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Anendra Singh: Building bridges in Rio

I toyed with the idea of brainstorming the merits of the start of the Four Nations Rugby Championship campaign this Saturday. The

Rugby: Magpies must do top-flight justice

New Hawke's Bay Magpies rugby captain Ash Dixon reckons he has carried a bit of a chip on his shoulder for the past four years. "The

Olympics: Karamu backing flying 'Fish'

Check out the photo above ... it's a message of support from Karamu High School staff and students to Olympic Games kayaker Aimee

Hamish Bond keen to share glow

The chance of a medal, let alone gold, returning to Hawke's Bay pretty much rests on the young shoulders of kayaker Aimee Fisher whose

Fundraiser taking punt on Black Sticks' medal

Horse racing fingers were crossed last night that the Black Sticks women's hockey team would stay in the medal race in Rio because

Olympics: McAleese's German grit what Kiwis really lacked

Some hockey fans tend to pigeonhole Shea McAleese as a player in the German mould but, it seems, regrettably the Black Sticks men

Rugby: Samoan siblings putting Afega on the map

Google Afega, a village on the island of Upolu in Samoa. For world champion netballer and softballer in New Zealand colours, Rita

Bowls: Bay top gun's smoking

Another weekend and another unknown quantity was trying to do his utmost to rattle the New Zealand Professional Bowls Association

Anything can happen in playoffs: Gaddum

To steal a cricket slogan, the Black Sticks women's most-capped player, Emily Gaddum, says "anything can happen" at the playoffs phase

Football: Defeatist attitude not in Blues' repertoire

Defensive skills definitely help but they aren't necessarily enough in football. That's why Conroy Removals Napier City Rovers assistant

Basketball: NBHS ahead of five-year strategy

When defending champions Hastings Boys' High School left for the Super 8 basketball tournament, coach Curtis Wooten left the shield

Kickboxing: Don't let baby face fool you

"Don't be fooled by the baby-faced promotional photo ... Lucas McAdam is a killer." This was the reply from Jackals Martial Arts

Skating: Age no hurdle to rolling on

YOU'RE never too young or too old to skate if Nina Coe or Sharon McRae is anything to go by in a code that can make one feel athletic

Rugby: Magpies hooker keen to shuffle up

Hooker Jorian Tangaere had every right to be smiling as he signed posters for young autograph hunters after this pre-season loss yesterday. "It's

Athletics: Champion learns how to let it go

To comprehend the mechanics of running at an elite level is one thing but, as Laura Nagel found out, discovering one's self during

Netball: From mascot to midcourt

Succeeding is part of the subconsciousness of anyone who has ever slipped on a netball bib for Otane and tonight will be no different

Rugby: Harbour pip Magpies

It wasn't a win but Hawke's Bay Magpies rugby team's head coach Craig Philpott was still proud of his troops effort in today's 17-14

Rowing: 'Nearly' man digs deep

In some respects Paddy McInnes is Rowing New Zealand's "nearly" man but don't mistake that for someone who is about to loosen his