Plans to attract countries visiting Australia to take part in the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast are beginning to be drawn up by ambitious local councils.

specific training camps were held in Scotland and were used by South Africa, Australia, Wales, St Helena, New

Zealand and Trinidad and Tobago. 

training camps in Scotland prior to the Games included Ghana, Cameroon, Fiji, Zambia, Rwanda, Papua New

million) redevelopment of the Sports Super Centre is underwayIt is set to include reconstruction of a new

Mexico have been drawn to face Greece and Iran in the men’s 2016 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Olympic Qualifying tournament in Turin.

Senegal and Canada have been drawn into Group A in Manila.The Philippines are due to take on France and New

Zealand in Group B.The top two countries in each group in each tournament will advance to the semi-finals.The

countries will claim spots at Rio 2016.Hosts France have been drawn into Group A alongside Cuba and New

Zealand, while Group B consists of Argentina, Cameroon and Turkey.Belarus, South Korea and Nigeria are

Gibraltar plan to use a meeting of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) here this week to seek support to be able to compete in more international events.

opportunities to compete will, therefore, be among the topics discussed when the CGF Executive Board, led by new

gymnastics at London 2012 having previously competed for Gibraltar at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New

Peter Dignan.His father was an airline parent based in the Territory and they returned to their native New

Zealand when Dignan was still a youngster.At Montreal 1976 he was part of the New Zealand eight that

New Zealand have advanced to the Rio 2016 Olympic women’s football tournament after the second leg of

their Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) qualifying tie against Papua New Guinea was officially cancelled

trying to travel from their capital Port Moresby to Auckland, where New Zealand were hosting the second

Zealand for the return match.”New Zealand, however, would have almost certainly qualified anyway after

“The second leg match has been cancelled and as such New Zealand have advanced to the Women's Olympic

Football Tournament as OFC’s representative.”Following the cancellation of the second leg, New Zealand

Stadium.Braces for Amber Hearn, Aimee Phillips and an effort from Rosie White gave the hosts a 5-0 victory.New Zealand

Football Confederation (OFC) Women's Olympic Qualifying tie has reportedly been cancelled after the Papua New

Guinea team claimed they had suffered visa problems when trying to travel to New Zealand.

Kiwis currently hold a commanding advantage after winning the first leg of the tie 7-1 in Lae, and the New

second leg is now expected to be called off due to the problems encountered by their opponents.The New

Zealand Herald have claimed that the majority of the Papua New Guinea team “did not have their visas

organised for international travel and missed their scheduled flight to New Zealand”.It is now believed

in the first leg of the qualifier ©Facebook/Oceania Football ConfederationA decision on whether New Zealand

New Zealand are set to appear in their third straight women’s Olympic football tournament after taking

a commanding 7-1 lead over Papua New Guinea in their Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Women's Olympic

As the top ranked team from Oceania in the FIFA Women's World Rankings, New Zealand had been automatically

Zealand proved undeterred by the conditions as Aimee Phillips scored her first international goal to

take the score to 4-0 at half-time.Papua New Guinea proved unable to stem New Zealand’s scoring in

the second half, with Abby Erceg, Longo and Hearn all finding the net.New Zealand emerged as comfortable

Zealand set to book their place at the Olympics ahead of the second leg in Auckland, which is scheduled

On an August morning at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, England’s netball team suffered a devastating loss at the hands of Jamaica in the third-place play-off. Their dream of having a medal draped round their necks was over.

months that followed as they lost three test series on the bounce, falling to defeats to Australia and New

Zealand towards the end of 2014 before succumbing to a 2-1 reverse at the hands of Jamaica in the New

Australians, who will have vociferous home backing added to their repertoire for the event, while New

Zealand will also fancy their chances having pushed their rivals all the way in the World Cup final.England

The Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) has announced that the hosts of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup are to be selected during the course of 2016.

supporters and for the nations participating.”Australia lifted the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, beating New

Zealand in the final ©YouTubeThe 13-a-side game’s next World Cup, in 2017, is to be staged by Australia

, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.The last edition of the tournament was staged in 2013 and took place

in England, Wales, Ireland and France.The winners were Australia, who beat New Zealand 34-2 in the final

Mexico's suspension from the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has been lifted at an Executive Committee meeting in Mies today, insidethegames has been told, meaning the country will be free to compete at July's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

Republic, Latvia, Croatia, Turkey, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Angola, Tunisia, Senegal, Iran, Japan and New

silver medallists France will be joined by Argentina, Belarus, Cameroon, China, Cuba, South Korea, New

Zealand, Nigeria, Spain, Turkey and Venezuela.The successful five teams will join already-qualified

Sri Lanka fast bowling coach Anusha Samaranayake has been suspended for two months by the country's cricket board for alleged involvement in a match-fixing attempt during the country's Test match with the West Indies in October.

for four years by the International Cricket Council after he was sent home from Sri Lanka’s tour of New

Zealand in December following a positive drugs test, declined the money offered and reported the matter

Jordan and hosts Poland will make their debuts when 26 countries - representing all five continents - contest this year's Men's World Junior Team Squash Championship in Bielsko-Biała in August. 

France, Germany, Guatemala, Hong Kong China, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, New

Zealand, Pakistan, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, United States and Zimbabwe.

The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) has selected a further six athletes to its team for the Lillehammer

They have all worked hard and deserve to represent New Zealand at the event," said Adam Dooney, director

of coach and sport development at Snow Sports New Zealand."

came third in the Continental Cup early last year and fifth in the halfpipe event at The North Face New

Zealand Freeski Open, while Collins won the Continental Cup after riding strongly in the slopestyle

"It is a wonderful opportunity for these athletes to learn, grow and become proud New Zealanders."

The player at the centre of an eligibility row that led to the New Zealand men’s football team being

The All Whites were thrown out of the competition in Papua New Guinea’s capital after a protest made

"New Zealand Football is pleased to confirm Deklan Wynne has been cleared overnight by the FIFA Players

’ Status Committee to represent the national team of New Zealand with immediate effect," read a statement

on the NZF website.Despite beating Vanuatu 2-0, New Zealand missed out on the Olympic qualifying final

Zealand," he said."

Free-to-air broadcaster Television New Zealand (TVNZ) will provide the most extensive coverage of a Commonwealth

and ONE News Now.Broadcasters in Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Norfolk Island, Papua New

New Zealand has a proud Commonwealth sporting history, and thanks to TVNZ’s innovative and extensive

plans for free-to-air coverage, I have no doubt that New Zealanders will have a memorable Games experience

are expected to be particularly high this time around with just a three hour time difference between New

Zealand and the sporting action on Queensland’s Gold Coast.

You don’t have to cast your mind too far back in the past to remember a period when corruption and scandal were as synonymous with cricket as the words bat and ball.

of the aforementioned spot-fixing Test match, has been named in the Pakistan squad for their tour of New

Zealand, which began with the opening Twenty20 international match at Eden Park in Auckland yesterday

television time, and therefore attracts the most money.Accusations concerning Twenty20 leagues are nothing new