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04-06-2023 Breakfast Bites - the FIJI & PACIFIC SPORTS NEWS Podcast S05E62 #TeivovoSports #TeivovoDigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoLeague

04-06-2023 Breakfast Bites - the FIJI & PACIFIC SPORTS NEWS Podcast S05E62 #TeivovoSports #TeivovoDigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoLeague

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04-06-2023 Breakfast Bites - the FIJI & PACIFIC SPORTS NEWS Podcast S05E62 #TeivovoSports #TeivovoDigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoLeague

FromBreakfast Bites - the FIJI & PACIFIC SPORTS NEWS Podcast - a TEIVOVO Digital Podcast

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6 minutes
Released:
Jun 3, 2023
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Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 62 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Sunday morning 04 June 2023.Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In rugby: The Fijian Drua is the talk of the southern hemisphere rugby world, after they whacked the Queensland Reds 41-17 at home in Suva, Fiji yesterday to finish seventh in only their second year.For the record, the Super Rugby Pacific 2023 table, with the Top 8 qualifying for the quarter-finals are: 1. the Chiefs, 2. Crusaders, 3. Blues, 4. Brumbies, 5. Hurricanes and 6. Waratahs.· The Fijian Drua 7th on 26 points · The Reds finish 8th on 24 points · the Highlanders 9th on 24 points · Western Force 10th on 22 points · The Rebels 11th on 21 points· Moana Pasifika 12th on 8 points So now on to the quarter-finals where the Blues host the NSW Waratahs on Friday at 7.35pm, and on Saturday the Chiefs host the Reds at 4.35pm, the Crusaders host the Fijian Drua at 7.05pm in Christchurch and the Brumbies host the Hurricanes at 9.35pm.In rugby league: Crack Broncos Centre, Kotoni Staggs reminded everyone of his ORIGIN credentials with a quite brilliant performance against the Sharks, tormenting them all night, finishing with a whopping 212M run, to go with seven tackle busts, two linebreaks, a try assist and a try in a brilliant outing.TV commentator, Michael Ennis believes Staggs is playing better now than when he debuted for the NSW Blues last year, after the Broncos beat the Sharks 12-20.And an Alex Johnston hat-trick and 30 unanswered points in the second half helped the South Sydney Rabbitohs to a big 46-28 win over the Gold Coast Titans at Cbus Super Stadium.However, it wasn’t all rosy for the Bunnies as they lost ORIGIN stars Jai Arrow and Cameron Murray to serious injuries.In football: Manchester City Skipper and Serbian midfield star, Ilkay Gundogan scored the fastest-ever goal in an FA Cup Final, after just 12 seconds and then incredibly, scored the winner for a 2-1 win over Man U at Wembley this morning.In SportsBiz: Staying with the FA Cup winners Manchester City won 2-1 versus Man U this morning, for which Pep G’s team will receive US$2.5Million on top of the US$2.4M each team has already earned throughout the tournament.Runners-up Man U will receive $1.25M.Each team was allotted 30,500 tickets, with many sold for much more than face value, which started as low as US$52, with secondary ticket websites had get-in prices above US$500, with some tickets as high as US$5000.In the NBA: Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, Nikola Jokic of Serbia, says he felt comfortable during his first NBA Finals appearance as he led the Denver Nuggets to a Game 1 win over the Miami Heat 93-104, tallying a triple-double with 27 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds.Jokic, a 6-foot-11 (2.1M) Centre, averaged 24.5 points, 11.8 rebounds and a career-high 9.8 assists a game this season and shot a career-best 63% from the floor.The Nuggets talent and depth around Jokic is led by guard Jamal Murray, who missed the entire 2021-22 season due to a torn left knee ligament.He averaged 27.7 points in the playoffs, while Denver forwards Michael Porter Jr, Aaron Gordon and Bruce Brown, and guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope each averaged 10-15 points in the playoffs in supporting roles that have made the Nuggets formidable.In boxing: World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Oleksandr Usyk is set to become boxing’s biggest earner, in pole position to bank more money than any other fighter on the planet, after signing a deal with Skills Entertainment in Saudi Arabia.The move will not directly impact Usyk’s already scheduled WBA, IBF and WBO Heavyweight defense against Englishman Daniel Dubois (19-1, 18KOs) on 26 August in Poland. Show me the money babe!For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlig
Released:
Jun 3, 2023
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Breakfast Bites, the FIJI & PACIFIC SPORTS NEWS Podcast by TEIVOVO Digital – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports highlights every morning - coming to you from Fiji on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.Join host Culden Kamea daily for a 5 minutes update on post-match round-ups, analysis and interviews with current Pacific Island stars and past sporting legends.#BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji