Football: Loss ends Otago's playoff hopes
Football: Loss ends Otago's playoff hopes
Malcolm Fleming lamented the inability to cherish possession as Otago United's playoff hopes were extinguished in Christchurch yesterday.
Hayden Meikle
Boat, bike and bat add to feel-good factor of Highlanders' win
Boat, bike and bat add to feel-good factor of Highlanders' win
One with a boat, one with a bike and one with a bat.
Golf: NZ Open deal expected
Golf: NZ Open deal expected
It has taken a year but New Zealand Golf is expected to finally make an announcement on its flagship tournament today.
Softball: Southern Pride teams struggle at fast pitch competition
Softball: Southern Pride teams struggle at fast pitch competition
It was tough times as usual for the Southern Pride teams at the national fastpitch championships on the North Shore at the weekend.
Golf: McEwan chasing third title
Golf: McEwan chasing third title
Brent McEwan will start as the warm favourite in the Dunedin 72-hole strokeplay championship at the St Clair course this weekend.
Sports Awards: Solid majority supports football
Sports Awards: Solid majority supports football
A majority - though not large - of respondents think Dick Tayler and Mahe Drysdale have dropped the ball with their Halberg Award stances.
Dazzlingly cute creativity
Dazzlingly cute creativity
Awwwww, cuuuuttte. That was the overwhelming response to the first LittleBigPlanet, a game quite unlike any other, when it was first released on the PS3 three years ago.
Saddening Halbergs reaction leaves sour taste
Saddening Halbergs reaction leaves sour taste
What a very sad few days it has been for New Zealand sport.
The last word: Replacing Richie...
The last word: Replacing Richie...
When the news first emerged of Richie McCaw's foot injury, ruling him out of the first third of the Super 15, my reaction was similar to how all non-Crusaders fans were feeling.
Sport awards: World Cup heroics may tip scales
Sport awards: World Cup heroics may tip scales
Football had the feel-good factor but rowing had the medals. Which will celebrate the loudest at the Halberg Awards tonight? Sports editor Hayden Meikle looks at the contenders.
The Last Word: Dr Pepper, pizzas...
The Last Word: Dr Pepper, pizzas...
It is a sport many New Zealanders find incomprehensible, played by athletes most of us would not recognise if we passed them in the street.
Golf: In-form Fowler to tee off in Dunedin
Golf: In-form Fowler to tee off in Dunedin
Australian Peter Fowler headlines the list of professionals who have entered the City of Dunedin Legends Pro-Am later this month.
My team: Green Bay packing more punch
My team: Green Bay packing more punch
About 10 or 11 years ago, I bought an American football video game - Madden 99, on Nintendo. I played that a bit and it just grew from there.
Rugby: Highlanders need to get Sopoaga quickly settled in
Rugby: Highlanders need to get Sopoaga quickly settled in
All Blacks are wearing No 5 and No 9, but more interest will centre on the young fellow in No 10 for the Highlanders tomorrow.
'WoW' still king of games
'WoW' still king of games
Like I am with so many things, I was a latecomer to the World of Warcraft phenomenon. A friend had introduced me to the point-and-click Warcraft 2, and it was fun in a very basic Age of...
Cricket: Broom brilliant but Otago slips
Cricket: Broom brilliant but Otago slips
Neil Broom joined an exclusive club but Otago had the door slammed on its ambitions of finishing the one-day competition at the top of the table.
The last word: Ranking the greatest...
The last word: Ranking the greatest...
Greatness has been on my mind in recent weeks.
Golf: The Hills failed to take chances - Tuohy
Golf: The Hills failed to take chances - Tuohy
New Zealand Open promoter Bob Tuohy has cast further doubt on the chances of the tournament returning to The Hills in the immediate future.
Cricket: Otago side enthusiastic about Molyneux Park
Cricket: Otago side enthusiastic about Molyneux Park
All Mike Hesson wants for a late Christmas present is some Central Otago sun and a breakthrough Otago victory.
Rugby: Otago co-coaching role - could Brewer be the answer?
Rugby: Otago co-coaching role - could Brewer be the answer?
Those pondering the makeup of the new Otago coaching team might want to keep Mike Brewer's name in the back of their minds.