Should I just stay up all night?

Sport Review #242

Sport fans are doing it tough right now. With Wimbledon, the Ashes and the Tour De France all jostling for attention in the wee small hours, here’s a decision making matrix to help you catch the action and function. Somewhat.

Thanks for reading - Richard

This week's best NZ sport content

This was his life now: a leaking bucket. On good days the water drained slower than others, but there was no puncture repair kit that would fix it. 

This was why there was an urgency to his storytelling that I hadn’t fully appreciated until now. What he could remember today he might not necessarily be able to tomorrow. He was in a one-man race to make sense of his life.

Dylan Cleaver on writing Carl Hayman’s book [The Bounce]

Merryn Anderson has your Football Ferns bios, while this video of Annalie Longo learning of her selection after ACL rehab is worth a look [Locker Room, Stuff]

Suzanne McFadden meets Paula Hansen, charged with leading the World Cup legacy work for New Zealand Football [Locker Room]

Video nasty

What’s wrong with this guy?!

Long read

The case against travel is a bit of a troll essay designed to make people angry and write about it on the internet - there are some valid points about being generally uncomfortable, but I think we’ve all spent far too much time staying put the last couple of years should really get out of the house.

Recommendation 

The Drone Photography Awards 2023 are bloody fascinating. Check out the sport and video categories.