Bula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 48 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Saturday morning 18 November 2023.Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. And we begin with SportsBiz: Where all eyes are on Vegas, with over 2000 private jets expected to fly into airports around Las Vegas today, as the stars descend on sin city for the biggest party in town – the Las Vegas Grand Prix.While F1 drivers zip down the strip, bathed in the electric glow of its opulent casinos, music will mix with the motorsport at countless events including artists: will.i.am, J Balvin, Tiësto, John Legend, Keith Urban, Kylie Minogue, Thirty Seconds to Mars and more.Red Bull has constructed a 20,000-square-foot hospitality complex where the centre piece is the Holzhaus, an alpine inspired three-level party palace for VVIPs and team use only.Or for US$7,000 you can mingle with David Beckham and Shaquille O’Neal at Club SI hosting Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit and Saturday Race Night party.A quick glance at the companies setting up camp around the 6.1Km circuit reads like the New York Stock Exchange, with American Express, Heineken, Hilton Grand Vacations, MGM Resorts International and others constructing luxurious trackside suites.The Bellagio Fountain Club in the heart of the Strip will provide the backdrop for the winner’s stage and post-race ceremonies but if you do not already have a ticket, which started at US$11,000 each, you are too late.Setting up the race has come at considerable expense, with Liberty Media CFO Brian Wilding detailing capital expenditure costs of US$435Million up to the end of September for the entire grand prix build, bringing the total cost of setting up the race to at least $1.06Billion.The entire 6.1Km course has been resurfaced ahead of the event.According to Formula 1, between 12 and 25 centimetres of existing road was ripped out and the re-surfacing work involved 60,000 tonnes of base-layer pacing to prepare the track, on top of which was layered 43,000 tonnes of asphalt to form the circuit surface.On top of the track re-surfacing work, F1 also installed 1750 floodlights, 18 temporary grandstands, trackside barriers and pedestrian bridges — so people can continue to commute and tour the 24-hour city.In football: Manchester City’s record-breaking 2022-23 season keeps delivering, even months after the conclusion of its historic campaign.In June, Man City became the first English soccer team to win the treble since their crosstown rival Manchester United in 1999. Now, just weeks after Man United set a EPL record for annual revenue with US$773Million, Man City has bested the Red Devils yet again — reporting revenue of US$884M for this past season.Profits came in at almost US$100M — nearly double a year ago — as commercial, broadcast, and match-day earnings all jumped year-over-year.Winning the Premier League, FA Cup, and UEFA Champions League came at a steep cost, though.Man City’s US$525M spend on play salaries is also a Premier League record.Man City, owned by Abu Dhabi-based City Football Group, currently has a valuation of nearly US$5Billion — the fifth-highest in the world among soccer clubs, according to Forbes.And that’s a wrap!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 #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji