Bowls: Edwards keeps dominance over Smith
Bowls: Edwards keeps dominance over Smith
Jo Edwards did it again. The world No 1 beat Nelson clubmate and world No 4 Val Smith 21-13 in the battle of the Titans.
Alistair McMurran
Bowls: Edwards triumphs in NZ final
Bowls: Edwards triumphs in NZ final
Jo Edwards did it again. The world No 1 beat her Nelson club mate and world No 4 Val Smith 21-13 in the battle of the Titans.
Bowls: Draw has titans clash in round one
Bowls: Draw has titans clash in round one
Today's clash between world No1 Jo Edwards and world No4 Val Smith will be the game of the championships.
Bowls: Top-echelon players fail to qualify
Bowls: Top-echelon players fail to qualify
The chances of Australian-based Richard Girvan (Onehunga) and Shaun Scott (North East Valley) making the Commonwealth Games took a tumble yesterday when they failed to qualify in the singles.
Bowls: McIlroy and backers aiming for first
Bowls: McIlroy and backers aiming for first
Amy McIlroy (United, Nelson) was runner-up in the women's singles three years ago and would like to go one rung higher in the final on Saturday.
Bowls: Nana's tip got the bowl rolling
Bowls: Nana's tip got the bowl rolling
Sheldon Bagrie-Howley is one of the new breed of youthful bowlers who have changed the face of the sport and given it a breath of fresh air.
Bowls: Pair reunites 10 years after schoolboy title win
Bowls: Pair reunites 10 years after schoolboy title win
It was a nostalgic day for Josh Freeman and Mark Watt at the New Zealand bowls championships on Saturday.
Bowls: Taieri greens foil Black Jack
Bowls: Taieri greens foil Black Jack
Black Jack Mandy Boyd (Burnside) is out of the women's singles. She won just one game and failed to qualify for post-section play.
Bowls: Lawson has eye on 11th national title
Bowls: Lawson has eye on 11th national title
This could be Gary Lawson's year. His best chance to gain the elusive 11th national title will be in the fours.
Rowing: Self-belief strong on road to Rio
Rowing: Self-belief strong on road to Rio
Lucy Strack is home (briefly) for the holidays but will have little time to rest over the next three years. Alistair McMurran catches up with the Otago rower.
Bowls: Championships attract the elite
Bowls: Championships attract the elite
It will be a who's who of New Zealand bowls in Dunedin over the next two weeks. Five of the best bowlers in the history of New Zealand bowls will be playing in the centennial national championships.
Bowls: Floods gone but greens still slow
Bowls: Floods gone but greens still slow
It won't take much rain for the water to start lying on the green because the water table is so high
Bowls: Walker to play with three teens
Bowls: Walker to play with three teens
The boot was on the other foot when veteran Ken Walker (Fairfield) was invited to skip the Green team at the national championships.
Diving: Marquet to pull plug on coaching job
Diving: Marquet to pull plug on coaching job
Becky Marquet has retired after eight years as Otago's head coach.
Athletics: Greene wins scholarship to US college
Athletics: Greene wins scholarship to US college
America, here we come. Rebekah Greene is the latest elite Otago athlete to be given an opportunity in the United States.
Bowls: Aussie chat fails to deter young Fairfield bowler
Bowls: Aussie chat fails to deter young Fairfield bowler
Brooke Craik (Fairfield) came out on top despite getting a verbal battering from her Australian opponents.
Athletics: Scholarship lures runner to Texas
Athletics: Scholarship lures runner to Texas
Otago runner Shauna Pali has landed a three-year athletics scholarship at the University of North Texas, in the United States.
Cricket: Ryder ready and 'more motivated than ever'
Cricket: Ryder ready and 'more motivated than ever'
Otago Volts coach Vaughn Johnson is confident Jesse Ryder will make a successful return to international cricket.
Athletics: Hall breaks long-standing record
Athletics: Hall breaks long-standing record
It has been a long wait but. Marshall Hall (Taieri) has finally broken the long-standing Otago senior men's discus record.
Athletics: Hammer thrower aims for the top
Athletics: Hammer thrower aims for the top
The Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 is the goal for promising New Zealand hammer thrower Matthew Bloxham.