A new champion will be crowned this year at the Rooster Chicken/Scoops Ice Cream Battle of the Giant when the final gets underway at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva on August 4.

Spain reached the quarter-finals with a 1-0 win over Nigeria in Nantes thanks to Alexia Putellas’ late winner, while Brazil missed the chance to progress after a late 2-1 loss to Japan on the second matchday of women’s Olympic football.

Ba head coach Daniel Krishneel has resigned as coach of the side after an upsetting campaign at the Rooster Chicken/Scoops Ice Cream Battle of the Giants competition this evening.

Day two of the Rooster Chicken/ Scoops Ice Cream Battle of the Giants competition ended with Smart Security/ Calgary Nadi qualifying for the semi-finals next weekend.

Three players have failed the drug test during the Battle of the Giants pool games in Suva.

Extra Supermarket Rewa FC will be the team to watch next weekend when they compete for a spot in the semi finals of the Rooster Chicken/ Scoops Ice Cream Battle of the Giants tournament next weekend.

Hosts France secured a second straight victory as Kiliann Sildillia struck for a 1-0 success over Guinea, while Spain and Japan reached the quarter-finals in the second matchday of the men’s Olympic soccer tournament on Saturday

Day two of the Rooster Chicken/Scoops Ice Cream Battle of the Giants concluded with a mix of outcomes.

Argentina earned a 3-1 win over Iraq in Lyon and Spain outclassed the Dominican Republic 3-1 in Bordeaux in the second matchday of the men’s Olympic soccer tournament on Saturday.

Canada were deducted six points in the Olympic women’s soccer tournament and their head coach Bev Priestman banned for a year, global governing body FIFA said on Saturday, following a drone spying scandal that has tainted their gold medal defence.

FIFA, the world’s soccer governing body, has rejected Argentina’s complaints over a last-minute equalizer being ruled out in the Summer Olympics’ opening match against Morocco, the head of Argentina’s soccer association (AFA) said on Saturday.

Day two of the Rooster Chicken/ Scoops Ice Cream Battle of the Giants came to an end with Flick Hygiene Ba drawing nil-all with Dayals Sawmillers Ba at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva.