Adrian Seconi

Twin brothers Tony and Rhudi Redelinghuys started fighting competitively five years ago but they have been wrestling each most of their lives.

Test cricket has taken a radical step and Dunedin-based company Animation Research Ltd is guiding the umpires through the change.

Otago Boys High School pupils Blair Tarrant, Hugo Inglis and Nick Ross had good reason to celebrate yesterday after retaining their spots in the Junior Black Sticks.

Animation Research Ltd has invested a fortune in technology which is set to revolutionise the way test cricket is officiated, but the man behind the Dunedin-based company has reservations about replacing umpires with technology.

Mark Taylor may only have a restricted licence, but when it comes to ministocks he is in a class of his own.

Dunedin Technical needed just 9min to breach Miramar Rangers' supposedly impregnable defence and pave the way for an upset in the quarterfinal of the Chatham Cup at the Caledonian Ground yesterday afternoon.

The Dunedin senior club competition will undergo a major overhaul this summer, with the two-day competition expected to be replaced by a declaration format.

Seven Otago players have been named in the New Zealand under-21 side - and at least one good judge says the selections herald the start of an exciting era for the sport in the South.

Dunedin Technical player Aaron Burgess remembers his side's 4-0 win over Waitakere City in the 1999 Chatham Cup final as a magical day.

Otago under-21 coach Helen Bryant could not have imagined a more fitting way to end her coaching career in the province than guiding her side to a title at the age-group nationals in Hamilton yesterday.

Hockey Federation chief executive Ramesh Patel is optimistic rather than confident New Zealand can deliver medals at the Beijing Olympics in China next month.

I see quite a good chance to get the guys competitive for the GamesTHE equipment might be a bit rudimentary, and the athletes mostly novices, but the New Zealand bobsleigh team is getting top coaching.

Otago made a promising start in the national under-16 tournament in Dunedin yesterday, drawing 2-2 with Tauranga.

Former Black Caps captain Stephen Fleming has no regrets about retiring from test cricket but is concerned for the future of one-day cricket.

No other city does test rugby quite like Dunedin.

The Otago under-21 team will shoulder the burden of expectation when the age group national championships begin in Hamilton today.

Who said test rugby has lost its lustre?