Adrian Seconi

Long-serving club coach Alf Arlidge will lead the Otago Nuggets in the 2010 National Basketball League.

The issue of whether the Dunedin senior club cricket competition is strong enough to support eight teams was raised again this weekend when Pelichet Bay played a man short.

While some families spend their spare time watching DVDs or going for picnics, the Jacksons are busy practising their martial arts moves and breaking boards.

Greg Henderson is philosophical about being blocked from next month's Tour of Southland when the event is open to drug cheat Floyd Landis.

The Steel's search for a back-up shooter ended yesterday with the franchise announcing former Silver Fern squad member Jade Topia will join the side next year.

Otago has named an inexperienced 16-strong squad for the two two-day warm-up matches against Canterbury in Dunedin next week.

It was awkward and even a little painful to ride, but the 1979 factory Jawa on which Ivan Mauger won his record sixth world championship still has plenty of sentimental value.

Daniel Vettori has been left as the sole conductor after a tumultuous week for New Zealand cricket in which coach Andy Moles was forced to resign and vice-captain Brendon McCullum demoted.

Otago and New Zealand A coach Mike Hesson was keeping tight-lipped on whether he was being lined up to replace embattled Black Caps coach Andy Moles.

achting New Zealand needs to change tack if it is going to continue to do well on the world stage, Olympian Barbara Kendall says.

Basketball Otago chairman Ricky Carr is passionate about his hoops and vowed to put the health of the association first.

Otago United has pounced on six Canterbury-based players and there could be another two or three transferring south within the next few days, coach Malcolm Fleming says.

Nick Beard spent most of the winter practising spearing in dot balls. Now the Otago left-arm spinner has to practise giving the red ball some air.