Hopes crushed
LONDON - Liverpool's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League suffered a fresh blow on Saturday as they crashed to a 3-1 defeat at struggling Bolton.
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BROTHERS Waisea Nayacalevu and Avenisi Vasuinubu are the new faces in the 16-member Digicel Fiji sevens squad for the second leg of the 2011/12 HSBC Sevens World Series.
View ArticleBeale and O'Connor set to play Rebels trials
MELBOURNE - Wallaby recruits James O'Connor and Kurtley Beale are set to don the Rebels colours for the first time next week in Melbourne's opening Super Rugby trial match.
View ArticleLong think for ski champ
SYDNEY - Olympic champion Lydia Lassila admits she's had to "think long and hard" about the dangers of her sport following the death of Canadian skier Sarah Burke but says she's committed to chasing...
View ArticleWorld champion wins 5th title
OTTAWA - World champion Patrick Chan won a fifth consecutive Canadian figure skating national title on Sunday, breaking the 300-point barrier with a total score of 302.14 points.
View ArticleOfficials hope for fine weather
Western Rally organisers are keeping their fingers crossed for fine weather this weekend in Lautoka.
View ArticleCaptain expects tough golf meet
FIJI Golf Club ladies captain Margie Brown says today's round three of the FMF Summer Cup will be more competitive than ever.
View ArticleDrogba saves Ivory Coast blushes
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea - Africa Cup of Nations favourites Ivory Coast won a tense Group B opener against Sudan here on Sunday, Didier Drogba earning the star-studded Elephants a 1-0 win.
View ArticleRonaldo's double
MADRID - Cristiano Ronaldo scored two penalties as Real Madrid restored their five-point La Liga advantage with a 4-1 victory over Athletic Bilbao on Sunday just as the club reeled from allegations of...
View ArticleSevens team takes time out to celebrate New Year
CHINESE provincial women's seven rugby team, Anhui, spent their Chinese New Year in Fiji on Sunday night by having a big celebration at the Peninsula Hotel in Suva.
View ArticleRogge's praises
INNSBRUCK, Austria - IOC president Jacques Rogge praised a "glorious" Winter Youth Games in Innsbruck on Sunday, as the competition drew to a close.
View ArticleSoccer festival in the pipeline
THERE is a move to get the champions of the faith-based soccer tournaments to participate in a three-day event in a bid to unite people through sports.
View ArticleCompatriot beats Els in PGA play-off
GEORGE, South Africa - South Africa's Branden Grace held off the challenge of two of his country's greatest players to win the European PGA's Champions tournament in a play-off at The Links at Fancourt...
View Article14-year-old is world's number 1
AUCKLAND - Lydia Ko knows that expectations will only grow as she continues to underline her status as the world's No.1 female amateur golfer.
View ArticlePatriots edge Ravens to reach Super Bowl
WASHINGTON - New England quarterback Tom Brady scored on a 1-yard run with 11:29 to play on Sunday to give the Patriots a 23-20 NFL playoff victory over Baltimore and their seventh trip to the Super Bowl.
View ArticleKnights academy
NEWCASTLE Knights Rugby League Club has expressed interest in setting up an academy for secondary school players in Fiji.
View ArticleCakau's in
NATIONAL sevens coaches Alifereti Dere and Etuate Waqa will await medical reports before naming the 12-member squad that will travel to the Wellington 7s and Las Vegas 7s tournaments.
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