Opinion: Are the Olympics starting to lose legitimacy?
Posted 11:02am Sunday 17th July 2016
After Rory McIlroy’s comments this week, one was reminded of the ridiculous amount of sports now included in the Olympic Games. This year’s games will have 308 events across 28 different sports, an Olympic record. To put this in context, there were only 43 events at the first modern Read more...
France’s new generation ready to bring joy back to nation
Posted 11:15am Sunday 29th May 2016
Paul Pogba and Antoine Greizmann headline a French squad full of youthful exuberance for the upcoming European Championships. As hosts, France will have the weight of expectation on their shoulders to win their first international tournament since 2000. A talented side, many onlookers see them as a Read more...
A quick preview of Roland Garros
Posted 10:51am Sunday 22nd May 2016
The 115th edition of the French Open begins in Paris on Monday, signalling the start of the second tennis major of the year. The long-awaited tournament will be noteworthy for a number of reasons, none more so than being the first major since Maria Sharapova was banned for using performance Read more...
The Oklahoma City Thunder & Arsenal F.C.
Posted 11:05am Sunday 15th May 2016
Every year seems to be a repeat of the last for both the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA and Arsenal in the Premier League. As the Thunder stare down the barrel of another playoff defeat, it makes one wonder whether they will ever get a better chance to win the NBA championship. Having made the NBA Read more...
About as Likely as Kim Kardashian taking the Oval Office
Posted 11:13am Sunday 8th May 2016
In arguably the greatest sporting upset in history, Leicester City have been crowned champions of the English Premier League after Tottenham Hotspur were held to a 2-2 draw by Chelsea, eliminating any chance of them catching the midland side. The 5000 to one rank outsiders were expected to be Read more...
Breakdown of the NBA playoff chances
Posted 11:01am Sunday 1st May 2016
Western Conference Golden State Warriors – 2/1 In an article I wrote about the Warriors earlier in the year I said “in sport you have to expect the unexpected.” Well, here we are. After a record breaking season where they escaped any major injury setbacks, it took less than a Read more...
Barcelona slide blows La Liga race wide open
Posted 11:00am Sunday 24th April 2016
Barcelona suffered their third straight league defeat on Monday, allowing Atletico Madrid to move level on points with four games to go. Not only has Barcelona’s lean run seen Atletico catch them, but bitter rivals Real Madrid have also narrowed the gap to just one point. With such a thrilling Read more...
Cricketers of the year
Posted 10:56am Sunday 24th April 2016
New Zealand cricketers Kane Williamson and Suzie Bates have been named the Leading Men’s Cricketer in the World and Leading Women’s Cricketer in the World by renowned cricketing almanac Wisden. Williamson became the first New Zealander to receive the honour when it was introduced in Read more...
Bollywood Meets Eden Gardens
Posted 10:55am Sunday 17th April 2016
The IPL is back! Are you ready to parrrrtttyyy!!! Get ready for another few weeks of watching huge crowds of delirious fans go crazy as club bangers of 2012 blast across the stadium every time Chris Gayle hits a six. So please, don’t blush baby, as we preview the teams for this Read more...
From Schoolyard To Eden Park
Posted 10:53am Sunday 10th April 2016
It was just another lunch break at Mt Eden Normal Primary School in mid-2005. There were around seven or eight of us that would play some kind of sport all year round during lunchtime. Generally we would play cricket in the summer and rugby in the winter. At the time we had an abundance of quality Read more...
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