Sporting success: air guitar and Scrabble

Hastings meatworker Toby Peneha took out second place at the 7th annual World Air Guitar Championship in Oulu, Finland. Narrowly beaten by two-time British winner Zac Munro, Toby “the Tobanator” achieved unofficial glory by being voted audience favourite via SMS messaging during the concert. In another weird and wonderful success story, New York Times records that NZer Nigel Richards came second in the National Scrabble Championship in San Diego. Double word score!