Rugby

Brad looks beyond his dream All Blacks role

His medical records suggest he is practically indestructible, but there is one lingering Achilles heel for Brad Thorn. ...Read more

Franklin staying on

All-rounder James Franklin will play another season of domestic cricket for Wellington.
Donovan has options

Yoda adjusts to life

Greg Somerville spent some long wintry nights agonising over extending his All Blacks career.
Chinese clampdown

Lockyer to play on

Brisbane Broncos captain Darren Lockyer has confirmed reports he is considering playing on.
Williams to retire

Real football in NZ

Yahoo!Xtra blogger Andrew Dewhurst takes a look at the forthcoming A-League season.
Yellow-card Tri-nations

The Journal

  • Andrew Dewhurst

    Jul 29 2:58pm
    Real football in our own backyard

    Next week the Hyundai A-League kicks off its latest edition – minus the Sony Wellington Phoenix.But don't panic, you haven't missed some monumental decision from the Australian Football Federation, there is no need to go searching the net for storie ..Read more

  • Mike Kilpatrick

    Jul 29 12:26pm
    A Tweeting idiot

    The advent of social networking has been a boon for sports fans. No longer do you have to wait hours for the media - traditional or new - to report when the players can provide updates direct to your programme of choice. Many of these are uncontroversi ..Read more

  • The Man In The Stand

    Jul 28 10:37am
    The yellow card Tri-nations

    If the 2010 Tri-Nations tournament needed another name, the Yellow Card tournament would have strong claims. So far, I can recall five sin-binning cards being handed out in the three Tri-Nations tests to date. There was also another handful dished ou ..Read more

  • Cameron McMillan

    Jul 28 8:58am
    The art of celebrating a goal

    Goal celebrations. You either love them or hate them.A lot of thought has gone into celebrations over the past few years, as kindly pointed out ad nauseam by Coke during the World Cup, compared to the old days where a shake of the hand was considered over ..Read more

  • Buck Shelford

    Jul 19 12:15pm
    Now let's bash the sh*t out of the Aussies!

    It was another fantastic victory from the All Blacks on Saturday night and once again I think it was us playing really well and not the Springboks playing badly which was the main factor. When the Springboks got on the front foot at the end of the firs ..Read more

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