Portraits painted of Paralympians from New Zealand as part of the country’s "Spirit of Gold" initiative

Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) are seeking buyers for the collection of 12 paintings, created 18 months

Zealand which won a medal at Rio 2016 due to the collection being released a year-and-a-half before

Zealand, which also attempted to raise money for the country’s athletes who competed at the Paralympics.Paintings

The collection has stimulated conversation and interest throughout New Zealand with over 80,000 people

New Zealand finished in 13th place on the medals table at Rio 2016.They won a total of 21 medals, nine

World Rugby have set up a new working group to establish whether its rules on player eligibility are

were not born in the country they represented – a total of almost 22 per cent.The establishment of the new

had the most players at the World Cup not born in the squad, with 13 of their squad originally from New

nbsp;Argentina were the only competing nation not to include any players born outside the country.New Zealand

one of 13 players who represented Samoa at last year's Rugby World Cup, even though he was born in New

Zealand - one of 39 from that country who did not represent the All Blacks ©Getty ImagesAt present,

Edmonton plan to make a decision on whether to bid for the 2026 Commonwealth Games by the end of the year, it was revealed here today.

 They include Birmingham and Liverpool in England, Auckland in New Zealand and Port Moresby in Papua

New Guinea.

South African hockey has been given a boost after the sport’s worldwide governing body confirmed the nation would host a joint men’s and women’s Hockey World League (HWL) semi-final next year.

year.As well as places in the HWL final, with the men’s event set to be held in India and the women’s in New

Zealand, nations will be bidding to book their 2018 World Cup berths.The HWL, along with the Champions

Trophy, has been axed from the FIH’s calendar from 2018 onwards in favour of a new three-tier home and

British triathlete Alistair Brownlee, Australian swimmer Emily Seebohm and New Zealand rower Mahé Drysdale

silver medallist Peder Fredricson are other victims.Double OIympic rowing champion Mahé Drysdale of New

Zealand has been named among the latest batch of leaked World Anti-Doping Agency data by Fancy Bears

World Sailing has revealed the final list of nominees for the 2016 Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards, which will be presented next month.

 Other contenders for the male award are New Zealand duo Peter Burling and Blair Tuke, who have

 Grael and Kunze defeated the New Zealand pair of Alex Maloney and Molly Meech by just two seconds

Birmingham’s decision to join Liverpool in planning to bid for the 2026 Commonwealth Games has further energised preparations for the Commonwealth Games Federation’s (CGF) General Assembly in Edmonton, which CGF chief executive David Grevemberg describes as “unlike any before".

that there is exploratory interest for 2026 and 2030 which the CGF looks forward to nurturing with its new

Zealand, where Auckland, the 1990 Commonwealth Games hosts, appear likely to renew their interest, and

Port Moresby, which is considering seeking a first Games for Papua New Guinea after successfully hosting

 Other keynote addresses will come from David Rutherford, Chief Commissioner of the New Zealand

Zealand."

Birmingham is joining the bidding to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, which it hopes will give a £390 million ($505 million/€452,000) boost to the city's economy.

only raise Birmingham’s global profile but have a possible financial legacy - creating thousands of new

 Auckland in New Zealand, Edmonton in Canada and Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea are also currently

A total of five candidates will stand for two additional positions on FIFA’s ruling Council when the Confederation of African Football (CAF) is due to hold an Extraordinary Congress in Cairo tomorrow.

Extraordinary Congress in Auckland ©OFCThe members of the CAF are also due to vote on the implementation of new

Federation American Samoa, was elected as the OFC’s female Council member after beating off competition from New

Zealand Football’s Suzanne Griffin.Cook Islands Football Association President Lee Harmon was appointed

Members of the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Congress staged in New York City

the United States.Richard MacLean was elected President of the rebel-led IFAF during the Congress in New

Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, South Korea, Mexico, New

Zealand, Norway, Panama, Sweden and the United States attended the Congress in New York City.The key

selection of a registered testing pool as required by the World Anti-Doping Agency The Congress in New

split and tension within the governing body.Kaneuji was re-elected as IFAF senior vice-president in New

The group stage draw has been made for the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 World Championships in Guangzhou in China next month.

finalists at the 2016 European Championships, and two time FIBA 3x3 under-18 World Championships winners New

Zealand are also in Group A.In contrast, current European champions Slovenia have possibly the easiest

competition features three European teams in the Netherlands, Poland and Ukraine along with Indonesia and New

World number two Vu Duc Minh Dack of New Caledonia lived up to expectations in front of his home crowd

Zealand and Australia's John Georgas respectively.Although the Pacific country finished well adrift

of Australia and New Zealand in the overall medal standings, New Caledonia had further success to cheer

Zealand duo Mitchell Whitehead and Zak Scott taking bronze.Kevyn Pognon then secured the under 84kg

kumite honours by beating Shane Tregidga of New Zealand in the gold medal bout, while a pair of Australians

Zealand proved dominant as they shared the eight gold medals between them.Evgeniya Podborodnikova was

The schedule for next year's Under-20 World Rugby Championships in Georgia has been announced.

Australia, Wales and Samoa.Pool B, which will be based in Kutaisi, will see 2016 runners-up Ireland play New

Zealand, Scotland and Italy.Hosts Georgia will compete in Group C against Argentina, France and South

arena since the tournament began in 2008.Three teams have lifted the coveted trophy in its history, New

Zealand have won it on five occasions between 2008 and 2011 and 2015 and England have been crowned winners

Patricipating as guest athletes at next year's Asian Winter Games will help raise the standards of Australian winter sport, officials from the country have claimed.

Athletes from New Zealand and other Pacific Islands are also eligible to compete, although the measure

The Sport Australia Hall of Fame has unveiled the eight nominees for the 2016 "The Don" award.

team to be shortlisted is the Australian Olympic women's rugby sevens team.A gold medal match win over New

Zealand has not only raised the profile of the sport but has also opened the door for female participation