Farmers show 7s talent
THE Hunter Pearls Vunikura team opened their first pool match on a high note after defeating Naselesele 24-0 at the Fiji Bitter Wairiki Sevens tournament in Taveuni yesterday.
View ArticleDan Norton looks to put Fijian flair into his game
THE Digicel Fiji sevens biggest strength may be the team's nemesis as other nations look to exploit the 'Fijian flair' to win the Dubai 7s tournament this weekend.
View ArticleTietjens wary of Fijians
THE Digicel Fiji sevens side is rated highly by arch-rival New Zealand 7s coach Gordon Tietjens ahead of the Dubai 7s tournament.
View ArticleNew coach works on players' fitness
CRICKET Fiji coach Joeli Mateyawa is working on the fitness of the players for the 2013 Pepsi ICC East Asia-Pacific Men's Championship in February next year.
View ArticleInterim committee set up to revive cricket in Sugar City
PLAN'S have started to revive cricket in Lautoka. A meeting of cricket enthusiasts in the Sugar City was held earlier this week where an interim body was set up to look after the affairs of the sport.
View ArticleB'ball sides into last 8
THE Fiji men's and women's under-19 basketball teams have booked their spots in the quarter-finals of the FIBA Oceania Youth Basketball Championship in Melbourne, Australia.
View ArticleMixed results for bowls
THE Fiji men's team made a bad start in the opening round of the pairs and triples disciplines during the World Bowls Championship in Adelaide, Australia yesterday.
View ArticleSuva volleyball begins to groom future players
THE Suva Volleyball Association will introduce a Kids Clinic from tomorrow in order to develop the next generation of players.
View ArticleHunt for 7s fame
THEY are only known locally and on the international rugby scene as just a couple of names on the sevens rugby transit lounge making their way either to fame or to disappear into oblivion.
View ArticleRugby needs Cooper: Gatland
CARDIFF - Quade Cooper is a "Campese-esque" player who puts bums on seats and is the type rugby needs, according to British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland.
View ArticleMcCaw up for 4th IRB award
DUBLIN - New Zealand captain Richie McCaw is in contention to win the IRB Player of the Year award for a fourth time after being included in a four-man shortlist for the 2012 prize.
View ArticleBayern open 10-point lead
BERLIN - Bayern Munich opened a 10-point gap at the top of the German league on Wednesday with a 2-0 victory at Freiburg ahead of their key Bundesliga clash at home to champions Borussia Dortmund this...
View ArticleScolari set for return
RIO DE JANEIRO - Felipe Scolari is set to be named for a second spell as coach of the Brazilian national soccer side.
View ArticleA minute to win it
LONDON - Robin van Persie scored the fastest goal of the English Premier League season as Manchester United stayed a point clear at the top with a 1-0 win over West Ham at Old Trafford yesterday (Fiji...
View ArticleAll Blacks hooker Andrew Hore handed five-week ban
LONDON - New Zealand hooker Andrew Hore has been handed a five-week ban for striking Wales lock Bradley Davies during last weekend's Test in Cardiff, and will miss this weekend's Test against England.
View ArticlePonting quits Test level
Ricky Ponting will draw his glittering career to a close against South Africa in Perth.
View ArticleYouth and experience
ALIFERETI Dere has named three new players in Fiji's starting line-up for their opening pool game against Spain at the HSBC Sevens World Series tournament in Dubai this evening.
View ArticleSamoan wants to knock out Chand
SAMOAN middleweight champion Afakasi Pele Faumuina has been promised a title fight in Australia if he beats Fiji's Abhay Chand by knockout in the Wild West Boxing Promotions Program in Nadi tomorrow.
View Article7s tempo
THE man who led Fiji to the last Dubai Sevens victory believes the side will end the 13-year winless drought at the Sevens Stadium this weekend.
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