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Southlander Tom Sexton will get first use of the SBS Bank Tour of Southland’s yellow jersey after leading home today’s prologue team time trial in Invercargill. The New Zealand endurance track representative guided his Business South team to victory in blustery conditions for the 4.2km circuit aroun

The SBS Bank Tour of Southland didn’t become New Zealand’s longest running and most prestigious cycle race without being able to cope with a challenge or two. And what a challenge 2020 has been for new race director Sally Marr. Marr, who comes into the role after Bruce Ross stepped down following a

Leyton Haddleton aspires to be part of the Tall Blacks management squad one day but it’s the impact his mentors in another code had on him that have helped shape the way he approaches basketball coaching. These days a Southland Basketball Association development officer and coach from beginner throu

Academy Southland is continuing to support its athletes through the Covid-19 isolation period. Programme manager Jason McKenzie said the use of technology was making it easier to retain a sense of normalcy through uncertain times. Seminars and one-on-one sessions would still be conducted through Sky

More than 1600 children from around Southland took on the Mitre 10 Mega Invercargill Tough Kid event at Rugby Park Stadium on Wednesday 4th December. Presented by Sport Southland, Tough Kid involves a 1km long purpose-built obstacle course and is one of the most highly-anticipated events on the scho

Daniel Jones and Ruby Muir have made triumphant returns in difficult conditions at the 2019 Fresh Choice Kepler Challenge today. Sustained rainfall in the Fiordland region in recent weeks had forced race organisers to use an alternative route for just the third time in the Challenge’s 32-year histor

Cantabrian Michael Vink has won back-to-back SBS Bank Tour of Southland titles. The first rider to successfully defend his title since Hayden Roulston in 2008, Vink (Placemakers) finished third in this morning’s individual time trial and controlled the front of the race over the final 77km stage fro

Defending champion Michael Vink will take a handy lead into the final stage of the 2019 SBS Bank Tour of Southland. Vink (Placemakers) has finished third in the penultimate stage, a 13km individual time trial based at Winton, with stage honours going to newly promoted New Zealand endurance track rid