Rowing: Work of Otago administrator recognised
Rowing: Work of Otago administrator recognised
Years of hard work paid dividends for Otago rowing administrator Glen Sinclair when he received a Rowing New Zealand Service Award in Auckland recently.
Alistair McMurran
Swimming: Swimming identities back Moller report
Swimming: Swimming identities back Moller report
Prominent Otago swimming identities have voiced their approval of the Moller report on the future of New Zealand swimming.
Ice hockey: Dunedin venue measures up
Ice hockey: Dunedin venue measures up
The standard of the surface at the Dunedin Ice Stadium matches the best in Europe, according to a returning Dunedin player who has been playing the game in France.
Sports awards: Bond wins third supreme award
Sports awards: Bond wins third supreme award
It was Hamish Bond's night. But he was not there to enjoy the accolades at the 23rd annual Otago sports awards at Forsyth Barr Stadium.
Rugby: Record result for Otago Boys'
Rugby: Record result for Otago Boys'
It was a historic day for the Otago Boys' High School First XV when it thrashed James Hargest High School 135-nil in Invercargill on Saturday.
Rugby: Taieri edge Alhambra in tight game
Rugby: Taieri edge Alhambra in tight game
Henry Parker scored the winning try in the last two minutes to help Taieri retain its unbeaten record when it beat Alhambra-Union 26-25 in a top of the table clash in Dunedin premier club rugby today.
Ice hockey: Imports expected to make Thunder boom
Ice hockey: Imports expected to make Thunder boom
The Dunedin Thunder has seven overseas players in its ranks this year and expects to lift its ranking when the New Zealand Ice Hockey League starts next month.
Rugby: 107-year record broken by OBHS
Rugby: 107-year record broken by OBHS
Hooker Sekonaia Pole was like a rubber ball. He kept bouncing up everywhere and played a key role in Otago Boys' nine try 59-7 romp over Southland Boys' in Dunedin yesterday.
Sports awards: Three former winners among Otago nominees
Sports awards: Three former winners among Otago nominees
Three former overall winners - Alison Shanks (cycling), Adam Hall (skiing) and Hamish Bond (rowing) - are finalists at tonight's Otago sports awards.
Rugby: Smith still buzzing over All Black call-up
Rugby: Smith still buzzing over All Black call-up
Aaron Smith thought some of his Highlanders team-mates were playing a prank when he received a text message from All Black manager Darren Shand on Sunday night.
Athletic sisters repeat win-win performance
Athletic sisters repeat win-win performance
The English sisters make a habit of winning races in tandem.
Rugby: Determined runners key for WBHS
Rugby: Determined runners key for WBHS
Anthony Wetere-Sweet was the bucking bronco who caused panic in the King's High School ranks when he ran with the ball and tacklers bounced off him.
Athletics: Time barriers will fall, physiologist says
Athletics: Time barriers will fall, physiologist says
The athletics world is poised for significant breakthroughs to be made in three major middle- and long-distance events - the 800m, mile and the marathon.
Rugby: Late surge fruitful for South Otago
Rugby: Late surge fruitful for South Otago
South Otago High School applied pressure in the second spell and scored three tries in the last 15 minutes to beat John McGlashan College 24-6 in the Highlanders First XV competition in Balclutha on Saturday.
Rugby: Frontrunners Taieri too strong for Dunedin
Rugby: Frontrunners Taieri too strong for Dunedin
With just one more round to be completed Taieri can't be beaten in the Speight's Mug competition in Dunedin Premier Rugby.
Sports medicine: One door led to another for athletic academic
Sports medicine: One door led to another for athletic academic
One door shut and another opened for Prof David Paterson when he left Dunedin in 1979.
Bowls: Outram men shine alongside women
Bowls: Outram men shine alongside women
Outram won the George Payton Memorial Trophy and was the top club in Dunedin bowls last season.
Netball: Tough task for Steel against Mystics
Netball: Tough task for Steel against Mystics
The Southern Steel has performed above expectations and won two of its five games this winter.
Rugby: Active role by players in recovery, training
Rugby: Active role by players in recovery, training
All Black greats Dan Carter and Richie McCaw do not just leave it to medical experts. They take an active role in their own recovery from injuries.
Athletics: Top honour for Robinson at awards function
Athletics: Top honour for Robinson at awards function
Rozie Robinson was named the Otago athlete of the year at the annual awards function at Forbury Park racecourse last night.