Otago forward Ezra Taylor - injured all season - is leaving to play for Queensland, where he was born.
Netball New Zealand chief executive Raelene Castle has defended charging more than $50 to see the Silver Ferns play England in Dunedin next month.
Stefan Laing remembers his father, Duncan Laing, as a "tough old bugger" with "a huge heart".
Silver ferns defender Sheryl Scanlan could be heading to Invercargill to play next year.
The Black Caps selectors have kept faith with Otago opening batsman Aaron Redmond despite his averaging just nine runs in three tests against England earlier this year.
Double Olympic gold medallist Danyon Loader said the death of Duncan Laing, his coach and friend, was a big loss personally and a blow for all New Zealanders.
Otago coach Georgie Salter said her side was overawed by Auckland Waitakere on Saturday, but there were some promising signs.
It has been a big year for Otago goal shoot Greir Campbell.
If pedigree counts for anything in sport then the pint-sized Oakley brothers should have a promising future in squash.
Phillipa Finch has been one of the mainstays in the Otago midcourt during the past four years but switched allegiances earlier this year and donned Canterbury colours in the ANZ Championship.
The Otago Cricket Association is in a much stronger financial position than it was this time last year despite effectively recording its third consecutive deficit, chief executive Ross Dykes says.
Dunedin Technical stalwart Jim Stenhouse is confident his presence will not jinx his beloved club's prospects in the Chatham Cup final this weekend.
Otago swimmers returned with a bag full of medals from the South Island short course championships in Christchurch at the weekend.
Otago made a positive start to its national championship campaign with a 60-53 win over Waikato at the Lion Foundation Arena on Saturday night.
It was not always pretty but Otago coach Georgie Salter gave her side a tentative pass mark after its opening match in the national championship.
Otago Boys High School fell just short of what would have been a stunning achievement.
When a coach like Georgie Salter says she is not optimistic about Otago's chances in the national championship you have to take notice.
Former Silver Ferns captain Adine Wilson is undecided whether she will return to the sport after giving birth to her first child earlier this year.
Former Otago Rebels coach Janine Southby will not apply for the Southern Steel assistant coaching role but Southland coach Natalie Avellino will "most likely" put her name forward.
Christchurch's Villa Maria College overcame a brave effort from St Kevins College, of Oamaru, to win the South Island secondary schools netball tournament at the Edgar Centre yesterday.