The Airbrushing of Chris Cairns
The Chris Cairns perjury case underway in London is being set against a pretty blatant backdrop or historical revisionism. This is not about that case, other than to note than[…]
Category: Media
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We Need to Talk:- 30 October
Martin Devlin claims to be relaxed about this weekend’s Rugby World Cup final. So does Guy Heveldt, and he even gave a really unconvincing speech explaining why. However, he must[…]
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The background to the Hakarena
When will this Rugby World Cup start again? This build-up seems to have been more tortued than most. Reports of All Blacks shifting hotels, those dreadful commercial promotions, and trash-talking[…]
We Need to Talk:- 17 September
The changing face of New Zealand sports broadcasting. NFL on free-to-air; who saw that coming? Why can’t Manchester City play Champions League football? And what do we believe may or[…]
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We Need to Talk:- 14 September
What did the All Blacks eat for breakfast yesterday, and how many more days of this have we got? Federer or Djokovic? Where does Lydia Ko’s victory rate, and ladies’[…]
Sporting pictures of the week :- 11 September
Rowing prize-givings are becoming their own genre. At the World Champs in France last week there were some gingham tablecloths and lots of figgy puddings. Tiger Woods at the tennis[…]
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Sporting pictures of the week :- 4 September
Last weekend West Ham won at Anfield for the first time since She Loves You was at the top of the charts. And their manager enjoyed every minute of it.[…]
Sporting pictures of the week :- 28 August
The World Athletics Champs. No, this is not the hop skip and jump; it’s the 400 metres heats. Which is a Segway into the moment when Usain Bolt got chopped[…]
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At last. SA v NZ ODIs to be screened here
Finally we have video coverage of the New Zealand tour to South Africa. Cricket South Africa has come to the party after SKY NZ and IMG fought out a ridiculously[…]
Sporting pics of the week :- 21 August
Let’s start with golf. The PGA Tour was held last weekend, and that’s a golf course. Dustin Johnson teeing off. You may think Jordan Speith is a bit short of[…]
