Doing her bit for the team
Columba College’s Lila Rhodes runs in the junior girls grade of the Caversham Relays on Thursday.
Sport
Pair selected for Comm Games
Pair selected for Comm Games
Two badminton players have been selected to represent New Zealand at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in July.
Sense needed in terrible times
Sense needed in terrible times
Yes, Covid finally wormed its devious way into The Last Word’s household, and what an unpleasant experience it has been.
Aguirre getting new perspective as Thunder coach
Aguirre getting new perspective as Thunder coach
When Felipe Aguirre left the ice last year, it would have seemed unlikely he would return this year as a coach.
Huge variety of sports on offer at tournament
Huge variety of sports on offer at tournament
It is only week four of the term but already there has been so much action happening with most winter sport competitions now up and running around the region.
Stone standout performer
Stone standout performer
Dunedin had a glimpse of what the world will see in Birmingham later this year.
Coll beaten in world semifinals
Coll beaten in world semifinals
A fired-up Mohamed El Shorbagy beat New Zealand’s world No1 Paul Coll in the semifinals of the World Squash Championships in Cairo yesterday.
Mower who goes extra yard
Mower who goes extra yard
Sometimes it's the people behind the scenes who clear the way for sporting success. Reporter Simon Henderson talks to Dave Mclean, who knows how to make a clean sweep for cross-country runners.
Wimbledon stripped of ranking points after Russia ban
Wimbledon stripped of ranking points after Russia ban
The world’s most prestigious tennis tournament is on a collision course with the sport's global governing bodies after Wimbledon had its ranking points stripped for excluding players from Russia and Belarus.
She’s about to make a splash
She’s about to make a splash
Lucia Luxon shows her style during practice for the New Zealand diving championships at Moana Pool.
Coll happy to ‘claw’ out of epic battle
Coll happy to ‘claw’ out of epic battle
New Zealand star Paul Coll triumphed after a two-hour battle against Egyptian Tarek Momen in the quarterfinals of the world championships outdoors in Cairo yesterday.
Top Central Otago honour to Sadowski-Synnott
Top Central Otago honour to Sadowski-Synnott
Wanaka golden girl Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has won Central Otago’s supreme sports award.
Down to the wire
Down to the wire
Otago Girls’ High School’s Catherine Lund (left) and St Hilda’s Collegiate’s Zara Geddes compete in the Otago secondary schools Logan Park Road Race on Tuesday afternoon.
Sime overcoming many challenges
Sime overcoming many challenges
A young skater who honed her craft on Dunedin ice has overcome some obstacles to get within sight of the world championships next year.
Shrimpy Boy takes on world's best drone pilots
Shrimpy Boy takes on world's best drone pilots
A Lincoln drone racer nicknamed 'Shrimpy Boy' has achieved his dream of joining an elite European Champions League team.
Chignell cuts 48 sec off 10,000m
Chignell cuts 48 sec off 10,000m
A rapid debut in London has Oli Chignell confident he has plenty more to come.
King, Coll move into third round
King, Coll move into third round
New Zealanders Joelle King and Paul Coll both recorded wins in the second round of the world championships in Cairo yesterday.
All go for annual South Island masters quadrangular tournament
All go for annual South Island masters quadrangular tournament
Some talented youngsters — and one very familiar masters player — will be in action at the South Island quadrangular tournament in Dunedin this weekend.
Doubles to siblings third year in a row
Doubles to siblings third year in a row
Dunedin siblings Jayden and Temika Apuwai-Bishop have again shown their class on the ice.
Darting away to Belgium
Darting away to Belgium
Europeans take their darts seriously, paradarts player Rob Gillan says.