I ALWAYS said Morri was a one-off, a unique mind in this great game. Morri thinks Munster are boring and to an extent he’s right. They’re so predictable, aren’t they, with their army of brilliant fans and their relentless victories and their spanking new stadium in Limerick and their Doug Howlett and – yawn – [...]

Invercargills Super 14 snubbing never sat that well with me when it was revealed in The Southland Times late last year.
The Highlanders organisation was never meant to be an us-and-them situation between Southland and Otago, which is partly why I havent been prompted to voice my concern previously.
But as the Super 14 season has worn [...]

Meanwhile, James, the league’s flagship star, single-handedly pushes the Cavs into the spotlight just as he single-handedly pushed them into the NBA Finals last season. He recently graced the cover of Vogue with model Gisele Bundchen, Tom Brady’s girlfriend.
“I don’t feel that we’re one of the teams that’s really hyped — that’s for sure,” Magic [...]

Watkin becomes the sixth New Zealand umpire to reach the milestone, joining Steve Dunne, Dave Quested, Fred Goodall, Billy Bowden and Doug Cowie.
%26quot;With the average of about five games per season that we do, it takes a fair while,%26quot; said Watkin, 56, who made his first-class umpiring debut in the 1989/90 season.
%26quot;Its only been the [...]