Category: Sports

Max Darling of the Breakers Photo: Paul Kane An unfortunate training incident sidelined New Zealand Breakers forward Max Darling for weeks, left him with a metal plate in his face and searching for personalised protective gear to get back on court. After copping a teammate’s elbow in his eye and fracturing his orbital, the 25-year-old…

Sam Ruthe celebrates after winning the mile at the John Thomas Terrier Classic indoors meet at Boston University, and setting a personal best, on 1 February (NZ time). Photo: Supplied/ Athletics NZ – Aaron Bui Kiwi teenager Sam Ruthe has smashed the U18 world record for the mile and put the athletics world on notice…

New Zealand athlete Sam Ruthe. Photo: Kerry Marshall / www.photosport.nz The Glasgow Commonwealth Games is now on the radar for New Zealand running sensation Sam Ruthe. The athletics world is coming to terms with the 16-year-old who on Sunday became the youngest athlete to ever run a mile quicker than 3 minutes and 50 seconds…

Paige Hareb competed at the Women’s Championship Tour when it was hosted in New Plymouth. (File photo) Photo: Katrina Clarke Taranaki’s surfing community, -the only region in New Zealand to have previously hosted the globe’s elite surf competition, is stoked for its Raglan cousins who will hold a combined men’s and women’s World Surf League…

Les O’Connell, Shane O’Brien, Conrad Robertson and Keith Trask celebrate winning gold at the 1984 Olympics. Photo: Photosport A former Olympic rower is hoping there is some honour among thieves after his gold medal was stolen from his Christchurch home while he was away for the weekend. Les O’Connell won the medal at the 1984…

Wellington Phoenix striker Ifeanyi Eze. Photo: photosport Wellington Phoenix have squandered a two-goal advantage and missed a late penalty in a roller-coaster 2-2 home draw against Melbourne City. Wellington’s 500th A-League match result was exactly the same as their first, having drawn 2-2 with Melbourne Victory in their inaugural competition fixture in 2007. Coach Giancarlo…

Dan Hooker returns to the Octagon just 69 days after his grudge match with Arman Tsarukyan. Photo: PHOTOSPORT UFC 325 – Volkanovski vs Lopes 2 Main Card 3pm NZT, Sunday February 1st. Early prelims from 11am. Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney. Live blog updates on RNZ Will the sequel flip the script? Despite seemingly putting the…

Karim Lopez of the Breakers. Photo: photosport Teenager Karim Lopez came alive in the closing minutes as the Breakers upset Melbourne United 97-95 in Auckland to keep their Australian NBL playoff hopes alive. The rising Mexican star scored 14 of his game-high 32 points in the last five minutes, as the home side pulled ahead…

Black Caps bowler Ben Sears. Photo: www.photosport.nz Wellington Firebirds pace-bowler Ben Sears will join the Black Caps as a travelling reserve for the ICC T20 World Cup in India, starting in a week. Sears will replace Kyle Jamieson, who was called into the main squad last week following the withdrawal of Adam Milne with a…

Photo: RNZ/Kim Baker Wilson There’s been a moment’s silence at the pre-season clash between the Chiefs and Fijian Drua at Mount Maunganui. After stepping onto the field under a blistering sun, players stood opposite each other – Chiefs players with arms around each other – to mark the landslip tragedy. There was a sell-out crowd…