Alistair McMurran

The Highlanders will break new ground when they play a Super-14 warm-up game in Fiji later this month.

Life has changed for Sheryl MacLeod since she broke her neck 12 months ago.

The judicial case against Gary Lawson and his fours team by Bowls New Zealand has upset the balance in New Zealand bowls and it is likely to take years to get rid of the bad blood between the opposing factions.

With 171 countries ticked off, sports reporter Alistair McMurran set off last year to add a few more to his list. Today, he visits the Seychelles.

The challenge for Andrew Moore this season is to retain his senior men's 400m title when the New Zealand track and field championships are held in Christchurch late in March.

Evangelists tell us that a family that prays together stays together. Bowls is the game that gets a family back together.

Sam Miller, the latest member of his family to represent New Zealand, will make his international debut at the Junior Pacific Curling Championships in Japan next week.

The late Dr Clarke Hanan recognised bowls as a tonic, and used to prescribe the game as a remedy for his elderly retired patients.

Mosgiel man Murray Smith was fortunate enough to have been present at the "Mile of the Century" in 1954. His memories of the that race were rekindled by a series in the Summer Times about memorable sporting events as he explains to Alistair McMurran.

With 177 countries ticked off, sports reporter Alistair McMurran set off last year to add a few more to his list. Today, he visits Zanzibar.

A jet-boating accident has claimed the life of former All Black Paul Sapsford at Lake Ohau, police have confirmed.

Luciana Blaga will add a Romanian spark to the rhythmic gymnastics at the New Zealand Masters Games later this month.

Dunedin sprinter Chris Donaldson (Hill City) had to change his shape to get back into athletics after his Winter Olympics bid failed.

Ranking the greatest performers is not an easy task but if any man can try, it is long-serving Otago Daily Times athletics writer Alistair McMurran.

Since taking control of the annual Dunedin Festival Fours bowls tournament, the Kaikorai club has made a series of changes to improve the event.

Former Dunedin middle-distance runner Max Smith has not given up his Olympic dreams and is aiming to compete in London in 2012.

The Macandrew Bay Boxing Day regatta proved popular and could become a permanent fixture on the Otago yachting calendar.