Recreation

Sports

Search for library material on the sport you are interested in under the name of the sport or its participants i.e.

Gymnastics
Motorcyclists - New Zealand
To find sports biographies, search on the athlete's name:
Armstrong, Lance
You can also search on the sport, country and the term 'biography':
Cyclists - United States - Biography

Sports: List of web sites on a range of sports.
Sports (for children): List of sporting web sites of interest to children.
Sports News: Major sports news web sites from New Zealand and around the world.
The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science and Medicine: This dictionary covers all the major areas of sports science and medicine.

Other databases may be useful for sports news and biographies of famous sports people, including Biography Resource Centre.

America’s Cup: A short history of this yacht race and key resources...
How to speak yachtie, with Sarah Ell
Commonwealth Games: Backgrounder for the Commonwealth Games.
Cricket: A quick guide to key cricket resources.
Cycling: Resources for cyclists. Information on Bike Wise Week 2008.
PGA Golf Championship: Held in Christchurch, February 2008.
Ice Sports: Ice based sports such as ice hockey, speed and figure skating and curling.
Olympic games: Backgrounder about the summer Olympics - updated for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Rugby: Rugby web sites as well as books and magazines. New Rugby World Cup page has more information.
Skiing and snow sports

What's on in Sport @ ((Pulse: Links to news about what's happening in sports for teenagers around Christchurch and Canterbury.
Sports @ ((Pulse: Sports sites and articles.