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Court drama: Kyrgios sends Tsitsipas packing

Nick Kyrgios celebrates winning his third round match on Saturday. Photo: Reuters

Court drama: Kyrgios sends Tsitsipas packing

Nick Kyrgios's Wimbledon prospects have soared after the Australian overcame an injury scare and a running battle with officialdom to upend Stefanos Tsitsipas in a drama-charged encounter.

Dunedin premier rugby - semifinals sorted

Kaikorai and Harbour do battle at Watson Park in Port Chalmers. Photo: Gregor Richardson

Dunedin premier rugby - semifinals sorted

Taieri has breezed into the semifinals with a comfortable 43-20 win against University at Peter Johnstone Park today.

ABs out to reassert ascendancy over Ireland

The All Blacks training at Eden Park yesterday. Photo: Getty Images

ABs out to reassert ascendancy over Ireland

The All Blacks will look to brush off a preparatory week disrupted by a Covid outbreak in the squad and reassert their ascendancy over Ireland in the first test at Eden Park.

NZ Referees squad includes new members from South

Mason played 28 games for the Spirit before she suffered a serious knee injury in 2018. Photo:...

NZ Referees squad includes new members from South

New Zealand Rugby has announced the New Zealand Referees high performance squad for the 2022 provincial rugby season and it includes a couple of newbies from the South.

Daring to hope for the unthinkable

New Zealander Maggie Squire competes in the women’s 1m springboard preliminaries at the Fina...

Daring to hope for the unthinkable

There are some things New Zealanders must never do.

Truly a classic after 30 years

Garth Hassall, who has been playing rugby for the same Taieri team for 30 years, enjoys the rugby...

Truly a classic after 30 years

One man. One team. One grade. One extraordinary effort.

All teams still in with a chance of making finals

All teams still in with a chance of making finals

Every team has something to play for as the senior A metropolitan pennant round robin concludes today.

Stint over after signing with Crusaders

Christian Lio-Willie’s brief Highlanders career is over.

Pressure a chance to grow for McCullough

Nikau McCullough said he wanted the pressure when he signed with the Otago Nuggets.

Co-Ed Cup

Pupils put down their books and picked up rackets, balls and sticks yesterday.

McCullough Games-bound

Nikau McCullough will trade blue and gold for black and white again next month.

Otago trio in Black Sticks

Otago trio Kane Russell, Blair Tarrant and Hugo Inglis have been named in the men’s Black Sticks team for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games squad.

Harbour prevailed over a gallant Varsity side to finish third in the Gallaway to earn a home quarter against Kaikorai. Varsity, by virtue of Green Island losing, finish sixth and take on Taieri at the Eelpit.

Now it is crunch time

When Central Otago rugby rivals Upper Clutha and Wakatipu did battle in Wanaka in mid-May, the game resulted in an epic 32-32 draw.

Clutha, Valley to face off in final

The Southern Region competition comes to an end this weekend as the Balclutha Showgrounds hosts the final between serial finalist Clutha and reigning champion Clutha Valley.

Shield defenders honed, hardened

Kurow hooker Bailey Templeton prepares to feed a lineout during the Citizens Shield semifinal...

Shield defenders honed, hardened

Kurow has done an admirable job dealing with the change from being the hunter to the hunted.

No room for more missed chances for Hawks

The cases feature a range of sports, but it is understood that rugby players make up a...

No room for more missed chances for Hawks

With two rounds to go before the final of the Southland premier club rugby competition, leading team Pirates Old Boys will want to re-establish its dominance after being beaten for the second time...

Crunching the numbers

Southern first five Jack Leslie tries a chip kick between Dunedin forwards Kees Scott (left) and...

Crunching the numbers

Stats how they will do it.

Can Ireland transfer its winning form to NZ soil?

Aaron Smith and Folau Fakatava train ahead of tomorrow's clash against Ireland. Photo: Getty Images

Can Ireland transfer its winning form to NZ soil?

The unofficial battle for world rugby supremacy begins tomorrow night. Jeff Cheshire asks some key questions ahead of the All Blacks’ series against Ireland.

Rugby Chat: It's playoffs time

Paul Dwyer talks to Ben Miller from Kaikorai and Phoenix Kairimu from Harbour ahead of this weekend's Premier playoffs.

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