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Sophie Scott has stamped her name on the FEI World Cup (NZ League) Series, taking out the Dunstan Horsefeeds supported opener aboard Waitangi Skynet at Takapoto Estate last night. Coming in for second in the premier class of the Waikato World Cup Show was Julie Davey (Hawke’s Bay) on her lovely mare LT Holst Freda with Sophie third aboard Benrose Stellar, and Luke Dee (Hawke’s Bay) on Gangster WW in fourth. The Heather McDonald-designed course proved quite the challenge for many combinations. The time proved almost impossible to get in the opening round with only Luke and Gangster WW flying round inside the time, but took two rails so finished on eight faults. Sophie was the best of the 13-strong field, going clear but picking up a single time fault with each horse. Julie and the in-fo...

Auckland’s Brigid Dennehy and Christchurch’s Oska Inkster-Baynes took out the 2024 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Marathon presented by ASICS titles as the event returned to the streets of Tāmaki Makaurau.   This year’s Auckland Marathon welcomed nearly 18,000 registered runners and walkers across five distances, the most in the event’s 33-year history.   Brigid Dennehy’s performance was one for the ages as she finished just two seconds outside of the women’s course record on her Auckland Marathon debut in a time of 2:41:31. It was also the first time the Aucklander has completed the marathon distance, after a DNF in her previous attempt.    Dennehy left two former Auckland Marathon champions in her wake, with 2017 and 2022 champion Hannah Oldroyd second in 2:46:30, and 2011 and 202...

One of the most successful women in world cup history, the first man to take 400 Test wickets, the fastest Test century ever, a hundred hundreds, and a captain from start to finish...   Welcome to the NZC Hall of Fame.   Officially opened tonight at the New Zealand Cricket Museum in Wellington by former WHITE FERN and NZC President, Lesley Murdoch, the inaugural NZC Hall of Fame features the induction of eleven foundation members whose playing careers span an era from 1947 to 2016.   The “First Eleven”: Bert Sutcliffe, John Reid, Jackie Lord, Trish McKelvey, Glenn Turner, Sir Richard Hadlee, Debbie Hockley, Martin Crowe, Emily Drumm, Daniel Vettori, and Brendon McCullum, have been honoured with an exhibit featuring near life-size portraits with video and biographical content displaye...

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Two days of action at the 2025 National Surfing Championships presented by Toi Foundation has seen several divisions contested through to the finals stage setting up an important third day of action.The swell is expected to build slightly during the middle of the week which will be welcomed by participants across the board after two days of small 0.5m waves at Back Beach, south of New Plymouth.  Good surface conditions and sand banks at Back Beach have allowed for some good surfing to kick off the 62nd edition of the event.The senior divisions from Over 30s through to Over 70s for men and women will have their finals contested on day three along with the finals for the longboard, standup paddleboard and bodyboard who enter the water for the first time on Tuesday.Three New Zealand represent...