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Kiwi Steven Adams was asked again and gave the same answer when questioned when he will pull duty with the Kiwi national teal, the Tall Blacks. He was in South Auckland on Thursday to promote his basketball camp in New Zealand, where he appeared at a presser. It took the media only minutes to steer … Keep Reading “Steven Adams Takes Breather by Running Basketball Camps in Homeland”

Rugby historians take note. The last time the Wallabies hoisted the Bledisloe Cup was in 2002. That win came on top of four consecutive prior Bledisloe Cup wins, when Australian rugby was not in the state that today defines it. The All Blacks took the Cup back to New Zealand in 2003 and has won … Keep Reading “Bledisloe Cup Collecting Dust in New Zealand Trophy Case”

It may be a commentary of sorts that Steve Hansen felt it necessary to defend the All Blacks pre-game choreography. The dance is known as the haka and some former players feel that it may be time to send the ritual down the same path to oblivion followed by disco. We ourselves find it very … Keep Reading “Haka Today Gone Tomorrow Steve Hansen Weighs In”

It appears that very few, not the desired number at least, are opening their wallets to buy tickets for the upcoming Bledisloe Cup. Rugby Australia is ticking off the boxes and vowing that this year will not be a repeat of last year’s lowest turnout on record, but with two weeks to go, something dramatic … Keep Reading “Bledisloe Cup Ticket Sales for Sydney Test Bloody Slow”

If it seems like forever since the name of Ben Stokes has made it onto the radar, it is because the last time much was said concerning the Pom cricketer was back in December of 2017. Eight months in internet time is roughly equivalent to an eon in geologic time frames. Stokes is back at … Keep Reading “Ben Stokes Pub Brawl in Bristol Back in the Headlines”

The next time you are left sitting on your hands for a couple of hours waiting for the electrician to show up to mend the wiring, you might as well nip down to the local boozer to inquire if one of the blokes playing darts might be able to help you. Do not expect to … Keep Reading “Meteoric Rise to Pinnacle of Darts Leaves Cross in Shock”

It is quite some time until the Kiwi sailors will defend America’s Cup in Auckland, but veteran sailor Jimmy Spithill has already declared the new boat, a foiling monohull design that seems to defy the laws of physics, a true game-changer. The Aussie sailor has been eerily silent since being sledged by the New Zealand … Keep Reading “Foiling Monohulls for Next America’s Cup to debut in Early 2019”

Consider this a rhetorical question. Would you rather play basketball in the NBA for over $24 million per year, that is 24 followed by six zeros and in solid U.S. dollars, or would you risk throwing that away by playing rep basketball for New Zealand? By the way, that $US 24 million works out to … Keep Reading “Steven Adams and Winston Reid Perform Valuable Service for New Zealand”

This is why they play the games, we suppose. The New Zealand Warriors let an easy one get away from them, losing 36 – 12 to the Gold Coast Titans in which the Warriors failed to score after the main break. They held a 12 – 8 lead at halftime, but apparently did not come … Keep Reading “Warriors Fail to Take Care of Business Against Titans”

Just how high can Kiwi pole-vaulter Eliza McCartney go? She bettered her own national record with a 4.94-metre jump at a meeting in Jockrim, Germany. It was less than a month ago that she made it over at 4.92 m, so she extended the record by just two centimetres, but two centimetres is significant in … Keep Reading “Kiwi Vaulter Eliza McCartney Might Jump Over the Moon Soon”