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Malo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 58 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a bright and  sunny Sunday morning 27 November 2022, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean ! In  Qatar at the FIFA World Cup today: Poland has brought Saudi Arabia back  down to earth with a 2 nil win, after the Arabs had upset Argentina. In  other results overnight, Australia scratched Tunisia 0-1, France 2-1  Denmark and Lionel Messi opened the scoring for Argentina 2-0  Mexico  oilei, oilei Mexico. Saudi  Arabia coach Herve Renard has strenuously denied claims that his 26  players had each been promised a £363,000 Rolls-Royce Phantom by Saudi  crown prince Mohammed bin Salman for their heroic World Cup victory over  Argentina. “There is nothing true about this,” said Renard. In  rugby union – a patched up Wallabies fought back from 15-34 down to pip  Wales 34-39 in Cardiff this morning, piling the pressure on Wayne Pivac  11 months out from the RWC2023. And at Twickenham, England trailed the Springboks all the way but couldn’t pull it back, losing 27-13 in their Test. In rugby league – Bunnies  and Kangaroos superstar, Latrell Mitchell has broken new ground,  signing on to join the likes of Matty Johns, Cooper Cronk, Corey Parker  and Michael Ennis in the Fox Sports coverage of the 2023 NRL season  while he is still playing. NSW  Blues Coach, Brad Fittler says “For both Origin and Test rugby league  to flourish; if you’re born in NSW or Queensland – then you should be  eligible to play for NSW or Queensland. In boxing – the  man in the middle for the “Thrilla in Manilla” between Muhammad Ali and  Joe Frazier, boxing referee Carlos Padilla has revealed that he  helped Manny Pacquaio win the WBC World title against Nedal Hussein in  2000 by assisting Pacquaio with an 18-second count to recover from a  knockdown. Hussein has long questioned the officiating and replays have since shown that Pacquaio was indeed given a long count. In  US Sports – the Dallas Cowboys stormed back in the second half of their  Thanksgiving holiday blockbuster last Thursday, to beat the New York  Giants 28-20 with a record 42 million TV viewers, the most-watched  regular season game in 32 years. No wonder the Turkey was dry! For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Malo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 57 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a bright and  sunny Saturday morning 26 November 2022, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean ! In Qatar – at the FIFA World Cup today: Qatar 1-3 Senegal, Netherlands 1-1 Ecuador, Wales 0-2 Iran and England 0-0 USA this morning at Al Bayt Stadium.  Neymar will sit out Brazil's next World Cup game after he suffered an  ankle injury in his team's opening 2-0 win against Serbia. In  rugby union – so who’s gonna win? In Cardiff tonight, Wales host the  Wallabies and at Twickenham, England take on the Springboks in the last  of the Autumn Tests Series with all the pressure on Wayne Pivac and  Eddie Jones. In  rugby league – with the Rugby League World Cup over and done with, our  attention flicks back to the NRL and new expansion Club – the Dolphins,  where Wayne Bennett is making a play to lure Nathan Brown away from the  Parramatta Eels, offering A$1Million a year for 4 or 5 years. In boxing – UFC President Dana White has  thanked his followers for helping identify a person who had sent  threats to his family, specifically his daughter via social media. MMA  fighter Brandon Bender, who also used to work at UFC GYM was caught by LA Police shortly after his latest post. Finally  in F1 racing – Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who wrapped up his second  consecutive driver’s championship last weekend, earned US$60Million in 2022, with US$20M coming from bonuses, according to Forbes. Fading Mercedes star, Lewis Hamilton earned US$55M, all from his base salary, without any bonuses. So if your Mum likes speeding around town, maybe Formular One is for her? Cheers big ears! For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Malo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 56 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a bright and  sunny Friday morning 25 November 2022, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean ! In  Qatar – at the FIFA World Cup today: Cristiano Ronaldo became the first  player to score in five FIFA World Cups with a penalty for Portugal 3-2  Ghana. In other results, Uruguay 0-0 South Korea, Switzerland 1-0  Cameroon, Belgium 1-0 Canada and global favourites Brazil plonked Serbia  2 nil. FIFA expects over 5 billion viewers,  more than 60% of the world’s population to watch the World Cup in  Qatar. Viewership is already up with the opening game — Ecuador’s 2-0  win over Qatar — averaging 6.2 million viewers in the U.K., 2 million more than 2018’s World Cup opener. In  rugby union – the shortlist of Coaches to replace Eddie Jones at  Twickenham for England after the RWC 2023 includes former Ireland star,  Ronan O’Gara, the Crusaders “Razor” Scott Robertson and unconfirmed and  unlikely current Ireland Head Coach Andy Farrell – Father of England  Captain, Owen. In  rugby league – despite reaching the final of the Rugby League World Cup  in England last weekend, Samoa will remain a tier two nation — and  International Rugby League Chairman Troy Grant says that won’t change  “any time soon.” The reason being no real structure, organization and  comp back home in the islands. In boxing – while  tickets have reportedly sold well for Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, rival  boxing promoter, Eddie Hearn believes that the Tyson Fury versus Derek  Chisora trilogy fight in London next month will be a pay-per-view flop  because the fight will cost fans £27 to watch on TV. Finally this news - Budweiser wants a refund. The giant American brewer is seeking a US$47.4Million refund  from their sponsorship deal with FIFA after the Qatar Royal family  pressured FIFA into reversing course and banning beer sales in Qatar  Stadiums just two days before the FIFA World Cup started. Budweiser  can only sell its nonalcoholic Bud Zero at FIFA World Cup games in  Qatar and its regular beer at a few designated fan zones. Due to Qatar’s lack of breweries and intense heat, Budwiser had to ship its beer via ocean freighter and store it in refrigerated warehouses. Budweiser paid FIFA US$75M to be the official beer supplier for this World Cup in Qatar and has a deal for US$112M for the 2026 World Cup in the US, Mexico, and Canada. Budweiser says they will give all unsold beer in Qatar to the country that wins the World Cup. Cheers big ears! For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Malo and welcome to Season 3 Episode 55 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a sunny but slightly cloudy Thursday morning 24 November 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! In Qatar – FIFA World Cup results from this morning: Germany 1-2 Japan, Spain 7-0 Costa Rica, Morocco 0-0 Croatia and still to play - Belgium vs Canada, Switzerland vs Cameroon and perennial favourites Brazil vs Serbia. Yesterday France squashed Australia 1-4. Did I tell you already that FIFA has banked a record US$7.5Billion in commercial deals for the four years cycle for this World Cup in Qatar, boosting FIFA’s reserves to around US$2.5B . . . give or take a couple of million bucks! In rugby union – “Forget England’s dramatic draw with the All Blacks or Ireland and France cementing their status at the top of the World Rugby rankings over the weekend. Instead raise a glass of Portuguese or Georgian wine in celebration of two historic results”, The Guardian’s Robert Kitson noted in his opinion piece about the historic results of Georgia’s defeat of Wales in Cardiff and Portugal’s win over the United States to qualify for the Rugby World Cup 2023 in France. In boxing – Cronulla Sharks Great White and NSW Blues bruiser, Paul Gallen has ended his decorated sporting career with one final victory, taking down Broncos star and Queensland Maroons cracker, Justin Hodges in a unanimous points win last night. “Not many people get to go out on a victory but luckily I got to do it tonight. He’s a warrior,” Gallen said post-fight. Geez guys grow up and call it quits already! For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Malo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 54 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a sunny but  slightly cloudy Wednesday morning 23 November 2022, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!  Love  you Raymond. In  Qatar – FIFA World Cup results from this morning: Saudi Arabia has  produced one of the great World Cup upsets, stunning tournament  favourites Argentina 2-1. Tiny Tunisia held Denmark to a nil all draw,  while the great Robert Lewandowski missed a penalty so Poland and Mexico  drew nil all also and USA 1-1 Wales. Tomorrow  watch out for: Germany vs Japan, Spain vs Costa Rica, Morocco vs  Croatia and Belgium vs Canada, 7pm at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium. So why Qatar again? FIFA has banked a record US$7.5Billion in commercial deals for the four years associated with this World Cup in Qatar. That is a cool US$1B more than from the 2018 World Cup in Russia, boosting FIFA’s reserves to around US$2.5B. BREAKING NEWS: Cristiano Ronaldo has left Man U with immediate effect, the Club confirmed in a statement which read: ‘Cristiano Ronaldo is to leave Manchester United by mutual agreement, with immediate effect. Ronaldo’s  exit has been agreed by mutual consent although it is unclear at this  stage if the 37-year-old Portugal star has been sacked or received any  compensation for the remaining seven months of his £500,000-a-week  contract at Old Trafford. Ronaldo’s departure was triggered by his explosive interview with Piers Morgan last week. In  rugby league – top British Super League Club the Bradford Bulls has  signed up Papua New Guinea Kumuls powerhouse forward, Keven Appo for  their 2023 season after his outstanding performances at the recent Rugby  League World Cup. In boxing – the  Tyson Fury-Derek Chisora fight, which will take place on 3 December at  the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London will be shown on BT Sport Box  Office for UK viewers, with punters having to shell out £26.95 - a new  high for the platform. The price exceeds the Gypsy King's recent wins over Deontay Wilder and Dillian Whyte. Punters maybe complaining now, BUT after a few pints of beer on a cold December night – they’ll pay! For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Malo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 53 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a sunny but  slightly cloudy Tuesday morning 22 November 2022, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! In Qatar – England, Wales, and five other European nations ditched plans to wear their ‘OneLove’ armbands at the World Cup after FIFA threatened to book players for wearing it. In a joint statement, the seven football federations said they felt “angry” and “betrayed” by FIFA. England  opened their FIFA World Cup campaign in Qatar with a 6-2 win over Iran,  Senegal 0-1 Netherlands and coming up USA versus Wales at 7pm at the  Ahmed bin Ali Stadium. Yesterday hosts Qatar 0-2 Ecuador. In  rugby league – Toa Samoa has put their hand up to play a Test Series  against England in the UK next year, with Head Coach, Matt Parish saying  the more international games they play the better for the game  globally. The New Zealand Kiwis and the Aussie Kangaroos have also offered to play England in 2023. In  rugby union – England Head Coach, Eddie Jones is reportedly on the  verge of signing up to Coach the US Men’s team through to the 2031 Rugby  World Cup after his stint with England ends at RWC 2023 in France. In boxing – despite massive box office success for the Rocky franchise over 45 years, boxing icon Sylvester Stallone remains angry that he is not entitled to royalties from his Rocky franchise after signing  a standard contract at the time for his screenplay, acting as the title  character, and producing/directing the first three movies. Only in the USA – Wynn Las Vegas is offering a unique package for the Las Vegas F1 Grand Prix race weekend that kicks off a year from now, so start saving: Three nights in a 5,800-square-foot, three-bedroom duplex with two-story windows, billiard tables, dining and fitness rooms VIP access to the Paddock Club and race-week events Tickets to a show, dinner for six, spa treatments and rounds of golf Caviar and four bottles of Dom Perignon champagne Plus US$100,000 donation to a local charity All this for only US$1Million. For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Malo and welcome to Season 3 Episode 52 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another sunny and bright Monday morning 21 November 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! In Qatar – the FIFA World Cup has finally kicked off with hosts Qatar losing to Ecuador 2 nil early this morning, after a spectacular Opening Ceremony hosted by actor Morgan Freeman with Jungkook of K-Pop megastars BTS the headline musical performance, alongside Qatari singer Fahad Al-Kubaisi. Morgan Freeman declared: “What unites us here in this moment is so much greater than what divides us.” Ghanim Al-Muftah, a Qatari born with the rare Caudal Regression Syndrome said: “Everyone is welcome”. In rugby league – BBC coverage of the RLWC Final between Australia and Samoa did not show a man wearing red lingerie and sporting what appeared to be a wig, streaking around Old Trafford, entertaining the crowd as he evaded security guards before being brought down and escorted from the field. In rugby union – results from yesterday: Ireland 13-10 Wallabies, France 35-17 Japan, Tonga 43-19 Uruguay, Manu Samoa 22-0 Romania and Fiji 46-14 the French Barbarians. In boxing – the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s boxing federation will not return home from an international boxing tournament in Spain, in support of nationwide protests triggered by the 16 September death in custody of 22-year-old Iranian of Kurdish origin, Mahsa Amini after her arrest for allegedly breaching Iran’s strict dress rules for women. Only in the USA – a group of investors are suing the founder of FTX cryptocurrency exchange — Sam Bankman-Fried and sports superstars who promoted FTX like NFL icon Tom Brady, NBA superstar Steph Curry and NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, alleging they “made numerous misrepresentations to take advantage of unsophisticated investors.” Cheers Big Ears! For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Malo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 51 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another  beautiful sky-blue Sunday morning 20 November 2022, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! In  rugby league – in the end, the Rugby League World Cup Final was a step  too far for gallant Toa Samoa, but man what a journey! Big Mal Meninga  and the Australian Kangaroos were just too strong on the night winning  30-10 at Old Trafford to clinch their 12th RLWC title. In the Women’s RLWC Final – the Australian Jillaroos 54-4 New Zealand. Go Samoa Go. In rugby union results: England 25-25 All Blacks, Georgia 13-12 Wales, Scotland 52-19  Argentina, Springboks 63-21 Italy, Manu Samoa 22-0 Romania and USA 16-16  Portugal. To play Wallabies-Ireland, Japan-France, Tonga to uluhuru Uruguay and Fiji to Krypto KO the French Barbars. In  Qatar – in a nearly one hour long media conference in Qatar on the eve  of the World Cup, FIFA President Gianni Infantino says westerners, in  particular Europeans, had no right to criticise Qatar. “I  am European,” Mr Infantino said. “For what we have been doing for 3000  years around the world, we should be apologising for the next 3000 years  before giving moral lessons. “We  should all educate ourselves. Many things are not perfect but reform  and change takes time. This one-sided moral lesson is just hypocrisy.” “I  wonder why no-one recognises the progress made here since 2016. Qatar  is ready. It will be the best World Cup ever,” Infantino said. In boxing – Podcast  host and MMA TV commentator, Joe Rogan says that new UFC Middleweight  Champion and big-hitting Brazil KO King, Alex Pereira is too big for  middleweight and has a massive advantage over the division, labeling his  cut to 185 pounds as ‘basically sanctioned cheating’. Only in the USA – MGM Resorts and Caesars Palace will  purchase US$25Million worth of Las Vegas F1 Grand Prix tickets for  packages for their guests. Caesars packages for race tickets, food, and a  three-night stay average US$2600 per night. Some packages will cost over US$100,000 and a few will go for US$1Million. Cheers Big Ears! For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Malo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 50 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another  absolutely stunning sky-blue Saturday morning 19 November 2022, coming  to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific  Ocean ! In rugby league – Black  Adam has delivered – Hollywood superstar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has  posted a video message of support to the Toa Samoa team counting down  the hours to their Rugby League World Cup final clash against BIG Mal  and his Australian Kangaroos at Old Trafford early tomorrow morning. The  key for Australia to win the Rugby League World Cup final is for star  Panthers halfback, Nathan Cleary to relax and prove his big game  credentials when it really matters- so far his performances have been  solid if unspectacular. Go Samoa Go. In  rugby union – our world famous rugby tips: Los Pumas to Sambuca  Scotland, the Wallabies to wrangle Ireland, England to aloha the All  Blacks, the Springboks to kwazulu Italy, Japan to Suzuki France, Tonga  to uluhuru Uruguay, Manu Samoa to rolacosta Romania, USA to Ronaldo  Portugal and the Flying Fijians to crypto bust the French Barbarians. The  Black Ferns players will each receive a NZ$25,000 bonus for winning the  Women's Rugby World Cup final last week. New Zealand Rugby worked with  sponsors to create a bonus pool of almost one million dollars for the  reward. In  Qatar – alcohol will NOT be sold at Qatar's World Cup stadiums, FIFA  announced overnight, a last-minute reversal which will annoy some fans  who doubted Qatar's ability to deliver on promises to fans. For years, Qatar's organisers had said that alcohol would be widely accessible to fans. In boxing – former  World WBA Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Nikolai Valuev at 7-feet-tall  and 136Kg, the tallest and heaviest heavyweight champion in boxing  history – wait for it - has been rushed to hospital in Moscow with a leg  injury after being drafted into the Russian army for the war against  Ukraine. Cheers Big Ears! For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji https://www.teivovorugby.com/podcasts/19-11-2022-breakfast-bites-podcast-s03e50-teivovosports-teivovodigital-teivovorugby-teivovoleague/ 

Malo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 49 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another  absolutely stunning sky-blue Friday morning 18 November 2022, coming to  you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific  Ocean! In  rugby league – Fiji Bati Captain Kevin Naiqama and the youngest player  for Fiji at the RLWC, Josh Wong attended the Fiji National Rugby League  30th Anniversary Dinner at the GPH in Suva on Wednesday, mainly  honouring the Pioneers who started rugby league in Fiji in 1992. Among  them on the night were Captain Alifereti Dere, Livai Nalagilagi, Niko  Baliverata and Joe Rabele. Officials  expect a crowd of 64,000 for the RLWC final between Australia and Samoa  which will take the total for the tournament past the 382,080 from the 2017 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand but  will fall below the record of 453,483 for the RLWC in England 2013. Go Samoa Go. In  rugby union – all the big rugby tests this weekend: Scotland-Argentina,  Ireland-Australia, England-All Blacks, Italy-South Africa,  France-Japan, Tonga-Uruguay, Romania-Samoa and USA-Portugal for the last  place in the RWC 2023 in Fiji’s Pool in France. In  Qatar – the FIFA World Cup starts on Sunday, offering one of the  largest prize pools in global sports. FIFA will distribute US$440Million to the 32 qualifying men’s teams, with the winning team receiving US$42M. In addition to the prize pool, Club teams that employ players at the World Cup will receive US$10,000 for each day that player is involved in the tournament, totaling US$209M over the 64 games. In boxing – Kiwi-Nigerian UFC superstar, Israel Adesanya was arrested at JFK Airport terminal in New York just days after he lost his title to Alex Prereira.  Adesanya was arrested for being in possession of metal knuckles, which  is illegal in New York. The fighter was released with a warning. In tennis – facing  growing protests for change, Wimbledon is relaxing its rule for  all-white clothing to allow female players to wear "mid/dark-colored  undershorts" to be more comfortable during their periods. The  All England Club said it decided to update the rules after discussions  "with the WTA, clothing manufacturers and medical teams on how best to  support women and girls competing at the championships.'' The  new rules state that women can now "wear solid, mid/dark-colored  undershorts provided they are no longer than their shorts or skirt.'' Cheers Girls! For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Malo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 48 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another  absolutely stunning sky-blue Thursday morning 17 November 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! In the Rugby League World Cup – The Team of the Tournament includes eight players from Tier Two rugby league nations with five Samoans 2Brian  To’o, 3Tim Lafai, 4Stephen Crichton, 6Jarome Luai 10Junior Paulo, plus  9Edwin Ipape of Papua New Guinea, 15Sunia Turuva from Fiji and 16Keaon  Koloamatangi of Tonga. The RLWC2022 Team of the Tournament also includes Aussies 5Josh  Addo-Carr, 11Cameron Murray, 12Liam Martin, 14Harry Grant, three  Englishmen 7George Williams, 8Tom Burgess, 13Victor Radley and two Kiwis  - fullback and Golden Boot winner 1Joseph Manu and James Fisher-Harris. Go Samoa Go. In  Qatar – Oh oh the first clash between western media and FIFA World Cup  organisers and Qatari government security has happened even before the  first ball is kicked at the tournament. The  live broadcast of a Danish television station from a street in Doha was  interrupted yesterday by security staff who threatened to break a  camera. One  gets the sense that western media are racing to see who can break the  first story about a gay couple living in secret in this conservative  Arab country. In boxing – a group of Irish Gypsies have won substantial damages and a public  apology from a brewery giant, after they were barred from a pub while  trying to watch their boxing hero, Tyson Fury defend his World  Heavyweight title against Dillian Whyte. Fury is famously very proud of his Irish Gypsy heritage. And get this - the Brewery – Greene King which operates 2700 pubs in Britain, has a policy of - “calling time on racism.” Cheers Gypsies! For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Malo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 47 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this absolutely  stunning Wednesday morning 16 November 2022, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! In the Rugby League World Cup - Toa  Samoa fans have launched a campaign to get “Black Adam” – that’s  right, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson behind Samoa for their historic Rugby  League World Cup final against Australia this weekend. Samoa is the first ever tier-two nation to qualify for a Rugby League World Cup final. Go Samoa Go . In  rugby union - BIG Fiji-born England Wing, Joe Cokanasiga has been ruled  out of the All Blacks versus England Test at Twickenham because of an  ankle problem. Cokanasiga  was a late call-up for the 52-13 win over Japan, but the giant Bath  back has now been added to the injury list himself. Meanwhile,  top French Referee Mathieu Raynal – at the centre of the Bledisloe Cup  time-wasting furore two months ago – has been whistled up as a late  replacement to officiate the All Blacks vs England Test on Sunday after  Australian Ref, Nic Berry had to go home for personal reasons. In football – the San Francisco 49ers is set to buy out English Premier League Club Leeds United, valued at US$558Million. Leeds was bought by Andrea Radrizzani for US$52M in 2017 while in the second-tier EFL Championship league. They won promotion to the EPL for the 2020-21 season and BOOM all of a sudden they are worth ten times more – go figure. In  Qatar – Spain Head Coach, Luis Enrique will be live streaming to  interact with fans “without filters” in a way that is more “spontaneous  and natural” between games at the FIFA World Cup. “Streamers of the  world, move over. I’m going downhill without breaks,” he said on a video  posted on his Twitter account. Me thinks Senior Enrique will regret this somehow. In boxing – have you ever wondered what losers say to winners in the ring after their fight? “It’s okay. I don’t like you, you don’t like me but respect,” that’s exactly what dethroned UFC Middleweight champ Israel Adesanya  said to Alex Pereira of Brazil after he punched and kicked the  Kiwi-Nigerian’s lights out and snatched his title. So now what – a rematch? Only in the USA – following  last Sunday’s boisterous capacity crowd of 69,811 at Munich’s Allianz  Arena for the Bucs’ 21-16 win over the Seahawks, it’s easy to see why  the NFL wants to expand into Europe. The NFL will play “at least” four games in Germany through 2025, but don’t be surprised if it expanded beyond that at some point soon. Germany and Britain have 3.3 million “avid fans” according to the NFL, which aims to grow its international business to US$1Billion annually, with multiple NFL franchises in Europe as a division. Cheers buddy! For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Malo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 46 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this  brilliantly bright Tuesday morning 15 November 2022, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! AND  THEN there were two – Australia versus Samoa in the Rugby League World  Cup final. Who would have predicted a pacific island country with a  population on-island and overseas of 200,000 people if that, would be  dancing with the big boys at the end of the night? This  year it is the turn of Toa Samoa to shine in the spotlight of the Rugby  League World Cup final. Next time around it could just as easily be  Mate Ma’a Tonga, the Fijian Bati or the Papua New Guinea Kumuls fighting  it out against England, New Zealand or Australia in the finals. The tide is changing. Go Samoa Go! In  football – in an exclusive interview with Piers Morgan on ESPN,  Cristiano Ronaldo has criticized Manager Erik ten Hag saying: “I don’t  have respect for him because he doesn’t show respect for me. If you  don’t have respect for me, I’m never going to have respect for you.” Ronaldo also claimed Man U has not progressed since the departure of Alex Ferguson in 2013. Finally  - just days before the 2022 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony in Qatar,  organizers are scrambling to move Budweiser beer stations to obscure locations,  following demands from the country’s royal family — who are concerned  now that high profile alcohol stations could unsettle the local  population. Budweiser, the FIFA World Cup’s exclusive beer sponsor pays US$75Million for their FIFA World Cup presence every four years. Cheers buddy! For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Malo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 45 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this bright but  slightly overcast Monday morning 14 November 2022, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean ! We start with boxing – in only his 8th UFC fight, Brazilian Knockout King Alex Pereira claimed the UFC Middleweight title with a fifth-round TKO win over Kiwi-Nigerian superstar, Israel Adesanya. In the co-headliner at the Garden, New York city on Sunday, Zhang Weili begin her second reign as Women’s UFC Strawweight Champion when she submitted Carla Esparza with a choke in the 2nd round. Pereira, Weili, Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler each earned US$50,000 bonuses on the night. UFC281 drew 20,845 fans for a live gate of US$11.6Million at Madison Square Garden, New York city. In rugby union – Scotland  scored 23 unanswered points having trailed 14-0, but the All Blacks  scored two late tries against 14 men for a 31-23 win at Murrayfield  overnight. "We're disappointed we didn't see it through. That's the best  opportunity we've had to beat them," Scotland Coach Gregor Townsend said. In  football – PSG superstars, Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Kylian Mbappe came  through their final game before the FIFA World Cup unscathed, with  Mbappe scoring in their 5-0 trashing of Auxerre at home yesterday. Messi  and Neymar came off with about 15 minutes left but Mbappe played the  full game. In rugby league – Stephen  Crichton’s match-winning drop goal in Golden Point extra-time for Toa  Samoa to eliminate England from the RLWC final was a career first - as  he is banned from even attempting them with Penrith. “I was zero from  four in the NRL! Hopefully I get my licence back!” “I’ve  never hit one before. I thought I hit it short,” Stephen Crichton said  of his match-winning 84th-minute drop goal. This certainly won’t be his  last. Go Samoa Go! Only in the USA – the Mother of all cryptocurrency  platforms - FTX, valued at US$32Billion in January, has gone bankrupt  in a puff of bulldust - with serious impact on its sports sponsorships  including: the Mercedes F1 racing team, MLB, the Golden State Warriors, Tom Brady and Steph Curry. For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Malo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 44 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this bright but  slightly overcast Sunday morning 13 November 2022, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean ! We  start with football – Ivan Toney put the Bees ahead in Saturday's early  EPL game before Phil Foden pulled City back level on the cusp of  half-time. But despite their spells of possession, Brentford burst  forward in injury time for Toney to win it at the death for Brentford  2-1 Man City. In boxing – counting  down to UFC281 from Madison Square Garden in New York city where in the  main card we tip UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya to pasta  Alex Pereira, Zhang Weili to avocado Carla Esparza, Dustin Poirier to  Kit Kat Michael Chandler and Chris Gutierrez to crypto Frankie Edgar. In rugby union results – the New Zealand Black Ferns are the Women’s Rugby World Cup Champions  after they beat England 34-31 and France 36-0 Canada for third place in  Auckland yesterday. In  other results Tonga 39-10 Chile, the Flying Fijians 17-34 Ireland,  Australia 27-28 Italy, Japan 13-52 England and Manu Samoa 20-19 Georgia.  Underway Argentina to Cheika Wales and France to samba South Africa. In rugby league – England  has been knocked out of the Rugby League World Cup following a 27-26  golden point upset by Toa Samoa at the Emirates Stadium as the Samoans exacted sweet revenge. Australia pipped New Zealand 14-16 in their semifinal on Friday night. Go Samoa Go!  For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji