Britain’s Mo Farah matched what was once the unique feat of Finland’s Lasse Viren here as he completed his second successive 5,000 and 10,000 metres double at the Olympics with victory at the shorter distance on a final night here when individual track golds also went, surprisingly, to Matt Centrowitz of the United States in the men’s 1500m and, inevitably, to South Africa’s Caster Semenya in the women’s 800m.

crossed for gold in 3:50.00, with Makhloufi taking silver in 3:50.11 and bronze going to Nick Willis of New

Zealand in 3:50.24.Kenya’s Beijng 2008 gold medallist Asbel Kiprop could only manage sixth in 3:50.87

Commonwealth Games final referee Gary Burgess will join England Netball as officiating manager from September 1, the governing body has announced.

and more recently as assistant vice-principal.He refereed the final of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New

Delhi, where New Zealand overcame arch-rivals Australia 66-64, before he performed the same job at the

Zealand, Australia and South Africa, will go on sale in two weeks ©Getty Images"I'm delighted to announce

I am the new England Netball officiating manager," he said on Twitter."

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

Great Britain won their first-ever Olympic women's hockey gold medal after beating defending champions The Netherlands in a dramatic penalty shoot-out at the Olympic Hockey Centre in Rio de Janeiro.

Earlier in the day, Germany beat New Zealand 2-1 to take the bronze medal thanks to goals from Charlotte

New Zealand's Joelle King became the first player to clinch two gold medals at a single World Squash

earn two golds at a World Doubles Championships as she achieved the feat in India in 2004.King and her New

Zealand team-mate came into the match-up as slight underdogs but proved too strong, edging a tight first

We thought we were in with a chance," the 27-year-old, who won doubles gold at the New Delhi Commonwealth

I don't think we knew we could win two golds - but it's pretty good to take them back to New Zealand.

The only final on the last day of the competition New Zealand weren't involved in was the men's gold

Union (IBU) World Championships bronze medal at this year's event in Oslo have travelled to Auckland in New

Zealand to undergo an intense training camp ahead of the new season.

The Canadian team undertook high-intensity training in New Zealand to prepare for the new season ©IBUThe

Blind Sport New Zealand have officially launched the game of blind football in the nation by introducing

“We look forward to working with Blind Sport New Zealand on the development of the sport here, and throughout

ahead of attempting to retain their title at Rio 2016, with Argentina lying in second place.Blind Sport New

Zealand national manager Dan Shepherd hopes the sport will be able to catch on in the country following

This is an exciting occasion for blind and low vision sport in New Zealand, because the introduction

Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze won the women’s 49erFX medal race by just two seconds from New Zealand

contention for a medal going into the finale but ultimately ended up fourth after a seventh-place finish.New Zealand

but led Brazil by just 13 seconds at the halfway stage of the three-lap race.At the bottom gate, the New

course, Brazil's alternative tactics had given them a 10-second lead.Down the run to the finish, the New

Zealand, Slovenia and the United States.

 This left the way clear for New Zealand to take the silver medal with reigning world champions

Don’t ask me about Rio de Janeiro because I don’t know the city and I never will, even though I am here to cover the Olympic Games.

decisions.What took place during the women’s 5,000m heats on Tuesday morning was in a different category.New Zealand

The American was up first, and helped Hamblin to her feet before both continued.Nikki Hamblin of New

Zealand halts during her 5,000m heat as America's Abbey D'Agostino feels the effect of their collision

Fabian Meyer has announced his retirement from freestyle skiing following a spate of recent injuries.

World Cup tour, Meyer looks back on a fourth place finish at the 2010 Junior World Championships in New

Zealand, as well as a seventh at the 2015 Kreischberg World Championships, as highlights.

a lot of nice experiences which will last forever,” said Meyer, who now plans to concentrate on his new

New Zealand upset eighth seeds Canada in the World Squash Federation (WSF) Men's World Junior Team Championship

tense 49-minute battle which went the full distance.Scott Galloway, however, clinched the decider for New

Zealand by beating Rahul Sehrawat 11-8, 11-7, 11-5 to put his team through to the quarter-finals, where

Portugal will aim to make history by winning their first International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games team gold medal on the final day of the competition.

Aloha Cup - a "tag team relay" event.Team Argentina earned the silver medal, with Costa Rica third and New

Zealand earning the copper medal for fourth place.ISA President, Fernando Aguerre, commented on the

Britain’s women’s team pursuiters replicated the achievement of their men’s squad by smashing the world record on route to the successful defence of their Olympic title at the Rio Olympic Velodrome today.

training, I didn’t believe we were going to do a world record.”A strong ride from Canada saw them defeat New

Zealand in the bronze medal ride after they clocked 4:14.627.Doubts had been raised before the Games

An eventful Olympic rowing regatta concluded under blue skies here today, with Great Britain and Germany vying for supremacy in the final race, just as they did in the overall medals table.

dominated the event for an extended period.The Romanian women finished fast to snatch bronze ahead of New

Zealand in fourth spot.And so a regatta which featured a wide range of weather conditions and a couple

ImagesGermany were actually tied for second place in the table on two gold medals and one silver with New

extraordinary but contrasting races and two antipodean victories.In the men’s event, Mahe Drysdale secured New

American Olympians J.R. Celski, Chris Creveling and Jessica Smith-Kooreman are expected to highlight the field for the two-day Short Track Desert Classic, which is due to begin at the Utah Olympic Oval tomorrow.

became sanctioned by the International Skating Union.Other participating countries include Canada, New

Zealand and Australia.The Utah Olympic Oval hosted the long track speed skating events for the 2002

Sir Bradley Wiggins became the most decorated British Olympian in history here today after his team claimed a third successive team pursuit title with a last gasp victory in an enthralling contest with arch-rivals Australia.

ability to thrive on the biggest stage.Denmark claimed the bronze medal after comfortably overwhelming New

Zealand in 3:53.789.Gong Jinjie and Zhong Tianshi celebrate Chinese team sprint gold ©Getty ImagesChina