01-08-2023 Breakfast Bites FIJI & PACIFIC SPORTS NEWS Podcast S06E32 #TeivovoSports #TeivovoDigital

Bula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 32 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Tuesday morning 01 August 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. OK so to start off this podcast today I want to pay a special tribute to AFL icon Lance “Buddy” Franklin who retired effective immediately yesterday in Sydney where he plays for the Swans. Franklin confirmed the news in an Instagram post, writing: “What a journey. Thanks to everyone who has been on this crazy ride with me.” Lance “Buddy” Franklin played 354 senior AFL games across both Hawthorn and Sydney, booting 1066 goals - just the sixth player in AFL history to do so. He won two premierships with Hawthorn before crossing to the Sydney Swans on a landmark nine-year deal worth A$10Million. Franklin is an eight-time All-Australian and a four-time Coleman Medal winner. In the FIFA World Cup Group Games yesterday: Japan 4-0 Spain in Wellington, Zambia 3-1 Costa Rica in Hamilton, Australia 4-0 Canada in Melbourne and Ireland 0-0 Nigeria in Brisbane. Today sees: Portugal vs USA 7pm at Eden Park in Auckland, Vietnam vs Netherlands at 7pm in Dunedin, Haiti vs Denmark at 7pm in Perth and China v England at 8:30pm in Adelaide. And at the Netball World Cup pool games in Cape Town, South Africa overnight in the Top 8: Australia 77-37 Scotland, Wales 34-83 New Zealand, Jamaica 61-49 Uganda and Tonga 46-72 England, while Zimbabwe 45-62 Barbados, Fiji 48-62 Malawi, Sri Lankan 52-55 Singapore and South Africa 69-28 Trinidad. Games today sees: Barbados-Singapore, Australia-Malawi, Tonga-Scotland, Zimbabwe-Sri Lanka, Fiji-England, Wales-Uganda, Jamaica-Trinidad and New Zealand-South Africa. In Rugby: All the big rugby on Saturday: Samoa versus Tonga in Apia at 1pm local time, New Zealand versus Australia in Dunedin at 7.05pm and Japan host the Fiji Water Flying Fijians at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium in Tokyo at 5:15pm local time. And in combat Sports: Justin Gaethje knocked Dustin Poirier out cold with a stunning head kick yesterday, winning their rematch at UFC291 and claiming the ‘BMF’ title in the process. Five years after suffering a TKO loss to Poirier, Gaethje looked a completely different fighter against his fellow American, getting the better of most exchanges in Round 1. Gaethje, widely deemed the most exciting athlete in the UFC, then dropped Poirier with a clean head kick in Round 2 to end the fight. In rugby league: NRL games this weekend on Thursday: The Roosters vs Manly at the SCG at 7.50pm AEST. On Friday: Gold Coast Titans vs the NZ Warriors at Cbus Super Stadium at 6pm and the Panthers vs the Storm at BlueBet Stadium, 8pm. On Saturday: The Cowboys vs the Broncos in Townsville at 3pm and in a double-header in Perth – the Dolphins vs the Knights at 5.30pm followed by Cronulla vs South Sydney. On Sunday: Parramatta Eels vs St George Dragons at CommBank Stadium at 2pm and the Canberra Raiders vs Wests Tigers at GIO Stadium in Canberra at 4.05pm. And in Sports Biz: Manchester United and ADIDAS are extending the most lucrative jersey collaboration in international football. The German brand has agreed to pay US$115Million a year through 2035 as Man United’s official uniform supplier. That’s an EPL record and a significant increase from the current annual figure of around US$95M. In 2022, Man Un reclaimed the top spot in worldwide football jersey sales with more than 3 million sold — thanks in large part to the brief return of Cristiano Ronaldo, which sparked more than US$200M in sales in just 10 days. And that’s a wrap! For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas 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