Category: Sports

New Zealand SailGP Team helmed by Peter Burling in action as they hit a wave during racing on Race Day 2 of The Rolex SailGP 2025 Championship ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix in Auckland, New Zealand. Sunday 19 January 2025. Photo: Bob Martin for SailGP. Handout image supplied by SailGP Photo: Photosport/Bob Martin for…

New Zealand golfer Daniel Hillier Photo: PHOTOSPORT New Zealand golfer Daniel Hillier has grabbed the lead after the third round of the $16 million Dubai Desert Classic. Hillier started the day a shot off the lead but after a scintillating start was soon in front. The Wellingtonian had been four shots clear at one stage…

Aaron Gate celebrates winning gold as he crosses the finish line of the men’s road race. Photo: Getty Images New Zealand cyclist Aaron Gate will tick another box in his storied career when he contests the UCI Tour Down Under as a top-tier professional in Adelaide. The 34-year-old has joined XDS Astana team on the…

The Black Foils helmed by Peter Burling cross the finish line during Race 4 on Race Day 1 of The Rolex SailGP 2025 Championship. Photo: Iain McGregor for SailGP After a rough start yesterday, the Black Foils rallied to win the fourth and final race of SailGP Auckland. They’ll want to carry on that good…

Alexis Owen. Photo: Photosport Dunedin 16-year-old Alexis Owen caused a major upset at the national surfing championships, snatching the title from eight-time champion Billy Stairmand and defending champion and local favourite Daniel Farr. Owen was joined by Christchurch surfer Ava Henderson on the winners’ dais at Stent Road Beach in Taranaki, with Henderson returning to…

Darwin Nunez of Liverpool celebrates Photo: PHOTOSPORT Liverpool tightened their grip on top spot in the Premier League as two stoppage-time goals secured a 2-0 victory at Brentford before Arsenal squandered a two-goal lead in a 2-2 home draw with Aston Villa on Saturday. A day that began with Newcastle United’s six-game winning league run…

American tennis player Learner Tien Photo: PHOTOSPORT American Learner Tien kept the teenage revolution going at the Australian Open by reaching the fourth round on Saturday after 38-year-old Gael Monfils had made a big statement for the old guard with a stunning win over fourth seed Taylor Fritz. Women’s second seed Iga Swiatek romped to…

New Zealand snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott. Photo: PHOTOSPORT Wanaka snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has claimed the 10th World Cup podium of her career, with a second-place finish at the prestigious LAAX Open Slopestyle in Switzerland. The 23-year-old was back competing at the highest level following a quiet 2024 as she recovered from an ankle injury. “There is…

Emirates GBR round a markduring SailGP Auckland on January 18, 2025 in Auckland, New Zealand. Photo: Phil Walter / Getty New Zealand’s Black Foils took the final race on Saturday but Australia are at the top of the standings at the end of day one. It was a tough start for New Zealand in the…

The international sailing competition was pulled from Christchurch after last year’s racing was marred in controversy after dolphins were seen on the course. Photo: Phil Walter / Getty Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour is once again hosting New Zealand’s Sail GP regatta, and at this point, there are no marine mammals nearby. The Department of Conservation said…