Bowls: Young guns may be to fore
Bowls: Young guns may be to fore
It may be the turn of the young guns when the Professional Bowls Association qualifying singles tournament is held in Dunedin this weekend.
Alistair McMurran
Athletics: Miller betters B standard in hurdles
Athletics: Miller betters B standard in hurdles
The selectors are making it tough on Otago athlete Andrea Miller.
Rugby: First XVs at Carisbrook
Rugby: First XVs at Carisbrook
The Otago Rugby Football Union has given the thumbs-up to the inaugural Highlanders First XV competition by scheduling two games at Carisbrook tomorrow.
Athletics: Not cheap to stay in the running
Athletics: Not cheap to stay in the running
Dunedin runner Shireen Crumpton will spearhead the New Zealand women's marathon team at the world athletics championships in Berlin.
Rugby: Whistleblower Rodgers chalks up 100th game
Rugby: Whistleblower Rodgers chalks up 100th game
Dunedin referee Doug Rodgers has joined an elite group by controlling 100 Dunedin premier rugby games.
Athletics: Otago trio for C'wealth champs
Athletics: Otago trio for C'wealth champs
Three Dunedin runners - Dunedin doctor Dougal Thorburn, Michael Wakelin and Val Muskett - will compete in the Commonwealth distance championships in England in September.
Rugby: Southern defence key to Trophy win
Rugby: Southern defence key to Trophy win
Southern 10 University A 6
Rugby: Lievremont calls for improved showing
Rugby: Lievremont calls for improved showing
All Black fans might have been disappointed at the test result but the alarm bells would have really started to ring after listening to French coach Marc Lievremont after the game.
Rugby: Fast learner Dupuy now part of French history
Rugby: Fast learner Dupuy now part of French history
French halfback Julien Dupuy has Leicester to thank for learning English and being thrust into the French selectors' sights.
Rugby: Captain proud of big effort
Rugby: Captain proud of big effort
The All Blacks hate playing against French captain Thierry Dusautoir because he tackles them out of the game.
Rugby: Veteran ABs finally get test caps
Rugby: Veteran ABs finally get test caps
It was a special night for Otago's Don Clark and Ian "Spooky" Smith when they received their All Black test caps at the awards ceremony at Carisbrook last night.
Rugby: Thorn still has love for rugby player's life
Rugby: Thorn still has love for rugby player's life
Brad Thorn is the hard man of New Zealand rugby. He is 34 and still has a lot of rugby life left.
Rugby: Southern beats Varsity A on day of upsets
Rugby: Southern beats Varsity A on day of upsets
Southern caused the major upset in Dunedin premier club rugby today when it beat University A 10-6 to regain the Cavanagh Trophy at the University Oval.
Rugby: Confidence good but French will need more
Rugby: Confidence good but French will need more
The French always feel inferior to the All Blacks before a test, but they have the knack of beating them on the paddock, when they are tuned into the game.
Rugby: Tickets for test all but sold out
Rugby: Tickets for test all but sold out
Carisbrook is expected to be a sell-out for the test between the All Blacks and France tomorrow night.
Donald out to make most of chance
Donald out to make most of chance
First five-eighth Stephen Donald knows he has Luke McAlister breathing down his neck when he makes his third start for the All Blacks at Carisbrook tomorrow.
Masters Games: ACC pulls plug on sponsorship
Masters Games: ACC pulls plug on sponsorship
The Accident Compensation Corporation has pulled the plug, but New Zealand Masters Games directors are confident they will find a replacement major naming sponsor by 2011.
Athletics: Determined to make most of gift
Athletics: Determined to make most of gift
Scottish sprinter Eric Liddell, whose character featured in the movie Chariots of Fire, is the hero of Bayfield High School athlete Anna-Lisa Uttley.
Curling: Games entry confirmed by China
Curling: Games entry confirmed by China
The Chinese national anthem is expected to be heard twice during the victory ceremonies at the New Zealand Winter Games curling at the Maniototo International Curling Rink in August.
Rugby: Team of '96 back together
Rugby: Team of '96 back together
Memories came flooding back for All Black captain Richie McCaw when he met officials from the 1996 Otago under-16 rugby team yesterday.