Alistair McMurran

Otago captain Anika Tiplady believes in setting targets for herself and her next goal is to get back into the Black Ferns.

Jeffrey Calder has been appointed as temporary coach of the Waves swimming squad, to replace head coach Andy Adair who leaves the post at the end of the week.

South Otago farmer Bruce Park is like a good wine. He gets better with age.

Otago Boys' High School topped the country when it had four players named in the New Zealand secondary schools team yesterday.

Ron Cain is a life member of the Caversham Club, Athletics Otago and Athletics New Zealand. But he reached the pinnacle of his long career when he was honoured by the International Association of Athletics Federations.

The Otago Whalers blew their chance of reaching the finals of the South Island competition when they lost to the Tasman Titans 40-22 at Nelson on Saturday.

Otago captain Shannon Francois gave an inspiring display in the midcourt to help Otago beat Canterbury 56-45 in a major upset in Dunedin yesterday.

The South Island Working Men's Clubs event (above) is one of the largest table tennis tournaments in the South Island each year.

It is a Who's Who of New Zealand bowls. Nineteen internationals will be competing in Dunedin at Labour Weekend.

It is all on the line for the Otago Whalers at Nelson today.

Olympic gold medallist Hamish Bond came back to his home town last weekend as the guest of the New Zealand Rugby Union to be honoured, with fellow Olympic Games medallists, at halftime during the All Blacks v Springboks rugby test at the Forsyth Barr Stadium. Sports writer Alistair McMurran spoke to him while he was in Dunedin.

Nadia McDonnell (Tokomairiro) was a convincing winner of the senior girls event at the Otago secondary schools championships in Dunedin yesterday.

Dunedin javelin thrower Holly Robinson had an adrenaline rush when she competed at London and it will be the spur to keep her training hard for the next four years.

Football Ferns centre midfielder Annalie Longo was the youngest player to represent New Zealand when she got her first international cap as a 15-year-old, six years ago.

Otago Boys' High School finally met its match on Saturday.

The Springboks discussed Morne Steyn's poor goal-kicking at halftime and contemplated making a change at the start of the second half.

Jack Beale-Harris (Blue Mountain College) set a blistering pace to win the year 8 boys title at the annual Otago primary and intermediate schools cross-country championships yesterday.

A cup of Milo kept a young Aaron Cruden awake when he got up in the early hours of the morning to watch the All Blacks play the Springboks.

Former Black Fern Claire Richardson is back and is keen to play a key role in the Otago Spirit's campaign.