Latest from David Leggat on sport

David Leggat: Time one sex only clubs changed their ways

Someone's clearly dropped something in Peter Dawson's porridgeThings move slowly in Scotland.

David Leggat: Bad week for refs ... but a good one for a tennis legend

David Leggat: Benaud's couch calling: fun or desperate?

David Leggat: Adams sits at pinnacle of sporting achievement

As Valerie Adams chalked up successive title No 54 in Hampden Park early on Thursday NZT, there was a sense of it all being a bit underwhelming.

David Leggat: Cyclists match high expectations

The stats tell the story of New Zealand's remarkable performance at the Commonwealth Games track cycling meeting, which ended this morning.

David Leggat: Glasgow's chance to shine

Those arriving for the first time in Glasgow yesterday would be thinking the stories they'd heard about the climate were bang on, writes David Leggat.

David Leggat: Upsets give spark to sport as underdogs have their day

David Leggat: Hail our born-again winners

It has been easy enough to pick holes in New Zealand's test cricket down through the years. During the lean years, the team have given the critics plenty of ammunition.

David Leggat: Two to go, then it's off to seek medal 600

David Leggat: Fulton fortunate to say the least

David Leggat: Must-wins now for Black Caps

Dale Steyn chose a bad time - from NZ's perspective - to once more present his credentials as the world's best fast bowler in Chittagong.

David Leggat: Omens against Tiger's big comeback dream

Tiger Woods is a serious chance of missing next month's Masters.

David Leggat: Fast and furious test of best

One major global title seems a meagre return over 39 years of competition for New Zealand.

David Leggat: Waters prove too choppy for former rowing champ

The most intriguing story of the New Zealand sporting week unfolded in a room beside Lake Karapiro late on Thursday afternoon.

David Leggat: Remarkable leader a real champ

Since Graeme Smith's debut in 2002, also on his home ground in Cape Town, the big lefthand opener has never ranked among the game's finest stylists, writes David Leggat.

David Leggat: Sochi funders must take long, cold look at winter sports

The 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.

David Leggat: Picking the first XI of a summer like no other

New Zealand was the only non-member of this test-playing elite club.

David Leggat: McCullum 302 - Our greatest ever innings

History beckoned for Brendon McCullum when he woke up this morning, and he wasn't about to let it slip, writes David Leggat.