After only a month back on the bike after fracturing his back in a collision with a car in late January Southlander Corbin Strong won today’s elite men’s 139 kilometre race in round four of the Calder Stewart Cycling Series in Timaru. One of New Zealand’s most promising young cyclists, 18 year old S
It’s a different course but Southlander Matt Zenovich is keen on the same result as last year while women’s professionals Kate McIIroy and Sharlotte Lucas return to the series after missing the previous two rounds due to Commonwealth Games commitments as round four of the Calder Stewart Cycling hits
Her elevation into the elite ranks of the ANZ Premiership may have come as a surprise, but Courtney Elliott is determined to make an impact. Just a few days ago, the Waikato defender was preparing to compete in the Beko Netball League until a phone call from Steel coach Reinga Bloxham changed the di
Renowned for his flamboyant driving style, Andrew Hawkeswood won the NZ Rally Championship at the wheel of a heavily modified Mazda 2 engineered by his own team. One hundred and forty-six tyres is a telling statistic. That’s how much rubber Thames-born Andrew Hawkeswood chewed through during the six
PREMIER Woodlands 12 – Blues 22 Motivated Blues were the victors over Woodlands on Saturday. Woodlands kicked off and Blues immediately broke the first tackle. Unfortunately, this was a sign of things to come. Greater urgency on defence and attack allowed Blues to get on the front foot and find fiel
New Zealand Under 20 Coach Craig Philpott has rung in the changes ahead of their second Oceania Rugby U20 Championship match, with six players set to pull on the black jersey for the first time and a total of 18 changes to the squad. The team face Fiji tonight at 5pm (NZT) at Bond University, […]
Dave Loudon has the weekend’s rugby league wrap up plus photos. Two premier grade games of Southland District Rugby League were played at the Elles Road grounds at Invercargill. The games were part of a combined Otago/Southland competition round. The first game saw Winton/City play Dunedin Bears RLC
A record number of 15 rising race drivers will do battle for two prized seats in the 2018-2019 Toyota 86 Championship on Monday. To win one of two drives, members of the squad will go through on-track familiarisations, fitness tests, interviews in front of the CareVets judging panel, and track drivi
