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The SIT Zero Fees Southland Sharks confirmed the first piece of its 2018 New Zealand National Basketball League roster with today’s announcement of Reuben Te Rangi as its first player signing for next season. Te Rangi, whose ANBL team, the Brisbane Bullets, is in the United States preparing to face

Liam MacDonald of Invercargill made a clean sweep of his class at Teretonga Park near Invercargill on Saturday. The meeting, presented by Downer, saw MacDonald win all five Noel McIntyre Drainage Clubmans Saloon races in his Ford Falcon. Bradley Dawson of Invercargill (Chev Camaro) was second on eac

Entries for the Yunca Junior Tour of Southland have had a resurgence this year with more than 100 riders racing across the under 13 to under 19 age groups this weekend. The increase in numbers is a sign of the growing popularity in road cycling in the south – particularly among the juniors, accordin

Invercargill race driver Brendon Leitch, 21, is the first signing for the coming Castrol Toyota Racing Series. The championship, which gets under way at Ruapuna near Christchurch in mid-January, consistently attracts the best and fastest Kiwi drivers who go up against a strong field of international

The Drift South Series visits Teretonga Park in Invercargill on Saturday for the first time in six years. Approximately 35 cars are expected for a day of exciting drifting action on New Zealand’s southernmost motor race circuit for Round 1 of the 2017/2018 Drift South season. Two classes will featur

Southland netball fans will experience a new dynamic to the game when the New Zealand Men’s Netball Championships are staged in Invercargill this week. Hosted by Southland Men’s Netball, the 33rd annual tournament will feature 18 teams, including three from Australia. Organiser Angee Shand said spec

Go The Stags! Go The Stags! They say history never repeats, but lets hope, fingers crossed, touch wood that history repeats for a third time this evening. This is when the Southland Stags take on Canterbury in the mitre10 Cup Rugby competition. The game has extra significance as the game is also a R

The race conditioning of two leading Southland cyclists could be the deciding factor in the Gore to Waikiwi Classic cycle race on Saturday. Luke Macpherson and Matt Zenovich are preparing for a tilt at the SBS Bank Tour of Southland later this year, and will use the handicapped weekend race as valua