It is a magnet for oligarchs, billionaires and stars who come to relax in the sun.

After injury setbacks, talented teen star Courtney Duncan is chasing her world championship dream.

Two men broke in to the rented villa Jenson Button and his wife, Jessica, were staying in with friends in the French Riviera.

Robbie “Maddo” Maddison rides his dirt bike on the powerful and iconic waves of Tahiti. Source: DC Shoes/YouTube

A man suffered serious spinal injuries when he crashed a motocross bike into a tree while taking part in a Bay of Plenty trail ride event.

V8 Supercars points leader Mark Winterbottom is probably having the best and most consistent championship of his career in tin tops to date.

Promising young gun Chelsea Herbert, 15, is back tearing up the tracks after a crash put racing on hold.

Lewis Hamilton missed the Wimbledon men's final - because he was not appropriately dressed.

Ford star Mark Winterbottom has taken control of the V8 Supercars championship after completing back-to-back race wins in Townsville.

Kiwi driver Hayden Paddon has had to contend with a few changes after his recent success in the World Rally Championships, not least his own expectations.

Ford's Mark Winterbottom extended his V8 Supercars championship lead as he held his nerve and held off his team-mate to win yesterday's 200km race in Townsville.

Ford driver Mark Winterbottom holds a 90-point lead over Craig Lowndes, with Kiwi Fabian Coulthard only 60 points further adrift.

New Zealand World Rally Championship pair Hayden Paddon and co-driver John Kennard are relishing taking on the hard-packed and fast roads of Rally Poland this weekend.

Dani Pedrosa set a new qualifying record to edge out Honda teammate and defending world champion Marc Marquez on the opening day of practice for tomorrow's Dutch Grand Prix.

New Zealand Rally Championship leader Ben Hunt is focused on victory in round four of the national series in Gisborne this weekend.

Ford's David Reynolds has broken through for his first V8 Supercars win since 2013 in the final race of the round in Darwin.

Evergreen Craig Lowndes has become the first driver in V8 Supercars history to win a century of championship races.

Will Power keeps chipping away at Juan Pablo Montoya's IndyCar championship lead despite again falling short of a race win in Toronto.

After 24 hours of racing, two New Zealand drivers stood on the podium at the epic Le Mans endurance race.

With German Formula One driver Nico Hulkenberg behind the wheel, Porsche won the 24 Hours Le Mans on Sunday to end Audi's five-race winning run and clinch a record 17th victory at the famous endurance race. Hulkenberg was one of the three drivers in the No. 19 car, which finished ahead of No. 17 Porsche, featuring former F1 driver Mark Webber, and Audi's No. 7 car. Audi had won seven of the past eight races, with Porsche's last win coming in 1998. "Thank you so much everybody, great effort over the last few months," Hulkenberg said over race radio as he headed back into the garage waving to the flag-waving Porsche fans.

Rally Italy Sardinia organisers were almost left red-faced for not having a New Zealand flag on hand following Hayden Paddon historic second-placing.

New Zealand driver Hayden Paddon stunned world champion Sebastien Ogier at the Rally of Italy yesterday when he opened up an eight-second lead.