Kia ora, Talofa lava, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 11 Episode 38 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Thursday morning 14 November 2024.
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is crazy warm 24 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning.
 
In Rugby Union: Are you locked in for all the big rugby union Tests this weekend in Europe: Ireland vs Argentina, Scotland vs Portugal, England vs South Africa, France vs New Zealand, Spain vs Fiji, Romania vs Canada and USA vs Tonga in France.
 
In Rugby League: Former Fiji Bati and NRL halfback, Brandon Wakeham has had all drug charges levelled against him dropped.
 
Wakeham was arrested in the carpark of Brookvale Oval in May and charged with taking part in the supply of prohibited drugs and participating in a criminal group.

Now according to the SMH, all charges were dropped during a hearing at the Sydney Downing Centre Courts on Tuesday.

“Throughout this process, Brandon has maintained his innocence and we fought for him with the same belief,” his lawyer said.

“Today’s result, with the charges withdrawn and dismissed against him, is a vindication for Brandon who now seeks to rebuild his life, having endured a very difficult time.”

The 25-year-old has played 40 NRL games at the Bulldogs and Tigers, plus some games for the Fiji Bati.

In Football: “I feel ready for the new challenge. I’m not naive, I know that it’s going to be very, very different, very tough but I’m ready,” and with that, Ruben Amorim jetted to Britain from Portugal on Monday to begin his new mission – to save Manchester United.

The former Sporting Lisbon boss is Man U’s sixth appointment since the end of Sir Alex Ferguson’s trophy-filled 27-year-reign in 2013.

United are 13th in the Premier League table after a poor start to the season but are only four points off the top four.

Amorim’s first match in charge will be away at Ipswich on 24 November, following the current international break.

In Sports Biz: The latest baseball sensation out of Japan - Roki Sasaki is one of the most talented pitchers on the planet.

He’s a 23-year-old who has dominated hitters in Japan for four years with a fastball touching 164Km per hour.

He could wait two years and potentially sign a deal exceeding US$300Million like Yoshinobu Yamamoto did last year.

Instead, he’s coming stateside now—where any team can sign him for peanuts, and get six years of discounted control.

In Combat Sports: Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul’s exhibition boxing match on Saturday from 1pm will feature six other fights on the undercard:
    Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano –Super-lightweight
    Mario Barrios vs Abel Ramos – Welterweight
    Neeraj Goyat vs Whindersson Nunes – Super-middleweight
    Shadasia Green vs Melinda Watpool – Super-middleweight
    Lucas Bahdi vs Armando Casamonica – Super lightweight 
    Bruce Carrington vs Dana Coolwell – Featherweight

Some really looking names in that line up.

They sound like friends of Jake Paul.
 
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