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Life & Style
January 9
Fans, match day rituals key attractions
Many sports fans support teams that represent their region. But many also have a great love for those from further afield. Jeff Cheshire explains how he came to follow an obscure English football club.
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Life & Style
January 7
Blue and Whites fandom in the blood
Dunedin Ice Hockey Association club manager Cole Beckstead finds heartbreak and triumph in the NHL.
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January 2
Swifts consistently a class act
Many sports fans support teams that represent their region.
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December 30
Celtics represent everything great about NBA
Many sports fans support teams that represent their region.
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December 25
Love of Panthers gift from mum
ODT sports editor Hayden Meikle explains why he is not a Warriors fan.
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December 23
Baby blues caught eye, captured heart
Many sports fans support teams that represent their region.
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December 22
Fandom started with an amazing catch
Oamaru reporter Nic Duff explains how he came to follow an underwhelming NFL team.
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December 30
The fantasy team that Anna Stanley dreams of
This netball team will never play a game — except in the head of an Otago great.
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December 28
Yep, an Australian leads this dream team
This rugby team will never play a game — except in the head of the Otago Daily Times sports editor.
Sport
May 13
My team: Light entertainment, Odessa style
An American football team? A high school American football team? In the far reaches of West Texas?
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May 6
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.
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April 29
My team: No easy job being a Hawks fan
I was a product of St Paul's in the 1980s.
Football
April 22
Football: Travelling near and far for love of QPR
These are heady days for a QPR fan. After 15 agonising seasons, the Rs have nearly made it back to the top division in English football. I want to go "woohoo", but I'm scared of jinxing the outcome.
Sport
April 1
My Team: The power and the glory
Ferrari. Fer-r-r-r-ari. FERRARI. Yup, no matter how you say it, the very word conjures up images of pride, passion, beauty, speed and Formula One.
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March 25
My team: Spurred on to watch from way back when
I was a wee lad in the 1980s and watched the British football round-up on TV on Sundays. It might have been Match Of The Day, I'm not sure.
Sport
March 11
My team: Days when the Sea Eagles soared
It was 1996 - a year of significant sporting admiration for an enthusiastic, South Dunedin Irish Catholic with dreams of being a sports journalist.
Sport
March 4
My team: Roughriders spiritual centre of CFL
The Canadian Football League is made up of eight teams, each with its own enthusiastic fan base.
Sport
February 18
My team: A Man U man for all seasons
The biggest problem with supporting a team like Manchester United is everyone thinks you are a bandwagon jumper.
Sport
February 4
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.
Sport
January 28
My team: Passion for hockey a way of life
Sport
January 7
Life is now swell for a Red Sox fan
As I hurdle towards 30, things like angst, questioning life's big mysteries and following my destiny are quickly being replaced by dinner parties, upper-middle-class-dom and an iPad.
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November 1
My Team: Liverpool
A weekly series revealing the club allegiances of English football fans.
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October 26
My Team: Leyton Orient
A weekly series revealing the club allegiances of English football fans.
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October 21
My Team: Crystal Palace
A weekly series revealing the club allegiances of English football fans.
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October 18
My Team: Wolves
A weekly series revealing the club allegiances of English football fans.
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