Double Victory in Pakistan

NZ cyclists Robin Reid and Justin Kerr have completed a 1-2 victory in the annual Tour de Pakistan road race. Reid won the gruelling 1,648km rally with a time of 44 hours, 59 minutes and 33 seconds. “It was amazing to see Pakistan from one end to the other,” he told the Associated Press of Pakistan. The Tour de Pakistan, which is based on the famous French race, started from Mazar-e-Quaid in Karachi on March 4 and concluded at Chamkani in Peshawar on March 18.


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Dunedin Swimmer Erika Fairweather Wins in Doha

Dunedin Swimmer Erika Fairweather Wins in Doha

Erika Fairweather has won her maiden swimming world championship title with victory in the women’s 400m freestyle final in Doha. The 20-year-old from Dunedin is the first New Zealander to win…