The Southern Hoiho had to dig deep against the bottom-of-the-table Northern Kāhu to snatch a win in their encounter at the Edgar Centre yesterday afternoon.
Oamaru, Union and St Kevin’s had comfortable wins over Glenavy, Valley and Waitaki Boys’ respectively in the second round of Borton Cup cricket at the weekend.
The Otago tennis interclub competition is back up and running with four teams (Andy Bay Uni, Andy Bay Originals, Balmacewen and Taieri) vying for the title.
Waitak was a class above his rivals in the Livamol Classic at Ellerslie on Saturday, completing a spring group 1 double in the early stages of what might be a career-defining season.
New Zealand-bred champion Ka Ying Rising climbed the highest mountain of his career and claimed a piece of racing history in the $20 million group 1 Everest at Randwick on Saturday.
Looking dead and buried at half-time, after conceding a 20-0 lead, the Kiwi Ferns stormed back in the second half of their Pacific Championships opener in Auckland.
Arsenal remain top of the table as the Premier League resumed thanks to a win at Fulham but Ange Postecoglou's Nottingham Forest nightmare ended in the sack after just 39 days.
Kiwi F1 driver Liam Lawson avoided some first lap carnage to finish ninth in the sprint race at the US Grand Prix in Texas as both McLarens collided and were forced to retire.