The story of Didi Gregorius
By Scott MacLean As far as places to find an international sports star go, Porirua’s Mana College would be an unlikely candidate. Yet in a windswept corner of their sports[…]
Monthly Archive: January 2017
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 19 Jan
Fan on fan action at the Australian Open. And here are some more fans with those strange shirts. And look; an adaptation of a flag as a beach towel. Dimitri[…]
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“Single and ready to mingle?”
By Harbour Heather I’ve found since my last birthday, I’ve turned into much more of a bra burner than I was in my youth. Older and wiser, perhaps? Or is[…]
You’re never safe
Today we were reminded of just how good test cricket can be. After 3 days and 6 ½ hours of what looked as if it was going to be a[…]
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The Bangladesh Media
One of the more surprising aspects of this Bangladesh series is the number of travelling media following the tour. Numbers vary from match to match but typically there are well[…]
NFL Playoff Weekend Games
By Hamish Girvan The divisional playoffs hit another gear this weekend. Winners advance to the divisional championship games Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons 10.35am Sunday NZ time Seattle comfortably in[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 13 Jan
The beauty of two men who are not great friends involved in a competition to decide which is the worst ever tennis trophy. What is going on Warren Gatland? You[…]
The Record Breakers
At the lunch break a learned follower of the game observed “If we can’t get these f*ckers out, how are we going to go against South Africa?” And that was[…]
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The Psychology of Wind
It has been well documented that test cricket is increasingly becoming a contest favouring the home team. And there are few environments favouring the home team quite like the Basin[…]
Rules are there for a reason
You have to hand it to Ross Taylor; he knows how to control the message. But today’s outburst, particularly in relation to not being allowed to play in a Big[…]
