Cricket: Sparks minus key all-rounder Kasperek
Cricket: Sparks minus key all-rounder Kasperek
The Otago Sparks will be missing leading all-rounder Leigh Kasperek for its final round of games against Wellington at the University Oval this weekend.
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Cricket: Injury may spell end to Barnes’ season
Cricket: Injury may spell end to Barnes’ season
Otago pace bowler Warren Barnes will probably have to wait until next season to see what he can do with the red ball.
Cricket: Volts rally with late flurry of wickets
Cricket: Volts rally with late flurry of wickets
Otago has wrestled back some momentum in its Plunket Shield fixture with Wellington at the Queenstown Events Centre.
Cricket: Quirky insight into the characters of grade cricket
Cricket: Quirky insight into the characters of grade cricket
The Grade Cricketer promised to provide a whacky insight into the culture of Australian grade cricket where good chat and the size of your pipes (arms) gets you further than actual runs and wickets.
Cricket: Oval lights plan under a shadow
Cricket: Oval lights plan under a shadow
The University Oval will stay in the dark - for now.
Cricket: Challenge awaits talented Otago side
Cricket: Challenge awaits talented Otago side
Otago has some ground to make up in the Plunket Shield but has named the team to do it.
Cricket: Experience counts —or does it?
Cricket: Experience counts —or does it?
The beauty of the masters cricket is you never know who you might be competing against.
'Always there with a high-five
'Always there with a high-five
The sight of her grandfather's Masters Games bronze medal helped light a fire inside Alison Shanks.
Masters Games: Supporters having a hoot
Masters Games: Supporters having a hoot
The Toowoomba Supa Oldies packed a little bit extra for the trip across the Tasman - a large arsenal of small but very loud instruments wielded with endless enthusiasm by "The Hooters''.
Cricket: Nine-wicket loss takes gloss off Martin’s ton
Cricket: Nine-wicket loss takes gloss off Martin’s ton
Katey Martin will be livid.
Yachting: More youth needed to bail out Z-class
Yachting: More youth needed to bail out Z-class
Scamper is back again but many of the sailors who competed in the Z-class nationals the last time they were in Dunedin have not returned.
Cricket: Experienced England spinner to bolster Sparks
Cricket: Experienced England spinner to bolster Sparks
The Otago Sparks have called in a little help from England spinner Laura Marsh for the rest of the season.
Cricket: Match abandoned, Canterbury advance
Cricket: Match abandoned, Canterbury advance
Play was abandoned in the preliminary final between Otago and Canterbury at Hagley Oval today.
Games an economic 'mini boom’
Games an economic 'mini boom’
The Masters Games are "a wee mini boom'' for Dunedin, with the event estimated to inject up to $4.5 million into the local economy, games manager Vicki Kestila says.
"It is a lovely boost for the economy,'' Kestila said.
Cricket: Pitch condition sums up day
Cricket: Pitch condition sums up day
Kaikorai captain Iain Robertson described the state of the pitch at Bishopscourt on Saturday as a disgrace.
Cricket: Broom helps sweep Volts to victory
Cricket: Broom helps sweep Volts to victory
Otago has kept its one-day title prospects alive with a comprehensive victory against Auckland in Invercargill yesterday.
Softball: Aggressive girls’ team breaks the drought
Softball: Aggressive girls’ team breaks the drought
Forget nappies, some of the girls were not even born when the Otago under-15 girls' team last won a game at the South Island Championships.
Cricket: Bracewell, team find form at the right time
Cricket: Bracewell, team find form at the right time
Michael Bracewell is still a bit dirty with himself for the way he got out on Wednesday.
Cricket: Rutherford handy as Volts secure home semi
Cricket: Rutherford handy as Volts secure home semi
Hamish Rutherford posted his highest limited-overs score to help Otago secure a home venue for its playoff match with Auckland.
Multisport: Splash hasn’t done its dash yet
Multisport: Splash hasn’t done its dash yet
The Dash and Splash is in its 18th season and ticked over a major milestone at Macandrew Bay last evening.