Sports

Sport Journalism: Saving The Breed

Sport Journalism Befitting A Sport-Loving Nation It’s true that we are a sport-loving nation.  It’s also true that we want outstanding coverage of our events, home and away.  Sport is, after all, the life blood of our country and especially of smaller communities within our country.  Right up there with ….

BBC Sports Personality Of The Year

BBC Sports Personality Of The Year: Background The BBC Sports Personality of the Year ceremony takes place annually in December, with the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award being the signature award of the evening.  The winner is selected by means of a public vote, from a pre-determined shortlist ….

NZ Pro-Surfer Paige Hareb back in WSL

Hareb Back On The Pro-Board at WSL New Zealand pro-surfer Paige Hareb is back on the World Surf League Championship tour for women after having completely fallen out of the rankings in 2014.  Hareb has been trying to get back into the runnings in the qualifying series for the past ….

When NZ Politics And Sport Collide

Voting From A Sporting Point Of View Politics and sport are an inseparable mix – especially in a country like New Zealand where sport is right on par with religion for most.  With the general election already in motion, it’s important to consider key factors such as free-to-air televised sport, ….

ITU Triathlon World Final Rotterdam Coming Up

Upping The Stakes at the ITU Triathlon World Final The ITU Triathlon World Series is the annual series of triathlon events used to crown the Triathlon World Champion.  The Grand Final race is preceded by eight rounds of competitions.  The championship races are held over the Olympic distances of 1500 ….

India Clearing World-Class Badminton Nets

Badminton – World Championships, Glasgow Well Under Way The Badminton World Championships is now well under way and team India is raking in one victory after another.  Kidambi Srikanth, Saina Nehwal and Sai Praneeth all secured pre-quarters berth after taking their respective oppositions to the cleaners on Wednesday. Saina, for ….