
Rugby: Highlanders get first win
Highlanders 25 (Shaun Treeby, Aaron Smith, Colin Slade tries, Slade 2 con, 2 pen) Sharks 22 (Meyer Bosman 2, Lwazi Mvovo tries, Pat Lambie 2 con, pen) Halftime: 15-7 Sharks.
Highlanders 25 (Shaun Treeby, Aaron Smith, Colin Slade tries, Slade 2 con, 2 pen) Sharks 22 (Meyer Bosman 2, Lwazi Mvovo tries, Pat Lambie 2 con, pen) Halftime: 15-7 Sharks.
After battling a huge swordfish to the surface on his trusty hand-line out off the coast of Northland, New Zealand, Matt Watson finds himself in a race with a gigantic Mako shark to secure his prize catch and get it aboard his little boat in one piece. courtesy TheFishingShow/ITM Fishing Show
FootGolf claims to combine the social aspects of golf with the excitement and skill of soccer. Fancy a game? Video / Youtube: FootGolfUSA
V8 Supercar siblings Rick and Todd Kelly have taken-in one of the richest mineral regions in Australia on their way to this weekend's races in Perth. The Jack Daniel's Racing duo took a 1200km detour to the Pilbara and got a sample of the booming region of Newman.
A Chinese hurdler destroys everything in his path without a care in the world. Video / Youtube: BeijingCream.
Leicester Tigers today gave their initial reactions to The Lions squad announcement which took place in London today. This video features reactions all six selected Leicester Tigers players and comment from brothers Ben and Tom Youngs, Tom Croft & Geoff Parling.
Top rugby writer Gregor Paul & Andrew Alderson from the Herald on Sunday discuss the upcoming British and Irish Lions tour of Australia.
One of the misses of the season, if not the miss of the season, was spotted last weekend in the women's match between Ajax and AC Beerschot. Courtesy: YouTube/FGolsHD2
New Zealand Herald rugby writers Gregor Paul & Patrick McKendry discuss how the Chiefs have been playing over the Super 15 season.
Emirates Team New Zealand has not just left the building – they’ve taken it with them. The team’s Wynyard Quarter base, home for the past three years, has been packed into more than 70 40-foot containers and is on the way to San Francisco, courtesy of team sponsor Maersk Line
The Emirates Team New Zealand yard now resembles the port of Auckland with containers coming and going and endlessly being filled. The work is non stop right now in the rush to get the base packed and on a ship to San Francisco.
The Super 15 is arguably providing as many headaches as answers for All Blacks head coach and selector Steve Hansen. The Herald rugby desk has been charged with putting themselves in Hansen's shoes and coming up with answers to some of the some of the season's curliest questions.
Is this the worst 15 seconds of football that the world has ever seen? You be the judge. Video / Youtube: RebellionFC
A Brazilian footballer produces one of the worst penalty kicks you are likely to ever see. Video / Youtube: CAMFWAYNE6
New Zealand Herald rugby writers Gregor Paul & Wynne Gray discuss the outcome of the Crusaders vs Force match in Perth.
A Newcastle football fan was caught on tape punching a police horse after his team's 3-0 loss to rivals Sunderland on Sunday.
New Zealand side Auckland City have beaten New Caledonia's Mont-Dore 12-2 at Kiwitea Street in Auckland, New Zealand, in Group B on day three of the OFC Champions League. Courtesy: OFC
Stade Francais halfback Jerome Fillol was banned for 14 weeks overnight for spitting in the face of Bath counterpart Peter Stringer. Courtesy: rugbydump.com
Rugby experts Gregor Paul, Wynne Gray & Patrick McKendry discuss who they think will make it into the All Blacks squad.
After failing to score form a corner, a goalkeeper races back to goal in a very innovative fashion. Video / Youtube: Multi Schlott.
Pukekohe Park Raceway – the country’s spiritual home of motorsport celebrates 50 years of motorsport. courtesy of OfficialV8Supercars
Kevin Barry is back working with New Zealand's top heavyweight boxing prospect. Barry, an Olympic silver medallist in Los Angeles in 1984, will train Joseph Parker for his June fight against South African veteran Francois Botha. The pair will depart for Barry's Las Vegas base on Sunday for an eight-week pre-fight camp.
All Black coach Steve Hansen has announced a contract extension that will see him lead the side through to 2015 Rugby World Cup. As reported in the Herald on Sunday, the New Zealand Rugby Union agreed at their March board meeting to back Hansen as the man to deliver their stated goal of winning back-to-back World Cups.
No rest for teams in the V8 Supercars with cars and equipment which raced in Tasmania last weekend now on the way to New Zealand. The back-to-back race weekends can be stretch, but for the likes of IRWIN Racing's Lee Holdsworth a positive result in across Bass has him looking forward to now racing on the other side of the the ditch.
New Zealand Herald rugby writers Gregor Paul & Wynne Gray this week discuss the TMO, are they an intrusion or an asset to the game. They also give their expert opinion and analysis after round 8 of the Super Rugby competition.
Tahitian team Dragon have defeated New Caledonia's Mont-Dore 4-1 in the second round of the OFC Champions League at Stade Numa Daly in Noumea, New Caledonia. Courtesy: OFC
Auckland City have beaten fellow New Zealand team Waitakere United 3-1 in the second round of the OFC Champions League at Fred Taylor Park in Auckland. Courtesy: OFC
Francois Botha has called him a "baby" but Joseph Parker knows his older opponent will be anything but paternal when they meet in the ring in June. In fact, Parker will be taking extra care to avoid some of the tricks that so rattled Sonny Bill Williams in Brisbane in February.
Fisherman Rolf Nylinder is from Sweden and bought a 30 dollar guitar during a trip visiting New Zealand, His friend Peter had a Mac with "Garageband". So obviously he felt compelled to rewrite a song (apologies to Leonard Cohen) to spread the word about true fly fishing! frontsidefly.com