Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 86 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Sunday morning 29 September 2024.
 
Happy birthday Kayla Chandra!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is a cool 20 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Results from all the big rugby overnight: In Wellington New Zealand, the All Blacks 33-13 the Wannabies.
 
And in the deep, dark jungles of Africa, the Springboks 48-7 Los Pumas and in the WXV3 Tests in Dubai yesterday: Fijiana 38-3 Hong Kong China and Manu Sina Samoa 8-8 the Netherlands.
 
In the NRL semifinal yesterday: The Panthers booked a spot in their fifth-straight grand-final, after a 26-6 beat up of the Sharks.
 
However, all eyes will be on Nathan Cleary after he looked to aggravate an existing shoulder injury, leaving the field with five minutes left on the clock.
 
On Friday night, Lord Nelson Asofa-Solomona was sin-binned for a high shot on Sydney Roosters prop Lindsay Collins in the first hit up of the game, which resulted in the Queensland enforcer failing his HIA and bingo the Roosters were gone for the night.
 
The Melbourne Storm roasted them 48-18, to book their place in next week’s big dance.
 
In Boxing: Watch out for 12 October, Artur Beterbiev who is 20-0, all by KO versus Dmitry Bivol at 23-0, but only 12 by KO will meet for the undisputed World Light Heavyweight title, on a stacked Riyadh Season card.
 
It’s a fight many in the boxing world have been waiting for, and it’s finally happening.
 
On the undercard, unbeaten Samoan-Aussie Cruiserweight King Jai Opetaia at 25-0, 19 by KO returns to action, defending his IBF title against Jack Massey.
 
In Sports Biz: A good week for the WNBA - their first round finals brought record-setting viewership, driven by the games between Caitlin Clark’s Indiana Fever and Connecticut Sun.
 
While game 1 averaged 1.8 million viewers on ABC, the second game drew 2.5 million viewers on ESPN - a record number for a WNBA game on cable television.

The other three finals series did not perform anywhere near the Fever–Sun series, but the second game of each series drew more viewers, including 1.2 million for the Minnesota Lynx versus Phoenix Mercury.

In the NFL: The Kansas City Chiefs quest for a third straight Super Bowl is off to a strong start at 3–0 despite star tight end Travis Kelce averaging just 23 receiving yards per game.

But Kelce’s pop superstar squeeze, Taylor Swift has helped the franchise overtake the Dallas Cowboys as the NFL’s most-watched team - the Chiefs having appeared in three of the five highest-viewed telecasts in 2024. 

Patrick Mahomes, Harrison Butker – the kicker, and Kelce are also high on the NFL’s sales of player-branded merchandise.

Go Swiftees Go Chiefs Go!

And that’s a wrap!

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