Sports

Young Rippa Rugby stars from the Bay

Pupils from Maungatapu School will be among 200 Rippa Rugby stars playing in a two-day tournament in Wellington for the Air New Zealand Rippa Rugby Championship. A... Read More

Counting down to the big ‘quack off’

The country's keen duck callers are getting set to compete in the New Zealand Duck Calling Championships to be held in Taupo. The event is being held as part of... Read More

Young sailors in contention

There were plenty of sore bodies after racing overnight at the Laser world championships in Croatia, and a fair degree of satisfaction as well as disappointment... Read More

Mountain biker wins silver at Worlds

A Papamoa teenager, has won a silver medal at the UCI Downhill Mountain Bike World Championships in Cairns. 18-year old Shania Rawson, earned the title last weekend... Read More

Golden effort for games green team

While visiting sports teams' hunted tries and goals, one Tauranga squad spent the Anchor AIMS Games week dilligently diving for compostable coffee cups. Tauranga-based... Read More

Delighted Bloor paddles to AIMS history

Chalk one up for the little guys. Kayaker Vinnie Bloor has secured the first-ever Anchor AIMS Games medal for tiny Pyes Pa school near Tauranga, taking home the... Read More

Fine morning, showers creeping in

The weather forecast today will see cloud breaking in the late morning. There may be a few showers from the afternoon, and more frequent in the evening. Northerlies... Read More

Experienced team for physical challenge

A physical and experienced Steamers line-up has been named to execute their game plan tonight in New Plymouth against the Taranaki Bulls. Bay of Plenty Steamers... Read More

Perfect AIMS return for tennis star

Former Chinese age-group champion Vivian Jang has captured the attention of the New Zealand tennis scene with a swift, straight-sets victory in the Anchor AIMS... Read More

Looking for fast start at Laser worlds

Tauranga sailor Sam Meech tends to finish regattas strongly, gaining momentum like the Freemantle Doctor blowing into Western Australia. But like the famed Perth... Read More

Footballers continue meteoric rise

The meteoric rise of the Tauranga City United Bay SportsMed Women's Squad will reach its apex this week, when they fight for a spot in next year's Northern League. After... Read More

Futsal Fern's winning start in Tauranga

The Futsal Ferns have begun international futsal in dominant fashion, defeating New Caledonia 14-0 last night at the Baypark Arena in Tauranga. The Trans-Pacific... Read More