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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

Kia 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 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

Kia 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 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

Kia 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 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 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

Kia 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 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

Kia 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 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

Kia 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 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

Kia 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 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

Kia 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 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

Kia 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 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 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

Kia 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 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

Kia 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 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

Kia 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 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

Kia 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 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

Kia 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 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. And that’s a wrap! For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support. #TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji