The season opener for these teams started in a sun drenched capital, but by the end, it was the home side that were feeling the blues. Pre-match, the Sky Stadium[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 14 February
Elina Svitolina walks out into the Australian tennis Open. Just look at the new Romanian rugby union kits. And the non players steal the show. Shaoib Akhtar has a new[…]
Alice Hoagland Obituary
By Jack Cottrell Alice Hoagland passed away at age 71 in December 2020. She is survived by her siblings, nieces and nephews, and over a thousand rugby-playing sons and daughters.[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 7 February
Test cricket returns to Bangladesh for the first time in a year. They let one fan in, and it seems right it was this guy. In other Man Sitting Alone[…]
Looking Back: The 1983 Calcutta Cup
5th March 1983. Marvin Gaye is top of the New Zealand charts with ‘Sexual Healing’. Robert Muldoon is the Prime Minister. It’s Dan Carter’s first birthday. On the other side[…]
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Why New Zealand Dominates Global Rugby
This post highlights the success of the New Zealand Rugby team. It helps you discover various sports streaming services that offer Rugby’s live & on-demand coverage. The New Zealand Rugby[…]
Beaudy: Skills, drills & the path to the top
By Aiden McLaughlin Beauden Barrett’s new book isn’t the typical sports autobiography that you might expect in the buildup to Christmas. Teaming up with Rikki Swannell, ‘Beaudy: Skills, drills & the[…]
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Rugby’s big headache
By Scott MacLean A little over a month ago I wrote in this space about the events of the fourth and final Bledisloe Cup Test that saw All Black Ofa[…]
Sporting pictures of the Week :- 6 December
So Michael Clarke built a shrine to Phil Hughes. The best dismissals are the ones where a single stump goes flying. Arsenal tentatively let 2,000 fans in for their Europa[…]
