Adrian Seconi

Basketball: Debt crisis may not be as bad as feared

debt crisis and the financial hole might not be as deep as feared, chairman Ricky Carr says.

Netball: Steel signs trio for 2015 campaign

The Steel has brought in some new blood with the announcement Tactix duo Jane Watson and Sophia Fenwick and Magic back-up shooter Brooke Leaver will be joining the franchise for the 2015 campaign.

Basketball: Word is Dickel likely to coach Rams

Basketball: Word is Dickel likely to coach Rams

If the persistent rumours are true then one of the province's greatest players could be about to defect to the Canterbury Rams.

Netball: Southby welcomes security of two-year Steel contract

Janine Southby's immediate coaching future is secure with the ink drying on two contracts yesterday.

Ice hockey: Thunder thrashed twice, but can still finish top

It was more of a nightmare than a dress rehearsal as far as the Dunedin Thunder was concerned.

Cricket: Injuries force Butler into retirement

Cricket: Injuries force Butler into retirement

Walking away from the game he loves was ultimately ''a pretty easy decision'' for Ian Butler.

Ice hockey: Enright still able to contribute

Dunedin Thunder ice hockey player Matt Enright shows off the cast around his broken ankle. Photo...

Ice hockey: Enright still able to contribute

Matt Enright was in good mood for a guy with his leg in a cast.

Cricket: Move south a new day for Friday

Thank God for Friday - Tipene Friday that is.

Netball: Mostly 'positive' response to two-point goals

It will be some years before you see the two-point goal introduced at international level, if at all.

Netball: Silver Ferns shooter 'raw' after being dumped by Steel

Silver Ferns shooter Jodi Brown has been dropped by her franchise just days before she leaves for Scotland to represent her country at the Commonwealth Games.

Netball: Waikato-BoP, South in U23 final

South will play Waikato-Bay of Plenty in the final of the under-23 championships but Central can count itself a tad unlucky.

Football: Ex-pats delighted at 'home' game

Newcastle United fans Ann and Bill Petty are looking forward to seeing their side play Sydney FC...

Football: Ex-pats delighted at 'home' game

Bill and Ann Petty might have lived in Mosgiel for more than 50 years but they are still Geordies and they still support Newcastle United.

Cricket: Guesses may be wrong but 'Fab Five' surely are in

Cricket: Guesses may be wrong but 'Fab Five' surely are in

Most years, there are half a dozen or so changes to the list of New Zealand's 20 contracted players. Cricket writer Adrian Seconi speculates on who might be in and who might be out.

Netball: South hot on the heels of Central

Central has emerged as the team to beat at the under-23 championships being staged in Dunedin this week.

The World Cup draws a lot of attention, but for 200 young Dunedin footballers the focus, for a few hours at least, was on the Dunedin Football Academy's three-on-three tournament at Forsyth Barr Stadium yesterday.

Basketball: Shine comes off Nuggets

Otago Nuggets player-coach Mark Dickel sets up a play during a National Basketball League game...

Basketball: Shine comes off Nuggets

The Otago Nuggets lost momentum this season, slipping to seventh after reaching the playoffs last year. The team now faces a fight for survival as Basketball Otago lurches through a serious financial crisis. Basketball writer Adrian Seconi reports.