Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 09 Episode 83 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Sunday morning 30 June 2024 where it is clear and 21 degrees Celsius at 5am.
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the blue continent.
 
In Rugby Union: Results from the opening round of the World Rugby Under-20 Championship in Cape Town: France 49-12 Spain, Wales 34-41 New Zealand, Ireland 55-15 Italy, Australia 35-11 Georgia, Los Pumitas 21-40 England and the Junior Springboks 57-7 Fiji.
 
In rugby league: Parramatta Eels flying teenage Wing, Blaize Talagi was denied what looked to be a certain try by the Bunker, with the decision costing the Eels crucial points against the Newcastle Knights who won 34-26 and Blaize his hat trick denied.
 
In other NRL games yesterday: The Sharks 14-15 the Bulldogs, the NZ Warriors 32-16 Broncos in Auckland and the Storm 16-6 Raiders at AAMI Park.
 
Our tips for today - the Dolphins to drongo the Dragons in Illawarra, the Cowboys to poopoo the Panthers out in West Sydney somewhere and Wests Tigers to wallaroo the Sydney Roosters at Allianz Stadium.
 
And in football – the EURO 2024 Round of 16: Switzerland 2-0 Italy and Germany 2-0 Denmark.
 
Tomorrow - Slovakia to slacko England and Spain to spank Georgia.
 
In the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup: India held their nerve to pull off a sensational seven-run win over South Africa in the final of the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup in Barbados, ending a 11-year wait for a major title.
 
Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah were the heroes for India after Heinrich Klassen’s assault on Axar Patel tilted the match firmly in South Africa’s favour. 

Earlier, Virat Kohli anchored the Indian innings as wickets tumbled at the other end, guiding India to a winning score of 176 for seven. 
 
In Sports Biz: During the 2022–2023 season, the Big Five European Football Leagues generated a record US$20.9Billion in revenue, according to Deloitte’s 2024 Annual Review of Football Finance.
 
That total was up $2.46 billion (14%) over the previous season with: Premier League @ US$7.4Billion, Bundesliga @ US$4.1B, La Liga @ US$3.7B, Serie A @ US$3B and Ligue 1 @ US$2.5B.
 
Broadcasting was the greatest source of revenue for each league, with sponsorship and commercial dollars coming in second, and match-day sales third.

In the NBA: LeBron James got his wish as the Los Angeles Lakers selected 19-year old son, Bronny with the 55th overall pick.

With the pick, Bronny and LeBron are set to become the first-ever father-son duo in the NBA at the same time.

In Combat Sports: Former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Anthony Joshua has only recently moved out of his Mother's north London flat to live on his own.
 
The former Olympic Champion, who has almost £100Million+ in the bank, has repeatedly praised his Mother for being 'an amazing woman'. 

AJ will face fellow Briton Daniel Dubois on 21 September at Wembley Stadium in London. 
 
And that’s a wrap peeps!
 
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