Fiji

Fiji Rugby says the withdrawal of a player from the national sevens team, over eligibility concerns, highlights the need for a global database.

Fiji netball vice-captain Maria Lutua has signed with English Superleague franchise Yorkshire Jets.

All people who were on board a ship that sank off Fiji's capital, Suva, this afternoon have been accounted for.

Flying Fijians lock Leone Nakarawa has been named the Pacific Island Rugby Players Association Player of the Year for 2015.

Fiji's military has been called to guard a patient at a hospital in Lautoka who says he was assaulted by police.

Fiji's former police commissioner says repeated interference by the military was one of the reasons for his resignation.

Emori Waqavulagi has been removed from the Fiji sevens squad travelling to Dubai after it was revealed he has already played for Sri Lanka.

Shane Jurgensen says a stint coaching in Bangladesh is a blessing in disguise for Fiji cricket ahead of the Under 19 World Cup.

Fiji's acting Prime Minister has defended himself against accusations of racism following an outcry about his comments and gestures in parliament.

Fiji's Opposition whip Ratu Isoa Tikoca says Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum should resign from Parliament after what he described as a racist slur against indigenous Fijians.

Fiji cricket coach Shane Jurgensen says he's committed to serving out his contract after resigning and then changing his mind.

Fiji's opposition says the speaker of parliament's decision to overrule a demand for an apology from the finance minister last week was wrong.

Student journalists in Fiji say the government can learn and benefit from the media if it takes a different approach.