By Gary AndersonWorld number four Joelle King will lead an eight-strong New Zealand squash team at this

finishing fifth in the singles competition.Her exploits were rewarded with the honour of carrying the New

Zealand flag at the Delhi 2010 Closing Ceremony.The 25-year-old, who claimed the Greenwich Open title

Commonwealth Games programme since Kuala Lumpur in 1998 and has been a relatively successful sport for New

Zealand names bowls squad for Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth GamesApril 2014: New Zealand name track cycling

and triathlon squads for Glasgow 2014April 2014: New Zealand names nine-strong shooting team for Commonwealth

By Gary AndersonFormer world champion rower and Olympic bronze medallist George Bridgewater is set to return to the water later this year and is targeting a place at Rio 2016. 

Morgan Stanley in Singapore but has decided to move back to Cambridge near Auckland, the base for Rowing New

Zealand, to have another shot at winning an Olympic gold in 2016."

New Zealand's George Bridgewater and partner Nathan Twaddle (back) powered their way to a bronze medal

at Beijing 2008 ©AFP/Getty ImagesThe rower has targeted a return to the New Zealand national squad in

At London 2012, New Zealand finished second on the rowing medals table behind Great Britain, winning

By Gary AndersonGlobal law firm DLA Piper has been announced as the main sponsor of the South African men's hockey team at this year's International Hockey Federation (FIH) Hockey World Cup in The Hague.

The other three sides in Group B are New Zealand, South Korea and Argentina while defending champions

women's side, hosts and defending champions the Netherlands will take on Group A opponents Australia, New

Zealand, South Korea, Japan and Belgium while Group B is made up of England, Argentina, Germany, China

By Paul OsborneSoftball New Zealand has signed "its most important sponsorship deal in the history of

softball in New Zealand" as it announces a strategic partnership with home building company Golden Homes

Golden Homes are extremely honoured to partner Softball New Zealand and the world champion Black Sox

secured six titles since its inauguration in 1966.Softball New Zealand recently secured the hosting

for softball in New Zealand."

The Golden Homes support will allow the New Zealand Black Sox to compete internationally more often and

Over time this partnership will also allow Softball New Zealand to better support programmes and other

By Paul OsborneThe Webb Ellis Cup is set to visit some of the most remote places in the world as the 2015 Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour begins its year-long journey across 15 nations with a trip to Japan.

I have got no doubt that the trophy will capture the imagination of loyal fans and people that are new

it to a plane set for Japan ©Getty ImagesFollowing on from its work at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New

Zealand, Land Rover will use the Tour not just to show off the capabilities of its cars, but to help

visiting communities where rugby is well established, such as Keio University, as well those that are new

Trophy Tour is a great opportunity to celebrate the values of the Game with fans in both established and new

By Paul OsborneYoung, developing Para-swimmers in New Zealand were invited to a Talent Identification

Swim Camp over the weekend as Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) continues to promote access to training,

the writer of this story at [email protected] storiesFebruary 2014: Paralympics New

Zealand launches Express Lane talent identification campaignJune 2013: Paralympics New Zealand appoints

new talent ID manager

has been a completely different player this time around, and if it was not for another injury in the New

move up in distance to the even-more gruelling half-Ironman discipline, with a move to Australia or New

Zealand also a possibility to take advantage of warmer climates. 

By Gary AndersonNew Zealand retained their International Rugby Board (IRB) Women's Sevens World Series

Australia and New Zealand came into the final tournament of the season searching for a third victory

Zealand overcame the United States, Ireland and a very competitive Spain side.The action at the NRCA

Zealand to seal Brazil Rugby Sevens title in São PauloFebruary 2014: New Zealand women thrash Canada

to claim Atlanta Sevens titleNovember 2013: Australia's women stun New Zealand to take sevens season

opener in DubaiNovember 2013: Australia's women stun New Zealand to take sevens season opener in DubaiNovember

crime networks are using sport betting to launder $140 billion (£83 billion/€102 billion) each year, a new

[email protected] storiesMay 2014: Match-fixing and betting policies needed for New

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

By Nick ButlerNew Zealand's football fraternity is bidding to convince the Government the merits of bidding for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2019, with final confirmation of the bid required in October.

New Zealand were one of five countries to officially express interest in hosting the event last Friday

We're now working hard with Sport New Zealand and other stakeholders just to assess the viability of

putting a full bid in and the feasibility of how it would look for New Zealand," he said.Holding the

Zealand, currently ranked 20th in the world.The national team competed in the inaugural World Cup in

New Zealand, like England, France and South Korea, are also interested in bidding for the FIFA Under-

By Nick ButlerInternational Paralympic Committee (IPC) vice-president Andrew Parsons has been appointed chair of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Integration Committee following reports of "encouraging progress" after a visit by senior officials. 

of the Paralympic Movement, positive feedback was also reported by Ben Lucas, Chef de Mission of the New

Zealand team.Lucas left feeling "assured that Rio is on track to deliver a great Games in 2016" and

By Paul OsborneStrong interest has been expressed by nine countries in bidding for the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Short Course Swimming Championships and World Aquatics Convention in 2018 and 2020.

potential organisers that could not be present in Lausanne included Lima in Peru, Valencia in Spain and New

Zealand, who have not announced a city.The 2014 FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships and and

By Emily GoddardSome 40,000 tickets for this year's Invictus Games, the international sports event launched by Prince Harry for "wounded warriors", are due to go on sale on Friday (May 16).

Afghanistan, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Georgia, Iraq, Italy, Netherlands, New

Zealand and the United States will also send squads.More than 400 wounded, injured and sick servicemen

criticism by figures from the two newest sports of rugby and golf, as well as by the Chef de Mission of the New

Zealand team and the executive director of the IOC.Then we had the "news" that London had been approached

school of thought lamenting the fact that five years ago, the decision was made to award the Games to a new

place.With Beijing still largely anonymous, the timing of a press release outlining the agreeing of several new

In recent days we had the election of a new leader signalling a new era for the Afghanistan National

By Paul OsborneNew Zealand has won the 2014 London Sevens title after coming from behind to beat trans-Tasman

and took a 21-0 lead over the Series champions.Fuelled by a remarkable 22 points from Gillies Kaka, New

Zealand began to claw their way back into the fixture and ended Australia's title dreams on what was

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

Zealand seal Hong Kong Sevens title