My team: Watch out for Leeds next year
My team: Watch out for Leeds next year
I started playing football when I was 5. The first opportunity I got to watch the FA Cup final live on television was Leeds v Sunderland in 1973.
Hayden Meikle
The last word: Anzac suggestion...
The last word: Anzac suggestion...
Is nothing sacrosanct any more?
More about saving lives than winning prizes
More about saving lives than winning prizes
Sport is sometimes derided as a mere trivial pastime, often misguidedly but occasionally with accuracy.
The other side of 30 . . .
The other side of 30 . . .
Thirty straight losses. Thirty. As the Otago Nuggets prepare for another opportunity to break the streak tonight, sports editor Hayden Meikle considers some other famous sporting 30s.
Golf: The Hills back in limelight with new amateur event
Golf: The Hills back in limelight with new amateur event
It is not exactly the New Zealand Open but a new amateur tournament will at least get The Hills back on the calendar this year.
Rugby: Smith defending dangerous tackle charge
Rugby: Smith defending dangerous tackle charge
Aaron Smith could be set for a spell on the sidelines but the Highlanders are not demanding the same fate for referee Chris Pollock.
My team: No easy job being a Hawks fan
My team: No easy job being a Hawks fan
I was a product of St Paul's in the 1980s.
Last Word: A salute...
Last Word: A salute...
This might seem premature - and I must point out it was written before last night's game (glorious victory?) against the Blues.
Motocross/BMX: Great weekend for Otago's speed queens on wheels
Motocross/BMX: Great weekend for Otago's speed queens on wheels
It was a happy Easter for Otago's two flying girls on wheels.
Lunch with heroes, one last time
Lunch with heroes, one last time
The Otago Mounted Rifles have made the difficult decision that this year's reunion was their last. On this Anzac Day, Hayden Meikle, whose grandfather is one of the unit's few horsemen remaining, writes of how proud he was to be at the final roll-call.
Last Word: Exciting times for basketball fans
Last Word: Exciting times for basketball fans
These are exciting times for basketball fans.
The Breakers are on the cusp of winning the Australian league, the Tall Blacks are shaping a new golden generation, the NBA has never been more exciting, and the Otago Nuggets . . . well, at least they are competitive.
We could be set for the most virulent outbreak of hoops fever since the Miracle of Indianapolis in 2002.
Otago Sports Awards: Best of the Best
Otago Sports Awards: Best of the Best
Five world champions, a flying golden girl, a brother-sister combination, a father-son combination and the king of the bowling green. They are among the finalists for the Otago Sports Awards on May 27.
Lego Star Wars III: Great or not great depending on whom you believe
Lego Star Wars III: Great or not great depending on whom you believe
Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
Rugby: North-South game suggested for 'Brook
Rugby: North-South game suggested for 'Brook
Samoa pulled out. Fiji is looking questionable. The new stadium will not be ready in time. Is it time to look for a fresh solution to the question of who will play at Carisbrook in the fundraising game on July 22?
Cricket: Hesson saying little as final Otago game looms
Cricket: Hesson saying little as final Otago game looms
Long-serving Otago coach Mike Hesson is keeping his future plans to himself as he prepares for his final game in charge.
Homefront: Koreans on the offensive
Homefront: Koreans on the offensive
The developers of Homefront have gone to great lengths to create a plausible background for this futuristic shooter.
Fight Night Champion: All clichés and violence
Fight Night Champion: All clichés and violence
The great thing about the sport of boxing is that you can overload it with clichés and no-one will ever complain.
Basketball: Import impresses in debut
Basketball: Import impresses in debut
American centre Lance Allred made a positive impression on his new team on Saturday night.
Ice hockey: NZ women win three
Ice hockey: NZ women win three
New Zealand looks set for promotion to the third tier of the women's world championship.
League: Code back in full swing
League: Code back in full swing
All the winter codes are going through their familiar rituals in Dunedin.