20-09-2023 Breakfast Bites - the FIJI & PACIFIC SPORTS NEWS Podcast S06E75 #TeivovoSports #TeivovoDigital #TeivovoRugby

Bula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 75 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Wednesday morning 20 September 2023.<br /><br />Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. <br /><br />Rugby World Cup 2023 games this weekend:<br />· Pool A on Thursday at 3:45AM Italy vs Uruguay in Nice<br />· Pool A on Friday at 7AM France vs Namibia in Marseille<br />· Pool D on Saturday at 4:45AM Argentina vs Manu Samoa in St-Étienne<br />· Pool C on Saturday at Midnight Georgia vs Portugal in Toulouse<br />· Pool D on Sunday at 3:45AM England vs Chile in Lille<br />· Pool B on Sunday at 7AM South Africa vs Ireland in Paris<br />· Pool B on Monday at 3:45AM Scotland vs Tonga in Nice<br />· Pool C on Monday at 7AM Wales vs Australia in Lyon<br /><br /><br />In the NRL Semi-finals: Both the Panthers and the Storm have received major boosts with star players named to return from injury for their NRL Semi-final clash this weekend in Sydney.<br /><br />Jarome Luai will partner Nathan Cleary in the halves for Penrith, while the Storm have also been given a timely boost of their own with star halfback Jahrome Hughes named to return from a calf injury.<br /><br />In Football: American soccer player, Matko Milijevic had his contract with Major League Soccer team CF Montreal ripped up after he played in an amateur league under a false name and punched an opponent.<br /><br />Milijevic was convinced to play in the amateur league by a friend where the 22-year-old was an instant hit, scoring eight goals in six games, six of those goals in a single game.<br /><br />But he was involved in a physical altercation with an opponent where he allegedly spat and hit his rival, which resulted in a life ban from the amateur league, shortly after which Milijevic’s real background as a professional footballer was uncovered.<br /><br />In the NFL: Winners are grinners! Celebrities in town and on the sidelines during the University of Colorado’s 43-35 double-overtime win over Colorado State last weekend included: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, rappers Lil Wayne and Offset, NBA stars Kawhi Leonard and Kyle Lowry and Portland Trail Blazers Head Coach Chauncey Billups. <br /><br />In SportsBiz: While ESPN’s US$2.7Billion annual media rights fee is enormous, their NFL Week 1 New York Jets-Buffalo Bills telecast set a “Monday Night Football” record with 22.6 million viewers. Last season, “Monday Night Football” averaged just 13.8m viewers across 17 games, down 2% from 2021.<br /><br />Between announcers Joe Buck and Troy Aikman, plus the “ManningCast” duo of Peyton and Eli, ESPN is paying around US$50Million for its “Monday Night Football” broadcasters.<br /><br />With the NFL seemingly hotter than ever, ESPN has even held talks with the NFL — among others — about acquiring an equity stake in the network.<br /><br />Nah nah nah, nah nah nah!<br /><br />In Combat sports: Boxing Coach Diego Arrua 58, died after suffering a massive heart attack during his wife Sabrina Perez’s interim WBC featherweight title bout against Australian Skye Nicolson last Friday night in Mexico.<br /><br />Arrua collapsed between the ninth and tenth rounds of the fight after which his wife apparently boxed on, suffering a unanimous decision loss 99-91, 98-92 and 97-93 in favour of the Aussie.<br /><br />And that’s a wrap!<br /><br />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.<br /><br />Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.<br /><br />#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 #weigh