Sir Gordon Tietjens has been confirmed as Samoa's new sevens coach.

Joe Tupe will return to the Bay of Plenty Steamers side to take on Hawke's Bay in the final round of this year's Mitre 10 Cup Championship. Tupe

The Bay of Plenty Steamers have to beat Hawke's Bay in their final match tomorrow in Napier to have any chance of making the Mitre 10 Cup Championship semifinals.

Local trainers Jim Pender and Brian McKeagg will be looking to improve on their good start to the new season, when the Gartshore's

The telling difference between success and failure in sport was highlighted to me at the Fiji International golf tournament I had

Last month's squash national Superchamps were a triumph for Tauranga's Devoy Squash and Fitness Centre. New Zealand's largest squash

Caption: Frances Lloyd is one of two ITK tae kwan do competitors at the 2016 ITF Tae kwan do World Cup in Hungary. PHOTO/FILE ITK

Mount Maunganui batsman Blair McKenzie blasted the first reserve-grade century of the new season. PHOTO/FILE Cricket Lake Taupo Cricket

Cadets were in impressive form in the opening weekend of the Baywide cricket competition, defeating defending Baywide Cup holders

US Ryder Cup star Brandt Snedeker clinched the Fiji International title at Natadola Bay today with a clear-cut victory by nine strokes

Circle_facebook_DP1.epsTRY TIME: Bay of Plenty's Aidan Ross slides over for his team's first try on Sunday. PHOTO/STEPHEN PARKER 091016sp22.JPGRuth_Dacey_MAY16_happy.epsRugby Bay

STELLAR SETTING: Rotorua hosted New Zealand's most successful all-female adventure race- the Torpedo 7 Spring Challenge on the weekend

At 27, Steamers midfielder Teddy Stanaway hasn't given up on his dream of playing for the All Blacks. After two seasons exclusively

Michael Hendry and Gareth Paddison will lead the Kiwi charge from fourth-equal place heading into tomorrow's final round of the Fiji

He is only 6 but Indica Knox Corcoran is already making waves in the surfing world. Indica Knox, also known by his nickname Indi

Architects of their own demise in last week's 44-34 loss to North Harbour, Bay of Plenty Steamers are now in do or die territory. Despite

Today sees the first of what it is hoped will be an annual women's sevens tournament. The inaugural Tauranga Sports Women's Rugby

Bay of Plenty Te Waiariki teams will be joined by sides from North Harbour, Auckland, Counties Manukau and Waikato to participate

Bay of Plenty Cricket is taking a significant step to further build the cricket base in the region holding coaching and umpiring workshops

Tauranga-based pros Josh Geary, Mark Brown and Kieran Muir are reasonably placed after the opening round of the 2016 Fiji International

Te Puke's Malesa McNearney approaches the finish line at the ITU Age Group World Triathlon Championships in Mexico. Stuart_Whitaker_FEB15_happy.eps Triathlon Even

Stuart_Whitaker_FEB15_happy.eps Power lifting Three years ago, Tauranga accountant Joanne Newman knew nothing about power lifting. Today

Caption/note> MEDAL WINNERS: The Tauranga Water Polo Club's under-16 players at the national championships. Water Polo Tauranga Water

Move aside All Blacks, Mount Maunganui's India O'Connell's face will soon be appearing on the Weet-Bix cereal packet on breakfast

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is gradually recovering from the viral illness which kept him out of the second test. Williamson

The revival of Corey Anderson's international cricket career begins on Sunday when he flies out to join the Black Caps in India. The

The Bay of Plenty will have to wait another year for an NBL franchise after the league opted to reject Tauranga City's application

Dressage Bay of Plenty will host the 2016 Boeckmann North Island Dressage and Para-Equestrian Championships in Taupo from October

When the NZ Paralympic selectors decided to not select Fraser Sharp for Rio it seemed like the world had stopped turning for the Tauranga

Tauranga woman Tori Eglinton has taken out the top award in the Hawke's Bay racing's Fashion in the Field. "It's a bit mental,"