Dunedin's Ann Sharp started her international career in style by qualifying for the knockout phase of the world golf croquet championships in Melbourne this week.
Terry Tourell has retired from his job as club secretary after 29 years in the engine room of the Dunedin Rugby Football Club.
Athletics New Zealand saved itself from embarrassment yesterday by confirming Dunedin's Shireen Crumpton as the national senior women's champion in both the half marathon and marathon.
Athletics New Zealand saved itself from embarrassment yesterday by confirming Dunedin's Shireen Crumpton as the national senior women's champion in both the half marathon and marathon.
Athletics New Zealand saved itself from embarrassment yesterday by confirming Dunedin's Shireen Crumpton as the national senior women's champion in both the half marathon and marathon.
Former Dunedin athlete Caden Shields achieved an important milestone in the United States yesterday when he became the first male athlete from Purdue University in 22 years to compete in the NCAA cross-country championship final.
Des Smith has the Midas touch. His golden glow has rubbed off on to Otago secondary-school sport since he became the boss in 2006.
A polished and unbeaten third-wicket partnership of 302 between Shaun Haig and Neil Broom put Otago in the box seat against Central Districts at Nelson Park, Napier, yesterday.
The talented Glen Ballam (Southland) showed he is on target to win a gold medal at the New Zealand secondary schools athletics championships next month by dominating the 800m on Saturday.
It was a sweet and sour result for Otago distance runner Shireen Crumpton at Invercargill yesterday.
Dunedin swimmer Bryn Murphy (Waves) retired from pool swimming last year because he thought the tough qualifying standard would make it impossible for him to get to the Olympics in 2012.
Eighteen-year-old Kavanagh College student Kendall King is the Otago gymnast of the year.
A team of old St Clair Surf Club-mates will face a new challenge when they compete in the 37km Around Rarotonga outrigger canoe race next week.
Experienced boccia international Henk Dijkstra is targeting next year's world championships in Lisbon, but needs funding help to get there.
Dunedin nurse Shireen Crumpton (Hill City) could be $12,000 richer if she cracks the Commonwealth Games qualifying standard in the New Zealand marathon championships in Invercargill tomorrow morning.
Two of the greats of Otago sport - Ngaire Galloway (nee Lane) and Yvette Corlett (nee Williams) - returned to their old school yesterday for the official opening of the Otago Girls High School Olympic honours board.
Dunedin chaperone Mima Ingram played a key role in welding the small 1948 New Zealand Olympic team into a cohesive unit.
Otago Boys High School made a clean sweep of the Australia and New Zealand secondary schools futsal tournament on the Queensland Gold Coast.
The New Zealand women's curling team caused a major upset by beating China 8-6 in the third game of the best-of-five semifinal at the Pacific Curling Championships in Karuizawa, Japan, yesterday.
Otago athletics entered the space age on Saturday when a simplified laser distance measure was used to speed up measurement at the discus throw.
