Hayden Meikle

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14: Take a swing at time travel

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14: Take a swing at time travel

Here is a line I have never used in 15 years of writing about sport and video games: Man, that niblick is a handy club.

The Last Word: Choosing Japan...

The Last Word: Choosing Japan...

Two rugby fans met to digest the latest awful news from the most awful season in Highlanders history.

Football: Murray not reapplying

Football: Murray not reapplying

Richard Murray is ''disillusioned'' at seeing his Otago United tenure cut short and has not reapplied for the job.

The Last Word: The Hardie boy

The Last Word: The Hardie boy

There has, rightly, been a lot of discussion of late over the make-up of the All Black midfield for the French series and beyond.

The Last Word: Golden glow

The Last Word: Golden glow

It always seemed like one Otago-based team, having enlisted some star power to form its most powerful squad in years, would dominate its competition this year.

Sports veterans: Tendulkar, Jordan and co proof there is life past 40

Indian cricket great Sachin Tendulkar turned 40 yesterday. Hard to believe, right? Hayden Meikle looks at other examples of elite athletes who kept going into their fifth decade, or beyond.

Rugby: Five Otago players named in NZ U20

Rugby: Five Otago players named in NZ U20

Otago rugby administrators are buzzing after five players - the most from the province in 13 years - were named in the New Zealand under-20 team.

Rugby: Families dominate master XV

Rugby: Families dominate master XV

Two great Otago rugby families feature in a dream team representing 125 years of the Cromwell club.

The Last Word: Some questions....

The Last Word: Some questions....

Some questions . . . One of the problems of writing a Saturday newspaper column is the difficulty in commenting on Friday night sports events.

Softball: Howard named MVP

Softball: Howard named MVP

The multi-talented Tim Howard has been named the most valuable player in the Dunedin premier competition for his performances over the summer.