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Delivering when it mattered most, the Northern Stars have advanced to the ANZ Premiership Grand Final after upsetting defending champions Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel 56-53 in the Elimination Final in Invercargill on Wednesday. The Stars will meet Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse to decide the ANZ prem

The dress rehearsal has been put to bed and now the Southern Steel and Northern Stars go toe-to-toe for real in the ANZ Premiership Elimination Final. There was little to glean from the performance last week – the one lesson for the Stars to walk away with was they just can’t afford a similar start

Make no mistake, the Hawke’s Bay Hawks are the real deal in season 2019 of the Sal’s NBL and their recent run of high-scoring and hot shooting suggests they are starting to believe they have a genuine shot at winning a title in late July. Up against a Sharks outfit desperate for redemption after a [

With a bigger prize looming next week involving a rematch against the same opponents, the Ascot Park Hotel Steel gained the early favouritism after outshining the Northern Stars 63-46 in Invercargill on Wednesday. There was some intrigue as to how the teams would play their respective hands ahead of

Kartsport Southland, Club Championships held on Sunday May 19th at the Invercargill Kart Raceway. 40 competitors took part in the event. Photos by Dave Loudon Photography Next Event : Club – Winter Comp Round 1 , Sunday 23rd June at the Invercargill Kart Raceway ( On pit Road adjacent to Oreti Park

The Wellington Saints have dismantled arch enemy Southland Sharks for the second time this season, this time it was a 122-77 thumping down south at ILT Stadium. A 45-point margin that will rock the home team. Photos by Richard Dimmock Photography It comes on the back of a similar thumping on Saturda

The Wheeler Motor Company Canterbury Rams put on a show at Horncastle arena tonight, handing the Southland Sharks an 89-75 loss. The Rams were the first on the scoreboard thanks to a free-throw from Mike Karena, but the game was played at a very slow pace in the opening 10 minutes. All ten starters

Invers Sports Hub caught up with two Southlanders plying their trade at the highest level on the world stage. Today we talked to current ILT Board member Paddy O’Brien and Sportsmed Southern Physiotherapy’s Karl McDonald before they embark on the final leg of the World Sevens Series in London and Pa