The greatest folly of them all:- picking World Cup Standings
There are few things more difficult than picking outcomes of FIFA World Cup games; apparently denuclearising the Korean peninsula is way simpler. There is a reason that the TAB has[…]
Monthly Archive: June 2018
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Controlling your Optimism
By Euan McCabe Part two of selected extracts from the book The World Cup Baby Lastly, for those who still feel up to remaining, there is a small but crucial[…]
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Argentina 1978
By Euan McCabe How I first became intoxicated by the World Cup by watching the 1978 Tournament in Argentina. The political aspect of a host country ruled by military junta[…]
Italy – Brazil ’82; Arguably the Best
By The Spotter From the gist of an article that I did for sportsfreak during the World Cup four years ago, following are the scoring moments of one of the greatest (if not the greatest) games[…]
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Are the Trots going all Hoity-toity?
By The Spotter I don’t go all that much to the trots (no, not Harness Racing- wash thy mouth out) at Alexandra Park these days. On the times I do, it’s almost[…]
Sporting pictures of the Week :- 8 June
Bless those Headingley spectator optimists. Meanwhile, Jos Buttler had an interesting self-motivation message on his bat. You might need to zoom in to get it. Let’s not forget Le Bron’s[…]
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80 words in 80 minutes. NRL round 14
By Stephen Gallagher Friday, June 8 Raiders v Panthers, GIO Stadium, 20.00NZT Plenty rides on this game for the 10th placed Raiders. Win, and they’ll be able to stay in[…]
The Hesson Era
So farewell then Mike Hesson who stepped down as New Zealand cricket coach today. It will be interesting to know how history will view the man who was often the[…]
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2018 State of Origin Preview
By Stephen Gallagher That time of year has once again rolled around, and with all the necessary media attention and hype you’d expect. No I’m not talking about the international[…]
The Bizarre World of Brazilian Football
By The Spotter Early this morning I received a text from a close friend of mine, Richard, who went to Brazil, mainly to do the Rio De Janeiro marathon. His[…]
