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Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 67 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Monday morning 11 March 2024.
                                                                  
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
 
In rugby union: Fijian Drua fans are still drooling over sensational rookie flyhalf Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula. The young gun had a flawless game against the Crusaders at Churchill Park, Lautoka last Saturday with the Kiwis Coach even mentioning him in his media conference post game.
 
How good is this kid!
Meanwhile, the Saint George Dragons are reportedly chasing 24-year-old Wallabies star Jordan Petaia, who can play Centre, Wing or Fullback, and is off contract at the end of the season.
Petaia is also exploring rugby union options in France and Japan, according to The SMH, and has played 27 Tests for Australia, including at the past two Rugby World Cups.
In football: Liverpool’s blockbuster clash against Manchester City at Anfield has just ended in a one all draw.
Earlier Arsenal needed Kai Havertz’s late winner to go top of the Premier League by beating Brentford 2-1 as Manchester United kept alive their faint hopes of finishing in the top four with a 2-0 win over Everton.
An eighth consecutive Premier League win sees Mikel Arteta’s men level with Liverpool and one clear of defending champions Man City.
In SportsBiz: Paris Olympics Organizers have announced that about 326,000 spectators will be allowed to watch this summer’s Olympic Games opening ceremony along the River Seine.
 
While that revised total is almost 50% less than the 600,000 initially expected and will shut out some hopeful fans. The good news: It still allows for four times the crowd capacity of the Stade de France.
 
In rugby league: Sheriff Todd Peyton and his Cowboys rode into town and silenced the derby home crowd, scoring seven tries – two to Zac Laybutt, and all converted by Valentine Holmes for a 43-18 win, leaving Wayne Bennett and his pod with plenty of questions to ponder.
 
Meanwhile, Penrith Panthers young gun Izack Tago has reportedly penned a new deal that will make him one of the highest-paid Centres in the NRL.
 
Tago was already contracted until 2025 but has agreed terms at A$3Million that will keep him at the Club until the end of 2028 on an extended deal averaging around A$750,000 per season.
In Combat sports: UFC boss Dana White has hinted at his concern over the upcoming boxing clash between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul.
"Tyson gets mad when I do this but Mike's 60. I love Mike Tyson, personally as a friend and he's one of my favourite athletes of all time, and I don't like the 31-year age difference," White told reporters.
Former World Heavyweight Champion Tyson will fight Paul on 20 July at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. It will be Tyson's first fight since taking on Roy Jones Jr in an exhibition in November 2020.
Tyson has not fought professionally since 2005 when he quit on his stool after five rounds of his clash with Kevin McBride.
The fight will be broadcast by Netflix in the summer as the streaming service makes its move into live sports. 
Madness driven by money!
 
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Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 66 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Sunday morning 10 March 2024.
                                                                  
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
 
In rugby union: All is well in rugby in Fiji again after the Fijian Drua lit up Churchill Park in Lautoka yesterday with a powerful display by their forwards, matching and then outmuscling the best that Scott Barrett and his Crusaders could throw at them for a solid 20-10 win in front of another full house.
 
In other games: Rebels 29-23 Moana Pasifika, Highlanders 23-21 NSW Waratahs, Brumbies 22-19 Western Force, Hurricanes 29-21 Blues and the Reds 25-19 Chiefs.
 
In football: Sports clashes don’t get much bigger than this - Manchester City versus Liverpool - the last dance between Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola, two iconic football Managers.
With 11 rounds remaining in the Premier League, one gets the feeling that this weekend’s game could prove crucial to deciding who lifts the trophy.
As Manchester City star Phil Foden put it this week: “It’s massive … It’s games we want to play in, the biggest games and the biggest occasions. We’re ready.”
In SportsBiz: F1 Racing valuations by Forbes last summer had an average team valuation of US$1.88Billion, more than triple the comparable US$500Million mark from 2019.
 
Liberty’s recent earnings confirmed the drive behind the surge in team valuations as F1’s full-year attendance finished up 5% in 2023 to 6 million, revenue grew 25% to US$3.22B and operating income surged 64% to US$392M.
Helping drive those numbers were mushrooming fan interest in the US and the Las Vegas Grand Prix, despite heavy upfront infrastructure costs.
 
In rugby league: It was an encouraging night for the Parramatta Eels who beat the Canterbury Bulldogs 8-26 at CommBank Stadium last night. One of the biggest disappointments last season, the Eels still managed a crowd of 29,171 – their biggest regular season attendance at the venue.
 
Bulldogs fans spent the entire off-season dreaming of a rapid turnaround after their Club recruited heavily over summer, but yesterday was a nightmare for them after the blue and whites went down to the Eels and they could be without the ‘Foxx’ for a while.
 
In Combat sports: Anthony Joshua totally destroyed Francis Ngannou, in their fight in Saudi Arabia yesterday, knocking out the former UFC World Heavyweight Champion in the second round after knocking Ngannou down late in the first round, with the Cameroonian getting back to his feet.
Former Kiwi-Samoan World Heavyweight Champion Joseph Parker claimed a stunning majority decision win over Chinese star Zhilei Zhang to win the WBO Interim heavyweight title.
Parker was knocked down in the third round by a thudding straight left from southpaw Zhang, who again dropped Parker in the eighth with a short right hook that sent Parker down to one knee. But Zhang let Parker off the hook both times, failing to follow up.
Parker outworked his rival – who was considerably bigger; 20kg heavier at 132.3kg and much taller at 1.98M.
In the end, Parker’s fitness and greater work rate saw him earn a 113-113, 114-112, 115-111 unanimous points win.
Talofa lava Joseph Parker!
 
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Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 65 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Saturday morning 09 March 2024.
                                                                  
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. 
 
In rugby union: Fiji rugby 7s fans at home and around the world expressed relief that Ben Gollings was sacked by the Fiji Rugby Union yesterday after a record 19 HSBC SVNS Rugby 7s Series tournaments without a win.
 
While there is some anxiety that it happened just six months out from the Paris Olympics, where Fiji is the defending gold medalist, fans harbor hope that with the selection of World Rugby Hall of Famer, and Rio Olympics rugby 7s gold medal-winning Captain Osea Kolinisau, now a Level 3 World Rugby qualified Coach, that the Fiji Men’s 7s team will rise to the occasion.
 
But what about the Team Fijiana Head Coach – or don’t Fiji rugby 7s fans really care about the Women’s game?
 
In football: Liverpool remain on course to send Jurgen Klopp off with a quadruple of trophies as they surged towards the Europa League quarter-finals after a 5-1 win away to Sparta Prague on Thursday; the Reds not distracted by Sunday’s massive Premier League showdown against Manchester City.
 
In other Europa League games: Roma thrashed Brighton 4-0 in the Italian capital and Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen had to come from 2-0 down to preserve their unbeaten season with a 2-2 draw against Qarabag in Azerbaijan.
 
In SportsBiz: Already boasting one of the fastest-growing franchise valuations in sports, Formula One is reaching another milestone as every team is worth at least US$1.3 billion, according to McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown.
 
Speaking to Bloomberg in Jeddah ahead of Saturday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Brown credited a surge in American popularity and overall revenues under the leadership of Liberty Media, which purchased the motor-sports circuit in 2017.
“Half the grid is profitable. They weren’t five years ago,” Brown said. 
In rugby league: It took an eternity for the first and only try of the game, but it finally arrived when Storm Centre Reimis Smith crossed out wide in the 50th minute, enabling his side to pull off a gritty 8-0 win over the reigning premiers, the Penrith Panthers in Melbourne last night.
 
The win preserved a unique record for Storm Coach Craig Bellamy - 22 straight Round One wins to continue an incredible record that dates back to his first season as an NRL Head Coach in 2003.
 
Meanwhile, Broncos star Ezra Mam has rejected Spencer Leniu’s offer to fly to Brisbane for a face-to-face apology for calling him a “monkey” during their Las Vegas clash on Sunday.
 
Too little too late mate, you had your chance during and after the game in Vegas.
 
In Combat sports: In 2012, at the age of 26, fired by dreams of becoming a professional boxer, Francis Ngannou, left his brutal work in the sand pits of Cameroon to make a break for Europe and a better life.
He crossed the unforgiving Sahara, travelled through Nigeria, Niger and Algeria before reaching Morocco.
There, after half a dozen failed attempts, he finally made it across the Mediterranean to Spain where he was promptly jailed for making an illegal crossing.
Completing a trip of around 5000Km, he took a train to Paris, lived in a car park before local boxing Coach Didier Carmont found him a place to live and a gym in which to train.
The rest is history - Francis Ngannou fights Anthony Joshua later this morning in Saudi Arabia for which he is being paid US$20.2Million.
Now is that a real life Rocky story or what?
 
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Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 64 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Friday morning 08 March 2024.

Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.

In rugby union BREAKING NEWS: Sources inside Rugby House say that Fiji Men’s 7s Coach Ben Gollings was sacked last night by the Fiji Rugby Union.

They also say that he will be replaced by Rio Olympics 2016 gold medal-winning Captain Osea Koilnisau who was originally short-listed with Gollings for the job.

In football: Manchester City cruised into the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals with a second-straight 3-1 win over FC Copenhagen, while Real Madrid were pushed all the way by RB Leipzig but narrowly made it through after a 1-1 draw.

In other games, Bayern Munich hammered Lazio 3-0 and PSG beat Real Sociedad 1-2.

In SportsBiz: During 2023, the NFL teams’ total number of posts on social media platforms - X, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube impressions and engagements were tracked and their overall value calculated. As such, the NFL’s overall social media value is estimated to be worth US$1.1Billion.

In rugby league: Sydney Roosters prop Spencer Leniu has pleaded guilty to racially abusing Ezra Mam and issued a public apology to the Broncos young gun, “I want to apologise to Ezra and his family for using the word I did and I am sincerely sorry to cause him such distress,” Leniu said.

The Samoan international is likely facing up to two months on the sideline for calling Mam a “monkey”.

In Combat sports: Francis Ngannou will earn US$20.2Million from his fight against Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia later today. This figure could increase as it doesn't include earnings from pay-per-view sales or any extra bonuses agreed in the contract.

In comparison, Ngannou's biggest UFC payday was after he defeated Ciryl Gane and he took home US$608,000.

Welcome to the big league Francis!

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Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 63 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Thursday morning 07 March 2024.

Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.

In rugby union: Fiji defeated Junior Manu Samoa 31–17, to claim the inaugural Oceania Rugby U20s Challenge at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland yesterday.

The young Fijians combined finesse and firepower in a dominant performance and their ability to stay composed under pressure was the difference in the end.

The final was a brilliant display of young Pasifika talent, showing that the future of rugby in the Islands is very bright.

In football: British Police allege Matilda’s Captain Sam Kerr called an officer a “stupid white bastard” in her taxi run-in that has her facing a trial next year.

The Sun is reporting that Kerr made the comment to one of two officers after being sick following a night out amid a dispute over her taxi fare at Twickenham in south west London, in January 2023 but Kerr only faced a London court this week.

The Matildas Captain, who is part Indian and English, denies the allegation.

In SportsBiz: During 2023, the NFL teams’ total number of posts on social media platforms - X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube impressions, and engagements were tracked and then ranked based on overall value. The report notes that the NFL’s overall social media value is worth US$1.1Billion and the social media value of the Top 5 NFL teams are:
· Eagles: US$52.6M
· Cowboys: US$40.7M
· 49ers: US$39.9
· Chiefs: US$38M
· Steelers: US$32.3M
In rugby league: The 2024 NRL season is off to a flying start with the four teams in Las Vegas putting on a show for fans old and new.

No team is ever perfect in March, but the overall quality on display far exceeded that of typical Round 1 games as the Roosters and Sea Eagles broke patterns of previous seasons to hit the ground running

The Roosters are well known as slow starters, up against 2023 grand finalists Brisbane, expected to be one of the best teams in the NRL this year, the Tricolours played out of their skin in Vegas.

Did you know, Manly had lost nine season-openers in a row before their 36-24 victory over the Rabbitohs in Sin City?

In Combat sports: ON THIS DAY in 1964, less than two weeks after Cassius Marcellus Clay claimed the World Heavyweight boxing title from Sonny Liston, he revealed his new name, Muhammad Ali, along with his conversion to the Nation of Islam.

The new champion said, adopting the new name allowed him to be “freed from the identity given to my family by slave masters.”

It signaled a refusal to conform to American societal expectations of the time - one that would ultimately define his career and legacy.

Ali ultimately refused induction into the US military, upon being selected three years later, citing his religious beliefs and opposition to US participation in the Vietnam War.

Ali’s refusal to be drafted became a high-profile legal case, rising to the US Supreme Court, where his conviction was ultimately overturned.

During this extended saga lasting nearly four years, Ali did not fight as he was denied a boxing license, essentially robbing him of the athletic prime of his mid to late 20s.

But national sentiment steadily turned against American involvement in Vietnam and Muhammad Ali's standing as an influential cultural force in America was cemented in the pages of history.

Rest in Peace Champ.

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Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 62 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Wednesday morning 06 March 2024.

Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.

In rugby union: What is going on with Fiji 7s rugby? Who is to blame – Ben Gollings? What will Fiji Rugby Union do – name Waisale Serevi to Coach the Fiji Men’s 7s team and Senirusi Seruvakula to Coach the Flying Fijians as ordained by a higher power?

In football: Football Australia boss James Johnson says superstar Matildas Captain Sam Kerr “has rights” and there will be no moves on her leadership after shock revelations she had been charged by UK police for allegedly racially harassing a police officer more than a year ago.

In SportsBiz: On LeBron James reaching a milestone 40,017 NBA career points, his career earnings while with the Cleaveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat and now the LA Lakers, amounts to US$479,466,457, which would mean King James has earned an average of US$11,981.56 per point.

In rugby league: The President of one of the most successful and popular NFL franchises of all time and Super Bowl LVIII finalists - the San Francisco 49ers, Al Guido has expressed an interest in potentially purchasing an NRL team: “We will look at anything that has a passionate fan base,” Guido said.

Guido also said that the NRL’s foray into the American sporting market was the right call and that having games in Las Vegas, the entertainment capital of the US, on the heels of the Super Bowl is really smart.

In Combat sports: Having given Tyson Fury a major scare, in a fight many believed he should have won on points, Francis Ngannou is confident he can now derail Anthony Joshua’s plans and is sensing anxiety from his opponent.

“We were doing the promo and he was very chilled, very relaxed,” Ngannou said. “I asked him if he was OK, because he looked a little nervous.”

Nervous? AJ is scared stiff.

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Oskar erzählt von seinem Spieltag in Albi. Außerdem: Neuer neuer Zuschauerrekord in der Elite 1.

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Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 61 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 05 March 2024.

Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.

In rugby union: France and New Zealand women – the Black Ferns 7s swept the Los Angeles 7s with Fiji Men losing to Argentina again in finishing 6th and Fijiana dropping out of sight. What is going on? Who is to blame? What will Fiji Rugby Union do – name Serevi?

In football: Real Madrid Coach Carlo Ancelotti slammed an ‘unprecedented’ refereeing decision as midfielder Jude Bellingham was sent off after the controversial final whistle in their 2-2 La Liga draw at Valencia.

England’s Bellingham was shown a red card for protesting after the referee blew for time an instant before Bellingham hit what would have been a 99th minute winner.

In Combat sports: Boxing legend Mike Tyson has expressed his shock at Canelo Alvarez's decision to turn down a US$60Million offer to fight two-time WBC Super Middleweight Champion with a 28-0 record, David Benavidez.

“I can't believe what I just heard. What is wrong with Canelo? Is he afraid? Doesn't he want to give the fans the fight they want to see? Does he not respect the legacy of the great Mexican champions who faced the best regardless of the money? This is a shame for boxing and for Mexico,” Tyson said.

Canelo holds the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO Super Middleweight world titles.

In SportsBiz: The sixth season of Drive to Survive is out, while ESPN enters the second season of its three-year US media rights deal believed to be worth US$85Million annually, and F1 just completed a 10-year pact with beIN Sports for broadcast rights in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey that multiple reports are saying is worth US$500M in total.

In rugby league: “The NRL is in Las Vegas, like every other punter or entertainer in the city, to make money,” The Guardian’s Angus Fontaine writes. “It craves a slice of the US$119.84Billion, the American Gambling Association says was bet in 2023, and a turbo-boost of the NRL brand to lure revenue from US broadcasters and sponsors.”

Meanwhile, Spencer Leniu has been charged by the NRL after Broncos young gun Ezra Mam alleged he aimed a racial slur at him on the field during the Las Vegas season opener.

The Rooster has been referred straight to the NRL judiciary, with a contrary conduct charge for allegedly calling Mam a “monkey”.

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Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 60 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Monday morning 04 March 2024.

Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.

In rugby union: At the Los Angeles 7s today, Spain reached their first ever Men’s semi-final with a comeback win over Fiji 19-21 to join an all European Men’s semi-finals line-up of France vs Ireland and Spain vs Great Britain.

The Women’s quarter-finals sees France vs Canada, New Zealand vs Ireland, USA vs South Africa, Australia vs Brazil.

In the NBA: LeBron James has added another first to his illustrious career, after bringing up 40,000 career points in the NBA.

He reached the figure in a 114-124 loss to the Denver Nuggets yesterday afternoon, having entered the game needing just nine points to become the first player to achieve the feat.

James had already surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s previous all-time NBA scoring record of 38,387 points against the Thunder last year.

In Combat sports: YouTuber & fake boxer Jake Paul got a haircut on Saturday night in Puerto Rico that ended up costing him US$1.5Million.

That’s how much his MVP Promotions company had to refund fans after hair treatment caused MVP’s star women’s boxing champion, Amanda Serrano to pull out of her main event fight on Saturday night, after chemicals from her hair procedure leaked into her eyes, burning her cornea so badly doctors refused to let her fight Nina Meinke.

In SportsBiz: “You look at examples like the Jordan brand; I’m trying to build my version of that,” Steph Curry said in an interview with Bloomberg, on his ongoing efforts to elevate the Under Armour brand to a level that resonates with sneakerheads like Michael Jordan, Ja Morant and LaMelo Ball, all of whose shoes currently outsell Curry’s.

The Warriors’ star agreed to a contract extension with Under Armour last March that included US$75Million in stock.

While Under Armour doesn’t provide specific numbers, Bloomberg estimated the Curry brand generated up to US$250M in annual sales of Under Armour’s annual US$1.5Billion footwear segment revenue last year, still trailing Nike and Adidas.

In rugby league: Rugby league has been given a giant tick from American spectators following a thrilling double-header at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas yesterday.

Manly put on a show to down South Sydney 24-36, while the Roosters out-muscled the Broncos to win 20-10.

Of course the majority of the over 40,000 spectators who attended were Australians, but there were plenty of locals there too.

“If we can make it here, it’ll be worth tens, if not thousands, of millions of dollars for the game over five years. This is the start, this is the foundation, we now have to build the house,” Peter V’Landys said on Fox League.

“Also the opportunity is here for sports betting. The Super Bowl alone generated over US$23Billion so there’s a market here for sports betting as well.

It’s all about the money folks!

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Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 59 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Sunday morning 03 March 2024.

Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.

In rugby union: At the Los Angeles 7s yesterday, Brazil beat Fijiana 5-12. The Fiji girls play South Africa at 8.26am this morning and New Zealand at 1.24pm in their final pool game. The Women’s Cup quarters will kick off at 6.14am Monday.

And the Fiji Men’s 7s team beat Great Britain 12-15 and hammered Canada 40 zip this morning. They play France at 10.22am today in their last pool game. The Men’s Cup quarters kick off at 3.26pm later today.

In football: France star Paul Pogba has been given a four-year ban from football by Italy’s anti-doping tribunal after testing positive for testosterone last August, his club Juventus said yesterday.

Pogba announced he would appeal the ruling, “When I am free of legal restrictions the full story will become clear, but I have never knowingly or deliberately taken any supplements that violate anti-doping regulations. I will appeal this before the Court of Arbitration for Sport.”

The ban means Pogba will not be able to play again until the 2027/28 season, by which time he will be 34.

In Combat SportsBiz: US$614Million is the revenue reported by TKO Group Holdings in its first full quarter after their US$21Billion merger of the UFC and WWE. The breakdown for Q4 in 2023, which ended Dec. 31, was US$282.8M revenue for UFC and US$331.2M for WWE.

For 2024, TKO is targeting revenue of at least US$2.575B. Last month, Netflix signed a 10-year, US$5B media rights deal for WWE’s “Raw”. This year, UFC will be shopping for its next broadcast pact, as its current contract with ESPN expires in 2025.

In rugby league: All eyes are on Las Vegas today where the South Sydney Rabbitohs take on the Sydney Roosters followed by the Brisbane Broncos taking on the Manly Sea Eagles in the NRL Vegas extravaganza. What more is there to say except, “Let’s get it on baby!”

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Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 58 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Friday morning 01 March 2024.

Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.

In rugby union: The Los Angeles 7s kicks off tomorrow, with Team Fijiana playing Brazil at 1.14pm Saturday in their first pool game, they will then play South Africa at 8.26am Sunday, before playing New Zealand at 1.24pm Sunday afternoon in their final pool game.

The Fiji Men’s 7s team play Great Britain at 2.54pm Saturday, followed by Canada at 5.30am Sunday, before playing France at 10.22am Sunday in their last pool match.

In rugby league: Some 14,000 Aussies are expected to be in Vegas for the NRL extravaganza — something big boss man Peter V’landys is very proud of: “Everyone is decked out in their gear. We’re expecting at least 40,000 tickets to be sold, we might get 45 to 50,000 which would be a spectacular result.”

V’landys noted though that the success of the NRL’s Vegas project will be determined by how many viewers tune into Fox Sports 1.

“Fox 1 goes out to over 100 million viewers in the United States. The more that view it the more successful it will be,” he said.

In football: Manchester City’s Erling Haaland scored five times as the FA Cup holders ran riot in a 6-2 rout of Luton in the fifth round.

Aided by Kevin De Bruyne’s trio of assists, Haaland completed his treble inside the first 40 minutes at Kenilworth Road before Jordan Clark struck twice to briefly reduce Luton’s deficit to just 3-2.

But any Luton hopes of an incredible comeback were ruthlessly erased by Haaland as the Norway striker scored twice more after the interval to send City into the quarter-finals.

In Combat Sports: Seven years after Jeff Horn upset the legendary Manny Pacquiao in front of 60,000 screaming fans at Suncorp Stadium, Fox Sports Australia has revealed a push is now underway for undefeated 25-year-old mandatory IBF super Bantamweight challenger, Sam Goodman to fight the division’s undisputed King and arguably the greatest fighter on planet earth, Japanese megastar Naoya Inoue down under.

In SportsBiz: US$1,717,000 is the combined amount of money won between golfers Joe Dean and Jake Knapp on Sunday.

Dean, who is also a part-time grocery delivery driver for the UK supermarket chain Morrisons, tied for second place at the Kenya Open and called the moment “life-changing” as he received a cheque for US$217,000.

Knapp, who was a bouncer at a nightclub in his home city of Costa Mesa, California, two years ago, trying to save money and keep his PGA Tour dreams alive, won the Mexico Open and took home a US$1.5M first-place prize, he also earned a spot in this year’s Masters.

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Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 57 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Thursday morning 29 February 2024.

Happy birthday Tom!

Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.

In rugby union and rugby league: Did you know that Fiji Airways recently flew the South Sydney Rabbitohs from Sydney through Nadi to LAX in Business Class?

WOW really? Do they do that for Fijian sports teams as well or just teams from overseas?

After the Cowboys bid farewell to troublesome forward Luciano Leilua last week, clearing A$950,000 annually from their salary cap, they are using that coin to upgrade the contract of Reuben Cotter in addition to extending deals for Heilum Luki and Kulikefu Finefeuiaki - both of whom have attracted plenty of interest from rival clubs.

In SportsBiz: A case of 44-year-old hockey cards sold at auction Sunday for US$3.72Million.

The 1979–80 set including Wayne Gretzky’s rookie card, was found by a Saskatchewan family in their attic.

Depending on the condition of the cards, a mint condition Gretzky rookie card could be worth as much as US$3.75M.

The case, purchased by a Canadian bidder who wished to remain anonymous, could have as many as 25 to 27 cards of the Great One.

In football: Veteran striker Michelle Heyman was the star, scoring four first-half goals for the Aussie Matildas to emphatically seal Paris Olympic qualification in front of 54,120 fans at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne last night - their 12th consecutive sell-out crowd at home with a blistering 10-nil win over Uzbekistan.

In Combat Sports: Tim Tszyu’s hyped Las Vegas debut against American superstar Keith Thurman has just got a whole lot bigger – with the WBO confirming a win will likely see the Australian thrust into a blockbuster against the greatest fighter on the planet - WBC, WBA and WBO Welterweight King Terence Crawford.

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Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 56 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Wednesday morning 28 February 2024.

Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.

In rugby union: At the HSBC SVNS Los Angeles 7s this weekend,
Women’s comp Pool A includes back-to-back champions the Black ferns 7s, who defeated France 19-14 in the Vancouver finals, along with Fiji, Brazil and South Africa.

Pool B features France, Australia, Ireland and Japan, while Pool C comprises Canada, USA, Spain and Great Britain.

In the Men’ s comp Pool A, Argentina, the reigning champions from Vancouver, have been drawn alongside Ireland, Spain and South Africa.

Pool B will see the All Blacks 7s, who lost to Argentina in the Vancouver finals, competing against USA, Samoa and Australia.
France who came third in Vancouver, headlining Pool C against former rugby 7s powerhouse Fiji, Great Britain and Canada.

In rugby league: Are you ready for the NRL Las Vegas extravaganza?

The Roosters have left Angus Crichton out of their 17 with Siua Wong and Sitili Tupouniua in the starting back row.
And the Broncos have left veteran Corey Oates out of their 17, with young gun Deine Mariner on the wing.
Meanwhile, Luke Brooks starts for Manly at five-eighth and Cody Walker has been named to lead the Rabbitohs, fully recovered from injury, calling the shots alongside Lachlan Ilias in the halves.
Jacob Gagai will make his NRL debut on the wing, while Richie Kennar and Isaiah Tass make up the Centre combination in the absence of Jack Wighton suspended and Campbell Graham injured.

In SportsBiz: The Golden State Warriors have given their four-time NBA champion Head Coach Steve Kerr a two-year contract extension worth US$35Million, according to ESPN.

Now signed through 2026, Kerr’s annual salary is more than the US$15M per season the Heat are paying Erik Spoelstra, who has the largest head coach contract in the NBA by total value.

In football: Everton’s penalty for breaching Premier League financial rules has been reduced from 10 points to six following an appeal, giving them a major boost in their relegation battle.

The original ruling - the biggest points deduction in Premier League history - left the Toffees 19th on the EPL table, fighting to avoid the drop.

But their successful appeal has lifted Everton to 15th place - five points clear of the relegation zone with 12 games remaining.

In Combat Sports: Pretty boy Ryan Garcia wants to meet Sean O'Malley on the UFC Champion's home turf.

O'Malley has repeatedly teased a crossover boxing fight against Garcia or Gervonta 'Tank' Davis, but Garcia wants to save O'Malley the trip.

The former WBC Lightweight World Champion revealed this week that he reached out to UFC head honcho, Dana White for a fight against UFC Bantamweight Champion O'Malley.

"I've already sent text messages to Dana," Garcia told "The MMA Hour" on Monday. "I've already got people who are connected to Dana to ask him - let's do this. I'll come to UFC, pay me a bag, I'm there. I'm down to do it after Devin Haney."

Garcia is scheduled to challenge Devin Haney for the WBC Super Lightweight title on 20 April 2024.

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Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 55 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Tuesday morning 27 February 2024.

Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.

In rugby union: Argentina won their third consecutive Men’s title with a 36-12 win over New Zealand for the HSBC SVNS Vancouver 7s title and France the bronze, while New Zealand beat France 35-19 to claim women’s gold as hosts Canada claim bronze.

The fifth round of the HSBC SVNS 2024 takes place in Los Angeles this weekend.

In rugby league: And the hype continues!

NFL legend Rob Gronkowski has been shown rugby league for the first time and the four-time Super Bowl champion was left stunned.

Gronkowski commentated a series of NRL highlights from last season after introducing the segment as “the closest thing to football, but without pads”.

In SportsBiz: Apple is entering the second season of its 10-year, US$2.5Billion deal for exclusive global rights to all MLS games.

Although Apple and the MLS don’t release specific subscriber numbers for MLS Season Pass, the count was said to have surpassed 2 million in 2023, according to Sports Business Journal.

While Apple certainly wants to see subscriber growth, the US$250Million annual rights fee is chump change for a company with a US$2.8Trillion market cap.

The tech giant is paying a reported US$85M annually for Friday night MLB games, and is still expected to bid on NBA rights this year.

In Combat Sports: WWE Superstar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will appear at multiple wrestling events on the road to Wrestlemania 40.

“You can feel the uptick, excitement, energy, & disruption happening in pro wrestling,” the star shared in an Instagram post to his nearly 400 million followers. “It’s super f**king cool to see.”

These appearances from The Rock will boost WWE’s viewership, as everyone wants to see him step into the ring.

WrestleMania 40 is set to go-down at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia on April 6 and 7including a title match between Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes for the WWE Universal Championship.

Finally only in the USA: New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has left NFL fans puzzled with a bizarre Taylor Swift take.

The Patriots boss said the singer should have chosen former New England tight end, Rob Gronkowski rather than Travis Kelce, when she looked for a boyfriend.

“Maybe she should have been dating Gronk. He’s better looking,” the 82 year old Kraft said.

Er boss, Gronkowski is already in a stable long-term relationship with model Camille Kostek.

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Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 54 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Monday morning 26 February 2024.

Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.

In rugby union: The HSBC SVNS Vancouver 7s Semi-finals kick off at 10.15am Fiji time this morning with the Women’s: Canada vs New Zealand and France vs Australia. In the Men’s semi-finals: USA vs Argentina and New Zealand vs France.

On day two under the roof at BC Place in Vancouver the All Blacks 7s edged a desperate Fiji Men in a fiery quarter-final, running out 21-19 winners with Joe Webber scoring his one hundredth try.

Current Men’s SVNS leaders Argentina were made to work hard for a 14-12 defeat of Samoa.

While USA ran out 27-0 winners over Great Britain in a one-sided quarter-final with a pair of tries for Perry Baker who sits third on the all-time try scoring chart.

In the women’s competition there was joy for hosts Canada as they overcame rivals USA 12-10 in an epic quarter-final battle.

The Black Ferns 7s continued their impressive form in Vancouver with a 36-0 demolition of Spain in their quarter-final.

Current SVNS leaders Australia booked their place in the semi-finals thanks to an entertaining 35-19 win over Fijiana, while France beat Brazil 24-5 in their quarter-final.

In rugby league: Super League Champions Wigan pulled off an incredible 16-12 win over three-time reigning NRL premiers Penrith in the World Club Challenge in England overnight.

The Warriors took the lead with a controversial try to Super League grand final Man-of-the-Match Jake Wardle in the 53rd minute.

Wardle appeared to ground the ball short of the line before moving onto the line, but it was sent upstairs as a try and the video referee found “insufficient evidence” to overturn the on-field decision.

The try proved the final score of the match and after sending the home crowd into raptures it ignited uproar in Australia – well in parts of western Sydney really!

In SportsBiz: After a record year of regular-season attendance in 2023 of 22,111 fans per game and almost 11 million in total, MLS is touting a variety of positive metrics pointing toward the Messi momentum continuing.

Inter Miami sold out of season tickets in November, and league-wide, overall revenue from season ticket sales for MLS clubs is up 25% compared to this same point last season.

MLS also says sponsors are spending more dollars, with revenue up 17% for MLS and 15% for Clubs, plus the official MLS online store is seeing a sales spike of 44%.
The question now is whether all those flashy numbers keep trending up throughout the season.

In Football: Liverpool Captain Virgil van Dijk headed the winner deep into extra time as Jurgen Klopp’s massively-depleted side beat Chelsea one nil to claim a record-extending 10th Carabao Cup.

The Dutch defender, who controversially had another header ruled out in the second half after VAR intervention, rose highest to nod in a corner in the 118th minute.

Finally only in the USA: Las Vegas’ top cop has given his personal mobile number to the NRL players in his city for next weekend’s historic season opener.

Lieutenant Kendall Bell has vowed to do “whatever needs to be done” to get players home safe if they find themselves in trouble.

Bell implored players to ask for help instead of trying to solve a problem on the strip themselves after a few too many drinks.

Geez guys- just don’t drink for one weekend!

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Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 53 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Sunday morning 25 February 2024.

Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.

In rugby union: Results from Super Rugby Pacific opening round yesterday: the Fijian Drua 10-34 Blues in Whangarei, the Highlanders 35-21 Moana Pasifika and the Reds 40-22 NSW Waratahs.

In the SVNS Vancouver 7s yesterday: Fijiana 17-21 USA and Fijiana 12-26 Australia, and in the Men’ s comp the All Blacks 7s 12-21 South Africa, Australia 7-31 Samoa, Fiji 31-14 Spain and Argentina 12-10 Canada.

In the late games: Samoa 7-40 France and Fiji 22-12 Canada.

Today at the SVNS Vancouver 7s: Fijiana 36-7 Japan and in the Men’s comp – All Blacks 7s vs Great Britain at 8.43am, Samoa vs USA at 9.27am, Australia vs France at 9.49am and Fiji vs Argentina at 10.33am followed by the knockout games.

In rugby league: The Melbourne Storm brushed Kalyn Ponga and the Newcastle Knights aside 10-28 in sweltering conditions at Churchill Park in Lautoka, Fiji yesterday afternoon.

Fiji Bati reps Tui Kamikamica for the Storm and the Saifiti twins for Newcastle were local fan favourites.
There was quite the comical moment in the 66th minute when Jacob Saifiti made a late hit on Melbourne’s Tui Kamikamica, sparking a brief scuffle between the two sides.
But when the referee wanted to penalise the Knights, Daniel Saifiti approached the referee as Jacob was swiftly taken off in a cheeky attempt to confuse the twins.
The referee saw through the Knights’ ploy, summoning Jacob from the bench to place him on report and send him to the sin bin.
“Oh, hang on, the old switcheroo,” Fox League’s Andrew Voss remarked.
“The brothers Saifiti, oh, that’s so clever, Newcastle. I’m standing and applauding. That’s a beautiful piece of play. A brilliant piece of rugby league right there.”
And a rampaging Mikaele Ravalawa burst through for a try, to give the Dragons an early three tries to zero lead. Then star Tigers recruit, Justin Olam limped off with a hamstring injury in a bitter blow for the Tigers.

The impressive Dragons dominated the woeful Tigers, scoring six tries to three for a 34-18 win at Glen Willow Stadium in Mudgee.

In SportsBiz: Warner Bros. Discovery reported a US$103Million profit last year from its direct-to-consumer division, which includes its Max platform that continues to elevate its college and pro sports content.

The figure dramatically reversed a US$1.6Billion loss in 2022.

Such a financial milestone in streaming has yet to be reached by major competitors Disney, Comcast, or Paramount.

In Football: The reign of the hugely unpopular Glazer family at Manchester United is finally over – but how much will really change at Old Trafford?

British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe had finally completed a part-takeover of the iconic club after a 15-month process, buying an initial 27.7 per cent in a deal worth just under US$647Million

That’ll rise to 28.9 per cent by the end of the year, with Ratcliffe investing another US$65Million by 31 December.

US$300M of the cash has been dedicated to go towards stadium upgrades.

Good riddance to the Glazers!

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Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 52 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Saturday morning 24 February 2024.

Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.

In rugby union: Results from Super Rugby Pacific opening round last night: The Chiefs pipped the Crusaders 29-33, the Brumbies bashed the Rebels 3-30 and the Hurricanes beat the Force 14-44.

Today in the big dance, we tip the Fijian Drua to beat the Blues in Whangarei, the Highlanders to mangle Moana Pasifika and the Reds to crunch the Waratahs.

In the SVNS Vancouver 7s today Fiji time: Fijiana vs USA at 7.30am and Fijiana vs Australia at 12.46pm, and in the Men’ s comp it’s the All Blacks 7s vs South Africa at 9.52am, Australia vs Samoa at 10.58am, Fiji vs Spain at 11.20am and Argentina vs Canada at 11.42am.

In the late games: Samoa vs France at 3.40pm and Fiji play Canada at 4.24pm.

In rugby league: BREAKING NEWS: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Head Coach Cameron Ciraldo has made one of the biggest calls of his coaching career by appointing star recruit from the Penrith Panthers, Stephen Crichton as the Club’s new Captain.

The Toa Samoa international sensationally replaces co-Captains Reed Mahoney and Matt Burton, with Ciraldo informing the Bulldogs playing group of the news on Thursday morning.

In combat sports: Vladimir Putin gifted former UFC Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov US$20Million worth of property in Russia following his victory over Conor McGregor, according to UFC boss Dana White.

“Then he went into the Muslim countries where these guys gave cars, money, gyms, whatever he wanted.”

Nurmagomedov fought just two more times following his win over McGregor before retiring in 2020.

McGregor’s career fell off a cliff following the defeat and the Irishman has never been the same since.

In Football: Former Brazilian defender and Barcelona legend Dani Alves has been found guilty of raping a woman in a Barcelona nightclub on 30 December 2022.

The 40-year-old former footballer has been sentenced to four and a half years behind bars, as The Sun reports.

In a trial held in Barcelona earlier this month, the footballer denied the allegations and said the encounter had been consensual.

In SportsBiz: NRL powerbrokers are considering a bold move to buy the English Super League in what is shapingup to be a historic investment.
That is according to The Daily Telegraph who are reporting the NRL have begun investigating the ‘financial viability’ of taking over the rival competition.

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Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 51 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Wednesday morning 21 February 2024.

Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent.

In rugby union: So with the Super Rugby Pacific season kicking off again this weekend, many fans are asking, and betting on the Fijian Drua making the semifinals after making the quarterfinals last year, losing to defending champions, the Crusaders.

With their mercurial Coach, Scott Razor Robertson elevated to the All Blacks and now the loss of try-scoring machine, Will Jordan out for six months with a shoulder injury, the Crusaders will struggle in 2024.

Or will they?

In rugby league: The NRL Las Vegas Launch Week Activities includes:
· NRL Las Vegas Combine Saturday 02 March 8am – 5pm at Game Changers Sports (AM) and UFC Performance Institute (PM). 50 High Performance Athletes will participate in a series of skills and physical tests to see if they’ve got what it takes to play in the NRL.

· Pre-Game Fan Zone Saturday 02 March 3.30pm - 6.00pm Allegiant Stadium, Northern Car Park with DJ, fan activations, food and drink trucks, big screen, merchandise and more.

· Sunday 03 March is the big dance with
o Sea Eagles vs Rabbitohs at 1.30pm (AEDT)
o Roosters vs Broncos at 3.30pm

In combat sports: Now only weeks out from his historic Pay-Per-View headliner Stateside – a feat not even his Hall of Fame father achieved – this newest Aussie champ Tim Tszyu is being written up, shouted out, even linked to a potential Terence Crawford blockbuster.

In Football: Everton midfielder Amadou Onana rescued a 1-1 draw against fellow strugglers Crystal Palace with a late equaliser just hours after former England Manager, Roy Hodgson stepped down and the Eagles hired Oliver Glasner as their new manager in a dramatic day yesterday.

In SportsBiz: After record-low US TV viewership ratings for both the Tokyo and Beijing Olympics, France is determined to do the Paris Olympics differently - such as bringing athletes down the Seine for the opening ceremony, beach volleyball at the Eiffel Tower and equestrian at Versailles.

It’s going to be really cool.

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