Sport + Motorsport

Scenes of euphoria erupted when the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel broke an unwanted record, notching their first win in nearly two years with a thrilling 63-61 extra time win over the Stars in Invercargill on Saturday. In a terrific contest between two teams battling for their first win of the sea

Absorbing the early pressure, Pulse maintained their clean sheet in the opening stages of the ANZ Premiership with their third straight win. Only a late injury to midcourter Maddy Gordon marred their performance at TSB Arena in Wellington as they netted a 54-46 win over the Southern Steel. Gordon wa

Steve Mitchell has officially resigned from his position as CEO of Rugby Southland, a role he held with distinction over the past four years. He will be returning to his native Nelson to take up the CEO position at Tasman Rugby. Mitchell’s departure marks the end of a significant chapter of leadersh

Courtney Dempster of Invercargill was the big winner of the Invercargill Harness Racing Club’s major promotion at their annual Diamonds Day race meeting at Ascot Park Raceway in Invercargill on Sunday. Dempster left the course with a Diamond Ring valued at $7400 courtesy of Coats & Schuck Jewellers

Defending champions the MG Mystics held their nerve to triumph, 61-52, over a hugely improved Ascot Park Hotel Steel in the cauldron of ILT Stadium Southland.  Although the Mystics were clinical notching up their second win from two, the Steel were within three goals in the third quarter and didn’t

Southern motocross riders punched well above their weight at the national championships in New Plymouth at the weekend, with a new Under-19 title for Jack Symon. Southland Motocross MX rep Brent Scammell said this was the first time someone had won a senior national title from the club in a long tim

The premier meeting of the southern harness racing season – Diamonds Day –will take place at Ascot Park Raceway in Invercargill this Sunday (21 April). Diamonds Day is a massive day on track with feature races including theprestigious Group 1 Diamond Creek Farm 2YO Classic which carries a stake of$1

Cycling New Zealand has selected a 10-strong teenage team to compete in the UCI Track Cycling Junior World Championships in China in August. It is the first time the championships have been staged in China, set for the historic city of Luoyang with a civilisation history dating back 5000 years. The