By Gary AndersonApril 10 – Australia and New Zealand took team pursuit honours on the opening day of

The New Zealanders shattered the previous world mark of 3 min 31.53sec set by Fairweather and compatriot

final at the Bicentenary Velodrome in Aguascalientes.Gray and Kylie Young made it a one-two finish for New

Zealand as they took silver ahead of Japan's Yurie Kanuma and Mai Tanaka.Australians Matt Formston and

blazed her way to the C4 500m crown in a world record time of 37.87 with silver and bronze going to New

.:40 in winning three years ago, and his namesake Geoffrey Mutai, twice winner in New York and the man

No doubt his coach Alberto Salazar, winner of three consecutive New York marathons from 1980 to 1982,

At the Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand four years later in 1974, Ian Thompson won what

nine years later by fireman Geoff Smith as he clocked 2:09.08 in finishing second to Rod Dixon at the New

By Gary AndersonApril 8 - There was huge disappointment for the home crowd inside the Aberdeen Aquatics Centre tonight as Scotland's women were soundly beaten 23-0 by a rampant South African in their Commonwealth Water Polo Championships clash.

men's side, England and Malta maintained their 100 per cent records in the tournament so far while New

Zealand registered their first win.With both sides all square at 1-1 during the first quarter, the introduction

Africa to maintain their 100 per cent record in Aberdeen ©Scottish SwimmingThe first game of the day saw New

Zealand and Singapore looking to register their first points of the tournament.In truth, the Kiwis never

By Paul Osborne at the Susesi Convention Center in BelekApril 7 - Japan's Kansai region will host the 2021 World Masters Games following an announcement by the International Masters Games Association (IMGA) at their General Assembly here today.

events will be held.The next summer edition of the World Masters Games are due take place in Auckland, New

Zealand, in April 2017.A Winter World Masters Games are also scheduled in Quebec City, Canada, in 2015

By Emily GoddardApril 7 - The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has revealed that athletes from Egypt, South Africa and Morocco have qualified to compete at the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympics following last month's African Gymnastics Championships in Tshwane.

Nanjing 2014 qualifiers, which will take place in Daytona Beach, United States, on May 7 to 12 and in the New

Zealand city of Auckland on May 9 to 11.The rhythmic gymnastics competition at the Youth Olympic Games

By Gary AndersonApril 7 - After trouncing Wales yesterday, England's women continued their superb start to the Commonwealth Water Polo Championships in Aberdeen with another fine win, this time seeing off the challenge of South Africa 9-3.

yesterday.England also maintained their 100 per cent start in Aberdeen as they recorded their second win against New

and rattle in five goals in the second and third quarters to help them on their way to victory.New Zealand

Two of the most famous examples concerned the New Zealand rugby team in the 1995 World Cup Final against

ahead of the 2003 Rugby World Cup when, so keen were they to avoid a repeat of the illness which struck New

Zealand in 1995, England employed a team chef amid rigorous tests of every morsel of food consumed by

hat-trick of Auckland wins at today's International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Series opener in the New

Zealand city, while Briton Jodie Stimpson won the women's race.

It was another great race here in New Zealand," the London 2012 silver medallist said."

in 02:08:34.But it was certainly not an easy win, particularly as she was part of a breakaway led by New

By Gary AndersonApril 6 – Malta's men were the only side to maintain their 100 per cent start to the 2014 Commonwealth Water Polo Championships as they defeated hosts Scotland at the Aberdeen Aquatics Centre today.

Both sides came into the clash off the back of impressive opening day wins over New Zealand and Wales

registered their first points of the Championship against Singapore, while Southern Hemisphere rivals New

Zealand and South Africa played out a 6-6 draw.Welsh centre forward Dan Luxton starred again for his

By Mike RowbottomAs the 2014 World Triathlon Series (WTS) opens in Auckland, New Zealand this weekend

Olympic Committee (IOC) member, pointed out last month, the bonus money was increased to reflect the new

We draw strength from being a young, fresh sport and being open to new ideas."

By Emily GoddardApril 5 - The Maltese, English and Scottish men, as well as Scotland's women, have got the 2014 Commonwealth Water Polo Championships underway with wins on the opening day of the competition in Aberdeen.

Malta smashed New Zealand 17-9 in the first match of the eight-day tournament at the Scottish city's

new Sports Village thanks to an impressive display by centre forward Matthew Zammit.England's men then

By Zjan ShirinianApril 4 - Applications for grants that will be used to support Paralympic athletes are being called for by the Agitos Foundation.

quadriplegics in Central and South America; and a talent-spotting and pathway development programme in New

Zealand for swimmers with high-support needs."

By Gary AndersonApril 4 - A month before the public opening of the Aquatics Centre at the Aberdeen Sports Village, the facility will play host to the Commonwealth Water Polo Championships which are due to get underway tomorrow.

days of competition, which will see hosts Scotland joined by England, Wales, South Africa, Singapore, New

Zealand and Malta in the men's event while Scotland, Canada, England, Wales, South Africa and Singapore

By Nick ButlerApril 3 - Long jumper Jodi Elkington and discus thrower Paul Raison have become the first Australian athletes to qualify for the Paralympic events at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. 

events at the 2011 International Paralympic Committee Athletics World Championships in Christchurch, New

Zealand, as well as at London 2012.

By Nick Butler April 3 - Belarussian shot putter Nadzeya Ostapchuk has been handed a four-year ban by the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) rather than a life ban because she was notified of her two failed drugs tests at the same time. 

2005 World Championships in Helsinki before finishing runner-up behind arch-rival Valerie Adams of New

Zealand at both the 2007 and 2011 Championships in Osaka and Daegu respectively, and in third place

World Indoor Championships in Sopot ©Getty ImagesThe length of the ban has been strongly criticised in New

Zealand, where Sports Minister Murray McCully called it ''weak'' and ''an appalling signal'' in the

Zealand today, Howman added that a new code coming into force next year will hand out heavier penalties