Something Old, Something New etc…
Cricket Schedule Announcement Day is an interesting time in the New Zealand sporting calendar. It is a day for people to complain, to spot the trends, to be reminded of[…]
Monthly Archive: July 2018
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THAT semi-final
By The Spotter It should be an absolute ripper, but if the Hurricanes are to make chopped liver of the Crusaders in their Super semi at the spartan-like stadium in Addington,[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 27 July
The What Steven Adams and Trent Boult are up to in their holidays corner. In one photo. When the marketing Department doesn’t talk to the Coaching Department. Tickets for this[…]
80 words in 80 minutes. NRL round 20
By Stephen Gallagher Thursday, July 26 Broncos v Sharks, Suncorp Stadium, 21.50NZT An interesting top eight affair kicks the weekend of footy off. The Broncos made a statement win last[…]
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Charlie and Ngani
By The Spotter The Hurricanes-Chiefs quarter-final last night had a myriad of interesting story-lines, not least Beauden Barrett (how many times have I typed his name? I’m losing count), continuing[…]
Sporting pictures of the Week :- 21 July
Comic Con in the States where of course, there is a comic style portrait of Steven Adams. Chris Froome as the French like to see him. Still at the Tour[…]
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The Best Sports Apps for New Zealanders
As of July 2017, when the latest figures were available, Apple has recorded that 180 billion apps have been downloaded from its iTunes Store. That’s 24 apps for everyone on[…]
The NewsRoom Exclusive.
Strange times. It’s a cliché, and the Onion is struggling to keep up but there are strange things going on in New Zealand too. Take the Newsroom EXCLUSIVE today. In[…]
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80 words in 80 minutes. NRL round 19
By Stephen Gallagher Thursday, July 19 Eels v Bulldogs, ANZ Stadium, 21.50NZT A sub-par match to kick off the round, but that probably sums up Thursday night football. The Eels[…]
World Cup Diary 8: The Retrospective
By Euan McCabe The three most humorous moments I have witnessed at World Cup finals tournaments were not intentionally funny. But this only helps to underpin one of the most[…]
