SPORT

Hawke's Bay Hockey hosts inaugural McAleese Whitelock Challenge

Hawke's Bay Hockey hosted the first leg of the inaugural McAleese Whitelock Challenge between Hawke's Bay and Manawatu at Park Island on Sunday. The Men's and...

Bay's Leutele calls for rematch after loss to Aussie

Would the crowd like a rematch? Hawke's Bay's professional heavyweight boxer Kiki Toa Leutele was quick to ask the question of a capacity crowd at Brisbane's...

Striker grabs hat-trick as Rovers win away

Striker Josh Stevenson grabbed a hat-trick as Napier City Rovers opened their Chatham Cup football campaign with a 3-0 win against FC Western in New Plymouth to...

Poto delivers for Clive in crucial round one win

Fullback Tianua Poto's goalkicking display in tricky windy conditions was the highlight of Clive Rugby and Sports win in today's first round of Hawke's Bay's Ma...

Fourth spot in Maddison Trophy club rugby comp wide open

Most ardent supporters of Hawke's Bay's premier club rugby are pretty knowledgeable when it comes to predicting the top four in the Maddison Trophy competitio...

Lost Stag Brew Box Tickner's winter focus

With summer well and truly gone, professional cricket is placed on the back burner by Hawke's Bay's former Black Cap Blair Tickner. Running the 13th Stag Cafe,...

HGHS senior A netballers end 14-year drought

Hastings Girls' High School Senior A netball team coach Jamie Richardson was quick to praise her Napier Girls High School counterpart Charissa Barham tonight....

Defender confident Rovers strikers will return to form

The question had to be put to experienced Napier City Rovers football defender Fergus Neil in the countdown to tomorrow's first round Chatham Cup clash against...

Figure-8 solo sailing voyage of Aotearoa ends Sunday

American solo sailor Elana Connor will finish the final leg of her fundraising voyage on Sunday, sailing into Princes Wharf, Auckland, with a support flotilla o...

Bay pro's ready for Australia's heavyweight boxing champ

Suggest to Hawke's Bay professional boxer Toa Leutele his next bout is a bold assignment and you get a nod of the head. "It's the biggest fight of my career...

First Magpies Wider Training Group match of the season today

Check out the Hawke's Bay Magpies Wider Training Group squad listed below for today's match against their Waikato counterparts in Taupo. Just one name wouldn...

Restructure of Hawke's Bay Secondary Schools football

Late last year NZ Football delivered a new vision for the development of football in New Zealand. There has been an increased emphasis on player pathways insid...

Hynd takes out Noel Powell Memorial Stockcar event

It was appropriate Hawke's Bay's Roydon Hynd should win the inaugural Noel Powell Memorial stockcar event at Meeanee Speedway's final meeting of the season la...

Taradale women's footballers first equal despite loss

Taradale remain first equal in the Central League Federation Cup women's football competition despite today's 2-0 loss to Palmerston North Marist at Taradale Pa...

Rovers drop to sixth, Chatham Cup clash next

It was painful stuff but the Napier City Rovers Central League football side is still unbeaten at home. That's the best way to describe Thirsty Whale Napier Ci...

Mighty Maroons retain Nash Cup in style

Taradale Rugby and Sports second five-eighth and hat-trick hero Kieanan Higgins reckons his team peaked at the right time in Hawke's Bay's Nash Cup premier cl...

McLeod relishes ride behind dominant Hastings Rugby and Sports pack

Halfback Connor McLeod is the first to admit life is good behind the dominant Hastings Rugby and Sports forward pack in Hawke's Bay's premier club competition...

All In Elusive netballers tick off first early-season goal

Mission accomplished ... yes the smile on Tremains All In Elusive netball coach Arama Jackson's face confirmed that tonight. His team had just ticked off the...

Full circle for new ESNZ CEO

Equestrian Sports New Zealand’s new chief executive brings plenty of sports acumen coupled with commercial business experience to the national body. Juli...

Rovers captain Hoyle knows "bogey" team will be tough

The question had to be put to Napier City Rovers Central League football team's captain and defender Jim Hoyle. What does he rank as the priority for his Thi...