King Country shearer Jack Fagan’s hopes of winning a second Royal Welsh Open got a boost when he upheld a bit of Kiwi honour by reaching the Lampeter Shears Open final in Wales on Saturday.

There were six different winners in seven rounds of competition this season, but, in the end, there could only be one champion and this year it was Seth Reardon.

The CP Wool New Zealand shearing team has taken an unbeatable 2-0 lead to give the country the chance for a first shearing test series win in Wales in eight years.

Danielle Johnson made the best possible return to raceday riding after an injury enforced nine-month break away from the track when she guided talented three-year-old Bobby Dazzler to victory at New Plymouth on Saturday.

Despite constant speculation over the past few months, Cambridge trainer Tony Pike is adamant he is no closer to confirming whether he will establish a satellite stable in Australia next season or not.

Trainer Graeme Rogerson believes his talented galloper More Wonder is ready for a break-out season in 2019/20.

A couple of New Zealanders are at the coalface helping develop an exciting new venture in China.

New Zealand have staged an incredible comeback to win the gold medal in football at the Pacific Games for the first time.

Free-going seven-year-old Admiral bounced back to winning form with an all-the-way victory in open company at Te Rapa on Saturday.

Hawke’s Bay shearer Rowland Smith has bounced back from the disappointment of missing a World title by just 0.15pts by leading New Zealand to a crushing victory in the first of four tests on the CP Wool Shearing Sports New Zealand team tour in Wales.