2022/23 FIH Pro League: Previewing A Curious Anzac Weekend Of Black Sticks Hockey
FIH Pro League is especially intriguing for Aotearoa's Black Sticks at the moment with frequent internationals offering a barometer for kiwi hockey.
FIH Pro League is especially intriguing for Aotearoa's Black Sticks at the moment with frequent internationals offering a barometer for kiwi hockey.
While Aotearoa hockey is in the midst of a low patch, Black Sticks blokes have a sneaky opportunity for progress with the World Cup in India.
City Kickboxing is back to take over another UFC event, this time at UFC 281 in New York where Israel Adesanya, Dan Hooker, Brad Riddell and Carlos Ulberg will all be in action.
Lydia Ko grabbed her second LPGA Tour win of the year in front of her Korean whanau and now sits first in Race to CME Globe Season, plus Rolex Player of the Year.
Lydia Ko was embedded in excellence for the last mixtape in July and with six top-10 finishes in her last seven tournaments, Ko is now grooving in excellence.
Aotearoa's Black Sticks hockey teams haven't strolled through pool play at the Commonwealth Games, however the blokes and wahine are on the cusp of qualifying for semi-finals.
Kai Kara-France may be one of Aotearoa's most underrated athletes and his interim flyweight championship bout against Brandon Moreno at UFC 277 can't slip under your radar.
Mike Mathetha otherwise known as Blood Diamond has had a tricky start to his UFC career and that journey continues deep on the UFC 277 undercard against Orion Cosce.
Aotearoa hockey will hit an intriguing checkpoint at the Commonwealth Games as the blokes and wahine tournaments deliver a solid assessment of kiwi hockey.
Prior to a wee break from LPGA Tour golf, Lydia Ko was enjoying the spoils of gritty mahi.
Aotearoa's Black Sticks wahine have finished 1st in Pool B at the Hockey World Cup, setting up a quarter-final against either Germany or South Africa on Wednesday morning.
Israel Adesanya defends his UFC middleweight championship at UFC 276 this weekend in a refreshing contest against a rather likeable opponent in Jared Cannonier.
Brad Riddell has been simmering away as City Kickboxing's best undercover UFC fighter and his bout against Jalin Turner at UFC 276 is a crucial juncture in Riddell's lightweight journey.
The leading wahine of City Kickboxing Genah Fabian fights Larissa Pacheco in the Professional Fighters League on Saturday (NZT) and despite an impressive win in her last fight, Fabian sits 0-1 with negative points in the PFL season.
Carlos Ulberg continues his UFC mahi this weekend with Aotearoa's light heavyweight lining up against Tafon Nchukwi on Sunday afternoon's UFC Fight Night.
As the last mixtape was titled 'Autumn Plateau' we have a continuation of that vibe and it takes the mixtape into grind mode as Lydia Ko is sustaining a level of play not seen in her last few LPGA campaigns.
This time last year Lydia Ko was cruising to four top-10 finishes in her first five tournaments.
Dan Hooker is back doing Dan Hooker things as he has ventured across the planet to fight England's Arnold Allen in London this weekend.
Another hefty UFC event and another middleweight championship defence from Aotearoa's Israel Adesanya at UFC 271, while Carlos Ulberg bounced back with a win and Blood Diamond fell victim to the weird dark arts. T
Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker headlines UFC 271 and hours before Adesanya steps into the octagon, Aotearoa's Carlos Ulberg and Mike 'Blood Diamond' Mathetha have fights on the early-prelims section of the card.