Damian George

Netball: Daunting task facing Steel in Brisbane

Netball: Daunting task facing Steel in Brisbane

The Southern Steel will need to overcome significant odds if it is to reach its first ANZ Championship grand final as it prepares for a daunting task in Brisbane this weekend.

Netball: Halpenny keeps cool as Magic upsets Steel

Southern Steel goal defence Te Huinga Selby-Rickit (left) is beaten to the ball by Waikato-Bay of...

Netball: Halpenny keeps cool as Magic upsets Steel

The best players stand up when it matters most and Magic shooter Ellen Halpenny provided a master class in keeping cool as she helped her side sink the Southern Steel in a massive upset in Invercargill yesterday.

Netball: We’ve got a lot of work to do: Frew

There was no hiding the disappointment on Steel captain Wendy Frew's face as her side's record-breaking season took a backward step at the wrong time at Stadium Southland yesterday.

Swimming: Master coach’s life journey story worth telling

Laing training a swiiming pupil at Moana Pool in the 1970s. Photo by ODT.

Swimming: Master coach’s life journey story worth telling

Gold X 2 The Duncan Laing Story, which tells the life of one of New Zealand's greatest swimming coaches, will be launched in Dunedin tomorrow. Author Stefan Laing, Duncan's son, spoke to sports reporter Damian George about the book and his reasons for writing it.

Netball: Confidence as Steel lays it on the line

The Southern Steel has been in close matches before this season and it will not panic if things get tight in the New Zealand conference final against the Magic in Invercargill tomorrow, vice-captain Shannon Francois says.

Son following father

Another of Duncan Laing's sons, Graeme Laing, has followed in his father's footsteps.

Ice hockey: Thunder coach looks for continued improvement

Dunedin Thunder coach Janos Kaszala has accepted his side's finals prospects are over but hopes his young side can continue to improve as it takes on the table-topping Stampede in Dunedin this weekend.

Weightlifting: Sekone-Fraser one to beat

Weightlifting: Sekone-Fraser one to beat

No.2-ranked New Zealander Douglas Sekone-Fraser looks the man to beat at the South Island Olympic Weightlifting Championships in Dunedin this weekend.

Netball: Coach tells Steel players to embrace occasion

The Southern Steel is about to enter unfamiliar territory and its master coach is instructing the side to embrace the occasion as it prepares for one of the biggest games in the franchise's history.

Netball: Steel can win it all: Wilson

Netball: Steel can win it all: Wilson

Can the Southern Steel go all the way in this year's ANZ Championship?

Netball: Steel's rival has 'nothing to lose'

The Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic has a history of holding its nerve when it matters most and veteran defender Leana de Bruin hopes the side can ignore the form books to do just that on Sunday.

Netball: Value recognised

Shooting superstar Jhaniele Fowler-Reid has been rewarded for her record-breaking year by being named the ANZ Championship New Zealand conference MVP for the second time.

Table tennis: Cantabrian undefeated at Otago Open tourney

Eventual champion Jong Eub Han, of Canterbury, in action during the Otago Open at the Edgar...

Table tennis: Cantabrian undefeated at Otago Open tourney

Top seed Jong Eub Han held his nerve to secure a come-from-behind victory in the open men's final of the Otago Open over the weekend.

Diving: Judge looking forward to Rio

Former Dunedin diver Simon Latimer. Photo: Gregor Richardson

Diving: Judge looking forward to Rio

Simon Latimer could hardly sleep in the days before the London 2012 Olympics but expects to be much more relaxed this time round.

Table tennis: Strong field to contest Otago Open

Club night at Dunedin’s Edgar Centre on Monday. Photo by Peter McIntosh.

Table tennis: Strong field to contest Otago Open

The appearance of five of New Zealand's top 10 male players should add some serious spice to the Otago Open this weekend.

Netball: Australia unlikely to lure NZ players

Netball: Australia unlikely to lure NZ players

Netball Australia may have opened the door for New Zealand's best players to chase the big bucks in its new domestic league, but the reality is most Kiwi players are probably likely to stay put.