Sport’s top five Fight Club duos

<SPOILERALERT> This post discloses plot details from David Fincher’s Fight Club (1999). If you haven’t seen Fight Club in the ten years since then, give yourself a cock punch. </SPOILERALERT> Can we apply Fight Club’s plot twist that Tyler Duden is merely a macho, sexy figment of Ed Norton’s narrator character’s imagination to sport? It … Continue reading “Sport’s top five Fight Club duos”

Observer sport monthly

New OSM today. Includes the ’74 Lions… When another fight broke out, the Wales full-back and orthopaedic surgeon, JPR Williams, ran fully 60 yards, in the spirit of “99”, to deliver a right hook to second row Moaner van Heerden. “That’s not something I’m proud of,” Williams said later. …Team Rwanda’s Tour De France preparations, … Continue reading “Observer sport monthly”

Links on Friday

“He’s thirteen, well done” – I’m downgrading my opinion of Michael Owen from boring to utter twat Vijay Singh makes the most incredible ‘I’m going to go ahead and skip this one across the lake’ hole in one EVER, then wanders off Everyone loves playing Jenga at the beach, but these nerds have added some … Continue reading “Links on Friday”

sportreview.net.nz is off piste for the week

No sportreview.net.nz this week. Reading list ’til next time: The No-Stats All-Star – Michael Lewis, NYT Lance Armstrong Rides Again – Douglas Brinkley, Vanity Fair The pain of pedal power – Simon Scardifield, The Times ‘Happiness was defined by the moment when you slotted a Subbuteo football past your best friend’s goalkeeper’ – Extracts of … Continue reading “sportreview.net.nz is off piste for the week”

sportreview.net.nz top 12 stadiums

If you love sport, there’s nothing like walking into a new stadium – reaching the top of the stairs, seeing the field and getting all excited in spite of yourself. I’ve been lucky enough to go on sports adventures home and away – here’s my top 12 stadiums, ranked in totally subjective order, based on … Continue reading “sportreview.net.nz top 12 stadiums”