We’ve been talking too much politics lately. Let’s talk some footy. Lads, lads, lads! Referees, aye? Or is it more the rules they’re called to apply? Ethan De Groot has been condemned for putting his boulder of a shoulder through a Namibian player’s skull. It was only a...
Recently I’ve been sitting on the idea of gambling and what that looks like for me. Here’s the current issue I’m facing, I don’t want to be putting money into horses. The real kicker is that it’s not because I don’t want to support an industry that abuses animals–it’s...
Test Cricket is Beautiful For all you people who think test cricket is boring, you are wrong. You’ve been proven so by the Black Caps, yet again, who have managed to pull out another tight win. On the last ball against Sri Lanka, Kane ‘Steady the Ship’ Williamson...
Welcome to the shameless rip of a true classic, pulled from the front page of ESPN with such little nuance and editing its unoriginality could crash Turnitin. With NBA Media Day reminding us how close we are to opening night and how good Ben Simmons’ NBA player cosplay is,...
I should be using this space to talk about how great it is that the All Blacks have won the Bledisloe Cup, and that the ref for our game against the Wallabies really pulled through in those last few minutes. Whether or not people disagree with that, NZ won...
George Kittle steps out of the gym and gets a pat on the bum from his physio. The 49ers tight end walks with a tight groin down the inner sanctum of Levi’s Stadium. Down a hallway wallpapered in overwhelming motivation, quotes tattooed in different fonts, all found via...
Three weekends ago, a ragtag team of underdogs made history by becoming the first Waikato men’s team to ever hoist the UTSNZ shield. Not known for their 3×3 basketball, Waikato handled Lincoln University in the final with a game winning free throw from Te Maire van der Leden. ...
In the summer it appears as a rainbow of NBA singlets inspired by recent playoff darlings and all-stars. Then autumn comes, bringing out the more authentic Super Rugby swag around home games and local pubs. Winter encourages combos like the hoodie-NFL jersey marriage, and spring breathes life into the...
With Pirelli tyres spinning once again, the electricity of Formula 1 has returned for motorsport diehards and recent Netflix converts. Despite Michael Masi bum-fumbling in last season’s finale, the sport has never been more popular. A new car design and fresh regulations promise to shake up both the front...
Often, we think of sport as artistry. And the Lebron’s of the world are the Mona Lisa. But I’d like to introduce you to less of a Louvre piece and more of a homeless man’s graffiti – beautiful in it’s own right, but equally anonymous. When you go to...
