08-03-2024 Breakfast Bites FIJI & PACIFIC SPORTS NEWS Podcast S08E064 #TeivovoSports #TeivovoDigital

Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 64 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Friday morning 08 March 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. In rugby union BREAKING NEWS: Sources inside Rugby House say that Fiji Men’s 7s Coach Ben Gollings was sacked last night by the Fiji Rugby Union. They also say that he will be replaced by Rio Olympics 2016 gold medal-winning Captain Osea Koilnisau who was originally short-listed with Gollings for the job. In football: Manchester City cruised into the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals with a second-straight 3-1 win over FC Copenhagen, while Real Madrid were pushed all the way by RB Leipzig but narrowly made it through after a 1-1 draw. In other games, Bayern Munich hammered Lazio 3-0 and PSG beat Real Sociedad 1-2. In SportsBiz: During 2023, the NFL teams’ total number of posts on social media platforms - X, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube impressions and engagements were tracked and their overall value calculated. As such, the NFL’s overall social media value is estimated to be worth US$1.1Billion. In rugby league: Sydney Roosters prop Spencer Leniu has pleaded guilty to racially abusing Ezra Mam and issued a public apology to the Broncos young gun, “I want to apologise to Ezra and his family for using the word I did and I am sincerely sorry to cause him such distress,” Leniu said. The Samoan international is likely facing up to two months on the sideline for calling Mam a “monkey”. In Combat sports: Francis Ngannou will earn US$20.2Million from his fight against Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia later today. This figure could increase as it doesn't include earnings from pay-per-view sales or any extra bonuses agreed in the contract. In comparison, Ngannou's biggest UFC payday was after he defeated Ciryl Gane and he took home US$608,000. Welcome to the big league Francis! 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