From afar

Sport evokes emotions in those who play it, watch it, work in it and sponsor it.

After watching both teams fall short in one task after another on New Zealand's version of The Apprentice, I've decided our can-do Kiwi attitude is being seriously undermined in the boardroom and i

Socks, sex and splits. Now I've got your attention.

I'm amazed at how laid-back my 5-month-old son has been when dragged around the country while I attempt to juggle motherhood with sport.

One of my favourite quotes is: "Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction."

In the blink of a snow-blinded eye, the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver have been and gone.

Watching the courtship between the Phoenix and Hurricanes teams in Wellington was just as awkward as witnessing Tiger Woods publicly apologise for something that was a private issue.

The tragic death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili and the recent terrorist threats directed at sportsmen in India have quashed any thoughts that global sport is just a game.

From afar, the Wellington sevens tournament looked like another raging success, not necessarily for the New Zealand team which was convincingly beaten by Samoa in the semis, but definitely for the

Watching tennis on TV always puts me on the edge of my seat, and I was a nervous wreck by the time Roger Federer and Andy Murray faced off in the Australian Open final.