Nichey Niche Convo: Spring Time Fabulousity
Labour Weekend has been a sporting feast in Aotearoa, so the Niche Cache team traded messages to discuss Tongan rugby league, the Breakers, Phoenix and Warriors. Edgar Davids makes an appearance as well.
Labour Weekend has been a sporting feast in Aotearoa, so the Niche Cache team traded messages to discuss Tongan rugby league, the Breakers, Phoenix and Warriors. Edgar Davids makes an appearance as well.
Technically, Lydia Ko's August also featured the Women's British Open - which I covered in the July Mixtape - and on the back of finished tied for 11th at the major, Ko continued her solid run with two more top-20 finishes in August.
Another day of another week and there's a new angle to the Black Sticks Women/Mark Hager situation to explore.
As I stated a few facts about the Black Sticks Women's success under coach Mark Hager, I did so not knowing about the tsunami that was approaching.
Having shown signs of a resurgence, Lydia Ko has settled back into her normal service throughout July on the LPGA Tour.
The Women's World Cup is over for Aotearoa's Black Sticks after they were beaten 2-0 by a rampant Argentina team.
Aotearoa and Australia played out a 1-1 draw in their final pool game of the Women's World Cup in London, putting the Black Sticks up against Argentina in the next phase.
Despite a first up win, Aotearoa's Black Sticks showed a few concerning signs against Belgium and in their second game of the Hockey Women's World Cup, Japan exposed those weaknesses and snatched a 2-1 win.
Aotearoa's Black Sticks got their World Cup campaign off to a strong start in beating Belgium 4-2 and in terms of a first up performance, you can't really ask for much more.
Commonwealth Games gold was cool, a fantastic moment for kiwi hockey and Aotearoa's Black Sticks Women, now we approach the Women's World Cup though and, the headline act of the women's 2018 hockey calendar will be the true representation of what this team can do.
In one weekend, Aotearoa's combat sport presence was blasted into a new realm as Auckland City Kickboxing comrades Israel Adesanya and Dan Hooker enjoyed slick UFC wins.
The first half of the #KiwiUFC winter extravaganza was perfect, two wins from two fights and now it's Israel Adesanya and Dan Hooker's time to represent the hearty land of Aotearoa.
Four tournaments for Lydia Ko in June and with three top-20 finishes and a tied-31st, it was a bloody fantastic June for Ko.
We are two fights into our four-fight #KiwiUFC winter extravaganza and sitting 2-0, things couldn't have gone any better.
Hate to say I told ya so, but having suggested a level of caution around Lydia Ko hype after she won the LPGA Championship at the end of April, Ko has settled back to her norm.
Auckland City Kickboxing’s #KiwiUFC stable are all in action this winter, but first we’ve got our favourite Aussie-kiwi Robert Whittaker in his first title defence.
Lydia Ko finally grabbed an LPGA Tour win, just ease up on your expectations about our favourite golfer.
Arun Panchia captained Aotearoa's Black Sticks Men's hockey team to a Commonwealth Games silver medal and shares a few thoughts for the Niche Cache.
Israel Adesanya and Dan Hooker have both had UFC wins over the past week, setting up likely fights against ranked opponents and thus continuing to rise through the UFC.
Celebrating the good, the great and the absolutely remarkable as Aotearoa claimed a record 46 medals, including 15 golds, over on the Gold Coast.