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Tonga coach Tevita Tu'ifua issues instructions at last month's Tailevu Sevens. Photo: Supplied The kingdom will play five matches against the All Blacks Sevens and a Fiji Barbarians team in Mount Maunganui as they step up their preparation for the final Olympic Qualification tournament in June. It's the third straight year Tonga's New Zealand-based squad have tested themselves against the World Series champions and coach Tevita Tu'ifua is grateful for the opportunity. "It is quite a blessing that we are able to base here in New Zealand with Covid and we have this opportunity," he said. "It's...

AIBA Seeks Secretary General 02/16/21 (ATR) The International Boxing Association (AIBA) opens the search for someone to run the day-to-day operations of the troubled federation. AIBA announced on Tuesday the position of secretary general. A newly established selection committee is to provide the AIBA board of directors with at least two candidates by March 22 in a process that “will be fully transparent and democratic”. The secretary general’s role includes overseeing AIBA’s administrative staff and managing the AIBA head office. The boxing federation has not had anyone in charge of...

Remembering 10 Games Kobe Bryant Made USA Basketball Fans Smile Date: What better way to remember and pay tribute to Kobe Bryant, one of basketball’s biggest legends, than with a look back at No. 10's top 10 games of his USA Basketball international career. Bryant held an allegiance to the USA Men’s National Team from 2007-12 that helped dawn a new dynasty. While it was our story of redemption, we cannot help but thank and remember Bryant, who started all 36 games along the way. Playing in three international competitions, including two Olympics, and also as part of two national team e...

From Saurabh to Sindhu: Who's in, who's not (yet) for Tokyo, with six months to go 7d From Saurabh to Sindhu: Who's in, who's not (yet) for Tokyo, with six months to go Shooting Who has qualified? India have won a record 15 quota places in shooting. They were won by - Deepak Kumar, Divyansh Singh Panwar (10m air rifle men); Aishwary Tomar, Sanjeev Rajput (50m rifle 3 positions men); Saurabh Chaudhary, Abhishek Verma (10m air pistol men); Angad Bajwa, Mairaj Khan (Skeet men); Anjum Moudgil, Apurvi Chandela (10m air rifle women); Tejaswini Sawant (50m rifle 3 positions women); Manu Bhaker, Yash...