29-10-2024 Breakfast Bites FIJI & PACIFIC SPORTS NEWS Podcast S11E25 #TeivovoSports #TeivovoDigital

Kia ora, Talofa lava, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 25 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Tuesday morning 29 October 2024.
 
Happy birthday Pita Driti!
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is 22 degrees Celsius again at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby: Did the Siva Tau backfire?
 
England thrashed Toa Samoa 18-34 in Wigan in the first of a two-Test series between the two nations.

The game had plenty of feeling stemming from Samoa’s traditional war dance, which saw the visitors’ get right into the faces of their opponents.

If anything, the passionate Siva Tau seemed to spur England on, who raced out to a 16-0 lead after 20 minutes

There was also a massive second half brawl.

In fact, should the Samoans, the Kiwis, the Tongans – in both rugby union, plus rugby league - and the Flying Fijians all follow the example of the Fiji Bati and do away with their traditional war dances and sing a song instead?

In Football: Manchester United has sacked Manager Erik ten Hag after dropping to a low 14th in the Premier League table after suffering their fourth loss in nine league games at West Ham on Sunday and have won only one of their last eight games in all competitions.
 
Ruud van Nistelrooy will take charge of the team as interim head coach, supported by the current coaching team, whilst a permanent head coach is recruited.
 
In the NFL: Super star Samoan Miami Dolphins Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa returned to the field last weekend, five weeks after suffering his third concussion in less than two years.

Tagovailoa threw for 234 yards and one touchdown. However, he was unable to secure the win for Miami after a last-second field goal lifted Arizona, 28–27.

“I’ve been preparing to play for five weeks while I was on IR,” Tagovailoa - the 2023 NFL passing leader said at the postgame press conference. “I’m just trying to avoid the big hits.”

Tagovailoa signed a four-year US$212.4Million deal that runs until 2028. If he retires, Tagovailoa would give up US$124M in guaranteed money.

In the MLB World Series: As expected, the 2024 World Series has been a gift for Fox and Major League Baseball.

The first two games of the series between the LA Dodgers and the New York Yankees averaged 14.5 million viewers across Fox networks, the most through two games since 2017, Fox announced.

Saturday’s game averaged 13.4m viewers and peaked at 16.4m, the most-watched Game 2 since Dodgers–Red Sox in 2018. The Fox audience was up 65% on Game 2 of the 2023 World Series.

The MLB World Series is now headed to New York, but with the Dodgers ahead 2–0, ticket prices for Games 3-5 in Yankee Stadium have dropped.

Despite the dip, the tickets are still some of the most expensive in World Series history.

It’s “Showtime” sports fans, and that’s a wrap!

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