Sports

Taupō rider triumphs in national motorbike race

Wil Yeoman has been riding motorbikes and competing in offroad motorbike racing for most of his life. The 19-year-old rider from Taupō recently competed... Read More

Ko beats Carrington to claim supreme award

Dame Lydia Ko has added another accolade to her stellar 2024 efforts, taking out the top honour at the 62nd annual Halberg Awards. Having already claimed... Read More

Williamson joins Middlesex & Spirit

Black Caps batsman Kane Williamson has agreed a joint deal to play for English county Middlesex and Hundred franchise London Spirit in the 2025 season. Williamson... Read More

Kiwi wins 100-mile title at Tarawera Ultra-Trail

Kiwi Sam Harvey has become the first New Zealander to win the 100-mile race at Tarawera Ultra-Trail by UTMB since it was first introduced in 2018, while it was... Read More

LIV Golf winner Danny Lee to play NZ Open

LIV Golf winner Danny Lee is to return to the NZ Open, the first time as a pro, teeing up in Queenstown next week. Lee now plies his trade as part of... Read More

BoP hosts motocross championship opener

The 2025 New Zealand Motocross Championships kicked off in the Bay of Plenty on Saturday with the popular TECT Park, near Tauranga, hosting the spectacular one-day... Read More

Hawks and Tarboton shine at Tarawera Ultra

Four champions have been crowned at the 16th edition of the Tarawera Ultra-Trail by UTMB, with international stars claiming the 50km titles and Kiwis dominating... Read More

Winning ways continue for Honda’s Rees

Less than a week after the Bay of Plenty's Mitch Rees stamped his authority at Invercargill, he virtually repeated the dose at the next phase of the motorcycle... Read More

The talk about pickleball

Chatting to Wendy Smyth about pickleball, she mentions badminton, squash and table tennis. Pickleball has elements of all three, but in reality, it's its... Read More

Harding leads NZ Super Saloon qualifiers

Auckland racer Ben Harding made an early statement in qualifying for the 2025 New Zealand Super Saloon Car title at Baypark Speedway on Friday night. After... Read More

Badminton is booming in the Bay

The Bay of Plenty Badminton Association (BOP Badminton) is experiencing unprecedented growth, strengthening its position as one of the region's most inclusive... Read More

Kiwis to face tough competition in UTMB

A -hattrick of T102 titles are on the line for New Zealand's leading trail runners Ruth Croft and Daniel Jones at this weekend's Tarawera Ultra-Trail by UTMB. But... Read More