Alistair McMurran

Athletics: Selection thrills walker Robinson

New Zealand race walk champion Rozie Robinson (Hill City-University) has been named in the New Zealand athletics team for the Oceania championships in June.

Bowls: National title caps Mann's month

The winning North East Valley women's four of (from left) Shona Mann, Daphne Taita, Abbey...

Bowls: National title caps Mann's month

April is proving a golden month for North East Valley bowler Shona Mann. She has become a New Zealand champion and has also won her first Bowls Dunedin title.

Croquet: Australia beckons

Two Otago players - Chris Shilling and Anthony Ritchie - have received wild-card invitations to play in the world croquet championships which start in Adelaide at the end of the month.

Highlanders fans flocking to home games

Rugby fans are backing the Highlanders and going to the ground to support their team at Super 15 home games this year.

Bowls: Never-say-die attitude key to title

Alexandra businessman Pat Houlahan had some Houdini-like escapes on his way to winning his first national bowls title.

Curling: Kiwis riding high at world champs

The hot run of form shown by New Zealand curlers at the World Men's Championship in Switzerland earlier this month has been continued by their over-50 compatriots at the World Senior Curling Championships in Denmark.

Rowing: One major goal down; gold next

Hamish Bond has completed his university studies and will be able to put all his energies into capturing the gold medal at the London Olympics.

Athletics: World record for Robinson

Taieri College schoolgirl Holly Robinson holds the F46 junior world record in the shot put.

Swimming: And it's gold, gold, gold!

It is fair to say it was rare - a triple dead heat for gold.

Swimming: Downing's training pays off

Ryan Mawhinney, of Queenstown, swims during the boys aged 14 200m butterfly heats at the New...

Swimming: Downing's training pays off

Bailie Downing (Queenstown) won two gold medals and highlighted Otago's improving status on the national swimming scene.

Netball: Otago backing radical revamp

Netball: Otago backing radical revamp

Netball Otago backs the radical overhaul of the national netball structure, under which 12 regional offices will be abolished and five zones created in their place.

Rugby: Alhambra win to stay unbeaten

Matt Daley (Alhambra–Union) assists a team-mate in slamming down Joe Bartlett (Green Island) in...

Rugby: Alhambra win to stay unbeaten

Alhambra-Union retained its unbeaten record when it scored 19 unanswered points in the second spell to beat Green Island 27-17 in Dunedin club rugby today.

Swimming: Iwahashi completes medal set at age-group champs

The hard work was rewarded for Ayaki Iwahashi when she completed her set of three medals at Moana Pool this week.

Rowing: OBHS rowers enjoying success on the water

Otago Boys' High School rowers James McNicol (left) and Jack Waddell in action at the South...

Rowing: OBHS rowers enjoying success on the water

The Otago Boys' High School pair of James McNicol and Jack Waddell are expected to keep their winning record intact on the final day of the under-18 interisland rowing regatta today.

Bowls: All Blacks playing in tournament

Former All Blacks Sir Colin Meads and Peter Henderson will be playing in the annual Outram 2000 fours bowls tournament at the weekend.

Swimming: Christchurch pair triumph over quake handicaps

JASI swimmers Laura Biddiscombe and Jarryd Drummond have overcome the handicaps imposed by the Christchurch earthquake in style by winning gold medals at Moana Pool this week. Biddiscombe (17) has won two gold medals and Drummond (16) three on the first two days of the New Zealand age group, division two, championships.

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