Gone far too young
By Scott MacLean Mid-morning Tuesday came devastating news; 25 year old professional rugby player Connor Garden-Bachop had died suddenly with it later reported he’d suffered a “medical event” the night[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :-20 August
Surely the highlight of the last week of the FIFA World cup. Pierluigi Collina is keeping an eye on things. Street art. Faversham Lane Marrickville, Sydney. Maybe rarely? Some real[…]
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The Master Breeder
By Scott MacLean Earlier this month thoroughbred racing lost a titan of the industry. Patrick Hogan was neither a jockey nor trainer, but as a breeder left an unmistakable mark.[…]
An Hour with BAGS
Between 2014 and 2019 I had the privilege of appearing on “The Big Fat Chew” Friday show with Daniel McHardy on what was then Radio Sport. This was an hour[…]
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Vale to the King
By Scott MacLean Shane Keith Warne, 1969-2022 In stunning and desperately sad news overnight, cricket has lost one of its all-time greats with Shane Warne gone at just 52, the[…]
Shane Warne. In Pictures
So farewell then Shane Warne. Gone too early, but will never be forgotten. A life in pictures. Whether sitting in a box Selling gin with a friend Or selling aftershave[…]
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Alice Hoagland Obituary
By Jack Cottrell Alice Hoagland passed away at age 71 in December 2020. She is survived by her siblings, nieces and nephews, and over a thousand rugby-playing sons and daughters.[…]
Bruce Taylor’s Test Debut
By Andrew Dunford Bruce Taylor, who died in Lower Hutt yesterday at the age of 77, achieved a unique feat on his cricket Test debut in 1964/65. It seems reasonable[…]
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When Dean Jones came to Durham
By Andrew Dunford Durham’s first-ever match as a first-class cricket county was a Sunday League fixture against Lancashire at the Racecourse ground at Durham University on 19 April 1992. They[…]
