Cricket: Attraction of opposites makes Black Caps tick
Cricket: Attraction of opposites makes Black Caps tick
Where one is analytical, calculating and measured, the other is instinctive, daring and dramatic.
Adrian Seconi
Cricket: Unhappy Ryder may be off
Cricket: Unhappy Ryder may be off
You might say the ball is in Jesse Ryder's half of the pitch.
Cricket: Plunket Shield hopes alive
Cricket: Plunket Shield hopes alive
Otago retains a slim chance of lifting the Plunket Shield but the equation got a lot harder following the opening day of play during the last round of the competition yesterday.
Catch cash to go on mortgage, but Italy beckons
Catch cash to go on mortgage, but Italy beckons
Call it a windfall. Call it a gift from the heavens.
Cricket: Teen's name added to roll of honour
Cricket: Teen's name added to roll of honour
Harrison Biggs has added his name to an impressive list which includes Black Caps Brendon McCullum and Nathan McCullum.
Cricket: Otago spoils chance for big lead
Cricket: Otago spoils chance for big lead
A middle-order slump may have cost Otago an opportunity to build a big first innings lead against Canterbury.
Cricket: What a night as Kiwis triumph
Cricket: What a night as Kiwis triumph
It was a cricket match for the ages - topsy-turvy, thrilling and with New Zealand winning off the second-last ball with a soaring six.
Cricket: Greatest game ever played
Cricket: Greatest game ever played
That is how you finish an ODI.
Cricket: India or Australia, win or lose, it has been a joy
Cricket: India or Australia, win or lose, it has been a joy
So who will it be in the final - India or Australia?And does it really matter?Can anybody stop New Zealand?
Cricket: A look at the semi-finals
Cricket: A look at the semi-finals
The semifinals
There are just two games remaining until the Cricket World Cup final at the MCG on Sunday. AAP and the Otago Daily Times break down the semifinal match-ups.
NEW ZEALAND v SOUTH AFRICA
Auckland, today, 2pm
Live on Sky Sport 3 and Prime
Cricket: Bradman almost played in NZ
Cricket: Bradman almost played in NZ
Cricket tragics of a certain generation will be able to tell you Sir Donald Bradman played one game against New Zealand.
Cricket: Volts lose spark in Hamilton
Cricket: Volts lose spark in Hamilton
Heartbreak rather than glory was waiting for Otago at the end of its topsy-turvy Plunket Shield encounter with Northern Districts in Hamilton on Saturday.
Rugby: Southern start with big win
Rugby: Southern start with big win
Southern made a strong start to its campaign with a crushing 54-0 win against Kaikorai at Bishopscourt today.
Cricket: Now it's serious for NZ
Cricket: Now it's serious for NZ
Now it matters.
Hockey: Masters of their art
Hockey: Masters of their art
Otago Hockey Association general manager Rachel Minton-Smith is hoping the region's success at the national masters tournament will inspire people to stick with the sport or even take it up for the first time.
Cricket: ND heading for big total
Cricket: ND heading for big total
The day after Dimitri Mascarenhas was named as the next Black Caps bowling coach his provincial side was struggling to take a wicket.
Basketball: Attempts to rescue BBO faltering
Basketball: Attempts to rescue BBO faltering
Basketball Otago will go into liquidation next month unless there is a dramatic turnaround in sales of an online promotion.
Boy who fled war ready to do battle with Scots
Boy who fled war ready to do battle with Scots
You know of him as the headband-clad, cartwheeling Afghanistan fast bowler who celebrates each wicket with such gusto it makes you chuckle.
Cricket: Backyard battles pay off for Duffy brothers
Cricket: Backyard battles pay off for Duffy brothers
You could only really hit the ball through cover.
Cricket: Mascarenhas lands NZ role
Cricket: Mascarenhas lands NZ role
There is every chance Otago coach Dimitri Mascarenhas will be ''one and done''.