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Bula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 39 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Thursday morning 09 November 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. In rugby league: Tonga went nuts against England in their third Test last weekend. Manly Sea Eagles gun outside back Tolutau Koula was hit with a high tackle charge, South Sydney Rabbitohs dummy half and lock forward Siliva Havili was pulled up for striking, and Wests Tigers star recruit Latu Fainu was cited for a dangerous throw in what was a firey clash that saw England win 26-4 to complete a 3-0 series victory. Another three Tongan players: Keaon Koloamatangi, Felise Kaufusi and Moeaki Fotuaika received cautions from the clash, for dangerous contact. In football: UEFA Champions League Round 3 games today: Dortmund 2-0 Newcastle, Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid 6-0 Celtic, Lazio 1-0 Feyenoord, Milan 2-1 PSG, Man City 3-0 Young Boys, Crvena zvezda 1-2 Leipzig and Porto 2-0 Antwerp. In combat sports: The WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO World Heavyweight Champion, Oleksandr Usyk is hoping his fight with Tyson Fury will now take place in Saudi Arabia in February 2024 once the Briton has recovered from a bruising 10 rounds vs Francis Ngannou. Both the Ukrainian and Fury are unbeaten. Speaking to Reuters from his training camp in Valencia, Spain, Usyk said the date should be decided next week. "I was ready to fight on the 23rd but since Fury got some injuries in the last fight, a knockdown, then probably it will be postponed to next year." A proposed 23 December date in Riyadh looks sure to slide since WBC Champion Fury's near-defeat to former UFC champion Ngannou on 28 October. The long-awaited on-off fight would crown the first undisputed champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999. "Technically, nothing changes. I just have a little more time for some additional tasks, and that's it," Usyk said. In SportsBiz: OK so which franchise has the richest owners in the NFL? The Denver Broncos dummy – where Rob Walton, the 79-year-old Walmart heir with a net worth of US$70Billion recently transferred controlling ownership to his son-in-law, Greg Penner. And midway through their second season in charge, after they paid US$4.65B for the Broncos in 2022, they continue to invest their personal funds into the franchise. Their latest plans include a new US$175Million training facility and team headquarters that is expected to open before the 2026 NFL season. Ahead of this season, the Broncos unveiled US$100M of upgrades to Empower Field at Mile High and before the 2022 season finale, the owners paid US$400,000 to install a new playing surface for just one game. And finally in rugby union: The Emirates Dubai 7s returns on 2-3 December as the opening round of HSBC SVNS 2024, featuring the top 12 men’s and 12 women’s rugby 7s teams in the world. New Zealand begin the defence of their men’s and women’s 2023 titles, while South Africa men and Australia women look to repeat their victories at The Sevens Stadium last December. The new look HSBC SVNS 2024 series features seven regular season events plus a Grand Final with promotion and relegation at stake. The men’s competition sees 2023 champions New Zealand, who were winners in Sydney, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Singapore and Toulouse last year, headline Pool A alongside Canada, last year’s Cape Town winners Samoa and the defending Emirates Dubai 7s champions South Africa. Hamilton, Vancouver and London winners from last season, Argentina, are in Pool B and will face Spain, Australia and Ireland in Dubai, while double Olympic gold medal winners Fiji will face France, USA and Great Britain in Pool C. In the women’s competition, the New Zealand Black Ferns, who won six of seven tournaments to claim their seventh series title, headline Pool A alongside Fiji, Great Britain and the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series 2023 champions South Africa who join the HSBC SVNS 2024 series for the first time this season. Defending Emirates Dubai 7s champions, Australia will face Brazil, Ireland and Japan in Pool B, while USA take on France, Spain and their north American rivals Canada in Pool C. 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

Bula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 38 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Wednesday morning 08 November 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. In rugby league: Papua New Guinea Kumuls Head Coach Justin Holbrook believes PNG’s Pacific Bowl triumph, won 32-12 by the Kumuls against Fiji at a sold-out Santos Stadium in PoM on Sunday, is just the first step in a dramatic rise for the league mad nation and predicted more of his players would soon be playing in the NRL. PNG captain Kyle Laybutt is among seven members of the winning side selected from the Queensland Cup, while a further five returned from the Super League for the Pacific Championships. Centre Rodrick Tai will play for Sam Burgess at Warrington next season, while hooker Judah Rimbu and prop Epel Kapianis showed they can step up to the NRL. And Holbrook urged existing NRL Clubs to look at his players now. In football: UEFA Champions League Round 3 games today: Dortmund vs Newcastle, Shakhtar Donetsk vs Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid vs Celtic, Lazio vs Feyenoord, Milan vs PSG, Man City vs Young Boys, Crvena zvezda vs Leipzig and Porto vs Antwerp. And finally in rugby union: The Oceania Rugby 7s Championship gets underway in Brisbane this weekend: Men’s Pool A: New Zealand, Fiji, Australia, Niue and Oceania. Pool B: Samoa, Solomon Islands, Cook Islands, American Samoa and Tuvalu and in Pool C: Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Kiribati and Nauru. In the Women’s comp, New Zealand and Australia have already qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024, so the race is on between: Pool B: Fiji, Tonga, Cook Islands, American Samoa and in Pool C: Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Nauru. 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

Bula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 37 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Tuesday morning 07 November 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. Only on the first Tuesday in November, Australia’s greatest horse race, the Melbourne Cup – Race 7 at Flemington at 5PM today Fiji time where track conditions are expected to be dry, hard and fast so our world famous tips are: · Without a fight · Soulcombe · Gold Trip · Vauban In our rugby league 2024 NRL preview: Having the services of their best player for only half of the season last year killed the Rabbitohs, who spent the first 14 rounds at, or within touching distance of, the top of the competition, before experiencing a slow and painful decline which resulted in them missing the finals altogether. They won just two of the seven games Latrell Mitchell missed between Rounds 13-21. They were then struck another huge blow when Mitchell picked up a suspension for foul play in the dying minutes of a blowout defeat to the Knights, which ruled him out of their last and biggest game of the year, a must-win encounter with the Roosters which they lost to end their season. So much hinges on their No.1 man being available more often in 2024. In SportsBiz: Approaching the halfway point in its first season with NFL Sunday Ticket, YouTube has slashed the price of its prized football media property. The Google-owned streamer lowered the base package of Sunday Ticket to US$174 from US$349. Further, the plan through YouTube Primetime Channels is reduced to US$224 from US$449. While the price reduction comes after YouTube experienced its first major technical glitch related to Sunday Ticket during Week 8 of the NFL regular season, experts say these discounts were already planned to boost sales. In Formula One racing: F1’s focus is now heavily on the 18 November Las Vegas Grand Prix, which is projected to be perhaps the property’s largest spectacle ever, as well as the most-attended sports event in Las Vegas history. Signs of the forthcoming race were found all over town, including grandstand seating, track lighting, and barrier installation now happening along the Las Vegas Strip. Liberty Media disclosed it had spent US$280 million thus far in 2023 in capital expenditures related to track and pit preparation for the Las Vegas GP, part of a previously projected US$400 million in overall set-up costs for the event. And finally in rugby union: Just to rub salt in the wound, All Blacks Captain, Sam Cane has been suspended for two games for his red card during the RWC2023 final which they lost . . . you know the rest. 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

Bula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 36 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Monday morning 06 November 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. In rugby league: The PNG Kumuls delighted their home crowd and turned their fortunes around, following a poor performance last week to claim the inaugural Pacific Bowl with a 32-12 win against Fiji. Livewire Hooker Edwin Ipape, who was kept quiet last weekend, was a different beast yesterday - scoring a try, made nine runs for 102M with seven tackle breaks and also had a try assist in a Player of the Match performance. In our 2024 NRL preview: Parramatta’s long-suffering fans had hoped their run to the 2022 decider would kick off a period where they would be a NRL Premiership title contender for a number of years. But missing the finals altogether last year was a bit of a reality check. And now they are very much racing against the clock to make it with this current roster, which, as it is, has had almost a 50 percent turnover since that 2022 grand final loss to Penrith. As they enter a 38th year in their wait for the Club’s fifth premiership, Eels fans are growing less patient by the game. In SportsBiz: Saudi Arabia is trying to buy two major tennis tournaments — the Miami and Madrid Opens, according to a report by The Athletic. Currently owned by Endeavor’s IMG agency, both are top-level events on the men’s ATP and women’s WTA tours, falling just behind the four Grand Slams, so the two tournaments could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars each. Saudi Arabia launched the Diriyah Tennis Cup in 2019, and is the new host of the Under-21 Next Gen ATP Finals through 2027. In the NFL: German fans of American football will get their second taste of NFL regular-season action when the Kansas City Chiefs host the Miami Dolphins today in what is undoubtedly the league’s highest-profile international game to date. Both 6-2 teams are tied for the best record in the AFC, and quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes and Tua Tagovailoa are among the MVP favorites midway through the season. In rugby union: England Captain Marlie Packer has been named this year’s World Rugby Women’s XVs Player of the Year, receiving the coveted award in front of fans and her rugby comrades in Auckland at the conclusion of WXV1 on Saturday, just moments after the Red Roses beat New Zealand in the final of the inaugural WXV1 competition in New Zealand. "I'm proud and I’m on cloud nine. To be honest, when I got tired, I actually had some tears," Packer said. And only in November: Australia’s greatest horse race, the Melbourne Cup, where a total of A$8Million prize money is on offer, broken down as follows: 1st wins A$4.4M, 2nd gets A$1.1M, 3rd: A$550,000, 4th: A$350,000, 5th: A$230,000 and 6th-12th: $160,000 each. Track conditions are expected to be dry, hard and fast so we’re tipping two horses from Europe and one from Japan in our top three picks for Race 7 tomorrow at Flemington. So watch this space for our world famous tips! And finally the WNBA: Former WNBA and Aussie basketball star, Liz Cambage has reportedly signed a deal with a Chinese basketball team worth more than A$1Million for a three-month cameo in the local league with the Sichuan women’s team based in Chengdu. The insane money is off the charts for women’s basketball with WNBA Supermax contracts capped at US$153,000 per-season. Cambage was famously dumped by the Aussie team after allegedly telling Nigerian players to “go back to their third world country” during a scrimmage ahead of the 2021 Games. Cambage has repeatedly denied the allegations, despite numerous separate confirmations that she made the comment — including from former Opals captain Jenna O’Hea. She has made good so far on her promise to never represent Australia again. In recent years she has been known just as much for her career as an adult entertainer on a subscription website, as she has been for her skills on the basketball court. Now, it seems she is getting the last laugh. Er . . what’s that site again – ESPN? 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

Bula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 35 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Sunday morning 05 November 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. In rugby league: We told you so - Big Mal’s Kangaroos were absolutely walloped – 30-0 by the Kiwis in the Pacific Championship Final yesterday in the heart of the Maori Kingdom. The Aussies simply capitulated to the warrior spirit of the New Zealand Maori on their home soil. The sixty six million-dollar question today is, whether the Fiji Bati will be able to overcome the fighting spirit of the Papua New Guinea Kumuls, seeking revenge for their toweling last week in Port Moresby. In our 2024 NRL preview: Despite going deep into the finals this season, the Storm didn’t look themselves for much of the year. A healthy Ryan Papenhuyzen’s return to fullback would give Melbourne more creativity from the back and allow Nick Meaney – who has filled in admirably there in the meantime – to return to either Wing or Centre, where he will significantly strengthen that part of the field. In SportsBiz: Saudi Arabia just secured the 2034 FIFA World Cup — and its aggressive ambition to be involved in as much of professional sports as possible shows no sign of slowing down. New reports say Saudi Arabia may invest billions of dollars into one sport to which it has no major ties — and another in which it’s looking to expand. The Indian Premier League has held talks with Saudi officials about injecting as much as US$5Billion into the world’s top international cricket competition, according to Bloomberg. Under a potential deal, which would value the IPL at US$30B, with Saudi Arabia acquiring a significant minority stake. This would mark the first Saudi investment in cricket. Beyond these new interests, Saudi Arabia has invested in LIV Golf, Formula 1, English Premier League Club Newcastle United, and in MMA. In the NBA: Players won’t be the only ones benefiting financially from the new NBA In-Season Tournament. NBA Coaches will have a financial prize pool that will pay out based on how far their teams advance in the new tournament, according to ESPN. The Head Coach of the winning team will reportedly receive US$500,000, the runner-up will earn US$200,000, semifinalists will make US$100,000, and quarterfinalists will take home US$50,000. Assistant Coaches will have a prize pool that will pay them 75% of what their head coaches earn. In rugby union: Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka surprised everyone by turning up at the Fiji Rugby Union talanoa session at the Novotel Lami Bay yesterday morning, obviously still emotionally attached to the game he loves and represented Fiji in way back in the 1970s. So what does that signal - more government support for the Flying Fijians? Steve wanting to oust Voreqe as Chairman of the FRU? Probably both of the above. And finally, only in November: Australia’s greatest horse race and one of its biggest and most enduring cultural institutions: the wonderful Melbourne Cup is here again. As always, the country will down tools and stop what it’s doing this Tuesday afternoon to watch the huge field contest the 3200M race, which has not only grown into the world’s best handicap, but one of the marquee races on the planet. So watch this space for our world famous tips! 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

Bula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 34 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Saturday morning 04 November 2023.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.    In rugby league: All eyes are on Big Mal’s Kangaroos versus the Kiwis today in the heart of the Maori Kingdom.   Can the Aussies overcome the warrior spirit of the New Zealand Maori on their home soil? Also - will the Fiji Bati be able to overcome the fighting spirit of the Papua New Guinea Kumuls tomorrow in Port Moresby?   In our 2024 NRL preview, one of the major differences between North Queensland’s 2022 campaign, in which they finished 3rd, and last year’s slump to 11th, was their performances on the road.   The Cowboys won just four times away from home in 2023, half the number they won the year prior, and in eight trips outside of Queensland they picked up competition points just twice.   Finding more success away from Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville will go a long way to improving their overall record next season and hopefully returning to the finals.   In SportsBiz: Although NASCAR’s season-long viewership on US television is trending slightly down, averaging 2.87 million viewers through last week’s race, compared to just over 3 million last season, it is double F1.   Halfway through this season, F1 is outpacing last year’s record average of 1.21 up to 1.24 million - still less than half what NASCAR draws.    In football: Harry Kane’s Bayern Munich crashed out of the German Cup in the second round for the third time in four years after a remarkable 1-2 loss at third-division Saarbruecken on Thursday.   With the scores locked at 1-1 and the match looking destined for extra time, defender Marcel Gaus netted in the sixth minute of injury time to grab his team a famous victory.   In combat sports: Recently unsealed court documents have revealed some of the biggest paydays in UFC history, as part of a class action lawsuit by hundreds of martial arts fighters who are suing for billions of dollars in wages, which the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals has set a trial date for April 2024.   The fighters competed in professional UFC promoted bouts in the US between December 2010 and June 2017.   The UFC has denied any wrongdoing.   During that 2010-2017 period, in which the UFC popularity skyrocketed and Conor McGregor was in career best form, plus Ronda Rousey was the most well-known female fighter in UFC history, the documents reveal that Conor McGregor was compensated nearly US$20Million for nine UFC fights of which he won eight and Rhonda Rousey was compensated US$13M for seven UFC fights of which she won six.   Eight of the 10 biggest UFC pay-per-views ever featured a Conor McGregor fight.   McGregor earned more than US$100 million for his crossover boxing fight with Floyd Mayweather in 2017.   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

Bula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 33 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Friday morning 03 November 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. In rugby league: BOOM NZ Warriors superstar Addin Fonua-Blake has dropped a bombshell and asked the Club for an immediate release to return to Sydney on compassionate grounds. Fonua-Blake is one of the best forwards in the NRL and was named prop in the 2023 Dally M Team of the Year alongside Payne Haas. And after winning seven of their opening 12 games in their debut season this year, the Dolphins won just twice after Round 13, with Origin forward Tom Gilbert's season-ending shoulder injury a turning point. Having blooded nine players at NRL level last season and acquired frontline stars, Herbie Farnworth, Tom Flegler and Jake Averillo for 2024, the Dolphins will have more depth for season two if injuries and suspensions strike. In SportsBiz: After spending US$700Million toward the US$1.2Billion Globe Life Field that opened in 2020, the Texas Rangers dished out US$561M in late 2021 to buy star infielders Corey Seager and Marcus Semien, plus another US$185M for pitcher Jacob deGrom this past offseason and again in this summer’s trade-deadline with two more pitchers. And it’s all paid off thankfully – previously just one of six current Major League Baseball franchises to never win a title, the Rangers closed out a five-game World Series win yesterday, dispatching the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 and completing an unprecedented 11-game postseason winning streak on the road. In the NBA: LeBron James created history yet again in the Lakers overtime win over the Clippers. King James is showing no signs of slowing down; leading the Lakers to an epic 130-125 comeback win yesterday. In doing so, he became the first player in NBA history to score at least 35 points in a game in his 21st season. In combat sports: Japanese megastar Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue, undefeated through 25 fights and currently the WBO and WBC World Super Bantamweight Champion – having already unified the division beneath him, will look to unify his second division against Filipino Marlon Tapales – who holds the IBF and WBA straps — on Boxing Day 26 December 2023 in Tokyo. Enter undefeated Aussie, Sam Goodman, ranked No. 1 for both the WBO and IBF Super Bantamweight titles. In rugby union: Rugby Australia has locked in a three-member panel to conduct an external review into what went wrong for the Wallabies in 2023, including their humiliating exit from the Rugby World Cup in the group stage under Eddie Jones. Former Wallabies skipper Andrew Slack, 34-Test veteran Justin Harrison and industry expert, Darlene Harrison form the panel that will also include a Pasifika adviser to support the process. A Pasifika advisor? He’ll be like, “Bro, I think Eddie drank too much Kava in France.” 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

Bula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 32 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Thursday morning 02 November 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. In rugby union: We’re counting down to the annual Oceania Rugby 7s Championship at Brisbane’s Ballymore Stadium on 10 – 12 November. In the Men’s Pool A: New Zealand, Fiji and Australia have already qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024 7s rugby, so Niue and an Oceania team are just practice games. The real competition is in the Men’s Pool B where Samoa plays Solomon Islands, Cook Islands, American Samoa and Tuvalu. And in Pool C headed by Tonga, with Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Kiribati and Nauru. The winner of these two pools will clash for the trip to Paris. In rugby league: The majority of the Broncos will remain for 2024, although the loss of strike centre Herbie Farnworth and rep prop Thomas Flegler will hurt, although young stars like Reece Walsh and Ezra Mam should be better for the experiences of last season. Kevin Walters will have his work cut out to ensure his side find another gear now that they have a huge target on their heads. In football: Saudi Arabia’s path to hosting the FIFA World Cup 2034 is clear after its main competitor, Australia, decided not to bid for the event. Australia’s exit made Saudi Arabia the sole bidder for 2034, with Tuesday’s deadline for any other countries from the Asian and Oceania Football Confederations to submit formal bids. A joint Australian bid with Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore was floated as a possibility but ultimately never materialized. Due to Saudi Arabia’s extreme heat, the 2034 tournament will likely be the second-ever winter World Cup, following Qatar 2022’s move from the traditional summer timeslot. In combat sports: British heavyweight David Adeleye caused controversy on the Fury-Ngannou undercard by punching the Referee in the stomach. Adeleye gave the third man in the ring, John Latham, a wallop for his trouble as the official stopped the contest against Fabio Wardley in round seven. In the immediate aftermath, Adeleye admitted he was unhappy with Lathom’s timing, despite being down and on the verge of losing anyway. I’m pissed off that the Referee stopped me. I was still there. Give me another ten seconds. “I’ve never been down. I just about beat the count.” Yeah right - the British Boxing Board of Control is yet to comment on the incident. 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

Bula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 31 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Wednesday morning 01 November 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. In rugby union: And we’re counting down to the annual Oceania Rugby 7s Championship at Brisbane’s Ballymore Stadium on 10 – 12 November. The three-day tournament will feature 25 teams, 15 men’s and 10 women’s teams, from 14 countries in the region. The top Pacific Island rugby 7s nations - Fiji and Samoa are buzzing for some game time after a long break from the HSBC SVNS Series and World Rugby Challenger Series. Tonga in particular will try and seize the opportunity to create history and qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics for the first time. Given that New Zealand, Fiji and Australia have already qualified for Paris 2024, the race to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics is realistically between Samoa and Tonga. Like Tonga, Samoa’s Men’s 7s Coach, Brian Lima says making it to Paris is at the top of the agenda for his men: “We have been preparing well since the end of the HSBC series, aware that the Oceania 7s is perhaps our best chance to qualify.” Lima has done the smart thing, sending his squad to train at the Sigatoka sand dunes in Fiji this week to sharpen up their fitness. Go Samoa Go! In rugby league: Our world famous tips for the Finals of the Pacific Cup tournament this Saturday in Hamilton, New Zealand: we tip the NZ Kiwis to bongocongo the Kangaroos. And in the Pacific Bowl Final on Sunday in Port Moresby, we tip the Fiji Bati to sivosivo the Papua New Guinea Kumuls again. Again? Yes again! In football: Football fans are reacting with fury over the Ballon d’Or ceremony and not because of who was declared the best man and woman player - but those presenting the trophies. Argentinian megastar Lionel Messi won his record eighth Ballon d’Or at the glitzy Paris ceremony, while Spanish star Aitana Bonmati won the Ballon d’Or Féminin. The annual ceremony is the soccer world’s equivalent of the Oscars. But it was who presented Bonmati the gilt award that has caused a stir among fans: Serbian tennis legend Novak Djokovic. In combat sports: On the undercard of Fury-Ngannou, Martin Bakole swallowed a wasp during his fight with Carlos Takam. Yes, you heard that right, a few rounds into the fight, Bakole says he swallowed a wasp. It stung him on the side of his face and then flew into his mouth so he swallowed it. “I can’t believe it, I’m surprised. I’m still coughing now.” The boxer from the Democratic Republic of Congo went on to win the fight by fourth-round stoppage. Bakole is now on a nine-fight win streak, as he continues to rise up the ranks in pursuit of a heavyweight world title shot. And finally in SportsBiz: Across three days of competition at the Oceania Rugby 7s Championship in Brisbane next weekend, 66 games (35 men’s and 31 women’s games) will be played, coupled with an exciting raft of entertainment, with DJs representing their different island nations, like Samoan DJ Masini, Fijian DJ Bailey, Fijian-Tongan DJ Bawlin and Cook Islander DJ GZ, plus performances from JSQE who is Samoan-Fijian. Man, where did they dredge up these Pasifika DJ dudes from? 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

Bula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 30 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Tuesday morning 31 October 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. In rugby union: Dynamic All Black No 8, Ardie Savea has been named the World Rugby Mens XVs Player of the Year – awesome! So can someone in World Rugby please explain, how did the Coach of losing RWC2023 quarterfinalist - Ireland’s Andy Farrell win Coach of the Year? Surely the Springboks Coach deserves it. Now that the RWC2023 in France is over and Fast Eddie has left the scene, the Rugby World Cup 2027 will take place in Australia between October 1 and 13 November, moved later than usual to avoid clashes with the dominant rugby codes downunder - the AFL and NRL seasons. In rugby league: The Finals of the Pacific Cup 2023 men’s tournament this Saturday 04 November in Hamilton, New Zealand sees the Australian Kangaroos versus the NZ Kiwis. And the Final of the men’s Pacific Bowl tournament on Sunday 05 November at Santos Stadium, Port Moresby sees the Fiji Bati take on the Papua New Guinea Kumuls again. In football: The parents of star Liverpool player, Luis Diaz were kidnapped in his home country of Colombia last weekend. Colombia President Gustavo Petro said on Saturday that the Wing’s mother had been rescued, but the search remained ongoing for his father, with a reward worth around US$48,000 offered for information. In combat sports: Age is suddenly a big factor for Tyson Fury after his shockingly poor win over former boxing-unknown – Francis Ngannou. Promoter Frank Warren said post-fight in Riyadh that “The Gypsy King” needs a break to spend time with family and that his World Heavyweight title-unification fight with Oleksandr Usyk will be postponed from 23 December to “early in the New Year.” 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

Bula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 29 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Monday morning 30 October 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. In rugby union: The RWC2023 final between South Africa and New Zealand will forever be controversial for a decision that saw Springboks Captain Siya Kolisi avoid All Blacks Captain, Sam Cane's fate for a head contact tackle on All Blacks No 8 Ardie Savea. Kolisi was given a yellow card on review, but the TMO Tom Foley ruled it should not be upgraded to red. The All Blacks played 62 minutes with 14 men, while South Africa had 18 minutes with 14 players. The All Blacks were gutsy in attempting to defy the odds, but in the end, it was a bridge too far. All Blacks Captain Sam Cane should do the right thing by New Zealand and step down alongside his Coach, Ian Foster. I say this because, unlike Richie McCaw and previous All Black Captains, Sam Cane has never been a clear-cut starter in the All Blacks teams and as such, he has been a polarizing figure in New Zealand. OK he had a blinder in the RWC2023 semifinal, but that’s after he was MIA for the most of the tournament, including the final. This will give incoming Coach, Scott Robertson a clean slate to work with, and name the rightful man as skipper – Ardie Savea. In rugby league: PNG Kumuls speedster Alex Johnston cut through Fiji’s defence to score the opener in just the second minute. But it was all Fiji from there as Kurt Donoghoe and the blockbusting Maika Sivo each scored a double, Captain Tui Kamikamica, Caleb Navale and Jason Qareqare also scored for the Fiji Bati’s biggest ever win over Papua New Guinea 16-43, that left the Port Moresby fans shell-shocked. In football: Harry Kane scored one of his three goals from inside his own half as Bayern Munich thrashed newly promoted side Darmstadt 8-0 in Bundesliga action yesterday. Kane lobbed the goalkeeper from the centre circle to score Bayern’s fifth and his second. “To score a hat-trick is always a great feeling for a striker,” said the England Captain, who has now scored two hat-tricks in nine Bundesliga games since joining Bayern earlier this year. In combat sports: Never has a victory seemed so hollow. WBC World Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury was knocked down in the third round by a left hook from former UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou in his first professional boxing fight. And with that punch, Tyson Fury – The Gypsy King “lost his mystique”. “What he said at the end to Oleksandr Usyk, ‘Clear the ring out, we’re going to go right now,’ no-one’s buying it anymore,” DAZN pundit Todd Grisham said. And finally in this BREAKING STORY: Eddie Jones’ disastrous second stint as Wallabies Coach has come to an end. After a worst-ever Rugby World Cup performance, Jones and Rugby Australia have agreed for him to quit, according to multiple reports. It was widely reported Jones had interviewed with Japan over their national coaching job before the World Cup, which he strongly denied. “There’s no named source for these stories, so there’s no credibility about the story to start with,” Jones said. “Secondly, the President of Japan Rugby happens to be a very close associate of mine. Every time I go to Japan, I have coffee with him. We talk about rugby. But I have done that for 30 years.” “The only thing I’m disappointed about is the media was trying to portray me as not being committed to Australian rugby,” he said. “The last thing anyone could criticise me about is commitment. Anyone that really knows me, knows I’ve been committed to it. I’ve given it a go.” “So I’ve got the timing wrong, because we’re not ready for the change yet. But hopefully maybe what I can be is a catalyst for change and people will start to see.” Jones was contracted until after the RWC2027 to be held in Australia. Sayanora Eddie! 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

Bula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 28 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Sunday morning 29 October 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. In rugby union: In the RWC2023 final this morning, South Africa has beaten New Zealand 11-12 with Handre Pollard kicking four penalties, to one try to Beauden Barrett for the Kiwis and his younger bro, Jordie missing a late long range penalty. The turning point came in the 34th minute, when All Blacks Captain Sam Cane was yellow-carded for a high tackle which was upgraded to red on review by the TMO. Springboks Captain Siya Kolisi was also yellow-carded for a similar offense which was not upgraded and will be a talking point long into the night. And Ireland is the inaugural WXV3 Champions after beating Spain 15-13 in Dubai, to lift the WXV3 trophy and earn promotion to WXV2, with Samoa dropping down to join Fijiana there next year. In rugby league: Australia beat New Zealand 18-36 in a tense clash between the arch rivals at AAMI Park in Melbourne last night. Kangaroos bench prop Lindsay Collins scored an unlikely double in the first half, while Nicho Hynes and Tom Flegler both made their Test debuts. Big Mal is now 12/12 on Australian soil and the sides will meet again in the Pacific Championships final in Hamilton next Saturday night. Earlier the New Zealand Kiwi Ferns ended seven years of heartbreak to stun the Australian Jillaroos 6-12 in a monumental upset at AAMI Park in Melbourne yesterday. A year after they were obliterated by 50 points in the Rugby League World Cup final, a new-look Kiwi Ferns side got their revenge despite spending the majority of the match defending their own line. And Fiji Bati Coach Wise Kativerata has confirmed that Penrith Panther’s star, Sunia Turuva will miss the clash against the Papua New Guinea Kumuls today after sustaining a calf injury but stressed the injury wasn’t “major”. In football: This was supposed to be the “El Clásico of the Rolling Stones” - their logo adorned Barça's shirts, and rock legends, Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood were in their directors' box. The soundtrack in the end though, was the Beatles track: "Hey Jude." Barcelona was cruising early in front of a home crowd, through a sixth-minute Ilkay Gündogan goal, but then The Jude Bellingham Show began. First, the English midfielder scored from a stunning, thunderous shot in the 68th minute - the speed and power behind it too much for the Barcelona goalkeeper. Then, in stoppage time, Bellingham scored the game winner. With the result, Barcelona have their first loss of the La Liga season and fall to third on the league table as Real Madrid leapfrog their way to first. In combat sports: At 123.4Kg and 1.93M tall, Francis Ngannou isn’t a small man. In fact, the French Cameroonian former UFC Heavyweight Champion is only giving away 12.5cms in height and 6.4Kg in weight to the Gypsy King when they clash in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia today. Despite the Englishman shouting: “I’m bigger than you little man! and trash talking Ngannou’s team with, “I’m going to smash your boy. There’s only one heavyweight champion, that’s me!” Ngannou took the more cool-headed approach, telling journalists, “Anything is possible. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be here.” If Ngannou does land the ‘big shot’ today, and that’s a pretty big ‘if’, Fury may yet rue this fight. 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

Bula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 27 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Saturday morning 28 October 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. In rugby union: When you think about it, the World Rugby Awards for Coach and Player of the Year has to come from the winning team come Sunday morning. So the Coach of the Year can only be either one of Ian Foster of New Zealand or Jacques Nienaber of South Africa. Sorry Andy Farrell and Simon Raiwalui but you’re already at home. Similarly with the Mastercard Men's XVs Player of the Year: Bundee Aki and Antoine Dupont are watching from home. It will be between Big Boks lock, Eben Etzebeth and the dynamic Ardie Savea of New Zealand. In rugby league: Kangaroos star Cam Munster is in some doubt to take his place against the Kiwis in Melbourne later today, battling illness. The five-eighth missed training this week and was a noticeable absentee at Thursday’s jersey presentation. “It’ll be up to Munny, we’ll give him every chance to play,” Kangaroos Captain James Tedesco said. If Munster can’t play, Nicho Hynes will debut for the Kangaroos in the halves. In football: "I don't have to explain to him what El Clasico is, everyone knows what it means. It's a worldwide match."Real Madrid Coach Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that England midfielder, Jude Bellingham is ready to face Barcelona in Saturday's El Clasico after he was forced out of their Champions League win at Braga with a thigh strain. The 20-year-old Bellingham has made his transition to Spanish soccer look ridiculously easy with 11 goals and threes assists in 12 games in all competitions since joining from Borussia Dortmund. He scored the winner in Real's 2-1 victory at Braga and became only the second Real Madrid player to net in each of his first three Champions League games after Christian Karembeu in 1998. In combat sports: The $66Million question facing fans in the fight game this weekend is: Can the Cameroonian-French UFC superstar, Francis Ngannou turn the boxing landscape on its head with a monster upset over the Gypsy King, Tyson Fury in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia come Sunday? 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

Bula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 26 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Friday morning 27 October 2023.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.    In rugby union: World Rugby Awards 2023 Nominees: HSBC Women’s 7s Player of the Year     Michaela Blyde (New Zealand)     Maddison Levi (Australia)     Tyla Nathan-Wong (New Zealand)     Reapi Ulunisau (Fiji) HSBC Men’s 7s Player of the Year     Leroy Carter (New Zealand)     Rodrigo Isgro (Argentina)     Marcos Moneta (Argentina)     Akuila Rokolisoa (New Zealand)   Try of the Year     Duhan van der Merwe (Scotland vs England)     Damian Penaud (France vs Ireland)     Hugo Keenan (Ireland vs France)     Vinaya Habosi (Fiji vs Georgia)   World Rugby Coach of the Year     Andy Farrell (Ireland)     Ian Foster (New Zealand)     Simon Raiwalui (Fiji)     Jacques Nienaber (South Africa)   Mastercard Men's 15s Player of the Year     Bundee Aki (Ireland)     Antoine Dupont (France)     Eben Etzebeth (South Africa)     Ardie Savea (New Zealand)   In rugby league: Our world famous tips for the Pacific Championships games this weekend: Big Mal’s Australian Kangaroos to malabaloo the New Zealand Kiwis, the Jilaroos to jilabaloo New Zealand women at AAMI Park, Melbourne.   And at Santos Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea we tip the Papua New Guinea Kumuls to kulabaloo the Fiji Bati.   In football: Erling Haaland ended his Champions League goal drought as Manchester City extended their perfect start to the tournament with a 3-1 win at Swiss side Young Boys.   Haaland had scored 35 goals in his first 30 Champions League appearances and he got back on track in the competition with a second-half double at the Wankdorf Stadium.   Elsewhere, Barcelona continued their perfect start in the Champions League, and warmed up for El Clasico this weekend with a 2-1 win over their Ukrainian visitors Shakhtar Donetsk.   In combat sports: It’s the weekend of the “Battle Of The Baddest” in Saudi Arabia, as the World Heavyweight Kings of boxing and MMA collide for one of boxing’s strangest crossover fights.   Can the Cameroonian-French UFC superstar turn the boxing landscape on its head with a monster upset?   He’s priced as an 8/1 underdog in Riyadh, but he’s got that one punch so who knows?   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

Bula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 25 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Thursday morning 26 October 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent - the Pacific Ocean. In rugby union: World Rugby CEO Alan Gilpin said on Tuesday holding the draw for the Rugby World Cup 2027 in January 2026 would be better than the current situation where the draw for RWC2023 in France was held in December 2020, leading unintentionally to a lopsided tournament. When RWC2023 started in September the top five teams according to Test rankings - Ireland, South Africa, France, New Zealand and Scotland - were in two of the pools. In rugby league: Pacific Championships games this weekend 28-29 October sees Big Mal’s Australian Kangaroos vs the New Zealand Kiwis and Australia vs New Zealand women at AAMI Park, Melbourne, plus the cracker at Santos Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Kumuls vs Fiji Bati. In SportsBiz: FC Barcelona’s financial troubles continue to pile up, despite it being one of the most popular and successful teams on the field in European soccer. At the Club’s AGM, the reigning La Liga champions announced a debt of US$1.3Billion, ongoing renovations of the Spotify Camp Nou stadium will likely add another US$1.6B in debt. Barca also sustained an operating loss of US$212Million for the 2022-23 season. But Barcelona President Joan Laporta said the Club was in an even worse state three years ago In football: UEFA Champions League Rd 3 scores: Galatasaray 1-3 Bayern Munich ,Inter Milan 2-1 RB Salzburg, Man United 1-0 FC Copenhagen, Sevilla 1-2 Arsenal, Lens 1-1 PSV Eindhoven, Union Berlin 0–1 Napoli, Sporting Braga 1-2 Real Madrid and Benfica 0-1 Real Sociedad. In combat sports: “I'm going to knock him out inside six rounds. I’ll get on the front foot, high arm, catch him with a punishing jab, 120-127kg in the face. Bust him up, swell his eyes out and bang, KO. On the front foot, not running away. “No one can take my power, nobody. These heavyweights don’t have a chance,” WBC World Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury on how he plans to beat former UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou in Riyadh Saudi Arabia this weekend. Ahead of their showdown, both fighters posed for photos with their teams in front of fans and the media. Fury's WBC title will not be on the line. Ngannou will enter the ring in Riyadh for his boxing debut having conquered the MMA heavyweight scene. The Cameroonian, known for his brutal power inside the cage, left the UFC last year after winning and then retaining the UFC Heavyweight title in his final two UFC fights. Fury is a wide favourite and the British fighter is predicting an early stoppage. 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