Adrian Seconi

Our beloved Carisbrook will be under 5000 tonnes of dirt by Saturday.

Good things come in threes for Auckland.

South African Geoff Bell has spent the last two years competing in classic rallies throughout the world but is sold on the Silver Fern Rally.

Four for not many is no way to begin the summer. Rectifying that problem is a priority when Otago begins its four-day Plunket Shield match against Auckland at Colin Maiden Park today.

Otago left-arm spinner Nick Beard might be the only person in the country happy to see Daniel Vettori retire.

Chokljat signs sweet deal. Mint performance by Chokljat. Chokljat recipe for success. Not actual headlines but they could be.

Shocked. That was how Brett Davis felt when he eliminated the favourite to reach the final of the epee at the national fencing championships in Dunedin this weekend.

Otago batsman Neil Broom enhanced his claims for a spot in the Black Caps test line-up with an undefeated double century during a Plunket Shield match against Northern Districts at the Queenstown Events Centre yesterday.

Otago batsman Neil Broom joined an exclusive club, notching a double century during a Plunket Sheild match against Northern Districts at the Queenstown Events Centre today.

First, Northern Districts' lower order rallied to rescue first-innings points in its Plunket Shield match with Otago at the Queenstown Events Centre yesterday.

Otago needs no reminder what happened when it played Northern Districts in the opening Plunket Shield match last season.

Right-arm offbreak bowler Mark Craig has been included in an otherwise predictable Otago squad for its opening Plunket Shield match against Northern Districts in Queenstown tomorrow.

From modest beginnings, the Coastal Classic has quickly established itself as important fundraising event on the Taieri Mouth community calendar.

None of the signs point to it. The stars, tarot cards, runes, animal entrails - nothing.

Experienced seamer Warren McSkimming could be in doubt for Otago's opening Plunket Shield match against Northern Districts next week.

Former Canterbury batsman Darren Broom is still the toast of Oamaru after he helped North Otago claim the Hawke Cup last summer with a fine century.