Sport + Motorsport

Andrew Lawrie of Invercargill was the big winner at Round 2 of the Southland Sports Car Club’s Evolution Motorsport ClubSport Championship at Teretonga Park on Sunday. Lawrie, in his Mitsubishi Mirage, won the Motorkhana event in the morning from Craig Allan in a Honda Prelude with Stacy Lines third

New Zealand driver Brendon Hartley has won his second Le Mans 24 hour title after helping Toyota to their third straight win in the French classic. Hartley, Kazuki Nakajima and Sebastien Buemi guided their Toyota Hybrid number eight car home in the last Le Mans before the start of a new Hypercar era

Southland Football is in the fortunate position of having several youthful referees taking advantage of the pathways the sport offers. Will Dymond is the oldest of a talented trio. Dymond turned twenty earlier this year. Hopes of training to join the police this year were dashed by the Covid outbrea

England Roses shooter George Fisher is looking forward to taking her game to a new level after signing with the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel for the 2021 ANZ Premiership season. The 21-year-old has 12 Test caps for England after making her debut as a teenager, and heads to New Zealand after five

The new harness racing season is well underway with several midweek meetings already completed at both Ascot Park Raceway in Invercargill and Central Southland Raceway in Winton. The bigger events of the season are yet to come however and Southern Harness Racing are busy preparing for the height of

A Spaniard having his first race in New Zealand and a former D1NZ Drift Champion having his first ever motor race won the 3 Hour race at the opening round of the South Island Endurance Series at Teretonga Park in Invercargill on Saturday. Spaniard, Alex Riberas, who found himself stranded in New Zea

UPDATED: A late ruling by Motorsport NZ has allowed spectators to attend Saturday’s (12 September) opening round of the South Island Endurance Series at Teretonga Park. The Southland Sports Car Club can now accommodate spectators on the outfield only, in groups of 100. Cost is $10 per head / under 1

New Zealand has missed out on hosting the Rugby Championship, with the tournament to be held in Australia. RNZ understands the competition will be based in Sydney, New South Wales, and the All Blacks will spend up to 10 weeks across the tasman. It’s believed Australia has been given the tournament d