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Wynne Gray: Footy's back but the real action starts next week

David Leggat: Kiwi prodigy's star shines bright

Dana Johannsen: Australian cheats sure to come out in time

"Where are the names of the clubs? Where are the names of the players? Where are the names of the criminal suppliers?" asks Dana Johannsen.

Chris Rattue: Southern men set to rule for NZ in Super 15 title

Call it a hunch. Then again, call it the obvious after looking through the team lists and history books, writes Chris Rattue.

Jeremy Wells: Let's base the Roast Beefs, tattoos and all, in Whangarei

It's upon us. The tour we've been waiting all summer for. Finally, we're hosting a decent international team who also have English as their first language.

Chris Rattue: The bungle in the rumble

Gee whiz. The Sonny Bill Williams fight turned out to be a bit dodgy, like nobody knew that his boxing career was a crock of you know what in the first place.

Andrew Alderson: Time to come clean

World anti-doping agency director-general David Howman admits it - they are never going to catch everyone who uses peptides.

Mark Richardson: Moral victory may suffice for confidence

Wynne Gray: Williams has qualities for Blues captaincy

Ali Williams and the Blues captaincy did not seem a natural fit during large chunks of his career.

David Leggat: Once again, India's coin does all the talking

India's long-held antipathy to the Decision Review System has once more scuppered a plan under which its use could have increased in test cricket.

Dana Johannsen: Seven deadly sins ugly advert for new Olympic sport

It's coming up sevens weekend in Wellington, which can mean only one thing: time to dress up and get inebriated, writes Dana Johannsen.

Chris Rattue: More power to maverick Morgan

At least Morgan knows there are some fans, which is more than can be said for rugby, which still operates like a masonic lodge, writes Chris Rattue.

Jeremy Wells: Leap from zeroes to heroes makes future much brighter

Two or three salty little droplets squeezed from my 36-year-old tear ducts as the New Zealand cricket team embraced like first-time ecstasy users after their first series win in South Africa.

Paul Lewis: Bird-brained approach

Michael Burgess: Lack of spirit biggest woe for Phoenix

Of all the worrying signs around the current Phoenix malaise, the greatest concern must be their lack of fight and determination when things go wrong.

Mark Richardson: Success great but...

Paul Lewis: Gamesmanship part of game

There's little point in continuing to condemn Victoria Azarenka for her suspicious time out in the Australian Open semifinal against American Sloane Stephens.

Andrew Alderson: England role for Nathan worth a punt

As New Zealand suns itself in the glow of the first one-day cricket series win in South Africa, it might be time to consider Nathan McCullum's role against England.