Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 83 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Wednesday morning 25 September 2024.
 
Happy birthday Linda Benson!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a very nice 22 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: OUCH things are going from bad to worse for Fiji Rugby Union – their High Performance Unit General Manager, BJ Mather has resigned after only one year in the role.
 
This, while several players say they had to fork out for team expenses on their July northern tour, after the FRU Credit card was rejected for insufficient funds.
 
In Rugby League: Kangaroos Head Coach, Mal Meninga and the NRL are filthy with Kalyn Ponga, for his decision to make himself unavailable for Australia – for next month’s Pacific Championships.

NRL rules state that players must make themselves available for representative games unless they are injured, which Ponga is not, and so the Newcastle Knights superstar could even be sanctioned over it.

In Football: La Liga has confirmed that Real Madrid will take on FC Barcelona in the Spanish domestic league – “El Clasico” on Saturday 26th October, with a 9pm kick-off local time.
 
The match-up will be the first competitive meeting between the teams since Hansi Flick took over the Catalan side, who are leading La Liga with a perfect record of 18 points from six games this season.

Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid are four points behind in second place, but will welcome the Catalans to the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in the Spanish capital, for this fixture, where they remain unbeaten this season.

In Sports Biz: There is finally a buyer for NBA legend Michael Jordan’s Chicago-area mansion.
 
According to TMZ, Jordan’s palatial property in Highland Park, Illinois, which was first listed in 2012 for US$29Million, is finalizing sold to an unknown buyer for US$14.8M. 

In Combat Sports: “Kaboom” is what Anthony Joshua said describes the impact of Daniel Dubois’ monstrous right hand punch that knocked him down in the opening minutes of the opening round, of their World Heavyweight clash at Wembley on Sunday.
 
“Kaboom” alright AJ!

Only in America: Tennis legend Billie Jean King will be the first individual female athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal - the highest civilian honor bestowed by the US Congress.
 
Past athletes to receive the award include Jackie Robinson, Jack Nicklaus, and the entire 1980 US Summer Olympic team.
 
A bill to honor King was introduced last September.
 
2024 is the 50th anniversary of “The Battle of the Sexes,” when she defeated Bobby Riggs in what is still the most-watched tennis match in history.
 
The bill has now passed the House of Representatives and according to the Associated Press, has been sent to President Joe Biden for his signature.
 
Er . . .shouldn’t someone er like remind sleepy Joe to sign it!
 
And that’s a wrap!

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