Southland Sport + Motorsport

The second Southern Pro Wrestling (SPW) fight of the year is happening this weekend at the Corinthians Centre. But with injuries plaguing the lineup, it’s anyone’s guess as to who will actually show up for the Battlelines Cup on Saturday night. Co-organiser Kane Bates (aka K-9) said with

Combating sketchy conditions, New Zealand racer Cormac Buchanan banked more valuable Moto3 World Championship points at the iconic Le Mans circuit in France yesterday. Buchanan, 18, finished 14th in the 20-lap showdown to add another two points and take his rookie season tally to 11. It was a confidence-boosting performance

* Bill McCaw played 32 matches for the All Blacks between 1951 and 1954. * He was a loyal Marist Rugby Club member and later became a club leader. * McCaw was named number 8 and captain in Southland Rugby’s Team of the Century. Bill McCaw, the oldest living All Black, has

A frustrating crash forced New Zealand motorcycle racer Cormac Buchanan to settle for 19th overall at round five of the Moto3 World Championship in Spain yesterday. The 18-year-old’s form was strong in the early stages of the race at Circuito de Jerez Angel Nieto, progressing up into 11th place

Even having to run with his shorts on inside out couldn’t prevent Southland middle distance athlete James McLeay from finishing his summer in emphatic style. McLeay won the Australian under 20 1500m title in Perth earlier this month, improving on his third place at the same event a year

Jackie Geange of Invercargill was the winner of the Invercargill Harness Racing Club’s major promotion at their annual Diamonds Day race meeting at Ascot Park Raceway in Invercargill on Sunday. Geange was the winner of a Diamond Ring, independently valued at $7560, courtesy of Coats & Schuck Jewellers and

Southland motorsport drivers Rolly Lemin and Coleman Stoddart picked up gold at the annual New Zealand Burnout competition ‘Rapanats’ last weekend. It was the first time since the competition had been running (2019), that the trophies had come south, in what was described as the biggest burnout event in New

A huge day is ahead as the southern harness racing calendar reaches its peak on Sunday (27 April) with the glittering Diamonds Day, hosted by the Invercargill Harness Racing Club  — an event which is the culmination of series finals and feature races on the southern calendar. The day brings together