Sporting pictures of the Week :- 17 April
Villarreal is a Spanish town with a population of 50,577. Their football team is called the Yellow Submarine, and they have made the semi finals of the Champions League. The[…]
Category: Basketball
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 20 March
Serbia isn’t always known for its pacifism, but here are Red Star Belgrade fans during the week. The Black Ferns 7s side sloshing around in Suva. Virat Kohli’s ”The Earth[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 13 March
The Vasaloppet race in Sweden has been held annually since 1922. There were 119 skiers in the first race a century ago, and 15,800 skiers in the 90km race last[…]
Sporting pictures of the Week :- 6 February
So farewell to the Australian Open 2022. Some people watched the actual tennis too. Title winning boxer Claressa Gwoat Shields with some comfy footwear. How seriously should we take the[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 1 November
Upper Central Stallions beat Canterbury Bulls in the national RL final over the weekend. What a way to celebrate. Manawatu fans. Bless. Yes, there is an annual Halloween surfing competition[…]
NZ NBL: Final Four
By Aiden McLaughlin 90 games down, just 3 to go. After a Covid affected season that resulted in the one-off (and award winning) NBL Showdown in 2020, the Sal’s 2021[…]
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The Tokyo Diaries Preview – Part 1 of 6
By Keith Miller The countdown is on. The Olympic Games that almost didn’t happen may be a year later than expected, but the Greatest Show on Earth is set to[…]
Sporting pictures of the Week :- 4 July
The second week of the Tour de France, and the spectators seem a bit more respectful. The tour isn’t going quite so smoothly for Primoz Roglic though. Euros corner. Look[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 13 June
The Euros have started strongly. The French Open, and Maria Sakkari serving. Yes that’s Rafa, and once again cast a shadow over the French Open. Max Verstappen doing an outstanding[…]
Ballin’ in Black
By Ryan Nixon It’s no secret that New Zealand basketball doesn’t get the coverage it deserves. For a sport with such high participation and interest, most coverage of the sport[…]
