Sport Press Releases

Procter & Gamble Launches Global ‘Thank You Mum’ Campaign in Celebration of 100 days to go until the London 2012 Olympic Games

SPROUT will host the inaugural Indian Sports & Community Awards ceremony on 26th May 2012 at the brand new 4 star Sudima Hotel near Auckland International Airport.

St John’s College Hockey 2012 itinerary for the year starts with a summer boot camp at Pheasant Tail Lodge in the Bay of Plenty, and ends with a trip to Melbourne to the Champions Trophy.

The Super Challenge has the potential to capture the imagination of the public and those who previously have completed longer multi-sport / ironman type events or aspire to do so in the future.

Get back to nature this summer season with the new BIOM – Natural Motion range by ECCO – shoes that let you run, walk and train the way nature intended!

Canterbury University Accounting student Alan Jellie has beaten over 150 other ideas to claim first prize in the inaugural 2011 Entre ‘App Challenge’ competition with PitchMeasure; an app for measuring sports pitches.

With the closing Ceremony of the World University Summer Games concluding in Shenzhen, China last evening. New Zealand was ranked fifteenth overall.

It’s been a golden start for Glenn Snyders and Lauren Boyle at the World University Games in Shenzhen, China.

Dead End Derby, the original Rollergirls from Christchurch are excited to officially announce their upcoming bout night to be held at the CBS Arena on 8th October 2011.

Excitement is building in the village with all 52 New Zealand athletes and 22 support staff now in Shenzhen, China for the opening ceremony last night.

NZ will be well represented at this years World University Summer games in Shenzhen, China opening on 12 August. The games are the world’s second largest sporting event (competitor number wise) outside of the Olympic Games.

Rush Fitness NZ has launched a website for all NZ sporting clubs and event organisers to list upcoming events. Free basic listing for all NZ sports events, including event logo and website link.

Hamilton, 3 July 2011. St John’s College Hockey is learning that home is where the heart is when it comes to their school hockey development. Up until 2010, the school had struggled to field a hockey team to compete competitively in the Waikato secondary schools’ competition, and the solution came from a surprise quarter.

We are excited to announce a publication capturing the Canterbury Rugby Football Experience, with three exclusive limited editions and one unlimited edition.

Information is being sent to dunedin city retailers from the Dunedin City Council and Otago Chamber of Commerce to help them make the most of the arrival of Rugby World Cup fans.

Two of New Zealand’s most revered sporting icons, Irene van Dyk and Dame Susan Devoy, have teamed up in a campaign to help battle the biggest killer of children under five in the third world – pneumonia.

Rugby World Cup Minister, Murray McCully, has welcomed progress on the development of Queens Wharf for the Rugby World Cup 2011, and confirmed the range of activities that will take place on the wharf during the tournament.

Rugby World Cup will be broadcast in 3D technology for the first time after Rugby World Cup Limited (RWCL) appointed 3DLive as Official 3D Broadcaster of RWC 2011 in New Zealand.

Confirmation that the Otago Stadium will be the venue for Dunedin’s Rugby World Cup 2011 games means planning for the Tournament can now be finalised by the Dunedin City Council and all other agencies and stakeholders involved in the event.

Rugby World Cup Minister, Murray McCully, has announced a package of initiatives in response to Rugby World Cup matches being allocated away from Christchurch.