Sporting pictures of the Week :- 28 August
Sport and Politics do mix, and here are a couple of examples of it. A powerful statement from the Washington Mystics. And here is an iconic image from the trial[…]
Monthly Archive: August 2020
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NRL Round 16: The Preview
By Stephen Gallagher THURSDAY: Parramatta Eels V South Sydney Rabbitohs – Bankswest Stadium – 21.50NZT This game has a finals feeling about it. Two teams that are quite in the[…]
The Burnley Express
By Aiden McLaughlin On 15th December 2002, England played Australia in the second match of the VB Series at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. This was an England squad that had[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 22 August
How very English. Club rugby returned over the weekend behind closed doors. But the ballboys were still instructed to respect the kicker. Meanwhile in Glenmark some people went to lengths[…]
Tintin to the rescue?
By Aiden McLaughlin When Bayern Munich beat Barcelona 8-2 in last weekend’s Champions League quarter final, Barcelona Manager Quique Setién knew it was a matter of when, not if, he[…]
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Bad Optics
So the North v South rugby clash has hit a bit of trouble. Some of it has been bad luck, but some of it has shown up how NZR doesn’t[…]
NRL Round 15: The Preview
By Stephen Gallagher THURSDAY: Parramatta Eels V Melbourne Storm – Bankswest Stadium – 21.50NZT Are the wheels starting to fall off in Parra-dise? After a scrappy month, they copped an L[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 15 August
It hasn’t been a great week in Aotearoa but probably not as bad as it was for Lionel Messi. Self-isolation corner. Sonny Bill Williams and family in Sydney. The Kirwan[…]
NRL Round 14: The Preview
By Stephen Gallagher THURSDAY: Sydney Roosters V Melbourne Storm – Sydney Cricket Ground – 21.50NZT These battles are always tough. Two of the best teams over the last few years lock[…]
