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Talofa, Ma’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 04 Episode 89 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful blue sky Friday morning 31 March 2023.  Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!  And we start with rugby union: So 28 Men’s and Women’s teams are all ready to go in the world-famous Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong 7s starting today, which sees the iconic tournament include the Women’s Series for the first time.  Can Fiji Men bring home the bacon from Hong Kong again?  Hong Kong 7s games today in the Women’s comp - Fijiana-Ireland 5.04pm, Australia-Brazil 5.28pm, NZ-Hong Kong China 6.16pm, Fijiana-Brazil 9.04pm, Australia-Ireland 9.28pm, NZ- Great Britain 10.16pm.   Men’s games: NZ-Kenya 6.40pm, Ireland-South Africa 7.04pm, Fiji-Samoa 7.28pm, Puma-Canada 7.52pm and Australia-Japan 11,35pm.   The World Rugby Pacific Challenge will take place in Samoa as it returns for the first time since 2020. The tournament, contested by the national ‘A’ teams of Fiji, Japan, Tonga and Samoa, will be hosted in Apia from 3-13 May, 2023.   In Rugby League: Roosters teen Joseph Sua’ali’i delivered the perfect response to a turbulent week by filling the huge void left by injured fullback James Tedesco who was hit by a late high shot from Eels Wing Bailey Simonsson in the 24th minute. But the Roosters made Parramatta pay, winning smart 28-20 at Allianz Stadium last night.   In Boxing: former undisputed UFC Middleweight Champion, Israel Adesanya knows that he is facing his final opportunity to defeat Brazilian nemesis, Alex Pereira next weekend at UFC287 in Miami, Florida.   Headlining UFC281 in November last year at Madison Square Garden, the Kiwi-Nigerian lost his title in a fifth round standing TKO loss to Pereira.    In SportsBiz: NBA superstar, Steph Curry has signed a contract extension with sports apparel company, Under Armour that could pay him US$1Billion over the rest of his life.   In Football: While Real Madrid is in the race to sign Jude Bellingham this summer, they are not willing to spend more than US$100Million on the England midfielder, according to reports in Spain. The three big Clubs which appear to be in with a chance of signing the Borussia Dortmund superstar are Real, Liverpool and Manchester City.   And only in America: Eric Kilburn, a 14-year-old American Grade 9 student in Michigan, with record-breaking size 23 feet has met with sport apparel company Under Armour to manufacture custom shoes, after his family exhausted multiple avenues trying to find him shoes that fit, The New York Post reports.   Kilburn, recently measured at 2.09M, currently plays defensive tackle without cleats.   Imagine how big his . . . big toe is?   For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.      #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Talofa, Ma’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 04 Episode 88 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful sky-blue Thursday morning 30 March 2023. Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! And we start with rugby union: 28 Men’s and Women’s teams are all ready to go in the world-famous Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong 7s starting tomorrow, which sees the iconic tournament include the Women’s Series for the first time in its 46-year history. Australia and USA women can qualify for Paris 2024 this weekend by advancing to the Cup quarter-finals, potentially joining New Zealand and hosts France The Men’s Series has seen five different winners - Australia, Samoa, South Africa, Argentina and New Zealand through the opening seven tournaments this Series. New Zealand currently sit top of the Series standings with 120 points, followed by Argentina 108, trailed by France with 95 points and Fiji and Australia both tied with 94 points with just four events to go. So the big question is – can Fiji Men bring home the bacon from Hong Kong again? In Rugby League: As Dolphins skipper Jesse Bromwich prepares to power into WIN Stadium for his 300th NRL game on Saturday, a myriad of statistics will be rolled out to mark the milestone. Including, 13 years after making his debut at the Storm, Bromwich becomes the 46th player and just the sixth Kiwi to join the 300 Club. His CV includes three NRL Premiership titles, three Player of the Year Awards at the Storm, 28 finals appearances and 34 Tests for the Kiwis. But the key stat that is the mark of the man – he started 277 of his 300 NRL games. The battling Wests Tigers are preparing to offer 34-year old NRL Premiership-winning halfback, Mitchell Pearce A$1.5Million for two years, in a desperate move to bring him back home from French Super League Club, the Catalans Dragons to save the endangered Tigers and save Tim Sheens. In Boxing: An Olympic youth boxer, Maksym Galinichev has been killed in the Ukraine war. The 22-year-old won gold for Ukraine at the European Youth Championship in 2017 and again 2018 He also won the silver medal at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Rest in Peace Brother. In Football: BREAKING NEWS: Indonesia has been stripped of hosting the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in May after the Governor of the island of Bali refused to host Israel's team. Several national soccer teams from the Pacific, including Fiji are due to play in the tournament. In SPORTSBIZ: The Melbourne Cricket Ground is pushing hard to host this year’s NRL Grand Final as well as hosting 2027 Rugby World Cup games. The NRL Grand Final has always been in Sydney apart from the 2021 decider in Brisbane due to COVID. The MCG offers 35,000 more seats than any other stadium in Australia and that’s like A$4Million extra. For TEIVOVOsports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vinaka and thank you. Please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Talofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 87 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com - a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another bright and sunny Wednesday morning 29 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! In rugby union – the new-look Fijiana Drua side, led by new Head Coach, Inoke Male played and won their first ever game at home, beating the Brumbies 7-12 in Nadi last weekend. Team Fijiana will play against the Melbourne Rebels in Suva this weekend before relocating to Australia for the rest of this year's Super W competition. In rugby league – NRL Round 5 games on Saturday: Manly-Knights 3pm in Mudgee, St George Dragons vs The Dolphins 5.30pm at WIN Stadium, the Broncos vs Wests Tigers 7.35pm at Suncorp, and on Sunday Sharks vs NZ Warriors 4.05pm at PointsBet Stadium and the Bulldogs vs the Cowboys 6.15pm at Accor Stadium. In football – Lionel Messi’s contract with Paris Saint-Germain expires at the end of the season. Remaining in Paris seems the likeliest option for him since Messi can extend his contract by a year. However, get this - all 29 Major League Soccer Club owners have reportedly discussed chipping in for his US$1.1Million a week wages to get Messi to the US. In SportsBiz – a pair of golf balls used in iconic Masters wins, by Tiger Woods in his first major win in 1997, and by Jack Nicklaus in 1986 are up for auction. So how much will these pair of balls go for? In boxing – "I will retire if I lose. If people want me to retire I will retire. I'm not going to fight if people don't want me too,” so says former world heavyweight champ, Anthony Joshua if he loses this Saturday night against Jermaine Franklin at the O2 Arena in London. Joshua has not won a fight since 2020 and a third consecutive loss would be the final nail in the coffin. Yay fingers crossed! For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Talofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 86 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com - a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a bright and sunny Tuesday morning 28 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! In rugby league – NRL Round 5 games on Thursday and Friday: Sydney Roosters vs Parramatta Eels 8pm Thu at Allianz Stadium, Canberra Raiders vs Penrith Panthers 6pm Fri at GIO Stadium in Canberra and South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Melbourne Storm 8pm Fri at Accor Stadium, Sydney. Meanwhile back at HQ, the NRL has admitted a rare Referee’s error in the Manly-Souths game on Saturday after the Sea Eagles were denied a try by Referee Chris Sutton for a forward pass. However, on replay there was no forward pass. So on Monday NRL Head of Football Graham Annesley said the Ref was wrong. In rugby union – former Fiji 7s player, Fiji Bati and NRL star, Jarryd Hayne has been described as a man who “would never force himself in a sexual way upon a woman” as his 11-day NSW District Court trial comes to an end before the jury retire to deliberate. More than a dozen family and friends sat in the public gallery yesterday morning in support of Mr Hayne who has pleaded not guilty to two counts of sexual assault without consent. In the NBA – the Chicago Bulls spoiled superstar LeBron James’s return from a 13-game injury absence on Sunday, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 108-118 to tighten their hold on the final Eastern Conference spot. As the push to the post-season heads into its final two weeks, the Cleveland Cavaliers clinched their first playoff berth since 2018 with a 108-91 win over the Houston Rockets. In boxing – the MMA world is in uproar after video emerged from a flyweight fight on Saturday night in San Antonio, Texas showing Edgar Chairez’s triangle choke on opponent, Gianni Vazquez four rounds into the fight. Somehow the Referee, Frank Collazo failed to spot Vazquez had passed out, despite his body going limp and his eyes closing. In football – as football fans were still coming to terms with the shock sacking of Bayern Munich Head Coach, Julian Nagelsmann - despite only being a point off the top of the Bundesliga and still in the Champions League quarter-finals, Top 4 English Premier League Club, Tottenham sacked their outspoken Italian Coach Antonio Conte. In possibly the understatement of the year, Tottenham Captain Harry Kane said there’s ‘a lot going on’ at Tottenham. Brilliant mate! For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Talofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 85 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com - a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another cloudy but bright Monday morning 27 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! In rugby league – a couple of big upsets in the NRL games yesterday: The NZ Warriors 16-14 the Canterbury Bulldogs in Auckland, the Newcastle Knights 24-14 the Canberra Raiders in Newcastle and NOT a big surprise, the Cronulla Sharks 40-8 St George Dragons in Sydney. “I can’t believe it, to be honest. Clint Gutherson is one of the best fullbacks in the game,” Billy Slater responding on Channel NINE to news that the Eels are looking for a new fullback. In Super Rugby Pacific yesterday - a second string Blues without six All Blacks trumped the Western Force 17-30 in Auckland.  Meanwhile at home at Prince Charles Park in Nadi for the first time ever, the Fijiana Drua displayed strong D to ground out a gritty 12-7 win in their round-one clash against the Brumbies on Saturday.  In football – “Records are my motivation,” Cristiano Ronaldo told reporters on winning his 197th cap for Portugal, after making his international debut in 2003. He is also the first man to score in five FIFA World Cups, part of a record tally of 120 international goals for Portugal. Ronaldo is also the leading goal-scorer in European Championship finals with 14 goals, and has netted a record 140 times in the UEFA Champions League. The Portuguese legend has also finished as the top-scorer in three of Europe’s top five leagues - England, Spain and Italy. In Sportsbiz – F45, or Functional 45, started in 2012 as just one gym in Sydney before becoming one of the fastest-growing fitness franchises in the world with 2000 sites in 66 countries, including the US and the UK.  The brand's 45-minute high-intensity circuit group workouts attracted celebrity backers like actor Mark Walhberg, when F45 Training Holdings Limited listed on the New York Stock Exchange in July 2021.  Despite losing money during COVID, the company was valued at US$1.4Billion, with shares selling at US$16.10. Celebrated as a global business success story, the company now faces multiple lawsuits in the US, a stock price collapse, and a growing number of franchisees going bust or selling up. F45's share price in the US has fallen 93 per cent since its peak in August 2021.  In boxing – after nine years of trash talk and bad blood, David Benavidez and Caleb Plant finally stepped into the ring to settle their differences yesterday. But when their brutal 12-round war was over, there was mutual respect even though, there could only be one winner. And it was Benavidez now 27-0 who came out on top with a unanimous decision win 115-113, 116-112, 117-111. So Canelo next? For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Talofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 84 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com - a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a bright but cloudy Sunday morning 26 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!   In rugby league – “I knew the defenders were going to go to Trell. I just told Cookie I’m going to be ready. I told Trell as well, I’m going to be ready so give me the ball. Cookie threw me a good pass and lucky it went through. It was pretty surreal when it went over,” Lachlan Ilias said on FOX League after the Rabbitohs young gun, now a cult hero, produced the first field goal of his budding career, to down Manly 12-13 in another golden point thriller last night.   In one other NRL game yesterday, the Cowboys 24-12 Titans and our world famous Tips for today: The Bulldogs to whoopee the Warriors in Auckland, the Raiders to knobbysnuts the Knights in Newcastle and the St George Dragons to crunchygranola Cronulla in Sydney.   Joseph Sua’ali’i has officially signed with Rugby Australia and the NSW Waratahs and informed the Sydney Roosters that he’s leaving the NRL at the end of next season.   The 19-year-old has penned a deal - reportedly worth A$1.6Million per season until the end of 2027 to become Australia’s highest-paid rugby player in history.   It comes ahead of the 2025 British and Irish Lions tour and the 2027 Rugby World Cup.   In Super Rugby Pacific Round 5 yesterday - the Fijian Drua got a big kick up the bum by the Highlanders 57-24 in their worst game of the season in Dunedin yesterday.   The Hurricanes also gave a walloping to Moana Pasifika 59 zip at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland and the Melbourne Rebels upset the Queensland Reds 34-40.   Our World Famous Tip for today the Blues to fart on the Force.   In football – last night, the Socceroos gave Australian fans an insight into what their squad might look like to the next FIFA World Cup in North America in 2026 with new young talent displaying plenty of guts and determination, and most rewarding for their 20,000 fans in Sydney – goals galore Australia 3-1 Ecuador.   In boxing – WBO Cruiserweight World Champion Lawrence Okolie (18-0) and David Light (20-0) of New Zealand, both made weight for this morning’s WBO world title fight in Manchester, England with Light calmly stating, “I feel good. I’ve put in a great camp.” Let’s rock and roll baby!   In Sportsbiz – ADIDAS appears to be backing off its strategy of aligning its brand with entertainers. The German sneaker giant and Beyoncé have ended their partnership for the singer’s Ivy Park lifestyle brand that began in 2019, and for which Adidas paid Beyoncé US$20M annually.   It comes only weeks after The Wall Street Journal reported that revenue from Ivy Park, plummeted 50% last year to US$40Million in 2022.   When she signed the deal nearly four years ago, Beyoncé called it the “partnership of a lifetime.”   So what about Jay Z?   For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.   #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji    

Talofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 83 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com - a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a bright but cloudy Saturday morning 25 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! In rugby league BREAKING NEWS: The Sydney Roosters are set for a massive blow, with rising NRL star, Joseph Sua’ali’i on the verge of signing an A$1.6Million deal with Rugby Australia, according to The Daily Telegraph, with the 19-year-old set to switch codes from 2025. Although NINE News says that the deal is not done yet. And the Broncos edged out the Dolphins 12-18 in an epic Battle of Brisbane that well and truly lived up to the hype in front of 51,047 fans at Suncorp last night. Meanwhile Papua New Guinea Kumuls star, Justin Olam scored for the Storm 24-12 winners at AAMI Park, over the toothless Tigers - their fourth straight loss of the season. Our world famous Tips for today in the NRL: The Cowboys to googaloo the Gold Coast Titans and South Sydney to mafioso Manly at Accor Stadium. In rugby – Super Rugby Pacific Round 5 results: the Crusaders 35-17 Brumbies in sunny Christchurch yesterday and the Chiefs 24-14 NSW Waratahs in Sydney last night. Our World Famous Tips for today: the Fijian Drua to hangi the Highlanders in Dunedin, the Hurricanes to mocha Moana Pasifika and the Reds to reebox the Rebels. In football – Harry Kane became England’s all-time leading goal scorer as the Three Lions enjoyed a perfect start to EURO 2024 winning 2-1 away to Italy yesterday. Kane scored his 54th goal for England in his 81st international appearance, moving clear of the record he shared with Wayne Rooney. Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo etched another world record, playing international game 197 for Portugal and scoring two goals to celebrate – one from the penalty spot, plus blasting home a free-kick from the edge of the area for his 120th international goal as Portugal 4-0 Liechtenstein. In other EURO 2024 results: Denmark 3-1 Finland and Boznia-Herzegovina 3-0 Iceland. In Sportsbiz – the New York Yankees valuation rocketed 18% from last year to US$7.1Billion according to Forbes’ latest Major League Baseball team valuations. That makes the Yankees the second-most valuable sports team in the world, after the US$8Billion Dallas Cowboys. All eyes are now on how much Manchester United sells for in the days ahead. In boxing – if it is true that Tyson Fury demanded a 70-30 split in his favour for a rematch, regardless of the result of their first fight, then why should Oleksandr Usyk, as undisputed heavyweight champion with four titles, take home a lower percentage if he wins? It is nothing but pure greed. For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Talofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 82 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com - a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a bright and sunny Friday morning 24 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!   In rugby league – the Eels bagged their first win of the season over arch rivals, Penrith last night in a thrilling 17-16 golden point victory. A field goal from Nathan Cleary on the full-time siren sent the game into golden point, but it was the Eels new A$6Million Man Mitchell Moses who had the last laugh.   Our world famous tips for tonight: Melbourne Storm to weewilliwonka Wests Tigers at AAMI Park and the Dolphins to bongobullu Brisbane at Suncorp.   In rugby – our World Famous Tips for Super Rugby Pacific Round 5 starting tonight Friday: the Crusaders to bumblebee the Brumbies in sunny Christchurch and the NSW Waratahs to chopsuey the Chiefs somewhere near Chinatown in Sydney.   In football – our World Famous Tips again for key EURO 2024 Qualifiers: Italy to lira England, Denmark to foozy Finland, Portugal to ludo Liechtenstein, Boznia-Herzegovina to igloo Iceland, France to noodle Netherlands, Czechia to paparazi Poland, Sweden to bubu Belgium and Spain to niggle Norway.   In boxing – British media is reporting that the straw that broke the camel's back in the FURY-USYK fight cancellation was the purse for a rematch with Fury allegedly insisting on the same 70/30 split in his favour, regardless of the result of the first fight, something the IBF, WBA and WBO Champion, Usyk was not prepared to give into.   What did I say yesterday - too much money and way too much greed.   For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.   #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Talofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 81 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a cloudy but warm Thursday morning 23 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! In rugby league – our world famous Tips for the NRL Round 4: Tonight Parramatta Eels to papadoc Penrith Panthers at CommBank Stadium in Sydney. Tomorrow the Melbourne Storm to weewilliwonka Wests Tigers at AAMI Park in Melbourne and the Dolphins to bongaballu the Broncos at Suncorp Stadium. In rugby union – slowly, slowly tweak and fix; Fijian Drua Head Coach, Mick Byrne has made a smart move promoting Frank Lomani to take over the kicking duties after his three out of three conversions from difficult angles last week that kept the Fijian Drua in the game against the Reds. Next step try out the two times Man of the Match at flyhalf, or at least give Lemeki Valetini a start with Caleb Muntz coming off the bench. In Sportsbiz – Foot Locker is revamping their bricks-and-mortar sales strategy, having found that 400 US stores in malls make up less than 10% of their total sales.  So the company plans on closing these 400 locations across the country by 2026, and in place of them, opening up more than 250 new “concept” stores.  In football – apart from the Qatari consortium, British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe is also expected to make a second bid for Man U. Ratcliffe purchased Ligue 1 side Nice for US$106Million in 2019. Man U is third in the EPL table, is in the FA Cup semi-finals, and set to face Spanish side Sevilla in the UEFA Europa League Quarterfinals. In boxing – Tyson Fury versus Oleksandr Usyk is off after Frank Warren failed in last-minute talks to salvage the undisputed world heavyweight fight at Wembley Stadium, London on 29 April. The Ukrainian will now have to face WBA mandatory challenger Daniel Dubois. Me thinks, the problem with world heavyweight boxing at the moment is - too much money and way too much greed. For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Talofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 80 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a cloudy but warm Wednesday morning 22 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! In rugby league – the Dolphins Tongan enforcer, Felise Kaufusi has been found guilty and will now miss the Brisbane derby this weekend in a huge blow to Wayne Bennett’s side.   Kaufusi will now serve a four-game ban, instead of only a three-game suspension if he took the early guilty plea for his carless and late tackle.   Storm halfback Jahrome Hughes received the same fate as his former teammate Kaufusi - unsuccessful in seeking a downgrade of his careless and late tackle charge. Hughes‘ decision was also unanimous and he will now serve a two-game suspension instead of one.   In boxing – controversy broke out at the IBA Women’s Boxing World Championships in India yesterday after Italian top seed in the 63Kg weight category, Assunta Canfora was beaten by knockout by Colombian fighter, Camilo Bravo Camila Gabriela after just 37 seconds in the first round of their Round of 16 bout.   A teary Assunta left the ring in a huff after the Referee from Denmark stopped the fight and declared the result as her Italian coaches vociferously protested that she had not been counted out and could carry on fighting.   In Sportsbiz – ESPN is bracing for painful layoffs in the weeks ahead, as part of a corporate restructure. Parent, Disney is slashing US$5.5Billion in costs including 7000 jobs - 3% of its global workforce. ESPN’s footprint has been cut to less than 75 million US homes from 100 million in 2011.   In football – the UEFA Champions League Women’s quarter finals first leg kicks off today with Bayern Munich against Arsenal and Roma versus Barcelona. Tomorrow sees Lyon take on Chelsea and PSG versus Wolfsburg.   After visiting Old Trafford last week, a consortium led by Qatar’s Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, is set to make a renewed bid to buy Man U, with an offer more likely to satisfy the American owners - the Glazer family, who believe the Club is worth US$7.2Billion.   In rugby - the New Zealand Rugby Football Union has confirmed Scott “Razor” Robertson as the All Blacks Head Coach from 2024, ending a chaotic search that could still derail their Rugby World Cup campaign. Razor has been appointed through to the end of the 2027 RWC in Australia.   Bula Razor, so what happened to Fiji?   The BIG conspiracy theory doing the rounds of all the Tanoas in Fiji overnight, is that the former interim CEO Tevita Tuiloa had really connected with Razor and was building up a strong working relationship with the six-times-in-a-row champion Super Rugby Coach to lead the Flying Fijians to the RWC2023 in September.   So why did the now former Chairman, Fiji Navy Commander, Humphrey Tawake push for the sudden announcement of Simon Raiwalui, and a short time later he also pushed out Tuiloa.   Why the rush? Just a couple of weeks later and Razor could have been named as the Flying Fijians Head Coach to the RWC2023.   Did former PM Bainimarama see the writing on the wall and pull the strings to torpedo Tuiloa, Razor and ultimately Rabuka?   Thankfully, Fijian Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka stepped up and named his nominee to the FRU Board, instantly replacing former PM Bainimarama’s nominee – guess who – Tawake before the upcoming FRU AGM.   Well that’s the big conspiracy theory anyway.   For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.   #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Talofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 79 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a cloudy but bright Tuesday morning 21 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! In rugby - Steve Hansen says Rorld No 1 Ireland’s haunting Rugby World Cup record would see them labeled “chokers” if they were the All Blacks. The former All Blacks Coach helped New Zealand win the RWC in 2011 and again in 2015, noted that the tournament remains Ireland’s Achilles heel. And he said this as Ireland lifted the Six Nations title on the weekend. In rugby league – when you compare Felise Kaufusi’s grade two charge, to Sydney Roosters star, Joseph Sua’ali’i’s grade one dangerous contact hit, in their second round game against the NZ Warriors, it was more forceful and later than Kaufusi’s hit. So will his charge be downgraded so that the Tongan warrior can play against the Broncos this weekend? With the Broncos and the Dolphins 3-0 to start the new season, the city of Brisbane is on fire for round four, and Wayne Bennett has already cranked the mind games up, saying there’s no pressure on his team leading into their Suncorp Stadium blockbuster this weekend. Yet knowing how competitive Bennett is, the one game that he would have circled on the calendar for the Dolphins to try and win, is this one against the Broncos, where he won five NRL Premierships with Kevin Walters as playmaker. In boxing – finally some progress - the World Boxing Association has given Oleksandr Usyk and WBC Champion Tyson Fury until 01 April to agree on the terms of a World Heavyweight Championship unification bout, or the WBA says they will order Usyk to defend his title against WBA contender Daniel Dubois. According to the WBA, "10th March was the deadline for the initial negotiations, after which, Usyk and Fury’s teams confirmed that the fight was going to take place. Now, the WBA has given them this new deadline and hopes that the fight can take place, since it is what the fans are asking for and what the whole boxing world is waiting for. In football – former Juventus striker, Cristian Bunino was left red-faced and with a red card, even before coming on as a substitute in a Serie C game in the 76th minute on Sunday, after he was seen discreetly urinating on the side of the pitch by one of the match officials and shown a red card by the Referee. Geez you gotta feel for the guy – I mean when nature calls! For the record, the game ended in a 0-0 draw. For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Talofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 78 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful bright and sunny Monday morning 20 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!   In Super Rugby Round 4 yesterday: the Highlanders 43-35 Western Force and the Fijian Drua lost a game they could have so easily won against the Queensland Reds 27-24 at Suncorp in Brisbane.   In rugby league – the Canberra Raiders prevailed 24-20 over the Cronulla Sharks in Canberra yesterday and the Bulldogs 26-22 Wests Tigers at Belmore.   Meanwhile, Parramatta pair, Mitchell Moses and Maiko Sivo have copped punishment for contrary conduct during their loss to Manly on Thursday night. The star Eels duo were slapped with A$750 fines for – wait for it – hair pulling.   Geez come on girls!   Moses was caught on camera pulling on the locks of Manly second-rower, Kelma Tuilagi while Sivo ripped the hair of opposing Sea Eagles Wing, Christian Tuipulotu.   In boxing – Leon Edwards retained his UFC Welterweight title in UFC286 in London yesterday, defeating Kamaru Usman in a nail biting contest; the Brit emerging victorious thanks to a majority decision, with two judges scoring it 48-46 in his favour while one judge gave it 47-47.   In football – Lionel Messi was booed at Parc de Princes as Paris Saint-Germain played Rennes yesterday, with PSG fans venting their frustrations after they were sent packing out of the UEFA Champions League by Bayern Munich. OUCH.   Tottenham boss Antonio Conte watched in horror as his side threw away a two-goal lead in the final 15 minutes in a 3-3 draw against Southampton. Spurs looked set to leapfrog Man U into third place on the EPL table as they led bottom-of-the-table Saints 1-3 with just 13 minutes remaining at St. Mary’s, but they duffed it.   Meanwhile, struggling Everton boosted their fight for EPL survival with a dramatic 2-2 draw against Chelsea on Saturday.   In other EPL results: Ben Ryan’s Brentford 1-1 Leicester City, Aston Villa 3-0 Bournemouth and Leeds United 4-2 Wolves.    Finally today, only in Australia – “End Assembly” an unbeaten horse from Queensland, could be stripped of its A$200,000 winning cheque in a 1200M race last December at Eagle Farm in Brisbane, after the horse’s post-race urine samples, finally came back positive for cocaine!   My goodness, what’s next – Ice?   For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.   #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Talofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 77 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful bright and sunny Sunday morning 19 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!   In rugby union – Super Rugby Round 4 yesterday: The Chiefs 44-25 the Rebels, the Blues 28-34 the Crusaders and Moana Pasifika 36-62 the Brumbies.   Our world famous tips for Super Rugby games today: the Highlanders to fandango the Force and the Fijian Drua to rambo the Reds at Suncorp in Brisbane.   In rugby league – the Broncos snatched victory from the grasp of Anthony Griffin’s Saint George Dragons, scoring four tries in the final 10 minutes to win 40-18 at Suncorp Stadium last night, as the puffed out Dragons fell apart in spectacular fashion.   In other Round 3 games yesterday: The Titans 38-34 the Storm on the Gold Coast, NZ Warriors 26-12 the Cowboys in Townsville.   Our world famous tips for today: The Bulldogs to moonie the Tigers at Belmore, the Raiders to beanie the Sharks in Canberra.   In boxing – UFC action is already underway in London this morning, with current UFC Welterweight Champion, Leon Edwards warming up to defend his title, which he won against former reigning champion Kamaru Usman, in their highly anticipated trilogy that is UFC286.   In football – FIFA has announced a dramatic increase in prize money for the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup, which will be played in Australia and New Zealand in July, from US50Million at the last tournament, to US$150M. This is 10 times what it was in 2015 and three times that of 2019.   The 2022 World Cup in Qatar paid out US$440M in prizes.   Follow the money honey!   For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.   #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Talofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 76 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful sunny, bright Saturday morning 18 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! In Rugby Union Super Rugby round four : last night scored two tries for the hurricanes for their 34-17 win over the New South Wales waratahs Our world famous tips for today the Chiefs to chat GPT the Rebels theblues to crisp the Crusaders and MoanaPacifica to presto the Brumbies. In rugby league: see new scored a hat trick as the Dolphins dreams started the inaugural season in the NRL continues with Wayne Bennett's side holding out a gutsy Knights outfit 36:20 in Newcastle last night the Dolphins will face the ultimate test next week against the Broncos at suncorp and the rabbitohs shut out to an early 10-0 lead after they scored two tries in five minutes last night But the roosters got sweet redemption over the arch rivals in a thrilling 2018 win with former bunny Jackson Paolo scoring twice for his new club to seal the win last night the Dolphins 36-20 over the knights and South Sydney 18 20:18 over the roosters Our world famous tips for today the storm to Gaga the Gold Coast Titans at CBS super Stadium, the Cowboys to Google the new South the New Zealand workers in the New Zealand Warriors in Townsville, the Broncos to Gigi the dragons at Suncorp The NBA Michael Jordan is in serious talks to sell a majority stake in the Charlotte Hornets valued by Forbes at U.S 1.7 billion dollars leaving Jordan who is the only black owner among the NBA's 30 franchises as a minority owner. The Chicago Bulls Legend rated by many as the greatest player in history originally paid U.S 275 million for majority stake in the team in 2020 meaning he's likely to quadruple his investment. told the court yesterday how scared he was as he stared down the barrel of a gun before his U.S 100,000 watch was stolen the former boxing champion 36 told how he was pushed fell back on the car and saw the gun being pointed about a foot away from his face rather the masked gunman then allegedly told him take off the watch. In football : UEFA Champions League quarter finals first leg to be played on the 11th and 12th of April Real Madrid versus Chelsea, Benfica vs Inter Milan, Manchester City versus Bayern Munich, and AC Milan versus Napoli With the semi-finals in May and the final in June. For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Talofa, Ma’lelei’i, Bula and welcome to Season 4 Episode 75 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a beautiful sunny, bright Friday morning 17 March 2023, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!   In rugby union – Our world famous Super Rugby Round 4 Tips: the Hurricanes to hullabaloo the Tahs, the Chiefs to chatgpt the Rebels, the Blues to crispy the Crusaders and Moana Pasifika to presto the Brumbies. On Sunday the Highlanders to fandango the Force and the Fijian Drua to rambo the Reds.   Meanwhile, the Queensland Reds have named robust lock, Seru Uru, fleet footed Wing, Filipo Daugunu and former Flying Fijians Prop, Peni Ravai plus former Fiji Bati Wing, Suliasi Vunivalu on their reserves bench, all to play for the Queensland Reds against the Fijian Drua at Suncorp Stadium Brisbane on Sunday 5pm Fiji time.   In rugby league – Maika Sivo scored two tries for Brad Arthur and the Eels at Brookvale Oval last night, but it wasn’t enough as the Manly Sea Eagles scored a 34-30 win thanks to a shock late try. So Parramatta slip to 0-3 as their poor start to the new season rolls on.   Our world famous tips for NRL Round 3 today: the Dolphins to michelleyeoh the Newcastle Knights at McDonald Jones Stadium at 6pm and South Sydney Rabbitohs to avatar the Sydney Roosters at Allianz Stadium at 8pm.   In the NBA – Steph Curry erupted for 50 points but could not prevent the Golden State Warriors falling 126-134 to the Los Angeles Clippers last night. He made 20-of-28 from the field including eight three-pointers but the Warriors were outdone at the other end by a Clippers offence that saw six players in double figures.   It was a historic night for Curry, who became the first player in NBA history to score 10,000 points from 3-pointers.   In boxing – Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman came face-to-face for the first time since Edwards obliterated the UFC Welterweight Champ with a head kick to take his title last year. Thousands of fans packed Greenwich Peninsula a stone's throw from Saturday night's venue for UFC286 in London.   In football – UEFA Champions League quarter finalists have all been confirmed after Real Madrid beat Liverpool 0-1 and Napoli 3-0 Frankfurt yesterday. The winners join Bayern, Benfica, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Man City and AC Milan in the next round.   So Italy has three Clubs, England two and Spain, Portugal and Germany one Club each in the quarters, but no PSG so no France.   For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support.   #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji