Hamish Bond: One peak reached but more to come
Hamish Bond: One peak reached but more to come
Four world titles and now Olympic gold for Hamish Bond. So, where does the Otago rower go from here? Alistair McMurran looks at the options.
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Rugby: Each captain after second banner
Rugby: Each captain after second banner
Both captains will be chasing their second Dunedin premier banner when defending champion Dunedin plays Taieri in the final at Forsyth Barr Stadium this afternoon.
Powerflifting: Lauaki heads strong national line-up
Powerflifting: Lauaki heads strong national line-up
Noel Lauaki (Auckland) will be the main man at this weekend's national powerlifting championships at the Edgar Centre.
Powerlifting: Weighty decision to adopt sport
Powerlifting: Weighty decision to adopt sport
When Sonia Manaena first went to the gymnasium eight years ago she wanted to lose weight and reach her target goal of 87.5kg.
Bond poised to become Otago great
Bond poised to become Otago great
Hamish Bond is poised to become one of the greats of Otago sport. An Olympic gold medal in the pair tonight would clinch it.
NZ team on minds of pair
NZ team on minds of pair
Otago rowers Lucy Strack and Alistair Bond are preparing for a world championship event in Bulgaria, but their hearts will be in London this week.
Bowls: Super success for Walker
Bowls: Super success for Walker
Ken Walker (Dunedin) won the final of the PBA International Challenge at the Tweed Heads Bowls Club on the Gold Coast at the weekend.
Rugby: Semis no cinch for winning teams
Rugby: Semis no cinch for winning teams
Taieri and Dunedin can breathe again after second-half revivals put both clubs into the Dunedin premier rugby final at Forsyth Barr Stadium this Saturday.
Rugby: Dunedin and Taieri to meet in premier final
Rugby: Dunedin and Taieri to meet in premier final
Taieri has the chance to win back to back premier rugby championship titles when it meets Dunedin in the final at the Forsyth Barr Stadium next Saturday.
Rugby: OBHS overwhelms SBHS 45-0
Rugby: OBHS overwhelms SBHS 45-0
The return of captain Josh Renton helped Otago Boys' High School beat Southland Boys' 45-0 in the Highlanders First XV rugby competition at Littlebourne today.
Rugby: Pirates women have form and history on their side
Rugby: Pirates women have form and history on their side
Pirates is unbeaten this year and is favoured to win back-to-back titles in the women's rugby final at Hancock Park this afternoon.
Running: Kenyan childhood ideal training ground
Running: Kenyan childhood ideal training ground
The sight of a lean, long-limbed runner in a Kenyan singlet at the front of a middle- or long-distance race has become extremely common in world athletics. How does the African country dominate the discipline? Athletics writer Alistair McMurran reads up on the subject.
You little rippa!
You little rippa!
Arrowtown Primary School has done it again. It won the Otago rippa rugby final for years 5 and 6 at Forsyth Barr Stadium yesterday - beating Wanaka 11-7 - and will represent the province at the national finals in Wellington in September.
Rower's competitive ambition developed late
Rower's competitive ambition developed late
New Zealand rower Fiona Bourke says she was not a sporty kid but soon after she started rowing at university she realised she wanted to go to the Olympics. She talks to sports reporter Alistair McMurran from the New Zealand training base in Switzerland about her road to London.
Curling: Selectors stick with beaten finalists
Curling: Selectors stick with beaten finalists
They have retained their spots. The New Zealand men's team that finished fifth at the world championships last April has been named for the Asia and Pacific championships in November.
There was speculation that there might have been team changes after Peter de Boer's team was beaten in the final of the New Zealand championships at Naseby earlier this month.
Bowls: Late call-up for Dunedin player
Bowls: Late call-up for Dunedin player
Peter Wilson, of Dunedin, has received a last-minute call up to the New Zealand team for the third annual PBA transtasman bowls test on the Queensland Gold Coast.
Rugby: Original now in Dunedin
Rugby: Original now in Dunedin
In a major coup, Dunedin has the original used to cast the bronze statue of All Black great Dave Gallaher that stands outside Eden Park.
Inspired by Agassi
Inspired by Agassi
Harry James was a promising tennis player when he met United States great Andre Agassi in Queenstown four years ago. That brief meeting instilled in him a burning ambition to reach the top.
Rugby: Zingari upset Green Island
Rugby: Zingari upset Green Island
A late try by tighthead prop Chris Preddy gave Zingari-Richmond an upset 29-26 win over Green Island at Montecillo.
Rugby: Southern grind out win over Pirates
Rugby: Southern grind out win over Pirates
The Southern forward pack took control in the final 20 minutes to grind out a 21-13 victory over Pirates at Bathgate Park.