Perched comfortably in a leather chair in the corner of his living room, Allan Potts gently rolls his hands, sporting a poker face but his eyes sparkling.

They were desperate for a win but Wanderers Soccer Club probably didn't expect it in such a fashion.

A Napier man will serve 300 hours community service, after he indicated he was interested in buying a plane, said he was a pilot, flew the aircraft - all without a licence.

Smashing 27 sixes in an innings is usually a good thing. But when a former first-class cricketer does it against a school First XI in a friendly - is it fair?

Two exciting Hawke's Bay Magpies backs, Zac Guildford and Gillies Kaka, won't be playing for the province in the country's major domestic rugby competition.