Alistair McMurran

New selector Daphne Hynes wants to lift the performance of the Dunedin women's team for next season's inter-centre event.

Otago will be without two of its key forwards, Seko Qaraniqio and Steven Setephano, when it plays Mid Canterbury in Ashburton this weekend.

Jason Short will be cheered on to the paddock by his family when he joins the 200 club in Lawrence on Saturday.

Neale Thompson is the patriarch who started the family dynasty that is making its mark on badminton in New Zealand.

The club window needs to be protected. This is the view of club coaches John Leslie (University A) and Jack Medder (Harbour), whose teams were eliminated from the Dunedin premier rugby championship in the quarterfinals last Saturday.

Hurdler Andrea Miller's target is to break the 13-second barrier when she competes at the world athletics championships in Berlin next month.

University A coach John Leslie is critical of the Dunedin City Council for repeatedly closing grounds used for club training this winter.

Simon Christos' short-term goal is to help the Dunedin Thunder win its first game of the season against the West Auckland Admirals at the Dunedin Ice Stadium this weekend.

Chris Noakes met former All Black Earle Kirton for the first time at the 125th jubilee celebrations of the Otago University club last month.

Blame the backs. Otago should have won the Ranfurly Shield in 1967 with a dominant forward pack but the backs kicked away too much possession.

Top Otago swimmer Phoebe Williams (Waves) started the gruelling transtasman series in impressive fashion with two personal best times at the opening meeting in Melbourne this week.

Dunedin's Peter Appleby broke an Otago veterans record at the Otago Olympic weightlifting championships at the Mosgiel gymnasium last weekend.

Val Muskett (Hill City) continued her good form by winning the women's over-55 grade at the Gold Coast marathon on Sunday.

Callum Horwell (13) is punching above his weight. He only started playing indoor bowls 18 months ago and is now the Otago under-18 champion.

Sean Becker won the battle of the Olympians when he skipped the Maniototo team that retained its national title at the Dunedin Ice Stadium yesterday.

Zingari-Richmond caused the boil over in Dunedin club rugby today when they beat University A 15-6 at Montecillo and knocked the students off their top perch in the Gallaway Trophy.

Bridget won the battle of the Becker family when she outplayed her mother Wendy 9-2 at the New Zealand curling championships yesterday.