Southland Sport

Southland marching teams displayed their hard work, dedication, passion and comradery, skill, creativity and fun at the 2023 South Island Marching Championships, hosted by Marching Southland at ILT Stadium Southland last weekend. The event attracted 28 teams from all over the South Island, who compe

A quality evening is planned when the Invercargill Harness Racing Club holds its Ascot Park Hotel Invercargill Cup Day at Ascot Park Raceway in Invercargill, from 4pm on Friday 22 December. Top class racing, the opportunity to win $1000 to spend on the Cup and Ladies Fashion In The Field are all par

International assignments are next on the agenda for Southland track cyclists Caitlin Kelly, Marshall Erwood and Magnus Jamieson. The three SBS Bank Academy Southland riders were all members of the New Zealand junior world championships team earlier this year. Caitlin, a bronze medallist in the keir

Three new lap records were set amid some exciting action at Teretonga Park in Invercargill this weekend. Cameron Jones of Palmerston North in a turbocharged Mazda RX7 broke the OSCA Sport Saloon record as he stormed from a lap down to fifth in a handicap race, setting a new mark of 57.777 seconds. J

On Saturday the Teretonga Park race meeting kicked off with a day full of surprises due to changing weather conditions. The event started under a warm and dry sky, but soon, light rain transformed the early races. The track dried up temporarily, only for steady rain to return later in the day, addin

Ten of the South Island’s best motor racing classes are on the programme atTeretonga Park in Invercargill this weekend. The headline act is the OSCA Super Saloons with reigning champion CameronJones of Palmerston North in his turbo charged Mazda RX7 leading animpressive field. He will face tough opp

An intense year competing against the world’s best in Europe has prepared Southland motorcycle racer Cormac Buchanan strongly for his next challenge. Buchanan, 17, returned home from Spain two weeks ago and immediately switched his focus to the New Zealand Superbike Championship, which roars into ac

Daniel Jones, a renowned ultrarunner from New Zealand, is gearing up for the prestigious Kepler Challenge mountain race this Saturday, where he stands a chance to match the current men’s record of six title wins. This record is jointly held by Russell Hurring, who achieved his wins from 1990 to 1995