Taylor’s win etched in memory as if it was yesterday
Earlier this week, we asked some people to tell us their favourite Commonwealth Games memories.
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The stars who should shine
The stars who should shine
As the Commonwealth Games approach, Jeff Cheshire looks at some of the biggest international stars who will be competing.
Commonwealth Games: Kiwis to watch
Commonwealth Games: Kiwis to watch
Just eight days until the 2022 Commonwealth Games begin in Birmingham. There will be drama, glory, heartbreak - and at least one medallist who comes out of nowhere. Sports editor Hayden Meikle highlights the NZ athletes to watch.
Sparks spinner in young Games squad
Sparks spinner in young Games squad
The surprises keep coming for Otago spinner Eden Carson.
Willis in doubt for Comm Games
Willis in doubt for Commonwealth Games
Kiwi Nick Willis is in a race against time to be fit for the Commonwealth Games in April.
Commonwealth Games consider facial ID
Facial ID an option for Commonwealth Games
Organisers are contemplating using facial-recognition technology to prevent potential terrorists coming near public venues at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
Athletics: Improving important for Games
Athletics: Improving important for Games
Kereyn Smith says her appointment as vice-president on the Commonwealth Games Federation executive committee is exciting and daunting.
A night without sleep? That's gold!
A night without sleep? That's gold!
Most Mondays start slowly.
Cycling: Kiwis not daunted by Wiggins at Games
Cycling: Kiwis not daunted by Wiggins at Games
Bradley who? If the idea of the champion British rider Bradley Wiggins returning to the track and being a catalyst for English Commonwealth Games team pursuit glory, the New Zealand reaction was distinctly understated today.
Commonwealth Games: Bolt, Farah headline cast
Commonwealth Games: Bolt, Farah headline cast
Olympic champions Usain Bolt and Mo Farah lead a cast of the world's leading athletes descending on Glasgow to compete in the Commonwealth Games starting in Scotland's biggest city.
Commonwealth Games: Aussies not so bold about gold
Commonwealth Games: Aussies not so bold about gold
Australia's reign atop the Commonwealth Games medals table faces its biggest threat in decades at Glasgow and the team's management has been at pains to prepare the sports-mad public for the worst - defeat by England.
Swimming: Relay team betters Games standard in final event
Swimming: Relay team betters Games standard in final event
There was a fairytale finish to the New Zealand championships in Auckland last night when the women's 4x100m freestyle relay team bettered the Commonwealth Games standard in the final event.
Commonwealth Games: Why the Games still matter
Commonwealth Games: Why the Games still matter
The Commonwealth Games are almost upon us. But that doesn't mean everyone is enamoured of the greatest sporting competition in the world not frequented by the Americans, the Chinese, the French, the Brazilians, the Japanese ... you get the drift. Noted curmudgeon and sports editor Hayden Meikle wanted some questions answered, so - inexplicably - he thought racing-sports reporter, and lover of a good Scotch, Matt Smith would have the answers.
Badminton: World No 1 out with injury
Badminton: World No 1 out with injury
Malaysia's world number one badminton player Lee Chong Wei has been ruled out of this month's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow due to a thigh injury.
Athletics: Bolt named for Glasgow Games
Athletics: Bolt named for Glasgow Games
Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce have been named to Jamaica's 68-member team for next month's Commonwealth Games, a source with the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association says.
Bringing home the gold
Bringing home the gold
Ben Smith could not have had a more simple homecoming yesterday.
John Key can't be complacent over Henry
John Key can't be complacent over Henry
It is nothing short of bizarre that the utterances of a breakfast television host have damaged the huge effort in recent years that New Zealand has put into strengthening its relationship with India.
Southland sisters warm up for Games
Southland sisters warm up for Games
Southland sisters Kirstin and Caitlin Anderson hope to follow in the footsteps of the Daniels siblings and taste success at the Commonwealth Games.
Commonwealth Games: NZ likely to follow other nations
Commonwealth Games: NZ likely to follow other nations
New Zealand would be unlikely to go against the grain of countries such as Britain and Australia in deciding on whether to pull out of the Commonwealth Games, Prime Minister John Key said this afternoon.
Commonwealth Games: Henderson and Roulston in full-size team
Commonwealth Games: Henderson and Roulston in full-size team
New Zealand will have a full quota of cyclists at the Commonwealth Games in October, with Pro Tour riders Greg Henderson and Hayden Roulston and the country's current world championship medallists among those selected.