World Series Preivew
By Scott MacLean Tomorrow (NZ time) sees the start of the 110th Fall Classic, Major League Baseball’s World Series between the National League champion San Francisco Giants and the American[…]
Monthly Archive: October 2014
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The Ordinary Hero
By The Spotter Ordinary heroes and one-game wonders. We love them. In some cases in greater amounts than the stars who can turn games regularly almost on their own. Why?[…]
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Five and a bit thoughts from the weekend
Well it’s a bit late for that now. Bill Pulver, head of Australian rugby, has blamed the resignation of Ewen McKenzie on … the media. He said McKenzie was a[…]
Wallaby photo special
What a build-up to this dead rubber Bledisloe Cup it’s been. The details have been well documented; Kurtley Beale abused the business manager on a plane. She went home under[…]
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Sporting Pictures of the week :- 17 October
Serbia v Albania. Where to start? Apparently there’s a bit of history here. So much that Albanians dream of an imaginary flag showing an imaginary country. And their imagination is[…]
Sportsfreak Comment – Jaryd Hayne – it’s a 10% shot at best
Breaking News that Eels utility Jaryd Hayne has quit the NRL and the Kangaroos for the upcoming Four Nations League tournament is quite a shock but in the best traditions[…]
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Scandals Shouldn’t Stop All Sportsmen Having a Bet
New Zealand sport and gambling have been uneasy bedfellows of late. Whether it’s an entire game, or just some of its exponents, the links between our leading sports figures and[…]
There’s just a little bit more to the A League than the Wellington Phoenix
The Wellington Phoenix kicks off its 2014/5 A League campaign tomorrow when the Perth Glory pay a visit. This is not about the Phoenix itself; this has been previewed well[…]
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Giveaway Time
Yes a Free (yes free!) ticket to the Wellington Lions’ last game of 2014 vs the high performing North Harbour team boosting a host of household names and Rugby Superstars[…]
Sporting Pictures of the week :- 10 October
Two middle-aged men having a push-push in the posh part of London. The guy on the right won the psychological war, if not the tiff. Meanwhile, at Newcastle it’s starting[…]
