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The SIT Zero Fees Southland Sharks have taken an early and key step in their planning for the 2018 National Basketball League by re-signing Head Coach Judd Flavell for a further two years. Being able to retain Flavell, who is also an assistant coach at the New Zealand Breakers, was a “no-brainer” ac

The South Island Teams & Canterbury Open Table Tennis Championships were held in Christchurch recently. Junior teams were selected to represent Southland in the U18 Boys, U18 Girls, U15 Boys and U13 Boys age groups at the event which had the largest entries for many years with a total of 37 junior t

New Zealander Tom Scully won his first race in GreenArgyle on Sunday, when he took the final stage of La Route du Sud, giving Cannondale-Drapac its second victory in as many days. Pierre Rolland won the race’s queen stage on Saturday. Scully, 27, rode for Drapac Professional Cycling Team last season

The Silver Ferns have received a boost ahead of the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Netball World Cup 2019 with ANZ joining the team as a major partner. The partnership is a significant one for women’s sport in New Zealand, with the Silver Ferns one of the leading sporting brands in the country. ANZ joi

Shaken but not stirred, the Ascot Hotel Park Southern Steel have pulled off an inspirational and emotional 51-46 victory over the Silvermoon Tactix in Christchurch Wednesday night. Although the Steel, unbeaten this season, had already secured hosting rights for the ANZ Premiership Grand Final, the S

Players from the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel are recovering after being involved in an accident in Christchurch this afternoon. The Steel team van with six players on board was involved in a crash at the intersection of Memorial Ave and Clyde Road in Fendalton just after 1pm. The van was struck

The All Blacks selectors, Steve Hansen, Ian Foster and Grant Fox, have selected their squad for the Pasifika Challenge Test against Samoa and the three Tests against the British & Irish Lions in the DHL New Zealand Lions Series. The squad is as follows: (with province and Test caps in brackets) Forw

The Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel narrowly escaped an overtime challenge, surviving at the death to pip an unlucky SKYCITY Mystics 68-67 in a thrilling match-up in Dunedin on Wednesday. The ever-improving Mystics threw down the Steel’s most demanding challenge to date, momentum swinging throughout