Adrian Seconi

Steel midcourter Courtney Tairi is not planning on shelving her one-handed pass and she is unlikely to lose the Australian twang any time soon.

Sometimes a cracking shot is all it takes for confidence to return, and other times form can remain as elusive as the end of the rainbow.

Otago United defender Matt Joy has had a sterling debut season but was nearly lost to the sport five years ago.

Akeem Wright should fit right in. The Otago Nuggets' new signing arrived in Dunedin yesterday to gloomy and overcast conditions. But having come from a Canadian winter, it felt like T-shirt weather to him.

New Zealand under-19 representative Laura Hoskin used to get more of a thrill out of riding around on the carts than she did golf.

It seems everybody is talking up the arrival of Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis ahead of the test series with South Africa.

In part three of our series Prof Steve Jackson, of the University of Otago, suggests rugby needs a transfer fee system.

Aaron Redmond's summer just keeps getting worse.

Mitchell McClenaghan is probably the first player in the history of first-class cricket to have had three hip operations before claiming a five-wicket bag.

Colin Munro is not exactly the most fleet of foot and there is nothing in the textbook which would adequately describe his technique.

It was a big weekend for basketball in Dunedin.

Sponsors certainly have their place.

There has been a lot of talk about the pitch at the University Oval, and it has not always been flattering.

Otago planned on being fabulous but has had to settle for satisfactory.

In part three of our series, Sport Otago chief executive John Brimble warns against becoming too obsessed with sport at the top level.

The Otago Nuggets have signed Mr Wright - Akeem Wright that is.

One of the most frequently heard criticisms of professional sport is that the players are paid too much. But does that argument stack up? Steve Hepburn (rugby) and Adrian Seconi (cricket) investigate.

The Steel will be missing experienced shooters Donna Wilkins and Jodi Brown for pre-season games in Christchurch this weekend.

The Steel netball franchise's financial situation is so "grim" chairwoman Janet Copeland has written two letters to Netball New Zealand and drafted a third begging for financial assistance.