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Malo and welcome to Season 3 Episode 28 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this sunny Friday morning 28 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! In rugby – the pool games of the Women’s Rugby World Cup is over with the Quarterfinals this weekend. In key Pool games stats: The Black Ferns have kicked the ball only 29 times the whole tournament so far, while England and France kicked the ball 64 times in their game on 15 October. At the Rugby League World Cup – one of the PNG Kumuls brightest stars is 27-year-old forward Nixon Putt, born in Mount Hagen and playing his rugby league for the Central Queensland Capras for the past two seasons in the Queensland Cup after spells with the PNG Hunters and Norths Devils. In boxing – the Arizona State Boxing Commission is holding an emergency meeting ahead of this weekend’s professional boxing fight in Arizona between Jake Paul and Anderson Silva, after the former UFC Middleweight Champion claimed that he had suffered two knockouts in training. In football – with accommodation at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar becoming a real squeeze, despite the addition of a third cruise ship anchored in port and many fans choosing to stay in Dubai and fly into Qatar on one of 54 daily flights, FIFA has also arranged 1,000 tents on the outskirts of Doha. 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 27 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this sunny Thursday morning 27 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! In rugby – the pool games of the Women’s Rugby World Cup is over with England, France, Australia, Italy, Wales, USA, Canada, and the Black Ferns in the quarter finals. Looking back at some key Pool games stats: Tries scored: 130, Conversions: 62 @ 48%. The Black Ferns scored 26 tries, England scored 28 – mostly against Fijiana. The Black Ferns had 59 offloads, Fijiana made 45 with England on 25. Fiji’s Sesenieli Donu had the most individual offloads with 12 followed by Black Fern Ruahei Demant with 10. At the Rugby League World Cup – Papua New Guinea Kumul stars have well and truly announced themselves on the world stage with two excellent games at the RLWC against Mate Ma’a Tonga and the Cook Islands. The PNG Kumuls have proved so far that they are as good as Mate Ma’a Tonga, Samoa Toa and the Fiji Bati. Finally, Super League scouts in the UK are noticing Papua New Guinea Kumuls stars like Nixon Putt, Sylvester Namo, Kyle Laybutt, Rodrick Tai and McKenzie Yei. In boxing – Dwyane ‘The Rock’ Johnson is one of the most iconic wrestlers in WWE history. Period. As Black Adam has shown, he is now one of the most famous people on planet earth and one of the highest-earning actors in Hollywood. On Tuesday The Rock’s WWE legacy passed on to his 21-year-old daughter Simone Johnson who made her WWE debut in a surprise that had WWE fans losing it on WWE NXT. In netball – a goal by Diamonds debutante Donnell Wallam in the dying seconds, secured Australia a thrilling 55-54 win over England in their opening Test in Newcastle last night. Wallam, just the third First Nations woman to don the green and gold, ran on for Australia in the final quarter to a massive cheer from the crowd, after being in the spotlight for her opposition to mining company sponsor - Hancock Prospecting, who withdrew their A$15Million sponsorship of Netball Australia last week. An emotional Wallam spoke to Kayo Sports after the game:" I was relieved to finally get my chance on court — it's been some of the toughest few weeks of my life," said the 28-year-old, a Noongar woman from Western Australia. "To finally get out there and just play was really special. I hope that I'm now a role model to the young girls and boys coming through." Oh boy, that is the essence of sports right there! 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 26 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this sunny Wednesday morning 26 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! In rugby – Italian rugby player, Sara Tounesi has copped a three months suspension for biting in her Women’s Rugby World Cup match against Japan which Italy won 21-8. Japanese flanker Iroha Nagata attempted to tell the Referee during the game, but was waved away. Later, Nagata showed the referee her hand, who recounts that there were no teeth marks. In written evidence after the game, Nagata said she was bitten twice and that it got “harder over a five-second period”. Denying the claim, Tounesi insisted she was shouting "la balla" to signify that the ball was available to her team-mates. At the Rugby League World Cup – after overcoming a sluggish start, Mate Ma’a Tonga overpowered Wales 32-6 at St Helens yesterday. Tonga will now look to build momentum against the Cook Islands in round three before a likely quarter-final showdown against Toa Samoa. With the inspirational Jason Taumalolo back from suspension and injured pair Moses Suli and Isaiya Katoa also returning, Mate Ma’a Tonga Head Coach, Kristian Woolf is confident his team has their best footy ahead of them as the RLWC starts to heat up. In football – He’s back! Cristiano Ronaldo has returned to first-team training with Man U and is in contention for Thursday's Europa League game at Old Trafford against Sheriff Tiraspol. The 37-year-old refused to come on as a substitute in the 89th minute in their 2-0 win against Tottenham Hotspur last Wednesday and was dropped for Saturday's 1-1 draw with Chelsea as a result. The Portuguese super star said that his walk down the tunnel was in the "heat of the moment". In Formular One – Formula One paid tribute to the late Red Bull and Red Bull Racing owner Dietrich Mateschitz at the American Grand Prix in Austin Texas on Sunday. Drivers, teams and fans came together for a minute’s applause to celebrate the life of Mateschitz, who died the day before, aged 78. “He was a man that inspired so much, he is the reason that we are here”, Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner said. The Red Bull owner also owned the 7-star Laucala Island Resort in Fiji. In tennis – barely a month after she officially retired, saying that she would be “evolving away from tennis”, 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams has hinted on Good Morning America that she may make a comeback! “I mean, you never know,” Williams said. “I think Tom Brady started a really cool trend.” Tom Brady? He’s getting a divorce right – is she still married? Geez girl, Tom Brady? You never can tell with these Americans. In boxing – World Heavyweight Champion, Tyson Fury is releasing his debut single, a remake of Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline", in aid of men’s mental health charity Talk Club. "Sweet Caroline is a song I’ve always loved and I’m excited to record and release it," Fury said in a statement. For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Malo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 25 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this sunny  Tuesday morning 25 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! And Happy Diwali. In  rugby – welcome to our world famous tips for the Women’s Rugby World  Cup quarter-finals this weekend, where we tip France to truffle Italy  and the Black Ferns to hangi Wales in Whangarei. On Sunday in Auckland  we tip the Aussie Wallaroos to vegemite England and Canada to cherry pie  the USA. In football – Man  U boss Eric10 has sent scouts to spy on Bayer Leverkusen's Jeremie  Frimpong. The versatile Dutchman has scored five Bundesliga goals this  season, not bad for a Fullback. Frimpong is known for dribbling down the  wing and their current right-back, Diogo Dalot is hopeless. In  boxing – Oleksandr Usyk has delivered a birthday message to Deontay  Wilder saying that he will fight him after he gets rid of Tyson Fury in  2023. The Ukrainian owns the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO World Heavyweight  titles, but is now out to add the Gypsy King's WBC belt to his trophy  cabinet. At the Rugby League World Cup – Ireland’s Rugby League World Cup hopes are hanging by a thread after being put to the sword 32-14 by Lebanon yesterday as Mitchell Moses ran rings around the Irish all day. However,  there were also a number of flashpoints that stood out during the game,  including when Irish star, James Bentley screamed in pain, “Aaaargh  he’s grabbed my balls.” Referee Adam Gee placed the incident on report and the Match Review Panel had a closer look at the smelly evidence later. Two Lebanese men made the tackle a threesome - but it was unclear which one grabbed Bentley’s pair. He’s not too pleased is he?” one of the BBC commentators uttered. “He’s complaining to the referee and the ref is going to have a little look, maybe Ashley Klein the video referee can help out.” “He took a little contact in an uncomfortable place, shall we put it that way,” commentator Sharon Shortle reported. Geez no wonder the Poms have gone through four Prime Ministers in like four months!!! 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 24 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this sunny  Monday morning 24 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th  meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! In  rugby – Whangārei will once again be packed out when it hosts the first  two Women’s Rugby World Cup quarter-finals this Saturday 29 October  with France versus Italy followed by the Black Ferns against Wales. Then  on Sunday Waitākere Stadium will host Quarterfinals 3 and 4 with  England taking on Australia and Canada playing USA. In  netball – conflicting reports are coming out of Australia where they  play the Tall Ferns in the fourth and deciding Test on the Gold Coast  today to decide the winner of the Constellation Cup. Apparently  indigenous player Donnell Wallam, a Noongar woman from Western  Australia, had agreed to wear the uniform with new sponsor “Hancock  Prospecting” for this Series, but Billionaire Gina Rinehart’s mining  company pulled the plug on the A$15Million sponsorship deal with Netball  Australia. At the Rugby League World Cup – Toa  Samoa scored 13 tries against Greece yesterday with Tim Lafai, Chanel  Harris-Tavita and Danny Levi scoring two tries each in Doncaster and  Brian To'o, Junior Paulo, Royce Hunt, Jarome Luai, Fa'amanu Brown,  Stephen Crichton and Mat Feagai also crossing. Samoa play France next  Sunday for a Quarterfinals spot. The  Fiji Bati made Hawai’ian pizza of the Italians yesterday with Viliame  Kikau, Penioni Tagituimua and Maika Sivo each scoring twice and Kevin  Naiqama, Apisai Koroisau, Ben Nakubuwai and Taniela Sadrugu also  crossing. Fiji advance to the Quarterfinals if they beat Scotland next  Sunday. In football – Mohamed Salah and Liverpool continued their resurgence in a hard-fought win that dented Man City’s EPL title defence yesterday. Egyptian  Pharaoh, Salah scored the only goal of the game when he slotted past  Ederson in the 76th minute for Liverpool’s first win in four top-flight  games. In boxing – Islam  Makhachev emulated his Coach and Mentor - King Khabib to beat Charles  Oliveira and win the Lightweight title at UFC280 in Abu Dhabi yesterday. In the co-main event, American TJ Dillashaw fought with a dislocated shoulder in losing to Aljamain Sterling. Another  American rising star, Sean O'Malley beat Russian Petr Yan in a  controversial decision that he didn’t think he’d actally won. This is UFC Prez Dana White desperately trying to create a new Irish-American star. 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 23 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this sunny  Sunday morning 23 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th  meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! In  rugby – Team Fijiana bowed out of the Women’s Rugby World Cup in New  Zealand after losing 44 nil to France in Whangarei yesterday. While  England will very likely beat South Africa in Auckland today, it will  not be by a clear 130-odd points for Fijiana to have a chance of going  through. In  other games yesterday: Australia 13-7 Wales, New Zealand 57 nil  Scotland and in Auckland today we tip - Italy to tiramisu Japan, Canada  to cherry apple pie the USA and England to fish and chips South Africa. In Rugby League – the Fiji Bati were far too good for Italy today in the second round of the Rugby League World Cup, scoring ten tries in hammering the Azzuri 60-4. Viliame  Kikau scored the opening try and adding a second, while Maika Sivo and  Man of the Match Penioni Tagituimua also scored twice. In  other RLWC games: Australia 84 nil Scotland in Coventry, England 42-18  France in Bolton and we tip New Zealand to boogie woogie the dancing  queens, Jamaica in Hull this morning. In football – the latest  EPL results: Fullham 3 nil Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest 1-0  Liverpool, Everton 3-0 Crystal Palace, Erling Haaland only scored two  for Man City 3-1 Brighton, Chelsea 1-1 Man U after Casimero scored a  late header for Eric10’s men. Liverpool  legend Steven Gerrard, sacked by Aston Villa yesterday has been named  as a likely England Manager after the FIFA World Cup in Qatar! Yeah and  Boris for PM again! God save the King! 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 22 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this wet but  windy Saturday morning 22 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! In  rugby – our world famous tips for the Women’s RWC in Whangarei:  Australia to lamington Wales, New Zealand to pavlova Scotland, Fiji to  fruit salad France and in Auckland - Italy to tiramisu Japan, Canada to  cherry apple pie the USA and England to bread and butter pudding South  Africa. In Rugby  League World Cup games today, we tip Australia to bundaberg Scotland in  Coventry and tomorrow the Fiji Bati to Limoncello Italy in Newcastle,  England Gin & Tonic France in Bolton and New Zealand to Appleton Rum  Jamaica in Hull. Papua  New Guinea Kumuls flyer, Xavier Coates and Fullback Edene Gebbie are  heading home after suffering tournament-ending injuries. The Melbourne  Storm Wing missed the PNG Kumuls’ first clash against Tonga due to a  hamstring injury, and now will be flying home with Gebbie. In football – Liverpool  legend Steven Gerrard has been sacked as Aston Villa Manager barely an  hour after his side collapsed to a 3-0 loss to promoted Fulham. Villa  have won just two of their 11 games this season and Gerrard won just  four of his 22 games in charge from last season. In  boxing – Sunday’s UFC280 in Abu Dhabi will be massive with the main  event featuring Charles Oliveira (21-8 UFC) versus Islam Makhachev (11-1  UFC) for the vacant Lightweight title. In the co-main event, TJ Dillashaw (13-4 UFC) takes on Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling (13-3 UFC). Only in America – the NBA is expected to net at least US$75Billion for  its next media rights package starting in 2025. It boasts rising  superstars like Ja Morant and Jayson Tatum with global appeal, plus a  tech-savvy audience of younger consumers used to streaming services. ABC/ESPN and TNT pay the NBA a total US$2.6B annually, but the footprint of pay cable operators is shrinking radiply. Just last year, ESPN’s distribution shrank 10% to 76 million US homes — a 24% drop from a high of 100 million a decade ago. Meanwhile  the gorillas in the room - cash-rich Amazon and Apple are expanding  into streaming live sports with each boasting market capitalizations of  over US$1Trillion. 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 21 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this wet but  warm Friday morning 21 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! In  rugby – this weekend sees the third round of the Women’s RWC in  Whangarei: Australia plays Wales, New Zealand is up against Scotland and  Fiji tackle France. On Sunday in Waitekere Stadium in Auckland sees  Japan versus Italy, Canada faces arch rival USA and England against  South Africa. In rugby league – Papua  New Guinea Kumuls Captain and Back Rower, Rhyse Martin, has been named  in the RLWC Team of the Week for Round One, after his outstanding game  for the PNG Kumuls against Mate Ma’a Tonga. Martin also equaled the world  record for successive goal kicks, landing his 41st without missing. And the  Rugby League World Cup is on track to be the best-attended in history. A  crowd of almost 45,000 fans watched England beat Samoa at St James'  Park in the opening game and they are targeting 458,483 tickets sold for  the 2013 RLWC, which remains the all-time record. The Women's EURO 2022 Championships sold 571,000 tickets. In football – going, going . . . Cristiano Ronaldo has been sensationally dropped by Man U boss Erik10 for  their big clash against Chelsea up next, after he stormed down the  tunnel during their game against Tottenham on Wednesday after another  bizarre outburst. In  boxing – “She’s stepped down? Has she?” That was almost as brief as  Tyson Fury’s retirement that one. Congratulations on becoming the Prime  Minister of the United Kingdom, excellent result, and I wish her nothing  but the best of luck in the future,” Tyson Fury on Liz Truss resigning. Only in America – US  College football Head Coaches are enjoying an unprecedented spike in  salaries thanks to a flurry of coaching changes, expensive media deals  and rich win-incentives. For example, the University of Alabama head honcho, Nick Saban is on US$11Million a year, including US$825,000 in bonuses. Meanwhile back at the University of the South Pacific? Their VC has to live in another country. 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 20 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this bright and sunny Thursday morning 20 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! In rugby – one thing the Women’s Rugby World Cup is doing across the rugby playing world, especially in Fiji and New Zealand is, making grown men cry! It’s true and by the bucket loads too - tough beer-drinking, rugby-playing blokes who never ever watched Women’s rugby before have been brought to tears watching their Women’s national teams play. Now isn’t that something? Remember the joy when Rugby New Zealand signed a six-year NZ$120Million deal in 2021 giving French construction giant “Altrad” jersey-naming rights for all their All Blacks teams – all of them, including Fozzy’s team, Portia’s teams, the Maori All Blacks and the AB’s Under-20s. Now the NZRFU is nervously awaiting a Paris Criminal Court verdict on eccentric billionaire Mohammed Altrad’s briber and corruption charges. In rugby league – geez the PNG Kumuls should have won their opening game of the Rugby League World Cup vs Mate Ma’a Tonga yesterday. Now they play the Cook Islands and Wales. Meanwhile, BIG Mal has named six debutant Kangaroos to face Scotland in the RLWC: Nathan Cleary, Liam Martin, Isaah Yeo, Matt Burton, Campbell Graham and Lindsay Collins. In netball – Australia has kept the Constellation Cup alive, putting rivals New Zealand in an “absolute chokehold” in Melbourne last night to claim a 62-47 win. It means the Diamonds now only need to win game four on the Gold Coast on Sunday to reclaim the Constellation Cup. Meanwhile the dispute between the Diamonds’ players and officials over new sponsor, Hancock Prospecting continues courtside, after the players backed indigenous player Donnell Wallam who said she was uncomfortable wearing the branding. Good on ya – go girls go! In football – a group of former and current Iranian sports figures have sent a letter to FIFA urging it suspend the Iranian Football Federation and ban Iran from playing at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar saying, “Iran’s brutality and belligerence towards its own people has reached a tipping point.” Only in America – the NFL’s Carolina Panthers franchise has just sacked Head Coach, Matt Rhule with four years still to run on his contract. This means that the former college football head coach will be paid US$834,000 a month for the next four years as a result. In the NBA – twenty years ago, the NBA transformed the sports media landscape by moving most of its games from free-to-air television to pay-TV cable networks. The question now is whether the NBA will spark another seismic shift by embracing the emerging new world of streaming TV. NBA legend, Charles Barkley has agreed to a 10-year deal with TNT for US$199Million. Interestingly, TNT’s broadcast rights deal with the NBA expires in 2025. So if Turner loses their NBA deal, Barkley could potentially go look for another network or a digital platform like Amazon or Apple. In boxing – Deontay Wilder is after a fight with Oleksandr Usyk or Anthony Joshua in a big stadium. His Coach, Malik Scott says "I'm not that big on Deontay fighting Andy Ruiz or Frank Sanchez. We've got three years left in this game and we want Deontay in the highest level fights possible. Finally in the AFL – you know that game Aussie blokes like to play in really tight shorts? Well West Coast Eagles star from Fiji, Nic Naitanui and his partner Brittany Bown uploaded a post to her social media account showing off their first born child Ezekiel Duke. Oh so cute! 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 #

Malo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 19 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful  Friday morning 19 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th  meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! In rugby – it’s  simple, Team Fijiana has to beat France to qualify for the Women’s  Rugby World Cup quarter finals. England play South Africa before the  Fijiana versus France game on Sunday, so if it comes down to the points  differential, Fijiana will know the score. England's  tight win over France in the Women's Rugby World Cup was watched by a  UK television audience of 800,000 on Sunday. Emily Scarratt starred for  the Red Roses, scoring all of England's points in a scrappy 13-7 win. In rugby league – Mate Ma’a Tonga has just beaten the Papua New Guinea Kumuls 18-24 in their opening RLWC game this morning. On the sidelines, Tonga is doing its bit to spread the gospel around Saint Helens – their base in England for the RLWC. Yesterday they got around to visiting 27 local schools and like Captain Siosiua Taukeiaho said: “It is massive for us – not just for the kids. With  us being so far away from home it was good to see some of the young  English kids wearing Tongan jerseys with a smile on their dials.” In football – Karim Benzema is the best footballer on the planet and the Real Madrid striker  has just won the coveted Ballon d’Or Award to confirm it, following his  spectacular form for both club and country in recent times. Benzema scored 27 goals in just 32 La Liga games, while he also bagged an astonishing 15 goals in Champions League action. Meanwhile Qatar — whose population is a shade under 3 million people, has sold 2.9 million tickets for the FIFA World Cup. Can you imagine that fan invasion? The demand for accommodation in Qatar has seen landlords pushing tenants out to cash in on the surge. One resident was given a week to leave her apartment which she rents at US$2,500 per month, now going for US$1,700 per night for a minimum 14-night stay. In  boxing – “I’m gonna go with Jake Paul, just because he seems like he’s  getting into the rhythm of things. He doesn’t have too many fights. He  loves boxing, is a hard worker, and has a lot of power. If he connects  with Silva, he’s going down,” Oscar De La Hoya writes off Brazilian MMA  legend Anderson Silva. 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 18 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful  Tuesday morning 18 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! In  rugby – after their sensational last play of the game 21-17 win with  just a minute to go over South Africa at the Women’s Rugby World Cup on  Sunday, Team Fijiana are resting up ahead of their next must-win game  against France to qualify for the quarter finals. Wanna bet? In rugby league – Lebanon stunned the Kiwis with a try inside the opening minute of their RLWC game yesterday in England, before the  Kiwis Fullback, Joey Manu stole the show, scoring a try, setting  another one up and burning the opposing defence with his powerful  running to help the Kiwis to a 34-12 win. Meanwhile  England’s Rugby League World Cup game against Toa Samoa at Newcastle  United’s iconic St James Park, broadcast live on BBC1 in the UK on  Saturday, drew a massive television audience which peaked at 1.8million  viewers. Great exposure for Samoa. In the NBA – The Lakers LeBron James sits atop the Forbes highest-paid NBA player list with pretax earnings of US$124.5Million - US$80M of that earned off the court. Steph Curry is second, earning US$48.1M on the court. Add his off-court income and Curry’s earnings total hits US$95.1M. In third place - Kevin Durant on US$88Million, Giannis Antetokounmpo on US$86.5M and Russell Westbrook on US$82.1M in fifth spot. From  6th to 10th spot on the Forbes list of the Top Ten highest paid NBA  players is Klay Thompson and Damian Lillard both on US$60.6Million, then  James Harden on US$53M, Paul George on US$51M and Jimmy Butler 10th on  US$49.7M. In football – BREAKING  NEWS: Manchester United star, Mason Greenwood has been remanded in  custody after a district judge found that he breached bail conditions  over allegations of attempted rape and other offences. The 21-year-old, who stood in the dock yesterday, has been ordered to appear in Manchester Crown Court on 21 November. In boxing – Deontay Wilder returned to winning ways, knocking Robert Helenius out in the first round with a thunderous right hand. Helenius  didn’t just go down, he stayed down with his eyes staring up into the  rafters. It was a solid reminder that ‘The Bronze Bomber’ is back. So  who is next? The Cossack Warrior Oleksandr Usyk or tough Londoner Joe Joyce? For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Malo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 17 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful  Monday morning 17 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th  meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with our cheerleaders back  from New Zealand! Go  Fijiana Go - the rugby girls from Fiji, at their first ever Women’s  Rugby World Cup, kicked off with less than a minute to go 14-17 down  against South Africa, re-gathered the ball with the star of the match  big lock Siteri Rasolea storming 30M downfield brushing aside three  tacklers to set up another drive with Number 8 Nacewa crashing over for a  converted try and the 21-17 win. In other results from yesterday in Auckland, Canada 22-12 Italy, the Black Ferns 56-12 Wales. In rugby league – Manly’s Head Coach-in-waiting, Anthony Seibold flew out to London yesterday to join England but not for the RLWC. Seibs  has gone for the November rugby internationals, with the Rugby Football  Union expecting he will fulfil his commitments for their vital rugby  union Tests alongside Eddie Jones. Seibold’s  world has been flipped upside down, with the 48-year-old set to return  to the NRL as Manly’s Head Coach after the Sea Eagles sacked Des Hasler  last Thursday. Seibs  told FOX Sports that he would “see what happens over the coming days”  regarding his future and he clarified “no deal has been done with Manly  as yet”. In netball – Australia  only lost one of the four quarters in last night’s Constellation Cup  Test Two to New Zealand, but they head home defeated after another fade  out. The  Diamonds won both the first and final terms, and held their own for the  second – but a third-quarter horror show cost the Aussies the win as  they fell 52-48. In football – the Kylian  Mbappe saga at Paris Saint-Germain has taken another bizarre twist with  the Club accused of secretly backing an online smear campaign against  its megastar. An  investigation by a French news outlet reports that PSG hired a third  party to create a fake digital army of Twitter trolls that could attack  potential critics, including Mbappe after he first suggested he wanted  to leave in March 2019. PSG has vehemently denied the accusations. On a more positive note - more than 1,300 fans from  England and Wales are banned from travelling to Qatar for the FIFA  World Cup due to past issues with soccer-related violence at home and  overseas. The U.K.’s Home Office has warned those on the list of a possible six months prison term for defying the ban. In  boxing – BOOM just one BIG right hand punch was all it took for Deontay  Wilder to announce he’s back, after he totally annihilated Robert  Helenius in the first round of their fight in New York yesterday. Helenius did not move for a number of seconds before being assisted from the ring. The  BIG question for fight fans is – did he get it off with his partner  Telli Swift before this fight . . . and who’s next . . in the ring I  mean? 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 16 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful  Sunday morning 16 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th  meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In rugby – results  from Round Two of the Women’s RWC this weekend: Australia 14-12  Scotland, USA 30-17 Japan and England 13-7 France yesterday in  Whangarei. Today in Auckland we tip Italy to Campari Canada, the Black  Ferns to Steinlager Wales and Fijiana to Moku Siga South Africa. Go Girls Go. In rugby league – England  ran in 10 tries to one at St James Park, thrashing Toa Samoa 60-6 in  their opening Rugby League World Cup game in Newcastle this morning. In  the second game of the day, the Fiji Bati scored first and last in  their opening game in the Rugby League World Cup in England this morning  against Australia, but Mal Meninga’s Kangaroos scored all the points in  between for a gritty 42-8 win. Mark down Wednesday 19th October at 5.30am here in the Pacific, when Mate Ma'a Tonga plays the Papua New Guinea Kumuls. In  boxing – former WBC Heavyweight Champ, Deontay Wilder's partner, Telli  Swift has revealed that her heavyweight boxer does not take part in  pre-fight abstinence. She says that they get it on before and  immediately after his fights. Wilder  gets into the ring later today against Robert Helenius for the first  time since suffering back-to-back defeats to Tyson Fury. Er maybe there’s a message in there somewhere for the Wilders? 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 15 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful  Saturday morning 15 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In rugby – South Africa is 11th in the World Rugby Women’s Rankings, while Fiji is 21st, so as favourites they are targeting this game in the Women’s RLWC for a win. However,  Fijiana scored some cracking tries against England and showed that,  when they get their offloading game going, they can hurt any team. Go Girls Go. In rugby league – Mark down Wednesday 19th October at 5.30am here in the Pacific, at the Totally Wicked Stadium in St Helen's where Mate Ma'a Tonga faces one of the most passionate rugby league  nations in the game – the Papua New Guinea Kumuls boast a strong  contingent of NRL players and battle-hardened PNG Hunters. Without  doubt, much of the fate of the PNG Kumuls at this RLWC rests on the  shoulders of Melbourne Storm superstar Justin Olam, whose rugby league  journey to the NRL has inspired millions back home. Opposition sides  will need to be on their game to contain him. In  a related story, Mate Ma’a Tonga’s inspirational Captain, Jason  Taumalolo will miss this game, forced to sit out two RLWC pool games due  to suspension, so Gold Coast Titans forward David Fifita steps up for  his Tongan debut. In netball – FOX  Sport is reporting that Australian Diamonds netball players have raised  issues about playing in tomorrow’s second Test of the Constellation Cup  against New Zealand in Tauranga, wearing uniforms featuring new  sponsor, Hancock Prospecting. Owned  by Australia’s richest woman, Gina Rinehart, Hancock Prospecting was  recently named by Netball Australia as an A$15Million sponsor over four  years. However,  it is understood some players have concerns about the sponsorship –  particularly with Indigenous player Donnell Wallam now a member of the  squad. In  boxing – former WBC Heavyweight Champ, Deontay Wilder (42-2-1, 41 KOs)  weighed in at 97Kg, about 10Kg lighter than when he lost to Tyson Fury  in Las Vegas in October last year. Tomorrow he fights Robert Helenius of  Finland who weighed 115Kg for their 12-round FOX Sports Pay-Per-View  fight at US$75. 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 14 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this cloudy  Friday morning 14 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th  meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Happy birthday Tahitia. In rugby – our  world famous tips for the Women’s RWC this weekend: Australia to Chivas  Regal Scotland, USA to Jack Daniels Japan and France to Champagne  England on Saturday, and on Sunday Italy will Campari Canada, New  Zealand to Steinlager Wales and Fijiana will Moku Siga South Africa. Go Girls Go. In rugby league – Manly  has sacked Club legend and Coach, Des Hasler in a bitter split and are  poised to replace him with ex-South Sydney and Brisbane Coach Anthony  Seibold. Manly superstars the Trbojevic Bros are meeting with their  Manager with a view to leaving in protest. Former  Fiji Bati star, Wise Kativerata has flown to England to take charge of  an injury-hit Fiji team ahead of their opening Rugby League World Cup  match against Australia, after Head Coach Joe Rabele was hospitalized  and may not be able to resume his role. In boxing – Claressa  Shields shouted "I didn't have sex with you" during a bizarre media  conference with rival Savanna Marshall ahead of their Middleweight clash at London's O2 Arena on Saturday night. Er a bit too much information girls. In football – FIFA will pay out US$209Million in total to Clubs over the course of the FIFA World Cup with Club Teams receiving US$10,000 per player per day while their player is involved in the Qatar tournament. Manchester  City earned US$5Million from its players’ participation in the 2018  tournament in Russia. The EPL team has 17 players in Qatar and Chelsea  has 20. FIFA will also pay out US$10M to each country whose team makes the group stage. Finally in football – Diego Maradona's ball is expected to sell for US$2Million at auction. Just  to be clear, this is Maradona’s “Hand of God” football that he shocked  the world with, through his brazen gamesmanship and breathtaking skill  in Mexico 36 years ago to knock England out of the FIFA World Cup  quarterfinals. 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