Jack Salter

Fans will get a chance to witness international ice hockey when the world under-20 division three world championships are played in Dunedin next week.

When Regan Wilson began playing ice hockey seven years ago, he never dreamed one day he would be playing for the New Zealand under-20 team and be a member of the Ice Blacks at the same time.

Professional mountain biker Justin Leov has had a busy few weeks and the world series is yet to start.

The Warriors returned to the grand final, the Kiwis battled and one of the greats of the game bowed out. Jack Salter looks back on the year in rugby league.

When someone has committed themselves to a sport for 20 years, it would be easy to forgive them if they lost the passion to continue.

He may be outnumbered by Wellington Phoenix supporters, but that will not stop John McCormack cheering on his beloved Brisbane Roar tonight.

A crowd of about 6000 people is expected when the Wellington Phoenix takes on the Brisbane Roar in an A-League fixture at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Wednesday.

Riders will get the opportunity to learn from one of the best when eventing champion Clarke Johnstone holds a clinic near Dunedin next Thursday and Friday.

The sharks circled and feasted on their prey when Hammerhead Productions held its fight night at the Caledonian gymnasium on Saturday.

For embattled New Zealand rugby league coach Stephen Kearney, Christmas cannot come soon enough.

Two title fights will highlight a 14-card fight night in Dunedin tomorrow.

He wears a shirt and tie during the day but come April he will swap them for racing skins, blisters on his feet, chafing on his thighs and aching joints.

A hefty trophy that rivals the Bledisloe Cup in size sits proudly in a Dunedin pub after a team of Otago bowlers won the Bacardi Cup in Queenstown on Wednesday.

Women's boxing is not all blood and sweat. Jack Salter talks to aspiring Dunedin boxer Bridget Morton.

Young sailors in Otago are getting a major boost with the introduction of an Optimist sailing series.

Confidence is building Dunedin will be involved in the 2015 Fifa under-20 World Cup.

Three Otago football clubs have benefited from the success of the All Whites at last year's World Cup.