Tennis

Osaka wins first round in Australia amid LA wildfire distractions

Twice champion Naomi Osaka avenged last year’s loss to Caroline Garcia at the Australian Open on Monday but admitted it was difficult to focus on the match considering her home is in danger of being burnt down by the wildfires that have devastated Los Angeles.

January 14, 2025 6:25 am
 

Health

FMA calls for timely action in healthcare

The Fiji Medical Association states that inefficiencies in health care can have a negative impact on patient care.

January 14, 2025 6:25 am
 

News

BAF to implement ERP to enhance efficiency

The Biosecurity Authority of Fiji is looking forward to the implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning systems as part of its broader strategy to transition to digital platforms.

January 14, 2025 6:17 am
 

Tennis

Kyrgios says he may have played last singles match at Australian Open

Nick Kyrgios said his straight sets defeat to Jacob Fearnley in the first round of the Australian Open on Monday may have been his last singles match at the Grand Slam given his growing frustrations with injury.

January 14, 2025 6:14 am
 

Boxing

Fury retires from boxing again

Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury announced his retirement from boxing on Monday after losing his rematch for WBA (Super), WBO and WBC world heavyweight titles against Oleksandr Usyk last month.

January 14, 2025 6:10 am
 

Tennis

Djokovic rallies past inspired American Basavareddy

Novak Djokovic was seriously rattled early on by inspired American teenager Nishesh Basavareddy but rallied for a 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 victory to keep his bid for an 11th Australian Open title alive into the second round.

January 14, 2025 6:07 am
 

Court

Former LTA officer cops jail term for corruption

A former officer with the Land Transport Authority has been sentenced to one year and eight months of imprisonment by the Ba Magistrates Court for corruption-related offences.

January 14, 2025 6:05 am
 

News

Officers encouraged to leverage specialized units

Traditional investigative methods are becoming less effective in addressing the growing complexity of modern criminal activities.

January 14, 2025 5:53 am
 

News

Recall of Landcruiser 70 VD Diesel Turbo Engine

Asco Motors Fiji says they have recently been informed by its manufacturing company, Toyota Motor Corporation that the importation of 16 Landcruiser 70 VD Diesel Turbo Engine vehicles into Fiji falls short of TMC’s internal targets for Euro4 compliance.

January 14, 2025 5:44 am
 

Entertainment

Grande says she's focused on acting rather than singing

Wicked star Ariana Grande says there are no plans to tour her latest album “at the moment” as she is currently “focused on acting” and “would love to do more films”.

January 13, 2025 4:56 pm
 

News

Professor Prasad warns unscrupulous retailers

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad, has issued a stern warning to retailers against unethical practices such as increasing the prices of school stationery and uniforms.

January 13, 2025 4:51 pm
 

Rugby

Weather may be an issue says Bird

The Australian 7s select team admits that while the weather will not be in their favour they are always up for a good challenge.

January 13, 2025 4:49 pm

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