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![Dana Johannsen: Australian cheats sure to come out in time](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Dana Johannsen: Australian cheats sure to come out in time
"Where are the names of the clubs? Where are the names of the players? Where are the names of the criminal suppliers?" asks Dana Johannsen.
![Chris Rattue: Southern men set to rule for NZ in Super 15 title](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Chris Rattue: Southern men set to rule for NZ in Super 15 title
Call it a hunch. Then again, call it the obvious after looking through the team lists and history books, writes Chris Rattue.
![Jeremy Wells: Let's base the Roast Beefs, tattoos and all, in Whangarei](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Jeremy Wells: Let's base the Roast Beefs, tattoos and all, in Whangarei
It's upon us. The tour we've been waiting all summer for. Finally, we're hosting a decent international team who also have English as their first language.
![Chris Rattue: The bungle in the rumble](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Chris Rattue: The bungle in the rumble
Gee whiz. The Sonny Bill Williams fight turned out to be a bit dodgy, like nobody knew that his boxing career was a crock of you know what in the first place.
![Andrew Alderson: Time to come clean](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Andrew Alderson: Time to come clean
World anti-doping agency director-general David Howman admits it - they are never going to catch everyone who uses peptides.
![Wynne Gray: Williams has qualities for Blues captaincy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Wynne Gray: Williams has qualities for Blues captaincy
Ali Williams and the Blues captaincy did not seem a natural fit during large chunks of his career.
![Chris Rattue: Soccer must be ruthless with those tarnishing the game](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Chris Rattue: Soccer must be ruthless with those tarnishing the game
The scale of sport's latest disaster is so immense it is hard to take in.
![Wells: The big questions surrounding domestic cricket](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Wells: The big questions surrounding domestic cricket
In between sweet sips of Jack Daniel's, I glanced out through the windows to see if I could tell anything from Taylor's body language, writes Jeremy Wells.
![Chris Rattue: Forget no name sevens, roll on star-studded nines](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Chris Rattue: Forget no name sevens, roll on star-studded nines
The Wellington sevens tournament has been hit by a lot of negative publicity this year and the worst is yet to come, writes Chris Rattue.
![Paul Lewis: Party eclipses serious side](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Paul Lewis: Party eclipses serious side
That's what happens when you promote sport as out-and-out entertainment. Let's all dress up like silly buggers, drink far too much, dance to the music, mostly ignore the Wellington sevens and behave like naughty children.
![David Leggat: Once again, India's coin does all the talking](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
David Leggat: Once again, India's coin does all the talking
India's long-held antipathy to the Decision Review System has once more scuppered a plan under which its use could have increased in test cricket.
![Dana Johannsen: Seven deadly sins ugly advert for new Olympic sport](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Dana Johannsen: Seven deadly sins ugly advert for new Olympic sport
It's coming up sevens weekend in Wellington, which can mean only one thing: time to dress up and get inebriated, writes Dana Johannsen.
![Chris Rattue: More power to maverick Morgan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Chris Rattue: More power to maverick Morgan
At least Morgan knows there are some fans, which is more than can be said for rugby, which still operates like a masonic lodge, writes Chris Rattue.
![Paul Lewis: Gamesmanship part of game](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Paul Lewis: Gamesmanship part of game
There's little point in continuing to condemn Victoria Azarenka for her suspicious time out in the Australian Open semifinal against American Sloane Stephens.
![Michael Burgess: Lack of spirit biggest woe for Phoenix](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Michael Burgess: Lack of spirit biggest woe for Phoenix
Of all the worrying signs around the current Phoenix malaise, the greatest concern must be their lack of fight and determination when things go wrong.
![Andrew Alderson: England role for Nathan worth a punt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Andrew Alderson: England role for Nathan worth a punt
As New Zealand suns itself in the glow of the first one-day cricket series win in South Africa, it might be time to consider Nathan McCullum's role against England.
![Michael Brown: Morgan like a cat on a hot tin roof](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Michael Brown: Morgan like a cat on a hot tin roof
Football fans might wonder if they are in the category of vermin after Gareth Morgan's outrageous outburst on Radio Sport, writes Michael Brown.
![Jeremy Wells: What drives our top cricketers?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Jeremy Wells: What drives our top cricketers?
Clearly overseas cricket stars have a penchant for fine automobiles but how about our own national stars. Jeremy Wells investigates.
![Chris Rattue: Oprah's Armstrong soap doesn't make the blood boil](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Chris Rattue: Oprah's Armstrong soap doesn't make the blood boil
I'm still waiting for my blood to boil about Lance Armstrong, but it just ain't happening, writes Chris Rattue. There are, I think, too many far more important issues to be incensed about.
![Paul Lewis: Cheeky bid to cheat fate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Paul Lewis: Cheeky bid to cheat fate
There's a new case study coming for the public relations text books and for all sports bodies and sportspeople - the rehabilitation of Lance Armstrong, says Paul Lewis.