We’re firm on track for BOG: Prasad By RITESH KUMAR Suva is serious about winning the Inkk Mobile Battle of the Giants tournament at Lautoka’s Churchill Park later this month. The side rounded off their BOG preparations with a bang after defeating Nadroga 3-0 in the Fiji Sun/GP Batteries National Football League match at Lawaqa [...]
By RITESH KUMAR Four Nigerian players will bolster Nadroga in the Inkk Mobile Battle of the Giants Tournament later this month. Nadroga has secured the services of goal keeper Stanley Ikechukwuak, strikers EukmonOLadayo, Anaka Emenike and midfielder Anakudo Ifeanyi to win the BOG tournament. Nadroga Football president Dr Dhirendra Lal said the inclusion of Nigerian [...]
Continue reading …By RITESH KUMAR Samuela Drudru aims to score more goals for Suva during the Inkk Mobile Battle of the Giants tournament at Lautoka’s Churchill Park later this month. The former Nadroga striker is in excellent form for Suva after scoring Suva’s third goal in their 3-0 win against Nadroga in the Fiji Sun/GP Batteries National [...]
Continue reading …By LITIA MATHEWSELL Riddled with internal conflicts and without a coach, a fresh-faced Tavua side fought all odds to trounce Rewa 3-0 in their Fiji Sun/GP Batteries National Football League match at Garvey Park in Tavua yesterday. Tavua Football secretary Mohammed Isaaq Khan says they were unaware of the release of a number of key [...]
Continue reading …By MERE NALEBA Nadi soccer team technical adviser Imdad Ali blames the ground condition at Thompson Park for their scoreless game against Navua in their Fiji Sun/GP Batteries National Football League match yesterday. A frustrated Ali said Thomson Park should not have been the venue. “The players risk getting injured and penalised,” Ali said. “Under [...]
Continue reading …By LOSIRENE CHAND Ba beat Savusavu 3-0 in the Fiji Sun/GP Batteries National Football League at Ratu Ganilau Park yesterday. The Men in Black led 1-0 the first half after Malakai Tiwa drew first blood in the 10th minute. In the second half, Osea Vakatalesau scored a double. However, Savusavu coach Manoj Lal thanked Ba [...]
Continue reading …By MERE NALEBA Kate Carpenter says the Fiji netball team still needs to improve in a lot of areas. The Singapore netball coach says the Fijians need to move out of their comfort zone if they are to be ranked with the top teams in the world. Even with a seventh place world ranking, Carpenter [...]
Continue reading …By LITIA MATHEWSELL It’s been a decade since friends Netani Talei and Shawn Coalala completed their education at Marist Brothers High School and ventured in different directions. Talei has found his forte as a successful rugby player currently contracted to Edinburgh rugby club in Scotland and is the prolific captain of the Flying Fijians. Coalala [...]
Continue reading …By LITIA MATHEWSELL The Ra Rugby Union is keen to build up a team to match the standard of other provincial rugby teams in the country. Ra Rugby is now into its seventh week of hosting club competitions at the Fiji Sugar Corporation (FSC) grounds in Rakiraki. Covering villages from as far as Nayacalevu, Nativi, [...]
Continue reading …By MERE NALEBA The Fiji Rugby Union is compiling a video to send out to all secondary schools in the country as part of their implementation of the scrums moratorium that’s in place. The Digital Video Disc (DVD) will allow students and teachers to visualise what needs to be done in the new scrummaging techniques [...]
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