London 2012: Gaming gets decent Olympic title
London 2012: Gaming gets decent Olympic title
This is how I think you can categorise sports video games:
Hayden Meikle
Basketball: Steel pair help put Goldrush in finals
Basketball: Steel pair help put Goldrush in finals
Cometh the hour, cometh the woman.
Luck is really just that
Luck is really just that
Cricketers, like most professional sports people, tend to leave you thinking only about the various good and bad aspects of their performance.
Dragon's Dogma: Among the best of its kind
Dragon's Dogma: Among the best of its kind
I am what you might call a casual fan of role-playing games. I have dabbled in World of Warcraft, taken a quick look at Skyrim and spent plenty of hours in the Fable universe.
Ice hockey: Honours shared between Stampede and Devils
Ice hockey: Honours shared between Stampede and Devils
The Southern Stampede split its doubleheader with the Canterbury Red Devils in Queenstown at the weekend.
The back page: McCaw: still the one to beat
The back page: McCaw: still the one to beat
The Otago Daily Times New Zealand sport power rankings are back. Sports editor Hayden Meikle updates the list.
The back page: The last word
The back page: The last word
It's not daft . . . "With the first pick in the 2012 re-distribution draft, the Blues take . . . Dan Carter, first five."
Football: Spaniards dominate our Best XI
Football: Spaniards dominate our Best XI
TVXQ IX Spaniards, two Italians, two Germans and a Portuguese defender.
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes - Lego's best yet in Gotham City
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes - Lego's best yet in Gotham City
Just when I thought I was out, they ... Pull. Me. Back. In.
Paralympics: Robinson included in Paralympic team
Paralympics: Robinson included in Paralympic team
Dunedin schoolgirl Holly Robinson is heading to London.
Ice hockey: Double success for Thunder
Ice hockey: Double success for Thunder
The Dunedin Thunder is smashing team records all over the place as it reaches the halfway point of its campaign.
Netball: Wilkins no stranger to tough times
Netball: Wilkins no stranger to tough times
Donna Wilkins has been there, done that. When you are 34 years old and have played 64 tests and represented your country in two sports and given birth to three children, nothing much can shake you.
Hockey: Next generation of NZ talent on show in Dunedin
Hockey: Next generation of NZ talent on show in Dunedin
Dunedin will be overrun with the next generation of New Zealand stars next week.
Football: Win with ODT Euro 2012 competition
Football: Win with ODT Euro 2012 competition
An Otago Daily Times panel will reveal its Best XI at the end of the European Championship, and readers have an opportunity to do the same.
Ice hockey: Derby clash set up to be a purler
Ice hockey: Derby clash set up to be a purler
There is always plenty of interest in the derby but this weekend's clash in Queenstown between the Dunedin Thunder and the Southern Stampede is set to be a ripper.
Dirt Showdown: Back to basics would drive better
Dirt Showdown: Back to basics would drive better
Has there been a worse song or song title than I Wanna Sex You Up?
The Back Page: The Last Word
The Back Page: The Last Word
Hayden Meikle's Last Word.
Cricket: English test likely for Dunedin
Cricket: English test likely for Dunedin
University Oval in Dunedin remains a warm favourite to be allocated a plum English test in the summer.
Netball: Francois keen to get on court
Netball: Francois keen to get on court
Shannon Francois can tell you all about the demands of studying for a pharmacy degree.
The Last Word: The Back Page
The Last Word: The Back Page
Hayden Meikle's Last Word.