Chance to play ball, at last
Chance to play ball, at last
Baseball arguably holds the least mass appeal (globally) of the four major American team sports but is almost certainly the most under-rated.
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Hayden Meikle: Season preview, part two
Hayden Meikle: Season preview, part two
Earlier this week I explained, quite convincingly I thought, why Chelsea would win the Premier League this season and why Liverpool would finish second and why Arsenal would continue their slide.
Basketball: Saints favoured for club title
Basketball: Saints favoured for club title
The St Kilda Saints will chase a men's double in the finals of Dunedin club basketball at the Edgar Centre today.
Hayden Meikle: Season preview, part one
Hayden Meikle: Season preview, part one
You could waste hours trawling the internet for Premier League season previews, or you could simply use my guide to the months ahead.
Hayden Meikle: The stories of the off-season
Hayden Meikle: The stories of the off-season
There is no off-season quite like the football off-season.
Gaming glossary
Gaming glossary
Twenty years ago, all you needed to know about video games was how many 20c pieces it took to get to the final boss on Double Dragon. Now, it's a billion-dollar industry that has created its own language.
The Last Word: Oamaru, birthplace of rugby legends
The Last Word: Oamaru, birthplace of rugby legends
• Don't be too quick... Nothing gets people's dander up quite like secondary school sport.
Rugby: Fox happy to bow out a champion
Rugby: Fox happy to bow out a champion
North Otago rugby great Barry Fox declared his glittering career closed after he helped Valley win the Citizens Shield on Saturday.
Rugby: Composure key to Valley victory
Rugby: Composure key to Valley victory
It is often the little moments that decide finals but this one was all about 20 minutes of inspired defence.
The Last Word: Learning to swim
The Last Word: Learning to swim
• Swimming with the fishes I know a few things about swimming.
Football: Coach hopes team can bounce back
Football: Coach hopes team can bounce back
Caversham coach Steve Fleming hopes Chatham Cup disappointment will not affect his side's chances of winning the southern league title.
Football: Caversham edged in seven-goal thriller
Football: Caversham edged in seven-goal thriller
Three Kings United coach Paul Marshall had his list of penalty-takers all set to go but was pleased he didn't have to use it on Saturday.
Football: Caversham go down in Cup thriller
Football: Caversham go down in Cup thriller
Caversham suffered a heartbreaking 4-3 loss after extra time to Three Kings United in today's Chatham Cup quarterfinal at the Caledonian Ground.
Football: Pride of southern football on line in tie
Football: Pride of southern football on line in tie
Caversham coach Steve Fleming wants his side to make a little statement about the standard of Otago football when it plays in today's Chatham Cup quarterfinal.
The Last Word: Rugby is a four-letter word
The Last Word: Rugby is a four-letter word
• If dreams were free . . . Robert Tuchman is not a name that will mean much to most of you but he has been getting plenty of press this year.
Football: Smith seeks winning formula
Football: Smith seeks winning formula
Mike Smith dispenses pills by day and hopes to dish out some Chatham Cup medicine at the weekend.
Bursting through the age barrier
Bursting through the age barrier
Tom Watson's near miracle at the British Open showed age can be just a number in sport, or at least some sports. Sports editor Hayden Meikle finds examples of other athletes who defied the years to compete at the top level.
Back for another round
Back for another round
This weeks Snapshot reviews the newest installment in EA's golfing series
Missing some of the magic
Missing some of the magic
Don't forget to be on the look-out for talking gargoyles....
Pugs back for round four
Pugs back for round four
It's a good time to be a fight fan. The Contender is back with a new series on Sky.