The All Sport Breakfast

The latest edition of 'The All-Star Panel' features Rugby Commentator Ross Bond and NZ Herald Online Sports Editor Alex Powell. 

On this weekend's agenda: 

Why is Mike Tyson fighting at 58 years of age, Tim Southee calls time on his test career, and there are some big changes for the All Blacks.  

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Established in 1929, Western Springs is packed full of racing events that bring the biggest crowds in the area.  

There are more drivers than ever before who are due to come to New Zealand this season, so fans will see wheel-to-wheel action from start to finish. 

American driver Brady Bacon joins D'Arcy Waldegrave to preview this weekend's International Sprintcar Series - Round 1. 

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The winners of the men’s and women’s National League Championship 2024 will be crowned on Sunday December 1st, with both Grand Finals confirmed to take place at North Harbour Stadium in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. 

D'Arcy catches up with Myer Bevan out of the Auckland City FC camp, ahead of their match against Napier City Rovers.  

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The 8th annual New Zealand Mini Golf Open is taking place on the 16th & 17th of November 2024 in Lower Hutt! 
 
This year's NZ Open is part of the World Adventure Golf Tour - with 1st place overall Pro qualifying for free entry into the WAGT 2025 final in the UK. 

Matt Ansley catches up with D'Arcy Waldegrave to preview the event. 

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All Blacks captain Scott Barrett has vowed to keep the momentum going in the hopes of an unbeaten end-of-year tour. 

They’ve signed off preparations for tomorrow’s test against France with their captain’s run overnight at their training base for the week in Paris. 

Elliott Smith catches up with D'Arcy from Paris, on the eve of the test match. 

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Stand up Tim Southee and take a bow.   

Who woulda thunk it that the fresh faced 19 year old that rolled onto McLean Park back in 2008 would retire from the game, on his own terms, versus the team he debuted against all those years ago? He started with a statement, 5-55 and a belligerent 77 not out, and I’d hazard a guess he’ll bookend his career with a bag and a half century against the English in his final game at home in Hamilton.   

He’ll probably never shed the 77* he scored in his first test, an innings that he never replicated and hung around his neck for his whole career. At least he is close to a tonne of 6’s hit, making up to a degree for the lack of test runs after such a promising start. But we don’t celebrate Southee the batter, we celebrate Southee the bowler, a man who holds a hatful of records in the game:  

• Only player in the world to claim more than 300 test wickets, 200 ODI wickets and 100 T20I wickets.  
• He has 164 T20I wickets, the most in world cricket. 
• Played in more test wins than any other Kiwi, 46 all told. 
• He has the most international wickets for a Kiwi, 770 across all formats. 
• The best figures for NZ in ODIs, 7-33 v England at Wellington, 2015.  
• The best figures for NZ in T20Is, 5-18 v Pakistan at Auckland, 2010.  
• Only New Zealander to take two T20I hat-tricks.  
• One of only four players in the world to play 100-plus internationals in all three formats.  

He’s captained the side, been a key part of famous victories, and has the best nickname of any international cricketer.   

The Sexy Camel is firmly locked into the pantheon of NZ cricket greats, and his partnership with Lovely Trenty across the decades will be remembered as the best new ball duo the country has ever seen.  

It’s been a ride Tim, looking forward to watching you end it with a flourish.  

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The latest edition of 'The All-Star Panel' features Rugby Writer Phil Gifford and Rugby Commentator Paul Allison.  

On this weekend's agenda: 

What are the odds in the All Blacks' clash against Ireland, have people bought into 'Fast5' netball, and is swearing in sport offensive?  

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Our Australian Correspondent Jim Dolan gives us the latest from the wonderful wide world of Aussie sport. On today’s agenda: 

- Australia's cricketing woes continue  

- It's a patriotic weekend at the Pacific Nations Cup  

- The Wallabies have a superstar debut this weekend.  

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The International Rally of Whangārei is part of the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC), one of the premier regional championships in world rallying and is contested by teams from across the world.  

Kiwi driver Hayden Paddon joined D'Arcy Waldegrave to preview the final round of the NZ Rally Championships. 

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A chance to stake a claim for the soon-to-be-vacated Silver Ferns goal shoot bib looms at the Fast5 World Series in Christchurch this weekend. 

Maia Wilson, Martina Salmon, and Saviour Tui will shoulder the shooting responsibilities at the tournament for New Zealand. 

The trio —along with Amelia Walmsley— are in the running to replace Grace Nweke in 2025  after her domestic move to the New South Wales Swifts. 

Head Coach Yvette McCausland-Durie joined D'Arcy Waldegrave to preview the tournament. 

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