United States produced a superb display to stun the Paralympic and world champions Australia to reach the gold medal match at the BT World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge on the penultimate day of action at the Copper Box Arena in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

champions Britain and France booked their places in the fifth place playoff, overcoming South African and New

Zealand in the respective ties classification ties.Britain were aiming to recover from their failure

a repeat performance on the final day of the event, with their fellow Europeans having edged past New

Zealand in a closely fought encounter.The French team took a 26-25 lead by the halfway mark of the

It’s all about rugby at the moment, and the whole world is watching.

Not to mention New Zealand, South Africa, Japan and France who are also battling it out to be crowned

Paralympic champions Australia became the first country to book their place in the semi-finals of the BT World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge at the Copper Box Arena on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London today.

win the group.They thrashed South Africa 59-13 and confirmed their semi-final place when they beat New

Zealand 55-34 in the later game.A win for the Kiwis would have meant that three teams would finish the

Australia's reigning world champions Mat Belcher and Will Ryan continue to dominate the 2015 International Sailing Federation (ISAF) 470 World Championships in Haifa Bay, Israel, holding a 10-point advantage after five races. 

Russia’s Pavel Sozykin and Denis Gribanov, and Spain’s Jordi Xammar and Joan Herp in the former, and New

a spot at next year’s Olympic Games.London 2012 Olympic gold medallists Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie of New

Zealand moved up to fourth in the women's competition ©Getty ImagesIn the women’s competition, overnight

Clark maintained third place on the scoreboard.London 2012 gold medallists Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie of New

Zealand moved up to fourth, with Aleh describing the day as "rather tricky"."

The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has announced the five male and five female nominees for its 2015 World Sailor of the Year Awards.

2014 through to August 31, 2015.A run of 20 consecutive 49er regattas spearheads the nomination of New

Zealand duo Peter Burling and Blair Tuke in the male category, including victories at this year’s

Princesa Sofia.Alongside their Olympic campaign, the pair have become the leading lights of Emirates Team New

Zealand in the America's Cup World Series.A second-place finish at the first leg in Portsmouth, England

Paralympic champions Australia began their BT World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge campaign with a 65-62 victory over Japan at London's Copper Box Arena.

Great Britain, who began with victory over France yesterday, 57-55 in another tight battle.Elsewhere New

Zealand, who perform a haka before their matches, were in action twice in Pool A in the early session.Australia

world champion sit-skier Corey Peters has been named as athlete of the year for 2015 by Snow Sport New

Zealand after a superb season.

superb 2014-15 season ©Getty ImagesThis season he also won the giant slalom at the IPC Snow Sports New

Zealand National Championships and placed second in the slalom at the IPCAS Southern Hemisphere Cup,

Attendees of this year’s Snow Sports New Zealand Annual Awards were entertained by a guest panel who

The panel was interviewed by Snow Sports New Zealand Head Park and Pipe Coach Tom Willmott, and included

Zealand Government announces major funding support for the Winter Games NZ

Canada and hosts Great Britain were victorious on the opening day of the BT World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge at the Copper Box Arena in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

in front of his home fans and nine out of the 12 players managed to get on the scoresheet.Tomorrow, New

Zealand face South Africa in Pool A, while Paralympic champions Australia will meet Japan in Pool B.The

New Zealanders will then return to the court to face the US, with Great Britain meeting Australia and

Ireland secured their first ever victory at the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Nations Cup after a series of solid performances at Boekelo in The Netherlands, but it would not prove enough to prevent Britain from taking the overall title.

Following the dressage stage of the competition, New Zealand were on top of the standings after Jonelle

seize top spot in the competition.Ireland, who began the second event in seventh place, overhauled New

Zealand in style as Cathal Daniels sped around the course on Rioghan Rua to become the first of only

good spirits for Olympic year.”The United States claimed second place after ending on 197.0, while New

Zealand eventually slipped to third on 198.9 but secured their spot for Rio 2016.Having appeared in

There was something rather surreal about sitting in the sun in our idyllic excuse for a press tribune at last weekend’s beach volleyball World Tour Finals in Fort Lauderdale, checking our phones every five minutes to be reminded of the misery unfolding four thousand miles away as England crashed out of their own World Cup with a humiliating and resounding defeat to Australia. “Now I think about it,” chortled one sympathetic American journalist afterwards. “You English really are rather useless at sport.”

document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));England's plight is somewhat ironic because four years ago in New

Zealand, they were never out of the tabloids after a string of unsavoury incidents ranging from "dwarf-throwing

Australia’s Naz Erdem is hopeful his country can make a successful return to the Copper Box Arena in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, the scene of their 2012 Paralympic triumph and where the BT World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge (WWRC) is set to begin today.

The line-up is completed by hosts Great Britain, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan and France.Action

"They’re a really strong team and have some new members that will be gaining experience."

beat France 24-9 to top Pool D at the Rugby World Cup and avoid a quarter-final clash with favourites New

Zealand.

awaits the Irish at England 2015, while France will have to gear themselves up for an encounter with New

Zealand in what will be a repeat of the 2011 final.There were major blows for Ireland when they lost

half exploits.In Pool D, Argentina had already qualified for the quarter-finals in second place behind New

Zealand, but finished their group stage campaign by routing Namibia 64-19.The Pumas scored nine tries

book Rugby World Cup quarter-final with AustraliaOctober 2015: Nonu marks 100th cap with try as New

Six-time Paralympic medallist Roly Crichton has been awarded the Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) Order

the accolade to Crichton at the national governing body’s Annual General Meeting in Auckland.The New

swimming at the Stoke Mandeville 1984 Paralympic Games and Seoul 1988 edition, Crichton was one of New

the Paralympics is made up of one gold, three silvers and two bronzes.Roly Crichton is the coach of New

Zealand superstar Sophie Pascoe.Under Crichton's direction, Pascoe has swam to 10 Paralympic medals

Zealand

In the wake of this year’s Pacific Games, sports fans in Papua New Guinea can look forward to more

The city will now stage three pool matches, each involving the Papua New Guinea national team.The bulk

competition, to take place between October and December 2017, will be officially co-hosted by Australia and New

“Our agreement with the Papua New Guinea Government and the City of Port Moresby will see three pool

Zealand participation in 2015 Pacific Games praised for raising quality of eventJuly 2015: Daniel Etchells

Ceremony marred by row over ticketsJuly 2015: Papua New Guinea top Pacific Games medal table as Port

Britain’s women’s rugby sevens team have begun a three-month training programme aimed at honing their preparations for next year’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

final of the World Rugby Sevens Series event of the season in Amsterdam in May.Australia, Canada and New

Zealand also secured their Rio 2016 berths through the World Rugby Sevens Series and they will be joined

Zealand's rugby sevens women qualify for Rio 2016 despite shock loss to SpainApril 2015: New Zealand

Rio 2016 after fourth straight World Rugby Women's Sevens Series winApril 2015: Australia, Canada and New

Zealand progress at World Rugby Women's Sevens with unbeaten records