Nadal to return to action
DOHA - Rafael Nadal will end his six-month, injury-enforced absence from tennis by playing back-to-back tournaments in the Persian Gulf before launching his assault on the Australian Open.
View ArticleBrazil coach sacked
SAO PAULO - Mano Menezes was sensationally sacked as Brazil coach on Friday, dealing a hammer blow to the hosts of the 2014 World Cup.
View ArticleMcIlroy, Donald lead the way in Dubai
DUBAI - The world's top two ranked players Rory McIlroy and Luke Donald were involved in a three-way tie at the top of the leaderboard at the halfway stage of the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai on...
View ArticleEarly start for Navua squad
THE Navua Football Association is aiming to start their preparations early so they have a successful 2012/2013 season.
View Article7s event includes other sports
ORGANISERS of the aFiji Bitter Wairiki 7s tournament have included volleyball in this year's tournament.
View ArticleAcademy begins soon
THE inaugural KajiRugby Skills Academy will run two rugby camps during the school holidays for rugby players of different ages and levels of experiences.
View ArticleCama, Lote in NZ side
NEW Zealand sevens star Tomasi Cama is someone who believes in being consistent on and off the field.
View ArticleFiji team settles in well in Dubai
THE Digicel national sevens team has settled in well since arriving in Dubai last week and manager Semi Rogoyawa says the focus is all on the tournament this weekend.
View ArticleFocus on youth rugby
FIJI Rugby Union (FRU) coaching director Franck Boivert says the ongoing development program with the age group national teams is too late for the Flying Fijians build-up to the 2015 Rugby World Cup...
View ArticleChange of attitude
HOWEVER good a rugby training program can be it will not work if there's no change in the attitude of our local players in following them.
View ArticleMichalak rescues France
PARIS - Rejuvenated five-eighth Freddie Michalak scored 19 points as France twice came from behind to defeat Samoa 22-14 in their one-off Test at the Stade de France in Paris yesterday.
View ArticleTonga bullies Scots
ABERDEEN, United Kingdom - Scotland coach Andy Robinson's job is on the line after his side plunged to the most humiliating defeat in their history, a 21-15 loss to lowly Tonga in Aberdeen.
View ArticleWallabies beat Italy
FLORENCE - The Wallabies were kept scoreless in the second half and survived a series of late scares to land an unconvincing 22-19 victory over Italy at Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence.
View ArticleIreland humbles Argentina
DUBLIN - Argentina suffered a record 46-24 defeat by Ireland at Lansdowne Road in Dublin yesterday as the hosts secured their place as a second-tier nation ahead of next month's World Cup draw.
View ArticleKiwis brush aside Wales
WELLINGTON - The All Blacks extended their Test rugby winning streak over Wales to 25 Tests with a flattering 33-10 win in Cardiff on Sunday.
View ArticleSpringboks sneak home
LONDON - South Africa completed an unbeaten tour of Europe with a 16-15 victory over England at Twickenham yesterday that helped end the hosts' hopes of a top-four seeding at the 2015 World Cup.
View ArticleHatton quits after loss
MANCHESTER, England - Former world champion Ricky Hatton announced his second retirement from boxing after his comeback bout against Ukraine's Vyacheslav Senchenko ended in defeat yesterday.
View ArticleBangladesh 35 runs behind at stumps against WIndies
KHULNA, Bangladesh - Shakib Al Hasan made 97 runs and Nasir Hossain smashed an unbeaten half-century to help Bangladesh reach 6-226 at stumps after a slow start on the fourth day (Saturday) of the...
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