Netball: Otago has done all it can and is 'itching' to play
Netball: Otago has done all it can and is 'itching' to play
Dunedin coach Deb Tasi Cordtz says her team is ''itching'' for next week's national championships in Wellington to start.
Robert van Royen
Paralympics: Otago athletes dominate
Paralympics: Otago athletes dominate
Otago athletes dominate the New Zealand team to compete at the International Paralympic Committee world championships in Qatar next month.
Rugby: Can form prevail over history?
Rugby: Can form prevail over history?
The All Blacks head into the World Cup trying to create history - the first side to win the trophy back-to-back. Can the All Blacks do it? Have they the players to get the job done? Sports reporter Rob van Royen thinks they are a good chance while Steve Hepburn is more pessimistic.
League: Ferguson makes NZ under-18 team
League: Ferguson makes NZ under-18 team
Rory Ferguson had a nervous wait on Monday night, but he got the phone call he was waiting for.
Impressive showing from all-girls outfit
Impressive showing from all-girls outfit
The Ice Queens are one of a kind.
Rugby: Semifinals for premier schools contest
Rugby: Semifinals for premier schools contest
The Otago premier schools competition will include semifinals next season.
Diving: Personal bests meet standard
Diving: Personal bests meet standard
Otago divers Rebecca Fisher and Drew Schievink qualified for next year's national open and age group championships in Auckland at the weekend.
Swimming: Govaerts wins the lion's share of gold
Swimming: Govaerts wins the lion's share of gold
Tame Govaerts won five gold medals at the national secondary school championships in Auckland at the weekend.
Rugby: Otago Spirit hammered
Rugby: Otago Spirit hammered
The Otago Spirit is in must win territory after a heavy loss to Canterbury in Christchurch on Saturday.
Athletics: No clear favourite in men's marathon field
Athletics: No clear favourite in men's marathon field
More than 1700 people will hit the streets tomorrow in the annual Dunedin marathon.
Rugby: Tuhega keen to outdo familiar opposition
Rugby: Tuhega keen to outdo familiar opposition
It is fair to say Otago Spirit prop Gemma Tuhega is rather excited about the prospect of playing a couple of former teammates in Christchurch today.
Football: Six Southern United games to be televised live
Football: Six Southern United games to be televised live
Six Southern United matches will be televised live in this year's ASB Premiership.
Basketball: Canterbury inflicts first loss on Otago men
Basketball: Canterbury inflicts first loss on Otago men
The Otago men's team suffered its first loss in the National Basketball Championships in Auckland yesterday.
American football: Seahawks to swoop this time
American football: Seahawks to swoop this time
Otago Daily Times sports reporter and avid NFL fan Robert van Royen makes some predictions for the season.
Swimming: Twelve Otago competitors at national champs
Swimming: Twelve Otago competitors at national champs
Twelve Otago swimmers are set to compete at the national secondary schools championships starting in Hamilton today.
Athletics: Payne swaps marathon for half
Athletics: Payne swaps marathon for half
It was not an easy decision, but former Dunedin runner Tony Payne has turned down a shot at history.
Netball: Competent quartet of coaches in contention
Netball: Competent quartet of coaches in contention
While Netball New Zealand is not revealing who has applied for the vacant Silver Ferns coaching gig, a few names have been thrown around.
Hockey: Second heavy in row loss for Southern Storm
Hockey: Second heavy in row loss for Southern Storm
The Southern Storm was outclassed 5-1 by North Harbour in a rare home game in Dunedin yesterday.
Hockey: Second close loss for Dogs
Hockey: Second close loss for Dogs
Southern Dogs coach Dave Ross was left ruing another ''gutting'' national league loss yesterday.
Masters runner returns home with medals and memories
Masters runner returns home with medals and memories
Liz Wilson has earned a few weeks off. The 52-year-old Dunedin runner is back in town after a successful month competing at the world masters championships in France and the IAAF world athletics championships in Beijing.