Southland Sports News

It’s a case of ‘what a difference a year makes’ as far as KartSport’s Mainland Series is concerned with over 60 karters signed up to contest the three weekend/six-round HSD Building Contractors Ltd-sponsored sprint kart racing series which kicks off at Invercargill and Dunedin this weekend. After st

After racing two of the three Suzuki International Series’ rounds, the Yamaha Motor New Zealand road racing teams are armed with some race wins, a stack of data and some competitive seat time as they prepare for the New Zealand Superbike Championship’s (NZSBK) first round next month. Racing at the M

The SIT Zero Fees Southland Sharks today confirmed their first signing for next year’s Sal’s National Basketball League season with Dom Kelman-Poto set to return for 2021. Kelman-Poto was a key member of the Sharks’ recent title-winning 3X3 combination and said it was an easy decision to return. “I’

Nancy Jiang and Daniel Jones have taken out a weather-affected 33rd edition of the Kepler Challenge mountain race in Te Anau. Jones cruised to his third win in as many years, while Jiang had to hold off a determined challenge from defending champion and six-time winner Ruby Muir over a 59km alternat

Australian NBL coaching legend Rob Beveridge will be back to coach the SIT Zero Fees Southland Sharks in 2021. Although he did make it to Invercargill to take the coaching reins for the 2020 season before the Sharks’ season was curtailed by COVID, the man affectionately known as “Bevo” did not get t

Southland teenager Cormac Buchanan has made history as the first New Zealand rider to be selected in the prestigious Red Bull Rookies Cup. Buchanan, 14, is one of nine new riders from around the world invited to join the elite road racing programme for 2021. A total of 26 riders from 16 countries wi

It takes a lot to bring a tear to a grown mans eye, but on Wednesday night SIT Zero Fees Southland Stags Captain Tony Lamborn was visibly honoured with being awarded the title of Stags Player Of The Year. “It was an award I’ve wanted since I was a kid and my dad drove me […]

After three days and 70 games of brutal basketball, the Etco Auckland Dream and the SIT Zero Fees Southland Sharks have etched their way into NBL history as the inaugural victors of the NBL’s Schick 3X3 Cup. Never before has this level of 3X3 basketball been seen in New Zealand and the grand finals