Sports

This page connects you with sports-related resources at your library.

Sports and sporting events

Our web pages on sports and events:

• America’s Cup
• Commonwealth Games
• Cricket
• Cycling
• Fishing
• Football
• Golf
• Hockey
• How to speak yachtie with Sarah Ell
• Ice sports
• Multisport
• Netball
• Olympic Games
• Rugby
• Rugby league
• Running
• Skiing and snow sports
• Softball
• South Island Masters Games
• Swimming
• Winter Olympics

Search our catalogue

• Search for the sport you are interested in: Gymnastics
• Sport biographies: Search on the athlete’s name: Lance Armstrong
• You can also search on the sport, country and the term ‘biography’: Cyclists - United States - Biography
• Search for sports periodicals

Sports websites

Our Internet Gateway lists sports websites:

• Sports
• Sports news
• Sports (for kids)
• Sports (for teens)

The Source

The Source links to sports news and biographies of famous sports people. All you need is your library card number and PIN:

• Biography in Context
• The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science and Medicine

Christchurch sports

Our Community directory CINCH links to sports courses and organisations.

Sports people

• Peter Blake
• Bella Button
• Richard Hadlee