19-04-2024 Breakfast Bites FIJI & PACIFIC SPORTS NEWS Podcast S09E16 #TeivovoSports #TeivovoDigital

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

Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 16 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Friday morning 19 April 2024.
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
In rugby union: It is D-day for Mo Rauluini and Team Fijiana today as they take on the Western Force in their semifinal at 4.35pm.
Later, the Fijian Drua play the unbeaten Hurricanes, led by 19 year old flyhalf Isikeli Rabitu, with Captain Tevita Ikanivere, Isoa Nasilasila returning at lock, and a dynamic loose trio of Miramira, Salawa and Elia Canakaivata to do battle against the powerful Hurricanes pack, where the game will be won or lost.
Simi Kuruvoli gets his chance to star at halfback, with the dependable Kemu Valetini inside Iosefo Masi, plus Momo, Ravutaumada and Droasese at the back.
In the WNBA: According to The Athletic, Caitlin Clark will receive a signature shoe deal, with Under Armour and Adidas making “sizable offers”.
Another report values her Nike shoe deal offer at US$1Million upfront and collectively it is in the US$10M range.
Clark’s last shoe sponsorship deal which ended after she finished college, was with Nike.
In football: Big news from the UEFA Champions League with top Premier League Clubs - Man City beaten on penalties by Real Madrid 4-3 and Bayern Munich 1-0 Arsenal in their quarter-finals yesterday, so it’s down to PSG vs Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid in the Top 4.
In SportsBiz: Star Striker Maria Sanchez, who four months ago signed a then-US National Women’s Soccer League record US$1.5Million contract, has requested a trade, sources tell ESPN.
Through four games so far this season, Sanchez has yet to score a goal, and Houston is in 11th place in the league.
In rugby league: In a blockbuster clash between the Storm and the Roosters at Allianz Stadium in Sydney last night, Michael Jennings and Joey Manu scored for the Sydney mob, but Craig Bellamy’s side secured an 18-12 win thanks to a late length-of-the-field try, finished off by X-factor Coates.
In combat sports: The Rock has vowed revenge against The Undertaker after he got involved in the main event of WrestleMania 40 where Cody Rhodes defeated Roman Reigns after a handful of stars came to his aid to balance the numbers.
The Rock vows that he will return to face Rhodes once again - taking to social media to assert his desire for revenge against The Undertaker after his surprise attack on the "Final Boss": "The guy sure knows how to ruin a party. I'll see you down the road, my friend.
Payback's a b**** for you — but fun for me. — Final Boss," said The Rock via X.
And that’s a wrap!
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