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Anendra Singh
Sports editor
Anendra Singh is the Hawke's Bay Today sports editor
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Family's extraordinary lifestyle now the new normal
Lomberg family says sharing ideas in the community is ideal to counter fight-flight mode.
Be human, BP franchisee instructs staff
Hawke's Bay petrol stations installing bank-type Perspex cashier facility to protect staff
Covid-19 virus: Hawke's Bay pharmacists toiling but salute customers
Hawke's Bay pharmacists are calling on customers not to stockpile medicines amid lockdown.
Piera Hudson self-isolating after Europe
Piera Hudson says skiers at Swedish resort felt like they were in some sort of film.
Hawks import fails bid to return to LA
New Hawks coach Daniel Nelson opts to remain in Napier to help develop wider squad for now
HBHS remain upbeat despite cancellation
World youth XV rugby was HBHS' focus but they still had enough class to keep sevens crown.
Will Sky reduce subs as coverage falls?
The pandemic crisis is lifting the half slip on sports at communal and professional level.
Black Cap offers non-contact deliveries
Black Caps' Blair Tickner spawns idea from mother Jenny living in Gold Coast, Australia.
Hawks putting import trio on export list
NZ NBL postpones tip off, considering modified competition with its Sky and stake holders.
HB sports codes brace for long winter
Hawke's Bay sports codes happy to play waiting game to ensure community health paramount.
Hawks' Oz import cleared, Americans not
Hawks franchise has nut out details down to how groceries will be delivered to US imports.
Wild fluctuations in premier men's cricket
It'll be interesting to see what semifinalists will take from the final round of matches.
Edgecombe finds parity on dinner table
Brooke Edgecombe pips Melody Matheson in all-Hawke's Bay affair at Hoy Show in Hastings.
Chris Greatholder struggles to explain why
Hawke's Bay United co-coach Chris Greatholder struggling to find rhyme and reason in loss.
Farne schoolboy Sam Wall felt he belonged
Lindisfarne College schoolboy Sam Wall boosts confidence tank after making bench debut
Each day's a new one for Para equestrian
Post-hunting accident Anne Watts hasn't stopped shooting for the stars in equestrian arena
From paralysis to dreams of Paralympics
Louise Duncan is a score shy of making the grade for the Paralympics.
Precision timing makes the Malcolms tick
Cambridge equestrian Rachel Malcolm eventually emulates the feat of idols on quirky Monte.
Norwood Gold Cup winner cries happy tears ... again
Lisa Coupe left basking in golden glow after clear rounds punctuate the Norwood Gold Cup.
NZ series leader Dylan Bibby plays cool
Bibby sisters will have to earn the right to compete at Horse of the Year Show, says mum
Red card justified but not Bueno acting?
Hawke's Bay Utd do themselves proud on the road against defending champs Eastern Suburbs.
Cornwall, CHB, Havelock win as NTOB crash
One more round left to decide who'll progress to HB 50-over premier men's club playoffs.
Garrett engineers victory three years on
Teenager Charlie Tattersfield claims mountain biking title in maiden triple peaks outing.
Willox not expecting Lily Whites to shrink
Hawke's Bay United midfielder Kenny Willox hoping for more game time, starting XI debut
Hastings grandpa eyes Triple Peaks treble
Hastings builder Alwyn McIntyre puts Triple Peaks in perspective with Te Araroa Trail.
Guy Harrison misses cut but finds stars
Guy Harrison already working on blueprint to tee up at 2021 NZ All Abilities Championship.
Proteas offer clues to NZ world cup exit
New Zealand women's domestic Super Smash T20 competition is a poor yardstick for selection
Hastings granny queen of tenpin nationals
Overwhelming endorsement of Super Strike Centre in Hastings after 55+ nationals tourney.
Net run rate gives CHB edge over NTOB
NTOB win overall championship eight times in a row but CHB aim to add 50-over title, too.
It's Southern pride as Bay United choke
Porous Hawke's Bay United defence costs them three points and, most likely, playoffs berth
Bowlers saviours after NZ batting collapse
NZ women cricketers will need something extra special to go past Aussies at Junction Oval.
Coppins tells kids he still dreams big
New Zealand Motocross Senior Championship in Hastings beckons Josh Coppins to CHB school.
Christian Karatau flirts with perfection
It's more than just pin-point accuracy for talented teenage bowler Christian Karatau.
Brave bowling but Kiwi women batters shy
New Zealand women pushed into dark alleyway for dogfight with Australia in T20 World Cup.
Cliches ring true for Hawke's Bay United
One point separates Hawke's Bay United from Southern United but they will both want three.
Comment: Why the White Ferns have another chance to upstage their male counterparts
India, Bangladesh, Australia trump any concerns White Ferns' have regarding pay parity.
NTOB batsman can't bowl but sure can bat
Global record entries raise more questions than answers on Texans' premier men's feats.
Veteran Meehan again architect for Texans
NTOB suspect they may have the world record 50-over victory at premier club level as well.
Jensen difference in dodging Aussie result
New Zealand women eclipse Sri Lankans but it was by no means a walk across the T20 park.
Howie, Ballantyne NZ Eagles stint ending
Mother's wardrobe opened countless doors for David Howie's pride of place for red jacket.
India leggie leaves Oz in World Cup spin
Poonam Yadav was superb but it was Australia's game to lose and they did spectacularly.
It's Parris to power of 3 in Beko League
Napier Girls' High School mid-courter Parris Petera spreading her wings to lofty echelons.
Bartlett's attitude infectious say Hawks
Home boy Everard Bartlett's communal spirit lights NBL fuse of the Hawke's Bay franchise.
Beamish adds value to Lumberjacks' history
Geordie Beamish joins Northern Arizona University pair to help secure all-time positions.
Comment: When tough love isn't tall poppy syndrome
Israel Adesanya typical example of those who don't seek outside validation of self-worth.
Not enough runs or just loose bowling, sloppy fielding?
Round four results cause shuffling on table of Laver & Wood 40-over men's club format.
Hawke Cup had slipped from Hawke's Bay hands on day one
It's back to the drawing board for the Hawke's Bay senior men's representative cricketers.
NZ academies making water murky, says Basketball HB
Providing parents proper pathway priority, says Basketball Hawke's Bay boss Chris McIvor.
NZ 4 x 100m women's relay team claim gold in Canberra
Hastings sprinter Georgia Hulls adds senior women's record to NZ U20, U19 and U18 ones.
Cup challenge set but will it grow on Galloway Park?
Hawke's Bay senior men cricketers thriving on sense of cohesiveness, on and off the field.
Sleep early slam-dunk message from Benny Hill to kids
Henry Hill School youngsters gravitating towards basketball as vehicle to right direction.
Debut to enable teen to acquire polo handicap ranking
No task is too challenging for schoolboy Hugh Moss as he aims to break new ground on polo.
Has NZ Cricket oversight caused irreparable damage to Stead?
New Zealand Cricket coach Gary Stead's a recipient of a Westpac credit card-type of deal.
Texans eye historic three-peat at NZ club championship
Matt Edmondson and Christian Leopard cogs in wheel as Texans juggernaut steamrolls rivals.
Richard Gillespie's hand pivotal in helping break habit
Positional changes conspicuous as Hawke's Bay United eke out victory at cost of Dragons.
NBHS yield profits beyond loss to PNBHS in cricket
Napier Boys' High School, Palmerston North BHS cricketers looking at the bigger picture.
Pain killers make it Schaw thing as HB lift Furlong Cup
It's payback time and Hawke's Bay boys aren't scared of Hamilton in Hawke Cup challenge.
Football: Hawke's Bay United , Dragons in many ways like two peas in a pod
Hawke's Bay United's deep-seated demons go well beyond exorcising their unpolished boots.
Poet mum Christine Broe defines coach Nelson's template
Carpentry helps NBL coach Daniel Nelson sculpture identity outside of basketball cauldron.
New compact venue in Hastings need not rival McLean Park
Hawke's Bay desperately needs to rebuild its fading image as a major sporting attraction.
Cricket: Texans reckon change in NZ club champs format suits their demeanour
Napier Technical banking on collective experience to see them through to NZ club champs.
Hawks are expected to hang hat on every pillar of NBL
Hawks coach Daniel Nelson hopes to use his extensive network to highlight player pathways.
Foy, Van Kampen on golden track for Tokyo Paralympics
Hannah van Kampen stokes Emma Foy's fire in snowy Milton but aims to thaw in Hastings now.
Phoenix, rock concert on Napier City Council's radar
Napier City Council's engaged in a concerted drive to host myriad events at McLean Park.
Wee-Nix don't need professionals to get the job done
Hawke's Bay United need chiropractor to help realign feet and neck after goals go begging.
Chilled Eliza McCartney teeing up for European season
Charitable gold-coin entry fee a win-win for cancer and elite pole vaulters in NZ.
Ideal poles but sun must align with moon: James Steyn
James Steyn reveals it's a double-edged sword as blokes try to compete in a female domain.
Bay men in with sniffing chance after Furlong Cup win
Bay trio's CD Stags firepower too much for Horowhenua-Kapiti as Hawke Cup quest hots up.
Talk will be cheap now, says Hawke's Bay United co-coach
Hawke's Bay United should end their losing streak when they host the Phoenix Reserves next
Osea-Nketia paints forlorn figure after 0.1s cuts deep
Edward Osea-Nketia confirms pressure of high expectations are beginning to weigh him down.
Adams, the mum, turns Potts Classic into her playground
It's early days but Dame Valerie Adams, Tom Walsh will make excellent chefs de mission.
Oh baby! Balance leaves Adams in a happy medium: Coach
Dame Valerie Adams' X-factor amazes Athletics NZ high performance director Scott Goodman.
Tom Walsh cashed in on 2017 lost bet at cost of critics
Tom Walsh reflects on younger days when doom-sayers said he was incapable of accomplishing
NZ Cricket stance to cloak racist fan defeats purpose
Explaining mechanism of racism and why it's so vile is becoming a futile exercise anywhere