Adrian Seconi

There are winners and losers in every trial but Otago coach Dimitri Mascarenhas would not put anyone in the latter category.

Otago cricket needs two groundsmen but there is no cause for panic yet.

Look who is back - it's Jesse Ryder.

Based on the current evidence it is hard to decide whether basketball is steaming ahead or a complete train wreck.

You can never take your eye off Neil Wagner when he is bowling.

Kim Dotcom had the ''Moment of Truth''. Basketball Otago has October 30.

Gary Bartlett is still regarded by some as the fastest bowler New Zealand has produced. His pace and hostility are part of the game's folklore. Cricket writer Adrian Seconi caught up with the tearaway dubbed the ''Meteor over Marlborough'' in a recent book, for chat about his career.

Andy Moles left New Zealand under a cloud when he became a victim of a coup led by his senior players. But the former Black Caps coach is not bitter, and is delighted to be back in the country with a new team, Afghanistan. He talks to cricket writer Adrian Seconi.

Richie Rodger has led his school to national glory.

Albion made a bright start to the season with a comprehensive nine-wicket win at Culling Park over a Taieri side which is rebuilding.

Kavanagh College beat St Kevin's College 64-56 in an all-Otago final to claim the smaller schools national title in Palmerston North on Thursday night.

Otago is sending a 51-strong team to the national championships which get under way in Auckland on Tuesday.

What does the Green Island cricket team, the Crusaders and the Auckland rugby team which had a mortgage on the Ranfurly Shield from 1985 to 1993 have in common?

Otago Boys' High School upsetthe highly-rated Rangitoto College, of Auckland, 77-62 yesterday to reach the final of the national secondary school championships being staged in Palmerston North.

The New Zealand Breakers completed their pre-season with a solid 94-84 win against the Sydney Kings at the Edgar Centre in Dunedin last night.

Josh Childress cuts a rather conspicuous figure with his lean, wiry frame and trademark Afro.

More muscle, more hustle.