Sports

Celebrating 100 years of hockey in Tauranga

People from all over the country have come together to celebrate 100 years of hockey in Tauranga. Tauranga Hockey general manager Clinton Butler says it... Read More

Tauranga Domain to host Steamers this weekend

In the space of a week, the Tauranga Domain is transformed from an athletic track and club rugby ground into the Tauranga Stadium, a Mitre 10 Cup venue with the... Read More

Date set for Rugby World Cup 2021 Draw

World Rugby, and hosts New Zealand Rugby have announced the Rugby World Cup 2021 Draw will take place in Auckland on Friday, November 20. SkyCity Theatre in... Read More

Olympian plays for Tauranga at water polo champs

Joseph Kayes' water polo career is about to come full circle, as the Olympian prepares to play for Tauranga men at the NZ Nationals starting tomorrow. After a... Read More

Wright and Hastings top of the podium at BOP race

Keegan Wright and Jenna Hastings were crowned as the winners of The Giant 2W Gravity Enduro race one in Rotorua. Rotorua's Keegan Wright finished first with an... Read More

Muir comes from behind to win The Taranaki Open

Kieran Muir has blitzed the field in the final round to win The Taranaki Open by four and win his second Jennian Homes Charles Tour event. Muir fired a sizzling... Read More

Star-studded opening round of Plunket Shield

A host of BLACKCAPS will spice up the opening round of the 2020/21 Plunket Shield, which will see Northern Districts take on Central Districts at Seddon Park tomorrow. The... Read More

Primed for contact

Men are rolling into the arena of Roller Derby for the first time in the ten-year history of the sport in Tauranga. Roller derby returns today, when local... Read More

Blue Rovers triumph in league

The Blue Rovers Junior Football Club under-15 Federation team have beaten five other teams to take out the win in their Bay of Plenty/Waikato league this season.... Read More

John R Reid dies at 92

John R Reid - New Zealand cricketing great and the country's oldest surviving Test player, has died in Auckland, aged 92. Reid, regarded as one of the world's... Read More

Sport BOP cancels traditional awards

Sport Bay of Plenty has undertaken a review of the 2020 Bay of Plenty Sports Awards and decided to cancel the awards in favour of targeted community celebrations... Read More

Chiefs Rugby Club to host Under 16 Rugby Carnival

The Chiefs Rugby Club, in conjunction with the Chiefs Region Provincial Unions, are hosting an Under 16 Rugby Carnival at Hautapu Rugby Club in Cambridge on Saturday. Following... Read More