Kobe and Sports Envy
By Ryan Nixon If you’d asked me before the Kobe Bryant tragedy occurred how I might react to his passing, I’m not sure I could have come up with an[…]
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Sir Peter Snell- Iconic NZ Sum of Many Parts
By Paul Montague When we farewelled Sir Peter Snell, we weren’t of course saying goodbye to just a good athlete, but a legendary one. And Snell was certainly Track and Field’s gain.[…]
Bob Willis
By Martin Hearnden Bob Willis died on Wednesday, another victim of the hideous prostate cancer. He was 70 years old and still a vital part of Sky TVs cricket coverage in[…]
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Lochore; a True Rugby Great
By The Spotter Sir Brian Lochore was revered and loved by the NZ rugby public. Undoubtedly a major reason for this was his enduring humility, even though he had a pile of[…]
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Hugh McIlvanney
By Aiden McLaughlin There are sports writers and then there was Hugh McIlvanney. News of Hugh’s passing broke this afternoon, just a week short of his 85th birthday. A proud Scotsman,[…]
Farewell to a true Athletics Great
By The Spotter A beast called Le Bron James rolled over the Celtics in game seven of the Eastern Conference NBA final today. A few hours earlier we lost a NZ[…]
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Dennis Priestley pays tribute to Eric Bristow
The darts community suffered a devastating loss last month with the death of legendary sportsman Eric Bristow. Bristow was known in the sport as the ‘Crafty Cockney’ and was at[…]
Vale to three top men of the ‘8’ Jersey
By The Spotter Gary Seear, then Mac McCallion and just this past week, Dylan Mika. It’s a sad, premature farewell to three prominent members of the NZ Rugby family. And all played[…]
