Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) have apologised for an “administration error” which saw swimmer Mary Fisher

Now in its 53rd edition, the Awards are aimed to honour and celebrate sporting achievements by New Zealand

If the organisers of next year’s European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam have their wish, Dafne Schippers will be one of the names of 2016.

After a trip to New Zealand in 2005, Cleese commented: “If you wish to kill yourself but lack the courage

Howe International Bridge in honour of the legendary Canadian ice hockey player.A year earlier, a new

There is a crowded field of 24 contenders for the four slots on the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Athletes’ Commission that will become available next summer, yet if success on Twitter determined the outcome, one candidate would win by a landslide.

International Association of Athletics Federations, who has 20,900.In fifth place with 8,953 followers is New

1,170,0002Luis Scola Argentina 409,0003Koji Murofushi Japan 71,3004Yelena Isinbaeva Russia 20,9005Sarah Walker New

Zealand 8,9536Robert Scheidt* Brazil 3,7967Alessandra Sensini Italy 2,7288Sari Multala* Finland 2,0079Britta

1,60910Monika Pyrek-Rokita* Poland 85111Daniel Gyurta* Hungary 32412Aya Medany* Egypt 29813Ryan Pini* Papua New

New Zealand’s Barbara Kendall is also stepping down having completed her second spell as an IOC member.All

Australia will play host to the returning World International Doubles Squash Championships in 2016, the World Squash Federation (WSF) has announced.

Dan Jenson and Joe Kneipp, who went on to secure mixed doubles gold with teammate Rachel Grinham.New Zealand

“The new Darwin Squash Centre will be a great venue, close to the airport and as Darwin is only a few

Fans of the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England helped raise in excess of £1 million ($1.5 million/€1.4 million) for the Tackle Hunger programme, World Rugby and its humanitarian partner the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have announced. 

World Rugby and England Rugby 2015 hailed the success of the event, which concluded on October 31 when New

Zealand beat Australia to defend their crown in front of a sell-out 80,125 crowd at Twickenham Stadium.A

out to watch Ireland’s clash with Romania on September 27, breaking the previous record of 89,019 for New

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has officially confirmed the line-ups for both the men’s and women’s hockey events at next year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

world rankings update, and the official acceptance of invitations to participate by Spain's women and New

world, will face China, Germany, South Korea, Spain and 2015 Hockey World League (HWL) runners-up New

Zealand.

Zealand, Spain, hosts Brazil and 2015 HWL runners-up Belgium.

enough.Instead, both teams could only confirm their berths through the HWL, something they were unable to do.New Zealand

commercial marketing general manager Andy Marinos has been appointed chief executive of South African, New

Zealand and Australian Rugby (SANZAR), it has been announced.

Marinos, capped eight times by Wales, is due to take up his new position with the organisation, who

Hemisphere, as well as the annual Rugby Championship, played between Australia, Argentina, South Africa and New

Zealand, on January 1.A replacement for Marinos at SARU is expected to be revealed in the near future

“We are about to embark upon an exciting new expansion that will see us deliver the game to more countries

Zealand and Argentina on the development of the competition over the years.

Hockey New Zealand’s chief executive Malcolm Harris today announced his resignation, two years after

Hockey in New Zealand is well placed," said Harris.

Hockey is well-regarded at both Sport New Zealand and High Performance Sport New Zealand for what has

will be moving on to pursue another career opportunity and is confident that Hockey New Zealand is well-positioned

Hockey New Zealand chairman Dean Ellwood claimed Harris has led positive outcomes during his time with

"The relationship between Hockey New Zealand and the regions, associations and clubs has been positive

Leading African mobile communications company Vodacom has prolonged its term as title sponsor of the Super Rugby competition and associate sponsor of the South African rugby union team for a further five years.

Super Rugby officially started in 1996 with 12 teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

"Their new deal as an associate sponsor of the Springboks will also be exciting as it allows them to

Vodacom is one of a number of sponsors who have either renewed or signed new deals with SARU in the

hotel and entertainment group, and market-leading sports drink Energade, both of which have agreed new

the insurance giant committing to supporting the SA Rugby Referees for the next three years.Another new

Invacare New Zealand has become the latest partner of Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ), signing up to become

, chief executive of Paralympics New Zealand. 

"The New Zealand Paralympic Team finished number one in the world for medals per capita at London 2012

Paralympics New Zealand Fiona Allan presented a picture to Geoff Purtill, managing director Invacare

Australia and New Zealand, after their new partnership was announced ©PNZPNZ has invited Invacare to

Our new partnership with Paralympics New Zealand will help us get right to the heart of these needs and

The final two positions for the Rio 2016 wheelchair rugby competition will be awarded at a tournament in Paris in April, it has been announced. 

Federation (IWRF).They are led by host country France and will be joined by Denmark, Germany, Ireland, New

Zealand and the United States.Countries were selected for invitations based on their placings at the

Imagine securing a place at the Olympic Games only to have it snatched away from you by the organisation that are ultimately supposed to aid and help the development of sport in your country.

million residents.One nation’s loss is another country’s gain in both circumstances, however, as New

Zealand will fill the men’s Olympic hockey vacancy while the women’s place will be given to Spain.SASCOC

Netball powerhouses South Africa, New Zealand, England and Australia have joined forces in a ground-breaking

Zealand, ranked one and two in the world respectively, will stage the inaugural event late next year.The

2019 Netball World Cup, which is scheduled to take place at Arena and Convention Centre Liverpool.New Zealand

We can all be excited about the positive impact this new partnership will bring."

Zealand, are scheduled to tour England in January."

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England, Singapore, Wales and hosts India booked their place in the semi-finals of the women’s competition at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships in Surat.

Lanka likely to be enough to take them into the last four.Related storiesDecember 2015: Incorrect New

Zealand flag used at Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships

Legendary coach Dick Tonks has cut his ties with Rowing New Zealand after the national governing body

"I went over there to make a speech this year and some of them asked if they could come to New Zealand

Asked whether there had been any fallout with Rowing New Zealand, Tonks replied: "We're finished.

"I'm finished with New Zealand rowing."

those who he has mentored ©Getty ImagesSimon Peterson, chief executive of Rowing New Zealand, claimed

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