Bowls: Watt makes strides on hard road back
Bowls: Watt makes strides on hard road back
Mark Watt (North East Valley) wants to take the final step to elite international bowls.
Alistair McMurran
Athletics: Fowler aims for podium place
Athletics: Fowler aims for podium place
Winning may be difficult, but Kieran Fowler (Taieri) is determined to reach the podium again at the New Zealand athletics championships this weekend.
Athletics: Lawrence sprints away with 100m, 200m titles
Athletics: Lawrence sprints away with 100m, 200m titles
Tim Lawrence (Otago Boys') was crowned the sprint king after winning the senior boys 100m-200m double at the Caledonian Ground on Saturday.
Athletics: Ballam impresses in 600m
Athletics: Ballam impresses in 600m
Southland's Glen Ballam proved he is on target to retain his New Zealand title this week after running a fast 600m at the Caledonian Ground yesterday.
Athletics: Moore out to reclaim 400m title
Athletics: Moore out to reclaim 400m title
Andrew Moore (Hill City) won the national 400m title in Wellington two years ago.
Rugby: Highlanders up for the game, lock says
Rugby: Highlanders up for the game, lock says
Highlanders lock Josh Bekhuis is excited about playing the Crusaders tomorrow because the local South Island derby brings out the best in both teams.
Bowls: Past champions recalled as Taieri marks 125 years
Bowls: Past champions recalled as Taieri marks 125 years
Two of Dunedin's elite bowlers will be remembered at the 125th anniversary celebrations of the Taieri Bowling Club this weekend.
Cycling: No lack of challengers for Macauley
Cycling: No lack of challengers for Macauley
Defending champion Gordon Macauley (Auckland) is the favourite but he is expected to be challenged by young riders in the five-stage cycling tour on the Taieri at the weekend.
Surf life-saving: Medals whet appetite
Surf life-saving: Medals whet appetite
Australian swimming coach Don Talbot has lifted the aspirations of Carina Doyle, who has won four national championship medals in the last three weeks.
Bowls: Squaring off for regional finals
Bowls: Squaring off for regional finals
Corner-to-corner bowls started as a fun event but has quickly become a favourite tournament on the Bowls New Zealand programme.
Cycling: Shanks out to recapture world title
Cycling: Shanks out to recapture world title
Alison Shanks wants her world cycling title back.
Crawford claims 16th centre title
Crawford claims 16th centre title
Carolyn Crawford took another step up the ladder when she won her 16th Bowls Dunedin title at the weekend.
Wrestler aiming for the big time
Wrestler aiming for the big time
Kawana Tokona's mother was a barefoot runner who used to train by pushing her baby around the South Dunedin streets in a pram.
Rowing: McBride shows right form for Maadi Cup
Rowing: McBride shows right form for Maadi Cup
Zoe McBride (Kavanagh College) had a good dress rehearsal for the Maadi Cup later this month with a convincing win in the girls under-16 single sculls on Lake Ruataniwha at the weekend.
Trying the Bermuda angle
Trying the Bermuda angle
Alistair McMurran visits Bermuda and discovers a slice of England in the Atlantic.
Athletics: Whyte has his eye on an even bigger prize
Athletics: Whyte has his eye on an even bigger prize
Andrew Whyte (South Otago) wanted to run a fast 400m.
Athletics: Kingsford sets 3000m record
Athletics: Kingsford sets 3000m record
Rachel Kingsford (Hill City) set a Caledonian Ground record for the women's 3000m yesterday morning.
Mountain Biking: Junior Motatapu favourite
Mountain Biking: Junior Motatapu favourite
Canterbury rider Anton Cooper (16) is expected to win the 47km Motatapu mountain bike ride from Lake Wanaka to Arrowtown today.
Athletics: Medal winners on show at national championships
Athletics: Medal winners on show at national championships
Dunedin athletics supporters will get the chance to see the cream of New Zealand's athletics talent at the national championships in two weeks.
Surf life-saving: Pair best prospects
Surf life-saving: Pair best prospects
Pool swimmers Carina Doyle and Adam Simpson are Otago's best prospects to win titles at the New Zealand surf life-saving championships over the next three days.