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Sweat and tears as athletes look to make Bay academy

A booming Hawke's Bay basketball academy will this week select athletes for its 2015 programme.

Rugby: Eskew sure to survive

Cancel the wake for the Eskview Rugby Club - the message from club president Darryl Gooch last night after an anxious six months for club stalwarts.

Rugby: O'Connor to see out NZ rugby season

Don't panic Hawke's Bay rugby fans ... Magpies captain Brendon O'Connor isn't doing a runner.

Motorsport: Veteran applies brakes

After 20 years of racing for the Hawke's Bay Hawkeyes superstock team it was always going to be a struggle for Murray Long to utter the retirement word.

Cricket: Eight wicket haul and hattrick not enough

A teenager from Waipukurau has claimed eight wickets during a high school cricket match in Hawke's Bay.

Swimming: Great lengths to success

Anendra Singh: Stability, not thrill drills key to wins

Cricket: Texans eye 'big picture'

Hockey: Myriad codes kept matriarch busy

Cricket: Home-grown talent more relevant says CEO

Cricket: Allrounder drives CD A win over UAE

Bay's cricket fans await Cup action

The countdown for the 2015 Cricket World Cup is on and Hawke's Bay fans will get their opportunity to see the Black Caps pursuing the shining silverware in just over a month's time.

Cricket: Capital boundary hunting

If a proposal to redefine major association boundaries finds roots then it will affect Central Districts Cricket but chief executive Neil Hood doesn't see that happening soon.

Athletics: 400m ace certainly no 'Jafa'

When Sarah Pearce won her 400m Open women's race in Hastings last month she got the warm applause usually reserved for non-Hawke's Bay athletes.

Cricket: Van Wyk plans to catch special delivery

Having lifted the Ford Trophy last Sunday, Kruger van Wyk is now bracing himself for a much more treasured arrival - a baby girl.

Cricket: Invaluable opportunity to develop says Malan

The Central Districts Stags look a little wet behind the ears but coach Heinrich Malan says it's another chapter in the development of players.