Opinion

For the majority of his multi-decorated All Blacks career, Richie McCaw has played with the No7 on his jersey. He has added to the conveyer belt of New Zealanders who brought distinction to those openside flanker duties and has lifted the standards… More

The sense of desperation over Martin Johnson's team to face France in Paris on the final weekend of the Six Nations underlines the mess in which English rugby finds itself. A whole season has been wasted by England because they are no nearer finding… More

New Zealand must do two things if the first test is not to slip completely out of their grasp before the third day starts tomorrow. They have to win the morning session today; then they need to bat long and hard in their first innings. That means… More

Four names: Charlie Sifford, Lee Elder, Calvin Peete and Tiger Woods. Sifford won two US PGA Tour titles in 1967 and 1969; six years ago he was the first African-American inducted to the world golf Hall of Fame. He was never invited to the Masters. Elder… More

With a couple of hours to kill in Wellington on Monday I tossed up between the spy dome trial and Te Papa. Since it was a sunny afternoon and Te Papa offered a longer walk along Wellington's new waterfront I went there. Wrong decision. Had I looked… More