Roger Parker

This weekend the Great Gladstone Plant Fair offers the chance to look at some country gardens at a time of the year that we don’t always associate with garden visiting. We get plenty of opportunities to see gardens in the flush of spring, but it is always a delight to investigate how well they are […]

Last year's Monte Carlo finalist Holger Rune had to perform a strenuous double shift on Thursday.

“Why is writing this column so difficult?” I ask myself this time and again. Firstly, one must select a topic that is interesting and newsworthy.

Last week saw a series of significant agricultural announcements. It started with a statement from Ministers Todd McClay and Andrew Hoggard about freshwater farm plans.

Last weekend's rainfall – the first sustained amount of rain to arrive after summer – was very welcome in the winter garden.

Mahunga Saturday was a stableford round at Mahunga and first was Malcolm Bensemen with 38 points, with Michelle Coley second with 37 points.

Having helped Team GB to the finals of the Billie Jean Cup by winning two rubbers against France last week, Emma Raducanu continued her impressive form on clay by beating home favourite Angelique Kerber 6-2 6-1 in Stuttgart.

Emma Raducanu strung together a four match win streak for the first time since her astonishing win at the US Open in 2021 by thrashing Czech prodigy Linda Noskova 6-0,7-5 in Stuttgart.

Now or never. That's how I see the current situation regarding the possible demolition and rebuild of our current town hall.

Rafael Nadal took a huge step in his injury comeback scenario as the clay court icon scored a revenge win over Alex de Minaur on Saturday to progress to the Madrid Masters third round.