By Paul OsborneNovember 12 - Freestyle skier Alexander Glavatsky-Yeadon finds his dream of competing in next year's Sochi Winter Olympics for Hong Kong on the brink of despair due to his lack of a local passport.

Glavatsky-Yeadon is on the verge of qualifying for the Winter Games having come 34th in a World Cup event in New

ZealandHe finished 34th at a recent World Cup Grand Prix leg in New Zealand, putting him on the verge

By Emily GoddardNovember 11 - CANOC Broadcasting Inc (CBI) has been awarded the Caribbean broadcast rights for the Rio 2016 Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced today.

Commission, led the negotiations for the CBI dealCBI chief executive Larry Romany said the deal "heralds a new

President's raceOctober 2013: Sky Television wins Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016 broadcast rights for New

Zealand and Pacific IslandsSeptember 2013: IOC broadcasting revenues set to top $4.1 billion

The Oceania women's title had always been shared previously between Australia, New Zealand or Tahiti.

"A French doctor in New Caledonia kindly sponsored the operation, so Henriette had to go into hospital

Her first event back after the knee operation was the Oceania Zonal Olympic Continental Cup in New Zealand

left) and Henriette Iatika at this year's World Championship, where they finished ninthThe players' new-found

Beach volleyball is a new sport in Vanuatu.

is popular, but there is a lot of interest to learn how to play beach volleyball since it is only a new

By Gary AndersonNovember 8 - The International Rugby Board (IRB) today announced all rounds of the 2013-2014 Women's Sevens World Series will be streamed online with no restrictions and access is free to fans across the globe.

women's sevens tour will be available to view in all territories and regions, as reigning champions New

Zealand begin the defence of their title."

Once again New Zealand will be the team to beat and they will be looking to make a similar start to this

timeSeptember 2013: Tickets for Emirates Dubai Rugby Sevens go on saleJune 2013: Double success for New

Zealand at Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow

By Duncan MackayNovember 8 - A day after winning its bid to host the 2018 women's World Cup, England Hockey were awarded the rights to two more major tournaments, the women's Champions Trophy event in 2016 and the men's World League Semi-Final in 2017.

I'd also like to thank new Minister for Sport Helen Grant for her support, who I'm sure will be a valuable

men's World League Finals to be held in December.The International Hockey Federation has adopted a new

its major events in four-year cyclesThe move is part of International Hockey Federation's (FIH) new

learn fate of 2018 Hockey World Cup bidsSeptember 2013: Australia, England, India, Malaysia and New

Zealand bid to host 2018 Hockey World CupsJuly 2013: Exclusive - We are definitely going for the

By Nick ButlerNovember 8 - A total of 15 Official Travel Agents (OTA's) for the 2015 Rugby World Cup to be held in England have been announced by World Cup organisers after consultation with Rugby Travel and Hospitality (RTH).

South Africa Rugby travel, Japan Travel Bureau and All Blacks Tours - from South Africa, Japan and New

Zealand respectably - are also on the list along with Couleur Rugby and Event Team from France

Europe.Rugby World Cup OTA programme sales exceeded 180,000 for France 2007 and more than 100,000 for New

Zealand 2011 and, with more than 400,000 international visitors anticipated for the 48-match tournament

By Gary AndersonNovember 8 - The 2013 International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Annual Conference is due to start tomorrow at the Al Bandar Hotel in Muscat and will see some of the main issues within the sailing world discussed and debated, as well as the awarding of the Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards.

issues, including changes to existing policies and rules and regulations along with the introduction of new

sailing events taking place at Rio 2016, two will be making their Games' debuts as women's 49er FX and a new

International Monohull Open Classes Association (IMOCA) World Championship in the same year, setting a new

Matt Belcher is up for Male Sailor of the Year after claiming world and European gold in 2013 New

Zealand pair Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie join Americans Deneen Demourkas and Erika Heineken as well as

By Nick ButlerNovember 8 - Formidable New Zealand pairing Eric Murray and Hamish Bond have been recognised

The New Zealand duo were accompanied by winners in other categories from Sweden and the United States

By Emily GoddardNovember 7 - England and India will host the 2018 women's and men's Hockey World Cups respectively, International Hockey Federation (FIH) President Leandro Negre announced at a special ceremony in Lausanne today.

The two nations fought off competition from Malaysia and New Zealand, and Negre admitted the decision

England, which is also hosting the 2015 EuroHockey Championships, had been shortlisted alongside New

Zealand and the 2018 Women's World Cup will now form part of UK Sport's £27 million ($43 million/€32

to learn fate of 2018 Hockey World Cup bidsSeptember 2013: Australia, England, India, Malaysia and New

Zealand bid to host 2018 Hockey World CupsJuly 2013: Exclusive - We are definitely going for the 2018

By Emily GoddardNovember 6 - England, India, Malaysia and New Zealand are all preparing to learn the

nations will make their last pitches to the International Hockey Federation (FIH) in Lausanne.Hockey New

Zealand chief executive Malcolm Harris spoke today about his country's bid for the 2018 Women's World

round to Kuala Lumpur, with the other to host the whole tournament in the capital.Of all the bidders New

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Zealand bid to host 2018 Hockey World Cups July 2013: Exclusive - We are definitely going for

the values of the Olympic Truce resolution during at speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New

Olympic team urged to incorporate gay solidarity rainbow flags on Sochi 2014 kitOctober 2013: New

Zealand to appoint special diplomat to help with problems over anti-gay law at Sochi 2014October 2013

By Nick ButlerNovember 6 - Television station TF1 have been appointed with sole television broadcasting rights in France for the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England, following their success in delivering both the 2007 and 2011 events.

rights.The French market delivered 17.8 million viewers for the final in 2011, where France were defeated by New

Zealand 8-7 in a nail-biting encounter.

whose seamanship, albeit for Team USA, almost single-handedly inspired his outclassed team (8-1 down to New

Zealand) to victory in the America's Cup, the world's oldest and most prestigious yacht race.His call-up

By Gary AndersonOctober 31 - The Vetoshny Art Centre in Moscow saw a host of sporting stars join four-time Olympic gymnastics champion Alexey Nemov during a gala reception to raise funds for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation charity in Russia.

including six-time tennis Grand Slam winner Becker and 1987 Rugby World Cup winning captain Fitzpatrick of New

Zealand, visited a project in Moscow being funded by Laureus called Unified Sports.The project which

By Emily GoddardNovember 3 - India's men and Belgium's women have become the latest squads to book their places at the 2014 Hockey World Cup to take place in The Hague, the Netherlands.

The teams qualified by default following the conclusion of the Oceania Cup Championships in New Zealand

American champions Argentina, Asian champions Korea, Oceania champions Australia, England, Belgium, New

Zealand, Spain and Malaysia.The Belgian women will meet hosts the Netherlands, European champions Germany

, Asian champions Japan, Oceania champions Australia, England, Argentina, Korea, New Zealand, China and

Zealand to secure Oceania Cup titles October 2013: Kenya to host rescheduled hockey Africa Cup