Summary
Malo and welcome to Season 2 Episode 36 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this slightly overcast Friday morning 05 August 2022 – coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
Under pressure All Blacks Head Coach, Ian Foster has to win at least one of two Rugby Championship tests in South Africa to prevent his sacking by NZ Rugby.
So Foster has begun his fight for survival by making four changes to his starting XV against the Springboks on Sunday – Scott Barrett starts at lock, Samisoni Taukei’aho at Hooker and Angus Ta’avao comes in at tight head prop with Caleb Clarke on one Wing.
In boxing – World Heavyweight WBA, IBF and WBO Champion Oleksandr Usyk is making his rematch with Anthony Joshua on 20 August free to watch for all the people of Ukraine after being gifted TV rights for the fight by its Saudi organisers.
In the NRL – the Sydney Roosters boosted their NRL finals hopes with a 34-16 whipping of the Broncos at the SCG last night, putting themselves just two points off the Top 4.
To our Commonwealth Games 2022 Pasifika Peoples Wrap –
Jamaica caused a major upset in Commonwealth Games netball when they pipped gold medal favourite Australia yesterday.
The Sunshine Girls qualified for the medal rounds with their 57-55 triumph over the Australia Diamonds, who are also through. They will play England or defending champion New Zealand in the semi-finals tomorrow.
Would you believe that Maximina Uepa’s bronze medal in the women’s 76kg weightlifting final was Nauru’s 30th Commonwealth Games medal? All in weightlifting.
BREAKING NEWS: A Russian court has convicted US WNBA star Brittney Griner of drug possession and sentenced her to nine years in prison plus a one million rubles fine, which is approximately US$16,000.
The 31-year-old had pleaded with the Russian judge not to “end her life” with a harsh prison sentence for bringing in vape cartridges containing hashish oil which she said it was an honest mistake.
US President Joe Biden denounced the verdict and sentence as unacceptable and called on Russia to release her immediately so she can be with her wife.
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