Sport + Motorsport

Corbin Strong’s outstanding first year as an elite cyclist has been recognised with the ILT Senior Sportsperson of the Year award. The senior award was the culmination of a week-long virtual celebration of Southland sport presented by Sport Southland on behalf of the Southland Amateur Sports Trust.

They say Death visits thrice. For me the last 10 days or so has seen that character visit 4 times, to people I have known or known of. Sadly one of those in the “known of” category is ever jovial sports identity and drummer, Peter White. Peter was struck down with Motor Neuron disease earlier […]

The third night of the 2020 ILT Southland Sports Awards included an emotional tribute to long-standing Southland tennis coach Peter White, along with the Southland Kia Team of the Year and Ricoh Southland Coach of the Year awards. White was diagnosed with motor neurone disease earlier this year and

After a quick turnaround, Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel held their nerve to post a hard-fought 49-47 win over a tenacious Robinhood Northern Stars at the Auckland Netball Centre on Sunday. In unfamiliar territory at the bottom of the table, the Steel had to wait until their fourth match before sec

Consistency is a key theme in the Dunedin flat of twin Heffernan sisters Kate and Georgia as they take aim at the rebooted ANZ Premiership. The duo is part of a new-look Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel team and with a double-header looming at the Auckland Netball Centre this weekend – taking on the

The Otago Nuggets are the early pacesetters in the Sal’s NBL Showdown, presented by SKYCITY, thanks to a second win inside 24 hours, defeating the Nelson Giants 107-82 to back up their win over the Jets last night. While the Giants showed glimpses of what they will bring to the Sal’s NBL once the ro

Australia and New Zealand have won the right to host the 2023 Women’s World Cup football tournament by a comfortable margin after a vote by the FIFA Council. Their joint proposal beat a rival bid from Colombia to host the tournament which is being expanded to 32 teams. Japan, who had also put forwar

The Mitre 10 draw has been announced and the Sit Zero Fees Southland Stags will once again hold 5 home games and 5 away games over 10 weeks, before the finals in late November. As of 23 June 2020 All details are subject to change, home team is listed first. (RS) Ranfurly Shield match. We […]