Rising shot put star Tom Walsh has eclipsed Jacko Gill's national record and now wants to square off against the Devonport Dynamo.

Some names from the past have been recognised for their services to sport in the New Year Honours.

She may have spent four days running without sleep but that didn't stop an ultra-distance record breaker getting up at 6am the next day.

An eccentric-concentric machine is the only thing missing from Val Adams' Christmas wish list.

Leading Kiwi triathletes Bevan Docherty and Terenzo Bozzone have confirmed their places in next month's Ironman 70.3 Auckland.

It was business as usual for Valerie Adams, another way of saying the shot put superstar pummelled all-comers.

Dot Kiwi Limited CEO Tim Johnson experienced a minor technical faux pas during a presentation in Auckland yesterday.