Piney's Power Rankings: Steven Alker, The Oklahoma City Thunder and the British and Irish Lions

Every Monday, Jason Pine ranks the best and worst sporting moments from the week that was - and everything in between.

This week, he talked about Steven Alker's golf prowess, the latest with the NBA and and the British and Irish Lions losing to Argentina. 

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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Sports Talk podcast with Dancy Wildergrave
from News Talk SEDB.

Speaker 2 (00:16):
Ladies Our Rankings, Yes to they Time for Pinty's Power Rankings.
We do them every Monday night, rating the best, the
worst and the in between. Bits from the Sporting Weekend.

Speaker 1 (00:27):
Let's go.

Speaker 2 (00:28):
The British and Irish Lions starting their twenty twenty five
tour down under with defeat to Argentina before they'd even
left home.

Speaker 3 (00:37):
Rodrigo Escros steers the ball and the Humors half.

Speaker 4 (00:41):
A massive victory against the Lions and Doublin.

Speaker 2 (00:44):
It's the first time in fifty four years the Lions
have lost their opening match of any tour nine. The
Warriors are disappointing and probably unexpected. Home loss to the
Panthers will be down very good one for the penrit
Panthers arguably the best this season.

Speaker 5 (01:01):
With a scratch lineup, they still come to Walker and
get the victory over the Warriors.

Speaker 2 (01:07):
The Warrior is still in the top four, but certainly
not the return from bye week that they were looking for.
Hey to Scott Dixon at the latest Indiecar race in Wisconsin.

Speaker 6 (01:16):
Scott Dixon has expected short and come into pit lane
for a splash and dash. This should mean that Polo
canmegan because he was two laps to the good and
there's two laps at the line.

Speaker 2 (01:28):
Unfortunately, a petrol and pit stop strategy that didn't pay off.
Scott Dixon coming home in ninth place. Seven is Chiefs
fan Daniel who joined us on weekend sport on Saturday
at Rock Paul in christ Church ahead of the Super
Rugby Final.

Speaker 4 (01:45):
A couple of us had to take it half a
day off and then yeah, hitting refresh Brunnon and we
actually had to join the Crusaders' website thing pretend we
were Crusaders to try and get tickets. So the Lenks
have gone through actually quite extraordinary.

Speaker 2 (02:01):
True dedication. Such a shame that it wasn't the night
they would have hoped for us. Six the Oklahoma City
Thunder NBA Champions.

Speaker 3 (02:09):
The Thunder have taken the NBA by Store for the
first time. The NBA Champion resides at Oklahoma City. The
storybook season is complete.

Speaker 2 (02:19):
They're the best team all season, finally reaching the finish
line in game seven this afternoon against the Indiana Pacers.
Five into the top half. Five is our five new
All Blacks name today.

Speaker 5 (02:31):
Fabian Holland, Duplessy Kidderfi Brody McAllister, Ollie Norris, Timothy Tavatava Nawai.

Speaker 2 (02:40):
A very special day for those players and their families. Sure,
Stephen Elker falling just short, just short of a second
Senior Golf major.

Speaker 3 (02:49):
Brady's the second playoff count Fiend Firestone and has won
the Cory Company's Championship.

Speaker 2 (02:59):
It took seventy four hole Stephen Elker finishing second to
Miguel Anghal Jiminez on the second of those playoff holes.
Sreem can we be an X writer Rico Beerman in
Round three of the UCI World Cup in the Netherlands.
He's mooved ow on Isaac Kennedy as they come towards
the final corner.

Speaker 1 (03:16):
The crowd are going absolutely bit Oh, Kennedy's gone over
brings Don as well. That's gonna leave.

Speaker 2 (03:22):
Rico Biaman to steal it away.

Speaker 1 (03:24):
He has a quick look. Bemen takes it.

Speaker 2 (03:27):
And made an elite BMX event win for Rico Beerman
in a dramatic race. As you heard there the leading
riders crashing out on the final bend. Who how means
black sticks defending their Nations Cup title in Malaysia.

Speaker 3 (03:40):
New Zealand retain their title, and they've done it in
the most comprehensive of manners. New Zealand are the champions.

Speaker 2 (03:50):
It wasn't even a contest how black Sticks thrashing Pakistan six'
to two in the final. One who else could it
possibly be but The Crusaders super rug be champions. Again
Drew sads have done the.

Speaker 3 (04:07):
Redemption arcist deplet To rosny side The crusaders return to.

Speaker 2 (04:15):
TALKER i can't imagine you'll have any argument with my
power rankings. Tonight, no not.

Speaker 5 (04:22):
Really, ACTUALLY i would like is there it puts something
above number, one like a number? Zero oh what would?

Speaker 2 (04:28):
You what were you?

Speaker 5 (04:29):
Thinking put Specifically Rob penny at number zero because what
that man went through last? Year oh, geez he deserves
this as Ye i'm so unbelievably happy for.

Speaker 2 (04:41):
Him, actually yeap from zero to hero you might. Say, indeed,
indeed and one more.

Speaker 5 (04:47):
Thing, actually it's quite nice back to back to the
other power, Rankings scottic's and it's nice to know that
he has to go for weat splash and dashes as
well when he's professionally. Racingers oh the amount of Times
i'm caught with a caught without. Petrol it's.

Speaker 2 (05:02):
Embarrassing excellent stuff on his power. Rankings back again Next,
monday six to.

Speaker 1 (05:07):
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