The Downer NRL 9s
By Scott MacLean So it’s the Nines weekend, and finally the focus goes on the actual footy rather than the ideas and ‘supposed’ faux pas of the event promoter, all[…]
Monthly Archive: January 2017
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Have the heart rates returned to normal yet?
By Scott MacLean Normally when a side is 54/5 and then 67/6 chasing 287, the story writers are usually quite comfortable in putting their copy together. Today was not one[…]
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What is it about Tim Southee?
Is it because he is irritatingly good looking? He was educated at Kings’ College, he has a check list, the gorgeous overlip, and he has a born to rule manner[…]
The Cricket Show’s all-time New Zealand test XI
The Cricket Show is an intriguing thing. In amongst the fluff and promotions there are some interesting interviews. And then there is the reality show elimination style all-time New Zealand[…]
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Mentality – Spurs’ Last Barrier
By Richard Gordon Yes laugh all you want, point out all the trophies we haven’t won, make the tired joke that they came third in a two-horse race, but deep[…]
Sporting pictures of the Week :- 26 Jan
Lump in the throat time. Chapecoense plane tragedy survivor Jackson Follmann entered the pitch holding the Copa Sudamericana trophy. What an Australian Open this has been for the veterans. Serena[…]
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The Blight on the ICC Future Tours Programme façade
Has there ever been a more popular touring side to New Zealand than this Bangladeshi one? On first reading that is a massively patronising question; after all New Zealand ended[…]
To beIN or not to beIN
By Andrew McGoff It was Wellington Anniversary weekend in January 2016 and I’d just witnessed an incredible game of football. My beloved Liverpool had been 3-1 down at Carrow Road[…]
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NFL Championship Weekend
By Hamish Girvan And we come down to probably the four best teams in the NFL this season – all capable of winning a Superbowl Remember whatever you say may[…]
