Netball: No major changes planned for championship
Netball: No major changes planned for championship
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. That is the attitude of ANZ Championship general manager Anthony Everard.
Adrian Seconi
Dunedin takes on French air
Dunedin takes on French air
Berets, petanque, La Marseillaise. What's next? Croissants for breakfast?As Dunedin geared up for the All Blacks-France test at Carisbrook tonight, pockets of the city sampled some French culture yesterday.
Basketball: Women's series welcomed
Basketball: Women's series welcomed
Basketball Otago chief executive Mark Rogers hopes the launch of a new national championship will help lift the women's game.
Ice hockey: New coach has high hopes for Thunder
Ice hockey: New coach has high hopes for Thunder
If youthful enthusiasm counts for anything the Dunedin Thunder should be a force to reckon with in the New Zealand Ice Hockey League this year.
Boxing: Cameron to add kick to Dunedin event
Boxing: Cameron to add kick to Dunedin event
Heavyweight boxer Shane Cameron is coming to Dunedin to help promote a kickboxing event at the Edgar Centre.
Netball: Steel applies for replacement player
Netball: Steel applies for replacement player
ANZ Championship competition general manager Anthony Everard has confirmed the Steel has made a request to replace a player in its squad for the remainder of the tournament.
Netball: Fever too strong for Steel
Netball: Fever too strong for Steel
New Zealand's winless ANZ Championship run in Australia continues, with the Steel blowing a rare opportunity to win across the Tasman when it lost 59-48 to the West Coast Fever in Perth last night.
Netball: Top shooter believed pregnant
Netball: Top shooter believed pregnant
The Steel camp is keeping mum on whether shooter Daneka Wipiiti is pregnant but, if the rumours are true, the southern side may be hard-pressed to find a quality replacement.
Netball: Superior shooting key to Columba win
Netball: Superior shooting key to Columba win
Columba College grabbed regional bragging rights with a 22-16 win over Taieri College in the final of the Otago secondary school championships yesterday.
Netball: Steel out to make history
Netball: Steel out to make history
Nada, nil, none, nought. That is how many ANZ Championship games New Zealand franchises have won across the Tasman.
Netball: Third-quarter surge key for Southern A
Netball: Third-quarter surge key for Southern A
A devastating spurt by Southern A in the third quarter accounted for a plucky Phys Ed B in the Dunedin premier competition on Saturday.
Triathlon: Rising star determined to reach the top
Triathlon: Rising star determined to reach the top
Reubyn Bisschops is a rising star and hopes to follow in the strides of leading New Zealand triathlete Andrea Hewitt.
Surfing: Season of success for Dunedin competitors
Surfing: Season of success for Dunedin competitors
Three Dunedin surfers left Kaikoura smiling despite some challenging conditions at the Cold Water Classic on Queens Birthday weekend.
Cricket: NZ looks set for at least top four
Cricket: NZ looks set for at least top four
Twenty/20 is the form of cricket that now pays the bills and captures the imagination. Cricket writer Adrian Seconi previews the world twenty/20 championship starting in England this weekend.
Rugby: City closing streets, opening arms for test
Rugby: City closing streets, opening arms for test
Dunedin will go a little European with a street soiree following the test between New Zealand and France next Saturday.
Netball: Steel can expect no sympathy
Netball: Steel can expect no sympathy
The Steel can expect red eyes but no sympathy when it plays the West Coast Fever in Perth on Monday.
Netball: Record win sets Steel up for tilt at Fever
Netball: Record win sets Steel up for tilt at Fever
The Steel rewrote the record books with a thumping 22-goal win over the Central Pulse in Wellington on Saturday.
Kickboxing: Nosa settles for shot at Oceania
Kickboxing: Nosa settles for shot at Oceania
Former Dunedin kickboxer Erik Nosa was preparing for a shot at the Australian heavyweight kickboxing title, but has had to settle for an Oceania title bout instead.
Netball: Steel may have to do without Wilson
Netball: Steel may have to do without Wilson
Adine Wilson
The Steel is approaching its game against the winless Central Pulse as it would a final, but may have to take the court without inspirational captain Adine Wilson.
The former Silver Ferns captain is struggling with a calf injury and is uncertain whether she will play in Wellington today.
Netball: Steel gets a taste of pure Magic
Netball: Steel gets a taste of pure Magic
Sometimes you just have to hand it to the opposition; nod your head and say well done.