01-04-2024 Breakfast Bites FIJI & PACIFIC SPORTS NEWS Podcast S09E01 #TeivovoSports #TeivovoDigital
03/31/24 • 3 min
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.
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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!
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
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31-01-2024 Breakfast Bites FIJI & PACIFIC SPORTS NEWS Podcast S08E82 #TeivovoSports #TeivovoDigital
Kia 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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02-04-2024 Breakfast Bites FIJI & PACIFIC SPORTS NEWS Podcast S09E02 #TeivovoSports #TeivovoDigital
Kia 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!
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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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