The cycling community will mark a special milestone on Saturday when 600 riders line up for the 25th Golden Homes Le Race from Cathedral Square to Akaroa.
One of the great sporting comebacks may be on the cards after All Blacks coach Scott Robertson made a play to persuade Sam Whitelock to return to NZ and resume his test career.
Discussions are under way behind the scenes over a proposed South Island NRL franchise’s plan to use an almost identical name to Canterbury’s top rugby league side.
SBW has thrown out some controversial calls, claiming Richie Mo’unga and Sam Whitelock are the "greatest ever" and saying the Crusaders’ hopes of defending their Super Rugby Pacific title are over.
Parklands Christchurch United softballer Tessa Metuatini’s return to the diamond couldn’t have come at a better time for her sporting family - and her growing whānau.
Warning: reference to suicide. The late Billy Guyton, whose career included playing for North Otago, Super Rugby sides and NZ Māori, had a brain injury likely to be connected with repeated head knocks.
Crusaders captain Scott Barrett has been ruled out for six weeks due to a fractured finger, sustained in the lead-up to the team's clash with the Fiji Drua last weekend.