Summary
Malo and welcome to Episode 52 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this beautiful Sunday morning 21 August 2022 – coming to you from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
And we start with rugby – the Black Ferns thrashed the Australian Wallaroos and reinforced their Rugby World Cup credentials with a resounding 52-5 win in Christchurch yesterday. The Black Ferns were too strong in the scrum and devastating with ball in hand, playing at a pace the Wallaroos could not handle to score eight tries to one for the Wallaroos’ heaviest loss in five years.
There were some ridiculous scores in the NRL Round 23 over the past two days – after Penrith won a thrilling Thursday night encounter 26-22 Rabbitohs, the next five games were won by an average of 45.6 points, with the Roosters posting a 72-6 win over Wests Tigers, to go with big wins for the Eels 42-6 Bulldogs, Sharks 40-6 Manly, the Cowboys 48-4 NZ Warriors and the Storm 60-12 Broncos on Friday night.
In boxing – According to talkSPORT, the base pay for the JOSHUA-USYK II rematch will be a split with Joshua set to earn US$75Million – plus sponsorship and bonus money which could rise to US$119M. Usyk will also earn the same US$75M from the clash.
In football – Harry Kane created EPL history as the highest-scoring player for one Club when the England Captain headed home his 185th EPL goal for Tottenham 1-0 Wolves yesterday. It was also his 250th goal in all competitions for Spurs, chasing down Jimmy Greaves record of 266.
In NBA offseason news – NBA superstar Steph Curry is on holiday in Fiji at the moment. The legendary 3-point shooter is holidaying on the exclusive Wakaya Island with his wife and brother and sister and their partners.
I must get game on!
For TeivovoSports.com – I’m Culden Kamea, Mahalo, vina’a and thank you!
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