Bowls: $8500 on offer in midweek league
Bowls: $8500 on offer in midweek league
A midweek professional league will be held in Dunedin early next year.
Alistair McMurran
Sevens: Five-try haul proves Symes has some real potential
Sevens: Five-try haul proves Symes has some real potential
Junior Black Sticks forward Pip Symes is still focused on hockey despite showing real potential in rugby's abbreviated form.
Athletics: In-form O'Shea foiled by strong headwind at Caledonian
Athletics: In-form O'Shea foiled by strong headwind at Caledonian
A strong headwind in the front straight beat Daniel O'Shea on Saturday.
Special Olympics: Pair's job is to put athletes' ideas across
Special Olympics: Pair's job is to put athletes' ideas across
Thomas van der Lugt has stepped into the limelight over the past 12 months and will soon have another positive entry for his CV.
Athletics: Hope tipped to retain title
Athletics: Hope tipped to retain title
Defending champion Ray Hope is tipped to retain his mountain bike title in the 10th annual Coastal Classic at Taieri Mouth tomorrow.
Paralympics: Fighting for equal footing
Paralympics: Fighting for equal footing
Paralympic sport owes a debt of gratitude to swimming star Sophie Pascoe, who has put disabled sport on an equal footing with able-bodied sport.
Athletics: Change of pace puts Wilson at the top
Athletics: Change of pace puts Wilson at the top
Liz Wilson shows off her three worlds masters medals at the Caledonian Ground. Photo by Gerard O'Brien.
It was an emotional time for Dunedin sprinter Liz Wilson when she stood on the podium in Brazil.
Her crowning moment had come a few minutes earlier when she won the women's aged 50 to 54 400m at the world masters championships.
She set an Otago record with her time of 62.36sec, beating her own record by 0.84sec.
Rowing: Persico to manage Otago association
Rowing: Persico to manage Otago association
Gina Persico, the new manager of the Otago Rowing Association, has big footsteps to follow.
Petanque: Herne Bay takes title
Petanque: Herne Bay takes title
David Lippard still retains the family bragging rights. But his wife Joanne almost upset the applecart in Dunedin yesterday.
Rowing: Hanan dominates masters events in rough conditions
Rowing: Hanan dominates masters events in rough conditions
North End rower Dave Hanan showed glimpses of his old form on Otago Harbour yesterday and dominated the masters events at the annual Port United Regatta.
Athletics: Records tumble at Caledonian; several foiled by wind
Athletics: Records tumble at Caledonian; several foiled by wind
It was Andrew Whyte's day. His superior speed made the difference in the men's 200m at the Caledonian Ground on Saturday.
Petanque: Auckland pair tipped to defend NZ title at Forbury Park
Petanque: Auckland pair tipped to defend NZ title at Forbury Park
Defending champions Christian Fouquet and David Lippard are predicted to retain their New Zealand open doubles title in Dunedin this weekend.
Bowls: NZ summer form still counts for Games selection
Bowls: NZ summer form still counts for Games selection
The heat is on. The Commonwealth Games bowls team of five men and five women will be announced in January.
Athletics: Auckland test for Crumpton
Athletics: Auckland test for Crumpton
Shireen Crumpton (Hill City-University) faces a tough test against two former champions at the Auckland marathon tomorrow.
Swimming: Future looks promising
Swimming: Future looks promising
Otago swimmers have had a heck of a year.
Special Olympics: Edgar Centre main venue
Special Olympics: Edgar Centre main venue
The Edgar Centre will be the main venue for next month's National Summer Games in Dunedin.
Rugby: Otago feet firmly on the ground
Rugby: Otago feet firmly on the ground
The Otago Rugby Union is still short of cash and the Otago ITM Cup team is doing its bit for the budget by staying in a school hostel at Whangarei.
Bowls: Invitations highly sought after
Bowls: Invitations highly sought after
They all want an invitation. The best bowlers in the country know a top performance at the North East Valley invitation singles at Labour Weekend can enhance their chances of making the Black Jacks.
Athletics: Whyte set to take up scholarship in Texas
Athletics: Whyte set to take up scholarship in Texas
New Zealand senior sprint champion Andrew Whyte has been head-hunted by 15 American universities and will move to Texas in January.
Weightlifters renew school friendship
Weightlifters renew school friendship
They were mates at Heriot Primary School, parted company, and renewed their friendship as boarders at St Hilda's Collegiate.