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Love your country enough that you do not want it harmed. Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre (FWCC) coordinator Shamima Ali said this as she called on leaders not to use the Republic of Fiji Military Forces as a political football. She called for respect for the rule of law. Also supporting Home Affairs Minister Pio Tikoduadua’s call for “no more coups”, former prime minister and Fiji Labour Party leader Mahendra Chaudhry said defeated politicians and their associates stoking the fires of unrest must be stopped. That’s the big one on the front page of The Fiji Times for Friday, July 14.
The second story on the front page is about two police officers who have been sent on leave for allegedly forcing a female colleague out of a patrol car, handcuffed her and attempted to rape her along an isolated feeder road on Vanua Levu.
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- “THE boys are preparing well and are hungry to play Tonga next week.” Fiji Water Flying Fijians head coach Simon Raiwalui made this comment at Tappoo City in Lautoka where they unveiled the Flying Fijians Rugby World Cup (RWC) Nike rugby jerseys.
- EXPECT bone-crushing tackles and Fijian rugby flair when the two best teams in the country face off in round two of the 2023 Skipper Cup competition at Prince Charles Park in Nadi this weekend.
- GOSPEL High School has been ruled out of the Southern Zone Secondary Schools Deans Rugby under-18 semi-finals on “a technical ground”, a senior competition official revealed.
- TAILEVU coach Samisoni Bakeitoga says his team has upped their tempo in terms of preparations for round two of their Skipper Cup campaign this Saturday when they take on Macuata at Ratu Cakobau Park in Nausori.
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- WITH three more games to play in the NSWRL 2023 Ron Massey Cup competition, the Kaiviti Silktails are chasing a semi-final spot after narrowly missing the cut last season. The Wes Naiqama-coached side has a huge task at hand when it faces fourth-placed Ryde Eastwood Hawks at Churchill Park in Lautoka on Saturday.
- FOR an ordinary 18-year-old, juggling studies with other usual chores and being able to make the national team to a World Cup is a huge achievement.
- Elina Drikibau has had to sacrifice a lot of things but it has finally paid off as she prepares to leave for South Africa with the Fiji Pearls to compete at the Netball World Cup.
- A Sports merchandise retailer has stepped up as a partner for the Fiji Pearls, supplying them with official playing court shoes ahead of the Netball World Cup in Cape Town, South Africa.
- The facilitation of clubs in the modern era comes at a cost and assistance of any kind is highly appreciated by many clubs around the country.
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- THE Fiji men’s side held New Zealand to a 5-all draw during the 2023 Hockey5s Oceania Cup tournament in Australia.
- LEWIS Hill Boxing Promotion is taking local boxing to the next level with Pacific music superstars VT1s set to entertain at their fight night at the Vodafone Arena this weekend.
- Deenbandhoo Primary School tasted victory again after five years of last winning the Suva Inter-Primary School football competition under-14 boys division at the HFC Bank Stadium on Wednesday.
- Fijian athlete Iosefo Rakesa finished eighth in the men’s Shot Put F41 Final at the World Para Athletics Paris 2023 World Championships in France on Wednesday.
- TEIDAMU Primary School repeated their feat from last year after emerging as winners in the boys and girls Under-14 division Tanoa grade during the Lautoka Primary School’s Football Association (LPSFA) organised Inter Primary School’s football competition at Nadovu Park on Monday.
- SIXTY golfers competed in round six of the Pennants business house competition at the Fiji Golf Club course in Vatuwaqa, Suva last Sunday.
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