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Talofa, 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, 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

Talofa, 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, 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

Talofa, 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, 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? And that’s a wrap! For TeivovoSports.com I’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

Talofa, 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, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. With 1 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 & 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. And that’s a wrap! For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like & subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. Mahalo & 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

Talofa, 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 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. And that’s a wrap! For TeivovoSports.com I’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

Talofa, 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 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

Talofa, 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, 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

Talofa, 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 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.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

Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 51 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on this partly cloudy but bright Wednesday morning 24 May 2023. 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. And that’s a wrap! For TeivovoSports.com I’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

Talofa, Ma’lelei, bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 50 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on this bright and sunny Tuesday morning 23 May 2023. 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 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. 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. #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji

Talofa, 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 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. And that’s a wrap! For TeivovoSports.com I’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

Talofa, 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 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. And that’s a wrap! For TeivovoSports.com I’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

Talofa, 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 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.   And that’s a wrap!   For TeivovoSports.com I’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

Talofa, 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, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.   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.  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.  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.   And that’s a wrap!  For TeivovoSports.com I’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

Ma’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 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