18-09-2023 Breakfast Bites - the FIJI & PACIFIC SPORTS NEWS Podcast S06E73 #TeivovoSports #TeivovoDigital #TeivovoRugby

Bula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 73 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Monday midday 18 September 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. And at the Rugby World Cup 2023: HISTORY as Fiji beat Australia 15-22 in a tight game this morning. Earlier South Africa 76-0 Romania and at 7AM today it’s England versus Japan in Nice. Recapping other games: Samoa 43-10 Chile in Bordeaux. Wales 28-8 Portugal. Ireland 59-16 Tonga. In the NRL Semi-finals: The Panthers are sweating on a fitness test for Jarome Luai today as he bids to return early from a shoulder injury, but another backline star has been ruled out. Meanwhile, Kevin Walters is weighing up the potential return of two veterans in Marty Taupau and Corey Oates, and the Storm are hopeful of stars Jahrome Hughes and Xavier Coates being back on deck. In Football: Mason Greenwood was greeted with chants calling for him to die from the visiting team supporters as he returned to the field for the first time in a year and a half for new Spanish Club Getafe who won 3-2 against Osasuna at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez. In SportsBiz: The world’s Top 3 most valuable sports empires are worth a total of US$173Billion, 23% more than a year ago. Liberty Media, headed by billionaire John Malone is worth US$21Billion, sits on top with its primary sports assets being the Formula One auto-racing circuit valued at US$17.1B and the Atlanta Braves MLB team @ US$2.1B. Formula One had a banner 2022, averaging 1.21 million viewers across all the ESPN networks, the highest on record for the series, and signed a new television deal in June worth at least US$75Million a year. In Combat sports: Tyson Fury admitted that he is saddened by Mike Tyson training his next opponent. Having been named after the boxing legend, he believes that he should be coaching him, not Francis Ngannou. “I think that it’s sad, actually. The man that I am named after, a legend, has to go against me and then come out as a loser, having lost to a man who was named after him. I think that it’s sad and I think that he should be in my corner, not the opposing corner, but business is business and I understand that it’s strictly business.” 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