Sport - Star Canterbury
Top shots Adams vs Gill
World women's champion Valerie Adams and world junior men's champion Jacko Gill will compete against one another in the shot put in a fascinating twist to tomorrow night's international athletics meeting at Christ's College. The shot competition is for all-comers with men, women, and juniors using the appropriate weights for their...
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Olympic qualifying looms for Wardell
Heptathlete Rebecca Wardell, back home for tomorrow's international athletics meeting, talks to Sports Editor Nick Tolerton.
Californian keen to keep national sprintcar title
For the second successive year NZ sprintcar drivers are looking at seeing their national title head overseas when it is contested at the Ruapuna Speedway tonight...
No resting on his laurels for Franks
You've just turned 24, won a Rugby World Cup, are young enough to play in a couple more, and cemented a place in New Zealand rugby history. How do you top that?
Duminy gets shot at NZ
South Africa have recalled left-hander JP Duminy at the expense of Ashwell Prince in the only change to their test squad for next month's cricket tour.
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Lewis braced for title battle
Rangiora's Jake Lewis has a stranglehold on the national 600cc superstock title after three of five rounds in the NZ Superbike Championships, but he's taking...
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Double delight for fans
The Woodford Glen and Ruapuna speedway tracks have teamed up to stage a major event event together for the first time for this weekend's two rounds of the inaugural...
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Focus reverts to 50 over game
Canterbury cricket captain Peter Fulton talks to sports editor Nick Tolerton as his team prepares to resume the Ford Trophy campaign against Wellington away...
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Aussie battler shows how to laugh at...
Who would let a little thing like nearly bleeding to death slip by without a laugh? Not former Canterbury Tactix netballer Demelza McCloud.
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Fruean eyes breakthrough
Robbie Fruean's All Black hopes have been dashed the last two years, but the Crusaders centre is doing extra yards this year to make it third time lucky.es a break...
Papatoetoe fire leaves woman in hospital
Emergency services were called to a house fire in the Auckland suburb of Papatoetoe this morning. A Fire Service spokeswoman said a call was received at about 4am...
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From the editor- Back from holiday
Editor Barry Clarke is back from his holiday.
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- Your views- Quake anniversary
- Anna Turner- Cellphone etiquette
- Roger Sutton- Public needs confidence
Long, hard road for TB-busters
The Animal Health Board has just published a multimedia pack, which examines the financial and emotional impact of bovine tuberculosis on rural communities and the...
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