Tintin to the rescue?
By Aiden McLaughlin When Bayern Munich beat Barcelona 8-2 in last weekend’s Champions League quarter final, Barcelona Manager Quique Setién knew it was a matter of when, not if, he[…]
Category: Football
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 15 August
It hasn’t been a great week in Aotearoa but probably not as bad as it was for Lionel Messi. Self-isolation corner. Sonny Bill Williams and family in Sydney. The Kirwan[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 8 August
Nominative determinism. Fulham always had an advantage in the Championship final game with Anthony Knockaert in their side. In keeping with the old school nature of the NBL here are[…]
Greats of Coaching- What Makes Them Outstanding?
By Paul Montague For anyone aspiring to become an outstanding coach in their chosen sport, the initial mindset they’d have would surely be an unrequited passion for the sport itself- as opposed[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 1 August
COVID Corner; again. The Chicago cubs doing the CGI thing, including good attention to detail with the manspreading. But what the hell is going on here? This, at the Washington[…]
Sporting pictures of the Week :- 24 July
Sport in the semi post-COVID world. In Paraguay, football has resumed after a 135 day break. And paramedics are there on the pitch as a reminder of the state of[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 19 July
The Solidarity Cup in South Africa. Three-way cricket or something. And face masks to make it look even more ridiculous. In England cricket is also slowly coming back, with a[…]
Sporting pictures of the Week :- 12 July
What’s going on here? Southland hardman Corey Flynn turns up for his commentary stint at Scaffolding Stadium with … an electric blanket. The Inspiration Games has been a behind closed[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 5 July
Serena Williams making sure daughter Olympia gets into the swing of things. Watch this space. The world continues to return to play. Connacht’s Jonny Murphy has been busy during lockdown[…]
