Malo and welcome to Season 3 Episode 52 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on another sunny and bright Monday morning 21 November 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! In Qatar – the FIFA World Cup has finally kicked off with hosts Qatar losing to Ecuador 2 nil early this morning, after a spectacular Opening Ceremony hosted by actor Morgan Freeman with Jungkook of K-Pop megastars BTS the headline musical performance, alongside Qatari singer Fahad Al-Kubaisi. Morgan Freeman declared: “What unites us here in this moment is so much greater than what divides us.” Ghanim Al-Muftah, a Qatari born with the rare Caudal Regression Syndrome said: “Everyone is welcome”. In rugby league – BBC coverage of the RLWC Final between Australia and Samoa did not show a man wearing red lingerie and sporting what appeared to be a wig, streaking around Old Trafford, entertaining the crowd as he evaded security guards before being brought down and escorted from the field. In rugby union – results from yesterday: Ireland 13-10 Wallabies, France 35-17 Japan, Tonga 43-19 Uruguay, Manu Samoa 22-0 Romania and Fiji 46-14 the French Barbarians. In boxing – the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s boxing federation will not return home from an international boxing tournament in Spain, in support of nationwide protests triggered by the 16 September death in custody of 22-year-old Iranian of Kurdish origin, Mahsa Amini after her arrest for allegedly breaching Iran’s strict dress rules for women. Only in the USA – a group of investors are suing the founder of FTX cryptocurrency exchange — Sam Bankman-Fried and sports superstars who promoted FTX like NFL icon Tom Brady, NBA superstar Steph Curry and NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, alleging they “made numerous misrepresentations to take advantage of unsophisticated investors.” Cheers Big Ears! For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji