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Blue sky over Auckland as Evans return bolsters Super 14 hopes

Last year’s semi-finalists have a tough beginning to the season, starting off at home against their neighbours, the Chiefs, followed by a three-week tour of South Africa. The upside of the tough start to the season is that the Blues’ travel schedule ...

From HAMISH MCBREARTY, Sportingo,  12 Feb 2008

Super 14's new law experiments put the emphasis on attacking rugby

The decision to use the Experimental Law Variations for the Super 14 competition in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa was a hasty one, perhaps borne out of an unentertaining Rugby World Cup. As a result, SANZAR have decided to leave out three of ...

From HAMISH MCBREARTY, Sportingo,  10 Feb 2008

Paul Collingwood leads England to crushing victory over New Zealand

England's demolition of New Zealand in two Twenty20 games in the space of three days have shown both teams in a new light. New Zealand's domination of Bangladesh earlier in the summer was something of an anomaly, and regular service has resumed, the ...

From HAMISH MCBREARTY, Sportingo,  7 Feb 2008

Can New Zealand make it three in a row at the summer's biggest rugby party?

The Sevens weekend in Wellington is one of the biggest events on the sporting calendar as fans from around New Zealand descend on Westpac Stadium dressed in costumes ranging from naughty nurses to drag queens and Borat. Sure, many come to party ...

From HAMISH MCBREARTY, Sportingo,  30 Jan 2008

As New Zealand ban ICL rebel Shane Bond, is cricket making a big mistake?

New Zealand Cricket have announced that they are terminating the contract of fast bowler Shane Bond, who has signed to play for the rebel Indian Cricket League. The loss of their top fast bowler will hurt the Black Caps in their upcoming series with ...

From HAMISH MCBREARTY, Sportingo,  28 Jan 2008

Ricky Ponting just wants his Aussies to be loved

The Sydney Test could have been remembered as one of the best and most exciting in recent memory - the fluctuating fortunes, the individual brilliance, the exciting finish. Instead the on-field performance has been all but forgotten, and the game will ...

From HAMISH MCBREARTY, Sportingo,  10 Jan 2008

Andrew Symonds, Ricky Ponting and Harbhajan Singh have all brought cricket into disrepute

Australia have been accused of poor sportsmanship and disrespecting the traditions of the game, while India have been accused of racism and have threatened to cancel the rest of their tour. If this were not a scrap between two cricketing powers, it ...

From HAMISH MCBREARTY, Sportingo,  8 Jan 2008

India and Australia in bare-knuckle fight for cricket's moral high ground

The Sydney test match between Australia and India is filling the front and back pages of newspapers across the world with allegations of racism, poor sportsmanship and underhanded tactics all served with a side helping of incompetent umpiring. But ...

From HAMISH MCBREARTY, Sportingo,  7 Jan 2008

New Zealand under pressure as debut openers lead Bangladesh fightback

Staring down the barrel of a massive first-innings deficit in the first Test in Dunedin, Bangladesh fought back, first through their bowlers, then their batsmen to leave the game finely balanced at the end of the second day. For New Zealand, Matthew ...

From HAMISH MCBREARTY, Sportingo,  5 Jan 2008

The Bucknor stops here: Is technology the answer to cricket's umpiring woes?

The second day of the Test match between Australia and India produced two more awful umpiring decisions; Brett Lee given out leg-before from a ball clearly missing off stump, and VVS Laxman surviving an appeal which was as plumb as they come. For those ...

From HAMISH MCBREARTY, Sportingo,  3 Jan 2008

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