Olympic gold medallist Grant Bramwell discusses his surf life-saving background, his Olympic experience, and growing and training in Gisborne.

The crowd cheered wildly after the finishing blow - delivered with 30 seconds remaining in the second round - but those at the fight night may have been a little more subdued had they known the seriousness of what actually happened to Page's victim. The 38-year-old reportedly suffered a compound skull fracture and his ex-wife Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino shared a photo of the injury on Instagram, where an alarming dent in the middle of the fighter's forehead is clearly evident.

Manly prop Darcy Lussick has hit out at the match review committee for slapping Charlie Gubb with a potential seven-week ban for a shoulder charge on the Sea Eagles big man that didn't even attract a penalty.

Sideline supporters are welcoming a police plan to have cops on the sidelines of school and age-grade games. Today the Weekend Herald revealed a community policing team is being lined up for junior Saturday matches in Auckland in a bid to curb violent and abusive behaviour at matches.

Gold and Silver medal winning Olympian Rex Sellers talks about his hometown: Nelson.

A wakeboarding accident in Florida left the former world champion Brad Smeele a quadriplegic, confined to a wheelchair and almost ready to give up on life. The injury changed everything for the 29-year-old. The days of back-to-back summers wakeboarding around the world was over. Instead, his new full-time job was learning how to walk again.

This week we catch up with Kiwi professional Danny Lee. The pride of Rotorua tells us what motivates him on the PGA Tour while we also catch up with Rickie Fowler and Adam Scott who give us their verdict on the lad from the Springfield Golf Club. Plus your chance to winning a luxury golfing getaway at the Kinloch Club.

In a complete embarrassment for Tour de France organisers, leader Chris Froome had to ditch his bike and run following a crash.

Several NSW players turned their back on the Queensland captain as he was addressing the crowd during the official post-match Origin Shield-presentation ceremony at ANZ Stadium.

Rio is experiencing "the greatest transformation" of any Olympic city, according to Brazilian officials. But the poor say it's come at a cost to them as some are pushed out of their homes to make way for Olympic infrastructure and buses are re-routed from slums to prevent those who live there from accessing "upscale areas". Source: News.com.au

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Kickboxer Rhyme Loto who is off to Youth Muay Thai World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand after winning a silver medal last year

Eddie Hall just keeps breaking records. The English strongman stunned the crowd at the World Deadlift Championships over the weekend by becoming the first man in history to deadlift 500 kilograms (1,102 pounds).

Footage courtesy of Sky Sport. New Zealand's Lydia Ko has fired a final round three-over 75 to miss out on a third major title after leading at the US Open with 10 holes to play.

Tony Veitch and Eric Young discuss the massive sports day today: Wimbledon, Lydia Ko, F1 and of course, Rugby League.

Highlights of Race 15 of the V8 Supercars Championship from Townsville as Kiwi driver Shane Van Gisbergen holds off the fast finishing James Courtney.

Highlights of Race 14 in the V8 Supercars Championship from Townsville as Red Bull Racing Australia's Jamie Whinchup collects a 99th career win in leading home a 1-2 finish with Kiwi Shane Van Gisbergen.

The gap between New Zealand and Australian Super Rugby franchises has been highlighted after another round of victories. Lydia Ko is in the hunt for another women’s major golf title, sitting one shot clear after three rounds of the US Women’s Open in California.

Olympic medallist Sam Bewley talks about Rotorua, and its status as a top Olympic town.

Holden Golf World has an exclusive interview with the affable American Matt Kuchar. Currently ranked no. 15 on the Rolex World Rankings Kuchar has proved a consistent performer on the PGA Tour with over US$30 million in career earnings. Matt Kuchar talks to Holden Golf World about his love for the game and his ongoing quest for golfing perfection. Plus we give you a chance to win a luxury golfing weekend at The Kinloch Club.

Sarah Goss is the leader of a group of women who call each other sisters. The 23-year old will captain the New Zealand women’s sevens team of 12 in their historic first ever Olympic campaign. A year ago, they were red hot favourites for gold in Rio, but a difficult season has seen Australia not only catch but surpass the kiwis. However Goss and the team are acutely aware of the opportunity they have and what winning a gold medal could do for women’s rugby “ we are one of the few female athletes in New Zealand that get paid to do something we really love, and we’re pioneers to a legacy”. The Herald spent the day with Goss at her new home in Mount Maunganui. While she is a proud product of Manawatu, Goss has found an outlet from life as a professional athlete in the waters of the famous Bay of Plenty surf beach “It gets my head away from rugby. I don’t have to worry about training or leading, it’s just me, the wave and the surfboard and I’m able to clear my head and be Sarah”.

Martin Devlin wraps up the Euro semifinal between France and Germany, and looks ahead to the final.

The host nation marches on. Against the flow of the game, France managed to get past the World Champions Germany by two goals to nil, through two Antoine Griezmann strikes. France will now meet Portugal in the final.

Five Welsh football players performed their own version of the All Blacks haka, in their underwear following yesterday's semifinal defeat to Portugal at the European Championhips.

Martin Devlin looks ahead to Germany vs France, after Portugal beat Wales 2-0 in the first semifinal of the Euro 2016.

One wrong step took Football Ferns star Hannah Wilkinson from a certain selection for next month’s Olympics, to a 50-50 prospect. Also in this week’s episode, we chat to some of the stars of the women’s sevens team about what it means to them to be among the first group of women to represent New Zealand in rugby sevens at the Olympics. And finally, we check in with some of our top athletes based overseas in the lead-up to Rio, including Luuka Jones and Emma Twigg, and find out how their preparations are going.