance, as Brighton produced a superb display at Stamford Bridge to win it 2-1.
  
  Meanwhile Ollie Watkins scored twice for a convincing 3-0 win for Aston Villa at home against Newcastle.
  
  In Boxing: Englishman Joe Joyce takes on Zhilei Zhang of China at the Copper Box Arena in London today as the Briton attempts to defend his undefeated record on the back of a win against former world champion Joseph Parker.
  
  Joyce is expected to take home US$3Million for this fight while Zhilei Zhang will earn US$1M.
  
  In the annual running of the Grand National at Aintree Racecourse in England, nine people were arrested after a large number of protesters attempted to gain entry to the track, with at least two affixing themselves to a jump using glue and lock-on devices, delaying the start of the infamously tough four-and-a-quarter-mile race.
  
  Following the delay, Corach Rambler won the famous race.
  
  Climate and animal rights group, Animal Rising said two horses - Dark Raven and Envoye Special died while racing at the three-day festival and 49 horses have died racing in Britain so far this year.
  
  In the NBA: The Dallas Mavericks have been fined US$800,000 fine after controversially fielding a weakened team in their loss to the Chicago Bulls earlier this month, the NBA announced.
  
  The NBA said the Mavericks abrupt decision to hold out five key players in a game they had to win in order to have a chance of reaching the postseason represented “conduct detrimental to the league”.
  
  The NBA also said it was obvious the Mavericks’ decision was made to improve their chances of retaining a first-round pick in the 2023 draft.
  
  Mavericks coach Jason Kidd told reporters before that game that he had intended to field a full-strength side before being informed by billionaire owner Mark Cuban to rest Kyrie Irving, Tim Hardaway Jr. and three other key players.
  
  It is not the first time Dallas and Cuban have fallen afoul of the NBA over the issue of “tanking”. Cuban was fined US$600,000 in 2018 after saying in a podcast that he had told players and coaches that “losing is our best option”.
  
  Now that is just not the MAGA way is it?
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53548017Sun, 16 Apr 2023 03:13:44 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 05 Episode 15 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a wet and warm Sunday morning 16 April 2023. Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle...
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: In Super Rugby Pacific, the Chiefs hammered the Hurricanes 17-33 in the sun of all things in Wellington yesterday afternoon and the New South Wales Waratahs snapped a four-game losing run to Forrest Gump the Western Force 16-36 in Sydney last night.
  
  Today in Super W we tip the Waratahs to Coco Chanel the Queensland Reds and Fijiana to Wella shampoo the Western Force.
  
  Tongan powerhouse, Samisoni Taukei’aho has become the first All Black to recommit until the end of the next Rugby World Cup, signing a deal through to 2027.
  
  The 25-year-old made his debut for the All Blacks against Fiji in Hamilton in 2021 and has quickly established himself as the best Hooker in the three-time world champions’ starting XV.
  
  Taukei’aho is already in the history books after he equalled the record for most tries scored by an All Blacks forward in a calendar year when he crossed for seven tries in 2022.
  
  In rugby league: The New Zealand Warriors scrapped their way to a tough victory over the North QueensLand Cowboys yesterday afternoon at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland, which Coach, Andrew Webster conceded was a “hard watch”.
  
  The Warriors made 55 tackles in their own 20-metre zone in their 22-14 win after consistently handing the Cowboys strong field position.
  
  Phillip Sami soared above the pack to catch a bomb and score to get the Titans off to a dream start at Cbus Super Stadium yesterday, but the Broncos beat them 23-43 on the back of brilliant games from Reece Walsh and Payne Haas again.
  
  And Panthers superstar, Nathan Cleary booted a 39M field goal in golden point to win it 16-15 and break Newcastle hearts in a fiery clash in front of 26,084 fans at a pumping McDonald Jones Stadium last night.
  
  The game went to extra time after a frantic final 10 minutes saw things finish at 15-15 in regulation where Cleary struck a one-pointer to save the Panthers and send the game into golden point.
  
  In football: “You’re getting sacked in the morning’ was the chant by Brighton & Hove Albion fans to Frank Lampard after Chelsea slumped to a third consecutive defeat under his guidance, as Brighton produced a superb display at Stamford Bridge to win it 2-1.
  
  Meanwhile Ollie Watkins scored twice for a convincing 3-0 win for Aston Villa at home against Newcastle.
  
  In Boxing: Englishman Joe Joyce takes on Zhilei Zhang of China at the Copper Box Arena in London today as the Briton attempts to defend his undefeated record on the back of a win against former world champion Joseph Parker.
  
  Joyce is expected to take home US$3Million for this fight while Zhilei Zhang will earn US$1M.
  
  In the annual running of the Grand National at Aintree Racecourse in England, nine people were arrested after a large number of protesters attempted to gain entry to the track, with at least two affixing themselves to a jump using glue and lock-on devices, delaying the start of the infamously tough four-and-a-quarter-mile race.
  
  Following the delay, Corach Rambler won the famous race.
  
  Climate and animal rights group, Animal Rising said two horses - Dark Raven and Envoye Special died while racing at the three-day festival and 49 horses have died racing in Britain so far this year.
  
  In the NBA: The Dallas Mavericks have been fined US$800,000 fine after controversially fielding a weakened team in their loss to the Chicago Bulls earlier this month, the NBA announced.
  
  The NBA said the Mavericks abrupt decision to hold out five key players in a game they had to win in order to have a chance of reaching...]]>3887s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean515fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-04-2023-breakfast-bites-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e14-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53542166
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: Talofa lava Moana Pasifika, they went down fighting to the Queensland Reds 40-28 in the Pasifika team’s first ever game at home in Apia yesterday, while the Fijian Drua lost 28-43 to the Brumbies after successive TMO calls killed off the surging Fijian Drua momentum late in the game.
  
  More importantly, what both games showed is that – Moana Pasifika should be based in the Islands, playing all their home games between Apia, Nukualofa and even in Fiji. And Rugby New Zealand and the New Zealand government should fund this relocation and ongoing operations if they are really genuine about helping us Pasifika Islanders – in this case, especially Samoa and Tonga.
  
  The other important point from the Brumbies versus Fijian Drua game, is that World Rugby should restrict the kicking of penalties to touch from where some teams, like the Brumbies, specialize in boring lineout drives to score tries.
  
  Compare those tries by the Brumbies to the scintillating tries scored by the Fijian Drua and honestly answer, which were the more exciting to watch?
  
  No wonder rugby league is growing in Australia while rugby union is dying – which game is more exciting – the running and passing game or the mauling game?
  
  Also from last night’s game – World Rugby must very clearly demarcate the role and rules around the TMO so that they do not interfere with the game on-field unless asked for assistance by the Referee.
  
  Our world famous tips for other Super Rugby Pacific Round 8 games to be played; the Hurricanes to Casablanca the Chiefs and NSW Waratahs to Forrest Gump the Force.
  
  Fiji Water has come to the rescue of the Fiji Rugby Union, with a timely F$3.8Million sponsorship of the Flying Fijians for the Rugby World Cup in France in September.
  
  I just have to ask though – where were the FRU President and Chairman at the announcement yesterday?
  
  In rugby league: Storm Coach Craig Bellamy slammed the Storm’s performance in losing 8-18 to Manly last night and questioned what “planet” Tui Kamikamica and Justin Olam were on, after the good mates both hit Manly star, Daly Cherry-Evans late in the second half, and were both sent to the bin for 10 minutes, which ultimately killed off the Storm’s chances of winning.
  
  OK so we got the Storm 8-18 Manly game wrong, but the Sharks 22-12 Roosters. And our world famous tips for today; NZ Warriors to curry the Cowboys, the Panthers to kebab the Knights, and Gold Coast Titans to Bar-B-Q the Broncos – that could be another one we get wrong.
  
  In football: In a battle between the last two UEFA Champions League winners, Real Madrid put on an impressive display, while Chelsea showed why they are struggling in 11th place in the Premier League.
  
  Carlo Ancelotti, who coached Chelsea between 2009-2011, relied on veteran midfielders Toni Kroos and Luka Modric to pull the strings for the 14-time winners and reigning Champions, who eased to a comfortable 2-0 win against Frank Lampard’s side, with Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio scoring.
  
  In SportsBiz: Austrian Red Bull heir Mark Mateschitz, an only son, is worth an estimated US$51.9Billion after his father Dietrich died in October last year and they have settled the will, after he co-founded Red Bull in 1984 alongside Thai businessman Chaleo Yoovidhya, whose Krating Daeng energy drink inspired Red Bull and jump-started the modern energy drink market as we know it today
  
  In Boxing: Australian boxing world champion Ebanie Bridges believes a fight with a fellow Aussie could shatter records and set the internet alight.
  
  Bridges, the World Bantamweight Champion, last fought in December 2022 when she obliterated Shannon O’Connell in eight rounds.
  
  The 36-year-old known as the “Blonde Bomber” has continually made waves around the world thanks to her barely there outfits she wears during weigh-ins.
  
  Fellow Aussie Avril Mathie has followed in Bridges’ footsteps by wearing next-to-nothing to weigh-ins ahead of her fights and it’s where the world champ believes the internet would go into meltdown, “I think our weigh-ins will break the internet and it will definitely be crowd pleasing,” Bridges said with a smile!
  
  Er we are talking boxing here right?
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53542166Fri, 14 Apr 2023 23:28:00 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 05 Episode 14 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a cloudy and warm Saturday morning 15 April 2023. Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the...
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: Talofa lava Moana Pasifika, they went down fighting to the Queensland Reds 40-28 in the Pasifika team’s first ever game at home in Apia yesterday, while the Fijian Drua lost 28-43 to the Brumbies after successive TMO calls killed off the surging Fijian Drua momentum late in the game.
  
  More importantly, what both games showed is that – Moana Pasifika should be based in the Islands, playing all their home games between Apia, Nukualofa and even in Fiji. And Rugby New Zealand and the New Zealand government should fund this relocation and ongoing operations if they are really genuine about helping us Pasifika Islanders – in this case, especially Samoa and Tonga.
  
  The other important point from the Brumbies versus Fijian Drua game, is that World Rugby should restrict the kicking of penalties to touch from where some teams, like the Brumbies, specialize in boring lineout drives to score tries.
  
  Compare those tries by the Brumbies to the scintillating tries scored by the Fijian Drua and honestly answer, which were the more exciting to watch?
  
  No wonder rugby league is growing in Australia while rugby union is dying – which game is more exciting – the running and passing game or the mauling game?
  
  Also from last night’s game – World Rugby must very clearly demarcate the role and rules around the TMO so that they do not interfere with the game on-field unless asked for assistance by the Referee.
  
  Our world famous tips for other Super Rugby Pacific Round 8 games to be played; the Hurricanes to Casablanca the Chiefs and NSW Waratahs to Forrest Gump the Force.
  
  Fiji Water has come to the rescue of the Fiji Rugby Union, with a timely F$3.8Million sponsorship of the Flying Fijians for the Rugby World Cup in France in September.
  
  I just have to ask though – where were the FRU President and Chairman at the announcement yesterday?
  
  In rugby league: Storm Coach Craig Bellamy slammed the Storm’s performance in losing 8-18 to Manly last night and questioned what “planet” Tui Kamikamica and Justin Olam were on, after the good mates both hit Manly star, Daly Cherry-Evans late in the second half, and were both sent to the bin for 10 minutes, which ultimately killed off the Storm’s chances of winning.
  
  OK so we got the Storm 8-18 Manly game wrong, but the Sharks 22-12 Roosters. And our world famous tips for today; NZ Warriors to curry the Cowboys, the Panthers to kebab the Knights, and Gold Coast Titans to Bar-B-Q the Broncos – that could be another one we get wrong.
  
  In football: In a battle between the last two UEFA Champions League winners, Real Madrid put on an impressive display, while Chelsea showed why they are struggling in 11th place in the Premier League.
  
  Carlo Ancelotti, who coached Chelsea between 2009-2011, relied on veteran midfielders Toni Kroos and Luka Modric to pull the strings for the 14-time winners and reigning Champions, who eased to a comfortable 2-0 win against Frank Lampard’s side, with Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio scoring.
  
  In SportsBiz: Austrian Red Bull heir Mark Mateschitz, an only son, is worth an estimated US$51.9Billion after his father Dietrich died in October last year and they have settled the will, after he co-founded Red Bull in 1984 alongside Thai businessman Chaleo Yoovidhya, whose Krating Daeng energy drink inspired Red Bull and jump-started the modern energy drink market as we know it today
  
  In Boxing: Australian boxing world champion Ebanie Bridges believes a fight with a fellow Aussie could shatter records and set the internet alight.
  
  Bridges,...]]>3677s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean514fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-04-2023-fiji-pacific-sports-news-breakfast-bites-podcast-s05e11-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague-m4a--53529178
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: Tension is building as the Fiji Rugby Union counts down to its Annual General Meeting on Saturday 29 April between two emerging camps – the pro-Frank Bainimarama as FRU President camp on one side and the pro-Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka camp on the other side, led by the biggest provincial rugby union, Suva.
  
  In rugby league: The Dolphins took a 14-6 lead going into the break – but their joy ended there. The Rabbitohs scored three tries in the 10 minutes Kenny Bromwich was yellow-carded off the field at Suncorp Stadium last night, adding to their 30 unanswered second half points to secure a 36-14 win.
  
  Talk about a game of two halves.
  
  OK Souths fans so we got that first game wrong, but our world famous tips for Round 7 from tonight, the Sharks to roast the Roosters, the Storm to macaroni Manly, NZ Warriors to curry the Cowboys, the Panthers to kebab the Knights, and Gold Coast Titans to Bar-B-Q the Broncos – that could be another one we get wrong.
  
  In football: Fans who have bought the most expensive tickets for the FIFA Women’s World Cup starting in July in Australia and New Zealand, are angry after their tickets place them as high as the very back row at the very top of the main stadium in Sydney, Australia from where the players look like ants.
  
  In SportsBiz: Unlike the NBA — which allows players who will be at least 19 during the draft’s calendar year to enter — the WNBA requires players to be at least 22 or set to graduate from a four-year institution.
  
  Salaries for rookie WNBA players are predetermined by their draft position - the top 4 picks receive in US$: $72,141 each in their first year. Picks 5-8 earn $69,224. The final four in the 12-pick first round earn $66,306.
  
  All other WNBA players selected in the draft earn between US$60,471 and 63,389.
  
  In Boxing: Former UFC Middleweight Champion Alex Pereira is moving up a division, but the 35-year-old Brazilian made it clear it’s not because he can’t make weight at 185 pounds as was suggested by UFC Prez Dana White following his UFC287 loss to Israel Adesanya on Saturday in Miami.
  
  Yeah how dare you Dana, Pereira is moving up to 205 pounds Light Heavyweight because it is more suited to his 6-foot-4 frame - get it???
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53529178Thu, 13 Apr 2023 20:36:32 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 05 Episode 13 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful Friday morning 14 April 2023. Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of...
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: Tension is building as the Fiji Rugby Union counts down to its Annual General Meeting on Saturday 29 April between two emerging camps – the pro-Frank Bainimarama as FRU President camp on one side and the pro-Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka camp on the other side, led by the biggest provincial rugby union, Suva.
  
  In rugby league: The Dolphins took a 14-6 lead going into the break – but their joy ended there. The Rabbitohs scored three tries in the 10 minutes Kenny Bromwich was yellow-carded off the field at Suncorp Stadium last night, adding to their 30 unanswered second half points to secure a 36-14 win.
  
  Talk about a game of two halves.
  
  OK Souths fans so we got that first game wrong, but our world famous tips for Round 7 from tonight, the Sharks to roast the Roosters, the Storm to macaroni Manly, NZ Warriors to curry the Cowboys, the Panthers to kebab the Knights, and Gold Coast Titans to Bar-B-Q the Broncos – that could be another one we get wrong.
  
  In football: Fans who have bought the most expensive tickets for the FIFA Women’s World Cup starting in July in Australia and New Zealand, are angry after their tickets place them as high as the very back row at the very top of the main stadium in Sydney, Australia from where the players look like ants.
  
  In SportsBiz: Unlike the NBA — which allows players who will be at least 19 during the draft’s calendar year to enter — the WNBA requires players to be at least 22 or set to graduate from a four-year institution.
  
  Salaries for rookie WNBA players are predetermined by their draft position - the top 4 picks receive in US$: $72,141 each in their first year. Picks 5-8 earn $69,224. The final four in the 12-pick first round earn $66,306.
  
  All other WNBA players selected in the draft earn between US$60,471 and 63,389.
  
  In Boxing: Former UFC Middleweight Champion Alex Pereira is moving up a division, but the 35-year-old Brazilian made it clear it’s not because he can’t make weight at 185 pounds as was suggested by UFC Prez Dana White following his UFC287 loss to Israel Adesanya on Saturday in Miami.
  
  Yeah how dare you Dana, Pereira is moving up to 205 pounds Light Heavyweight because it is more suited to his 6-foot-4 frame - get it???
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>2327s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean513fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-04-2023-fiji-pacific-sports-news-breakfast-bites-podcast-s05e10-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53529169
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: We start with our world famous tips for the Super W competition on Friday: the Brumbies to Ralph Lauren the Rebels and on Sunday the NSW Waratahs to Coco Chanel the Queensland Reds and the Fijiana Drua to Wella shampoo the Western Force.
  
  And our world famous tips for Super Rugby Round 8: Moana Pasifika to Rambo the Reds, the Fijian Drua to Batman the Brumbies, the Hurricanes to Casablanca the Chiefs and the NSW Waratahs to Forrest Gump the Force.
  
  In rugby league: Our world famous tips for the NRL Round 7 from tonight, the Dolphins to stew South Sydney at Suncorp, the Sharks to roast the Roosters, the Storm to macaroni Manly, NZ Warriors to curry the Cowboys, the Panthers to kebab the Knights, and Gold Coast Titans to Bar-B-Q the Broncos.
  
  In football: Bayern Munich stars had to separate Sadio Mane and Leroy Sane in their dressing room after an altercation following their three nil thrashing by Manchester City yesterday at the Etihad Stadium.
  
  The Bundesliga champions face an uphill task to overturn the loss in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final.
  
  In SportsBiz: Relative newbies to the Forbes list of the World’s Richest Sports Team Owners, are Walmart heir Rob Walton who bought the Denver Broncos last year – he has a net worth at US$57.6Billion and Mark Mateschitz at US$34.7B, who inherited 49% of Red Bull, along with stakes in Red Bull Racing, the New York Red Bulls, and RB Leipzig from his late father, Dietrich – owner of Laucala Island in Fiji.
  
  The sixth name on the list, OGC Nice owner James Ratcliffe at US$22.9B, hasn’t given up trying to buy Man U from the Glaziers.
  
  In Boxing: Jorge Masvidal has retired from UFC after his loss at UFC287 in Miami to Brazilian fighter, Gilbert Burns. Speaking in the octagon after the loss, he said: 'I don't feel the same when I get in here no more. Thank you everybody for watching.”
  
  “Sometimes your favorite basketball player ain't got the three-pointer no more, your favorite quarterback loses that rifle. It's been 20-something years. I'm a multi-millionaire. I had nothing when I started. I'm out.”
  
  Great timing Jorge!
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
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  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: We start with our world famous tips for the Super W competition on Friday: the Brumbies to Ralph Lauren the Rebels and on Sunday the NSW Waratahs to Coco Chanel the Queensland Reds and the Fijiana Drua to Wella shampoo the Western Force.
  
  And our world famous tips for Super Rugby Round 8: Moana Pasifika to Rambo the Reds, the Fijian Drua to Batman the Brumbies, the Hurricanes to Casablanca the Chiefs and the NSW Waratahs to Forrest Gump the Force.
  
  In rugby league: Our world famous tips for the NRL Round 7 from tonight, the Dolphins to stew South Sydney at Suncorp, the Sharks to roast the Roosters, the Storm to macaroni Manly, NZ Warriors to curry the Cowboys, the Panthers to kebab the Knights, and Gold Coast Titans to Bar-B-Q the Broncos.
  
  In football: Bayern Munich stars had to separate Sadio Mane and Leroy Sane in their dressing room after an altercation following their three nil thrashing by Manchester City yesterday at the Etihad Stadium.
  
  The Bundesliga champions face an uphill task to overturn the loss in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final.
  
  In SportsBiz: Relative newbies to the Forbes list of the World’s Richest Sports Team Owners, are Walmart heir Rob Walton who bought the Denver Broncos last year – he has a net worth at US$57.6Billion and Mark Mateschitz at US$34.7B, who inherited 49% of Red Bull, along with stakes in Red Bull Racing, the New York Red Bulls, and RB Leipzig from his late father, Dietrich – owner of Laucala Island in Fiji.
  
  The sixth name on the list, OGC Nice owner James Ratcliffe at US$22.9B, hasn’t given up trying to buy Man U from the Glaziers.
  
  In Boxing: Jorge Masvidal has retired from UFC after his loss at UFC287 in Miami to Brazilian fighter, Gilbert Burns. Speaking in the octagon after the loss, he said: 'I don't feel the same when I get in here no more. Thank you everybody for watching.”
  
  “Sometimes your favorite basketball player ain't got the three-pointer no more, your favorite quarterback loses that rifle. It's been 20-something years. I'm a multi-millionaire. I had nothing when I started. I'm out.”
  
  Great timing Jorge!
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
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  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: We start with the Super W competition: On Friday the Brumbies vs the Rebels 7.05pm and on Sunday NSW Waratahs vs the Queensland Reds 5.05pm and the Western Force vs the Fijiana Drua at 7.05pm.
  
  Can they bounce back?
  
  Only four games of Super Rugby Round 8 this weekend starting on Friday with Moana Pasifika vs the Reds 4.05pm and the Brumbies vs the Fijian Drua in freezing Canberra at 9.35pm and on Saturday the Hurricanes vs Chiefs at 2.35pm and NSW Waratahs vs the Force at 9.35pm.
  
  
  In rugby league: NRL Round 7 Draw all times AEST: On Thursday the Dolphins vs South Sydney at Suncorp Stadium 7:50pm. On Friday Cronulla Sharks vs Sydney Roosters at PointsBet Stadium 6pm and Manly vs the Storm at 4 Pines Park at 8pm.
  
  On Saturday, the New Zealand Warriors vs the Cowboys at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland at 3pm, the Knights vs the Panthers at McDonald Jones Stadium somewhere in Oz and at 5:30pm, the Gold Coast Titans vs the Broncos at C-bus Super Stadium 7:35pm.
  
  On Sunday the Canberra Raiders vs St George Dragons at GIO Stadium at 2pm and the Parramatta Eels vs the Bulldogs at CommBank Stadium at 4pm.
  
  In football: Germany’s top soccer leagues are slowly but surely recovering from the effects of COVID19. The governing body of the Bundesliga, reported revenues of US$4.9Billion for the 2021-22 season, up 11% from the previous season.
  
  While it’s the first revenue increase since the start of COVID, it still lags behind pre-pandemic numbers of US$5.2B revenue in the 2018-19 season.
  
  In SportsBiz: Mukesh Ambani, owner of the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League, is the world’s richest team owner, according to Forbes.
  
  Ambani, whose net worth is US$83.4Billion is Chairman of Reliance Industries, a conglomerate with interests in everything in India and around the world especially in energy, retail, telecommunications and more.
  
  A dip in Microsoft’s stock knocked Steve Ballmer down into second spot with a net worth of US$80.7B. Ballmer can often be spotted courtside at home games of his Los Angeles Clippers.
  
  Of the top 20 richest owners, eight own football teams.
  
  In Boxing: Talk about no mercy - Israel Adesanya has been slammed for taunting Alex Pereira’s son after his knockout win at UFC287 in Miami last Sunday.
  
  After the Kiwi-Nigerian reclaimed his UFC Middleweight title with a vicious second-round KO of the Brazilian, he mimed pulling three arrows out and firing them at Pereira – which is part of the former champion’s famous entrance.
  
  Adesanya then went searching for Pereira’s son in the crowd – who was crying following his dad’s KO loss, but Adesanya refused to show any mercy.
  
  He made a point of staring straight at Pereira’s son, before theatrically dropping to the floor.
  
  Adesanya later revealed he had done so because the boy had done a similar thing to him after their last fight which his Father Alex Pereira won by KO.
  
  Just beautiful, the sweet science of UFC.
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
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  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: We start with the Super W competition: On Friday the Brumbies vs the Rebels 7.05pm and on Sunday NSW Waratahs vs the Queensland Reds 5.05pm and the Western Force vs the Fijiana Drua at 7.05pm.
  
  Can they bounce back?
  
  Only four games of Super Rugby Round 8 this weekend starting on Friday with Moana Pasifika vs the Reds 4.05pm and the Brumbies vs the Fijian Drua in freezing Canberra at 9.35pm and on Saturday the Hurricanes vs Chiefs at 2.35pm and NSW Waratahs vs the Force at 9.35pm.
  
  
  In rugby league: NRL Round 7 Draw all times AEST: On Thursday the Dolphins vs South Sydney at Suncorp Stadium 7:50pm. On Friday Cronulla Sharks vs Sydney Roosters at PointsBet Stadium 6pm and Manly vs the Storm at 4 Pines Park at 8pm.
  
  On Saturday, the New Zealand Warriors vs the Cowboys at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland at 3pm, the Knights vs the Panthers at McDonald Jones Stadium somewhere in Oz and at 5:30pm, the Gold Coast Titans vs the Broncos at C-bus Super Stadium 7:35pm.
  
  On Sunday the Canberra Raiders vs St George Dragons at GIO Stadium at 2pm and the Parramatta Eels vs the Bulldogs at CommBank Stadium at 4pm.
  
  In football: Germany’s top soccer leagues are slowly but surely recovering from the effects of COVID19. The governing body of the Bundesliga, reported revenues of US$4.9Billion for the 2021-22 season, up 11% from the previous season.
  
  While it’s the first revenue increase since the start of COVID, it still lags behind pre-pandemic numbers of US$5.2B revenue in the 2018-19 season.
  
  In SportsBiz: Mukesh Ambani, owner of the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League, is the world’s richest team owner, according to Forbes.
  
  Ambani, whose net worth is US$83.4Billion is Chairman of Reliance Industries, a conglomerate with interests in everything in India and around the world especially in energy, retail, telecommunications and more.
  
  A dip in Microsoft’s stock knocked Steve Ballmer down into second spot with a net worth of US$80.7B. Ballmer can often be spotted courtside at home games of his Los Angeles Clippers.
  
  Of the top 20 richest owners, eight own football teams.
  
  In Boxing: Talk about no mercy - Israel Adesanya has been slammed for taunting Alex Pereira’s son after his knockout win at UFC287 in Miami last Sunday.
  
  After the Kiwi-Nigerian reclaimed his UFC Middleweight title with a vicious second-round KO of the Brazilian, he mimed pulling three arrows out and firing them at Pereira – which is part of the former champion’s famous entrance.
  
  Adesanya then went searching for Pereira’s son in the crowd – who was crying following his dad’s KO loss, but Adesanya refused to show any mercy.
  
  He made a point of staring straight at Pereira’s son, before theatrically dropping to the floor.
  
  Adesanya later revealed he had done so because the boy had done a similar thing to him after their last fight which his Father Alex Pereira won by KO.
  
  Just beautiful, the sweet science of UFC.
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
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  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: Wales' Men and Women have been crowned World Deaf Rugby 7s World Cup champions in Argentina.
  
  Wales Men won the final 20-5 against Australia, which sealed their third consecutive trophy.
  
  This report from Wales Online contradicts a report on FBC in Fiji yesterday which claimed that “The Fiji Deaf Rugby 7s team bowed out of cup contention after losing to South Africa in the final of the World Deaf Rugby 7s World Cup.”
  
  Both reports say that Fiji lost to Wales 24-5 in their opening pool game.
  
  Wales Men beat Argentina 25-5 in the quarter-finals before seeing off last time's finalists England 14-5 in the semis.
  
  Maybe FBC got their sign language wrong?
  
  In rugby league: Maika Sivo scored twice and Mitch Moses showed why the Wests Tigers were so desperate to sign him after the Eels halfback set up four tries and nailed a clutch conversion to sink his former Club 28-22, piling more misery on the winless Tigers who were outstanding in the second half.
  
  After Round 6 of the NRL, Wayne Bennett is the greatest coach in rugby league history after the job he’s done with the Dolphins.
  
  Last Friday night against the Cowboys, the Dolphins were missing Jesse Bromwich, Felise Kaufusi and others, but it didn’t matter as The Hammer, Jamayne Isaako and other players stepped up and got the job done.
  
  In football: Barcelona can go 15 points clear at the top of La Liga if they beat Girona at home - Spotify Camp Nou Stadium this morning - Easter Monday night in Spain, after Madrid lost 2-3 at home to Villarreal on Saturday.
  
  Ahead of the Catalan derby, Manager Xavi Hernandez has confirmed that Robert Lewandowski will lead their attack, flanked by Ansu Fati and Raphinha.
  
  In Boxing: Donald Trump was at UFC287 in Miami on Sunday, flanked by guess who - Kid Rock and Mike Tyson.
  
  The former US President made the surprise appearance after he was formally indicted by a Manhattan grand jury for alleged hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels plus pleading not guilty to 34 felony charges related to falsifying business records
  
  The crowd chanted “USA” as Mr Trump waved and pumped his fist in the Kaseya Center in Miami.
  
  At The Masters at Augusta and in SportsBiz: Jon Rahm shot 276 to win The Masters and US$3,240,000. In doing so he became the fourth Spaniard to win at Augusta following in the footsteps of the legendary Seve Ballesteros, Jose Maria Olazabal and Sergio Garcia.
  
  Phil Mickelson on 280 came from nowhere with eight birdies on the final day to grab a share of second place and pocket US$1,584,000 each with Brooks Koepka.
  
  At 52, Mickelson became the oldest player in Masters history to have a top-five finish, and his final-round 65 was the lowest Masters round ever for a player over 50.
  
  Jordan Spieth 281 closed with a 66 for US$744,000 each for fourth place with Patrick Reed and Russell Henley.
  
  Cousin Tony Finau 288 came in equal 26th with Kiwi star, Ryan Fox and Scott Stallings for US$138,600 each.
  
  Not bad for a long weekend Easter egg!
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
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  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: Wales' Men and Women have been crowned World Deaf Rugby 7s World Cup champions in Argentina.
  
  Wales Men won the final 20-5 against Australia, which sealed their third consecutive trophy.
  
  This report from Wales Online contradicts a report on FBC in Fiji yesterday which claimed that “The Fiji Deaf Rugby 7s team bowed out of cup contention after losing to South Africa in the final of the World Deaf Rugby 7s World Cup.”
  
  Both reports say that Fiji lost to Wales 24-5 in their opening pool game.
  
  Wales Men beat Argentina 25-5 in the quarter-finals before seeing off last time's finalists England 14-5 in the semis.
  
  Maybe FBC got their sign language wrong?
  
  In rugby league: Maika Sivo scored twice and Mitch Moses showed why the Wests Tigers were so desperate to sign him after the Eels halfback set up four tries and nailed a clutch conversion to sink his former Club 28-22, piling more misery on the winless Tigers who were outstanding in the second half.
  
  After Round 6 of the NRL, Wayne Bennett is the greatest coach in rugby league history after the job he’s done with the Dolphins.
  
  Last Friday night against the Cowboys, the Dolphins were missing Jesse Bromwich, Felise Kaufusi and others, but it didn’t matter as The Hammer, Jamayne Isaako and other players stepped up and got the job done.
  
  In football: Barcelona can go 15 points clear at the top of La Liga if they beat Girona at home - Spotify Camp Nou Stadium this morning - Easter Monday night in Spain, after Madrid lost 2-3 at home to Villarreal on Saturday.
  
  Ahead of the Catalan derby, Manager Xavi Hernandez has confirmed that Robert Lewandowski will lead their attack, flanked by Ansu Fati and Raphinha.
  
  In Boxing: Donald Trump was at UFC287 in Miami on Sunday, flanked by guess who - Kid Rock and Mike Tyson.
  
  The former US President made the surprise appearance after he was formally indicted by a Manhattan grand jury for alleged hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels plus pleading not guilty to 34 felony charges related to falsifying business records
  
  The crowd chanted “USA” as Mr Trump waved and pumped his fist in the Kaseya Center in Miami.
  
  At The Masters at Augusta and in SportsBiz: Jon Rahm shot 276 to win The Masters and US$3,240,000. In doing so he became the fourth Spaniard to win at Augusta following in the footsteps of the legendary Seve Ballesteros, Jose Maria Olazabal and Sergio Garcia.
  
  Phil Mickelson on 280 came from nowhere with eight birdies on the final day to grab a share of second place and pocket US$1,584,000 each with Brooks Koepka.
  
  At 52, Mickelson became the oldest player in Masters history to have a top-five finish, and his final-round 65 was the lowest Masters round ever for a player over 50.
  
  Jordan Spieth 281 closed with a 66 for US$744,000 each for fourth place with Patrick Reed and Russell Henley.
  
  Cousin Tony Finau 288 came in equal 26th with Kiwi star, Ryan Fox and Scott Stallings for US$138,600 each.
  
  Not bad for a long weekend Easter egg!
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
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  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: New Zealand won gold on a dramatic final day in Singapore yesterday and officially become the first Men’s team to qualify for the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024.
  
  The All Blacks 7s defeated Argentina 17-19 to extend their lead at the top of the HSBC World Rugby 7s Series 2023 table.
  
  Earlier, Fiji recovered from 7-19 behind to beat Samoa and claim the bronze medal at the Singapore 7s.
  
  Remember Samoa had beaten Fiji 7-28 on day one and looked set to win a first Series bronze medal final since Port Elizabeth in December 2013, as Va’a Apelu Maliko helped inspired his side into a 12-point lead.
  
  However, tries from Iowane Teba and Joseva Talacolo levelled the scores before Tuna Tuitama received a late yellow card and Terio Veilawa scored his second try to confirm a lucky 24-19 win for Fiji.
  
  In rugby league: NRL Referee Peter Gough stunned fans by not sin-binning anyone following an all-out brawl between the Dragons and the Titans yesterday.
  
  Gold Coast skipper Tino Fa’asuamaleaui was at the centre of the first-half melee which ignited from a scrap between him and St George Illawarra young gun Tyrell Sloan.
  
  Dragons enforcer Jaydn Su’a came running in to take out Fa’asuamaleaui, before Titans forward Erin Clark appeared to throw a punch - but nobody was binned.
  
  And just in case you’re wondering who won - Gold Coast Titans 20-18.
  
  The Newcastle Knights are in the Top 8 after grinding out a gutsy 34-24 win over the New Zealand Warriors at home last night.
  
  English star, Dom Young showed incredible strength to carry two Warriors over the line and plant down the ball in the corner in the sixth minute for the opener.
  
  It marked Young’s 10th try in his past seven games at McDonald Jones Stadium.
  
  In football: Barcelona Coach Xavi Hernandez has defended his side after their 4-0 defeat at home to Real Madrid last Wednesday and says winning La Liga would be 'extraordinary' for the Catalan Club.
  
  Barca crashed out of the Copa del Rey in the semi-finals after they saw their 1-0 first-leg lead evaporate on a difficult night against Real at Camp Nou on Wednesday, but Barcelona are on course to win LaLiga for the first time since 2019.
  
  After Madrid lost 3-2 at home to Villarreal on Saturday, Barcelona can go 15 points clear at the top of the table by beating Girona at home today, Easter Monday.
  
  In Boxing: “They say revenge is sweet,” Israel Adesanya said, “and if you know me I’ve got a sweet tooth.”
  
  This after the Kiwi-Nigerian UFC superstar exorcised a demon, with a stunning second-round knockout win over Brazilian champion, Alex Pereira in the main event at UFC287 in Miami, Florida.
  
  So sweet because Pereira had beaten Adesanya three times already — twice in kickboxing, but today the Kiwi-Nigerian is UFC Middleweight Champion again.
  
  At The Masters at Augusta: The weather is finally set to clear today where a massive final day of the US Masters will decide who wears the green jacket.
  
  Brooks Koepka, the four-time major winner is on -11 and leads by four shots over 2021 US Open champion Jon Rahm.
  
  My cousin Tony Finau is on par at 26th after three rounds and Kiwi star, Ryan Fox is in 18th place.
  
  The other big news on Sunday morning was the withdrawal of Tiger Woods due to injury.
  
  And in SportsBiz: So the Top 5 cash prizes up for grabs at Augusta today, all in US dollars: 1st: $3,240,000, 2nd: $1,944,000, 3rd: $1,224,000, 4th: $864,000 and 5th: $720,000. Cash prizes are won all the way down to the golfer finishing last today in position number 50 taking home US$45,360.
  
  Go Tony Go Ryan Go.
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
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  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: New Zealand won gold on a dramatic final day in Singapore yesterday and officially become the first Men’s team to qualify for the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024.
  
  The All Blacks 7s defeated Argentina 17-19 to extend their lead at the top of the HSBC World Rugby 7s Series 2023 table.
  
  Earlier, Fiji recovered from 7-19 behind to beat Samoa and claim the bronze medal at the Singapore 7s.
  
  Remember Samoa had beaten Fiji 7-28 on day one and looked set to win a first Series bronze medal final since Port Elizabeth in December 2013, as Va’a Apelu Maliko helped inspired his side into a 12-point lead.
  
  However, tries from Iowane Teba and Joseva Talacolo levelled the scores before Tuna Tuitama received a late yellow card and Terio Veilawa scored his second try to confirm a lucky 24-19 win for Fiji.
  
  In rugby league: NRL Referee Peter Gough stunned fans by not sin-binning anyone following an all-out brawl between the Dragons and the Titans yesterday.
  
  Gold Coast skipper Tino Fa’asuamaleaui was at the centre of the first-half melee which ignited from a scrap between him and St George Illawarra young gun Tyrell Sloan.
  
  Dragons enforcer Jaydn Su’a came running in to take out Fa’asuamaleaui, before Titans forward Erin Clark appeared to throw a punch - but nobody was binned.
  
  And just in case you’re wondering who won - Gold Coast Titans 20-18.
  
  The Newcastle Knights are in the Top 8 after grinding out a gutsy 34-24 win over the New Zealand Warriors at home last night.
  
  English star, Dom Young showed incredible strength to carry two Warriors over the line and plant down the ball in the corner in the sixth minute for the opener.
  
  It marked Young’s 10th try in his past seven games at McDonald Jones Stadium.
  
  In football: Barcelona Coach Xavi Hernandez has defended his side after their 4-0 defeat at home to Real Madrid last Wednesday and says winning La Liga would be 'extraordinary' for the Catalan Club.
  
  Barca crashed out of the Copa del Rey in the semi-finals after they saw their 1-0 first-leg lead evaporate on a difficult night against Real at Camp Nou on Wednesday, but Barcelona are on course to win LaLiga for the first time since 2019.
  
  After Madrid lost 3-2 at home to Villarreal on Saturday, Barcelona can go 15 points clear at the top of the table by beating Girona at home today, Easter Monday.
  
  In Boxing: “They say revenge is sweet,” Israel Adesanya said, “and if you know me I’ve got a sweet tooth.”
  
  This after the Kiwi-Nigerian UFC superstar exorcised a demon, with a stunning second-round knockout win over Brazilian champion, Alex Pereira in the main event at UFC287 in Miami, Florida.
  
  So sweet because Pereira had beaten Adesanya three times already — twice in kickboxing, but today the Kiwi-Nigerian is UFC Middleweight Champion again.
  
  At The Masters at Augusta: The weather is finally set to clear today where a massive final day of the US Masters will decide who wears the green jacket.
  
  Brooks Koepka, the four-time major winner is on -11 and leads by four shots over 2021 US Open champion Jon Rahm.
  
  My cousin Tony Finau is on par at 26th after three rounds and Kiwi star, Ryan Fox is in 18th place.
  
  The other big news on Sunday morning was the withdrawal of Tiger Woods due to injury.
  
  And in SportsBiz: So the Top 5 cash prizes up for grabs at Augusta today, all in US dollars: 1st: $3,240,000, 2nd: $1,944,000, 3rd: $1,224,000, 4th: $864,000 and 5th: $720,000. Cash prizes are won all the way down to the golfer...]]>3507s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean59fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/09-04-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e08-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53481022
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: Singapore 7s Quarter-finals today from 4.18pm: Samoa v Uruguay, Argentina v Australia, France v Fiji and New Zealand v Great Britain
  
  Key scores from yesterday: South Africa 0-19 Australia, NZ 47-0 Hong Kong China, Samoa 28-24 Spain, Fiji 21-12 Canada, NZ 24-12 Australia, Fiji 7-28 Samoa, Australia 48-0 Hong Kong China, NZ 12-7 South Africa, Samoa 39-7 Canada and in the final game on Day One after 11pm last night Fiji 31-0 Spain to get through to the quarterfinals.
  
  In rugby league: The Raiders delivered a stunning upset to down the Broncos at Suncorp Stadium last night, ambushing the current competition leaders to win 20-14.
  
  Afterwards at the post-game media gig, Canberra Coach, Ricky Stuart confirmed the Dolphins were the Raiders’ biggest threat in keeping their marquee star, Jack Whitton. “Yeah, 100 per cent ... we have put an offer there, we have done everything we can and that is up to Jack and his management now,” Stuart said.
  
  Meanwhile, Dylan Edwards was the star of the show, picking up four tries as the Panthers fired off a warning to the rest of the NRL that they are still the team to beat in 2023, recording a resounding 44-12 win over a hopeless Manly.
  
  In Boxing: In a bizarre final outing before today’s blockbuster UFC287, Israel Adesanya sported a dog collar, Alex Pereira turned up in a purple suit and Dana White … well, the UFC Prez just seemed to scowl every time a journalist opened their mouth.
  
  “Do you have a question about the fight and to these guys who are fighting? Or do you just want to start shit in here? What’s your question?”
  
  Welcome to Miami, baby.
  
  At The Masters at Augusta: Brooks Koepka goes into the third round on top of the leaderboard at 12-under; holding a two-shot lead over Jon Rahm. Amateur Sam Bennett is alone in third at 8-under.
  
  Fiji’s Vijay Singh missed the cut after the first round, cousin Tony Finau is in the middle of the pack while Kiwi star, Ryan Fox son of Grant who is his caddy, is in a very creditable 15th spot.
  
  The weather is worsening in Augusta as Round Three gets underway, expected to be played in pouring rain, strong winds and cold temperatures.
  
  In SportsBiz: The Masters perennially ranks as the most-watched golf tournament on any US network, and CBS’ final-round audiences dwarf that of the three other majors.
  
  Last year, the average TV viewers on CBS for The Masters was 10.2 million, which according to Sports Media Watch, is the most-watched golf telecast on any network since Tiger Woods’ final-round victory in 2019 of 10.8 million.
  
  In contrast, the final-round audiences for the PGA Championship and the US Open both 5.3 million and The Open Championship 4.7 million TV viewers.
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53481022Sun, 09 Apr 2023 00:53:16 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 05 Episode 08 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a bright and sunny Sunday morning 09 April 2023. Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the...
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: Singapore 7s Quarter-finals today from 4.18pm: Samoa v Uruguay, Argentina v Australia, France v Fiji and New Zealand v Great Britain
  
  Key scores from yesterday: South Africa 0-19 Australia, NZ 47-0 Hong Kong China, Samoa 28-24 Spain, Fiji 21-12 Canada, NZ 24-12 Australia, Fiji 7-28 Samoa, Australia 48-0 Hong Kong China, NZ 12-7 South Africa, Samoa 39-7 Canada and in the final game on Day One after 11pm last night Fiji 31-0 Spain to get through to the quarterfinals.
  
  In rugby league: The Raiders delivered a stunning upset to down the Broncos at Suncorp Stadium last night, ambushing the current competition leaders to win 20-14.
  
  Afterwards at the post-game media gig, Canberra Coach, Ricky Stuart confirmed the Dolphins were the Raiders’ biggest threat in keeping their marquee star, Jack Whitton. “Yeah, 100 per cent ... we have put an offer there, we have done everything we can and that is up to Jack and his management now,” Stuart said.
  
  Meanwhile, Dylan Edwards was the star of the show, picking up four tries as the Panthers fired off a warning to the rest of the NRL that they are still the team to beat in 2023, recording a resounding 44-12 win over a hopeless Manly.
  
  In Boxing: In a bizarre final outing before today’s blockbuster UFC287, Israel Adesanya sported a dog collar, Alex Pereira turned up in a purple suit and Dana White … well, the UFC Prez just seemed to scowl every time a journalist opened their mouth.
  
  “Do you have a question about the fight and to these guys who are fighting? Or do you just want to start shit in here? What’s your question?”
  
  Welcome to Miami, baby.
  
  At The Masters at Augusta: Brooks Koepka goes into the third round on top of the leaderboard at 12-under; holding a two-shot lead over Jon Rahm. Amateur Sam Bennett is alone in third at 8-under.
  
  Fiji’s Vijay Singh missed the cut after the first round, cousin Tony Finau is in the middle of the pack while Kiwi star, Ryan Fox son of Grant who is his caddy, is in a very creditable 15th spot.
  
  The weather is worsening in Augusta as Round Three gets underway, expected to be played in pouring rain, strong winds and cold temperatures.
  
  In SportsBiz: The Masters perennially ranks as the most-watched golf tournament on any US network, and CBS’ final-round audiences dwarf that of the three other majors.
  
  Last year, the average TV viewers on CBS for The Masters was 10.2 million, which according to Sports Media Watch, is the most-watched golf telecast on any network since Tiger Woods’ final-round victory in 2019 of 10.8 million.
  
  In contrast, the final-round audiences for the PGA Championship and the US Open both 5.3 million and The Open Championship 4.7 million TV viewers.
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>2917s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean58fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/08-04-2023-fiji-pacific-sports-news-breakfast-bites-podcast-s05e07-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53474889
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: The Singapore 7s kicks off today at 01:30pm Fiji time with Argentina-Ireland, then South Africa-Australia at 2.14pm, NZ-Hong Kong 2.36pm, Samoa-Spain 3.42pm and Fiji-Canada 4.04pm then the big games - NZ-Australia 6.02pm, Fiji-Samoa 7.30pm, Australia-Hong Kong 9.06pm, NZ-South Africa 9.28pm, Samoa-Canada 11.05pm and the final game on Day One kicks off at 11:33pm with Fiji-Spain.
  
  Play begins tomorrow Easter Sunday at 2:50pm with the ninth place quarter-finals and the gold medal final scheduled for 11:28pm.
  
  In rugby league: It looked like it could have been the Dogs’ day when Jake Averillo sprinted 90M to score a try off their first touch of the ball in the third minute.
  
  But Latrell Mitchell wasn’t having any of that in his 150th NRL game celebration, bagging a hat-trick as the Rabbitohs smashed the Bulldogs 50-16 in their annual Good Friday clash at Accor Stadium.
  
  In Townsville, Jamayne Isaako scored a first-half hat-trick for the Dolphins who then held off a second-half surge from the Cowboys to win 32-22.
  
  Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow also had an outstanding game – “The Hammer” crossed for a double, including the match-sealing try in the final minutes as he exacted revenge on his old Club.
  
  Tabuai-Fidow was the Cowboys’ star fullback until he lost his spot to Scott Drinkwater, and let go early to join the Dolphins.
  
  The 21-year-old finished the Good Friday game with two tries, a try assist, two linebreaks, two linebreak assists, nine tackle busts and 120 running metres in a statement performance.
  
  In Boxing: The wife of former world heavyweight champion, Andy Ruiz Jr. has posted a video on her social media accounts of her throwing his clothes and a diamond-encrusted art piece in the trash saying, “The joke is on both of us,” as Ruiz stands accused of cheating. They have five young children.
  
  In football: The appointment of former Arsenal boss, Unai Emery as the new Aston Villa Manager has proven to be a masterstroke.
  
  Since arriving in November 2022, the Spaniard has transformed Villa’s fortunes and taken them from 17th all the way up to 7th with stunning victories over the likes of Manchester United, Tottenham, Chelsea and Brighton.
  
  In The Masters at Augusta: His picture is still on the “Wall of Champions” in the press building at Augusta National, next to Phil Mickelson, but his chair at the Champion’s Dinner was empty.
  As the Masters unfolds this week, Angel Cabrera sits in an Argentine prison. Initially jailed for assaulting, threatening and harassing a former partner, he was then sentenced to an additional two years late last year for assaulting another former girlfriend.
  His glory days at Augusta in 2009 seems so far away.
  Meanwhile, the weather is taking a severe turn for the worse in Augusta in Round Two and it could force an early finish on Monday for the famous tournament.
  
  In SportsBiz: The winner of the 2023 Masters Tournament will pocket US$2.7Million.
  
  Tiger Woods was the first Green Jacket winner to crack the US$2M mark for winning his fifth Green Jacket in 2019.
  
  Woods was also the first to make over US$1M for winning the tournament in 2001 and when he won again in 2002.
  
  And to think that the first tournament winner in 1934 thought that he’d won a fortune with his US$1500 prize.
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53474889Fri, 07 Apr 2023 23:37:49 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 05 Episode 07 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a bright and sunny Saturday morning 08 April 2023. Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the...
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union: The Singapore 7s kicks off today at 01:30pm Fiji time with Argentina-Ireland, then South Africa-Australia at 2.14pm, NZ-Hong Kong 2.36pm, Samoa-Spain 3.42pm and Fiji-Canada 4.04pm then the big games - NZ-Australia 6.02pm, Fiji-Samoa 7.30pm, Australia-Hong Kong 9.06pm, NZ-South Africa 9.28pm, Samoa-Canada 11.05pm and the final game on Day One kicks off at 11:33pm with Fiji-Spain.
  
  Play begins tomorrow Easter Sunday at 2:50pm with the ninth place quarter-finals and the gold medal final scheduled for 11:28pm.
  
  In rugby league: It looked like it could have been the Dogs’ day when Jake Averillo sprinted 90M to score a try off their first touch of the ball in the third minute.
  
  But Latrell Mitchell wasn’t having any of that in his 150th NRL game celebration, bagging a hat-trick as the Rabbitohs smashed the Bulldogs 50-16 in their annual Good Friday clash at Accor Stadium.
  
  In Townsville, Jamayne Isaako scored a first-half hat-trick for the Dolphins who then held off a second-half surge from the Cowboys to win 32-22.
  
  Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow also had an outstanding game – “The Hammer” crossed for a double, including the match-sealing try in the final minutes as he exacted revenge on his old Club.
  
  Tabuai-Fidow was the Cowboys’ star fullback until he lost his spot to Scott Drinkwater, and let go early to join the Dolphins.
  
  The 21-year-old finished the Good Friday game with two tries, a try assist, two linebreaks, two linebreak assists, nine tackle busts and 120 running metres in a statement performance.
  
  In Boxing: The wife of former world heavyweight champion, Andy Ruiz Jr. has posted a video on her social media accounts of her throwing his clothes and a diamond-encrusted art piece in the trash saying, “The joke is on both of us,” as Ruiz stands accused of cheating. They have five young children.
  
  In football: The appointment of former Arsenal boss, Unai Emery as the new Aston Villa Manager has proven to be a masterstroke.
  
  Since arriving in November 2022, the Spaniard has transformed Villa’s fortunes and taken them from 17th all the way up to 7th with stunning victories over the likes of Manchester United, Tottenham, Chelsea and Brighton.
  
  In The Masters at Augusta: His picture is still on the “Wall of Champions” in the press building at Augusta National, next to Phil Mickelson, but his chair at the Champion’s Dinner was empty.
  As the Masters unfolds this week, Angel Cabrera sits in an Argentine prison. Initially jailed for assaulting, threatening and harassing a former partner, he was then sentenced to an additional two years late last year for assaulting another former girlfriend.
  His glory days at Augusta in 2009 seems so far away.
  Meanwhile, the weather is taking a severe turn for the worse in Augusta in Round Two and it could force an early finish on Monday for the famous tournament.
  
  In SportsBiz: The winner of the 2023 Masters Tournament will pocket US$2.7Million.
  
  Tiger Woods was the first Green Jacket winner to crack the US$2M mark for winning his fifth Green Jacket in 2019.
  
  Woods was also the first to make over US$1M for winning the tournament in 2001 and when he won again in 2002.
  
  And to think that the first tournament winner in 1934 thought that he’d won a fortune with his US$1500 prize.
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support. 3197s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean57fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/07-04-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e06-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53466011
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union and rugby league: After five years, three trials, nine months in prison, an appeal and for the second time, found guilty over the same incident - sexually assaulting a woman in 2018, Jarryd Hayne headed home to spend Easter with his family after he was let out on bail by Judge Graham Turnbull SC in a Sydney Court yesterday.
  
  Hayne will face court again on 08 May for sentencing.
  
  Meanwhile, the Storm cruised to a 28-8 win over the Roosters last night, on the back of a Cameron Munster master class and three tries from Xavier Coates at AAMI Park.
  
  With their third straight win, the Storm moved into the top four, while the chooks, who scored first, faded again.
  
  In Boxing: “I will give you every drop of sweat. Every drop of blood, every ounce of energy I have … you are going to get the absolute best of The Rock,” some 20 years later those words spoken by Dwayne Johnson at Wrestlemania, are inspiring Kiwi-Nigerian star, Israel Adesanya for his upcoming battle with Brazilian warrior, Alex Pereira in UFC287 on Sunday.
  
  In football: The biggest rivalry in Dutch football, between the two biggest cities in the Netherlands, with Feyenoord from Rotterdam hosting Ajax from Amsterdam, in a clash known as De Klassieker, delivered another ugly low as Feyenoord fans attacked Ajax player - former EPL star, Davy Klaassen who scored in the second half to make it 2-1 to the visitors.
  
  But when he celebrated near the corner flag, he was struck on the head by an object thrown from the crowd, causing his head to bleed and the crowd to go nuts, forcing the Referee to rush both teams off the field for nearly half an hour before play resumed after a Feyenoord Coach addressed his fans over the PA system, calling for calm.
  
  Meanwhile in the relative calm of the EPL, Marcus Rashford sent Manchester United back into the English Premier League Top Four with the winner, as the Red Devils beat Brentford 1-0, while Newcastle won 5-1 at West Ham to stay third above Man U on goal difference.
  
  And only in America: Attorneys representing two former college athletes filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA seeking retro-active educational payments for college athletes from 2018-2020.
  
  They argued that in light of “the Alston ruling” — which allowed college athletes to profit off their name, image, and likeness — at least 5,000 and as many as 20,000 athletes are now owed back pay for the 2018 to 2020 seasons.
  
  These same Attorneys, who won the Alston case in 2021, are claiming damages of at least US$200Million, and as much as US$1Billion for the affected college athletes.
  
  You just gotta ask – is this really for the benefit of the athletes, or er the lawyers?
  
  In The Masters at Augusta, the Honourary Starters getting the 87th tournament officially underway early this morning, featured three-times winner from South Africa, Gary Player and six-time winning legend Jack Nicklaus, plus Tom Watson.
  
  Closer to home, Kiwi star, Ryan Fox who has played and won at the world famous Vatuwaqa Golf Course in Suva, Fiji is teeing off with his not so famous golfing Father as his caddy – former All Black, Grant Fox.
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53466011Thu, 06 Apr 2023 21:38:13 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 05 Episode 06 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a partly cloudy but bright Good Friday morning 07 April 2023. Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th...
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby union and rugby league: After five years, three trials, nine months in prison, an appeal and for the second time, found guilty over the same incident - sexually assaulting a woman in 2018, Jarryd Hayne headed home to spend Easter with his family after he was let out on bail by Judge Graham Turnbull SC in a Sydney Court yesterday.
  
  Hayne will face court again on 08 May for sentencing.
  
  Meanwhile, the Storm cruised to a 28-8 win over the Roosters last night, on the back of a Cameron Munster master class and three tries from Xavier Coates at AAMI Park.
  
  With their third straight win, the Storm moved into the top four, while the chooks, who scored first, faded again.
  
  In Boxing: “I will give you every drop of sweat. Every drop of blood, every ounce of energy I have … you are going to get the absolute best of The Rock,” some 20 years later those words spoken by Dwayne Johnson at Wrestlemania, are inspiring Kiwi-Nigerian star, Israel Adesanya for his upcoming battle with Brazilian warrior, Alex Pereira in UFC287 on Sunday.
  
  In football: The biggest rivalry in Dutch football, between the two biggest cities in the Netherlands, with Feyenoord from Rotterdam hosting Ajax from Amsterdam, in a clash known as De Klassieker, delivered another ugly low as Feyenoord fans attacked Ajax player - former EPL star, Davy Klaassen who scored in the second half to make it 2-1 to the visitors.
  
  But when he celebrated near the corner flag, he was struck on the head by an object thrown from the crowd, causing his head to bleed and the crowd to go nuts, forcing the Referee to rush both teams off the field for nearly half an hour before play resumed after a Feyenoord Coach addressed his fans over the PA system, calling for calm.
  
  Meanwhile in the relative calm of the EPL, Marcus Rashford sent Manchester United back into the English Premier League Top Four with the winner, as the Red Devils beat Brentford 1-0, while Newcastle won 5-1 at West Ham to stay third above Man U on goal difference.
  
  And only in America: Attorneys representing two former college athletes filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA seeking retro-active educational payments for college athletes from 2018-2020.
  
  They argued that in light of “the Alston ruling” — which allowed college athletes to profit off their name, image, and likeness — at least 5,000 and as many as 20,000 athletes are now owed back pay for the 2018 to 2020 seasons.
  
  These same Attorneys, who won the Alston case in 2021, are claiming damages of at least US$200Million, and as much as US$1Billion for the affected college athletes.
  
  You just gotta ask – is this really for the benefit of the athletes, or er the lawyers?
  
  In The Masters at Augusta, the Honourary Starters getting the 87th tournament officially underway early this morning, featured three-times winner from South Africa, Gary Player and six-time winning legend Jack Nicklaus, plus Tom Watson.
  
  Closer to home, Kiwi star, Ryan Fox who has played and won at the world famous Vatuwaqa Golf Course in Suva, Fiji is teeing off with his not so famous golfing Father as his caddy – former All Black, Grant Fox.
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining...]]>2877s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean56fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/06-04-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e05-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53456359
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby league: Wests Tigers have announced they will be redesigning their 2023 ANZAC Round commemorative jersey, after eagle-eyed fans spotted an unforgiveable blunder, pointing out that the soldiers were in fact American based on their uniforms and weaponry, and NOT Australian or Kiwi troops.
  
  This after the Tigers claimed to have consulted the Australian Army about the jersey, to which the Army later responded that it was all one big fat lie, and in fact no such consultation ever took place.
  
  So have had to ditch 500 jerseys at a cost of A$75,000.
  
  Oh boy you just can’t make this up!
  
  In other news, after his outstanding start to the 2023 NRL season, the Dolphins have boosted their forward depth by locking up former Centre, Connelly Lemuelu with a contract extension which will see him stay with the Dolphins until the end of 2025.
  
  The 24-year-old played 24 games for the Cowboys in three seasons since his debut in 2020 and has played five games for the Dolphins since switching to back row in 2023.
  
  In rugby union: The Singapore 7s kicks off on Saturday at 01:30pm Fiji time with Argentina-Ireland, and the final game kicks off at 11:33pm with Fiji-Spain. Play begins on finals day on Easter Sunday at 2:50pm with the ninth place quarter-finals and the gold medal final scheduled for 11:28pm.
  
  Fiji won the Singapore 7s 2022 and Samoa lost to the All Blacks 7s in the semifinal.
  
  In Boxing: Following the most brutal fight seen in Australia in 25 years, Kiwi brawler, Floyd Masson produced the fight of his life last Saturday night, to bash tough-as-nails Italian rival, Fabio Turchi from pillar to post, for a unanimous points decision to clinch the IBO Cruiserweight World title.
  
  After the 12-round slugfest both fighters left the battlefield - the Eatons Hill Hotel on Brisbane’s north side, in separate ambulances for the nearest hospital.
  
  In SportsBiz: Major League Baseball’s opening Day generated record viewership for MLB.TV according to SportsPro. The direct-to-fans streaming platform drew a record 172 million minutes watched across 15 MLB games last Thursday, up 42% from 121 million minutes last year.
  
  ESPN’s Sunday game broadcast averaged 1.3 million viewers — making it the most-watched sporting event on cable TV that night among the coveted 18-49 age demographic.
  
  In other Sports: The most coveted prize in golf, the green jacket, is up for grabs again in the 85th edition of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Course, Georgia, USA where the world’s best golfers will line up this weekend, featuring for the first time ever, six previous Masters Champions who defected to LIV Golf, the Saudi-backed cash-rich rival of the PGA Tour in: Phil Mickelson, Charles Schwartzel, Bubba Watson, Sergio Garcia, Patrick Reed and Dustin Johnson.
  
  In Football: ESPN is reporting that Lionel Messi is weighing up a move to Al Hilal Football Club in the Saudi Pro League, the Riyadh-based rivals of Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr Football Club.
  
  The Saudi Club has reportedly sent Messi an offer of – wait for it - US$436Million a year.
  
  Ronaldo leads the Saudi league with 11 goals while Al Nassr sits second on the table, with Al Hilal seven points back in third.
  
  Geez that’s over a million US$ per day!
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53456359Wed, 05 Apr 2023 22:11:04 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 05 Episode 05 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another beautiful blue sky Thursday morning 06 April 2023. Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian...
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby league: Wests Tigers have announced they will be redesigning their 2023 ANZAC Round commemorative jersey, after eagle-eyed fans spotted an unforgiveable blunder, pointing out that the soldiers were in fact American based on their uniforms and weaponry, and NOT Australian or Kiwi troops.
  
  This after the Tigers claimed to have consulted the Australian Army about the jersey, to which the Army later responded that it was all one big fat lie, and in fact no such consultation ever took place.
  
  So have had to ditch 500 jerseys at a cost of A$75,000.
  
  Oh boy you just can’t make this up!
  
  In other news, after his outstanding start to the 2023 NRL season, the Dolphins have boosted their forward depth by locking up former Centre, Connelly Lemuelu with a contract extension which will see him stay with the Dolphins until the end of 2025.
  
  The 24-year-old played 24 games for the Cowboys in three seasons since his debut in 2020 and has played five games for the Dolphins since switching to back row in 2023.
  
  In rugby union: The Singapore 7s kicks off on Saturday at 01:30pm Fiji time with Argentina-Ireland, and the final game kicks off at 11:33pm with Fiji-Spain. Play begins on finals day on Easter Sunday at 2:50pm with the ninth place quarter-finals and the gold medal final scheduled for 11:28pm.
  
  Fiji won the Singapore 7s 2022 and Samoa lost to the All Blacks 7s in the semifinal.
  
  In Boxing: Following the most brutal fight seen in Australia in 25 years, Kiwi brawler, Floyd Masson produced the fight of his life last Saturday night, to bash tough-as-nails Italian rival, Fabio Turchi from pillar to post, for a unanimous points decision to clinch the IBO Cruiserweight World title.
  
  After the 12-round slugfest both fighters left the battlefield - the Eatons Hill Hotel on Brisbane’s north side, in separate ambulances for the nearest hospital.
  
  In SportsBiz: Major League Baseball’s opening Day generated record viewership for MLB.TV according to SportsPro. The direct-to-fans streaming platform drew a record 172 million minutes watched across 15 MLB games last Thursday, up 42% from 121 million minutes last year.
  
  ESPN’s Sunday game broadcast averaged 1.3 million viewers — making it the most-watched sporting event on cable TV that night among the coveted 18-49 age demographic.
  
  In other Sports: The most coveted prize in golf, the green jacket, is up for grabs again in the 85th edition of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Course, Georgia, USA where the world’s best golfers will line up this weekend, featuring for the first time ever, six previous Masters Champions who defected to LIV Golf, the Saudi-backed cash-rich rival of the PGA Tour in: Phil Mickelson, Charles Schwartzel, Bubba Watson, Sergio Garcia, Patrick Reed and Dustin Johnson.
  
  In Football: ESPN is reporting that Lionel Messi is weighing up a move to Al Hilal Football Club in the Saudi Pro League, the Riyadh-based rivals of Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr Football Club.
  
  The Saudi Club has reportedly sent Messi an offer of – wait for it - US$436Million a year.
  
  Ronaldo leads the Saudi league with 11 goals while Al Nassr sits second on the table, with Al Hilal seven points back in third.
  
  Geez that’s over a million US$ per day!
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites...]]>3207s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean55fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/05-04-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e04-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53446450
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  And we start with rugby – both union and league: Former Fiji Bati, Fiji 7s rep and NRL star, Jarryd Hayne has said he “did not lie or cover up evidence” after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman at her Newcastle home almost five years ago.
  
  Following an 11 day trial in Sydney plus more than six days of deliberating, the jury of six men and six women found the two-time Dally M winner and ex-NFL convert guilty of two counts of sexual intercourse without consent.
  
  Hayne had pleaded not guilty and denied sexually assaulting the woman.
  
  His first trial in Newcastle in 2020 ended in a hung jury, while he was convicted at a second trial in March 2021 and sent to prison for nine months until he successfully appealed the decision.
  
  He is facing a maximum possible sentence of 14 years in jail.
  
  In Boxing: Tim Tszyu has told FOX Sports Australia that his blockbuster World title unification fight against Jermell Charlo has been delayed again as the American champ endures a longer-than-expected recovery from his broken left hand.
  
  The undefeated Australian champ is frustrated by yet another delay – “how long can you keep postponing a fight, he says?”
  
  But Tszyu refuses to stay idle, revealing that he will once again gamble on his unified world title shot with another fight in June before finally taking on the Super Welterweight King.
  
  In SportsBiz: The National Women’s Soccer League is expanding into Northern California.
  
  Global investment firm, Sixth Street is partnering with four former U.S. Women’s National Team players to bring a team to the Bay Area.
  
  The expansion fee was US$53Million, a source with knowledge of the deal said — more than 10 times the fee paid for the Kansas City Current just last season.
  
  Sixth Street has made more than US$1Billion in sports-related investments over the last two years.
  
  In Football: Peru has been stripped of hosting the FIFA Under-17 Men's World Cup scheduled from 10 November, after the governing body said the South American nation failed to fulfill infrastructure commitments.
  
  Last month Indonesia was stripped of hosting the FIFA Under-20 World Cup after the governor of Bali said that they would not host the team from Israel.
  
  The FIFA Council will designate two new hosts.
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53446450Tue, 04 Apr 2023 23:47:43 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 05 Episode 04 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful blue sky Wednesday morning 05 April 2023. Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in...
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  And we start with rugby – both union and league: Former Fiji Bati, Fiji 7s rep and NRL star, Jarryd Hayne has said he “did not lie or cover up evidence” after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman at her Newcastle home almost five years ago.
  
  Following an 11 day trial in Sydney plus more than six days of deliberating, the jury of six men and six women found the two-time Dally M winner and ex-NFL convert guilty of two counts of sexual intercourse without consent.
  
  Hayne had pleaded not guilty and denied sexually assaulting the woman.
  
  His first trial in Newcastle in 2020 ended in a hung jury, while he was convicted at a second trial in March 2021 and sent to prison for nine months until he successfully appealed the decision.
  
  He is facing a maximum possible sentence of 14 years in jail.
  
  In Boxing: Tim Tszyu has told FOX Sports Australia that his blockbuster World title unification fight against Jermell Charlo has been delayed again as the American champ endures a longer-than-expected recovery from his broken left hand.
  
  The undefeated Australian champ is frustrated by yet another delay – “how long can you keep postponing a fight, he says?”
  
  But Tszyu refuses to stay idle, revealing that he will once again gamble on his unified world title shot with another fight in June before finally taking on the Super Welterweight King.
  
  In SportsBiz: The National Women’s Soccer League is expanding into Northern California.
  
  Global investment firm, Sixth Street is partnering with four former U.S. Women’s National Team players to bring a team to the Bay Area.
  
  The expansion fee was US$53Million, a source with knowledge of the deal said — more than 10 times the fee paid for the Kansas City Current just last season.
  
  Sixth Street has made more than US$1Billion in sports-related investments over the last two years.
  
  In Football: Peru has been stripped of hosting the FIFA Under-17 Men's World Cup scheduled from 10 November, after the governing body said the South American nation failed to fulfill infrastructure commitments.
  
  Last month Indonesia was stripped of hosting the FIFA Under-20 World Cup after the governor of Bali said that they would not host the team from Israel.
  
  The FIFA Council will designate two new hosts.
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>2007s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean54fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/04-04-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e04-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53434821Breakfast Bites, the FIJI & PACIFIC SPORTS NEWS PODCAST, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful overcast Tuesday morning 04 April 2023.
  
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  We start with rugby league: Despite another ripping NRL round with golden point field goal winner, somehow Wests Tigers CEO, Justin Pascoe managed to grab the headlines.
  
  Who is this guy?
  
  Justin Pascoe has been CEO at Wests Tigers since 2015; the Tigers finishing no better than 9th in 2016 and 16th with the wooden spoon in 2022.
  
  The legendary Jack Gibson said once that “Winning starts in the front office” and “Winning starts on Monday morning”.
  
  Last year when the Tigers were 0-5 their CEO thought it was a good idea to go on holidays to the Northern Territory for 10 days.
  
  Maybe we should all just relax?
  
  Meanwhile, Latrell Mitchell says it’s up to the NRL to decide how they’ll deal with the teenager who allegedly racially abused the South Sydney superstar last month at BlueBet Stadium.
  
  The incident received widespread condemnation, with calls for a lifetime ban from attending games.
  
  It was reported yesterday that the NRL wants Mitchell to meet the teenager so he can educate him on the consequences of racism, but the Rabbitohs star is against the idea, “I just want to focus on footy. It’s not my problem. I’ve just got to focus on my role here and not focus my energy on that.
  
  “It does hurt, but it is what it is.
  
  In rugby union: Emoni Narawa has been quite brilliant for the Chiefs in Super Rugby Pacific so far this season. And the Fullback come Wing stamped his mark against the Blues last Saturday, scoring a double in another outstanding performance.
  
  With Sevu Reece out for the year, Narawa is an early “Johhny on the spot” ABs bolter.
  
  In Boxing: WWE has been sold and will now form a combat-sports beast with the UFC under its parent company, Endeavor Group.
  The deal, which was confirmed late last night, sees WWE and UFC join together in a new publicly traded combat sports and entertainment company, with WWE valued at US$9.3Billion after its stock finished trading on Friday at US$91.26 per share, while the UFC is valued at US$12.1B.
  
  In SportsBiz: Every US College Basketball Women’s Final Four takes place in an NBA and/or WNBA arena. This year’s location, the home of the Dallas Mavericks, hosts around 22,000 fans.
  
  The Men’s Final Four has been in a football stadium every year since 1997. Stadium hosting over 72,000 fans.
  
  Based on the hype and demand, the NCAA could fill a football stadium for a Women’s Final Four if it wanted to.
  
  The sellout semifinal crowd paid get-in prices of more than US$400. The Women’s Championship game will be the most expensive on record with prices starting at more than US$500 each.
  
  In Football: First it was Leicester City, who are now in danger of relegation after picking up just one point in six games.
  
  Then just hours later, came the sacking of Chelsea Manager, Graham Potter after just six months in charge as they slipped into the bottom half of the ladder.
  
  Remember, Potter went absolutely nuts in January, splashing out US$400Million in a record-breaking transfer window spending spree.
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  #Fiji#BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53434821Mon, 03 Apr 2023 23:32:47 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 05 Episode 03 of https://www.teivovorugby.com/podcasts/09-12-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e69-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague/, the FIJI & PACIFIC SPORTS NEWS PODCAST, by...Breakfast Bites, the FIJI & PACIFIC SPORTS NEWS PODCAST, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful overcast Tuesday morning 04 April 2023.
  
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  We start with rugby league: Despite another ripping NRL round with golden point field goal winner, somehow Wests Tigers CEO, Justin Pascoe managed to grab the headlines.
  
  Who is this guy?
  
  Justin Pascoe has been CEO at Wests Tigers since 2015; the Tigers finishing no better than 9th in 2016 and 16th with the wooden spoon in 2022.
  
  The legendary Jack Gibson said once that “Winning starts in the front office” and “Winning starts on Monday morning”.
  
  Last year when the Tigers were 0-5 their CEO thought it was a good idea to go on holidays to the Northern Territory for 10 days.
  
  Maybe we should all just relax?
  
  Meanwhile, Latrell Mitchell says it’s up to the NRL to decide how they’ll deal with the teenager who allegedly racially abused the South Sydney superstar last month at BlueBet Stadium.
  
  The incident received widespread condemnation, with calls for a lifetime ban from attending games.
  
  It was reported yesterday that the NRL wants Mitchell to meet the teenager so he can educate him on the consequences of racism, but the Rabbitohs star is against the idea, “I just want to focus on footy. It’s not my problem. I’ve just got to focus on my role here and not focus my energy on that.
  
  “It does hurt, but it is what it is.
  
  In rugby union: Emoni Narawa has been quite brilliant for the Chiefs in Super Rugby Pacific so far this season. And the Fullback come Wing stamped his mark against the Blues last Saturday, scoring a double in another outstanding performance.
  
  With Sevu Reece out for the year, Narawa is an early “Johhny on the spot” ABs bolter.
  
  In Boxing: WWE has been sold and will now form a combat-sports beast with the UFC under its parent company, Endeavor Group.
  The deal, which was confirmed late last night, sees WWE and UFC join together in a new publicly traded combat sports and entertainment company, with WWE valued at US$9.3Billion after its stock finished trading on Friday at US$91.26 per share, while the UFC is valued at US$12.1B.
  
  In SportsBiz: Every US College Basketball Women’s Final Four takes place in an NBA and/or WNBA arena. This year’s location, the home of the Dallas Mavericks, hosts around 22,000 fans.
  
  The Men’s Final Four has been in a football stadium every year since 1997. Stadium hosting over 72,000 fans.
  
  Based on the hype and demand, the NCAA could fill a football stadium for a Women’s Final Four if it wanted to.
  
  The sellout semifinal crowd paid get-in prices of more than US$400. The Women’s Championship game will be the most expensive on record with prices starting at more than US$500 each.
  
  In Football: First it was Leicester City, who are now in danger of relegation after picking up just one point in six games.
  
  Then just hours later, came the sacking of Chelsea Manager, Graham Potter...]]>2837s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean53fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-04-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e02-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53420512
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  And we start with rugby union: Fijiana were robbed of the bronze medal by biased refereeing in their game against Great Britain in the Hong Kong 7s last night.
  
  Ahead 19-17 after the fulltime siren, the referee blew five consecutive penalties against Fijiana until Great Britain won.
  
  At least three of them were plainly wrong. Team Fijiana were robbed by biased refereeing.
  
  New Zealand cruised to victory in both the Women’s and Men’s finals of the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong 7s to increase their leads at the top of the HSBC World Rugby 7s Series 2023 standings.
  
  New Zealand women beat Australia 17-26 and the All Blacks 7s beat Fiji 17-24 to win their first Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong 7s title since 2014.
  
  France beat Great Britain 17-19 for the bronze medal. Team Fijiana came 4th after losing to Great Britain and Samoa came 8th after losing to Ireland 19-17 at the Hong Kong 7s yesterday.
  
  In Rugby League: Canterbury Bulldogs star, Josh Addo-Carr scored in the 80th minute, but Matt Burton’s sideline conversion to win the game hit the post.
  
  The duo then combined in the 85th minute when Addo-Carr made a break downfield to put Burton in position to kick the winning field goal in golden point from way out wide to seal an incredible 15-14 comeback win over the Cowboys last night.
  
  New Zealand Warrior Shaun Johnson slotted the match-winning penalty in a mammoth comeback win against the Sharks yesterday.
  
  The Kiwi star had only beaten Cronulla once in 10 attempts, but Johnson led from the front, before sealing victory with only 30 seconds remaining.
  
  In Boxing: Anthony Joshua won a boring fight by unanimous decision against American Jermaine Franklin in London yesterday.
  
  In fact the punches AJ and the American threw in the scuffle after Round 12, which spilled out ringside, roused the loudest cheers of the night.
  
  In Football: With just 10 games left in the English season, Leicester City has sacked their Manager, Brendan Rogers to try and save their Premier League status, following a 2-1 loss at Crystal Palace that saw them drop into the bottom three relegation zone for the first time since October 2022.
  
  Liverpool went in front through Mohamed Salah’s 23rd goal of the season but Man City was simply too good and thrashed Liverpool 1-4 on Saturday, but remain eight points adrift of Arsenal at the top of the English Premier League after Gabriel Jesus scored twice in the Gunners 4-1 win over Leeds.
  
  City was a class apart, imagine the score if Erling Haaland had played?
  
  In other sports news: There was total chaos at the Australian Grand Prix yesterday which saw three red flags and a dramatic conclusion, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen eventually claiming victory - his first ever win in Melbourne and Red Bull’s first there since Sebastian Vettel won there in 2011.
  
  Verstappen won from Sir Lewis Hamilton in second and Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso third.
  
  When will we see a big Fijian, Samoan or Tongan in the front row of F1 – er on the grid I mean!
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53420512Sun, 02 Apr 2023 21:09:26 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 05 Episode 02 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful blue sky sunny and bright Monday morning 03 April 2023. Coming to you from paradise, on the...
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  And we start with rugby union: Fijiana were robbed of the bronze medal by biased refereeing in their game against Great Britain in the Hong Kong 7s last night.
  
  Ahead 19-17 after the fulltime siren, the referee blew five consecutive penalties against Fijiana until Great Britain won.
  
  At least three of them were plainly wrong. Team Fijiana were robbed by biased refereeing.
  
  New Zealand cruised to victory in both the Women’s and Men’s finals of the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong 7s to increase their leads at the top of the HSBC World Rugby 7s Series 2023 standings.
  
  New Zealand women beat Australia 17-26 and the All Blacks 7s beat Fiji 17-24 to win their first Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong 7s title since 2014.
  
  France beat Great Britain 17-19 for the bronze medal. Team Fijiana came 4th after losing to Great Britain and Samoa came 8th after losing to Ireland 19-17 at the Hong Kong 7s yesterday.
  
  In Rugby League: Canterbury Bulldogs star, Josh Addo-Carr scored in the 80th minute, but Matt Burton’s sideline conversion to win the game hit the post.
  
  The duo then combined in the 85th minute when Addo-Carr made a break downfield to put Burton in position to kick the winning field goal in golden point from way out wide to seal an incredible 15-14 comeback win over the Cowboys last night.
  
  New Zealand Warrior Shaun Johnson slotted the match-winning penalty in a mammoth comeback win against the Sharks yesterday.
  
  The Kiwi star had only beaten Cronulla once in 10 attempts, but Johnson led from the front, before sealing victory with only 30 seconds remaining.
  
  In Boxing: Anthony Joshua won a boring fight by unanimous decision against American Jermaine Franklin in London yesterday.
  
  In fact the punches AJ and the American threw in the scuffle after Round 12, which spilled out ringside, roused the loudest cheers of the night.
  
  In Football: With just 10 games left in the English season, Leicester City has sacked their Manager, Brendan Rogers to try and save their Premier League status, following a 2-1 loss at Crystal Palace that saw them drop into the bottom three relegation zone for the first time since October 2022.
  
  Liverpool went in front through Mohamed Salah’s 23rd goal of the season but Man City was simply too good and thrashed Liverpool 1-4 on Saturday, but remain eight points adrift of Arsenal at the top of the English Premier League after Gabriel Jesus scored twice in the Gunners 4-1 win over Leeds.
  
  City was a class apart, imagine the score if Erling Haaland had played?
  
  In other sports news: There was total chaos at the Australian Grand Prix yesterday which saw three red flags and a dramatic conclusion, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen eventually claiming victory - his first ever win in Melbourne and Red Bull’s first there since Sebastian Vettel won there in 2011.
  
  Verstappen won from Sir Lewis Hamilton in second and Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso third.
  
  When will we see a big Fijian, Samoan or Tongan in the front row of F1 – er on the grid I mean!
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>2827s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean52fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-04-2023-breakfast-bites-the-fiji-pacific-sports-news-podcast-s05e01-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53414395
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  And we start with rugby union: Cathay HSBC Hong Kong 7s 2023 Men’s Quarter-finals starting at 2-02pm today: New Zealand v Argentina followed by France v Spain, Fiji v South Africa at 2.48pm and then USA v Great Britain and the Women’s Semi-finals starting at 6.43pm with New Zealand v Fiji, Australia v Great Britain.
  
  In other Mens games today Samoa-Kenya at 1.16pm and Australia-Hong Kong China at 1.39pm.
  
  Results from yesterday in the Men’s comp: Australia 12-7 Spain, NZ 12-7 South Africa, Fiji 40-7 Canada, Argentina 26-19 Samoa, USA 24-5 Australia, NZ 26-7 Ireland, Samoa 29-5 Canada, Fiji 26-19 Argentina and USA 24-5 Australia.
  
  And HK7s Women’s games yesterday: Fijiana 5-35 Australia, NZ 46-0 Canada and in the Quarterfinals, Australia 24-5 Ireland, Team Fijiana 19-14 USA, Great Britain 5-0 France and NZ 45-14 Canada.
  
  In Rugby League: The Broncos thrashed the Tigers 46-12 on the back of masterclasses from Reece Walsh, Adam Reynolds and Payne Haas in the battle between first and last place at Suncorp Stadium last night.
  
  The Broncos have now won their first five games of the season for the first time since 1998 when they beat the Bulldogs in the grand final to lift the trophy.
  
  Is this the real thing?
  
  In Boxing: “I got to a certain level but I plateaued and I now realise that if I want to achieve again, I’ve got to go to another level,” said Anthony Joshua after weighing in at a career-high 116Kg on Friday for his fight today against American Jermaine Franklin in London.
  
  In Football: Barcelona has confirmed they are in contact with Lionel Messi’s agent as they attempt to bring the superstar back to the Club. Messi was forced out of the Spanish giants in 2021 due to their financial insolvency and signed a two-year deal with Paris Saint-Germain which expires this year.
  
  In other sports news: Former Paralympic gold medalist and convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius – remember him the Blade Runner?
  
  He remains behind bars after a parole board denied his early release, the Department of Correctional Services in South Africa announced on Friday.
  
  Pistorius has been in prison since 2013 for the Valentine's Day murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
  
  Pistorius, 36, will be reconsidered for parole in August 2024.
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  
  
  
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53414395Sat, 01 Apr 2023 22:28:19 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 05 Episode 01 of Breakfast Bites, the FIJI & PACIFIC SPORTS NEWS PODCAST, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful blue sky bright and sunny Sunday morning 02 April...
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  And we start with rugby union: Cathay HSBC Hong Kong 7s 2023 Men’s Quarter-finals starting at 2-02pm today: New Zealand v Argentina followed by France v Spain, Fiji v South Africa at 2.48pm and then USA v Great Britain and the Women’s Semi-finals starting at 6.43pm with New Zealand v Fiji, Australia v Great Britain.
  
  In other Mens games today Samoa-Kenya at 1.16pm and Australia-Hong Kong China at 1.39pm.
  
  Results from yesterday in the Men’s comp: Australia 12-7 Spain, NZ 12-7 South Africa, Fiji 40-7 Canada, Argentina 26-19 Samoa, USA 24-5 Australia, NZ 26-7 Ireland, Samoa 29-5 Canada, Fiji 26-19 Argentina and USA 24-5 Australia.
  
  And HK7s Women’s games yesterday: Fijiana 5-35 Australia, NZ 46-0 Canada and in the Quarterfinals, Australia 24-5 Ireland, Team Fijiana 19-14 USA, Great Britain 5-0 France and NZ 45-14 Canada.
  
  In Rugby League: The Broncos thrashed the Tigers 46-12 on the back of masterclasses from Reece Walsh, Adam Reynolds and Payne Haas in the battle between first and last place at Suncorp Stadium last night.
  
  The Broncos have now won their first five games of the season for the first time since 1998 when they beat the Bulldogs in the grand final to lift the trophy.
  
  Is this the real thing?
  
  In Boxing: “I got to a certain level but I plateaued and I now realise that if I want to achieve again, I’ve got to go to another level,” said Anthony Joshua after weighing in at a career-high 116Kg on Friday for his fight today against American Jermaine Franklin in London.
  
  In Football: Barcelona has confirmed they are in contact with Lionel Messi’s agent as they attempt to bring the superstar back to the Club. Messi was forced out of the Spanish giants in 2021 due to their financial insolvency and signed a two-year deal with Paris Saint-Germain which expires this year.
  
  In other sports news: Former Paralympic gold medalist and convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius – remember him the Blade Runner?
  
  He remains behind bars after a parole board denied his early release, the Department of Correctional Services in South Africa announced on Friday.
  
  Pistorius has been in prison since 2013 for the Valentine's Day murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
  
  Pistorius, 36, will be reconsidered for parole in August 2024.
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  
  
  
  ]]>2687s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean51fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-04-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e90-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53414373
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  And we start with rugby union: Cathay HSBC Hong Kong 7s 2023 Day One in the Women’s competition: Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and France ended day one with perfect win records, so the USA and Australia qualify for the Olympic Games rugby 7s in Paris 2024, joining New Zealand and hosts France.
  
  Pasifika Day one scores saw Fijiana 17-7 Ireland, Australia 43-5 Brazil, NZ 50-0 Hong Kong China, Fijiana 35-7 Brazil, Australia 19-12 Ireland and NZ 43-0 Great Britain.
  
  HK7s Men’s Day One results: NZ 29-5 Kenya, Ireland 7-14 South Africa, Fiji 12-7 Samoa, Argentina 17-7 Canada, Spain 7-0 USA and Australia 26-5 Japan.
  
  In the Men’s comp today: NZ-South Africa 3.04pm, Fiji-Canada 3.52pm, Argentina-Samoa 4.14pm and HK7s Women’s games today: Fijiana-Australia 1.55pm, NZ-Canada 2.41pm
  
  In Rugby League: The Storm answered the challenge from Craig Bellamy to beat South Sydney 10-18 on the back of master classes from Harry Grant and Cameron Munster, with three tries to Josh King, Will Warbrick and Cameron Munster as Latrell Mitchell left his run too late for the Rabbitohs.
  
  In Boxing: Anthony Joshua has laughed off Jermaine Franklin’s threat of a knockout in their fight in London on Sunday, with the former World Heavyweight Champion insisting the American has picked the “worst time” to face him.
  
  In fact, Joshua has promised to retire if he loses to Franklin.
  
  In SportsBiz: the NFL could join every other major US sports league – like Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League, the NBA, Major League Soccer and others in allowing institutional investors such as private equity firms and sovereign wealth funds to purchase stakes in their teams, according to Bloomberg.
  
  With team values rising, the number of potential buyers and minority owners has dwindled.
  
  No major US sports league allows private firms to own a majority share in a team, but many have found it to be a useful path to liquidate part of a team’s value.
  
  In Football: Manchester United turned a US$7.8Million net profit for the quarter ending December 2022 — a great turnaround from a US$1.7M loss for the same period in 2021, thanks to a 22% year-over-year increase in commercial revenue to US$97.5M.
  
  The profit was also put down due to lower wages after one Mr. Ronaldo departed, plus strong ticket sales of 2.3 million sold in the 2022-23 season, helped by Man U winning the Carabao Cup in February, making the FA Cup semi-finals in April, and currently sitting third in the Premier League.
  
  Meanwhile, the Glazer family is selling the Club, or so they say!
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53414373Fri, 31 Mar 2023 22:22:00 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 04 Episode 90 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful blue sky Saturday morning 01 April 2023. Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in...
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  And we start with rugby union: Cathay HSBC Hong Kong 7s 2023 Day One in the Women’s competition: Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and France ended day one with perfect win records, so the USA and Australia qualify for the Olympic Games rugby 7s in Paris 2024, joining New Zealand and hosts France.
  
  Pasifika Day one scores saw Fijiana 17-7 Ireland, Australia 43-5 Brazil, NZ 50-0 Hong Kong China, Fijiana 35-7 Brazil, Australia 19-12 Ireland and NZ 43-0 Great Britain.
  
  HK7s Men’s Day One results: NZ 29-5 Kenya, Ireland 7-14 South Africa, Fiji 12-7 Samoa, Argentina 17-7 Canada, Spain 7-0 USA and Australia 26-5 Japan.
  
  In the Men’s comp today: NZ-South Africa 3.04pm, Fiji-Canada 3.52pm, Argentina-Samoa 4.14pm and HK7s Women’s games today: Fijiana-Australia 1.55pm, NZ-Canada 2.41pm
  
  In Rugby League: The Storm answered the challenge from Craig Bellamy to beat South Sydney 10-18 on the back of master classes from Harry Grant and Cameron Munster, with three tries to Josh King, Will Warbrick and Cameron Munster as Latrell Mitchell left his run too late for the Rabbitohs.
  
  In Boxing: Anthony Joshua has laughed off Jermaine Franklin’s threat of a knockout in their fight in London on Sunday, with the former World Heavyweight Champion insisting the American has picked the “worst time” to face him.
  
  In fact, Joshua has promised to retire if he loses to Franklin.
  
  In SportsBiz: the NFL could join every other major US sports league – like Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League, the NBA, Major League Soccer and others in allowing institutional investors such as private equity firms and sovereign wealth funds to purchase stakes in their teams, according to Bloomberg.
  
  With team values rising, the number of potential buyers and minority owners has dwindled.
  
  No major US sports league allows private firms to own a majority share in a team, but many have found it to be a useful path to liquidate part of a team’s value.
  
  In Football: Manchester United turned a US$7.8Million net profit for the quarter ending December 2022 — a great turnaround from a US$1.7M loss for the same period in 2021, thanks to a 22% year-over-year increase in commercial revenue to US$97.5M.
  
  The profit was also put down due to lower wages after one Mr. Ronaldo departed, plus strong ticket sales of 2.3 million sold in the 2022-23 season, helped by Man U winning the Carabao Cup in February, making the FA Cup semi-finals in April, and currently sitting third in the Premier League.
  
  Meanwhile, the Glazer family is selling the Club, or so they say!
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>3077s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean490fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/31-03-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e89-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53398859
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  And we start with rugby union: So 28 Men’s and Women’s teams are all ready to go in the world-famous Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong 7s starting today, which sees the iconic tournament include the Women’s Series for the first time.
  
  Can Fiji Men bring home the bacon from Hong Kong again?
  
  Hong Kong 7s games today in the Women’s comp - Fijiana-Ireland 5.04pm, Australia-Brazil 5.28pm, NZ-Hong Kong China 6.16pm, Fijiana-Brazil 9.04pm, Australia-Ireland 9.28pm, NZ- Great Britain 10.16pm.
  
  Men’s games: NZ-Kenya 6.40pm, Ireland-South Africa 7.04pm, Fiji-Samoa 7.28pm, Puma-Canada 7.52pm and Australia-Japan 11,35pm.
  
  The World Rugby Pacific Challenge will take place in Samoa as it returns for the first time since 2020. The tournament, contested by the national ‘A’ teams of Fiji, Japan, Tonga and Samoa, will be hosted in Apia from 3-13 May, 2023.
  
  In Rugby League: Roosters teen Joseph Sua’ali’i delivered the perfect response to a turbulent week by filling the huge void left by injured fullback James Tedesco who was hit by a late high shot from Eels Wing Bailey Simonsson in the 24th minute. But the Roosters made Parramatta pay, winning smart 28-20 at Allianz Stadium last night.
  
  In Boxing: former undisputed UFC Middleweight Champion, Israel Adesanya knows that he is facing his final opportunity to defeat Brazilian nemesis, Alex Pereira next weekend at UFC287 in Miami, Florida.
  
  Headlining UFC281 in November last year at Madison Square Garden, the Kiwi-Nigerian lost his title in a fifth round standing TKO loss to Pereira.
  
  In SportsBiz: NBA superstar, Steph Curry has signed a contract extension with sports apparel company, Under Armour that could pay him US$1Billion over the rest of his life.
  
  In Football: While Real Madrid is in the race to sign Jude Bellingham this summer, they are not willing to spend more than US$100Million on the England midfielder, according to reports in Spain. The three big Clubs which appear to be in with a chance of signing the Borussia Dortmund superstar are Real, Liverpool and Manchester City.
  
  And only in America: Eric Kilburn, a 14-year-old American Grade 9 student in Michigan, with record-breaking size 23 feet has met with sport apparel company Under Armour to manufacture custom shoes, after his family exhausted multiple avenues trying to find him shoes that fit, The New York Post reports.
  
  Kilburn, recently measured at 2.09M, currently plays defensive tackle without cleats.
  
  Imagine how big his . . . big toe is?
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53398859Fri, 31 Mar 2023 05:38:07 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 04 Episode 89 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful blue sky Friday morning 31 March 2023. Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the...
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  And we start with rugby union: So 28 Men’s and Women’s teams are all ready to go in the world-famous Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong 7s starting today, which sees the iconic tournament include the Women’s Series for the first time.
  
  Can Fiji Men bring home the bacon from Hong Kong again?
  
  Hong Kong 7s games today in the Women’s comp - Fijiana-Ireland 5.04pm, Australia-Brazil 5.28pm, NZ-Hong Kong China 6.16pm, Fijiana-Brazil 9.04pm, Australia-Ireland 9.28pm, NZ- Great Britain 10.16pm.
  
  Men’s games: NZ-Kenya 6.40pm, Ireland-South Africa 7.04pm, Fiji-Samoa 7.28pm, Puma-Canada 7.52pm and Australia-Japan 11,35pm.
  
  The World Rugby Pacific Challenge will take place in Samoa as it returns for the first time since 2020. The tournament, contested by the national ‘A’ teams of Fiji, Japan, Tonga and Samoa, will be hosted in Apia from 3-13 May, 2023.
  
  In Rugby League: Roosters teen Joseph Sua’ali’i delivered the perfect response to a turbulent week by filling the huge void left by injured fullback James Tedesco who was hit by a late high shot from Eels Wing Bailey Simonsson in the 24th minute. But the Roosters made Parramatta pay, winning smart 28-20 at Allianz Stadium last night.
  
  In Boxing: former undisputed UFC Middleweight Champion, Israel Adesanya knows that he is facing his final opportunity to defeat Brazilian nemesis, Alex Pereira next weekend at UFC287 in Miami, Florida.
  
  Headlining UFC281 in November last year at Madison Square Garden, the Kiwi-Nigerian lost his title in a fifth round standing TKO loss to Pereira.
  
  In SportsBiz: NBA superstar, Steph Curry has signed a contract extension with sports apparel company, Under Armour that could pay him US$1Billion over the rest of his life.
  
  In Football: While Real Madrid is in the race to sign Jude Bellingham this summer, they are not willing to spend more than US$100Million on the England midfielder, according to reports in Spain. The three big Clubs which appear to be in with a chance of signing the Borussia Dortmund superstar are Real, Liverpool and Manchester City.
  
  And only in America: Eric Kilburn, a 14-year-old American Grade 9 student in Michigan, with record-breaking size 23 feet has met with sport apparel company Under Armour to manufacture custom shoes, after his family exhausted multiple avenues trying to find him shoes that fit, The New York Post reports.
  
  Kilburn, recently measured at 2.09M, currently plays defensive tackle without cleats.
  
  Imagine how big his . . . big toe is?
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>2767s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean489fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/30-03-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e88-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53398703
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  
  And we start with rugby union:
  28 Men’s and Women’s teams are all ready to go in the world-famous Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong 7s starting tomorrow, which sees the iconic tournament include the Women’s Series for the first time in its 46-year history.
  
  Australia and USA women can qualify for Paris 2024 this weekend by advancing to the Cup quarter-finals, potentially joining New Zealand and hosts France
  
  The Men’s Series has seen five different winners - Australia, Samoa, South Africa, Argentina and New Zealand through the opening seven tournaments this Series.
  
  New Zealand currently sit top of the Series standings with 120 points, followed by Argentina 108, trailed by France with 95 points and Fiji and Australia both tied with 94 points with just four events to go.
  
  So the big question is – can Fiji Men bring home the bacon from Hong Kong again?
  
  In Rugby League: As Dolphins skipper Jesse Bromwich prepares to power into WIN Stadium for his 300th NRL game on Saturday, a myriad of statistics will be rolled out to mark the milestone.
  
  Including, 13 years after making his debut at the Storm, Bromwich becomes the 46th player and just the sixth Kiwi to join the 300 Club.
  
  His CV includes three NRL Premiership titles, three Player of the Year Awards at the Storm, 28 finals appearances and 34 Tests for the Kiwis.
  
  But the key stat that is the mark of the man – he started 277 of his 300 NRL games.
  
  The battling Wests Tigers are preparing to offer 34-year old NRL Premiership-winning halfback, Mitchell Pearce A$1.5Million for two years, in a desperate move to bring him back home from French Super League Club, the Catalans Dragons to save the endangered Tigers and save Tim Sheens.
  
  In Boxing: An Olympic youth boxer, Maksym Galinichev has been killed in the Ukraine war. The 22-year-old won gold for Ukraine at the European Youth Championship in 2017 and again 2018
  
  He also won the silver medal at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Rest in Peace Brother.
  
  In Football: BREAKING NEWS: Indonesia has been stripped of hosting the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in May after the Governor of the island of Bali refused to host Israel's team.
  
  Several national soccer teams from the Pacific, including Fiji are due to play in the tournament.
  
  In SPORTSBIZ: The Melbourne Cricket Ground is pushing hard to host this year’s NRL Grand Final as well as hosting 2027 Rugby World Cup games. The NRL Grand Final has always been in Sydney apart from the 2021 decider in Brisbane due to COVID. The MCG offers 35,000 more seats than any other stadium in Australia and that’s like A$4Million extra.
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53398703Thu, 30 Mar 2023 01:09:00 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 04 Episode 88 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful sky-blue Thursday morning 30 March 2023. Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in...
  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  
  And we start with rugby union:
  28 Men’s and Women’s teams are all ready to go in the world-famous Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong 7s starting tomorrow, which sees the iconic tournament include the Women’s Series for the first time in its 46-year history.
  
  Australia and USA women can qualify for Paris 2024 this weekend by advancing to the Cup quarter-finals, potentially joining New Zealand and hosts France
  
  The Men’s Series has seen five different winners - Australia, Samoa, South Africa, Argentina and New Zealand through the opening seven tournaments this Series.
  
  New Zealand currently sit top of the Series standings with 120 points, followed by Argentina 108, trailed by France with 95 points and Fiji and Australia both tied with 94 points with just four events to go.
  
  So the big question is – can Fiji Men bring home the bacon from Hong Kong again?
  
  In Rugby League: As Dolphins skipper Jesse Bromwich prepares to power into WIN Stadium for his 300th NRL game on Saturday, a myriad of statistics will be rolled out to mark the milestone.
  
  Including, 13 years after making his debut at the Storm, Bromwich becomes the 46th player and just the sixth Kiwi to join the 300 Club.
  
  His CV includes three NRL Premiership titles, three Player of the Year Awards at the Storm, 28 finals appearances and 34 Tests for the Kiwis.
  
  But the key stat that is the mark of the man – he started 277 of his 300 NRL games.
  
  The battling Wests Tigers are preparing to offer 34-year old NRL Premiership-winning halfback, Mitchell Pearce A$1.5Million for two years, in a desperate move to bring him back home from French Super League Club, the Catalans Dragons to save the endangered Tigers and save Tim Sheens.
  
  In Boxing: An Olympic youth boxer, Maksym Galinichev has been killed in the Ukraine war. The 22-year-old won gold for Ukraine at the European Youth Championship in 2017 and again 2018
  
  He also won the silver medal at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Rest in Peace Brother.
  
  In Football: BREAKING NEWS: Indonesia has been stripped of hosting the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in May after the Governor of the island of Bali refused to host Israel's team.
  
  Several national soccer teams from the Pacific, including Fiji are due to play in the tournament.
  
  In SPORTSBIZ: The Melbourne Cricket Ground is pushing hard to host this year’s NRL Grand Final as well as hosting 2027 Rugby World Cup games. The NRL Grand Final has always been in Sydney apart from the 2021 decider in Brisbane due to COVID. The MCG offers 35,000 more seats than any other stadium in Australia and that’s like A$4Million extra.
  
  For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  
  ]]>2757s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean486fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-03-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e87-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53371575
  In rugby union – the new-look Fijiana Drua side, led by new Head Coach, Inoke Male played and won their first ever game at home, beating the Brumbies 7-12 in Nadi last weekend.
  
  Team Fijiana will play against the Melbourne Rebels in Suva this weekend before relocating to Australia for the rest of this year's Super W competition.
  
  In rugby league – NRL Round 5 games on Saturday: Manly-Knights 3pm in Mudgee, St George Dragons vs The Dolphins 5.30pm at WIN Stadium, the Broncos vs Wests Tigers 7.35pm at Suncorp, and on Sunday Sharks vs NZ Warriors 4.05pm at PointsBet Stadium and the Bulldogs vs the Cowboys 6.15pm at Accor Stadium.
  
  In football – Lionel Messi’s contract with Paris Saint-Germain expires at the end of the season. Remaining in Paris seems the likeliest option for him since Messi can extend his contract by a year.
  
  However, get this - all 29 Major League Soccer Club owners have reportedly discussed chipping in for his US$1.1Million a week wages to get Messi to the US.
  
  In SportsBiz – a pair of golf balls used in iconic Masters wins, by Tiger Woods in his first major win in 1997, and by Jack Nicklaus in 1986 are up for auction.
  
  So how much will these pair of balls go for?
  
  In boxing – "I will retire if I lose. If people want me to retire I will retire. I'm not going to fight if people don't want me too,” so says former world heavyweight champ, Anthony Joshua if he loses this Saturday night against Jermaine Franklin at the O2 Arena in London.
  
  Joshua has not won a fight since 2020 and a third consecutive loss would be the final nail in the coffin.
  
  Yay fingers crossed!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53371575Tue, 28 Mar 2023 23:25:18 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 87 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com - a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another bright and sunny Wednesday morning 29 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in...
  In rugby union – the new-look Fijiana Drua side, led by new Head Coach, Inoke Male played and won their first ever game at home, beating the Brumbies 7-12 in Nadi last weekend.
  
  Team Fijiana will play against the Melbourne Rebels in Suva this weekend before relocating to Australia for the rest of this year's Super W competition.
  
  In rugby league – NRL Round 5 games on Saturday: Manly-Knights 3pm in Mudgee, St George Dragons vs The Dolphins 5.30pm at WIN Stadium, the Broncos vs Wests Tigers 7.35pm at Suncorp, and on Sunday Sharks vs NZ Warriors 4.05pm at PointsBet Stadium and the Bulldogs vs the Cowboys 6.15pm at Accor Stadium.
  
  In football – Lionel Messi’s contract with Paris Saint-Germain expires at the end of the season. Remaining in Paris seems the likeliest option for him since Messi can extend his contract by a year.
  
  However, get this - all 29 Major League Soccer Club owners have reportedly discussed chipping in for his US$1.1Million a week wages to get Messi to the US.
  
  In SportsBiz – a pair of golf balls used in iconic Masters wins, by Tiger Woods in his first major win in 1997, and by Jack Nicklaus in 1986 are up for auction.
  
  So how much will these pair of balls go for?
  
  In boxing – "I will retire if I lose. If people want me to retire I will retire. I'm not going to fight if people don't want me too,” so says former world heavyweight champ, Anthony Joshua if he loses this Saturday night against Jermaine Franklin at the O2 Arena in London.
  
  Joshua has not won a fight since 2020 and a third consecutive loss would be the final nail in the coffin.
  
  Yay fingers crossed!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  ]]>188breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean487fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-03-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e86-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53358992
  In rugby league – NRL Round 5 games on Thursday and Friday: Sydney Roosters vs Parramatta Eels 8pm Thu at Allianz Stadium, Canberra Raiders vs Penrith Panthers 6pm Fri at GIO Stadium in Canberra and South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Melbourne Storm 8pm Fri at Accor Stadium, Sydney.
  
  Meanwhile back at HQ, the NRL has admitted a rare Referee’s error in the Manly-Souths game on Saturday after the Sea Eagles were denied a try by Referee Chris Sutton for a forward pass. However, on replay there was no forward pass. So on Monday NRL Head of Football Graham Annesley said the Ref was wrong.
  
  In rugby union – former Fiji 7s player, Fiji Bati and NRL star, Jarryd Hayne has been described as a man who “would never force himself in a sexual way upon a woman” as his 11-day NSW District Court trial comes to an end before the jury retire to deliberate.
  
  More than a dozen family and friends sat in the public gallery yesterday morning in support of Mr Hayne who has pleaded not guilty to two counts of sexual assault without consent.
  
  In the NBA – the Chicago Bulls spoiled superstar LeBron James’s return from a 13-game injury absence on Sunday, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 108-118 to tighten their hold on the final Eastern Conference spot.
  
  As the push to the post-season heads into its final two weeks, the Cleveland Cavaliers clinched their first playoff berth since 2018 with a 108-91 win over the Houston Rockets.
  
  In boxing – the MMA world is in uproar after video emerged from a flyweight fight on Saturday night in San Antonio, Texas showing Edgar Chairez’s triangle choke on opponent, Gianni Vazquez four rounds into the fight.
  
  Somehow the Referee, Frank Collazo failed to spot Vazquez had passed out, despite his body going limp and his eyes closing.
  
  In football – as football fans were still coming to terms with the shock sacking of Bayern Munich Head Coach, Julian Nagelsmann - despite only being a point off the top of the Bundesliga and still in the Champions League quarter-finals, Top 4 English Premier League Club, Tottenham sacked their outspoken Italian Coach Antonio Conte.
  In possibly the understatement of the year, Tottenham Captain Harry Kane said there’s ‘a lot going on’ at Tottenham.
  
  Brilliant mate!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
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  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53358992Mon, 27 Mar 2023 20:49:08 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 86 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com - a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a bright and sunny Tuesday morning 28 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the...
  In rugby league – NRL Round 5 games on Thursday and Friday: Sydney Roosters vs Parramatta Eels 8pm Thu at Allianz Stadium, Canberra Raiders vs Penrith Panthers 6pm Fri at GIO Stadium in Canberra and South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Melbourne Storm 8pm Fri at Accor Stadium, Sydney.
  
  Meanwhile back at HQ, the NRL has admitted a rare Referee’s error in the Manly-Souths game on Saturday after the Sea Eagles were denied a try by Referee Chris Sutton for a forward pass. However, on replay there was no forward pass. So on Monday NRL Head of Football Graham Annesley said the Ref was wrong.
  
  In rugby union – former Fiji 7s player, Fiji Bati and NRL star, Jarryd Hayne has been described as a man who “would never force himself in a sexual way upon a woman” as his 11-day NSW District Court trial comes to an end before the jury retire to deliberate.
  
  More than a dozen family and friends sat in the public gallery yesterday morning in support of Mr Hayne who has pleaded not guilty to two counts of sexual assault without consent.
  
  In the NBA – the Chicago Bulls spoiled superstar LeBron James’s return from a 13-game injury absence on Sunday, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 108-118 to tighten their hold on the final Eastern Conference spot.
  
  As the push to the post-season heads into its final two weeks, the Cleveland Cavaliers clinched their first playoff berth since 2018 with a 108-91 win over the Houston Rockets.
  
  In boxing – the MMA world is in uproar after video emerged from a flyweight fight on Saturday night in San Antonio, Texas showing Edgar Chairez’s triangle choke on opponent, Gianni Vazquez four rounds into the fight.
  
  Somehow the Referee, Frank Collazo failed to spot Vazquez had passed out, despite his body going limp and his eyes closing.
  
  In football – as football fans were still coming to terms with the shock sacking of Bayern Munich Head Coach, Julian Nagelsmann - despite only being a point off the top of the Bundesliga and still in the Champions League quarter-finals, Top 4 English Premier League Club, Tottenham sacked their outspoken Italian Coach Antonio Conte.
  In possibly the understatement of the year, Tottenham Captain Harry Kane said there’s ‘a lot going on’ at Tottenham.
  
  Brilliant mate!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  ]]>2217s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean486fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-03-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e85-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53345789
  In rugby league – a couple of big upsets in the NRL games yesterday: The NZ Warriors 16-14 the Canterbury Bulldogs in Auckland, the Newcastle Knights 24-14 the Canberra Raiders in Newcastle and NOT a big surprise, the Cronulla Sharks 40-8 St George Dragons in Sydney.
  
  “I can’t believe it, to be honest. Clint Gutherson is one of the best fullbacks in the game,” Billy Slater responding on Channel NINE to news that the Eels are looking for a new fullback.
  
  In Super Rugby Pacific yesterday - a second string Blues without six All Blacks trumped the Western Force 17-30 in Auckland.
  
  Meanwhile at home at Prince Charles Park in Nadi for the first time ever, the Fijiana Drua displayed strong D to ground out a gritty 12-7 win in their round-one clash against the Brumbies on Saturday.
  
  In football – “Records are my motivation,” Cristiano Ronaldo told reporters on winning his 197th cap for Portugal, after making his international debut in 2003. He is also the first man to score in five FIFA World Cups, part of a record tally of 120 international goals for Portugal.
  
  Ronaldo is also the leading goal-scorer in European Championship finals with 14 goals, and has netted a record 140 times in the UEFA Champions League.
  
  The Portuguese legend has also finished as the top-scorer in three of Europe’s top five leagues - England, Spain and Italy.
  
  In Sportsbiz – F45, or Functional 45, started in 2012 as just one gym in Sydney before becoming one of the fastest-growing fitness franchises in the world with 2000 sites in 66 countries, including the US and the UK.
  
  The brand's 45-minute high-intensity circuit group workouts attracted celebrity backers like actor Mark Walhberg, when F45 Training Holdings Limited listed on the New York Stock Exchange in July 2021.
  
  Despite losing money during COVID, the company was valued at US$1.4Billion, with shares selling at US$16.10.
  
  Celebrated as a global business success story, the company now faces multiple lawsuits in the US, a stock price collapse, and a growing number of franchisees going bust or selling up.
  
  F45's share price in the US has fallen 93 per cent since its peak in August 2021.
  
  In boxing – after nine years of trash talk and bad blood, David Benavidez and Caleb Plant finally stepped into the ring to settle their differences yesterday.
  
  But when their brutal 12-round war was over, there was mutual respect even though, there could only be one winner.
  
  And it was Benavidez now 27-0 who came out on top with a unanimous decision win 115-113, 116-112, 117-111.
  
  So Canelo next?
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53345789Sun, 26 Mar 2023 22:44:04 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 85 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com - a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another cloudy but bright Monday morning 27 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in...
  In rugby league – a couple of big upsets in the NRL games yesterday: The NZ Warriors 16-14 the Canterbury Bulldogs in Auckland, the Newcastle Knights 24-14 the Canberra Raiders in Newcastle and NOT a big surprise, the Cronulla Sharks 40-8 St George Dragons in Sydney.
  
  “I can’t believe it, to be honest. Clint Gutherson is one of the best fullbacks in the game,” Billy Slater responding on Channel NINE to news that the Eels are looking for a new fullback.
  
  In Super Rugby Pacific yesterday - a second string Blues without six All Blacks trumped the Western Force 17-30 in Auckland.
  
  Meanwhile at home at Prince Charles Park in Nadi for the first time ever, the Fijiana Drua displayed strong D to ground out a gritty 12-7 win in their round-one clash against the Brumbies on Saturday.
  
  In football – “Records are my motivation,” Cristiano Ronaldo told reporters on winning his 197th cap for Portugal, after making his international debut in 2003. He is also the first man to score in five FIFA World Cups, part of a record tally of 120 international goals for Portugal.
  
  Ronaldo is also the leading goal-scorer in European Championship finals with 14 goals, and has netted a record 140 times in the UEFA Champions League.
  
  The Portuguese legend has also finished as the top-scorer in three of Europe’s top five leagues - England, Spain and Italy.
  
  In Sportsbiz – F45, or Functional 45, started in 2012 as just one gym in Sydney before becoming one of the fastest-growing fitness franchises in the world with 2000 sites in 66 countries, including the US and the UK.
  
  The brand's 45-minute high-intensity circuit group workouts attracted celebrity backers like actor Mark Walhberg, when F45 Training Holdings Limited listed on the New York Stock Exchange in July 2021.
  
  Despite losing money during COVID, the company was valued at US$1.4Billion, with shares selling at US$16.10.
  
  Celebrated as a global business success story, the company now faces multiple lawsuits in the US, a stock price collapse, and a growing number of franchisees going bust or selling up.
  
  F45's share price in the US has fallen 93 per cent since its peak in August 2021.
  
  In boxing – after nine years of trash talk and bad blood, David Benavidez and Caleb Plant finally stepped into the ring to settle their differences yesterday.
  
  But when their brutal 12-round war was over, there was mutual respect even though, there could only be one winner.
  
  And it was Benavidez now 27-0 who came out on top with a unanimous decision win 115-113, 116-112, 117-111.
  
  So Canelo next?
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  
  ]]>2537s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean485fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-03-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e84-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53337781
  In rugby league – “I knew the defenders were going to go to Trell. I just told Cookie I’m going to be ready. I told Trell as well, I’m going to be ready so give me the ball. Cookie threw me a good pass and lucky it went through. It was pretty surreal when it went over,” Lachlan Ilias said on FOX League after the Rabbitohs young gun, now a cult hero, produced the first field goal of his budding career, to down Manly 12-13 in another golden point thriller last night.
  
  In one other NRL game yesterday, the Cowboys 24-12 Titans and our world famous Tips for today: The Bulldogs to whoopee the Warriors in Auckland, the Raiders to knobbysnuts the Knights in Newcastle and the St George Dragons to crunchygranola Cronulla in Sydney.
  
  Joseph Sua’ali’i has officially signed with Rugby Australia and the NSW Waratahs and informed the Sydney Roosters that he’s leaving the NRL at the end of next season.
  
  The 19-year-old has penned a deal - reportedly worth A$1.6Million per season until the end of 2027 to become Australia’s highest-paid rugby player in history.
  
  It comes ahead of the 2025 British and Irish Lions tour and the 2027 Rugby World Cup.
  
  In Super Rugby Pacific Round 5 yesterday - the Fijian Drua got a big kick up the bum by the Highlanders 57-24 in their worst game of the season in Dunedin yesterday.
  
  The Hurricanes also gave a walloping to Moana Pasifika 59 zip at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland and the Melbourne Rebels upset the Queensland Reds 34-40.
  
  Our World Famous Tip for today the Blues to fart on the Force.
  
  In football – last night, the Socceroos gave Australian fans an insight into what their squad might look like to the next FIFA World Cup in North America in 2026 with new young talent displaying plenty of guts and determination, and most rewarding for their 20,000 fans in Sydney – goals galore Australia 3-1 Ecuador.
  
  In boxing – WBO Cruiserweight World Champion Lawrence Okolie (18-0) and David Light (20-0) of New Zealand, both made weight for this morning’s WBO world title fight in Manchester, England with Light calmly stating, “I feel good. I’ve put in a great camp.” Let’s rock and roll baby!
  
  In Sportsbiz – ADIDAS appears to be backing off its strategy of aligning its brand with entertainers. The German sneaker giant and Beyoncé have ended their partnership for the singer’s Ivy Park lifestyle brand that began in 2019, and for which Adidas paid Beyoncé US$20M annually.
  
  It comes only weeks after The Wall Street Journal reported that revenue from Ivy Park, plummeted 50% last year to US$40Million in 2022.
  
  When she signed the deal nearly four years ago, Beyoncé called it the “partnership of a lifetime.”
  
  So what about Jay Z?
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  
  
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53337781Sat, 25 Mar 2023 22:31:27 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 84 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com - a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a bright but cloudy Sunday morning 26 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the...
  In rugby league – “I knew the defenders were going to go to Trell. I just told Cookie I’m going to be ready. I told Trell as well, I’m going to be ready so give me the ball. Cookie threw me a good pass and lucky it went through. It was pretty surreal when it went over,” Lachlan Ilias said on FOX League after the Rabbitohs young gun, now a cult hero, produced the first field goal of his budding career, to down Manly 12-13 in another golden point thriller last night.
  
  In one other NRL game yesterday, the Cowboys 24-12 Titans and our world famous Tips for today: The Bulldogs to whoopee the Warriors in Auckland, the Raiders to knobbysnuts the Knights in Newcastle and the St George Dragons to crunchygranola Cronulla in Sydney.
  
  Joseph Sua’ali’i has officially signed with Rugby Australia and the NSW Waratahs and informed the Sydney Roosters that he’s leaving the NRL at the end of next season.
  
  The 19-year-old has penned a deal - reportedly worth A$1.6Million per season until the end of 2027 to become Australia’s highest-paid rugby player in history.
  
  It comes ahead of the 2025 British and Irish Lions tour and the 2027 Rugby World Cup.
  
  In Super Rugby Pacific Round 5 yesterday - the Fijian Drua got a big kick up the bum by the Highlanders 57-24 in their worst game of the season in Dunedin yesterday.
  
  The Hurricanes also gave a walloping to Moana Pasifika 59 zip at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland and the Melbourne Rebels upset the Queensland Reds 34-40.
  
  Our World Famous Tip for today the Blues to fart on the Force.
  
  In football – last night, the Socceroos gave Australian fans an insight into what their squad might look like to the next FIFA World Cup in North America in 2026 with new young talent displaying plenty of guts and determination, and most rewarding for their 20,000 fans in Sydney – goals galore Australia 3-1 Ecuador.
  
  In boxing – WBO Cruiserweight World Champion Lawrence Okolie (18-0) and David Light (20-0) of New Zealand, both made weight for this morning’s WBO world title fight in Manchester, England with Light calmly stating, “I feel good. I’ve put in a great camp.” Let’s rock and roll baby!
  
  In Sportsbiz – ADIDAS appears to be backing off its strategy of aligning its brand with entertainers. The German sneaker giant and Beyoncé have ended their partnership for the singer’s Ivy Park lifestyle brand that began in 2019, and for which Adidas paid Beyoncé US$20M annually.
  
  It comes only weeks after The Wall Street Journal reported that revenue from Ivy Park, plummeted 50% last year to US$40Million in 2022.
  
  When she signed the deal nearly four years ago, Beyoncé called it the “partnership of a lifetime.”
  
  So what about Jay Z?
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  
  
  ]]>2717s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean484fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-03-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e83-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53328458
  In rugby league BREAKING NEWS: The Sydney Roosters are set for a massive blow, with rising NRL star, Joseph Sua’ali’i on the verge of signing an A$1.6Million deal with Rugby Australia, according to The Daily Telegraph, with the 19-year-old set to switch codes from 2025. Although NINE News says that the deal is not done yet.
  
  And the Broncos edged out the Dolphins 12-18 in an epic Battle of Brisbane that well and truly lived up to the hype in front of 51,047 fans at Suncorp last night.
  
  Meanwhile Papua New Guinea Kumuls star, Justin Olam scored for the Storm 24-12 winners at AAMI Park, over the toothless Tigers - their fourth straight loss of the season.
  
  Our world famous Tips for today in the NRL: The Cowboys to googaloo the Gold Coast Titans and South Sydney to mafioso Manly at Accor Stadium.
  
  In rugby – Super Rugby Pacific Round 5 results: the Crusaders 35-17 Brumbies in sunny Christchurch yesterday and the Chiefs 24-14 NSW Waratahs in Sydney last night.
  
  Our World Famous Tips for today: the Fijian Drua to hangi the Highlanders in Dunedin, the Hurricanes to mocha Moana Pasifika and the Reds to reebox the Rebels.
  
  In football – Harry Kane became England’s all-time leading goal scorer as the Three Lions enjoyed a perfect start to EURO 2024 winning 2-1 away to Italy yesterday.
  
  Kane scored his 54th goal for England in his 81st international appearance, moving clear of the record he shared with Wayne Rooney.
  
  Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo etched another world record, playing international game 197 for Portugal and scoring two goals to celebrate – one from the penalty spot, plus blasting home a free-kick from the edge of the area for his 120th international goal as Portugal 4-0 Liechtenstein.
  
  In other EURO 2024 results: Denmark 3-1 Finland and Boznia-Herzegovina 3-0 Iceland.
  
  In Sportsbiz – the New York Yankees valuation rocketed 18% from last year to US$7.1Billion according to Forbes’ latest Major League Baseball team valuations. That makes the Yankees the second-most valuable sports team in the world, after the US$8Billion Dallas Cowboys.
  
  All eyes are now on how much Manchester United sells for in the days ahead.
  
  In boxing – if it is true that Tyson Fury demanded a 70-30 split in his favour for a rematch, regardless of the result of their first fight, then why should Oleksandr Usyk, as undisputed heavyweight champion with four titles, take home a lower percentage if he wins? It is nothing but pure greed.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53328458Fri, 24 Mar 2023 20:33:48 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 83 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com - a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a bright but cloudy Saturday morning 25 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the...
  In rugby league BREAKING NEWS: The Sydney Roosters are set for a massive blow, with rising NRL star, Joseph Sua’ali’i on the verge of signing an A$1.6Million deal with Rugby Australia, according to The Daily Telegraph, with the 19-year-old set to switch codes from 2025. Although NINE News says that the deal is not done yet.
  
  And the Broncos edged out the Dolphins 12-18 in an epic Battle of Brisbane that well and truly lived up to the hype in front of 51,047 fans at Suncorp last night.
  
  Meanwhile Papua New Guinea Kumuls star, Justin Olam scored for the Storm 24-12 winners at AAMI Park, over the toothless Tigers - their fourth straight loss of the season.
  
  Our world famous Tips for today in the NRL: The Cowboys to googaloo the Gold Coast Titans and South Sydney to mafioso Manly at Accor Stadium.
  
  In rugby – Super Rugby Pacific Round 5 results: the Crusaders 35-17 Brumbies in sunny Christchurch yesterday and the Chiefs 24-14 NSW Waratahs in Sydney last night.
  
  Our World Famous Tips for today: the Fijian Drua to hangi the Highlanders in Dunedin, the Hurricanes to mocha Moana Pasifika and the Reds to reebox the Rebels.
  
  In football – Harry Kane became England’s all-time leading goal scorer as the Three Lions enjoyed a perfect start to EURO 2024 winning 2-1 away to Italy yesterday.
  
  Kane scored his 54th goal for England in his 81st international appearance, moving clear of the record he shared with Wayne Rooney.
  
  Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo etched another world record, playing international game 197 for Portugal and scoring two goals to celebrate – one from the penalty spot, plus blasting home a free-kick from the edge of the area for his 120th international goal as Portugal 4-0 Liechtenstein.
  
  In other EURO 2024 results: Denmark 3-1 Finland and Boznia-Herzegovina 3-0 Iceland.
  
  In Sportsbiz – the New York Yankees valuation rocketed 18% from last year to US$7.1Billion according to Forbes’ latest Major League Baseball team valuations. That makes the Yankees the second-most valuable sports team in the world, after the US$8Billion Dallas Cowboys.
  
  All eyes are now on how much Manchester United sells for in the days ahead.
  
  In boxing – if it is true that Tyson Fury demanded a 70-30 split in his favour for a rematch, regardless of the result of their first fight, then why should Oleksandr Usyk, as undisputed heavyweight champion with four titles, take home a lower percentage if he wins? It is nothing but pure greed.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  ]]>2747s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean483fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-03-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e82-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53318682
  In rugby league – the Eels bagged their first win of the season over arch rivals, Penrith last night in a thrilling 17-16 golden point victory. A field goal from Nathan Cleary on the full-time siren sent the game into golden point, but it was the Eels new A$6Million Man Mitchell Moses who had the last laugh.
  
  Our world famous tips for tonight: Melbourne Storm to weewilliwonka Wests Tigers at AAMI Park and the Dolphins to bongobullu Brisbane at Suncorp.
  
  In rugby – our World Famous Tips for Super Rugby Pacific Round 5 starting tonight Friday: the Crusaders to bumblebee the Brumbies in sunny Christchurch and the NSW Waratahs to chopsuey the Chiefs somewhere near Chinatown in Sydney.
  
  In football – our World Famous Tips again for key EURO 2024 Qualifiers: Italy to lira England, Denmark to foozy Finland, Portugal to ludo Liechtenstein, Boznia-Herzegovina to igloo Iceland, France to noodle Netherlands, Czechia to paparazi Poland, Sweden to bubu Belgium and Spain to niggle Norway.
  
  In boxing – British media is reporting that the straw that broke the camel's back in the FURY-USYK fight cancellation was the purse for a rematch with Fury allegedly insisting on the same 70/30 split in his favour, regardless of the result of the first fight, something the IBF, WBA and WBO Champion, Usyk was not prepared to give into.
  
  What did I say yesterday - too much money and way too much greed.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53318682Fri, 24 Mar 2023 01:37:27 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 82 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com - a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a bright and sunny Friday morning 24 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the...
  In rugby league – the Eels bagged their first win of the season over arch rivals, Penrith last night in a thrilling 17-16 golden point victory. A field goal from Nathan Cleary on the full-time siren sent the game into golden point, but it was the Eels new A$6Million Man Mitchell Moses who had the last laugh.
  
  Our world famous tips for tonight: Melbourne Storm to weewilliwonka Wests Tigers at AAMI Park and the Dolphins to bongobullu Brisbane at Suncorp.
  
  In rugby – our World Famous Tips for Super Rugby Pacific Round 5 starting tonight Friday: the Crusaders to bumblebee the Brumbies in sunny Christchurch and the NSW Waratahs to chopsuey the Chiefs somewhere near Chinatown in Sydney.
  
  In football – our World Famous Tips again for key EURO 2024 Qualifiers: Italy to lira England, Denmark to foozy Finland, Portugal to ludo Liechtenstein, Boznia-Herzegovina to igloo Iceland, France to noodle Netherlands, Czechia to paparazi Poland, Sweden to bubu Belgium and Spain to niggle Norway.
  
  In boxing – British media is reporting that the straw that broke the camel's back in the FURY-USYK fight cancellation was the purse for a rematch with Fury allegedly insisting on the same 70/30 split in his favour, regardless of the result of the first fight, something the IBF, WBA and WBO Champion, Usyk was not prepared to give into.
  
  What did I say yesterday - too much money and way too much greed.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  ]]>1617s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean482fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-03-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e81-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53302459
  In rugby league – our world famous Tips for the NRL Round 4: Tonight Parramatta Eels to papadoc Penrith Panthers at CommBank Stadium in Sydney. Tomorrow the Melbourne Storm to weewilliwonka Wests Tigers at AAMI Park in Melbourne and the Dolphins to bongaballu the Broncos at Suncorp Stadium.
  
  In rugby union – slowly, slowly tweak and fix; Fijian Drua Head Coach, Mick Byrne has made a smart move promoting Frank Lomani to take over the kicking duties after his three out of three conversions from difficult angles last week that kept the Fijian Drua in the game against the Reds.
  
  Next step try out the two times Man of the Match at flyhalf, or at least give Lemeki Valetini a start with Caleb Muntz coming off the bench.
  
  In Sportsbiz – Foot Locker is revamping their bricks-and-mortar sales strategy, having found that 400 US stores in malls make up less than 10% of their total sales.
  
  So the company plans on closing these 400 locations across the country by 2026, and in place of them, opening up more than 250 new “concept” stores.
  
  In football – apart from the Qatari consortium, British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe is also expected to make a second bid for Man U. Ratcliffe purchased Ligue 1 side Nice for US$106Million in 2019. Man U is third in the EPL table, is in the FA Cup semi-finals, and set to face Spanish side Sevilla in the UEFA Europa League Quarterfinals.
  
  In boxing – Tyson Fury versus Oleksandr Usyk is off after Frank Warren failed in last-minute talks to salvage the undisputed world heavyweight fight at Wembley Stadium, London on 29 April.
  
  The Ukrainian will now have to face WBA mandatory challenger Daniel Dubois.
  
  Me thinks, the problem with world heavyweight boxing at the moment is - too much money and way too much greed.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53302459Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:51:00 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 81 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a cloudy but warm Thursday morning 23 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the...
  In rugby league – our world famous Tips for the NRL Round 4: Tonight Parramatta Eels to papadoc Penrith Panthers at CommBank Stadium in Sydney. Tomorrow the Melbourne Storm to weewilliwonka Wests Tigers at AAMI Park in Melbourne and the Dolphins to bongaballu the Broncos at Suncorp Stadium.
  
  In rugby union – slowly, slowly tweak and fix; Fijian Drua Head Coach, Mick Byrne has made a smart move promoting Frank Lomani to take over the kicking duties after his three out of three conversions from difficult angles last week that kept the Fijian Drua in the game against the Reds.
  
  Next step try out the two times Man of the Match at flyhalf, or at least give Lemeki Valetini a start with Caleb Muntz coming off the bench.
  
  In Sportsbiz – Foot Locker is revamping their bricks-and-mortar sales strategy, having found that 400 US stores in malls make up less than 10% of their total sales.
  
  So the company plans on closing these 400 locations across the country by 2026, and in place of them, opening up more than 250 new “concept” stores.
  
  In football – apart from the Qatari consortium, British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe is also expected to make a second bid for Man U. Ratcliffe purchased Ligue 1 side Nice for US$106Million in 2019. Man U is third in the EPL table, is in the FA Cup semi-finals, and set to face Spanish side Sevilla in the UEFA Europa League Quarterfinals.
  
  In boxing – Tyson Fury versus Oleksandr Usyk is off after Frank Warren failed in last-minute talks to salvage the undisputed world heavyweight fight at Wembley Stadium, London on 29 April.
  
  The Ukrainian will now have to face WBA mandatory challenger Daniel Dubois.
  
  Me thinks, the problem with world heavyweight boxing at the moment is - too much money and way too much greed.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>1977s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean481fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-03-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e80-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53287828BREAKFAST BITES
  Talofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 80 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a cloudy but warm Wednesday morning 22 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby league – the Dolphins Tongan enforcer, Felise Kaufusi has been found guilty and will now miss the Brisbane derby this weekend in a huge blow to Wayne Bennett’s side.
  
  Kaufusi will now serve a four-game ban, instead of only a three-game suspension if he took the early guilty plea for his carless and late tackle.
  
  Storm halfback Jahrome Hughes received the same fate as his former teammate Kaufusi - unsuccessful in seeking a downgrade of his careless and late tackle charge. Hughes‘ decision was also unanimous and he will now serve a two-game suspension instead of one.
  
  In boxing – controversy broke out at the IBA Women’s Boxing World Championships in India yesterday after Italian top seed in the 63Kg weight category, Assunta Canfora was beaten by knockout by Colombian fighter, Camilo Bravo Camila Gabriela after just 37 seconds in the first round of their Round of 16 bout.
  
  A teary Assunta left the ring in a huff after the Referee from Denmark stopped the fight and declared the result as her Italian coaches vociferously protested that she had not been counted out and could carry on fighting.
  
  In Sportsbiz – ESPN is bracing for painful layoffs in the weeks ahead, as part of a corporate restructure. Parent, Disney is slashing US$5.5Billion in costs including 7000 jobs - 3% of its global workforce. ESPN’s footprint has been cut to less than 75 million US homes from 100 million in 2011.
  
  In football – the UEFA Champions League Women’s quarter finals first leg kicks off today with Bayern Munich against Arsenal and Roma versus Barcelona. Tomorrow sees Lyon take on Chelsea and PSG versus Wolfsburg.
  
  After visiting Old Trafford last week, a consortium led by Qatar’s Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, is set to make a renewed bid to buy Man U, with an offer more likely to satisfy the American owners - the Glazer family, who believe the Club is worth US$7.2Billion.
  
  In rugby - the New Zealand Rugby Football Union has confirmed Scott “Razor” Robertson as the All Blacks Head Coach from 2024, ending a chaotic search that could still derail their Rugby World Cup campaign. Razor has been appointed through to the end of the 2027 RWC in Australia.
  
  Bula Razor, so what happened to Fiji?
  
  The BIG conspiracy theory doing the rounds of all the Tanoas in Fiji overnight, is that the former interim CEO Tevita Tuiloa had really connected with Razor and was building up a strong working relationship with the six-times-in-a-row champion Super Rugby Coach to lead the Flying Fijians to the RWC2023 in September.
  
  So why did the now former Chairman, Fiji Navy Commander, Humphrey Tawake push for the sudden announcement of Simon Raiwalui, and a short time later he also pushed out Tuiloa.
  
  Why the rush? Just a couple of weeks later and Razor could have been named as the Flying Fijians Head Coach to the RWC2023.
  
  Did former PM Bainimarama see the writing on the wall and pull the strings to torpedo Tuiloa, Razor and ultimately Rabuka?
  
  Thankfully, Fijian Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka stepped up and named his nominee to the FRU Board, instantly replacing former PM Bainimarama’s nominee – guess who – Tawake before the upcoming FRU AGM.
  
  Well that’s the big conspiracy theory anyway.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  
  
  
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53287828Tue, 21 Mar 2023 20:04:32 +0000Culden KameaBREAKFAST BITES Talofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 80 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a cloudy but warm Wednesday morning 22 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th...BREAKFAST BITES
  Talofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 80 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a cloudy but warm Wednesday morning 22 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In rugby league – the Dolphins Tongan enforcer, Felise Kaufusi has been found guilty and will now miss the Brisbane derby this weekend in a huge blow to Wayne Bennett’s side.
  
  Kaufusi will now serve a four-game ban, instead of only a three-game suspension if he took the early guilty plea for his carless and late tackle.
  
  Storm halfback Jahrome Hughes received the same fate as his former teammate Kaufusi - unsuccessful in seeking a downgrade of his careless and late tackle charge. Hughes‘ decision was also unanimous and he will now serve a two-game suspension instead of one.
  
  In boxing – controversy broke out at the IBA Women’s Boxing World Championships in India yesterday after Italian top seed in the 63Kg weight category, Assunta Canfora was beaten by knockout by Colombian fighter, Camilo Bravo Camila Gabriela after just 37 seconds in the first round of their Round of 16 bout.
  
  A teary Assunta left the ring in a huff after the Referee from Denmark stopped the fight and declared the result as her Italian coaches vociferously protested that she had not been counted out and could carry on fighting.
  
  In Sportsbiz – ESPN is bracing for painful layoffs in the weeks ahead, as part of a corporate restructure. Parent, Disney is slashing US$5.5Billion in costs including 7000 jobs - 3% of its global workforce. ESPN’s footprint has been cut to less than 75 million US homes from 100 million in 2011.
  
  In football – the UEFA Champions League Women’s quarter finals first leg kicks off today with Bayern Munich against Arsenal and Roma versus Barcelona. Tomorrow sees Lyon take on Chelsea and PSG versus Wolfsburg.
  
  After visiting Old Trafford last week, a consortium led by Qatar’s Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, is set to make a renewed bid to buy Man U, with an offer more likely to satisfy the American owners - the Glazer family, who believe the Club is worth US$7.2Billion.
  
  In rugby - the New Zealand Rugby Football Union has confirmed Scott “Razor” Robertson as the All Blacks Head Coach from 2024, ending a chaotic search that could still derail their Rugby World Cup campaign. Razor has been appointed through to the end of the 2027 RWC in Australia.
  
  Bula Razor, so what happened to Fiji?
  
  The BIG conspiracy theory doing the rounds of all the Tanoas in Fiji overnight, is that the former interim CEO Tevita Tuiloa had really connected with Razor and was building up a strong working relationship with the six-times-in-a-row champion Super Rugby Coach to lead the Flying Fijians to the RWC2023 in September.
  
  So why did the now former Chairman, Fiji Navy Commander, Humphrey Tawake push for the sudden announcement of Simon Raiwalui, and a short time later he also pushed out Tuiloa.
  
  Why the rush? Just a couple of weeks later and Razor could have been named as the Flying Fijians Head Coach to the RWC2023.
  
  Did former PM Bainimarama see the writing on the wall and pull the strings to torpedo Tuiloa, Razor and ultimately Rabuka?
  
  Thankfully, Fijian Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka stepped up and named his nominee to the FRU Board, instantly replacing former PM Bainimarama’s nominee – guess who – Tawake before the upcoming FRU AGM.
  
  Well that’s the big conspiracy theory anyway.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby...]]>3197s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean475fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-03-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e79-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53273549
  In rugby - Steve Hansen says Rorld No 1 Ireland’s haunting Rugby World Cup record would see them labeled “chokers” if they were the All Blacks. The former All Blacks Coach helped New Zealand win the RWC in 2011 and again in 2015, noted that the tournament remains Ireland’s Achilles heel.
  
  And he said this as Ireland lifted the Six Nations title on the weekend.
  
  In rugby league – when you compare Felise Kaufusi’s grade two charge, to Sydney Roosters star, Joseph Sua’ali’i’s grade one dangerous contact hit, in their second round game against the NZ Warriors, it was more forceful and later than Kaufusi’s hit.
  
  So will his charge be downgraded so that the Tongan warrior can play against the Broncos this weekend?
  
  With the Broncos and the Dolphins 3-0 to start the new season, the city of Brisbane is on fire for round four, and Wayne Bennett has already cranked the mind games up, saying there’s no pressure on his team leading into their Suncorp Stadium blockbuster this weekend.
  
  Yet knowing how competitive Bennett is, the one game that he would have circled on the calendar for the Dolphins to try and win, is this one against the Broncos, where he won five NRL Premierships with Kevin Walters as playmaker.
  
  In boxing – finally some progress - the World Boxing Association has given Oleksandr Usyk and WBC Champion Tyson Fury until 01 April to agree on the terms of a World Heavyweight Championship unification bout, or the WBA says they will order Usyk to defend his title against WBA contender Daniel Dubois.
  
  According to the WBA, "10th March was the deadline for the initial negotiations, after which, Usyk and Fury’s teams confirmed that the fight was going to take place.
  
  Now, the WBA has given them this new deadline and hopes that the fight can take place, since it is what the fans are asking for and what the whole boxing world is waiting for.
  
  In football – former Juventus striker, Cristian Bunino was left red-faced and with a red card, even before coming on as a substitute in a Serie C game in the 76th minute on Sunday, after he was seen discreetly urinating on the side of the pitch by one of the match officials and shown a red card by the Referee.
  
  Geez you gotta feel for the guy – I mean when nature calls!
  
  For the record, the game ended in a 0-0 draw.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53273549Tue, 21 Mar 2023 00:15:20 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 79 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a cloudy but bright Tuesday morning 21 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the...
  In rugby - Steve Hansen says Rorld No 1 Ireland’s haunting Rugby World Cup record would see them labeled “chokers” if they were the All Blacks. The former All Blacks Coach helped New Zealand win the RWC in 2011 and again in 2015, noted that the tournament remains Ireland’s Achilles heel.
  
  And he said this as Ireland lifted the Six Nations title on the weekend.
  
  In rugby league – when you compare Felise Kaufusi’s grade two charge, to Sydney Roosters star, Joseph Sua’ali’i’s grade one dangerous contact hit, in their second round game against the NZ Warriors, it was more forceful and later than Kaufusi’s hit.
  
  So will his charge be downgraded so that the Tongan warrior can play against the Broncos this weekend?
  
  With the Broncos and the Dolphins 3-0 to start the new season, the city of Brisbane is on fire for round four, and Wayne Bennett has already cranked the mind games up, saying there’s no pressure on his team leading into their Suncorp Stadium blockbuster this weekend.
  
  Yet knowing how competitive Bennett is, the one game that he would have circled on the calendar for the Dolphins to try and win, is this one against the Broncos, where he won five NRL Premierships with Kevin Walters as playmaker.
  
  In boxing – finally some progress - the World Boxing Association has given Oleksandr Usyk and WBC Champion Tyson Fury until 01 April to agree on the terms of a World Heavyweight Championship unification bout, or the WBA says they will order Usyk to defend his title against WBA contender Daniel Dubois.
  
  According to the WBA, "10th March was the deadline for the initial negotiations, after which, Usyk and Fury’s teams confirmed that the fight was going to take place.
  
  Now, the WBA has given them this new deadline and hopes that the fight can take place, since it is what the fans are asking for and what the whole boxing world is waiting for.
  
  In football – former Juventus striker, Cristian Bunino was left red-faced and with a red card, even before coming on as a substitute in a Serie C game in the 76th minute on Sunday, after he was seen discreetly urinating on the side of the pitch by one of the match officials and shown a red card by the Referee.
  
  Geez you gotta feel for the guy – I mean when nature calls!
  
  For the record, the game ended in a 0-0 draw.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>2167s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean479fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-03-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e78-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53257436
  In Super Rugby Round 4 yesterday: the Highlanders 43-35 Western Force and the Fijian Drua lost a game they could have so easily won against the Queensland Reds 27-24 at Suncorp in Brisbane.
  
  In rugby league – the Canberra Raiders prevailed 24-20 over the Cronulla Sharks in Canberra yesterday and the Bulldogs 26-22 Wests Tigers at Belmore.
  
  Meanwhile, Parramatta pair, Mitchell Moses and Maiko Sivo have copped punishment for contrary conduct during their loss to Manly on Thursday night. The star Eels duo were slapped with A$750 fines for – wait for it – hair pulling.
  
  Geez come on girls!
  
  Moses was caught on camera pulling on the locks of Manly second-rower, Kelma Tuilagi while Sivo ripped the hair of opposing Sea Eagles Wing, Christian Tuipulotu.
  
  In boxing – Leon Edwards retained his UFC Welterweight title in UFC286 in London yesterday, defeating Kamaru Usman in a nail biting contest; the Brit emerging victorious thanks to a majority decision, with two judges scoring it 48-46 in his favour while one judge gave it 47-47.
  
  In football – Lionel Messi was booed at Parc de Princes as Paris Saint-Germain played Rennes yesterday, with PSG fans venting their frustrations after they were sent packing out of the UEFA Champions League by Bayern Munich. OUCH.
  
  Tottenham boss Antonio Conte watched in horror as his side threw away a two-goal lead in the final 15 minutes in a 3-3 draw against Southampton. Spurs looked set to leapfrog Man U into third place on the EPL table as they led bottom-of-the-table Saints 1-3 with just 13 minutes remaining at St. Mary’s, but they duffed it.
  
  Meanwhile, struggling Everton boosted their fight for EPL survival with a dramatic 2-2 draw against Chelsea on Saturday.
  
  In other EPL results: Ben Ryan’s Brentford 1-1 Leicester City, Aston Villa 3-0 Bournemouth and Leeds United 4-2 Wolves.
  
  Finally today, only in Australia – “End Assembly” an unbeaten horse from Queensland, could be stripped of its A$200,000 winning cheque in a 1200M race last December at Eagle Farm in Brisbane, after the horse’s post-race urine samples, finally came back positive for cocaine!
  
  My goodness, what’s next – Ice?
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53257436Sun, 19 Mar 2023 22:03:48 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 78 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful bright and sunny Monday morning 20 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in...
  In Super Rugby Round 4 yesterday: the Highlanders 43-35 Western Force and the Fijian Drua lost a game they could have so easily won against the Queensland Reds 27-24 at Suncorp in Brisbane.
  
  In rugby league – the Canberra Raiders prevailed 24-20 over the Cronulla Sharks in Canberra yesterday and the Bulldogs 26-22 Wests Tigers at Belmore.
  
  Meanwhile, Parramatta pair, Mitchell Moses and Maiko Sivo have copped punishment for contrary conduct during their loss to Manly on Thursday night. The star Eels duo were slapped with A$750 fines for – wait for it – hair pulling.
  
  Geez come on girls!
  
  Moses was caught on camera pulling on the locks of Manly second-rower, Kelma Tuilagi while Sivo ripped the hair of opposing Sea Eagles Wing, Christian Tuipulotu.
  
  In boxing – Leon Edwards retained his UFC Welterweight title in UFC286 in London yesterday, defeating Kamaru Usman in a nail biting contest; the Brit emerging victorious thanks to a majority decision, with two judges scoring it 48-46 in his favour while one judge gave it 47-47.
  
  In football – Lionel Messi was booed at Parc de Princes as Paris Saint-Germain played Rennes yesterday, with PSG fans venting their frustrations after they were sent packing out of the UEFA Champions League by Bayern Munich. OUCH.
  
  Tottenham boss Antonio Conte watched in horror as his side threw away a two-goal lead in the final 15 minutes in a 3-3 draw against Southampton. Spurs looked set to leapfrog Man U into third place on the EPL table as they led bottom-of-the-table Saints 1-3 with just 13 minutes remaining at St. Mary’s, but they duffed it.
  
  Meanwhile, struggling Everton boosted their fight for EPL survival with a dramatic 2-2 draw against Chelsea on Saturday.
  
  In other EPL results: Ben Ryan’s Brentford 1-1 Leicester City, Aston Villa 3-0 Bournemouth and Leeds United 4-2 Wolves.
  
  Finally today, only in Australia – “End Assembly” an unbeaten horse from Queensland, could be stripped of its A$200,000 winning cheque in a 1200M race last December at Eagle Farm in Brisbane, after the horse’s post-race urine samples, finally came back positive for cocaine!
  
  My goodness, what’s next – Ice?
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  ]]>2307s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean478fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-03-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e77-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53250624
  In rugby union – Super Rugby Round 4 yesterday: The Chiefs 44-25 the Rebels, the Blues 28-34 the Crusaders and Moana Pasifika 36-62 the Brumbies.
  
  Our world famous tips for Super Rugby games today: the Highlanders to fandango the Force and the Fijian Drua to rambo the Reds at Suncorp in Brisbane.
  
  In rugby league – the Broncos snatched victory from the grasp of Anthony Griffin’s Saint George Dragons, scoring four tries in the final 10 minutes to win 40-18 at Suncorp Stadium last night, as the puffed out Dragons fell apart in spectacular fashion.
  
  In other Round 3 games yesterday: The Titans 38-34 the Storm on the Gold Coast, NZ Warriors 26-12 the Cowboys in Townsville.
  
  Our world famous tips for today: The Bulldogs to moonie the Tigers at Belmore, the Raiders to beanie the Sharks in Canberra.
  
  In boxing – UFC action is already underway in London this morning, with current UFC Welterweight Champion, Leon Edwards warming up to defend his title, which he won against former reigning champion Kamaru Usman, in their highly anticipated trilogy that is UFC286.
  
  In football – FIFA has announced a dramatic increase in prize money for the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup, which will be played in Australia and New Zealand in July, from US50Million at the last tournament, to US$150M. This is 10 times what it was in 2015 and three times that of 2019.
  
  The 2022 World Cup in Qatar paid out US$440M in prizes.
  
  Follow the money honey!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53250624Sun, 19 Mar 2023 02:35:55 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 77 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful bright and sunny Sunday morning 19 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in...
  In rugby union – Super Rugby Round 4 yesterday: The Chiefs 44-25 the Rebels, the Blues 28-34 the Crusaders and Moana Pasifika 36-62 the Brumbies.
  
  Our world famous tips for Super Rugby games today: the Highlanders to fandango the Force and the Fijian Drua to rambo the Reds at Suncorp in Brisbane.
  
  In rugby league – the Broncos snatched victory from the grasp of Anthony Griffin’s Saint George Dragons, scoring four tries in the final 10 minutes to win 40-18 at Suncorp Stadium last night, as the puffed out Dragons fell apart in spectacular fashion.
  
  In other Round 3 games yesterday: The Titans 38-34 the Storm on the Gold Coast, NZ Warriors 26-12 the Cowboys in Townsville.
  
  Our world famous tips for today: The Bulldogs to moonie the Tigers at Belmore, the Raiders to beanie the Sharks in Canberra.
  
  In boxing – UFC action is already underway in London this morning, with current UFC Welterweight Champion, Leon Edwards warming up to defend his title, which he won against former reigning champion Kamaru Usman, in their highly anticipated trilogy that is UFC286.
  
  In football – FIFA has announced a dramatic increase in prize money for the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup, which will be played in Australia and New Zealand in July, from US50Million at the last tournament, to US$150M. This is 10 times what it was in 2015 and three times that of 2019.
  
  The 2022 World Cup in Qatar paid out US$440M in prizes.
  
  Follow the money honey!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>1737s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean477fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-03-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e76-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53250619Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful sunny, bright Saturday morning 18 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53250619Fri, 17 Mar 2023 21:35:00 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 76 of https://www.teivovorugby.com/podcasts/09-12-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e69-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague/, by...Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful sunny, bright Saturday morning 18 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!]]>2087s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean476fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-03-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e75-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53241347
  In rugby union – Our world famous Super Rugby Round 4 Tips: the Hurricanes to hullabaloo the Tahs, the Chiefs to chatgpt the Rebels, the Blues to crispy the Crusaders and Moana Pasifika to presto the Brumbies. On Sunday the Highlanders to fandango the Force and the Fijian Drua to rambo the Reds.
  
  Meanwhile, the Queensland Reds have named robust lock, Seru Uru, fleet footed Wing, Filipo Daugunu and former Flying Fijians Prop, Peni Ravai plus former Fiji Bati Wing, Suliasi Vunivalu on their reserves bench, all to play for the Queensland Reds against the Fijian Drua at Suncorp Stadium Brisbane on Sunday 5pm Fiji time.
  
  In rugby league – Maika Sivo scored two tries for Brad Arthur and the Eels at Brookvale Oval last night, but it wasn’t enough as the Manly Sea Eagles scored a 34-30 win thanks to a shock late try. So Parramatta slip to 0-3 as their poor start to the new season rolls on.
  
  Our world famous tips for NRL Round 3 today: the Dolphins to michelleyeoh the Newcastle Knights at McDonald Jones Stadium at 6pm and South Sydney Rabbitohs to avatar the Sydney Roosters at Allianz Stadium at 8pm.
  
  In the NBA – Steph Curry erupted for 50 points but could not prevent the Golden State Warriors falling 126-134 to the Los Angeles Clippers last night. He made 20-of-28 from the field including eight three-pointers but the Warriors were outdone at the other end by a Clippers offence that saw six players in double figures.
  
  It was a historic night for Curry, who became the first player in NBA history to score 10,000 points from 3-pointers.
  
  In boxing – Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman came face-to-face for the first time since Edwards obliterated the UFC Welterweight Champ with a head kick to take his title last year. Thousands of fans packed Greenwich Peninsula a stone's throw from Saturday night's venue for UFC286 in London.
  
  In football – UEFA Champions League quarter finalists have all been confirmed after Real Madrid beat Liverpool 0-1 and Napoli 3-0 Frankfurt yesterday. The winners join Bayern, Benfica, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Man City and AC Milan in the next round.
  
  So Italy has three Clubs, England two and Spain, Portugal and Germany one Club each in the quarters, but no PSG so no France.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53241347Fri, 17 Mar 2023 21:13:36 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 75 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful sunny, bright Friday morning 17 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in...
  In rugby union – Our world famous Super Rugby Round 4 Tips: the Hurricanes to hullabaloo the Tahs, the Chiefs to chatgpt the Rebels, the Blues to crispy the Crusaders and Moana Pasifika to presto the Brumbies. On Sunday the Highlanders to fandango the Force and the Fijian Drua to rambo the Reds.
  
  Meanwhile, the Queensland Reds have named robust lock, Seru Uru, fleet footed Wing, Filipo Daugunu and former Flying Fijians Prop, Peni Ravai plus former Fiji Bati Wing, Suliasi Vunivalu on their reserves bench, all to play for the Queensland Reds against the Fijian Drua at Suncorp Stadium Brisbane on Sunday 5pm Fiji time.
  
  In rugby league – Maika Sivo scored two tries for Brad Arthur and the Eels at Brookvale Oval last night, but it wasn’t enough as the Manly Sea Eagles scored a 34-30 win thanks to a shock late try. So Parramatta slip to 0-3 as their poor start to the new season rolls on.
  
  Our world famous tips for NRL Round 3 today: the Dolphins to michelleyeoh the Newcastle Knights at McDonald Jones Stadium at 6pm and South Sydney Rabbitohs to avatar the Sydney Roosters at Allianz Stadium at 8pm.
  
  In the NBA – Steph Curry erupted for 50 points but could not prevent the Golden State Warriors falling 126-134 to the Los Angeles Clippers last night. He made 20-of-28 from the field including eight three-pointers but the Warriors were outdone at the other end by a Clippers offence that saw six players in double figures.
  
  It was a historic night for Curry, who became the first player in NBA history to score 10,000 points from 3-pointers.
  
  In boxing – Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman came face-to-face for the first time since Edwards obliterated the UFC Welterweight Champ with a head kick to take his title last year. Thousands of fans packed Greenwich Peninsula a stone's throw from Saturday night's venue for UFC286 in London.
  
  In football – UEFA Champions League quarter finalists have all been confirmed after Real Madrid beat Liverpool 0-1 and Napoli 3-0 Frankfurt yesterday. The winners join Bayern, Benfica, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Man City and AC Milan in the next round.
  
  So Italy has three Clubs, England two and Spain, Portugal and Germany one Club each in the quarters, but no PSG so no France.
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  ]]>2247s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean475fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-03-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e74-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53216105
  In rugby union – Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, has named Suva Lawyer, Simione Valenitabua as his nominee to the Fiji Rugby Union Board. Valenitabua is a legal aide in the Prime Minister’s office. The Fiji Rugby Union Annual General Meeting is scheduled for 16 April 2023.
  
  In rugby league – our world famous tips for NRL Round 3: Tonight the Parramatta Eels to natuunatuu Manly, tomorrow the Dolphins to michelleyeoh the Newcastle Knights at McDonald Jones Stadium at 6pm and South Sydney Rabbitohs to avatar the Sydney Roosters at Allianz Stadium at 8pm.
  
  “I love this Club and the relationships I have with our staff and our playing group. The best is yet to come from this team, so I’m excited to confirm my future,” Brad Arthur signs a new deal that will keep him at Parramatta until the end of 2025.
  
  Er . . the Eels are 0-2 this season.
  
  In Sportsbiz – a survey from the American Gaming Association estimates that 68 million Americans, roughly a quarter of the population of the USA, plan to bet about US$15.5Billion on the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball tournament, in a period known as “Mad March”. More than half will bet online.
  
  In boxing – only weeks after being linked to a superfight with fellow Aussie Tim Tszyu, Michael Zerafa has announced that he will shock the world and leapfrog Australia’s latest boxing King - Tszyu as he finalises a showdown with WBA Middleweight Champion Erislandy Lara.
  
  In football – Man City secured their Champions League quarter final spot yesterday, thanks to five goals from Erling Haaland with a 7-0 win over RB Leipzig in their Round of 16 tie.
  
  We told you they would ziggymarley Leipzig.
  
  Can Liverpool overcome Real Madrid away in Spain? I don’t think so!
  
  Who will join them in the quarters – Frankfurt or Napoli?
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53216105Wed, 15 Mar 2023 20:30:58 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 74 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful sunny not too bright Thursday morning 16 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th...
  In rugby union – Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, has named Suva Lawyer, Simione Valenitabua as his nominee to the Fiji Rugby Union Board. Valenitabua is a legal aide in the Prime Minister’s office. The Fiji Rugby Union Annual General Meeting is scheduled for 16 April 2023.
  
  In rugby league – our world famous tips for NRL Round 3: Tonight the Parramatta Eels to natuunatuu Manly, tomorrow the Dolphins to michelleyeoh the Newcastle Knights at McDonald Jones Stadium at 6pm and South Sydney Rabbitohs to avatar the Sydney Roosters at Allianz Stadium at 8pm.
  
  “I love this Club and the relationships I have with our staff and our playing group. The best is yet to come from this team, so I’m excited to confirm my future,” Brad Arthur signs a new deal that will keep him at Parramatta until the end of 2025.
  
  Er . . the Eels are 0-2 this season.
  
  In Sportsbiz – a survey from the American Gaming Association estimates that 68 million Americans, roughly a quarter of the population of the USA, plan to bet about US$15.5Billion on the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball tournament, in a period known as “Mad March”. More than half will bet online.
  
  In boxing – only weeks after being linked to a superfight with fellow Aussie Tim Tszyu, Michael Zerafa has announced that he will shock the world and leapfrog Australia’s latest boxing King - Tszyu as he finalises a showdown with WBA Middleweight Champion Erislandy Lara.
  
  In football – Man City secured their Champions League quarter final spot yesterday, thanks to five goals from Erling Haaland with a 7-0 win over RB Leipzig in their Round of 16 tie.
  
  We told you they would ziggymarley Leipzig.
  
  Can Liverpool overcome Real Madrid away in Spain? I don’t think so!
  
  Who will join them in the quarters – Frankfurt or Napoli?
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  ]]>1927s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean474fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-03-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e73-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53204087
  In rugby union – the best players from Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and Papua New Guinea will play a game against the British and Irish Lions under a plan for their 2025 Australian tour.
  
  The Lions will play the Pacific Islands XV as well as an Anzac XV, featuring All Blacks and Wallabies, and one game each against the Waratahs, Reds and Brumbies, plus three Tests against the Wallabies.
  
  Fiji beat the British Lions in their only game to date in the Islands, in 1977 in Suva.
  
  In rugby league – NRL Round 3 starting Thursday: Manly Sea Eagles vs Parramatta Eels at 4 Pines Park, 8pm AEDT and on Friday Newcastle Knights vs the Dolphins at McDonald Jones Stadium at 6pm, followed by the Sydney Roosters vs South Sydney Rabbitohs at Allianz Stadium at 8pm.
  
  In Sportsbiz – Real Madrid has announced it will participate in the trial against Barcelona, alleging that they bribed referees for several years after Spanish prosecutors completed their investigation and filed charges of corruption last week.
  
  Barcelona has admitted that they paid a company owned by former La Liga refereeing committee member, Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira at least US$7.4Million — but say it was all for legitimate purposes like consulting and video analysis.
  
  Yeah right!
  
  Meanwhile, in real football news – our world famous UEFA Champions League tips for the Last 16 Round 2 games today: Manchester City to ziggymarley Leipzig and Inter Milan to portaloo Porto.
  
  Meanwhile, FIFA has announced that the 2026 FIFA World Cup, hosted jointly by the US, Mexico and Canada, will feature 104 games, up from 64, with the expanded format of 48 participating teams, up from the 32-team tournament in Qatar in 2022.
  
  Ka-ching goes the FIFA cash register overflowing with roubles, sterling, euros, pesos whatever!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53204087Tue, 14 Mar 2023 22:16:22 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 73 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful sunny and bright Wednesday morning 15 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian...
  In rugby union – the best players from Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and Papua New Guinea will play a game against the British and Irish Lions under a plan for their 2025 Australian tour.
  
  The Lions will play the Pacific Islands XV as well as an Anzac XV, featuring All Blacks and Wallabies, and one game each against the Waratahs, Reds and Brumbies, plus three Tests against the Wallabies.
  
  Fiji beat the British Lions in their only game to date in the Islands, in 1977 in Suva.
  
  In rugby league – NRL Round 3 starting Thursday: Manly Sea Eagles vs Parramatta Eels at 4 Pines Park, 8pm AEDT and on Friday Newcastle Knights vs the Dolphins at McDonald Jones Stadium at 6pm, followed by the Sydney Roosters vs South Sydney Rabbitohs at Allianz Stadium at 8pm.
  
  In Sportsbiz – Real Madrid has announced it will participate in the trial against Barcelona, alleging that they bribed referees for several years after Spanish prosecutors completed their investigation and filed charges of corruption last week.
  
  Barcelona has admitted that they paid a company owned by former La Liga refereeing committee member, Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira at least US$7.4Million — but say it was all for legitimate purposes like consulting and video analysis.
  
  Yeah right!
  
  Meanwhile, in real football news – our world famous UEFA Champions League tips for the Last 16 Round 2 games today: Manchester City to ziggymarley Leipzig and Inter Milan to portaloo Porto.
  
  Meanwhile, FIFA has announced that the 2026 FIFA World Cup, hosted jointly by the US, Mexico and Canada, will feature 104 games, up from 64, with the expanded format of 48 participating teams, up from the 32-team tournament in Qatar in 2022.
  
  Ka-ching goes the FIFA cash register overflowing with roubles, sterling, euros, pesos whatever!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  ]]>196teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean473fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-03-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e72-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53188228
  In rugby union – Lost in the wild celebrations and widespread jubilation surrounding the historic Fijian Drua win over the Crusaders in Fiji last weekend, the removal of the Fiji Rugby Union interim CEO, Tevita Tuiloa is back in the spotlight, after he revealed that Fiji 7s star, Jerry Tuwai has not received F$30,000 for his new house, promised by Prime Minister Bainimarama after the Tokyo Olympics.
  
  Tuiloa also questioned the current contracts of the Men’s Fiji 7s squad.
  
  This apparently upset some FRU Board members and shortly afterwards it was announced by the Chairman, Humphrey Tawake, that Tuiloa was no longer interim CEO.
  
  The big questions are – was Tevita Tuiloa pushed? By whom - who had the most to ylose from these revelations?
  
  In rugby league – consecutive close losses in golden point against the Storm in the NRL season opener, and a 26-30 loss to the Sharks, see the Eels drop to 0-2. And in facing the Sea Eagles, the Panthers and the Roosters next, Parramatta could fall to 0-5, but Head Coach Brad Arthur isn’t panicking.
  
  Meanwhile, Mal Meninga believes “it could be a long year” for the Storm as they deal with mounting injuries with Munster, PNG Kumuls star, Justin Olam, Paps, Tariq Sims and Xavier Coates all out, plus Lord Nelson also under an injury cloud now. Meninga said, “I’m not quite sure about their depth this year.”
  
  In football – after four years living in Paris and now 31, Neymar is planning to retire at Paris Saint-Germain, despite links with a return to Barcelona, or a move to the English Premier League.
  
  The Brazilian superstar has helped PSG win 12 trophies, including four Ligue 1 titles, but is yet to steer them to glory in the UEFA Champions League.
  
  In boxing – Ukrainian Heavyweight World Champion Oleksandr Usyk is eyeing a return to playing football as his heavyweight unification fight against Tyson Fury remains unconfirmed.
  The Gypsy King is now insisting that there is no rematch clause in the contract ahead of their proposed fight date of 29 April.
  
  It comes after Usyk verbally agreed to Fury's demand that the purse is split 70-30 in the Gypsy King’s favour.
  
  Wow what’s that saying about “pay unto Ceasar what is due to him.”
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53188228Mon, 13 Mar 2023 22:04:49 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 72 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful sunny and bright Tuesday morning 14 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian...
  In rugby union – Lost in the wild celebrations and widespread jubilation surrounding the historic Fijian Drua win over the Crusaders in Fiji last weekend, the removal of the Fiji Rugby Union interim CEO, Tevita Tuiloa is back in the spotlight, after he revealed that Fiji 7s star, Jerry Tuwai has not received F$30,000 for his new house, promised by Prime Minister Bainimarama after the Tokyo Olympics.
  
  Tuiloa also questioned the current contracts of the Men’s Fiji 7s squad.
  
  This apparently upset some FRU Board members and shortly afterwards it was announced by the Chairman, Humphrey Tawake, that Tuiloa was no longer interim CEO.
  
  The big questions are – was Tevita Tuiloa pushed? By whom - who had the most to ylose from these revelations?
  
  In rugby league – consecutive close losses in golden point against the Storm in the NRL season opener, and a 26-30 loss to the Sharks, see the Eels drop to 0-2. And in facing the Sea Eagles, the Panthers and the Roosters next, Parramatta could fall to 0-5, but Head Coach Brad Arthur isn’t panicking.
  
  Meanwhile, Mal Meninga believes “it could be a long year” for the Storm as they deal with mounting injuries with Munster, PNG Kumuls star, Justin Olam, Paps, Tariq Sims and Xavier Coates all out, plus Lord Nelson also under an injury cloud now. Meninga said, “I’m not quite sure about their depth this year.”
  
  In football – after four years living in Paris and now 31, Neymar is planning to retire at Paris Saint-Germain, despite links with a return to Barcelona, or a move to the English Premier League.
  
  The Brazilian superstar has helped PSG win 12 trophies, including four Ligue 1 titles, but is yet to steer them to glory in the UEFA Champions League.
  
  In boxing – Ukrainian Heavyweight World Champion Oleksandr Usyk is eyeing a return to playing football as his heavyweight unification fight against Tyson Fury remains unconfirmed.
  The Gypsy King is now insisting that there is no rematch clause in the contract ahead of their proposed fight date of 29 April.
  
  It comes after Usyk verbally agreed to Fury's demand that the purse is split 70-30 in the Gypsy King’s favour.
  
  Wow what’s that saying about “pay unto Ceasar what is due to him.”
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  ]]>2237s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean472fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-03-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e71-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53177130
  In rugby union – In all the excitement of the Fijian Drua win on Saturday, we missed the boring Six Nations where England suffered a record 53-10 thrashing by France at Twickenham, and the Irish are one win away from a Grand Slam after outlasting Scotland 7-22 at Murrayfield yesterday.
  
  Meanwhile, Major League Rugby, currently a 12-team comp, is looking for US$100Million to surf the expected boost from the Rugby World Cup — the third-biggest sports event in the world – after the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup, is coming to the US in 2031, and the RWC Women’s in 2033.
  
  This after CVC Capital Partners bought a stake in the Six Nations in March 2021 and Silver Lake bought a stake in the New Zealand All Blacks.
  
  In rugby league – Fiji Bati strongman, Jacob Saifiti is set for a lengthy sideline stint after being sent off in yesterday’s game against Wests Tigers for a coat-hanger tackle on Tigers hooker Jake Simpkin and now faces a nervous wait before today’s charge sheet comes out.
  
  Without Kalyn Ponga, Jayden Brailey (both HIAs), Tyson Frizell and Jack Johns (both ankle), Newcastle did well to hold off the Tigers in a tense 14-12 victory at Leichhardt Oval.
  
  In football - England’s Women’s soccer team landed another win off the pitch on International Women’s Day. The UK government agreed to their request, providing US$710Million over the next two years to create equal sporting access and two hours minimum physical education per week for school girls.
  
  In Sportsbiz – Hernan Lopez, the ex-CEO of Fox International Channel, faces up to 40 years in prison after he was found guilty by a New York federal jury of wire fraud and money-laundering. Charges related to the funneling of millions of dollars to soccer officials, to bolster Fox’s chances of securing FIFA World Cup and other soccer media rights.
  
  It was the latest verdict in a US federal corruption investigation into international soccer from 2015, that led to the ouster of longtime FIFA President Sepp Blatter – remember him?
  
  More than 50 defendants have been charged around the world, with more than 30 guilty pleas by individuals and corporations.
  
  Fox Corp. believe it or not was not implicated in the case – well not yet anyway.
  
  In boxing – "What's my motherf—ing name?" Tim Tszyu now 22-0, with 16 KO yelled in sheer jubilation after he stopped American Tony Harrison in their WBO Super-welterweight championship fight in Sydney yesterday, sending a statement to undisputed Junior Middleweight King, Jermell Charlo.
  
  “I'm coming to America! You know what's up? You know what's next?” Tim Tszyu called out Charlo who was ringside. "Man, I'm ready," said Charlo whose injured left hand is still healing. "I'm a different animal in there. I'm a different fighter than Tony."
  
  So let’s get it on whatsyername!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53177130Mon, 13 Mar 2023 00:02:43 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 71 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful sunny and bright Monday morning 13 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in...
  In rugby union – In all the excitement of the Fijian Drua win on Saturday, we missed the boring Six Nations where England suffered a record 53-10 thrashing by France at Twickenham, and the Irish are one win away from a Grand Slam after outlasting Scotland 7-22 at Murrayfield yesterday.
  
  Meanwhile, Major League Rugby, currently a 12-team comp, is looking for US$100Million to surf the expected boost from the Rugby World Cup — the third-biggest sports event in the world – after the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup, is coming to the US in 2031, and the RWC Women’s in 2033.
  
  This after CVC Capital Partners bought a stake in the Six Nations in March 2021 and Silver Lake bought a stake in the New Zealand All Blacks.
  
  In rugby league – Fiji Bati strongman, Jacob Saifiti is set for a lengthy sideline stint after being sent off in yesterday’s game against Wests Tigers for a coat-hanger tackle on Tigers hooker Jake Simpkin and now faces a nervous wait before today’s charge sheet comes out.
  
  Without Kalyn Ponga, Jayden Brailey (both HIAs), Tyson Frizell and Jack Johns (both ankle), Newcastle did well to hold off the Tigers in a tense 14-12 victory at Leichhardt Oval.
  
  In football - England’s Women’s soccer team landed another win off the pitch on International Women’s Day. The UK government agreed to their request, providing US$710Million over the next two years to create equal sporting access and two hours minimum physical education per week for school girls.
  
  In Sportsbiz – Hernan Lopez, the ex-CEO of Fox International Channel, faces up to 40 years in prison after he was found guilty by a New York federal jury of wire fraud and money-laundering. Charges related to the funneling of millions of dollars to soccer officials, to bolster Fox’s chances of securing FIFA World Cup and other soccer media rights.
  
  It was the latest verdict in a US federal corruption investigation into international soccer from 2015, that led to the ouster of longtime FIFA President Sepp Blatter – remember him?
  
  More than 50 defendants have been charged around the world, with more than 30 guilty pleas by individuals and corporations.
  
  Fox Corp. believe it or not was not implicated in the case – well not yet anyway.
  
  In boxing – "What's my motherf—ing name?" Tim Tszyu now 22-0, with 16 KO yelled in sheer jubilation after he stopped American Tony Harrison in their WBO Super-welterweight championship fight in Sydney yesterday, sending a statement to undisputed Junior Middleweight King, Jermell Charlo.
  
  “I'm coming to America! You know what's up? You know what's next?” Tim Tszyu called out Charlo who was ringside. "Man, I'm ready," said Charlo whose injured left hand is still healing. "I'm a different animal in there. I'm a different fighter than Tony."
  
  So let’s get it on whatsyername!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  ]]>2687s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean471fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-03-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e70-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--531698383b7e1476-5f3e-49b7-9de7-625607632258Sat, 11 Mar 2023 21:04:09 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 70. of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful sunny and bright Sunday morning 12 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian...298teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean470fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-03-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e69-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53163510e6727a26-96d5-4b59-adea-4f6fe5aa7ea9Fri, 10 Mar 2023 22:17:55 +0000Culden KameaTalofa,  Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 69 of Breakfast Bites,  by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful  sunny and bright Saturday morning 11 March 2023, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th...257teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean469fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-03-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e68-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--531528575d086b9e-8b85-4c65-9769-f413689c4f76Thu, 09 Mar 2023 21:40:23 +0000Culden KameaTalofa,  Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 68 of Breakfast Bites,  by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful  sunny and bright Friday morning 10 March 2023, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th...253teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean468fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/09-03-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e67-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--531421373c3acc98-2693-40ed-9b9d-e3fdab0c8e45Wed, 08 Mar 2023 21:41:42 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 67 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful sunny and bright Thursday morning 09 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th...222teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugbyclean467fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/08-03-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e66-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53141644In rugby – the HSBC Hong Kong 7s on 31 March Women’s Pools see Series leaders New Zealand in Pool A alongside Canada, Great Britain and invitational team Hong Kong in Pool A. Australia will take on Fijiana, Ireland and Brazil in Pool B while Pool C sees USA with France, Japan and Spain.
  Go Girls Go.
  In rugby league – NRL Round 2 Draws: Thursday Penrith Panthers vs South Sydney Rabbitohs at BlueBet Stadium, 8.00pm AEDT, Friday Parramatta Eels vs Cronulla Sharks at CommBank Stadium, 6.00pm and Brisbane Broncos vs North Queensland Cowboys at Suncorp Stadium, 8.05pm.
  In football – UEFA Champions League Last 16 Round 2 games tomorrow: Benfica already up two nil will kill off Club Brugge, while hosts Chelsea must overturn a one nil deficit against Borussia Dortmund or kiss the Champions League goodbye.
  In Sportsbiz – tickets start at A$49 for the stands and zoom all the way up to A$5000 for a ringside seat at the Sydney Olympic Park 20,000-seat arena, for the Tim Tszyu versus Tony Harrison WBO Super-welterweight blockbuster this coming Sunday from 10am local time Sydney.
  In boxing – only days out from that fight - Tony Harrison for the WBO interim super welterweight championship in Sydney versus Tim Tszyu, where Tim has branded American boxing superstar, Errol Spence Jnr “a punk” and an Aussie fan has challenged Spence to bet A$50,000 on Sunday’s fight.
  So come on Spence – put up or shut up!
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53141644Tue, 07 Mar 2023 22:37:00 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 66 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful sunny and bright Wednesday morning 08 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian...In rugby – the HSBC Hong Kong 7s on 31 March Women’s Pools see Series leaders New Zealand in Pool A alongside Canada, Great Britain and invitational team Hong Kong in Pool A. Australia will take on Fijiana, Ireland and Brazil in Pool B while Pool C sees USA with France, Japan and Spain.
  Go Girls Go.
  In rugby league – NRL Round 2 Draws: Thursday Penrith Panthers vs South Sydney Rabbitohs at BlueBet Stadium, 8.00pm AEDT, Friday Parramatta Eels vs Cronulla Sharks at CommBank Stadium, 6.00pm and Brisbane Broncos vs North Queensland Cowboys at Suncorp Stadium, 8.05pm.
  In football – UEFA Champions League Last 16 Round 2 games tomorrow: Benfica already up two nil will kill off Club Brugge, while hosts Chelsea must overturn a one nil deficit against Borussia Dortmund or kiss the Champions League goodbye.
  In Sportsbiz – tickets start at A$49 for the stands and zoom all the way up to A$5000 for a ringside seat at the Sydney Olympic Park 20,000-seat arena, for the Tim Tszyu versus Tony Harrison WBO Super-welterweight blockbuster this coming Sunday from 10am local time Sydney.
  In boxing – only days out from that fight - Tony Harrison for the WBO interim super welterweight championship in Sydney versus Tim Tszyu, where Tim has branded American boxing superstar, Errol Spence Jnr “a punk” and an Aussie fan has challenged Spence to bet A$50,000 on Sunday’s fight.
  So come on Spence – put up or shut up!
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>170breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,pasifika,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbysevens,rugbyunion,sports,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean466fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/07-03-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e65-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53128733In rugby – New Zealand women and Argentina men secured HSBC World Rugby 7s Series gold to cap off a thrilling weekend in Vancouver. USA women and Australia men claimed bronze medals, while the Black Ferns 7s are the first women’s team to qualify for the Paris Olympic Games 2024.
  Samoa and Fiji are still running . . .
  The HSBC Hong Kong 7s on 31 March sees Argentina in a very tough Pool A with Fiji, Samoa and Canada while in Pool B France, Great Britain, Uruguay and Hong Kong. Australia, USA, Spain and Japan are in Pool C. Ireland will meet New Zealand, Kenya and South Africa in Pool D.
  In rugby league – NRL Round One wrap: The Dolphins upset title heavyweights the Roosters to arrive on the NRL stage in style, while Cameron Ciraldo’s Bulldogs failed to live up to the hype in a round of intriguing results to kick off the 2023 season.
  The Panthers were stunned at home and Souths’ premiership talk only grew louder after they made a statement showing they are the real deal this season.
  And BOOM just like that the Broncos are back, but their fans will be asking, how long will it last?
  Despite going down to the Storm in a golden-point thriller, the Eels off-season recruits, especially Matt Doorey delivered big time.
  In football – when Liverpool lost 3-0 at Wolves a month ago, a return to the Champions League next season looked a distant dream with Jurgen Klopp’s men down in 10th place, 11 points off the top four.
  Now, the gap to fourth-placed Tottenham is just three points with a game in hand after a historic 7-0 rout of Manchester United at Anfield yesterday.
  In Sportsbiz – NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is on the shortlist to succeed Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger.
  A source with direct knowledge of the situation confirmed that Silver is only being considered for the top position, and not on Disney’s board due to a conflict of interest. Silver’s contract with the NBA runs through 2024.
  In boxing – the Sydney Olympic Park arena, beat out bids from Melbourne and the Gold Coast for the right to host the Tim Tszyu-Tony Harrison WBO Super-welterweight blockbuster this Sunday with a sellout crowd of 20,000 expected to support the Aussie champion. Tickets start at A$49 and go up to A$5,000 for a ringside seat.
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  ]]>f27cc28b-9aea-4440-9b18-72dc2efdf744Mon, 06 Mar 2023 21:46:37 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 65 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful sunny and bright Tuesday morning 07 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian...In rugby – New Zealand women and Argentina men secured HSBC World Rugby 7s Series gold to cap off a thrilling weekend in Vancouver. USA women and Australia men claimed bronze medals, while the Black Ferns 7s are the first women’s team to qualify for the Paris Olympic Games 2024.
  Samoa and Fiji are still running . . .
  The HSBC Hong Kong 7s on 31 March sees Argentina in a very tough Pool A with Fiji, Samoa and Canada while in Pool B France, Great Britain, Uruguay and Hong Kong. Australia, USA, Spain and Japan are in Pool C. Ireland will meet New Zealand, Kenya and South Africa in Pool D.
  In rugby league – NRL Round One wrap: The Dolphins upset title heavyweights the Roosters to arrive on the NRL stage in style, while Cameron Ciraldo’s Bulldogs failed to live up to the hype in a round of intriguing results to kick off the 2023 season.
  The Panthers were stunned at home and Souths’ premiership talk only grew louder after they made a statement showing they are the real deal this season.
  And BOOM just like that the Broncos are back, but their fans will be asking, how long will it last?
  Despite going down to the Storm in a golden-point thriller, the Eels off-season recruits, especially Matt Doorey delivered big time.
  In football – when Liverpool lost 3-0 at Wolves a month ago, a return to the Champions League next season looked a distant dream with Jurgen Klopp’s men down in 10th place, 11 points off the top four.
  Now, the gap to fourth-placed Tottenham is just three points with a game in hand after a historic 7-0 rout of Manchester United at Anfield yesterday.
  In Sportsbiz – NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is on the shortlist to succeed Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger.
  A source with direct knowledge of the situation confirmed that Silver is only being considered for the top position, and not on Disney’s board due to a conflict of interest. Silver’s contract with the NBA runs through 2024.
  In boxing – the Sydney Olympic Park arena, beat out bids from Melbourne and the Gold Coast for the right to host the Tim Tszyu-Tony Harrison WBO Super-welterweight blockbuster this Sunday with a sellout crowd of 20,000 expected to support the Aussie champion. Tickets start at A$49 and go up to A$5,000 for a ringside seat.
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  ]]>229breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,pasifika,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbysevens,rugbyunion,sports,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean465fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/06-03-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e64-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53103541b0d18460-609e-4ec9-8ca9-5301a5eed5efSun, 05 Mar 2023 21:32:50 +0000Culden KameaTalofa,  Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 64 of Breakfast Bites,  by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful  sunny and bright Monday morning 06 March 2023, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th...229teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean464fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/05-03-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e63-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53097637e50b452c-00a5-4b05-ae64-b87846440d49Sat, 04 Mar 2023 22:49:51 +0000Culden KameaTalofa,  Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 63 of Breakfast Bites,  by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful  sunny and bright Sunday morning 05 March 2023, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th...232teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean463fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/04-03-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e62-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53089003cc44e547-9a19-4e34-8da6-c22339b1b24aFri, 03 Mar 2023 22:19:32 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 62 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful sunny and bright Saturday morning 04 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th...2267s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean462fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-03-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e61-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague-m4a--530771674d43ee35-99c1-46fb-90de-dfc42aa9824aThu, 02 Mar 2023 21:24:15 +0000Culden KameaTalofa,  Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 61 of Breakfast Bites,  by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful  sunny and bright Friday morning 03 March 2023, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th...231teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean461fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-03-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e60-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53066394
  In Rugby – Team Fijiana and the Men’s draws for the Vancouver 7s on Saturday: 5.59 Fijiana-Great Britain, 7.52 Fiji-Kenya, Samoa-Spain 9.01, New Zealand-USA 9.23, Australia-Chile 10.07, Fijiana-Columbia 12.14, Fiji-Uruguay 14.16, Samoa-USA 15.37, NZ-Spain 16.05 and Australia-Canada 17.03.
  
  Me gets the feeling these are Canadian times, but we’ll confirm tomorrow.
  
  In rugby league – Melbourne Storm maestro Craig Bellamy says it’s “time for the Club to have a new Coach” hinting this will be his final year in charge. “I’m pretty sure this is gonna be my last year. I’ll still be around the Club a bit in a part-time role at the end of this year,” he explained.
  
  In NRL 2023 Rd 1 games starting tonight at CommBank Stadium it’s the Storm vs Parramatta Eels and then Panthers vs Broncos at Penrith on Friday night, and on Saturday, Cowboys vs the Raiders in Townsville, followed by the Sharks vs Souths at PointsBet Stadium, Sydney at 7.35pm.
  
  In football – Pep Guardiola’s side were never in danger of a giant-killing in their fifth round FA Cup tie at Ashton Gate, thanks to a brace of goals from Phil Foden and a late strike from Kevin De Bruyne as Man City eased into the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 3-0 win against Bristol City.
  
  Meanwhile 2021 winners Leicester suffered a shock 2-1 defeat against second tier Blackburn.
  
  In Sportsbiz – the NFL’s top talent agency, Athletes First, represents eight Super Bowl MVPs and the most first-round NFL Draft picks for three consecutive years.
  
  With more than 450 clients, Athletes First has negotiated more than US$11Billion in contracts since its founding in 2001, including Deshaun Watson’s US$230Million contract — the richest guaranteed-money deal in NFL history.
  
  In boxing – Tommy Fury is estimated to have made US$4.5Million without pay-per-view factored in, for his fight with Jake Paul last weekend in Saudi Arabia, which means with ppv, the win could land him around US$12M. Now his Father is calling for Jake Paul to pay up: “You owe us some money.”
  
  Yeah Jake-the-Fake, what are the real pay-per-view numbers?
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53066394Wed, 01 Mar 2023 23:51:19 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 60 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful sunny and bright Thursday morning 02 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian...
  In Rugby – Team Fijiana and the Men’s draws for the Vancouver 7s on Saturday: 5.59 Fijiana-Great Britain, 7.52 Fiji-Kenya, Samoa-Spain 9.01, New Zealand-USA 9.23, Australia-Chile 10.07, Fijiana-Columbia 12.14, Fiji-Uruguay 14.16, Samoa-USA 15.37, NZ-Spain 16.05 and Australia-Canada 17.03.
  
  Me gets the feeling these are Canadian times, but we’ll confirm tomorrow.
  
  In rugby league – Melbourne Storm maestro Craig Bellamy says it’s “time for the Club to have a new Coach” hinting this will be his final year in charge. “I’m pretty sure this is gonna be my last year. I’ll still be around the Club a bit in a part-time role at the end of this year,” he explained.
  
  In NRL 2023 Rd 1 games starting tonight at CommBank Stadium it’s the Storm vs Parramatta Eels and then Panthers vs Broncos at Penrith on Friday night, and on Saturday, Cowboys vs the Raiders in Townsville, followed by the Sharks vs Souths at PointsBet Stadium, Sydney at 7.35pm.
  
  In football – Pep Guardiola’s side were never in danger of a giant-killing in their fifth round FA Cup tie at Ashton Gate, thanks to a brace of goals from Phil Foden and a late strike from Kevin De Bruyne as Man City eased into the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 3-0 win against Bristol City.
  
  Meanwhile 2021 winners Leicester suffered a shock 2-1 defeat against second tier Blackburn.
  
  In Sportsbiz – the NFL’s top talent agency, Athletes First, represents eight Super Bowl MVPs and the most first-round NFL Draft picks for three consecutive years.
  
  With more than 450 clients, Athletes First has negotiated more than US$11Billion in contracts since its founding in 2001, including Deshaun Watson’s US$230Million contract — the richest guaranteed-money deal in NFL history.
  
  In boxing – Tommy Fury is estimated to have made US$4.5Million without pay-per-view factored in, for his fight with Jake Paul last weekend in Saudi Arabia, which means with ppv, the win could land him around US$12M. Now his Father is calling for Jake Paul to pay up: “You owe us some money.”
  
  Yeah Jake-the-Fake, what are the real pay-per-view numbers?
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>2477s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean460fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-03-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e60-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53076143733a65de-e3ec-4212-b04e-2f125951819cWed, 01 Mar 2023 22:27:07 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 60 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful sunny and bright Thursday morning 02 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian...248teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean460fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-03-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e59-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530657527f2deeb5-c0d4-415a-9bcc-944aac772c21Tue, 28 Feb 2023 23:05:43 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 59 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful sunny and bright Wednesday morning 01 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian...169teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean459fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-02-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e58-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--52869796
  In Rugby – New Zealand won Los Angeles 7s gold with a 22-12 over Argentina. Fiji claimed the bronze medal thanks to a two-point win over Australia.
  
  All the HSBC 7s action moves north to Canada this weekend, where for the first time ever, the Women’s 7s comp will be played inside BC Place Stadium alongside the Men in downtown Vancouver.
  
  The Women’s pools for Vancouver have New Zealand, Fiji, Great Britain and Colombia in Pool A. Reigning Series champions Australia will be looking to bounce back in Pool B against France, Japan and Spain and Pool C sees the USA together with Ireland, Canada and Brazil.
  
  The Men’s pools for Vancouver have New Zealand in Pool A alongside Cape Town champions Samoa, Spain and the United States. Pool B includes Argentina with South Africa France and Japan. Fiji will meet Great Britain, Uruguay and Kenya in Pool C, while Australia lead Pool D alongside Ireland, Canada and Chile.
  
  Go Fiji go Samoa go!
  
  In rugby league – just three days out from their season opener and Parramatta is stuck “in a staring contest” with their best player, Halfback Mitchell Moses who is yet to re-sign beyond 2023 with a monster offer of A$1.4Million for five years, that’s A$7M on the table from Wests Tigers which dwarfs the Eels deal of A$1.25 million for four years.
  
  In football – Liverpool’s humiliating 5-2 Champions League defeat at the hands of Real Madrid was emphatic proof that the Reds have reached ‘the end of an era’.
  
  After winning two domestic cups last year, missing out on the Premier League trophy on the final day of the season, and losing the Champions League final – to Madrid no less – Liverpool has fallen off a cliff.
  
  They sit eighth in the EPL, have already been knocked out of both domestic cups, and are now all-but-out of the Champions League.
  
  In boxing – Youtuber Jake Paul’s undefeated run has come to a shuddering halt as Tommy Fury defeated ‘The Problem Child’ via split decision, with two judges awarding it 76-73 in his favour and one in Paul’s favour, 75-74.
  
  Fury landed 49 power punches compared to Paul’s 24. He also out-landed the social media star with 88 shots to 49.
  
  Jake Paul had three hair pulls, two face scratches a bitch slap and a handbag whack LOL! See you later Faker!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52869796Mon, 27 Feb 2023 20:47:34 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 58 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful sunny and bright Tuesday morning 28 February 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th...
  In Rugby – New Zealand won Los Angeles 7s gold with a 22-12 over Argentina. Fiji claimed the bronze medal thanks to a two-point win over Australia.
  
  All the HSBC 7s action moves north to Canada this weekend, where for the first time ever, the Women’s 7s comp will be played inside BC Place Stadium alongside the Men in downtown Vancouver.
  
  The Women’s pools for Vancouver have New Zealand, Fiji, Great Britain and Colombia in Pool A. Reigning Series champions Australia will be looking to bounce back in Pool B against France, Japan and Spain and Pool C sees the USA together with Ireland, Canada and Brazil.
  
  The Men’s pools for Vancouver have New Zealand in Pool A alongside Cape Town champions Samoa, Spain and the United States. Pool B includes Argentina with South Africa France and Japan. Fiji will meet Great Britain, Uruguay and Kenya in Pool C, while Australia lead Pool D alongside Ireland, Canada and Chile.
  
  Go Fiji go Samoa go!
  
  In rugby league – just three days out from their season opener and Parramatta is stuck “in a staring contest” with their best player, Halfback Mitchell Moses who is yet to re-sign beyond 2023 with a monster offer of A$1.4Million for five years, that’s A$7M on the table from Wests Tigers which dwarfs the Eels deal of A$1.25 million for four years.
  
  In football – Liverpool’s humiliating 5-2 Champions League defeat at the hands of Real Madrid was emphatic proof that the Reds have reached ‘the end of an era’.
  
  After winning two domestic cups last year, missing out on the Premier League trophy on the final day of the season, and losing the Champions League final – to Madrid no less – Liverpool has fallen off a cliff.
  
  They sit eighth in the EPL, have already been knocked out of both domestic cups, and are now all-but-out of the Champions League.
  
  In boxing – Youtuber Jake Paul’s undefeated run has come to a shuddering halt as Tommy Fury defeated ‘The Problem Child’ via split decision, with two judges awarding it 76-73 in his favour and one in Paul’s favour, 75-74.
  
  Fury landed 49 power punches compared to Paul’s 24. He also out-landed the social media star with 88 shots to 49.
  
  Jake Paul had three hair pulls, two face scratches a bitch slap and a handbag whack LOL! See you later Faker!
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>2377s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean458fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-02-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e58-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065874b8af6a20-f0f1-49a1-a4e9-41a696e2435bMon, 27 Feb 2023 20:46:08 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 58 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful sunny and bright Tuesday morning 28 February 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th...237teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean458fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-02-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e57-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--52858820
  And we start with Klikiti – Australia has won the Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup in brilliant fashion, defeating home side South Africa by 19 runs in front of a sold out Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town on Saturday.
  
  Ash Gardner, who was named player of the tournament, helped Australia to a respectable 156-6, which seemed an achievable target for South Africa, but accurate bowling and crisp fielding stifled any comeback and secured Australia’s victory - a three-peat under captain Meg Lanning and sixth Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup out of seven.
  
  And in Rugby – LA7s semi-finals at 10.14am: Argentina-Fiji and New Zealand-Australia. Earlier today in the quarter-finals: Argentina tripped up Samoa 12-19, while Fiji shut out South Africa 7-28. Great Britain 12-24 New Zealand and Ireland 7-31 Australia.
  
  Samoa face arch-rivals South Africa at 9.30am in their 5th place semi-final and Ireland square up against Great Britain.
  
  The LA7s Cup Final is at 1.28pm
  
  In rugby league – Wayne Bennett has landed another major blow on the Broncos with the signing of Thomas Flegler, just a day after rising star Herbie Farnsworth penned a three-year deal with the Dolphins. News Corp reported they offered the Queensland Origin forward more than A$800,000 a season.
  
  In football – Man U has won the Carabao Cup, running out 2-0 victors over Newcastle United this morning with Casemiro scoring a header from a Luke Shaw free kick in the 33rd minute plus an own goal, just six minutes later and it was 2-0 as a Marcus Rashford shot was steered home by Sven Botman, with the official classification being an own goal.
  
  Arsenal opened up a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League thanks to a 1-0 win at Leicester on Saturday.
  
  West Ham fired four goals past Nottingham Forest in the final 20 minutes, to save Coach David Moyes’ job with a 4-0 win.
  
  In boxing – an alleged script has been leaked on Twitter this morning, setting out each twist and turn in the fight between Jake Paul and Tommy Fury in Saudi Arabia from start to finish – even going so far as to suggest Tommy Fury would need medical assistance in round five.
  
  What can I say - true or fake?
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52858820Sun, 26 Feb 2023 21:44:42 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 57 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful Monday morning 27 February 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of...
  And we start with Klikiti – Australia has won the Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup in brilliant fashion, defeating home side South Africa by 19 runs in front of a sold out Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town on Saturday.
  
  Ash Gardner, who was named player of the tournament, helped Australia to a respectable 156-6, which seemed an achievable target for South Africa, but accurate bowling and crisp fielding stifled any comeback and secured Australia’s victory - a three-peat under captain Meg Lanning and sixth Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup out of seven.
  
  And in Rugby – LA7s semi-finals at 10.14am: Argentina-Fiji and New Zealand-Australia. Earlier today in the quarter-finals: Argentina tripped up Samoa 12-19, while Fiji shut out South Africa 7-28. Great Britain 12-24 New Zealand and Ireland 7-31 Australia.
  
  Samoa face arch-rivals South Africa at 9.30am in their 5th place semi-final and Ireland square up against Great Britain.
  
  The LA7s Cup Final is at 1.28pm
  
  In rugby league – Wayne Bennett has landed another major blow on the Broncos with the signing of Thomas Flegler, just a day after rising star Herbie Farnsworth penned a three-year deal with the Dolphins. News Corp reported they offered the Queensland Origin forward more than A$800,000 a season.
  
  In football – Man U has won the Carabao Cup, running out 2-0 victors over Newcastle United this morning with Casemiro scoring a header from a Luke Shaw free kick in the 33rd minute plus an own goal, just six minutes later and it was 2-0 as a Marcus Rashford shot was steered home by Sven Botman, with the official classification being an own goal.
  
  Arsenal opened up a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League thanks to a 1-0 win at Leicester on Saturday.
  
  West Ham fired four goals past Nottingham Forest in the final 20 minutes, to save Coach David Moyes’ job with a 4-0 win.
  
  In boxing – an alleged script has been leaked on Twitter this morning, setting out each twist and turn in the fight between Jake Paul and Tommy Fury in Saudi Arabia from start to finish – even going so far as to suggest Tommy Fury would need medical assistance in round five.
  
  What can I say - true or fake?
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  ]]>2357s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean457fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-02-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e56-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--52858687Culden Kamea
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  Talofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 56 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful Sunday morning 26 February 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In Rugby – typically brilliant Fijian Drua snatching the win on the buzzer 36-34 against Moana Pasifika in Auckland yesterday.
  
  Meanwhile at the LA7s right now: Great Britain 7-5 Argentina, France 19-7 Spain, Samoa 26-19 USA, NZ 26-7 Chile, Australia 7-12 Kenya, Fiji 50-0 Japan, the game on right now Ireland-Uruguay and South Africa-Canada to come.
  
  Tonga should really be there in place of Japan.
  
  Anyway, back to Super Rugby, and the BIG question is – where was the Moana Pasifika fans? Obviously the Samoans and Tongans living in Aotearoa have not bought into the team.
  
  Imagine if that game was played in Fiji yesterday?
  
  In rugby league – our world famous tips for the NRL R1: Eels to calm the Storm, NZ Warriors to kapahaka the Knights, Panthers to pongo the Broncos, Bulldogs to woofwoof Manly, Cowboys to wrangle the Raiders, Rabbitohs to bongo the Sharks, Dolphins to roast the Roosters and Wests to press Titans.
  
  In boxing – “You’ve got a deal — all or nothing,” Tommy Fury’s father, former pro boxer and bare-knuckle fighter John, said, pointing at Youtuber Jake Paul. Fury is estimated to make US$4.5Million without pay-per-view buys factored in, which means a win could land him around US$12M.
  
  In football – at least five players of the DC Motema Pembe, a women’s soccer team in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, chased and attacked a referee after he did not grant them a penalty.
  
  The ref was grabbed by several members of the team, with at least one of them throwing a punch and another player added a jump kick as stadium staff tried to break up the attack.
  
  In the end, the team chased the referee off the pitch.
  
  DC Motema Pembe was trailing 5-1 to their opponents when the incident occurred in the second-largest city in the Congo.
  
  I am truly speechless – probably best not to say anything anyway, except maybe – “Go girls Go – no?”
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52858687Sun, 26 Feb 2023 21:18:59 +0000Culden KameaCulden Kamea Attachments Feb 26, 2023, 8:01 AM (1 day ago) to Stuart, Curtis BREAKFAST BITES Talofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 56 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful Sunday...Culden Kamea
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  Feb 26, 2023, 8:01 AM (1 day ago)
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  Talofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 56 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful Sunday morning 26 February 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
  
  In Rugby – typically brilliant Fijian Drua snatching the win on the buzzer 36-34 against Moana Pasifika in Auckland yesterday.
  
  Meanwhile at the LA7s right now: Great Britain 7-5 Argentina, France 19-7 Spain, Samoa 26-19 USA, NZ 26-7 Chile, Australia 7-12 Kenya, Fiji 50-0 Japan, the game on right now Ireland-Uruguay and South Africa-Canada to come.
  
  Tonga should really be there in place of Japan.
  
  Anyway, back to Super Rugby, and the BIG question is – where was the Moana Pasifika fans? Obviously the Samoans and Tongans living in Aotearoa have not bought into the team.
  
  Imagine if that game was played in Fiji yesterday?
  
  In rugby league – our world famous tips for the NRL R1: Eels to calm the Storm, NZ Warriors to kapahaka the Knights, Panthers to pongo the Broncos, Bulldogs to woofwoof Manly, Cowboys to wrangle the Raiders, Rabbitohs to bongo the Sharks, Dolphins to roast the Roosters and Wests to press Titans.
  
  In boxing – “You’ve got a deal — all or nothing,” Tommy Fury’s father, former pro boxer and bare-knuckle fighter John, said, pointing at Youtuber Jake Paul. Fury is estimated to make US$4.5Million without pay-per-view buys factored in, which means a win could land him around US$12M.
  
  In football – at least five players of the DC Motema Pembe, a women’s soccer team in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, chased and attacked a referee after he did not grant them a penalty.
  
  The ref was grabbed by several members of the team, with at least one of them throwing a punch and another player added a jump kick as stadium staff tried to break up the attack.
  
  In the end, the team chased the referee off the pitch.
  
  DC Motema Pembe was trailing 5-1 to their opponents when the incident occurred in the second-largest city in the Congo.
  
  I am truly speechless – probably best not to say anything anyway, except maybe – “Go girls Go – no?”
  
  For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.
  
  #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
  ]]>2167s,breakfastbites,fiji,fijirugby,fru,league,raka,rugby,rugby7s,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,sevens,teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosports,unionclean456fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-02-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e55-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530658840e6e00af-13dc-42d5-8949-5065788035c9Fri, 24 Feb 2023 21:11:56 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 55 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful Saturday morning 25 February 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle...239teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean455fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-02-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e54-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065875a54c55a1-1d40-4859-be61-0bf287691fafFri, 24 Feb 2023 01:38:53 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 54 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful Friday morning 24 February 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of...203teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean454fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-02-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e53-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--5306587901a96cdb-fcf2-405a-8395-60e866c51600Wed, 22 Feb 2023 21:16:09 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 53 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful Thursday morning 23 February 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle...205teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean453fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-02-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e52-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065887af0b806c-52aa-4f55-b2b9-e9ff64466ba4Wed, 22 Feb 2023 00:42:12 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 52 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful Wednesday morning 22 February 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle...210teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean452fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-02-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e51-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530659171165611b-f732-4449-b144-572d874d7513Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:49:46 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 51 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful Tuesday morning 21 February 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle...193teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean451fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-02-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e50-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--5306591850b5ad70-fe9c-40f9-b0e1-6639281dca57Sun, 19 Feb 2023 23:16:23 +0000Culden KameaTalofa,  Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 50 of Breakfast Bites,  by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful  Monday morning 20 February 2023, coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the...182teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean450fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-02-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e49-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065889Manu Tuilagi was  red-carded in the 14th minute of a Premiership Club game for Sale  against Northampton in England yesterday, dashing his hopes of a return  for England in the Guinness Six Nations. In  rugby league –English Champions St Helens stunned reigning NRL  champions the Panthers, sealing a third World Club Challenge title in a  stunning golden point finish. St Helens came into the clash with four  straight Super League titles, while the mountain men have gone  back-to-back in the NRL. The  Broncos have won their final pre-season trial, beating the Cowboys  18-20 in a tight game, with flyer Selwyn Cobbo impressive at Fullback. Gun  Cowboys backrower, Jeremiah Nanai showed no signs of slowing down, once  again crossing for a four-pointer against the Broncos. And  the Rabbitohs won back the Charity Shield with a dominant 42-24 win  over the Dragons at Mudgee. South’s big guns stole the show in the first  half running out a 26-nil lead. Just one NRL Challenge game left to play today: New Zealand Warriors v Melbourne Storm in Christchurch. In football – the  football world is in mourning after the body of former Newcastle United  and Chelsea player, Christian Atsu was discovered under the rubble of  the building where he lived in Turkey, which collapsed during their  recent catastrophic earthquake. Rest in Peace Brother. In  boxing – “I hope you are a man of your word. See you soon,” ‘The  Predator’ Francis Ngannou posted on Twitter in response to former WBC  World Heavyweight Champion, Deontay Wilder expressing his interest to  fight Ngannou and sign a two-fight contract with ‘The Predator’. In  Sportsbiz – following the lead of the IPL, there was big money on show  at the inaugural Women’s Premier League auction in India, where  A$1Billion has been generated around the richest Women’s sporting event  in history! Last  week, 450 professional Women cricket players went up for auction with  over 120 landing lucrative contracts for the ground-breaking three-week  comp next month. Aussie  all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner was the highest auctioned international  cricketer of 30 in total, earning a staggering A$558,000. Just  15-years ago, the IPL changed the way people thought about domestic T20  cricket in the Men’s game, now all eyes are on the WPL to do the same. Go girls go! For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>df8f7f44-38cf-478d-b739-61f5ff0eb51bSat, 18 Feb 2023 22:32:59 +0000Culden KameaTalofa,  Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 49 of Breakfast Bites,  by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful  Sunday morning 19 February 2023, coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the...Manu Tuilagi was  red-carded in the 14th minute of a Premiership Club game for Sale  against Northampton in England yesterday, dashing his hopes of a return  for England in the Guinness Six Nations. In  rugby league –English Champions St Helens stunned reigning NRL  champions the Panthers, sealing a third World Club Challenge title in a  stunning golden point finish. St Helens came into the clash with four  straight Super League titles, while the mountain men have gone  back-to-back in the NRL. The  Broncos have won their final pre-season trial, beating the Cowboys  18-20 in a tight game, with flyer Selwyn Cobbo impressive at Fullback. Gun  Cowboys backrower, Jeremiah Nanai showed no signs of slowing down, once  again crossing for a four-pointer against the Broncos. And  the Rabbitohs won back the Charity Shield with a dominant 42-24 win  over the Dragons at Mudgee. South’s big guns stole the show in the first  half running out a 26-nil lead. Just one NRL Challenge game left to play today: New Zealand Warriors v Melbourne Storm in Christchurch. In football – the  football world is in mourning after the body of former Newcastle United  and Chelsea player, Christian Atsu was discovered under the rubble of  the building where he lived in Turkey, which collapsed during their  recent catastrophic earthquake. Rest in Peace Brother. In  boxing – “I hope you are a man of your word. See you soon,” ‘The  Predator’ Francis Ngannou posted on Twitter in response to former WBC  World Heavyweight Champion, Deontay Wilder expressing his interest to  fight Ngannou and sign a two-fight contract with ‘The Predator’. In  Sportsbiz – following the lead of the IPL, there was big money on show  at the inaugural Women’s Premier League auction in India, where  A$1Billion has been generated around the richest Women’s sporting event  in history! Last  week, 450 professional Women cricket players went up for auction with  over 120 landing lucrative contracts for the ground-breaking three-week  comp next month. Aussie  all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner was the highest auctioned international  cricketer of 30 in total, earning a staggering A$558,000. Just  15-years ago, the IPL changed the way people thought about domestic T20  cricket in the Men’s game, now all eyes are on the WPL to do the same. Go girls go! For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>258teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean449fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-02-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e48-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530658783d7e760a-14b2-4d59-a826-48d51e8bff52Fri, 17 Feb 2023 22:05:33 +0000Culden KameaTalofa,  Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 48 of Breakfast Bites,  by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful  Saturday morning 18 February 2023, coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the...304teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean448fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-02-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e47-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530659252ebf6bf1-999e-4f61-bda1-3bfb99005c5fThu, 16 Feb 2023 23:48:40 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 47 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a wet but warm Friday morning 17 February 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle...230teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean447fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-02-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e46-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065893d0914ce6-96da-42b8-ba0f-3345fe9675dbWed, 15 Feb 2023 21:34:59 +0000Culden KameaTalofa,  Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 46 of Breakfast Bites,  by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful  Thursday morning 16 February 2023, coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the...238teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean446fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-02-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e45-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065927c58ec8c1-511a-4a75-9eb6-5a7410aecbdbTue, 14 Feb 2023 21:45:56 +0000Culden KameaTalofa,  Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 45 of Breakfast Bites,  by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful  Wednesday morning 15 February 2023, coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the...197teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean445fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-02-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e44-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065885ce86d994-e158-4b76-a4e0-accc4494c9b4Mon, 13 Feb 2023 22:15:14 +0000Culden KameaTalofa,  Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 44 of Breakfast Bites,  by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful  Tuesday morning 14 February 2023, coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the...243teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean444fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-02-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e43-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065880fc4fd605-ece8-4a28-81e2-f4139d2f33bfSun, 12 Feb 2023 20:44:50 +0000Culden KameaTalofa,  Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 43 of Breakfast Bites,  by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a hazy but  bright Monday morning 13 February 2023, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the...254teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean443fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-02-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e42-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065892c80af0d8-059b-4e7b-89a8-6b8d65b33188Sat, 11 Feb 2023 20:52:49 +0000Culden KameaTalofa, Malo’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 42 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a hazy but bright Sunday morning 12 February 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the...244teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean442fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-02-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e41-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065899Semi Radradra announced yesterday that he is joining Top 14 French Club, Lyon on a two-year deal starting 01 July. Wily Bristol Bears Director of Rugby, Pat Lam is well prepared for life without Radradra, unveiling the signing of Fijian Drua midfielder, Kalaveti Ravouvou earlier this week. In rugby league – Storm enforcer Tui Kamikamica has signed a two-year extension which will see him remain in Melbourne until at least the end of the 2025 season. He made his NRL debut in 2017, and has played 70 NRL games in the famous purple jersey, and Kamikamica has also played 17 Tests for Fiji. In football – Qatar’s ruler, Sheikh Tamim bin amad Al-Thani, is interested in buying Manchester United, just months after the energy-rich Gulf state hosted the FIFA World Cup. The emir bought French champions Paris Saint-Germain in 2011, meaning a full buyout of Man U would not be permitted under current UEFA regulations. In boxing – “This is a big fight. Islam is saying that I won’t be able to handle his power. I love people doubting me. I prove them wrong all the time and I’ll do it again Sunday,” UFC284 in Perth this Sunday between the UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski speaking there, versus Islam Makhachev the reigning UFC Lightweight Champion – bring it on baby. In the NFL – it is just the latest chapter in Jordan Mailata’s self-described “Hollywood movie”, which saw the 25-year-old turn down A$5,000 reserve grade deal from South Sydney to chase a different dream. Now he is one of the NFL’s best offensive tackles, rewarded with a four-year, US$64Million contract extension back in 2021. The Aussie-Samoan Philadelphia Eagles Rookie superstar, Mailata used to skip school to watch the Super Bowl at home in Sydney, but “mainly for the halftime show”. What a blast – Go Mailata Go Eagles Go. For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>b690492a-3798-4083-bc24-057b5c05234fFri, 10 Feb 2023 20:48:41 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Season 4 Episode 41 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a cloudy Saturday morning 11 February 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean !...Semi Radradra announced yesterday that he is joining Top 14 French Club, Lyon on a two-year deal starting 01 July. Wily Bristol Bears Director of Rugby, Pat Lam is well prepared for life without Radradra, unveiling the signing of Fijian Drua midfielder, Kalaveti Ravouvou earlier this week. In rugby league – Storm enforcer Tui Kamikamica has signed a two-year extension which will see him remain in Melbourne until at least the end of the 2025 season. He made his NRL debut in 2017, and has played 70 NRL games in the famous purple jersey, and Kamikamica has also played 17 Tests for Fiji. In football – Qatar’s ruler, Sheikh Tamim bin amad Al-Thani, is interested in buying Manchester United, just months after the energy-rich Gulf state hosted the FIFA World Cup. The emir bought French champions Paris Saint-Germain in 2011, meaning a full buyout of Man U would not be permitted under current UEFA regulations. In boxing – “This is a big fight. Islam is saying that I won’t be able to handle his power. I love people doubting me. I prove them wrong all the time and I’ll do it again Sunday,” UFC284 in Perth this Sunday between the UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski speaking there, versus Islam Makhachev the reigning UFC Lightweight Champion – bring it on baby. In the NFL – it is just the latest chapter in Jordan Mailata’s self-described “Hollywood movie”, which saw the 25-year-old turn down A$5,000 reserve grade deal from South Sydney to chase a different dream. Now he is one of the NFL’s best offensive tackles, rewarded with a four-year, US$64Million contract extension back in 2021. The Aussie-Samoan Philadelphia Eagles Rookie superstar, Mailata used to skip school to watch the Super Bowl at home in Sydney, but “mainly for the halftime show”. What a blast – Go Mailata Go Eagles Go. For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>206teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean441fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-02-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e40-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530658973c6ad6d2-f388-45c2-808b-cc5dd34aa05bThu, 09 Feb 2023 21:59:57 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 4 Episode 40 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a bright but  slightly cloudy Friday morning 10 February 2023, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle...257teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean440fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/09-02-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e39-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065888]]>14fc9131-c73c-4a84-8ff7-961ec946fb47Wed, 08 Feb 2023 21:59:28 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Season 4 Episode 39 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a bright but slightly cloudy Thursday morning 09 February 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of...]]>297teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean439fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/08-02-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e38-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065902
  Word from Fiji Rugby union insiders say O'Connor resigned for personal health reasons.
  
  His replacement will be known in 6 to 8 weeks in rugby league.
  
  The mother of Broncos Star Payne Haas has been gaoled, but not for the  car crash on the Gold Coast that killed three people as she was trying  to evade police on 30th December. That case is still to go to court.
  
  Uiatu 'Joan' Taufua was on parole at the time of the  crash for violently assaulting and spitting on to star casino bounces in  September last year, for which he had served one month of a nine month  sentence in gaol before being granted parole.
  
  The nature of her involvement in the deadly car crash was deemed to be a  breach of her parole, prompting police to put her back behind bars.
  
  Boy, this woman needs help. In tennis World number one Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the  Australian Open after suffering another injury blow. The 19 year old has  had his 22 season curtailed by an abdominal tear, but the Spaniard  revealed on his social media channels he has now sustained sustained an  injury to a muscle in his right leg. I worked so hard to get to my best  level for Australia but unfortunately I won't be able to play in the  Australian Open, he posted.
  
  And in football, if ever there was a fixed match, this is it.  In one of  the most incredible finishes to imagine a league history in Australia,  Sydney FC lost one nil to nine men Wellington Phoenix from New Zealand  after incredibly missing two penalties in stoppage time following a  series of bizarre refereeing decisions.
  
  My goodness, football in Australia seems to be falling apart and only in  the US Donna Whites new show power slap where two fighters slap each  other in the face until one gives up and the other is declared.
  
  The winner is, uh, not surprisingly, being delayed. Well, what do you expect?
  
  After TMZ uploaded a video shot by a bystander at a nightclub in Cabo  Mexico on New Year's Eve, showing U F C praise White, slapping his wife  in the face twice. My goodness, do you think he did it to promote the show? For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>d89d56fa-f918-40dc-93cf-6108c92f6c3bTue, 07 Feb 2023 21:57:19 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 4 Episode 38 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another  beautiful blue sky morning 08 February 2023, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the...
  Word from Fiji Rugby union insiders say O'Connor resigned for personal health reasons.
  
  His replacement will be known in 6 to 8 weeks in rugby league.
  
  The mother of Broncos Star Payne Haas has been gaoled, but not for the  car crash on the Gold Coast that killed three people as she was trying  to evade police on 30th December. That case is still to go to court.
  
  Uiatu 'Joan' Taufua was on parole at the time of the  crash for violently assaulting and spitting on to star casino bounces in  September last year, for which he had served one month of a nine month  sentence in gaol before being granted parole.
  
  The nature of her involvement in the deadly car crash was deemed to be a  breach of her parole, prompting police to put her back behind bars.
  
  Boy, this woman needs help. In tennis World number one Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the  Australian Open after suffering another injury blow. The 19 year old has  had his 22 season curtailed by an abdominal tear, but the Spaniard  revealed on his social media channels he has now sustained sustained an  injury to a muscle in his right leg. I worked so hard to get to my best  level for Australia but unfortunately I won't be able to play in the  Australian Open, he posted.
  
  And in football, if ever there was a fixed match, this is it.  In one of  the most incredible finishes to imagine a league history in Australia,  Sydney FC lost one nil to nine men Wellington Phoenix from New Zealand  after incredibly missing two penalties in stoppage time following a  series of bizarre refereeing decisions.
  
  My goodness, football in Australia seems to be falling apart and only in  the US Donna Whites new show power slap where two fighters slap each  other in the face until one gives up and the other is declared.
  
  The winner is, uh, not surprisingly, being delayed. Well, what do you expect?
  
  After TMZ uploaded a video shot by a bystander at a nightclub in Cabo  Mexico on New Year's Eve, showing U F C praise White, slapping his wife  in the face twice. My goodness, do you think he did it to promote the show? For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>233teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean438fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/07-02-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e37-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065900first Black woman — and fourth woman ever — to coach in a Super Bowl. Go girl, go Eagles! For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>10fa3104-2131-4e2e-b9ee-775001cd308eMon, 06 Feb 2023 21:13:49 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 4 Episode 37 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another  beautiful blue sky Tuesday morning 07 February 2023, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of...first Black woman — and fourth woman ever — to coach in a Super Bowl. Go girl, go Eagles! For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>245teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean437fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/06-02-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e36-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--5306591189b31aaf-6003-4ba5-872a-0a1179b01b50Sun, 05 Feb 2023 21:40:17 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 4 Episode 36 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another  beautiful blue sky Monday morning 06 February 2023, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of...238teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean436fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/05-02-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e35-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065898df403946-90fa-4806-bb9b-e9343014a09dSat, 04 Feb 2023 21:59:05 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 4 Episode 35 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another  beautiful blue sky Sunday morning 05 February 2023, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of...193teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean435fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/04-02-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e34-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--5306589028b8c210-db73-4f25-b11c-b673eeb3bb1aFri, 03 Feb 2023 22:24:49 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 4 Episode 34 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another  beautiful blue sky Saturday morning 04 February 2023, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle...222teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean434fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-02-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e33-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530659081ba0a271-4576-4a35-b778-9dd1e1bae4a9Thu, 02 Feb 2023 21:14:50 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 4 Episode 33 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another  beautiful blue sky Friday morning 03 February 2023, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of...232teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean433fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-02-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e32-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530658825f66c7fa-6102-4ef9-9f7f-0d3f443dcbafWed, 01 Feb 2023 21:22:09 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Season 4 Episode 32 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another beautiful blue sky Thursday morning 02 February 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of...301teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean432fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-02-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e31-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065920754d5cb4-6ff6-4151-8393-1eb0bd4c03d5Tue, 31 Jan 2023 22:36:42 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 4 Episode 31 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another  beautiful blue sky Wednesday morning 01 February 2023, coming to you  from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle...219teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean431fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/31-01-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e30-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530659129d9619fb-52c4-4385-b6ca-067d03341b82Mon, 30 Jan 2023 20:07:31 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 4 Episode 30 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another  beautiful blue sky Tuesday morning 31 January 2023, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of...183teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean430fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/30-01-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e29-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065930e6506965-4624-401e-ae76-ab02180daa89Sun, 29 Jan 2023 21:26:13 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 4 Episode 29 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another  beautiful blue sky Monday morning 30 January 2023, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of...281teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean429fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-01-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e28-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065891ff38441f-eea3-4c4f-b26f-bc996c160f56Sat, 28 Jan 2023 21:51:47 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Season 4 Episode 28 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another beautiful blue sky Sunday morning 29 January 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the...240teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean428fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-01-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e27-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065894f3492afa-419f-4f4b-8f98-a7001101fe58Fri, 27 Jan 2023 20:57:14 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Season 4 Episode 27 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another beautiful blue sky Saturday morning 28 January 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the...180teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean427fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-01-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e26-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530658954fb48be2-831a-4d9a-b5b6-67b929a6473bThu, 26 Jan 2023 21:02:25 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 4 Episode 26 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this absolutely  beautiful blue sky Friday morning 27 January 2023, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the...231teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean426fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-01-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e25-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--5306591932b10f44-c2b8-421e-8411-1aeaf6b453bdWed, 25 Jan 2023 22:42:57 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Season 4 Episode 25 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this overcast but brightening Thursday morning 26 January 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of...276teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean425fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-01-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e24-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065883d1756bdb-a4a6-436f-86d7-fb188b3a4557Wed, 25 Jan 2023 03:52:46 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 4 Episode 24 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful  bright and sunny Wednesday morning 25 January 2023, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the...252teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean424fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-01-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e21-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--5306589682ec2cd0-8c36-46c7-aa01-b85d47dc341cMon, 23 Jan 2023 23:32:49 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 4 Episode 23 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful  bright and sunny Tuesday morning 24 January 2023, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the...218teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean423fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-01-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e22-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530659041791f717-f73d-4cdd-b0fe-4e22e9a81016Sun, 22 Jan 2023 23:48:13 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 4 Episode 22 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful  blue sky Monday morning 23 January 2023, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the...224teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean422fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-01-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e21-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065937eff65c1c-d3a9-422d-b513-76d0c74814c5Sat, 21 Jan 2023 23:42:35 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 4 Episode 21 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another bright  and beautiful Sunday morning 22 January 2023, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of...185teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean421fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-01-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e20-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--5306592170808484-5cce-462d-b6c6-500d46819634Fri, 20 Jan 2023 23:58:10 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 4 Episode 20 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this bright and  beautiful Saturday morning 21 January 2023, coming to you from paradise  on the 180th meridian in the middle of...260teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean420fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-01-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e19-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065923147718b8-6956-4e04-ade7-d0b86f3e5ed8Fri, 20 Jan 2023 00:23:56 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Season 4 Episode 19 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful Friday morning 20 January 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific...220teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean419fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-01-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e18-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065913]]>ebd0a455-9069-4aa4-8e05-3abf07a6a586Wed, 18 Jan 2023 21:31:45 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Season 4 Episode 18 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this overcast and warm Wednesday morning 19 January 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the...]]>294teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean418fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-01-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e17-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530659389e3f523b-477d-4919-b8c7-850538124496Tue, 17 Jan 2023 20:52:25 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 4 Episode 17 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this warm and  sunny Tuesday morning 18 January 2023, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the...297teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean417fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-01-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e16-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065939Malo  and welcome to Season 4 Episode 16 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this warm and  sunny Tuesday morning 17 January 2023, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! Whoa it’s all happening down under ! Just  one day before his first-round Australian Open singles match today,  Nick Kyrgios withdrew yesterday and will undergo surgery on a knee  injury. “I’m  devastated obviously. It’s my home tournament and obviously winning the  tournament in doubles and playing the best tennis of my life probably. All I can do is my best to come back … It's brutal,” he said in a hastily-arranged press conference yesterday afternoon. And yesterday morning – Rugby Australia dropped a bomb, announcing that Eddie Jones would be returning as Wallabies Head Coach and that Dave Rennie’s time was over. “It  is a major coup for Australian Rugby to have the best coach in the  world return home to coach the iconic Wallabies,” AR Chairman, Hamish  McLennan said. “Eddie  instinctively understands the Australian way of playing rugby – this  represents an opportunity to secure a coach of immense expertise and  experience at the biggest competitions, and we did not want to miss it,”  McClennan added. In  rugby league – Stephen Crichton has had enough, so yesterday he dropped  a bomb on the Panthers announcing he would be gone in 2024. Despite  an increased NRL salary cap the Panthers have stuffed him around. The  22-year-old will now likely field much larger offers from rival Clubs up  to A$900,000 per season. And the possible suitors – Dolphins, Bulldogs and the Tigers. Meanwhile  England enforcer, Billy Vunipola will leave the Premiership following  the Rugby World Cup in France later this year. Unconfirmed reports  suggest that the tough Saracens back rower will move to either France or  Japan. However, don’t rule out him turning up in Super Rugby or the NRL. In  boxing – Australian boxing, brothers Tim and Nikita Tszyu may finally  fight together on the same card if a WBO world title fight comes to  Australia early in 2023 with Tim challenging for the WBO interim super  welterweight title against either undefeated Russian Bakhram Murtazaliev  or American Tony Harrison in Australia in March. For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>6819a74a-3685-4aad-aef8-8cc5ce9340ceTue, 17 Jan 2023 01:13:23 +0000Culden Kameahttps://www.teivovorugby.com/podcasts/17-01-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e16-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague/ Whoa it’s all happening down under ! Just  one day before his first-round Australian Open singles match today,...Malo  and welcome to Season 4 Episode 16 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this warm and  sunny Tuesday morning 17 January 2023, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! Whoa it’s all happening down under ! Just  one day before his first-round Australian Open singles match today,  Nick Kyrgios withdrew yesterday and will undergo surgery on a knee  injury. “I’m  devastated obviously. It’s my home tournament and obviously winning the  tournament in doubles and playing the best tennis of my life probably. All I can do is my best to come back … It's brutal,” he said in a hastily-arranged press conference yesterday afternoon. And yesterday morning – Rugby Australia dropped a bomb, announcing that Eddie Jones would be returning as Wallabies Head Coach and that Dave Rennie’s time was over. “It  is a major coup for Australian Rugby to have the best coach in the  world return home to coach the iconic Wallabies,” AR Chairman, Hamish  McLennan said. “Eddie  instinctively understands the Australian way of playing rugby – this  represents an opportunity to secure a coach of immense expertise and  experience at the biggest competitions, and we did not want to miss it,”  McClennan added. In  rugby league – Stephen Crichton has had enough, so yesterday he dropped  a bomb on the Panthers announcing he would be gone in 2024. Despite  an increased NRL salary cap the Panthers have stuffed him around. The  22-year-old will now likely field much larger offers from rival Clubs up  to A$900,000 per season. And the possible suitors – Dolphins, Bulldogs and the Tigers. Meanwhile  England enforcer, Billy Vunipola will leave the Premiership following  the Rugby World Cup in France later this year. Unconfirmed reports  suggest that the tough Saracens back rower will move to either France or  Japan. However, don’t rule out him turning up in Super Rugby or the NRL. In  boxing – Australian boxing, brothers Tim and Nikita Tszyu may finally  fight together on the same card if a WBO world title fight comes to  Australia early in 2023 with Tim challenging for the WBO interim super  welterweight title against either undefeated Russian Bakhram Murtazaliev  or American Tony Harrison in Australia in March. For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>237teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean416fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-01-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e15-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--5306592890c708cc-fa30-49dd-8202-c03601975879Sun, 15 Jan 2023 21:52:00 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 4 Episode 15 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this raining  buy warm Monday morning 16 January 2023, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the...236teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean415fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-01-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e14-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065907passed away yesterday from cancer at the age of 67. Coetzee won the title with a 10th-round knockout of Michael Dokes in the US in 1985. More  importantly, at the height of apartheid in South Africa, Coetzee was a  vocal opponent of the racist policies of his county, even adopting an  orphaned black boy. Rest in Peace Coetzee. In football – Manchester City star, Benjamin Mendy has been cleared of sex attacks on four women, and  jurors failed to reach verdicts on two others, following a six-month  trial in Chester. The Judge discharged the jury yesterday, ending the trial. Prosecutors may re-trial two cases. Only in the US – a signed Kobe Bryant MVP season jersey is set to be sold at auction by  Sotheby’s for US$7Million. Bryant wore the jersey in 25 games of the  2007/2008 NBA season, scoring 645 points over eight months. The  NBA superstar also averaged 28.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 5.4 assists  per game, guiding the Los Angeles Lakers to the NBA Finals — ultimately  losing to the Boston Celtics. And in Texas, some high school football players at an elite high school in Dallas, allege they were deprived of water and subjected to performing 400 push-ups within an hour as punishment - sending several students to the hospital, according to local reports. Rockwall-Heath High School Head Coach, John Harrell has been placed on leave while a third party conducts an investigation. Sounds like good ol’ tough love to me. For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>4ac206bd-0781-43b9-8600-04a946e14e3fSat, 14 Jan 2023 02:44:32 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 4 Episode 14 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this sunny and  warm Saturday morning 14 January 2023, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the...passed away yesterday from cancer at the age of 67. Coetzee won the title with a 10th-round knockout of Michael Dokes in the US in 1985. More  importantly, at the height of apartheid in South Africa, Coetzee was a  vocal opponent of the racist policies of his county, even adopting an  orphaned black boy. Rest in Peace Coetzee. In football – Manchester City star, Benjamin Mendy has been cleared of sex attacks on four women, and  jurors failed to reach verdicts on two others, following a six-month  trial in Chester. The Judge discharged the jury yesterday, ending the trial. Prosecutors may re-trial two cases. Only in the US – a signed Kobe Bryant MVP season jersey is set to be sold at auction by  Sotheby’s for US$7Million. Bryant wore the jersey in 25 games of the  2007/2008 NBA season, scoring 645 points over eight months. The  NBA superstar also averaged 28.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 5.4 assists  per game, guiding the Los Angeles Lakers to the NBA Finals — ultimately  losing to the Boston Celtics. And in Texas, some high school football players at an elite high school in Dallas, allege they were deprived of water and subjected to performing 400 push-ups within an hour as punishment - sending several students to the hospital, according to local reports. Rockwall-Heath High School Head Coach, John Harrell has been placed on leave while a third party conducts an investigation. Sounds like good ol’ tough love to me. For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>279teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean414fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-01-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e13-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530659010a232399-4d79-41bc-ad38-0277f3b5f1e5Thu, 12 Jan 2023 22:42:22 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 4 Episode 13 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this sunny and  warm Friday morning 13 January 2023, coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the middle of the...316teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean413fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-01-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e12-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065909e4d4918a-13af-4eaa-8231-4fc58c39e282Wed, 11 Jan 2023 22:33:41 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Season 4 Episode 12 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this bright and sunny Thursday morning 12 January 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the...233teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean412fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-01-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e11-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530659109713518c-dfff-4e81-9ae5-0b8ff89fd883Tue, 10 Jan 2023 21:38:24 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 4 Episode 11 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this bright and  sunny Wednesday morning 11 January 2023, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the...259teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean411fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-01-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e10-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065915f0d19e00-4059-4a79-b391-89ef0f7e64f6Mon, 09 Jan 2023 22:39:15 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 4 Episode 10 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this bright and  sunny Tuesday morning 10 January 2023, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the...227teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean410fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/09-01-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e09-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--5306593446b03118-6ee7-4442-a06c-c3d227214dd8Sun, 08 Jan 2023 20:41:43 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Season 4 Episode 09 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this bright and sunny Monday morning 09 January 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the...238teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean49fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/08-01-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e08-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065916401441b6-8e54-4e00-9b8d-44e4d0cb13e3Sat, 07 Jan 2023 20:40:27 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Season 4 Episode 08 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this bright and sunny Sunday morning 08 January 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the...233teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean48fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/07-01-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e07-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530659313941f08c-4ea1-4370-aa18-b0f015d06f11Fri, 06 Jan 2023 20:39:14 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Season 4 Episode 07 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this sunny and warm Saturday morning 07 January 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the...224teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean47fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/06-01-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e06-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065956e270bff6-0c69-47ed-b342-816420971b7eThu, 05 Jan 2023 20:38:25 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Season 4 Episode 06 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this cloudy but warm Friday morning 06 January 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific...206teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean46fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/05-01-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e05-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--5306594064f5bbac-58f7-4346-8a21-d9ccd0095001Wed, 04 Jan 2023 22:54:33 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 4 Episode 05 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this warm and  cloudy Thursday morning 05 January 2023, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the...199teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean45fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/04-01-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e04-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065929c4c806eb-5c33-42f1-992e-934bb1e938bdWed, 04 Jan 2023 00:01:43 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 4 Episode 04 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this warm and  sunny Wednesday morning 04 January 2023, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the...198teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean44fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-01-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e03-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065905f4e2ca05-410f-4ade-bb02-d1efcd8d4659Mon, 02 Jan 2023 22:20:44 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 4 Episode 03 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this wet but  warm Tuesday morning 03 January 2023, coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the middle of the...235teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean43fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-01-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e02-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530659321d9ed4e9-2d9d-450f-af21-967c87f579efSun, 01 Jan 2023 22:43:49 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 4 Episode 02 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful  sunny Monday morning 02 January 2023, coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the middle of the...131teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean42fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-01-2023-breakfast-bites-podcast-s04e01-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530659339b4cf910-6d4b-4f31-a634-fbeaf4a6f85bSun, 01 Jan 2023 05:51:23 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 4 Episode 01 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this cloudy but  beautiful Sunday morning 01 January 2023 – the first day of the year,  coming to you from paradise on the 180th...152teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean41fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/31-12-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e90-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065943f5d14002-1152-4cb3-a916-28061f304375Fri, 30 Dec 2022 20:06:23 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 90 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this cloudy but  beautiful Friday morning 31 December 2022 – the last day of the year,  coming to you from paradise on the 180th...156teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean390fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/30-12-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e89-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065944]]>67ddcda8-d6e8-498c-a54b-3cebb30781cfThu, 29 Dec 2022 23:29:12 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 89 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this cloudy but  beautiful Friday morning 30 December 2022, coming to you from paradise  on the 180th meridian in the middle of...]]>239teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean389fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-12-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e88-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065941cf879f99-f1e1-4d62-b53b-05509379f44eWed, 28 Dec 2022 23:12:55 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 88 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful  Thursday morning 29 December 2022, coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the middle of the...252teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean388fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-12-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e87-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065906b213440f-f5a0-4001-b4b4-a7788c7881d9Wed, 28 Dec 2022 05:47:02 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 87 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this bright and  sunny Wednesday morning 28 December 2022, coming to you from paradise  on the 180th meridian in the middle of...253teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean387fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-12-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e86-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--5306595173bf15f6-9934-4b95-b8a3-e6863abca30aMon, 26 Dec 2022 22:50:36 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 86 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this sunny and  bright Tuesday morning 27 December 2022, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the...317teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean386fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-12-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e85-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065946602d9cc0-8f10-4b81-b2dd-8cd31e47d1a1Sun, 25 Dec 2022 22:08:49 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 85 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this wet and  warm Monday morning 26 December 2022, coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the middle of the...211teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean385fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-12-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e84-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065935d32fe5c3-ff18-4957-899a-6b1b5bfa6468Sat, 24 Dec 2022 00:48:20 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 84 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful  cloudy Saturday morning 24 December 2022, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the...244teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean384fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-12-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e83-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065955IFA is investigating how a number of unauthorised people, including celebrity chef ‘Salt Bae’, gatecrashed Argentina’s  World Cup celebrations on the field in Qatar, after Argentina’s penalty  shootout success over France in last Sunday’s FIFA World Cup final. Turkish  chef Nusret Gokce, nicknamed “Salt Bae” because of how he theatrically  seasons meat in his chain of steakhouse restaurants, was seen holding and kissing the World Cup trophy and harassing Argentine players, including Lionel Messi for selfies like all social media pests do.   What’s the bet he had a fake pass and he will be basking in all this attention. For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>9fff0e08-0b09-4256-b99c-b5ae04ada537Thu, 22 Dec 2022 22:57:23 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 83 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful  cloudy but bright Friday morning 23 December 2022, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the...IFA is investigating how a number of unauthorised people, including celebrity chef ‘Salt Bae’, gatecrashed Argentina’s  World Cup celebrations on the field in Qatar, after Argentina’s penalty  shootout success over France in last Sunday’s FIFA World Cup final. Turkish  chef Nusret Gokce, nicknamed “Salt Bae” because of how he theatrically  seasons meat in his chain of steakhouse restaurants, was seen holding and kissing the World Cup trophy and harassing Argentine players, including Lionel Messi for selfies like all social media pests do.   What’s the bet he had a fake pass and he will be basking in all this attention. For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>200teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean383fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-12-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e82-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--5306594571372717-dbb5-4793-8db3-2ad887e5bdeaWed, 21 Dec 2022 21:23:01 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 82 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this cloudy but  warm Thursday morning 22 December 2022, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the...257teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean382fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-12-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e81-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065970a84b9fef-bd7e-4e82-8206-3147b3828d2aTue, 20 Dec 2022 22:55:58 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 81 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on an absolutely  stunningly beautiful bright and sunny Wednesday morning 21 December  2022, coming to you from paradise on the...241teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean380fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-12-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e79-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--5306597514f77f51-3e36-4be4-9f35-e2019e9b75d4Tue, 20 Dec 2022 03:09:54 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 79 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another  brilliant blue sky Tuesday morning 20 December 2022, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of...301teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean379fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-12-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e78-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065959fc0a0a08-bdfd-4caa-a9fc-882d137dca85Sun, 18 Dec 2022 21:15:53 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 78 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another  brilliant blue sky Monday morning 19 December 2022, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of...212teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean378fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-12-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e77-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--5306597949b28d3a-91e0-45f6-a978-cc86ac46a962Sat, 17 Dec 2022 20:50:25 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 77 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful  blue sky Sunday morning 18 December 2022, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the...200teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean377fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-12-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e76-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065989]]>76ac302d-dc77-488e-af32-c114b36ac543Fri, 16 Dec 2022 21:18:52 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Season 3 Episode 76 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful blue sky Saturday morning 17 December 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the...]]>278teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean376fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-12-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e75-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530659689472f3c0-fb8c-498b-add9-1d888f8a4160Fri, 16 Dec 2022 00:08:16 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Season 3 Episode 75 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this cloudy but bright and sunny Friday morning 16 December 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle...166teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean375fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-12-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e74-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530659427549c6c1-8aa0-4228-95d9-a5748496183dWed, 14 Dec 2022 19:44:23 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 74 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this warm and  sunny Thursday morning 15 December 2022, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the...235teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean374fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-12-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e73-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065947d35b6cc0-535b-4035-a50d-23566c79110eMon, 12 Dec 2022 22:13:02 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 73 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this warm but  wet Tuesday morning 13 December 2022, coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the middle of the...176teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean373fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-12-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e72-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065950096c17b9-ae40-41a4-9c91-320c1468eca4Sun, 11 Dec 2022 21:25:11 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 72 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this cloudy  Monday morning 12 December 2022, coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific...227teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean372fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-12-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e71-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--5306596656a85fcd-9794-4ccb-a082-67ec0e123b76Sun, 11 Dec 2022 03:49:26 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Season 3 Episode 71 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this cloudy but bright Sunday morning 11 December 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the...194teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean371fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-12-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e70-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530659141ee3050c-57cb-49bd-a32d-01dbd535d8fbSat, 10 Dec 2022 00:47:56 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 70 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this overcast  but bright Saturday morning 10 December 2022, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of...194teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean370fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/09-12-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e69-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--5306595305f543ee-9936-4ab8-b8ab-d1a9e61a0f48Thu, 08 Dec 2022 23:01:54 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 69 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this bright and  sunny Friday morning 9 December 2022, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the...285teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean369fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/07-12-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e68-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530659523bbcfcb0-982a-4fbf-8793-eafc5a7f81d5Tue, 06 Dec 2022 23:34:52 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 68 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this bright and  sunny Wednesday morning 7 December 2022, coming to you from paradise  on the 180th meridian in the middle of the...218teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean368fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/06-12-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e67-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065922f17753eb-da9c-4b1f-9cbc-eabcc378afabMon, 05 Dec 2022 23:27:01 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 67 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this bright and  sunny Tuesday morning 06 December 2022, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the...196teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean367fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/05-12-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e66-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065993
• Dubai
• Cape Town
• Sydney
• Hong Kong
• Singapore
• Nukualofa – just kidding Paris
• London
In rugby league – Sam  Burgess is loving life again. The Rabbitohs legend is back at the Club  as an assistant coach - still takes part in all the fitness sessions and  hasn’t lost his title as the chief storyteller in between drills. “I’m back on my feet and it’s good,” Burgess told FOXsports. In  boxing – “You’re next. Me and you. Rabbit! Pussy! Look here, you  15-stone little midget. I’m gonna write you off. I already done one  Ukrainian in Klitschko and I’ll do you as well, gappy teeth. “Let’s  get it on. You may laugh now, but I will end this little sucker. What  are you gonna do? You little sausage,” Tyson Fury lets it rip at  Oleksandr Usyk at ringside after his one-sided win over Derek Chisora in  London yesterday. Usyk  can’t speak English so he had nothing to say, plus his translator was  too scared to translate what Fury was saying – what a commotion! Perfect  PR for their fight. For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>f5904ef5-5a07-4b25-9306-5a758a13c350Sun, 04 Dec 2022 21:55:20 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 66 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a cloudy but  bright Monday morning 05 December 2022, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the...
• Dubai
• Cape Town
• Sydney
• Hong Kong
• Singapore
• Nukualofa – just kidding Paris
• London
In rugby league – Sam  Burgess is loving life again. The Rabbitohs legend is back at the Club  as an assistant coach - still takes part in all the fitness sessions and  hasn’t lost his title as the chief storyteller in between drills. “I’m back on my feet and it’s good,” Burgess told FOXsports. In  boxing – “You’re next. Me and you. Rabbit! Pussy! Look here, you  15-stone little midget. I’m gonna write you off. I already done one  Ukrainian in Klitschko and I’ll do you as well, gappy teeth. “Let’s  get it on. You may laugh now, but I will end this little sucker. What  are you gonna do? You little sausage,” Tyson Fury lets it rip at  Oleksandr Usyk at ringside after his one-sided win over Derek Chisora in  London yesterday. Usyk  can’t speak English so he had nothing to say, plus his translator was  too scared to translate what Fury was saying – what a commotion! Perfect  PR for their fight. For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>186teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean366fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/04-12-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e65-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53066000ed5e8c9b-38c6-4514-bc4a-cee4903bbefeSun, 04 Dec 2022 01:25:53 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 65 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a cloudy but  bright Sunday morning 04 December 2022, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the...210teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean365fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-12-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e64-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--5306600931af7392-fe90-4447-9bbc-23b38e4e289fFri, 02 Dec 2022 22:26:00 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 64 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another  stunning blue sky Saturday morning 03 December 2022, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of...211teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean364fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-12-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e63-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065924098339ba-9104-4e58-8467-1f674cb8c906Thu, 01 Dec 2022 23:20:39 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Season 3 Episode 63 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another stunning blue sky Friday morning 02 December 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the...201teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean363fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-12-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e62-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065958 Derek Chisora on Saturday, Fury says, “I'm  going in there with a loaded gun. Somebody is getting in some big  trouble and I'm gonna be testosteroned out of my head. Can you imagine  seven weeks-worth of testosterone?" Er . . .no comment really! For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>e04f27f4-f527-4174-a0a8-40b861005a0dWed, 30 Nov 2022 22:48:43 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 62 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another bright  and sunny Thursday morning 01 December 2022, coming to you from paradise  on the 180th meridian in the middle of... Derek Chisora on Saturday, Fury says, “I'm  going in there with a loaded gun. Somebody is getting in some big  trouble and I'm gonna be testosteroned out of my head. Can you imagine  seven weeks-worth of testosterone?" Er . . .no comment really! For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>213teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean362fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/30-11-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e61-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065960f54856c5-2b79-4c9f-b438-6776ba2ee172Tue, 29 Nov 2022 21:00:00 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 61 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a bright and  sunny Wednesday morning 30 November 2022, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the...187teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean361fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-11-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e60-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--5306598691c4e237-209d-4fa1-9f3a-c1523dfd91b4Mon, 28 Nov 2022 20:33:16 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 60 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a bright and  sunny Tuesday morning 29 November 2022, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the...179teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean360fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-11-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e59-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530659266761d1d2-7cf7-420f-8a9d-b7861b5f75afSun, 27 Nov 2022 21:07:19 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 59 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a bright and  sunny Monday morning 28 November 2022, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the...287teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean359fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-11-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e58-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--5306595721e2a925-5635-43b2-a785-11ca9a0fc8ebSat, 26 Nov 2022 22:16:19 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 58 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a bright and  sunny Sunday morning 27 November 2022, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the...234teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean358fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-11-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e57-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065994Dana White has  thanked his followers for helping identify a person who had sent  threats to his family, specifically his daughter via social media. MMA  fighter Brandon Bender, who also used to work at UFC GYM was caught by LA Police shortly after his latest post. Finally  in F1 racing – Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who wrapped up his second  consecutive driver’s championship last weekend, earned US$60Million in 2022, with US$20M coming from bonuses, according to Forbes. Fading Mercedes star, Lewis Hamilton earned US$55M, all from his base salary, without any bonuses. So if your Mum likes speeding around town, maybe Formular One is for her? Cheers big ears! For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>e0fddfc9-84e2-4ba1-8212-d9d79542b3f0Sat, 26 Nov 2022 04:16:49 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 57 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a bright and  sunny Saturday morning 26 November 2022, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the...Dana White has  thanked his followers for helping identify a person who had sent  threats to his family, specifically his daughter via social media. MMA  fighter Brandon Bender, who also used to work at UFC GYM was caught by LA Police shortly after his latest post. Finally  in F1 racing – Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who wrapped up his second  consecutive driver’s championship last weekend, earned US$60Million in 2022, with US$20M coming from bonuses, according to Forbes. Fading Mercedes star, Lewis Hamilton earned US$55M, all from his base salary, without any bonuses. So if your Mum likes speeding around town, maybe Formular One is for her? Cheers big ears! For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>190teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean357fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-11-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e56-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065965c63fa207-e358-4f2b-9da6-fd3f15bb0d68Thu, 24 Nov 2022 21:27:10 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 56 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a bright and  sunny Friday morning 25 November 2022, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the...224teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean356fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-11-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e55-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065936680cf0f4-75c5-4c99-bea9-2fff3cd5e221Wed, 23 Nov 2022 21:15:16 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Season 3 Episode 55 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a sunny but slightly cloudy Thursday morning 24 November 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of...175teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean355fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-11-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e54-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065962b04f76a9-7e7d-4f24-bd8b-ed0b503f8728Tue, 22 Nov 2022 20:44:54 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 54 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a sunny but  slightly cloudy Wednesday morning 23 November 2022, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle...212teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean354fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-11-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e53-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065949ngland, Wales, and five other European nations ditched plans to wear their ‘OneLove’ armbands at the World Cup after FIFA threatened to book players for wearing it. In a joint statement, the seven football federations said they felt “angry” and “betrayed” by FIFA. England  opened their FIFA World Cup campaign in Qatar with a 6-2 win over Iran,  Senegal 0-1 Netherlands and coming up USA versus Wales at 7pm at the  Ahmed bin Ali Stadium. Yesterday hosts Qatar 0-2 Ecuador. In  rugby league – Toa Samoa has put their hand up to play a Test Series  against England in the UK next year, with Head Coach, Matt Parish saying  the more international games they play the better for the game  globally. The New Zealand Kiwis and the Aussie Kangaroos have also offered to play England in 2023. In  rugby union – England Head Coach, Eddie Jones is reportedly on the  verge of signing up to Coach the US Men’s team through to the 2031 Rugby  World Cup after his stint with England ends at RWC 2023 in France. In boxing – despite massive box office success for the Rocky franchise over 45 years, boxing icon Sylvester Stallone remains angry that he is not entitled to royalties from his Rocky franchise after signing  a standard contract at the time for his screenplay, acting as the title  character, and producing/directing the first three movies. Only in the USA – Wynn Las Vegas is offering a unique package for the Las Vegas F1 Grand Prix race weekend that kicks off a year from now, so start saving:
• Three nights in a 5,800-square-foot, three-bedroom duplex with two-story windows, billiard tables, dining and fitness rooms
• VIP access to the Paddock Club and race-week events
• Tickets to a show, dinner for six, spa treatments and rounds of golf
• Caviar and four bottles of Dom Perignon champagne
• Plus US$100,000 donation to a local charity
All this for only US$1Million. For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>8cf81b3c-8339-41e6-9914-62e8093c73cdMon, 21 Nov 2022 20:51:13 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 53 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a sunny but  slightly cloudy Tuesday morning 22 November 2022, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle...ngland, Wales, and five other European nations ditched plans to wear their ‘OneLove’ armbands at the World Cup after FIFA threatened to book players for wearing it. In a joint statement, the seven football federations said they felt “angry” and “betrayed” by FIFA. England  opened their FIFA World Cup campaign in Qatar with a 6-2 win over Iran,  Senegal 0-1 Netherlands and coming up USA versus Wales at 7pm at the  Ahmed bin Ali Stadium. Yesterday hosts Qatar 0-2 Ecuador. In  rugby league – Toa Samoa has put their hand up to play a Test Series  against England in the UK next year, with Head Coach, Matt Parish saying  the more international games they play the better for the game  globally. The New Zealand Kiwis and the Aussie Kangaroos have also offered to play England in 2023. In  rugby union – England Head Coach, Eddie Jones is reportedly on the  verge of signing up to Coach the US Men’s team through to the 2031 Rugby  World Cup after his stint with England ends at RWC 2023 in France. In boxing – despite massive box office success for the Rocky franchise over 45 years, boxing icon Sylvester Stallone remains angry that he is not entitled to royalties from his Rocky franchise after signing  a standard contract at the time for his screenplay, acting as the title  character, and producing/directing the first three movies. Only in the USA – Wynn Las Vegas is offering a unique package for the Las Vegas F1 Grand Prix race weekend that kicks off a year from now, so start saving:
• Three nights in a 5,800-square-foot, three-bedroom duplex with two-story windows, billiard tables, dining and fitness rooms
• VIP access to the Paddock Club and race-week events
• Tickets to a show, dinner for six, spa treatments and rounds of golf
• Caviar and four bottles of Dom Perignon champagne
• Plus US$100,000 donation to a local charity
All this for only US$1Million. For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>217teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean353fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-11-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e52-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--5306596788094337-386a-43c8-bb08-a9e882e3350fMon, 21 Nov 2022 00:18:13 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Season 3 Episode 52 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another sunny and bright Monday morning 21 November 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the...209teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean351fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-11-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e51-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--5306601132b9ff46-04bd-47e1-b581-2eb3fd84b79eSun, 20 Nov 2022 00:15:50 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 51 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another  beautiful sky-blue Sunday morning 20 November 2022, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of...270teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean351fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-11-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e50-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065991Season 3 Episode 50 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another  absolutely stunning sky-blue Saturday morning 19 November 2022, coming  to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific  Ocean ! In rugby league – Black  Adam has delivered – Hollywood superstar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has  posted a video message of support to the Toa Samoa team counting down  the hours to their Rugby League World Cup final clash against BIG Mal  and his Australian Kangaroos at Old Trafford early tomorrow morning. The  key for Australia to win the Rugby League World Cup final is for star  Panthers halfback, Nathan Cleary to relax and prove his big game  credentials when it really matters- so far his performances have been  solid if unspectacular. Go Samoa Go. In  rugby union – our world famous rugby tips: Los Pumas to Sambuca  Scotland, the Wallabies to wrangle Ireland, England to aloha the All  Blacks, the Springboks to kwazulu Italy, Japan to Suzuki France, Tonga  to uluhuru Uruguay, Manu Samoa to rolacosta Romania, USA to Ronaldo  Portugal and the Flying Fijians to crypto bust the French Barbarians. The  Black Ferns players will each receive a NZ$25,000 bonus for winning the  Women's Rugby World Cup final last week. New Zealand Rugby worked with  sponsors to create a bonus pool of almost one million dollars for the  reward. In  Qatar – alcohol will NOT be sold at Qatar's World Cup stadiums, FIFA  announced overnight, a last-minute reversal which will annoy some fans  who doubted Qatar's ability to deliver on promises to fans. For years, Qatar's organisers had said that alcohol would be widely accessible to fans. In boxing – former  World WBA Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Nikolai Valuev at 7-feet-tall  and 136Kg, the tallest and heaviest heavyweight champion in boxing  history – wait for it - has been rushed to hospital in Moscow with a leg  injury after being drafted into the Russian army for the war against  Ukraine. Cheers Big Ears! For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji https://www.teivovorugby.com/podcasts/19-11-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e50-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague/ ]]>615e26df-0f58-4ae5-9f96-ad0295c54576Fri, 18 Nov 2022 22:40:47 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to https://www.teivovorugby.com/podcasts/19-11-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e50-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague/ – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another  absolutely stunning sky-blue Saturday morning...Season 3 Episode 50 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another  absolutely stunning sky-blue Saturday morning 19 November 2022, coming  to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific  Ocean ! In rugby league – Black  Adam has delivered – Hollywood superstar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has  posted a video message of support to the Toa Samoa team counting down  the hours to their Rugby League World Cup final clash against BIG Mal  and his Australian Kangaroos at Old Trafford early tomorrow morning. The  key for Australia to win the Rugby League World Cup final is for star  Panthers halfback, Nathan Cleary to relax and prove his big game  credentials when it really matters- so far his performances have been  solid if unspectacular. Go Samoa Go. In  rugby union – our world famous rugby tips: Los Pumas to Sambuca  Scotland, the Wallabies to wrangle Ireland, England to aloha the All  Blacks, the Springboks to kwazulu Italy, Japan to Suzuki France, Tonga  to uluhuru Uruguay, Manu Samoa to rolacosta Romania, USA to Ronaldo  Portugal and the Flying Fijians to crypto bust the French Barbarians. The  Black Ferns players will each receive a NZ$25,000 bonus for winning the  Women's Rugby World Cup final last week. New Zealand Rugby worked with  sponsors to create a bonus pool of almost one million dollars for the  reward. In  Qatar – alcohol will NOT be sold at Qatar's World Cup stadiums, FIFA  announced overnight, a last-minute reversal which will annoy some fans  who doubted Qatar's ability to deliver on promises to fans. For years, Qatar's organisers had said that alcohol would be widely accessible to fans. In boxing – former  World WBA Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Nikolai Valuev at 7-feet-tall  and 136Kg, the tallest and heaviest heavyweight champion in boxing  history – wait for it - has been rushed to hospital in Moscow with a leg  injury after being drafted into the Russian army for the war against  Ukraine. Cheers Big Ears! For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji https://www.teivovorugby.com/podcasts/19-11-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e50-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague/ ]]>211teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean350fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-11-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e49-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065948Israel Adesanya was arrested at JFK Airport terminal in New York just days after he lost his title to Alex Prereira.  Adesanya was arrested for being in possession of metal knuckles, which  is illegal in New York. The fighter was released with a warning. In tennis – facing  growing protests for change, Wimbledon is relaxing its rule for  all-white clothing to allow female players to wear "mid/dark-colored  undershorts" to be more comfortable during their periods. The  All England Club said it decided to update the rules after discussions  "with the WTA, clothing manufacturers and medical teams on how best to  support women and girls competing at the championships.'' The  new rules state that women can now "wear solid, mid/dark-colored  undershorts provided they are no longer than their shorts or skirt.'' Cheers Girls! For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support.
#BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>6071db83-40d8-4689-9c8d-6ea6ecf40887Thu, 17 Nov 2022 21:29:36 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 49 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another  absolutely stunning sky-blue Friday morning 18 November 2022, coming to  you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the...Israel Adesanya was arrested at JFK Airport terminal in New York just days after he lost his title to Alex Prereira.  Adesanya was arrested for being in possession of metal knuckles, which  is illegal in New York. The fighter was released with a warning. In tennis – facing  growing protests for change, Wimbledon is relaxing its rule for  all-white clothing to allow female players to wear "mid/dark-colored  undershorts" to be more comfortable during their periods. The  All England Club said it decided to update the rules after discussions  "with the WTA, clothing manufacturers and medical teams on how best to  support women and girls competing at the championships.'' The  new rules state that women can now "wear solid, mid/dark-colored  undershorts provided they are no longer than their shorts or skirt.'' Cheers Girls! For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support.
#BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>244teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean349fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-11-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e48-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530659724d671a3f-b18e-4389-989a-d95240ee667dWed, 16 Nov 2022 20:25:27 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 48 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another  absolutely stunning sky-blue Thursday morning 17 November 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the...213teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean348fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-11-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e47-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065978ef1d787a-04ea-49fc-b08b-e0901656c76bTue, 15 Nov 2022 21:49:24 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 47 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this absolutely  stunning Wednesday morning 16 November 2022, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of...259teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean347fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-11-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e46-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53066018f2424f86-0c1d-4db7-b9e9-782f0b526f45Tue, 15 Nov 2022 01:37:38 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 46 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this  brilliantly bright Tuesday morning 15 November 2022, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of...184teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean346fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-11-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e45-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53066005a fifth-round TKO win over Kiwi-Nigerian superstar, Israel Adesanya. In the co-headliner at the Garden, New York city on Sunday, Zhang Weili begin her second reign as Women’s UFC Strawweight Champion when she submitted Carla Esparza with a choke in the 2nd round. Pereira, Weili, Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler each earned US$50,000 bonuses on the night. UFC281 drew 20,845 fans for a live gate of US$11.6Million at Madison Square Garden, New York city. In rugby union – Scotland  scored 23 unanswered points having trailed 14-0, but the All Blacks  scored two late tries against 14 men for a 31-23 win at Murrayfield  overnight. "We're disappointed we didn't see it through. That's the best  opportunity we've had to beat them," Scotland Coach Gregor Townsend said. In  football – PSG superstars, Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Kylian Mbappe came  through their final game before the FIFA World Cup unscathed, with  Mbappe scoring in their 5-0 trashing of Auxerre at home yesterday. Messi  and Neymar came off with about 15 minutes left but Mbappe played the  full game. In rugby league – Stephen  Crichton’s match-winning drop goal in Golden Point extra-time for Toa  Samoa to eliminate England from the RLWC final was a career first - as  he is banned from even attempting them with Penrith. “I was zero from  four in the NRL! Hopefully I get my licence back!” “I’ve  never hit one before. I thought I hit it short,” Stephen Crichton said  of his match-winning 84th-minute drop goal. This certainly won’t be his  last. Go Samoa Go! Only in the USA – the Mother of all cryptocurrency  platforms - FTX, valued at US$32Billion in January, has gone bankrupt  in a puff of bulldust - with serious impact on its sports sponsorships  including: the Mercedes F1 racing team, MLB, the Golden State Warriors, Tom Brady and Steph Curry. For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>6dff3d97-52bf-4fb4-86a4-352d98290985Sun, 13 Nov 2022 21:18:54 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 45 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this bright but  slightly overcast Monday morning 14 November 2022, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the...a fifth-round TKO win over Kiwi-Nigerian superstar, Israel Adesanya. In the co-headliner at the Garden, New York city on Sunday, Zhang Weili begin her second reign as Women’s UFC Strawweight Champion when she submitted Carla Esparza with a choke in the 2nd round. Pereira, Weili, Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler each earned US$50,000 bonuses on the night. UFC281 drew 20,845 fans for a live gate of US$11.6Million at Madison Square Garden, New York city. In rugby union – Scotland  scored 23 unanswered points having trailed 14-0, but the All Blacks  scored two late tries against 14 men for a 31-23 win at Murrayfield  overnight. "We're disappointed we didn't see it through. That's the best  opportunity we've had to beat them," Scotland Coach Gregor Townsend said. In  football – PSG superstars, Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Kylian Mbappe came  through their final game before the FIFA World Cup unscathed, with  Mbappe scoring in their 5-0 trashing of Auxerre at home yesterday. Messi  and Neymar came off with about 15 minutes left but Mbappe played the  full game. In rugby league – Stephen  Crichton’s match-winning drop goal in Golden Point extra-time for Toa  Samoa to eliminate England from the RLWC final was a career first - as  he is banned from even attempting them with Penrith. “I was zero from  four in the NRL! Hopefully I get my licence back!” “I’ve  never hit one before. I thought I hit it short,” Stephen Crichton said  of his match-winning 84th-minute drop goal. This certainly won’t be his  last. Go Samoa Go! Only in the USA – the Mother of all cryptocurrency  platforms - FTX, valued at US$32Billion in January, has gone bankrupt  in a puff of bulldust - with serious impact on its sports sponsorships  including: the Mercedes F1 racing team, MLB, the Golden State Warriors, Tom Brady and Steph Curry. For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>260teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean345fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-11-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e44-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065973f9256207-4c9b-4093-9ca3-52f00380876dSat, 12 Nov 2022 21:14:33 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 44 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this bright but  slightly overcast Sunday morning 13 November 2022, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the...192teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean344fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-11-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e43-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--5306600200404b69-ea52-474c-91cc-0418e3e494dbSat, 12 Nov 2022 00:47:34 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Season 3 Episode 43 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful blue sky Saturday morning 12 November 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the...177teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean343fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-11-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e42-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--5306596330315de8-8c3f-4651-9795-a3bc82061639Thu, 10 Nov 2022 21:16:57 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 42 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this bright and  blue sky Friday morning 11 November 2022, coming to you from paradise  on the 180th meridian in the middle of...195teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean342fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-11-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e41-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065988e784fd33-8e5c-4048-bae6-099eecf9ef5eWed, 09 Nov 2022 22:52:29 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 41 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this bright and  breezy Thursday morning 10 November 2022, coming to you from paradise  on the 180th meridian in the middle of...261teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean341fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/09-11-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e40-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--5306602945e1c52c-79ab-400c-bfdc-9ca5ebb2cc3eTue, 08 Nov 2022 20:58:47 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 40 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this bright and  sunny Wednesday morning 09 November 2022, coming to you from paradise  on the 180th meridian in the middle of...240teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean340fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/08-11-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e39-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530659546ca69c76-9694-476c-8aef-fb588226aaafMon, 07 Nov 2022 20:47:27 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 39 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this bright and  sunny Tuesday morning 08 November 2022, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the...196teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean339fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/07-11-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e38-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--5306601381fe8c7f-0b37-4d1e-98c8-f2116f9bd950Sun, 06 Nov 2022 21:30:17 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 38 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this balmy  Monday morning 07 November 2022, coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific...242teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean337fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/06-11-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e37-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065964ce39f4e6-fc45-4db6-bb40-a16543ddf595Sun, 06 Nov 2022 20:08:44 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 37 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a slightly  overcast Sunday morning 06 November 2022, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the...291teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean337fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/05-11-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e36-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065984c93ecb1f-fe94-4741-867f-d997c7ff20a0Sun, 06 Nov 2022 20:06:47 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 36 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another  beautiful blue sky Saturday morning 05 November 2022, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle...260teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean336fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/04-11-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e35-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065961bbc5a6e3-3b09-43fb-9f20-31e0ac3d7f2aThu, 03 Nov 2022 20:59:40 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 35 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful  blue sky Friday morning 04 November 2022, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the...281teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean335fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-11-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e34-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53066014b4e01c8f-589b-491f-9933-fd980e12bdf1Wed, 02 Nov 2022 20:42:27 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 34 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful  blue sky Thursday morning 03 November 2022, coming to you from paradise  on the 180th meridian in the middle of...242teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean334fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-11-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e33-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--5306599298f2608e-24fd-44fb-91be-c4973d745fedTue, 01 Nov 2022 21:18:19 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 33 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this cloudy but  bright Wednesday morning 02 November 2022, coming to you from paradise  on the 180th meridian in the middle of...251teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean332fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-11-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e32-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--5306597147d3ecc5-7c64-48aa-bdf4-69a471860730Mon, 31 Oct 2022 20:16:21 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 32 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this bright and  sunny Tuesday morning 01 November 2022, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the...161teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean332fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/31-10-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e31-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53066019325c553c-a195-49e1-a1f6-e3c56c023773Sun, 30 Oct 2022 22:03:53 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 31 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this cloudy  Monday morning 31 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th  meridian in the middle of the Pacific...247teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean331fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/30-10-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e30-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--5306596921d0d266-0cae-411d-b8aa-ab8020a06ff1Sat, 29 Oct 2022 23:02:37 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 30 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this truly  stunning Sunday morning 30 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the...218teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean330fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-10-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e29-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065980a4565c84-6afa-4458-aae8-0535730e9c53Fri, 28 Oct 2022 21:45:55 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Season 3 Episode 29 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this bright but cloudy Saturday morning 29 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the...305teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean329fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-10-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e28-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53066027106a845f-3b66-4481-838b-b0f3dcd94a02Thu, 27 Oct 2022 20:18:19 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Season 3 Episode 28 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this sunny Friday morning 28 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! In...162teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean328fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-10-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e276-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065998aaedf5ff-cfb0-478a-8cf0-c45a55b5dcf3Thu, 27 Oct 2022 00:41:14 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Season 3 Episode 27 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this sunny Thursday morning 27 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!...274teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean327fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-10-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e26-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065981Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this sunny Wednesday morning 26 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! In rugby – Italian rugby player, Sara Tounesi has copped a three months suspension for biting in her Women’s Rugby World Cup match against Japan which Italy won 21-8. Japanese flanker Iroha Nagata attempted to tell the Referee during the game, but was waved away. Later, Nagata showed the referee her hand, who recounts that there were no teeth marks. In written evidence after the game, Nagata said she was bitten twice and that it got “harder over a five-second period”. Denying the claim, Tounesi insisted she was shouting "la balla" to signify that the ball was available to her team-mates. At the Rugby League World Cup – after overcoming a sluggish start, Mate Ma’a Tonga overpowered Wales 32-6 at St Helens yesterday. Tonga will now look to build momentum against the Cook Islands in round three before a likely quarter-final showdown against Toa Samoa. With the inspirational Jason Taumalolo back from suspension and injured pair Moses Suli and Isaiya Katoa also returning, Mate Ma’a Tonga Head Coach, Kristian Woolf is confident his team has their best footy ahead of them as the RLWC starts to heat up. In football – He’s back! Cristiano Ronaldo has returned to first-team training with Man U and is in contention for Thursday's Europa League game at Old Trafford against Sheriff Tiraspol. The 37-year-old refused to come on as a substitute in the 89th minute in their 2-0 win against Tottenham Hotspur last Wednesday and was dropped for Saturday's 1-1 draw with Chelsea as a result. The Portuguese super star said that his walk down the tunnel was in the "heat of the moment". In Formular One – Formula One paid tribute to the late Red Bull and Red Bull Racing owner Dietrich Mateschitz at the American Grand Prix in Austin Texas on Sunday. Drivers, teams and fans came together for a minute’s applause to celebrate the life of Mateschitz, who died the day before, aged 78. “He was a man that inspired so much, he is the reason that we are here”, Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner said. The Red Bull owner also owned the 7-star Laucala Island Resort in Fiji. In tennis – barely a month after she officially retired, saying that she would be “evolving away from tennis”, 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams has hinted on Good Morning America that she may make a comeback! “I mean, you never know,” Williams said. “I think Tom Brady started a really cool trend.” Tom Brady? He’s getting a divorce right – is she still married? Geez girl, Tom Brady? You never can tell with these Americans. In boxing – World Heavyweight Champion, Tyson Fury is releasing his debut single, a remake of Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline", in aid of men’s mental health charity Talk Club. "Sweet Caroline is a song I’ve always loved and I’m excited to record and release it," Fury said in a statement. For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>5a64b96e-eb47-40b8-88a1-62e453dd29a8Tue, 25 Oct 2022 22:09:21 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Season 3 Episode 26 of https://www.teivovorugby.com/podcasts/10-10-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e10-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague/, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this sunny...Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this sunny Wednesday morning 26 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! In rugby – Italian rugby player, Sara Tounesi has copped a three months suspension for biting in her Women’s Rugby World Cup match against Japan which Italy won 21-8. Japanese flanker Iroha Nagata attempted to tell the Referee during the game, but was waved away. Later, Nagata showed the referee her hand, who recounts that there were no teeth marks. In written evidence after the game, Nagata said she was bitten twice and that it got “harder over a five-second period”. Denying the claim, Tounesi insisted she was shouting "la balla" to signify that the ball was available to her team-mates. At the Rugby League World Cup – after overcoming a sluggish start, Mate Ma’a Tonga overpowered Wales 32-6 at St Helens yesterday. Tonga will now look to build momentum against the Cook Islands in round three before a likely quarter-final showdown against Toa Samoa. With the inspirational Jason Taumalolo back from suspension and injured pair Moses Suli and Isaiya Katoa also returning, Mate Ma’a Tonga Head Coach, Kristian Woolf is confident his team has their best footy ahead of them as the RLWC starts to heat up. In football – He’s back! Cristiano Ronaldo has returned to first-team training with Man U and is in contention for Thursday's Europa League game at Old Trafford against Sheriff Tiraspol. The 37-year-old refused to come on as a substitute in the 89th minute in their 2-0 win against Tottenham Hotspur last Wednesday and was dropped for Saturday's 1-1 draw with Chelsea as a result. The Portuguese super star said that his walk down the tunnel was in the "heat of the moment". In Formular One – Formula One paid tribute to the late Red Bull and Red Bull Racing owner Dietrich Mateschitz at the American Grand Prix in Austin Texas on Sunday. Drivers, teams and fans came together for a minute’s applause to celebrate the life of Mateschitz, who died the day before, aged 78. “He was a man that inspired so much, he is the reason that we are here”, Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner said. The Red Bull owner also owned the 7-star Laucala Island Resort in Fiji. In tennis – barely a month after she officially retired, saying that she would be “evolving away from tennis”, 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams has hinted on Good Morning America that she may make a comeback! “I mean, you never know,” Williams said. “I think Tom Brady started a really cool trend.” Tom Brady? He’s getting a divorce right – is she still married? Geez girl, Tom Brady? You never can tell with these Americans. In boxing – World Heavyweight Champion, Tyson Fury is releasing his debut single, a remake of Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline", in aid of men’s mental health charity Talk Club. "Sweet Caroline is a song I’ve always loved and I’m excited to record and release it," Fury said in a statement. For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>279teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean326fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-10-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e25-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065987390e8d8a-f3f2-4779-a618-12121e3ec9caMon, 24 Oct 2022 20:59:20 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 25 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this sunny  Tuesday morning 25 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific...222teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean325fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-10-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e24-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530660303ea7c159-3fa5-4599-87e5-2264ef0a7fc3Sun, 23 Oct 2022 23:15:49 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 24 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this sunny  Monday morning 24 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th  meridian in the middle of the Pacific...212teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean324fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-10-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e23-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065974dabb8cbc-70cb-4005-bc7e-b8e8b76b08b2Sat, 22 Oct 2022 21:48:10 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 23 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this sunny  Sunday morning 23 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th  meridian in the middle of the Pacific...218teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean323fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-10-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e22-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065983503edbdd-4503-4b7a-b69a-0e5275a7c8daFri, 21 Oct 2022 23:37:06 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 22 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this wet but  windy Saturday morning 22 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the...252teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean322fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-10-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e21-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530659900fdd23d7-b6b5-4100-9557-dfae3a47a406Fri, 21 Oct 2022 02:13:37 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 21 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this wet but  warm Friday morning 21 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the middle of the...213teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean321fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-10-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e20-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530659993c7c7ec4-87d3-4336-b5b5-f920bb8e0a15Wed, 19 Oct 2022 21:27:55 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Season 3 Episode 20 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this bright and sunny Thursday morning 20 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the...357teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean320fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-10-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e19-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53066001c406e285-2191-40e5-939d-e8b2dd59c8a3Tue, 18 Oct 2022 21:36:42 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 19 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful  Friday morning 19 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th  meridian in the middle of the Pacific...220teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean319fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-10-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e18-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53066034knocking Robert Helenius out in the first round with a thunderous right hand. Helenius  didn’t just go down, he stayed down with his eyes staring up into the  rafters. It was a solid reminder that ‘The Bronze Bomber’ is back. So  who is next? The Cossack Warrior Oleksandr Usyk or tough Londoner Joe Joyce? For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>d7ed4315-51f3-498d-8864-bf2138d11887Mon, 17 Oct 2022 22:51:28 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 18 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful  Tuesday morning 18 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific...knocking Robert Helenius out in the first round with a thunderous right hand. Helenius  didn’t just go down, he stayed down with his eyes staring up into the  rafters. It was a solid reminder that ‘The Bronze Bomber’ is back. So  who is next? The Cossack Warrior Oleksandr Usyk or tough Londoner Joe Joyce? For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>246teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean318fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-10-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e17-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065976a078390f-9d08-4ed9-8afd-0ffeffbeaf06Sun, 16 Oct 2022 21:50:27 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 17 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful  Monday morning 17 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th  meridian in the middle of the Pacific...284teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean317fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-10-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e16-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530659825f290651-4358-4f4a-9290-802461fdff99Sat, 15 Oct 2022 21:50:22 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 16 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful  Sunday morning 16 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th  meridian in the middle of the Pacific...225teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean316fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-10-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e15-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065977a96b27ad-f33a-4673-abd1-cdd0cb2b9efbFri, 14 Oct 2022 23:37:02 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 15 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful  Saturday morning 15 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific...245teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean315fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-10-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e14-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530659854d34c351-2043-41f3-94f4-e386418b3663Thu, 13 Oct 2022 21:00:46 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 14 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this cloudy  Friday morning 14 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th  meridian in the middle of the Pacific...236teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean314fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-10-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e13-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065996ca91fc48-6880-4ff7-8c2e-f733ece797bbWed, 12 Oct 2022 21:12:43 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 13 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this cloudy  Thursday morning 13 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific...180teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean313fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-10-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e12-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53066004cc2e7c8e-603e-483b-b0aa-962354eed7c9Tue, 11 Oct 2022 21:17:43 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 12 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this cloudy  Wednesday morning 12 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific...186teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean312fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-10-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e11-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53066007c665300c-e788-4ede-89da-60cc612cc586Mon, 10 Oct 2022 23:22:54 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 11 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this sunny  Tuesday morning 11 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific...234teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean311fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-10-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e10-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53066031e88ed650-3a6c-4796-92a7-514e29de941eSun, 09 Oct 2022 21:50:22 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 10 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this cloudy  Monday morning 10 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th  meridian in the middle of the Pacific...228teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean310fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/09-10-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e09-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53066008ff47f8f2-97b3-48b3-adb3-536666838affSat, 08 Oct 2022 22:04:49 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 09 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this cloudy  Sunday morning 09 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th  meridian in the middle of the Pacific...197teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean39fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/08-10-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e08-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53066012c46dc133-d3f8-492d-a575-9e5bfc3a2e83Fri, 07 Oct 2022 22:59:09 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 08 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this cloudy  Saturday morning 08 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific...193teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean38fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/07-10-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e07-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530660153c81acf8-f97a-4da7-a423-f68d9a219642Fri, 07 Oct 2022 01:21:17 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 07 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this hazy warm  Friday morning 07 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th  meridian in the middle of the Pacific...211teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean37fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/06-10-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e06-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--5306604156d14772-975f-4768-9459-a959ab05dfcfWed, 05 Oct 2022 22:29:34 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 06 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this hazy but  warm Thursday morning 06 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the...206teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean36fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/05-10-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e05-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--5306601705774b67-9517-4bc9-9ede-218f2eab532cTue, 04 Oct 2022 20:41:54 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 05 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful  bright and sunny Wednesday morning 05 October 2022, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the...148teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean35fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/04-10-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e04-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530659956b7cb35d-7e19-4da0-ad67-ca9c943431faMon, 03 Oct 2022 21:25:00 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Season 3 Episode 04 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful bright and sunny Tuesday morning 04 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of...297teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean34fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-10-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e03-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53065997f906c77f-8087-4a09-ad9b-5de8e3c75698Sun, 02 Oct 2022 21:56:17 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 03 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful  bright and sunny Monday morning 03 October 2022, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle...216teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean33fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-10-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e02-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53066040e6320f1e-9528-47fd-b104-082dfbf9cff5Sat, 01 Oct 2022 22:11:58 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 02 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful  bright and sunny Sunday morning 02 October 2022, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle...176teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean32fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-10-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e01-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53066020a6bec85b-4f5f-4def-b446-d0a9ad5123edSat, 01 Oct 2022 00:34:31 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 01 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful  bright and sunny Saturday morning 01 October 2022, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the...204teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean31fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/30-09-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e92-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53066051fe2e33d5-d7a3-49df-8351-022d469e7d54Thu, 29 Sep 2022 21:10:49 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 2 Episode 92 by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of  Pasifika Peoples sports on this bright and sunny Friday morning 30  September 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the  middle of the Pacific Ocean. In...218teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean292fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-09-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e91-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530660425108d1a8-7765-42be-95eb-76089b38b988Wed, 28 Sep 2022 22:03:34 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 2 Episode 91 of Breakfast Bites by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this beautiful  bright and sunny Thursday morning 29 September 2022 - coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the...185teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean291fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-09-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e90-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53066003219f1eb7-4e00-4d35-8673-cb41c73535e5Tue, 27 Sep 2022 22:07:19 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Episode 90 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a  wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this beautiful bright and sunny  Wednesday morning 28 September 2022 - coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the middle of...274teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean290fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-09-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e89-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53066054ef91a8e7-857b-478c-8117-a40d7ae0c63bMon, 26 Sep 2022 21:29:05 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Episode 89 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a  wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this beautiful bright and sunny  Tuesday morning 27 September 2022 - coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the middle of...176teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean289fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-09-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e88-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53066067ea05a1b6-1051-4b5f-98f4-4f4677d9fbb9Mon, 26 Sep 2022 02:00:27 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Episode 88 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a  wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this brilliantly bright Monday  morning 26 September 2022 - coming to you from paradise on the 180th  meridian in the middle of the Pacific...203teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean288fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-09-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e87-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530660062bb7eb30-3246-4bea-9219-2e9863c9010dSat, 24 Sep 2022 23:32:05 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Episode 87 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a  wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this brilliantly bright Sunday  morning 25 September 2022 - coming to you from paradise on the 180th  meridian in the middle of the Pacific...195teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean287fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-09-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e86-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53066057809e5250-e20c-44f4-a6a1-31c5cea451f3Sat, 24 Sep 2022 01:44:57 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Episode 86 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this cloudy Saturday morning 24 September 2022 - coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In...147teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean285fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-09-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e85-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53066024871ea353-d256-4f32-84b2-e55ab1cdb0ddFri, 23 Sep 2022 01:07:57 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Episode 85 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a  wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this cloudy Friday morning 23  September 2022 - coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in  the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In...200teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean285fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-09-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e84-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530660680ec3d241-6f20-46cb-8efc-708293ea7debWed, 21 Sep 2022 21:54:36 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Episode 84 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a  wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this cloudy Thursday morning 22  September 2022 - coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in  the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In...247teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean284fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-09-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e83-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53066023Simon Middleton said “we’ve got to win it” after announcing what he says is the best prepared Rugby World Cup squad in England’s history. The  fulltime professional England Women’s team is coming to the Women’s RWC  in NZ in October on a 25-Test winning run that includes the Grand Slam  clinched in April, so are strong favourites to thrash every team and  claim a third global crown. This invincible England Women’s team play their opening game against Team Fijiana in Auckland on 08 October 2022. Go Fijiana Go! In  rugby league – Papua New Guinea has named eight players from the Kumuls  team that beat the Fiji Bati in their last Test, for Sunday's  Australian Prime Minister's XIII clash at Suncorp. The 20-man squad has players from the Queensland and NSW Cups plus the PNG domestic comp, the Digicel Cup, like the in-form Leon Undupia of Mendi Muruks. Players  from the Agmark Gurias and Hela Wigman were unavailable due to them  playing in the PNG Digicel Cup final. The Papua New Guinea Kumuls vs Australian PM's XIII at Suncorp on Sunday: 1 Edene Gebbie 2 Jimmy Ngutlik 3 Brandon Nima 4 Rodrick Tai 5 Leon Undupia 6 Judah Rimbu 7 Kyle Laybutt 8 McKenzie Yei 9 Wartovo Puara 10 Sylvester Namo, 11 Nixon Putt 12 Dan Russell and 13 Keven Appo. In  boxing – Kiwi-Samoan hit man, Joseph Parker takes on undefeated  Londoner, Joe Joyce in Manchester, England this weekend in a WBO world  heavyweight title eliminator fight over 12 rounds, with the winner  possibly beating Tyson Fury to a crack at Ukrainian World Heavyweight  Champion, Oleksandr Usyk early next year. Go Uso Go. In chess – after  making just one move World No. 1, Magnus Carlsen resigned from an  online chess match against brash US Youtube sensation, Hans Niemann on  Monday in a deepening of the chess scandal surrounding the two players. The  two were playing an online match in the Julius Baer Generation Cup when  the dark and moody Carlsen abruptly resigned and turned off his webcam  without saying anything after making just one move. For TeivovoSports.com – I’m Culden Kamea, Mahalo, vina’a and thank you! Please  hit the “subscribe” button below if you’d like to receive more Pasifika  sports highlights on Breakfast Bites, and tank you too mas for all your  love and support! #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>92145d43-56f9-4848-87e8-8b1502bc8ab8Tue, 20 Sep 2022 22:57:01 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Episode 83 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a  wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this cloudy Wednesday morning 21  September 2022 - coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in  the middle of the Pacific Ocean....Simon Middleton said “we’ve got to win it” after announcing what he says is the best prepared Rugby World Cup squad in England’s history. The  fulltime professional England Women’s team is coming to the Women’s RWC  in NZ in October on a 25-Test winning run that includes the Grand Slam  clinched in April, so are strong favourites to thrash every team and  claim a third global crown. This invincible England Women’s team play their opening game against Team Fijiana in Auckland on 08 October 2022. Go Fijiana Go! In  rugby league – Papua New Guinea has named eight players from the Kumuls  team that beat the Fiji Bati in their last Test, for Sunday's  Australian Prime Minister's XIII clash at Suncorp. The 20-man squad has players from the Queensland and NSW Cups plus the PNG domestic comp, the Digicel Cup, like the in-form Leon Undupia of Mendi Muruks. Players  from the Agmark Gurias and Hela Wigman were unavailable due to them  playing in the PNG Digicel Cup final. The Papua New Guinea Kumuls vs Australian PM's XIII at Suncorp on Sunday: 1 Edene Gebbie 2 Jimmy Ngutlik 3 Brandon Nima 4 Rodrick Tai 5 Leon Undupia 6 Judah Rimbu 7 Kyle Laybutt 8 McKenzie Yei 9 Wartovo Puara 10 Sylvester Namo, 11 Nixon Putt 12 Dan Russell and 13 Keven Appo. In  boxing – Kiwi-Samoan hit man, Joseph Parker takes on undefeated  Londoner, Joe Joyce in Manchester, England this weekend in a WBO world  heavyweight title eliminator fight over 12 rounds, with the winner  possibly beating Tyson Fury to a crack at Ukrainian World Heavyweight  Champion, Oleksandr Usyk early next year. Go Uso Go. In chess – after  making just one move World No. 1, Magnus Carlsen resigned from an  online chess match against brash US Youtube sensation, Hans Niemann on  Monday in a deepening of the chess scandal surrounding the two players. The  two were playing an online match in the Julius Baer Generation Cup when  the dark and moody Carlsen abruptly resigned and turned off his webcam  without saying anything after making just one move. For TeivovoSports.com – I’m Culden Kamea, Mahalo, vina’a and thank you! Please  hit the “subscribe” button below if you’d like to receive more Pasifika  sports highlights on Breakfast Bites, and tank you too mas for all your  love and support! #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>231teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean283fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-09-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e82-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53066035ca3ad909-adb0-4249-8fea-3c8a859f36daMon, 19 Sep 2022 21:47:26 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Episode 82 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a  wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this cloudy Tuesday morning 20  September 2022 - coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in  the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In...264teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean282fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-09-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e81-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53066076c01bf5a8-e7e6-4c29-a4ad-3e758abef6a0Sun, 18 Sep 2022 22:40:39 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Episode 81 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a  wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this cloudy Monday morning 19  September 2022 - coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in  the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In...169teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean281fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-09-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e80-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530660166173b243-585d-4b73-8867-3ba4130942f1Sat, 17 Sep 2022 23:38:11 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Episode 80 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a  wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this beautiful bright and sunny  Sunday morning 18 September 2022 - coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the middle of the...281teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean280fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-09-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e79-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53066022b372577a-a1cf-4c11-866f-faf479c1ca94Fri, 16 Sep 2022 20:34:46 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Episode 79 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a  wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this beautiful bright and sunny  Saturday morning 17 September 2022 - coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the middle of...230teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean279fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-09-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e78-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530660260454873f-2f8c-45f2-9a4a-c96a9dda237dThu, 15 Sep 2022 22:28:53 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Episode 78 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a  wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this beautiful bright and sunny  Friday morning 16 September 2022 - coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the middle of the...281teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean278fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-09-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e77-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530660627c26d2ff-1522-40dd-80ea-7ca8a3082076Wed, 14 Sep 2022 21:46:20 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Episode 77 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a  wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this beautiful bright and sunny  Thursday morning 15 September 2022 - coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the middle of...211teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean277fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-09-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-e76-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--530660805aa7458b-1953-4d6f-bf84-f77845c2d4c1Tue, 13 Sep 2022 23:29:10 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Episode 76 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this beautiful Wednesday morning 14 September 2022 - coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In...190teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean276fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-09-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e75-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--5306604388b28c3e-90f0-4a0b-9a91-3a20c0f78528Mon, 12 Sep 2022 23:01:29 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Episode 75 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a  wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this cloudy Tuesday morning 13  September 2022 - coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in  the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In...243teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean275fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-09-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e74-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53066032 winner is crowned. In boxing – Nate  Diaz has bowed out of the UFC with a win, submitting Tony Ferguson in  the fourth round of UFC279. Khamzat Chimaev decimated Kevin Holland in  just under two minutes while Li Jingliang could count himself extremely  unlucky in his split decision loss to Daniel Rodriguez. This follows a crazy 48 hours after Khamzat Chimaev weighed in over the Welterweight limit. For TeivovoSports.com – I’m Culden Kamea, Mahalo, vina’a and thank you! Please  hit the “subscribe” button below if you’d like to receive more Pasifika  sports highlights on Breakfast Bites, and thank you too mas for all  your love and support! #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>829ee358-4710-43fd-b089-5c852a7d9e71Sun, 11 Sep 2022 22:17:23 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Episode 74 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a  wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this sunny Monday morning 12  September 2022 - coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in  the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In... winner is crowned. In boxing – Nate  Diaz has bowed out of the UFC with a win, submitting Tony Ferguson in  the fourth round of UFC279. Khamzat Chimaev decimated Kevin Holland in  just under two minutes while Li Jingliang could count himself extremely  unlucky in his split decision loss to Daniel Rodriguez. This follows a crazy 48 hours after Khamzat Chimaev weighed in over the Welterweight limit. For TeivovoSports.com – I’m Culden Kamea, Mahalo, vina’a and thank you! Please  hit the “subscribe” button below if you’d like to receive more Pasifika  sports highlights on Breakfast Bites, and thank you too mas for all  your love and support! #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>218teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean274fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-09-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e73-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53066084cefe71a2-f76e-4a23-b01c-65d63fe4c047Sat, 10 Sep 2022 21:50:34 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Episode 73 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a  wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this sunny Sunday morning 10  September 2022 - coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in  the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In...309teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean273fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-09-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e72-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530660747cd8c864-42e6-48d8-a517-43c990a46cbdSat, 10 Sep 2022 01:08:25 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Episode 72 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a  wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this sunny Saturday morning 09  September 2022 - coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in  the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In...338teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean272fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/09-09-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e71-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53066025bc9c4e92-29fb-4286-a0f0-1862a2c11da2Fri, 09 Sep 2022 01:58:35 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Episode 71 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a  wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this overcast Friday morning 08  September 2022 - coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in  the middle of the Pacific Ocean. We...179teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean271fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/08-09-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e70-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--5306606908847fa3-b711-4132-9a2c-74cab991e2aaThu, 08 Sep 2022 00:01:54 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Episode 70 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a  wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this beautiful bright and sunny  Thursday morning 08 September 2022 - coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the middle of...301teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean270fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/07-09-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e69-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53066063961a960a-d956-4259-9e90-6c482887b9e9Tue, 06 Sep 2022 21:22:16 +0000Culden KameaBreakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com Malo and welcome to Episode 69 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this beautiful bright and sunny Wednesday morning 07 September 2022 - coming to you from paradise on the...345teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean269fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/06-09-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e68-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53066081e226618b-9ffe-40b3-ab8f-1b06b361b202Mon, 05 Sep 2022 21:12:12 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Episode 68 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a  wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this beautiful warm and sunny Tuesday  morning 06 September 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in  the middle of the Pacific...300teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean268fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/05-09-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e67-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530660337cd21e57-a7e5-47c0-812f-9a06afa08f1cMon, 05 Sep 2022 00:07:17 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Episode 67 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a  wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this bright, sunny and warm Monday  morning 05 September 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the  middle of the Pacific Ocean....254teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean267fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/04-09-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e66-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--530660101ff7d2ad-c9a1-45de-a5a0-7f77cf464c9eSat, 03 Sep 2022 23:59:07 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Episode 66 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a  wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this bright, sunny and warm Sunday  morning 04 September 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the  middle of the Pacific Ocean....303teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean266fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-09-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e65-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53066085602cb4db-71c6-44d3-a947-c9d260793879Sat, 03 Sep 2022 02:39:42 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Episode 65 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a  wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this drizzling and wet Saturday  morning 03 September 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the  middle of the Pacific Ocean. In...285teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean265fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-09-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e64-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague-teivovosport--530660210455cfb9-1af3-4f9e-998b-28a758abd147Thu, 01 Sep 2022 22:19:59 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Episode 64 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a  wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this cloudy Friday morning 02  September 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of  the Pacific Ocean. In tennis – in...261teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosport,teivovosportsclean264fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-09-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e63-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--5306606415cf0f24-53f5-4015-9995-74c417c6cb16Wed, 31 Aug 2022 21:41:35 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Episode 63 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a  wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this clear and bright Thursday  morning 01 September 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the  middle of the Pacific Ocean. In...302teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean263fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/31-08-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e62-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53066078d76727f0-d30c-4f5f-b271-ffeba76f10c3Tue, 30 Aug 2022 21:35:45 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Episode 62 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a  wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this overcast and slightly windy  Wednesday morning 31 August 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian  in the middle of the Pacific...325teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean262fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/30-08-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e61-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--5306604818dc29e4-ee2c-482e-84e7-acae67c3dfd0Mon, 29 Aug 2022 22:55:11 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Episode 61 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a  wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this sunny Tuesday morning 29 August  2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the  Pacific Ocean. In  rugby – The All...242teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean261fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-08-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e60-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--5306603781e60327-6c66-46aa-b69b-0b2d5cf40df7Sun, 28 Aug 2022 22:29:32 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Episode 60 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this cloudy Monday morning 28 August 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In rugby – Fiji will...242teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean260fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-08-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e59-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53066028e14461d5-5ff5-42c4-adc3-4481aade0b57Sat, 27 Aug 2022 22:50:24 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Episode 59 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a  wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this cloudy Sunday morning 27 August  2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the  Pacific Ocean. In rugby – The...270teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean259fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-08-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e58-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-fijirugby-pacificrugby-breakfastbites--53066049effb6a4e-06a4-4375-8a98-7eae23e10941Sat, 27 Aug 2022 00:00:56 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Episode 58 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this bright and sticky Saturday morning 27 August 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. And we...272breakfastbites,fijirugby,pacificrugby,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean258fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-08-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e57-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-fijirugby-pacificrugby-breakfastbites--530660881030a5de-c31c-4352-9c71-10323ec5e263Thu, 25 Aug 2022 22:00:00 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Episode 57 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this bright and sunny Friday morning 26 August 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. And we start...220breakfastbites,fijirugby,pacificrugby,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean257fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-08-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e56-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-fijirugby-pacificrugby-breakfastbites--53066059088b1752-1557-4bee-8cbf-461ce72b8d94Wed, 24 Aug 2022 21:19:41 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Episode 56 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this slightly cloudy Thursday morning 25 August 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. And we start...238breakfastbites,fijirugby,pacificrugby,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean255fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-08-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e55-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-fijirugby-pacificrugby-breakfastbites--5306603830d56840-63ca-48a7-a5de-973595d76207Wed, 24 Aug 2022 02:10:04 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Episode 55 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this cloudy and chilly 23 degrees Celsius Wednesday morning 24 August 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the...246breakfastbites,fijirugby,pacificrugby,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean255fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-08-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e54-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-fijirugby-pacificrugby-breakfastbites--530660719d494e58-8a27-4cd8-bc95-bb64a86fdfd6Tue, 23 Aug 2022 02:08:13 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Episode 54 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this slightly overcast Tuesday morning 23 August 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. And we...220breakfastbites,fijirugby,pacificrugby,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean254fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-08-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e53-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-fijirugby-pacificrugby-breakfastbites--53066091d286dbc4-64c0-4d66-8727-e677585e5040Mon, 22 Aug 2022 04:39:03 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Episode 53 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this bright and sunny Monday morning 22 August 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. And we start...215breakfastbites,fijirugby,pacificrugby,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean253fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-08-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e52-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53066039a1883aba-f39c-4b3c-897e-8788a1e53c20Sun, 21 Aug 2022 02:44:56 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Episode 52 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a  wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this beautiful Sunday morning 21  August 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the  Pacific Ocean. And we start...207teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean252fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-08-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e51-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-fijirugby-pacificrugby-breakfastbites--53066036942f9aaa-713e-4e58-b9ac-50a5dd379db2Fri, 19 Aug 2022 12:00:00 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Episode 51 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this beautiful Saturday morning 20 August 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. And we start with...254breakfastbites,fijirugby,pacificrugby,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean251fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-08-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e50-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--5306607581392468-7a14-4ec5-a275-63e578b78d75Fri, 19 Aug 2022 11:30:03 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Episode 50 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a  wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this beautiful Friday morning 19  August 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the  Pacific Ocean. And we start...177teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean250fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-08-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e49-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague--53066082560a4247-f5c6-4f49-a168-5bfdf0555bb8Wed, 17 Aug 2022 20:58:50 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Episode 49 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a  wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this beautiful Thursday morning 18  August 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the  Pacific Ocean. And we start...167teivovodigital,teivovoleague,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean249fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-08-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e48-teivovosport-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-fijirugby-pacificrugby-breakfastbites-m4a--53066089afddabf8-4217-4a30-992b-fa024bfd6d86Tue, 16 Aug 2022 21:02:16 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Episode 48 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a  wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this beautiful sunny Wednesday  morning 17 August 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the  middle of the Pacific Ocean. And we...170breakfastbites,fijirugby,pacificrugby,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportclean248fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-08-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e47-teivovosport-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-fijirugby-pacificrugby-breakfastbites--53066045Manchester United star allegedly assaulted her before, she claims, threatened her saying "I'll head butt you next." Ryan Giggs alledgedly said this while lying on top her sister, er his girlfriend, in a fight for her mobile phone! For TeivovoSports.com – I’m Culden Kamea, Mahalo, vina’a and thank you! Please  hit the “subscribe” button below if you’d like to receive more Pasifika  sports highlights on Breakfast Bites, and thank you too mas for all  your love and support! #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>2bdedd22-5801-453f-ada0-1896694fd393Mon, 15 Aug 2022 22:27:07 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Episode 47 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a  wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this beautiful Tuesday morning 16  August 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the  Pacific Ocean. And we start...Manchester United star allegedly assaulted her before, she claims, threatened her saying "I'll head butt you next." Ryan Giggs alledgedly said this while lying on top her sister, er his girlfriend, in a fight for her mobile phone! For TeivovoSports.com – I’m Culden Kamea, Mahalo, vina’a and thank you! Please  hit the “subscribe” button below if you’d like to receive more Pasifika  sports highlights on Breakfast Bites, and thank you too mas for all  your love and support! #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>277breakfastbites,fijirugby,pacificrugby,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportclean247fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-08-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e46-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-fijirugby-pacificrugby-breakfastbites--53066093f76468d2-3a7f-467a-aaef-846812296c54Sun, 14 Aug 2022 22:42:11 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Episode 46 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a  wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this beautiful bright and sunny  Monday morning 15 August 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in  the middle of the Pacific Ocean....211breakfastbites,fijirugby,pacificrugby,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean246fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-08-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e45-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-fijirugby-pacificrugby-breakfastbites--53066099dc79093a-6bbf-4053-8080-d9402b8fbe94Sat, 13 Aug 2022 21:41:16 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Episode 45 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a  wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful bright and sunny  Sunday morning 14 August 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in  the middle of the Pacific Ocean....183breakfastbites,fijirugby,pacificrugby,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean245fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-08-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e44-teivovosport-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-fijirugby-pacificrugby-breakfastbites--5306610055b34a3b-cae3-4ae1-bbb7-e444f2236ebbFri, 12 Aug 2022 22:00:00 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Episode 44 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a  wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this cloudy Saturday morning 13  August 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the  Pacific Ocean. We  start with...172breakfastbites,fijirugby,pacificrugby,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportclean244fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-08-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e43-teivovosport-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-fijirugby-pacificrugby-breakfastbites--53066102c25de9c1-093d-4feb-8388-110fc04f76a2Thu, 11 Aug 2022 22:44:04 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Episode 43 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this warm but wet Friday morning 12 August 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. We start with...124breakfastbites,fijirugby,pacificrugby,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportclean243fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-08-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e42-teivovosport-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-fijirugby-pacificrugby-breakfastbites--53066086705a0329-68f9-4a59-bba4-5a161034e661Thu, 11 Aug 2022 01:43:17 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Episode 42 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful warm but wet Thursday morning 11 August 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. We...211breakfastbites,fijirugby,pacificrugby,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportclean242fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-08-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e41-teivovosport-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-fijirugby-pacificrugby-breakfastbites-teivovosport--53066087172c4b23-cdbb-4fb5-987f-eea3260dc197Tue, 09 Aug 2022 21:07:52 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Episode 41 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful Wednesday morning 10 August 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. We start with...244breakfastbites,fijirugby,pacificrugby,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportclean241fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/09-08-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e40-teivovosport-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-fijirugby-pacificrugby-breakfastbites--53066044a4e741a9-7a7f-4842-879f-1da88513ddddMon, 08 Aug 2022 21:07:06 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Episode 40 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful Tuesday morning 09 August 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. We start with rugby...145breakfastbites,fijirugby,pacificrugby,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportclean240fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/08-08-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e39-teivovosport-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-fijirugby-pacificrugby-breakfastbites--5306610143127661-8f73-4cb7-86cf-0dc3149a1303Sun, 07 Aug 2022 22:36:55 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Episode 39 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful Monday morning 08 August 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. We start with rugby...176breakfastbites,fijirugby,pacificrugby,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportclean239fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/07-08-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e38-teivovosport-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-fijirugby-pacificrugby-breakfastbites--53066090c1d4e844-c46c-4e63-ad11-77751f759796Sat, 06 Aug 2022 21:54:41 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Episode 38 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this brilliant Sunday morning 07 August 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The Springboks stuck...204breakfastbites,fijirugby,pacificrugby,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportclean238fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/06-08-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e37-teivovosport-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-fijirugby-pacificrugby-breakfastbites--53066056b029d39b-c1b1-44c7-9941-48d7852d3adeFri, 05 Aug 2022 22:32:10 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Season 2 Episode 37 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this bright and sunny Saturday morning 06 August 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean....183breakfastbites,fijirugby,pacificrugby,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportclean237fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/05-08-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e36-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-fijirugby-pacificrugby-breakfastbites--530660462041b063-17dd-48fd-8ba8-a9fba220dd01Thu, 04 Aug 2022 21:05:42 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Season 2 Episode 36 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this slightly overcast Friday morning 05 August 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean....230breakfastbites,fijirugby,pacificrugby,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean236fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/04-08-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e35-teivovosport-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-fijirugby-pacificrugby-breakfastbites--530660942245aece-4e82-4650-b33c-d2f6c458c368Thu, 04 Aug 2022 03:56:33 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Season 2 Episode 35 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful Thursday morning 04 August 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. We start...208breakfastbites,fijirugby,pacificrugby,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportclean235fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-08-22-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e34-teivovosport-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovofiji--53066109151cc5ce-227d-47b7-a4b7-2dc661b6407eWed, 03 Aug 2022 00:46:39 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 2 Episode 34 of Breakfast Bites by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this bright and  humid Wednesday morning 03 August 2022 - coming to you from the 180th  meridian in the middle of the Pacific...187teivovodigital,teivovofiji,teivovorugby,teivovosportclean234fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-08-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e33-teivovosport-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-fijirugby-pacificrugby-breakfastbites--53066106efdb6717-c4c7-4a57-8406-a68f5c066d4bMon, 01 Aug 2022 22:16:34 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Season 2 Episode 32 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this bright and warm humid Tuesday morning 02 August 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific...195breakfastbites,fijirugby,pacificrugby,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportclean233fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-08-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e32-teivovosport-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-fijirugby-pacificrugby-breakfastbites--5306609287033af2-eba2-4c52-939c-a0c9c4d3214dSun, 31 Jul 2022 23:15:26 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Season 2 Episode 32 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this bright and warm humid Monday morning 01 August 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean....184breakfastbites,fijirugby,pacificrugby,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportclean232fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/31-07-22-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e31-teivovosport-teivovodigital-teivovofiji--530661055a3ac22a-3615-468d-ab68-4976cf911176Sun, 31 Jul 2022 06:00:13 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Season 2 Episode 31 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this bright and warm Sunday morning 31 July 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Team...188teivovodigital,teivovofiji,teivovosportclean231fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/30-07-22-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e30-teivovosport-teivovodigital-teivovofiji--530661246bed3609-e17b-4f74-875e-a4156d20df85Fri, 29 Jul 2022 21:19:54 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Season 2 Episode 30 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this balmy 23 degrees Celcius on Saturday morning 30 July 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific...244teivovodigital,teivovofiji,teivovosportclean230fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-07-22-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e29-teivovosport-teivovodigital-teivovofiji--530661036c128b4c-6613-475a-907a-f5dfef10dbafThu, 28 Jul 2022 21:18:28 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Season 2 Episode 29 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful Friday morning 29 July 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Commonwealth...193teivovodigital,teivovofiji,teivovosportclean229fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-7-22-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e28-teivovosport-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovofiji--5306604760625d29-0348-46f6-8b58-3d8f65a7cc2cWed, 27 Jul 2022 12:00:00 +0000Culden KameaBreakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.co Malo and welcome to Season 2 Episode 28 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful Wednesday morning 28 July 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the...193teivovodigital,teivovofiji,teivovorugby,teivovosportclean228fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-07-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e27-teivovosport-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-fijirugby-pacificrugby-breakfastbites--530660615d44d533-eebd-423e-b7f2-9cc8dc9bacc8Wed, 27 Jul 2022 00:05:57 +0000Culden KameaMalo  and welcome to Season 2 Episode 27 of Breakfast Bites by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful  Wednesday morning 27 July 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian  in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. So...149breakfastbites,fijirugby,pacificrugby,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportclean227fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-07-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e26-teivovosport-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovosports--53066070dfa26696-c902-4d31-88a5-a397407ff5a4Mon, 25 Jul 2022 21:47:36 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Season 2 Episode 26 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this overcast Tuesday morning 26 July 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. More than 185...204teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosport,teivovosportsclean226fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-07-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e25-teivovosport-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-fijirugby-pacificrugby-breakfastbites--53066108]]>ad894143-549e-4793-b930-e2fc0c13e5fdSun, 24 Jul 2022 22:22:23 +0000Culden KameaMalo and welcome to Season 2 Episode 25 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this slightly wet Monday morning 25 July 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In rugby...]]>168breakfastbites,fijirugby,pacificrugby,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportclean225fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-07-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e24-teivovosport-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-fijirugby-pacificrugby-breakfastbites--53066123Please hit the "subscribe" button below if you'd like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites, and thank you too mas for your support!

#BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>09c098be-1b1d-4e6e-ad48-b59d6f0401e2Sat, 23 Jul 2022 21:56:28 +0000Culden KameaBreakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com Bula and welcome to Season 2 Episode 24 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this bright and sunny Sunday morning 24 July 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in...Please hit the "subscribe" button below if you'd like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites, and thank you too mas for your support!

#BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>231breakfastbites,fijirugby,pacificrugby,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportclean224fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-07-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e23-teivovorugby-teivovodigital-teivovosport-podcast-pacificrugby-fijirugby--5306610411721fe8-06a0-47ec-b236-71cacb62db68Fri, 22 Jul 2022 21:55:49 +0000Culden KameaBula and welcome to Season 2 Episode 23 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this warm Saturday morning 23 July 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. We start with...365fijirugby,pacificrugby,podcast,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportclean223fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-07-2022-breakfast-bites-s02e22-teivovosport-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-breakfastbitespodcast-rugbypacific-fijirugby--530660724fbc2c82-bd58-4c3f-82d5-bbb80ec25ff3Fri, 22 Jul 2022 09:22:41 +0000Culden KameaBula and welcome to Season 2 Episode 22 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful Friday morning 22 July 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The RWC7s in...203breakfastbitespodcast,fijirugby,rugbypacific,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportclean222fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-07-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s02e21-teivovodigital-teivovosport-teivovorugby-pacificsport-teivovopacific-pacificrugby--5306611101f28da3-bbdb-4060-b41e-71df7f9a618dThu, 21 Jul 2022 01:05:17 +0000Culden KameaBula and welcome to Season 2 Episode 21 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports highlights on this beautiful Wednesday morning 21 July 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean....155pacificrugby,pacificsport,teivovodigital,teivovopacific,teivovorugby,teivovosportclean221fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-07-2022-breakfast-bites-s02e20-teivovosport-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-breakfastbites--53066110da7f2313-18b4-41b2-b456-5d30f634afb7Tue, 19 Jul 2022 21:10:36 +0000Culden KameaBula and welcome to Season 2 Episode 20 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports highlights on this beautiful Wednesday morning 20 July 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean....208breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportclean220fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-07-2022-breakfast-bites-s02e19-teivovosport-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-breakfastbites--53066073bda97a53-7114-4f20-b3f2-d6c7fcbf7546Mon, 18 Jul 2022 21:26:48 +0000Culden KameaBula and welcome to Season 2 Episode 19 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports highlights on this bright and sunny Tuesday morning 19 July 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific...155breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportclean219fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-07-2022-breakfast-bites-s02e18-teivovosport-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-breakfastbites--53066052d0594759-1a73-40a3-883a-f8bfc01099b5Sun, 17 Jul 2022 21:52:28 +0000Culden KameaBula and welcome to Season 2 Episode 18 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports highlights on this slightly overcast Monday morning 18 July 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific...247breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportclean218fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-07-2022-breakfast-bites-s02e17-teivovorugby-teivovodigital-teivovosport--53066113eeeac636-c7c9-4da4-942c-082e35f111b3Sat, 16 Jul 2022 21:11:19 +0000Culden KameaBula and welcome to Season 2 Episode 17 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports highlights on this wet Sunday morning 17 July 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. All the...222teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportclean217fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-07-2022-breakfast-bites-s02e16-teivovorugby-teivovodigital-teivovosport--53066050c3682f79-b345-4f4f-bed6-5cea33553d89Fri, 15 Jul 2022 21:42:53 +0000Culden KameaBula and welcome to Season 2 Episode 16 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports highlights on this beautiful Saturday morning 16 July 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean....175teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportclean216fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-07-2022-breakfast-bites-s02e15-teivovosport-teivovorugby-breakfastbites-teivovodigital--530661072bc8fd2c-bef0-473b-8d8a-9259ec89391cThu, 14 Jul 2022 20:13:06 +0000Culden KameaBula and welcome to Season 2 Episode 15 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports highlights on this beautiful sunny Friday morning 15 July 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific...171breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportclean215fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-07-2022-breakfast-bites-s02e14-teivovosport-teivovorugby-breakfastbites-teivovodigital--530661143f591e68-0e4e-45a0-b5f9-be07d17d1c78Wed, 13 Jul 2022 22:53:40 +0000Culden KameaBula and welcome to Season 2 Episode 13 of Breakfast Bites by TeizvovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports highlights on this beautiful Thursday morning 14 July 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean....223breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportclean214fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-07-2022-breakfast-bites-so2e13-teivovorugby-teivovosports-teivovodigital-breakfastbites--530660797ef81261-436f-47f6-9858-2db4128c3e63Tue, 12 Jul 2022 21:50:22 +0000Culden KameaBula  and welcome to Season 2 Episode 13 of Breakfast Bites by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports highlights on this  warm Wednesday morning 13 July 2022 - coming to you from the 180th  meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean....156breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean213fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-07-2022-breakfast-bites-s02e12-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-breakfastbites--530661127e311023-60ab-4ec8-807a-63b121c47e97Mon, 11 Jul 2022 21:26:23 +0000Culden KameaBula  and welcome to Season 2 Episode 12 of Breakfast Bites by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports highlights on this  bright and sunny Tuesday morning 12 July 2022 - coming to you from the  180th meridian in the middle of the...164breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean212fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-07-2022-breakfast-bites-s02e11-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-breakfastbites--5306611555795929-5603-4a91-b700-634de7725cc6Sun, 10 Jul 2022 22:13:03 +0000Culden KameaBula  and welcome to Season 2 Episode 11 of Breakfast Bites by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports highlights on this  bright and sunny Monday morning 11 July 2022 - coming to you from the  180th meridian in the middle of the...146breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean211fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-07-22-breakfast-bites-s02e10-teivovosports-breakfastbites-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--53066119b668c65c-6d5a-4d1b-a4b8-3b0133fdb930Sat, 09 Jul 2022 21:13:03 +0000Culden KameaBula  and welcome to Season 2 Episode 10 of Breakfast Bites by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports highlights on this  lazy Sunday morning 10 July 2022 - coming to you from the 180th  meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. A...244breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean210fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/09-07-22-breakfast-bites-s02e09-teivovosports-breakfastbites-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--530660538d6cad4c-83d0-40c7-9df7-1d668f85b6d9Fri, 08 Jul 2022 22:36:49 +0000Culden KameaBula  and welcome to Season 2 Episode 9 of Breakfast Bites by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports highlights on this  sunny Saturday morning 09 July 2022 - coming to you from the 180th  meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean....120breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean29fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/08-07-22-breakfast-bites-s02e08-teivovosports-breakfastbites-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--5306611616b9b638-a0e2-4826-92ce-d15b812b7cc3Thu, 07 Jul 2022 21:21:37 +0000Culden KameaBula and welcome to Season 2 Episode 8 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports highlights on this beautiful Friday morning 08 July 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. We...194breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean28fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/07-07-2022-breakfast-bites-s02e07-teivovosports-breakfastbites-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--53066128307c3614-e176-4fa3-b783-37cfbd2d0302Wed, 06 Jul 2022 20:55:41 +0000Culden KameaBula  and welcome to Season 2 Episode 7 of Breakfast Bites by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports highlights on this  beautiful Thursday morning 07 July 2022 - coming to you from the 180th  meridian in the middle of the Pacific...145breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean27fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/06-07-2022-breakfast-bites-s02e06-teivovosports-breakfastbites-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--53066077a5a374df-d38f-45e8-9277-f92143dd6355Tue, 05 Jul 2022 21:41:21 +0000Culden KameaBula  and welcome to Season 2 Episode 6 of Breakfast Bites by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports highlights on this  beautiful Wednesday morning 06 July 2022 - coming to you from the 180th  meridian in the middle of the Pacific...169breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean26fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/05-07-2022-breakfast-bites-s02e05-teivovosports-breakfastbites-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--530660834d7bb0f7-ca67-4da1-99e9-911544b9e54eMon, 04 Jul 2022 21:22:05 +0000Culden KameaBula and welcome to Season 2 Episode 5 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports highlights on this beautiful Tuesday morning 05 July 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In...163breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean25fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/04-07-2022-breakfast-bites-s02e04-teivovosports-breakfastbites-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--53066118
In rugby union SENSATIONAL BREAKING NEWS: Images of a drone spying on the Tongan team Captain's run at Albert Park in Suva last Friday have been posted on social media by Tongan fans. They say the drone must have been streaming video of their team moves to the Flying Fijians, after which it flew away out of sight.

The Flying Fijians won 36 nil on Saturday, shutting down all the dangerous attacking raids of star Tongan strike weapons Malakai Fekitoa, Siale Piutau and Israel Folau with ease.

Staying with rugby - France put together a strong second-half performance for a commanding 42-23 victory over Japan in the first test in Aichi on Saturday, while Argentina celebrated their first home test in almost three years with a close-fought 26-18 victory over Scotland.

In football - PSG Football Club has linked up with Qatar Airways for a new sponsorship deal worth an estimated US$84Million annually. The airline has backed the Qatar State-owned French team since 2020, with what critics say are fake sponsorship deals disguising direct government funding.

For TeivovoSports.com – I'm Culden Kamea, Malo, vina'a and thank you!

Please hit the "subscribe" button below if you'd like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites, and thank you too mas for your support! #breakfastbites, #fiji, #fijirugby, #fru, #pasifika, #raka, #rugby, #rugby7s, #rugbyleague, #rugbysevens, #rugbyunion, #sports, #teivovodigital, #teivovorugby, #teivovosport, #teivovosports]]>2fac93be-d6f4-496e-ace2-86211f7d0e01Sun, 03 Jul 2022 22:07:55 +0000Culden KameaBula and welcome to Season 2 Episode 4 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports highlights on this beautiful Monday morning 04 July 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean....
In rugby union SENSATIONAL BREAKING NEWS: Images of a drone spying on the Tongan team Captain's run at Albert Park in Suva last Friday have been posted on social media by Tongan fans. They say the drone must have been streaming video of their team moves to the Flying Fijians, after which it flew away out of sight.

The Flying Fijians won 36 nil on Saturday, shutting down all the dangerous attacking raids of star Tongan strike weapons Malakai Fekitoa, Siale Piutau and Israel Folau with ease.

Staying with rugby - France put together a strong second-half performance for a commanding 42-23 victory over Japan in the first test in Aichi on Saturday, while Argentina celebrated their first home test in almost three years with a close-fought 26-18 victory over Scotland.

In football - PSG Football Club has linked up with Qatar Airways for a new sponsorship deal worth an estimated US$84Million annually. The airline has backed the Qatar State-owned French team since 2020, with what critics say are fake sponsorship deals disguising direct government funding.

For TeivovoSports.com – I'm Culden Kamea, Malo, vina'a and thank you!

Please hit the "subscribe" button below if you'd like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites, and thank you too mas for your support! #breakfastbites, #fiji, #fijirugby, #fru, #pasifika, #raka, #rugby, #rugby7s, #rugbyleague, #rugbysevens, #rugbyunion, #sports, #teivovodigital, #teivovorugby, #teivovosport, #teivovosports]]>150breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean24fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-07-2022-breakfast-bites-s02e03-teivovosports-breakfastbites-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--53066117
As we tipped yesterday: In Suva Samoa samboed Australia A 31-26, Fiji djangoed Tonga 36 nil. At Eden Park last night, the All Blacks fandangoed Ireland 42-19 and Australia fumigated England in Perth 30-28. Early this morning in Pretoria, South Africa walarooed Wales 32-29 and Argentina scooby dooby dooed Scotland

In the NRL last night, the Cowboys blitzed the Broncos 26-40 scoring six converted tries in front of a packed house in Townsville, while South Sydney clobbered the Parramatta Eels 12-30 thanks to a barnstorming Latrell Mitchell, returning after 12 weeks out injured with rehab in the US.

And following his recent MVP award, a Warriors jersey that Steph Curry wore in this year's NBA Finals has just sold for US$343,200. Apparently the buyer can now hit 30-foot jumpers!

In football - England's Under-19 won the European Championships yesterday. The Young Lions came from behind in the final in Slovakia, to beat Israel 3-1 in extra time. Not exactly sure how Israel got there – to the EUROs!

In boxing, a bloody see-sawing scrap in Broadbeach, Queensland, in broad daylight yesterday, southpaw Jai Opetaia held on to win the IBF World Cruiserweight title from Latvian, Mairis Briedis by unanimous points decision.

A vicious Opetaia uppercut in round four broke Briedis's nose; the blood leaking into his mouth leaving him gasping for air for the rest of the fight, but it was Opetaia who was hanging on at the end after the Latvian broke his jaw.

For TeivovoSports.com – I'm Culden Kamea, Malo, vina'a and thank you!

Please hit the "subscribe" button below if you'd like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites, and thank you too mas for your support! #breakfastbites, #fiji, #fijirugby, #fru, #pasifika, #raka, #rugby, #rugby7s, #rugbyleague, #rugbysevens, #rugbyunion, #sports, #teivovodigital, #teivovorugby, #teivovosport, #teivovosports]]>6634cd32-9b7a-4dfd-9874-08965087e3e5Sat, 02 Jul 2022 22:07:08 +0000Culden KameaBula and welcome to Season 2 Episode 3 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports highlights on this beautiful Sunday morning 03 July 2022 - coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean....
As we tipped yesterday: In Suva Samoa samboed Australia A 31-26, Fiji djangoed Tonga 36 nil. At Eden Park last night, the All Blacks fandangoed Ireland 42-19 and Australia fumigated England in Perth 30-28. Early this morning in Pretoria, South Africa walarooed Wales 32-29 and Argentina scooby dooby dooed Scotland

In the NRL last night, the Cowboys blitzed the Broncos 26-40 scoring six converted tries in front of a packed house in Townsville, while South Sydney clobbered the Parramatta Eels 12-30 thanks to a barnstorming Latrell Mitchell, returning after 12 weeks out injured with rehab in the US.

And following his recent MVP award, a Warriors jersey that Steph Curry wore in this year's NBA Finals has just sold for US$343,200. Apparently the buyer can now hit 30-foot jumpers!

In football - England's Under-19 won the European Championships yesterday. The Young Lions came from behind in the final in Slovakia, to beat Israel 3-1 in extra time. Not exactly sure how Israel got there – to the EUROs!

In boxing, a bloody see-sawing scrap in Broadbeach, Queensland, in broad daylight yesterday, southpaw Jai Opetaia held on to win the IBF World Cruiserweight title from Latvian, Mairis Briedis by unanimous points decision.

A vicious Opetaia uppercut in round four broke Briedis's nose; the blood leaking into his mouth leaving him gasping for air for the rest of the fight, but it was Opetaia who was hanging on at the end after the Latvian broke his jaw.

For TeivovoSports.com – I'm Culden Kamea, Malo, vina'a and thank you!

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Our international rugby tips for today, starting in Suva - Samoa to sambo Australia A and Fiji to django Tonga. At Eden Park in Auckland the All Blacks to fandango Ireland and in Perth, Australia to fumigate England. On Sunday, South Africa to walaroo Wales and Argentina to scooby dooby doo Scotland.

In the NRL last night - BIG Viliame Kikau and nippy Api Koroisau powered the Panthers to a 26-18 win over the Sydney Roosters, helping themselves to a try each in tough conditions in Sydney last night.

History in Egyptian football – Liverpool megastar, Mohamed Salah will never walk alone again – in fact he'll be mobbed by friends and family he never knew he even had, after he extended his contract with Liverpool until 2025.

British newspapers are reporting that Salah is now the highest-paid player in Liverpool Football Club's history on US$422,000 a week – that's like F$1Million every week!!! Mama Mia that's a lot of money.

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Our international rugby tips for today, starting in Suva - Samoa to sambo Australia A and Fiji to django Tonga. At Eden Park in Auckland the All Blacks to fandango Ireland and in Perth, Australia to fumigate England. On Sunday, South Africa to walaroo Wales and Argentina to scooby dooby doo Scotland.

In the NRL last night - BIG Viliame Kikau and nippy Api Koroisau powered the Panthers to a 26-18 win over the Sydney Roosters, helping themselves to a try each in tough conditions in Sydney last night.

History in Egyptian football – Liverpool megastar, Mohamed Salah will never walk alone again – in fact he'll be mobbed by friends and family he never knew he even had, after he extended his contract with Liverpool until 2025.

British newspapers are reporting that Salah is now the highest-paid player in Liverpool Football Club's history on US$422,000 a week – that's like F$1Million every week!!! Mama Mia that's a lot of money.

For TeivovoSports.com – I'm Culden Kamea, Malo, vina'a and thank you!

Please hit the "subscribe" button below if you'd like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites, and thank you too mas for your support!  #breakfastbites, #fiji, #fijirugby, #fru, #pasifika, #raka, #rugby, #rugby7s, #rugbyleague, #rugbysevens, #rugbyunion, #sports, #teivovodigital, #teivovorugby, #teivovosports]]>121breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean22fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-07-2022-breakfast-bites-s02e01-teivovosports-breakfastbites-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--53066129
If you're a rugby nut like me, take your girlfriend out for a romantic dinner at MacDonalds tonight and then say goodbye for the next 24 hours as International rugby takes centre stage this weekend: Saturday 1pm Samoa v Australia A, 3.30pm Fiji v Tonga, 7.05pm All Blacks v Ireland, 10pm Australia v England and on Sunday 3am South Africa v Wales and 7am Argentina v Scotland.

Manly racked up 7 tries last night with Daly Cherry-Evans and Kieran Foran running the game brilliantly, then . . . Ryan Papenhuyzen sparked into life scoring two tries, with PNG Kumuls star Justin Olam crashing over in the corner for one as well as the Storm came charging back, scoring 18 points in the last six minutes of the game to almost snatch it 30-36 Manly.

In football - It is being widely reported in Britain that US streaming giant, Amazon Prime is paying £1.5Billion to get first choice UEFA Champions League games on Tuesday night.

This new TV deal coincides with the UEFA Champions League's group stage expansion in 2024 from 32 teams to 36 with 189 games per season up from 125.

BREAKING NEWS – Pictures of Jesus are emerging on social media! That's right, images of former Man City striker - Gabriel Jesus wearing the Arsenal No.9 shirt inside the Emirates Stadium are out. Jesus is a coup for Arsenal with tons of experience winning ten trophies at Man City, including four Premier League titles. He also scored 95 goals as a Man City player.

In Commonwealth Games news - Elliot Thompson has been crowned the new British decathlon champion at the UK Championships in Manchester, 46 years after his famous dad first won it! Elliot 29, is the son of British athletics legend and Olympic gold medalist Daley Thompson – remember him?

He gave his sweat smelly gym training T-shirt to Princess Diana and she washed it and gave it to HRH Prince Charles as a Father's Day present.

For TeivovoSports.com – I'm Culden Kamea, Malo, vina'a and thank you!

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#BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>dc34c087-c255-4b00-a031-cd747956d88fFri, 01 Jul 2022 02:04:48 +0000Culden KameaBula and welcome to Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports highlights Season 2 Episode 1 on this beautiful Friday morning 01 July 2022 - coming to you from Fiji on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific...
If you're a rugby nut like me, take your girlfriend out for a romantic dinner at MacDonalds tonight and then say goodbye for the next 24 hours as International rugby takes centre stage this weekend: Saturday 1pm Samoa v Australia A, 3.30pm Fiji v Tonga, 7.05pm All Blacks v Ireland, 10pm Australia v England and on Sunday 3am South Africa v Wales and 7am Argentina v Scotland.

Manly racked up 7 tries last night with Daly Cherry-Evans and Kieran Foran running the game brilliantly, then . . . Ryan Papenhuyzen sparked into life scoring two tries, with PNG Kumuls star Justin Olam crashing over in the corner for one as well as the Storm came charging back, scoring 18 points in the last six minutes of the game to almost snatch it 30-36 Manly.

In football - It is being widely reported in Britain that US streaming giant, Amazon Prime is paying £1.5Billion to get first choice UEFA Champions League games on Tuesday night.

This new TV deal coincides with the UEFA Champions League's group stage expansion in 2024 from 32 teams to 36 with 189 games per season up from 125.

BREAKING NEWS – Pictures of Jesus are emerging on social media! That's right, images of former Man City striker - Gabriel Jesus wearing the Arsenal No.9 shirt inside the Emirates Stadium are out. Jesus is a coup for Arsenal with tons of experience winning ten trophies at Man City, including four Premier League titles. He also scored 95 goals as a Man City player.

In Commonwealth Games news - Elliot Thompson has been crowned the new British decathlon champion at the UK Championships in Manchester, 46 years after his famous dad first won it! Elliot 29, is the son of British athletics legend and Olympic gold medalist Daley Thompson – remember him?

He gave his sweat smelly gym training T-shirt to Princess Diana and she washed it and gave it to HRH Prince Charles as a Father's Day present.

For TeivovoSports.com – I'm Culden Kamea, Malo, vina'a and thank you!

Please hit the "subscribe" button below if you'd like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites, and thank you too mas for your support!

#BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji]]>207breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean21fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/30-06-2022-breakfast-bites-s01e22-teivovorugby-breakfastbites-teivovodigital-teivovosports--53066122c0d4afc0-a93e-42d5-b15f-76a2ae8017f8Wed, 29 Jun 2022 23:35:56 +0000Culden KameaBula and welcome to TEIVOVOsports "Breakfast Bites" – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports highlights this beautiful Thursday morning 30 June 2022 - coming to you from Fiji on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In rugby - Bundee Aki's...202breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean122fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-06-2022-breakfast-bites-s01e21-teivovorugby-breakfastbites-teivovodigital-teivovosports--53066065237b0a02-bc67-451d-89ae-645d81da9ae2Tue, 28 Jun 2022 22:46:50 +0000Culden KameaBula and welcome to TeivovoRugby.com “Breakafast Bites” – a wrap of Pasifika sports highlights this beautiful Wednesday morning 29 June 2022 - coming to you from Fiji on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. New Zealand-born Bundee...167breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean121fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-06-2022-breakfast-bites-s01e20-teivovorugby-breakfastbites-teivovodigital-teivovosports--53066131c6a03034-c770-4242-84f9-0040296a012cMon, 27 Jun 2022 22:50:03 +0000Culden KameaBula  and welcome to TEIVOVO Sports' “Breakfast Bites” – a wrap of Pasifika sports highlights this beautiful Tuesday morning 28 June 2022 - coming to you from Fiji on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In rugby league - video is...150breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean120fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-06-2022-breakfast-bites-s01e19-teivovorugby-breakfastbites-teivovosports-teivovodigital--530661328032ae89-516d-4313-97f2-96431ea95c6eSun, 26 Jun 2022 22:08:06 +0000Culden KameaBula and welcome to Teivovo Sports “Breakafast Bites” – a wrap of Pasifika sports highlights this beautiful Tuesday morning 28 June 2022 - coming to you from Fiji on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In rugby league - video is...125breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean119fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-06-2022-breakfast-bites-s01e18-teivovorugby-breakfastbites-teivovodigital-teivovosports--53066120146dd245-742b-4542-a8f8-1c8fd99fbb34Sun, 26 Jun 2022 00:10:12 +0000Culden KameaBula and welcome to TEIVOVO Sports “Breakafast Bites” – a wrap of Pasifika sports highlights this beautiful Sunday morning 26 June 2022 -  coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, Fiji. In rugby league - the PNG Kumuls...212breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean118fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-06-2022-breakfast-bites-s01e17-teivovosports-breakfastbites-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--53066095cff2cb90-ed44-46b2-99e4-d90b59cd4722Sat, 25 Jun 2022 00:16:01 +0000Culden KameaBula and welcome to TEIVOVO Sports “Breakafast Bites” – a wrap of Pasifika sports highlights this beautiful Saturday morning 25 June 2022 -  coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, Fiji. Both the Fiji Mens and Team...167breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean117fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-06-2022-breakfast-bites-s01e16-teivovosports-breakfastbites-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--530661219277e275-48c3-4667-ae99-c30e703531deFri, 24 Jun 2022 00:20:01 +0000Culden KameaBula and welcome to TEIVOVO Sports “Breakafast Bites” – a wrap of Pasifika sports highlights this beautiful Friday morning 24 June 2022 -  coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, Fiji. Starting with rugby league - all...157breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean116fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-06-2022-breakfast-bites-s01e15-teivovosports-breakfastbites-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--5306613557f31a5f-61ce-4157-9c33-831db82e615bWed, 22 Jun 2022 22:21:32 +0000Culden KameaBula and welcome to TEIVOVO Sports “Breakafast Bites” – a wrap of Pasifika sports highlights this beautiful Thursday morning 23 June 2022 coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, Fiji. New Zealand betting agency TAB...164breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean115fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-06-2022-breakfast-bites-s01e14-teivovosports-breakfastbites-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--53066058cc301ac0-8d7f-440e-a6bb-4d34b8a5747bTue, 21 Jun 2022 22:24:28 +0000Culden KameaBula and welcome to TEIVOVO Sports “Breakafast Bites” – a wrap of Pasifika sports highlights this beautiful Wednesday morning 22 June 2022 coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, Fiji. In rugby union - Flying Fijians...189breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean114fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-06-2022-breakfast-bites-s01e13-teivovosports-breakfastbites-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--53066060d9587744-2a97-48b2-b1dc-649612fc104bMon, 20 Jun 2022 22:26:02 +0000Culden KameaBula and welcome to TeivovoRugby.com “Breakafast Bites” – a wrap of Pasifika sports highlights this beautiful Tuesday morning 21 June 2022 coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, Fiji. In rugby league – Nothing beats...198breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean113fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-06-2022-breakfast-bites-s01e12-teivovosports-breakfastbites-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--530661308d61e40e-7361-459f-814b-6804491e55b2Mon, 20 Jun 2022 00:27:47 +0000Culden KameaBula and welcome to TEIVOVO Sports “Breakafast Bites” – a wrap of Pasifika sports highlights this beautiful Monday morning 20 June 2022 coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, Fiji. BIG Joe Cokanasiga scored for...213breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean112fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-06-2022-breakfast-bites-s01e11-teivovosports-breakfastbites-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--53066097dabff000-56cd-4c22-8cb4-f85a20689c3fFri, 17 Jun 2022 22:29:15 +0000Culden KameaBula and welcome to TEIVOVO Sports “Breakafast Bites” – a wrap of Pasifika sports highlights this beautiful Sunday morning 19 June 2022. In the BIG rugby game yesterday, the Black Ferns racked up a third straight win in the Pacific Four series...181breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean111fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-06-2022-breakfast-bites-s01e08-teivovosports-breakfastbites-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--53066127626cba02-212c-40e7-bbaf-560351c72bb2Wed, 15 Jun 2022 22:32:30 +0000Culden KameaBula and welcome to TEIVOVO Sports “Breakafast Bites” – a wrap of Pasifika sports highlights for Thursday 16 June 2022.  Former Wallaby great, David Pocock who played 78 Tests for Australia, has created history, being confirmed as the first...159breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean18fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-06-2022-breakfast-bites-s01e07-teivovosports-breakfastbites-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--530660987c5f1635-7ae2-4dd4-85c4-ac826da4ff5fTue, 14 Jun 2022 22:35:06 +0000Culden KameaBula and welcome to TEIVOVO Sports “Breakafast Bites” – a wrap of daily sports highlights for Wednesday 15 June 2022 Wily old NRL coaching guru, Wayne Bennett has shot down reports that the Dolphins had made Semi Radradra their top target for 2023,...134breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean17fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-06-2022-breakfast-bites-s01e06-teivovosports-breakfastbites-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--530661330375d485-0173-4979-9a94-a2a58e779160Mon, 13 Jun 2022 22:36:42 +0000Culden KameaBula and welcome to TEIVOVO Sports “Breakafast Bites” – a wrap of daily sports highlights for Tuesday 14 June 2022. This morning we start with another BIG CONGRATULATIONS to Fiji’s newest All Black: Chiefs No. 8 Pita Gus Sowakula named yesterday with...228breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean16fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-06-2022-breakfast-bites-s01e05-teivovosports-breakfastbites-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--53066136cd56ab7a-dc18-4f66-9fda-a008005cab0aSun, 12 Jun 2022 22:37:59 +0000Culden KameaBula and welcome to TeivovoRugby.com – “Breakafast Bites” – a wrap of daily sports highlights for Monday 13 June 2022. This morning we start with a huge CONGRATULATIONS to Fiji’s top rugby Referee, Tevita Rokovereni who has been confirmed by World...224breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean15fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-06-2022-breakfast-bites-s01e04-teivovosports-breakfastbites-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--530661267bf66362-73f0-43fc-afd1-77adc1edfc81Sat, 11 Jun 2022 22:39:35 +0000Culden KameaBula and welcome to TEIVOVO Sports – “Breakafast Bites” – a wrap of daily sports highlights for Sunday 12 June 2022!  BREAKING NEWS - A U.S. District Judge in Las Vegas, Jennifer Dorsey, has kicked out the rape case against Cristiano Ronaldo to punish...162breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-06-2022-breakfast-bites-s01e03-teivovosports-breakfastbites-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--53066125c37e4552-0029-46a2-824f-7c21f43897eeFri, 10 Jun 2022 22:40:55 +0000Culden KameaBula and welcome to TEIVOVO Sports – “Breakafast Bites” – a wrap of daily sports highlights for Saturday 11 June 2022!  No matter what the sport, wily old coaches always say that great D wins games, and so it proved last night with the Crusaders...203breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean13fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-06-2022-breakfast-bites-s01e02-teivovosports-breakfastbites-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--53066096518d5d15-75ca-4709-b8f9-6d361eaf677fThu, 09 Jun 2022 22:42:04 +0000Culden KameaBula and welcome to TEIVOVO Sports – “Breakafast Bites” – a wrap of the daily sports news for Friday 10 June 2022! Watch  out for the flying Sevu Reece in the first Super Rugby Pacific  semifinal at 7.05pm tonight, and especially keep an eye out for...173breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean12fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/09-06-2022-breakfast-bites-s01e01-teivovosports-breakfastbites-teivovodigital-teivovorugby--53066134bf543282-6c33-405c-8da1-0f98d65c24ebWed, 08 Jun 2022 22:46:06 +0000Culden KameaBula and welcome to TEIVOVO Sports – “Breakfast Bites”– a wrap up of Pasifika  Peoples sports highlights  for 09 June 2022 coming to you from Fiji on the 180th meridian in the middle of the  Pacific Ocean. Queensland turned the tables on the NSW Blues...163breakfastbites,teivovodigital,teivovorugby,teivovosportsclean11full