By Gary AndersonThe competition schedule for the Under-15 Baseball World Cup has been released and sees Venezuela get the defence of their title underway against Hong Kong.

start against Italy.All 18 teams will be in action on the opening day with the other games featuring New

Zealand against Germany, Japan versus South Africa,  Brazil take on Czech Republic, Australia are up

making their first appearance in an Under-15 Baseball World Cup, as will Australia, Czech Republic, New

Zealand, Panama and South Africa.A total of 83 matches are set to take place across Culiacan, Los Mochis

Zealand and South Africa.Venezuela and Cuba will play in a repeat of the 2012 gold medal game in Group

England will face Samoa, Wales will have the daunting prospect of taking on New Zealand in two of the

Tom Scully of New Zealand leads with 31 points ahead of compatriot Aaron Gate at the moment.

I thought we were in there the way the lads were going and with New Zealand down to five, but credit

Australia take it with a 14-11 victory over New Zealand.

Hosts Scotland are up next, facing the daunting prospect of playing New Zealand, who lead 12-0 at the

By Nick Butler at the SECC Precinct in GlasgowSarah Clark of Scotland provided the only respite from English dominance on the mat here today as Danny Williams, Megan Fletcher and Owen Livesey all won Commonwealth Games judo gold medals.

penalties to two in the final contest of the evening.Before that, Danny Williams defeated Adrian Leat of New

Zealand in the under 73kg final with a spirited performance, with his win particularly unexpected because

he had much to celebrate when sister Megan, won the 70kg division with a superb ippon over another New

By Gary AndersonThe regions of Lombardy and Emilia Romagna will provide the setting for next year's International Rugby Board (IRB) Junior World Championship it has been announced, representing the second time Italy has staged the tournament following on from 2011.

2015 Rugby World Cup in England and Wales, just as it did before the start of the Rugby World Cup in New

Zealand in 2011.It will also coincide with Milan's hosting of the Expo 2015 which runs from May until

Zealand ©IRBNew Zealand won the first four tournaments before hosts South Africa won it in 2012.Since

Zealand."

Zealand takes IRB Junior World Championship 2011 titleAugust 2009: Rugby launches new format for Junior

Animals have formed part of the Commonwealth Games ceremony since 1990 when New Zealand rider Mark Todd

Zealand.

Canada, India and New Zealand occupy the next three places, with Cyprus, Nigeria and Singapore having

All the realistic medal contenders are still to come, with Phillipa Hale of New Zealand the current leader

A complete contrast to the other semi final match-up where Sam Webster breezes past New Zealand compatriot

Most of us come from New Zealand and were born there.

By Paul Osborne at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in GlasgowBrother and sister duo Alex and Annette Edmondson of Australia had to settle for silver on the track today after losing their respective gold medal finals at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome.

as he stormed to victory in 4:19.650.Welsh endurance rider Owain Doull, 21, was beaten to bronze by New

Ryan.England's Joanna Rowsell took gold in the women's 3,000m individual pursuit competition ©Getty ImagesNew Zealand

By Paul Osborne at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in GlasgowAustralia were the dominant force on the track on day one of the cycling here in Glasgow, securing two of the four gold medals on offer inside the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome.

the sort of form that earned them silver at London 2012.The bronze medal in this event fell to the New

Zealand backed up their gold medal from the 2014 World Championships in Cali, Colombia, with a comprehensive

Zealand took top honours ©Getty ImagesAustralia, the defending Games champions in the event, settled

team for Glasgow 2014 after missing out on Tour de FranceJune 2014: Olympic cyclist Hanlen added to New

Zealand Glasgow 2014 squadJune 2014: Sir Bradley Wiggins set to get over Tour de France disappointment

By Nick Butler at Strathclyde Country ParkEnglish star Jodie Stimpson won the first gold medal of Glasgow 2014 here this afternoon with a superb victory in the women's triathlon, after a superbly contested race under blue skies in an electric atmosphere.

Kirsten Sweetland and Stimpson's compatriot Vicky Holland.Two of the big favourites, Andrea Hewitt of New

Zealand and Emma Jackson of Australia, finished in fourth and fifth place respectively.

Montreal, which cost the city a fortune, had lost 26 African nations who refused to compete because New

Zealand were there."

The problem was rugby: New Zealand's All Blacks, like British teams, were still happy to play against

They were great performances by the Australian and New Zealand teams.

It's a great atmosphere in here and just great to watch."18:12 And New Zealand take it!

Here the teams from Canada and New Zealand will go head to head.

And the bronze medal goes to New Zealand.17:33 We've been talking a lot about Alistair Brownlee as an

But that record didn't last long as New Zealand go almost half a second quicker in 43.254.

By Gary Anderson at the Main Press Centre in Glasgow Judo will make its third appearance at the Commonwealth Games when athletes take to the tatami at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) here tomorrow, as England will once again look to dominate the medal haul.

names 14 judoka for Glasgow 2014May 2014: Oceania champion Tayla Ford among six wrestlers to represent New

Zealand at Glasgow 2014

Glasgow 2014 are aiming to set a new precedent for all future ceremonies to reflect.Remember, text 'FIRST

I'm needing a new tele.

A boxer is given the honour next as Uaine Fa Flagbears - we are creating new verb's tonight - for Tonga

"Most people are in those parts, I think," he adds.Great reaction for Papua New Guinea as Steven Kai

She leads New Zealand out.Crowd reaction is that the Scottie dogs have stolen the show!

By Gary AndersonThe Agitos Foundation has announced a list or organisations worldwide that are set to benefit from €650,000 (£513,000/$875,000) of funding through the second year of its Grant Support Programme.

Committee: National Paralympic Day• Nicaraguan Paralympic Committee: Para-sport circuit in Central America• New

Zealand Paralympic Committee: snow sports talent identification programme for women and young people

in New Zealand• Oceania Paralympic Committee: talent identification, classification and grassroots competition

arrival by canoe of the Queen's baton in Auckland harbour that morning and traditional Maori rituals.New Zealand

In 2002, this was replaced by a new white banner .The new crest "The Bar" was designed to embody "Humanity