Hockey: Otago makes good start
Hockey: Otago makes good start
Otago made a promising start in the national under-16 tournament in Dunedin yesterday, drawing 2-2 with Tauranga.
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Cricket: One-day game will struggle - Fleming
Cricket: One-day game will struggle - Fleming
Former Black Caps captain Stephen Fleming has no regrets about retiring from test cricket but is concerned for the future of one-day cricket.
Football: Default by Spirit 'disappointing'
Football: Default by Spirit 'disappointing'
Soccersouth acting general manager Wilson James was unimpressed Invercargill-based side Spirit FC had to default its premier league match with Roslyn Wakari at the weekend.
Party spirit made for good result
Party spirit made for good result
No other city does test rugby quite like Dunedin.
Netball: Otago seen as team to beat at age group level
Netball: Otago seen as team to beat at age group level
The Otago under-21 team will shoulder the burden of expectation when the age group national championships begin in Hamilton today.
Dunedin rocks as fans warm up for historic test
Dunedin rocks as fans warm up for historic test
Who said test rugby has lost its lustre?
Rugby: Process more important than score
Rugby: Process more important than score
Otago coach Steve Martin is more worried about the combinations than the scoreboard when his side plays Southland at Tahuna Park today.
Netball: Mad May week put paid to play-off prospects
Netball: Mad May week put paid to play-off prospects
Had it not been for a mad week in May, the Southern Steel may have forced its way into the ANZ Championship semifinals.
Rugby: Tickets reissued and fans warned
Rugby: Tickets reissued and fans warned
Test tickets are proving to be hot items in Dunedin this week, with up to 30 either missing or stolen, the Otago Rugby Football Union says.
Rugby: Shoulder injury forces Soakai out of squad
Rugby: Shoulder injury forces Soakai out of squad
Otago will be without experienced openside flanker Alando Soakai for the 2008 season.
Cricket: Paceman shifting south with eyes on the big time
Cricket: Paceman shifting south with eyes on the big time
Bowling all-rounder Ian Butler hopes a shift from Northern Districts to Otago this summer will help relaunch his international career.
Opinion: Off-court innovation needed
Opinion: Off-court innovation needed
If the Steel hopes to emulate what its predecessor the Sting was able to achieve on court, then the franchise needs to be innovative off the court.
Basketball: Bates scores Olympics berth
Basketball: Bates scores Olympics berth
Dual cricket and basketball international Suzie Bates' decision to hang up the pads and concentrate on the indoor game paid off yesterday when she was named in the Tall Ferns squad for the Olympics.
Netball: International assignment for umpire
Netball: International assignment for umpire
Otago umpire Jono Bredin's whistle is about to get a lot more use.
Netball: Steel ends series with gritty win
Netball: Steel ends series with gritty win
The Southern Steel ended its ANZ Championship campaign on a high with a 54-52 victory over the Queensland Firebirds at the Lion Foundation Arena in Dunedin last evening.
Football: Top-six split in limbo
Football: Top-six split in limbo
Poor weather caused three Soccersouth Premier League fixtures to be postponed in Dunedin at the weekend and means the top-six, bottom-four split will be delayed.
Netball: Late start begat a slow start - coach
Netball: Late start begat a slow start - coach
Southern Steel coach Robyn Broughton has one big regret about her side's performance in the inaugural ANZ Championship - that her team was not able to assemble sooner than it did.
Basketball: Southern association serious about NBL team bid
Basketball: Southern association serious about NBL team bid
The Southland Basketball Association has plenty of work ahead of it but it is serious about establishing a National Basketball League franchise in Invercargill, chairwoman Jill Bolger says.
Netball: Bitter-sweet win for Steel over league leader
Netball: Bitter-sweet win for Steel over league leader
Southern Steel coach Robyn Broughton was both elated and frustrated following her side's stunning upset win over the front-running Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic at Stadium Southland last night.
Netball: Broughton's aim for Steel now best of rest
Netball: Broughton's aim for Steel now best of rest
Steel coach Robyn Broughton has spent the past decade perched at the top of New Zealand domestic netball and has rarely had to settle for second.