Should cricket be at the Olympics?
By Harbour Heather NO. That was almost it. This piece was very nearly one word long. While the entre world, including the sporting one, has been on lockdown, there has[…]
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The Five Year Cycle
By Harbour Heather The last few days have seen the retirement of Eddie Dawkins, one third of our successful men’s sprint cycling trio. For years, Dawkins, Sam Webster and Ethan[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 10 January
The New Zealand cricket tour of Australia 2019/20 in one photo. With the side ravaged by injuries and illness the subs prepare to field. No tension in that photo. None[…]
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.[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 2 August
The build-up to The Ashes in England. So much to answer for. Well that backfired. Props to the guy with the matching t-shirt; not so much to the guy whose[…]
Something Reeks and it’s the IAAF
By The Spotter Ah yes; I recall even as a kid 12,000 miles away that a feeling within me always wanted Steve Ovett to thrash the pants off Sebastian Coe whenever they[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 21 April
How far would you go to watch a football match? Zeinab disguised herself as a man to overcome a ban on women attending games in Iran. The spirit of youth. […]
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,[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 19 October
At last, Australia’s Peter Norman is remembered in a mural in Melbourne. Anna Peterson making a statement on the new Auckland Hearts’ new training kit. Say what you like about[…]
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[…]
