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Fiji kicking coach Seremaia Bai has allowed himself to imagine what the reaction would be back in the Pacific Islands if they beat England next Sunday in Marseille and progress to the Rugby World Cup semi-finals for the first time ever.

The Fijians have qualified for the quarter-finals for the first time in 16 years, pipping Australia to the runners-up spot in Pool C, and they now face an English team they defeated just seven weeks ago at Twickenham in the Summer Nations Series.

“I think it will be a one-week holiday in Fiji, it will be crazy,” reckoned Bai when asked to describe what winning the quarter-final would do.

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“Rugby means a lot for us in Fiji, it just gives us life, it keeps everybody happy and (everybody) comes alive, comes together. It keeps the country in unity. Through rugby, whatever the result, hopefully we will make the country proud.”

That is the drive for the upcoming quarter-final, making people proud. “I don’t call it excitement – I think ‘crazy’. Just like in England, passionate about rugby, same as a little island in Fiji, everyone gets up at three or five o’clock in the morning.

“People who are sick come alive when we win games. We have just got to make sure that we not only play for a certain quarter-final, we just play for our own people – young kids, people in the village – it means a lot to them.

“Everybody’s excited. I know that comes with disappointment along the way, but 16 years ago we made the quarter-final and now we are here where no one even gave us the possibility to make it. We’re going to make the most of it.

“As a tier-two nation, we don’t get the opportunity quite often to play against tier-one nations like England. This is probably the only opportunity you can make in three or four years.

“Here we are, the only tier-two nation that made these quarter-finals and it’s something we should be proud of. It’s not going to be easy, but hey, what a great opportunity for us to come against England in this quarter-final.

“It took us 16 years to get where we are, and it takes us 15 weeks only – instead of four years – to build this team up, and that’s something that we are very grateful for, players who play around the country come together in 15 weeks. Beyond that, it’s a dream and a goal that we aspire to and something that can motivate us to reach beyond.”

Fiji will garner the support of the neutrals in Marseille. “France is Fiji, Fiji is France. We love France, it’s become our home. We’re grateful for the support and overwhelmed with all the support we have away from home,” said Bai.

The concern over Fiji is that they have arrived in the quarter-finals on the back of a shock pool defeat to Portugal last Sunday in Toulouse. How have they washed that loss from the system?

“We were pretty disappointed but we got into the quarter-final, which is not an easy task, but we are excited at the same time. We just re-grouped and talked about the positives and we are looking forward to playing this weekend against England.”

Kanye West sat down for an interview on Bill Maher’s Club Random podcast, and the Real Time host has now revealed why the two-hour conversation never saw the light of day. Speaking on an episode of focused on how Ye has managed to maintain pop culture relevance despite his embrace of anti-Semitism, Maher opened up about the lost TMZ Investigates Club Random episode. “The problem I think is that he appeals mostly—of course, he’s a rock star—to young people,” the 68-year-old explained. “They don’t know much, and they surely don’t know much about the Middle East or Jews. So the combination of, you know, Kanye out there…I feel like he was sort of helpful for spreading the fertilizer. And I do mean fertilizer, for this idea that Israel and the Jews are like the worst people in the world.” Maher, who has also courted controversy in the past for racism and homophobia , confirmed that he and West recorded a chat he doesn’t feel comfortable releasing. “I had Kanye right here at Club Random . We did an episode with him,” he continued. “I thought it was gonna be a learning moment. I mean, we were here for two hours. By the way, we had an amazing, fun time. He’s a very charming anti-Semite.” “And by the way, he’s not the only one in America who feels that way,” said Maher. “It’s not like the Jews are universally loved except for Kanye West.” When it was highlighted to Maher that someone could, perhaps, label Adolf Hitler as a “charming anti-Semite,” it prompted the Real Time host to suggest that’s exactly why he doesn’t want to release the Club Random episode. “Yes, exactly,” he said. “That’s why I wouldn’t air that episode. Because I’m not going to contribute to this.” In December, Ye issued a public apology to the Jewish community, which may or may not have been AI-generated . In 2022, Ye made a series of anti-Semitic comments on social media and praised Hitler in an interview with far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.  Despite the controversy, he has continued to maintain a rabid fanbase awaiting the release date of his long-gestating Ty Dolla Sign collaborative album . He’s also since gotten back on good terms with Vultures Kid Cudi , met with underground hip-hop icon JPEGMAFIA , and received support from Lil Dicky , who is Jewish. “I was, like, surprised,” Dicky recently said on the Flagrant podcast. “I don’t think in his heart Kanye dislikes Jewish people. I know he knows I’m Jewish. I know he likes me. You know what I mean? In my heart, I feel like he probably said something and it was the wrong thing.”

Social media erupts with hilarious comments and reactions on the wedding nuptials of actress Sana Javed and cricketer Shoaib Malik. Some congratulated the couple while others expressed disappointment over the marriage. Both the celebrities were married before. Sana Javed was married to singer Uzair Jaswal and Shoaib Malik was married to Indian Tennis star Sania Mirza. Shoaib Malik shared the image on social media and quoted a verse from the Holy Quran, “Alhamdolillah, We created you in pairs.” Here is how people react to the marriage: One user said, “Shoaib Malik vs Iqrar ul Hasan is my idea of Wrestlemania’s main event.” Some users said that the relations between India and Pakistan will worsen more following the divorce between Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik. X users are now quoting the tweet of Shoaib Malik he did back in 2022 in which he was seen praising the actress Sana Javed. Read more: Actress Sana Javed marries cricketer Shoaib Malik Several users have expressed disappointment with the wedding. An X user said, “Going from Sania Mirza to Sana Javed is a downgrade for sure. But going from Umair Jaswal to Shoaib Malik is so much worse.” Sharing the same view, Sana said: “Sana girl you had UMAIR JASWAL AND YOU WENT FOR SHOAIB MALIK????” https://x.com/realshoaibmalik/status/1502706764311150593?s=20 Another user condemned Shoaib Malik for leaving Sania Mirza and marrying Sana Javed. “That woman legit opposed her entire nation and married you. People questioned her national commitment and called her names. People spewed hate on her and continued to do so just cause she married. And you cheat on her like this. Wow man. Wow. Men,” said the user. The news of the wedding of Shoaib Malik and Sana Javed has taken over the Pakistani social media since Saturday morning. Just a few days back, Sania Mirza shared a cryptic post on divorce and the struggles of life.