What would feminists think of the attention women's boxing is getting these days?
A picture is worth a thousand words, and even though government officials are trying to reassure football fans and the world that racism, anti-semitism and football hooliganism are "invented", "mythical" and "isolated" problems in Poland and Ukraine, it is difficult to argue with images.
OPINION: There is a reason why we romanticise the amateur sport era in New Zealand.
What is happening in New Zealand sport recently?
The Otago women's rugby team, a casualty of the Otago union's financial collapse, will not appear in the national championship this year. Former Otago and Black Ferns stalwart Farah Palmer offers her thoughts on that decision.
Happy Gilmore walked off the movie set and on to Augusta to win the 2012 Masters.
Recent images of a stern Chris Cairns walking to and from court wearing his all-black ensemble of trousers, overcoat and scarf to defend himself against the elements symbolised a man also determined to defend his honour against accusations of match-fixing.
There is something romantic about the idea of plucking someone from obscurity and giving them their moment in the sun.
The term liquidation sends a shiver down the spine of many Otago rugby supporters, just as the term liquefaction does for many Christchurch residents.
Not many people achieve what Jock Hobbs did in his life, sadly cut short by cancer.
My time in South Africa is coming to an end and there are four things I've learned on my third trip here.
Life in South Africa is a mix between a twenty/20 match and a test series.
Dallas and Julie Seymour epitomise the no-nonsense, mentally tough New Zealanders we all aspire to be.
The term governance is derived from the Latin verb meaning "to steer", and not many people these days volunteer to steer sport organisations in order to keep them afloat in an environment where professional expectations sometimes clash with amateur values.
The women's competition at the Australian Open has started rather stormily. New Zealand hopeful Marina Erakovic managed a first-round win (just) but lost in the second round, while Australian hopeful Sam Stosur crumbled under the weight of local expectation.
The resignation of Willie Ripia from the Western Force due to alleged pick-pocketing from his team-mates brings his promising rugby career in Australia to an embarrassing and premature end.
Despite the gloomy weather between Christmas and the welcoming in of 2012, a new year does provide the opportunity for new beginnings.
The year 2011 is coming to an end and what an emotional year it has been.
It's that time of year where everyone goes a little loopy, where individuals and groups try for the elusive prizes very few win and where decisions are made about who has or hasn't been good.
If a tree falls in the forest and no-one is there to hear it, does it make a noise?