27-09-2023 Breakfast Bites FIJI & PACIFIC SPORTS NEWS Podcast S06E81 #TeivovoSports #TeivovoDigital

Bula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 81 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Wednesday 27 September 2023.Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. At the Rugby World Cup 2023: Vaea Fifita of Tonga is suspended for four games after appearing before an independent Judicial Committee in Paris this morning, for his red card in Tonga’s RWC2023 game against Scotland in Nice on Sunday, for dangerous charging into ruck or maul.The independent Judicial Committee was chaired by Brenda Heather-Latu of Samoa, joined by former international players Leon Lloyd of England and Mike Mika of Samoa.In Rugby League: The NRL grand final teams are in with Penrith’s Ivan Cleary and Brisbane’s Kevin Walters deciding on their sides for the decider at Accor Stadium on Sunday.The Broncos have overcome several injuries scares, with Reece Walsh, Herbie Farnworth and Adam Reynolds all cleared to play.Meanwhile, Jarome Luai will soon have to choose between his beloved Panthers or moving to greener pastures.The two-time premiership winning No. 6 will hit the open market in November, with rival Clubs already lining up to sign him.Penrith have reportedly told Luai they can only afford to offer him A$800,000 per season, but the 26-year-old could attract long-term offers around A$1.2Million per season. And in Football: Taking into account, all match results from last season across all competitions, pre-season results and the current season after last weekend's results, a supercomputer has predicted how the 2023/24 Premier League will pan out as follows: Manchester City to win a fourth consecutive league title, with Liverpool finishing eight points behind in second, with Tottenham and Arsenal are tipped to finish third with Newcastle rounding out the Champions League spots.In SportsBiz: Fox appears to be choosing live college sports over scripted entertainment after ending its five-year, billion-dollar run with the WWE.In October 2024, WWE’s Friday night showcase “SmackDown” will transition from Fox to USA Network under a reported five-year, US$1.4Billion deal with NBCUniversal, which Fox had been paying US$205Million a year for the rights. In Combat sports: Top Rank CEO Bob Arum claims that former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is a bigger threat to Tyson Fury compared to his past fights with Dillian Whyte and Derek Chisora. Ngannou is set to face the WBC World Heavyweight Champion in Saudi Arabia on 28 October in what will be his professional boxing debut. "Absolutely this is a more dangerous fight!" Arum told Pro Boxing Fans. "Ngannou hits harder than either Chisora or Whyte, and when you’re in with a puncher like that, and you’re not in perfect shape, that’s when you can get knocked out.Arum added, “Ngannou is a tremendous puncher, probably the best puncher in the history of the UFC. This is going to be a really interesting fight. It’s going to be fun to watch.”In US Sports: The University of Colorado football team’s joy ride, piloted by inspirational Head Coach Deion Sanders has crash-landed, after their month-long national frenzy during which Sanders led Colorado to a 3-0 start — in turn driving tens of millions in earned media for the university, network rivalries, ticket furor, ratings surges and even extra sunglasses sales — Oregon dominated the Buffaloes 42-6 on Saturday. “Good old-fashioned butt-kicking. No excuses, no nothing,” Sanders said. You got that right Coach Prime!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