Netball: Less flair, more care needed from Steel
Netball: Less flair, more care needed from Steel
It is not always easy, but Steel wing attack Liana Barrett-Chase has been trying to rein in her instincts this season.
Adrian Seconi
Basketball: Tisby growing impatient for first win
Basketball: Tisby growing impatient for first win
The Otago Nuggets are making incremental improvements but the first win cannot come quickly enough for centre Antoine Tisby.
Basketball: Parke shows he still has the magic
Basketball: Parke shows he still has the magic
Former Tall Black and Otago Nuggets stalwart Andrew Parke answered an SOS from the franchise and made a return to top-level basketball at the Edgar Centre on Saturday night.
Netball: Steel told to toughen up mentally
Netball: Steel told to toughen up mentally
When the legs are heavy and the lungs are bursting, that is when the Steel needs to lift its game.
Basketball: Nuggets may be without both imports
Basketball: Nuggets may be without both imports
The tyre is flat, the spare has a puncture and the jack is in the corner of the garage at home.
Boxing: Canterbury fighters likely to dominate
Boxing: Canterbury fighters likely to dominate
It has been a while between bouts but fighters from Canterbury are expected to dominate the Otago championships in Mosgiel next weekend.
Basketball: Doubts about player add to Nuggets' woes
Basketball: Doubts about player add to Nuggets' woes
Otago Nuggets coach Alf Arlidge was last night nervously awaiting the outcome of an MRI scan that will determine whether his marquee player, Antoine Tisby, has fractured a bone in one of his feet.
Bashing leaves basketballer bruised, bloodied and bewildered
Bashing leaves basketballer bruised, bloodied and bewildered
An assault has left Otago Nuggets import Tyler Amaya with stitches, a black eye, a badly bruised face, and more than a little homesick.
Netball: Conditioning coach defends Steel players' fitness
Netball: Conditioning coach defends Steel players' fitness
If you have watched the Steel closely, you might have come to the conclusion the side could be fitter.
Basketball: Devondorf staying in north
Basketball: Devondorf staying in north
Dumped Waikato Pistons import guard Eric Devendorf will not be heading south to play for the Otago Nuggets and is likely to turn out for the Manawatu Jets or the Wellington Saints.
Netball: Defence key in Adelaide win
Netball: Defence key in Adelaide win
Mentor the tormentor.
Basketball: Nuggets outgunned by Giants
Basketball: Nuggets outgunned by Giants
The Otago Nuggets limped to another heavy defeat, with the Nelson Giants making light work of their understrength opponent and registering a comfortable victory at the Edgar Centre on Saturday night.
Basketball: Special games in Gillan's century
Basketball: Special games in Gillan's century
Every match veteran Otago Nuggets shooting guard Matt Gillan plays is a bonus, but his next will be extra special.
Netball: Defending champion holds high expectations
Netball: Defending champion holds high expectations
Defending champion University-Albion A shapes as the side to beat when premier netball gets under way today.
Netball: Scanlan anticipates court time for Steel
Netball: Scanlan anticipates court time for Steel
Life has been a pain in the calf for Sheryl Scanlan lately.
Cricket: De Boorder off on Dutch adventure
Cricket: De Boorder off on Dutch adventure
Otago wicketkeeper-batsman Derek de Boorder plans to make good use of his heritage this winter and is heading to the Netherlands with hopes of cracking the national side.
Rugby: Coach out to put North Otago back on top
Rugby: Coach out to put North Otago back on top
Highlanders assistant coach Barry Matthews has been charged with getting North Otago back where it belongs - at the top of the Heartland Championship.
Big welcome for gold medalist
Big welcome for gold medalist
It is not every day the mayor gives you a hug.
Cricket: Otago better, but falls short of a good season
Cricket: Otago better, but falls short of a good season
Otago's success in limited-overs competitions has helped gloss over a fairly ordinary run in first-class cricket during the past few seasons. But this summer there was no one-day or twenty/20 trophy to deflect attention. Cricket writer Adrian Seconi reviews a disappointing season for the Volts.
Cricket: University-Grange to debut in national champs
Cricket: University-Grange to debut in national champs
University-Grange will carry the baton for Otago at the national club championships which start in Auckland today.