Ma’lelei, Talofa, Bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 34 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a beautifully bright Sunday morning 07 May 2023. Coming to you with love from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In rugby: The Fijiana Drua defended their Super W title in Australia, beating the Reds 30 – 38 in Townsville yesterday on the back of a brilliant team effort in defence all over the park. Absolutely totally deserving of the team in a year of adversity 2023. And in Suva, the Fijian Drua also won, beating the Hurricanes 24-27. In other Super Rugby games yesterday, the Crusaders 48-13 Force and the Blues 31-30 Moana Pasifika. In rugby league: Alex Johnston scored a double to celebrate his 200th NRL game, as the Rabbitohs won number five on the trot, comprehensively defeating the Storm 6-28 in Magic Round. And the Dolphins’ new cult hero, Valynce Te Whare became emotional celebrating his stunning two-try performance on debut with a haka with teammates, friends and family. The NRL rookie starred in the Dolphins’ 36-16 win over the Sharks with 72 metres, six tackle busts, two linebreaks and two tries. Magic Round wrap ftom Suncorp last night: the New Zealand Warriors 6-18 Penrith, the Dolphins 36-16 Cronulla and Souths 28-12 Storm. Our world famous tips for the Magic Round today: Wests Tigers to weewilliewonka the Dragons, the Cowboys to ramborina the Roosters and the Eels to GGG the Gold Coast Titans. In boxing: Canelo “Saul” Alvarez will bank a guaranteed US$10Million for his title defense against British challenger, John Ryder today. DAZN Pay-Per-View revenue built into his contract could see Alvarez make upwards of US$33M should the fight sell more than 500,000 buys. Ryder earns US$1M in the biggest pay day of his life, with the possibility of making US$3.3M should the fight clear 500,000 PPVs.In football: Total revenue for La Liga this season is expected to reach US$5.4Billion, surpassing its total from 2018-19 — the season before COVID forced fan capacity restrictions inside stadiums. La Liga ranks second among all European soccer competitions in total revenue, behind the US$9.2B from the English Premier League and EFL Championship. In SportsBiz: Formula One recorded US$381Million total revenue for Q1 2023 — a 6% increase on 2022. F1 race weekends are drawing huge crowds, with the recent Australian Grand Prix hosting 445,000 fans and sellouts for the most of the remaining 2023 calendar. F1 also recently signed a licensing deal with PUMA and allowing Brad Pitt to drive a real F1 car alongside drivers while filming a new movie. And that’s a wrap! Please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – Mahalo, vina’a and tank you all too mass for all your love and support.#BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOSports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji