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Day-night test cricket is almost here. Details of today’s announcement and press conference. Sportsfreak comments in italics. Cricket Australia and New Zealand Cricket have progressed plans to stage an historic[…]
Day-night test cricket is almost here. Details of today’s announcement and press conference. Sportsfreak comments in italics. Cricket Australia and New Zealand Cricket have progressed plans to stage an historic[…]
This is it then. Proper knockout football, with the Round of 16 due to commence tomorrow. This has been the best World Cup since the 1980s, but its legacy will[…]
There is something about Miroslav Klose and World Cups. 15 goals in the last four World Cups, at a time when England have managed 15. Here he is celebrating his[…]
Key: People who think Luis Suarez is a recidivist biter. People who think Luis Suarez is a victim of photoshopping and Italian & English jealousy.
Group G Clink Clink. OMG!! Germany and the USA can collude to draw their final match and both get through to the final round. All that political power. And sponsors.[…]
Group F: A couple of weeks ago this site pointed out the obvious in stating this was a troubled group. And that was even before New Zealand officials became involved,[…]
Whangarei School teach Peter O’Leary congratulates Steve Waugh on a successful test career. Umpire and arthritis awareness evangelist Billy Bowden hugs Nigerian goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama. New Zealand officials around the[…]
FIFA, and their whacky scheduling meant the first day of the simultaneous play-off previews got done in the wrong order. Alphabetical logic was always going to be too much. Rectified[…]
And so now we come to the most exciting four days of the World Cup. Twice a day, two simultaneous matches. Twice a day two sides eliminated from the World[…]
The Socceroos have been a bit of a surprise package in Brazil. They may be eliminated already but they have done it all in the right spirit. And nothing symbolises[…]