Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz composed himself after a slow start before charging into back-to-back French Open finals when eighth seed Lorenzo Musetti retired with a left thigh injury while trailing 4-6 7-6(3) 6-0 2-0 on Friday.

Ekaterina Guliyev is set to lose the 800 metres silver medal she won for Russia at the 2012 Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed her appeal against a four-year doping ban, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Friday.

A fire broke out early this morning at the old birthing unit located opposite the Colonial War Memorial Hospital in Suva.

Fiji has recorded a worrying number of food and fish poisoning cases over the past decade, including instances of contaminated food being recalled.

There will be no mining license issued until the Mining Act is reviewed.

Companies are increasingly reluctant to list publicly, citing past failures and the pressure to deliver short-term results at the expense of long-term goals.

Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state Agriculture Secretariat on Friday ruled out another suspected bird flu case at a commercial chicken farm in the town of Teutonia, after laboratory test results came back negative.

The Crusaders have booked a spot in the Super Rugby Pacific semifinals after a commanding 32–12 victory over the Queensland Reds in their qualifying final in Christchurch.

The Health Ministry will not enforce mandatory HIV testing despite a rise in new cases.

Minister for Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman Prasad said the upcoming National Budget will include support for Fijians if global tariff issues continue to affect prices.

The Vodafone Fijiana made a powerful statement in their opening match of the Oceania Women’s Rugby XV Championship, overwhelming Tonga 54-5 in a dominant display at Lawaqa Park in Sigatoka.

A trough of low pressure will continue to bring heavy rain and thunderstorms across most parts of Fiji until the weekend.