NEW ZEALAND

sport has a chequered past with its penchant for nicknames for its national teams. The men’s badminton team was known, briefly, by a rather risqué as name a few years ago before it was decided the moniker was a gimmick too far. They’re still not afraid to give it a go, though. Building on the success of the All Blacks, the men’s basketball team goes by the name of the Tall Blacks.