‘Queen of the Green’ will be Missed

Millie Khan, one of NZ’s best-loved and most successful sportspeople, died unexpectedly of a heart attack in Rotorua aged 65. Khan took up lawn bowls at 38 and was representing NZ 9 years later. She won silver in the singles at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, bronze in the same event at Kuala Lumpur in 1998, and held 12 national bowls titles in singles, pairs and fours. NZ Herald: “Most gracious in defeat or victory, ‘Magical’ Millie Khan was one of sport’s great characters.”


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Runner Garth Barfoot the Oldest in NY Marathon

Runner Garth Barfoot the Oldest in NY Marathon

Eighty-seven-year-old Aucklander Garth Barfoot was the oldest participant at this year’s New York City Marathon. Barfoot, who has run dozens of marathons, including last year’s London Marathon, said this was his first…