By Michael PavittMustafa Kamal has resigned from his post as International Cricket Council (ICC) President in protest at the governing body preventing him from presenting the Cricket World Cup trophy to winners Australia.

week tournament came to an end on Sunday (March 29) after a final between the co-hosts Australia and New

Zealand, with Australia sealing their fifth title in front of a record crowd on 93,000 fans at the Melbourne

World Cup to end with perfect finaleMarch 2015: Australia set up Cricket World Cup final showdown with New

Zealand after dominant win over IndiaMarch 2015: New Zealand reach Cricket World Cup final with dramatic

victory over South AfricaMarch 2015: Guptill breaks Cricket World Cup batting record as New Zealand

in Aberdeen to put one foot in Saturday's bronze medal play-off after emerging with a 9-7 win over New

Zealand.

up as both sides exchanged scores, which saw another Small strike and one from Jonathan Clarke put New

Zealand in the lead for the first time before Fraser Rutherford levelled the scores once again.Rutherford

vocal home support, the Scots came out pumped-up for the final period and rattled three goals past New

Zealand through Scobie, Andrew Woodall and Ali Campbell and despite a late strike for the visitors,

and are expected to claim the victory that would confirm their place in the bronze medal decider.New Zealand

By Liam MorganFiji produced an excellent display to beat defending champions New Zealand 33-19 to win

Series titles with three events of the nine-leg series remaining.Fiji's superb success saw them overtake New

Zealand and move into second place and they now trail the Blitzboks by just two points."

South Africa as they booked their place in the 40th Hong Kong Sevens series final with a tight 21-15.New

Zealand, who still remain in pole position to claim the World Rugby Sevens Series crown, were pushed

Favourites record victories on opening day of Hong Kong Sevens World SeriesFebruary 2015: Fiji power past New

MorganAustralia clinched their fifth Cricket World Cup crown with a seven-wicket victory over fellow co-hosts New

Zealand in front of a record 93,000 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

Zealand, they could not quite replicate the displays they had put on for large periods of the tournament

Zealand, McCullum's side seemed to have taken the advantage almost immediately by winning the toss on

Zealand, who struggled throughout against a fired-up Australian bowling attack led once again by the

Zealand after dominant win over IndiaMarch 2015: New Zealand reach Cricket World Cup final with dramatic

victory over South AfricaMarch 2015: Guptill breaks Cricket World Cup batting record as New Zealand

By Liam MorganTickets have gone on sale for the inaugural World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge, due to take place at the Copper Box Arena on London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park from October 12 to 16.

Paralympic gold medallists Australia lead an eight-team line-up, which also includes the hosts, Canada, New

Zealand, South Africa, United States, France and Japan.Session tickets for the competition, which will

inaugural World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge ©Getty ImagesLondon 2012 silver medallists Canada will join New

Zealand, South Africa and the US in Group A, while Group B features Australia, Great Britain, France

By Liam MorganThe International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF) have released their new strategic

The new strategic plan also looks at supporting the IWRF's mission of "growing and supporting the wheelchair

coming years in the build-up to Tokyo 2020 ©Getty Images"We are very pleased with the direction that the new

the Paralympic programme for Sydney 2000, where the first gold medallists were the United States.New Zealand

Federation develops four-year strategic planJanuary 2015: International Wheelchair Rugby Federation launches new

By Liam MorganSouth Africa and Fiji both booked their place in the quarter-finals of the HSBC Sevens World Series Hong Kong event with commanding wins on day two to preserve their 100 per cent pool records.

America's Maka Unafe and Jeff Williams of England both managed to cross over the line twice.Elsewhere, New

Zealand, who trail South Africa by five points in the overall World Rugby Sevens series standings, recovered

Zealand in Las Vegas Sevens World SeriesFebruary 2015: US book Sevens World Series semi-final spot in

VegasFebruary 2015: Favourites advance on opening day of Las Vegas Sevens World SeriesFebruary 2015: New

Zealand seal home triumph at the sevens World Series Rugby

the organisers wanted.Four-time winners Australia will start as favourites against fellow co-hosts New

Zealand in front of 100,000 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).There's no love lost between these

Since then, the Kiwis have famously twice beaten the Aussies in World Cup matches on New Zealand soil

depend on just how well they have been able to adjust to Australian conditions in the last few days.New Zealand

Zealand batsman Martin Guptill.

By Nick ButlerSpaniard Mario Mola will be looking to continue his superb start to the season at this weekend's second stop of the 2015 World Triathlon Series in Auckland.

month, will be up against defending world champion compatriot Javier Gómez, a three-time winner on the New

Zealand course.Gómez will be a chasing a first podium finish of the season after a disappointing sixth

By Michael PavittUpsets were few and far between on the opening day of the HSBC Sevens World Series Hong Kong event, in which the favourites all recorded comfortable victories.

top of the pool by France, who secured a 24-7 triumph over Japan in their opening match.Second placed New

Zealand are attempting to reduce South Africa's five points lead in the Series standings and they enjoyed

With new live takers from France and Japan and even Lithuania, as well as the return of Fox Asia to the

Zealand in Las Vegas Sevens World SeriesFebruary 2015: US book Sevens World Series semi-final spot in

Zealand seal home triumph at the sevens World Series RugbyFebruary 2015: Kenya and United States among

By Liam Morgan at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London England have announced a 100-day Trophy Tour as well as revealing the locations of 15 official fanzones for this year's Rugby World Cup, which is due to begin on September 18. 

World Rugby is confident of a very special and record-breaking celebration of rugby that will inspire new

Rugby World CupFebruary 2015: Toshiba named official sponsor for 2015 Rugby World CupFebruary 2015: Sky New

Zealand sign agreement to broadcast England 2015 Rugby World CupJanuary 2015: England 2015 send first

By Liam MorganAustralia booked their place in the Cricket World Cup final against fellow co-hosts New

Zealand with a dominant 95-run win over reigning champions India in Sydney.

World Cup semi-final in a row and they will be bidding for a fifth title when they face arch rivals New

Zealand in front of a crowd of up to 100,000 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday (March

since 1987.Contact the writer of this story at [email protected] storiesMarch 2015: New

Zealand reach Cricket World Cup final with dramatic victory over South AfricaMarch 2015: Guptill breaks

Cricket World Cup batting record as New Zealand crush West IndiesMarch 2015: Australia survive scare

By Michael PavittFollowing the final Hockey World League Round 2 event in Dublin, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) have confirmed the line-ups for the World League semi-final tournaments which will see Olympic qualification for Rio 2016 take centre stage.

The Netherlands are set to headline the field, but they will face competition from Australia, Japan, New

Zealand, South Korea and hosts Belgium.Olympic champions Germany will compete in the first men's semi-final

Netherlands.World Cup bronze medallists and hosts Argentina will be joined by other top 10 nations, including New

Zealand, South Korea and Spain, while Austria, Canada, Egypt and Japan join the field having qualified

By Liam MorganCo-hosts New Zealand booked their place in the Cricket World Cup final with a thrilling

of 42 from just 18 deliveries from David Miller, which elevated his side to a protectable score.But New

Zealand, keen to reach their first World Cup final after six defeats at the semi-final stage, managed

the world's best one day international sides did not disappoint as the packed-out crowd inside one of New

Zealand attack apart with a wonderful array of positive strokes to heap the pressure back on.New Zealand

Zealand crush West IndiesMarch 2015: Australia survive scare to seal Cricket World Cup semi-final meeting

By Mike RowbottomSergey Bubka, who is running against his fellow International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) vice-president Sebastian Coe this year for the Presidency that will fall vacant when Lamine Diack retires, has claimed his long-awaited manifesto will be published imminently.

Speaking in Taiwan after watching the New Tapei City Marathon, Ukraine's former world pole vault record

Bubka gave an indication of the way his thoughts are moving as he praised the New Taipei City Marathon

The backdrop to the New Taipei City Marathon is stunning and a credit to the Chinese Taipei Athletics

Association and New Taipei City Government's efforts."

Zealand and Jamaica, commented that Bubka's public assertion that he wanted to "put something back into