Adrian Seconi

Otago Sparks stalwart Katey Martin and Volts middle-order batsman Anaru Kitchen claimed the major prizes at the Otago cricket awards last night.

Albion will be making its third appearance at the national club championship and will field possibly its strongest side at the tournament.

Otago completed the triple play.

Pete Soper’s weathered face and calloused hands paint a picture of a man who has laboured outside all his working life.

For a guy who had just claimed his maiden 10-wicket bag, Ish Sodhi was awfully flat.

By February, Michael Rippon will be as Kiwi as bro.

Anaru Kitchen would have dreamed of scoring a double century had he got much sleep.

Anaru Kitchen joined some illustrious company yesterday.

Pictured above: Southern produced a powerful effort up front to beat Zingari-Richmond 37-19 at Bathgate Park today.

Another rookie will join Otago's inexperienced top order, as coach Rob Walter embraces the opportunity to blood some new players at the end of a disappointing season.

Green Island veteran Ant Harris scooped the major award at the Dunedin Cricket Association awards last night.

A tough opening week in premier rugby continues with round two scheduled for a 6pm start tonight.

The New Zealand under-18 women’s national team went undefeated to claim the 2017 Ice Hockey Women’s Challenge Cup of Asia in Bangkok earlier this month.

John Fogarty has squashed "hundreds" of ping pong balls during the past 50 years.

Most of the Auckland team would have spent longer stuck in traffic than it took to take six Otago wickets at the University Oval yesterday morning.

Pirates chairwoman Jess Tuhega believes the club needs "money and people" to make a return to the premier grade.

Courtney Duncan must have been thinking "here we go again" when she crashed on the first turn of the opening race of the Women’s Motocross World Championship.

Andrew McClure has it all figured out - right down to how many overs of test cricket he has watched abroad since retiring 15 years ago.