Experienced yachtsman Richard Hawkins is determined to add the national crown to his collection when the New Zealand Sunburst championships are held on Otago Harbour this weekend.
Defending champion Robert Jopp (Hill City-University) faces a strong challenge when the 22nd annual Time Buster race around the Octagon is held tomorrow morning.
Former international Terry Scott (North East Valley) pulled off a Houdini act to win his 34th Bowls Dunedin title.
New Highlanders loose forward Jake Paringatai has broken his right hand and will be sidelined for six weeks.
Rebecca Jelley is the latest member of her family to excel at sport.
Pat O'Dea's vision has once again rescued Bowls Dunedin from an embarrassing situation.
Trish Marr's St Clair team held on desperately to win the Bowls Dunedin women's open fours last night.
It was not quite Dad's Army but Lindsay Connor led a group of young and old volunteers to restore the Taieri Tennis Club courts.
Auckland will be the team to beat at the national sevens tournament in Queenstown this weekend.
Three exciting players will be making their debuts for Otago in the national sevens tournament in Queenstown this weekend.
The master is back. Rowan Brassey won his eighth New Zealand championship title in the fours at New Plymouth yesterday.
A casual remark by Fiona Ali has proved prophetic. Her son Rahan leaves for Scotland tomorrow.
Bring back the women. They could save the Festival Fours.
The Kelly gang is pitted against ''old pro'' Rowan Brassey in the fours final at the Paritutu Bowling Club this morning.
Sandra Keith (Dunsandel) is on target to complete her set of New Zealand championship bowls titles after her fours team reached the semifinals in New Plymouth yesterday.
Caden Shields (Otago) used his United States experience to win the New Zealand 10,000m title in Timaru on Saturday.
ODT sports writer Alistair McMurran visited Trans-Dniester this year and has now been to 195 countries and territories on the Los Angeles-based Travellers Century Club list. His travelling companion David Horne, who has been to more countries than any other New Zealander, has been to 258 of the 321 countries.
Central Otago pitcher Simone Keane was named the Most Valuable Player at the New Zealand under-15 softball championship that ended in Dunedin yesterday.
Nigel Birkbeck's magic month continued yesterday when he skipped the winning team in the annual Kaikorai Festival Fours.
Shaun Scott was left out of the Black Jacks team for World Bowls in Adelaide last year and had a point to prove in New Plymouth yesterday. Scott (47), a Cromwell contractor who represents the North East Valley club, convincingly won his second New Zealand singles title when he beat former New Zealand representative Dan Delany (Onehunga) 21-10 after just 17 ends.
