South African former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius is set to be released on parole on Friday, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in a crime that shocked a nation long inured to violence against women.

Fiji Airways Fiji 7s team, coach Ben Gollings has confirmed that former captain Jerry Tuwai is no longer part of the team.

In a determined bid to lift their performance and defend their gold medal at the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris, the Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s team has embarked on an intensive training regime.

Fiji Hockey men’s captain Jerome Edwards says his team is excited as they have less than three weeks to go until the World Cup.

Manchester United will have goalkeeper Andre Onana available for their FA Cup third-round match against Wigan Athletic, manager Erik ten Hag said, following talks to delay his departure to the Africa Cup of Nations.

Barcelona can no longer afford to shell out huge sums in transfer fees for top players like Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe, coach Xavi Hernandez said.

Fiji 7s legend Waisale Serevi has expressed his interest in assisting our national 15s teams.

Ilkay Gundogan’s controversial stoppage-time penalty earned Barcelona a 2-1 comeback win at 10-man Las Palmas in an ill-tempered LaLiga match this morning.

Cristiano Ronaldo has been honoured with Globe Soccer’s Maradona Award for Best Goalscorer of the year, recognising his outstanding performances for Portugal and Al-Nassr.

Crystal Palace and Everton will meet again in the FA Cup third round after the Toffees had Dominic Calvert-Lewin sent off in the 79th minute of a 0-0 draw at Selhurst Park this morning that sent the tie to a replay.

The disparity between the men’s and women’s prize money in the McDonalds Fiji Coral Coast 7s is due to the number of teams competing.

The Fiji Football Association has named a 35-member Digicel Kulas squad to assemble for camp in preparation for the Oceania Olympic Qualifiers in Samoa next month.