The traditional Korean folk song Arirang was on everyone's lips during the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang last month and music will also have a big role at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast in April. 

Zealand that things started to change.A contest to find an official song was won by Steve Allen who

place".It was marketed as "the official Commonwealth Games pop song" and reached number two in the New

Zealand Pop-O-Meter top 20.Allen and a massed choir performed the song at the Opening Ceremony in February

Moment.At the Closing Ceremony, Betty-Anne Monga's We Can Work Wonders was followed by the traditional New

Zealand song of farewell, Now is the Hour, led by Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.Dame Kiri was also responsible

World champions Croatia became the first European side to reach the super final of the International Swimming Federation Water Polo World League as European qualifying continued.

Super Final through an Intercontinental Qualifying Tournament.This will be held in Auckland in New

Zealand between April 3 and 8.Details of the Super Final have yet to be announced.

New Zealand have named their men's and women's rugby sevens teams for next month's Commonwealth Games

rising star Etene Nanai-Seturo has been left out.Nanai-Seturo is the most high-profile omission from the New

Zealand side, which will aim to bounce back from their defeat to South Africa in the final at the last

 "Being part of the wider New Zealand team, the Opening Ceremony and things like that, we are going

claimed the corresponding prize for the sevens format, are among those included.Sarah Goss, the 2017 New

Zealand women's Player of the Year, has also been selected.They will take on Canada, South Africa and

Leanna Curtis will seek to defend her women's elite title when the Oceania BMX Championships get underway tomorrow in Bunbury in Australia.

the continental event, which was held in Bathurst.She will expect strong competition tomorrow from New

has won silver in the last three years at the Championships, will hope to finally claim the gold.A new

Australia’s Kai Sakakibara not set to defend his title.Sakakibara is currently racing in Europe.New Zealand

pic.twitter.com/f7ktlF1JIw— Oceania Cycling (@OceaniaCycling) March 18, 2018His compatriot Aaron Nottle and New

At just 16-years-old Cathy Freeman ran her way into the history books at Auckland in 1990 when she became the first female Aboriginal ever to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal in the 4x100 metres.

At Auckland 1990, he had offended the host nation by declaring the two islands of New Zealand should

England's Nick Matthew and Laura Massaro have had their ambitions for squash gold at next month's Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast strengthened after they were named top seeds in the men's and women's individual events.

participation," said David, who topped the world rankings for a record 109 months unbroken from August 2006.New

Zealand appear to represent England's biggest double gold threat through second seeds Paul Coll and

England women's hockey captain Alex Danson is set to reach 300 international appearances as she leads a squad of 16 athletes announced for next month's Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.

top two sides qualifying for the semi-finals.Pool A will contain the Glasgow 2014 bronze medallists New

Zealand, and the hosts Australia, who beat England on penalties in the 2014 final to earn their fourth

A vibrant Closing Ceremony here in drizzly conditions at the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium brought the curtain down on 10 days of action here tonight. 

athletes' achievements in the disabled community, was officially given to Nordic skiers Adam Hall of New

Zealand and Sini Pyy of Finland.Six former recipients of the award then presented a Plaque of Appreciation

New Zealand have named their men's basketball team for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games next month

international basketball, through the 2017 Asia Cup when we took a very inexperienced team away, to recent New

Zealand Select tours to China, and of course many were involved in recent World Cup qualifying windows

 New Zealand will play hosts Australia, Canada and Nigeria in the seeded pool.The top two sides

Malawi have named netball player Joyce Mvula as their flagbearer for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.

sixth in the world although all five countries above them are also in the Commonwealth.Games against New

Zealand, England, Wales, Scotland and Uganda await Malawi in the pool phase of the competition.The top

Finnish Nordic skier Sini Pyy and New Zealand Alpine skier Adam Hall have been announced as winners of

Zealand disabled community, where he encourages and supports people to get involved in Para-sport.Fiona

Allan, chief executive of Paralympics New Zealand, congratulated Hall on his award."

Zealand...to get the most out of life, whether it is through Paralympic sport or not, is amazing."

It was life-changing in the New Zealand for the Paralympic Movement," she said."

for Paralympic sport and Paralympic winter sport within New Zealand."

Hockey India has named an 18-strong women's squad for this year's Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast as the team seek to earn their first medal in the sport since 2006.

Melbourne four years later but have not finished on the podium since.India were fifth on home soil in New

alongside Malaysia, Wales, England and South Africa in Group A of the women's tournament.Australia, New

Zealand, Canada, Ghana and Scotland comprise Group B.

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1500m bronze medallist Rod Dixon, 84-year-old coaching legend Arch Jelley and Millie Sampson, the first New

Zealand woman to set a world best in the marathon.Among those sending their best wishes were Sir Peter

Snell, the New Zealander who won three Olympic gold medals, including the 800m and 1500m double at Tokyo

medallist and IAAF President Sebastian Coe.The occasion was the unveiling of a statue in honour of one of New

Zealand vest, in the 1500m final at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in his home city of Auckland.Even if

Auckland has been announced as the host of the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships in 2019.

The event is due to take place at the Royal Akarana Yacht Club in New Zealand’s capital city from November

This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase New Zealand’s yachting event delivery," David Abercrombie

, Yachting New Zealand chief executive, said."

Olympic silver medallists Alex Maloney and Molly Meech are expected to be among the New Zealand team

at the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships in Auckland next year ©Getty ImagesNew Zealand last

New Zealand have named their men's hockey team for next month's Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast as they

Zealand and is among the relative newcomers on the squad.Shea McAleese is set to make his fourth consecutive

Commonwealth Games appearance for New Zealand at Gold Coast 2018 as the team aim to win a medal for

the first time since Delhi 2010 ©Getty ImagesThe announcement comes after the New Zealand Olympic Committee

and Hockey New Zealand named the women's team earlier this week."

New Zealand have been drawn to face rivals Australia, Canada, South Africa and Scotland in Pool A of