The highly anticipated return of Ba’s Govind Park as a tournament venue has been confirmed, with the iconic soccer ground set to host the FMF Inter-District Championship (IDC) in October 2025.

Lautoka FC will commence their full team training today, just three days before the highly anticipated Flick Hygiene Pacific Community Cup kicks off at Churchill Park.

Premier League leaders Liverpool beat bottom side Southampton 3-2 on Sunday to build a sizeable eight-point lead over reigning champions Manchester City after Mohamed Salah led a second-half comeback for the visitors.

Manchester United had to settle for a 1-1 draw at lowly Ipswich Town in Portuguese coach Ruben Amorim’s first match in charge as Marcus Rashford’s early goal was cancelled out by a deflected strike from Omari Hutchinson in the Premier League.

Manchester City’s misery continued with a shock 4-0 Premier League rout by Tottenham Hotspur at Etihad Stadium, marking the first time in Pep Guardiola’s dazzling managerial career that he has lost five games in a row across all competitions.

Goals from Nicolas Jackson and Enzo Fernandez helped Chelsea to a 2-1 Premier League win at Leicester City that would have been much more comfortable if Blues winger Noni Madueke had not blocked team mate Cole Palmer’s goalbound shot.

Arsenal returned to winning ways in the Premier League with Bukayo Saka and captain Martin Odegaard inspiring a comfortable 3-0 home victory against Nottingham Forest.

Matheus Cunha scored two superb goals and set up a third to earn Wolves a 4-1 comeback victory at Fulham in the Premier League, extending the visitors’ unbeaten run to four games and briefly dragging them out of the relegation zone.

Ross Barkley headed in a late equaliser as Aston Villa salvaged a 2-2 Premier League draw with lowly Crystal Palace on a wet and windy at Villa Park.

Ten-man Brentford picked up a first away point of the Premier League season in a 0-0 draw with toothless Everton at Goodison Park, as the home side wasted numerous opportunities to score.

The new Manchester United head coach, Ruben Amorim, believes he’s the “right man” for the club.

The NZFFI Manukau All Stars are set to take the field at this year’s Flick Hygiene Pacific Community Cup, determined to go one step further after finishing as runners-up last year.