By VUNIWAQA BOLA National 400 metres rep Roy Ravana helped his Alphonsus team to break a 17-year-old school record in the 4×400 metres. And the junior boy’s javelin record set in 1975 was also smashed in the Marist Brothers High School Inter-House competition at the TFL National Stadium yesterday. Ravana teamed up with William Loesi, [...]
By VUNIWAQA BOLA The second round of the King Irving Cup to be played this weekend will be for a good cause. Money collected from the Rewa-Suva match at Ratu Cakobau Park will be for flood victims in the Western Division, says Suva Football president Mahend Prasad. He spoke with Rewa FA president Yogeshwar Singh [...]
Continue reading …By VUNIWAQA BOLA Fiji Netball Association will always remember Dee Cees Bus Company Limited managing director Dewan Chand as the first person who always steps up in times of need.FNA president Wainikiti Bogidrau said they were deeply saddened to learn of Chands death. “He was always one of the first to step in to assist [...]
Continue reading …By VUNIWAQA BOLA The Fiji National Rugby League mourned the death of their financial backer, Dewan Chand. FNRL chairman Peni Musunamasi said Dee Cees Buses Company Limited managing director was one sponsor that stayed with them from the start. Chand died in Sydney over the weekend. “He sponsored the Nadera Panthers in 1999 and has [...]
Continue reading …By LOSIRENE CHAND Former Labasa reps have joined Labasa in preparation for the Fiji Sun/GP Batteries National Football League next week. The vice-president of Labasa Football Association Narendra Pillay said they aim to win the league even without key players Pita Bolaitoga, Taniela Waqa, Maciu Dunadamu, Samuela Kautoga, Roy Krishna and Ilaitia Tuilau. “The boys [...]
Continue reading …By KAILASH RAO in Hamilton Hamilton Nadi won the Waikato Bay of Plenty Fiji Football Association (WBOPFFA) Inter-District Championship over the weekend The side beat Hamilton Labasa 2-0 in Hamilton with goals scored in the first half. Nadi coach, Shiva Reddy was confident the team would win the title for the fourth year in a [...]
Continue reading …By VUNIWAQA BOLA The Fiji Beach Volleyball Commission needs to organise more competitions to allow more players to play the sport, says Apenisa Saukuru. The beach volleyball coach returned from New Zealand over the weekend after his team failed to make it to the last round of the Olympic Qualifiers. Saukuru said preparation was the [...]
Continue reading …By VUNIWAQA BOLA The Fiji Volleyball Federation (FVF) has warned all teams that will participate in the Vanua Challenge from tomorrow to adhere to rules given. FVF secretary Rosa Dalituicama reminded the importance of adhering to the rules. The 6 men’s and 13 women’s teams would need to wear proper uniforms and footwear on court. [...]
Continue reading …By ANASILINI RATUVA Kelepi Ketedromo will lead the Fiji Warriors in the Pacific Rugby Cup in Australia this week. The Nasolo, Bua man knows the challenge will be tough starting on Sunday with their first game against Queensland A in Brisbane. “This is the first time for me to captain a Fiji side and the [...]
Continue reading …By ANASILINI RATUVA Peni Ravai Kovekalou aims to dedicate his Pacific Rugby Cup debut to his father, the late Reverend Saula Kovekalou. The 21-year-old wished his father was alive to watch him on Sunday. “He was my mentor and he always encouraged me in difficult times,”Ravai said. “I’m happy to be in the Fiji Warriors [...]
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