Curling: Selection of Steele reflects benefits of Maniototo indoor rink
Curling: Selection of Steele reflects benefits of Maniototo indoor rink
The local community is reaping the benefits of the Maniototo International Curling Rink at Naseby.
Alistair McMurran
Rugby: Hand injury keeps Otago captain out
Rugby: Hand injury keeps Otago captain out
Otago captain Eben Joubert has taken medical advice and withdrawn from Otago's warm-up game against Tasman in Nelson tomorrow.
Rugby: Shield defence chance for Slade to push All Black claims
Rugby: Shield defence chance for Slade to push All Black claims
All Black Colin Slade will have his first opportunity to play himself into the World Cup when Canterbury defends the Ranfurly Shield against North Otago tomorrow.
Athletics: Greene finishes third in British under-23 race
Athletics: Greene finishes third in British under-23 race
Dunedin schoolgirl Rebekah Greene (Hill City) reached the podium in the 1500m at the British under-23 championships in Bedford at the weekend.
Special Olympics: Reilly to fore in Summer Games wins
Special Olympics: Reilly to fore in Summer Games wins
Dunedin's Peter Rielly (40) has played a key role in the New Zealand basketball team's unbeaten record at the AWD World Summer Games in Athens this week.
Curling: Changes of personnel extra challenge for Becker at NZ Open
Curling: Changes of personnel extra challenge for Becker at NZ Open
Sean Becker has skipped the winning curling team at the New Zealand Open championships for the last three years. But he has a new team this year and it will test his skills.
Bowls: Stewart notches up fourth PBA qualifying event
Bowls: Stewart notches up fourth PBA qualifying event
Ross Stewart (Southland) climbed back on the winner's podium when he won his fourth PBA qualifying event on Sunday.
Rugby: Kavanagh defence holds out Menzies
Rugby: Kavanagh defence holds out Menzies
Kavanagh College held out a hungry Menzies College to win 23-22 in Wyndham on Saturday.
Greatest moments in Otago sport - number 120
Greatest moments in Otago sport - number 120
Hayden Meikle counts down the 150 greatest moments in Otago sport. No 120: John Campbell turns back the clock (1988)
Curling: Bonspiels staged to mark 125th anniversary
Curling: Bonspiels staged to mark 125th anniversary
It was fitting that life member Stewart McKnight should play in the New Zealand Curling Association's 125th anniversary bonspiel yesterday.
Greatest moments in Otago sport - number 125
Greatest moments in Otago sport - number 125
Hayden Meikle counts down the 150 greatest moments in Otago sport. No 125: Original Breakers do the double (1999-2000)
Rugby: Pirates win nailbiter over Kaikorai
Rugby: Pirates win nailbiter over Kaikorai
The rejuvenated forward pack handed Pirates a get out of jail card, in its nail-biting 35-32 win over Kaikorai at Bishopscourt today.
Rugby: Team pattern key for Otago
Rugby: Team pattern key for Otago
It is not about winning. Otago's goal in its three warm-up games is to sort out combinations and play to the team pattern.
Athletics: Moody favoured to regain Edmond Cup title
Athletics: Moody favoured to regain Edmond Cup title
Callan Moody (Ariki) is keen to regain the Edmond Cup title he won for the first time two years ago.
Two mistakes led to damning report
Two mistakes led to damning report
Swimming New Zealand has made two significant mistakes over the past decade that have led to the damning Sparc report.
Olympics: Six Kiwis already qualified for games
Olympics: Six Kiwis already qualified for games
The athletics qualifying standards for the London Olympics have been announced and it points to a large team being sent to London.
Bowls: Otago club disbands after 105 years
Bowls: Otago club disbands after 105 years
No more bowls will be rolled at the 105-year-old Otago Bowling Club. It has been wound up.
Rugby: Tough tussles in First XV clashes
Rugby: Tough tussles in First XV clashes
Openside flanker Nick Hayes was a terrier and played a key role in Southland Boys' High School's 18-8 win over King's High School in Dunedin yesterday.
Rugby: Southland Boys' beats Kings
Rugby: Southland Boys' beats Kings
Southland Boys' beat Kings 18-8 in a First XV rugby match at Kings yesterday.
Putting her best Futsal forward
Putting her best Futsal forward
Queen's High School pupil Rhea Brisbane speaks with a New Zealand accent at school and a Scottish burr at home.