Alistair McMurran

The great man of Otago rowing reaches a milestone this weekend. Fred Strachan has packed a lot into his 90 years, as Alistair McMurran reports.

Andy McLean (North East Valley) has been forced to give up his chance of qualifying for the English International Open singles because of work commitments.

Eddie Ockenden is a superstar in the hockey world - but he is not often recognised in Australia, where hockey sits in the shadows of high-profile sports such as Australian rules, rugby league, rugby and cricket.

Southern may not win the national women's league but it is determined to improve on its seventh placing last year.

Peter Breen sparked a revival of Alhambra-Union's fortunes when he returned from injury after the club had suffered five losses in a row.

Nine-month-old Emerson Robichaud is the Dunedin Thunder mascot.

Mark Watt (North East Valley) will be keen to knock veteran Ken Walker (Fairfield) off his Professional Bowls Association perch in Dunedin this weekend.

Otago Boys' High School showed plenty of composure when it came from behind to beat Christ's College 19-16 on Saturday.

All Black captain Richie McCaw has a renewed enthusiasm for rugby after his long sabbatical.

Otago Boys' High School came back strongly in the second spell to beat Christ's College 19-16 in a tight inter-school game at Littlebourne.

New Zealand swimming came back into the spotlight this week when Lauren Boyle won two bronze medals at the world championships in Barcelona. Sports reporter Alistair McMurran lists his top 10 New Zealand swimmers.

Rory Meek (6) stood out from the crowd with his yellow helmet in the final of the world BMX championships in Auckland last week.

The marquee players stood up as Dunedin rose from the dead in the second spell to win the club's 11th Speight's championship premier banner.

A rejuvenated Dunedin came back strongly in the second spell to win the club's 11th Dunedin premier rugby banner at Forsyth Barr Stadium today.