Gifford’s Rant Really was Rubbishy
By The Spotter When something is just such complete and utter shite, it needs calling out. And even worse, it was from the mind of an iconic journalist and sports writer.[…]
Monthly Archive: November 2018
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Ben Wheeler’s 27th Birthday
Wheeler, in just his second match returning from spinal fusion surgery (the same operation that was performed on Shane Bond) achieved his best List A (domestic one-day) haul of four[…]
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NFL Week 10: Different directions going East & West
By Hamish Girvan Los Angeles Chargers at Oakland Raiders – Monday 10.05am NZ Time The Los Angeles Chargers and AFC West divisional rivals the Oakland Raiders are at opposite ends[…]
The Sporting Week’s MTV Chart Toppers
By The Spotter It’s been a very eventful sporting week. Here is a top ten hit parade of all the goings on/highlights: @ 1: ‘Blinded by the Light’ (for ‘light’, read ‘buckets of moola’)- Manfred Mann’s[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 9 November
Now that Chelsea has changed its kit sponsor the All Blacks need to find other promotional activities leading up to a London test. Welcome the McLaren Technology Centre Tour. But[…]
The Beginning of the Beginning
Bilateral ODI series are well known for being lacking in context, and another one of them starts in the UAE overnight. But this is different in that this marks the[…]
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The 13 year old aboriginal jockey who won a Melbourne Cup
By Max Hitchens I grew up hearing about Melbourne Cup stories from my Dad. He was a bookmaker in the North Western NSW town of Moree in Australia. I well[…]
It’s a Long Way to Tipperary
By Aiden McLaughlin In the UK & Ireland, two horse racing festivals stand head and shoulders above the rest. Every March, Cheltenham, a town in Gloucestershire, South West England, is home[…]
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NFL week 9 – The start of the business end
By Hamish Girvan Now it’s at the mid-point of the season some games have more relevance then others in terms of playoffs. One of these games could determine who is[…]
The Swinehound of a Sports Quiz
By The Spotter Test your knowledge against the following- the ‘swinehound’ sports quiz. Why swinehound? And it’s fair enough that you ask. It’s derived from German, it was the first thought I had to describe[…]
