Steve Hepburn

The merger of Carisbrook-Dunedin and Kaikorai appears to be going perfectly if the Bing Harris Shield table is anything to go by.

Central Otago clubs were to the fore of the southern challenge at the South Island championships at Lake Ruataniwha over the weekend.

North Otago all-rounder Jeremy Smith joined some illustrious company over the weekend.

The Otago Volts are in with a sniff, albeit a small one, of making the playoffs of the Super Smash.

It is 60 years almost to the day since Forbury Park staged its first meeting under lights but they will not be needed today.

Dunedin wrestler Joe Dobson still his eyes on the Olympics but there are plenty of obstacles in his way — and that does not include the rather hefty opponents he is up against.

An inability to score enough runs is fast becoming the handicap for the Volts as the playoffs slide out of view.

Black Stick Hugo Inglis is back into training in Auckland and back in the workforce.

New Zealand Olympic swimming coach Lars Humer says it is all systems go in preparations for the big event in six months.

This is one Cantabrian who has taken a real liking to Dunedin.

Wakatipu junior Sumin Kang won the Southland strokeplay women’s title at the Invercargill Golf Club over the weekend.

For the first time in more than 30 years, Ross Blackman will not be at an America’s Cup regatta.

New Zealand Rugby says it has many pathways to become a coach at the top level.

The paws will be chasing the cash at Forbury Park tomorrow.

Any coach needs to work their way through the system, starting at a club or school team, if they want to make it to the upper echelon of the trade, a former All Blacks coach says.

The Edgar Centre had plenty of events canned through Covid-19 but hard work and enthusiasm to get back into playing sport helped the Dunedin facility through lean times.

Fewer than 200 tickets are left for next month’s match between Australia and New Zealand in Dunedin.

Discarded Highlanders outside back Josh McKay appears to have landed on his feet.

The third hockey turf in Dunedin is taking shape and, all going well, the first match may be under way in just over four months.