Bowls: Finishing season on a high note
Bowls: Finishing season on a high note
The roller-coaster season for Robbie Thomson (Fairfield) and Daphne Hynes (St Clair) reached a climax last night when they were named the Dunedin Bowlers of the Year.
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Weightlifting: Varga worth his weight in gold
Weightlifting: Varga worth his weight in gold
Steve Varga set four heavyweight records at the Otago powerlifting championships at Mosgiel on Saturday.
Athletics: Promising talent
Athletics: Promising talent
It might not sound much, but the 19th place by Campbell Garry (John McGlashan College) at the world secondary schools cross-country championships late last month was an outstanding effort.
Olympics: World rankings hint at podium success in Beijing
Olympics: World rankings hint at podium success in Beijing
New Zealand could be heading for its best podium count at an Olympic Games if world rankings are translated into medals at Beijing.
Kronfeld back in business, briefly
Kronfeld back in business, briefly
Former All Black flanker Josh Kronfeld returned to Dunedin club rugby on Saturday, but is not contemplating a comeback.
Critic unhappy with direction Games heading
Critic unhappy with direction Games heading
The reforms proposed in the 1990s have been shelved and the International Olympic Committee has reverted to its conservative stance that was criticised at that time.
Athletics: Bowden to give edge to Canty
Athletics: Bowden to give edge to Canty
Talented former Nelson runner Dallas Bowden should give Canterbury University the edge over Ariki in the 71st annual Lovelock Relay at the University Oval tomorrow.
Rugby: Thompson leads University A charge against fellow students
Rugby: Thompson leads University A charge against fellow students
University A 67 University B 0
Vili best prospect - Bates
Vili best prospect - Bates
Five New Zealand athletes are ranked in the top 16 in the world but world champion Valerie Vili is the only one expected to mount the podium at Beijing.
Olympic hopes for nine Otago finalists
Olympic hopes for nine Otago finalists
Up to nine finalists in this year's Otago sports awards could take part in the Beijing Olympic Games in August.
Otago sport on roll
Otago sport on roll
Who said Otago sport was in the doldrums? Up to nine finalists in this year's Otago sports awards are likely to have a role to play at the Beijing Olympics with up to three athletes genuine medal prospects.
Rugby: Penalty count costs Highlanders
Rugby: Penalty count costs Highlanders
The interpretations at the breakdown by Australian referee James Leckie were baffling for the Highlanders and they paid for it in the penalty and free kick count.
Rugby: Resolute defence not enough
Rugby: Resolute defence not enough
Beaten but not disgraced. It is a phrase which will haunt the Highlanders when they look back on their 2008 Super 14 season.
Athletics: Miller still chasing qualifying time
Athletics: Miller still chasing qualifying time
The door is not shut. Dunedin hurdler Andrea Miller still has a chance to get to the Beijing Olympic Games.
Bodyboarding: MacKinnon fine prospect for event
Bodyboarding: MacKinnon fine prospect for event
The clash between Ben MacKinnon (Dunedin) and Duncan Smith (Wellington) will be the main feature of the Dion Wells Memorial bodyboarding event at St Kilda beach tomorrow.
Sport: Sport Otago takes reins of Skeggs Foundation
Sport: Sport Otago takes reins of Skeggs Foundation
The Skeggs Foundation has a new home. It will now be administered by Sport Otago and be housed at its headquarters in High Street.
Beijing-bound - Dunedin cyclist's gamble pays off
Beijing-bound - Dunedin cyclist's gamble pays off
Alison Shanks' decision three years ago to put sport first paid dividends yesterday, when she was named in the New Zealand Olympic track cycling team.
Cycling: Scientific input lifts performance
Cycling: Scientific input lifts performance
Dunedin sports scientist Craig Palmer may be the back-room boy of the New Zealand cycling team in Beijing, but his input could put some cyclists on the podium at the Olympics.
Cycling: Shanks, Henderson bound for Beijing
Cycling: Shanks, Henderson bound for Beijing
A burden was lifted from Alison Shanks' shoulders when she was named in the New Zealand Olympic track cycling team for Beijing yesterday.
Running: Others not in the Hunt in Three Peaks
Running: Others not in the Hunt in Three Peaks
Tom Hunt (Hill City) was the tortoise who plodded on at his own pace to beat the hares in the Three Peaks race in Dunedin on Sunday.