By Gary AndersonEleven countries are set to do battle for the inaugural Under-21 Baseball World Cup after the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) revealed the line-up for the event in Taichung, Chinese Taipei.

by the world's number four side Chinese Taipei and which also includes South Korea, Italy, Mexico, New

Zealand and Czech Republic.World number two side Japan headline Group B where they are joined by The

By Zjan ShirinianThe finalists for the World Rowing Awards have been revealed after a public vote whittled down the contenders.

single sculler Eveline Peleman of Belgium, winner of a gold medal at her first senior Championships, and New

Championship gold just two weeks after joining forces.Male Crew of the Year finalists include unbeaten New

Zealand pair Eric Murray and Hamish Bond, and Denmark's lightweight four, who defended both their European

GoddardAbu Dhabi is set to make its debut on next year's World Triathlon Series (WTS) calendar as part of a new

Abu Dhabi is the only new stop on next year's calendar, while Australia's Gold Coast returns for the

first time since 2009 for a WTS that will feature a total of 10 cities.After Abu Dhabi, Auckland in New

Zealand will host next on March 28 and 29, before - Gold Coast on April 11-12, South Africa's capital

By Paul Osborne at SkyPoint in Surfers ParadiseThe rugby sevens road to Rio 2016 gets underway in the Gold Coast this weekend as 16 teams fight for the first set of all-important World Series ranking points and the opportunity to compete in the sport's first appearance at the Olympics for 92 years.

for a photo call ahead of action on Saturday.Speaking at the event, captain of defending champions New

Zealand, DJ Fobes expressed his excited for this new, and hugely important, season."

to Rio 2016September 2014: Pools drawn for opening round of HSBC Sevens World Series seasonMay 2014: New

Zealand clinch 12th HSBC World Series title in front of record Twickenham crowdMay 2014: Sell-out crowd

ready to watch final leg of Sevens World Series in TwickenhamMay 2014: New Zealand storm to Emirates

By Daniel Etchells at Lancaster House in LondonWorld Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) director general David Howman has claimed here today that at least a quarter of all sport played today is controlled by organised crime.

The New Zealander was speaking at the Securing Sport 2014 conference, organised by the International

launder $140 billion each year, report revealsMay 2014: Match-fixing and betting policies needed for New

Zealand sports bodies to earn Rio 2016 inclusionApril 2014: IOC demand more evidence before considering

their first Oceania Sevens title in Noosa after an impressive 21-5 win over pre-tournament favourites New

Zealand, while there was better news for the All Blacks' women who prevailed against big rivals Australia

Zealand started the brighter to cross the line first, but converted tries from Vatemo Ravouvou and Niko

We knew New Zealand would be very physical and they are always hard to beat."

New Zealand vice-captain Tyla Nathan-Wong helped her side to a comprehensive win over Australia at the

Oceania Sevens ©Getty ImagesAs expected, New Zealand and Australia contested the women's final.The All

It was awesome, we dug really deep over the two days," said New Zealand vice-captain Tyla Nathan-Wong

By Gary AndersonFormer England star Jonny Wilkinson was in Newcastle today to mark one-year to go until St James' Park hosts its first match of Rugby World Cup 2015.

taking place at St James' Park, it's a really exciting time for the city and with reigning champions New

Zealand as well as South Africa, Scotland, Samoa and Tonga all guaranteed to showcase some fantastic

winners South Africa and Scotland on October 3 next year.That will be followed by reigning champions New

Zealand against Tonga on October 9 in Pool C before Samoa versus Scotland, also in Pool B, on October

By Gary AndersonThe first day of action at the Oceania Sevens saw New Zealand, Australia and Fiji all

It's been a good experience for the new young guys and we've got four or five newcomers out there."

Fiji join New Zealand and Australia with three wins from three on the first day in Noosa ©AFP/Getty ImagesVictories

Zealand face Papua New Guinea once again, while Australia take on American Samoa.As non-core teams for

Zealand stunned by South Africa at Glasgow 2014 rugby sevensMay 2014: All Blacks retain Women's Sevens

Series crown with win in AmsterdamMay 2014: New Zealand clinch 12th HSBC World Series title in front

USA.Instead, sports-crazy Australia pipped them to the post, with Japan completing the podium, and New

Zealand, Hong Kong, Canada and Italy making up the minor placingsSports-crazy Australia is no longer

By Nick Butler at the Main Press Centre in IncheonQatar's Mutaz Barshim, the high jumper who sealed a dominant season by winning the Asian Games title here, is set to become the public figurehead of Doha's bid to host the 2019 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships.

the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow earlier this summer, Bahamian 400 metres sprinter Chris Brown and New

Zealand shot put legend Valerie Adams.Adams, the two-time Olympic and four-time world champion, who

New Zealand's Valerie Adams believes a World Championships in Qatar would boost opportunities for women

the World Championships in the Middle East for the first time ever will showcase live athletics to a new

And this makes me think even more strongly that if Oceanic nations - such as New Zealand, Australia and

A hearing was held this morning before a CAS Panel composed of Justice Catherine Davani (Papua New Guinea

By Emily GoddardThe New Zealand Olympic Committee has named netball legend Irene van Dyk, Olympic boxer

Alexis Pritchard, hockey player Shea McAleese and former cyclist Cath Cheatley as its new Athletes'

The sports figures will represent the nation's Olympic and Commonwealth Games athletes on the New Zealand

In New Zealand we are fortunate to have programmes in place for athletes around making a smooth transition

Alexis Pritchard is one of the newly named New Zealand Olympic Committee Athletes' Commission members

Zealand Olympic Committee on matters important to them," New Zealand Olympic Committee chief executive

Zealand and globally."

By Gary AndersonThe International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has announced the nominations for the 2014 World Sailor of the Year Awards, which sees Australian Mathew Belcher nominated for a fourth time, while James Spithill makes the cut after leading Oracle Team USA to a dramatic win in this year's America's Cup.

Joining the Aussie duo on the shortlist for the Male Sailor of the Year is compatriot Spithill alongside New

Zealand pair Peter Burling and Blair Tuke, Great Britain's Giles Scott and Bill Hardesty of the United

Zealand to retain the America's Cup crown 9-8 in a dramatic last gasp winner-takes-all race in San Francisco

the helm on Line Honors as he guided the team to glory at the 2014 Etchells World Championships in New

are Brazilian duo Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze, who will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of New

By Gary AndersonSome of the game's leading female players have filed a lawsuit against FIFA and the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) in a dispute over the use of artificial turf at next year's Women's World Cup in Canada.

grass pitches.Players from Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, New

Zealand, South Korea, Spain and the United States are involved in the action.These include past and

Asia (OCA) President Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah is for Oceanic countries, including Australia and New

Zealand, to participate in future editions of the Asian Games.

Yes, it would provide new potential locations where the Asian Games could take place.

some of the unique character I have described above.Would powerful Oceanic nations like Australia, New

Zealand and Fiji lessen the spectacle of sports like rugby sevens at the Asian Games?