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Running: On track to race day
With just two months until the Auckland Marathon, Phil Taylor offers advice for those taking on the half marathon and 10km events.
Athletics: Adams beats arch-rival Ostapchuk
New Zealand's Valerie Adams unleashed a season's best throw to beat shot put arch rival Nadzeya Ostapchuk overnight.
Athletics: 'It's like racing a man', says Semenya rival
Caster Semenya is back in the spotlight with a rival asking "is she man, is she lady?", after Semenya stormed to victory in an 800m race overnight.
Athletics: Valerie Adams wins event
New Zealand's shot put champion Valerie Adams continued her steady improvement with victory in a small meet in Slovakia.
Athletics: Kiwi shot putter claims silver
New Zealand's world junior champion Jacko Gill claimed a shot put silver medal at the Youth Olympics overnight.
Athletics: Vili having 'marital difficulties'
Kiwi shot put champion Valerie Vili is using her maiden name Adams because of problems in her marriage to New Caledonia discus thrower Bertrand Vili.
Athletics: Vili improving says coach
Shot put coach Didier Poppe is far from concerned over Valerie Vili's recent struggles on the international stage.
Athletics: Occasion throws up a 'what if'?
One of the greatest days in the star-studded career of Sir John Walker now comes with a big 'what if?'
Athletics: Vili unable to master rival
Champion Kiwi shot putter Valerie Vili may have changed coaches, but she hasn’t managed to dominate the sport this year.