Emily GoddardNovember 3 - Australia's men's and women's hockey squads have both beaten their respective New

Zealand rivals to take the Oceania Cup titles in Taranaki today.

Zealand side back into the game.But it was the visitors who ultimately claimed victory - and Australia's

first Oceania Cup title since 2005 - by scoring five goals to New Zealand's four in the sudden death

, the men's game was perhaps a little more predictable as the Australian men crushed their New Zealand

Zealand counterparts 5-2 to take their eighth consecutive Oceania Cup titleHome athlete Steve Edwards

Simpson.A late goal from New Zealand's Nick Haig was little consolation."

By Paul OsborneOctober 30 - Host nation France look set to face a particularly tough group at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup as the draw for the tournament was made today.

the second successive World Cup that these three countries have been drawn against each other, with New

I'm happy to have avoided England and New Zealand because they are obviously the top two teams in the

The England team will be hoping to make up for their heartbreaking loss in the final to New Zealand in

the 2010 World CupIn pool B, defending champions New Zealand will face tough clashes as they are up

tournament in 1991.New Zealand have never played Ireland or Kazakhstan before and Ireland team captain

By Duncan MackayOctober 30 - Adam Hall will lead a team of three selected to represent New Zealand at

only medal from the past two Winter Paralympics, the 2014 team are looking to top that.Paralympics New

Zealand (PNZ) chief executive Fiona Allan has set the team's target high despite its small size.

With the support of High Performance Sport New Zealand, we have worked closely with Snow Sports NZ to

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

Zealand Athlete of Year awardSeptember 2013: New Zealand names new Sochi 2014 Paralympic Chef de

By Paul OsborneOctober 29 - The draw for the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup draw will be streamed live from Paris tomorrow, it has been announced.

highest number of points, making their way to the semi-finals and a chance to compete for the title.The New

Zealand team will be hoping to retain the title they won at the 2010 World Cup in England All preliminary

By Duncan MackayOctober 28 - Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised new International Olympic

Russian President Vladimir Putin has assured new International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach

Canadian 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 ButlerOctober 25 - Squash is set to go ahead with plans to launch a fresh bid for inclusion at the 2024 Olympic Games subject to consultation with the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

gave a clear message  he would continue to campaign and has already sought a meeting with the new

Zealand Jim O'Grady who confirmed to the Waikato Times the issue was "discussed openly both at

It remains unclear whether an additional sport will be up for inclusion in 2024 or if a new sport could

suggestions that squash will bid once again for Olympic inclusionO'Grady, chief executive of Squash New

Zealand since 2009, also claimed the 2020 bid has helped to boost the sport and suggested that this

World Cup 2015 in a deal that sees the firm continue its partnership that began at the tournament in New

Zealand in 2011.

one of DHL's famous yellow and red planes will be to deliver the Webb Ellis Cup from current holders New

Zealand to the International Rugby Board (IRB) headquarters in Dublin for the official handover ceremony

on November 18 during the inaugural IRB World Rugby Conference and Exhibition.New Zealand skipper

forward to what promises to be an exceptional England 2015 tournament that will engage and inspire new

The new deal with DHL marks the appointment of another key worldwide partner for Rugby World Cup 2015

By Gary AndersonOctober 23 - Former South Africa rugby sevens head coach Paul Treu is to take over in Kenya as the country prepares for the sport's debut in the Olympics at Rio 2016, it was announced today. 

Zealand as head coach and strength and body conditioning coach respectively.Ochieng, who lead Kenya

to a sixth place finish at the Gold Coast Sevens earlier this month, is set to remain part of the new

Zealand to take USA Sevens title in Las VegasMay 2011: South Africa pull off remarkable comeback

to win Edinburgh Sevens as New Zealand lift overall World Series titleMay 2011: South Africa claim

London Sevens title but New Zealand World Series

By Gary AndersonOctober 23 - The International Rugby Board (IRB) has announced the pool line-ups and match schedule for the first round of the Women's Sevens World Series 2014-2014 season, which is due to kick-off in Dubai next month.

Reigning World Series champions and Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 winners New Zealand head the list of

Dubai champions also and have been drawn in a tough looking Pool A along with Oceania rivals Fiji, new

Zealand in Dubai last year.Last season's runners-up England are in Pool B along with Tunisia, Spain

and Russia.England were the only other side to win a World Series event last season apart from New Zealand

Zealand at Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow

By Gary AndersonOctober 23 - A social media campaign called @RainbowSochi has launched a petition calling on the five major sponsors of the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) to insist rainbow flags be incorporated into the uniforms of all athletes competing at Sochi 2014 in protest at anti-gay legislation introduced in Russia earlier this year.

) has resisted such claims and claimed it has received written assurances from the Kremlin that the new

Contact the writer of this story at [email protected] StoriesOctober 2013: New

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

By Gary AndersonOctober 23 - Sweden's 17-time Paralympic gold medallist Jonas Jacobsson once again showed why he is one the greatest shooters of all-time by bagging another European title and setting a world record qualification score at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Shooting European Championships in Alicante.

New Zealand's Michael Johnson also set a world's best qualification mark in the mixed SH2 R4 10m air

Kovalchuk.As Johnson does not have the opportunity to compete in regional Championships, due to Australia and New

Zealand being the only two Oceania countries to enter shooting competitions, Britain's James Bevis was

Contact the writer of this story at [email protected] StoriesOctober 2013: New

By Gary AndersonOctober 22 - Glasgow 2014 has announced the 18 international technical officials (ITOs) and the 25 national technical officials (NTOs) that will officiate in the netball competition at the Commonwealth Games.

nations are represented across the 43 technical officials, including Scotland, England, Australia, New

Zealand, South Africa, Jamaica and the Cook Islands.There are three separate roles within the ITO category

Zealand's David Pala'amo.New Zealand also provides two of the 13 umpires in the form of Jonathan Bredin

Zealand be celebrating a third consecutive Commonwealth Games title in Glasgow next year?

Australia and defending champions New Zealand have each won the gold medal on two occasions, while England

By Gary AndersonOctober 22 - After two days play at the Asia Oceania Boccia Championships in the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre, five Australian players are in prime position to make the quarter-final stages of the Rio 2016 qualifying tournament.

2008 Paralympic champion Karen Kwok and Hiu Lam Yeung, followed by victory over Matthew Whiting of New

Zealand in Pool C.Liukuey's 100 per cent record is matched only by fellow BC2 competitors, China's double

boccia players Down Under since Sydney 2000.Daniel Michel and Tait Jenkins secured vital wins over New

manager Roy Hodgson's believably innocent but bafflingly naive "monkey" dressing room reference to new

subsequent reaction to both matters has been somewhat OTT - it is good that the situation has propelled the new

The Los Angeles Dodgers began as then Brooklyn Grays and this season sees the debut of the New Orleans

Bullets to the Wizards over the rise of gun violence.I have long had misgivings about how much longer the New

Zealand rugby team will be permitted to label themselves the All-Blacks.

By Duncan MackayOctober 21 - South Africa will take on a joint bid from Australia and New Zealand to

Australia hosted the last Rugby World Cup, in 2008, but were beaten by rivals New Zealand in the final

never hosted the tournament but Australia have staged it on four occasions, including jointly with New

Zealand in 1968 and 1977.Australia held the event on its own the last occasion it was held, in 2008,

when New Zealand lifted the trophy for the first time, beating the hosts 34-20 in the final in Brisbane.The