Sport & Motorsport

Rugby Southland’s chief, Steve Mitchell, expressed shock over the sudden decision by the local council to cease maintenance and safety improvements at Rugby Park, the city’s primary sports ground. This move, announced on Wednesday, will save approximately $3 million but has raised significant concer

A star-studded lineup of finalists have been confirmed for this year’s ILT Southland Sports Awards. The annual event, which is presented by Active Southland on behalf of the Southland Amateur Sports Trust, is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. Southland Amateur Sports Trust trustee Toni Gre

Seventeen-year-old Invercargill racing driver Alex Crosbie travels to the United States this week to commence his challenge for the F4 US Championship. Crosbie, a two-time New Zealand Formula Ford Champion, and fresh from a successful inaugural season in the 2024 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Ocea

Breaking a tight deadlock, Avis Magic flew home with a dominant final quarter to deliver a compelling 54-45 win over Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel in Rotorua on Saturday. With the scores tied at 38-all heading into the final 15 minutes, and the Steel leading, albeit by close margins for large chun

Experiencing the sweet taste of victory has left the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel hungry for more. The gutsy southerners banished a 21-game losing streak to the history books with an extra-time two-goal win in over the Robinhood Stars last weekend. Now a new challenge awaits against the Avis Magi

Invercargill rowers Jacqui Van Dam, Cecilia Russell, Katrina Allan, and Virginia Sweney cleaned up at the South Island Masters in Glendhu Bay last weekend. Racing in six events and coming home with six golds, there is no stopping these women, who first rowed together as teenagers and came back toget

Cormac Buchanan, a rising star from New Zealand, achieved a remarkable third-place finish in the FIM JuniorGP race held at the Circuito Estoril. Facing variable weather, Buchanan made a strategic decision at the last minute to switch to slick tyres. This decision paid off as he led the initial six l

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