Australia are not thinking about their five-match losing streak as they head into their Rugby World Cup Pool C opener against Georgia in Paris on Saturday, with hooker Dave Porecki declaring that the squad environment “feels like a winning one”.

Scotland will not be daunted when they face defending champions South Africa in their opening Pool B fixture at the Rugby World Cup and know exactly what to expect from the Springboks in Marseille on Sunday, lock Scott Cummings said.

Italy are renowned for passionately singing their national anthem on international sporting occasions and their Rugby World Cup players proved that they can hold a tune no matter where they are – like they did at Lyon airport on Sunday.

France has learned its lessons from the 2022 Champions League soccer final fiasco as the country gears up for the Rugby World Cup kickoff between Les Bleus and New Zealand on Friday, Sports Minister Amelie Oudea Castera said.

More than half of Australians would reject the inclusion of an Indigenous advisory panel in the constitution, a newspaper poll showed on Monday, as the government struggles to lift support for the landmark proposal ahead of a vote in about six weeks.

Former Fiji 7s coach Gareth Baber and Mick Byrne, mentor of Swire Shipping Fijian Drua, are proud of the progress made by the players in the Fiji Water Flying Fijians Rugby World Cup team.

The third installment in the Denzel Washington-led “Equalizer” franchise topped the domestic box office this weekend with $34.5 million according to studio estimates Sunday.

India has stepped up the use of coal to generate electricity in a bid to stop outages caused by lower hydroelectricity output, and as an increase in renewables is struggling to keep pace with record power demand.

Fiji Pearls head coach Unaisi Rokoura has named her extended squad for the South Pacific Games.

The Ministry of Health is working to ensure that the electrical circuits across hospitals and health centers are safe and strong.

The Fiji Water Flying Fijians were officially welcomed to the 2023 Rugby World Cup in Lomont, Bordeaux, France last night.

Five Digicel Fiji Premier League games will be taking place this week.