A number of “wide-ranging” reforms within the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) have been proposed following a special summit of 17 National Anti-Doping Organisations (NADOs) in the wake of the controversy caused by the Russian scandal.

including Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, New

Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Singapore, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the United States as well as the

Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) has announced the late selection of two athletes for the Rio 2016 Games

The addition of Para-canoeist Scott Martlew, and Para-cyclist Fraser Sharp, means that New Zealand will

Zealand will now send 31 athletes to compete in six Para-sports ©Dianne Manson"I am so happy to be selected

The New Zealand Paralympic Team now consists of one canoeist, three sailors, three shooters, eight cyclists

Zealand Rio 2016 Paralympic team."

Because of this continuing commitment, they have both been able to meet the Paralympics New Zealand selection

Former World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) director general David Howman has claimed the International Olympic Committee (IOC) does not have the strong leadership that people expect, following their decision to allow Russian athletes to compete at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

medals - 19 golds, 18 silvers and 19 bronze - compared with the 77 they managed to claim at London 2012.New

of sport to stand up for principles like fair play and supporting clean athletes," Howman told the New

Zealand Herald."

Getty ImagesHowman also stated it made him feel "sick" that Russian athletes were presented with brand-new

If New Zealand was found to be running a Government-sponsored doping programme, we would have been turfed

Ireland captain Niamh Briggs has helped to launch ticket sales for the semi-finals and final of the Women's Rugby World Cup 2017.

semi-finals for the first time at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup in France, beating four-time winners New

Zealand en-route.England will head into the 2017 tournament as the reigning champions, after beating

of the fastest growing team sports in the world and the way this tournament has grown is inspiring a new

World Rugby chief executive Brett Gosper has said he would be open to the idea of Great Britain teams competing in the World Sevens Series.

The top teams such as New Zealand and Australia have been performing as the same team, same squad, for

Canada’s Chantal Petitclerc, the most-decorated female track Paralympian of all time, is among five new

Junichi Kawai of Japan and Switzerland’s Franz Nietlispach, while the late Neroli Susan Fairhall of New

Zealand will be added to the Hall of Fame posthumously.American coach Marsee Morse, who oversaw 52 Paralympic

impairment four years later in Los Angeles.She was awarded an MBE by Queen Elizabeth II and the prestigious New

Zealand Olympic Committee Lonsdale Cup in 1982.

Australia and Japan will host legs of the World Rugby Women's Seven Series for the first time during the 2016-17 campaign, it has been announced.

Games.Australia are also the defending World Rugby Women's Sevens Series champions, breaking the monopoly of New

Zealand who won the first three-editions.Japan will host the men's Rugby World Cup in the 15-a-side

Combining a women's event with the men's tournament in Sydney as well as a new venue in Kitakyushu will

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has criticised the condition of the outfields at two major international grounds, describing Kingsmead in Durban and the Queen’s Oval in Port of Spain as “poor”.

fourth Test between India and the West Indies at the Queen’s Oval and South Africa's first Test against New

Zealand have both been abandoned this week as a result of the state of the outfields at the two venues.Andy

they could then be ordered to pay up to $30,000 (£23,000/€27,000).South Africa's first Test against New

Zealand was abandoned earlier this week ©Getty Images“The CSA’s response will be reviewed by ICC’s General

Zealand was officially abandoned on Tuesday (August 23) following three consecutive days without play

will screen live coverage of all six matches in the inaugural Netball Quad Series in Australia and New

Zealand, it has been announced.

Zealand Ferns, both of which are due to be staged at the Vector Arena in Auckland, will be shown on

Zealand then comes to a conclusion at the Margaret Corner in Melbourne on September 4, when England

play South Africa and New Zealand entertain Australia in a repeat of the 2015 Netball World Cup final.The

matches in Australia and New Zealand will be shown live on Sky Sports 3 and Sky Sports Mix ©England

Zealand in Liverpool on February 2 before they clash with reigning World Cup champions Australia at

Australians who competed at Rio 2016 were given a heroes' welcome when they touched down at Sydney Airport today, with a number of dignitaries turning out to support the team.

rugby sevens team, winners of the first-ever Olympic gold medal in the sport when they beat arch-rivals New

Zealand 24-17 in the final, were one of the main attractions at the ceremony.A number of the players

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ticketing scandal ©ITGGold medal winning rowers Hamish Bond and Eric Murray pose following their return to New

Zealand ©Getty ImagesNew Zealand rugby sevens silver medallist Theresa Fitzpatrick signs autographs

Newly crowned Olympic champions Argentina and Great Britain have climbed in the International Hockey Federation (FIH) men's and women's world standings after striking gold in Rio.

topping the pile.Argentina have dropped to third place after only coming seventh in Rio.Australia, New

Zealand and the United States all move down one place to fourth, fifth and sixth respectively, with

The United States won gold at the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA)/World Fying Disc Federation (WFDF) Team Disc Golf World Championships after a day of upsets in Vancouver.

after finishing first and second following three days of regulation play, but it was the Americans and New

Zealand who instead reached the showpiece game.The US beat Japan 6-2 in their 18-hole semi-final, while

 The United States beat New Zealand in the final in Vancouver ©PDGA“WFDF is pleased that the disc

with them to promote further growth in current countries that have an active community as well as in new

New Zealand's Sarah Walker has been elected as the fifth new member of the International Olympic Committee

ratified today.Isinbayeva broke into tears when her appointment was confirmed here today.Walker, the New

Zealand BMX cyclist who won silver at London 2012, was also added today after coming fifth in the initial

was woken up in the night this week by a phone call from the IOC and has since travelled here from New

Zealand.

Netball Australia have bolstered their coaching staff ahead of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2019 Netball World Cup with the appointment of Roselee Jencke as assistant coach - defensive specialist.

per cent win record in the competition, which used to be the premier netball league for Australia and New

Australia bid to clinch a second consecutive Commonwealth Games gold medal after they beat arch-rivals New

Zealand in the final at Glasgow 2014.The Australian side, nicknamed the Diamonds, will then attempt