Lightweight finals day at the World Rowing Championships on Lake Aiguebelette in France saw the hosts earn a first gold following a dramatic finish to the lightweight men’s quadruple sculls.

Earlier in the programme, Britain’s 39-year-old London 2012 champion Katherine Grainger and her new

behind Lithuania’s 2013 world champions Donata Vistartaite and Milda Valciukaite and the winners, New

Zealand earned gold in the lightweight women's single sculls, in which she holds the World Best Time

Zealand, the London 2012 gold medallist, and Norway’s Olaf Tufte, the 39-year-old Athens 2004 and Beijing

Zealand lead rowing powerhouses in making strong start at World Championships

Reigning Olympic and European champion Michael Jung of Germany holds the lead after the opening day of dressage on his debut appearance at the Burghley Horse Trials near Stamford, England.

partner La Biosthetique Sam.Funnell, who has withdrawn Mirage d’Elle, rides Second Supreme, while New

Britain also features on his only ride, Fernhill Pimms, as well as five-time winner Sir Mark Todd of New

Zealand on Leonidas ll.Related storiesJuly 2015: Reversed route at Burghley Horse Trials could be used

Teams are continuing to arrive here in the Samoan capital ahead of the 5th edition of the Commonwealth Youth Games, which begin with the Opening Ceremony tomorrow and run through to September 11.

arriving in their droves in Samoa, which is hosting the event for the first time in its history, including New

Zealand, England, Mauritius, Zambia, Cameroon and the Isle of Man.New Zealand’s team comprises of 27

Coast in 2018.”Competitors from countries including Scotland opted to stay over and train in Auckland, New

Zealand before completing their journey to Apia in order to minimise the effects of jet-lag.As well

Britain’s London 2012 women’s pair of Helen Glover and Heather Stanning were among those booking their Rio 2016 qualifying positions at the World Rowing Championships today by earning places in the A finals – the bonus ball for all Olympic boat class crews.

Leading from the off, they maintained the gap between themselves and New Zealand’s rising force – the

Zealand success in the Lightweight Women’s Double Sculls, where world champions Sophie Mackenzie and

Julia Edward earned a narrow victory over Britain's London 2012 champion Kat Copeland and the new

Germany’s Konstantin Steinhuebel and Adam Ling of New Zealand got the other two qualifying spots, separated

Zealand lead rowing powerhouses in making strong start at World ChampionshipsAugust 2015: Record number

A full investigation is being carried out into reports of counterfeit ticket sales ahead of the Rugby World Cup, with fans warned to only buy from official sources.

2015There are around 50,000 tickets still available for 27 matches, including matches involving Australia, New

Zealand and France.An official ticket resale programme is also available via the same ticketing websiteThis

less than 50 days to goJuly 2015: Rugby World Cup 2015 set to be the biggest in history as 100,000 new

Hamish Bond and Eric Murray maintained their remarkable seven-year undefeated streak in the men's pair as the quarter-finals got underway today at the World Rowing Championships in France.

The New Zealand pair, the London 2012 Olympic champions, are enjoying a 57-race unbeaten run and comfortably

Sophie Hosking at London 2012.Now racing with Charlotte Taylor, they were followed to the semi-finals by New

2015: German crews claim six race wins on day two of World Rowing ChampionshipsAugust 2015: New

Zealand lead rowing powerhouses in making strong start at World ChampionshipsAugust 2015: Record

Five-times champion and second seed Roger Federer of Switzerland breezed into the second round of the US Open with a comfortable victory over Argentina’s Leandro Mayer on day two at Flushing Meadows.

The supreme Swiss, who last triumphed in New York in 2008, needed just 77 minutes to cruise to a dominant

Halep of Romania began her pursuit of a maiden Grand Slam title after opponent Marina Erakovic of New

Zealand couldn’t continue when trailing 6-2, 3-0.Her retirement was the 11th of the tournament so

Scotland's Louise Martin has been elected President of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), defeating incumbent Prince Imran here today on her 69th birthday. 

increased financial support for the 71 countries and territories who are members of the CGF and a new

“I believe that the time is right for a new style of leadership to ensure that together we can fully

A total of 66 countries, including Mike Stanley, President of the New Zealand Olympic Committee, voted

in the election for the new Commonwealth Games Federation President ©Getty ImagesPrince Imran's campaign

 They will be joined by Kereyn Smith, secretary general of the New Zealand Olympic Committee, who

It was a day of second chances at the World Rowing Championships in France today – with repechage races in a number of disciplines giving crews another opportunity to progress in the competition and keep their hopes of qualifying for next year's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro alive.

halfway, building a length over the field by 1500m.Sinclair said: “We set out to win the repechage and a new

storiesAugust 2015: German crews claim six race wins on day two of World Rowing ChampionshipsAugust 2015: New

Zealand lead rowing powerhouses in making strong start at World ChampionshipsAugust 2015: Record number

Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby (GBWR) has rolled out wheelchair rugby’s first-ever youth programme as part of an initiative to get young people engaged with the sport.

The new teams will be formed with players aged 10 to 14."

"It’s thrilling that our partnership with Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby will help inspire a new generation

The following month, Britain will take on Canada, the United States, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan

The second day of the World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette, France, has seen more intense racing in heats across several disciplines.

Czech Republic, Ukraine, the United States, Spain, Italy, Great Britain, Slovenia, Hungary, France, New

Zealand, Australia, Azerbaijan, Lithuania, Cuba, Norway and Poland also made the next stage.In the women's

double sculls, defending champion Zoe Stevenson from New Zealand, racing now with Eve MacFarlane instead

Zealand and Switzerland, while Canada, New Zealand, the US and The Netherlands have claimed final berths

races.The Championships are due to take until next Sunday (September 6).Related storiesAugust 2015: New

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has reported a deficit of more than £3 million ($4.5 million/€4 million) for its financial year ended 31 March 2015. 

the previous year.Audited accounts to be presented at this week’s CGF General Assembly in Auckland, New

Zealand, and seen by insidethegames, show that the body’s expenses climbed to £4.7 million ($7.2 million

names were to the fore today as the World Rowing Championships opened with the heats Aiguebelette, with New

Zealand leading the way with five victories, including for London 2012 Olympic champion Mahe Drysdale

Rooijen, United States' Felice Mueller and Eleanor Logan and Grace Prendergast and Kerri Gowler of New

Zealand. 

US were the four heat winners in the coxless four, while crews from Australia, Poland, Switzerland, New

Zealand, Germany and Lithuania made it through in the quad sculls.A record 1,300 athletes from 77 countries

It was a day of fog, falls, and East Asian success today at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard World Cup as Japan's Raibu Katayama and China's Cai Xuetong won the respective male and female halfpipe events.

FIS World Cup seasonAugust 2015: Olympic medallists lead qualifying as FIS World Cup season opens in New

Zealand 

Japan dominated the opening day of women's events at the Cadet Wrestling World Championships, claiming a superb five medals in Sarajevo.

confidence.”In another bronze medal bout of interest, Ukraine born Anastasiya Khorz, who is representing New

Zealand, advanced to the bronze medal round at 56kg in an effort to win the Kiwis their first ever medal