Sport & Motorsport

A dominant second half pushed Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse to an emphatic 66-50 win over the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel in a top-of-the-table clash in Dunedin. In a rare loss on their home turf, the defending champions continued to apply the pressure during a tight and abrasive first half, but th

It was New Zealand’s most appropriate nickname. Now it is part of his job description. The man known as “Chief,” Alex Pledger, will lead the SIT Zero Fees Southland Sharks during this year’s Sal’s NZ National Basketball League after Head Coach Judd Flavell announced the decision at the conclusion of

New Zealand racing driver Brendon Leitch enjoyed a solid debut in Asia over the weekend, despite undertaking a busy programme racing in both a Lamborghini Huracán and an F3 single seater. Leitch’s incredible weekend at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia saw him compete in both the Formula 3 Asian Champi

The 88th Stonewood Homes Gore to Invercargill road cycling classic was raced in perfect conditions on Saturday with a small but competitive and in-form field in the open handicapped grade. The early pace was put on by Erin Criglington who was able to capitalise on her efforts taking out both the Tut

The man who without question did the most to transform Invers in recent years has passed on. Ray Harper QSM, QSO died at the end of last week blowing full time on a decades long career of running his own highly successful building business and of service to the wider community. Ray’s contribution to

After a very successful Evolution Motorsport Clubsport Championship, the Southland Sports Car Club is wrapping up their season in style with a non-championship clubsport event to celebrate the season with a fun day at Teretonga Park on Saturday 6 April. The Evolution Motorsport Clubsport End Of Seas

Road cyclists from as far afield as Canterbury are starting to put their names in the hat to contest bragging rights for the country’s longest-running club road classic race when the Gore to Invercargill Classic returns this weekend. (NB Saturday 6 April) In its 88th year, the 74km handicapped race

The SIT Zero Fees Southland Sharks has finalised its 2019 playing roster, today adding Southlanders Andrew Wheeler, Jordan Murphy, Connor Coll, Tinashe Matambanadzo and Tom Cowie to its squad for the 2019 Sal’s National basketball League. Wheeler, who holds the distinction as the only Sharks player