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<i>Mark Richardson</i>: Bond's fitness key to upsetting Aussies

<i>Paul Lewis</i>: Technology marches on

<i>Andrew Alderson</i>: Cricket's Mr Cool in white hot form

<i>Peter Bills:</i> A troubled year of broken expectations on the field

Onfield brutality and outright cheating have made this a tough year for rugby

<i>Steve Deane:</i> How Maori TV's long game shortens Tua's prospects

<i>Terry Maddaford:</i> City's success caps year of highs for NZ

City's efforts this year and Waitakere's bold showing against Adelaide United a year earlier have given the game here credibility.

<i>David Leggat:</i> Test cricket at night? Not here, thanks

It has been pointed out that playing cricket at night needs a full house, a balmy night and plenty of beer on board.

<i>Editorial:</i> Thank goodness for rugby visits to the heartland

<i>Chris Rattue</i>: All we want for Xmas is ... Carl Hayman

Tis the season to be jolly, and it's been a jolly good year for the All Blacks and our rugby union.

<i>Paul Lewis</i>: Tamed Tiger may struggle

<i>Adam Parore:</i> O'Brien is bowling well, so what about second thoughts

<i>David Leggat:</i> Pursuit legacy stymied by IOC 'Pontius Pilate'

<i>Dylan Cleaver:</i> Unions have won the battle - now it's time to rebuild

<i>Peter Bills:</i> Time to salute breathtaking quality

<i>Chris Rattue:</i> Tiger needs to roar back as scandal dulls

The heat is surely going out of the Tiger Woods story even though it has been terrific fun while it lasted.

<i>David Leggat:</i> Cheap taxi if others had shared with Fulton

<i>David Leggat:</i> O'Brien will be hard to replace

<i>Chris Rattue:</i> The hard truth of All Whites 'easy draw'

The All Whites will find a gulf in class against Paraguay and Slovakia predicts Chris Rattue.