“Where is everybody” ? The Southland Sharks will be one of the few teams or organisers who will look back at the 2013 National Basketball League finals weekend at[…]

By Stephen Gallagher STATE OF ORIGIN: GAME 03 – New South Wales Blues V Queensland Maroons – Wednesday, ANZ Stadium. 20.10 local time, 22.10 NZ time. LAST TIME: Queensland stood[…]

It has been a while since Wellington had a decent local debate to liven things, but the proposed Basin flyover is just that. Once more it appears a bit-part solution[…]

The Ashes have started.  Jimmy Anderson; you are normally OK, but not sure about this one.  It’s pretty hard to make you feel for Michael Clarke in a photo but[…]

By Stephen Gallagher MATCH OF THE ROUND: ROUND 18 – Brisbane Broncos V Cronulla Sharks – Friday, Suncorp Stadium. 19.45 local time, 21.45 NZ time. LAST WEEK: Brisbane were thrashed[…]

Rugby is a game full of passion, pain and intensity. To watch a game is to see two tribes going into war, neither side wanting to give up an inch[…]

So we’re all thrilled that Super Rugby is back on again?  In fact the knockout matches start the week after next. But apart from one match in the last round[…]

Ashes Corner.  Has Australia turned the corner under Boof?  Well the players seem to think so.  Here’s the window of the team bus this week. After all that fuss about[…]

By Stephen Gallagher MATCH OF THE ROUND: ROUND 17 – Gold Coast Titans V Penrith Panthers – Saturday, TIO Stadium (Darwin). 19.00 local time, 21.30 NZ time. LAST WEEK: Gold Coast[…]

No doubt most of the playing obituaries will focus on his legendary batting feats, but there was so much more to him than that.  He retires with 233 test wickets[…]