The Ruapehu Saga
By Scott MacLean For some, the biggest news out last week was the move of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts (‘RAL’), the operators of the Whakapapa and Turoa skifields on the mountain,[…]
Tagged: skiing
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Sporting Pictures of the Week :- Winter Olympics Special
Zoi Sadowski-Synnott’s Olympics. The panoramic beauty of the ski cross. Liubov Nikitina of the Russian Olympic Committee makes the rest of us feel better during the freestyle skiing women’s aerials[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 30 January
The African Cup of Nations rolls along, and that is a lot of water bottles. The new type of tennis fan who flocked to watch doubles during the week. Alizé[…]
Sporting pictures of the Week :- 17 April
Take that racism. Arsenal players taking a knee in Prague before going on to thrash their opponents. The 2021 Masters. Hideki Matsuyama’s caddie Shota Hayafuji removing his hat and bowing[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 28 March
This is one really confusing photo. It’s not just the Ranfurly Shield where players sleep alongside trophies. A mural has popped up in Manchester showing Marcus Rashford kicking down the[…]
Sporting pictures of the Week :- 14 March
Former England bowler Chris Tremlett has posted a picture of him with the Great One. But you get the feeling he just wants to show everyone how ripped he is.[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 7 March
The England tour of India covered in one photo. The White Ferns doing the top of Mt Victoria thing, and not a limo is sight. But for some the biggest[…]
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[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 24 December
A scoreboard for the ages. See what the ICC did there? People love a good ski jumping photo. Engleberg, Switzerland. The slightly depressing story of Charlie Woods; child prodigy with[…]
Three New Zealand Sporting Heroes of 2019
Sonny Bill Williams After the Christchurch mosque terrorist attack, one of New Zealand’s most polarising figures in its entire sporting history became a symbol of unity. Williams had prayed at[…]
