2 JUL 2024 · Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 03 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Wednesday morning 03 July 2024 where it is cloudy 22 degrees Celsius at 5am.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.   In Rugby Union: The British Women’s rugby 7s team has been slammed by feminists, led by Women’s tennis legend Martina Navratilova, and fellow British Olympic team members to Paris, for posing in lingerie.   In rugby league: NRL games tomorrow - Parramatta Eels vs South Sydney Rabbitohs, 7:50pm AEST at CommBank Stadium. On Friday: Cronulla Sharks vs Gold Coast Titans, 6pm in Coffs Harbour, Brisbane Broncos vs Penrith Panthers, 8pm at Suncorp Stadium.   And in football – EURO 2024 results this morning: Netherlands 3-0 Romania and in an upset Austria 1-2 Turkiye.   Switzerland, Germany, England, Spain, France and Portugal are already into the quarters; now joined by Netherlands and Turkiye.   In Sports Biz: July 01 every year marks the payment of serious money in ongoing salary deferrals for several former MLB stars including: - · Bobby Bonilla who receives US$1.2Million annually from the New York Mets from 2000 until 2035, plus a second deferral agreement with the Orioles at US$500,000 each year from 2004-2028. - Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. will receive the final US$3.6M from a 16-year deferral agreement with the Reds. - Manny Ramirez will receive US$2M from the Red Sox as part of a 16-year deferral pact running through 2026. - Chris Davis will receive US$9.1M from the Orioles as part of deferrals contained within his prior US$161M contract. According to Spotrac, Davis has another US$40M due from the team between now and 2037.  Some of these payments are well in excess of the 2024 salaries of many current MLB stars. Many more deferral payments are forthcoming from current contracts, which provide short-term financial flexibility for teams and longer-term security for players.  All of these contracts, however, pale in comparison to the US$680Million in total deferrals for Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani. The Japanese baseball phenom agreed to set aside US$68Million of his US$70M annual salary to help keep his new team competitive, and he will be paid that money instead between 2034–2043. At Wimbledon: Andy Murray has withdrawn from Wimbledon due to an ongoing back injury. His game was scheduled to yesterday evening, the latest possible slot on Centre Court, to give the British tennis star a chance of faking it, but it was not to be. Meanwhile, No. 2 seed Novak Djokovic pulled off a miraculous return, defeating Vit Kopriva, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 in his first match since undergoing surgery on his right knee. In the Paris Olympic Games: American teenage sprint sensation, Quincy Wilson is set to become the youngest ever US male track Olympian after the 16-year-old has reportedly been picked in the 4×400M relay team for the Olympic Games in Paris.   Wilson’s selection comes after a brilliant debut at the US Olympic Trials last week, where he twice broke the Under-18 400M world record of 44.59 seconds in the semifinals on Sunday, two days after he initially broke the record with a time of 44.66. In Combat Sports: Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka scored huge salaries at UFC303 with the Brazilian Pereira banking US$3Million plus one of the largest fight bonuses in UFC history, with Dana White awarding Pereira US$303,000 for his successful UFC Light Heavyweight title defence.   Czech fighter Prochazka received a career-best US$1M pay day.   Finally, the BBC has been slammed for posting “Misstiano Penaldo” as the highlight tag of Cristiano Ronaldo’s missed penalty kick in their quarter final against Slovenia yesterday.   “Misstiano Penaldo” – that’s hilarious!   And that’s a wrap peeps!   Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.   Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.   #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji

1 JUL 2024 · Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 01 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Tuesday morning 2nd July 2024. In Rugby Union: The New South Wales Waratahs have signed former Flying Fijians Head Coach Simon Raiwalui to their newly created position of Director of Performance until at least the end of 2027.   So has Raiwalui left World Rugby already?   In rugby league: Former Wallabies Mark Nawaqanitawase and Carter Gordon have been granted early releases from their Rugby Australia contracts, to join their respective NRL Clubs this season, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.   Nawaqanitawase signed a two-year deal to join the Sydney Roosters in 2025, while Gordon also put pen to paper on a two-year contract to join the Gold Coast Titans on A$600,000 a year from next season. Nawaqanitawase’s release won’t become official until after his Paris Olympic Games Rugby 7s final on 27 July. And in football – EURO 2024 results this morning: France 1-0 Belgium and Portugal beat Slovenia three nil on penalties after extra time. Our world famous tips for EURO2024 games tomorrow: Netherlands to ribeye Romania and Austria to roast Turkiye.   Switzerland, Germany, England, Spain are already into the quarters; now joined by France and Portugal.   In the Paris Olympic Games: One of the most recognisable and decorated players in world rugby, Portia Woodman-Wickliffe, has announced she will retire from international rugby after the Paris Olympics.   Winger Woodman-Wickliffe has played for both the Black Ferns and Black Ferns 7s teams, and has two Rugby World Cup titles, two Rugby World Cup 7s titles, and Olympic gold and silver medals to her name, among multiple other accolades. Wimbledon starts today, with the All England Club raising their prize money by 11.9% to a record US$64Million.    Leading this year’s field is a rising wave of young stars including 2023 Wimbledon Men’s Champion Carlos Alcaraz (21 years old), top men’s seed Jannik Sinner (22), and top women’s players Iga Świątek (23), Coco Gauff (20), and Qinwen Zheng (21).  In Combat Sports: In the wake of the recent horrific terrorist attack in Dagestan that saw gunmen open fire on churches, synagogues, and police posts, killing 15 police officers and four civilians, including one Orthodox priest, Russian armed forces have raided former UFC superstar and Putin poster boy, Khabib Nurmagomedov’s gym as part of their investigations.   The NBA’s 2024 free agency period officially started yesterday, with a number of big names already on the move, but Teams cannot officially sign them to contracts until 2.01am Saturday. So who’s moving: - Paul George has left the Clippers to sign a four-year US$212Million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers according to ESPN. - Veteran point guard Chris Paul is off to San Antonio for US$11M for one year after the Warriors waived the 39-year-old on Monday morning. - James Harden won’t test free agency and will reportedly sign a two-year, US$70M deal to stay with the Los Angeles Clippers. - LeBron James has opted out of his contract with the Lakers, declining a US$51.4M option, but is expected to agree to a new contract that could create financial flexibility to help the team target more players to bring to LA. And that’s a wrap peeps!   Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.   Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.   #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji

1 JUL 2024 · Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 01 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Monday morning 01 July 2024 where it is cloudy and 22 degrees Celsius at 5am.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.   In Rugby Union: On the sidelines of the Special General Meeting of the Fiji Rugby Union in Suva on Saturday, it was revealed that every player in the Flying Fijians squad at the Rugby World Cup 2023 in France was paid F$169,000 in allowances, including a small bonus for making the quarterfinals.   WOW, wow and wow! That’s a dream come true for all Pacific Island rugby players.   As Bob Dylan once sang, “Times they are a changing!”   In rugby league: The Sydney Roosters ORIGIN II stars - Angus Crichton, Spencer Leniu, Connor Watson and Lindsay Collins backed up to deliver an impressive 40-6 win over Wests Tigers, to celebrate Trent Robinson’s 300th game as an NRL coach.   While Benji Marshall’s pride had two players sent to the sin bin. In other NRL games yesterday: The Dragons zapped the Dolphins 0-26 in Illawarra, no in Kograh Oval and the Cowboys 16-6 the Panthers in Sydney.   And in football – EURO 2024 results this morning: Slovakia 1-2 England in extra time, Spain 4-1 Georgia. Our world famous tips for other EURO2024 games:  France to Mbappo Belgium, Portugal to slacko Slovenia, Netherlands to ribeye Romania and Austria to roast Turkiye.   Switzerland and Germany are already into the quarters; now joined by England and Spain.   In the Paris Olympic Games: “What a ride! My Olympic journey has come to an end, and with it, my Australian rugby career,” Michael Hooper said in a statement via social media yesterday, after missing out on selection for the Mens Australian rugby 7s team to the Paris Olympics.   Hooper – now 32, holds the record for the most caps as Australia Captain, played 125 Tests — 69 of them as skipper of the Wallabies. In Combat Sports: Brazilian Alex Pereira has re-established himself as the man to beat in the UFC Light Heavyweight division, flattening Jiri Prochazka in a stunning second-round knockout to end their UFC303 clash in Las Vegas in explosive fashion.   Prochazka, who boasted 26 knockouts of his own heading into yesterday’s fight, was no match for the champion. And a bit of US Women’s Basketball trivia for you – did you know that there are 42 out LGBTQ+ players in the WNBA? And there could be another new addition, after Las Vegas Aces star Rookie Kate Martin introduced her “gorgeous, stunning and perfect” girlfriend on social media. Oh so sweet! And that’s a wrap peeps!   Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.   Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.   #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji

30 JUN 2024 · Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 83 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Sunday morning 30 June 2024 where it is clear and 21 degrees Celsius at 5am.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.   In Rugby Union: Results from the opening round of the World Rugby Under-20 Championship in Cape Town: France 49-12 Spain, Wales 34-41 New Zealand, Ireland 55-15 Italy, Australia 35-11 Georgia, Los Pumitas 21-40 England and the Junior Springboks 57-7 Fiji.   In rugby league: Parramatta Eels flying teenage Wing, Blaize Talagi was denied what looked to be a certain try by the Bunker, with the decision costing the Eels crucial points against the Newcastle Knights who won 34-26 and Blaize his hat trick denied.   In other NRL games yesterday: The Sharks 14-15 the Bulldogs, the NZ Warriors 32-16 Broncos in Auckland and the Storm 16-6 Raiders at AAMI Park.   Our tips for today - the Dolphins to drongo the Dragons in Illawarra, the Cowboys to poopoo the Panthers out in West Sydney somewhere and Wests Tigers to wallaroo the Sydney Roosters at Allianz Stadium.   And in football – the EURO 2024 Round of 16: Switzerland 2-0 Italy and Germany 2-0 Denmark.   Tomorrow - Slovakia to slacko England and Spain to spank Georgia.   In the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup: India held their nerve to pull off a sensational seven-run win over South Africa in the final of the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup in Barbados, ending a 11-year wait for a major title.   Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah were the heroes for India after Heinrich Klassen’s assault on Axar Patel tilted the match firmly in South Africa’s favour.  Earlier, Virat Kohli anchored the Indian innings as wickets tumbled at the other end, guiding India to a winning score of 176 for seven.    In Sports Biz: During the 2022–2023 season, the Big Five European Football Leagues generated a record US$20.9Billion in revenue, according to Deloitte’s 2024 Annual Review of Football Finance.   That total was up $2.46 billion (14%) over the previous season with: Premier League @ US$7.4Billion, Bundesliga @ US$4.1B, La Liga @ US$3.7B, Serie A @ US$3B and Ligue 1 @ US$2.5B.   Broadcasting was the greatest source of revenue for each league, with sponsorship and commercial dollars coming in second, and match-day sales third. In the NBA: LeBron James got his wish as the Los Angeles Lakers selected 19-year old son, Bronny with the 55th overall pick. With the pick, Bronny and LeBron are set to become the first-ever father-son duo in the NBA at the same time. In Combat Sports: Former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Anthony Joshua has only recently moved out of his Mother's north London flat to live on his own.   The former Olympic Champion, who has almost £100Million+ in the bank, has repeatedly praised his Mother for being 'an amazing woman'.  AJ will face fellow Briton Daniel Dubois on 21 September at Wembley Stadium in London.    And that’s a wrap peeps!   Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.   Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.   #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji

28 JUN 2024 · Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 82 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Saturday morning 29 June 2024 where it is clear and 25 degrees Celsius at 6am.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.   In Rugby Union: The opening round of the World Rugby Under-20 Championship gets underway in Cape Town this weekend with 2023 winners France taking on tournament debutants Spain in Pool A.   The other Pool A match will see Wales play six-time champions New Zealand later in the day. Ireland will face Pool B opponents Italy, while Australia take on Georgia, who impressed in last year’s competition. In Pool C, Los Pumitas take on U20 Six Nations champions England, with the Junior Springboks up against Fiji. In rugby league: Wayne Bennett has unloaded on the overall unfairness in the standard of NRL refereeing and the Bunker, while calling for a dramatic overhaul on punishment for foul play, including a major revamp of the sin bin and send-off rules. “I have to stand up for the players and the game I have spent my whole life being a part of and loving. “We can’t hide and pretend it is not a problem because it is a problem. And it is causing massive frustration, not just with the players and coaches, but the fans. “What I want is fairness for every team,” the master Coach said in an interview with FOX. Results for NRL games this weekend: The Sharks 14-15 the Bulldogs. Our tips for today - the NZ Warriors to brazillian the Broncos in Auckland, The Eels to knobbysnuts the Knights in Newcastle.   And in football – our world famous tips for the EURO 2024 Round of 16 starting on Sunday: Switzerland to switzo Italy, Germany to geronimo Denmark, Slovakia to slacko England, Spain to spank Georgia, France to Mbappo Belgium, Portugal to slacko Slovenia too, Netherlands to ribeye Romania and Austria to roast Turkiye.   In Combat Sports: While it's not the Conor McGregor return that was originally planned for UFC303, the Ultimate Fighting Championship made the most of a bad situation with the replacement UFC303 main event featuring Alex Pereira putting his belt on the line against former titleholder Jiri Prochazka.   Both men successfully made weight for the rematch of their highly entertaining 2023 fight, which saw the Brazilian claim his second UFC belt. Pereira (10-2) has become a fan-favorite for his vicious knockouts and willingness to fight anyone. Since moving to light heavyweight, the Brazilian has put together three straight wins over Jan Blachowicz, Prochazka and Jamahal Hill.    In Sports Biz: Nike delivered more bad news yesterday, reporting US$12.6Billion in revenue for its fiscal fourth quarter, down 2% from the comparable period a year ago and US$51.4B for the full year, up 1%. Net income was much more positive, earnings rising 45% in the quarter to US$1.5B, and by 12% over the full year to US$5.7B. A continuation of a three-year, US$2B cost-cutting program that has included multiple rounds of layoffs contributed to the better earnings results  Nike shares fell by more than 11% in post-market trading on Thursday, having already fallen by nearly 12% this year, contrasting sharply against a resurgence in companies such as Foot Locker, Adidas, and Dick’s Sporting Goods.  And that’s a wrap peeps!   Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.   Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.   #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji

28 JUN 2024 · Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 81 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Friday morning 28 June 2024 where it is overcast and a chilly 24 degrees Celsius at 6am.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.   In Rugby Union: “I’ve never been so unprepared. It’s a little bit daunting, to be honest,” new Wallabies Head Coach Joe Schmidt remains without a clear idea of his first team let alone a potential Captain, following a four-day camp in Brisbane and just nine days out from the opening Test against Wales in Sydney.   In rugby league: Our World Famous Tips for the NRL games this weekend: The Sharks to Bollywood the Bulldogs, the NZ Warriors to brazillian the Broncos in Auckland, The Eels to knobbysnuts the Knights in Newcastle, the Storm to chocolato the Raiders at AAMI Park and the Dolphins to drongo the Dragons in Illawarra.   And in football - the EURO 2024 Round of 16 starting on Sunday: Switzerland vs Italy, Germany vs Denmark, England vs Slovakia, Spain vs Georgia, France vs Belgium, Portugal vs Slovenia, Romania vs Netherlands and Austria vs Turkiye.   In Combat Sports: Now that Oleksandr Usyk has surrendered his IBF World Heavyweight boxing title to Daniel Dubois, and the winner of Dubois-Joshua is on course to fight the winner of Usyk-Fury II, it potentially presents Tyson Fury with a chance to fight for all four titles in 2025 again.   In Sports Biz: The estimated value of the four-year contract that young French basketball star, Zaccharie Risacher will be able to sign after being selected No. 1 overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA draft yesterday is US$57.2Million. That’s up slightly from the US$55.2M that Victor Wembanyama signed for last year after the Spurs drafted him with the first pick. And that’s a wrap peeps!   Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.   Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.   #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji

26 JUN 2024 · Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 80 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Thursday morning 27 June 2024 where it is clear and 21 degrees Celsius at 5am.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.   In Rugby Union: Although he does have the option of fighting for a place in the All Blacks squad, Blues No. 8 Hoskins Sotutu has alternative routes back to the Test arena.   The 14-cap All Black qualifies for Fiji through his father and England through his mother and, having earned his last Test cap in 2022, qualifies for both alternate countries next year after a three-year stand-down period. In rugby league: The NSW Blues levelled the State of Origin series, after charging out to a record-breaking 34-0 halftime lead — the largest in ORIGIN history - on their way to a famous 38-18 win, in front of more than 90,000 fans at the MCG last night.   So ORIGIN III will be the decider at Suncorp Stadium. And in football - the latest EURO 2024 results: England 0-0 Slovenia in Cologne and Denmark 0-0 Serbia in Munich, Slovakia 1-1 Romania in Frankfurt and Ukraine 0-0 Belgium in Stuttgart.   The last pool games today just completed: Georgia 2-0 Portugal at Gelsenkirchen and Czech Republic 1-2 Turkey in Hamburg.   In Combat Sports: After his BIG upset in Saudi Arabia last weekend, Aussie fighter Robert Whittaker is looking to make a quick turnaround by competing at UFC305 on 17 August in Perth, Western Australia as a backup for the main event UFC Middleweight headliner between reigning UFC Champion Dricus Du Plessis from South Africa and former two-time titleholder Kiwi-Nigerian Israel Adesanya.   In Sports Biz: ABC drew 7.7 million viewers for the Panthers 2-1 win over the Oilers in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday night, reports SBJ. That’s easily the best hockey audience of any kind in the US since Game 7 of the 2019 Final when Blues-Bruins drew an NHL-record 8.9 million viewers on NBC.  ABC averaged 4.2 million viewers for the seven-game Panthers-Oilers series, up 58% from the five-game Golden Knights-Panthers series last year. Across all of North America, Game 7 on Monday night drew 16.3 million viewers, marking the second-best NHL game on record. Also across North America, the seven-game Panthers-Oilers series averaged 8.8 million viewers, up 85% from last year.  Only in the USA: After his 200M race at the US Athletics Olympic Games trial yesterday, Rapper Snoop Dogg was pulled over by officials from the US Anti-Doping Agency, but before they could test him Snoop Dogg rapped, “Who Am I? Drop it like it’s hot!” the crowd cheered and they let him go!   And that’s a wrap peeps!   Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.   Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.   #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji

25 JUN 2024 · Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 79 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Wednesday morning 26 June 2024 where it is 21 degrees Celsius at 5am.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.   In Rugby Union: Former NRL, Fiji Bati and Fiji rugby union 7s star, Jarryd Hayne will not face a fourth trial over the alleged sexual assault of a woman on the night of the 2018 Grand Final.   This after the NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions said on Tuesday it had determined another trial would not proceed. Justice Deborah Sweeney, one of the judges who decided the appeal in Hayne’s favour two to one, had said that in light of “the history of this matter, to put the applicant on trial for a fourth time would not be in the interests of justice”. Hayne’s first trial ended in a hung jury and he successfully appealed his convictions after the second trial. So what’s the bet, Haynes seeks compensation from the NSW judiciary for their handling of his initial prosecutions! In rugby league: Broncos NRL Premiership winner Gorden Tallis, is backing South Sydney to make one of the most improbable runs to the finals in NRL history. The Rabbitohs lost nine of their first 10 games this season to sit dead last after Round 11, having sacked their coach Jason Demetriou. But the Bunnies have since won four on the trot and with a 5-9 record they are 14th on the ladder and just two wins outside the top eight. And in football - the latest EURO 2024 results: Albania 0-1 Spain, Croatia 1-1 Italy, Netherlands 2-3 Austria, France 1-1 Poland, England vs Slovenia in Cologne and Denmark vs Serbia in Munich – both these games at 8pm GMT.   The last pool games tomorrow starting at 5pm GMT: Slovakia vs Romania in Frankfurt. Ukraine vs Belgium in Stuttgart, Georgia vs Portugal at Gelsenkirchen and Czech Republic vs Turkey in Hamburg. Both these games at 8pm GMT.   In Combat Sports: Mexican boxer Moises Calleros has been given a four-year ban by the UK Anti-Doping Agency after he tested positive for cocaine following his loss to Galal Yafai at the O2 Arena in London on the undercard of a Anthony Joshua fight last year, but HELLO . . the Mexican died three months ago! In Ice Hockey: The NHL capped one of its greatest season’s after the Panthers fought off one of the most improbable of Game 7 comebacks in the Stanley Cup Final, by the Oilers, who forced a Game 7 in Florida, home of the Panthers, after dropping the first three games of the series! The finals series capped significant gains for the NHL - among them: ·       An average of 1.3 million US viewers per game for the first three rounds of the playoffs, up by 14% from a year ago and the best such figure since 1996. ·       Record-level attendance in the regular season of 22.56 million, with games on average played to 97% venue capacity.  ·       Another league record for annual revenue of US$6.2Billion, thanks to the record attendance total, plus gains in media and sponsorship. And only in the USA: Legendary Rapper, Snoop Dogg ran a 200M exhibition race at the 2024 US Olympic Trials and recorded a time of 34.44secs, after which he was quoted telling journalists and fans, “For a 52-year-old, that ain’t bad.”   And that’s a wrap peeps!   Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.   Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.   #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji

24 JUN 2024 · Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 78 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Tuesday morning 25 June 2024 where it is 23 degrees Celsius at 5am.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.   In Rugby Union: China women and South Africa men secured the twelfth and final places in the Olympic Games Paris 2024 rugby 7s competitions after qualifying at the World Rugby 7s event in Monaco yesterday.   Hosts France and their superstar Antoine Dupont will start their Olympic campaign on 24 July in Pool C together with two-time Olympic champions Fiji, USA and debutants Uruguay. SVNS league winners Argentina will face tough competition in Pool B against Australia, Samoa and Kenya while Pool A sees top seed New Zealand grouped with Ireland, Japan and South Africa. In rugby league: A teenager has been charged by police for allegedly sending a threatening text to NRL referee Adam Gee. The Daily Telegraph’s Phil Rothfield first reported the news as Gee received the message prior to the South Sydney Rabbitohs’ 22-12 win over the Broncos on 14 June.   And the Wests Tigers have beaten the Canberra Raiders 48-24 at Campbelltown Stadium to close Round 16 of the NRL season with a bang.   And in football - the latest EURO 2024 results: Switzerland 1-1 Germany in Frankfurt and Scotland 0-1 Hungary in Stuttgart. Today: Albania vs Spain in Dusseldorf and Croatia vs Italy in the Red Bull Arena, Leipzig with both games kicking off at 8pm GMT.   Tomorrow all games in GMT: Netherlands vs Austria in Berlin at 5pm, France vs Poland in Dortmund at 5pm, England vs Slovenia in Cologne and Denmark vs Serbia in Munich – both these games at 8pm.   In Combat Sports: Headlining UFC’s historic debut in Saudi Arabia yesterday, Robert Whittaker threw a massive spanner in the works, after upsetting the latest Dagestan star, Ikram Aliskerov with a stunning first round KO. Despite accepting the fight on only a week’s notice – after Khamzat Chimaev withdrew injured – the Aussie fighter took less than two minutes to end the fight with a stunning KO. In SportsBiz: In a soon-to-be announced one-of-a-kind sponsorship deal: French Open Tennis Champion Carlos Alcaraz is set to receive his own Nike logo along with a lucrative US$200Million contract.   That’s game, set and match Alcaraz!   And that’s a wrap peeps!   Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.   Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.   #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji

22 JUN 2024 · Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 77 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Sunday morning 23 June 2024 where it is 25 degrees Celsius at 5am.   Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.   In Rugby Union: The Flying Fijians Drua 32-46 Barbarians at Twickenham this morning.   Congratulations Blues, for a comprehensive 41-10 win over the Chiefs at Eden Park last night, to easily win the Super Rugby Pacific 2024 Championship.   On the night, Akira Ioane, Hoskins Sotutu, Patrick Tuilpulotu, Harry Plummer and Caleb Clarke played themselves back into Razor’s first All Blacks squad.   Meanwhile at the Monaco 7s quarter-finals to qualify for the Paris Olympics rugby 7s – Samoa women are out, so: China v Paraguay, Uganda v Czechia, Kenya v Argentina and Poland v Hong Kong.   In the Men’s comp: South Africa v Uganda, Canada v Chile, Great Britain v Tonga and Spain v Hong Kong.   In rugby league: The Rabbitohs secured a crucial 16-0 win, in a scrappy clash against the Sea Eagles at Accor Stadium in Sydney last night to record four wins in-a-row.   Keaon Kolomatangi continues to impress, scoring in the closing stages of the clash, grounding a Damien Cook kick. While Anthony Seibold’s Manly Seas Eagles had no joy versus the Rabbitohs, it was a special night for Fiji international Caleb Navale who made his NRL debut. His Father, Eparama Navale played NRL for the Parramatta Eels in 1997-1998 and in the RLWC 2000 for the Fiji Bati. And in football - the latest EURO 2024 results: Netherlands 0-0 France, Georgia 1-0 Czech Republic in Hamburg, Turkey 0-3 Portugal in Dortmund and Belgium 2-0 Romania in Cologne.   Tomorrow: Switzerland vs Germany in Frankfurt at 8pm GMT and Scotland vs Hungary in Stuttgart at 8pm GMT.   In Super Netball: During the week, Queensland Firebirds interim Coach, Katie Walker promised fans four wins from four games to end their troubled Super Netball season.   Walker is their third Coach in just three rounds, with one who lasted just one week before resigning. In incredible scenes, Walker delivered on part one of that promise with the Firebirds heroic 78-70 win over West Coast Fever. Goal shooter and MVP Donnell Wallam’s class under the post saw her leading the charge - her incredible long range shooting netting 57/67 goals, including nine super-shots, which lifted her teammates to new heights. And the Adelaide Thunderbirds continued their hot run, demolishing the Melbourne Mavericks 41-67 in their biggest win of the season, to remain undefeated on their home court and rise to second on the Super Netball ladder.   In SportsBiz: Today’s media landscape is as uncertain as ever. Only one thing is constant: The number of customers who pay for TV access continues to decline big time.   Viewers some US TV companies lost between January and March 2024: · Comcast @ 487,000 · Spectrum @ 405,000 · Dish TV @ 348,000 · YouTube TV @ 150,000 Resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in monthly fees lost to the pay-TV business.  Meanwhile, media companies continue to shell out billions of dollars for live sports. Recent sports media-rights deals and the percentage increases of their annual average values: ·       French Tennis Open @ US$65Million, up 435% ·       US College Football Play-offs @ US$1.3Billion, up 115% ·       NASCAR @ $1.1Billion, up 40% ·       NBA reported @ US$6.9Billion, up 155% The NFL’s US$110Billion media contracts run through 2033, but the league can opt out at the end of this decade. In the NBA: The Lakers are taking a big gamble with their new Head Coach, signing a four-year deal with JJ Redick last Thursday, according to ESPN. The co-host of the “Mind the Game” podcast with Lakers star LeBron James, will make roughly US$8Million per season, according to The Athletic. Redick has no coaching experience, most recently was an analyst for ESPN and called the NBA Finals. Lakers General Manager Rob Pelinka offered Redick the job on Thursday after being sold on his “ability to connect with players and his basketball IQ,” according to ESPN. Which basically means, that LeBron gave the Lakers the green light to sign JJ! And that’s a wrap peeps!   Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.   Mahalo and Ka kite; for TEIVOVOdigital.com, I’m Culden Kamea tanking you all too mass for all your love and support.   #TEIVOVORugby  #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport  #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports  #rakavi  #DevelopmentFiji