Bula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 60 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Sunday morning 03 September 2023.Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In rugby: Rugby fans from all over the world are converging in France as the countdown of the last week to the Rugby World Cup 2023 begins with hosts France vs New Zealand to kick off six weeks of total rugby mania, lots of beers, bets and sleepless nights for fans down under. In rugby league: So at the end of the regular season, the Panthers dominated the Cowboys 12-44 last night to clinch the NRL Minor Premiership 2023, with the Broncos second, Storm third and the NZ Warriors finishing fourth after a 34-10 loss to the Dolphins.The Knights, Sharks, Raiders and Roosters have all secured Top 8 spots with Newcastle confirming their 5th place with a 32-12 win over the Dragons.The Roosters ended Souths misery with a 26-12 win in an enthralling clash at Accor Stadium - sweet revenge almost a year after the Rabbitohs’ ended their arch rivals’ season in week one of finals last year. So Sam Burgess was right.In the FIBA Basketball World Cup hosted by the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia: The Australian Boomers are all but eliminated from the FIBA World Cup, crashing to a 80-91 loss to Slovenia with NBA superstar, Luka Doncic scoring 20 points with six assists, seven rebounds and six turnovers.Team USA was “ice cold 35% from the floor” in the worst shooting performance ever, but still claimed a 85-73 win over Montenegro in their World Cup clash.In Combat sports: Watch out for UFC293 in Sydney next weekend with Israel Adesanya vs Sean Strickland. Sporting a 24-2 record overall and fighting in Oceania for the first time since his knockout win over Robert Whittaker at UFC243, this feels like it could be one of those moments where “The Last Stylebender” looks to make something special happen.And in Football: The English Premier League transfer window is now shut, after Clubs made 28 signings on the final day.Liverpool rejected a big late play by Saudi Club Al-Ittihad for superstar Mo Salah. The Telegraph reports that Al-Ittihad offered a massive package on deadline day worth US$189Million, with an initial US$126M deposit followed by add-ons.The offer was flatly rejected, with Liverpool considering the matter now closed.In SportsBiz: Last Wednesday in Nebraska USA, the Nebrasker Cornhuskers’ played arch rivals, Nebraska-Omaha and 92,003 fans packed the stadium to set a new record for the highest-attended women’s sports event in history.If it wasn’t already clear, the state of Nebraska is crazy about volleyball. Nebraska? Volleyball? One would never have guessed.And finally, “It started with a kiss . . .” Spanish Football El Presidento, Luis Rubiales is really getting into boiling water now!FIFA President Gianni Infantino says that Rubiales’ kiss on the mouth of Spanish women’s football star Jenni Hermoso “should never have happened”.In his first reaction to the incident, which happened at the presentation ceremony following Spain’s win over England in the Women’s World Cup final, Infantino said the behaviour of Spanish federation boss Rubiales had “spoiled” the occasion.“The well-deserved celebrations for these magnificent champions were spoiled by what happened after the final whistle,” Infantino wrote on Instagram. “And what continued to happen in the following days. This should never have happened.”Now over 80 national team players are striking in protest until the leadership of the Spanish Football Federation is changed, as the scandal engulfs Spain.For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.#TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s