Robert van Royen

It has been a tough few years for Aleki Morris.

Jimmy Neesham struck his fifth first-class ton to ensure Otago made a good start to its Plunket Shield campaign against Central Districts in Napier yesterday.

Dunedin premier A club netball will be moved from Saturdays to Thursday nights next season.

Para athletes Rory McSweeney and William O'Neill set Otago records in Darwin on Saturday night.

Jonah Smith bounced back from a niggly ankle injury to win the Hill Free Half Marathon at Outram yesterday.

The Otago Volts will be without a key new signing for their Plunket Shield opener against Central Districts starting on Thursday.

Like many sports, women's rugby faces a challenge in keeping players in the game after secondary school. While player numbers are thriving at the junior level, things are not so flash at the other end of the scale.

Football South probably could not ask for a tougher start to the ASB women's league.

Southern United's team for the ASB Premiership will feature plenty of new faces when it is announced in the next month.

Not even gale-force winds could stop Otago from winning the annual interprovincial regatta at Lake Ruataniwha at the weekend.

Zoe McBride is gearing up for her most important summer to date.

Netball New Zealand (NNZ) is set to launch a national league to run in conjunction with the ANZ Championship next year.

The wait is almost over for Taieri para athletes Anna Grimaldi and Jess Hamill.

Calum Booth hopes to blitz the field on his new mountain bike tomorrow.

Swimming has been a big part of Daphne Loader's life, and now the mother of double Olympic gold medallist Danyon Loader has been recognised for her service to the sport.

Dunedin had to settle for sixth place at the national championships after losing to Waitakere in its final game in Wellington yesterday.