Bula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 18 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Thursday morning 19 October 2023.

Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent - the Pacific Ocean.

In rugby union: Our world famous tips for the RWC2023 semi-finals: On Saturday at 7AM in S-F1: New Zealand to loslobos Argentina in Paris, and on Sunday at 7AM in S-F2, we tip South Africa to ebay England also in gay Paris.

In rugby league: Our world famous tips for the Rugby League 2023 Pacific Championships this weekend, where we tip Toa Samoa to siva-siva the New Zealand Kiwis, and New Zealand women to togotoo the Tongan women at Eden Park, Auckland.

We also tip the Fiji Bati to cococoo the Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea women to papadoo the Cook Islands women at Santos Stadium, Port Moresby.

In Combat sports: Aussie beast, Alexander Volkanovski has branded UFC cheats “f***ing cowards” after allegations of improper IV use – and dodgy weigh-ins – ignited his blockbuster world title rivalry with UFC Lightweight King Islam Makhachev.

Already considered one of the greatest UFC fighters, Volkanovski is looking to become just the fifth UFC ‘champ champ’ ever when he throws down against Makhachev this Sunday at Etihad Stadium, Abu Dhabi.

In Football: Needing just a point to be certain of qualifying for next year’s Euro 2024 in Germany, Gareth Southgate’s side fell behind to Gianluca Scamacca’s early goal for Italy.

But England booked their place after Harry Kane inspired an impressive fight back, scoring a double to beat title holders Italy 3-1 at Wembley yesterday.

Out of form for Man U, Marcus Rashford also scored for the Three Lions.

In SportsBiz: Facing arguably an all-time low in its cultural status, after the Olympics posted record-low US television ratings last year in Beijing and two years ago in Tokyo, the International Olympic Committee formally approved flag football, lacrosse, baseball, softball, cricket and squash for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, to boost the global appeal of the Olympics.

Me thinks that should read – to boost the appeal of the Olympics to Americans!

And that’s a wrap!

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