Cricket: Better batting may be key for Otago
Cricket: Better batting may be key for Otago
Otago does not get a lot of time to digest its first twenty/20 loss of the season as it faces up to Canterbury in Christchurch today.
Steve Hepburn
Sevens: Otago up against it to make top half of tournament
Sevens: Otago up against it to make top half of tournament
Otago has been handed a tough draw at the national sevens tournament in Queenstown this weekend.
Bowls: Walker within whisker of claiming crown
Bowls: Walker within whisker of claiming crown
Fairfield bowler Ken Walker says he was a centimetre away from national glory.
Rugby: Oval ball gazing for 2011 World Cup
Rugby: Oval ball gazing for 2011 World Cup
Plenty has already been written about the 2011 Rugby World Cup. But who will run out on to the field with the hopes of four million sitting on its shoulders? Rugby writer Steve Hepburn looks at the men who will be trusted to get their hands on the much prized silverware after 24 long years.
On the other side of the world as Otago excels
On the other side of the world as Otago excels
The sport: Rugby The event: Otago v North Harbour The place: Carisbrook The date: October 5, 1991
Cricket: Ages, backgrounds differ but cricket draws pair together
Cricket: Ages, backgrounds differ but cricket draws pair together
On the face of it, Dawn Ibbotson and Ross Taylor do not appear to have much in common.
Rugby: Developing Otago talent focus of new mentor
Rugby: Developing Otago talent focus of new mentor
Tim Colling admits he has a big job ahead of him but it is one he is looking forward to. Rugby writer Steve Hepburn finds out what Colling hopes to do in his new role as the Otago union's player development manager.
Rugby: Shield challenge confirmed
Rugby: Shield challenge confirmed
North Otago will get the first challenge for the Ranfurly Shield next year, but it will probably not be until the new year before it is known whether Otago will get a crack at the elusive log o' wood.
Cricket: Support in southern outpost
Cricket: Support in southern outpost
They are a rare sight these days - Pakistan fans able to watch test cricket live.
Cricket: Volts on the improve, Hesson insists
Cricket: Volts on the improve, Hesson insists
Despite suffering outright losses in its first two games, Otago coach Mike Hesson feels his side is making progress and wants to continue that upward swing against Central Districts starting today in Napier.
Cricket: Umpire happy with changes
Cricket: Umpire happy with changes
The decision review system has undergone two changes, which third umpire Rudi Koertzen says will be warmly welcomed by umpires in the middle.
Golf: Young players have a go
Golf: Young players have a go
More than 100 young golfers descended on St Clair Golf course yesterday to try their hand with a club and ball.
Cricket: Runs hard-earned as new format begins
Cricket: Runs hard-earned as new format begins
Dunedin club cricket changed to the franchise system over the weekend but the low scoring continued, with teams batting first failing to make a significant total.
Football: Mystery of the missing shirt solved
Football: Mystery of the missing shirt solved
He has not washed it, he has spilled beer on it and he is not denying he has slept in it.
Cycling: Shanks pipped in Melbourne
Cycling: Shanks pipped in Melbourne
Dunedin track cyclist Alison Shanks was pipped at the post in her first World Cup meet of the season in Melbourne on Thursday night and her Olympic destiny may be known within three weeks.
Sports facilities: Elite training centre joint venture
Sports facilities: Elite training centre joint venture
The opening of the $1.6 million Centre of Excellence redevelopment in Christchurch last week is part of the co-operative approach taken to sport in the South Island, Academy of Sport South Island chief executive Keryn Smith says.
Football: Herbert developing junior academy in Queenstown
Football: Herbert developing junior academy in Queenstown
The architect behind the All Whites' success is part of the team setting up a football academy for junior players in Queenstown.
Football: Mystery over Andy Boyens' shirt
Football: Mystery over Andy Boyens' shirt
Somewhere in Dunedin, someone is walking around with a prized possession from New Zealand football's golden night.
Cricket: McCullum back to bolster Volts
Cricket: McCullum back to bolster Volts
Brendon McCullum will play his first first-class game for Otago for nearly seven years, and also captain the side, as Otago looks to bounce back from a disappointing start in the Plunket Shield.
Sports funding: Sparc ups spend but All Whites to pay own way
Sports funding: Sparc ups spend but All Whites to pay own way
SPARC is spending a record $6.3 million to help win medals at future world tournaments but not one cent will be going to the team which just confirmed its place at the biggest sporting event in the world.