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Mason bows out after stirring win

In a career of numerous highlights, pace bowler Mike Mason labelled the one-day final win against Auckland the most emotional after playing his last game for Central Districts on Sunday.

Langton-Burnell continues to stretch his javelin

OPINION: It is almost a regular part of my column to report that Ben Langton-Burnell has thrown a personal best with the javelin.

Rugby legend shows spirit

Not too many former All Blacks captains would have ridden in the Wellington-to-Auckland Cycle Challenge, but Ian Kirkpatrick made a good go of stage three of the event which finished in Pahiatua yesterday.

Rising GP3 star has that X-factor - Giltrap

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Sir Colin Giltrap says teenage star Mitch Evans is the best of many talented drivers he has backed.

Runfest takes Marist to head of table

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A huge total by Marist set them up for a 134-run win over Freyberg at Wallace Park on Saturday, which now puts them at the top of the table.

New Hurricanes prop tested by best

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It doesn't get much tougher than learning your trade against an All Black front row as new Hurricanes prop Jeffery Toomaga-Allen did on Saturday.

Game, set and Christie Cup to Taranaki

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A depleted Manawatu side lost the Christie Cup 20-4 to Taranaki in New Plymouth on Saturday.

Cassidy wins title as Evans forced to withdraw

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When Mitch Evans put his foot down on the throttle entering the seventh-last lap of the 57th New Zealand Grand Prix at Manfeild yesterday, there was nothing there.

Unhappy coach not impressed after 6-0 drubbing

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Players "not competing with any pride" let YoungHeart Manawatu down as they lost 6-0 to Auckland City at Memorial Park yesterday.

Stannard wins second running of triathlon

Elizabeth Stannard improved on her second place from last year when she won the second edition of the Manawatu ladies-only triathlon at the Lido yesterday morning.

Massive upset as Manawatu lose to Levin

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Defending champions Manawatu were turned over in a giant upset on the opening day of Manawatu-Wanganui A-grade pennants at Taihape yesterday.

Spencer eyes Bathurst after costly time penalty

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Palmerston North V8 Ute driver Geoff Spencer may be racing at Bathurst in October.

Karters ready for Aussie challenge

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Some of Australia's top karters will be in the region this weekend, but the locals are prepared after a meet at the KartSport Manawatu track.

Time for players to step up

Young players have been doing the job for YoungHeart Manawatu this season, but after a draw last weekend, the inexperienced guys will have another step up this weekend.

Strong team ready to defend Christie Cup

Manawatu are sending a youthful but strong tennis team to Taranaki to defend the Christie Cup in New Plymouth tomorrow.

McClure's kit gives both sides an edge

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Despite being one of three major mallet makers in the country, it seemed Mike McClure's customers had a better idea of how to use his products than he did while competing in Feilding this weekend.

Red Sox loom as dark horses

The Red Sox-Manawatu team are heading to the second round of the national futsal series in Auckland this weekend with high hopes.

Stags bowler in doubt for decider

Veteran pace bowler Michael Mason has thrown an injury scare through the Central Districts camp ahead of tomorrow's national one-day final against Auckland in New Plymouth.

Kiwi teens racing for top

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Two young New Zealanders could provide the battle royal at the New Zealand Grand Prix weekend at Manfeild.

Spencer hopes for home track thrust

Palmerston North driver Geoff Spencer is having the season of his life in this year's NZV8 Ute Championship, which hits his home track of Manfeild tomorrow and Sunday.

Dutchman provides rare threat to Kiwi grip on NZGP

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Dutchman Hannes van Asseldonk presents a rare threat to Kiwi drivers' domination of the New Zealand Grand Prix (NZGP) since it has been part of the Toyota Racing Series.

Club happy with changes on course

The wrecking of the par-3 16th hole at the Manawatu Golf Club and construction of a replacement is ahead of schedule.

Rural clash sets up 'Canes for foreign fields

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Not many Super 15 teams would use a game at Mangatainoka as a buildup to playing at Cape Town.

Top NZ rider in Aussie pro team

New Zealand's leading woman road cyclist Linda Villumsen will ride for Australian professional team GreenEdge-AIS in the NZCT women's tour of New Zealand inManawatu from February 22 to 26.

Manawatu athletes to do Coast to Coast

Several Manawatu competitors will be slogging it out at the Coast to Coast multisport championship race across the South Island tomorrow.

Wilson's test ton a proud moment

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Black Sticks striker Nick Wilson would like a repeat of his first game in the black singlet with a win over South Korea.

Fogg on track to championship

Holding a 76-point lead in the BNT V8s standings, Birkenhead's Angus Fogg contests this weekend's penultimate round at Manfeild with a rejuvenated Ford Falcon.

Weather puts pressure on bowls calendar

Should we manage to get in two full days of play at the national club fours during the weekend, the Manawatu executive will breathe a collective sigh of relief.

Mixed results as Black Sticks take on world

A lot has happened in hockey circles since my last talk so I will cover activities locally, nationally and internationally.

Manawatu athletes contest Oceania masters

About 450 athletes from the Pacific Rim are taking part in the Oceania masters championship at Tauranga, including 170 from Australia.

New generation in V8 racing revealed

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When Shayne Harris leads the NZV8s out at Manfeild in a Falcon prototype for each race this weekend, it will signal the arrival of another generation of V8s.

Rogue Sevens tackler drank 24 beers

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After 24 beers and a friendly dare, running on to the sevens pitch wearing nothing but underpants seemed harmless enough.

Manawatu run likely

The Hombre, a possible runner in the $20,000 Carter's Ashhurst-Pohangina Cup at Manawatu on Saturday, strode out well at yesterday's Hastings track session.

Van Velthooven to test Games track

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Palmerston North cyclist Simon van Velthooven won't count his Olympic Games chickens until he is sitting on the plane to London.

Lester name is synonymous with Manfeild

Few will begrudge Jono Lester calling Manfeild home when he blats around the circuit next weekend as the leading rookie in the Toyota Racing Series.

Van Velthooven in World Cup squad

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Palmerston North's Simon van Velthooven has been picked in the 15-strong BikeNZ team for this month's UCI World Cup in London.

Golden Oldies will be flocking to city

A full field of 80 teams have entered the 28th annual Palmerston North Bowling Club's Golden Oldies tournament early next month.

Form of Indian all-rounder flourishes after setback

Ten years out of the game have done nothing to stop United's Sonpreet Singh reaching the form of his life in Manawatu club cricket this season.

Nobody wants to leave this winning team

Don't be surprised if the same Palmerston North Panthers are back chasing a seventh National Teams' Championship at Arena Manawatu next year.

Australian wins at Hokowhitu

The first Aussie to win the women's version of the LawnMaster Classic, did her darnedest to lose it at Hokowhitu yesterday.

Champ maintains grip on series title

Lisa Coupe won the New Zealand league FEI World Cup final at Tauranga yesterday, with defending champion Katie McVean making history in taking the series for the third consecutive year.

Impossible shot sends Bateman to sweet win

No-one, just no-one, holes out from halfway down the grassy bank at the back of the hellish 10th hole at Hokowhitu, the one with the lethal downhill sloping green.

Rees helps Panthers to title

A stunning semifinal drive from Peter Rees put the Palmerston North Panthers on their way to a sixth teams' champs title in seven years.

Chiefs looking closely at Turbos' Milner-Skudder

It seems Manawatu Turbos fullback Nehe Milner-Skudder is only an injury away from being Manawatu's eighth Super Rugby player this year.

Siblings gear up for good debut at crease

Two brothers could find themselves at the crease together, with Brynn Cleaver set to make his debut in Manawatu's Hawke Cup game against Taranaki this weekend.

Lifetime of horse care Horse harmony the goal

Equine therapist Sarah Linton has had a lifelong connection with horses, starting in the United Kingdom where her father managed a horse stud and her mother taught at a riding school.

Teenage driver Tigers' rising star

Dale McKenzie's rise couldn't have been more spectacular if you had shoved a blue fuse in his shorts and set it alight.

Englishman to kickstart his season with Classic

Sam Robertshawe brings an international complexion to the full field of 99 men and women in the LawnMaster Classic.

Hodge and Munn set to duel

Manawatu-Wanganui's latest New Zealand representative Tyler Hodge wants what fellow representative Josh Munn took from under his nose last year, the LawnMaster Classic trophy.

PNG players relishing academy

Two rugby players from rugby league-mad Papua New Guinea are among the first players from Pacific Island nations to attend the international rugby academy at Massey University.

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