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Vaughan McCall

McCall misses the cut

Southland golfer Vaughan McCall has missed the cut at the 118th British Amateur Championship.

Rutledge to captain

Jason Rutledge will captain a Southland 15 against the Highlanders in a friendly at Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium on Friday night.

Lesley Cantwell remembered

A competitive and determined athlete, a caring and nurturing mother, Lesley Cantwell was remembered by those who knew her best in Te Anau yesterday.

Waverley hosts NZ bowls champs

LOGAN SAVORY - © Fairfax NZ News

One hundred and twenty of the country's leading lawn bowlers will be in Invercargill for the national club championships this week.

Bowls numbers, profits growing

Bowls Southland is bucking the trend with competitor numbers in the deep south on the rise.

Kiwis hot to trot in Aussie

Southland-bred Hokuri Handrail racked up his 10th Australian win at Gloucester Park in Perth on Friday night.

Forbury Park racing Saturday

The Forbury Park Trotting Club meeting scheduled for tomorrow night has been transferred to Saturday in daytime following the abandonment of the meeting at Riccarton on Saturday.

Forbury Park meeting transferred

Suspend Us to race at Trentham

Paget's Badminton mount a $3000 bargain from Mosgiel

Clifton Promise Clifton Promise, the mount of Badminton horse trials hero Jock Paget, was bred at Mosgiel by Kath Abernethy.

Plenty of incentive for Kiwi eventers

It's precious points and podium finishes on the minds of Kiwi three-day eventers competing at the top-ranking Luhmuhlen four-star this week.

Tackling the Himalayan heights

Horse arena all go

Kiwi rider beats royalty at prestigious event

Andrew Nicholson is again the toast of the eventing world with a superb win earlier this week at the top-ranking Luhmuhlen CCI4 in Germany.

Tour not affected

Tour of Southland The UCI's insistence on using its own drug testers for officially sanctioned races will not affect the Tour of Southland.

Weight off Archbold's shoulders

Olympic cyclist Shane Archbold has finished the Tour of Southland about half a kilo lighter than when he started it - and it has had little to do with the racing.

Southern comfort for Northey

Conditions made tour a test

All ship-shape

The Tour of Southland is about more than just bicycles and sweat.

Photographer's favourite pics

Times' photographer Doug Field covered the Burt Munro Challenge.

Wilson does Southland proud

Southland has its first Burt Munro Challenge competitor of the year winner after seven years of the challenge's existence.

Hampton praises Wyndham Street

Gillespie, Cuckow show their class

NZ solos champ regains

Top New Zealand solo rider Grant Tregoning cut a distraught figure at last year's Speedway Spectacular event of the Burt Munro Challenge.

Yarrow groomed for Read

Bill Read All Black captain Kieran Read's uncle has to be the proudest groundsman in New Zealand.

Black Sticks face tough semi

NZ women's hockey coach Mark Hager admits his side won't be thinking about revenge in their World League semi-final.

French have plenty to play for

TVNZ in sport rights deal

Kirwan puts faith in youth

Sir John Kirwan will have 10 rookies on his hands when the Blues land in South Africa this weekend.

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