It comes to all in sport, even the elite; the day when time, body and mind of a top sportsman or woman are dimmed, writes Paul Lewis.

Sporting values were reasserted in Dubai yesterday with the victory of Scottish golfer Stephen Gallacher on a barnstorming final afternoon.

Mi Hyang Lee can now buy herself one heck of a backpack.

Lydia Ko went to hospital on Friday night to seek help after a bout of gastro illness. They told her it was something to do with her "guts". She headed back to the golf course and there demonstrated she had plenty of guts.

We all know about Lydia Ko's tremendous golfing ability but we got to see her fighting qualities during the first round of the New Zealand Women's Open.

Last year it was "Ready, Steady, Ko". This time around the marketing slogan for the New Zealand Women's Open is "Here We Ko Again!"

You can't argue with French golfer Joanna Klatten's form heading into this week's NZ Women's Open in Christchurch.

Staggered. Jesse Ryder is too good, and New Zealand not good enough, for the gifted leftie to be left out of the test squad against India.

First round leader Lydia Ko has slipped back to a tie for fifth following the latest round of the Pure Silk Bahamas Classic.

To say Greg Turner is a central figure in the upcoming NZ Open Championship in Queenstown is an understatement.

Lydia Ko is about to confront a set of new questions about her golfing pedigree.

Auckland golfer Tae Koh secured the biggest win of his young career yesterday at the Australian Amateur Championship Final in Adelaide.