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Donner and Murray both seal maiden gold medals at ITU World Cup

  • Triathlon

Donner claimed her maiden International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Cup gold medal with victory in New

Plymouth, New Zealand, while South Africa's Richard Murray repeated the feat in the men's race.

retire late on.South Africa's Richard Murray also claimed his maiden World Cup gold with victory in New

Zealand ©Getty ImagesIn what proved to be a dramatic men's competition, Murray recovered from incurring


Guptill breaks Cricket World Cup batting record as New Zealand crush West Indies

  • Other

By Nick ButlerMartin Guptill smashed the highest score in Cricket World Cup history as co-hosts New Zealand

Gayle earlier in the tournament.Guptill, who has already held the best one day international score by a New

61, wickets fell at regular intervals, with left-arm paceman Trent Boult leading the way with 4-44.New

Zealand celebrate after taking a West Indian wicket during their dominant victory in Wellington ©Getty

with co-hosts Australia then facing defending champions India in Sydney on Thursday (March 26).Neither New

Zealand nor South Africa have ever won the quadrennial tournament, but with New Zealand still unbeaten


Fiji stages National Sports Science Conference ahead of Pacific Games

  • ONOC

By Emily GoddardFiji has staged a National Sports Science Conference ahead of this year's Pacific Games in Port Moresby.

nation's sporting federations went over matters leading up the Pacific Games, due to take in Papua New

Sports, while speakers included Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) Medical Commission chair and New

Zealand Olympic team doctor Chris Milne, Australian Sports Commission physiotherapist Mark Brown, Fiji


Cape Town announced as latest 2015-2016 World Rugby Sevens Series host

  • Rugby Sevens

By Michael PavittCape Town in South Africa has become the latest city to be announced as a World Rugby Sevens Series host in the 2015-2016 season.

I am confident that the South Africa Sevens in Cape Town will inspire new audiences and participants

Cape Town is set to join Vancouver in Canada and Sydney in Australia as a new venue for next year's edition

Vancouver awarded World Rugby Sevens Series event from 2015-2016 season February 2015: Fiji power past New

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


Australia survive scare to seal Cricket World Cup semi-final meeting with India with win over Pakistan

  • Non-Olympic Sports

By Liam MorganAustralia booked their place in the Cricket World Cup semi-finals against India as they recovered from a difficult start to beat Pakistan by six wickets in Adelaide.

partisan crowd inside the Adelaide Oval.The World Cup quarter-finals conclude tomorrow as fellow co-hosts New

Zealand take on the West Indies in Wellington.Contact the writer of this story at [email protected]

2015: Australia and India avoid Cricket World Cup upsets as Scotland and Zimbabwe bow outMarch 2015: New

Zealand end group stage at Cricket World Cup with 100 per cent record after beating Bangladesh


France awarded 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

  • World Cup

By Duncan MackayFrance has been awarded the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, it was announced today.

England, New Zealand and South Africa had all initially expressed an interest in staging the tournament

Reims, Rennes, Paris and Valenciennes.It has already been announced that the Grand Stade de Lyon, the new

Contact the writer of this story at [email protected] storiesJune 2014: New Zealand

CupJune 2014: England drops bids to host FIFA Women's World Cup and Under-20 Women's World CupMay 2014: New

Zealand "working hard" to assess viability of FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 bidMay 2014: England among


Holders India through to Cricket World Cup semi-finals as easily beat Bangladesh

  • Other

By Daniel EtchellsDefending champions India secured their place in the Cricket World Cup semi-finals, as Rohit Sharma's maiden century in the tournament set them on their way to a 109-run victory against Bangladesh at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

to lose wickets at regular intervals and even Mahmudullah, who scored centuries against England and New

Zealand, could only muster 29 as Dhawan produced a superb juggled catch on the fine-leg boundary.The

2015: Australia and India avoid Cricket World Cup upsets as Scotland and Zimbabwe bow outMarch 2015: New

Zealand end group stage at Cricket World Cup with 100 per cent record after beating BangladeshMarch


New WADA research fund attracts $6.5 million from Governments for fight against doping

  • News

WADA) is developing an application process for researchers after revealing that its embryonic fund for new

are: China, Japan, Qatar, the United States, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Turkey, France, Ivory Coast, New

Zealand, Peru and Sweden.The intention of creating a new fund for innovative, athlete-centred anti-doping

the residual $3.5 million (£2.1 million/€2.5 million) of its pledge that will not go direct to the new

step forward", Sir Craig told insidethegames.It had appeared during the fundraising process that the new

Zealand add to anti-doping fund as deadline loomsSeptember 2014: Saudi Arabia makes contribution to


Exclusive: IOC satisfied with Pyeongchang 2018 sliding venue despite unnecessary expenditure

  • Pyeongchang 2018

By Nick Butler at the Alpensia Sliding Centre in PyeongchangInternational Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission member Adam Pengilly has praised "swift" construction at the Pyeongchang 2018 sliding sports venue, although the necessity of some added features has been questioned.

Pyeonghcang 2018 at a cost of $110 million ©Pyeongchang 2018Pengilly's IOC member colleague Barry Maister of New

Zealand also praised the scale of the centre, describing it to insidethegames as a state-of-the-art


South Africa thump Sri Lanka to reach Cricket World Cup semi-finals

  • Other

By Daniel EtchellsSouth Africa thrashed Sri Lanka by nine wickets in Sydney to ease their way into the Cricket World Cup semi-finals, as off-spinner JP Duminy became the nation's first player to claim a hat-trick in the competition.

since 1999, when they suffered an agonising defeat to Australia, and they are now due to face either New

Zealand or West Indies in Auckland on March 24.Kyle Abbott and Dale Steyn made early inroads, reducing

2015: Australia and India avoid Cricket World Cup upsets as Scotland and Zimbabwe bow outMarch 2015: New

Zealand end group stage at Cricket World Cup with 100 per cent record after beating BangladeshMarch


ICSS to set up task forces designed to boost sport integrity

  • News

By Michael Pavitt at Palácio Foz in LisbonThe inaugural Inter-Regional Sports Policy Summit came to a close here today, with the vow that task forces will be set up to tackle threats to sport integrity.

The New Zealand Government just passed legislation that said match-fixing is a crime and it is seven



New Zealand defeat hosts to secure third consecutive Women's Sevens Series win

  • Rugby Sevens

By Michael PavittDefending World Rugby Women's Sevens Series champions New Zealand won their third straight

New Zealand had triumphed in the first two finals of the series in Dubai and Brazil respectively, beating

Having advanced through the pool phase with an unbeaten record, New Zealand then breezed past Brazil

Zealand, with Portia Woodman running in five tries, as the Kiwis strengthened their grip on top spot

New Zealand currently lead the way with a maximum of 60 points from the opening three legs and are trailed

Zealand continue stunning form at World Rugby Women's Sevens SeriesFebruary 2015: New Zealand claim


Pakistan and West Indies qualify for Cricket World Cup quarter-finals as luck of the Irish runs out

  • Other

By Michael PavittIreland's hopes of qualifying for the Cricket World Cup quarter-finals came to an end as they fell to defeat to Pakistan in their final Pool B match in Adelaide after the West Indies had leapfrogged them after they beat the United Arab Emirates in Napier.

West Indies' victory over the UAE saw them claim fourth in the pool, and they will now play unbeaten New

Zealand in the last eight.West Indies captain Jason Holder claimed four early wickets to help reduce

2015: Australia and India avoid Cricket World Cup upsets as Scotland and Zimbabwe bow outMarch 2015: New

Zealand end group stage at Cricket World Cup with 100 per cent record after beating BangladeshMarch


New Zealand continue stunning form at World Rugby Women's Sevens Series

  • Rugby Sevens

By Michael PavittNew Zealand continued their sparkling World Rugby Women's Sevens Series as they cruised

Pool A match, claiming a 17-12 victory.It proved to be their most difficult encounter of the pool, as New

Zealand crushed South Africa 52-0, before inflicting a 57-0 defeat on the hosts the United States.The

China but will begin as huge underdogs when they face defending Women's World Sevens Series champions New

Zealand claim consecutive women's sevens rugby final wins over AustraliaFebruary 2015: Hosts Brazil

reach World Rugby Women's Sevens in quarter-finalsDecember 2014: Remarkable New Zealand comeback stuns