Cronulla are sitting on the verge of unwanted history, with their seven-match losing streak in finals matches now the equal-worst of the NRL era.

Flying Fijians coach Mick Byrne acknowledged both the positives and challenges from their semi-final win against the USA which secured their place in the Pacific Nations Cup final.

Young weightlifter Nehemiah Elder will be stepping it up a notch at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship, which starts tomorrow in Suva.

Fiji Women’s Under-16 coach Marika Rodu says that despite the 1-0 loss to Samoa in their final pool game of the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship semi-final, the players delivered an outstanding performance as a team throughout the competition.

The giants of the European leagues continued to flex their muscles this weekend as Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Paris St-Germain maintained their 100% records.

Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal struck twice in the first half to help deliver a commanding 4-1 win at Girona this morning that extended their perfect start to the LaLiga season with a fifth consecutive win.

The decisive Twenty20 clash of the three-match series between England and Australia was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to persistent rain at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Newcastle United fought back from a halftime deficit with two long-range strikes in the space of five minutes to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 at Molineux on Sunday and move into third place in the Premier League.

Afghanistan, Argentina and Libya all picked up impressive wins on Matchday 2 of this FIFA Futsal World Cup, while Spain and Kazakhstan shared the spoils.

Canada powered into the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup for the third straight year with a victory over Britain this morning while defending champions Italy outclassed the Netherlands to finish as winners of their group.

The Futsal Whites have gone down fighting against Libya in their first ever match at a FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Japan set up a Pacific Nations Cup final showdown with defending champions Fiji after sweeping aside Samoa with a rampant 49-27 win in Tokyo on Sunday.