OlympicsThe race to rewrite historyAn oral history of Carter and Docherty's race to the finish line, where they became only the second NZ duo to go gold-silver in an Olympic event.25 Aug 12:00 AM
OlympicsA champion looking for redemptionTen years ago on Tuesday at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens Hamish Carter and Bevan Docherty rewrote history. This is their story, from build-up to the bike.25 Aug 12:00 AM
OlympicsRugby: Committee to prop up eligibilityThe Olympic eligibility loophole that allows players to swap nations may be closed to heavier athletes and any others the IRB arbitrarily decide are not genuine candidates to play sevens at Rio.23 Aug 05:00 PM
OlympicsSailing: Inconsistent breezes prove tricky for Kiwi crews in RioThe 2016 Olympic venue is proving tricky for the New Zealand sailors over the opening days of the Aquece Rio international regatta.06 Aug 05:00 PM
OlympicsGames appetiser for main meal in RioSome countries are blessed with an anthem which stirs the soul. Others - think of eastern Europe for starters - don't.04 Aug 05:00 PM
OlympicsA moment in time: Gold medal put on iceSome put their Olympic gold medals under lock and key, Muhammad Ali claimed to have thrown his into the Ohio River after being denied service at a Louisville restaurant and others put it in their sock drawer.02 Aug 05:00 PM
OlympicsYachting: Rio water causing a stinkNew Zealand's sailors face a challenge with the water as much as on the water at the Olympic test event off Rio de Janeiro this week.02 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandPricey Olympic officesOne of Auckland's oldest homes has become the unlikely headquarters for our Olympics and Commonwealth Games efforts.17 May 09:19 PM
OlympicsSixty seconds with: Paul KingsmanDoes a spa pool after a speaking engagement in Virginia count? Otherwise the answer is: a while. I'm normally in the gym five days a week but I don't miss training six hours a day, watching the ceiling go by.15 May 05:00 PM
OlympicsParalympics: Murphy finishes fourthSo close; that was the story for New Zealander Carl Murphy as he finished fourth in the snowboard cross event at the Sochi Paralympics last night.14 Mar 09:25 AM
OlympicsAthletics: Adams reigns supreme in dominant return from surgeryValerie Adams hasn't been beaten in competition in nearly four years but the two-time Olympic champion felt vulnerable going into the world indoor track and field championships.09 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionAndrew AldersonAndrew Alderson: Judgement daze at SochiSummer or winter Olympic Games events make more compelling viewing when measured against fellow competitors and time, rather than by judges, writes Andrew Alderson.01 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionDana JohannsenDana Johannsen: When did free speech become an F-word?I've recently been told I should "stick to netball, sweetie" when it comes to my columns. I say, f*** that, states Herald sports writer Dana Johannsen.25 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionWendy Sweet: Fun is the freeskier's middle name'Hi Mum" - Beaming down into the camera, after death-defying runs on both the halfpipe and the slopestyle course.25 Feb 04:30 PM
OlympicsPistorius 'surfed porn' before shootingOscar Pistorius was allegedly surfing porn websites on his mobile phone the night he shot model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in his Pretoria home.24 Feb 05:45 PM
OlympicsJossi Wells flagbearer for NZFreeskier Jossi Wells has been announced as the flagbearer for the the New Zealand Olympic Team at the closing ceremony22 Feb 09:53 PM
OlympicsWinter Olympics: Finding the cold hard cashWith the Sochi flame about to be snuffed, debate rages as to the quality of New Zealand's performance.22 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionDavid LeggatDavid Leggat: Sochi funders must take long, cold look at winter sportsThe summer and winters Games are different beasts. What can't differ, however, is how they are assessed when it comes to funding, writes David Leggat.21 Feb 04:30 PM
OlympicsSochi Games: Wells just misses medalFreestyle skier Jossi Wells has just missed out on winning New Zealand's second ever Winter Olympics medal with a fourth in the halfpipe event at Sochi.18 Feb 09:00 PM
OpinionDana JohannsenDana Johannsen: Sochi - It's like watching Kiwis on an expensive ski holidayOur Winter Olympians are a hard lot to get behind, writes Dana Johannsen. Given NZ's modest record, the team went to Sochi with very few expectations from the public.18 Feb 04:30 PM
OlympicsWinter Olympics: Sandford drives his way to top-20 finishBen Sandford's driving ability ensured him a spot in the final of the men's skeleton at the Sochi Games, where he finished in 20th place.16 Feb 04:30 PM
OlympicsWinter Olympics: New event runaway success down slopesEveryone agrees that the star of the Winter Olympics so far has been the new kid on the block: slopestyle skiing/snowboarding.15 Feb 04:30 PM
