Wayne Parsons

Next time you rush out the door and leave something behind, spare a thought for past New Zealand fours champion Andre Smith.

He has been a decade in the bowls wilderness, but one of the most talented and consistent lawn bowlers New Zealand has produced over the past 30 years is back and looking to enhance his...

All three of the world’s top singles players at the Speight’s North East Valley 10,000 featured in some epic encounters in the first rounds of section play yesterday.

Dunedin builder Sam Cooper intends to make the most of his opportunities at the annual North East Valley 10,000 tournament at 1pm today.

Everything is ready for the 29th annual Speight's North East Valley 10,000 which starts this afternoon.

The Otago marathon and half marathon title double has proved elusive for many but yesterday Jonah Smith (Caversham) completed the task when he won the annual Hill Free Half Marathon at Outram.

The cream of world bowls will battle it out in the 29th annual North East Valley 10,000.

Lyn Rance (Green Island) proved again she has little trouble with the transition from rink bowls in the summer months to the indoor version during winter as another stellar indoor season has proved.

Seventy years of history did little to shine a positive light on the annual Peninsula Relay on Saturday.

Yesterday was full of running for Moroccan national Marwane El kamraoui.

Matthew Moloney (Wellington Scottish), could well spoil the party for the four "Js" in tomorrow's 41st annual Dunedin Marathon.

Cross-country and road doubles were the order of the day at the Otago road championships on Saturday.

Mel Aitken has plenty of incentive to finish at the front of the field at the start of next month.

Brian Harvey (Waikiwi) and Brent McEwan (St Clair) proved to be the form players at the Dunedin regional PBA finals at the Dunedin Lawn Bowls Stadium on Sunday.

Having to lose one to win one could well have been the case for Glen Chisholm (Leith) when he won the Port Chalmers to Dunedin Road Race on Saturday.

Two marathons in three months, one in each hemisphere, will give Georgia Wort the distinction of backing up the fast and furious Edinburgh Marathon with the technical Dunedin Marathon on September 1.

Superb draw and drive play enabled Oliver Mason to progress to the business end of the Dunedin regional PBA bowls International Singles qualifier next Sunday.

Shauna Pali is hoping for a winning return when she heads south for the Dunedin Marathon next month.