Football

Rewa receives $15k

Rewa Football Club will be heading into the Courts Inter District Championship with much motivation next week. This after receiving a $15,000 sponsorship deal from a local company based in Nausori yesterday. Ajay Tradings Ltd...

Be wary of Ba team

The Ba football side is a team to watch in the 2023 Courts Inter District Championship (IDC) which kicks-off next Tuesday at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva. The Asif Khan-coached side did not lose any of their remaining seven Digicel Fiji Premier League (DFPL) matches when the regular season concluded last month. The three...

VAR officials involved in Liverpool error not selected for weekend games

(Reuters) – The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) officials involved when Liverpool were wrongly denied a goal in Saturday’s 2-1 Premier League defeat at Tottenham Hotspur have not been included for this weekend in the list of officials released on Tuesday. The referees’ body, Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), admitted it was the wrong decision...

4th October

Neymar on target as Al-Hilal secure Asian Champions League win

(Reuters) – Neymar scored his first goal since his high profile move to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday as Al-Hilal defeated Iran’s Nassaji Mazandaran 3-0 in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium in the group phase of the Asian Champions League. The Brazilian, who moved to the Saudi Pro League side from Paris St Germain in the summer for...

3rd October

Fiji thrashes Tonga in OFC futal opener

FIJI got off to the perfect start in their OFC Futsal Nations Cup 2023 campaign with an impressive 9-0 victory over Tonga in Auckland. In what was a physical and intense encounter, Fiji got off to the perfect start inside the first nine minutes when Ramzan Khan fired an effort from distance past Tonga goalkeeper...

Nadi ready for IDC

The Nadi football side, which finished on sixth spot at the end of the Digicel Fiji Premier League (DFPL) this season, is hoping for a better outing at the Courts Inter District Championship (IDC) next month. The Jetsetters mentor Kamal Swamy said they performed “well” during the season. The side recorded seven wins, three draws...

2nd October

Ali says team ready

Runners-up from last year’s Courts Inter District Championship tournament Navua is looking to iron out its finishing play. This is an area coach Saiyad Ali said had been a shortfall for the team in recent tournaments. After the IDC pool draws for this year’s IDC competition, he said he expected a tough and exciting encounter...

1st October

Teams know IDC pools

The 2023 Courts Inter District Championship tournament is expected to be filled with tough and exciting encounters as the pools for the week-long tournament was drawn at Courts Mega Store in Samabula, Suva yesterday. Fans will see a repeat of last years final in the pool games this year as defending champions Suva are pooled...

30th September

Major boost for Suva soccer

Defending champions of the Inter District Championship, Suva received a major boost yesterday for this year’s tournament which starts in 10 days’ time. Newline Chemicals and Chandra Enterprises have come on board to support the team for the tournament. Newline Chemicals CEO Kartik Pillay said they were excited to partner with Suva. “It is my...

Baby Kulas head coach proud despite loss

Despite going down to New Zealand 1-0 in the final of the Oceania Football Federation Under-16 Championship in Tahiti, Baby Kulas head coach Angeline Chua said she was proud of the girl’s efforts. The Baby Kulas managed to hold the fort against New Zealand for 93 minutes before the defending champions were able to find...

Barcelona under investigation for suspected bribery in refereeing case

MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish soccer club Barcelona are under investigation for suspected “active bribery” as part of a probe into suspected corruption spanning two decades at the refereeing committee, according to a court document seen by Reuters on Thursday. Police also searched the offices of the Spanish refereeing committee (CTA) inside the football federation (RFEF) headquarters...

Football-related arrests in England and Wales highest since 2013-14 – Home Office

(Reuters) – The 2022-23 season in England and Wales had a nine-year high of 2,264 football-related arrests while 1,624 football banning orders were in force, Britain’s Home Office said in a report published on Thursday. The arrests included 200 for possession of class A drugs while 101 arrests were made related to last year’s World...

29th September

Mobile Force team aims to maintain champion status

Maintaining status as defending champions of the Lincoln Refrigeration Pte Ltd Police Soccer Inter-District Competition is the main objective of the Police Mobile Force side. After successfully defeating the Easter Division side 1-0 in their first game of the tournament yesterday, team manager Seresio Vereivalu says there are a few things his side needs to...

Police IDC begins

The 2023 Lincoln Refrigeration Pte Ltd Police Soccer Inter-District Competition got underway yesterday morning at Subrail Park in Labasa. Officiating the official opening was the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Professor Biman Prasad who acknowledged members of the Fiji Police Force for their dedication and loyalty to service. “We at the Finance Ministry...

Fiji opts out | Yusuf, Mazey at odds over MSG Prime Minister’s Cup funding

The Fiji Football Association will not take part in this year’s Melanesian Spearhead Group Prime Minister’s Cup in New Caledonia next month. When asked yesterday, Fiji FA chief executive officer Mohammed Yusuf said the association had applied for funding from the Fiji National Sports Commission to take a team but did not get support. “We...

28th September

Eight teams to battle in police tournament

Eight teams from all over Fiji will be competing in the Lincoln Refrigeration Fiji Police Inter-formation Soccer Tournament that will be held at Subrail Park in Labasa starting today. Superintendent of police Surend Prasad is encouraging all football fans and enthusiasts to come out in numbers and attend the three-day competition. “Entrance to the tournament...

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