Rugby: Smith keen to do his best for home province
Rugby: Smith keen to do his best for home province
Robbie Smith has returned to his roots and wants to help North Otago win the Heartland Championship.
Alistair McMurran
Athletics: Bremer heading for the top
Athletics: Bremer heading for the top
Last year was not a good one for Sam Bremer. A stress fracture kept him on the sidelines for most of the time.
Athletics: Decisive win shows athlete back on track
Athletics: Decisive win shows athlete back on track
Todd Johnston is back. The Ariki club sprinter has returned to the track after three years battling hamstring problems.
Rugby: Loss dashes Spirit's hopes of reaching final
Rugby: Loss dashes Spirit's hopes of reaching final
The Otago Spirit's bubble burst when it was beaten 13-11 by Counties-Manukau in Pukekohe on Saturday.
Rugby: Smith willing to go that extra mile
Rugby: Smith willing to go that extra mile
Michaela Smith is dedicated. She lives in Alexandra and drives to Dunedin twice a week for representative training.
Athletics: Race for Glasgow to begin
Athletics: Race for Glasgow to begin
Sprinters Andrew Whyte and Daniel O'Shea will be setting their sights on Glasgow when the Otago track and field season starts today.
Athletics: Sprinter chasing gold at Brazilian masters
Athletics: Sprinter chasing gold at Brazilian masters
Liz Wilson's expectations are high - she is chasing medals at the world masters athletics championships in Brazil.
Table tennis: Foster best-performed Otago player
Table tennis: Foster best-performed Otago player
Veteran Ruth Foster was the best-performed member of the Otago women's team that finished fifth at the New Zealand championships in Christchurch recently.
Bowls: 19 internationals to play in NEV tournament
Bowls: 19 internationals to play in NEV tournament
They keep coming back. Ninteen international bowlers will contest the 23rd annual Speight's Invitation singles in Dunedin at Labour Weekend.
Athletics: Campbell's record beaten
Athletics: Campbell's record beaten
Former Otago distance runner John Campbell had his name erased from the world record books this week by Ethiopian great Haile Gebrselassie.
Triathlon: Hayes getting her head around it
Triathlon: Hayes getting her head around it
Dunedin triathlete Tamsyn Hayes learnt a hard lesson when she pulled out of the Almere Iron Man in Amsterdam after suffering a mental block.
Rugby: Another trophy gets away from Otago
Rugby: Another trophy gets away from Otago
The tenure was short. The Otago Spirit lost the JJ Stewart Trophy when it was outplayed by Canterbury on Saturday.
Rugby: Spirit well beaten by Canterbury
Rugby: Spirit well beaten by Canterbury
Otago Spirit's hold on the JJ Stewart Trophy was short-lived when it was beaten 33-11 by Canterbury in Dunedin today.
Swimming: Crosland Otago's star of the show
Swimming: Crosland Otago's star of the show
Neptune swimmer Kurt Crosland proved age was no barrier to success in the pool by winning five gold medals in Wellington this week.
Netball: Sisters keeping it in the family
Netball: Sisters keeping it in the family
This would have been a nightmare for commentators - but a boost for coaches trying to get their team-mates to communicate.
Weightlifting: Pair hunting medals
Weightlifting: Pair hunting medals
Otago novice weightlifters will be in the hunt for medals at the New Zealand Olympic championships in Christchurch over the next two days.
Swimming: Crosland breaks Loader record
Swimming: Crosland breaks Loader record
Kurt Crosland (Neptune) demonstrated his class by breaking Danyon Loader's Otago 100m freestyle record in Wellington this week.
Cricket: Afghanistan likely to play in Dunedin
Cricket: Afghanistan likely to play in Dunedin
If Afghanistan beats Kenya tomorrow night, it will play in the World Cup in Dunedin in 2015.
Ice skating: Parker regainsNZ junior title
Ice skating: Parker regainsNZ junior title
The Christchurch earthquake was a big blow to Madelaine Parker and could have ended her hopes of becoming an elite figure skater.
Swimming: Deans breaks national record
Swimming: Deans breaks national record
Columba College swimmer Caitlin Deans (Neptune) was the star of the Otago team when she broke a national record in Wellington on Monday.