Netball
22nd February
Silver Ferns coach supports sacked Australian peer
New Zealand’s newly named coach of the year, Silver Ferns mentor Dame Noeline Taurua, has some sympathy for her ousted Australian counterpart. The Australian Diamonds coach Lisa Alexander’s contract was not extended by Netball Australia...
21st February
Commission pinpoints sports betting downfall
BETS on which national 7s rugby player will get the first penalty at the Hong Kong Sevens is an example of sports manipulation, said the executive chairman of Fiji National Sports Commission, Peter Mazey. He made the comment during his presentation to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence on January 21, which was...
Mazey: Sports personalities send home $30-60m annually
SPORTS personalities are estimated to be sending $30 to $60 million annually back to Fiji. This was stated by Executive Chairman, Fiji National Sports Commission Peter Mazey during his presentation to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence on January 21, 2020. He appeared before the committee to make a submission on the Convention...
15th February
Sports unifies the nation, says PM
PRIME Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says when it comes to sports it doesn’t matter who you are and that everyone was in the same team. He echoed these sentiments while officiating at the 2019 Fiji Sports Awards at the Vodafone Arena in Suva this evening. “We are known around the world as the rugby nation,” he...
Hunt on for Fiji coach
THE president of Fiji Netball Association Wainikiti Bogidrau says they had advertised the position of a national netball coach. The Fiji National Provident Fund employee said it had been widely distributed to the netball community locally and abroad. Bogidrau, who is also the president of Oceania Netball Federation selected for a four-year term, said application...
