By Niall Anderson at Seddon Park Bangladesh were poised to give the Black Caps a fierce fight, but then Neil Wagner put them on the back foot – literally.Wagner’s traditional short-ball barrage was too much for the visitors to…
Month: February 2019
Gregor Paul: Rugby bosses have just killed the game as we know it with new World League
COMMENT Rugby executives will sell anything if the price is right. They won’t care that they spend a small fortune on PR flunkies to create glossy documents that say player welfare is their biggest concern only to sign off on…
Golf: 'Knackered' Ryan Fox in the hunt as Australian Zach Murray leads after day one of the NZ Open
By Joel Kulasingham in Arrowtown Ryan Fox battled jet-lag and the cold to stay within touching distance of the leaders on the first day of the New Zealand Open in Arrowtown.The top-ranked Kiwi golfer shot a solid three-under…
Break dancers ready to unleash on Paris 2024
With the push for break dancing to be added to the 2024 Summer Olympics, the future looks bright for Japan and its already prominent group …
Terutsuyoshi adds flair to makuuchi division
It’s late February, which means all 650 or so wrestlers of the Japan Sumo Association have decamped to Kansai and are deep in preparation for …
Opening Series players to wear MGM patches
When Major League Baseball holds its opening series in Japan next month, some of the players will have an unusual look as patches on their …
Hisashi Iwakuma throws in practice for first time since returning to Japan with Giants
Former major league pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma on Wednesday threw for the first time in practice since making his return to Japanese baseball with the Yomiuri …
‘King Kazu’ still driven by passion at age 52
A day after his 52nd birthday, former Japan striker Kazuyoshi Miura said Wednesday his “passion” for soccer was driving him to continue playing at a …
Manchester City to face Marinos in friendly in Japan during July
Yokohama F Marinos will play English glamor club Manchester City in a friendly on July 27, the J. League first-division side said Wednesday.The match will …