THE 30th Christchurch marathon on Sunday will celebrate the milestone with record entries and top class fields battling for $40,000 prize money. Last year's record ... More
Reaching the second round of the World Cup might look impossible for the All Whites, but Steve Sumner - skipper in the historic 1982 campaign - reckons they might do ... More
Teenage boxer Tegan Madden may be struggling for female sparring partners, but not for form. The 16-year-old is trying to box her way to the world championships in Barbadoes in ... More
Co-captain Bridget Blackwood shrugged off an injury that cost her three teeth to inspire Canterbury to victory in the national under-21 women's hockey tournament in Christchurch last week. Her blow ... More
Christchurch's world schools cross-country winner Margot Gibson is a great little champ in every respect. The 15-year-old St Margarets College girl scored a stunning win in the championships in Slovakia ... More
Handball pioneers – that’s Canterbury players Nicole Odermatt and Jaclyn Parker. The pair are in the first New Zealand women’s team for the world beach handball championships. However, while beach ... More
Canterbury United are hoping for a fairytale finish to the season when they meet Waitakere in the NZFC final in Auckland on Saturday. In one summer coach Keith Braithwaite has ... More
Olympic silver medallist Nick Willis could be forgiven for taking a cautious look at what's happening in the throwing arena when he gets ready for the 800m at the international ... More
Top driver Mark Jones is used to slugging it out on the racetrack at Addington. But next month the 30-year-old, who is also now making a reputation as a trainer, ... More
Local rugby league has big decisions to make on the sport's future this month. The Canterbury Rugby League football committee has put forward plans for an appointments panel to advertise ... More
Canterbury will be determined to play Isaac Ross at lock in the ITM Cup. The Crusaders are believed to see Ross as a lock and will be looking to play him there in next year's Super 15.The All Blacks see Ross more as a blindside,...
New Zealand-born photographer Scott Barbour is now out of the picture - the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) has banned him from covering the All Blacks' Bledisloe Cup build-up after he deliberately exposed the team's game plan.The...
The ITM Cup is considered a development competition that provides a place for young talent to shine. These are the five players to keep an eye on this season. ONE - LIAKI MOLI(Auckland) By all accounts it might be quite hard...
North Harbour face a locking "crisis" ahead of their derby against franchise rivals Auckland on Sunday.Blues squad member Filo Paulo, James King and Michael Farmer have all been ruled out of the opening week of the national provincial...
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