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Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 01 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Tuesday morning 2nd July 2024.

In Rugby Union: The New South Wales Waratahs have signed former Flying Fijians Head Coach Simon Raiwalui to their newly created position of Director of Performance until at least the end of 2027.
 
So has Raiwalui left World Rugby already?
 
In rugby league: Former Wallabies Mark Nawaqanitawase and Carter Gordon have been granted early releases from their Rugby Australia contracts, to join their respective NRL Clubs this season, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
 
Nawaqanitawase signed a two-year deal to join the Sydney Roosters in 2025, while Gordon also put pen to paper on a two-year contract to join the Gold Coast Titans on A$600,000 a year from next season.

Nawaqanitawase’s release won’t become official until after his Paris Olympic Games Rugby 7s final on 27 July.

And in football – EURO 2024 results this morning: France 1-0 Belgium and Portugal beat Slovenia three nil on penalties after extra time. Our world famous tips for EURO2024 games tomorrow: Netherlands to ribeye Romania and Austria to roast Turkiye.
 
Switzerland, Germany, England, Spain are already into the quarters; now joined by France and Portugal.
 
In the Paris Olympic Games: One of the most recognisable and decorated players in world rugby, Portia Woodman-Wickliffe, has announced she will retire from international rugby after the Paris Olympics.
 
Winger Woodman-Wickliffe has played for both the Black Ferns and Black Ferns 7s teams, and has two Rugby World Cup titles, two Rugby World Cup 7s titles, and Olympic gold and silver medals to her name, among multiple other accolades.

Wimbledon starts today, with the All England Club raising their prize money by 11.9% to a record US$64Million. 
 
Leading this year’s field is a rising wave of young stars including 2023 Wimbledon Men’s Champion Carlos Alcaraz (21 years old), top men’s seed Jannik Sinner (22), and top women’s players Iga Świątek (23), Coco Gauff (20), and Qinwen Zheng (21). 

In Combat Sports: In the wake of the recent horrific terrorist attack in Dagestan that saw gunmen open fire on churches, synagogues, and police posts, killing 15 police officers and four civilians, including one Orthodox priest, Russian armed forces have raided former UFC superstar and Putin poster boy, Khabib Nurmagomedov’s gym as part of their investigations.
 
The NBA’s 2024 free agency period officially started yesterday, with a number of big names already on the move, but Teams cannot officially sign them to contracts until 2.01am Saturday.

So who’s moving:
Paul George has left the Clippers to sign a four-year US$212Million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers according to ESPN.Veteran point guard Chris Paul is off to San Antonio for US$11M for one year after the Warriors waived the 39-year-old on Monday morning.James Harden won’t test free agency and will reportedly sign a two-year, US$70M deal to stay with the Los Angeles Clippers.LeBron James has opted out of his contract with the Lakers, declining a US$51.4M option, but is expected to agree to a new contract that could create financial flexibility to help the team target more players to bring to LA.
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Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 01 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Monday morning 01 July 2024 where it is cloudy and 22 degrees Celsius at 5am.
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
 
In Rugby Union: On the sidelines of the Special General Meeting of the Fiji Rugby Union in Suva on Saturday, it was revealed that every player in the Flying Fijians squad at the Rugby World Cup 2023 in France was paid F$169,000 in allowances, including a small bonus for making the quarterfinals.
 
WOW, wow and wow! That’s a dream come true for all Pacific Island rugby players.
 
As Bob Dylan once sang, “Times they are a changing!”
 
In rugby league: The Sydney Roosters ORIGIN II stars - Angus Crichton, Spencer Leniu, Connor Watson and Lindsay Collins backed up to deliver an impressive 40-6 win over Wests Tigers, to celebrate Trent Robinson’s 300th game as an NRL coach.
 
While Benji Marshall’s pride had two players sent to the sin bin.

In other NRL games yesterday: The Dragons zapped the Dolphins 0-26 in Illawarra, no in Kograh Oval and the Cowboys 16-6 the Panthers in Sydney.
 
And in football – EURO 2024 results this morning: Slovakia 1-2 England in extra time, Spain 4-1 Georgia. Our world famous tips for other EURO2024 games:  France to Mbappo Belgium, Portugal to slacko Slovenia, Netherlands to ribeye Romania and Austria to roast Turkiye.
 
Switzerland and Germany are already into the quarters; now joined by England and Spain.
 
In the Paris Olympic Games: “What a ride! My Olympic journey has come to an end, and with it, my Australian rugby career,” Michael Hooper said in a statement via social media yesterday, after missing out on selection for the Mens Australian rugby 7s team to the Paris Olympics.
 
Hooper – now 32, holds the record for the most caps as Australia Captain, played 125 Tests — 69 of them as skipper of the Wallabies.

In Combat Sports: Brazilian Alex Pereira has re-established himself as the man to beat in the UFC Light Heavyweight division, flattening Jiri Prochazka in a stunning second-round knockout to end their UFC303 clash in Las Vegas in explosive fashion.
 
Prochazka, who boasted 26 knockouts of his own heading into yesterday’s fight, was no match for the champion.

And a bit of US Women’s Basketball trivia for you – did you know that there are 42 out LGBTQ+ players in the WNBA?

And there could be another new addition, after Las Vegas Aces star Rookie Kate Martin introduced her “gorgeous, stunning and perfect” girlfriend on social media.

Oh so sweet!

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Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 83 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Sunday morning 30 June 2024 where it is clear and 21 degrees Celsius at 5am.
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
 
In Rugby Union: Results from the opening round of the World Rugby Under-20 Championship in Cape Town: France 49-12 Spain, Wales 34-41 New Zealand, Ireland 55-15 Italy, Australia 35-11 Georgia, Los Pumitas 21-40 England and the Junior Springboks 57-7 Fiji.
 
In rugby league: Parramatta Eels flying teenage Wing, Blaize Talagi was denied what looked to be a certain try by the Bunker, with the decision costing the Eels crucial points against the Newcastle Knights who won 34-26 and Blaize his hat trick denied.
 
In other NRL games yesterday: The Sharks 14-15 the Bulldogs, the NZ Warriors 32-16 Broncos in Auckland and the Storm 16-6 Raiders at AAMI Park.
 
Our tips for today - the Dolphins to drongo the Dragons in Illawarra, the Cowboys to poopoo the Panthers out in West Sydney somewhere and Wests Tigers to wallaroo the Sydney Roosters at Allianz Stadium.
 
And in football – the EURO 2024 Round of 16: Switzerland 2-0 Italy and Germany 2-0 Denmark.
 
Tomorrow - Slovakia to slacko England and Spain to spank Georgia.
 
In the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup: India held their nerve to pull off a sensational seven-run win over South Africa in the final of the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup in Barbados, ending a 11-year wait for a major title.
 
Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah were the heroes for India after Heinrich Klassen’s assault on Axar Patel tilted the match firmly in South Africa’s favour. 

Earlier, Virat Kohli anchored the Indian innings as wickets tumbled at the other end, guiding India to a winning score of 176 for seven. 
 
In Sports Biz: During the 2022–2023 season, the Big Five European Football Leagues generated a record US$20.9Billion in revenue, according to Deloitte’s 2024 Annual Review of Football Finance.
 
That total was up $2.46 billion (14%) over the previous season with: Premier League @ US$7.4Billion, Bundesliga @ US$4.1B, La Liga @ US$3.7B, Serie A @ US$3B and Ligue 1 @ US$2.5B.
 
Broadcasting was the greatest source of revenue for each league, with sponsorship and commercial dollars coming in second, and match-day sales third.

In the NBA: LeBron James got his wish as the Los Angeles Lakers selected 19-year old son, Bronny with the 55th overall pick.

With the pick, Bronny and LeBron are set to become the first-ever father-son duo in the NBA at the same time.

In Combat Sports: Former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Anthony Joshua has only recently moved out of his Mother's north London flat to live on his own.
 
The former Olympic Champion, who has almost £100Million+ in the bank, has repeatedly praised his Mother for being 'an amazing woman'. 

AJ will face fellow Briton Daniel Dubois on 21 September at Wembley Stadium in London. 
 
And that’s a wrap peeps!
 
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Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 82 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Saturday morning 29 June 2024 where it is clear and 25 degrees Celsius at 6am.
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
 
In Rugby Union: The opening round of the World Rugby Under-20 Championship gets underway in Cape Town this weekend with 2023 winners France taking on tournament debutants Spain in Pool A.
 
The other Pool A match will see Wales play six-time champions New Zealand later in the day.
Ireland will face Pool B opponents Italy, while Australia take on Georgia, who impressed in last year’s competition.

In Pool C, Los Pumitas take on U20 Six Nations champions England, with the Junior Springboks up against Fiji.

In rugby league: Wayne Bennett has unloaded on the overall unfairness in the standard of NRL refereeing and the Bunker, while calling for a dramatic overhaul on punishment for foul play, including a major revamp of the sin bin and send-off rules.

“I have to stand up for the players and the game I have spent my whole life being a part of and loving.

“We can’t hide and pretend it is not a problem because it is a problem. And it is causing massive frustration, not just with the players and coaches, but the fans.

“What I want is fairness for every team,” the master Coach said in an interview with FOX.

Results for NRL games this weekend: The Sharks 14-15 the Bulldogs. Our tips for today - the NZ Warriors to brazillian the Broncos in Auckland, The Eels to knobbysnuts the Knights in Newcastle.
 
And in football – our world famous tips for the EURO 2024 Round of 16 starting on Sunday: Switzerland to switzo Italy, Germany to geronimo Denmark, Slovakia to slacko England, Spain to spank Georgia, France to Mbappo Belgium, Portugal to slacko Slovenia too, Netherlands to ribeye Romania and Austria to roast Turkiye.
 
In Combat Sports: While it's not the Conor McGregor return that was originally planned for UFC303, the Ultimate Fighting Championship made the most of a bad situation with the replacement UFC303 main event featuring Alex Pereira putting his belt on the line against former titleholder Jiri Prochazka.
 
Both men successfully made weight for the rematch of their highly entertaining 2023 fight, which saw the Brazilian claim his second UFC belt.

Pereira (10-2) has become a fan-favorite for his vicious knockouts and willingness to fight anyone. Since moving to light heavyweight, the Brazilian has put together three straight wins over Jan Blachowicz, Prochazka and Jamahal Hill. 
 
In Sports Biz: Nike delivered more bad news yesterday, reporting US$12.6Billion in revenue for its fiscal fourth quarter, down 2% from the comparable period a year ago and US$51.4B for the full year, up 1%.

Net income was much more positive, earnings rising 45% in the quarter to US$1.5B, and by 12% over the full year to US$5.7B.

A continuation of a three-year, US$2B cost-cutting program that has included multiple rounds of layoffs contributed to the better earnings results 

Nike shares fell by more than 11% in post-market trading on Thursday, having already fallen by nearly 12% this year, contrasting sharply against a resurgence in companies such as Foot Locker, Adidas, and Dick’s Sporting Goods. 

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Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 81 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Friday morning 28 June 2024 where it is overcast and a chilly 24 degrees Celsius at 6am.
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
 
In Rugby Union: “I’ve never been so unprepared. It’s a little bit daunting, to be honest,” new Wallabies Head Coach Joe Schmidt remains without a clear idea of his first team let alone a potential Captain, following a four-day camp in Brisbane and just nine days out from the opening Test against Wales in Sydney.
 
In rugby league: Our World Famous Tips for the NRL games this weekend: The Sharks to Bollywood the Bulldogs, the NZ Warriors to brazillian the Broncos in Auckland, The Eels to knobbysnuts the Knights in Newcastle, the Storm to chocolato the Raiders at AAMI Park and the Dolphins to drongo the Dragons in Illawarra.
 
And in football - the EURO 2024 Round of 16 starting on Sunday: Switzerland vs Italy, Germany vs Denmark, England vs Slovakia, Spain vs Georgia, France vs Belgium, Portugal vs Slovenia, Romania vs Netherlands and Austria vs Turkiye.
 
In Combat Sports: Now that Oleksandr Usyk has surrendered his IBF World Heavyweight boxing title to Daniel Dubois, and the winner of Dubois-Joshua is on course to fight the winner of Usyk-Fury II, it potentially presents Tyson Fury with a chance to fight for all four titles in 2025 again.
 
In Sports Biz: The estimated value of the four-year contract that young French basketball star, Zaccharie Risacher will be able to sign after being selected No. 1 overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA draft yesterday is US$57.2Million.

That’s up slightly from the US$55.2M that Victor Wembanyama signed for last year after the Spurs drafted him with the first pick.
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Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 80 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Thursday morning 27 June 2024 where it is clear and 21 degrees Celsius at 5am.
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
 
In Rugby Union: Although he does have the option of fighting for a place in the All Blacks squad, Blues No. 8 Hoskins Sotutu has alternative routes back to the Test arena.
 
The 14-cap All Black qualifies for Fiji through his father and England through his mother and, having earned his last Test cap in 2022, qualifies for both alternate countries next year after a three-year stand-down period.

In rugby league: The NSW Blues levelled the State of Origin series, after charging out to a record-breaking 34-0 halftime lead — the largest in ORIGIN history - on their way to a famous 38-18 win, in front of more than 90,000 fans at the MCG last night.
 
So ORIGIN III will be the decider at Suncorp Stadium.

And in football - the latest EURO 2024 results: England 0-0 Slovenia in Cologne and Denmark 0-0 Serbia in Munich, Slovakia 1-1 Romania in Frankfurt and Ukraine 0-0 Belgium in Stuttgart.
 
The last pool games today just completed: Georgia 2-0 Portugal at Gelsenkirchen and Czech Republic 1-2 Turkey in Hamburg.
 
In Combat Sports: After his BIG upset in Saudi Arabia last weekend, Aussie fighter Robert Whittaker is looking to make a quick turnaround by competing at UFC305 on 17 August in Perth, Western Australia as a backup for the main event UFC Middleweight headliner between reigning UFC Champion Dricus Du Plessis from South Africa and former two-time titleholder Kiwi-Nigerian Israel Adesanya.
 
In Sports Biz: ABC drew 7.7 million viewers for the Panthers 2-1 win over the Oilers in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday night, reports SBJ.

That’s easily the best hockey audience of any kind in the US since Game 7 of the 2019 Final when Blues-Bruins drew an NHL-record 8.9 million viewers on NBC. 

ABC averaged 4.2 million viewers for the seven-game Panthers-Oilers series, up 58% from the five-game Golden Knights-Panthers series last year.

Across all of North America, Game 7 on Monday night drew 16.3 million viewers, marking the second-best NHL game on record. Also across North America, the seven-game Panthers-Oilers series averaged 8.8 million viewers, up 85% from last year. 

Only in the USA: After his 200M race at the US Athletics Olympic Games trial yesterday, Rapper Snoop Dogg was pulled over by officials from the US Anti-Doping Agency, but before they could test him Snoop Dogg rapped, “Who Am I? Drop it like it’s hot!” the crowd cheered and they let him go!
 
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