Sport & Motorsport News

Thousands of people took part in this year’s ICC Surf to City, running, walking, or cycling their way to Invercargill’s Queen’s Park. The largest event on the Sport Southland calendar, this year’s event involved about 3000 participants, who took part in 12km, 6km, or 3km options. Those taking part i

Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker is gearing up for one of the biggest head to head battles on the rugby field of his life. On Saturday, April 6, the Parliamentary Rugby Team will take on the Blair Vining Invitational Side in Queenstown at the Wakatipu Recreation Ground. The charity rugby match will

Hundreds of Tiwai staff and their families will take off the high vis and put on their running shoes, to take part in the annual ICC Surf to City on Sunday. About 300 people have signed up from the New Zealand Aluminium Smelters’ Tiwai site, a mixture of staff and their families. It’s believed to […

The Vantage Elite women’s team pursuit produced a courageous performance to claim the bronze medal on the second day of the UCI Track World Championships in Poland. Three of the pursuit team had succumbed to illness that has affected a number of the squad, but they edged their way into the medal rid

After a promising start, the opening day of the UCI Track World Championships proved a disappointment for the Vantage Elite New Zealand team in Poland. The New Zealand men’s sprint team impressed to be third fastest in qualifying in 43.388s but they could not find the same level of execution in the

Rebounding in decisive fashion, the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel sent out a clear message when outclassing The Good Oil Tactix 66-46 in Christchurch on Tuesday. Slipping to an upset loss in their opening match on Sunday, the defending champions were quick to redress the balance with a clinical se

Sunday 24th February was the fundraiser for mental health Drive4Life at Teretonga Park. Organisers Bree Nutsford and Sam Hole were pleased how the days events went smoothly and was well supported by the community for such an important and current topic. Its been a big few weeks for mental health awa

New Zealand cyclists will be looking to this week’s UCI Track World Championships as an important litmus test on their progress towards next year’s Tokyo Olympics. The 17-strong Vantage Elite team face a five-day competition starting on Wednesday at the BNP Paribas Arena in Pruszkow, Poland. Injurie