Adrian Seconi

1 week ago | odt.co.nz | Adrian Seconi

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. SportBasketballNo need for a long speech. The Otago Nuggets know exactly what they have to do tonight. It is the same message coach Mike Kelly has delivered every week. They simply have to find a way to get up and down the court quicker if they are going to have a chance to upset the Franklin Bulls in Dunedin. They were exposed by a talented Wellington Saints lineup at home on Saturday afternoon.

1 week ago | odt.co.nz | Adrian Seconi

Otago swimmers have made a strong start to the New Zealand age group championships in Hastings. On Sunday night they collected six medals — three gold — and set three Otago age group records. Neo Salomonsson broke the Otago record for the 100m butterfly in the male 16 category during his heat and returned later in the day to clock an outstanding time of 55.04sec. He shaved over 1sec off his previous record and edged Rotorua’s Ariel Muchirahondo (55.81sec) to claim gold.

1 week ago | odt.co.nz | Adrian Seconi

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. SportBasketballOn their own, they are formidable. Together, they are deadly. Classy Wellington Saints duo Shea Ili and Hyrum Harris teamed up to help dispatch the Otago Nuggets at the Edgar Centre on Saturday afternoon. Ili, who is playing in the New Zealand National Basketball League for the first time since 2019, poured in 31 points in a wonderful display of shooting.

1 week ago | odt.co.nz | Adrian Seconi

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. SportRugbyThe Blues became the first team to win two Super Rugby Aupiki titles with a 26-19 win against Matatū in a thrilling final at Eden Park this evening. Teenage winger Braxton Sorensen-McGee snatched an intercept with 10 minutes remaining to help clinch the title. Matatū pressed hard for a try in the dying moments and got the ball over the line several times but could not get it down.

1 week ago | odt.co.nz | Adrian Seconi

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. SportBasketballOn their own they are formidable. Together they are deadly. Classy Wellington Saints duo Shea Ili and Hyrum Harris teamed up to help dispatch the Otago Nuggets at the Edgar Centre this afternoon. Ili, who is back playing in the New Zealand National Basketball League for the first time since 2019, poured in 31 points in a wonderful display of shooting.