Curling: No quarter given as friends vie for victory
Curling: No quarter given as friends vie for victory
Hugh Millikin (Australia) and Sean Becker (New Zealand) are mates on the sidelines, but on the ice they are fierce opponents.
Alistair McMurran
Curling: Olympic qualification will boost Australia
Curling: Olympic qualification will boost Australia
The Australian men's curling team is desperate to grab a spot at the Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010.
Bowls: Striving and driving to be world No 1
Bowls: Striving and driving to be world No 1
Promising Canterbury bowler Andrew Kelly wants to become the best bowler in the world by the age of 30 and has given himself 10 years to achieve his ambition.
Bowls: Lawson has taste of gold and hungry for more
Bowls: Lawson has taste of gold and hungry for more
Gary Lawson still has an appetite for gold.
Athletics: Innes stars in rare 800m start
Athletics: Innes stars in rare 800m start
Sprinter Cory Innes (Taieri) surprised himself when he dominated the 800m at the annual Hurring Memorial Relays at the Caledonian Ground last night.
Curling: China favoured for titles
Curling: China favoured for titles
China, a novice curling country, will start as favourite to retain the men's and women's Pacific titles it won in Beijing last year.
Bowls: McIlroy now hungry for more
Bowls: McIlroy now hungry for more
Shannon McIlroy (Nelson) achieved his goal and will have his caricature placed on the "Wall of Honour" at the North East Valley Bowling Club for a second time.
Bowls: Selector sees room for bolters in NZ squads
Bowls: Selector sees room for bolters in NZ squads
Expect a couple of bolters in the New Zealand bowls squad when it is named in two weeks.
Bowls: Grantham feels pressure at NEV
Bowls: Grantham feels pressure at NEV
Tony Grantham (North Shore) is a world champion.
Bowls: McIlroy wins second NEV title
Bowls: McIlroy wins second NEV title
McIlroy (Nelson) achieved his goal and will have his caricature placed on the "Wall of Honour" at the North East Valley Bowling Club for a second time.
Bowls: Top Canadian draws on family style
Bowls: Top Canadian draws on family style
Bowls is the sport of his family, so it was not any surprise when Ryan Bester started playing seriously at the age of 10.
Athletics: Moody's form continues
Athletics: Moody's form continues
Callan Moody (Ariki), the dominant middle-distance runner in Otago this season, continued his good form in the 1500m at the Caledonian Ground on Saturday.
Bowls: Scott denies Lawson tilt at NEV title
Bowls: Scott denies Lawson tilt at NEV title
The talented Gary Lawson (Canterbury) won two gold medals at World Bowls, but the annual North East Valley singles title has again eluded him.
Bowls: Todd with honour of being 100th player to represent NZ
Bowls: Todd with honour of being 100th player to represent NZ
Bowls New Zealand chief executive Kerry Clark (second left) with World Bowls representatives (from left) Ali Forsyth, Andrew Todd and Richard Girvan who received caps at the North East Valley Bowling Club yesterday. Photo by Jane Dawber.
Sydney-based Andrew Todd, who will be remembered as the 100th bowler to represent New Zealand, was presented with his international cap at the North East Valley club last night.
Todd (41), who made his international debut last year, was the lead in the New Zealand four that won a gold medal at World Bowls in Christchurch last year.
Champions look forward after injury-hit year
Champions look forward after injury-hit year
Nicole Begg was almost unknown to the New Zealand sports public when she became the world champion inline speed skater in 2006.
Bowls: Community involvement lifeline for Roslyn club
Bowls: Community involvement lifeline for Roslyn club
Last summer the Roslyn Bowling club was teetering on the edge with just 12 registered members and seemed likely to go into recess.
Bowls: Malcolm had knack of getting best from players
Bowls: Malcolm had knack of getting best from players
The proudest moment of Bruce Malcolm's time as a New Zealand selector came at Christchurch last January after Gary Lawson and Russell Meyer won a gold medal in the World Bowls pair.
Triathlon: Golden goal keeps Docherty striving
Triathlon: Golden goal keeps Docherty striving
Bevan Docherty is still seeking an elusive Olympic gold medal in London in 2012.
Bowls: No club presents problem
Bowls: No club presents problem
The chances of former Commonwealth Games gold medallist Trevor Morris capturing the winner's purse this weekend look bleak after his Mount Isa club went bankrupt 12 months ago.
Masters Games: Gold medals aplenty for Otago athletes
Masters Games: Gold medals aplenty for Otago athletes
Veteran Murray Taylor was one of six Dunedin athletes who won gold medals at the South Island Masters Games in Timaru last week.