14 Oct 2024

Sports with Richard Irvine

From Nights, 10:30 pm on 14 October 2024

Talking sports tonight is writer, author of weekly newsletter Sport Review, Richard Irvine.

He joins Emile Donovan to discuss the big stories in sport including Team New Zealand dominating the early stages of the Americas Cup, why their opponent lost his temper at a kiwi commentator and Auckland readies itself for the return of professional football this weekend. 

Emirates Team New Zealand's skipper Peter Burling gives on thumb up on the pier prior the 37th America's Cup first preliminary regatta, off the coast of Vilanova i la Geltru on September 16, 2023. After this first preliminary regatta the teams will head to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for a second regatta between November 29 to December 2, 2023. The third and last preliminary regatta will be held in August 2024 in Barcelona where all the America’s Cup teams will race in their new AC75s for the very first time. (Photo by LLUIS GENE / AFP)

Emirates Team New Zealand's skipper Peter Burling gives on thumb up on the pier prior the 37th America's Cup first preliminary regatta, off the coast of Vilanova i la Geltru on September 16, 2023. After this first preliminary regatta the teams will head to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for a second regatta between November 29 to December 2, 2023. The third and last preliminary regatta will be held in August 2024 in Barcelona where all the America’s Cup teams will race in their new AC75s for the very first time. (Photo by LLUIS GENE / AFP) Photo: LLUIS GENE