Hayden Meikle

Doom and gloom in sport used to refer to Rugby World Cup droughts, or being bowled out for 26. Now it is more likely to refer to balance sheets and bad debts. Beginning our series examining the state of professional sport, sports editor Hayden Meikle gives an overview of the issues to debate.

Here is a topic that has had us stumped over the past few days.

It is shaping as one of the most predictable Halberg Award functions in recent memory. The All Blacks will sweep the floor, won't they? Hayden Meikle looks at the contenders for the top gongs.

Monday is a day of great national importance. There will be scenes of drama and high emotion, and even though there may be some controversy, it is a chance for us to come together as one. So what do you need to know about Super Bowl day? Hayden Meikle provides a guide.

Some of New Zealand's most popular cricket characters will take on Otago Country's best at Molyneux Park on Sunday, February 19.

Runaway leaders Cardinals were dragged back into the pack with a pair of losses in the premier men's competition on Saturday.

The New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame will hold another induction ceremony at the Halberg Awards next month. Who could be next to join the ranks of the champions inside the Dunedin Railway Station? Hayden Meikle looks at some candidates.

It is not hard to find the sporting cliche that fits this latest release from the prolific Stephen King.

There were only two games but plenty of runs were scored as the premier men's competition resumed on Saturday.

Former Highlanders winger James Paterson is serving a ban for using a banned painkiller during the World Cup.

Mr Excitement and Mr Humbug met high in the Chappell Stand at the Adelaide Oval, and settled down to watch the fourth test between Australia and India.

Sports editor Hayden Meikle looks back on the year in international sport.

Otago athletes Beau-James Wells, Hamish Bagley and Samantha Poots have each had top-10 finishes at the inaugural Winter Youth Olympics in Austria.

A Halberg Awards function without some sort of debate about the legitimacy of the nominees and/or winners would be like a broken pencil. Pointless.

The January transfer window always throws up some bizarre transactions in English football.