Talofa, Ma’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 05 Episode 08 of Breakfast Bites, the FIJI & PACIFIC SPORTS NEWS PODCAST, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a bright and sunny Monday morning 10 April 2023.
Talofa, Ma’lele’i, Bula and welcome to Season 05 Episode 08 of Breakfast Bites, the FIJI & PACIFIC SPORTS NEWS PODCAST, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on a bright and sunny Monday morning 10 April 2023.
Coming to you from paradise, on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
In rugby union: New Zealand won gold on a dramatic final day in Singapore yesterday and officially become the first Men’s team to qualify for the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024.
The All Blacks 7s defeated Argentina 17-19 to extend their lead at the top of the HSBC World Rugby 7s Series 2023 table.
Earlier, Fiji recovered from 7-19 behind to beat Samoa and claim the bronze medal at the Singapore 7s.
Remember Samoa had beaten Fiji 7-28 on day one and looked set to win a first Series bronze medal final since Port Elizabeth in December 2013, as Va’a Apelu Maliko helped inspired his side into a 12-point lead.
However, tries from Iowane Teba and Joseva Talacolo levelled the scores before Tuna Tuitama received a late yellow card and Terio Veilawa scored his second try to confirm a lucky 24-19 win for Fiji.
In rugby league: NRL Referee Peter Gough stunned fans by not sin-binning anyone following an all-out brawl between the Dragons and the Titans yesterday.
Gold Coast skipper Tino Fa’asuamaleaui was at the centre of the first-half melee which ignited from a scrap between him and St George Illawarra young gun Tyrell Sloan.
Dragons enforcer Jaydn Su’a came running in to take out Fa’asuamaleaui, before Titans forward Erin Clark appeared to throw a punch – but nobody was binned.
And just in case you’re wondering who won – Gold Coast Titans 20-18.
The Newcastle Knights are in the Top 8 after grinding out a gutsy 34-24 win over the New Zealand Warriors at home last night.
English star, Dom Young showed incredible strength to carry two Warriors over the line and plant down the ball in the corner in the sixth minute for the opener.
It marked Young’s 10th try in his past seven games at McDonald Jones Stadium.
In football: Barcelona Coach Xavi Hernandez has defended his side after their 4-0 defeat at home to Real Madrid last Wednesday and says winning La Liga would be ‘extraordinary’ for the Catalan Club.
Barca crashed out of the Copa del Rey in the semi-finals after they saw their 1-0 first-leg lead evaporate on a difficult night against Real at Camp Nou on Wednesday, but Barcelona are on course to win LaLiga for the first time since 2019.
After Madrid lost 3-2 at home to Villarreal on Saturday, Barcelona can go 15 points clear at the top of the table by beating Girona at home today, Easter Monday.
In Boxing: “They say revenge is sweet,” Israel Adesanya said, “and if you know me I’ve got a sweet tooth.”
This after the Kiwi-Nigerian UFC superstar exorcised a demon, with a stunning second-round knockout win over Brazilian champion, Alex Pereira in the main event at UFC287 in Miami, Florida.
So sweet because Pereira had beaten Adesanya three times already — twice in kickboxing, but today the Kiwi-Nigerian is UFC Middleweight Champion again.
At The Masters at Augusta: The weather is finally set to clear today where a massive final day of the US Masters will decide who wears the green jacket.
Brooks Koepka, the four-time major winner is on -11 and leads by four shots over 2021 US Open champion Jon Rahm.
My cousin Tony Finau is on par at 26th after three rounds and Kiwi star, Ryan Fox is in 18th place.
The other big news on Sunday morning was the withdrawal of Tiger Woods due to injury.
And in SportsBiz: So the Top 5 cash prizes up for grabs at Augusta today, all in US dollars: 1st: $3,240,000, 2nd: $1,944,000, 3rd: $1,224,000, 4th: $864,000 and 5th: $720,000. Cash prizes are won all the way down to the golfer finishing last today in position number 50 taking home US$45,360.
Go Tony Go Ryan Go.
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