Running great gets her Blue
Running great gets her Blue
It has taken 35 years but Olympic bronze medallist Lorraine Moller finally has her Blue.
Hayden Meikle
Sports awards: Champion of century to be revealed at function
Sports awards: Champion of century to be revealed at function
It is the night of nights for the University of Otago's most exclusive sporting club and, by the end of it, there will be a champion of the century.
Rugby: Donnelly fit for 50th game
Rugby: Donnelly fit for 50th game
Otago lock Tom Donnelly is fit to play his 50th game for Otago, against Taranaki at Carisbrook tomorrow night.
Laing giant of swimming world
Laing giant of swimming world
Duncan Laing was a giant - literally and figuratively - of Otago and New Zealand swimming for the past 42 years.
Coach had `feel' for swimming
Coach had `feel' for swimming
Tough but gentle. That is how Liz van Welie will remember her coach and mentor, the late Duncan Laing.
Football: Cup experience will help coach stay cool under pressure
Football: Cup experience will help coach stay cool under pressure
It is new territory for most of his players, but Dunedin Technical coach Mike Fridge can call on recent experience to know what to expect in today's Chatham Cup final.
No TV coverage of cup
No TV coverage of cup
Dunedin Technical fans will have to rely on text messages or the bush telegraph if they want to follow their team in the Chatham Cup final tomorrow night.
Football: Young skipper focused on final
Football: Young skipper focused on final
John Chisholm has a wise head on young shoulders and his composure will be key to Dunedin Technical's chances in the Chatham Cup final tomorrow night.
Motorsport: Dixon among NZ's high-earning sportsmen
Motorsport: Dixon among NZ's high-earning sportsmen
Scott Dixon's second Indy Racing League title has confirmed his status as one of New Zealand's highest-earning sports-men.
Football: Bays coach coy over team status
Football: Bays coach coy over team status
It is hard to escape the impression East Coast Bays coach Willy Gerdsen is trying to claim underdog status for Saturday's Chatham Cup final.
Football: Cup win would mean much for elder statesman
Football: Cup win would mean much for elder statesman
Blair Scoullar has been most places and seen most things in his decade as a professional footballer.
The new benchmark for sports games
The new benchmark for sports games
Sports games don't get much better than this..
Football: Tech eases to win in final tune-up
Football: Tech eases to win in final tune-up
Dunedin Technical eased to a 1-0 win against Queenstown at the weekend to prepare for its date with Chatham Cup destiny.
Football: Coach remembers glorious 1999 victory
Football: Coach remembers glorious 1999 victory
Dunedin Technical hopes to emulate the club's great 1999 side when it plays in the Chatham Cup final next week. Sports editor Hayden Meikle finds out what happened to the class of '99 and talks to coach Roger Brooks and captain Ian Bell.
The Last Word: Hollywood takes on the All Blacks
The Last Word: Hollywood takes on the All Blacks
Race relations . . . I've been mulling over the news that Clint Eastwood is planning to make a movie about the 1995 Rugby World Cup for a while now.
Rugby: Bowden key as Otago reshapes backline
Rugby: Bowden key as Otago reshapes backline
Daniel Bowden is at second five-eighth in a drastically rejigged Otago backline to play Bay of Plenty tomorrow night.
Volleyball: Fighting second for Scorps at nationals
Volleyball: Fighting second for Scorps at nationals
New Zealand captain Debbie Hill celebrated her new role by leading the Scorpions to second place at the national club championships in Auckland at the weekend.
'Prizefighter' comes in at welterweight
'Prizefighter' comes in at welterweight
There's a new boxing game in the ring, but don't expect this to become the heavyweight champion of the genre...
Basketball: Satisfactory placing for Penguins
Basketball: Satisfactory placing for Penguins
There was no fairytale return but the North Otago Penguins could be satisfied with third place in the Conference Basketball League at the weekend.
Cricket: Dykes thrilled with test, twenty/20 scheduling
Cricket: Dykes thrilled with test, twenty/20 scheduling
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Otago cricket boss Ross Dykes was a happy man yesterday when the dates for the Dunedin test and Queenstown one-day international were finally confirmed.