Noni Madueke scored an 89th-minute winner from the penalty spot to help Chelsea overcome Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.

The rugby unions in Fiji have been doing a great job in identifying talent according to new Fiji Rugby Union High Performance Manager BJ Mather.

Former France-based player Epeli Momo says he’s satisfied with returning to his original playing position for the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua.

Arsenal are unlikely to allow players to leave in the January transfer window as the club are short in some positions while they also have targets in mind for new recruits, manager Mikel Arteta said.

The freedom of impending retirement from the test arena allowed South Africa opener Dean Elgar to produce one of his best innings as his unbeaten 140 handed the hosts an 11-run lead over India after day two of the first test at Centurion.

Pakistan threatened to take charge of the second test after dismissing Australia for 318 and were making a good start to their reply but were reduced to 194 for six at stumps after the intervention of home skipper Pat Cummins.

Swire Shipping Fijian Drua halfback Philip Baselala hopes to grab every opportunity that comes his way next year in the Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific.

Young Jarell Luafalealo hopes to make his first trip to Fiji a memorable one for him and especially uncle, former All Blacks 7s captain DJ Forbes.

Novak Djokovic has no plans to hang up his racket any time soon and is hoping he might be able to emulate American football great Tom Brady by extending his career well past his 40th birthday, the 36-year-old Serbian said.

South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada shrugged off any ring rust after a long absence from the test arena to claim a five-wicket haul and put South Africa in a strong position against India in the first test.

Fiji Airways Kaiviti Silktails youngster Mitieli Buliciri says he never imagined being part of the squad but understands it’s a crucial step toward achieving his ultimate dream of wearing the Fiji Bati jumper one day.

Belgium’s rugby 7s captain Gaspard Lalli is one of the players picked for the McDonalds Fiji Coral Coast 7s Ambassador All Stars team.