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The New Zealand cricket squad will be sans the services of paceman Trent Boult for the second Test against Pakistan due to a knee injury. Boult’s absence meant a promotion for Matt Henry, who will share the bowling duties with Tim Southee. The rest of the New Zealand side will not be divulged until Friday’s … Keep Reading “Second Test New Zealand v Pakistan Potential History”

Efforts to secure funding necessary in order to make Joseph Parker’s heavyweight title fight in Auckland December coming have fallen short, with the result being that some of the funding is coming from the nation of Samoa. The government of New Zealand and the local authorities in Auckland did not feel favourably disposed to fund … Keep Reading “Samoa Major Source of Funding for Parker/Ruiz WBO Title Bout”

The most recent rumbling in New Zealand had nothing to do with subterranean shifts of tectonic plates, rather, it was the aftershock of not simply a Four Nations defeat of the All Blacks by the Kangaroos, but one that would have to described as total humiliation, worse perhaps than the Chicago debacle that saw the … Keep Reading “Kangaroos Reclaim Top Spot in Rankings with All Blacks Defeat”

All Blacks Coach Steve Hansen, perhaps engaging in a bit of coach-speak ahead of the rematch betwixt his side and the Irish conquered that ambushed the Kiwis in an international played in Chicago, winning 40 – 29, after having managed nothing better than a draw in the history of play between the two teams, has … Keep Reading “All Blacks Coach Hansen Pessimistic About Irish Match”

The Fijians, perhaps taking a page from the Democrats protesting the outcome of the 2016 U.S. Presidential election, have expressed their “concerns and disappointment” to the honchos of World Rugby after winning none of the major team awards presented at the annual ceremony Monday past. Most galling for the Fijians, perhaps, was being neglected for … Keep Reading “Fiji Sulks After Being Ignored for Major World Rugby Awards”

There must be a surplus of sighs of relief when the Kiwis were the beneficiaries of an Australian defeat of the Brits in Four Nations play, as they are going into the finals of their third tournament after the 36 – 18 win by the Aussies in London. They had found themselves in the rare … Keep Reading “New Zealand Into Final in Four Nations Play”

There is more to New Zealand sports than the All-Blacks and one of those more things was the 2016 New Zealand Trotting Cup. Lazarus won by a huge margin of 10 lengths to post one of the greatest wins in the 113-year history of the Group 1 race. Lazarus had a world record time in … Keep Reading “Lazarus Destroys Field in Group 1 New Zealand Trotting Cup”

The psychic damage done by the All-Blacks loss to the Irish in a Chicago-staged rugby game continues to extract its toll on the fortunes of the world’s best rugby side. This is the sort of aftermath to be expected when you lose to a squad that last beat you a decade before the onset of … Keep Reading “Aftermath of All-Blacks Loss to Ireland in Chicago”

If there is anything an Irishman loves to do more than drink, it would have to be fight and the Irish rugby side won a fight with the All-Blacks to post their first-ever win in international play. In the category of “You cannot Make This Stuff Up,” the game was held at Soldier Field in … Keep Reading “All-Blacks​ ​Lose​ ​Stunner​ ​Gimmick​ ​Match​ ​to​ ​Ireland​ ​in​ ​Chicago”

Whilst we can think of better place to be than Chicago, Illinois in November, the All-Blacks will be there to play rugby against Ireland on November 5. From there, both side will head to Dublin, Ireland, to resume autumn internationals play. The Saturday game in Chicago will be played at Soldier Field, home of the … Keep Reading “All-Blacks Visit Chicago in Test Series with ICRU”