Foundation Gala, with the International Association of Athletics Federations' (IAAF) Women's award going to New

"New Zealand has got four million people and 60 million sheep so we punch above our weight!

New Zealand's Valerie Adams is the first female thrower to receive the Women's IAAF Athlete of the Year

By Nick ButlerA landmark change to the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) Constitution has been unveiled today, with the body vowing to use sport to recognise and support indigenous populations.

leaders to recognise Australia's "indigenous heritage" during a visit to Arnhem Land in September.The new

This year as we prepare for the centenary of ANZAC [Australian and New Zealand Army Corps in the First

By Paul OsborneMike Shea of the United States has made it two in two at the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) Alpine Skiing two-day event in Landgraaf, The Netherlands, securing gold in the season opening Para-snowboarding World Cup.

up to second to sandwich the two American riders.Strong's time of 1:10.35 was just 0.10 behind his New

Zealand counterpart in an agonisingly close competition.The win is a welcome confidence boost for Sochi

By Daniel EtchellsThe contenders for the 2014 International Rugby Players' Association (IRPA) Try of the Year have been revealed by World Rugby, with the winner to be announced before the end of the year.

tries were selected by the IRPA Try of Year panel made up of former players in Samoa's Seilala Mapusua, New

in South Africa's half and involved all of the backline as the Springboks ended a losing run against New

Zealand with a 27-25 win in the Rugby Championship in October. 

Zealand at Twickenham earlier this month.Jonny May's try for England against New Zealand in November

Previous winners of the award include New Zealand's Beauden Barrett, South Africa's Bryan Habana and

By Daniel EtchellsA decision as to whether the 2015 Pacific Games men's football tournament in Port Moresby will be used as a qualifying pathway for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games is set to be made at the Oceania Football Confederation's (OFC) Executive Committee meeting next month.

approach could see the New Zealand under-23 men's team participate in the Pacific Games men's football

Zealand and Australia's multi-sport teams and athletes have not participated in the Pacific Games, but

Zealand, where the latest development will no doubt become apparent."

New Zealand represented Oceania in the football tournament at London 2012, earning their only point in

Zealand, who beat Fiji 1-0 in the final of the OFC Pre-Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Taupo.At the

By Mike RowbottomThis week in Monaco, Qatar is seeking two major coups in the world of athletics. On Tuesday, the Qatari capital of Doha will learn if it has been successful at the second time of asking for the right to host the International Association of Athletics Federations' (IAAF) World Championships. And three days later, high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim will hope to become the first Qatari winner of the IAAF's Men's World Athlete of the Year award. There is the possibility of victory in both cases - but by no means the certainty. In November 2011, the bid group...

converge in Monaco - along with the three women finalists Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia, Valerie Adams of New

Zealand and Dafne Schippers of The Netherlands - the competition will be close.In terms of the women's

their own top level competition this year - both cleared 2.42m in the IAAF Diamond League meeting in New

By Emily GoddardNearly 300 of the best sailors from across the globe, including World Sailors of the Year, Olympic medallists, world champions and a Volvo Ocean Race superstar, are gearing up for the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) World Cup Final in Abu Dhabi this month.

to fight off the challenge presented by last year's world champions Alex Maloney and Molly Meech of New

Zealand and Denmark's current European Champions Ida Marie Baad Nielsen and Marie Thusgaard Olsen to

By Paul OsborneThe International Rugby Board (IRB) has announced the five nominees for this year's World Rugby Player of the Year award, with the winner set to be revealed at their nation's final match of 2014.

The prestigious list comprises of South Africa's Willie le Roux and Duane Vermeulen, New Zealand's

have all made a significant contribution to the international Game over the past decade, inspiring new

media with their results set to be considered by the panel when finalising the winner.Players from New

Zealand have won four of the last five awards with captain Richie McCaw winning in 2009 and 2010, Dan

By Daniel EtchellsThe world's top 10 players are set to compete in next month's SHOP.CA Women's World Squash Federation (WSF) World Team Squash Championship in Canada.

Canada, China, Colombia, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Malaysia, Mexico, New

Zealand, South Africa, Spain, the United States, Wales and Guatemala, who are making their maiden appearance

By Paul OsborneParalympics New Zealand has held two half-day classifier workshops in Wellington and Auckland

to medal winning performances," said Marguerite Christophers, classification manager at Paralympics New

Zealand."

Zealand."

Paralympics New Zealand gave vision experts the opportunity to train to become future Paralympic classifiers

Zealand in search of classification manager

In insidethegames team meetings from time to time, particularly when we have a new staff member, we are

around 40 IOC members and 14 International Federations also attended, along with both Bach and Vizer.Two new

Rugby Board to address the issue.The Pacific Islands hope that star players, including Fijian born New

Zealand legend Joe Rokocoko, could be enticed back to their birth nations at Rio 2016 ©Getty ImagesThis

more countries have made contributions to the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) embryonic fund for new

South Korea and New Zealand have become the fifth and sixth countries to chip in to the fund, initiated

£116,000/$184,000/€148,000), with a commitment to providing an eventual $500,000 (£315,000/€401,000).New

WADA President Sir Craig Reedie has welcomed the contributions from South Korea and New Zealand to help

combat doping ©Getty ImagesHe went on: "There can be no doubting New Zealand's zest for sport and firm

The new commitments take to $8.27 million (£5.21 million/€6.64 million) the aggregate sum now pledged

By David OwenNext year's rugby World Cup in England will set records for spectators, hospitality activities and broadcasting, Bernard Lapasset, International Rugby Board (IRB) chairman has told insidethegames.

£195.3 million/€156.9 million) from France 2007 and £91.6 million ($146.2 million/€117.4 million) from New

Zealand four years' later.This is important for the sport since the World Cup is, as Lapasset has said

Rio 2016.The Rugby World Cup 2015 will provide a surplus outstripping those of the France 2007 and New

, achieved by the 2007 competition in his native France.Revenues generated by the 2011 World Cup in New

Zealand included £131 million ($209 million/€168 million) from ticketing, £93 million ($148 million/

By Nick Butler at the Centara Convention Centre in BangkokAssociation of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) President Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah has vowed to work with the International Rugby Board (IRB) to address eligibility issues ahead of the sport's return to the Olympics at Rio 2016.

been particularly hard hit, with numerous players from these nations switching to mostly Australia or New

World Cup winner Isaia Toeava, the back born in Moto'otua, Samoa but who has competed in New Zealand

By Mike RowbottomNew Zealand's dominance has been reflected in this year's World Rowing Awards, with top prizes going to its invincible pairing of Eric Murray and Hamish Bond, and to its single sculler Emma Twigg.

September 2014: Five days left to nominate standout athletes for 2014 World Rowing AwardsAugust 2014: New

Zealand top World Rowing Championships medals table as Twigg's seven-year quest comes offAugust 2014

: Britain and New Zealand power on, but French suffer upset at World Rowing ChampionshipsJuly 2014: World